“Let’s not talk about that for now, there’s one more thing!”
Hong Shan quickly changed his expression and said seriously:
“You heard what Zhang Jie said just now, right? She said she could give you a spot to enter Nine Heavens Academy, and she really can give it to you.”
Zhang Jie touched Ye Xinning’s head, and already understood Ye Xinning’s Spiritual Root and talent. She naturally knew this was a Heavenly Spiritual Root Genius.
Her position in Nine Heavens Academy was not low, so giving a spot was easy.
“Is a spot at Nine Heavens Academy very precious?”
Ye Xinning had heard about Nine Heavens Academy from Hong Shan, knowing it was a very powerful force, but she didn’t fully understand it, nor did she know how powerful this so-called Academy truly was.
She still couldn’t quite grasp how a School could become a First-Rate Power.
Moreover, she had heard that all First-Rate Powers had quite a few Nine Heavens Academy admission spots each year, allowing them to send their excellent Disciples to study at the Academy.
However, no power would truly send their strongest young juniors to Nine Heavens Academy.
“It’s very precious. Only at Nine Heavens Academy can you meet the Geniuses and Prodigies from all of Kyushu. There are also the best Cultivation teachers in all of Kyushu, as well as countless high-quality Cultivation resources. In terms of nurturing young Cultivator, Nine Heavens Academy is even slightly stronger than other First-Rate Powers.”
“There was even a case before where a First-Rate Power sent a portion of its young Disciples to Nine Heavens Academy. When these Disciples returned after completing their studies, they were even stronger than the strongest group of Disciples who had remained within their Sect, which greatly embarrassed that Sect at the time.”
“For second and third-rate powers and some small Schools, they cherish this opportunity even more. As long as a young junior within their Sect can enter Nine Heavens Academy, the future of the Sect is guaranteed.”
Hong Shan’s words unconsciously increased.
“And for us Loose Cultivators… this opportunity is even more important! I’ve lived for so many years and have heard of many Geniuses that Nine Heavens Academy has found from the common folk, who, after being nurtured, gradually grew into powerful figures. They could at least become someone like the former Qingfeng Sect Sect Leader.”
Qingfeng Sect Sect Leader Zhao Qingfeng, he was a Late Stage of Soul Transformation expert.
“Master… why are you suddenly talking so much? And why are you speaking so highly of Nine Heavens Academy?”
Ye Xinning sensed something was off and looked at Hong Shan suspiciously, squinting.
“Oh, I forgot to tell you, I was also a graduate of Nine Heavens Academy…”
Hong Shan stroked his beard and sighed.
“It’s precisely because I love my alma mater that I hope you can study at Nine Heavens Academy. I know it’s a very good place.”
It was precisely for this reason that he suddenly became so talkative, transforming into a “Nine Heavens Academy Promotion Ambassador.”
Hong Shan looked up at the window, his gaze falling on a certain place in the sky.
“I was also an excellent graduate of Nine Heavens Academy back then.”
“Doesn’t seem like it.”
Ye Xinning, however, shook her head.
“Oh?” Hong Shan became interested instead: “You’re saying I don’t seem like someone nurtured by Nine Heavens Academy?”
But Ye Xinning shook her head.
“Although I don’t really want to admit it, Master, you are indeed a very powerful person.”
This was true. Among the Cultivator Ye Xinning had met, Hong Shan was already very strong. Only Zhang Jie, whom she had just met, was stronger than Hong Shan. At other times, who wasn’t respectful towards Hong Shan?
At that time in Qingfeng City, there was also a middle-aged man who seemed quite strong and respectfully bowed to Hong Shan, as if he was someone Hong Shan knew.
“It’s good that you know.”
A smile curled at the corner of Hong Shan’s mouth, an irrepressible joy bubbling forth, and his eyes narrowed.
Looking at Hong Shan like this, Ye Xinning couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
Hong Shan, such a powerful person, yet many times he was like an old mischievous child, never serious.
Of course, he was very easy to get along with like that.
“What I mean is, I don’t think you’re an excellent graduate. If it’s according to your description, someone of your level is probably a disgrace to graduates?”
Hong Shan’s face instantly darkened.
“What disgrace to graduates! What nonsense are you spouting!”
“You said that graduates of Nine Heavens Academy can at least become someone like the Qingfeng Sect Sect Leader, who is the Sect Leader of a small School. But Master, you are still a Loose Cultivator to this day, with no School of your own. If this isn’t a disgrace to graduates, what is?”
Hong Shan almost felt dizzy, then he earnestly advised:
“The definition of success doesn’t have to be judged by establishing a Sect. Look at your Master, my mahjong parlors are spread all over the Kyushu Continent, and the Spirit Stones I earn by lying down every day can pile up into mountains. Even if you sold that Qingfeng Sect, it would only be a fraction of my assets. Isn’t this success? Doesn’t this qualify as an excellent graduate?”
“Perhaps.”
Ye Xinning smiled.
Anyway, she was just joking.
She used to live a very dry and boring life, but now, with such a Master, she also began to add some fun to her life.
“Always making fun of your Master!”
Hong Shan snorted, but he wasn’t angry at all; he even thought his Disciple was quite good.
When he first met Ye Xinning, she was cautious and quiet. Even after he helped her solve her livelihood problems, she only showed less hostility, her attitude remained cold, like a lone wolf cub, exactly like An Chen.
But now, Ye Xinning seemed to have accepted him as her Master, and there were many more smiles on her face. She had transformed from a small wolf cub into a little wildcat.
“Master, then do you think Zhang Jie can give one more spot for Nine Heavens Academy?”
Hong Shan immediately understood why Ye Xinning said this.
“You care so much about that boy?”
“Between friends, shouldn’t we think of each other?”
Hong Shan said nothing, just smiled and shook his head.
“You can say whatever you want… but this matter is actually not difficult. I think there’s a very high chance you two can meet at Nine Heavens Academy.”
“She has that power?”
Ye Xinning was delighted.
“No, it’s that your friend himself is not simple. A High Grade Spiritual Root makes him a Genius, and his Cultivation talent is also terrifying. He reached Qi Refining Third Level in less than four days… This isn’t something even a High Grade Spiritual Root can achieve.”
Nine Heavens Academy does not recognize connections, only talent.
In Hong Shan’s eyes, An Chen also had the talent and capital to enter Nine Heavens Academy.
Although An Chen only had a High Grade Spiritual Root, Hong Shan felt that An Chen might not be inferior to his little Disciple, at least for now.