Although Cangshan City is desolate, the square in the city is extremely grand, perhaps to cope with the trial of Zhengying Academy.
As soon as the sun rose, the square was already packed with people.
"Silence, silence." An old man with a clear face and wearing a sword robe spoke from the high platform in the center of the square.
His voice was not loud and was rather low, but it reached every corner of the field, as if it were heard directly. All the young swordsmen fell silent upon hearing it.
Mu Hanyan was slightly startled. This old man was actually a Sword Saint.
"My name is Duan Tianya, the Holy Sword Instructor of Zhengying Academy. I will preside over this trial." The old man continued.
A cry of exclamation echoed from the crowd below, and everyone looked at Duan Tianya with admiration. While the four academies in Anyun Country had varying levels of status, the disparity wasn't significant, and the same was true for the academy instructors. The status of the Holy Sword Instructor was equivalent to that of the Holy Dragon Instructor at Longyan Academy.
For the vast majority of people in the audience, the Holy Sword Master is an extremely powerful person whom they can only look up to throughout their lives and dare not even hope to be on par with.
"The trials in the Longyan Mountains are a tradition of Zhengying Academy that has been passed down for thousands of years. As long as you perform well in the trials, you will have the hope of joining our Zhengying Academy in the future, receiving guidance from our instructors, and practicing the academy's secret techniques." Duan Tianya continued.
Immediately, cheers rang out from the audience. Those young people looked so excited, as if they would be selected to join Zhengying College in the next moment and rise to prominence from then on.
Even Mu Hanyan couldn't help but sigh that the prestige and appeal of Anyun's four major colleges were truly incomparable to that of one or several aristocratic families combined.
In her previous life, she trained on her own and had never joined any academy. Thinking about it now, she feels a little regretful.
"Calm down for a moment." Duan Tianya smiled and pressed his hand, saying, "However, getting selected by our Zhengying Academy is not an easy task.
Now, I'll announce the rules of this trial. The location of this trial is called the Valley of Strange Beasts. Just by hearing the name, you should be able to guess what it is. Strange beasts roam the valley, and dangers are lurking everywhere, so be careful.
I will open the portal in a while, and everyone will enter the Valley of Strange Beasts from different directions and head towards the center of the valley. As long as you pass through the center of the valley, the trial will be completed and you will get certain rewards.
"In addition, this valley is home to many rare treasures. Killing exotic beasts and obtaining blood beads or bone relics are also rare treasures. If you find any, you can keep them for yourself or hand them over to the academy in exchange for a corresponding reward," Duan Tianya continued.
The Valley of Strange Beasts, Mu Hanyan's heart moved. She had come to Longyan Mountains for training more than once before, but had never heard of the existence of the Valley of Strange Beasts.
I heard that the four major academies and some ancient families all have their own forbidden areas for cultivation in the Longyan Mountains. Not only are outsiders not allowed to enter, they have never even heard of it.
Not knowing what was in this forbidden area for cultivation, Mu Hanyan was a little looking forward to it.
"Senior Duan, what if the strange beast is too powerful and we can't resist it? Will our lives be in danger?" After Duan Tianya finished speaking, a young swordsman asked with a lack of confidence.
They are all young elites of their respective families. Even if they are not selected by Zhengying Academy this time, there will be other opportunities in the future. They don't want to lose their lives like this.
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