Chapter 74

In the North Spirit Academy, East Courtyard, training ground.

Today, the training ground was unusually lively, with almost all the students from the East Courtyard's Heaven Rank gathering here. This was because today was the day the North Spirit Academy would announce the number of spots for the "Five Great Academies."

Almost every student who came to the North Spirit Academy for training aimed for a spot in the "Five Great Academies." They endured years of hard training, all for the chance to use the North Spirit Academy as a stepping stone to enter the legendary "Five Great Academies."

When Mu Chen walked into the training ground, he was also startled by the noise. He looked at the sea of black heads and secretly marveled, not expecting so many students from the East Courtyard's Heaven Rank.

"Mu Chen, over here!"

A girl's delicate voice came from not far away. Mu Chen looked over and saw Tang Qian'er waving her jade-like hand at him. The charming smile on her face made many of the surrounding young men involuntarily turn their gazes.

Mu Chen also smiled at Tang Qian'er and walked over. After a month's absence, the girl had grown even more graceful. Although she was wearing a slightly loose black training suit, her delicate curves were still noticeable.

"Seeing you after a month, how come you seem different?" Tang Qian'er tilted her head and looked at Mu Chen, a bit surprised. After all, Mu Chen had now entered the Spirit Wheel Realm, and although he hadn't shown it, the girl, with her keen observation, could still sense some changes.

"Almost died in the Black Abyss, of course, I changed a bit." Mu Chen smiled.

"You also went to the Black Abyss? I heard from my father that your Mu Domain and Liu Domain had a big fight there. I didn't expect you to be there too. Did you get hurt?" Tang Qian'er frowned, asking. Mu Chen shook his head. It seemed that the commotion in the Black Abyss that day was indeed significant, even the Tang Domain had heard about it. However, from their reaction, they didn't seem to know that the commotion was caused by the evolution of the Netherbird.

"Brother Mu!"

Suddenly, voices came from around. Mo Ling, Tan Qing Shan, and others also squeezed over with smiles. They seemed to have focused on their training this month, looking a bit darker, especially Mo Ling. Mu Chen could feel that his spiritual energy was becoming more robust, and he was probably just one step away from breaking through to the Spirit Wheel Realm.

"Hehe, Brother Mu, thanks to the Spirit Jade Fruit you gave me last time, I think I'll reach the Spirit Wheel Realm soon. When that happens, I'll leave you far behind." Mo Ling smiled at Mu Chen.

Mu Chen glanced at him with a smile, not bothering to deflate him.

"I wonder how many spots we have this time. Last time, there were only three spots, and the East and West Courtyards fought bitterly over them." Mo Ling licked his lips, his eyes gleaming as he mentioned the spots, clearly very eager.

Mu Chen nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he heard some commotion from behind. He turned his head slightly and saw two figures slowly walking in.

"Hey? It's actually Chen Fan and Huo Yun. These two finally showed up." Mo Ling looked at the two, a bit surprised, and whispered.

Mu Chen was also a bit surprised and took a closer look at the two. He had heard of their names even when he was in the Earth Rank. In terms of strength, these two were probably the top in the East Courtyard's Heaven Rank, only slightly behind Liu Mu Bai. However, they were quite low-key and rarely appeared in the North Spirit Academy, so they didn't appear in many rankings.

"Apparently, they joined an adventure team and often go to hunt spirit beasts." Mo Ling said.

Mu Chen nodded in understanding. No wonder he could sense a faint bloody smell from the two, and their indifferent expressions indeed set them apart from the other young students.

"These two have probably already tried to break through to the Spirit Wheel Realm." Mu Chen said softly. He could feel that the spiritual energy fluctuations from Chen Fan and Huo Yun were stronger than Mo Ling's, indicating that they were gradually forming their spirit wheels.

"That's them." Tang Qian'er's beautiful eyes also saw the two and whispered.

Mu Chen noticed the difference in her tone and looked at her in confusion.

"Hehe, Brother Mu, Chen Fan and Huo Yun have known each other since childhood and have been competing since then. After entering the North Spirit Academy, they both fell in love with Qian'er and used that as a competition, often fighting. But in the end, she rejected them both, and they joined an adventure team to train, saying they would pursue her again after getting a spot in the Five Great Academies." Mo Ling whispered with a smile.

Mu Chen was taken aback and then looked at Tang Qian'er, whose face was slightly red, finding it amusing. The attraction of this East Courtyard's flower was indeed significant, drawing wave after wave of suitors.

While Mu Chen and Mo Ling were talking, Chen Fan and Huo Yun also looked over, specifically at Tang Qian'er beside Mu Chen. Their usually indifferent faces finally showed a smile, and they quickly walked over.

