C31

Duanmu Ye walked to the side of the jade plate and glanced at the head of the academy, Luo Canglan, standing by the side. Taking a deep breath to ease the tension in his heart, he placed his hand in the center of the jade plate.

Under everyone's gaze, Duanmu Ye's right hand slowly moved to the center of the jade plate. The jade plate continuously changed colors, from white to yellow, then to green, then to blue. Finally, a flash of red light appeared before everyone's eyes.

One of the female teachers who was a student of the palace exclaimed in surprise.

"Light red, twenty-five?"

But soon after, the lady shut her mouth because she saw that the red light on the jade plate was still constantly changing until it finally turned blood-red.

"Twenty-eight?" Everyone sucked in a breath when they saw the red light that seemed to have a mind of its own.

Luo Canglan's eyes glowed even brighter. The way he looked at Duanmu Ye was as if he was looking at a rare treasure. Even though it wasn't the first time in the history of the Phoenix Cry Palace that a person had reached the twenty-eighth level of Foundation Establishment or above, they were still extremely rare.

In the past two hundred years of the Phoenix Cry School's history, there had only been four people who had reached the twenty-eighth level of the Foundation Establishment. Duanmu Ye was now the fifth. When she thought of the Lin Qingyu of this morning, Luo Canglan was greatly comforted and his face revealed a happy smile. During the time he was the head of the academy, there were actually two red jade plates. When the later generations mentioned this talented person, they would definitely think of him, Luo Canglan. Although he had served as prime minister for twelve years, he was still thrilled to leave such a mark on the annals of history in the future.

"Your name is Duanmu Ye, right?" At this moment, an elder who had been sitting there without moving also stood up and walked to Duanmu Ye's side. After sizing him up for a while, he nodded his head in satisfaction.

"Me ~ Me." Duanmu Ye was originally extremely excited, but when he saw this old man, he felt as if he had been drenched in a bucket of ice water.

He saw that this old man was at least a head taller than the average person. He was extremely tall and sturdy, and his appearance was extremely ferocious. Just a single glance at him was enough to cause anyone to feel fear in their hearts. Moreover, this old man was just simply standing there, yet he already gave people a terrifying pressure. Duanmu Ye felt that his breathing wasn't going well at this moment.

"Little fellow, don't be nervous." The old man smiled what he thought was a gentle smile.

However, Duanmu Ye felt even more apprehensive when he saw that malicious smile.

"My name is Lei Xuanji. Little guy, who is your master?"

"Me ~ Me doesn't have a master." When Duanmu Ye heard the name Lei Xuanbai, he raised his head and glanced at the old man. However, when he saw the old man's face, which was as stiff as a corpse, his heart skipped a beat before he quickly lowered his head.

The name Lei Xuanji resounded throughout the kingdom 30 years ago, and the reputation of the Ghost Face Army Commander-in-Chief scared the hearts of the entire Qing Yang Empire. Not long after Yu Yuan ascended the throne, Lei Xuan resigned from his position in the imperial court. Since then, there had been very few news of him. Who would have thought that he would actually be in Phoenix's Cry Palace?

"Good, not as good as master, haha ~" Lei Xuanbang threw his head back and laughed loudly. His voice was like thunder, shaking the pavilion.

Standing not too far away, Lu Que and the rest felt like a giant drum was ringing in their ears. Their hearts were beating wildly as they frowned.

"Old fart Lei, what are you doing?" Luo Cang Lan smacked Lei Xuanji once, and at the same time, she shot him a look from a corner that no one could see, in the direction that she was looking was the princess, Yu Tian Xiang.

Lei Xuanji quickly stopped talking. He glanced at the juniors who were rubbing their cochleae, and the corners of his mouth twitched. However, he did not pay much attention to it. He turned to Duanmu Ye and said, "Kid, since you don't have a master, are you willing to take me as your master?"

"Acknowledged you as your teacher?" Duanmu Ye raised his head with a face full of surprise. He never thought that this world-shaking military marshal of the generation would actually want to take him in as a disciple.

"Exactly." Lei Xuanji nodded.

"If I acknowledge you as my teacher, what benefits would there be for me?" Duanmu Huanghun's interest was piqued as he asked.

"You can read any martial arts manual below the Heaven Grade. "It can be considered to be beneficial." Lei Xuanji saw that Duanmu Ye was actually still able to bargain with him without the slightest bit of cowardice. He could not help but be satisfied with Duanmu Ye's temperament.

"Me ~ Me wants to think about it." Hearing Lei Xuanji's words, Duanmu was overjoyed. However, he did not reveal the slightest bit of disappointment on his face.

"Kid, do you know that there are a total of 96 cultivation techniques below Heaven level in the academy? Every single one is hard to come by? "

Duanmu Ye thought about it and nodded.

