“Puff!” The two senior disciples could not help but laugh and the young boys and girls burst out laughing too.

“Ehh…” Xiao Chen quietly walked back to the team. He coughed twice to cover his embarrassment.

Shui Yue swung her sleeves, and her eyes quickly swept through the crowd. Her face immediately became serious. “No matter where you used to be, from now on, you are my disciples!”

After a pause, Shui Yue continued, “My purpose is to that the master brings you into the sect but one will cultivate by himself, so I won’t supervise you every day like the other three masters. Whether you cultivate or not depends on you!”

“But!” Shui Yue did not allow the newcomers to interrupt. She changed the topic and said, “If you want to go to Mystic Sky Rankings List and want to be a strong person, you have to work hard. All I can do is give you some guidance, or fight for a good place for cultivation for you. Well, I’m done talking.”

“It’s over?” The newcomers looked at each other puzzledly. “That’s it? Only a few words?”

A senior disciple coughed and reminded her softly while covering his mouth. “Third Grandmaster, you seem to have forgotten one thing.”

“Really? What’s it?”

“Didn’t you say last night? About the training area for the newcomers in the next few days.”

“Oh, I really forgot.” After coughing twice, Shui Yue continued, “Well, there is one more thing. You don’t usually practice in the Wind-heeding Pavilion. After the other three groups of newcomers arrive, there will be an Elder who will put you into your respective cultivation area. Of course, there are four public areas for newcomers, among which the cultivation effects are different. At that time, an Elder will tell you the specific way of distribution! These days they haven’t arrived yet, so you can go to the best area for the time being.”

The new students were naturally looking forward to the training ground of Cloud Mist Academy. The Spiritual Qi at the foot of Mist Mountain was already so abundant. What would a real training place be like?

Xiao Chen was also looking forward to it. It was just like the mystic domain of Immortals’ League of the Five Continents. It was full of Spiritual Qi and was suitable for cultivation. Not only could it improve the realm, but more importantly, it could refine grades.

“Well, that’s all. When other matters are dealt with, the two Senior Brothers will guide you and dismiss you!” After that, Shui Yue went straight out, leaving only two senior disciples standing in the same place. They looked at each other with a bitter smile as they had picked up another difficult job again.

When the new students in the yard saw Third Grandmaster had left, they began to be noisy again. Those who were whistling whistled and those who were making funny faces continued too. A Senior Brother said, “Well, all of you hurry up and tidy up. There will be a lot of things to do later. If you delay, we can’t take you to the cultivation ground today.”

Of course, the two of them wanted to throw away their burden as soon as possible so that they could cultivate. But as soon as the newcomers heard that they could go to the training ground to have a look today, they were very excited and immediately went back to the house to tidy up.

In less than a moment, all the newcomers had finished tidying up. Then they would follow the two senior brothers to the formal dormitory. Although it was called a dormitory, it was a courtyard of different sizes. Of course, there were pavilions and some low-rise small bungalows. If they wanted to live in a good place, it depended on whether they had enough Spirit Stones on them.

However, the housing price of the Cloud Mist Academy was indeed quite steep. A small bungalow cost 2,000 Spirit Stones a month. Of course, these Spirit Stones were not in Shui Yue pocket but handed over to the Elder in charge. After all, it cost a lot of Spiritual Stones to operate such a large Mist Mountain.

Previously, Xiao Chen had won two million Spirit Stones and had handed some to Yang Qing and the others. Now, he still had more than one million Spirit Stones left. He did not lack money, so he chose a place with a pleasant view and abundant Spiritual Qi. The place was full of flowers, and people could not bear to step on it. Every time the wind blew, petals fluttered in the air. In the distance, there was a mirror-like green lake, and a courtyard was built next to the lake.

The mountain rocks in the courtyard were ancient and crude. The water in the courtyard was cold and clear, and many plants were planted. There was also a backyard that was specially used for swordsmanship practice. 20,000 Spirit Stones each month. If in exchange for silver, several similar courtyards like this could be built in the Human World.

