"Our Songhe Martial Arts School is more like an academy. The teachers are all paid to teach, and they don't have a strong sense of belonging to the school. You pay money and I teach you martial arts. The relationship is very loose and there are no constraints at all. When you leave the school, you can't say that you are so-and-so's disciple. You can only say that you have learned martial arts at the school."
"You can't expect the teachers or principal of an academy to avenge a student who dies in a particular year, can you? That's unrealistic. So, different situations require different methods of handling things, understand?"
"That's why some gangs don't dare to mess with the martial arts school's disciples. As for why they don't dare to mess with our martial arts school? Those who come to our martial arts school to study are all either rich or noble, or at the very least, they are guards trained by their families at great expense. Who would dare to mess with them?" After saying that, the instructor gave Jiang Yue a meaningful look.
Jiang Yue scratched her head and smiled sheepishly. After saying goodbye to her teacher, she went home, relieved that she hadn't encountered any trouble after that incident. She studied peacefully for two years.
Half a year ago, Jiang Yue had already broken through to the Blood Refining Realm. Reaching the Blood Refining Realm after three years of martial arts training was considered exceptionally talented. The head of the martial arts school even asked her if she wanted to become a disciple and a formal student of Songhe Martial Arts School. Jiang Yue made an excuse to refuse, and the head of the school did not try to persuade her to stay. After consolidating her realm, she left the martial arts school. Her next step was to prepare to participate in the Ascension Conference.
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At this moment, a caravan was traveling along the ancient road, heading north.
Jiang Yue drove the carriage herself, with some luggage inside to avoid attracting attention. After leaving the martial arts school, Jiang Yue was planning to leave for the capital. Coincidentally, a merchant caravan was also heading north, so Jiang Yue spent some money to join them.
The carriage looked a bit worn on the outside, but it was very clean inside. Jiang Yue had even modified it so she could sleep at night. It wasn't that she couldn't afford a new one, but the old one was more cost-effective. Even if someone robbed her, they wouldn't rob Jiang Yue's old carriage; they would rob the one in the middle of the caravan, the one who was afraid others wouldn't know she was rich.
The caravan had been on its way for several days, but the progress was far from satisfactory. Jiang Yue was getting impatient. She didn't know what kind of trouble this young lady from a wealthy family was causing, wasting time with one thing or another all day long. If it weren't for the fact that her family's guards were quite capable, Jiang Yue would have already broken away from the caravan and gone on her own.
After walking for a while longer under the blazing sun, the caravan manager called out to everyone, "It's too hot at noon, and the livestock are prone to heatstroke. Let's rest for an hour before setting off again." Hearing the manager's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They had set off at four or five in the morning and had been walking for several hours, and everyone was exhausted.
Jiang Yue chose an unobstructed spot on the outskirts so she could run faster if anything happened. She led the mule to the river, let it drink some water, and then cut some grass from the riverbank, mixed it with millet, and fed it to the mule. Only after taking care of the livestock did Jiang Yue start eating. This was how it was always when traveling; the livestock had to be taken care of first.
After resting for two hours, they set off again. It took Jiang Yue two whole months to reach Chengdu. After entering the city, she separated from the caravan, found a restaurant, ate something, and went to sleep. In the following days, Jiang Yue wandered around the capital.
It can only be said that Chengdu truly deserves to be called the first capital of the Wu Kingdom. The Grand Canal, which runs through the north and south of the Wu Kingdom, passes through this city. In addition, several other waterways and land routes also converge here, making transportation extremely developed. Every year, countless merchants and travelers pass through here, greatly boosting the local economy and trade. Therefore, it is true that the first major city lives up to its name.
These past few days, Jiang Yue has been frequenting restaurants in the city, since restaurants are the easiest places to get information. With less than a month until the Ascension Conference, Jiang Yue thought that news of the Ascension Conference would have spread by now, and that she could get some information herself. However, it seems that no one knows about it. It seems that the news has been kept from the common people.
Under normal circumstances, Jiang Yue should find a cultivation market, buy an introductory book, cultivate to the third or fourth level of weapon refining, and then join a cultivation sect. Unfortunately, she has been here for three years and has not heard a single word about cultivators. Everyone is keeping it a closely guarded secret.
Fortunately, there was the 8888 world storyline, otherwise Jiang Yue might not have known about the existence of the cultivation world until her death. Now, she can only take advantage of this Ascension Conference to join the Qingyang Sect. After staying in Chengdu for more than half a month, Jiang Yue set off for the Triangle Mountain Range, where the Ascension Conference was held.
As the sun set and darkness fell, Jiang Yue found a gathering place after arriving at the Triangle Mountains. The area around the mountains was densely packed with people waiting for the conference to begin. Jiang Yue saw some people walking forward curiously, as if they were being blocked by a transparent wall. She was also a little curious, so she went over to try it out. It was as smooth as a layer of glass in front of her, and it was also a bit elastic, keeping people out.
After trying it out, Jiang Yue came out and saw that some people had already set up camp. Jiang Yue also started to tidy up. Jiang Yue also saw some cultivators who used magic to build some houses. Some people went over to get closer, but were humiliated and retreated. After that, no one was so tactless as to go forward.
Jiang Yue got up early the next morning, unable to sleep at all. By noon, the Ascension Ceremony had begun, and the scene in the valley suddenly changed. A high platform stood in mid-air, and only this sect came to recruit disciples.
Once the crowd quieted down, an old man flew into the air and said: "The rules remain the same. Those with a bone age of forty or below and who have spiritual roots can join the Qingyang Sect. Those who are interested can enter the formation to test their spiritual roots. This conference will last for seven days, and the next one will be held in ten years."
Qingyang Sect isn't a prestigious sect, and the assessment doesn't require passing five trials and defeating six generals. It only requires testing bone age and spiritual roots. The one who just flew into the air was the sect leader, with a Foundation Establishment cultivation level. In the world's storyline, the protagonist joined the sect only a few years ago, and the sect leader was already injured and died. The protagonist joined the sect at the Ascension Conference ten years later, which means that Qingyang Sect can only exist for a maximum of fifteen years. Jiang Yue will have to run away within fifteen years.
I watched others undergo the testing for a while and only entered the formation after seeing that there was no danger. I thought that passing through the formation would be different, but I didn't feel anything. I found a line and started queuing.
"Bone age 20, no spiritual root, next!"
"Bone age 36, no spiritual root, next!"
"Bone age 12, four spiritual roots, eligible to enter the outer sect!"
The line was long, but the testing was quick. Before long, it was Jiang Yue's turn. The disciple in charge of the testing said expressionlessly, "Put your hand on it!"
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