The Legend of Futian - Chapter 471

Chapter 471: Support

 

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

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Madame Long said that it was good for Long Mu to learn a lesson, meaning that she would not blame Ye Futian for the incident. However, she also mentioned how she and the father of Ling’er viewed Long Mu. It was a hint for Ye Futian and he knew what he should not do. Although he did not like Long Mu, he would not be too serious with Long Mu because of Madame Long and Long Ling’er… At most he would punch Long Mu when he was unhappy.

“You should tell me what you got there right?” Madame Long smiled and looked at Ye Futian.

“Yup,” Ye Futian nodded. Then, three beams of divine light erupted from his body. At once, the color of the sky changed. Sunlight and moonlight bloomed and many stars appeared.

Standing up, Madame Long stared at the three illusory figures and was very shocked.

After just an instant, Ye Futian withdrew them and stood calmly at his spot. Since Madame Long already knew that he had entered that place, it would not make a difference whether he attempted to hide the secret or not should she want to harm him. Moreover, according to his observation of Madame Long, she was wise and gentle and he had a good impression of her. She did not seem to be a cruel person at all.

“What’s that?” Madame Long asked.

“In the pavilion in the martial arts battlefield, there were three beams of divine light. Their owner is the founder of the Top Three Schools,” Ye Futian replied. Blazing Sun, Bright Moon, Billion Stars.

The Top Three Schools were originally a single entity. Madame Long knew this well. Madame Long kept staring at Ye Futian, her eyes filled with thoughts. Clearly, she was thinking.

The courtyard was extremely quiet. Ye Futian also waited patiently. After a long while, Madame Long returned to reality. Looking at Ye Futian, she asked, “Why are you not willing to join the Top Three Schools?”

“Madame, you know where I was from. In the Cottage, my master and seniors have been very nice to me. Therefore, on emotional grounds, I don’t want to join another school or college and become a disciple of someone else,” Ye Futian replied. “Furthermore, if I enter the Top Three Schools, I’ll be bound by their rules and lose my freedom. I may not be staying in Divine Sky City for that long.”

Madame Long nodded gently, after which she said, “Since you have inherited belongings of the saint, there will be an unbreakable relationship between you and the Top Three Schools. There are also people who are investigating you at the moment. If they find out who you are, your situation will be very passive. There are two paths before you now. The first one is to leave this place and go as far as you can. If you choose this and someone finds out the truth in the future, the Top Three Schools will try to capture you at all costs.”

Ye Futian was speechless. He had already tried to carry out his plan as secretly as he could. For safety, he even gave up on many other treasures. However, there was nothing in the world that would leave no trace behind. Once someone found out his real identity, many things could be deduced naturally. They could also find other evidence, for example, the legend of the Demon Bird on Sky Mountain of the Eastern Barren Territory.

“What’s the second path?” Ye Futian asked.

“Enter Starry School,” Madame Long said.

“Become a disciple of Starry School?” Ye Futian seemed to be very surprised. “Will they not blame me for what I did?”

“What’s there to blame you?” Madame Long replied. “Although Dragon Grass was important, it was only attractive to people below the Sage Plane. As for the disturbance on the assessment day, it was only a trivial matter to Starry School. You have to know that in the events that you have faced, no sages have ever shown up. Therefore all these are insignificant.

“Since you have obtained the possessions of the saint which have extraordinary meanings, if you enter Starry School, you will certainly not become an ordinary disciple.”

A strange expression appeared on Ye Futian’s face. People standing at different viewpoints would see the same problem differently. Because Ye Futian was in the Arcana Plane, his view and the view of Madame Long were naturally different.

He thought that Dragon Grass and the disturbance on the assessment day were both major issues, but Madame Long felt that they were all unimportant. To the whole school and the sages, they were of course also trivial. Sages would not even bother to handle these things. However, that Ye Futian had obtained the items of the saint was actually a major issue. Therefore, after Madame Long finished speaking, Ye Futian immediately understood her meaning. Comparing the two, the problems that he was worried about were indeed non-existent.

That second path Madame Long was talking about was to let him join Starry School.

“Even though these matters are not important, Starry School has more than just one option,” Ye Futian said. Because he had inherited items from the saint, Starry School had another option: to take away whatever he had. This was a very risky choice.

“Therefore, in the Top Three Schools, you can only join Starry School. After all, West Mountain Dragon Clan could only influence Starry School,” Madame Long said. “Maybe you don’t know this yet. At the moment there are four factions in Starry School and they are the College Faction, West Mountain Dragon Clan, Gu Clan, and Jin Clan.”

“You have offended many people from Jin Clan. In addition, because of the relationship between the Dragon Clan and Jin Clan, if I recommend you to Starry School, they’ll definitely want to eliminate the threat and obtain what you have. Therefore, these two factions effectively cancel each other. The thing that will really determine the outcome is the attitude of the College Faction and Gu Clan. When Ling’er uncle was alive, the relationship between the Dragon Clan and Gu Clan was very good. Long Mu and Gu Yunxi even had the chance to be together. Later, the relationship faded slightly. However, Yunxi really admires you. In this case, as long as the Gu Clan supports you, Dragon Clan together with Gu Clan will be able to influence the College Faction.”

