The scorching sun was in the sky, and wisps of sunlight pierced through the shackles of the clouds and poured down from the blue sky, making the lake surface of the mountain behind the academy permeated with a steaming atmosphere.

In the vicinity of the misty lake, in a dense forest, a large number of small flickers of light cut by branches and leaves appeared on the ground like grass and trees. And in the middle of the woods, there was an open field, and dozens of teenagers and girls were sitting in it, quietly cultivating.

They were about thirteen or fourteen years old, their faces were immature and green, their eyes were seriously and slightly closed, as if they had entered some kind of cultivation state, and their breathing was regular and rhythmic.

As they breathed and breathed slowly, the aura between heaven and earth, as if attracted by some kind of special attraction, surged towards their bodies, gently surrounding them, forming an extremely wonderful cycle. The faint aura light also loomed on his body, shining brightly.

"Bell—"

A melodious and far-reaching bell rang out from the mountain peak.

Hearing the bell that symbolized a short rest, the young men and girls in the forest quietly opened their eyes one after another, woke up from their cultivation state, stretched their waists, and talked around, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes shifted to a place on the mountainside, where there was a heavy stone gate that was closed. Seeing this stone gate, admiration and envy suddenly appeared in their eyes, and they began to discuss.

"That stone door still hasn't been opened today!"

"Nie Xuan's retreat has been more than two months now, right? Breaking the retreat record of the academy's disciples, he is really amazing for his persistence and tenacity. ”

"Hey, that's natural! In our Tianhai Academy, there are few people whose talent is as terrifying as his, and three years ago, when he was still unable to cultivate, he was the hardest working one. ”

A young man in Tsing Yi sitting cross-legged under a big tree, looking at the stone gate, his eyes were full of yearning and fiery.

He was obviously very familiar with the young man in retreat, and said with a light smile: "Now that Nie Xuan's talent has just emerged, he is even more like a fish in water. If you change to your peers, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in it for a week, and you can't help but want to come out. ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately nodded slightly.

At such a young age, they were in a period of liveliness and activity, and retreating in the fire spirit chamber was as hot as fire, with only four walls left, and it was even more uncomfortable than beating them.

I am afraid that the only freak who can endure this loneliness is Nie Xuan.

"Nie Xuan is a true genius! how can we compare to him?"

"Well, he's still the young master of the Red Cloud Collar. Since he started cultivating two years ago, it was only a short period of time, and he had already cultivated to the sixth level of Qi Condensation. How many geniuses are embarrassed!"

"People who are better than you work harder than you! Oh my God, I'm sour. ”

On the stone platform not far ahead, there was a slender and good-looking middle-aged man, who was also sitting cross-legged at this time, obviously just waking up from his cultivation. He couldn't help but shake his head when he heard the words in the woods around him, and scolded helplessly: "You boys! Don't make excuses for being lazy. ”

"You only see his current appearance, do you know how much effort Nie Xuan put into cultivating his aura two years ago? He is an Aijah who has been able to achieve what he is today, and you should take him as an example. ”

The middle-aged man shook his head lightly and sighed slightly: "If you can all be like Nie Xuan, I will also save a lot of worry." ”

Hearing the helplessness in the middle-aged man's admonition, the young men and girls in the woods all blushed slightly, grinned, and looked at him with a faint fear in their eyes.

The majestic middle-aged man in front of him, named Shen An, was their teacher. In Tianhai Academy, Shen An is also a well-known powerhouse among many teachers, with rich teaching experience.

The people did not refute what he said.

Truly.

Although he is the young master of the Red Cloud Collar, Nie Xuan himself is an out-and-out Aiya clansman. Perhaps because of the curse of the gods, the Aiya are the most humble of all races, with black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin, but they are very difficult to cultivate.

The teenagers around him were able to draw qi into their bodies when they were seven or eight years old, but it took him five years!

During these five years, the young man's cultivation was not without pain.

Whether it is cultivating aura, physical body, or spiritual pattern, they have all tried and studied, but the result is very fruitless. At that time, he was as ordinary as a stone on the side of the road, always lonely, low-key and somewhat mysterious.

However, those who have been in wait for a long time will fly high.

After a long period of hibernation, Nie Xuan seemed to be overnight, his body was shrouded in a dazzling aura of genius, and at the age of twelve, he introduced qi into his body, and it only took two years to become the sixth layer of condensation!

For a time, it became famous in the academy and attracted the attention of countless people.

"Brother Nie Xuan, he doesn't know when he will be able to get out. A low whisper suddenly came from the front of the crowd, like a blooming lily, refreshing.

In front of the stone platform, there is a pretty girl, she is wearing a goose yellow dress, her body is slender, her skin is snowy, and her face is lovely. At this moment, she was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with her chin in her jade hand and a pair of beautiful big eyes, staring at the closed stone door on the mountainside, a little distracted.

"If I had known that he was going to retreat, I would have confessed it before. The ruddy little mouth pursed slightly, and a trace of helplessness appeared on the pretty face of the girl in the yellow shirt, and she said secretly in her heart.

This time, she came here ostensibly as an exchange student of the academy to exchange and learn her cultivation experience, but in fact, she was to confess to Nie Xuan, but unfortunately the latter was in retreat.

Two days later, when the exchange time is over, she will return to her original teacher.

When the girl was slightly distracted, the moving style unintentionally revealed made some teenagers in the back swallow their saliva, and their eyes showed admiration. However, this fiery gaze, when remembering the identity of the former, quickly shifted away, and his face was a little gloomy.

