The entrance
Travelling with a Mobile Cart was too fast. After two day long of travel, Yunnan mountain was only an hour away. At the foot of Yunnan Mountain, There is a small town. This small town is called Yuan town. This town is founded by a village who grow medical plants for cultivators.
When the academy is founded, many cultivators of academy students come here to exchange their Elixir, artifacts, Pill and cultivation resources. The currency from here is different from others. The entrance pass of Xuan lake or spirit stone can be used as currency.
Xuan lake is located on top of the Yunnan Mountain which is filled with spiritual energy for cultivation.
Spiritual energy is the basic need for cultivation and flow through all around the world. With a good Feng She, the spiritual energy is dense Like water dam for energy.
The flow of energy is coming into a place and filling the place. . After the place was filled with energy, It floods and flows out again.
Xuan Lake was built by Saint emperor Kong Min., and founded the Spirit stream sect two thousand years ago. The spirit stream sect produces many powerful cultivators, spreads knowledge and helps people. Those people fought for their freedom from the Tang Dynasty and founded the Qin Dynasty.
The country was founded by the basic right of people to choose their leader every 5 years to manage the country. All the royal families will follow the order of the people and serve for the dynasty.
The spirit stream sect is the place where all the people of Qin learn and build the Qin dynasty. So the spirit stream sect changed to an academy to teach people and become the backbone for the Qin dynasty.
Years later, Many academies appeared all around the world and Many dynasties built their own academies.
To compete for power between dynasties, the race of academies was held every five year. Cultivation battles, Pill concoction, Artifacts, array planning, scripture writing, and Famous power cube competition was held.
Yuan Town is small but every street is crowded with people. The elixir selling students, artifacts selling,restaurants, and food stalls are busy on the road.
Xiao Li decided to go to a nearby restaurant. The exam is the day after tomorrow and every young person from across the country comes to take the exam.
Not only the cultivators but also normal people of wealthy families come here. If they can pursue one who passes the exam, the family can get wealthy and last for many years.
If the person who passes the exam can become cultivator anytime. Once they become a cultivator family, their families will grow farther and will stand for many years. Their business can expand into cultivator cities. Even if they don't become cultivators, the knowledge learned from the academy can help them in business or other areas.
In-law hunting was very popular in the Qin dynasty. They bring many beautiful girls from their family and wealth. They not only pursue male cultivators but also female cultivators. Young masters of various families came here to get married with female cultivators.
In this Dynasty, Having many partners was not an issue. A woman can have many husbands and A man can have many wives. If they agree, there is no problem. If not, there is a law. marriage which only can be done by agreement of both parties. Before marriage you can do a background check for every person about marriage.
This evening is very active in the city.
Many cultivators from the biggest family in the Qin Dynasty, and normal people all gather in this town to attend the spirit stream academy.
Look! Fei family, one of the four families of the Qin dynasty from Nan Jing City, their head is now only 50 year and already entered into the late Qi forging stage. He will soon become a saint.
Nan Jing City is located in the western part of the Qin Dynasty. Although agriculture is not good, the western region provided 30% of food requirements in the Qin Dynasty. Their animal farms are best in Xia containment.
Their farm has the most reproductive animals. Their meat contains spiritual energy and helps to become a cultivator. Their meat has long lasting spiritual energy. You can store their food for twenty year without depleting spiritual energy. When you kill a beast, the spiritual energy from their meat deplete in an hour or two. You have to cook immediately and eat. But their meat is not. Only the Fei family possesses this kind of technology.
The man from the back line said " I heard those two daughters of the Fei family are very beautiful. They are only sixteen year old and already in the core formation stage"
"Yes, that 's right. These two girls are very talented and also very beautiful." another man said.
"I am now 30 year old and still in the Qi stream stage. The rich families have too many resources."
"Stop it, Qin li."
" Even if you have resources like them you will never form a core until 35 year old. Your talent is not enough compared to them." A skinny man from corner said.
(In the Qin dynasty, everyone at age 20 to 30 had to join the military for 4 years. There is a school system to teach people cultivation, reading and writing. Everyone is a cultivator. The Basic level cultivator(under core formation stage) is not much different from ordinary people. )
In this restaurant, there are about 30 people who eat and drink. They all discuss the exam and The Fei family daughters.
All of the Fenix race people are very beautiful. Even though they are normal people, their beauty is top notch. Only one race can compare their beauty is elves.
Xiao Li is sitting in the middle of the restaurant and eating pork crisp fried and sipping a spirit wine.
He seems unaffected by the conversation of others. He is tasting the wine slowly. In the capital city, He is under age and can't try wine. Now, He is sixteen and can taste wine. Wine is strong and he starts to get drunk.