Madame Long analyzed, “Hence, it’s very likely that we’ll succeed. Now I need to know your choice. The first or the second?”

Madame Long had organized everything very clearly. After hearing her words, Ye Futian thought for a while, after which he asked, “What will be my position when I join Starry School?”

“Rumors say that in the past, there was only one divine school instead of the Top Three Schools. Among the disciples, the person with the highest status was the disciple of the saint and was known as the Son. Later, the saint was gone, and the school slowly turned into the Top Three Schools today. Since then, there were no more Sons. As you have obtained the inheritance from the saint, your position should not be low. It will be most appropriate for you to enter Starry School as the Son,” Madame Long replied.

“Furthermore, if you join Starry School, Blazing Sun School, and Bright Moon School will certainly be very unhappy after they find out what has happened. If you succeed, you will be effectively combined with Starry School. You don’t have to worry about your position.”

“What if we fail?” Ye Futian asked.

“If we fail, give everything you have obtained. I’ll keep you safe,” Madame Long said.

“Alright,” Ye Futian nodded. Then, he bowed slightly and said, “Madame, I’ll let you handle everything.” Clearly, he chose the second path. The first one was too dangerous. Even if he left, he might still be sought after in the future. In comparison, although the second path was also somewhat risky, many issues would be solved once he succeeded. In the Eastern Barren Territory, he had also offended some people, but they were all juniors from their respective clans. If he could become the Son of Starry School, he would no longer be threatened by them anymore. His position would not be so low that he could not even offend the juniors from other clans.

As for the conflicts, just like what Madame Long had said, they were all trivial. If Starry School could forgive him for what he had done, he could obviously do the same.

“Great,” Madame Long nodded. “Go back and wait for my news. Before this issue is settled, I’ll send some people to guard Celestial Pavilion.”

“Thank you, madame,” Ye Futian nodded, after which he left the place. Long Ling’er pestered him for a while. Then, he returned to Celestial Pavilion to cultivate in peace.

With his level, he clearly could not participate in this directly. Therefore, he could only allow Madame Long to handle everything. Becoming the Son of Starry School was already something that would involve all the top forces. At the moment, he could only wait patiently.

However, this did not cause any disturbance in Divine Sky City at all. It was obviously being carried out in secret. Furthermore, Madame Long would not let too many people know about it. Only an undercurrent was surging in the city.

After a few days, the people from the Dragon Clan brought Ye Futian to West Court. After that, he actually boarded Madame Long’s carriage with her and came to another place. It was an extremely grand house. After arriving, Ye Futian found out that he was at Gu Clan, a top clan in Divine Sky City, which was precisely Gu Yunxi’s family.

When Madame Long appeared, the leader of Gu Clan and his wife welcomed her themselves, along with Gu Ming and Gu Yunxi whom Ye Futian had met before.

“Mr. Ye, why are you here?” On the banquet, Gu Yunxi was very surprised that Ye Futian had come here with Madame Long. Her father had told her that Madame Long would come today and asked her to follow. However, she did not expect Ye Futian to be here as well.

“Do you not welcome me?” Ye Futian shrugged his shoulders and smiled.

“No, I am delighted,” Gu Yunxi said, smiling. “Mr. Ye, in Gu Clan, don’t feel restricted. Just behave like you’re in your own house.”

“Own house?” someone suddenly said. Gu Yunxi turned her head. The person who spoke was an elegant and handsome middle-aged man of dignified bearing. It was Gu Yunxi’s father.

“Yunxi, is there any further meaning behind these words?” the leader of Gu Clan asked, smiling.

Gu Yunxi blinked her eyes, after which her cheeks blushed slightly. Staring at her father in embarrassment, she said, “Dad, what you are talking about?”

“Mr. Ye, my dad likes to speak nonsense. Don’t mind him,” Gu Yunxi explained to Ye Futian.

Ye Futian smiled and nodded. Then, he bowed to the leader of Gu Clan and said, “I am Ye Futian. Nice to meet you, senior.”

“Since you and Yunxi know each other, just call me uncle,” the leader said, smiling.

Ye Futian glanced at the leader of Gu Clan, after which he saluted again, “Uncle.”

“Good.” Gu Hanshan had been looking at Ye Futian since the start, as if he was trying to analyze him completely. It was not easy for Ye Futian to be so frank and confident before him. Furthermore, Ye Futian was good-looking and talented. Indeed, he was almost perfect. It was no wonder that Madame Long was willing to help him.

He had asked Ye Futian to be here to see if he was worth giving support for.

“Please sit.” Gu Hanshan turned around. Looking at Madame Long, he said, “Madame, let’s start eating.”

Then, everyone started to have their meal, during which Gu Hanshan had a few short conversations with Ye Futian. Then, Madame Long brought Ye Futian and left. Nobody knew what the meaning of this meet-up was.

