Chapter 48 Selection
Qingyun Academy, located in the mountains and forests in the west of Chang'an City, is where Qingyun Academy is located in the depths of this hidden valley. Different from the usual bleak and cold silence, in the valley at this moment, the former tranquility has long been broken, and the mountain peaks are crowded with people, a lively and extraordinary scene.
"Is this Qingyun Academy?"
What caught Chu Fei's eye was a majestic and heavy stone gate, although it was not ornately carved, but it looked unusually heavy. The two sides of the stone gate are engraved with two pairs of couplets written in the book, the upper couplet is self-improvement, and the lower couplet is the virtuous load, all of which are from the famous sentences in the "Zhou Yi".
"This is only the outside of Qingyun Academy, and when the selection will be held, you can really enter the inside of Qingyun Academy. Fu Su explained to Chu Fei that although Qingyun Academy may be a holy place that is difficult for others to enter, it is familiar to him, the young owner of Tianbao Pavilion, and the identity of a student of Qingyun Academy alone is enough to make him unimpeded.
Chu Fei glanced at the lively crowd around him, and said with some surprise, "I didn't expect so many people to come, are they all here to participate in the selection?"
Fusu nodded, not the slightest surprise at the crowd around him, but said softly, "Qingyun Academy is the first of the four major academies, and the people who want to enter it are naturally like carp crossing the river. Although with the rise of the other three academies over the years, the first place of Qingyun Academy has gradually become a little unsafe, but the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and the strength of Qingyun Academy should not be underestimated. ”
After listening to Fusu's words, Chu Fei nodded, and had doubts in his heart about whether Ye Tong was in this Qingyun Academy, but since he had already arrived at the door of Qingyun Academy, where was the reason not to go in and have a look? So, after suppressing the vacillation in his heart, Chu Fei stopped talking and quietly waited for the selection to begin.
"Squeak. ”
With a piercing creak, the heavy stone door was slowly opened, and an old man in a white robe walked out of the courtyard gate of Qingyun Academy.
Behind him, followed by five young men who were also dressed in white robes, all holding swords and standing behind the old man without smiling.
After glancing at the quiet crowd, the old man cleared his throat and said, "The old man is Dong Zhongshu, the outer deacon of Qingyun Academy, and today's freshman selection is presided over by the old man, so let's get ready." ”
"He is actually Dong Zhongshu?" Chu Fei looked at the old man in white robe in front of the door, and was slightly shocked in his heart, he didn't expect that Dong Zhongshu, who deposed the hundred schools and respected Confucianism, was actually such an old man, and he also went to the academy to be a deacon.
As if seeing the surprise in Chu Fei's heart, Fu Su explained with a smile, "Qingyun Academy is divided into inner and outer gates, ordinary disciples study in the outer gate, and elite disciples are in the inner gate. And although Elder Dong is a deacon of the outer gate, his status is equal to that of the dean of the inner court, Senior Du!"
Chu Fei nodded slightly, having an understanding of the general situation of Qingyun Academy, Fusu seemed to remember something, and then said, "I forgot to introduce the rules of the academy selection to Brother Chu, each freshman selection of Qingyun Academy is divided into two parts. First of all, the most basic qualification test, you need to reach the middle stage of the Soul Condensation Realm to obtain the qualification to participate in the next competition, otherwise you won't even be able to enter the gate of Qingyun Academy. ”
As soon as Fusu's words fell, Dong Zhongshu's right hand, which had been behind him, had already moved, and after he stretched out his index finger and hastily wrote the word 'door' in the air, the word of light composed of soul power instantly became larger, forming a huge gate of light more than one zhang high, covering the original stone gate.
After Dong Zhongshu saw the formation of the light gate, he announced loudly, "Now the first level of the selection begins, if you want to participate in the selection, you can enter from this light gate." ”
There was a lot of discussion around him, and his voice became noisy, obviously Chu Fei was not the only one who was not familiar with the rules.
Seeing that the voices of the crowd were gradually boiling, Dong Zhongshu said unhurriedly, "This light gate can keep all the soul warriors in the middle of the Soul Condensation Realm out of the door, if you don't even have this strength, then you don't need to come to Qingyun Academy." ”
As soon as the words fell, a burly figure in the crowd rushed to the light gate, and the burly man smiled and said, "Since you refuse to enter, then I will take the first step." ”
The figure flashed, and then entered the light gate. The light was instantly flourishing, and after a breath, it returned to normal, and the burly figure had disappeared into the light gate.
