Chapter 80

The number of outer disciples was very large, but it decreased significantly when it came to the inner disciples, and even more so for the true disciples, of which there were only fifteen in the Martial Academy!

True disciples were those martial artists above the True Martial Realm!

"As long as you have the strength, not only can you enter the Elder Hall, but you can even become the Dean of the Zero Academy! Of course, the prerequisite is that you must defeat the current Dean!"

Upon reading this, Shen Xiang had a wild idea – to become the Dean of the Zero Academy. Of course, that was just a thought, as he knew that they were all old monsters.

"The Dean of the Zero Academy is quite challenging, but the Dean of the Grand Alchemy Academy should be a good choice," Su Meiyao said with a light laugh.

The Grand Alchemy Academy was a specialized institution within the Grand Martial Sect responsible for alchemy. Although there was only one, it was divided into eight smaller academies, all of which were inhabited by alchemists.

"Only Second Rank Alchemists can enter the Grand Alchemy Academy. Let me see what rank I am now..." Shen Xiang compared himself to a chart. The requirement for a First Rank Alchemist was to refine three types of mid-grade ordinary pills.

A Second Rank Alchemist needed to refine three types of high-grade ordinary pills and one low-grade spirit pill. The requirements for a Third Rank Alchemist were higher, as they needed to be able to refine three types of mid-grade spirit pills.

Shen Xiang was currently only a Second Rank Alchemist, with the highest rank being Eighth Rank, above which were the Pill Ancestor and Pill King!

Shen Xiang remembered that Su Meiyao had mentioned that she was only a Pill Ancestor, capable of refining heavenly-grade pills!

Finally, Shen Xiang looked at the information about weapon forging. The Grand Martial Sect had very few weapon forgers, almost none, while the weapon forging on the Chenwu Continent was most advanced in the Divine Weapon Heaven, and the best alchemists were in the Pill Fragrance Peach Source. The Grand Martial Sect was mainly known for its powerful strength.

The Ice Wind Valley, where Leng Youlan went, was a sect that cultivated extreme yin and yang energies. It had the fewest members, but its strength was not weak, and the true qi was very extreme, making its overall strength very strong.

Although the Grand Martial Sect was widely recognized as the strongest among the eight major orthodox sects, if it were to fight with other sects, even if it won, the losses would not be worth it.

"Meiyao, Youyou, how about I try to get the alchemy masters here to help you refine pills? This way, you can recover from your injuries quickly," Shen Xiang's eyes lit up.

"Can they refine Holy Pills?" Bai Youyou asked.

Holy Pills! Shen Xiang had never even heard of them, let alone seen them.

"Is there no one here who can refine them?" Shen Xiang asked.

"None that I know of, at least not for now. Even Heavenly Pills are very rare," Su Meiyao sighed. "But you can, because you have the Dragon Saliva Art. As long as you are cultivated and the herbs are collected, it will be fine."

Shen Xiang never thought he would be refining Holy Pills. What kind of existence were they?

"Let's focus on entering the inner sect first. Only by entering the inner sect can you learn satisfactory martial arts!" Shen Xiang said, because outer disciples could only learn low-grade mystic martial arts, while high-grade mystic and earth-grade martial arts were only available to inner disciples.

Every October, the outer disciples were evaluated to see if they could enter the inner sect. The evaluation was coming soon, and Shen Xiang didn't expect it to be so coincidental.

Shen Xiang climbed onto the roof and looked at the countless buildings around him. The deepest and most inner part was where the strong inner court was!

The disciples of the Grand Martial Sect were very free, with a large number of martial arts provided for them to learn. Experienced old martial artists were also arranged to teach, and there were many training aids and fair sparring arenas in each martial academy.

Sometimes, the Grand Martial Sect would assign tasks to its disciples, all of which were dangerous missions to protect the Grand Martial State.

Shen Xiang changed into the Grand Martial Sect's uniform, a gray tight-fitting suit. The material was excellent, able to resist ordinary flames and prevent ordinary blades from piercing it. It was also very comfortable, providing warmth in winter and coolness in summer.

Shen Xiang came to the center of the martial academy, which was a small square surrounded by buildings. Inside the buildings were many training aids.

"A new arrival, I heard you came from the secular world and are quite strong, able to defeat Fang Liang in an instant," a young man walked over, his face full of admiration.

From the books, Shen Xiang learned that the Chenwu Continent was a triangular landmass, and the secular world was in one of its corners, separated by a large mountain range from the eight states, with sparse spiritual energy, leading to few strong individuals there.

Shen Xiang smiled slightly and said, "That guy was too overconfident, so he lost badly."

The young man laughed loudly, "That's true. Since Fang Liang had a master, he has been arrogant. I've wanted to teach him a lesson for a long time."

This young man had dark skin, was a head shorter than Shen Xiang, and although he didn't look very strong, he gave off a sense of being short and sturdy. His eyes sparkled, and his smile was friendly, but he had a few scars on his face, giving him a fierce appearance.

"Yun Xiaodao, are you trying to bully the new arrival again?" a middle-aged man laughed from a distance. "Shen Xiang, the short guy in front of you is the strongest in this academy, but he doesn't want to be the dean, so he hasn't challenged Old Zhang."

Yun Xiaodao rubbed his nose and looked at the man with disdain, "I just want to spar with him. Martial artists need to spar often."

Many people came to the square, their faces filled with warm smiles, making Shen Xiang feel that the martial academy was very harmonious. From their words, he learned that they all hated Fang Liang.

Shen Xiang had just arrived, so the people in the martial academy hadn't started practicing yet. Instead, they chatted with Shen Xiang, telling him about the place.

It was then that Shen Xiang learned that Yun Xiaodao had come three years ago, fighting his way up from the 3000th martial academy. He was very strong, a tenth-rank ordinary martial artist, and came from a prominent family, the Yun family, one of the four major families in the Grand Martial State.

Yun Xiaodao looked at Shen Xiang with a passionate gaze and said, "Brother Shen, here, everyone except Old Zhang has sparred with me. You should spar with me too. Regardless of the outcome, I'll give you five true qi pills. What do you say?"

Old Zhang was Zhang De, the dean of this martial academy, and the martial artists here all called him that.

Shen Xiang knew that Yun Xiaodao was very combative and was the strongest in the academy, which meant he was the strongest among the outer disciples!

"Xiaodao, you are a tenth-rank ordinary martial artist, and I am only a ninth-rank. The gap is too big!" Shen Xiang shook his head and smiled. What surprised him was that Yun Xiaodao was only sixteen years old!

In the martial world of the Chenwu Continent, it was indeed a place where geniuses emerged, and young and powerful martial artists were everywhere.

"But you are one year older than me, so you have an advantage. Don't worry, I'll hold back. Regardless of the outcome, I'll give you five true qi pills!" Yun Xiaodao persisted.