Chapter 20: Soldiers and Runes
After a long time, the graduation ceremony came to an end, and Jiang Xuan finally finished entertaining the bigwigs of the family, but was called to the office by Teacher Mu Ping.
The office was empty, Teacher Mu Ping closed the door tightly, and then stared at Jiang Xuan with a smile.
Jiang Xuan was stared at by her and thought that he had inadvertently done something wrong, which caused Teacher Mu Ping's dislike.
"You kid is very majestic, your strength is deeply hidden, so I worry about you in vain!" Teacher Mu Ping had a pair of phoenix eyes with disgust, but there was a smile on his face. Obviously, Jiang Xuan won the first place in the ceremony, which greatly increased her face, and she was happier than anyone else.
"The student only happened to break through recently, and he didn't have time to tell the teacher about you. Jiang Xuan hurriedly explained.
"It doesn't matter, whether you have the intention to hide it or not, it's your right, and others have nothing to say. Teacher Mu Ping waved her hand, and then her pretty face became serious.
"But don't get carried away with joy just because you got the first place in the ceremony, otherwise you will never be able to pass the entry assessment of the Star Picking Sect. The assessment of the Star Picking Sect will be much more difficult than getting the first place in the Martial Academy's ceremony, and even, every year in the assessment, there will be something like someone dying!"
Jiang Xuan's expression immediately froze, knowing that Teacher Mu Ping was trying to remind him, so he hurriedly humbly asked for advice. "I don't know what the entrance assessment of the Star Picking Sect is?"
Teacher Mu Ping glanced at Jiang Xuan, sat down on the chair with a grin, and a pair of tight and fair beautiful legs were cocked.
"The items of the Star Picking Sect's entry assessment will change every year, and they will not be publicized to the public, so I can't give you much advice. But the danger of the assessment is undoubted, every year from the countries of the Yunhai Realm, there will be a large number of elite children to participate in the assessment, but the number of people who finally pass is very few, and even the people who die are sometimes not a few. Teacher Mu Ping sighed, remembering the rumors about the Star Picking Sect's assessment, and couldn't help but be a little worried about Jiang Xuan.
That's why she came to him here, she didn't want this talented student to lose his life in that assessment.
Jiang Xuan had heard that the entry assessment of the Star Picking Sect was extremely difficult, but he didn't expect that there would be the possibility of dying, and at the moment, his heart sank, and the joy of just reaping the first place in the ceremony was diluted a lot for a while.
"Sect and secular are two completely different concepts, as long as you have the ability to enter, you will understand what I mean. Your current talent is not bad in the Martial Academy, but once you go out, it is nothing compared to the young talents of the entire Yunhai Realm. ”
"As one of the three major cultivation sects in the Yunhai Realm, the Star Picking Sect will continue to send talents there from various martial academies, royal families, and many ancient families. The competition you are facing is extremely high, and the assessment of the Star Picking Sect is extremely strict, so you don't have time to socialize with others, do you understand?" Teacher Mu Ping said meaningfully.
Jiang Xuan suddenly understood that Mu Ping was talking about his interactions with those bigwigs of the family. She was worried that she would be immersed in worldly money and power in the future, and thus waste her precious opportunity to go to the cultivation sect.
"The students were taught. Jiang Xuan bowed deeply to Teacher Mu Ping, although Teacher Mu Ping was not very old, what he said was like an enlightenment, which suddenly woke him up.
Yes, those bigwigs and officials of the family have befriended him because of the potential he has shown, but if he is so immersed in worldly power and status from now on, sooner or later he will be beaten back to his original form.
Cultivation is like sailing against the current, only by constantly forging ahead and standing taller can he ensure that everything he has now will not be lost!
Jiang Xuan's goal at first was very simple, he just wanted to make his life better with his grandfather, but after winning the graduation ceremony at this moment, he had a heartfelt desire for the world of cultivation.
He had seen the disciples of the Star Picking Sect flying in the sky, and he hoped that one day, he would be able to soar for nine days like that. In the past, he only dared to think about it secretly, but now it is different, he is about to go to the Star Picking Sect to participate in the entrance assessment!
He must seize such an opportunity! He must step into the world of cultivation and not be shackled by the world!
"Yes, the children can be taught. Teacher Mu Ping nodded with satisfaction when he saw that Jiang Xuan had gotten rid of his obsession with worldly power so quickly.
"The entry assessment of the Star Picking Sect is extremely difficult, and if you accept these two things, it should be helpful to you. Teacher Mu Ping took out a burden from under the table and handed it to Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan subconsciously took it, opened it, and found that there was a short sword and a talisman seal inside.
"Xuan Bing and Spirit Runes!" Jiang Xuan was suddenly moved, and looked at Teacher Mu Ping in disbelief. He didn't expect that Teacher Mu Ping would give him such a valuable gift!
The so-called Xuan Bing, in layman's terms, refers to a special weapon with the ability to amplify. If a martial artist has a Xuan soldier, under the injection of True Yuan, his strength will be greatly improved.
The refining method of Xuan Bing is only in the hands of those cultivation sects and refining families, so it is very rare and precious in the world, as far as Jiang Xuan knows, the price of any Xuan Bing on the market is at least a few thousand taels.
