The Immortal Academy in the inner courtyard also had more people than the Divine Academy. However, in the inner courtyard, although immortal disciples were somewhat cold toward divine cultivation disciples, they were not as hostile as the outer courtyard.
However, as they traveled through the teleportation array, the disciples of the Immortal Academy saw Long Chen and the others dressed in the uniforms of Divine Academy disciples, and a trace of mockery appeared in their eyes, as if they looked down on them.
"Where do they get such a strong sense of superiority?" Long Chen was speechless. These guys were all arrogant, seemingly unwilling to look people in the eye, which made people a bit annoyed.
"There's nothing we can do, because the first and second places on the inner courtyard's earth ranking are both Immortal Cultivators, and the third place is the Divine Cultivator like us.
Moreover, the Immortal Academy has always looked down on those of us who cultivate through external forces, so their expressions are quite normal. Mu Qingyun explained.
Because divine cultivators always have divine path inheritances—either there are powerful figures to worship or followers who are worshipped. The power of faith is the link that bridges past and future, providing great support to divine cultivators.
In the eyes of immortal cultivators, this is a form of shortcut: strong ones pull the front, weak ones push from behind. This method of cultivation is looked down upon by immortal cultivators.
Immortal cultivators rely entirely on themselves, without any leverage. This deep-seated pride naturally makes them look down on divine cultivators.
But divine cultivators are also very dissatisfied with immortal cultivators. According to their ideals, is there a problem with faith? Many spiritual cultivators believe in family faith, worshipping ancestors. Without ancestors, where would descendants come from? Don't you have ancestors?
Faith is a kind of inheritance—is there anything wrong with inheritance? Some divine cultivation disciples were worshipped by their families as extremely powerful beings in history.
Their ancestors deeply benefited from those powerful beings; without those powerful beings, perhaps their lineage would not exist. Faith is a form of reverence and gratitude—is there anything wrong with that?
Immortal cultivators believe that divine cultivators are shameless cheaters who rely on external forces to cultivate, while divine cultivators see them as ignorant and ungrateful fools who forget their ancestors and lack respect and gratitude. Thus, the mutual disdain between immortals and divine cultivators has persisted for countless years.
Long Chen only later learned that there was actually such a disagreement between the Divine Academy and the Immortal Academy. Normally, he wasn't a Divine Cultivator, since he had no faith inheritance or the power of faith as a bond.
When Long Chen found out, he was already a Divine Academy mentor, and his fighting style at the time was mainly based on his own strength, which matched the characteristics of a divine cultivator.
But whether it was a divine cultivator or an immortal cultivator, Long Chen didn't care at all. After all, he was also an instructor at the Immortal Academy and equally skilled in seal formation.
"Who are the first and second places? Have you asked about them?" Long Chen asked as he walked.
Mu Qingyun, Zhong Ling, Zhong Xiu, Li Cai, and the others all looked at Long Chen with strange expressions. Long Chen was taken aback: "What's wrong?" "
My Third Master, you've been in the inner courtyard for so many days, and you don't even know who the first or second place on the Earth Ranking is?" Li Cai was speechless.
On their first day in the inner sect, they memorized all the top hundred people on the Earth Ranking, afraid of bumping into them and accidentally offending them.
And Long Chen had been here for so many days, and he didn't even know who was first or second. How deep was his experience?
However, Long Chen didn't even care who was number one, and everyone felt a sense of admiration. Perhaps only someone as strong as Long Chen would ignore such things—perhaps this is the confidence of a true powerhouse.
Mu Qingyun said, "First and second place are our academy's number one beauty and number one handsome man, respectively."
The most beautiful woman was named Bai Shishi. According to Sister Luo Bing, her beauty was truly so stunning that fish would sink and wild geese fall, the moon would hide and flowers blush before flowers. No matter how beautiful a woman was, she would feel ashamed before her.
Not only was she beautiful, but her strength was terrifying. Not only was she invincible among her peers, but she had never lost even when fighting above her level. Moreover, even in battles above her level, no one had ever held her for more than ten moves.