At that time, A group of people came into the restaurant
" Where is your manager?" the man who wore a black sword asked the waiter.
The man from back coming out quickly
" Young Masters, is there something you need?" asked with a sweet tone.
The guy with black sword said, " We want four rooms for three day." "Here are 10 spirit stones."
"Young master, this is a little difficult. There is only no room left. All of the rooms are already rented out by people who came to take the exam."
"I saw the empty rooms on the third floor. What are they? Are they not empty?
"Those rooms are already booked by the Fei family. They rent out the entire third floor."
"What! "
"Didn't The city mayor already order all the restaurants and motels not to accept pre-order or booking?"
"Yes, young master but they are Fei family. We can't offend them."
"So, you can offend the Mayor and me." The young man with Black sword Said.
I didn't mean to. The life of our restaurant depends on the Fei family's beast meat. If they didn't sell to us. We will go bankrupt."
"Do you Know who we are?" The young man from back asked.
When he asked, three cultivators jumped in from the door. Their hands carried a roll of red carpet each. They roll the carpet to the street. On the street a cart without a horse, driven by a middle aged man.
The cart is stopped at the end of the carpet on the street. The middle aged man jumped out from the cart and ran to the back door of the cart.
He opened the cart door and A girl with a red dress came out from the cart and slowly walked on the carpet to the restaurant.
The young man with black sword snorted and said " What a show off, smelly girl"
When the girl heard the word from the young man, She looked at him and said "what did you say?"
"Now you are not only smelly but also deaf."
"Xiao lian, you skinny bastard" "Do you now not only want to be kicked but also want to wash the toilet?
When the young man heard those words, he was angry and said " Now, I am not old Xiao Lian. Come and try?"
"Yes, old Xiao Lian is idiot now he is stupid"
"You"
He takes out his sword and attacks the girl.
The sword is fast and powerful. The stab stance of Xiao Li an is firm and fast. The girl jumps and flips backward and kicks with her right foot. Xiao Li an rolls his body in midair and kicks the restaurant wall.
The girl turns her body and launches a palm strike. Xiao Lain stabs the palm strike. The energy from the palm was released and hit with a sword.
Xiao Li an was pushed back by a palm strike and hit the wall with his body. He spit blood.
Fei Lin our battle is not finished yet, I will see you later.
The girl is Fei Lin. She and Xiao Li an know each other from a little kid. The royal families are competitive among them. Even though the Qin dynasty is not controlled by A King or the royal families. Their business and their abilities are competed over generation after generation. Compete with each other for what they have done for the Qin Dynasty. Which family more serves the country or which family children have more talent. The four families are close but competition is going on. They only compete, not kill each other or disable each other. They all follow the law and rule.
They are now the 12th generation of the four families. In this generation, the other three generation youngsters know each other and compete but the Bai family does not participate in competition. The Bai family's youngest generation only stay in their mansion and barely come outside.
No one knows the face of the young master of the Bai family. Even the young master of the other four families. But the Bai family claim all of their new creations come from the young master.
Fei Lin looks at Xiao Li.
Xiao Li is wearing normal clothes and seems to fall asleep on the table drunk. She thinks about the previous situation. He is in the way of their fighting path. When she avoids it by flipping backward to Xiao Lin attack. He was behind her back. When She turns and faces Xiao Li sword, he disappears from behind.
She strikes her palm toward Xiao li. The energy surges out from Xiao Li and pushes her back and shields Xiao Li. She collects her Qi to her finger and tries to attack again.
A shadow appears from behind and stops her attack. "Big sister,
You are not his opponent."
Manager, contact us when he woke up and told him the Fei family wanted to meet him.
Xiao Li on the table is still sleeping and didn't notice anything at all.
In the morning, Xiao Li woke up from the table. He feels awkward from looking at the environment. He fell asleep yesterday on the table and they let him sleep like that. I think they want to charge me more by letting me sleep here.
They don't even give me a blanket and charge me for a night stay. Do they think I am an idiot and fall for this trick? I will only give for what I eat.
He put spirit stones on the table and came out from the restaurant. He goes straight to his cart and drives toward the Spirit stream Academy gate.
When he reaches the Academy gate, there are two statues standing on each side of the gate. These are Lightning Winged tiger beasts. The two statues are very big and look down on the entrance. The sculptures of these statues are very detailed and they look alive.
There are many people on the road and going toward the entrance.
The gate was shut between two statues.
No one is going near the gate and waiting at the base of the mountain.
