Chapter 1375: Sword Grave

"What did you say? Ye Yuan... passed the assessment and entered Wumeng Academy? Ha... haha, excellent! There is a road to heaven, but you refuse to take it; there is no door to hell, yet you barge right in!"

Upon hearing the news that Ye Yuan had entered Wumeng Academy, Wang Song was thunderstruck.

After the initial shock, Wang Song was ecstatic.

If Ye Yuan had stayed hidden in the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, he would have been utterly helpless.

But now, his opportunity had finally arrived.

"What did you say? Ye Yuan's points are even higher than the top scorer's?"

However, when he heard the full story—that Ye Yuan had entered Wumeng Academy with the highest score—he was completely dumbfounded.

After a long while, Wang Song came to his senses and murmured, "This kid is not easy to deal with. This time, I must strike to kill!"

Chen Yongnian nodded and said, "This brat doesn't know his place. During the assessment, he offended Jia Chong, the number one genius of Huangning City! Also, Qin Shao of the Qin family won first place this time, and his future is limitless! I heard that after Ye Yuan entered the city, he seems to have already offended the Qin family, right?"

Wang Song glanced at him with some surprise and laughed, "It seems your information is quite thorough! Indeed! This kid is indeed a troublemaker, but we need to plan this carefully. After all, the academy does not allow killings. Once we alert the enemy, we won't get a second chance!"

Chen Yongnian said, "That kid Ye Yuan carries a two-star late-stage evil spirit, which is not easy to deal with. But I heard he is very close with a little fatty. Maybe... we can find a breakthrough through him?"

Wang Song's eyes lit up, and he praised, "Not bad! This little fatty can indeed be used! As for the Qin family's resources, let's leave them untouched for now."

...

After entering Wumeng Academy, Ye Yuan spent an entire day gaining a general understanding of the academy.

It was a very relaxed academy, with teachers lecturing every day on the Guixu realm.

But whether to attend or not was entirely up to the individual.

If you want to coast along, that's up to you.

But if you think coasting will let you survive in the academy, you're gravely mistaken.

In the center of the square of Wumeng Academy, two massive stones are placed, called Merit Stones.

Every student's points are displayed on the Merit Stones.

One Merit Stone records the points of inner courtyard disciples, and the other records the points of outer courtyard disciples.

The data on the Merit Stones updates in real time; every change is recorded on the stones.

Most importantly, every ten years, Wumeng Academy eliminates the twenty students with the lowest rankings on the Merit Stones, expelling them from Wumeng Academy!

This elimination rate is very high, alarmingly high!

The maximum age for students at Wumeng Academy is one thousand years old.

After reaching one thousand years old, no matter what level of cultivation they have achieved, they can no longer remain in the academy.

Every hundred years, the academy enrolls about two hundred to five hundred students.

Yet every ten years, it eliminates twenty students.

That is to say, during the hundred years when no new students are admitted, the academy eliminates two hundred students!

If you do not advance, you regress!

Once entering the academy, students cannot afford the slightest slack.

The two hundred eliminated students are not necessarily new students; they could also be old students.

All outer courtyard disciples are assessed together.

Moreover, walking within the academy consumes points continuously.

Whether practicing martial techniques, cultivation methods, or exchanging for pills, points are indispensable.

Therefore, to avoid elimination, one must constantly earn points.

There are many ways to earn points, such as completing tasks, challenging other students, or... breaking through stages!

The academy releases tasks every day, and students who complete them receive a certain amount of points as rewards.

Challenging other students should be a shortcut to earning points; by continuously challenging others, one can accumulate a large number of points in a short time.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you win all matches!

This challenge is not blind; you can only challenge opponents ranked up to ten places above you on the Points Stone.

The winner receives a certain number of points as a reward, while the loser has points deducted.

If the opponent you challenge is not on a mission or breaking through stages, they must accept the challenge.

As for the third method, breaking through stages... Ye Yuan was currently outside the Sword Grave.

The Sword Grave was the place for sword comprehension at Wumeng Academy, divided into eighteen layers. Each layer passed granted a certain number of points as a reward.

"Senior brother, I want to enter the Sword Grave. Here is my academy token!"

As he spoke, Ye Yuan handed over a token, his identity token issued by the academy after he entered Wumeng Academy.

Zhao Qin was an inner courtyard disciple who had recently taken on the task of guarding the Sword Grave, which was quite leisurely.

Zhao Qin sized up Ye Yuan and said disdainfully, "A newcomer, huh? Do you know the dangers of the Sword Grave? With your strength, you'll be torn to pieces in no time. I suggest you cultivate a bit before entering."

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, senior brother, but I am very interested in the Sword Grave and still want to see it."

Zhao Qin raised his eyelids and said, "Hey, if you want to die, suit yourself! Entering the Sword Grave costs twenty points at once, and you have one month to comprehend the sword. Of course, that's assuming you can comprehend it."

In front of Zhao Qin was a small jade plate. He swiped Ye Yuan's academy token over it, and his disdainful expression instantly changed.

He raised an eyebrow and looked at Ye Yuan in disbelief, saying, "Hiss... How do you have so many points? Could it be... you are the top of this year's new students?"

Ye Yuan took back the token and smiled, "Senior brother, you overthink it. These points came from winning a bet. The top of this year's new students is someone else."

Just as they were speaking, a figure suddenly darted out from behind Ye Yuan.

That person handed his token to Zhao Qin and said, "Senior brother, I want to enter the Sword Grave."

Ye Yuan raised an eyebrow. This person was none other than this year's top student, Qin Shao!

He hadn't expected Qin Shao to have the same idea as him, choosing the Sword Grave as his first stop.

Zhao Qin was slightly surprised and said, "You newcomers really don't know your limits, choosing the Sword Grave right after entering. Heh, it's good for you to suffer a bit."

Qin Shao took his token from Zhao Qin and entered the Sword Grave directly without even greeting anyone.

This guy was incredibly arrogant!

But Ye Yuan had no good feelings toward the Qin family either, so naturally, he had no interest in greeting him.

Ye Yuan thanked Zhao Qin and entered the Sword Grave directly.

As soon as he entered the Sword Grave, Ye Yuan's gaze suddenly focused.

What met his eyes were countless swords lying in disarray, too many to count!

"The Sword Grave truly lives up to its reputation!" Ye Yuan exclaimed in admiration.

Ye Yuan had long inquired that the Sword Grave was where generations of sword masters from Wumeng Academy had buried their swords, containing endless sword intent.

He chose this place as his first stop to use the endless sword intent here to comprehend his own sword path!