The Legend of Futian - Chapter 441

Chapter 441: Birthday

 

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The beautiful lady walked up with a smile and patted Long Ling’er’s head. “Ling’er is one year older now.”

“Mother, I don’t like celebrating like this,” Long Ling’er muttered, looking at the crowd. She only wanted to celebrate with people close to her, but because of her status, she had few true friends. Many came to her birthday, but they weren’t genuine. It was just because of her status.

“Silly girl. You must remember that whether you like it or not, the Dragon Clan is one complete piece,” the beauty said gently. The girl was still too young. She couldn’t understand many things.

Long Ling’er nodded, half understanding.

“Auntie, Ling’er.” Long Mu walked over now.

“Hmph.” Long Ling’er glared at him and then looked away, ignoring him.

“You’re still angry at your brother?” Long Mu asked helplessly.

“Ling’er, don’t do that.” Madame Long’s voice turned serious. Long Mu was the descendant of her elder brother.

“Mother, you always side with him,” Long Ling’er said, pouting.

“What’s wrong? What did your brother do?” Madame Long said.

“Ask him.” Long Ling’er seemed upset.

“Auntie, do you know about Ling’er buying the Celestial Pavilion?” Long Mu asked.

“Yes, I’ve heard about it.” Madame Long nodded. How could she not know about something like that?

“I went to the Celestial Pavilion and told the person to leave, so Ling’er became upset,” Long Mu said, smiling wryly.

“Mother, Brother Futian is so nice to me. He even taught me how to play the guqin. I became a Dragon Master thanks to him too,” Long Ling’er said.

Yang Xing stood to the side in shock. Long Ling’er hadn’t been so nice when Ye Futian was here.

“I’ve heard of this too. Senior Feng is modest. You really think that it was all due to him? You have to know who your teacher is. That was just a coincidence,” Long Mu said. He obviously didn’t think that a youth in the Arcana Plane could teach Long Ling’er. It was most likely because Senior Feng had done most of the work and Ye Futian came at the right time.

“You don’t know anything,” Long Ling’er said, pouting.

“Alright, alright,” Madame Long said gently. “You’re the birthday girl today. Don’t get angry. Since everyone’s here, let’s start the banquet.”

Long Ling’er still let out an upset huff. She didn’t know if Brother Futian would come. He’d promised. He wouldn’t go back on his words, right?

When the banquet started, Madame Long and Long Ling’er sat in the main seats. Long Mu sat on the side. The others were all from the Dragon Clan and they came up with gifts.

Long Yan was one of them. He couldn’t buy that musical piece from the workshop and the West Court had many guqins. Unless it was a famous one, it was meaningless. Thus, he’d bought a necklace from Qingyun Street. It was pretty and also a defense ritual implement. It could protect the wearer. Long Ling’er always wore a dragon necklace, but it was still well-meaning. He honestly couldn’t think of what to buy since Long Ling’er didn’t lack anything.

Long Ling’er was emotionless when she accepted Long Yan’s necklace. She put it to the side and reached out a small hand to caress the dragon necklace on her neck. It glowed softly and was warm. Long Ling’er smiled. Her uncle had given this to her.

Raising her head, Long Ling’er looked into the distance and then pouted. Did that guy lie?

“Madame,” a voice said now.

Madame Long looked up. “Yes?”

“A guest is here,” the person said.

Long Ling’er’s eyes brightened. “Let him in.”

“Who is it?” Madame Long asked.

“Gu Yunxi from the Gu Clan,” the person replied. “She said she’s here for the miss’s birthday.”

When Long Ling’er heard that it wasn’t Ye Futian, she was disappointed.

“Why is Sister Yunxi here?” she wondered. After all, she was still young and wasn’t the Dragon Clan’s elder. It was just a birthday. Usually, only seniors would have outsiders come to celebrate their birthday.

However, the Gu Clan and the Dragon Clan have always had a good relationship.

“Oh, Yunxi, let her in.” Madame Long smiled. “Mu, go welcome her personally.”

“Okay.” Long Mu nodded. He rose and went outside.

Many youths from the Dragon Clan were confused but excited. They’d all heard of Gu Yunxi’s beauty. In the Divine Sky City, she was known for making one want to give up a country for her. That was how beautiful she was.

They all knew why the madam told Long Mu to go personally. The two clans have always had a good relationship. It was rumored that when the last family leader had died, the two families had wanted an arranged marriage. It would have been Long Mu, son of the family leader, and Gu Yunxi of the Gu Clan.

But then Long Mu’s father died and this wasn’t mentioned anymore. The two families still had a good relationship though. Their interactions had just lessened a bit.

Now that Gu Yunx was here for Long Ling’er’s birthday, the madam was obviously happy, so she had Long Mu go welcome her.

A while later, a group came over. There was a beautiful girl beside Long Mu. She wore a pale pink dress that complemented her graceful and slender body. Her swanlike flawless collarbone was extremely sexy. However, her beautiful features were serene. Her movements were soft, like a floating fairy.

She lives up to her name. For many, it was their first time meeting Gu Yunxi. She was as beautiful as people said. Many of the Dragon Clan were impressed. When she stood with Long Mu, it felt like they suited each other. Madame Long smiled warmly when she saw this. She hoped they could marry.

Gu Yunxi matched Long Mu well.

“Madame Long,” Gu Yunxi bowed slightly. Her actions were light and graceful.

“Yunxi, I haven’t seen you in a long while. Come sit beside me.” Madame Long’s voice was gentle. It was obvious she really liked Gu Yunxi.

Gu Yunxi didn’t object. She walked to Madame Long and sat down. She and Long Mu were on either side of Madame Long. Then she looked to Long Ling’er and she smiled. “Ling’er, do you still remember me?”

“Sister Yunxi, you underestimate me. You’re so pretty. How can I not recognize you?” Long Ling’er was being playful.

“Ling’er, when you grow up, you’ll be as beautiful as Madame and surpass me,” Gu Yunxi said modestly.

Long Yan kept watching Gu Yunxi. When she spoke, he was confused. This voice was familiar. He’d heard it not so long ago.

So it had been her. No wonder she didn’t care about him.

“Sister Ling’er, I came in a rush and didn’t know what to prepare. Today, I visited the music workshop and bought a song. Since you are a musical sorcerer, I will gift it to you. Please don’t look down on it.” Gu Yunxi took out the musical score for Long Ling’er. “I like this song too, so I had someone copy it. I hope you won’t mind.”

“Of course not.” Long Ling’er shook her head.

“What kind of score would attract you too?” Madame Long asked, smiling.

“A very hot-blooded song,” Gu Yunxi said. “The artistic conception is powerful and affects the listener greatly. You can sense the composer’s brilliance from this piece. It is called Elegance too. I heard that the owner was the one who wrote it. I wonder which master wrote it.”

“Since Yunxi likes it, it must be a great song. If there’s the chance, have Mr. Feng look at it,” Madame Long said. “Speaking of music, Yunxi, you are also skilled in it. Few your age can be compared to you.”

“No way. Many in the Dragon Clan is skilled in musical sorcery and there are Dragon Masters too. I cannot be compared.”

“I know someone skilled in musical sorcery and he’s around Sister Yunxi’s age too,” Long Ling’er said.

“You’re too young to know about skills. You underestimate your Sister Yunxi,” Madame Long said.

“It’s true.” Long Ling’er glared at her mother.

“I believe that anyone Ling’er looks up to will be amazing,” Gu Yunxi said.

“Yes. He promised he would come, but he still hasn’t,” Long Ling’er said, pouting. “Liar, liar.”

“Madame, someone else came to visit the miss,” the servant from before came and said again.

“Let him in.” Long Ling’er jumped up. “No, I’ll go personally.”

“Ling’er.” Madame Long grabbed her. This girl… She was the star but wanted to leave all the guests here. Long Ling’er was upset, but Madame Long continued, “Let him in.”

“Yes, Madame.” The person nodded and then left.

A while later, Ye Futian was brought over. When he saw the scene, surprise filled his eyes. Seeing the beautiful lady beside Long Ling’er, he guessed who she was. He realized he’d been fooled again.

Yes, he had been fooled. Why did he believe her? She said that her parents wouldn’t spend New Years with her and needed him to accompany her.

This girl was too good at acting pitiful.

“Brother Futian, today’s my 14th birthday and I was scared you wouldn’t come, so…” She made puppy eyes at Ye Futian. “You won’t be angry, right?”

Ye Futian gave her a look. What could he say? But it was her birthday and he hadn’t prepared anything.

At that time, everyone present looked at Ye Futian. They’d obviously heard of him. He was the one that the princess of the Dragon Clan bought the Celestial Pavilion for. Their relationship seemed to be even closer than they’d expected. They couldn’t help but feel jealous.

Chapter 442: Ye Futian’s Style

 

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

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Long Yan was confused when he saw Ye Futian. When he went to the Celestial Pavilion earlier, Ye Futian had claimed that he would know the answer at night. Now, Ye Futian was at the West Court. What did that mean?

Ye Futian walked up and said to the beauty beside Long Ling’er, “Greetings, Madame.”

Madame Long nodded slightly. She naturally followed the news about her daughter. Seeing Ye Futian in person, she saw that he was handsome and even more extraordinary than Long Mu.

Gu Yunxi studied Ye Futian too. She was curious about the person Long Ling’er would call so sweetly.

“Feel at home. Sit.” Madame Long smiled and nodded. Her voice was soft as a spring breeze.

“Thank you, Madame.” Ye Futian nodded.

Yang Xing led Ye Futian to a seat on the side. Long Ling’er’s eyes moved, staying with Ye Futian. She blinked cutely too and Ye Futian shot her a look. If he knew it would be like this, he wouldn’t have come. This girl was too tricky.

“I’ve heard of how you took care of Ling’er these days. You’ve worked hard.” Madame Long smiled at Ye Futian. Seeing her attitude, he understood that it wasn’t the Dragon Clan who wanted to take the Celestial Pavilion back. It was just Long Yan or a portion of the people.

Otherwise, the Madame of the Dragon Clan wouldn’t need to be so fake with him.

“You’re welcome. Ling’er is so smart. She doesn’t need my help. I was just playing with her these days. I hope you won’t be angry,” Ye Futian said modestly.

“The girl is stubborn. She must have caused trouble,” Madame Long said, smiling. She obviously knew her daughter’s personality.

“Mother, I’m very obedient,” Long Ling’er whined.

“Yes, you’re obedient.” Madame Long rolled her eyes and said to everyone, “Don’t just chat. Try the food tonight.”

Everyone nodded and started enjoying the feast. While drinking, someone raised a glass to Ye Futian. “I want to toast you, sir. Cheers.”

“Cheers.” Ye Futian also raised his glass and drank in one shot.