Bai Shishi was not only stunningly beautiful and stunningly graceful, with overwhelming combat power, but she also held an incredibly noble status: she was the granddaughter of the current dean. "
Wow, these auras keep coming—beauty, talent, and status. She's truly a favored daughter of heaven." Long Chen was also startled. This woman's aura was so powerful that even he was curious about her.
"Third Brother, why don't you work hard and win over that Bai Shishi? Then you can walk around the academy with confidence, hehe." Zhong Ling giggled.
Long Chen shook his head and said seriously, "This woman embodies the essence of heaven and earth, almost perfect. Heaven will no longer take care of her."
So, for her to find a perfect man like me is probably harder than reaching the sky. Long
Chen's serious demeanor made Mu Qingyun laugh. After laughing, Mu Qingyun continued:
"This Bai Shishi founded the Celestial Maiden Alliance, which only accepts women, and they are all exceptionally talented and beautiful."
"Celestial Maiden Alliance?" Such a familiar name. Long Chen was taken aback; this name seemed familiar.
Zhong Xiu grinned and said, "Senior Sister Qingyun has also received an invitation. The deputy leader of the Celestial Maiden Alliance personally came to visit, but Senior Sister Qingyun declined."
Not only the Celestial Maiden Alliance, but even the Sword Academy's invitation was declined by Senior Sister Qingyun. Senior Sister Qingyun did this for our sake, so we must work hard to promote the Xiaoyao Alliance and strive to break into the top hundred. Long
Chen looked at Mu Qingyun, sighing inwardly. Mu Qingyun was just like him—the people he brought had to take responsibility, and he absolutely couldn't just walk away. No matter how great the temptation, it couldn't attract her.
"Senior Sister Luo Bing was also invited, but she also refused the Celestial Maiden Alliance. I wonder if this will cause dissatisfaction within the Celestial Maiden Alliance."
You have to know, the Celestial Maiden Alliance is the top alliance in the inner courtyard. Usually, countless people wish they could cut their heads and dive in, but we refused. "Zhong Xiu said with some concern.
"Not really, right?" Long Chen was taken aback.
"Third Brother, you may not know, but Bai Shishi is extremely arrogant and ignores any man. The women in the Celestial Maiden Alliance are also extremely proud. Women are a bit petty, and I'm afraid they might make things difficult for us in the future." Zhong Ling also said with some concern.
Mu Qingyun smiled slightly and said, "You're worrying too much. We people are simply not worth their attention." "
Then who is ranked second?" Long Chen asked.
"That man's name was Xu Changchuan, known as Young Master Changchuan. He was extremely handsome and was hailed as the most handsome man in the academy.
Moreover, just like Bai Shishi, whether in looks, talent, or background, he was no less than her.
It is said that he comes from a mysterious forbidden zone of life. As for the detailed background, no one knows. As for the forbidden zone, we are not qualified to access such a place, so we don't understand it either.
And this young master Changchuan has been openly pursuing Bai Shishi. Some say that's exactly why he deliberately settled for second place, and in reality, his combat power is even stronger than Bai Shishi's. But that's just a legend—no one knows the details.
However, this young master Changchuan had been pursuing Bai Shishi all along, but Bai Shishi completely ignored him. Both were elusive and rarely appeared in the inner courtyard. Mu Qingyun said.
"Forbidden Zone of Life?" What kind of existence is that? Long Chen was stunned. It was the first time he'd heard of such an existence. Since it's a forbidden zone for life, how could there be any living beings?
As they spoke, they quickly arrived at a high mountain. This mountain contained only one immortal mansion, and according to the academy's rules, each guildOnce established, each is allocated to an immortal mansion for the guild's collective use.
Today, after special decoration, this immortal mansion was bustling with over a thousand people here, making for a very festive occasion.
As soon as Long Chen and the others arrived, Luo Bing came out to greet them. Long Chen laughed heartily and was about to offer some congratulations when suddenly a group of people approached, and Luo Bing's expression instantly turned cold.