Best Young Master

Previously, almost everyone would go for testing every month, so they were quite aware of their own strength.

During the Heaven and Earth Bridge test, many people were stopped at the seventh stone step, where their Divine Soul encountered immense pressure and they couldn’t take another step.

Of course, there were also those who didn’t believe in evil and forcefully charged through, ultimately getting ejected without suspense, nearly injuring their Divine Soul.

Among these people, Zhou Zhaolong was the most stunning. He was previously hailed as a seed strong enough to contend with Qi Tianlin, with terrifying strength.

So-called geniuses commonly fight across one level, while demon-level geniuses can span two or even three Xiao realms to defeat opponents.

Without a doubt, Zhou Zhaolong was a demon-level genius. Heaven and Earth Bridge and Lake of Reincarnation, he passed all, indicating that his Divine Soul and Physical Strength both surpassed the limit, yet he was blocked at the eighth level during the Life and Death Tower test, unable to pass entirely.

Even so, his formidable strength still caused a huge sensation, making many geniuses feel deeply shocked!

After all, he had just made a breakthrough half a year ago!

According to the testing rules, after his breakthrough, the difficulty of the test drastically increased, incomparable to when he passed initially!

Compared to themselves, who could only ascend to the seventh stone step, and their Physical Strength tests that hovered between the seventh and eighth Qing Lian, Zhou Zhaolong absolutely counted as a demon-level genius.

"Comparing one to another can be deadly, comparing goods can lead to discarding!"

"Why is the gap so huge between geniuses of the same kind?"

Many people sighed like this, they were geniuses, while Zhou Zhaolong and the likes of Qi Tianlin were demons, incomparable!

Living in the same era as such people was simply tragic, only to miserably become supporting roles, unable to compete.

The day of departure finally arrived. On this morning, the Immortal Bell within the Immortal Secret Realm chimed continuously for nearly thirty minutes.

Numerous geniuses hurried to the square in front of the Ancient Hall, waiting to return to the Academy.

"Why hasn’t Evil Qi appeared yet? Could he not have heard the sound of the Immortal Bell?"

"That Ye person hasn’t appeared either, could it be they’re still in seclusion? Such steadiness!"

Soon, everyone noticed that two people were missing, Ye Fan and Qi Tianlin had not come, and they all looked toward the Dong Mansion where they were in seclusion.

At this moment, the door to Qi Tianlin’s seclusion exploded open.

Qi Tianlin, with steps like a dragon and tiger, opened and closed his eyes, Divine Radiance shot in all directions, his jet-black hair fluttered in the wind, his whole body enveloped in nine layers of divine halo, as if a Divine King had descended.

After leaving seclusion, Qi Tianlin didn’t first go to the square in front of the Ancient Hall to assemble but went straight to the Heaven and Earth Bridge.

At this time, less than an hour remained until returning to the Academy, everyone was surprised, could he complete the test in less than an hour?

One must know, both the Heaven and Earth Bridge for testing the Divine Soul and the Lake of Reincarnation for testing Physical Strength and power were very difficult, let alone the Life and Death Tower which required a battle.

"Go! Let’s take a look!"

Many people couldn’t resist their curiosity and rushed toward the Heaven and Earth Bridge. However, when they arrived near the Heaven and Earth Bridge, Qi Tianlin had already reached the top, his expression calm as ever, with no sign of feeling pressured.

After walking down the Heaven and Earth Bridge with ease, Qi Tianlin didn’t hesitate for a moment and flew straight to the Lake of Reincarnation, then under the watchful eyes of everyone, he swiftly crossed the Lake of Reincarnation, seemingly like a leisurely stroll, his body emitting a crystalline treasure light.

"It’s too terrifying, he also just broke through half a year ago, yet both his Divine Soul and Physical Strength have surpassed the limit!"

"Too demonic, living in the same era as such people is simply a huge mistake."

"If only I was born a few decades earlier..."

Seeing Qi Tianlin effortlessly pass tests they struggled to overcome, geniuses from various regions were shocked beyond measure and then sighed, not wanting to live in the same era as such demons.

After passing the tests of Divine Soul and body in an extremely short time, Qi Tianlin set his sights on the Life and Death Tower.

The Life and Death Tower had nine levels, each test was incredibly terrifying, even with Zhou Zhaolong’s talent and strength, he only reached the eighth level.

The ninth level...

All who experienced it felt it was a death trap, without honing one’s overall strength to the pinnacle, it was impossible to pass!

However, everyone was still very excited, in terms of reputation, Qi Tianlin consistently overshadowed Zhou Zhaolong, now both were at Mid-stage Divine Power Realm, Zhou Zhaolong reached the eighth level, so Qi Tianlin had to pass entirely to prove he was stronger.

Both the Heaven and Earth Bridge and the Life and Death Tower have a common feature—adjusting difficulty according to the cultivator’s realm, the higher the realm, the greater the difficulty to pass!

In each realm, without cultivating to the pinnacle, it is impossible to pass the test, can Qi Tianlin really do it?

If he really can pass entirely, it would mean one thing—he has already cultivated to beyond the limit at Mid-stage Divine Power Realm.

