On the plaza, the Dean nervously stared at the portal to the secret realm. Only when he saw Dongfang Mian and the others emerge unharmed did he finally relax. Seeing the baby hugging Dongfang Mian's neck with an adoring expression, the Dean rarely showed a genuine smile.
Following the dean's signal, Dongfang Mian and the others left the square and went straight back to the dean's office.
Inside the house, when the headmaster heard that the baby's poison had flared up in the secret realm, he felt a pang of heartache. When he learned that Dongfang Mian had risked her life to save the baby from the deadly poison, he was also deeply moved. Finally, when he learned that they had obtained the Time Grass, the headmaster readily took out the Sand of Time.
"Here, the Sands of Time belong to you. I hope you can help the Ancestor find his family," the Dean said with emotion.
The baby didn't seem interested in finding its biological parents; it was only focused on playing with Ah Ju's tail.
Seeing this, the dean felt a sense of relief. His little ancestor was finally acting like an ordinary child. It was such a difficult thing for someone of his status to experience the happiness of an ordinary child.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need your help with," the dean said, looking at Dongfang Mian and Yan Lin.
"What, Dean, has something happened to your ancestor again?" Dongfang Mian asked, raising an eyebrow.
The headmaster was exasperated; whose ancestor always seems to get into trouble?
"No, this time it's like this, have you heard of the Four Academies Grand Competition?"
Dongfang Mian shook her head, while Yan Lin didn't even lift his eyelids, seemingly completely uninterested.
"You all know that Vermilion Bird Academy is the only academy on the Vermilion Bird Continent, but there are many other academies like Vermilion Bird Continent. The three continents that are close to us are Azure Dragon Continent, White Tiger Continent, and Black Tortoise Continent."
Each continent has its own exclusive academy. Every hundred years, the academies of the four continents gather together for a grand competition. This time, the competition is being held at our Vermilion Bird Academy, and it is open to all students at the Spirit Emperor realm.
"I hope that you two can represent the academy and win honor for Vermilion Bird Academy. Our Vermilion Bird Academy has not won first place for nearly a thousand years," the Dean said sincerely.
"Not interested," Yan Lin said before Dongfang Mian could speak.
"Yan Lin, you're definitely a top contender for the championship, I..." The dean fell silent after Yan Lin released his Spirit Venerable aura.
Turning his head, he looked at Dongfang Mian with a tearful expression and said, "Dongfang classmate, you wouldn't have reached the Spirit Venerable realm as well, would you?"
"No, no, I'm just at the peak of the Spirit Emperor realm," Dongfang Mian quickly waved her hand and said.
"Peak of the Spirit Emperor realm! And that's just... well... you're all freaks." The Grand Dean was completely convinced. No wonder only they were able to take the Ancestor to the Upper Realm.
Finally, after the dean's lengthy explanation and sincere pleading, Dongfang Mian agreed to participate in the four-hospital competition a month later.
The dean hurriedly explained the rules of the Four Academies Competition to her. Because the poison attribute was rare throughout the continent, each academy sent one student to participate in the competition according to the attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The competition is divided into attribute-based professional skills competition and cultivation level competition. In each attribute category, the first-place academy earns five points, the second-place academy earns three points, the third-place academy earns one point, and the fourth-place academy earns no points. The academy with the highest total score wins.
“I remember you’re a wood-type student, right? Then I’ll sign you up for the wood-type competition,” the dean said after thinking for a moment.
"No," Dongfang Mian suddenly said with a smile, "Since I'm leaving soon, let's go all out. I'd like to trouble Dean to sign me up for all the attribute competitions."
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