The other did the same and tipped the glass to show it. Putting it down, he said, “I heard that you are skilled with the guqin and Ling’er had praised you. You must be well-learned in it.”

“No, no, I only know the basics,” Ye Futian replied.

“You’re too modest. If you only know the basics, Ling’er wouldn’t gift you the Celestial Pavilion,” the man said conversationally. Many people put down their glasses and looked at Ye Futian.

Just as how Long Mu had told Long Ling’er, the girl had given the pavilion to a stranger so casually. It wasn’t much to the Dragon Clan, but it was very precious to a younger member of the clan. Only the top figures could have cultivation resource like that.

After all, the Dragon Clan had a massive family industry. Most of the resources were for the seniors and geniuses. The younger ones couldn’t get much. But then Long Ling’er randomly gave a study attendant an entire pavilion. The Dragon Clan members had to wonder about it.

Long Ling’er glanced at the speaker. She was young, but she could tell something was wrong too. However, she couldn’t pinpoint why.

“I’m curious too. If Ling’er can be so impressed, you must be very talented. Since today happens to be Ling’er’s birthday, how about you play something as a gift?” Long Yan said, smiling.

“Great idea.” Many disciples agreed.

“Brother Futian, don’t listen to them.” Long Ling’er glared at them.

“It’s alright.” Ye Futian nodded with a smile. “Since it’s Ling’er’s birthday, I can play something.”

“In that case, please.” The people of the Dragon Clan smiled.

Ye Futian stood up. Madame Long and Long Mu watched quietly. They were quite curious about Ye Futian’s skill too.

Ye Futian walked to the center. The gem on his ring shone and a guqin appeared. Seeing this, many youths narrowed their eyes. How did he have something so precious as a storage ring? Did this bastard use up his fortune from the Celestial Pavilion already?

Someone as young as Ye Futian couldn’t have something so precious. A storage ring wasn’t that useful, but it was extremely hard to make. It required special material so only people in the Sage Plane or the extremely wealthy could possess it.

Earlier, they’d thought that Ye Futian’s ring was only a regular accessory. They didn’t think of storage rings. After all, rings were common while storage rings were rare.

Long Ling’er gazed at Ye Futian in anticipation. Brother Futian’s music was amazing.

When Ye Futian started playing, his entire image changed. He closed his eyes, sensing the current atmosphere. Then his fingers touched the strings and the music notes started pulsing.

The song was light, gentle, joyous, and graceful.

Everyone sensed the song’s artistic conception. They seemed to see a girl grow up without worry. She was innocent and pure; she was as energetic as an elf and could always bring happiness to others. Then she grew up and learned to worry.

The music gradually grew heavier and sad. The depressing music made people feel like their hearts were crushed by a stone. They were deeply hurt.

For some reason, Long Ling’er saw herself when she heard this song. She thought of many past things, such as the times when she was still innocent and carefree. As the music changed, she thought of her uncle and tears appeared at the corner of her eyes. Her heart hurt.

Madame Long was shocked. Even with her cultivation level, she was still brought into the song’s artistic conception. She gazed at Long Ling’er and saw the tears.

The music slowed and the sadness faded. The girl gradually grew up and became stronger and more reliable. She faced the world and accepted everything. The listeners felt sunlight shining from the dark clouds. It fell on their faces and their hearts. It was very, very warm.

Long Ling’er’s tears disappeared. She closed her eyes, immersing herself in the artistic conception.

The music gradually grew lighter. The dancing music notes seemed to be describing the scene before them. Long Ling’er opened her eyes and smiled at Ye Futian. She could tell what Ye Futian wanted to express from the music. The feeling was great. She would become strong and move on from the problems.

Finally, the music stopped. Ye Futian sat quietly. Madame Long was impressed; the music had touched her. The song wasn’t very high-level, but just the artistic conception was a masterpiece. Plus, since it fit the environment so well, Ye Futian must have composed it himself. Gu Yunxi was also impressed. His skill was just as Long Ling’er had said.

“See, I didn’t lie. Brother Futian’s music is really touching,” Long Ling’er said, smiling a bit proudly.

Ye Futian put his guqin away and returned to his seat.

“Incredible,” the youth from earlier said, clapping. “Everyone has different skills in musical sorcery. I didn’t think I would see such witchcraft today in a song to affect others with its artistic conception. Ling’er is young. No wonder she was affected.”

“Long Huan, what are you saying?” Long Ling’er glared furiously at the youth.

“Ling’er, you’re still too young to understand people. This song is just a small trick. It’s not worthy to be respected.”

Madame Long looked at Long Huan. She wasn’t surprised at his attitude. After her brother had died, the Dragon Clan had become messy. If not for her husband’s iron grip, the clan would probably still be in a mess. But even now, some of the older members still wanted control of the family, despite their respectful appearance. Long Huan was the descendant of an elder. He was obviously upset that Ling’er had given the Celestial Pavilion to an outsider.

Not accusing Ling’er publicly was already due to her and her husband’s authority. Ye Futian naturally became their scapegoat.

“Yes. Long Huan is a Dragon Master and is skilled with the guqin. He naturally knows about these things. Ling’er, don’t be fooled by lowly people,” Long Yan added. Others whispered amongst themselves.

“Enough,” Madame Long said. “Don’t forget why you’re here.”

With that, the entire banquet quieted down. Long Huan smiled. “Madame, don’t be angry. Today is Ling’er’s birthday. I won’t mention it again.”

Madame Long still had authority.

“Mother.” Long Ling’er looked pitifully at her mother.

“Ling’er.” Madame Long patted her head and didn’t say anything else.

Long Mu shot her a glance. This girl was still ignorant so he didn’t find it strange. Gu Yunxi gazed at Ye Futian. This scene must be incredibly insulting to him.

But then Ye Futian smiled and said, “Ling’er.”

“Brother Futian.” Long Ling’er looked guilty. It had been wrong to have him come.

“Silly girl.” Ye Futian chuckled when he saw the guilt. The girl was stubborn, but she was still innocent. Ye Futian stood up and took out a badge. Going to Long Ling’er, he said, “Take the Celestial Pavilion’s badge.”

Everyone was shocked at this.

“Brother Futian,” Long Ling’er said, standing up. “I promised to give it to you. Don’t listen to them.”

“Someone came and asked me for it today too, so I just came to give it back. I may be a bit poor, but I’m not that lowly. This has nothing to do with you.” Ye Futian patted Long Ling’er’s head. Then he turned around and gazed at Long Huan. He smiled brilliantly. “I am untalented and not skilled in musical sorcery, but I don’t wish to be humiliated like this. Please give me some advice.”

Chapter 443: Do You Qualify?

 

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

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After Ye Futian spoke, everyone looked at him.

Long Huan froze and then laughed. Many people from the Dragon Clan laughed. Ye Futian wanted to challenge Long Huan over musical sorcery? Perhaps he didn’t know what a Dragon Master was.

“Brother Futian.” Ling’er was worried too. Ye Futian was very talented, but she knew how powerful her family’s Dragon Masters were. Long Huan was a Dragon Master.

Long Mu just glanced at Ye Futian. Why was he like this? If he was humiliated by Long Huan later, Ling’er would be sad.

Long Huan swirled his glass of wine and smirked. A study attendant wanted to challenge him? He really didn’t know his place.

“Madame, today is Ling’er’s birthday,” Long Huan said. “There shouldn’t be any fights, but a musical challenge is elegant too. Since he wishes it, I will fulfill his wish. It can help celebrate Ling’er birthday and show everyone whether his music is witchcraft or not.” He smiled and drank all his wine. Then he walked out of the crowd towards Ye Futian.

“I will advise you well.” Long Huan smiled at Ye Futian. Since Ye Futian wanted advice, he wouldn’t hold back.

Madame Long waved her hand. Instantly, everyone rose and retreated to the back. They emptied the space for them. Clearly, Madame Long agreed to this challenge. Since both parties were willing, she didn’t have to stop it. No matter who won, it was okay. If Ye Futian won, it meant Ling’er was right. If he lost, it meant he didn’t deserve the Celestial Pavilion.

Of course, Ye Futian would most likely lose. After all, Long Huan was a Dragon Master from the Dragon Clan.

Ye Futian and Long Huan sat before each other, guqins appearing. Ye Futian looked down at his instrument while Long Huan looked at Ye Futian, eyes filled with scorn.

“Please,” Ye Futian uttered.

Long Huan didn’t hold back and thrummed the instrument strings. The moment the music sounded, everyone felt a force. It was like a dragon’s roar.

Ye Futian lowered his head and laughed. He thought back to what had happened recently. It was the artistic conception in the song. His fingers moved past the strings. When the music sounded, the notes seemed to have some special power, dragging people into his artistic conception instantly.

Sitting beside Madame Long, Gu Yunxi’s chopsticks had fallen. She stared at Ye Futian in shock.

This song…

Madame Long looked at her, confused as to why she would lose her cool. Madame Long looked back over. Just as she’d expected, Long Huan’s music was powerful while Ye Futian’s was gentle. It seemed to be what Long Huan had said. Ye Futian’s music was just for comforting little girls. The artistic conception was strong, but there was no power.

Gu Yunxi didn’t think so though because she’d heard the entire piece. The artistic conception was describing the changes in someone’s heart. The beginning was calm, but she knew how scary the second half was.

Long Yan also had a strange expression. How? He’d heard this song earlier at the workshop and had wanted to buy it. Many people praised it. Gu Yunxi should be the one who’d bought it, so how come Ye Futian could play it?

The others didn’t know what they were thinking. The Dragon Clan continued watching it calmly. To them, there was no suspense in this fight.

As expected, as they played, wind howled around Long Huan. The flowing air turned into a dragon. It roared and streaked towards Ye Futian. However, there seemed to be a musical windstorm around Ye Futian. Occasionally, lightning flashed. It blocked the other’s music.

Behind Long Huan, a true dragon was born. Horrible air current streamed. The dragon twisted and turned, flying towards Ye Futian. Gu Yunxi was shocked.

The dragon landed above Ye Futian. Horrible air currents flowed as if many dragons were looking down at Ye Futian. Long Huan’s music melded into it. Then the dragon opened its mouth and released a world-shaking roar. It went to devour Ye Futian.

Ye Futian didn’t seem to see it. His fingers sped up. The calm and quiet music instantly turned chaotic. It seemed to sublimate in an instant. Lightning cracked and thunder roared. Bolts of lightning streaked across the sky, entangling with the dragon shadows.

There was instantly a terrifying image. The dragon danced with the lightning. It was beautiful.

“What?” Everyone looked at Ye Futian in shock. His hands moved extremely quickly and the instrument strings quivered. Music notes pulsed wildly. The music was nothing like the peaceful song before. It went forward without stopping and broke through the heavens.

