A voice sounded from the sky. Chen Tian and Lin Feng simultaneously stopped their attacks. Approaching was a young man wearing cloud-patterned robes, with a handsome face. Yun Feng said calmly, "You two have met the requirements for my Lingyun Academy. You can enter. There's no need to fight to the death here."
After Yun Feng spoke, he felt quite gratified. This year's recruitment, even if only a few people were chosen, as long as Chen Tian and Lin Feng didn't cause trouble, it would be a great success. Lin Feng looked at the suddenly appearing Yun Feng, sensing his powerful aura. He knew he was no match and had no choice but to compromise. In the face of life, who would choose death?
Chen Tian didn't care much. It was just that his plan to condense the Star Body couldn't be realized. If Lin Feng had continued to fight, Chen Tian would have condensed the Star Body, and Lin Feng would have been the one to die. It was a shame, but with the representative of Lingyun Academy interfering, Chen Tian didn't want to make trouble for himself and gave up.
Seeing that both had stopped attacking, Lin Feng sneered, "When we get to Lingyun Academy, I'll kill you. I'll let you live a little longer."
"Alright! I'll be waiting. I hope you won't be killed by me later."
Chen Tian's confident demeanor was evident. Chen Tian and Lin Feng both withdrew their hands. Yun Feng waved his arm, and the two figures disappeared into the forest. At the Lin family's plaza, Yun Feng reappeared, with Chen Tian and Lin Feng on either side. Wang Batian approached Chen Tian with a smile, "Well done, well done. Wang Tian, we've misjudged you before. We apologize. I hope you will remember the family's kindness."
Chen Tian replied calmly, "Patriarch, your disciple understands!"
After all, this body's identity in this world was that of a Wang family disciple. He was somewhat connected to the family's kindness, and their fates were intertwined. Chen Tian couldn't just break away. He wasn't that kind of person. Moreover, time was short. The trial would end soon, and his clone would disappear. At that point, there would be no trace of Chen Tian in this entire world.
This was an agreement with the Heavenly Dao. Chen Tian stood before Yun Feng, his expression calm. Yun Feng observed him for a few moments. Not bad, he could remain so composed amidst such a situation, showing good character. Yun Feng then looked at Lin Feng, who had a similar demeanor.
"I've struck gold. These two disciples are enough to place my Ling Mansion among the top few. Excellent! And finally, the Dean has found the person he was looking for."
Yun Feng's inner excitement was palpable. Soon, the entire scene showed disciples from the three major families fighting. The allure of Lingyun Academy was too great, and no cultivator could resist it. Backstabbing from teammates, betrayal, cruel methods, and resorting to any means for token points. The entire scene looked like a demonic realm.
In one day, of the disciples from the three major families who entered the Ancient Cloud Mountain Range, only eight remained out of hundreds. These eight were all disciples from the Lin and Qi families. The Wang family disciples were all killed. Wang Batian's expression turned grim. The Wang family's foundation was no match for the other two families.
This loss was something they had to swallow. With so much young blood gone, alas, the Wang family would need some time to recuperate.
Chen Tian remained impassive watching the events unfold on the screen. Cultivation was like this, destined to hover between life and death.
Chen Tian had long since accepted it. Yun Feng waved his arm, and with a flash, he reappeared. Eight figures emerged from behind Yun Feng: a group of seven males and one female. Yun Feng flew into the air and declared, "You ten are now students of my Lingyun Academy. I will now take you to the academy. During this period, I hope you will behave yourselves."
This last sentence was directed at Lin Feng, as all ten here were geniuses, and Lin Feng was unlikely to tolerate it.
"Sir, wasn't it said there were only eight spots? Why are there two more people here?"
A young man from the Lin family asked slowly. Yun Feng's expression was calm. "These two have been specially added. They don't need tokens, but their treatment is the same as yours. Rest assured, Lingyun Academy is very fair."
"Are there any other questions?"
"No, sir."
Since Yun Feng had said so, the inquiring disciple dared not question further. His meaning was clear: these two were brought in by him, were they going to object?
This "special invitation" was clearly his personal recruitment, completely different from the competition for tokens.
Suppressing their dissatisfaction, the seven young men glared angrily at Chen Tian. A martial artist at the seventh level of the Qi Condensation realm, was he worthy of entering Lingyun Academy?
A good-for-nothing, what qualifications did he have?
If they knew Chen Tian had contended with Lin Feng and even fought him to a draw, they wouldn't think that way.
"Hoo~"
Yun Feng whistled, and a colossal figure flew down from the sky. It was a silver-red eagle. Its body was covered in silver-red feathers, its beak was pointed and silver-red, its left eye was silver, and its right eye was red. Chen Tian knew its information with just a glance.
This was provided by the Heavenly Dao. This clone did not possess divine eyes; it was merely a consciousness clone, indistinguishable from a normal person in other aspects.
"Emperor-grade demonic beast: Silver-Fiend Red Eagle!"
Chen Tian stated calmly. Yun Feng nodded with satisfaction, "Indeed, you're right. I didn't expect you to know the name of this demonic beast. Now, everyone, get on the Silver-Fiend Red Eagle's body. The Silver-Fiend Red Eagle will take you to Lingyun Academy."
"Otherwise, with your own feet, reaching Lingyun Academy would be a pipe dream!"
With that, Yun Feng stepped into the air. Chen Tian estimated that the other party was a Qi Sea Realm martial artist. Only Qi Sea Realm martial artists could sustain flight for extended periods. Qi Sea Realm martial artists generated a Qi Sea within their bodies. Qi Condensation gathered Qi, Spirit Condensation refined it, and Qi Sea Realm condensed the gathered Qi into a Qi Sea.
As long as the Qi Sea remains, the martial artist is inexhaustible!
This was the Qi Sea Realm, incomparable to the previous Qi Condensation and Spirit Condensation realms. The Qi Sea Realm was just the beginning of a martial artist's path.
The Silver-Fiend Red Eagle flapped its wings and soared, instantly disappearing from everyone's sight.
The group headed towards Lingyun Academy.
Lingyun Academy was a considerable distance from the three major families. Walking on their own, Chen Tian and the others might not reach it in a month. Even a Qi Sea Realm martial artist would need three to four days to travel. The three major families were located in the Northern Wilderness. The Northern Yuan Continent was divided into five regions: Northern Wilderness, Eastern Border, Southern Sea, Western Plains, and Central Domain. Among them, the Northern Wilderness had the least resources and the weakest martial artists. Compared to other regions, the resources of other areas were like an ocean compared to a pond.
The water in the pond was insignificant compared to the ocean. Lingyun Academy was in the Central Domain, which was very far from the Northern Wilderness. The other three regions were closer. The Northern Wilderness was too desolate; essentially, no martial artists left it.
The Central Domain was where all martial artists gathered. Countless geniuses and prodigies resided there. Chen Tian, amidst this group, would be eliminated if his cultivation slowed down.
Lingyun Academy was one of the three major academies in the Central Domain, a top force. Cultivating there would allow Chen Tian to complete the trial realm more quickly. In any case, Chen Tian's clone was here to improve his strength.
He could disregard other matters and focus on cultivation after entering Lingyun Academy.