After that little episode, Ye Lin and his group each selected one of the finest rooms.
After they left, the elders and geniuses of the other Cultivation Academies couldn't help but gather and whisper among themselves.
“Those people just now... they seemed to be from Tianyuan Academy, right? I remember their results are always in the lower-middle tier every year. How did such a freakishly strong powerhouse emerge from their ranks this time?”
“Tianyuan Academy's results have indeed been mediocre in recent years, but don't forget that they were the ones who produced Mo Wushang back then, a name that shook the entire Southern Domain.”
“True. Though I don't know how this young man who took action compares to Mo Wushang, he will probably find it hard to meet a match in this promotion assessment.”
“He is strong, yes, but he's too young and hot-headed. He beat that fat Deacon into such a miserable state; it'll be a miracle if the people from Great Yan Cultivation Academy let him off.”
While everyone was shocked by Ye Lin's unfathomable strength, human nature was complex.
Some felt highly gratified by Ye Lin's thrashing of the fat Deacon, but many others grumbled: Since Ye Lin was so powerful, why didn't he stand up sooner? Moreover, he had even snatched the spirit stones they had already handed over to the fat Deacon.
To them, this behavior made him no different from the fat Deacon. Thus, they felt a sense of schadenfreude, looking forward to Great Yan Cultivation Academy bringing Ye Lin to justice.
Unfortunately, they were destined to be deeply disappointed. After returning to his room, Ye Lin quietly released Ji Qianxing.
Having had his cultivation raised by Ye Lin using spirit stones, Ji Qianxing was now a great cultivator of the Soul Emergence Stage.
The very first order Ye Lin gave him was to return to the Ji family and eliminate Ji Wuyan, Ji Chenge, and the others who had previously targeted him, and then absorb them into the Reincarnation Legion.
Great Yan Cultivation Academy was entirely different from Tianyuan Cultivation Academy.
Although most of the high-ranking elders of Tianyuan Cultivation Academy had ties to various great clans and the imperial family, they had never formed actual family factions.
Great Yan Cultivation Academy, however, was completely different. It was entirely composed of three great families, and its core members all hailed from these three families.
These were the Ji family, to which Ji Qianxing belonged; the Wu family, to which Wu Yong belonged; and the Baili clan, represented by the imperial family of the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty.
As one of the three great families of Great Yan Cultivation Academy, the Ji family's most formidable ancestor had now become Ye Lin's subordinate.
Thus, the end result was Ji Wuyan, now a member of the Reincarnation Legion, arriving alongside Ji Chenge—whose cultivation Ye Lin had boosted to the Nascent Soul Stage—to host a welcoming feast for Ye Lin.
As for the fat Deacon, Wu Yong, he had barely woken up before Ji Chenge beat him into a pig's head once again.
“Ji Chenge, what is the meaning of this? My Wu family has always been in cooperation with the Ji family! You insult me like this today just to stand up for that kid—do you want to rupture the relationship between our families and let the Baili clan reap the benefits?”
Having assumed Ji Chenge had come to back him up, Wu Yong had never expected to be the one getting beaten. His mind completely shattered, he roared in fury.
But the moment he finished speaking, Ye Lin knocked him unconscious with a swift kick.
Seeing that Ye Lin and his group had barely arrived in Great Yan City yet were already being so warmly received by the young master and powerful experts of the Ji family, those who were waiting to watch Ye Lin make a fool of himself were utterly dumbfounded.
They couldn't wrap their heads around it. Everyone came from backwater Yellow-grade Cultivation Academies, so why on earth did the group from Tianyuan Cultivation Academy deserve such grand treatment?
The night passed in the blink of an eye. Early the next morning, the principals and elders of over a dozen Yellow-grade Cultivation Academies led their respective five geniuses to the square in front of Great Yan Cultivation Academy.
At this moment, many outer disciples of Great Yan Cultivation Academy had gathered around the edges of the square.
“I heard a fierce guy named Ye Lin came this time. Even Deacon Wu of the Nascent Soul Stage was no match for him.”
“Holy crap, is that true? A Yellow-grade Cultivation Academy can actually produce such a terrifying genius?”
“I heard about it too. Even a spoiled young master like Ji Wuyan was willing to be so polite to him. That Ye Lin must be a true genius.”
“Then there's going to be a good show during this promotion assessment. After all, the top three spots are usually decided in advance. With a dark horse like Ye Lin suddenly appearing, some people are probably going to have a headache.”
“It's hard to say. Those people only need to lift a finger, and no one will be able to touch the top three spots.”
Before the promotion assessment even began, the outer disciples had already gathered in groups of three to five, discussing the event.
And the core of most discussions was still Ye Lin.
After all, the news of him thrashing the fat Deacon, Wu Yong, yesterday had spread quite widely among the outer disciples.
It was no exaggeration to say that half of the outer disciples here had been drawn in by Ye Lin's exploits.
After all, the promotion assessment, which was incredibly important to all Yellow-grade Cultivation Academy disciples, was nothing out of the ordinary in the eyes of these Mysterious-grade Cultivation Academy disciples and normally wouldn't attract much attention.
Boom!
Just then, three figures stepped through the air from the distant sky.
Leading them was a hunched old woman, flanked by a middle-aged fat man and a black-robed elder.
“I am Baili Xuan, the Second Elder of the Outer Academy, and the general person-in-charge of this assessment.”
“Beside me are Outer Academy Deacon Wu Yong and Outer Academy Deacon Ji Yang.”
“This year's assessment remains the same as before, divided into individual and team competitions.”
“The team competition is the Demon Abyss Hunt; the more evil spirits you kill, the higher your score. The individual competition is the Heaven-Ascending Staircase; the higher the steps you climb, the more points you receive. In the end, your scores will be added together, and the top twenty will be deemed to have passed the promotion, becoming outer disciples of Great Yan Cultivation Academy.”
“Those ranked twenty-first to one-hundredth may also remain in the academy as handyman disciples if they wish.”
Having just descended from the sky, the leading old woman, Baili Xuan, quickly introduced the people-in-charge and explained the rules and process of this promotion assessment.
Rumble!
After introducing the rules and process, Baili Xuan waved her withered hand, and a circular portal dozens of zhang tall appeared on the square.
“This is the portal leading to the Demon Abyss. All disciples participating in the promotion, form teams based on your respective academies and begin entering the portal in turn.”
“These are your identity tokens, which will record the number of evil spirits you slay. Naturally, these tokens can be snatched from one another. However, killing each other during the assessment is strictly forbidden; any violators will be disqualified. This assessment will be projected across the entire venue. I wish you all excellent results.”
Just as the circular portal stabilized, Baili Xuan's voice rang out once more.
With another wave of her hand, special tokens materialized in the hands of the geniuses.
Upon receiving their tokens, the geniuses charged into the portal without a moment's hesitation.
“Do your best, everyone! You're the best!” From the crowd, Zhu Xuanwei waved at Ye Lin and the others.
“No problem,” Ye Lin replied with a smile, waving back. He then walked into the portal alongside Qi Changqing, Lin Luoxian, and the others.
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