Chapter 21: I Had No Choice Before, Now I Want to Try

"Don't you regret it? That was a recommended admission!"

Zhang Da, who had slipped away secretly with Lin Mo, looked at him in confusion and said.

Lin Mo chuckled expressionlessly:

"They rode on my face to step on me, what's there to regret?"

Having lived two lives, he naturally could see that Nong Qing deliberately proposed the recommended admission invitation to Ye Chen on that occasion just to step on him and raise Ye Chen's position in front of everyone.

It's just that he never dreamed that one sentence would lose two recommended admission quotas.

Not only did Ye Chen refuse him in front of everyone, but when he came back to his senses, even Lin Mo had slipped away at some point.

It was completely a case of losing the watermelon and not even picking up the sesame seeds.

"There are thirty Dao Academies in Qinzhou, why hang yourself on one tree? And a mere 11th-ranked Dao Academy, how could it be worthy of my excellent talent?"

Lin Mo smiled dashingly and said: "Ye Chen's goal is the Nine Great Dao Academies, why wouldn't mine be?"

"Tui~!"

Zhang Da curled his lips and spat an air-spit at him.

However, Lin Mo wasn't pretending to be relaxed; he was truly relaxed.

There wasn't much time left until the Immortal Exam, but his "preparations" were completely done. Next, it was just a matter of grinding experience points and raising his cultivation as high as he could.

The goal he just mentioned, the Nine Great Dao Academies, wasn't bragging.

After acting tough in front of Zhang Da, Lin Mo thought secretly:

"It's just that I don't know what the recruitment standards for the Nine Great Dao Academies actually are?"

As everyone knows, there are thirty Dao Academies in Qinzhou, but there are only nine top-tier Dao Academies that are most famous.

Among them are the Green Mountain Sect and Ask Dao Institute, famous for their sword cultivation majors, the Netherworld Palace, which is proficient in ghost cultivation majors, and the Heavenly Sound Palace, which has the number one sound cultivation major in the Nine Continents...

No matter which Dao Academy it is, it's not something the other twenty-one can compare to.

Even the 10th-ranked Dao Academy is far behind these nine.

It is said that the recruitment standards for the Nine Great Dao Academies are extremely strict, with each academy recruiting fewer than a hundred people per year.

Just Xichuan Province alone has more than 100,000 Immortal Exam candidates every year, and the total number of Immortal Exam candidates in the entire Qinzhou is over a million.

The selection for the Nine Great Dao Academies is truly one in ten thousand; only true geniuses can be admitted.

"I had no choice before, but now..."

A flash of brilliance passed through Lin Mo's eyes, his brows flying high: "I want to try."

Nanshan No. 4 High School, Grade 12 Director's Office.

Li Xiang, the homeroom teacher of Grade 12, Class 10, sat on the sofa, looking slightly restrained.

Sitting opposite him was the grade director, Liao Wenbin. Don't let the name fool you; he was extremely burly, nearly two meters tall, a very pure northern big man.

At this moment, Liao Wenbin was holding a small, exquisite teapot with his large hands, pouring himself a cup of tea, and sipping it gently by his mouth, quite a sense of "Zhang Fei threading a needle."

"The tea leaves given by the principal are just fragrant. Li Laoshi, don't be restrained, drink quickly. The medicinal power in the tea will dissipate later."

Liao Wenbin urged Li Xiang while drinking.

Li Xiang smiled awkwardly and also picked up the teacup in front of him and sipped it in small mouthfuls.

Liao Wenbin smiled and said:

"That's right. Grade 12 homeroom teachers like you are prone to high pressure, and I can understand that."

"This tea was fleeced from the principal. It has the effect of strengthening the body. Drink more, it's good for your health!"

*Tea, strengthening the body... *

*It's thanks to you that you can connect these two unrelated words together. *

Li Xiang muttered in his heart.

It is said that when Liao Wenbin was young, he was an Immortal Exam candidate aiming for body cultivation, and he even passed the admission line of a Dao Academy during the Immortal Exam that year.

It's a pity that he failed continuously when impacting the Foundation Establishment Stage, his foundation was damaged, and he could no longer step on the path of cultivation in this life.

But even so, this physique and this realm were considered top-notch among ordinary people.

It has to be said that the principal putting him in the position of director of teaching affairs has its reasons.