“Father, why did Mr. Ye come here?” Gu Yunxi asked curiously. Although the relationship between Ye Futian and Long Ling’er was very good, Madame Long should not have brought Ye Futian with her outside. Moreover, her father also seemed to be observing Ye Futian today.

“Yunxi, how do you feel about him?” Gu Hanshan asked.

“Mr. Ye’s musical skills are extraordinary and he can create pieces himself. He is frank, modest, and does not overvalue his status. Generally, he’s an excellent person,” Gu Yunxi replied. “Father, why are you asking this?”

Gu Hanshan looked at his daughter. She probably did not know that Ye Futian was way more outstanding than she thought. After all, he was a young man whose talents were even better than Long Yitian.

“Since you praise him so much, how about I ask him to be my son-in-law?” Gu Hanshan said jokingly.

Gu Yunxi’s face blushed at once. Then, she turned her eyes away and said, “What nonsense are you saying? I am going back to college now.”

Looking at her back, Gu Hanshan smiled, but he was thinking about some other things.

Chapter 472: Can You Do It?

 

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

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It was not a secret that Madame Long had brought Ye Futian to visit Gu Clan. Although it was not a big deal, it still managed to attract the attention of some people. Many people were curious as it seemed to be really unusual.

In the Starry School, there were many disciples, most of which were geniuses. At the moment, Jin Yunxiao was standing with Long Mu which attracted the eyes of many. The two were enemies and had been fighting against each other all along. Now, Jin Yunxiao stopped Long Mu. Was another conflict going to erupt?

“Long Mu, did you hear about the event in Gu Clan? Madame Long brought Ye Futian to Gu Clan instead of you. Is the young chief of Dragon Clan you or that outsider?” Jin Yunxiao was wearing a gorgeous shirt and his golden eyes were filled with ridicule. After hearing the news, Jin clan started to suspect certain things.

Long Mu frowned gently and some coldness flashed across his handsome face. He had heard about the incident, but he did not know the purpose of Madame Long. Hearing Jin Yunxiao’s words, many disciples of Starry School seemed very surprised. Clearly, they did not know this yet.

“Since when do you have the rights to talk about the internal issues of Dragon Clan?” Long Mu said, glancing at Jin Yunxiao.

“Indeed it’s none of my business. However, since I have met you here, I still sympathize you.” Jin Yunxiao’s eyes were filled with pity as he continued, “The little princess of Dragon Clan is closer to Ye Futian than you. You know how she keeps calling him Brother Futian. You also saw the scene on the assessment day yourself. Now, the person whom Madame Long brings outside is also Ye Futian. I even heard that Madame Long discussed with Gu Clan about Gu Yunxi’s marriage this time. I believe that Gu Yunxi also admires Ye Futian very much.” After speaking, Jin Yunxiao stared at Long Mu. Indeed, even though Long Mu was good-tempered, he still had some emotions flashing across his face.

“That time when your father was alive, your family was so grand. It was said that the Dragon Clan also had the intention to ally with Gu Clan through marriage. Unfortunately, the relationship deteriorated after he passed away. After all, you were not born by the madame,” Jin Yunxiao continued. Immediately, Long Mu’s face turned extremely gloomy and a violent aura started spreading from his body. Then, he said coldly, “Shut up.”

A strange expression appeared on everyone’s face. Jin Yunxiao was maliciously attempting to worsen the relationship between Long Mu and the Dragon Clan.

“Did I just say the thing on your mind?” Jin Yunxiao said, smiling.

“Scram,” Long Mu said coldly. He would naturally not doubt his aunt. He knew well how his aunt and uncle had been treating him and their relationship was not something Jin Yunxiao could destroy with a few sentences.

As for bringing Ye Futian to Gu Clan, perhaps it was just a coincidence as Madame Long would always bring someone with her whenever she went outside. Long Mu did not know whether Jin Yunxiao’s words regarding Gu Yunxi’s marriage were true, but even if they were, Ye Futian had no chance to be involved in the discussion.

“Madame Long just brought Ye Futian into Starry School.” Suddenly, they heard someone’s voice. There were many people discussing it so the message slowly passed to Long Mu’s side. Many people seemed to be puzzled. They had heard Jin Yunxiao’s words just now. Now, Madame Long also brought Ye Futian into the college. What did this mean? Moreover, on the assessment day, Ye Futian was unwilling to enter the college and even create a disturbance. At the moment, why did he still dare to enter Starry School?

“Long Mu, see for yourself,” Jin Yunxiao sneered. However, he was also very confused at the moment. Was Madame Long’s behavior recently related to the martial arts battlefield? Thinking about the person in the martial arts battlefield who made him kneel down, Jin Yunxiao’s mind was filled with intense murderous intent.

“When Ye Futian just arrived in Divine Sky City, he was already the musical attendant of Ling’er. What’s so strange about him following the madame?” Long Mu glanced at Jin Yunxiao emotionlessly, but he could not really remain calm inside. Clearly, he also felt that the entire issue was not that simple.

However, the people around them felt that Long Mu’s words were reasonable. Ye Futian had received Celestial Pavilion from Madame Long and was naturally her subordinate. Perhaps he was following Madame Long at the moment because she wanted to nurture him.

