Cheng Ling sensed everyone's hostility toward him, but he didn't care. He said to Jian Yinghao, "Brother Jian, you mean someone from the academy came with you?"
Jian Yinghao nodded and said: "Yes, not only my uncle, but also the chief master of the academy is here. This is not the place to talk. Let's go back to the academy first!"
Cheng Ling nodded and left with Xie Feng and Zhang Hu following Jian Yinghao.
Jian Yinghao led everyone all the way south. Judging from the situation, Nancheng should be the temporary destination of Famous Sword Academy.
Cheng Ling was surprised and doubtful. He had been staying in Yujing City for a while. The shortage of real estate in the city is a very important issue. Although Mingjian Academy has a great reputation in the south, but in Yujing City, it is considered a second-rate force at the bottom. How can it own a residence in Nancheng?
Putting aside the questions in his mind, he walked all the way for more than an hour before arriving in front of a huge courtyard.
Viewed from the outside, the entire courtyard covers an extremely large area, ten times the size of Xiao Ling'er's small courtyard. Jian Yinghao led them to the gate, took out a token on his body, and the courtyard seal was automatically opened, so he walked in first.
Cheng Ling looked up and saw the word "Fan Mansion" written on it. After waiting for a while, he followed in.
After entering, there is a large garden with a small lake measuring three feet in diameter in the center. Many rare spiritual plants and flowers are planted in the garden. A winding corridor extends from the end of the small lake towards the inside.
Cheng Ling asked in surprise: "Brother Jian, is this where the academy is located in Yujing City? It's so big."
Jian Yinghao explained: "The third generation general master was an official in Yujing City and had quite a fortune. Later, he gave up literature and martial arts and entered the path of cultivation. However, the residence in Yujing City was preserved, and it was also the academy's residence at that time. In its heyday, it became our temporary foothold in the capital.”
Bai Yiyi said happily: "Yes, when I was young, my master took me here once."
Cheng Ling smiled and then shook his head slightly. His predecessors said that the Famous Sword Academy has fallen into such a situation that it can no longer even keep its reputation as one of the five major academies.
The corridor is winding, and there are several pavilions and pavilions built along the road. Mancloth gauze tents are hung on both sides, which is indescribably high-pressure and noble. Presumably the third generation master of the academy must have had a high status in Yujing City.
After walking for a while and passing through several halls, everyone came to a row of exquisite side rooms. Jian Yinghao stopped, stood outside the door and raised his hands to the side room and said, "Housemaster, Jian Yinghao and Cheng Ling want to see you."
"Come in! Yiyi, arrange for the rest of the group to rest in the side hall for a while!"
"yes!"
Bai Yiyi responded, and then she and Gu Youlan led Xie Feng and Zhang Hu towards the side hall.
Jian Yinghao winked and walked in with Cheng Ling.
Entering the wing, Cheng Ling looked around. In the middle of the wing room, there was a huge incense burner. The green smoke was filling the air, making my chest and lungs feel much better. Turning around the entrance hall, we came to a hall.
Directly opposite, the chief master of the academy is sitting in the middle. On the left is Jian Wuya, the master of the Kendo Academy. On the right, Sun Yuanliang, the master of the Fa Dao Academy, is missing. The master of the Martial Arts Academy must be in charge at the Famous Sword Academy!
There are several paintings and calligraphy hanging on the surrounding walls, including landscapes, flowers and birds. It really does not look like the residence of a monk, but more like the residence of a high-ranking official in the secular world.
After the two came in, the three masters of the courtyard all focused their attention on Cheng Ling, and they were all shocked. At the peak of the late integration period, this level of cultivation had improved too quickly.
Jian Wuya's heart
Secretly happy, but with a calm expression on his face, he asked: "Cheng Ling, why are you in Yujing City?"
Cheng Ling replied: "Originally I just wanted to practice, but unexpectedly I met King Chen Dan in the city. We had similar interests, so he refused to give up, taught me the way of alchemy, and agreed to participate in the Dan King Valley trial, so here we are. It’s been delayed.”
The chief director was startled and asked: "King Chen Dan? Which King Chen Dan?"
"Chen Danquan, leader of the Dan Alliance!"
"Oh? You actually still have a relationship with him. You are truly a blessing to our Famous Sword Academy."
Jian Wuya twitched the corner of his mouth and remained silent. A trace of jealousy flashed in Sun Yuanliang's eyes, but he immediately covered it up.
Cheng Ling's heart moved. What the chief master said was a bit intriguing. His friendship with King Chen Dan turned out to be a blessing to the academy. Could it be that they wanted to achieve something else through Chen Danquan?
The headmaster coughed dryly and said, "Jian Yinghao, please talk to Cheng Ling about the academy's affairs!"
"yes!"
Jian Yinghao agreed and said to Cheng Ling: "This time we come to Yujing City to participate in the exchange conference of the five major academies."
"Exchange conference? Isn't it a few years away?"
"This year is a special situation. The Nangong Family, in conjunction with the four major academies, believes that our Famous Sword Academy has been at the bottom for a hundred years. There have been no outstanding disciples for five consecutive years, which has greatly reduced the overall strength of the academy and is no longer worthy of the reputation of the five major academies."
"Therefore, they canceled the exchange conference that was supposed to be held at Mingjian Academy three years later, and arranged to hold a new exchange conference of the five major colleges at the Nangong Family's place, that is, in Yujing City."