At this time, all the thunder Spiritual Qi in the world seemed to be controlled. It flowed through and shone around Ye Futian. His white robes fluttered in the wind. The gentle youth seemed to have changed, shining with sharp brilliance.

Everyone at the banquet was shaken. They stared at Ye Futian with sharp eyes. Shock also flashed past Madame Long’s eyes. The artistic conception had changed, becoming a wild and aggressive storm. It was still getting stronger. She could sense that all thunder Spiritual Qi was controlled by the music.

Crack… Bolts of lightning arrived. Endless lightning flashed. Long Huan felt his mind get attacked continuously. In his mind, there was a horrible storm destroying everything.

His expression grew serious. He didn’t relax anymore and played furiously.

However, there seemed to be an endless chain of lightning. It wrapped down on the dragons and tore them apart. Then they snaked towards his body.

Behind Long Huan, there was a powerful roar. A dragon spirit appeared, shaking the world. But the moment it appeared, endless lightning wrapped around it to kill it.

Ye Futian’s music was still getting stronger. It was unstoppable in its power. The shocking power destroyed the space and shrouded Long Huan. There was a huge boom. The thunder fell and shattered Long Huan’s guqin. Dust flew and the music stopped.

Ye Futian’s music continued. Lightning flashed before him, staring like cold snakes. He seemed to be showing off. Long Huan’s expression looked dead. He was so humiliated.

“It may be just a small trick, but I can use it against someone who doesn’t understand music,” Ye Futian said coolly. His music slowed and then stopped.

The banquet was silent. Long Huan himself had said Ye Futian’s music was a small trick and that he would advise Ye Futian. But how did he do it?

The Dragon Master had been mocked for not understanding music. It was so insulting.

Ye Futian didn’t hurt him, but that one sentence could pierce Long Huan’s heart.

“How do you know this song?” Long Yan asked Ye Futian. Could he have been the man?

“Long Yan, what’s going on?” someone asked. Long Yan knew this song?

“I went to the music workshop to choose a song for Ling’er and someone was auctioning this song. Many people praised it, but Miss Yunxi must have bought it in the end.” Many people looked to Gu Yunxi.

Gu Yunxi was shocked. She looked to Madame Long. “It is indeed the song I gifted Ling’er.”

Madame Long opened the music score and was also shocked. Gu Yunxi had praised this song and bought it. Today, Ye Futian had played it.

“So how did he get such a powerful thing?” The Dragon Clan wanted to support Long Huan.

Ye Futian scoffed.

“How did you learn it?” Madame Long asked. “Who wrote it?”

“This was my improvisation. I wrote it,” Ye Futian said. Everyone was shocked. Ye Futian wrote this? Even Gu Yunxi couldn’t believe it. She’d guessed that Ye Futian was the one who had played the piece at the workshop, but she couldn’t believe that he wrote it.

“You may have won against me, but you can’t be so arrogant. Madame, he plagiarized someone else’s music. He must be a lowly person,” Long Huan said coldly. “Don’t let Ling’er interact with him anymore.” He could regain his ego this way.

“What a joke.” Ye Futian scoffed when Madame Long looked at him. “In that case, listen to this.”

As he spoke, he thrummed the instrument strings. That moment, the song entered the climax. It seemed to contain a furious fire that passed through the sky and slammed against Long Huan.

Long Huan’s head shook. Ye Futian continued playing furiously without any order. He was just venting his anger, but it became such a wild melody.

Long Huan stumbled back, face white.

“If that’s not enough, let’s change the song,” Ye Futian said. The music changed. Dragons roared in the sky. It was similar to what Long Huan had played. A dragon whistled and shot forward with angry fire.

Gu Yunxi stood up. She stared at the handsome figure. At that moment, Ye Futian was unparalleled.

“How is this possible?” Long Huan stared at him in shock. “Did you write these too?”

“You’re just a frog in the well,” Ye Futian mocked. His white clothing fluttered. Right now, he seemed to be venting all the anger he’d repressed these days.

“Then let me teach you martial arts!” Long Huan roared. His dragons roared too. He flew like a dragon towards Ye Futian.

Light flashed. Ye Futian put his guqin away. He was bathed in the light of thunder. Horrible lightning killed towards Long Huan, piercing his mind.

Then Ye Futian raised his hand. Dragons roared, shattering the world. Ye Futian’s arm was like a dragon that destroyed everything directly. Then a dragon’s claw came down on Long Huan and grabbed him.

“Do you even qualify for martial arts?”

Ye Futian slammed Long Huan onto the ground. The ground shook, along with everyone’s hearts. The scene before them was too shocking.

Could this really be a study attendant?

Do you even qualify for martial arts?

Chapter 444: [Chapter 444?]

 

Ch444 Ye Futian’s Gift

Translator: Vicky_

Editor: Vicky_ /Nyoi-Bo Studio

Long Huan’s body slammed onto the ground, shaking. He wasn’t hurt. Ye Futian couldn’t hurt him much in the Dragon Clan. But if he could choose, he wished that today wouldn’t happen.

He’d completely humiliated himself today.

He’d mocked Ye Futian’s music as little tricks and wanted to advise Ye Futian. But he ended up being destroyed. Ye Futian played carelessly but defeated him.

He wanted to compete in martial arts, but it was even worse. He couldn’t even take a hit.

Do you even qualify for martial arts? Those words slapped him strongly. He was a Dragon Master from the Dragon Clan, but he’d embarrassed himself so much before a study attendant. He had lost all face.

Everyone at the banquet stared at them. Their hearts pounded wildly. Study attendant? Little tricks? Who now still doubted whether Ye Futian had helped Long Ling’er?

Even Long Ling’er herself couldn’t believe this. She’d only listened to Ye Futian play a few songs and he’d taught her the Dragon Master music. She didn’t think Ye Futian would be so powerful.

“Brother Futian,” Long Ling’er called softly. She felt guilty. Ye Futian was so extraordinary, but she’d made him into a study attendant and had him get humiliated at the Dragon Clan. She felt bad because this was all due to her stubbornness.

Right now, Ye Futian turned towards Madame Long and bowed slightly. “Madame, today I only came to return the Celestial Pavilion’s badge and stayed because it was Ling’er’s birthday. I didn’t want to be humiliated, so I had to prove myself. I’m sorry if I caused any disturbances.”

“No, I’m not strict enough with my juniors. It isn’t your fault.” Madame Long looked at the handsome youth before him. She couldn’t find anything wrong with Ye Futian’s words. Long Huan had asked for this beating and it was good to teach him a lesson.

“Thank you for your understanding,” Ye Futian said, bowing. “I won’t disturb you any longer. Goodbye.”

“Ling,’er,” he continued. “I’m going now. I’ll move out of the Celestial Pavilion and we’ll see each other if fate allows it. This has nothing to do with you. Don’t be sad.” Ye Futian smiled at her.

Hearing that he was going to move out and thinking of how people told him before to leave, Long Ling’er felt that Ye Futian had been wronged. Her eyes reddened and said to the crowd, “Since you didn’t come genuinely anyway, let’s just stop this birthday celebrating. You don’t have to pretend anymore. Just go.”

With that, she walked out and jogged to Ye Futian. Grabbing his arm, she asked, “Brother Futian, you won’t stay with me anymore?”

Ye Futian looked at her teary eyes and felt a headache. He knew this girl was a good actress, but he really couldn’t stand the puppy eyes…

The Dragon Clan were shocked too. The princess’ relationship with Ye Futian was better than they’d thought.

Ye Futian looked over at Madame Long. She just smiled and nodded, so Ye Futian also smiled wryly. He’d just beat someone from the Dragon Clan. Was this okay?

“I’ll spend some more time with you.” Ye Futian patted Long Ling’er’s head.

“Yay.” Long Ling’er’s eyes brightened immediately. She looked up at Ye Futian and giggled. She was very silly and naïve. She took Ye Futian away, ignoring the Dragon Clan.

Madame Long looked at everyone and asked quietly, “Are you satisfied now?”

Everyone looked down. With Madame Long’s intelligence, she obviously knew what they were thinking. They’d wanted to make a scene over this, but sadly, Long Huan had lost too badly. It was too humiliating.

“If your attitude is still like this, there’s no need to waste time for another visit. Go back now. Act as if nothing has happened. You cannot mention it or cause trouble for him,” Madame Long said.

Long Huan was already up. Madame Long said they couldn’t mention it, but many people in the Dragon Clan would still know. He was still embarrassed.

Everyone rose, bowed, and retreated. The crowd quickly dispersed. Madame Long glanced at Long Ling’er and shook her head, smiling wryly. “Oh, that girl. Long Mu, spend more time with Yunxi. You young people should talk well.”

“Okay.” Long Mu nodded.

“I’ll go check Mr. Feng.” Madame Long left with a smile, clearly giving Long Mu a chance with Gu Yunxi.

They obviously could tell too. Gu Yunxi smiled and asked, “What do you think about him?”

Clearly, she was asking about Ye Futian.

“You’re skilled in music. The artistic conception is nice. I’m sure he’s quite talented. As for martial arts, it’s hard to tell from that simple exchange. Long Huan is good, but he’s not the best in the Dragon Clan. But if he can defeat Long Huan, he must be quite good too,” Long Mu said.

“Yes.” Gu Yunxi nodded. She thought back to Ye Futian’s brilliance while he played. He’d performed three songs. Did he really write those brilliant songs?

…

Long Ling’er dragged Ye Futian back to her room, but Ye Futian asked, “Ling’er, who was the woman beside your mother?”

Long Ling’er froze and then glared at Ye Futian. “You think Sister Yunxi is pretty, don’t you. Do you like her now?”

“Where do you get those ideas?” Ye Futian knocked against her head. “Didn’t she say that she would give you a song? That was the song I sold, so I’m curious.”

“Oh, then that’s coincidental. But it’s bad that there’s such a beauty before you, but you think of someone else.” Long Ling’er’s fierce expression was quite cute. Ye Futian was speechless.

“Yes, she’s a beauty, but it’ll be a few years for you,” Ye Futian said, smiling.

“I knew you don’t have good ideas. Sister Yunxi is the daughter of the Gu Clan and a famous beauty. She’s cultivating at the Starry School and likes the guqin. When my uncle was alive, the two families wanted her and my brother to get married. But we don’t talk about it anymore.”

“Understood.” Ye Futian nodded.

“Do you really have thoughts?” the girl asked cautiously.

“How come you’re so gossipy?” Ye Futian was speechless.

“I’m jealous.” The girl pouted. “The piece she gave me is better than your gift.”

“I…” Ye Futian stared at Long Ling’er. “She bought that. Does it count?”

Her logic…

“I don’t care. You have to give me something better,” the girl said, clutching Ye Futian’s elbow.

Ye Futian wanted to hit his head. His head hurt. He shouldn’t have stayed.

