In Leiyun College, among hundreds of spiritual peaks, a not very tall spiritual peak stands quietly surrounded by countless spiritual peaks. This spiritual peak has beautiful scenery and is planted with various spiritual plants. Looking up from the foot of the mountain, it can't help but give people a sense of tranquility and naturalness.
At the top of this spiritual peak, a huge tree just grows on the peak. It is said to be huge because although this tree is not tall, it has a huge crown that blocks out the sun. At a rough glance, this crown is probably as large as a huge palace. I don't know what kind of species it is.
On this huge tree, green fruits are scattered sporadically among the dense branches and leaves. However, the number is completely inconsistent with the size of the huge tree.
The most eye-catching thing is still a wooden house in the crown of the huge tree. This wooden house is built among the branches of the crown. It has a length and width of no less than ten meters. However, even such a huge tree house does not seem very large when placed in the crown. It can be seen how terrifying the crown of this huge tree is.
At this time, in the tree house of this huge tree, there are no less than twenty people gathered and talking.
"Dear elders, everyone has been called here today. Presumably everyone should have guessed the reason. I don't know what opinions the elders have on this college competition?"
More than twenty people sat in two rows on the left and right of the tree house space. Everyone was sitting upright with a solemn expression. The person who spoke was sitting at the upper end of these two rows of people, showing his extraordinary status.
From his opening remarks, it is not difficult to hear that this person is obviously the dean of Leiyun College, Feng Qian Gu. Because only in front of this dean can these overbearing elder adults be so respectful and cautious.
As the dean of Leiyun College, Feng Qian Gu looks like he is in his forties. His deep eyes contain wisdom, and his half-smiling expression subtly shows his unfathomableness. But then again, if he were placed among the crowd, probably few people would guess that he is the dean of Leiyun College!
"Dean, for this college competition, I think the difficulty should be appropriately increased and the reward intensity should also be appropriately increased. In this way, it can not only achieve the purpose of training disciples but also let the disciples know the foundation of our Leiyun College. In the future cultivation, even aiming at the annual competition rewards, they will become more diligent."
As soon as Feng Qian Gu finished speaking, Elder Lin Zheng Shan, the eldest elder sitting on his right hand side, took over the conversation and spoke eloquently.
There are many elders in Leiyun College, but this Elder Lin Zheng Shan is the oldest and has the strongest strength. He has always been recognized as the eldest elder, and his position is unshakable.
"Hehe, increasing the difficulty of the competition. I also agree with this point. However, as for increasing the reward intensity, forget it. To be honest, the eldest elder wants to increase the reward intensity. Isn't it just to seek benefits for his own disciples? Who doesn't know that the eldest elder has the largest number of disciples. With the new disciples entering the college this time, the eldest elder has accepted the genius Wu Wu Tian from the Wu family. Judging from this, in this session of the competition, I'm afraid it will be the eldest elder who is dominant again."
As soon as the eldest elder finished speaking, the middle-aged man sitting opposite him took over the conversation with a smile and said bluntly without hesitation. In the entire Leiyun College, only Second Elder Qi Chang Hai dares to directly oppose the eldest elder like this.
As the second elder of Leiyun College, Qi Chang Hai has always been at odds with the eldest elder. This is not a one-day or two-day thing. Whenever these two have any proposals, they will be severely suppressed and taunted by each other. Everyone is also used to this. Even Dean Feng Qian Gu is used to the mutual attacks between these two and even regards it as a kind of pleasure.
"Second elder is wrong. What the eldest elder said is reasonable. The second elder's slander of the eldest elder like this is simply a loss of elder demeanor. Speaking of the number of disciples, the second elder also has many disciples. In addition, the second elder has accepted the girl from the Lei family this year. As far as I know, the talent of the girl from the Lei family is no worse than that of the boy from the Wu family."
As soon as the second elder finished speaking, Elder Xu Ming, the third elder, took over the conversation and said sarcastically with a face full of ridicule. He has always been on the side of the eldest elder. Many things that the eldest elder is inconvenient to say will be spoken on his behalf. With his status, his words are also of great weight.
"Humph, my new disciple is certainly not worse than that boy from the Wu family. Even if they really meet on the arena, the winner will definitely be my disciple."
