Chapter 227 - 227: True Disciple and Secrets (3)
Chapter 227: True Disciple and Secrets (3)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“A true disciple?” Lin Shen looked puzzled.
Xie Jingsheng slapped his forehead. Only then did he remember that with Lin Shen’s background, he probably didn’t know about these things. He patiently explained,
“When you entered the academy, you should have heard of the academy’s rules for eliminating disciples, right?”
Lin Shen nodded.
Of course, he had heard of it. It was Yang Zhongyi who told him.
Every year, the Nine Yang Academy would eliminate the 50 disciples ranked last in terms of strength and cultivation.
In fact, the academy had just eliminated 50 people not long ago.
“Most of the disciples who are eliminated from the academy will become outer sect disciples of the sect. These are also the lowest-level disciples of the sect. Above them are inner sect disciples and true disciples!”
Xie Jingsheng spoke slowly.
“All disciples who can stay in the Nine Yang Academy for five years can join the sect after graduation and become inner sect disciples. They can enjoy more resources than outer sect disciples and learn stronger cultivation techniques!
“If you can become a cultivator master in those five years, you can immediately graduate from the academy and become a true disciple of the sect. The sect will bestow you with a large number of pills, books, and natural treasures. If you’re lucky enough to obtain the favor of an Elder and let him take you in as a disciple, you can almost look down on your peers among the sect’s disciples!”
Xie Jingsheng’s tone was filled with yearning.
Lin Shen couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Until now, how many people in the academy have become true disciples as soon as they graduate?”
“Very few,” Xie Jingsheng answered without thinking. “Since the establishment of the Nine Yang Academy, there were only three people who became cultivator masters in five years. The most recent one was three years ago.”
Three years ago?
Lin Shen suddenly thought of a name.
Ever since he entered the academy, he had heard of this name many times.
Before him, that person was the first to win first place as a disciple from the declining old families.
That person had even set a record of breaking through to the Long Breath Stage two months after entering the academy. No one had broken it for a full five years, until Lin Shen’s arrival.
Lin Shen had heard many disciples comparing him to that person.
“Senior Brother Xie, are you talking about Su Liuying?”
“You’ve also heard of Su Liuying?”
Xie Jingsheng looked at Lin Shen in surprise, but he thought of something and immediately felt relieved.
“That’s right. Since the establishment of the academy, Su Liuying was the third person to graduate as a cultivator master and became a true disciple. At the same time, she was also the disciple who spent the least time advancing to a cultivator master. It only took her less than four years!
“Moreover, she forged an extremely rare second-grade spirit meridian! You wouldn’t see such a talented person in a…”
At this point, Xie Jingsheng suddenly paused and realized something.
The Junior Brother Lin sitting in front of him was already at the Long Breath Stage before he even entered the academy. He had even broken through to the seventh level of the Bright Aperture Stage in just a year!
In terms of talent, Lin Shen was much more outstanding than Su Liuying!
At this rate, he might become a cultivator master in less than three years!
Moreover, Lin Shen wasn’t too unlucky, the spirit meridian he forged would definitely not be lower than grade three. There was even a high chance that he would forge a grade-two spirit meridian!
At the thought of this, Xie Jingsheng swallowed the praise that was about to come out of his mouth. He coughed to hide his embarra.s.sment.
Lin Shen didn’t know what Xie Jingsheng was thinking. Seeing that he had stopped talking, he took the initiative to ask, “What’s Su Liuying’s current cultivation level?”
As soon as he asked that, Xie Jingsheng’s expression immediately became strange.
Lin Shen was puzzled and asked, “What’s wrong, Senior Brother Xie?”
Xie Jingsheng cleared his throat and shook his head. “I’m not sure either.”
Lin Shen was stunned.
According to Xie Jingsheng, Su Liuying would definitely be the center of attention in the Nine Suns Sect. Her every move would definitely attract countless attention.
Even if he did not know her exact cultivation level, he should know her general cultivation stage.
Seeing Lin Shen’s surprise, Xie Jingsheng could only explain, “In fact, Su Liuying isn’t in the sect now. Two years ago, she had already betrayed the sect and disappeared.”
She had betrayed the sect!
Lin Shen was really shocked this time and hurriedly asked about the details.
Xie Jingsheng shook his head slightly. “1 don’t know the details either. At that time, 1 had just entered the academy. 1 only knew that it had caused a sensation. It was said that more than ten cultivator masters died in that incident!
“The Su family had a chance of returning to the ranks of the eighteen influential families because of the rise of Su Liuying. However, after that incident, they couldn’t recover and even declined even more than before.”
Lin Shen was silent. He didn’t expect there to be such a secret behind this.
In that case, Su Liuying should be Su Nian’s relative from the same clan.
However, he had never heard Su Nian mention her name.
However, on second thought, Su Liuying’s betrayal had dealt a very heavy blow to the Su family. It was understandable that Su Nian didn’t want to mention this relative.
A moment later, Xie Jingsheng quickly changed the topic and returned to the main topic.
“Junior Brother Lin, we’ll gather at the east gate in five days. From there, we’ll set off for the spirit cave. This time, we’ll stay in the spirit cave for a month. Just in case, you’d better bring enough supplies and pills and make sufficient preparations.”
Lin Shen nodded.
After chatting for a while, Xie Jingsheng bade farewell and left.
After sending Xie Jingsheng off, Lin Shen returned to the training room and prepared to continue cultivating.
There were still five days before he had to head to the spirit cave. He planned to increase the progress of the Cloud Dragon Rhythm and the Nine Divine Sun Sword.
When he arrived at the spirit cave, he would use it to kill Earth Essences to increase his talent. Perhaps he could reach True Martial in both the Cloud Dragon Rhythm and the Nine Divine Sun Sword.
Of course, the most important thing after entering the spirit cave was to increase his cultivation level.
“One month should be enough for me to raise my cultivation to 100% of the ninth level of the Bright Aperture Stage. When I come out of the spirit cave, I can start forging spirit meridians!”
At the thought that it would not be long before he could advance to a cultivator master, Lin Shen couldn’t help but feel excited.
After a while, he calmed down and began to focus on cultivating.
Not long after, the sound of clothes fluttering in the air and swords clashing reverberated in the training room..