Many people wondered if Madame Long brought Ye Futian to Starry School so that he could join the college to cultivate.

Madame Long obviously did not know what was happening there. At the moment, she had already brought Ye Futian into the deeper regions of Starry School. The place was already somewhere ordinary disciples could not normally enter. There were many ethereal palaces standing around them. Lead by one of the seniors of Starry School, they arrived in front of a magnificent and ancient palace at the deepest part of the college.

The palace stood before them, towering into the clouds. Madame Long landed on the ground and brought Ye Futian up the stairs. Step by step, they walked to the courtyard in front of the palace.

Beside them, a few figures appeared who were all unfathomable. Standing there, they seemed to have fused with the earth naturally. Ye Futain realized that they were all looking at him, their looks seemed to be penetrating him.

None of these people appeared on the assessment day.

Madame Long nodded at them. Then, she looked at the ancient palace and bowed gently. Clearly, the person inside the palace was even more respected and senior than Madame Long. Accordingly, she had to salute the person.

“Come in,” someone inside the palace said.

Madame Long nodded gently, after which she looked at Ye Futian and said, “Go in.” Ye Futian nodded. Then, he walked towards the mysterious palace slowly.

Madame Long had told him that he was about to meet a respected elder. As long as the elder agreed to the plan, everything would be settled for sure.

Ye Futian walked into the ancient palace, but it was as if he walked into a world of stars, where countless stars hung high in the sky. The scene was quite similar to the one contained in the beam of divine light he had obtained.

Under the starlight, an elder was sitting quietly in front with his back away from Ye Futian.

“Senior, my name is Ye Futian.” Ye Futian bowed.

“I heard that you were from the Eastern Barren Territory and once obtained the willpower of the two emperors on Sky Mountain,” the elder said slowly, still facing away from Ye Futian. His voice seemed to be ethereal and illusory.

“Yes,” Ye Futian nodded.

“No wonder you could enter the divine palace on the martial arts battlefield.” The elder raised his head and looked before him as he continued, “What Yitian had done before has finally been surpassed by others. The generations will only move forward.”

“Since you have inherited the possessions of the saint and effectively become his disciple, I don’t need to test your talents,” the elder continued. “Dragon Clan and Gu Clan want you to become the Son. Do you know what it means?”

“Senior, I do not,” Ye Futian replied.

“Long Yitian also used to cultivate in Starry School. In fact, he was my disciple. Later, he became even more powerful than me and was indeed the strongest person in Divine Sky City. He could easily defeat those in his generation across the Barren State and even entered the Barren Sky Ranking. Despite this, however, he still died outside,” the elder said solemnly. “On the other hand, you did what he did not manage to do; you obtained the inheritance from the saint. Dragon Clan and Gu Clan recommended you to be the Son of the college. However, whether it is them or Starry School, what we really want to see is not really a Son.”

Ye Futian nodded. A Son was meaningless to Starry School. The school might as well take away whatever he owned. He was recommended as the Son not only because he had obtained the inheritance of the saint. More importantly, it was really the talents that he had in order to obtain the inheritance. The Starry School could take away whatever he had, but not his talents.

“The person who obtains the inheritance of the saint is effectively his disciple. As the Son, you would need to stand at the very top of this era.” The elder said solemnly, after which he slowly turned around. Looking at Ye Futian with his mysterious star-like eyes, he asked, “Can you do it?”

The elder did not talk about what Ye Futian did in the past. In his eyes, those things were insignificant. He would not be bothered with them at all. As for Ye Futian’s talents, there was also no need for any tests. The martial arts battlefield and the inheritance was proof in itself.

It had been a long time since anyone became the Son. If Ye Futian was to become one, he needed to be the strongest person in his generation. The elder only asked him if he could do it.

Under the stare of the elder, Ye Futian felt that even his body was somewhat shaky, like rootless duckweed. However, he still nodded and replied without hesitation, “Yes.”

“Alright.” The elder nodded. Then, in the ancient palace, an endless amount of power charged towards the sky. An ancient starry bell seemed to form among the billions of stars.

Dong! A ring was heard as if it was the sound of rules. It shook the sky and swept out in an instant, causing even the cultivators outside the palace to be slightly shocked. Then, an invisible sound wave swept out towards the entire Starry School. The sound of the bell erupted beside the ears of everyone.

Inside many palaces, countless powerful cultivators opened their eyes and stood up immediately, astonished.

The Starry Bell had just been rung. What had happened in the College?

They all walked out of their palaces.

In the college, many disciples were having friendly fights with each other. When the bell rang, they stopped right away and many were bewildered. Starry Bell would only ring when there was a major event. Did something bad happen?

The disciples walking in the school also stopped and walked towards a certain direction. Some new disciples were puzzled and asked, “What’s that sound?”

“It’s the Starry Bell,” a disciple replied. “I heard that the bell last rang when Long Yitian passed away. Now it rang again. What’s happening?”

“Let’s go to the Starry Square. It seems like something very important will be announced.” Countless people walked towards a certain direction, including both the seniors and juniors of Starry School.

