All students who pass the theoretical test will go to Tianyuan Hall.

Here, they will be assigned to various peaks to learn from masters until they are promoted to martial arts masters.

Of course, not all students are assigned positions. Some students perform so well that they are sought after by various top schools. In such cases, the students have absolute initiative.

As a student who ranks first in strength, foundation, and comprehension, he now has three peak masters extending olive branches to him.

"Dear host, who do you choose?"

Holy Capital Academy has only four peaks, and three of them want to take him away.

Jia Xitong looked at the three applicants:

Peak No. 1, the Sunrise Peak, is dominated by a Martial Grandmaster in the early stage. It occupies the best mountain and has all the necessary cultivation facilities. Currently, it is developing rapidly.

The second Tianwu Peak is led by a mid-stage Martial Grandmaster. Although the peak itself is not particularly impressive, it has a large number of disciples due to its strength.

The third peak, Qing Shuang Peak, is led by a Martial Grandmaster in the early stage. It lacks both a strong mountain base and substantial strength. The sect leader himself likely knows he has nothing of note, and is essentially just a participant in the three-way selection process, adopting a very Zen-like attitude.

In the original story, the male protagonist chose Tianwu Peak because, in the face of strength, external factors are insignificant.

"I choose Qing Shuang Peak."

Of the three peaks, which one is the least competitive?

Everyone stared at him in shock. Even Luan Zhenfeng, the peak master of Qing Shuang Peak, picked at his ears, wondering if he had misheard.

"Young man, are you sure?"

The leaders of the other two peaks looked at him.

"They've already made their choice, why force them to change it?"

Luan Zhenfeng quickly pulled the person over to prevent the top student from running away, and stamped his seal on the student's head.

Oh wow.

The plot is starting to fall apart again.

Jia Xitong looked at the somewhat overweight but exceptionally agile peak master and couldn't understand why.

She didn't understand, and neither did Luan Zhenfeng.

On the way back to the mountain peak, Luan Zhenfeng finally couldn't help but ask, "Disciple, why did you choose Qing Shuang Peak?"

Could it be that they saw the future development potential of Qing Shuang Peak simply because of personal worship?

He just wanted to praise the boy with one sentence: Good taste!

"Because the largest collection of books in the entire academy is on Qing Shuang Peak."

Shang Yanting stated truthfully that he came specifically for the book collection.

...That's good taste!

Luan Zhenfeng nodded upon hearing this, "Then you've chosen the right person. The entire library is under my management. Ordinary disciples can only access the third floor, but my disciples can access the fourth floor."

As he spoke, he touched his long beard, his long sleeves billowing in the cold wind, making him look quite ethereal.

"Even the best teachers teach content that is a variation of their own interpretations. There are a hundred different perspectives from a hundred different people. To understand the most accurate knowledge, you must read the original texts."

He laughed a few times, humming a little tune as he walked forward.

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Within the academy, disciples are also ranked.

The lowest rank is outer sect instructor, followed by outer sect disciple, inner sect instructor, inner sect disciple, peak master's personal disciple, and dean's personal disciple.

Although Shang Yanting was favored by the three peak masters, he was only an inner disciple because he had just arrived.

Qing Shuang Peak has 200 outer disciples and 40 inner disciples, making it the mountain with the fewest people.

It not only has the fewest people, but it is also the poorest.

You can tell from the rooms of the inner disciples.

This is a single room. Upon entering, you see a table with books propped up on the feet, and a kettle without a lid on it. Besides these two things, there is only a bed, but luckily the blanket is new.

Jia Xitong manipulated the raccoon to explore the entire room.

It offers a wide view and good ventilation.

The cold mountain wind blew through the unpapered windows, making her chest hair flutter.