“Or at least give me something similar.” Long Ling’er shook his elbow. “Brother Futian, you can’t give up your sister for a beauty. Brother Futian, can you be a brother? You have to keep visiting me after leaving.”

Now, Ye Futian realized what the girl was doing. She was scared that he would leave forever, so she tried to keep him here.

Seeing Long Ling’er look at him with beautiful and innocent eyes, Ye Futian softened. “Okay, I’ll give you a song, but don’t tell anyone other than your parents that it’s from me.”

“Okay.” Long Ling’er nodded.

Ye Futian’s ring flashed and a copied score appeared in Ye Futian’s hands. He handed it to Long Ling’er. “Learn it well and comprehend as much as you can. Don’t force it.”

“Okay.” Long Ling’er clutched the score and giggled. Looking at Ye Futian, she said, “I know that you’re the best.”

“You suck too,” Ye Futian mumbled. He lost to a little girl.

“Who else?” Long Ling’er asked playfully.

“Your aunt,” Ye Futian said.

“Auntie must be pretty,” Long Ling’er said.

“Of course. She’s the prettiest girl in the world. She’s my wife, after all,” Ye Futian said proudly.

Long Ling’er giggled. “Brother Futian, you’re so self-conceited.”

“It’s called confidence.” Ye Futian patted Long Ling’er’s head. “Alright. I gave you the present and now I’m going back. Go spend time with your mom.”

“Then, this…” Ling’er held the Celestial Pavilion’s badge.

“Put it away.” Ye Futian smiled and turned to leave.

Long Ling’er looked at his back, not wanting him to leave. “Brother Futian, I’m going to look for you tomorrow.”

“You’re so annoying,” Ye Futian muttered.

“I’ll annoy you to death.” Long Ling’er smiled brightly.

Not long after Ye Futian left, a woman stopped him and bowed. “Mr. Ye.”

“Who are you?” Ye Futian asked.

“My lady said that your music is worth more than what you’ve received. She has a private courtyard in the Divine Sky City and wishes to give it to you,” the woman said. She looked somewhere and Ye Futian followed her eyes. He saw a beautiful woman standing there. She smiled and nodded.

Afraid I have nowhere to live? Ye Futian thought. Then he smiled and shook his head, “Thank your lady for me. However, the music is worth more than this, but those who truly understand its value will treasure it more.”

With that, Ye Futian walked away. He didn’t accept the gift.

…

After Ye Futian left, Long Ling’er took out the music. She discovered that the piece was very difficult. She couldn’t play it even after many tries.

Seeing her immersed in it, Madame Long didn’t disturb her. She just watched quietly. Mr. Feng stood beside her.

“What piece is that?” Madame Long asked. “It seems very hard. She’s tried so many times. Is she bad at comprehending it?”

“I don’t know. Ling’er isn’t bad at comprehending.” The elder shook his head and listened quietly.

As Long Ling’er practiced more, she could play one part haltingly. The elder’s expression grew serious.

“What’s wrong?” Madame Long asked after seeing his serious expression.

“Listen closely.” The elder closed his eyes. Long Ling’er kept trying with a serene smile. She was immersed in it.

But then, the elder flashed and appeared before Long Ling’er. Madame Long followed with a shocked expression.

Long Ling’er looked up and said in confusion, “Grandpa Feng, Mother.”

“Ling’er, what song is this?” the elder asked.

“I don’t know.” Long Ling’er shook her head.

“Can I see it?” the elder asked. Long Ling’er hesitated.

“Ling’er,” Madame Long called. What was wrong with her?

“Grandpa Feng, you have to give it back,” Long Ling’er said.

The elder nodded and took the music score. His expression grew even more serious and he even shook uncontrollably.

“Mr. Feng.” Madame Long was a bit shocked. “Is the song very special?”

“Madame.” The elder put down the score and looked at her. “If I’m not wrong, this should be one of the top ten songs of the Divine Prefecture—Ukiyo!”

Chapter 445: Divine Spiritual Sorcerer

 

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

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On the last night of the 10004th year of the Divine Prefecture Calendar, a crescent hung high in the sky.

In the Zhongzhou City region of the Barren State, there was a group of extremely luxurious, palace-like buildings. At the top of a building, there was a richly decorated house. At the moment, there were two very beautiful figures standing on the house, staring at the dazzling scene before them. In the distance, fireworks bloomed brilliantly in the sky. However, the two still seemed to be somewhat lonely, even though the place they were at looked fantastic.

This was the Zhuge Family, a top clan in the Barren State.

“Do you miss him?” one of the ladies suddenly asked as she smiled and looked at the younger, fairy-like lady beside her. At the moment, the fairy-like lady was looking up at the lonely moon.

“Yup.” Hua Jieyu nodded gently and grinned brightly. “He must also be looking at the moon and thinking of me now.”

“Does he dare not to?” Zhuge Mingyue smiled and said, “Now he should be in the Barren State as well. I wonder which small city he is in. He should have already gotten a map of the Barren State and know where the Zhuge Family is at.”

“Sister, how long do you think he would need to come here?” Hua Jieyu asked softly.

“I guess he will come once he reaches the Noble Plane. With such a pretty girlfriend outside, how could he not be anxious?” Zhuge Hui said, smiling.

“With you taking care of me, why should he be worried?” Hua Jieyu stared at Zhuge Mingyue and her clear eyes were filled with gratefulness. “Sister, thank you.”

“You don’t have to thank me. I will wait for him to return my favor to you,” Zhuge Mingyue remarked jokingly. “He promised me that in the future he will protect me. By that time, remember to remind him about it.”

“No problem. I will do so with him.” Hua Jieyu grinned brightly. In this year, the sister had done so many things for her that she could hardly pay it back. In particular, not long ago, the sister had offered a fate-changing opportunity to her.

“I know that you love him.” Zhuge Mingyue smiled.

“Sister, Jieyu, we should go. They are urging us.” Suddenly, a pure and charming figure walked over. It was Beitang Xing’er, the sixth disciple of the Cottage.

“Alright,” Zhuge Mingyue nodded, after which she and Hua Jieyu turned around and walked down from the house. The three people walked together in the Zhuge Family. On their way, many people looked at them. Some seemed to be envious while others were filled with admiration, especially when they saw the fairy-like lady under the moonlight. Her name was Hua Jieyu and she had returned with Zhuge Mingyue. She had an exquisite look and moreover was so young, attracting the attention of countless people in the Zhuge Family. However, Zhuge Mingyue had been protecting her closely and so nobody dared to touch her.

Nobody knew why Zhuge Mingyue was so good to her. Not long ago, Zhuge Mingyue even gave the life-changing opportunity to evolve her talents to Hua Jieyu.

That day, everyone in the Zhuge Family paid much attention to Zhuge Mingyue, but the person who walked out was Hua Jieyu. Nobody would forget the scene: the fairy-like lady appeared with a seven-colored halo around her body as if she was a goddess from heaven.

The talents of Hua Jieyu who already had all the elements were evolved further and she became a super-rare ultimate sorcerer, a Divine Spiritual Sorcerer.

That day, many people thought that the leader of the family would be furious, but because of the birth of a Divine Spiritual Sorcerer, the leader did not blame Zhuge Mingyue. Instead, he only heaved a sigh, not knowing why his daughter would choose this.

…

The Eastern Region of the Barren State, Divine Sky City, Celestial Pavilion. The place was filled with a melodious music which displayed how much the musician missed someone. Moonlight poured down onto a handsome face, and the courtyard seemed to be extremely peaceful.

After a long while, the music slowly stopped. Ye Futian moved his finger from the strings and lifted his head to look at the moon in the sky. In the Zhuge Family, is Jieyu also looking at the moon just like me? Is she doing well? The second sister will definitely not let her be mistreated. Thinking of the second sister, Ye Futian smiled. He was not used to not having the second sister beside him. He really enjoyed the times when he was protected by her.

Now, the second sister must also be protecting Jieyu just like how she had protected him.

Not far away from Ye Futian, a single-armed figure was sitting down quietly. He was similarly looking up at the crescent. The moon delivers love thousands of miles away. Clearly, Ye Wuchen was also thinking of someone.

“You’re thinking about Chenyu,” Ye Futian said softly.

“I left her behind and came to the Barren State. It has been such a long while. She must be hating me so much,” Ye Wuchen said softly.

“Then you should focus on cultivation and go back next time to marry her,” Ye Futian said.

Ye Wuchen did not speak and only sat there in silence.

Ye Futian smiled and continued playing the guqin. The melodious music passed with time, and the 10004th year of the Divine Prefecture Calendar finally passed.

The next morning, the courtyard was extremely quiet. Ye Futian opened his eyes and looked up at the sky. A bright smile then appeared on his face. It was another new start. On the previous night, his Spiritual Energy broke through and his sorcery entered the Middle Arcana Plane.

The effect of the Dragon Grass last time was still present, thereby allowing him to break through again in such a short period of time. Furthermore, he felt that after the medicated baths over these few days, his physical strength was also about to break through soon.

Yu Sheng walked over and asked Ye Futian, “Do we leave today?”

“Yup,” Ye Futian nodded. “Where have you been last night? Why didn’t I see you?”

“After the medicated bath, I have been cultivating. My martial arts level has increased,” Yu Sheng answered.

Ye Futian was momentarily stunned, after which he smiled brightly. His Spiritual Energy had broken through, while Yu Sheng did so for his martial arts. It seemed that they were both not far away from the complete Middle Arcana Plane.

Suddenly, Shen Yu walked in from the outside hurriedly. Noticing her expression, Ye Futian asked, “What happened?”

“Miss Long is here.” A strange look appeared in Shen Yu’s eyes because it was not just Long Ling’er who was here.

“Ling’er?” A weird expression appeared on Ye Futian’s face. Did she really come here?

“Brother Futian.” Ye Futian heard a voice from the distance, after which he saw an elf-like figure walking towards him. Behind her, there was another person, a very beautiful lady. This caused a strange expression to appear on Ye Futian’s face. Standing up, he greeted, “Madame.”

“Please don’t be so polite. I just wanted to chat with you,” Madame Long said, smiling.

“Sure,” Ye Futian nodded and signaled to Shen Yu. Shen Yu understood his intent and bowed, after which she left. At the moment, she could not remain calm. The female leader of West Mountain Dragon Clan actually came to visit Ye Futian herself.

Madame Long glanced at the other few people and Ye Futian said, “They’re all very close to me. Madame, you can say it directly.”

“You are from the Eastern Barren Territory right?” Madame Long stared at Ye Futian.

