Chapter 29: Family Trial Quotas (Part 2)

"But, I heard..."

At this point, Jiang Fang cautiously looked around, noticing that almost no one was paying attention to her and Jiang Yuan, as most were focused on the Xiao family's young disciples. She then moved closer and whispered into Jiang Yuan's ear, "Jiang Yuan, you need to be careful of your sister. I heard that she plans to interfere and take your quota."

After saying this, Jiang Fang looked at Jiang Yuan and continued, "I believe in you, Jiang Yuan, and I support you."

Then, Jiang Fang slightly moved away, giving Jiang Yuan time to think.

Jiang Yuan, after hearing Jiang Fang's words, finally understood why so many older clan members had gathered for today's family trial. At the same time, her worries deepened... This made the family trial even more crucial for Xiao Bei! It wasn't just about her marriage prospects; it also concerned Xiao Bei's status and future cultivation environment!

The opportunity to study at Hengxiang Academy was something many people dreamed of their entire lives!

Even the most outstanding young disciples from the largest and most powerful families in the Great States would be overjoyed to receive an invitation from Hengxiang Academy!

After all, it was Hengxiang Academy in Bianzhou!

The continent was unimaginably vast... While many knew that the continent was divided into fifty Great States, and that these fifty Great States were further divided into three Upper-Class Great States, ten Middle-Class Great States, and thirty-seven Lower-Class Great States, a country like Wu, which covered over ten million square kilometers, was just one of the many countries within the Lower-Class Great State of Luzhou. This specific concept made the vague idea of fifty Great States even more abstract.

So, how vast was this continent? How strong were you, a young genius of your family, compared to the young geniuses from other countries or states?

What were the other families like? Were they stronger or weaker than your family? How much stronger or weaker? How many types of demonic beasts were there? Which herbs were the most effective, and how should they be used? Where did they grow? These questions were numerous.

Due to geographical limitations, only the most powerful families, those much larger than the Xiao family, could provide comprehensive answers, backed by extensive books and cultivation techniques.

Otherwise, trying to gain a deeper understanding of the continent was like a dreamer's fantasy!

However, on this vast and resource-rich continent, Hengxiang Academy in Bianzhou shone like a comet. At Hengxiang Academy, you would know how your strength compared to your peers, and how your family compared to others! Hengxiang Academy had almost everything you needed to know!

One could say that Hengxiang Academy was a training ground for the most outstanding young disciples of the best families!

In this academy, many of the most outstanding young disciples would show you what competition and resources meant, pushing you to accelerate your cultivation under pressure... At Hengxiang Academy, all you could think about was cultivation and becoming stronger! Even the teachers at Hengxiang Academy were all Imperial Rank martial artists!

If you weren't an Imperial Rank martial artist, you didn't even have the qualifications to be a teacher at Hengxiang Academy!

There were even rumors that the vice-presidents of Hengxiang Academy were at the peak of the Imperial Rank!

And the president of Hengxiang Academy, it was said, had surpassed the Imperial Rank and reached another realm... Although this was a rumor, it wasn't baseless, showing the strength of Hengxiang Academy!

One could say that Hengxiang Academy was almost comparable to the most powerful and largest families!

With such teachers, vast knowledge in various fields, and the connections represented by the outstanding disciples, Hengxiang Academy was a place that every prodigy aspired to attend!

Moreover, Hengxiang Academy offered a heaven-defying pill as the annual top prize, a pill that could revive the dead and restore life, or at the very least, significantly boost one's cultivation by one rank. This made Hengxiang Academy a destination for even the proudest and most arrogant young geniuses, all aiming to become stronger!

Thinking about all this information about Hengxiang Academy, Jiang Yuan's worries deepened... Not for her quota, but for Xiao Bei, who had asked her where he could learn more about the continent and had not yet arrived!

"Xiao Bei, please come quickly. If you don't come soon, I... will beg the family head to interrupt your cultivation and make you come out."

Muttering to herself, Jiang Yuan stomped her feet in anxiety.

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Xiao Qi, who looked slightly older than his younger brother Xiao Feng, had a rugged face and a tall, imposing figure. He resembled Xiao Li, who was injured by Xiao Bei in their duel, to about sixty percent, but bore little resemblance to Xiao Feng, as their mothers were different.

Xiao Qi was a Holy Rank martial artist, and his strength was at the peak of the Holy Rank, just one step away from the Sovereign Rank.

He was currently wearing a gray silk robe, with boots made from the fur of an unknown demonic beast, and his long hair was held in place by a hairpin.

Just like the color of his robe, his rugged face was always gloomy, and his eyes emitted a cold, piercing gaze.

Standing on the platform, he looked at the nearly three hundred Xiao family disciples and said with a stern expression, "The family trial is a bloody test given to you by the family. To become a supreme strong person, one must go through blood and storms. You are the most outstanding young disciples of the Xiao family, which is why you have the opportunity to participate in the family trial... Also, remember, this family trial will not only determine your ranking among the young people of the Xiao family and grant you top-tier fundamental cultivation pills and excellent weapons, but it is also related to a major event. Some of you may have already heard about it through certain connections last night."

Pausing, Xiao Qi scanned the crowd below and continued, "Yes, this major good news is that Hengxiang Academy, the top academy in the Middle-Class Great State of Bianzhou, has given us two quotas for their academy."

At this point, Xiao Qi raised his voice and continued, "These two quotas will be selected from among you, and I will clearly state that the top two in this trial will have this opportunity!"

This statement made the family disciples, who were initially as clueless as Jiang Yuan about the presence of older clan members, suddenly understand and become extremely excited!

The name Hengxiang Academy had this power!

Although some had only heard the name from the strong Xiao family members in the martial arts hall and didn't have a deep understanding, it was enough!

The opportunity to enter Hengxiang Academy... This news was like a bolt of lightning, injecting even more momentum into the already tense and competitive family trial!

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