Chapter 253: Chapter 34: Phoenix! Ultimately Soaring High
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Eternal Spring Valley, in the Dao Transmission Hall.
After bidding farewell to the Changchun Ascendant, Wang Shouzhe turned and walked to the entrance of the Dao Transmission Hall, ready to go out.
Suddenly.
In the vast sky, the stacked clouds suddenly surged up.
A bright laugh pierced the sky, coming from the vast expanse of the sky from afar.
"Changchun Elder, I am Xuan Yao. According to the academy’s rules, today I will personally bring the new disciples to visit you. I wonder if you welcome us?"
The content was humble, but the tone contained an excitement that could not be restrained, as if the things that were about to happen had already made him impatient.
The Changchun Ascendant’s calm and unperturbed face suddenly showed a slight change.
Master Xuan Yao? Why did he personally come this time? Could it be...
Seeing this, Wang Shouzhe stopped and said with cupped fists, "What exactly is happening, Changchun Ascendant?"
He was full of doubts, could it be that Master Xuan Yao had a grudge against Changchun Ascendant?
The Changchun Ascendant sighed, "Ah~ this is an undesirable tradition in the academy."
Then he succinctly explained the situation.
Uh...
Wang Shouzhe understood the whole story.
It turns out that after the academy recruits core disciples, they also engage in this kind of thing. But thinking about it, it’s quite normal. After all, recruiting new disciples, there’s always some show-off. It seems that there is indeed a competitive relationship between the various ascendants.
The Changchun Ascendant helplessly said, "My Eternal Spring Lineage has never liked to fight with others. Each time, the other lineages take turns to visit us. This time, Master Xuan Yao’s personal visit indicates that he must have recruited an extremely satisfactory disciple."
"Well, anyway, this happens once every three years."
Under normal circumstances, the Changchun Ascendant could avoid it, out of sight and out of mind.
But this time, Master Xuan Yao came personally, according to etiquette, the Changchun Ascendant couldn’t avoid it.
Seeing the Changchun Ascendant’s unpleasant face, Wang Shouzhe chimed in, "Indeed this tradition is detrimental. It does not favor stable development."
Upon hearing this, the Changchun Ascendant glanced at Wang Shouzhe strangely and said softly, "The Wang Longyan of the noble family is most enthusiastic about this tradition. In the past, every three years, Wang Longyan as a core disciple of the Profound Ice Lineage would bring the new disciples to have a look at our Eternal Spring Valley."
"Uh..."
Wang Shouzhe was speechless, also somewhat embarrassed.
He finally understood why the Changchun Ascendant’s face looked like that when he mentioned Ancestor Longyan.
He also remembered why Ancestor Longyan seemed hesitant when she mentioned the Eternal Spring Lineage in the past. She only said the Changchun Ascendant lived long and mentioned a senior brother of the Eternal Spring Lineage who seemed quite capable.
Other than that, there was hardly anything positive.
So that’s how it is~
Wang Shouzhe found it somewhat amusing.
Our Ancestor Longyan, it seems, wasn’t exactly a nice person in her youth.
As they talked, the Changchun Ascendant had already passed him, walked to the entrance of the Dao Transmission Hall and addressed the sky with his hands behind his back.
"Since it is a traditional celebration, the Eternal Spring Valley naturally welcomes it. Feel free to bring the disciples."
Even without the Changchun Ascendant exerting any effort, his heavy voice penetrated the clouds, rippling through the sky and spreading far away.
His voice sounded calm and carefree, but Wang Shouzhe sensed a hint of desolate helplessness from it.
If the Changchun True Man truly didn’t care, he wouldn’t have had such a soft voice when he mentioned Ancestor Longyan earlier.
Wang Shouzhe, who originally intended to leave, changed his mind for a moment, deciding to at least see the situation before making a decision.
If indeed there was no one under the Changchun Sect to resist, he would step in to help save some face, repaying the favor from earlier.
Master Xuan Yao’s previous laughter acted as issuing a visitation card.
At this moment, the verdant and colorful square outside the Dao Transmission Hall in Eternal Spring Valley began to have more and more people arriving, all disciples from the Changchun Sect who had heard the news and rushed from all around.
In no time, the entire Eternal Spring Valley was filled with a sense of impending storm, as if a storm was about to break.
Soon, a large crowd had gathered on the spacious square.
"Aha? Junior you came too." It was the senior sister who had guided Wang Shouzhe earlier speaking.
"May I know the senior sister’s name?" Wang Shouzhe asked politely with cupped hands.
"I am Liu Yuqin, a direct vein member of the Chuyun Liu Family." Liu Yuqin said quickly with a blush, "I am twenty-eight years old, at the mid-eighth level of the Qi Refining Realm, not yet married."
Wang Shouzhe was slightly taken aback, his expression somewhat speechless as he sighed.
This senior sister, I merely asked your name, why divulge your family background and marital status? Isn’t the academy supposed to prohibit such things?
However, this type of ability was undoubtedly the correct approach.
In fact, most of the disciples at the Purple Mansion Academy were at such a level. To reach the Spirit Platform Realm by the age of thirty-five and below would already be considered an excellent disciple, with the chance to strive for core disciple status.
Liu Yuqin’s face suddenly changed, as if she thought of something, she quickly whispered, "The academy doesn’t allow mentioning which noble family one is from, just let it be, but don’t spread it around."
"Rest assured, senior sister, I will keep it to myself." Wang Shouzhe solemnly replied.
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something, "Regarding the Chuyun Liu Family, it seems there is someone named Liu Yunlang, who is he to you?"
"Aha, junior actually knows my cousin Yunlang?" Liu Yuqin was somewhat surprised, "My younger cousin is a good person, but his talent is somewhat lacking."
Nowadays, his talent is not lacking.
Wang Shouzhe thought to himself.
Presumably, their family hadn’t had the chance to notify her.
But notification wouldn’t amount to much. Liu Yuqin was just an ordinary disciple, not yet at the stage where she could look after others.