In one corner of the courtyard, a group of disciples were sitting on the ground, both branch line and main line were present.
A main line disciple spoke:
"Do you know? My parents have forbidden me from going out to play with you."
"Me too, especially with people from the branch line."
"Thinking about it is also strange. They do not forbid disciples between different clans from interacting, but forbid disciples within the same clan from playing together."
A branch line disciple spoke, his voice carrying a bit of regret:
"Then that is troublesome. It is also for your own good."
"A main line disciple interacting with a branch line disciple is truly making a joke for others."
"Moreover, the branch line does not have many outstanding disciples. Forbidding you is also to make you more diligent."
A main line disciple spoke, his tone somewhat casual.
"I never really cared, so I often secretly slipped out to play with you. What is there, nothing ever happened."
He shrugged, as if telling something not worth caring about.
"When I sneaked out and went to the branch line area, my father saw it. But he did not say anything, at most just glanced at me."
"When I returned, he was still silent as before, only reminding casually. In the future be a bit more careful, do not let outsiders know."
The branch line disciple sitting opposite gave a faint laugh, shaking his head helplessly.
"You are truly naive beyond words."
He pressed his hands to the ground, his gaze turning serious.
"The Luo family is one of the four great clans, surveillance methods far surpass other places. If they wanted, you would have long been discovered."
This person paused for a moment, then added.
"They simply turn a blind eye."
Another person interjected, lowering his voice as if afraid of being heard.
"I heard it is to keep clan information confidential."
The branch line disciple earlier waved his hand, as if not needing to think much.
"My father often goes to find people from the main line, to discuss some issues in cultivation."
"Perhaps adults' words are only embroidery on brocade. Do not worry, as long as when meeting do not let anyone know."
He raised his head to look around the academy, slowly continuing.
"Moreover, the academy elder has methods to monitor all disciples in the academy."
"Then why not stop us from talking."
Someone laughed, nodding in agreement.
"What you say makes sense."
Another disciple tilted his head to look at him, eyes suspicious.
"How do you know so much? You are not a main line disciple."
That person rubbed his nose, grinning.
"The shop owner nearby told me. The two of them occasionally meet at that shop."
Someone immediately brightened up.
"Is it the shop decorated like a fairy tale garden?"
"That is right, it is Zhu Lin Tang."
His voice rose, carrying excitement.
"The food there is extremely delicious. One bite there, the branch line could not taste in a lifetime."
He laughed loudly, raising his brows to add.
"Thanks to his friend, I had the chance to taste it."
The whole group immediately buzzed, eyes shining, someone even clenched a fist and lightly punched the ground in excitement.
Someone sighed, voice full of admiration.
"Look at ancestor Luo Wu You."
He raised his head, as if imagining that figure.
"Both able to roam leisurely, and refined enough to observe the myriad forms of the world."
Another person nodded strongly.
"This is a typical example of the saying 'study and play', balancing both."
At this moment, Luo Tian Qiu turned back, not turning his head, only lightly saying to Luo Wu Chang:
"You work hard. I will wait for you in the advanced class."
"Life is impermanent, you also should not be too attached to what cannot be obtained?"
Wu Chang lightly sighed: "Do you think I am that stubborn?"
"Even if I cannot enter the advanced class, there is still the intermediate class. If I cannot even enter intermediate, then it is only my uselessness, but there is still the lower class. You study advanced, I study lower. We can still walk the same path."
"I can chop wood, but you cannot force me to chop stone. If this wood is as hard as stone, then I will not be discouraged. I will only change to another goal."
Tian Qiu walked straight forward, robe fluttering in the wind. Petals fell scattered on the brick ground, a talisman leaf lightly landing on the youth's face.
His gaze gradually became emotionless, calm like an autumn lake. But deep inside there was contempt, as if indifferently ignoring the maple leaf that had just fallen.
Standing in the middle of the courtyard, he coldly uttered each word: "Everyone… have you finished discussing?"
The entire courtyard fell into silence, space seeming to freeze, only wind and leaves rustling in the air.
All eyes quickly focused on him. That arrogant voice sounded again.
"Alone… I accept all!"
Although the academy elder did not say anything. But the academy had long established its own rules, each generation a separate rule.