Ye Futian looked at Madama Long, after which he smiled and nodded, “It seems like you have also heard about what happened in the Eastern Barren Territory.” When he gave Ling’er the music score, he was already expecting this to happen, but it was much quicker than he thought. The Ukiyo was not a secret and it was easy to find out that he was the person who had obtained it. However, he had told Ling’er that she could only tell her parents about it. During the banquet on the previous night, Ye Futian had a good impression of Madame Long. Although he could be exposed, there was no resentment or conflict of interest between the Dragon Clan and him. Therefore, the leader of the Dragon Clan would almost certainly not sell him out. After all, he was but an unimportant figure and the Dragon Clan had no reasons to betray him. Hence, it should not cause any problems.

“Yes I have heard about it before,” Madame Long nodded. Then, she took out a badge and added, “You should continue to take Celestial Pavilion. Since Ling’er has given this to you, it’s inappropriate for me to take it back. In the future, nobody in the Dragon Clan will say anything about it.”

“Err…” Ye Futian stared at Madame Long. Obviously, he knew that it was completely different to receive the badge from Madame Long as compared to Long Ling’er. After all, Long Ling’er was still young and did not have much right to speak in the family. Thus the disciples of Dragon Clan dared to call him into question. However, it would be totally different if Madame Long gave him Celestial Pavilion. If he was a person whom the madame regarded highly of, nobody would dare to say a thing.

Madame Long smiled and continued, “You have all come from thousands of miles away. Even though you are all talented, your cultivation will still be delayed by the lack of resources. Do you plan to keep selling music scores in the future? Furthermore, if you run into any trouble in the future, being the owner of Celestial Pavilion will help you at least partially. If you still reject this, I would have come here for nothing.”

Ye Futian knew that Madame Long was saying the truth. Dragon Clan had bought Celestial Pavilion and Madame Long gave it to him. Being the owner of Celestial Pavilion would, therefore, mean that he had Dragon Clan behind his back. This would clearly cause the rest to be somewhat scared of him.

“This being the case, I’ll thank you for the gift, Madame.” Since Madame Long had already said so, Ye Futian could not reject the offer. Thus he could only take the badge which he had returned again.

“Haha.” Seeing the scene, Long Ling’er smiled happily.

“I’ll take my leave first,” Madame Long said, smiling. Both of them did not mention about the Ukiyo, as if they had had an unspoken agreement.

“Brother Futian, the exams of the Top Three Schools are approaching. I have to cultivate hard for a while. By that time, you must come and cheer for me!” Long Ling’er said to Ye Futian.

“Absolutely.” Ye Futian smiled and nodded.

Madame Long brought Long Ling’er and left. Ye Futian looked at the badge in his hand and a strange expression appeared on his face.

“Does this mean that we no longer have to leave?” Yu Sheng muttered.

“Yes,” Ye Futian nodded. He also did not expect Madame Long to deliver the badge here herself.

…

The 10005th year of the Divine Prefecture Calendar was a new starting point for many. Over these days, Ye Futian and his friends had been cultivating quietly in Celestial Pavilion and growing stronger by the day, until Ye Futian and Yu Sheng completely entered the Middle Arcana Plane, while Ye Wuchen entered the fifth level of the Arcana Plane. The three had all become stronger and were heading towards the Noble Plane.

Divine Sky City was slowly becoming livelier. The exams of the Top Three Schools were approaching and there were more and more outsiders in the city. Many people crossed over vast distances to come to Divine Sky City just so that they would not miss the exams this year.

At the moment, a group of people arrived outside Starry School in Divine Sky City. Among them, there was a beautiful lady. She looked at the majestic college before her which she longed to join. Not far away, a pretty figure approached her and shouted, “Yurou!”

“Sister!” Wang Yurou shouted, smiling. She had also come to Divine Sky City.

Chapter 446: Arrival of a Beauty

 

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

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Celestial Pavilion, Fairy Pool.

Today, Jiang Nan and Wang Yuqing came to this place again, along with Wang Yuqing’s sister, Wang Yurou.

“Yurou, the entrance examination of Starry School will be held tomorrow. Today you should relax and try out the delicacies here,” Jiang Nan said gentlemanly, smiling. Today he would be treating Wang Yurou to welcome her after her tiring journey and to wish her success in the upcoming examination. Wang Yurou was going to take part in the assessment of Starry School.

“Jiang Nan, we don’t have to come here,” Wang Yuqing said. It was too luxurious for them to come to Celestial Pavilion.

“Yurou, didn’t you ask where Ye Futain is? Last time, we met him precisely here,” Jiang Nan said.

Wang Yurou frowned gently. She did not really like Jiang Nan as he always had an arrogant attitude. Although he was chasing her sister, he always liked to display his superiority. In addition, after she asked for Ye Futian’s whereabouts, Jiang Nan had always been indirectly satirizing Ye Futian, as if he was trying to display how outstanding he was and to belittle Ye Futian.

Even though Ye Futian may not be as bright as the geniuses from the Top Three Schools, he had had some relationship with Wang Family after all. Before they left, Wang Yurou’s grandfather also asked her sister to take care of him. However, after they arrived here, they departed, and it seemed like their relationship was not very good.

“Did he come here to eat as well?” Wang Yurou asked.

“Eat?” Jiang Nan said, smiling. “That friend of yours is quite skilled. In some way, he managed to have some relationship with West Mountain Dragon Clan and become the servant of the lady of Dragon Clan. He was following behind her that day.”

Wang Yurou frowned, after which she said, “It’s impossible.” According to her understanding of Ye Futian, he was a very proud person and would never become someone’s servant. She had had some contact with Ye Futian and clearly knew what kind of person he was.

“Ask your sister then,” Jiang Nan said, smiling. Wang Yurou looked at her sister who nodded gentle, “Yurou, don’t view a person with a fixed mindset. Divine Sky City is different from Wang Family.”

“Sister, grandpa asked you to take care of him. How did it end up like this,” Wang Yurou said, unhappy.

“I would have tried to take care of him if he could enter Starry School. However, since he has chosen a path of self-degradation, what can I do?” Wang Yuqing replied. “Let’s not talk about him and start eating. Tomorrow, you need to work hard and try to enter Starry School.”

Wang Yurou did not say anything else but only sighed in her heart. If she could enter Starry School, how could Ye Futian not? The talents that Ye Futian had displayed that time were far better than hers.

Suddenly, loud noises came from the Fairy Pool. Jiang Nan and the rest turned their heads around and saw a group of people walking towards their direction. The leader of the group was extremely charming and attractive.

“She’s Gu Yunxi.” A strange look appeared in Jiang Nan’s eyes. Gu Yunxi was a famous beauty in Divine Sky City. She was cultivating in Starry School. In the college, countless geniuses tried to chase her. Today, she actually came to Celestial Pavilion.

Wang Yuqing similarly stared at Gu Yunxi. Although she was also quite beautiful, when she saw Gu Yunxi she still felt somewhat embarrassed. A beauty like Gu Yunxi was destined to attract the attention of everyone in the world. An ordinary person would not even dare to think about chasing her.

Gu Yunxi walked into an attic along the covered bridge. Many men were slightly disappointed as they could no longer see the exquisite face. However, they would still occasionally look in that direction, hoping to see her again. Some people also chatted about who would eventually be able to chase a lady like Gu Yunxi. Would it be Long Mu from West Mountain Dragon Clan? A few years ago when the father of Long Mu was still alive, it was said that the two families wanted to ally through marriage. Or would it be someone from Jin Clan?

With Gu Yunxi’s status and appearance, not many people in Divine Sky City could match her.

Very soon, Ye Futian who was cultivating quietly in a courtyard in Celestial Pavilion also received the news. Over these days, he and his friends had all been cultivating and did not know about the happenings outside.

In the courtyard, when Shen Yu told Ye Futian that Gu Yunxi was here, a strange expression appeared on his face. Was this a coincidence?

Ye Futian would clearly not forget about the beautiful lady who had bought his music score and wanted to give him a courtyard.

“Count her spending this time on me,” Ye Futian said. “You may leave now.”

Hearing Ye Futian’s reply, Shen Yu’s expression turned even stranger. Why would Ye Futian treat Gu Yunxi?

“The maidservant of Gu Yunxi said that she wanted to see the owner of Celestial Pavilion,” Shen Yu said softly. She was wondering if Gu Yunxi and Ye Futian knew each other.

She felt that Ye Futian was becoming more and more mysterious. He was first visited by the young lady of the Dragon Clan and then the female leader. Now, a top beauty from Gu Clan was also here. She realized that after she knew Ye Futian, she had already seen many important people. They were all the people whom she would ordinarily not even imagine meeting. However, when Ye Futian first came to Celestial Pavilion, it was obvious that he could not afford the stay here.

Was it because he was too good-looking?

Thinking about this, Shen Yu glanced secretly at Ye Futian’s handsome face. After all, the people who came to look for Ye Futian were all ladies.

“See me?” A weird expression appeared on Ye Futian’s face. Why was Gu Yunxi looking for him?

“Alright, then I’ll go and see her.” Ye Futian stood up, after which he walked towards the Fairy Pool.

When he came to the Fairy Pool and walked on the covered bridge, he heard someone shout, “Ye Futian!” Ye Futian turned around and saw Wang Yurou looking at him. He was somewhat surprised but also delighted.

“You also came to Divine Sky City,” Ye Futian said, smiling. It seemed like Wang Yurou also did not want to keep staying in Yunyue City. After knowing her for a while, Ye Futian knew that Wang Yurou was indeed a person who was not willing to live an ordinary life.

“Yup. Tomorrow I will be going to Starry School to see if I can pass the assessment,” Wang Yurou said.

“Good luck,” Ye Futian nodded, grinning. “I have something for now. I’ll leave first.” After that, he walked towards the attic along the covered bridge.

Wang Yuqing did not look at Ye Futian at all and only gave a soft humph. On the other hand, Jiang Nan sneered and said, “He came here so quickly. It seems like he also wants to get to know Gu Yunxi.” He gave a mocking smile. Ye Futian did not even look at his own status and was actually dreaming about such things.

However, he had to admire Ye Futian for his skills and thick-skinned nature. Whenever he met an important person, he would try to seek connections.

“He looks like he’s doing well, unlike what you have said earlier, sister,” Wang Yurou said.

“Perhaps the young lady of Dragon Clan asked him to come to Celestial Pavilion to do something for her,” Jiang Nan said. Wang Yurou did not say anything. In any case, she would not believe in that. She would instead go and ask Ye Futian if she had the chance to.

Ye Futain walked into the attic where he saw a beauty standing in front of the window and turning around to look at him.

“Mr. Ye, do you still remember me?” Gu Yunxi said, smiling. Her voice was very gentle and soothing.

“Of course,” Ye Futian said, smiling. “With your beautiful look, I don’t think I can forget about you so soon.”

Hearing Ye Futian’s compliment, Gu Yunxi was somewhat embarrassed which made her look even more attractive.

“I heard that you’re looking for me?” Ye Futian asked.

