By the time he got to the divine feathers sect, admission of students was over. Thankfully since the number of applicants were greater than the previous year, the appraisers were still at their positions. And after a small bribe of twenty spiritual crystals, the entire annual income of the half beast clan, Xiao Long was able to get himself appraised.
Though the appraisers acted a little high and mighty, they quickly adjusted their actions when they saw the results.
"Heaven spirit root, 3 grade ! Send him to the western institute"
Xiao Long was not suprised. He had changed his soul and his soul realm. Along with his accomplishment of achieving youth retaining level and his ROB given talent,he would've been more suprised if he didn't have a heaven spirit root. But still, it seemed to be a close call.
"Here's your identity token" the examiner next to him presented him with a metal plaque that had his name inscribed on it .
"You are quite late." He informed, "the others have already found places to stay and settled down. However they haven't started the lessions yet. If you hurry, you should be able to make it ."
"Thank you very much!" Xiao Long cupped his hands in gratitude. " If you can direct me in the direction, I will be most thankful ".
Following the detailed information given by the examiner, Xiao Long found himself infront the entrance of the class, where he had to show his identity token to the guardian.
Though the guardian was suprised to see someone arrive so early, he didn't question Xiao Long. And after carefully checking the identity token, Xiao Long was granted access to enter a courtyard.
The yard itself was deserted at the time. However Xiao Long knew that it will soon be filled with the greatest talents in the divine feathers sect. So instead of just standing idle, he sat on the floor at a convenient and obscure corner with his legs crossed before moving his inner qi into his qi center and circulate pure soul force. Since this was a spiritualist institute, he had to learn their ways first. So he decided to familiarise himself with the power of soul force and his cultivation at the peak of the earthly fate realm.
As he sat there, engrossed in his own cultivation, he didn't notice the arrival of other students. Nor did he care. Soon the courtyard was filled with the new students making the calm atmosphere within the room evaporate withtheir incessant chatting. Xiao Long stopped cultivating as well before opening his eyes, anticipating the arrival of their master. He wasn't worried about Nei Li or Lu Piao noticing him either. Since, after his transformation, he was a completely different person. Instead of a youth at his teens, he looked like a youth at his early twenties. However considering his past experiences with them, he decided to talk to them after the lessons came to an end. Otherwise who knows, Nei Li might target the white lion league out of some misunderstandings, though the chances of it occurring was small. However, it would be good to keep them in his good side, Xiao Long decided. Afterall, Nei Li possesed some great opportunities. Like..... say, dragon bloodline demon beasts with god level growth rate?
Xiao Long shook himself awake from those fantasies as an elderly man with a strong build dressed in robes walked in. After walking through the door with heavy steps, he paused infront of the entire student body.
"Hello everyone, I am your instructor, venerable red spirit" he introduced himself in a voice that carried itself throughout the large courtyard. "Now I'll teach you to cultivate. Come to the practice room with me "
He began leading the students. Xiao Long stood up quickly, brushing his pants for their nonexistent dirt before following the students.
They were led to a spacious wooden hall with bare minimum decor. Seeing others look for a suitable position, Xiao Long quickly followed suit, placing himself in the left corner at the front.
"Our class has 37 students" venerable red spirit said after everyone managed to get comfortable, his eyes pausing for a moment on Xiao Long. "And by the end of the year, the top five will be sent to the east court. Remember, there are only five positions. If you miss it, then i have to apologise to you. You will remain in the west division " Xiao Long decided to aim for the top. He never reached the end of the comic, so he had reasons to believe that only Nei Li, Lu Piao, Long Yu yin and Gu Bei were important leaving one spot for himself.
Venerable red spirit quickly explained the workings before stepping into the subject of cultivation."For an earth fate realm to reach the heavenly fate realm, one must harmonise with heavenly energy. And by sensing the heavenly dao. Every creature exists between heaven and earth, just like all things on earth are formed from the power of heavenly dao..."
Xiao Long listened intently understanding the complex sentences as he simplified them to his convenience. It wasn't hard either. As someone who had recived education for more than two decades on earth and learnt countless martial arts, such things were a basic cake walk.