Chapter 6

At this moment, the crowd that had been following Ye Qingyu for the spectacle also arrived with a clamor. Each one of them, not minding the commotion, surrounded the entire examination hall, leaving no room for even a drop of water to pass through. Their excited faces, filled with various emotions, all wanted to know what Ye Qingyu was up to.

"What's going on? So many people suddenly came?" This scene also startled the second-year students who were maintaining order in the examination hall.

"Alright, young man, you can take the test now. I wish you good luck." The old man thought for a moment and then smiled, agreeing to Ye Qingyu's request.

"Thank you, teacher." Ye Qingyu respectfully thanked him, then turned and walked toward the [Meridian Copper Man] in the center of the examination hall.

"This doesn't conform to the rules of the academy..." Someone in the crowd loudly opposed, it was the young man in brocade clothes, Liu Ye, whose eyes flashed with a fierce light, trying to stop it.

But the chief examiner, with his white hair and youthful face, didn't even look at him.

More people's gazes fell on Ye Qingyu.

However, Ye Qingyu did not have the nervous and anxious expression of other candidates. He slowly placed his hands on the palm prints on the back of the [Meridian Copper Man].

Almost at the same time, the copper man's interior began to vibrate slightly, and a strange warm current flowed from Ye Qingyu's arms into his entire body.

This was a very peculiar feeling.

In the next instant, changes began to occur on the [Meridian Copper Man]. Two main meridian lines seemed to be filled with some kind of energy, suddenly flashing with a golden light.

"This..." The chief examiner, with his white hair and youthful face, who was about to sit down, instantly stiffened at the sight of this.

"Golden Meridians?" The second-year students responsible for recording the test results also widened their eyes, one of them even exclaiming in shock.

The meridians in the human body, according to their quality, can be divided into four grades, with Golden Meridians being the highest and most rare. Those with such meridians can achieve twice the results with half the effort in cultivation, making them the favored children of heaven.

This scene instantly caused the crowd to erupt in a clamor.

"Heaven, Golden Meridians? Ye Qingyu actually has Golden Meridians?"

"Is this the same person who was eliminated four times in a row?"

"Unbelievable!"

"Could it be that the former dean's words were not wrong, and they are coming true today?"

"What's wrong with this year's Bai Lu Academy recruitment? Four Golden Meridians have already appeared, and now Ye Qingyu is the fifth. In previous years, it might take over a decade for a single Golden Meridian to appear!"

The crowd was in a frenzy.

They never expected that coming to see a spectacle would result in such an outcome.

It was too shocking!

"Impossible, this can't be, how can this be?" The young man in brocade clothes, Liu Ye, hidden in the crowd, rubbed his eyes hard, as if he had seen a ghost, unable to believe what he saw.

A clown who was destined to become a laughingstock in Bai Lu County, could he really turn things around today?

How could that poor and despicable person possibly have Golden Meridians?

Liu Ye himself only had Bronze-grade meridians.

"Hmph, so what if you have good meridians? There are still five more tests, and you need to pass the overall score to enter Bai Lu Academy..." Liu Ye grumbled to himself, his teeth clenched, his face twisted, and his mind already somewhat disordered.

Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!

The [Meridian Copper Man] seemed to come alive, continuously emitting a slight vibration.

A scene that left everyone speechless began to unfold—

The meridian lines engraved on the [Meridian Copper Man] began to light up one by one, the purest golden glow, with a dreamlike hue, started to spread throughout the copper man's body. The golden radiance spread out, enveloping the entire examination hall in a golden mist.

In a moment, over 80% of the meridian lines on the [Meridian Copper Man] were lit up with golden light.

The entire hall was stunned.

A deathly silence.

"Something's not right. If this continues, all the meridians on the [Meridian Copper Man] will be lit up. This is no longer just Golden Meridians..." The chief examiner, with his white hair and youthful face, suddenly thought of something.

This old man recalled a legend.

His slightly narrowed eyes burst with extreme shock: "This can't go on. If this child performs too brilliantly, it will be detrimental to him..."

With this thought, the old man spoke: "The test is over. Candidate 8888, Ye Qingyu, has Golden Meridians, and has passed the test!"

As he spoke, the golden light on the surface of the [Meridian Copper Man] dimmed instantly.

Ye Qingyu was slightly taken aback. He vaguely felt that the surging warm current inside the [Meridian Copper Man] had not yet reached its peak and still had more power, but it was suddenly stopped. This was a bit strange.

However, he did not think much about it, stopped the test, and turned to bow and thank the chief examiner.

The old man with white hair and a youthful face carefully examined Ye Qingyu from head to toe for several breaths before smiling and nodding, saying, "Good, very good, excellent. It seems that this year, our Bai Lu Academy will have another young genius!"