“Yes,” Gu Yunxi nodded gently. “I have already learned the piece ‘Elegance.’ That day in West Court, I saw you create a new piece of music on the spot. Do you have any other scores? I will use something to exchange for them.”

“I created ‘Elegance’ only because of my mood that time. That day in West Court, I played the guqin also because I was angry, but it was not a complete piece. At the moment, I do not have any new scores, unfortunately.” Ye Futian shook his head. Writing a new piece of music was certainly not such an easy task. Of course, if it was just a random short piece, it would be much easier.

“In this case, if you manage to create one in the future, can you find me first?” Gu Yunxi said.

“Ms. Gu, you’re the person who bought the first piece of music that I have ever created. If I do manage to create any more in the future, you’ll definitely take priority,” Ye Futian nodded, smiling.

“Thank you. Mr. Ye, don’t forget what you said today,” Gu Yunxi said, smiling.

“Of course I will not.” Ye Futian shook his head.

“Deal.” Gu Yunxi smiled brightly and continued, “Tomorrow Starry School will be admitting new disciples. Will you join the college to cultivate?”

“Nope.” Ye Futian shook his head gently. Gu Yunxi was somewhat surprised. Was Ye Futain actually not entering the Top Three Schools?

“That’s unfortunate. If you enter Starry School, the Musical Spell Department will definitely have an unparalleled disciple,” Gu Yunxi sighed. Ye Futian smiled and said, “Ms. Gu, you’re flattering me. If you have nothing else, I’ll take my leave first.”

With the lady of Gu Clan in the attic, it would more or less have an undesirable impact if he was to stay here for too long.

“Alright. See you next time,” Gu Yunxi nodded gently and did not ask Ye Futian to stay longer.

“See you.” Ye Futian turned around and left.

After he left, a strange expression appeared on the face of the maidservant behind Gu Yunxi. “Ms, what’s wrong with this guy?”

“Why?” Gu Yunxi asked softly.

“When the other geniuses are in front of you, they all want just to stay longer with you. Instead, he only wanted to leave. He also rejected your offer to give him a courtyard,” the maidservant said, twitching her lips. She knew well about the attractiveness of Gu Yunxi. It was the first time she saw a person who wanted to leave himself. In the past, it was always Gu Yunxi who asked to leave first.

“A person who could create a piece like ‘Elegance’ is clearly different from the rest,” Gu Yunxi said, smiling. The maidservant saw the smile on Gu Yunxi’s face and a strange look appeared in her eyes. Gu Yunxi had never seemed so interested in a man before. Could it be that…

But their backgrounds did not seem to match. Although Ye Futian was extremely good at music, he only owned Celestial Pavilion because of Dragon Clan. On the other hand, the people who wanted to chase Gu Yunxi all had stronger backgrounds.

Ye Futian walked out of the attic. Jiang Nan who had been paying attention to the situation sneered in his heart. Indeed, Ye Futian came out this early. It was not so easy to seek connections with powerful people.

Gu Yunxi was not someone that he could dream of getting close to.

“Ye Futian!” Wang Yurou shouted, standing up. Ye Futian looked at her when she asked, “Will you go to the examination in Starry School tomorrow?”

“No.” Ye Futian shook his head.

“Why not?” Wang Yurou asked curiously.

“It’s good to cultivate in Celestial Pavilion.” Ye Futian smiled; he had his own plans.

“How unashamed.” Wang Yuqing stared coldly at ye Futian.

Ye Futian looked at her and frowned. Then, Wang Yurou said, “I think there is a misunderstanding between you and my sister. Why don’t you explain it now?”

“Explain?” A strange expression appeared on Ye Futian’s face. “Am I even that close to her?” Then, he smiled and added, “I have something else. I’ll leave first.” After that, he turned around and really left.

Chapter 447: College Assessment

 

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

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After Ye Futian finishing speaking, he actually left directly, leaving the stunned Wang Yurou behind. She did not expect the relationship between Ye Futian and her sister to be so bad already.

That time when Wang Linfeng introduced Ye Futian to her, she already found out that Ye Futian was extremely proud from their conversation. Wang Yurou also saw her sister’s attitude just now. Clearly, she had humiliated Ye Futian in the past. It seemed like her grandfather should not have asked her sister to bring Ye Futian here. At first, her grandfather just wanted them to become friends, but the exact opposite thing happened.

“This is absurd!” Hearing Ye Futian’s words, Wang Yuqing’s face darkened.

“We’re indeed not very close to him in the first place. Yuqing, you shouldn’t be angry with this kind of person,” Jiang Nan said, smiling.

“If you miss the registration tomorrow, does it mean that you cannot enter Starry School?” Wang Yurou asked.

“Of course. In the assessment tomorrow, the college will first examine if the talents of its applicants meet the requirement, which will form the first round of filtering. In this round, most people will be eliminated. If a person doesn’t even register, he clearly cannot enter the Top Three Schools, unless he’s an extreme genius whom the college will admit as an exception,” Wang Yuqing said.

The next day would be the greatest event in Divine Sky City in the new year. The whole city would be paying attention to it and countless people would sign up for the assessment of the Top Three Schools.

Wang Yurou sighed. Was Ye Futian really not going to take part? She thought that Ye Futian wanted the map of the Barren State and come to Divine Sky City in order to find a better place to cultivate. However, it seemed like he preferred freedom rather than being bound to a single place.

Wang Yurou wondered if she could pass the first round the next day. All the talents in the Eastern Region of the Barren State would be gathered together and even she who was a genius in Yunyue City would seem insignificant in the Top Three Schools.

“Do you know him?” someone suddenly said in a gentle tone. Jiang Nan and Wang Yuqing turned their heads and saw a charming figure standing on the covered bridge. When Wang Yuqing raised her head and saw Gu Yunxi, she could not help but feel inferior. Why was Gu Yunxi asking about Ye Futian?

Jiang Nan stared at the elegant lady and nodded, “Yes.” He did not even dare to have any wild wishes about Gu Yunxi and could only look up to her.

“Since you know him, why are you defaming him behind his back?” Gu Yunxi asked. She heard them discuss Ye Futian.

A strange expression appeared on Jiang Nan’s face. It seemed like Ye Futian was really skilled. He had only entered the attic for such a short period of time and yet Gu Yunxi was already asking about him. Naturally, he would not have guessed that Ye Futian and Gu Yunxi already knew each other before this. After all, from his perspective, Ye Futian could clearly not be able to know Gu Yunxi given his status. The difference between their statuses is like an impassable gap.

“Ms. Gu, I must say that this person has a poor character. At first, he was cultivating in a small city and asked us to bring him to Divine Sky City. After he arrived here, instead of cultivating hard and trying to join the Top Three Schools, he only wanted to seek connections with people in power. He always tries to take shortcuts which is really contemptible,” Jiang Nan said. Although he would never have a close relationship with Gu Yunxi, he still did not want her to doubt his character before him. Therefore, he belittled Ye Futian as such.

“Seek connections?” Gu Yunxi thought about the music “Elegance.” It was no wonder that he would play such a piece. His experience was described flawlessly by the music. In particular, on the last day of the last year in West Court, he vented all his emotions through music.

Gu Yunxi smiled. If Ye Futian only wanted to seek connections, why would he keep his distance from her? He could have used this opportunity to get closer to her.

“I got it,” Gu Yunxi said emotionlessly, after which she left the place. She suddenly understood why Ye Futian would leave just like this; he was in total disdain.

Jiang Nan sat down only after he watched Gu Yunxi leave. He obviously did not understand why Gu Yunxi would say that she got it and only remarked, “A person with such a poor character still wants to seek connections with the powerful, but he does not know that some things can never be hidden.”

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The next morning, the entire Divine Sky City was buzzing with excitement. The Top Three Schools would hold an assessment and recruit new disciples every year on this day. This year was no exception. This day, countless people in Divine Sky City rushed to the Top Three Schools to register for the assessment.

The first round was the most basic assessment, the examination of talents. The examiners in the college would look at the age, level, Life Spirit, and Dharma of each applicant, as well as how well the sorcerers could control their spells, how strong the martial arts cultivators were, the sword techniques of the swordsmen, and so on. They would look at many different general areas and decide if the applicant could enter the next round.

This was also the cruelest round. Because there were too many applicants, most people would be eliminated in this round. Those who did not have outstanding talents would certainly not be able to pass the round. Only those who had extraordinary characteristics could enter the next round.

On this day, many people would be overjoyed and many heartbroken.

Many people who traveled thousands of miles from a small city far away to Divine Sky City might be eliminated after only a preliminary examination. Those who dared to sign up were certainly not too weak, but when compared to the entire Eastern Region they might seem just very ordinary.

Of course, a group of extremely outstanding people would also appear on this day. The genius juniors of the top clans who had already become famous before the assessment all displayed astonishing talents.

Some people had twin spirits while others had unique talents. For example, the dragon girl from the Dragon Clan had just passed her fourteenth birthday and she was already a Dharma Plane Dragon Master. Although she had just entered the Dharma Plane, it was still sufficient for people to exclaim about what a good start the descendants of top clans could get. Countless ordinary people would start too far behind to even catch up with them because they would receive the best resources from birth. When they just began to cultivate, they could already pass the basic levels one after another. Their foundations were very stable and they would not experience any obstacles at all. However, all the happenings seemed to be completely unrelated to Ye Futian. He was still cultivating quietly in Celestial Pavilion, trying to enter the Noble Plane as early as he could. Only then would he be strong enough to roam the Barren State.

In the evening, Celestial Pavilion was particularly lively, perhaps even packed. The disciples of the major clans who had passed the first round all came here to celebrate.

Long Ling’er was also here, but she did not go to the Fairy Pool. Instead, she came to Ye Futian’s courtyard to question him.

Noticing the girl’s fierce look, Ye Futian laughed and said, “Who made my Ling’er angry?”

“What do you think?” Long Ling’er stared angrily at Ye Futian. “You agreed that you will go and cheer for me during the assessment. Why didn’t I see you?”

“Today the whole city is there. With so many people, can you even see me in the crowd?” Ye Futain said.

“Did you go?” Long Ling’er blinked.

“See. You don’t even know whether I went. So what difference would it make even if I went?” Ye Futian said, smiling.

“You’re just being unreasonable!” Long Ling’er complained.

“I know that the first round of assessment will take three days and countless people will participate. It’s meaningless for me to go and watch. After three days I’ll be there to cheer for you,” Ye Futian said, smiling.

“Really?” Long Ling’er stared at Ye Futian in suspicion. “It’s not a lie?”

“I never lie,” Ye Futian replied.

“I’ll trust you for once,” Long Ling’er said doubtfully. Then, she smiled and walked up to hug Ye Futian. “Brother Futian, come and eat with me.” After that, she pulled Ye Futian towards the outside. Ye Futian was speechless but could not do anything about it.