Chapter 473: Sanctification

 

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

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The bell rang and the entire school was shocked. At the moment, all the people in Starry School, including both juniors and seniors, headed for the same place.

Jin Yunxiao walked on the road and he was in a bad mood. Soon after Madame Long’s arrival, the Starry Bell rang, so it was definitely related to her. The question was if it was related to Ye Futian. He knew more things than everyone else, including the fact that Madame Long had brought Ye Futian to Gu Clan. Jin Clan was also guessing certain things. Hence, he was more sensitive than the rest. Thinking of a certain possibility, his face turned extremely gloomy. He hoped that the truth was not what he was thinking about.

Gu Yunxi was also on her way. Beside her, there were other female cultivators.

“Yunxi, do you know what happened?” someone asked Gu Yunxi. After all, Gu Yunxi’s family had a huge influence on Starry School so perhaps she would know some details.

“No, I don’t.” Gu Yunxi shook her head gently, also very puzzled. She had just come out from cultivation and did not even know that Madame Long and Ye Futian had come to Starry School. Her family also deliberately did not mention this to her.

“This is the first time I hear the Starry Bell, but I don’t think anything big happened in the college recently.” The people around were all confused.

Jiang Nan, Wang Yuqing, and many others were similarly baffled as they walked to the Starry Square, which was a symbolic place of Starry School. On the stairs in front, there were already many elders standing and discussing softly among themselves. Many of them were very perplexed too and did not know what was happening. There were also many noble-level disciples at the front of the Starry Square, including Tan Zhong.

“Senior Tan, do you know what has happened?” someone asked. Tan Zhong was at the peak of the Noble Plane and one of the disciples with the highest status. He should know something.

Tan Zhong, however, shook his head. He also did not know why they were summoned; nobody had told him anything.

At the moment, a group of people walked towards the square from the distance. Every single one of them had a mysterious temperament on them. As they walked, they gave people the feeling that they had completely fused with nature and were totally unfathomable.

“The sages in the school are here as well.” Many disciples were astonished. It was extremely difficult to meet the sages in Starry School. Occasionally, they would give public lectures which provided the only chances to see them. At the moment, many sages were walking towards the square, displaying how important the issue was. The cultivators of Starry School would probably only be all present on such a day.

“Uncle.” Jin Yunlang and Jin Yunxiao were standing together and they both looked at an elder. The elder glanced at them and shook his head gently. Even the sage who was from Jin Clan did not receive any news. It was obvious that the bell was rung without their knowledge. The members of Starry School were summoned here directly.

Everyone was curious and started guessing.

From the distance, a few more people walked towards the square. The leader of the group looked very extraordinary. He was the Chief Elder of the school.

“Elder Nie.” A cultivator from Jin Clan walked up and asked, “What’s happening?”

“The College Chief has something to announce,” Elder Nie replied.

“What is it? Why are all of us summoned?” the cultivator from Jin Clan asked further.

“Later the chief will come here himself. Just wait for him to announce it,” Elder Nie replied. The people around were all shocked. The College Chief very rarely appeared over these years. He actually had to announce the news this time.

There were still many people who were just reaching the Starry Square. Those who had just returned and received the news were also heading towards here.

Some people even discovered that Madame Long and some others who did not belong to Starry School were here as well. Ye Futian stood quietly behind her and was not conspicuous at all. Long Mu glanced in that direction. Nobody knew what he was thinking about. However, the people in Starry School also did not really pay much attention to Madame Long and Ye Futian. Such a major event happened in the college so they clearly did not have any other thoughts.

Sunlight poured onto the square and onto everyone’s face. Countless people were gathered here.

Suddenly, a person walked slowly toward the square. He seemed to be ethereal and unfathomable, giving everyone the feeling that he was the only person in the place. He was the College Chief of Starry School, Starry Sage. Of course, it was only his title. Many sages had their own titles and people would respectfully address them as so.

The name of the College Chief was Chen Yuan. His title, Starry Sage, was taken after the name of the school.

Starry Sage walked to the top of the stairs. Many disciples bowed at him to show their respect.

Then, countless people stared at Starry Sage, waiting for him to announce the message.

Chen Yuan scanned all the disciples and said, “Today, I summoned all of you here to announce something. In Divine Sky City very long ago, a saint established a divine school to teach his disciples. Among the disciples, the most outstanding person was his follower and known as the Son. He would be the leader of all the disciples. Later, the divine school turned into the Top Three Schools today. The ancient saint vanished and some of what he had left behind were also gradually lost.

“Today, I wish to imitate the ancient saint. I will grant someone in Starry School the position of the Son who would be the leader of all the other disciples.” After the chief said so, all the disciples in Starry School were astonished. Chief Chen was actually granting someone the position of the Son and he would be their leader.

In the college, there were symbolic figures every batch who would become the role models for the rest. For example, at the moment, the outstanding role models in the Noble Plane included Tan Zhong, Li Wangchen, Mo Xiaoyao, while in the Arcana Plane there were Jin Yunlang, Long Mu, Jin Yunxiao, and a few others. However, because of their different levels, it was hard to tell which one of them was more favored by the school.