Xiao Li heard Two guy from Back is talking to each other
They said " this year is more difficult than last year. Last year, even if we fail the test, we can enter the gate of the academy. This year is worse. They put the 6th stage guardian beast to suppress the people who want to take the exam.
Xiao Li was surprised " what? I think they are statues. It is not statues and real beasts. Amazing"
"Their aura suppressing technique is from Phoenix race rank 6 technique. Only big families and geniuses can pass the exam. You have a chance for next year. brother."
"Are you coming next year too?"
I am not. I am now twenty. This year is my last time so I have to pass no matter what.
Ten thousand people are sending their young masters to the academy and the real people going to pass the exam are only a few hundred people. Xiao Li passes through the crowd and stands on the starting line.
The eyesight of two beasts gaze upon the passageway to the entrance gate. The gate is slowly open. All the people start to move toward the entrance. The Aura of two beasts is rising and pushing people back.
An old man appeared at the gate and said " This year's exam starts from here. The people who didn't try to take the exam Please wait here. We will contact each other again after the exam is over."
People are pushing each other and racing to pass the gate. The young masters and normal people are pushing and pulling each other. The force is bigger and bigger if going near the gate.
Xiao Li tried to start walking toward the gate. He feels something toward him. A force comes to his body and tries to suppress him. The force is too little and if he doesn't sense throughout his body, he can't even feel this force.
He wonders what the people are talking about. This force is too small.
He thought, " Am I too far from The gate?"
He ran toward the gate.
Everyone's surprise from Xiao Li running. The suppression from the beasts is too intense. No one can run in the passageway. The people who take exams are walking slowly under the pressure of the 6th stage beasts.
Xiao Li is running toward the gate without knowing people's surprise.He only feels a gentle touch of force.
Beasts notice Xiao Li running toward them. The old man is looking at Xiao Li and signals to the beast to put more pressure on Xiao Li. Xiao Li didn't feel any pressure at all. Only a gentle force touching him.
When he reached the entrance between two beasts, He look the old man, " Grandpa, why don't you let them move a little? They now look like a statue and no one will fear them. If not, how do you put pressure on them?He point out people who fall back behind and said,
And He go inside to the gate. People are looking at each other who this guy is. Why is he making it difficult for other people? Even those beasts aren't moving, people are already afraid from their aura and suppression. If they move this will be a nightmare?
But two beasts are not moving and stay the same. People who are looking from a far are asking each other. "Do you know this guy?"
"No I don't. He seems young and fearless. Maybe some big family young master."
"I know all the famous young masters in the Qin dynasty. His clothes are just normal.This kid looks like from a small family."
Bai Xiao Li is a homebody and barely goes out. Even his name is known by anyone in the country. No one saw him from the outside world. Xiao Li is very humble and never wore a valuable dress. He wore normal dress like their servant. No one recognizes him when he goes out.
After seeing Xiao Li enter the gate. Everyone rushed toward the gate.
Suddenly the wind was blowing strongly and saw a group of Phoenix races fly toward the passage way.
This is the Fei family phoenix race. The group slowly descended. The group leader is about 40 year old and very handsome. Behind him two beautiful ladies are followed.
"These two ladies are Twins of the Fei Family. What a beauty."
"Are those two taking the exam?"
The two girls fly through the crowd and stand on the starting line of passageway. They look at each other and forward to the gate. They don't run like Xiao Li did but they spread their wings from their back and Flap and push them to walk faster. Their speed is much faster and they pass through other cultivators and enter the gate.
The group of four boys are heading toward the gate. They all wear black soft silk clothes and holding black swords.
They must be from the Sword Saint Xiao family. In the war with the Zhao dynasty, Sword master Zhao Chan broke through the saint realm after Bai Lin Hai from the Bai family.
"They seem like a sword." a man said.
"It Looks like they cultivate the 100 killing sword art of the Xiao family. It is top among divine art."
"100 killing divine art?"
"When the ancestor of the Xiao family was young, he created these art and become unrival swordsman. After him, no one succeeded with those sword art from the Xiao family. Although the current Xiao family master is a famous swordsman."
The young guys from the Xiao family prepare their stance and lunch their sword.
The stance is very simple But very profound. The sword cut through the suppressed force around them. They start forward and their sword intent is defending them.
The guys from Xiao Family stand like a sword and start moving. People don't see them as a person and see them as a sword moving toward the gate.
The sharp and powerful sword intent tore through the suppressing power by thousands of blades covering them.
The group of four Black black swords are going into the gate.
The remaining people are still forwarding and after an hour, the man in the white and black dress passes the gate and after him a girl with the same dress. Young masters from some wealthy families and a few hundred normal people reached the gate and passed.