As if stimulated by a strong man, there were people in the crowd who kept dodging into the light gate, and of course, there were also some guys who wanted to fish in troubled waters, and they were ejected by the light gate.
Looking at the souls around him, Chu Fei took a breath, then turned back to Fusu and said in a deep voice, "Brother Fusu, I'll go in first." ”
After speaking, he also stepped into the light gate, and after a dazzling light, Chu Fei was already in a huge Colosseum, and the stands were full of many white-robed men and women, looking at Chu Fei and them, and at the same time they were talking. Unlike those who sit on the stage, those who enter through the light gate are in the middle of the field.
About a pillar of incense later, Wudao's figure in a white robe came from the sky and floated to the top of the stands, sitting on the six seats that had been placed there before.
The space paused slightly, crumpled together as if distorted, and a burst of light flashed, and Dong Zhongshu, who was a fairy wind bone, had already appeared in mid-air out of thin air!
After glancing at the people in the huge martial arts arena, Dong Zhongshu opened his mouth and said, "There are a total of four hundred and eighty-five people in the arena now, give you an hour, no matter what means you use, after an hour, there will only be forty people left in the arena!"
"Forty?!"
The crowd participating in the selection exploded instantly, and the four hundred people stayed for one-tenth, this kind of elimination probability is simply terrifying!
"Humph!"
A thunderous grunt came from the air, with a huge coercion, and it was breathtaking. Dong Zhongshu looked at this group of dissatisfied newcomers and said coldly, "If you don't want to participate, you can abstain." ”
Qingyun Academy is the most powerful of the four major academies, and everyone is already half a foot in Qingyun Academy, how can they give up so easily.
Looking at the silent crowd, Dong Zhongshu was not surprised at all, and continued to say lightly, "Since there is no one who wants to quit, then the selection will officially begin." As a special reminder, don't be opportunistic, your performance will be clearly seen by the five elders on stage, and they will select you according to this. So, behave well!"
After Dong Zhongshu finished speaking, his figure disappeared in a flash, landing in the middle of the six seats, observing the newcomers in the field with the other five people.
Suddenly, there was a deathly silence in the entire venue, and everyone instantly retreated, distancing themselves from the other people around them, staring at others cautiously, fearing that they would be cleared out as soon as possible.
After a moment of eerie silence, a huge riot ensued, and in an instant, the field was already full of swords and swords, and the battle raged in the sky.
"It seems that among the newcomers who came this time, there are still a lot of good seedlings. A slightly chubby old man among the five people said with some surprise after looking at the situation in the audience.
"Huh, isn't that the little guy from Wu Anjun's family?" another middle-aged man said with some surprise after looking at a red figure in the field of his eyes.
"Hehe, that kid is very close to me. An old man with a dry face smiled hesitantly, although he was also dressed in a white robe, but this old man did not have that kind of fairy wind and bones, on the contrary, there was a very heavy evil aura, if you look closely, you will find that unlike other people's white robes, this old man's white robe is a green cloud and a blood-red color!
"Elder Situ, you don't want to cultivate him as a second killing god, do you?" said the only female young woman among the five.
"Hehe, I did see the second Elder Li. The old man with a withered face didn't answer, but instead opened the topic, pointed to a cold woman in the audience and said, that cold woman is none other than Li Lingwei, the seventh princess of the Eastern Tang Dynasty!
When the female elder heard this, he put his eyes into the field, and when she saw Li Lingwei, her eyes couldn't help but light up, and she praised, "It is indeed a good seedling, and the ice muscles and jade bones are not ordinary." ”
It was not only the elders on the stage who also discovered Li Lingwei, but Chu Fei in the chaos also saw Li Lingwei. She is like a cold white lotus, which is extremely eye-catching in this field.
It's just that Chu Fei is not in the mood to appreciate it now, looking at the dozen or so fierce-looking opponents who are gradually gathering around him, Chu Fei couldn't help touching his nose, and thought helplessly, "It seems that I am being treated as a soft persimmon!"