On the other hand, the position of the Son would be set up in Starry School. What did this mean? Anyone who could become the Son would have much more power than the rest and be their leader. He would be the single most eye-catching figure in the school.

Outside, the Son would represent the entire school.

Countless people were attracted by such a glorious position. However, they knew that they could only think about it. Only a handful would really stand a chance.

Who would Chief Chen confer as the Son? Many elders in the school also seemed to be surprised. Some people already knew it, but many others did not.

They were all bewildered as they did not hear anything about such a major change earlier. Was this decision made up all of a sudden?

“I have already chosen the person to be the Son. I will order the school to make holy crown and holy robes for the person, implying that we are anticipating the birth of a saint in the future. Three days later, we’ll conduct the Coronation Ceremony for the Son in Starry School. We’ll be inviting all the people in Divine Sky City to come here and watch this grand occasion,” Starry Sage announced. “From this moment on, you can start to prepare for this historic event and announce it to the city.”

Hearing his words, everyone was astounded. According to the College Chief, he was not only treating the occasion as one in Starry School, but also announcing it to the whole Divine Sky City. Furthermore, he would conduct a Coronation Ceremony for the Son and allow everyone else to witness the event.

Err… From the words of the chief, it was obvious how much importance he attached to the event.

The bell which would never ring easily sounded off just to announce the ceremony to be held three days later.

Was Starry School trying to create a saint? However, which disciple in Starry School could enjoy such a glory?

“Right. You can start the preparation.” After saying that, Chief Chen turned around and left without announcing the candidate. Elder Nie followed closely behind him. A sage from Jin Clan walked up and asked, “Elder Nie, who’s the person to be conferred?”

“Three days later, the chief will announce it. I also don’t know who the person is now,” Elder Nie replied. The sage from Jin Clan stopped and his eyes sparkled. He had a bad feeling about it.

After Chief Chen left, there was a huge uproar among the disciples on Starry Square. This was too crazy. Chief Chen was surely going to recommend an unparalleled figure who would attract everyone’s attention.

“Who will it be?” Everyone guessing.

Many people looked at Tan Zhong, Li Wangchen, and the like. There were even people who asked them if it was them, but they only shook their heads. They were also unsure as they did not hear anything beforehand. Nevertheless, they also turned very emotional because of the announcement.

Who would not want such glory?

“Will it be Long Mu?” Many people looked at Long Mu. That year, Long Mu’s father, Long Yitian, was Chief Chen’s disciple. Later, Long Yitian died and the College Chief must have been very sad. Long Yitian was an outstanding genius he had taught, after all. He was easily the strongest person in the Eastern Region of the Barren State and nobody could be compared to him. Long Mu was Long Yitian’s son, so the College Chief would certainly have a special feeling towards him. It was said that among all the people in the Arcana Plane, only Long Mu had been taught personally by the chief.

Now, would the College Chief place his hopes towards Long Yitian on Long Mu? After all, this time, Long Mu also entered the ninth level of the martial arts battlefield.

“Long Mu, will it be you?” someone asked directly.

Long Mu seemed to be very confused. Shaking his head, he replied, “I don’t know.” He raised his head and looked at Madame Long’s direction. Without anyone realizing it, Madame Long had actually already left.

At the moment, outside Starry School, Madame Long, Ye Futian, and his friends were riding on a dragon. A strange expression flashed across Madame Long’s face. Looking at Ye Futian beside her, she said, “When you went in, I thought that the chief would not agree so quickly. However, the Starry Bell rang directly. Then, I thought that the chief would announce this, but he actually wanted to tell the whole city and hold a ceremony for you.”

“Why would he do that?” Ye Futian asked in bewilderment. He also did not expect this. He thought that he would face some obstacles before being able to join Starry School, but the College Chief was actually so quick in his decision.

“I thought wrongly about it.” Madame Long smiled and shook her head. “The College Chief must have been so sad about Long Yitian’s death that year. Now, the College Chief wants there to be another Long Yitian, or even someone better than him, in Starry School more than anyone else does. He wants to create a saint.”

Ye Futian was slightly shocked. He knew that what Madame Long had said was not wrong. The College Chief asked the rest to announce the news to the whole city, create holy crown and holy robes just like in the ancient times, and would hold a Coronation Ceremony for everyone to witness. He wanted to create an unparalleled, invincible figure.

At this instant, Ye Futian recalled what the College Chief said to him in the palace.

The person who obtains the inheritance of the saint is effectively his disciple. As the Son, you would need to stand at the very top of this era! Can you do it?

Chapter 474: Let’s Invite the Son

 

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

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The news that Starry School was going to bestow someone the title of the Son, and hold a ceremony to give him the holy crown and robe, spread throughout the Divine Sky City in a very short period of time.

This major city in the Eastern Region of the Barren State was totally stirred up by the news as it was considered as a very important event. At the moment, Starry Sage had ordered the news to be released to the whole city himself and invited everyone to observe the ceremony. Indeed, the coronation this time had a special meaning and Starry Sage had placed much emphasis on it.