"The academy owners naturally refused, so they personally led us here to take back the honor of the five major academies. But the Nangong Family and the other four major academies colluded and opposed it at the same time. In the end, out of desperation, the five major academies plus the The Nangong Family and the six major forces are competing in Yujing City. As long as they pass, they can once again have the honorary seats in the five major academies."
"Therefore, the three deans led me, Youlan, Yiyi, Wu Tianlei, Qiu Wuhen, Song Duan and others to come here together. At the same time, they also ordered us to search for your whereabouts, Brother Cheng. After all, you were one of the top 100 disciples back then. "
Cheng Ling understood and asked, "Where is Cheng Maofa?"
"Since he was defeated by you, he left the academy and returned to his family." It was Sun Yuanliang who spoke, but there was no hatred in his tone.
The head of the academy snorted coldly and said calmly: "Since he doesn't regard the academy as his sect, there is no need to care about him. Cheng family, I have my own plan after I finish settling the matters in Yujing City!"
Cheng Ling secretly sighed, you didn't take advantage of such a good situation back then, but now, you still refuse to repent even though you know you have raised a white-eyed wolf. Now facing the pressure from several major academies in Yujing City, how can the seven major forces in the south be so easy to deal with.
If we want to restore the glory of the academy again, we will probably have to pay a higher price.
He asked again: "How do they plan to compete?"
Jian Yinghao explained: "There are nine competitions in total, including four in the Alchemy and Talisman Weapon Formation. Disciples from each academy come forward to compete in elixir making, talisman making, weapon refining, and formation. After the Alchemy and Talisman Weapon Formation, there will be competitions in spells, martial arts, and sword formation. Law."
"The last two games, one is a competition of the high-end combat power of the academy, and one of the three masters will personally compete. The other is a group battle, with fifty disciples from each faction competing. Team fighting, whoever can stand on the stage in the end will be the winner."
Cheng Ling
He frowned, this kind of competition is novel, but there are no outstanding alchemy weapon formation disciples in the Famous Sword Academy. In the following three competitions of magic, martial arts, and swordsmanship, the chance of winning will not be very big, and the team battle will be similar. , As for the war between the hospital leaders, I don’t know the strength of the hospital leaders.
When he swept away his consciousness, the cultivation levels of the three dean masters were all vague, but intuitively, the chief dean master was the strongest, firmly overpowering Jian Wuya and Sun Yuanliang.
He then asked: "Brother Jian, how sure do you think we are?"
Jian Yinghao paused and looked at the several courtyard masters. Jian Wuya said calmly: "Yinghao, just say it!"
Jian Yinghao sighed: "There are four alchemy weapon arrays. Tianji Academy and Canglang Academy are studying the talismans, the Western Yunlan Academy is studying the formation, and the Northern Luotian Academy is studying the weapons. The Nangong family has been stationed in Jade for nearly a hundred years. In the capital, all three disciplines of the Talisman Formation are involved. Among the four, if Brother Cheng can take action, he can compete in the Alchemy Way and the Formation Way."
"Among the three sects of Sword, Magic, and Martial Arts, I will be the one fighting for swordsmanship, and Junior Brother Wutian will be fighting for martial arts. The Fa Dao side is a bit weak. As for team battles and battles between the masters, maybe we can only compete in the battles between the masters. .”
"After calculating this way, the winning rate we can get is less than half. The situation is not optimistic."
The three principals frowned. Obviously what Jian Yinghao said was not an exaggeration. In their minds, they didn't even have a 50% winning rate.
In an instant, the five people in the hall fell into silence.
Cheng Ling calculated in his mind that in such nine competitions, relying solely on the strength of the Famous Sword Academy, the chances of winning were indeed slim. Unless foreign aid was introduced, there would be a certain chance of winning. But he couldn't say this directly, so he could only remain silent.
After a long time, the head of the academy broke the silence and asked: "Cheng Ling, I have heard in the past that you are very resourceful. What can you do about the current situation? As a disciple, I naturally have to make suggestions for the academy."
After saying this, Cheng Ling frowned and cursed in his heart: Damn it, it's already this time, why are you still acting like a bullshit hospital master? Now that you have something to ask for, can't you lower your posture a little bit? Just seeing the praying eyes of Jian Yinghao and the Master of the Sword Academy, they sighed helplessly.
After pondering for a while, he asked calmly: "When is the time for the competition?"
"Six months later."
"Six months? Isn't that still half a year?" Cheng Ling's eyes lit up and asked, "Why does it take so long?"
"It's very simple. The Nangong family wants to contact Northern Luotian College and Western Yunlan College. The previous decision was only mentioned at the last exchange conference. If they really plan to squeeze us out of the arrangement of the five major colleges, we need to contact the two major colleges. Communicate well.”
"What's more, in a year's time, disciples from the nine major forces will come to Yujing City to participate in the once-in-a-century Yujing event. Brother Cheng, the Alchemy King Valley you mentioned is just one of the events."
"The Jade Capital Grand Meeting? What's going on? All nine major forces are coming to participate?"
"Yes, our generation of Taoists needs blogs and blogs. Proper discussions and exchanges are the best way to learn the essence and develop together. Therefore, every hundred years, Jade Capital City will hold a grand meeting to invite major forces and sects. Come and participate.”
"On top of the grand gathering, not only will there be exchanges on kung fu, martial arts, and spells, but there will also be alchemy weapon arrays, auctions, Tao discussions, cocktail parties, poetry gatherings, and more."
Cheng Ling was startled and almost couldn't turn his head around. He shouted out loud: "Fuck, there is a drinking party and a poetry party. We are monks and we are not those sluts. Do we need to communicate about these things?"
