Chapter 99

Chapter 100: Mixed

Wang Yuanwu hesitated for a moment, thinking that Chen Mobai was also a key member of his team and had helped him a lot during this period. Moreover, given his age and realm, it was not impossible for him to join the Divine Wood Sect as a true disciple, so it would be good to maintain a good relationship.

Thus, Chen Mobai returned the spirit stones he had received from Wang Yuanwu over the past ten days and received the "Crimson Flame Three Sword Talisman" that he had cherished.

"Daoist Chen, come back soon."

Qi Rui, who was watching from the side, said with a smile.

Shi Pengyi also clasped his hands in a salute, though he did not speak, his meaning was the same.

Returning to the wooden house he had rented, Chen Mobai's one-month lease had already expired, but due to the island defense battle, the Divine Wood Sect had extended the lease for another month free of charge to every itinerant cultivator who responded to the call.

Opening the trapdoor under the bed, Chen Mobai climbed down.

In a flash of silver light, he returned to his long-missed home.

After tidying up his appearance, Chen Mobai pushed open the door and walked towards the school.

As he walked, he looked at the messages on his phone, which had been continuously prompted after reconnecting to the Deyuan Star.

There were messages from his mother Tang Penci and Qing Nu.

There was also a message from Song Zheng, who had attended two training sessions organized by the school but felt that they did not significantly improve his abilities. Since he had not met Chen Mobai during these sessions, he asked if there were any off-campus training programs that were more effective for practical combat.

Chen Mobai replied that off-campus training programs were not as good as those organized by the principal.

Scrolling to the bottom, he even saw a message from Yan Bingxuan.

She asked where the fish he had brought last time came from, as she wanted to buy two online.

Chen Mobai could only say that the fish came from a cold spring in the mountains of his mother's hometown and could not be bought online. If it was convenient, he would bring her two more next time.

After calling his mother Tang Penci to report his safety, Chen Mobai walked to the school.

Class 203.

When Chen Mobai entered, half of the students were already there.

"Over here."

Class president Mo Simin seemed to have forgotten the previous incident and waved at him happily.

Song Zheng was sitting in the row in front of her. Seeing Chen Mobai come in, he lifted his eyelids slightly and nodded in greeting.

"Is Yan Bingxuan not coming?"

Chen Mobai asked casually after sitting down.

"She has already been recommended for admission, so it doesn't matter whether she participates in the combat or not. She said that it would be better to use this time to cultivate and improve her ice spiritual root attributes."

Mo Simin mimicked Yan Bingxuan's indifferent tone, perfectly capturing her manner.

"Indeed."

Chen Mobai nodded, finding Yan Bingxuan's reasoning quite reasonable.

If it weren't for the importance of this entrance exam to his future in the immortal sect, Chen Mobai would rather stay in the天河界 (Tianhe World) and continue to hone his skills.

The battles with the beast monsters over this period had solidified his previously unstable spiritual energy, which had been boosted by the Qi-supplementing spirit water. He even felt that with the refinement of spiritual energy, he could easily break through the bottleneck of the eighth level of the Qi Cultivation stage.

"Hey, it's been a long time, everyone."

At this moment, a spirited and energetic young man walked in, none other than Xu Yuan.

It was unclear where he had been training, but he had completely changed from his previous lazy demeanor. He now seemed like a sharp blade, full of fighting spirit and sharpness.

"Hey, you've advanced to the eighth level of Qi Cultivation."

Shi Jingjing's eyes flashed with a hint of spiritual light, having already seen Xu Yuan's true realm.

"Indeed, I was sent to the military with Yuan Qing and underwent unimaginable hardships. I have completely transcended!"

Xu Yuan stood at the door, exuding a fighting spirit he had never shown before.

In contrast, Shi Yuanqing remained calm, but the childishness on his face had completely disappeared. When he stood, he was as immovable as a mountain, giving off a sense of profound weight.

"Looks like you two should be able to make it to the final round of the combat."

Shi Jingjing glanced at Shi Yuanqing. Originally not very confident in her own combat abilities, her face fell, and she turned to lean on Cao Yaling, pouting in disappointment.

"If those four ninth-level Qi Cultivators go to the four major Dao Colleges for the entrance exams, I feel that I can top the rankings in the Ten Great Academies."

Xu Yuan's words made Chen Mobai, who was playing with his phone and chatting with Qing Nu, look up.

After confirming that this guy could not beat him, Chen Mobai lowered his head and continued chatting with Qing Nu.

[Has the match list been released?]

This was a message from Qing Nu.

She had been busy in the alchemy room and her small apartment, helping him refine high-grade Qi-supplementing spirit water.

Since she had already been recommended to the Ju Mang Dao College, she was not concerned about the entrance exams of the Dao Colleges.

[Not yet, but it might have been issued to the school. After all, we were told that the match list would be released today, as agreed on the day we filled out our preferences.]

Chen Mobai replied.

...

Dan Zhu Academy.

"The Dao College entrance exam has 47 participants, and the Academy has 233 participants."

The Red Robe True Person looked at the match list arranged by the people below and raised his head to look at the representatives of the Dao Colleges and Academies, who were all present in the meeting room.

"The number is a bit awkward. Should we kick one out or promote one? This way, they can pair up perfectly."

A representative from the Bu Tian Dao College suggested, but this was met with silent opposition from the others.

"Whether we kick one out or promote one, someone will be dissatisfied. We need to maintain the basic fairness and justice. I think we should stick to this number. The extra person will be the one with the highest score, who will be given a bye and advance directly to the next round."

Bian Yiqing from the Wu Qi Dao College spoke, and his mature and steady words earned nods of approval from most of the Academy representatives.

"But there's another problem."

Shang Qing from the Ju Mang Dao College checked the scores of Danxia City this year and pointed to the two highest scorers, Gong Xiangyu and Yan Feng, who had the same score.

Who should get the bye?

For a moment, the meeting room fell into silence.

"Blue Sea Sky, what do you think?"

Among the four major Dao Colleges, only Blue Sea Sky had not spoken.

The representatives of the Ten Great Academies generally followed the lead of the four major Dao Colleges in such situations.

As soon as the Red Robe True Person spoke, everyone's attention turned to Blue Sea Sky.

"Why don't we mix the participants from the four major Dao Colleges and the Ten Great Academies for the combat?"

However, Blue Sea Sky's suggestion was met with some resistance.

"Isn't this unfair to the 47 people who have worked hard to qualify for the Dao College entrance exam?"

"More participants and more rounds will make it easier to identify the true abilities."

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