Chapter 91

"It's not easy."

After more than an hour, Lin Yiming and his group finally walked out of the dense forest. The view in front of them became clearer. With a quick glance, they saw a few tables not far away, similar to the ones used by the senior students who had sent them off. Behind the tables, several senior students sat in chairs, their forms indistinct.

One of the senior students seemed to have heard their footsteps, opened his eyes, and glanced at Lin Yiming and his group. His face showed deep disdain: "You're really a bunch of good-for-nothings. You've been out for so long and only just got here. You can all scram. You've exceeded the time limit!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yiming and his group's faces changed immediately. They couldn't believe they wouldn't pass.

"Senior Brother, are you joking? Ha ha, Senior Brother, you're really funny." Zhu Lubin's face changed slightly, then he plastered on a smile and said to the senior students, "Senior Brothers, don't play with us. When we set off, the previous Senior Brother didn't mention any time limit. I know you must be joking. Senior Brother, you're humorous, but our hearts can't take it."

Zhu Lubin clutched his heart, and his plump chest shook vigorously.

"Who's joking with you!" The senior brother who spoke suddenly became stern, standing up and shouting, "I said there's a time limit, and there is. Without a time limit, if you all took ten days or more to get out, would we keep you? We, the Western Academy of the Refining Domain, only accept elites. We'd rather not take anyone than take a bunch of good-for-nothings like you. You may have come out early, but the four of you took too long. I don't want to waste my time talking to good-for-nothings like you. You have three breaths to disappear from my sight, or... die!"

The man's face turned cold, as if he might attack and kill Lin Yiming and his group at any moment.

Lin Yiming stood still, noticing a crucial detail. The people in front, including the man who spoke, had no Hell Blood Orders. This meant they weren't sent by the Dean to welcome them. Their words were not to be trusted.

"Pay no attention to them, let's keep going." Lin Yiming whispered to the three, then stepped towards the group. He didn't believe their group's speed had exceeded the time limit.

"Brats, you're asking for it!"

Seeing that Lin Yiming and his group not only didn't turn back but walked towards them, the senior students all stood up, emitting a cold aura.

Lin Yiming didn't back down, meeting their gazes and shaking his finger: "Stop lying to us. You're lying. I have confidence in our abilities; we wouldn't exceed the time limit. Besides, why didn't you say that fifty people have already arrived and we've been automatically eliminated? Probably because we were the first to arrive, right?"

"Arrogant and overconfident!" The man was furious, coldly snorted, and slammed his hands on the table in front of him.

"Crack." The wooden table split in half.

The man stepped out from behind the broken table, emitting a cold aura, like a killing god, staring intently at Lin Yiming and his group: "This is your last chance, scram!"

"The ones who should scram are you. Do you really think I'm that easy to fool!" Zhu Lubin roared, then nimbly turned and hid behind Lin Yiming.

"Who dares to tell us to scram!" The man took a large step forward, pointed at Zhu Lubin, and said coldly, "Brat, you've got some nerve... but I like it."

As he spoke, the man's face suddenly changed, and his killing aura vanished. He smiled: "Congratulations, you've passed. Yes, we were lying to you. This is the Western Academy of the Refining Domain. We're not like the Iron Blood Eastern Academy, which accepts anyone with strong limbs. In our Western Academy, not only must you be strong, but your mind must also be sharp."

Indeed, these people were lying. Lin Yiming had really thought they were about to fight, but the situation took a sudden turn.

"You are the first group to come out. From here, go straight down, and you'll see the real registration point." The senior students stepped aside, clearing the path.

"Thank you, Senior Brother, thank you, Senior Brother." Zhu Lubin carefully followed Lin Yiming, bowing and greeting everyone as he walked, showing a sycophantic demeanor.

"No need to thank us. Fatso, rest assured, I'll remember your insults. When we get to the academy, I'll take good care of you." The senior student smiled evilly.

Zhu Lubin's face fell. Why was he always the unlucky one!

After walking about a mile, turning a hill, and passing through a small forest, they finally saw a few tables haphazardly arranged under a large tree. Under the tables were scattered leftover watermelon peels, empty wine bottles, and even a pile of burnt wood and some branches used for roasting.

