Nine Stars Killer Novel - Chapter 64
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Under the countless gazes, Ye Feng followed the four mentors to the inner courtyard. This path was definitely filled with various dangers. He had to cross several rivers and climb several mountains. The journey took about a month. When he arrived at the inner courtyard, it was still the end of the year.
The matters of the clan were already on the right track. Ye Feng was unconcerned and focused on pursuing martial arts. Along the way, there was a faint smile on his face.
Time passed day by day. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. Although they were traveling, they had encountered many dangers along the way. With the existence of the four great mentors, the general dangers could not endanger them.
In a desolate town, a group of more than 20 people entered this place. They planned to spend the night here and continue on their journey the next day. Along the way, the four mentors told these people a lot about the inner courtyard, and even their ranking, making these disciples yearn for the life of the inner courtyard even more.
“Dong dong dong!” Just as Ye Feng was about to meditate and rest, he heard someone knocking on his door.
“Please enter!” Ye Feng put on his clothes. Just as he finished bathing, his exhaustion disappeared quite a bit.
“Creak!” The door was pushed open and Teacher Li walked in.
“Greetings, mentor!” Ye Feng bowed to Teacher Li.
“There’s no need to be so courteous. I came over tonight to discuss some matters with you and ask for your opinion.” Teacher Li was a little solemn. Ye Feng hurriedly moved out his chair and the two of them sat at the table.
“Teacher, please tell me something. As long as this kid can do it, he will definitely complete it.” The person Ye Feng trusted the most was Teacher Li. Teacher Li had taken care of him for many years, and the relationship between the two of them was extraordinary.
“It’s a long story. You already know about the situation in the Heavenly Spirit Inner Court. It is divided into four academies, four halls, four views, and one middle heaven. However, do you know what is going on with these four academies, four halls, four views, and one middle heaven?” Teacher Li explained to them on the way that there were many entrances to the Heavenly Spiritual Inner Court, but he did not elaborate.
Ye Feng shook his head. He really did not know.
“In that case, “Then let me take this opportunity to tell you that the inner court is definitely not as simple as you think. There are a total of 100,000 inner court disciples, plus servants. Every year, there are a large number of new disciples joining. It is impossible to calculate clearly and the sect is unable to manage all of them. Thus, they are divided into several areas, that is, the origin of four halls, four courtyards, and one middle heaven.”
Ye Feng nodded his head, expressing his understanding. If there were more than a hundred thousand people, they would definitely not be able to manage fairly. In fact, they could even be said to be all-encompassing. If they were to be divided out and manage each region, then the difficulty would be much less.
“Whether it’s the four halls or the four academies, the four views of the heavens are all aimed at cultivating more genius disciples for the academy and making the academy more influential in the Southern Divine Continent. Everyone wants to be number one in the academy, causing the entrances to compete with each other. Every year, there will be a competition to see who gets first place.” Teacher Li continued.
Ye Feng agreed with this point. Where there were people, there were rivers and lakes. Where there were rivers and lakes, there would be fights. This was very normal. A sect would not be spared. There would definitely be a desire to compete. However, Ye Feng did not know what Teacher Li was trying to express, and his eyes were filled with doubt.
“Are you very puzzled why I told you all of this?” Seeing Ye Feng’s puzzled expression, Teacher Li asked.
“Mm, there are a lot of doubts in this kid’s heart!” Ye Feng directly admitted that regarding the inner courtyard, Ye Feng only listened to Teacher Li’s narration. Many things were not very clear and very vague.
“Back then, I joined the inner courtyard with incomparable excitement, just like you. In the end, I was assigned to this place where birds don’t shit. I stayed for an entire ten years.” Teacher Li’s face was filled with helplessness.
Ye Feng could tell that Mentor Li was unwilling to stay in the Open Source Kingdom all the time, hoping to go further. Even if he could live to the Xiantian realm until he was 200 years old, 200 years was only a blink of an eye for cultivators.
“Then why didn’t you choose to leave this place and return to the inner courtyard?” Ye Feng asked.
“It’s not easy. We also use the points system. The higher the points, the higher the chances of returning to the inner court. Even if we wait for more than ten years, we won’t be able to last until that day.” Teacher Li sighed.
“Is there such a thing?” Ye Feng was puzzled.
“This is very normal, because our inner court’s aptitude is not very good. It is very difficult for us to have room for improvement. We can only be allocated to other places, collect a large number of genius disciples, transport them to the inner court, and obtain points. After reaching a certain amount of points, we will have the chance to return to the inner court. The geography of our open source country is not very good. Every year, there are very few genius disciples. Last year, only three of them successfully joined the inner court. Teacher Li sighed again.
“Teacher, then what do you need this kid to do for you?” Ye Feng could tell that Teacher Li seemed to have something to ask him, so he asked straightforwardly.
“That’s right, I do have something to do with you. This is also the intention of the Academy Master. Whether we can return to the inner courtyard or not depends on you.” Teacher Li’s eyes shone. Seeing Ye Feng suddenly rise, he seemed to see hope.
“Me?” Ye Feng was puzzled, he didn’t understand what it had to do with him if they could return to the inner courtyard.
“That’s right, it’s you!” Teacher Li said with certainty.
“Kid doesn’t understand!” Ye Feng spread out his hands, looking as if he did not understand at all.