However, Xiao Chen was very satisfied with the layout of this courtyard. However, he felt that it was a waste to live in such a large courtyard alone. He said to Chu Qi next to him, “Chu Qi, would you like to live with me?”

“Hmm?” Chu Qi looked up at him, and her eyes seemed to become a little strange. Not far away, a teenager pulled a girl’s sleeve and grinned. “Junior Sister Ling’er, would you like to live with me?”

“In your dreams! I don’t want! Humph!”

Only then did Xiao Chen realize how that sounded. He had simply felt that it was a waste to live in such a large courtyard alone. He had no other meaning. He hurriedly said, “Don’t get me wrong, Chu Qi. I just…”

“I’ll listen to everything the Lord says,” Chu Qi said calmly.

Xiao Chen looked around. Fortunately, the two guys earlier were leading other newcomers around. He whispered, “Call me Senior Brother in the future so as not to provoke…”

“Yes, Senior Brother.”

“…”

Although Cloud Mist Academy had a rule that men and women were not allowed to live together, it was only for the dormitories in large areas. For such a small courtyard, even if the men and women were to rent it together, it was not a big deal.

Xiao Chen and Chu Qi entered the courtyard, followed by two young men and two young women. These four people talked the most with them, especially the young man named Qin Tianyu. He was chatty all day long and even pushed Xu Ling’er into the Mystic Stone chamber yesterday.

The girl in a lavender dress was called Chu Xuanxuan. She was not as lively as Xu Linger and always looked shy. She clenched her little hands tightly and plucked up the courage to speak to the young man in cyan beside her softly, “Senior Brother Qianye, if you don’t have classes this afternoon, let’s go around for a walk…”

“I don’t want to.” The young man in green was called Shen Qianye. He always liked to put his hands in front of his chest, and he did not like to laugh. He always looked cool. He said, “I don’t have classes in the afternoon, so I’m going to cultivate.”

“Ah… I see.” The girl in lavender, Chu Xuanxuan, bit her lip and lowered her head, looking a little sad.

On the other side, the young man in white, Qin Tianyu, grinned and said to the girl in red Xu Ling’er, “Junior Sister Ling’er, I’ll take you to fight spirit beasts this afternoon. Do you want to go with me?”

“Humph, I won’t go with you. You pushed me into the stone room yesterday. It’s not over yet! Humph!” Xu Ling’er glared at him, and then her watery eyes moved. She ran to Xiao Chen and Chu Qi and said with a smile, “Brother Xiao Chen, will you take Sister Chu Qi to play this afternoon?”

Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled. These youngsters were really just big kids. But at his age, he was Mu Shaoai.

In short, the matters of the dormitory had been settled. Next, there was a literary class. Every month, there was a literary class in the Cloud Mist Academy. The newcomers had to attend it once, and it would not matter whether they attend in the future.

Seeing that it was almost noon, the two Senior Brothers were a little anxious. They quickly took all the new students to the hall where the teacher was. He was a white-bearded old man and looked a little dim-sighted.

“Alright. Next, I will tell all of you about the origin of the Cloud Mist Academy. Ahem…”

When he was talking by the stand, some of the hundreds of newcomers listened to him and felt sleepy. Some were bored and were carving characters on the table with a small knife. Qin Tianyu sat behind Xu Ling’er, grinning and sometimes poking her on the shoulder with a pen, or rolling her hair on the pen. Anyway, he was trying to attract her attention constantly.

On the other side, Chu Xuanxuan and Shen Qianye were sitting at a table. Every time Chu Xuanxuan wanted to tell him something, Shen Qianye always said, “Listen to the class attentively.”