Where there is combat there must be discussion. In this batch, when to begin depends on whether the most arrogant one has permitted or not.
As soon as the heroic declaration fell, regardless of whether all were prepared, the crowd immediately rushed like ghosts chasing.
Each group scattered in four directions, leaving a chaotic courtyard amid hurried footsteps.
But before him was a group of people… not knowing whether to call them brave or foolish.
They did not move, but blocked before a youth. Importantly, all had the same common target, that was Luo Tian Qiu.
He only sneered, then turned and ran.
Of course, did they think he would easily use a mid grade spirit measuring artifact to defeat others?
Future prospects are not money, no matter how much spent cannot be regained in a short time.
Like a mirror, once damaged it is very hard to repair. Even if repaired, there are still some things that can never be as before.
The courtyard was truly spacious, they could freely cast techniques. He of course could avoid and counter kill each person. But that was truly too simple, without tactical value.
In this era, the hundred arts of cultivation bloom like a thousand flowers, extremely splendid. Power will sooner or later saturate, afterward it depends on who can utilize their equipment to the utmost.
And strength… is also a kind of equipment.
After a while, explosions of spells sounded booming in all directions. Amid hazy smoke, faintly countless colors flashed, green red purple yellow. Looking like the cover of a fairy tale story.
Someone suddenly asked the academy elder: "Respected elder, what is my current accumulated points?"
Then an aged voice transmitted into his ear.
"Three points."
This was sound transmission technique, allowing one to convey their message to another with only a thought, even separated by ten thousand li.
"Is it because I lead members that I gain additional points equal to the number of members?"
"Correct."
"As long as they call me captain once I gain points?"
"Correct."
The academy elder helplessly replied. This busybody was named Luo Fei Yang.
"It truly only needs them to call captain twice right?"
"Correct."
This person intended to say more but was cut off by the academy elder.
"If you keep talking nonsense I will deduct your accumulated points."
Luo Fei Yang hurriedly apologized, his teammates confused.
"What did you ask that you must apologize to the elder?"
The other did not receive an answer, only seeing him grin. Another person whispered:
"Brother Yang has not learned sound transmission technique, so only the elder transmits one sided to him."
"Everything he says is spoken aloud. You were looking at girls so you did not notice right?"
Being questioned by teammates, that person hurriedly waved his hands to cover up: "Just now a group mostly female disciples passed by. I was only searching for the figure in Brother Yang's heart."
"You cannot blame me. Who told me to be the most loyal to him. Ha ha…"
Not long after, one group was defeated. The captain there was also someone well liked by classmates, strength also prominent among the crowd.
But still slightly inferior compared to a genius. If not a genius, then being slightly more outstanding is only an ordinary person.
Precisely because he was ordinary, he was liked by others. For who wants to befriend a genius.
Because being a genius, destined to be envied. Letting a group willingly obey, only because you have some prospects, they want to use you.
This is also why Luo Yun Ge only liked befriending those called geniuses like himself.
Not being used, because all are geniuses. All only exchange benefits with each other. If the other's talent is not as good as his, then he can use that person.
Want to use back? But you are no longer a genius.
In the eyes of ordinary people, there are countless geniuses. But in the eyes of a genius, there is only one genius. That position is reserved only for the most outstanding, all except him are only ordinary.
The so called geniuses exchanging benefits is merely a probing game, used month after month.
When one side reveals weakness, the other will not hesitate to swallow.
The one seen as shallow from the beginning is ordinary. The one needing probing is a temporary genius, not knowing when will become ordinary.
At this moment, standing before the youth was a girl about his age, Luo Yun Han, younger sister of Luo Yun Ge.
Seeing his unyielding attitude, resolute gaze, she showed no wavering, only slowly uttered each indifferent word.
"You have lost, your retreat has also been blocked by me. Now there are two choices. One is join my group, together with me defeat Luo Yun Ge. Two is be defeated by me two more times then be eliminated, not even able to exchange for Entering Dao pill."
"Su Ming, you only have two choices."
"Do not make me wait too long. Otherwise, the day you are only an ordinary mortal will not be far."
The one named Su Ming sneered, slowly standing up: "Are you not afraid I stab from behind?"
Luo Yun Han sneered: "If you want to stab then do it, as long as you have the ability." While speaking, she glanced at her group of more than ten people.