Zhu Lubin sniffed the air and drooled: "It smells like wild deer meat and monkey wine. Damn, these bastards really know how to enjoy themselves. I've been working my ass off, and they're feasting under the shade." His voice was filled with envy.

After a few more complaints, Zhu Lubin followed Lin Yiming and walked up to the senior students. He bent down and smiled: "Senior Brothers, we are the new students who just arrived at the academy today." He glanced at the man in front, who had a Hell Blood Order on his table.

"Finally, someone has come. I was almost asleep." The man with the Hell Blood Order, leaning back in his chair with his legs on another chair, opened his eyes and said indifferently, "Hand over your recommendation letters." Although his eyes were open, he maintained his previous posture, his gaze unfocused, as if ignoring them.

"Here, Senior Brother." Lin Yiming handed over his recommendation letter, his eyes briefly lingering on the man's head. This senior brother was particularly memorable, especially because he was bald.

Lin Yiming had been in this world for some years, but he had never seen a bald person before. In this world, it was believed that the body and hair were gifts from one's parents. He wondered how this senior brother had shaved his head.

Lin Yiming was curious but didn't ask, just handed over the letter and stood aside.

The bald senior brother lazily lay in his chair, took the recommendation letter carelessly, and glanced at it.

"Sixteen years old, peak Martial Dao Spirit Heart. At this age, it's just so-so." The bald senior brother read aloud: "Specialty, appraisal, Appraisal Master."

"Appraisal Master!" The bald senior brother's voice suddenly rose, his legs falling from the other chair, and he sat up straight, his previously unfocused gaze now sharp, staring intently at Lin Yiming.

The other four senior students, who had been leaning lazily in their chairs, also sat up straight, their eyes fixed on Lin Yiming.

Appraisal Master! A sixteen-year-old Appraisal Master, how terrifying!

All five senior students, with ten eyes, stared at Lin Yiming. After a long moment, the bald senior student waved the recommendation letter: "You're an Appraisal Master, kid. Did you come to the wrong place? You should go to the Central Academy of Unique Studies."

"No, I came to the academy to learn and cultivate Martial Dao." Lin Yiming's gaze was firm. If he had learned appraisal at the Fire Departure Branch of Qi Wang Academy, he would have to continue studying appraisal even if he entered the main academy. Therefore, he was clear that he came here to learn Martial Dao cultivation.

"You, an Appraisal Master, say you're here to learn Martial Dao cultivation? Ha ha, that's hilarious. Kid, is there something wrong with your head?" The bald senior brother laughed loudly, then suddenly reached out and patted Lin Yiming's shoulder, saying, "But, I like you. Our Western Academy of the Refining Domain needs people like you. Our entire academy is full of people with abnormal minds. Normal people, we can make abnormal!"

Lin Yiming was speechless. This Western Academy of the Refining Domain was truly bizarre. In his previous life, he had attended many schools, and in this life, he had been to Shuiyao Gate, but he had never encountered a place as bizarre as this. The people here were really quite abnormal.

The bald senior brother put Lin Yiming's recommendation letter aside and picked up the next one.

"Guo Guo, specialty is eating?" The bald senior brother looked down at the small Guo Guo, uncertainly asking, "She, eats a lot?"

Lin Yiming nodded and explained, "Yes, she can eat two cows in one meal."

"Two cows?" The bald senior brother gestured the size of a cow and compared it to Guo Guo's small frame, then raised a thumb in admiration, "Impressive, even more than me. This is a real specialty, a very impressive one!"

He placed Guo Guo's recommendation letter aside with a look of admiration and picked up another one: "Ouyang Aoting, specialty is fear of death and good at running away? This specialty is interesting. We in the Western Academy of the Refining Domain love to practice with people with such specialties. Kid, once you get to the academy, you'll have a great time."

Ouyang Aoting felt a chill at the bald senior brother's words.

"Alright, let's see the next one, the fat one." The bald senior brother picked up Zhu Lubin's recommendation letter and read, "Zhu Lubin, specialty, flattery, and lechery?"

The bald senior brother's eyes glanced at Zhu Lubin's lower body, and he shook his head, saying earnestly, "Fatso, you need to be careful. Your first specialty is impressive, but the second one, you need to watch out. In our Western Academy of the Refining Domain, the only taboo is insulting or defiling women. You need to control yourself, or one day, you might lose it, and don't blame me for not warning you."