The Ji Family's Pride

Chapter 24 Black and White Academy
"Wan Nianfeng!" Ji Xiaoshan kept repeating the name of this young man who had amazed him. "This man is also a prodigy, but I don't know what his background is!"

"Forget it. If we are destined to meet, we will meet again in the future." Ji Xiaoshan stopped thinking about it, put away the two wind and thunder swords floating on the side, and stood up.

"Everyone," Ji Xiaoshan said loudly, "Thank you all for your kindness. As you can see, I need to go back and recover urgently, so I won't disturb your gambling pleasure here! Please give way to me."

The young man had a gentle smile on his pale face. He repeatedly clasped his fists and apologized to the cultivators who surrounded him. However, he was wondering in his heart why he did not leave early like Wan Nianfeng. Now he had to deal with cultivators from various forces.

"Fellow Daoist, please go back and consolidate your practice for now!"

"Yes, I am the deacon of the Sky-Splitting Sword stationed in Anchan County. I will definitely visit you someday."

"If the Antan County Hun family comes to visit, please do not delay the Wind and Thunder Sword."

The cultivators present spoke loudly one by one, and Ji Xiaoshan nodded to them one by one, squeezing out of the crowd of cultivators. As for the plot where some cultivators with bad intentions saw that the evil genius was weak and wanted to keep him, it was highly unlikely that I would do that in public.

Not to mention the negative impact of killing a genius in public. Although Ji Xiaoshan seemed to have consumed too much energy, no one could guarantee that such a genius would not be able to fight in a life-and-death crisis, not to mention that the powerful sword spirit was visible to everyone.

An awakened swordsman is not easy to deal with, and he is on the territory of Tianbao Mountain. Few fools would be willing to take the risk of offending Tianbao Mountain and do a thankless task.

A group of immortal cultivators watched the young man go away. They knew that Anchan County had two more proud sons of heaven.

In the blink of an eye, it is already the twelfth lunar month. From the first to the third day of the twelfth lunar month, a large number of sects in the entire Anchan City will gather to recruit disciples.

Ji Xiaoshan left Tianbao Mountain early.

These days he has been living in the small courtyard in Tianbao Mountain, drinking fruit wine and tea, practicing sword and cultivating in peace and leisure every day. Although there are continuous visits from immortal cultivators, or deacons from various sects who come to ask to accept him into their sect.

Ji Xiaoshan ignored all of them. He had already determined his goal early on, which was to join the top sect in Anchan County.

In the practice of cultivation, land, methods, friends and money are all indispensable. Those inferior sects are not completely useless. Those sects that are inferior to the Black and White Academy have their own methods of practicing qi, magical powers, secret techniques, etc. that are one level lower. When all these things are added together, it is the difference between heaven and earth.

On the road to becoming an immortal, even the slightest mistake can lead to completely different final results.

He simply sent Yang Chuan away, who had politely declined wave after wave of immortal cultivators on his behalf, using the excuse that he was too seriously injured and needed to meditate in seclusion. It was quite peaceful indeed.

Yang Chuan delivered all the Yuan Liquid he obtained from the gambling fight and the Yuan Liquid he bet on to Ji Xiaoshan. After this battle, his wealth increased by more than ten times from more than 100 taels. Most of it was due to the fact that the vast majority of immortal cultivators bet on Wan Nian Feng to win because of his previous obscurity, which made him earn a lot by chance.

Now, in addition to the set of ninety-six human-grade flying swords, the human-grade magic sailboat and six magical wind-thunder swords, Ji Xiaoshan has accumulated about one thousand two hundred taels of Yuanye.

Unfortunately, for some reason, the "Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu" of the God and Demon Body Training School, perhaps because of the smooth sailing along the way and insufficient accumulation, was always a step short of fully understanding the true meaning of the unity of yin and yang.

However, through constant comprehending the two supreme stars, Taiyin and Sun, his understanding of the Way of Water and Fire unexpectedly improved. Ji Xiaoshan could clearly sense that he had made great progress in the Way of Water and Fire.

……

"We're here." After a moment, Ji Xiaoshan looked up at the Black and White Academy which was within reach.

"There are so many people today!" Ji Xiaoshan sighed as he blended into the bustling crowd, and then stepped into the Black and White Academy with its central door wide open.

Today, the gate of the Black and White Academy has been open to allow outsiders to enter. Among the bustling flow of people, the vast majority are cultivators from all sides who want to become students of the academy.

"Hmm? The seventh level of the God and Demon Body Refining Style's Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu? Your Qigong training has also reached the early stage of the Purple Palace! You have good aptitude, go in and wait!"

Ji Xiaoshan's ears moved. There were countless voices in the bustling crowd. Suddenly, he heard a man's voice in front of him mentioning "Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu", and he clearly distinguished it. He looked curiously, but was blocked by countless cultivators who came to join the sect. He only saw a familiar figure flash by.

"Next!"

moment.

Ji Xiaoshan had just walked to the front when he saw a jade-like lake. A small boat was drifting on the lake, and a middle-aged man with black hair was sitting casually on it, holding a pot of wine, looking leisurely and comfortable.

Above the small boat, a huge bronze mirror was suspended high in the sky. The huge bronze mirror emitted infinite precious light, shining on the immortal cultivators below who came to join the sect.

He casually looked at the immortal cultivators flying down below. Under the shining of the bronze mirror, the middle-aged man with black hair eliminated those that did not meet the requirements one by one based on the results detected by the bronze mirror.

"You are not qualified. You are already in the middle stage of Purple Mansion, why are you still coming to my Black and White Academy? Get out now!"

"next."

"Well, you can try it. Go in and wait first!"

Ji Xiaoshan looked around and saw a young man using his energy to quickly fly across the emerald green lake and reach the other side of the lake. Dozens of young cultivators had already gathered on the other side of the lake.

"It's him!" Ji Xiaoshan's eyes were focused on the young man holding a knife opposite him. The familiar look was Wan Nianfeng.

call!
Ji Xiaoshan did not hesitate and immediately controlled his Yuanli, flew up with the wind, and appeared above the lake.

"Greetings, senior."

The shining bronze mirror emitted a ray of warm light that immediately shone on Ji Xiaoshan who was standing above the lake. The black-haired middle-aged man on the boat glanced at him lightly and nodded.

"Early stage of Purple Mansion, qualified."

"Well, thank you, senior." Ji Xiaoshan bowed and flew directly to the other side after getting permission.

"Next!"

Behind him, the voice of the black-haired middle-aged man still spread far away, causing ripples.

"Brother Wan." Ji Xiaoshan dodged a few times and landed safely on the shore. Seeing a young man with a knife standing alone on one side, he nodded slightly.

Among the group of young cultivators who passed the preliminary test, Ji Xiaoshan only knew Wan Nianfeng.

"Brother Ji." Wan Nianfeng replied and nodded slightly.

Ji Xiaoshan then chose a large rock and sat cross-legged on it. His eyes fell on the rippling green waves of the lake in front of him and he watched quietly.

Under the bronze mirror on the other side of the river, young cultivators were either screened out and eliminated directly, or successfully reached this shore.

The successful young cultivators either have happy expressions on their faces or cheer with joy, while the unsuccessful ones are dejected. All kinds of life situations are displayed before their eyes.

As time passed, the sky gradually darkened. More and more young men and women gathered around. Some who knew each other gathered in groups of three or four, while others, like him, found a place to sit alone.

Ji Xiaoshan occasionally watched the excitement, but did not join in. He sat quietly. Not far away, the young man holding a knife leaned against a tree, looking into the distance, and no one knew what he was thinking.
(End of this chapter)