Speaking of his newly accepted disciple, the second elder is quite proud. Among the new disciples in this session, there are two people who are absolutely favored. One is the genius Wu Wu Tian from the Wu family who was accepted by the eldest elder, and the other is Lei Qingqing, the daughter of the Lei family who was accepted by him.
These two are rare geniuses in Leiyun Mansion once in a hundred years and are also the ones most likely to win honor for Leiyun College. In order to compete for these two, these elders have spent a lot of effort.
"Hehe, the girl from the Lei family is indeed good. However, the girl from the Shen family in Xiaguang Town seems to be not bad either. Elder Nie, don't you think so?"
Another elder spoke with a smile. While speaking, he looked at one of the female elders.
"Fei Yu is intelligent and truly the most talented disciple under my tutelage. Although I have never met the girl from the Lei family, I believe that Fei Yu's aptitude is not worse than hers."
The female elder named Nie raised her chin slightly, with unconcealed pride in her eyes.
This time when accepting disciples, Shen Feiyu, the genius of the Shen family in Xiaguang Town, took the initiative to choose her. This made many other elders extremely envious. After more than ten days of training, she found that her disciple is definitely not an ordinary person and is not afraid of the daughter of the Lei family at all.
"Hahaha, Elder Nie is really confident in her disciple. But then again, the disciple accepted by this elder is no worse than those of you."
"Elder Sui is right. The Gu family in Qingmang Town has always produced many geniuses. In the history of Leiyun College, there are many cases where the geniuses of the Gu family have been outstanding. Now that Gu Zhaojun from the Gu family has worshiped Elder Sui as his teacher. Maybe the glory of the Gu family in Leiyun College will reappear!"
"Yes, the Gu family is not to be underestimated. The disciples from the Gu family have achieved extraordinary success. I am curious. Elder Sui, what method did you use to deceive that boy from the Gu family away from under the noses of our three elders."
"Yes, yes, Elder Sui, why don't you tell us how you accepted that boy from the Gu family as your disciple."
The geniuses from the Gu family have always been the objects of contention for the major elders of Leiyun College. For Gu Zhaojun, the genius who came out of the Gu family this time, the three major elders of Leiyun College have all extended olive branches. But in the end, Gu Zhaojun chose Elder Sui, who is not very famous. Regarding this, everyone present is extremely curious.
"Hehe, it's a secret."
Seeing that everyone was staring at him and wanted to inquire about the secret of his accepting disciples, Elder Sui stroked his small beard but had no intention of answering.
"Humph, in my opinion, the Gu family has declined now. On the contrary, the Kong family in Jinsha Town mainly engages in business. But in recent years, it has obviously begun to pay more attention to the martial arts cultivation of family disciples. This Kong Jingyun from the Kong family, I think he is a very talented kid. Maybe his aptitude is even better than that of the boy from the Gu family."
Seeing Elder Sui's annoying expression, someone immediately stood up to pour cold water on him. It was somewhat like being jealous because one couldn't get what one wanted.
"Hehe, Elder Liang is too kind. Jingyun is a good child, but he may not be stronger than the boy from the Gu family."
At this time, Elder Xu Ming, the third elder, spoke with a smile again because that Kong Jingyun from the Kong family was accepted by him and became his direct disciple.
Among the new disciples of Leiyun College this time, these five young people are the most famous and powerful. He is happier to get Kong Jingyun from the Kong family than to get any of the other four. Because as the number one business family in Jinsha Town, the Kong family is probably only left with money. If Kong Jingyun becomes his disciple, he will surely receive a lot of tributes from him.
"By the way, I heard that in addition to the five of us elders, there seems to be an elder who has also accepted a direct disciple this year, right?"
With a twitch of the corner of his mouth, the third elder's gaze suddenly turned to the seats at the end of the tree house. There, Elder Yan Zhong Shan, an old elder of Leiyun College who seldom speaks, was closing his eyes and resting his mind, completely not paying attention to everyone's discussions.
"Hehe, is the third elder talking about me?"
Slowly opening his eyes, Elder Yan showed a faint smile. Obviously, although he has been closing his eyes and resting his mind, he is fully aware of everything in the tree house.
"Tsk tsk, Elder Yan is really in a good mood. The dean asked everyone to talk about their views on the college competition. I thought Elder Yan was asleep."
