"Aotian, would you like to come and study at my Xuantian Academy..."
As these words left Cheng Yuanshan's mouth, a noticeable silence fell over the surroundings. Immediately, all the martial artists looked at Aotian with envy and jealousy.
Xuantian Academy is undoubtedly the most powerful existence within Fengyun Nation, with a long history and profound heritage.
Those who can enter Xuantian Academy are all exceptionally gifted individuals. In this academy, one can not only acquire the most profound martial arts but also countless treasures and elixirs. Most importantly, there are experienced mentors to guide them, allowing them to avoid many detours on their path of cultivation.
Graduates from Xuantian Academy are figures of great renown within Fengyun Nation, and some are even well-known outside of it.
The fact that the esteemed Grand Elder of Xuantian Academy would take the initiative to extend an olive branch to Aotian left everyone in awe, marveling at Aotian's talent.
After all, those who catch the eye of the Grand Elder of Xuantian Academy are few and far between throughout Fengyun Nation.
Aotian was also taken aback by Cheng Yuanshan's words, seemingly not expecting to be noticed by the Grand Elder of Xuantian Academy.
Snow Qincheng was slightly surprised as well. Within the entire Xuantian Academy, only that Monster had ever received Cheng Yuanshan's praise, and even that Monster had not received a recommendation from him at that time.
Yet now, this Aotian had managed to make Cheng Yuanshan lower his stance and actively extend an olive branch; this was unprecedented.
Could it be that this boy, who appeared younger than herself, possessed talent comparable to that Monster in the academy?
With such thoughts, curiosity and anticipation filled Snow Qincheng's eyes.
"What do you say, Aotian? Are you interested in joining my Xuantian Academy? I can make an exception and allow you to become a Core Student in the academy," Cheng Yuanshan offered an even greater opportunity.
As soon as Cheng Yuanshan finished speaking, a wave of astonishment swept through the crowd. Even Snow Qincheng's usually calm face showed signs of shock.
If making Aotian a Student of Xuantian Academy astonished everyone, then making Aotian a Core Student was nothing short of astonishing.
To become a Core Student is no small feat; only a rare few can achieve this status. It is said that there are over ten thousand Students at Xuantian Academy, but only Seventy-Two of them are Core Students. Even the exceptionally talented Snow Qincheng is not currently a Core Student.
One can imagine how difficult it is to become a Core Student at Xuantian Academy.
Once one becomes a Core Student, all martial arts within the academy are open to them, and they can freely obtain precious elixirs and weapons. They may even receive guidance from the academy's dean. Each of these opportunities is enough to make countless martial artists eager to compete for such a chance. Now, this opportunity was laid out before Aotian in such a blatant manner.
After a moment of shock, Aotian sighed, "The Grand Elder has offered such tempting conditions; if I refuse now, it would be ungrateful of me."
Everyone understood what Aotian meant: he had agreed to join Xuantian Academy.
In fact, Pride of the World aimed to become a Student at Xuantian Academy. After all, the reputation of Xuantian Academy is well-deserved. If he were to enter Xuantian Academy, he would surely learn many things. Moreover, after provoking Azure Cloud Sect at the Aotian Family Annual Meeting, becoming a Student at Xuantian Academy was the only way to make Azure Cloud Sect wary and prevent them from taking action against him or Aojia.
Upon hearing Aotian agree to join Xuantian Academy, Cheng Yuanshan immediately laughed and nodded, as if recommending Aotian to Xuantian Academy was the best decision he had ever made.
Then, Cheng Yuanshan spread his left hand, and a piece of white paper appeared in his palm.
Cheng Yuanshan extended his index finger and began to write on the paper. After a while, he slowly withdrew his finger and handed the paper to Aotian, saying, "Take this letter of recommendation to the person in charge at Xuantian Academy; they will arrange everything for you."
Aotian took the white paper and saw that it was filled with elegant characters:
"This child possesses extraordinary talent and is granted special admission as a Core Student. Accept!"
It was signed by Cheng Yuanshan.
Looking at the characters on the white paper, Aotian's gaze couldn't help but slightly tighten.
He realized that these characters were actually formed by Mystical Energy, seemingly imbued with a spirit of their own, vivid and lifelike, like a phoenix spreading its wings, ready to soar out of the paper.
"This elder's strength has probably far exceeded my imagination..."
At that moment, Cheng Yuanshan smiled and said:
"Alright, Aotian, you should go to Xuantian Academy with that girl Xue Qingcheng. I have important matters to attend to, so I won't accompany you. We'll meet again at the academy in a while!"
As he spoke, without waiting for Aotian and the others to respond, Cheng Yuanshan and Little Black disappeared from everyone's sight...
In the sky, a gigantic black eagle flapped its wings and soared towards the horizon. The speed of this black eagle was incredibly fast; from a distance, it looked like a black meteor streaking across the sky.
"Elder, logically speaking, Aotian shouldn't yet qualify as a Core Disciple. Why are you..." Suddenly, the black eagle spoke human words.
On the back of the black eagle stood an aged figure quietly. No matter how fast the black eagle flew, he stood there like a mountain.
This elder was Cheng Yuanshan.
Hearing the words of the black eagle, Cheng Yuanshan confidently replied:
"Little Black, you need not worry; he won't become a Core Student..."
The black eagle's eyes showed a human-like expression of confusion. This black eagle was actually the Black-Robed Middle-Aged Man, referred to as Little Black by Cheng Yuanshan. It turned out to be a Mystic Beast...
At this moment, Little Black was very puzzled. You have already given him a letter of recommendation; who in the academy would dare oppose? Even the dean would have to give you some face, right? However, despite Little Black's confusion, seeing that Cheng Yuanshan was unwilling to elaborate further, he chose not to say anything more...
At this moment, everyone was surrounding Aotian, constantly showering him with compliments. Everyone understood that once Aotian became a Core Student of Xuantian Academy, it would be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate.
"Haha, young brother Aotian, congratulations!"
"I knew from the first time I saw Young Master Aotian that he was exceptionally talented. I didn't expect him to gain the favor of the Grand Elder of Xuantian Academy so quickly..."
"Young Master Aotian, I have a daughter, cough cough, I wonder if young brother Aotian could spare some time to get to know her..."
At this moment, Aotian was already surrounded by a "sea" of people. He was now sweating profusely; he would rather face Qiu Mingjie in battle again than stay with these "enthusiastic" martial artists.
Fortunately, Xiao Ya seemed to understand that Aotian was not good at socializing in this regard and stepped in to help him respond.
Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn to Xiao Ya, Aotian immediately made his escape.
Outside the crowd, Aotian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Damn it, why didn't I see this group being so enthusiastic when I fought Liu Canxin..."
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