Even the assessment day of the Top Three Schools or the opening of the martial arts battlefield did not create such a huge disturbance.

Now, almost everyone in the city was talking about this.

Very soon, many rumors and guesses swept through the entire city. Everyone was wondering who the Son would be. Was the person in the Noble Plane or Arcana Plane? Was the person going to be Long Mu, Long Yitian’s descendant?

Some people even made wild guesses about whether this was related to the collapse of the martial arts battlefield. The mysterious cultivator was still yet to be found, so it was possible that he was actually a disciple of Starry School whom the college nurtured secretly. Only the important people of the school knew his real identity. At the moment, he was ready to appear as the Son. Such guesses were widely accepted; many people thought that it was indeed very plausible.

The only people who knew some inside story were from the major clans which could influence Starry School. Nevertheless, only a handful from the Dragon Clan and Gu Clan knew the details. Before it was properly announced, they did not spread the message at all.

Jin Clan had also guessed certain things, but they were unsure yet. They could only make some conjectures based on the subtle clues available. However, in any case, the people from Jin Clan understood that it was definitely not a good thing for them, because Starry School was hiding the truth from them. This would cause them to be very passive.

In Celestial Pavilion, the people who came to eat in the Fairy Pool were also discussing this. Despite this, all these were unrelated to Ye Futian who was still busy cultivating. As long as he was free, he would try his best to become stronger.

Chief Chen announced to the whole city that he was going to be crowned. It was glory and recognition for him, but at the same time also a form of pressure. Chief Chen pushed him directly in front of the public. If he wished to wear the holy crown, he would need to withstand its weight.

Ye Futian urgently wanted himself to become stronger. He was confident that he could easily defeat those in his generation, but people in this era would include more than merely those whose ages were similar to him. In fact, many nobles could also be considered as being in the same generation as him. Ye Futian needed to become stronger in order to face all these.

The knowledge contained in the three beams of divine light, as well as the sage martial arts fate, were sufficient for him to learn from for a long time. He was still becoming stronger by the day.

Three days passed by in the blink of an eye. It was finally the day of the Coronation Ceremony of Starry School. Divine Sky City almost had an earthquake as countless people rushed out of their places and headed towards the same place. They wanted to see who exactly could enjoy such a glory.

In Celestial Pavilion, Shen Yu came to the courtyard where Ye Futian was at. Ye Futian had called her here, but when he saw her, he realized that something was wrong, as if she wanted to say some words but did not dare to.

Noticing Shen Yu’s unnatural expression, Ye Futian said, “If you want to say anything, just say it.”

“I want to go Starry School to observe the ceremony…” Shen Yu peeked at Ye Futian.

“Err…” Ye Futian blinked his eyes.

Seeing Ye Futian’s reaction, Shen Yu said, “I have already arranged everything in Celestial Pavilion. Mr. Ye, if you have anything else for me to do, can you tell me quickly please?”

“Nothing. I just wanted to tell you that if I am not in Celestial Pavilion in the future, you can temporarily handle everything. The people from the Dragon Clan will help you as well,” Ye Futian said, smiling. “Just go.”

“Yes.” Shen Yu was somewhat inattentive. After Ye Futian asked her to leave, she immediately trotted away.

“Do you have to be in such a hurry?” Ye Futian asked, looking at Shen Yu’s back.

“Starry School will probably be jam-packed today. You can go and watch the ceremony as well!” After Shen Yu said so, she left the courtyard. Ye Futian smiled and shook his head. “It’s indeed about time for me to leave.”

“Let’s go,” Ye Futian said, turning around. His friends all nodded, after which they walked onto the back of the Black Wind Condor. The condor opened its wings and flapped them fiercely. Immediately, it charged up into the clouds and then flew towards Starry School.

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At the moment, Starry School was filled to the gates and even a drop of water could not leak through. Its surrounding was also totally packed, and there were countless people both on the ground and in the sky. It had been a long time since something like this occurred in Divine Sky City. Everyone wanted to see for themselves the Coronation Ceremony and also who the Son was.

Suddenly, a path was created among the crowd. The large group from Blazing Sun School was here. There were also people from various clans who came with them. Then, the cultivators from Bright Moon School arrived too.

Blazing Sun School and Bright Moon School were probably the two entities in Divine Sky City which were most concerned with the event. Starry School was reviving the rules of the ancient times and granting someone the position of the Son. They obviously had to come and take a look.

The people from different major clans stepped into Starry School one after another. The geniuses from various places also came to observe the ceremony. In the outer ring of Starry School, which was packed with people, there were three cultivators walking together and looking at the scene curiously.

“It seems to be very lively there,” one of them said. He was skinny and his eyes were very bright. Some cynicism and frivolousness could be seen from his expression.

“Do you want to join in the fun again?” a handsome figure beside him questioned, widening his eyes.

“Why not just go and take a look?” the frivolous young man replied, grinning.

“We still need to find the little brother.”

