The Cloud Dragon Mountain Range was more than two hundred miles away from Tian Qin Imperial City.
Within the mountain range, strange peaks were like a forest, towering and lofty. They were enveloped by a vast ocean of mist.
A raging river traversed the mountain range like a raging dragon.
The Hua Ling Wu Academy was located outside the Cloud Dragon Mountain Range, beside the Cloud Dragon River. It was surrounded by huge stone walls, looking like an ancient city. From afar, it looked like a ferocious tiger crouching beside the Cloud Dragon River, exuding a majestic aura.
After the carriage drove through the main entrance of the Hua Ling Wu Academy, magnificent and tall buildings could be seen everywhere. There were groups of pavilions and palaces, and there were countless gardens. The imperial palace was nothing more than this.
The carriage arrived at a large courtyard on the west side of the Hua Ling Wu Academy and stopped at the entrance. Yang Shi Yue woke Qin Yun up and asked, "Can you walk by yourself?"
"Yes!"
The nine suns' spiritual energy that Qin Yun absorbed through the nine pearl bracelet has a very good effect on nourishing his body and healing his internal injuries. He is much better now but his face is still somewhat pale.
Yang Shi Yue was about to help Qin Yun up when she saw him jump off the carriage. She could not help but exclaim, "You've recovered quite well!"
Qin Yun felt somewhat guilty and said: "Teacher, I have caused you trouble!"
"The tuition fee for this semester is twenty thousand crystal coins. I'll pay it for you for now. You owe me! The Hua Ling Wu Academy is very strict. If you are unable to pass the final exam, you will have to drop out … Before that, you must return the crystal coins to me. "
Yang Shi Yue's serious expression caused Qin Yun's heart to tremble. Twenty thousand crystal coins was not a small amount, but he firmly believed that he would be able to gather it within the semester.
"I'll take you to the classroom to rest first. When the rest of the students arrive, we'll begin to awaken our Martial Souls!"
Yang Shi Yue brought Qin Yun into the courtyard. There were many classrooms inside. The innermost classroom was the one led by Yang Shi Yue.
There were already a dozen or so students in the classroom. Most of them were the descendants of ministers and generals of the imperial court, or the outstanding descendants of various martial arts families. They were all carefully selected by Yang Shi Yue. Many of them recognized Qin Yun.
The students who knew Qin Yun were all astonished. They had come to the Spiritual Martial Academy earlier and did not know what had happened in the square of the imperial palace.
The moment Qin Yun entered, he was met with all sorts of gazes. Mockery, doubt, disdain, surprise …
He turned a blind eye to all of this. His experiences over the past few years had made him even steadier.
"In the afternoon, I will help you awaken your Martial Souls. Wait here patiently for my return. Remember, no matter how illustrious the families behind you are, as long as you cause trouble here, you will have to pay a heavy price. " Yang Shi Yue's voice was stern and ice-cold. It contained an oppressive aura, causing people to not dare to doubt her words.
After she left the classroom, the frightened students all let out a sigh of relief.
The Hua Ling Wu Academy was very powerful. There was a mysterious power supporting it from the shadows. Even the Tian Qin Empire did not dare to casually provoke it.
Those young and vigorous students did not dare to be arrogant at this moment. They all obediently sat in their seats, waiting for Yang Shi Yue to return.
…
In the afternoon, the enrollment ended. There were a total of twenty students in Yang Shi Yue's class.
"Now, let's begin awakening the Martial Spirit!"
As soon as Yang Shi Yue entered the classroom, all the students stood up. Her serious expression made everyone nervous.
Awakening the Martial Spirit was the most crucial step in martial arts. It would affect one's future martial arts career, which was one of the reasons why the students were so nervous.
"Sit down!" Yang Shi Yue's stern gaze swept across and she nodded. Then, she took out a small pagoda that looked like it was carved out of crystal and carefully placed it on the podium.
She placed her hand on the crystal pagoda and said, "This is the Spirit Pagoda. It can awaken the Martial Spirit in a person's body. After the Martial Spirit awakens, the Spirit Pagoda will light up."
"The higher the quality of the Martial Spirit, the different colors of the Spirit Pagoda. There are brass, silver, gold, platinum, and purple gold. There are a total of five stages of Martial Spirits."