Three days later, the area outside Starry School was packed with people. Countless people stared at the holy land of the Eastern Region. Today, Starry School will officially start to decide those people who could become a disciple of the college. Outside the gates, there was a riot of voices as many people discussed the assessment of Starry School.

“The selection in the last three days was really cruel and so many people were eliminated. Some people were eliminated right after they said their age and level and did not even get a chance to display their skills.”

“This is inevitable. Every year, countless people will sign up for the assessment. The examiners are clearly not so patient. If the age and level of an applicant do not meet the requirement, he will be eliminated.”

“This time, who do you think will be the most popular newcomers?”

“There are already two young people who have attracted much attention.”

“You mean the dragon girl from West Mountain and young Roc from Jin Clan?”

“That’s right. Both of them are so young but already so outstanding. The dragon girl from West Mountain is a Dragon Master, while the young Roc is said to be the most talented junior in Jin Clan at the moment. They are both not even 15 yet.”

As the crowd chatted, people who had tokens in their hand stepped into Starry School one after another, walking towards the vast square in the college. There, there were already countless people. Those who passed the first round would obtain a token and they could enter the college directly for the second round. Only their family members and friends could enter and watch the battle, while the rest could only watch from outside the school.

Suddenly, a dragon howl was heard. An ice dragon dived down from the sky and landed outside Starry School. Many people walked out of the way and looked at the girl before them. It was clearly Long Ling’er. However, when Long Ling’er reached the gates of Starry School, she stopped and turned around to look at the crowd, as if she was looking for someone.

Suddenly, a group walked out of the crowd. It was Ye Futian and his friends.

“Brother Futian,” Long Ling’er shouted, smiling. Immediately, countless people looked at Ye Futian. Who was this guy?

“I have brought them here to watch the assessment.” Ye Futian pointed at Yu Sheng and the others who were beside him.

“No problem,” Long Ling’er nodded. Then, she gave the token to the guards at the gates and brought Ye Futian and the rest inside.

Everyone could recognize the little princess from West Mountain so the guards would clearly not stop Ye Futian. Moreover, they were allowed to enter in the first place.

The group entered Starry School. The vast square before them was already filled with countless people. In addition, there were also members of Starry School on the stairs at the front with many disciples of Starry School behind them. They came here to see their newly admitted juniors.

Long Mu, Jin Yunxiao, Gu Yunxi, Jiang Nan, Wang Yuqing, and many other people were all here already.

Chapter 448: Combat Assessment

 

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

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The square in Starry School was extremely huge and could easily accommodate tens of thousands of people. At the viewing platform in front, one could get a very good view of the entire square in just one glance.

When Long Ling’er appeared, many people started to pay attention to her. The top clans in Divine Sky City were all able to attract much attention. In addition, many people in the Top Three Schools in Divine Sky City were in fact from the top clans.

After all, the various top clans had all existed for at least a thousand years and had very stable foundations in Divine Sky City as they passed down the generations. It was obvious that they would have people in the Top Three Schools and many people knew this well. Of course, on the surface, the people who controlled Starry School were still those from the school itself.

Long Mu looked at Long Ling’er, while Gu Yunxi looked at Ye Futian. A few days ago, Ye Futian had said that he would not join Starry School. Thus he was here probably to accompany Long Ling’er.

Jiang Nan and Wang Yuqing were standing together. Seeing Ye Futian and his friends who were behind Long Ling’er, they immediately had a mocking expression on their face. Smiling, Jiang Nan said, “It’s no wonder that he’s not participating in the assessment. Since his master is joining the school, it’s clearly inappropriate for him as a servant to take part as well.”

Wang Yuqing seemed to be somewhat disgusted, perhaps because of Ye Futian’s words before he left on that day. She disliked Ye Futian more and more; he had a poor character and weak background but still had a holier-than-thou attitude.

Turning her eyes, Wang Yuqing found one person in the crowd. It was her sister Wang Yurou.

Wang Yurou passed the first round of assessment and survived the cruel elimination. However, Wang Yuqing knew well that the real assessment was only about to begin.

Today, most people would still be eliminated.

Ye Futian and Long Ling’er stood among the crowd. There were fewer people in the college than the outside, but they still managed to fill the square. At the front of the stairs before them, there was a row of elders of the college. They were the examiners of the assessment and were in charge of selecting the disciples. If there were any doubts, the more senior members behind them would decide.

Every year on this day, many important people in the college would come here themselves. After all, the strength of the newcomers of Starry School would determine the strength of Starry School in the future. Only when they were always strong, the school could maintain its excellence. Moreover, there were three top schools in Divine Sky City and none of them wanted to lose to the other two. There was intense competition between the schools and also frequent conflicts between the disciples of the different schools.

Standing behind Long Ling’er, Ye Futian asked softly, “How many people are in this round, and how many would the college choose?”

“After the first round of elimination, there are about over ten thousand people left. Next, it will be the actual combat round. Every year Starry School admits roughly a thousand people but this is not fixed. If the applicants are stronger on the whole, they would admit more people, and less people if they are weaker in general,” Long Ling’er replied.

“That’s less than one in ten,” Ye Futian muttered. Furthermore, there were even more people eliminated in the first round.

In the first round, applicants were quickly selected based on their ages, levels, talents, and other general areas, while the second round would simply be actual battles. This was indeed the most efficient method. Moreover, in the combat assessment, the applicants would not be fighting against each other. Instead, they would be fighting against a Starry School disciple of the same level as them. This was simple and direct as the examiners could see the difference at once.

If an applicant could win a Starry School disciple of the same level, he would undoubtedly become a disciple himself, but most people would lose. In that case, it would depend on their performance during the combat.

People who performed well would be admitted directly and those who performed very poorly would be eliminated. The rest would enter a waiting list and be selected again in a final assessment.

This was the entire process which Starry School used to choose its disciples. In this way, it could efficiently select the most outstanding group of people to enter the college.

Time passed slowly. An elder on the stairs raised his head to look at the position of the sun, after which he said, “Time’s up. Close the gates and reject the latecomers.”

“Yes,” the guards outside the college replied. If a person was late for such an important assessment, he could forget about joining the college as he was too poorly disciplined.

“Since you’re all here, let’s start now. I believe all of you know the rules. Just like the previous years, we’ll start from the ninth level of the Arcana Plane,” the elder continued. “Starry School disciples, you may enter the arena.” After he finished speaking, a group of people walked out from both sides of the stairs towards the center of the square. There were nine of them.

“Applicants, nine of you may enter,” the elder added. The assessment this time was only targeted at those who were below the Noble Plane. If a noble wanted to enter Starry School, there would be a separate assessment instead of a combined assessment like this.

The applicants this time were almost all in the Arcana Plane, which was also the most common level of Starry School disciples. Then, a group of people walked out one after another. When there were nine of them, the rest backed off and did not contest.

The 18 people stood opposite each other in pairs. The applicants were all somewhat anxious, while the Starry School disciples all had a faint smile on their faces. One of them said, “Be careful. We will not show any mercy.”

“Begin,” the elder announced. Immediately, many brilliant beams of light bloomed on the battle platform. Before the battle started, none of the participants knew their opponents, whether they were sorcerers or martial arts cultivators, or perhaps skilled in both.

At this instant, many Life Spirits and Dharma erupted. Spiritual Qi raged in the air and spells swept across. However, one of the applicants only stood at his spot, looking coldly at the battling crowd before him.

“Humph.” Noticing the scene, the Starry School disciple who spoke earlier smiled and suddenly moved, charging towards the motionless applicant like a bolt of lightning. His speed was astonishing and created many afterimages.

The Starry School disciple waved his palm. Immediately, a wind-elemental spell was formed and a ring-shaped storm swept towards the applicant like a chain.

“Such a perfect combination of wind-elemental and wood-elemental spells. He’s so skilled,” many people complimented.

Ye Futian also looked at the Starry School disciple who could cast two spells simultaneously and achieve such an effect. Indeed, Starry School disciples were all talented and had their own strengths.

Realizing that the applicant was still standing motionlessly there, the Starry School disciple said, “Why are you still not attacking? Do you want to die?” The sharp storm circling around the applicants was releasing an ear-piercing noise who seemed to be able to cut space apart. After he finished speaking, he clenched his fist and the two spells gathered towards his opponent with a shocking power.

Many people frowned. Attacks from Upper Arcana Plane cultivators were all very powerful. The space around him seemed to be filled with an appalling storm which could crush everything there. However, the applicant was still not doing anything.

Suddenly, everyone saw the person move. An extremely dazzling golden radiance bloomed from his body as if he was covered with a divine golden armor. Moreover, the armor actually seemed to be flowing on his body. He stepped out, ignoring the terrifying storm. The storm swept towards him and tried to cut his body apart, but no sound was produced. Instead, the spell slowly merged with his body and then froze, dissipating into nothingness. The wood-elemental spell also ended up with the same outcome.

The person walked out directly from the attack. On his golden armor, a silvery light was also faintly visible.

He put his palm in front of him, after which his arm actually started extending. Covered in golden and silvery light, his arm grabbed towards his opponent.

“A spell fused with the elements of metal and water?” The expression of the Starry School disciple changed. The two different elements actually merged together.

He stepped back with the wind, and his body ascended into the air. However, suddenly, a freezing aura erupted and Ice Will engulfed the space. Soon, his body was covered in silvery frost, as if he was going to turn into a silver statue.

Apart from that, two liquids of different colors flowed towards him from the sky like water. The Starry School disciples still wanted to struggle but were wound by the spells directly. He turned into a real statue, not being able to move at all.

“Err…” Looking at the scene, everyone’s expression changed. In the first battle, such an outstanding person already appeared and easily defeated a Starry School disciple. The battle was so astonishing that nobody even paid attention to the other fights.

Every year during the assessment of the Top Three Schools, many powerful people would appear. It seemed like this was indeed the case.

The first round of battle ended and only this person managed to defeat his opponent easily. He was from an ancient clan very far away and had a unique talent. He had come to Divine Sky City to cultivate.

In the first round, he was admitted into the college directly as an official disciple. As for the rest, two people went onto the waiting list and six were eliminated. It was indeed very cruel.

The second round of battle then followed and it was still the same nine Starry School disciples just now. The person who lost in the previous round seemed to be furious and defeated his opponent directly with a powerful attack. The applicant who was defeated by him felt somewhat speechless.

In the second round, only one person went onto the waiting list and the rest were eliminated. They were all easily defeated by their opponents from Starry School.

At this points, everyone realized that applicants who were defeated immediately by Starry School disciples would be eliminated. Those who won would be admitted directly, while those who would persist for a while would enter the waiting list.

In the combat assessment, Ye Futian also saw Jiang Nan participate. As a Starry School disciple in charge of assessing the applicants, he was quite strong. In the midst of the battle, he even gave Ye Futian a mocking smile. Clearly, Jiang Nan despised Ye Futian.