Seeing them heading straight for her, Tang Qian'er pursed her lips in frustration and缩了缩身子，躲到了穆尘的身后。

她这细微的动作也让陈帆二人愣了愣，旋即目光看向了穆尘，陈帆还好些，霍云的眼神就有些不善了。

“你就是穆尘吧？早就听说过你的名字，今天终于见面了。”陈帆淡淡地对穆尘笑了笑，伸出手来。

“幸会。”

穆尘也回以一笑，看了一眼陈帆伸过来的手，然后也握了上去。

两只手掌刚刚握上，陈帆的手掌上便有灵力涌动起来，握着穆尘手掌的手臂上，青筋跳动。

穆尘感受到手掌传来的强大挤压感，无奈地摇了摇头，没有反抗，只是任由陈帆催动力道，而他的脸上，却没有任何变化。

“陈帆，你在干什么！”唐芊儿也察觉到这一幕，当即柳眉微竖，喝叱道。

陈帆盯着穆尘那似乎含着一丝戏谑的嘴角，皱了皱眉头，这穆尘果然有些能耐。

“呵呵，芊儿，我只是见猎心喜而已，咱们东院好久没出现这么厉害的角色了。”陈帆收回手掌，对唐芊儿笑道。

“穆尘兄应该不会介意吧？”陈帆看向穆尘。

“这点力量的话，自然不会介意。”穆尘笑了笑，道。

“那敢情啥时候得交手一下才行。”霍云嘴角一挑，道。

“有机会再说吧。”穆尘不置可否地一笑，懒得再理会这两人，转身朝着训练场前方走去，唐芊儿恼怒地瞪了两人一眼，也跟了上去。

“芊儿不会喜欢上这小子了吧？那我们岂不是争了半天便宜别人了？”霍云望着唐芊儿的倩影，闷闷地说道。

“那得看看他有没有这本事让我们让他才行。”陈帆摸着下巴说道。

“找机会打他一顿。”霍云道。

“好。”陈帆笑眯眯地点头。

训练场中，学员越来越多，大约半小时后，当一道熟悉的身影缓步走进时，这里的喧闹都安静了下来，眼神热切地盯着走进训练场的莫师。

莫师望着那黑压压的人头，也淡淡一笑，然后也不废话，道：“这一次我们北灵院，有五个‘五大学院’的名额。”

“五个？”

训练场中顿时传出一些哗然声，这个名额虽然比上次多了，但对于北灵院那些有资格争抢的学员来说，还是显得极为紧俏。

“另外，”莫师的目光突然看了穆尘一眼，道：“除了这五个名额之外，还有一个种子级别的名额。”

“种子级别的名额？”

训练场中，所有的声音仿佛都在这一刻安静了下来，一道道目光惊愕地盯着莫师，半晌后，不少人都是猛的吸了一口凉气，甚至就连陈帆二人呼吸都加重了起来。

穆尘或许是唯一一个能够镇定的人，种子名额的确很稀罕，但如果他能够顺利完成灵路，或许他所能够获得的名额，还会更高一等。

“这个种子名额，只能是北灵院中最强的学员才有资格获得，所以，想要获得它，就必须打败其他所有的竞争者。”

莫师望着那些震惊的学员，再瞧瞧前方那眼神平静的穆尘，笑了笑，道：“我们东院天阶，有资格参与这种争夺的有五人，陈帆，霍云，墨岭，唐芊儿，以及穆尘。”

听到这五个名字，训练场中传出一些遗憾的叹息声，但他们也明白，想要拥有这种资格，就必须在短时间内冲击到灵轮境，但这里能够符合条件的，恐怕也就这五人了。

“在接下来的一个月时间中，我会对你们五人进行针对性的指导修炼，让你们在这一个月，彻底踏出那一步，成功晋入灵轮境！”莫师沉声道。

“是！”

墨岭他们闻言，也有些兴奋地连忙应道，莫师乃是神魄境的强者，若专门来指导，一定会让他们修炼更为顺畅。

穆尘则无奈地一笑，犹豫了一下，伸出手来。

“穆尘，你有什么问题吗？”莫师见到穆尘举手，有些疑惑地问道。

“莫师，这一步我恐怕不需要了。”

莫师一愣，旋即似是猜到了什么，眼神顿时一凝，目光紧紧地盯在穆尘身上，然后他便感觉到后者体内散发出来的灵力波动，似乎与其他学员并不相同。

“你……你晋入灵轮境了？”莫师惊声道。

哗。

周围顿时爆发出阵阵哗然声，不仅唐芊儿，墨岭他们有些震惊地望着身旁的穆尘，就连陈帆、霍云二人也都微微张开了嘴巴。

这家伙竟然已经到灵轮境了？！

(To be continued)