Rejected!
That exactly what everyone's expectations is.
Although many people knew that the two were close, probably because of their family, and their many years of friendship, it did not mean that they could cross the line. Feng Qingxue's declaration that they were both adults was a clear indication of her attitude. She did not give herself any leeway at all.
When Ye Futian heard her, he just shook his head and turned to leave. Yu Sheng glanced at Feng Qingxue coldly, before also turning and followed Ye Futian. To him, the moment she declared to keep a distance between them, it's already meant to be the end of their friendship.
Ye Huang at the side sighed when he saw them walk away, leaving him alone. He already knew from the novel that Ye Futian will be rejected by that girl on this day. However, reading novel is not the same as seeing the real thing happen. He can only shake his head as he also somehow got affected by the emotion showed by Ye Futian, and Yu Sheng. He stared silently at Feng Qingxue for a moment. After that he glanced at the crowd that was still quietly talking about Ye Futian.
"He is my twin brother." Ye Huang said. In just that single sentence, he expressed his thought and belief for his brother. After that, he headed to the direction where Ye Futian and Yu Sheng go.
Everyone who listen to him was surprised. Did he want to say that Ye Futian is as talented as him? Will that be possible? If it was Ye Huang, everyone knows that he is as talented as Yu Sheng. But if it's Ye Futian...everyone was sceptical.
"Brother Huang..." Feng Qingxue felt some sadness wash over his heart when she heard what Ye Huang said. Did I really made the right choice?
...
At that moment, there was a commotion in the arena, attracting the attention of the crowd. In front of the arena, there were a few figures flying over. They had wings on their backs, flapping in the air as they stopped in the air above the arena.
"That's an elder brother from the Magic Palace. He's a wind-elemental sorcerer. He uses wind-elemental magic to create wings that allow him to fly in the air." Many people looked envious. The Plane of Awakening was to break through the limits of the human body, allowing the Spiritual Qi and the body to be in perfect harmony. Only when one entered the Glory Plane and became a Glory Sorcerer could they cast all kinds of spells at will.
In the Divine Land, the status of mages was higher than that of martial arts cultivators.
Only Wind Mages could fly in the air at the Glory Plane.
"Mount Tianyao has already cleared out an area. There won't be any beasts beyond the Awakening Plane in this area. The next seven days will be the Autumn Hunt before the Fall Quarter Examinations. You can go hunting to test your progress over the past year. At the same time, you can hone your combat skills and your ability to deal with danger."
A wind-elemental sorcerer floating in the air said, "You'll have to leave the academy sooner or later. Without experiencing the trials of iron and blood, you won't be able to truly grow."
"Of course, the safety of the Autumn Hunt is still your top priority. Therefore, I hope you can travel together and look out for each other."
Everyone nodded. The Autumn Hunt before the Fall Quarter Examinations was cleared out by Qingzhou Academy every year. It was safer than usual. Even so, some brave people would still enter Mount Tianyao to train themselves.
Other than that, when the Fall Quarter Examinations begin, Qingzhou Academy will be open to the public. Many people from the City of Qingzhou will come to watch the ceremony. Your elders might come as well. Perform well and don't let them down," the senior from the School of Sorcery continued. The senior from the School of Divination Arts continued. Everyone knew that the Spring Quarter Examinations and Fall Quarter Examinations were the most important events in Qingzhou Academy and the City of Qingzhou.
Compared to the Spring Quarter Examinations, the Fall Quarter Examinations were more important. The main purpose of the Spring Quarter Examinations was to select official students. Only a few people were the focus of attention.
"Alright, go get ready." The senior waved his hand. Then, the group of people flapped their wings and left. They seemed to be heading towards the back of the mountain.
The gymnasium immediately became lively. Many people gathered together to discuss the Autumn Hunt. They couldn't miss out on the opportunity of the Autumn Hunt.
'Autumn Hunt? This would be the time when that dragon appeared, and Ye Futian created his second Life Spirit by observing it.' thought Ye Huang silently. In this regard, he was interested to see that dragon.
If he was not mistaken, the dragon that appeared is just a hollow form with some thunder attribute. Should I mimic the dragon? In theory, it was just an object. So, It should be possible to replicate it, right?
After that announcement, Qingzhou Academy become lively. A large group of people set off towards the back of the mountain. Many people were in high spirits. All of them wanted to gain some experience, while improving their cultivation during the hunt.
To everyone surprise, Ye Futian decided to not participate in the hunt. Did he got depressed after he got rejected by Feng Qingxue?
Even Qin Yi tried to persuade him to participate in the Autumn Hunt. However, Ye Futian was adamant to refrain from participating. This caused her to felt disappointment towards him.
...
At the foot of Mount Tianyao, people kept coming in groups. At this time, a group of people arrived at the foot of the mountain.
"Feng Qingxue." Many people noticed the young girl in the group. She was wearing a fiery-red dress and looked valiant and formidable. Her face also looked delicate and charming under the contrast of her clothes, which added a bit of charm to her.
"Who's that next to her?" Someone noticed that other than her friend Murong Qing, there was another man beside Feng Qingxue. He had an extraordinary temperament.
"That's Murong Qiu, Murong Qing's cousin. He's a direct descendant of the Murong Chamber of Commerce. He's on the Ninth Plane of Awakening, Unmaker Plane. I can't believe he's going to the Autumn Hunt with Feng Qingxue. No wonder …"
Many people thought of a certain poor guy who had been rejected. They could not help but shake their heads. They can only sigh in pity for that guy.