Xiao Chen sat at the same table as Chu Qi. Naturally, Xiao Chen listened very attentively. He only heard the old man say, “The origin of Cloud Mist Academy began 3,000 years ago. At that time, a predecessor called Old Man Cloud Mist traveled here. He saw that this place was beautiful and would be an outstanding place in the future. Thus, he chose this mountain to cultivate. Later, he accepted 18 disciples…”

The crowd was still in a state of drowsiness as they listened. The old teacher was not bothered and continued, “The 18 disciples are very capable. One day, Old Man Cloud Mist reached the Grand Completion Realm stage, and he always has to ascend to the Ninth Heaven. The night before that, he called the 18 disciples to come to the bed and told them that they each have their own abilities. If you meet a good teacher again, you will surely achieve great things in the future…”

The old scholar paused for a moment and continued, “It means that the 18 people could join another sect. You should know that it’s a big taboo for them to join another sect at that time. From this layer, we can see the old man’s opened-minded attitude.”

“But the 18 people felt that one day as a teacher is one life as a father, how could they be willing to part with that? Later on, Old Man Cloud Mist eventually ascended to heaven. This was a good thing, but the 18 people wept bitterly and were unwilling to leave. So later, they named this mountain as the Mist Mountain and began to recruit disciples.”

“But they are also like the Old Man Cloud Mist. They don’t force the disciples to stay and allow them to leave the mountain when they succeed in learning. They will either set up their own sects or become famous teachers. In short, they will not interfere with the disciples’ choices. So, the Cloud Mist Academy was built up like this one generation after another. They will not force the disciples to stay, nor will they interfere with the disciples’ choices in the future.”

The old man explained patiently, while most of the people at the bottom were almost asleep. The two Senior Brothers waiting outside saw the shadow of the sun slightly slanting. It was already noon, and they were a little anxious.

The old man said again, “There is another thing worth mentioning, which is that the Old Man Cloud Mist had a very powerful spiritual beast. Unfortunately, the spiritual beast was unable to follow him to ascend Heaven Realm, so it stayed in Mist Mountain. It has been guarding here for 3,000 years. Until now, even if there are three Saints, they should respectfully call it the Spirit Master…”

“Wah…” Hearing this, the newcomers finally became interested. Qin Tianyu asked, “Where is the Spirit Master now? Can we see it?”

“This…” The old man stroked his beard and said, “It is said that a hundred years ago, Cloud Mist Academy was in great trouble and was almost destroyed. The Spiritual Master was seriously injured at that time when it guarded Cloud Mist Academy. Now, nobody knows where it is…”

The crowd below hissed incessantly. Xiao Chen, on the other hand, was shocked. “The Cloud Mist Academy encountered a catastrophe? For a place as strong as the Cloud Mist Academy, who could nearly destroy the Cloud Mist Academy? Moreover, they could even seriously injure a 3,000-year-old spirit beast. That’s too terrifying. The Annihilation Times hasn’t come yet a hundred years ago!” He asked, “Mister, could you please tell us more clearly? Is there a formidable enemy of Cloud Mist Academy out there?”

“Eh, this…” The old man stroked his beard and said, “In fact, I’ve only been here for less than sixty years, but the thing that happened a hundred years ago seemed too distant. I don’t know about it.”

Xiao Chen’s brows were still furrowed. Why had he never heard Baili Xiaohualuo mentioned this before? He was afraid that they were even more ignorant. It seemed that the high-level leaders of Cloud Mist Academy had been keeping a secret about what happened a hundred years ago. Even the teacher had only heard of it.

Shen Qianye, who had been listening carefully to the class, asked at this time, “Will it be Black Horn?”

“No, no…” The old man waved his hand and said, “The Black Horn is just the local bullies in the Southern City. At that time, they didn’t have the strength to compete with Cloud Mist Academy. The Spiritual Master could drown them with a mouthful of saliva.”

“Who is it then?”

This time, everyone’s interest was piqued. Even the two senior disciples waiting outside the door were not in a hurry to leave. But Xiao Chen’s eyebrows were getting deeper and deeper as if he had thought of something.