Time passed by slowly. After all the Upper Arcana Plane cultivators finished, it was the round for Middle Arcana Plane cultivators. Ye Futian saw Wang Yurou participate as well. At the moment, she had already entered the fourth level of the Arcana Plane. However, unfortunately, she lost badly to a Starry School disciple. Her combat abilities were still significantly weaker than the Starry School disciples and she was eliminated.

Wang Yuqing seemed to be somewhat disappointed, but it was within her expectation anyway. She was not very hopeful for it and only wanted her sister to try.

In the future, Wang Yurou could still stay in Divine Sky City to cultivate which would broaden her horizons. She would be better off here than in Yunyue City, as long as she did not go onto a self-degrading path like Ye Futian.

Chapter 449: Awkward Situation

 

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

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The battles continued until the night.

The combat assessment would not pause because it was already nighttime. Instead, it would continue until it was over. Various spells appeared the darkness. The battles in the arena could still be clearly seen as waves of cultivators entered one after another.

Outside Starry School, there was similarly only a very small portion of people who left. They were still watching the assessment in order to see how many outstanding talents Starry School would accept this time.

“Ling’er, it’s all your fault…” Ye Futian complained in desperation.

Long Ling’er blinked her eyes. Smiling, she said, “Why? The battles are so interesting.” At the moment, the battles were between Lower Arcana Plane cultivators.

“I forgot to ask before I came. The combat assessment actually also takes so long.” Ye Futian was speechless as if he had made a mistake. Long Ling’er had just entered the Dharma Plane and would be one of the last few to be assessed. How miserable this is…

“I think it’s really fun.” Long Ling’er smiled with her head slanted. Although she also felt that the assessment was very boring, she would certainly not admit it.

Ye Futian rolled his eyes. The battle continued from day into the night, and then into the day again. The people present were all cultivators and could survive not sleeping for one day. In fact, whenever they cultivated it would take at least a few days.

The passion of the crowd also slowly faded with time. Finally, in the evening on the second day, it was the turn for low-level Dharma Plane cultivators. There were only very little people at such levels who came for the assessment. When it was Long Ling’er turn, Starry School actually did not have any disciples that matched her level.

Usually, people who could enter Starry School were at least in the Dharma Plane. However, even the first level Dharma Plane cultivators who had entered Starry School in the previous year had already broken through. Therefore, Starry School did not have anyone at this level. Consequently, everyone in this level was put on the waiting list directly.

So everything started all over again. The people on the waiting list would fight against each other to decide the person who would be promoted. Of course, if the two people were both outstanding enough, they could be promoted together. If they were both too bad, they might also be eliminated together.

Ye Futian felt like he had to punch someone.

Long Ling’er turned around and looked at Ye Futian, smiling trembly. There was nothing Ye Futian could do. Hence, he waited for another day.

Nevertheless, on this day, there were similarly many talented people who appeared.

Finally, it was Long Ling’er turn again. The assessment of Starry School was coming to an end.

“Those people in the first level of the Dharma Plane can come up together,” an elder announced. Immediately, Long Ling’er turned her head and grinned, after which she jumped onto the battle platform. Among the crowd, there was also an extraordinary teenager in a gold shirt who attracted much attention.

At once, everyone seemed to be alerted as they stared at two figures on the battle platform. They were the dragon girl from West Mountain Dragon Clan and the young Roc from Jin Clan. They had already attracted much attention before the assessment even began as they were the young geniuses from two major clans. Today, they would be displaying their talents in front of everyone for the first time.

There were only eight people in this level who came for the assessment. Moreover, they were all very young as older cultivators who were still in this level would have been eliminated in the first round.

Long Ling’er and Jin Fei from Jin Clan still managed to stand out among the group: they were way too young. Although Jin Fei was very young, his eyes seemed to be filled with an arrogance which did not fit his age. Glancing at the crowd as if he was very mature, he said with a young voice, “You can fight me together.”

On the viewing platform in Starry School, Jin Yunxiao smiled. He wanted to see how the dragon girl from the Dragon Clan would be embarrassed.

“Arrogant,” Long Ling’er said, looking at Jin Fei.

“With superior power, of course, I am arrogant. You’re Long Ling’er right. I suggest you go back and practice more. Starry School is not suitable for a spoiled princess like you,” Jin Fei said coldly. Long Ling’er stared angrily at Jin Fei.

“You…” Long Ling’er pointed her finger at Jin Fei. However, Jin Fei suddenly ascended into the air and summoned his Dharma. A dazzling Roc appeared in the sky, releasing its brilliant radiance outwards. Showered in golden light, Jin Fei looked all-powerful, as if he was a young Roc himself.

“I shall not waste more time. Since you don’t want to attack, I’ll defeat all of you one by one.” Just after Jin Fei finished speaking, an eye-catching radiance erupted from his back. Then, many illusory Rocs flew out towards the few people on the battle platform. The few young applicants all released their Life Spirits and Dharma. However, under the illusory Rocs, they were all having a hard time blocking the attack.

Just then, Jin Fei flashed out with an astonishing speed, as if he was a Roc. He swept his wings and one of the applicants flew outwards.

Without stopping, he blinked a few times with an incredible speed. Accompanied by continuous crashing sounds, the other applicants who were at the same level as him were completely no match for him and fell down one after another. They all looked desperately at the genius who was significantly younger than themselves. It was really unfortunate to be in the same group as Jin Fei; they were doomed to be eliminated.

Jin Fei then looked at Long Ling’er. Smiling, he said, “Sister Long, if you leave yourself, I wouldn’t hit you.”

Long Ling’er was furious. Her Guqin Spirit appeared and she stoked on the strings. However, at the instant she started playing, Jin Fei also moved out like a golden bolt of lightning. A sharp sword appeared in his hand and he struck towards the Guqin Spirit directly.

Long Ling’er expression changed slightly and she withdrew her Guqin Spirit. Then, a dragon howl erupted and a terrifying ice dragon spirit appeared.

Long Ling’er had twin spirits. Because of Jin Fei’s speed, she did not have a way to play the music to resonate with the dragon.

Long Ling’er raised her little fist and jumped into the air, punching towards her opponent in mid-air. Jin Fei’s fist collided with hers and he was actually blown backward. In addition, his arm was covered in a layer of frost.

Clearly, although Long Ling’er was small in size, her strength was not weak at all.

“Sister Long, your strength is not bad. I’ll be serious now,” Jin Fei said, smiling. His body turned into a golden bolt of lightning which circled around Long Ling’er. Then, he suddenly attacked.

The two collided with each other continuously. Although they were both only fourteen, the battle between them looked very intense, as if it was going to shatter the earth. Many people were astounded by this. In the future, both of them would certainly become important figures. However, in this battle, Long Ling’er was probably going to lose. The biggest advantage a Dragon Master could have was to fight with her dragon.

Ye Futian also felt that things were not looking good for Long Ling’er. Indeed, after a while, Long Ling’er was hit by Jin Fei. She was blown backward and blood flowed out from the corner of her mouth.

“Sister Long, I’m only using half of my powers. Why are you already losing?” Jin Fei floated in the air right above Long Ling’er. Long Ling’er stared at him angrily.

Many people also looked at Jin Fei who was obviously teasing Long Ling’er on purpose. However, owing to the resentment between the two families, they did not feel weird about it.

“You can stop now. Both of you have performed well,” an elder from Starry School said.

“Indeed they’re both fine. In this battle, Jin Fei challenged everyone and easily defeated them so he clearly can enter the college to cultivate. Although Long Ling’er didn’t perform too badly, she has yet to prove herself,” another person said. Right after that, many people froze and stared at the elder who spoke in bewilderment.

In fact, even though Long Ling’er had lost, nobody thought too much. With her power, Long Ling’er could undoubtedly enter Starry School. However, at the moment someone was using this as an excuse to attack Long Ling’er.

Did she not prove herself? This also seemed reasonable. At the start of the battle, Jin Fei already eliminated everyone else. Long Ling’er, being young, would clearly not think that Jin Fei’s action was targeted at her.

“What do you mean? She’s fourteen, in the Dharma Plane, and is a Dragon Master. Is that not enough for her to join Starry School?” a cultivator from Dragon Clan questioned the elder.

“Her talents are indeed outstanding enough, but she still seems to lack practice. On the battlefield, she did not win anyone and was instead defeated by a person of the same level. With such a record, should we not discuss it?” the person added, as if he was trying to prevent Long Ling’er from entering Starry School. Although his action seemed to be meaningless, Jin Clan which had some resentment with Dragon Clan would do anything that would embarrass Dragon Clan.

Even if they might not be able to stop her in the end, it was still good to humiliate the Dragon Clan.

Therefore, for the first time in Starry School, there was an argument about whether a person could join the college. Clearly, it was a game between the people from the Dragon Clan and those from Jin Clan.

Looking at the scene, Long Ling’er expression changed; she did not expect this to happen. Even if she could enter Starry School eventually, the situation was still very awkward and shameful for her. Other people would claim that Long Ling’er almost did not manage to join Starry School, and only did so because of her family.

“I’m not joining anymore,” Long Ling’er said. She glanced at the crowd, after which she turned around and left. She had never suffered such a humiliating situation before.

“Look. She’s indeed spoiled,” someone satirized.

“In this case, there is indeed no need to let her join the college. She can’t even take a bit of setback,” another person added. More and more people started questioning, causing the audience to be completely flabbergasted. Clearly, nobody had expected such a situation to occur.

Ye Futian frowned and his face darkened. He did not feel much about Long Ling’er losing to Jin Fei as it was normal to lose. Although Jin Fei was somewhat arrogant, he still managed to win. However, Ye Futian was really unhappy about the attitude of Starry School. So many people were bullying a young girl.

Even if the two clans were having a conflict, Jin Clan did not have to vent their anger at Long Ling’er, a 14-year-old girl. Moreover, Starry School also did not say anything.

Long Ling’er walked down from the arena and looked at Ye Futian, her eyes filled with sadness and even some redness. She had invited Ye Futain her to watch her battle, not to watch her get embarrassed.

“Brother Futian.” Long Ling’er lowered her head and her voice was very low, revealing how depressed she was.

“Silly girl. It’s only a small matter. Forget about it,” Ye Futian said softly.

“Yup. Let’s go.” Long Ling’er only wanted to leave this place. Her parents had asked her to join Starry School to cultivate. Although she did not want it, she still worked hard. She never expected such a situation to happen. Her parents did not come here. What would they think of her?

Turning around, her eyes were already filled with some tears, but she did not want to cry aloud. She had to be strong.

“Ling’er, before we leave, we have to settle some stuff,” Ye Futian softly. Then, he took a step forward and said, “All of you are seniors. Don’t you feel ashamed of yourselves by bullying a little girl like this?”