Chapter 56: Talents Gather Under the Wu Zong Stele

  Behind the giant stone monument, there is a mountain, with a height of ten thousand zhang, in the shape of a dark eagle stepping on clouds. The ridge of the mountain is a cloud cluster, and the body of the mountain is a dark eagle, with its wings spread out, as if it wants to fly up to the sky. On the back of the eagle, there is actually an outline of a city.

  The eagle soars through the cloudy mountains!

  Legend has it that in the past, the great Wu Zong conjured up a rocky mountain and built a bridge overnight, symbolizing the eagle soaring through the clouds, with ambitions reaching for the stars, and advancing fearlessly.

  A cloud-like mountain ridge stretches out two roads that wind around a giant stele from both sides, one winding its way here.

  Looking up at the stone tablet, Sun Yan muttered to himself: "The Tao is natural, and all things return to their origin. Is this stone tablet erected by Wu Qiao Yan, the founder of Emperor Feng College?"

  The characters on this stele are all written in the ancient script of the Huaxia tribe, with a bold and powerful style that is unmatched, piercing through the sky.

  Shui Lian Qing nodded with a look of reverence, "That's right, the inscription on this stone tablet was personally engraved by Wu Zong himself. This is the Wu Zong Stele, one of the symbols of Emperor Feng Academy."

  "Wuzong Stele! Was it personally engraved by Wuqiao Rock?"

  Sun Yan found it hard to believe that this stone monument was as high as ten thousand zhang, how could human power carve words on it by hand? In the realm of Wu Zong, what kind of unimaginable power did he possess?

  Standing under this Wu Zong stone tablet, for the first time in my life, I felt a sense of insignificance. The majestic stone tablet, casually inscribed with a few strokes, what kind of grandeur is that?

  Along the winding road on the right side, the two of them climbed up step by step, with a yearning heart, towards the mountain top where the eagle soared through the clouds.

  Halfway through, Sun suddenly looked up and gazed at the stone monument that seemed to have no end, muttering to himself: "If we could stand on top of the monument and take a few selfies, that would be totally awesome."

  "Ah Yan!" Shui Lian Qing couldn't help but scold, this young man's words and actions were too reckless and unbridled, such a disrespectful idea could actually emerge.

  After a moment, on the mountain steps to the right, a cold and taciturn young man walked over, who was Lin Tianwang.

  He looked up, Lin Tianwang's eyebrows and eyes were as sharp as a knife, his eyes bursting with intense heat, he whispered: "I am Lin Tianwang, I have finally arrived at the Emperor Wind Academy."

  On the left side of the road, Feng Ling and others walked slowly, looking up at the Wu Zong Stele, with five people having different expressions.

  Feng Ling raised her head, revealing an extraordinary expression on her absolutely beautiful face. Without saying a word, she strolled towards the mountain peak.

  Chen Wang and Chang Chengze looked reverent, like devout followers, walking step by step up the mountain stairs.

  Long Ping'an muttered to himself: "Safety first, safety first! I hope that in my four years at Emperor Feng Academy, everything will go smoothly and I'll get a beautiful girlfriend."

  Green stood under the Wu Zong stele, bowing deeply, saying nothing, and slowly walked up the mountain steps.

  Not long after the group of people left, a young man came walking up from the mountain path on the left.

  This young man had black hair and golden eyes, his skin was like ivory, and he always had a kind of carefree and natural air about him as he walked.

  Arriving at the foot of the mountain, the young man looked up at the stone tablet, raised his hand and wrote out the words on the tablet with a flourish, smiled slightly, and whispered: "What a pity, I couldn't have been born in the same era as Wuqiao Rock, otherwise, I, Lü Jian, would not let him monopolize the beauty of the past."

  The young man muttered to himself and walked up the winding mountain stairs.

  Soon, at the exit of Wandaoshan, two young figures appeared side by side.

  One of the young men was exceptionally tall and large in stature, with black hair flying about him, his whole person giving an impression of a towering mountain peak.

  Pointing at the Wu Zong stele, the young man burst out laughing and said: "What a pity! If Wubridge Rock and I were born in the same era, I would definitely punch him to death. What a pity, it's really a pity!"

  By his side, another young man, with elegant demeanor and an air of detachment. Upon hearing this, he shook his head and smiled: "Wuqiao Yan is a peerless talent, even if you and I were born in that era, we might not be able to rival him."

  "Haha, Bai Zuowu, that's your only shortcoming. If you could be a bit more confident, you'll catch up with me in no time."

  Two young men chatted as they strolled up the mountain steps.

  One after another, more and more newcomers arrived at the foot of Wu Zong Stele. The enrollment of Emperor Feng Academy for this year finally came to a close.

  ……

  At this time, Sun Yan and Shui Lian Qing had arrived at the Emperor Wind College, where they were led to the ordinary student department by enthusiastic staff.

  The hover car drove along a wide street, Sun Yan looked at the scenes on both sides of the street, marveling, and the scale of Emperor Feng College was even larger than he had imagined.

  The Imperial Wind Academy built on the mountain peak is a small city in itself, with ordinary departments divided into teaching areas, commercial districts, and dormitory districts, all of which are well-equipped.

  Looking into the distance, four towering buildings stood high in the city. Sun Yan asked curiously: "What are those for?"

  The staff explained with a proud tone: "That is the library of our Imperial Wind Academy, divided into Special Class, First Class, Second Class and Third Class. This student, once you get the Imperial Wind Student Handbook, you will understand."