"That little fellow, do you know that there are less than ten people who can defeat this old man in such a large matter?" Lei Xuanji continued.

"Me doesn't know." Duanmu Ye shook his head frankly.

Lei Xuanji was startled when he heard this. It had been a long time since someone had spoken to him like this. He could not help but be even more interested in Duanmu Ye. You have heard of my name. "

"I seem to have heard of it somewhere." Duanmu Ye tilted his head as if he was recalling something. His simple and honest face made it hard for others to tell that he was pretending.

"Since you've heard of my name, are you willing to be my disciple?" Lei Xuanji was getting impatient. He did not expect that with his reputation, this little guy would drag things out.

"I need to go back and ask my father." Duanmu Ye showed a hesitant expression.

"Heh ~" Lei Xuanji couldn't help but laugh when he saw Duanmu Ye's expression. "This old man, if you want to take me as a disciple today, you have to agree. If not, you have to agree."

Lei Xuanji was already seventy-six this year, and he had never had the thought of taking in a disciple before. It was not easy to see one that caught his eye today, but he never expected Duanmu Ye to make all sorts of excuses. Especially that acting stupid and demanding benefits. If he couldn't tell, then he would really live his whole life like a dog.

"Alright then." Seeing that Lei Xuanji was getting anxious, Duanmu Ye was willing to do anything in his heart, but still pretended to be reluctant.

"Why aren't you giving me tea?" Lei Xuanji threw a glance at Duanmu Ye and said snappily.

"Disciple Duanmu Ye greets Master." Duanmu Ye picked up a new teacup from the table beside him, poured a cup of tea into it and held it in both of his hands, bowing to Lei Xuanji as a disciple.

"Alright, alright." Lei Xuanji took the teacup and took a sip. He was overjoyed. He could naturally see that this disciple of his was not as simple-minded as he appeared to be. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Luckily, today he came to the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets to meditate out of boredom. Otherwise, once the news of him being at the 28th level of the Foundation Establishment Stage came out, those old monsters would have to take him in as a disciple.

All the teachers in the pavilion had a natural expression on their faces. No one knew better than them the rarity of a twenty-eight grade Foundation Establishment. Seeing that Duanmu Ye had served the tea, they all congratulated Lei Xuanji.

Gu Qingxue and the others were also looking at Duanmu Ye with envious gazes. Who was Lei Xuanji? He was a notable marshal who had led two hundred and fifty thousand soldiers of the Stoneplate Army and had beaten up the entire Qing Yang Empire, making it so that they didn't dare to go further south. It was true that the Duke of Wei's talent and talent in destroying the Qingyang Empire was unparalleled, but it was also related to the old marshal who'd suppressed the kingdom for twelve years.

In the past, Lei Xuanji had resigned from his position in the imperial court in order to get rid of worldly affairs and break through to the tribulation level. After thirty years had passed, even the nobles and heirs weren't sure of his current cultivation level, but it was definitely very high. Duanmu Ye was willing to be his disciple. Even if he was from a humble family, no one in the capital would dare to offend him. Who didn't know that Lei Xuanji was the most protective of him?

After accepting Duanmu Ye as his disciple, Lei Xuanji whispered a few words into Duanmu Ye's ear, then leisurely sat back down. Duanmu Ye had a face full of pleasant surprise as he walked towards Lu Que in a daze.

Lu Que and Zhuge Yan were very happy to see Duanmu Ye like this. Both of them smiled and patted his shoulders.

"Who's next?" Luo Canglan glanced back and forth between Lei Xuanbang and Duanmu Ye. He was very satisfied with this situation. Turning his head to look at Lu Que and Zhuge Yan, he felt a tinge of anticipation in his heart.

"Lu Que, you wait first. I'll go first." Zhuge Yan pulled Lu Que, who was about to walk over.

"Brother Zhuge, please." Lu Que didn't pay any attention to this and just stood there, gesturing with his hands.

"I'll let someone see what a difference in clouds and mud is." Out of the corner of his eyes, Zhuge Yan shot a glance at Bai Buguang. He pursed his lips, folded his fan and clapped it a few times before walking towards the jade plate.

The jade plate once again flashed with light, and finally turned deep blue like the ocean.

Luo Canglan also looked at Zhuge Yan with some astonishment. He never expected that this young master Lang Lang Ji would actually hide his strength so deeply. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind before he announced it.

"Imperial Capital, Zhuge Yan, 24 levels of Foundation Establishment."

"Impossible, how is this possible?" Just as Luo Canglan's voice fell, Bai Zhiguang spoke with a slightly exasperated tone, "With his sickly appearance, how could he be at the 24th Rank even after walking a few miles?"

