A day and a night passed quietly as Yun Xiao and Fatty waited patiently. On this day, just as the morning sun rose, the entire Leiyun Prefecture became extremely lively. A large number of young people emerged from the major inns of Leiyun Prefecture and converged in the same direction. And on everyone's face, there was a hint of excitement and anticipation.
At the temporary post house at the foot of Leiyun Academy's mountain.
Before dawn, a group of neatly dressed young people suddenly appeared here, waking up all the prospective students staying here. Then, without asking for permission, they removed the tents and restored the place to its original state.
By the time all the tents were removed and the sky finally brightened, everyone then discovered that at the foot of Leiyun Academy's mountain, a square platform had appeared there at some point. Because they were too far away, everyone could only see the square platform clearly. As for the arrangements on the square platform, they could only vaguely make out the general outline.
"It's about to begin. After waiting for so long, I can finally practice at Leiyun Academy!"
"Leiyun Academy! I'll soon become a disciple of Leiyun Academy. When I return to the town in the future, see who still dares to oppose me."
"When I become accomplished in my cultivation at Leiyun Academy, I'll go back to the town and challenge those who once bullied me and their families. They will all be trampled under my feet."
"I want those big families to obediently send their daughters into my arms to be my concubines..."
As the enrollment drew near, a group of young people became more and more excited. Because everyone knew that once they joined Leiyun Academy, their status and position would undergo a qualitative change. It could be said that it was a meteoric rise.
However, if the high-level officials of Leiyun Academy heard their discussions, one wonders what they would think. As the most sacred institution in the entire Leiyun Prefecture, Leiyun Academy aims to cultivate talents useful to the Great Zhou Dynasty. But now these people have impure motives one by one. Even if they become strong, they are likely to be a scourge in the end.
Among the crowd, Yun Xiao and Fatty were mingled in, and there was also a hint of excitement on their faces.
"Finally, I'm about to join Leiyun Academy. After entering the academy, I can obtain the resources of Leiyun Academy and rapidly improve my strength!"
Yun Xiao's eyes were fixed on the high platform in the distance, but his thoughts had already drifted into the vast mountains of Leiyun Academy. He couldn't wait to enter Leiyun Academy right now and quickly obtain cultivation resources.
There were too many things he urgently needed at present. First of all, he needed a set of advanced martial arts. The Golden Stone Fist was too low-level for him at this time. Only high-level martial arts could make his cultivation speed faster.
In addition, his progress in the Five Elements True Essence was slow and also required a large amount of spiritual herbs and even spiritual pills for assistance. Whether it was high-level martial arts or cultivation resources, Leiyun Academy could provide them to him. Once there were plenty of resources to assist him, he believed that he would soon become a true strong person and not be afraid of anyone.
"Yun Xiao, after entering Leiyun Academy, remember not to get separated from me. Only when we stay together can we obtain more benefits."
Fatty was even more excited. However, deep in his eyes, there was unavoidably a hint of worry. It was unknown what he was worried about!
"Okay, we share weal and woe and advance and retreat together." Yun Xiao didn't notice the strangeness deep in Fatty's eyes. Because at this moment, the people around had already started to gather towards the square platform at the foot of Leiyun Academy's mountain. "Let's go over there too. The enrollment should take place over there."
"Okay, let's go!"
Fatty didn't say much either. Following Yun Xiao, he walked towards the square platform. As for the trace of complexity deep in his eyes, it was hidden by him at the first opportunity.
Soon, all the people in the temporary post house came to the front of the square platform, including Yun Xiao and Fatty.
"Eh? What's going on? Why is there a bell?"
When he came to the square platform, Yun Xiao then saw clearly that there was actually a large bell placed on the square platform. If it were placed on the ground, this bell would be almost as tall as a person.
"I forgot to tell you. This bell is called the Echo Bell. It is also an important item for the enrollment of Leiyun Academy. Whether we these people are qualified to join Leiyun Academy depends entirely on this bell."
Fatty obviously knew the significance of this bell, unlike Yun Xiao who knew nothing about it.
"Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me the use of this bell!" Raising an eyebrow, Yun Xiao gave Fatty a sideways glance and said in an impatient tone.
"Don't worry. Listen to me." Fatty chuckled and continued, "Presumably, you should be relatively clear about the enrollment conditions of Leiyun Academy, right? Outer court disciples must reach the seventh layer of True Qi Realm, while inner court disciples need to reach the True Yuan Realm. If one doesn't meet these two conditions, they will be disqualified directly."
"I naturally know these. But what does it have to do with this bell?"
"Of course it has something to do with it. Let me ask you. Do you know how Leiyun Academy determines whether a prospective student meets the standards they require? They can't just take a glance and tell if someone has reached above the seventh layer of True Qi Realm, right?"
"Um? Do you mean..." Raising an eyebrow, Yun Xiao finally understood a little.
"That's right. It's this bell. This bell is called the Echo Bell. Everyone who wants to join Leiyun Academy has to attack this bell with all their strength. At that time, just by listening to whether the sound of the Echo Bell is loud or not, one can know if they are qualified."
The matter of the Echo Bell is not a secret. It's just that Yun Xiao knows very little about Leiyun Academy, so he hasn't heard of it.
"So that's how it is. In that case, this bell is indeed not an ordinary item." Nodding, Yun Xiao finally understood the use of the Echo Bell at this moment.
"Of course it's not an ordinary item. It is said that the forging of this bell is also the work of a divine master. And anything related to a divine master, how could it be an ordinary item?"
"That's true." Hearing Fatty say so, Yun Xiao remained expressionless on the surface, but deep down, he couldn't help feeling a little proud.
Everyone highly praised divine masters. And in fact, he himself is a divine master, but he has not yet grown up. But one day, he will find a meditation method to improve his spiritual power and eventually become a powerful divine master.
The two of them chatted casually like this. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Fatty continued to impart to Yun Xiao the information about Leiyun Academy that he had just remembered, so that Yun Xiao could avoid trouble as much as possible.
During this period, geniuses scattered throughout Leiyun Prefecture gathered from all directions. Before long, there were a total of several thousand people gathered in front of this square platform at the foot of Leiyun Academy's mountain!