Ye Qingyu chuckled and said without modesty, "Yeah, I think I am a genius too."

The old man was taken aback, then burst into laughter, handing over the Hua Mu nameplate, saying, "What an interesting kid. Alright, your meridian test results have been recorded on the nameplate. You can proceed to the next test."

Ye Qingyu respectfully bowed and thanked him.

He had always considered himself a straightforward and clear-minded young man.

Treating others as they treat him, he would respond with sincerity and passion to those who gave him warmth, and with a fist to those who gave him coldness.

The moment Ye Qingyu walked out of the examination hall, the crowd, which had been in a state of silence, erupted like a hot oil pan with a handful of salt thrown into it.

Those who had previously mocked and belittled Ye Qingyu suddenly realized something.

Many people gradually realized that something incredible might happen today.

"Quick, follow him. Ye Qingyu is going to take the next test."

"The next test is for insight and talent!"

"I wonder if his insight and talent will also reach the highest grade?"

The crowd, like a burst of lava, was hot and intense. The atmosphere was instantly ignited, and people hurriedly followed, while the events here spread in all directions like wildfire.

A storm was brewing.

The young man in brocade clothes, Liu Ye, stood in a daze for a moment before gritting his teeth and following.

...

A short while later.

In the insight test examination hall.

"Heaven, how is this possible?"

"Super Ninth Grade insight and talent?"

"Unbelievable!"

"This... How did Ye Qingyu do it?"

In the insight test venue, a noble pale golden light radiated and washed over a hundred-meter space, emanating from a four-meter-tall rock torch statue.

[Insight Torch]!

This is the treasure used by Bai Lu Academy to test the candidates' insight.

The [Insight Torch] is carved from materials outside the Tian Huang Realm, with mysterious runes inscribed inside, said to be the work of masters from the Snow Country's Royal Rune Office, making it extremely effective. Candidates need only hold the base of the torch, and the torch can test their level of insight through the rune array inside.

Ye Qingyu held the base of the [Insight Torch], and the nine stone flame flowers on the torch all emitted a golden glow.

Nine flames blooming meant Ninth Grade insight.

It was also the highest grade of insight talent that Bai Lu Academy could currently test.

Everyone around was speechless, looking at the young man in simple clothes and straw shoes, who, under the golden light, seemed for a moment like a human war god holding a domain weapon.

"8888, Ye Qingyu, Ninth Grade First Class insight, passed the test."

The chief examiner subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva before loudly announcing the test results.

This was the third candidate in this year's Bai Lu Academy examination to make the [Insight Torch] reach the 'Nine Flames Blooming' level.

He had already seen Ye Qingyu's previous test results on the Hua Mu nameplate. Golden Meridians plus Ninth Grade First Class insight, such test results were already quite frightening. Even if Ye Qingyu did not participate in the next few tests, he could still enter Bai Lu Academy.

"Who would have thought that our Bai Lu Academy would gain another genius seedling!"

The chief examiner praised repeatedly, returning the Hua Mu nameplate with the recorded results to Ye Qingyu.

He was already thinking about how to pay more attention to this young man in the future.

If nothing unexpected happens, this young man will surely become a prominent figure among the new students of this year's Bai Lu Academy. The only pity is that this young man is from a humble background, making his cultivation path destined to be more difficult.

Ye Qingyu thanked the chief examiner and turned to walk toward the next examination hall.

The crowd watching the young man's back no longer looked at Ye Qingyu with contempt, disdain, mockery, or indifference.

Because they understood that after today, the entire Bai Lu County might reassess this young man.

"Why is this happening?"

The young man in brocade clothes, Liu Ye, looked dazed, his eyes blank, repeatedly muttering these words, as if in a trance.

...

The middle-aged instructor with a goatee was named Liu Heng.

He had been at Bai Lu Academy for thirty-one years.

Thirty-one years ago, Liu Heng entered Bai Lu Academy with the lowest score of his cohort. His talent was originally average, and he was not diligent in cultivation, so he remained obscure.

At the time, all his classmates graduated smoothly, but it took him ten years to barely complete the four-year course at Bai Lu Academy.

Fortunately, the Liu family was a major merchant in the city, with considerable assets. Liu Heng relied on his family's resources and wealth, putting in a lot of effort, and eventually stayed at Bai Lu Academy, becoming a miscellaneous instructor, living a life of idleness.

A miscellaneous instructor does not teach classes but is responsible for logistics and miscellaneous tasks.

Liu Heng had no status at Bai Lu Academy but liked to bully students using his position as an instructor. He was also very showy outside, not capable of major evil but constantly committing minor evils. Because of the Liu family's influence, the academy's upper management turned a blind eye to him.

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