"Hehe, summer bugs can't be talked about like ice. How could a twenty-two rank person like you know this young master's cultivation?" Zhuge Yan mocked.

"There must be a mistake." Having battled with Zhuge Yan for so many years, the two of them had always been at a stalemate. It was one thing for them to be outdone by the big time, but he really did not expect Zhuge Yan to be able to defeat him in terms of martial arts talent.

"Are you questioning this old man?" Luo Cang Lan looked at Bai Zhi Guang with displeasure.

Bai Sanguang was shocked, he quickly bowed and said, "I would not dare."

Looking at Bai Shuguang's somewhat miserable appearance, Zhuge Yan was all smiles. He gave a bow to Luo Canglan, walked to the side of Bai Guiguang, and said in a low voice, "How is it? "Now do you know the difference between a sparrow and a swan?

"Don't be too complacent too early. There's still half a month until the first day of the new year. I'll definitely break through."

"Alas, talent is not something that can be said with words." Zhuge Yan said proudly.

"Hmph." Bai Yang Guang coldly snorted, turned his head to the side, and stopped speaking.

"Little brother, don't be nervous." Yu Tian Xiang softly said as she straightened Lu Que's clothes.

Lu Que smiled and nodded his head, then nodded at Gu Qingcheng. He walked in front of Luo Canglan and bowed deeply, "Disciple Lu Que greets Duke An." I have not thanked you for your help that day. "

"It's nothing, you don't have to worry about it." Luo Canglan smiled and nodded his head. He pointed at the jade plate and said, "You go ahead."

Lu Que bowed again before placing his hand in the center of the jade plate.

Different from other people's fixtures, when Lu Que placed his hand on the jade plate, a dazzling purple light that was as bright as the sun and as bright as the sky burst out from the jade plate. In the blink of an eye, the entire pavilion was dyed purple.

"This is …" The other teachers and elders who were sitting by the side suddenly stood up as if their butts were on fire. Their lips trembled non-stop when they saw the color of the jade plate.

The violet light grew brighter and brighter, as majestic as the descent of a king. Those with low cultivation were so blinded by the light that they couldn't even open their eyes.

Just as everyone in the hall was dumbstruck, a row of golden words burst forth from the jade plate.

Everyone focused their eyes and saw an eye-catching golden word in the purple light: "Peak of thirty-six levels of Foundation Establishment."

Lu Que also looked up and sighed in his heart. From today onwards, he would not be able to get out of this trouble.

Lu Que withdrew his hand from the jade plate and looked at Luo Canglan. He discovered that the old duke was staring daggers at the moment, his hands trembling, his chest heaving up and down. The rest of the people in the pavilion also had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Lu Que smiled and stood aside quietly, waiting for everyone in the pavilion to recover from their shock.

Only after a long time did Luo Canglan regain his senses. He licked his slightly dry lips and said, "Lu Que, 36 levels of Foundation Establishment, peak." After saying that, he swallowed in disbelief.

BOOM *

Luo Canglan's words caused the crowd to be shocked awake. The few Elders of the academy were about to walk towards Lu Que to recruit this unparalleled talent into their sect. However, they seemed to have thought of something at the same time and stopped in their tracks, shaking their heads and smiling bitterly.

Thirty-six Foundation Establishment. This was the second time he had reached thirty-six Foundation Establishment ever since the founding of the Great Gan Empire, after Emperor Taizu, Yu Wenshu. Moreover, Lu Que's father was a prodigy, Lu Chun, and his mother was the eldest princess, Yu Chu Qing. The emperor had even given them jade tokens allowing them free access to the royal library.

Although they all wanted to take Lu Que as their disciple, they knew that there were only a few people who were qualified to be Lu Que's teacher in the Great Gan Empire. For example, Baili Chengping, Bu Shengping, or Lu Que's father, Lu Chun.

"Let's go." Lu Que glanced at the seniors and bowed with a smile. Then, he walked over to Zhuge Yan and Duanmu Ye, patting his friend while he was still in shock.

"You ~ You ~" Zhuge Yan was woken up by Lu Que. He looked at the person in front of him as if he had seen a ghost, not knowing what to say. He knew that Lu Que had hidden it very deeply, but he never expected that Lu Que had hidden it so well. One must know that Lu Que had a foundation of thirty-six grade.

He looked at Duanmu Ye, whose eyes were still fixed on him, and sighed. Even these two people had been shocked to such an extent; if news of this got out, then he was afraid that his good days would come to an end. However, since he had chosen to participate in the final product, there was nothing to regret.

Under the complicated gazes of the teachers and elders of the academy, Lu Que waved his sleeves and walked out of the Pavilion of Insight.

"Eh? Where's Lu Que? " Only after a long while did everyone in the pavilion wake up from their stupor. Gu Qingxue looked around the pavilion but didn't see any trace of Lu Que, so she asked.

