“You think you’re somebody, telling me to get lost?”
Situ Ming immediately flew into a rage, True Essence flickering in his palm as he reached out to grab Terra Su.
At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared between Situ Ming and Terra Su, grabbing Situ Ming’s wrist tightly.
Already furious, Situ Ming was even more annoyed and cursed, “Who the hell are you? Get lost! How dare you stop me…”
But halfway through his sentence, Situ Ming suddenly fell silent!
Because he realized that the figure who had appeared out of nowhere was wearing the attire of an Anyang Academy instructor.
This was an instructor from Anyang Academy!
No matter how arrogant Situ Ming was, he knew he would be attending Anyang Academy in the future. How could he afford to offend an instructor before even enrolling? His arrogance immediately deflated by eight-tenths, “Instructor, I was just…”
“Shut up! Don’t you know that fighting is forbidden in Anyang Academy?”
The instructor scolded, lifting Situ Ming like a chick and flinging him far away, landing him at the gates of Anyang Academy.
“If you can’t follow the rules of Anyang Academy, then don’t bother applying,” the instructor said coldly, looking at Situ Ming sprawled on the ground.
Situ Ming groaned in pain, feeling utterly wronged. It was that kid who started the fight! Why was he the one thrown out?
“Continue with your application,” the instructor turned to Terra Su, giving him a meaningful look.
Terra Su smiled. In truth, even without the instructor’s intervention, he was confident he could beat Situ Ming to a pulp.
However, he knew the instructor meant well, punishing Situ Ming for cutting in line rather than punishing him.
Terra Su gave the instructor a faint smile.
This little episode quickly passed.
Terra Su, Gu Qianyin, and Gu Qianxue successfully submitted their application forms.
Next came the entrance examination.
Since Gu Qianxue was applying to the Elixir Path division, while Terra Su and Gu Qianyin were applying to the Martial Dao division, they temporarily split up. Gu Qianxue went to the Elixir Path division for her assessment, while Terra Su and Gu Qianyin went to the Martial Dao division.
The Martial Dao division’s assessment was simple. An instructor asked the candidates to release their True Essence. As long as the True Essence reached the Condensing Origin Realm first-level, they would pass and be admitted.
This standard was very low for Terra Su and the others, but for many commoner children in Anyang City, it was not low at all. After all, commoner children had very few cultivation resources. Reaching the Condensing Origin Realm first-level before the age of eighteen was already quite impressive.
Terra Su couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. The martial level in Anyang City was much higher than in Clear River City. Back then, Miles Ye, at the Condensing Origin Realm third-level, could claim the title of Clear River City’s top genius. But in Anyang City, Miles Ye would be nothing special.
Terra Su suddenly thought of a question. Miles Ye had joined Tianyue Academy at the Condensing Origin Realm first-level. How did that happen? Logically, the admission standards of Tianyue Academy in the capital should be higher than those of Anyang Academy.
But this question was pointless to ponder now. Maybe Miles Ye had some special way of getting in.
When it was Terra Su’s turn for the assessment, he deliberately did not reveal his Five Elements True Essence, showing only one type of True Essence. This way, without the enhancement of the Five Elements True Essence, the strength of his True Essence matched his cultivation level, which was at the Condensing Origin Realm seventh-level.
A Condensing Origin Realm seventh-level cultivation was rare among the new students, naturally drawing the attention of the assessment instructor.
However, the instructor’s attention quickly shifted to Gu Qianyin, whose cultivation had reached the Condensing Origin Realm ninth-level.
Such a cultivation level was not only rare among the new students but also outstanding among all the new students this year.
The two easily passed the Martial Dao division’s entrance examination and learned about the division’s grading system.
The Martial Dao division was divided into the Upper and Lower Institutes. The Lower Institute was for regular students, while the Upper Institute was for elite students.
Naturally, Terra Su and Gu Qianyin were placed in the Upper Institute, which had four classes ranked from A to D.
Both were placed in Class D. In fact, all new Upper Institute students started in Class D. At the end of the month, their performance would determine whether they could move to a higher class.
Similarly, students in higher classes could be demoted if their performance was poor.
Overall, the competitive atmosphere within Anyang Academy was intense.
To qualify for the Anyang Martial Meet, one had to at least be in Class B of the Upper Institute.
As for the Elixir Path division, it had its own set of standards.
Terra Su and Gu Qianyin received their Upper Institute student tokens and, having nothing else to do, decided to check on Gu Qianxue’s assessment in the Elixir Path division.
They headed to the Elixir Path division.
The area was much quieter than the Martial Dao division, with fewer students around and a continuous stretch of buildings.
They didn’t know which building Gu Qianxue was in, so they had to search building by building.
After several wrong buildings, Terra Su suddenly smelled a familiar fragrance coming from one of them.
Following the scent, Terra Su’s feet moved involuntarily towards the building.
“Terra Su, Terra Su…” Gu Qianyin called out a few times. Seeing that Terra Su didn’t respond, she followed him inside.
The building was a large hall. As soon as Terra Su entered, he saw an alchemy furnace in the center, with a woman sitting beside it, practicing alchemy.
From the scent, Terra Su could tell she was making a Qingfeng Elixir.
The Qingfeng Elixir was a speed-enhancing elixir that could temporarily make one as light as a swallow, increasing agility. It was very practical for martial practitioners.
However, something seemed off about the scent.
After a brief analysis, Terra Su realized the woman had omitted a crucial auxiliary ingredient.
Though seemingly unimportant, this ingredient was vital. Without it, the quality of the elixir would be significantly reduced, and in severe cases, the furnace could explode.
Terra Su frowned slightly.
Just as he was deciding whether to warn her, he suddenly caught a faint whiff of another scent.
Realizing the woman was close to a serious mishap, Terra Su couldn’t hesitate any longer and immediately warned, “Stop the alchemy process now, or the furnace will explode within three breaths!”
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