Chen Qingyuan demonstrated his strength, and everyone didn't have much objection. Although Chen Qingyuan's current cultivation level wasn't as high as that of the others, everyone knew that Chen Qingyuan had entered the Abyss Forbidden Area and started cultivating again. Given enough time, Chen Qingyuan would quickly catch up.
"Send them out," Zhao Yichuan said towards the void as this matter came to an end.
Immediately, several men in white emerged from the void and waved their sleeves towards the direction of the unsuccessful candidates.
Swish -
The hundreds of unsuccessful candidates were taken away by a gentle force and left the small world of the Dao - Yi School Palace.
"Boy, you are the first one in countless years to dare to make money on the entrance day of my Dao - Yi School Palace," Zhao Yichuan landed below and walked a few steps towards Chen Qingyuan, saying with a half - smile.
Being stared at by Zhao Yichuan for a few times, Chen Qingyuan had an ominous premonition.
Just now, Chen Qingyuan had cursed the person who announced the Ten Outstanding of the Northern Wilderness. He didn't expect that person to be Zhao Yichuan. If he had known that the list of the Ten Outstanding of the Northern Wilderness came from the Dao - Yi School Palace, Chen Qingyuan wouldn't have dared to say such a thing.
Since the words had been said, Chen Qingyuan had to find a way to make up for it; otherwise, he would easily be made to suffer.
"Senior, I didn't plan to make money. This is to reduce trouble and prevent those who failed the assessment from pestering," Chen Qingyuan said while taking out the cosmos bag.
Then, Chen Qingyuan handed the cosmos bag to Zhao Yichuan and said seriously, "Now that there is no trouble, disciple is willing to hand over the spirit stones obtained unexpectedly to senior."
Zhao Yichuan glanced at Chen Qingyuan and thought that this guy was a little fox.
"The school palace isn't that petty. You can keep it yourself," Zhao Yichuan said with indifferent eyes.
If Zhao Yichuan took the cosmos bag, it would be like siding with Chen Qingyuan, and he would have to take care of Chen Qingyuan in the future.
If he didn't take it, Chen Qingyuan could keep the cosmos bag with a clear conscience.
In any case, it wouldn't be bad for Chen Qingyuan.
"This kid has a good plan! If he really wanted to hand it over, why didn't he give it directly to the school palace?"
A group of people watching secretly discussed and all thought that Chen Qingyuan was too sly. He definitely wouldn't be easily deceived when outside.
Chen Qingyuan's tactic of retreating in order to advance was deeply remembered by Zhao Yichuan.
If there was a chance in the future, Zhao Yichuan would surely "take good care" of Chen Qingyuan.
"Follow me," Zhao Yichuan walked ahead, crossed the school palace gate, and headed towards a palace surrounded by clouds and mist.
Seeing this, Chen Qingyuan and the others followed closely behind.
Along the way, Song Ningyan and others kept looking at Chen Qingyuan, curious about why he could become a school palace disciple by breaking the rules without participating in the assessment.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Yichuan led everyone to a place called Yuxia Hall.
The Yuxia Hall was very empty, without even tables, chairs, or benches.
With a wave of Zhao Yichuan's sleeve, eleven sets of clothing and eleven jade plaques appeared in the void.
The clothes were pure white, surpassing snow.
The jade plaques were crystal - clear, engraved with the words "Dao - Yi".
"Drop blood to form a contract," Zhao Yichuan scanned everyone with a serious look.
Chen Qingyuan and the others looked at the floating jade plaques, reached out to hold them in their palms, and formed contracts with the jade plaques as Zhao Yichuan said.
The jade plaques symbolized each person's identity and couldn't be forged.
There were seven males and four females among the new entrants.
The males' white clothes were long gowns, and the females' were long skirts. All the clothes were embroidered with a pattern of the other - shore flower, containing a trace of law, preventing evil spirits from invading.
"Li Zhixing, you have an affinity with formations. Enter the Formation Extremes Hall."
"Mo Yanying, enter the Alchemy Room."
"Tian Yuxin, enter the Puppet Hall."
...
Zhao Yichuan started to announce everyone's destinations.
The Dao - Yi School Palace had seven branches: the Main Branch, the Sword Hall, the Formation Extremes Hall, the Alchemy Room, the Puppet Hall, the Art School, and the Talisman Palace.
Chen Qingyuan was the direct disciple of the vice - dean, so he definitely belonged to the Main Branch. As long as he had enough energy, he could practice any Dao technique.
For disciples of ordinary branches, they must be proficient in what they learned. If they failed the assessment every period of time, they would be punished lightly or expelled from the school palace.
Soon, the elders of each branch took away the newly - enrolled disciples.
Some elders stared deeply at Song Ningyan when they left, sighing in their hearts, "This girl has extremely high talent, but unfortunately she chose the wrong master."
Many elders started to bet: "How long do you think Girl Song can last? I'm taking bets."
Zhao Yichuan was the chief lecturer of the Dao - Yi School Palace, and his strength was second only to the two vice - deans.
There were many talented people who wanted to become Zhao Yichuan's disciples in the past, but they couldn't withstand Zhao Yichuan's cultivation methods and either switched to other branches or directly left the Dao - Yi School Palace.
"Strict" is the word that best describes Zhao Yichuan.
Many elders of the Dao - Yi School Palace were afraid of Zhao Yichuan and were very honest in front of him, not daring to joke.
"I think something is wrong with this. This time, Elder Zhao presided over the assessment. Knowing that Chen Qingyuan didn't participate in the assessment, why did he turn a blind eye? This isn't like Elder Zhao's style!"
"Chen Qingyuan is the disciple appointed by Vice - Dean Yu. Elder Zhao is probably giving Vice - Dean Yu some face."
"Nonsense! Elder Zhao even dared to oppose the dean back then. Although he was suppressed by the dean for a hundred years, his temperament hasn't changed. This time, Chen Qingyuan clearly got in through the back door and violated the school palace's rules. How could Elder Zhao give Vice - Dean Yu face?"
"That seems right."
Many people were muttering about this, feeling that Zhao Yichuan seemed like a different person and didn't care about people getting in through connections.
"Could Chen Qingyuan be Elder Zhao's illegitimate son?"
Some unknown person made this speculation, causing a commotion.
"Although the possibility is low, it can't be ruled out."
Apart from this reason, everyone really couldn't think of any other reason.
"Don't talk nonsense like this. I can confirm that Elder Zhao is still a virgin. Don't spread rumors," an elder of high moral standing from the Alchemy Room came out to refute the rumor, quickly stopping such talk to prevent it from reaching Zhao Yichuan's ears and resulting in a one - sided beating.
"Elder Zhao has lived for tens of thousands of years and is still a virgin? Is that possible?"
With the elder of the Alchemy Room's explanation, the topic was smoothly diverted to Zhao Yichuan.
"A bunch of rascals, don't bring trouble to me!"
Seeing the situation was bad, the elder of the Alchemy Room directly announced seclusion and wouldn't show his face for several years.
Everyone only dared to discuss this behind Zhao Yichuan's back. They didn't have the courage to say such things in front of him, as it would easily lead to broken bones.
In the Yuxia Hall, Zhao Yichuan didn't know that the elders of various branches were discussing his virginity. He looked at Chen Qingyuan and Song Ningyan solemnly and said, "From today on, you two are of the Main Branch and will practice with me."