Seeing Elder Yan open his eyes, the third elder twitched the corner of his mouth and said sarcastically.
All the old elders in the entire Leiyun College know that Elder Xu Ming, the third elder, and Elder Yan Zhong Shan are old enemies. In the past, when the two were competing for the position of the third elder of the college, they were engaged in an intense struggle. Later, Elder Yan Zhong Shan was one step behind and finally lost to Xu Ming. The position of the third elder finally fell into the hands of the latter.
However, during their struggle, Xu Ming also paid a huge price and suffered a lot of losses. Therefore, until now, he still holds a grudge against Yan Zhong Shan. If Yan Zhong Shan had not withdrawn from the management of Leiyun College's affairs and immersed himself in martial arts wholeheartedly, he didn't know how many stumbling blocks he would have set for the other party.
"The college competition is a major event. With the dean in charge and three presiding elders assisting, what right does a idler like me have to speak?"
Elder Yan's expression was still indifferent. He knew that the third elder was probably deliberately trying to embarrass him, but he simply didn't bother to pay attention.
"Hahaha, it seems that Elder Yan is a bit stupid from practicing." Letting out a loud laugh, Elder Xu Ming did not intend to let it go so easily. "In the past, Elder Yan obtained some kind of divine skill. After practicing it for more than twenty years, he has never accepted a direct disciple. I think Elder Yan must have encountered some kind of genius this time and is about to pass on his divine skill. Hehehehe!"
In recent days, the entire Leiyun College has been discussing Elder Yan's foolish act of accepting a disciple. By saying this, he is undoubtedly mocking the other party for being so desperate that he even accepts an ordinary person at the minor accomplishment stage of Zhen Yuan Realm. In addition, Elder Yan has been practicing this strange skill for more than twenty years. Not only has he not been able to master it, but he has also delayed the improvement of his cultivation. This is also the excuse he has always used to mock the other party.
"Tsk tsk, the third elder mustn't say that. Elder Yan was once the most outstanding among all the elders in Leiyun College. His vision is naturally beyond our understanding. Maybe the disciple chosen by Elder Yan has some special talent. It's just that we mortals can't understand it. Elders, is this the truth?"
At this time, Elder Lin Zheng Shan also spoke with a smile but completely sided with the third elder and unreservedly squeezed Elder Yan.
Back then, Elder Xu Ming was able to win with his help. For this reason, Elder Yan had contradicted him more than once in the past. Over time, the relationship between the two was also as intense as fire and water.
Seeing the eldest elder and the third elder join forces to taunt Yan Zhong Shan, the elders present wanted to defend the latter a few words but were deterred by the power of the two presiding elders and did not dare to speak easily.
In addition, Elder Yan accepted a direct disciple this time for such a childish excuse. They also thought that the other party was simply being foolish and secretly had the same thought of watching a joke.
"Okay, elders. I asked the elders to discuss the college competition, but the elders have strayed quite far."
At this moment, Feng Qian Gu at the upper end suddenly waved his hand and frowned to interrupt everyone's discussion.
Everything should have a limit. As the dean of the college, he certainly couldn't watch the two presiding elders bully Elder Yan alone. In any case, Yan Zhong Shan is also an elder of the college. Even if the other party is now in decline, it's not good to not give any face at all.
"Elders, it seems that everyone doesn't have a very good idea for the competition. Since this is the case, let me tell you my thoughts!"
Standing up, Feng Qian Gu's gaze swept over everyone. The aura of a superior directly made everyone shut up obediently. Even the eldest elder who take advantage of one's seniority to act arrogantly didn't dare to make any more noise.
"For this college competition, I have decided that it will no longer be a simple stage competition. I want the participating disciples to go to Jinshi Mountain and live in the mountain for a month. Before that, I will hide a thousand token plaques in various places on Jinshi Mountain. At that time, whichever disciple finds the most plaques will be the first in the competition!"
Feng Qian Gu's tone was unwavering. Obviously, he had no intention of discussing with everyone at all. Calling everyone here today is just to inform them.
After Feng Qian Gu finished speaking, the entire tree house was suddenly silent. All the elders widened their eyes, but they didn't expect that this dean would come up with such an idea.