Beyond the limit!

What does this concept imply?

It would mean Qi Tianlin can break through to Late-stage Divine Realm at any time, he’s consciously suppressing his cultivation speed.

"Sss~"

Realizing this, many people gasped in shock.

Even Zhou Zhaolong couldn’t stay calm, his face dark, as Qi Tianlin once again outshone him in the test, making him particularly annoyed.

After Qi Tianlin’s test, he calmly moved to the square outside the Ancient Hall, quietly waiting to traverse the void and return to the academy!

The Immortal Secret Realm is a limited resource of the academy and cannot be indefinitely used by new recruits. If one wishes to return to cultivate here again, they must accumulate contribution points to exchange for time spent cultivating here.

At this moment, of the twenty-four new disciples of the current cohort, only Ye Fan had yet to arrive; everyone else was present, just waiting for him!

"He sure can keep his cool, about to leave yet he still hasn’t emerged from closed-door cultivation. Does Elder Lan need to invite him out personally?" some of the geniuses complained discontentedly.

They all arrived early to wait for departure, even Qi Tianlin did not delay the departure time.

Now, with less than half a stick of incense worth of time before departure, Ye Fan still appeared leisurely without any intention of coming out, making these geniuses particularly disgruntled.

"Has Ye Fan not come yet?"

Lan Yingfei walked out of the Ancient Hall, glanced at the crowd, and asked with a frown.

"Maybe he didn’t hear the assembly bell? Should I go call him?" Jin Changgeng stood up and said.

He knew very well that Saintess Yaling held Ye Fan in high regard, and he couldn’t allow any mishap with Ye Fan, otherwise, he would have to face Yaling’s wrath.

"No need; I’ll invite him myself!"

Lan Yingfei was both amused and exasperated. How could this kid keep his cool, nearly returning yet still not out of closed-door cultivation?

What?

The dignified Law Enforcement Elder of the Immortal Academy personally going to invite a newly enrolled disciple?

This was unprecedented since the establishment of the academy, leaving all the geniuses dumbfounded!

"Elder Lan, just send someone to call him, why do you need to lower yourself and personally invite him?" A genius, not fond of Ye Fan, said enviously.

"I have other matters to discuss with him, no need for more words." Lan Yingfei directly went to the front of Ye Fan’s closed-door cultivation pavilion.

Boom~

Before he could speak, the door of the pavilion slowly opened, and Ye Fan walked out, spotting Elder Lan Yingfei at the door, and was momentarily stunned.

"Huh? What is Elder Lan doing here?"

Ye Fan was puzzled, but he did not express it, and instead greeted him, saying, "Elder Lan, I haven’t delayed departure time, have I?"

"Not at all!"

Lan Yingfei waved his hand and said to Ye Fan, "I just received the dean’s transmission, saying you can let your wolf cultivate in the Immortal Secret Realm for one more year. After a year, let it find you at the academy. The dean wants to know your thoughts on whether to leave it behind or bring it back to the academy with you now?"

"That Bai Yan wolf hasn’t caused trouble, right?"

Ye Fan felt a surge of nervousness. At the academy, it dared to sneak into the Spiritual Medicine Repository, maybe it had caused some recent mischief again.

"No, the dean says it followed Thunder Venerable, has remarkable talent, and can maximize its strength here, making it a great ally for you in the future — kid, the dean is quite considerate of you!"

Lan Yingfei looked at Ye Fan with a knowing smile.

Though Ye Fan was somewhat older compared to other geniuses, and at a disadvantage, his potential seemed limitless, and his strength was growing rapidly. In just a few years, he might completely catch up to those Saint Heirs and the strongest heirs of the Di Clan. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"As long as it hasn’t caused trouble, it’s fine."

Ye Fan felt relieved, his biggest worry was that the mischievous wolf had done something outrageous again.

Woosh!

While they were talking, a flash of white light passed by, and the Bai Yan wolf appeared next to Ye Fan. After a few months, it had grown stronger, with traces of blood on its body, indicating it had just fought with Xuan Beasts outside the city.

"Old Bai..."

Ye Fan conveyed the dean’s decision to it, then used divine consciousness transmission to tell it about the suspicious tomb in the northeast corner of the Ancient City, asking it to pay attention and study the city’s defensive array patterns as they might come in handy in the future.

"Leave it to me. This king is the grandmaster of array patterns; nothing short of the Emperor Array rune’s pattern can stump me," Bai Yan wolf said excitedly, having changed the most in the past year. Even Ye Fan found it hard to read now.

Though the Immortal Academy’s cultivation environment was good, it wasn’t as good as here. Given an extra year to stay, it was naturally willing.

"Kid, while I’m not by your side for a year, you mustn’t slack off. Work hard on the Thunderclap Treasure Skill, understood? Otherwise, this king will waste you and find a suitable heir for the Supreme anew!"

Bai Yan wolf said righteously.

"Slap—"

Ye Fan gave Bai Yan wolf a slap, but in his heart, he hoped that Bai Yan wolf would uncover the mysteries of the Forbidden Zone of the Immortal Secret Realm in the coming year!

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