"Yantian Sword Technique, so that's what it is."
On the ring, as the old man finished his swordsmanship demonstration, Ye Xue also recovered from his unconscious state.
He stared at his hands intently, a confident arc appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Ye Feng, Ye Lan." Ye Xue secretly greeted Ye Feng and Ye Lan beside her, and said in a voice that only they could hear, "I will go to the old man to practice swordsmanship soon. Remember to practice the spiritual power circulation method of Yantian Sword Technique."
"Brother Ye Xue, have you learned it yet? You are so amazing."
Hearing that Ye Xue was going to practice swordsmanship, Ye Lan's eyes widened immediately. Then, she said with some frustration: "Brother Ye Xue, am I too stupid? I can't even understand the trajectory of the old man's swordsmanship."
"Ahem, I don't seem to understand it either."
Ye Feng coughed a little awkwardly and spoke to Ye Lan in a gloomy voice.
“…”
Turning around and glaring at Ye Feng who interrupted her, Ye Lan silently rolled her eyes at him, as if to say, whether you understand it or not is none of my business.
"Alright." Ye Xue reached out to stop Ye Feng who was about to speak and said seriously, "Remember what I told you. Watch my swordplay carefully."
"Yes."
Although they didn't know why, Ye Feng and Ye Lan looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
Ye Xue is the most talented and the one with the highest cultivation among the three. It is always right for them to listen to him.
"Old sir, I want to practice swordsmanship."
Ye Xue strode past the crowd of examinees and walked straight to the center of the arena, bowing to the old gentleman from the academy who was sitting cross-legged on the ground.
"good!"
Seeing someone preparing to practice sword techniques so quickly, the old man immediately stood up and praised openly, "I don't care whether you have learned that sword technique or not, but since you dared to be the first to practice it, I feel that you are much better than the other candidates present."
"Thank you for your praise, old sir. I just have a better memory." Ye Xue was stunned when he heard the old man praising him. He saluted the old man again and said, "If there is anything wrong with the sword skills I practiced, please show some mercy."
"No problem!" The old man waved his hand gently and said with a hearty smile, "As the first candidate to practice, I can make a special exception for you. As long as you can practice my sword skills to 80%, I can make an exception and let you advance directly."
“Wow!”
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the crowd of candidates on the stage suddenly burst into an uproar.
No one had expected that the first person to go on stage to practice sword skills would not have to practice the entire sword technique.
"Old sir, I also want to practice swordsmanship."
"I want one too."
"And me."
You don't have to practice the sword skills in full. The people hiding in the crowd suddenly had their eyes lit up and rushed to practice the sword skills.
"Number seventy-three, number ninety-eight, number one hundred and fifty-four, number eight hundred and seventy-seven."
"The four of you, quickly stand at the front."
Hearing the voice in the crowd, a hint of anger flashed in the old man's eyes. He pointed out the four people who wanted to practice swordsmanship without hesitation and asked them to stand in front of the crowd.
"Old sir, we want to practice swordsmanship."
The four people who were called to the front looked at each other in confusion, and bowed to the old man at the same time.
"Okay, you guys wait for me first."
Looking at the four people bowing, a sharp light flashed in the old man's eyes. Then, he looked at Ye Xue gently and said, "Young man, what is your name?"
"Student Ye Xue. Ye as in Ye Xue, Xue as in Qi Xuecheng."
Feeling four sharp gazes suddenly coming from behind, Ye Xue answered the old man without turning her head.
"Ye Xue, what a good name." Hearing Ye Xue's name, the old man nodded gently and said, "I hope you will not disappoint me."
“Students try their best.”
Ye Xue saluted the old man again with his fists clasped, then walked towards the weapons rack on the ring.
His sword was cut off by Emperor Jiu, and he didn't have time to buy a new one.
"That's it."
Ye Xue casually pulled out a long sword from the weapon rack and began to practice his sword skills.
"So that's how it is."
In the crowd, as Ye Xue performed her sword skills, a hint of realization flashed in Ye Feng and Ye Lan's eyes at the same time.
"Beginning with swordsmanship? How is that possible?!"
On the ring, the old man looked at Ye Xue who was constantly performing sword skills, and a hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes.
"Old sir, I have finished practicing my sword skills."
Putting the sword back on the weapon rack, Ye Xue bowed and waited for the old man's judgment.
"Ye Xue, tell me honestly, have you ever learned this sword technique before?"
The old man stared at Ye Xue sharply, with a hint of doubt in his tone.
"Old sir, the academy will know my background with a simple investigation. I don't even know the name of this sword technique, so how could I possibly have learned it?"
Ye Xue's eyes revealed a hint of anger, and his good impression of the old man completely disappeared.
It was clearly the old man's improvisation of the sword technique, but he actually suspected him of cheating.
"Ahem, that's not what I meant."
After coughing awkwardly, the old man seemed to have thought of something and said to Ye Xue in a sheepish tone, "Ye Xue, congratulations on successfully passing the second round of the assessment and entering the third round. You can watch the others' practice for a while, or you can leave the assessment site early."
"What about the third level? Isn't there a total of three levels in the assessment?"
Ye Xue was stunned by the old man's words, and he asked with a puzzled look on his face.
“…”
The old man touched his chin and was silent for a moment. He said, "I seem to have forgotten to mention that today we will only conduct the first two stages of the admission assessment. The third stage will be tomorrow."
“Wow!”
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the crowd around him went wild.
"Old sir, what does your academy mean by this? Are you planning to charge two fees for one exam?"
"Old sir, since you divided the assessment into two days, you should only charge us fifty Lingyu today. Since you have already charged us a hundred Lingyu today, you cannot charge us any more money tomorrow."
"Old man, I advise you not to go too far. One hundred Lingyu may not be much, but by doing this, you are completely making fun of us."
"quiet!"
Hearing the noisy voices of the crowd, the old man suddenly stomped his feet, and a powerful pressure suddenly pressed towards the crowd.
"Old man, you dare to do this!"
Angry shouts rang out from the crowd, and a figure with half its face covered jumped out of the crowd and slashed at the old man with a palm.
At the same time, among the crowd of examinees, several low-key candidates silently took out their weapons and slashed at the examinees next to them.
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