“Don’t worry, I’ll tell you slowly. It makes sense for me to say that. It’s no coincidence that you can rise rapidly within three months. It’s even been ten years since I came to the Open Source Nation. Not a single disciple has been able to defeat the Xiantian Realm in the Houtian Realm.” Speaking of Ye Feng’s recent growth experience, Teacher Li’s face was full of red light.
Ye Feng had a black line. It seemed that his speed of improvement had shocked quite a few people.
“Then what do I need to do?” Since Mentor Li had mentioned it, Ye Feng could not refuse. He could do anything he could to help, so Ye Feng would not refuse.
“Don’t worry, I’m telling you about the situation in the Four Courtyards, Four Halls, Four Views, and One Middle Heaven. I’m making a decision!” Teacher Li was not in a hurry to say it, but continued to explain the situation in the inner courtyard, so Ye Feng could only continue listening.
“The four courtyards are respectively the Heavenly Star Courtyard, the Literary Star Courtyard, the Martial Arch Courtyard, the Xuan Courtyard, the Heavenly Star Courtyard is the strongest, followed by the Cultural Star Courtyard, and so on!” The names of the four academies could be displayed, and the Heaven character was ranked first.
“The four halls are no weaker than the four academies. They are the Arhat Hall, the Mighty Martial Hall, the Asura Hall, and the Black-White Hall. The strongest one is not the Arhat Hall, but the Asura Hall. There are a group of madmen who kill people here. As long as they are bloodthirsty, they are willing to join the Asura Hall.” Speaking of the Asura Hall, Teacher Li seemed to be a little afraid.
“As for the four temples, it is not difficult to understand. They are the pill temple, the artifact temple, the body temple, and the array temple. The reason for that is because the four temple masters are proficient in the four techniques of pill refinement, artifact refinement, body refinement, and array formation. Quite a few disciples have joined the four temples. Their motives are self-evident.”
“Finally, there is the Heavenly One. This is the place where geniuses gather. Every year, top geniuses are picked by the Heavenly One. Only disciples of evil spirits are willing to join the Heavenly One Peak. Their numbers are obviously inferior to the four academies and four temples. In terms of strength, they are definitely ranked first in the academy.” Teacher Li explained the division of the entire inner courtyard.
Ye Feng was already shocked on the spot. He did not expect the inner court to be so clear. It seemed that after ten thousand years of settling down, the academy had long been on the right track.
“There are a total of seventeen halls. According to their overall strength, the Heavenly Star Academy ranks first, the Heavenly Star Academy ranks second, and the Asura Hall ranks third. As for the rankings, they change every year. The rankings behind them are the Mighty Martial Hall, the Arhat Hall, and the Body Temple.”
Teacher Li explained for a total of four hours before he could explain the entire inner courtyard clearly and prevent Ye Feng from understanding it after joining the inner courtyard.
“Then where did the mentor come from?” Ye Feng asked.
“Xuan courtyard!” Teacher Li said helplessly.
“According to what you just mentioned, Xuan Courtyard’s strength should be ranked in the middle. It’s not too bad.”
‘”But these years, the courtyard seems to be getting worse and worse. No good disciples are willing to join. This is because after the courtyard master was injured ten years ago, he rarely took care of them. As a result, these disciples are lazy in their cultivation. In addition, there are no good disciples joining, so they have been ranked very low in recent years.” Speaking of Xuan courtyard, Teacher Li’s face was filled with heartache. After all, he had also walked out of Xuan courtyard.
“You mean if I pass the exam, let me join the courtyard?” Ye Feng understood what Teacher Li meant.
Teacher Li raised his head to look at Ye Feng. He was also embarrassed to speak. After all, with Ye Feng’s talent, there would definitely be a better olive branch at the entrance of the forehead hall. The treatment given would definitely be better than the courtyard of Xuan. Teacher Li did not dare to confirm whether Ye Feng would agree or not.
“If you have any difficulties, we can understand. We won’t force you to do anything. As long as you can get a good ranking in the academy, you will also give us points.” Teacher Li continued.
“I promise you, if I pass the exam, I am willing to join the courtyard!” Without any hesitation, Ye Feng directly agreed.
“Are you really willing to join the courtyard?” Teacher Li didn’t seem to believe it.
“I am willing. Thanks to my mentor’s diligent guidance over the years, this brat is extremely grateful. Let alone this matter, there are other things that this brat can agree to.” Ye Feng agreed for a reason.
Firstly, Ye Feng gave Mentor Li a favor and always helped him when he was lonely.
Secondly, it was the same for Ye Feng to cultivate anywhere. He had the Nine Transformations of God and Demon Technique and the Seven Heaven Slaughter Styles. If he joined any hall entrance, he would not be able to obtain more than these two treasures. Moreover, there were few people in the courtyard of Xuan, and he was not afraid that anyone would think about it. The fewer people he knew about the secrets, the better.
Ye Feng chose the courtyard of Xuan. Now that the courtyard of Xuan was lonely, there must be very few disciples, so there would be more space left. Ye Feng was happy and quiet, just right for his heart. It could be said that it was a matter of getting three things at once. Why didn’t Ye Feng agree?
“Alright, alright, alright. Neither the headmaster nor I have misjudged you. You are a person who knows how to repay kindness.” Teacher Li laughed heartily. When he heard that Ye Feng could agree, he finally untied his knot.
“But how will my joining the courtyard help your points?” Ye Feng still did not have a complete understanding.
“As long as you can become a core disciple, we will have a chance to return to the inner court. If you can become a direct disciple, even our status will rise, because we are your original mentors.” Teacher Li’s expression was excited, and he was no longer as dispirited as before.