Liao Wenbin, who had practiced body refining techniques for many years, was as strong as an ox and had great majesty in his momentum. A glare from him could even scare many young girls in puppy love to tears.

Even Li Xiang, a Grade 12 homeroom teacher, would subconsciously feel nervous sitting in front of the other party.

Liao Wenbin patted his shoulder with that muscular arm and said:

"Li Laoshi Xiang is very good. You actually cultivated such an excellent student as Ye Chen. The Immortal Master named Nong Qing from Xuanyuan Dao Academy just sent me a private message. Ye Chen's recommended admission should be stable this time."

Li Xiang rubbed his shoulder, which immediately became sore and swollen, and said with a wry smile:

"Actually, it's all Ye Chen's own hard work. I just played an auxiliary role."

Although he was called over temporarily, he knew roughly what was going on in his heart.

It was mostly because Ye Chen, this 【Child of Luck】, performed well in the third mock exam and had been spotted by the Dao Academy's Immortal Master in advance.

Such things had happened in previous years, but most of them were in the elite classes. This was the first time in the eighty years since Nanshan was built that his regular class could produce such a good seedling as Ye Chen.

Privately, many colleagues were secretly complaining that rather than saying Ye Chen was lucky to get the title of 【Child of Luck】, it was better to say that his homeroom teacher of a regular class had hit the jackpot and picked up this "precious treasure."

So his words weren't self-effacing, but basically true.

Liao Wenbin was obviously not an ordinary person either, and laughed loudly:

"You can't say that. Even if you hit the jackpot, this credit still has to be recorded."

Li Xiang: "..."

*Want to resist, but dare not... *

Li Xiang smiled awkwardly and picked up the teacup to take another sip.

I don't know if it was the medicinal power or the mood, but a burst of blood surged from his body, and his face immediately became much ruddier.

Just as the atmosphere fell into a deadlock, a "knock-knock" sound suddenly rang at the door.

Both of them raised their heads to look, and saw Nong Qing walking in from outside the door with a complicated expression.

Liao Wenbin stood up immediately and laughed loudly:

"Haha, Immortal Master Nong Qing is here, sit down, sit down, I'll make you tea, this tea is..."

"No need!"

Nong Qing interrupted his words, shook his head, and said straight to the point:

"The third mock test has ended, and the Immortal Exam results have been sent to your principal's mailbox. As for the recommended admission..."

Speaking of this, his expression swept over Li Xiang strangely, making the latter feel inexplicable, and then continued:

"Neither of the two students has the intention of recommended admission, so the recommended admission matter is temporarily shelved. Let's talk about it later."

Hearing this, Li Xiang asked: "Ye Chen refused?"

Nong Qing nodded and said briefly: "His goal is the Nine Great Dao Academies."

*Nine Great Dao Academies... * Li Xiang and Liao Wenbin looked at each other and understood instantly.

If that's the case, Ye Chen should have stepped into Qi Refining Level 7, so the Nine Great Dao Academies aren't impossible to think about.

Suddenly, Liao Wenbin seemed to think of something and spoke again: "By the way, what's going on with the other student? Did Zhu Hongyuan also refuse? His wish is Xuanyuan, it shouldn't be..."

Hearing this, Nong Qing looked straight at Li Xiang and said: "Then ask Li Laoshi's good student."

Li Xiang was stunned. *What does this have to do with me? *

Looking at Nong Qing, whose face was obviously unkind, Li Xiang hurriedly explained:

"Immortal Master Nong Qing, Ye Chen's wish is entirely his own intention, I didn't..."

"Not him, it's the other one."

"Ah? There's another one?"

Li Xiang said subconsciously. Apart from Ye Chen, who else in the class could be recommended for admission?

Could it be Li Feng? That shouldn't be...

Just as he was puzzled, he heard Nong Qing say:

"It's a little guy named Lin Mo. Although he's only at Qi Refining Level 4, his Kui Xing Stance is practiced well and has reached the Peak Realm. I suspect he has a special physique, but..."

"He slipped away early."

Li Feng's eyes widened slightly, full of disbelief.

*Lin Mo, Qi Refining Level 4, Kui Xing Stance Peak Realm, special physique, slipped away... *

He recognized every word, but after putting them together, it suddenly exceeded his scope of understanding. ===== CHAPTER 22 =====