"He's gone." He had treated Lu Que as his rival in love, so when Lu Que left the room, he had already returned to his senses. However, at this moment, his heart felt as if it was on the verge of death. What was he going to compare himself with Lu Que? He, who was usually very confident, suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.

"Where did he go?" Gu Qingxue was about to ask more questions when she discovered that her younger sister Gu Qingcheng had already rushed out of the pavilion like a gust of wind. She shouted towards her younger sister's back, "Hey, Qingcheng, where are you going?"

"Let Qingcheng go." At this moment, Yu Tian Xiang was blocking Gu Shanxue's path. However, her emotions right now were also extremely complicated. There was excitement, excitement, but more of it was sadness.

"Princess, you ~ Okay then." Gu Danxue looked at the door that hadn't closed yet, then looked at Yu Tian Xiang, whose face was full of smiles but had a glimmer of water in her eyes. She stopped in her tracks.

Yu Tian Xiang forced a smile and shook her head, not saying a word.

"I've harmed him, I've harmed him." There was only a single path that led to the Pavilion of Insight. Gu Qingcheng mumbled as she ran along the path.

Only then did she truly understand why Lu Que hadn't participated in the selection. It turned out that he was only a level thirty-six Foundation Establishment cultivator. She knew that the matter today would definitely spread throughout the capital, the capital and even the entire Greenwood Continent in a very short period of time.

If this matter were to spread, the danger to Lu Que would multiply. Whether it was the three countries in the north, the thirty-six countries in the sea of the western region, or the two kingdoms in the south, or Chi Yan and Tian Xing, or even the western kingdoms in the sea of sand, all of these kingdoms would quickly receive the news.

They definitely did not want to repeat the scene of when the founder of the country, the female emperor, had overshadowed the world and stripped away all of the emperors of the countries on the continent.

In fact, there were even some in the inner circle who harbored animosity towards the Lu family. Killing a genius in the cradle was something that everyone understood. Lu Que had been ambushed a while back and had no idea who was backing him up. Those people would definitely be even crazier in the future. All of this was caused by her forcefully pulling Lu Que over to fix the item. The more she thought about it, the more confused Gu Qingcheng became. The more she thought, the more regretful she felt.

After turning a corner, Gu Qingcheng saw Lu Que standing under a plum tree, fiddling with a plum flower that had just fallen from the tree.

"Lu Que." Gu Qingcheng walked to Lu Que's side and called out in a low voice.

"Sister Qingcheng, look at this red plum tree. It's even better than the ones in front of my house." Lu Que passed the Plum Blossom in his hand to Gu Qingcheng as he spoke.

"Lu Que ~" Gu Qingcheng had a look of guilt on her face as she said, "I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what?" Lu Que looked at Gu Qingcheng with a smile in his eyes. Having known her for so long, this was the first time he saw such an expression on her face.

"I shouldn't have pulled you in for the order." Gu Qingcheng lowered her head. Her bright eyes were now filled with regret, and a wisp of watery mist was brewing in her eyes.

"Sister Qingcheng, if you don't pull me over, they will find out sooner or later." Lu Que smiled without care and placed the Plum Blossom in Gu Qingcheng's hands as he muttered, "This flower is the best blooming on this Plum Tree, it's the most suitable for you, Big Sister."

Gu Qingcheng stared at the red plum in her hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Do you know that the moment this matter spreads, you'll be in grave danger?"

"I know, but so what?" Lu Que looked at the plum blossoms on the trees, "The sky is cold with a hundred flowers, and a sweet fragrance has come."

"You ~ you don't blame me?" Upon hearing this, Gu Qingcheng's eyes lit up, her emotions recovering somewhat.

"You are mine, Sister Qingcheng."

"But..." Gu Qingcheng stared at the youth standing in front of her, with an indifferent expression on her face. His gaze was still gentle and without a trace of blame. His heart ached for no reason.

"There is no such thing as' but '. Since ancient times, none of the heroes have been successful in their endeavors. Besides, as long as I don't leave the capital, no one will be able to do anything to me. " Lu Que still had one more thing to say. He had the 'True Sutra of the Yuan Great Unity' and the 'Spirit Reaching Cauldron'. If he couldn't beat them, he should be able to escape without a problem.

"But that's not what you want, is it?" Gu Qingcheng asked.

"Sister Qingcheng, accompany me to visit this Phoenix's Cry School. I didn't have a good look last time, so I decided to wait for Zhuge and the others. They should be coming out soon." Lu Que didn't reply to Gu Qingcheng's words, instead pointing towards the small path as he spoke.

"Fine." Gu Qingcheng looked deeply into Lu Que's eyes and nodded her head.