  It seems that this staff member is a very enthusiastic person, and he introduced many things about Emperor Feng Academy in a continuous stream.

  "There are three places around the ordinary department, which are the areas of the elite department, Elite Three Institutes, Qianlong Institute, Donghuang Institute, and Xiyong Institute. This is the territory of the elite department students, you ordinary department students had better not set foot easily, lest unnecessary disputes arise."

  "On the west side of the ordinary department, there is the Institute of Science and Technology. Students with special talents who are specially admitted are all studying there."

  "Our Imperial Wind Academy is quite free, however, it's absolutely not allowed to be too lazy, the required credits for each year must be fulfilled, otherwise, you might get expelled."

  "You martial arts students must work hard all the time, the competition among classmates is very fierce, if you slack off for a moment, you will immediately fall behind."

  "You two newcomers, first came to the ordinary department, it seems that you are among the top 10 in this year's Wàn Dào Shān racing competition, not bad! There is a reward of 10 academic credits."

  Among the chatter of the staff, the hovercar came to a stop in front of the student dormitory.

  After receiving the relevant items from the reception desk, Sun Yan and Shui Lian Qing parted ways, with the former heading to his residence as indicated by the address.

  "Number 4444 Luli Street, what an ominous number. Strange, the expression of that receptionist just now was off, did I grow a flower on my face or something?"

  Following the street signs, Sun Yan arrived at his destination and looked up at a small building in front of him, he was suddenly stunned.

  With a loud thud, the luggage in his hand fell to the ground. Sun Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Can people even live in this place?"

  Luli Street No. 4444, this is a two-story building with ivy crawling all over its surface, and there are cracks in the walls. The entrance door is an ancient iron gate, and most of the glass on the windows is broken, revealing a chaotic scene inside.

  Compared with this building in front of him, Sun Yan felt that his home in Luoshan City was a paradise on earth.

  "Is 4444 Luliu Street wrong? Does Te Feng Academy have another Luliu Street?"

  Sun Yan looked at the address again, suspecting that he might have gone to the wrong place. If this was where students of Emperor Feng Academy lived, then Emperor Feng Academy wasn't the number one academy after all. The dormitory conditions of even the lowest-ranked colleges were much better than this building.

  "It must be a mistake somewhere, there must be another Luliu Street." Sun Yan confirmed in his heart once again.

  At this time, a voice came from behind: "Eh, classmate, are you a freshman this year? Assigned to Luliu Street 4444, welcome, welcome!"

  Behind him, at the entrance of a restaurant, stood a middle-aged uncle, staring strangely at Sun Yan.

  This middle-aged uncle had a crew cut, his face was red as dates, he wore a vest full of oil stains on his upper body, and a blue apron around his waist, looking somewhat comical.

  What's going on? Sun Yan had an inexplicable premonition.

  Sun Yan handed over the note and asked: "Uncle, is there another Luyu Street in Emperor Feng College? Take a look at this address, did I go wrong?"

  The middle-aged uncle didn't even look at the note and said to himself, "No need to look, Emperor Feng College is just one street away from Liu Li Street. The student dormitory has arranged a place for you to stay, if it's 4444 Liu Li Street, then that's here, no mistake."

  Sister, is this really where I'll be living for the next four years?

  Sun Yan gazed at the dilapidated building in front of him, feeling that his young heart had suffered a severe blow.

  The dormitory of the Imperial Wind Academy, with bright windows and clean desks, has all kinds of facilities. In daily life, I discuss martial arts with my roommates and classmates, and secretly practice with them. When I have nothing to do, I stand on the balcony, looking out at the beautiful female students on the training ground. That's the wonderful life of a higher academy!

  But now he is standing in front of a dilapidated building, talking to a middle-aged uncle with a dark red face and covered in oil stains. What's going on here?

  "Uncle, are all the student dormitories in Emperor Feng Academy like this?"

  "Hey, I'm not that old, am I? You can call me Iron Spoon Big Brother." corrected the plum-red-faced uncle.

  Then, Uncle Iron Spoon said: "Of course, the student dormitory is not like this. The student dormitory of Emperor Feng College in the entire South Wind Domain has top-notch conditions. As for No. 4444 Lingshi Street, I didn't say it before, this is the residence of assigned students."

  Sun Yan's face turned dark as he asked, "Were you exiled?"

  "That's right, students who were assigned."

  Uncle Iron Spoon paused for a moment, then began to introduce in an endless stream: "Speaking of the history of Luliu Street 4444, I'm afraid not many students know about it now. The building was built at the same time as Teifeng Academy, and it was originally used to imprison problem students from the academy. You also know that there are no disobedient students in that academy, Luliu Street 4444 has been a place for detaining problem students for a long time, and it also has another name - Little Black House."

  However, from over 300 years ago, this building has been abandoned. Except for more than 100 years ago and 10 years ago, when two martial arts students temporarily stayed here, no other students have moved in.

  Saying that, Uncle Iron Spoon looked up and down at Sun Yan and said: "This classmate of yours looks very elegant and doesn't seem like a problematic student! Are you in trouble with the Student Union or something? You've been sent here as soon as you entered school? But don't be discouraged, Luliu Street is actually a very interesting place, we're all very hospitable. Come on, come on, come on, don't stand at the door, come to my restaurant, Iron Spoon 7 Big Brother will treat you to a drink... Ah, classmate, where are you going?"

  Uncle Iron Spoon shook his head and said, he raised his head, but only saw the back of Sun Yan disappearing at the end of the street.