“Then let’s ask the seventh brother.” The skinny young man looked at a fat figure behind him, smiling. Realizing his stare, the fat person shivered, after which he said softly, “Fourth brother, we wouldn’t waste too much time anyway. Let’s just go and take a look?”

“Just because the rest are not here, you have so much trouble.” The young man beside them glanced at the skinny young man, unhappy.

“Brother, I’m doing this for your good. It’s called ‘reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles.’ Since we’re traveling, we obviously have to take part in more things,” the skinny young man argued, smiling.

“Reasonable.” The young man whom he addressed as brother was long used to his shameless reasoning. After he said so, he turned his head and widened his eyes at the fat man behind him.

The fat man lowered his head gently and felt somewhat wronged. I can’t provoke any one of them… When can I beat them?!

“Seven, go and create a path,” someone in front said. The fat person raised his head and looked totally lost.

“You’re fat and can squeeze through more easily.” The skinny young man smiled and stared at him. The fat man was speechless and walked forward. Why is it always me?…

At the moment, cultivators from many different places were gathered together in Starry School.

There were many seats on both sides of the ceremony platform, on which various cultivators were sitting. The people from West Mountain Dragon Clan, Gu Clan, and Jin Clan were all present.

Gu Hanshan, the leader of Gu Clan, was here himself. The person from the Dragon Clan was still Madame Long. Recently, she had been handling everything for the Dragon Clan. In Jin Clan, the person present was similarly its leader.

At the moment, Gu Yunxi was sitting beside her father and she asked, “Father, do you know who the Son is?”

“Yes.” Gu Hanshan smiled and nodded.

“Who is it?” Gu Yunxi asked curiously. She really could not think who it could possibly be.

“Let’s just wait for the chief to announce it later,” Gu Hanshan said, smiling. He deliberately kept his daughter in suspense.

Gu Yunxi nodded her head, disappointed. Since her father did not want to tell her, she could only wait.

Suddenly, someone walked up to them. The person was handsome and had a supreme temperament. Bowing gently, he said, “Greetings, uncle Gu.”

“I haven’t seen you for a long while and indeed you’re becoming more good-looking. You already have some temperament of your father at that time. I hope that in the future, you’ll also have the glory you father once had,” Gu Hanshan said, smiling.

“Uncle Gu, Thank you. My father was truly paralleled in the past and I’ll work hard so that I will not bring disgrace to his name.” Long Mu folded his hands, after which he nodded gently at Gu Yunxi. Gu Yunxi smiled and nodded back to return the greeting. Then, Long Mu left the place. He came here to greet them out of etiquette. After all, the relationship between his father and Gu Hanshan that time was very good.

Many people glanced at Long Mu and Gu Yunxi, wondering if these two very outstanding young people would be together in the future.

Zhen Rong similarly glanced at Gu Yunxi, after which she asked the person beside her, “Father, will Dragon Clan and Gu Clan ally through marriage?”

“Probably not.” The stern-looking person beside her shook his head.

“Alright,” Zhen Rong nodded gently. “Father, do you still not know who the Son is?”

“It has indeed been kept in secret. Let’s just watch. The result will be out soon and there’s no point guessing now.”

At the moment, Ye Futian and his friends had also arrived and were walking among the crowd. Many Starry School disciples glanced at him, thinking about why he was here again.

Jiang Nan also saw Ye Futian and his face turned cold. Ye Futian was unwilling to join Starry School but he kept coming here. How ridiculous this was. However, when they saw Ye Futian walk behind Madame Long, they were also relieved. It seemed like Ye Futian was already a real member of Dragon Clan.

Time passed slowly. On top of the stairs, the important people of Starry School arrived one after another, many of which were elders in the Sage Plane. They stood at the two sides of the platform, all having a solemn expression. Immediately, the vast space started to turn quiet.

Just then, two cultivators appeared. One of them was holding in his hands an extremely gorgeous starry robe, while the other was holding a crown. The two of them stood on the two sides of the center, ready to crown the Son.

Countless people were astonished. Both of them were sage-level elders.

They brought the holy crown and robe for the Son themselves. It was indeed an extremely glory to have.

When Chief Chen also appeared on the top of the stairs, the place fell into a deafening silence. Everyone looked up at him.

Was he finally going to announce the candidate?

Countless disciples in Starry School held their breaths, especially those outstanding geniuses. They all had a wild wish that they would be the person. Long Mu and Jin Yunxiao were also among the crowd. They stared at Chief Chen, as well as the holy crown and robe.

In the entire place, including both the inside and outside of Starry School, everyone held their breaths and waited.

Who exactly would the Son be?

Chief Chen scanned the crowd. Then, he said in a solemn voice, “Today, Starry School will crown the Son. You will all witness the ceremony.”

“Let’s invite the Son.”

“Invite the Son!” many people on the sides said simultaneously. Their voices resounded in the sky.

Let’s invite the Son. Who is the Son? The whole place was in complete silence. Nobody moved or produced any sound at all.

Suddenly, somewhere among the crowd, a handsome, extraordinary figure in white shirt walked out. At that moment, he seemed to be the only person left in the world!