The yellow-shirted girl next to the stone platform is named Ye Qian'er, and her father is the lord of the Great Wilderness Territory.

She herself has a high talent for cultivation, at a young age, she is already a master of the eighth layer of condensation, and she is extremely beautiful, and she is extremely popular among her disciples, and she is one of the two proud courtyard flowers of the academy. The gap in identity, talent and strength makes people feel a sense of distance in the invisible center.

More importantly, it is said that Ye Qianer once had a marriage contract. And the other party to the marriage contract is the real man of the year in Tianhai Academy, the first person in the inner courtyard, Nangong Bai.

Nangong Bai is not only powerful, but his father is also the lord of the first lord of the southeast land, and his reputation is great.

The former, as the heir of the Dongyang Lord, is far beyond everyone in terms of appearance, strength or background, and has many admirers and followers in Tianhai Academy. Therefore, in Tianhai Academy, although there are many people who have a crush on a girl, there are very few people who really dare to approach and pursue her!

Of course, Nie Xuan was not among them.

However, what is strange is that Ye Qian'er, the daughter of the Great Wilderness Territory, is rumored to have been at odds with Nangong Bai, and it can even be said that she has a bad relationship. In addition, in recent years, with the gradual increase in the contradictions between the Great Wilderness Collar and the Dongyang Collar, it is only a matter of time before the two dissolve the marriage contract.

A week later, in the morning, the weather was clear.

"Crunch!"

With the surrounding rocks trembling, the heavy stone gate on the mountain suddenly opened slowly, and there was an extremely heavy creaking sound.

At the same time, a white palm also poked out at the edge of the crack in the door.

"This retreat has been a bit long. ”

A low voice came slowly, and I saw a handsome young man, with one hand on the stone door in front of him, slowly walking out of the stone room, looking lazy and comfortable.

A slightly dazzling ray of sunlight shone on the young man's face, causing the latter's eyes to narrow slightly, and he couldn't help but stretch out his palm to gently cover it, and only after getting used to it for a while did he stride forward.

He looked at the blue sky in the distance, stretched his waist, and moved his body, and suddenly there was a crackling sound in his body bones.

Then he stepped on the steps down the mountain and gradually descended the mountain.

"It's ...... Senior Brother Nie Xuan, he's actually out of the customs!?"

"After more than two months of retreat, I wonder if Senior Brother has made a breakthrough? ”

On the bluestone-paved steps, the disciples of the academy on both sides came and went, and they looked at the young man who walked by, their eyes showed surprise and envy, and they talked about it.

Speaking of which, Nie Xuan is quite legendary in Tianhai Academy.

He has two years to inherit the lord, and before he was able to cultivate, he was well-read, and he has extremely rich knowledge in all fields of cultivation, and he is humble, and many disciples can get good help when they ask him for advice, so his popularity is very good.

In that academy, he also became the favorite of many girls.

"Hehe, isn't this the genius Nie Xuan of the Aiya Clan, who has been in the stone room for two months, and now he is finally willing to give up?"

Just as Nie Xuan walked down the cyan steps, a slightly harsh voice suddenly came, and he raised his head, only to see more than a dozen people walking slowly in the woods in the distance. The one who just spoke was the unruly young man who was the leader, and at this time, a sneer appeared on his face, and he looked at Nie Xuan with a hint of banter.

"Roy?" Nie Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly.

For these people, Nie Xuan is no stranger.

In this Tianhai Academy, it is roughly divided into the inner court and the outer court, and they and themselves are all disciples of the outer court. In the inner and outer courtyards, they are divided into large and small factions headed by different teachers, Nie Xuan is from Shen An's faction, and these people on the other side belong to Tan Qing's faction.

Due to the competitive relationship between the two parties, they have always been at odds with each other.

"Hehe, do you have a good memory? It's rare that you still recognize us. Roy and the teenagers beside him glanced at each other, a faint chill flashed in their eyes, and said with a smile: "I thought you had become a genius now, and your reputation has increased greatly, and you have forgotten who we are?"

"You're here to provoke? Nie Xuan frowned and said, "Why bother with yin and yang?"

"Nie Xuan, you are really getting more and more arrogant!"

When Roy, Tian Rong and the others heard this, their faces couldn't help but sink, their eyes stared at him tightly, only to hear him snort coldly, and said condescendingly: "Even if you have excellent talent, you have only been cultivating for two years. Do you really think that with your own cultivation, you can defeat us?"

Hearing this, the fist in Nie Xuan's sleeve gradually clenched.

This time, Roy and the others brought more than a dozen disciples, and many of them were good players, if they fought alone, Nie Xuan was confident that he would not be weaker than any of the other party. But this is not the Red Cloud Collar, there are not many soldiers and guards, if he really makes a move, although he is sure of victory, he will inevitably be injured.

"Roy, what are you going to do?"

Just when the atmosphere between the two sides was tense and the young man was hesitating whether to make a move, a cold cheer suddenly came from the woods by the lake.

Everyone looked up, and saw that there were dozens of people walking briskly on the wide ground where they were cultivating not far away, and the leader was an extremely beautiful girl.

The girl was dressed in a white dress, holding a sharp sword in her jade hand, and her clothes were fluttering, shuttling from the dense woods, like a fairy who had fallen into the mortal world, and she had a dusty temperament around her. Her pair of slender jade legs are slender and straight, and her figure is also delicate and graceful.

With that kind of beauty and temperament, she is even three points better than Ye Qian'er.

Anyone who sees it can't help but feel amazed. At that moment, there was a moment of silence in the crowd of people facing each other.