"Teacher Yang, what stage of Martial Spirit is considered qualified?" A student raised his hand and asked.
Yang Shi Yue nodded and said, "A Silver Martial Spirit is considered qualified, a Gold Martial Spirit is even better, and a Platinum Martial Spirit is the best. As for a Purple Gold Martial Spirit … People who can awaken a Martial Spirit of this level are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns."
"Teacher, what stage is your Martial Spirit?" A young girl asked doubtfully.
Yang Shi Yue's jade-like face suddenly revealed a trace of pride as she placed her jade-like hands on the Spirit Pagoda. The originally exquisite and translucent crystal pagoda suddenly emitted an intense white-gold light, causing one's eyes to feel a stabbing pain.
"This is a Platinum Martial Spirit!" After her jade-like hands left the Spirit Pagoda, the dazzling white-gold light immediately disappeared.
Seeing the rare Platinum Martial Spirit, everyone was extremely surprised. They hoped that they also had a Martial Spirit of this level.
"All of you, start awakening your Martial Spirits now!" Yang Shi Yue held a booklet and shouted, "Wang Xiaogang!"
A short and skinny youth raised his head and puffed out his chest as he confidently walked up.
Wang Xiaogang placed his hands on the Spirit Pagoda and asked, "And then?"
"Close your eyes and relax your entire body." Yang Shi Yue said.
Wang Xiaogang immediately closed his eyes and relaxed his entire body. Very quickly, a cool feeling surged through his entire body.
A cool breeze blew out from the small window of the Spirit Pagoda. The Spirit Pagoda also began to light up. It was a faint silver light, far less dazzling than Yang Shi Yue's.
"It's the Silver Wind Martial Spirit, not bad!"
Yang Shi Yue nodded in satisfaction and took out the pen to record it down.
Wang Xiaogang was very pleased with his beautiful teacher's exaggeration. He swaggered back to his seat.
The next person to go up for the test was a young girl in a red dress. She looked rather cute but her eyes were filled with pride. However, she could not be arrogant in front of Yang Shi Yue.
"Tang Qingyu, let's begin!" Yang Shi Yue said.
Very quickly, Tang Qingyu's results came out. The small window of the Spirit Pagoda overflowed with water droplets that shone with a silver light.
This was a Silver Water Martial Spirit. It was not bad. Yang Shi Yue nodded in satisfaction.
The students that Yang Shi Yue had chosen had awakened two Silver Martial Spirits in a row. They were all considered qualified.
After the third student went up, intense flames spewed out from the window of the small pagoda. The Spirit Pagoda turned golden!
This was the Gold Fire Martial Spirit!
"Yan Zhongming, Gold Fire Martial Spirit! Very good! "A smile appeared on Yang Shi Yue's cold and charming face.
The tall youth laughed complacently. That was because he, Yan Zhongming, had a Gold Martial Spirit. It was the best martial spirit to awaken.
"Luo Qinghao, Silver Fire Martial Spirit!"
"Ma Hongming, Silver Ice Martial Spirit!"
"…"
After testing more than a dozen students, most of them had Silver Martial Spirits and only one Gold Martial Spirit.
And there was not a single Platinum Martial Spirit. It was indeed very rare.
"Ye Weixuan, it's your turn!" Yang Shi Yue shouted, her eyes revealing a trace of anticipation.
"Ye Weixuan? I heard that everyone in the Ye Family has a Thunder Martial Spirit. This is a very powerful Martial Spirit. I wonder what rank it is? "
"Thunder Martial Spirit, you can tell that it's very powerful just by hearing it! The Martial Spirits that we awakened before were all relatively common ice, wind, water, fire and earth. They are all things that can be found on the streets. "
The students exclaimed in a low voice.
When Ye Weixuan saw how much everyone was looking forward to him, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly. He revealed a proud smile and strode up to the podium.
After he touched the Spirit Pagoda with both hands, lightning flashed out of the small window of the Spirit Pagoda. The most surprising thing was that the Spirit Pagoda flickered with a golden light.
"Gold Thunder Martial Spirit!" Yang Shi Yue was slightly shocked and said, "The Ye Family truly lives up to its reputation."
"Thank you for your praise, teacher. I will definitely use my martial spirit well." Ye Weixuan's face was filled with a proud smile.