As for the spirit runes, they have all kinds of special auxiliary abilities, and they can only be refined by cultivating sects and talisman refining families, which are expensive in the world.
Teacher Mu Ping actually gave him Xuan Bing and Spirit Runes, this gift is too valuable!
"This gift is too valuable, the student deserves it!" Jiang Xuan took a deep breath, resisted the temptation, and pushed the Xuan Bing and the spirit rune in front of Teacher Mu Ping.
Teacher Mu Ping saw that Jiang Xuan saw Xuan Bing and Lingrune, and he was not even seduced, and said no so determinedly, and said secretly, this little guy is really not bad.
"You just accept it, this spirit rune and Xuan Bing are only one grade, and they are the lowest. Besides, the Xuan Bing still won the bet, and it was thanks to you that he could win, I originally planned that if he won the bet, I would give you this 'stealth talisman' along with it." Teacher Mu Ping said, briefly talking about the process of making a bet with Teacher Pan Feng.
After Jiang Xuan listened, he saw Teacher Mu Ping's unquestionable face, so he could only nod and accept it solemnly.
Teacher Mu Ping's kindness made his heart warm, and this kindness, as well as the grace of teaching for several years, he was unforgettable.
"According to the practice of previous years, the time for the entrance assessment of the Star Picking Sect should be two months later, you should prepare well in these two months, and remember not to lose your life. Teacher Mu Ping gave another admonition, and then let Jiang Xuan leave.
Jiang Xuan thanked him again, then turned around and left the office.
"This little guy, I don't know if I can go in smoothly, if I can go in and find the Yan Dan for me, it would be good. Teacher Mu Ping's eyes showed a look of expectation, she helped Jiang Xuan like this, and naturally she also had some ideas of her own.
She is not young, and her family has been urging her to get married, but she is unwilling to marry like this, and her whole life has passed. In her heart, she also had a grand desire to step into the cultivation world, but back then, she didn't have Jiang Xuan's talent and luck.
"If I can get the legendary Zhuyan Dan and keep my youth and beauty forever, I don't think my father will insist that I get married early, right?" Teacher Mu Ping sighed and muttered to himself.
Coming out of Teacher Mu Ping's office, Jiang Xuan was already carrying a big burden.
There is the honorary completion token of the Martial Academy, as well as the reward given by General Han, as well as the first-grade Xuan soldiers and spirit runes that have just been harvested.
At this time, Jiang Xuan's heart was pounding, now he was carrying a huge wealth on his body, not to mention that the reward given by General Han was bound to be not bad, just the Xuan soldiers and spirit talismans sent by Teacher Mu Ping were the huge wealth that he could not imagine in the past.
The name of that one-grade Xuan soldier is "Breaking Sharp Sword", which has the ability to increase penetration and attack power, and can be described as sharpening iron like clay against ordinary weapons. Jiang Xuan already had the strength of a martial artist of the fifth level of the day after tomorrow, and now with the help of this sword, it can be said that he has been strengthened by a tiger, and his combat power has increased greatly.
And that one-quality spirit talisman, called "stealth talisman", can be used to collect all the breath on the body, can be used for tracking, hiding and many other aspects, infinite use.
Jiang Xuan was extremely happy in his heart, carrying a big burden and returning home as quickly as possible.
When he returned to his old house, Jiang Xuan found that there were many people around his house, and his face suddenly turned cold, thinking that the group of Li family members had come to make a mistake again.
It's just that after stepping into the courtyard door violently, he found that this was not the case, and he didn't know a large part of the people in the courtyard at the moment, each with a gift in his hand and a gift on his shoulder, and when he saw him come back, he immediately came up with a smile on his face.
"Congratulations to Jiang Gongzi on his triumphant return! This is a congratulatory gift from our master!"
"Jiang Xuan, oh, no! Jiang Gongzi, the shopkeeper asked me to give you a gift, saying that one day you are free, go to the box on the top floor of our Zuiyue Building, and congratulate you!"
A person who knew or didn't know him surrounded Jiang Xuan and said enthusiastically. What made Jiang Xuan cry and laugh was that the shopkeeper of Zuiyue Building, where he originally worked, had always been arrogant to him, and he had also sent someone to congratulate him at this moment.
There are too many well-known characters in Fujing who have sent congratulatory gifts, which makes Jiang Xuan a little unsure of what to do. He wanted all these people to return the gifts, but he didn't expect that as soon as he said this, these people immediately ran away, and said that the head of their family would visit him in person another day.
Jiang Xuan couldn't cry or laugh, the originally lively courtyard suddenly became deserted again, only his grandfather was left, smoking dry tobacco as always, sitting on the steps, looking at him with a smile.
Obviously, after such a toss by these people, Grandpa already knew that he had won the first place in the ceremony.
Looking at his grandfather's kind face, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but step forward and knelt down. "Grandpa, my grandson didn't disappoint you, and fortunately won the first place in the ceremony!"
Jiang Xuan's nose was a little sour at this moment, no matter what, he was only a fifteen-year-old boy after all, no matter how much he pretended to be mature, he also hoped to be loved and affirmed by his elders.
These days, he has been under pressure alone, and now he is finally bright, looking at his grandfather's weather-beaten face, he can no longer suppress the surging emotions in his heart.