If that guy knew about this, who knew how he would feel?
"That guy is already upset of being rejected. I'm afraid he's going to give up on the Fall Quarter Examinations again." The crowd whispered when they saw Murong Qiu and Feng Qingxue together.
Not long later, Ye Futian heard about it from other people. He was a little depressed that he had somehow become the protagonist of this cliché story. Although he had never thought about pursuing Feng Qingxue, he was still a little unhappy. It had nothing to do with love, it was just pure displeasure.
Of course, he did not care too much. The rest of his time was going to be spent on cultivation. He wanted to improve himself before the Fall Quarter Examinations.
A few days later, Ye Futian was cultivating quietly in the villa. The scorching fire of the sun surrounded his body, cleansing his meridians and bones. During the time he, Ye Huang, and Yu Sheng cultivating on the mountain, his Life Spirit created a Sun Life Spirit. So, he would naturally focus on cultivating the fire element.
When he was training at the back of the mountain, he could feel the dense wood element Spiritual Qi in the plants and the water element Spiritual Qi in the waterfall. However, he could not create the respective elemental Life Spirit like he did with the Sun Life Spirit.
Could it be that he was too greedy?After all, that kind of opportunity could only be found by chance.
Hearing footsteps, Ye Futian stopped cultivating. He looked up at Yu Sheng and asked, "What is it?"
"Many people have come down from the back of the mountain these past two days. There's a rumor going around the academy," Yu Sheng said.
"What rumor?" Ye Futian was curious.
"Qingzhou Academy is clearing out the restricted area. Some people claim to have seen a dragon," Yu Sheng said, his eyes shining.
"A dragon." A bright light flashed in Ye Futian's eyes. The forbidden land was prepared for hunting, and someone actually saw a dragon?
Even if a dragon had appeared on the entire Mount Tianyao, it would still be sensational news. If it was true, the entire city of Qingzhou would be in an uproar.
The dragon was the symbol of fate. It was the saint of demons, and was comparable to the emperor of humans.
"Do you think it's true or not?" Ye Futian asked Yu Sheng.
"A few people claim to have seen it with their own eyes. Qingzhou Academy is even preparing to clear out the area to allow their students to return. If the academy is really doing this, then it's very likely to be true," Yu Sheng said. "Just to let you know, Ye Huang is already headed over there."
"What?" Ye Futian was surprised. Didn't know that guy to act really fast. "If he is going there, I should be going there too. Let's go." Ye Futian stood up and walked out of the courtyard, followed by Yu Sheng.
While the two just set off from their courtyard, a young man was moving quickly and ascending the mountain, toward the restricted area where the dragon has been sighed.
This young man is Ye Huang. He silently moved in the direction of the sighting area, while sometimes hiding in the shadow of the surrounding trees, to avoid detection by beasts or the masters of the academy. He even bypassed those Senior brothers from Qingzhou Academy who were there to watch over the main road of the mountain.
Some time later, he reached the core area of the mountain. Looking around, there don't seems to be any dragon in the area. He could only saw many masters guarding around, and some other disciples who were hiding in several places nearby.
The dragon should be coming out during the night time, he thought. Then, let's cultivate while waiting. Hopefully, I can make a breakthrough this time!
Right now, Ye Huang has reached a bottleneck in his cultivation. For more than a year, he has been at the peak of the the Ninth level of Awakening Plane. However, there seems to be no chance for him to making it into the next plane, the Glory Plane.
Even his Avatar has already stopped cultivating. Like Ye Huang, his Avatar not only help him cultivate, it also cultivate for itself. Right now, the Avatar already reached the same cultivation plane as him, the Unmaker Plane. However, neither he or his Avatar can make it into Glory Plane.
Although at the outside, Ye Huang act as if nothing happened, he was as depressed as Ye Futian when he was unable to awaken his Life Spirit. It was as if he was missing something that was crucial for him to pass through this bottleneck.
Somehow, he has the instinct that there might be a progress in his cultivation if he can see that legendary dragon. Although he didn't see how his cultivation can progress just by seeing the dragon, he was sure that there should be some relation between the two.
Time passes by and night fell. Ye Huang who was cultivating silently while waiting for the dragon, sensed some familiar aura. He opened his eyes and looked at another direction. There he can feel the familiar presence of Ye Futian and Yu Sheng who just arrived. Those two are also in hiding while looking around, checking the presence of that dragon.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky, illuminating the dense forest as if it were daytime. At this moment, the people guarding this area all raised their heads, their eyes solemn.
Was it coming?
Rumble … Thunder rumbled and bolts of lightning appeared one after another, becoming more and more frequent. Seeing this strange scene, Ye Futian was a little excited, but also a little nervous.
"Dragon, it's really a dragon!" Someone exclaimed. Ye Futian jumped up from the ground and looked into the sky not far away. There, a giant dragon thousands of meters long circled and danced. In an instant, it disappeared and reappeared in another direction. The rumbling grew louder and louder, and the area turned into a world of thunder and lightning.
Looking at the majestic form of the dragon, Ye Huang showed a shocked expression. This is the first time he saw a dragon in real life. Those dragon that he saw in the film or movie on Earth paled in comparison. This dragon look is really intimidating!