Chapter 65

This afternoon, Dean's office.

Vice Dean Long Gang and Proctor Liu Cheng were spitting at each other.

Long Gang: "Dean, the students unanimously call for driving that waste spiritual root out of the academy. I think the will of the people cannot be violated, and our academy really cannot have this kind of waste."

Liu Cheng: "I object. A waste spiritual root is also a spiritual root. Since the academy recruited him, it cannot drive him out; otherwise, the academy's rules would be like child's play."

Long Gang: "Child's play, waste spiritual root cultivation, that is child's play. Since ancient times, where has a waste spiritual root ever succeeded in cultivation?"

Liu Cheng: "Long Gang, you are talking nonsense. Isn't the pride of our Nanhua Cheng Immortal Academy, the Nanhua Great Immortal who successfully transcended the tribulation and ascended to the Immortal Realm, also born with a hidden spiritual root?"

Long Gang: "Who is the Nanhua Great Immortal? In the past 100,000 years, the number one person in the Xuantiandalu, can Zhang Xingyu compare to him? Dean, this Zhang Xingyu is a troublemaker; with him in the academy, the academy will not have peace. I strongly suggest expelling him from the academy."

Liu Cheng: "Long Gang, you are talking nonsense. Who doesn't know that your son Long Xiaotian is the biggest troublemaker in the academy? Fighting, bullying students, getting female students pregnant, has he done less of these things? If you want to expel, you should first expel your son from the campus."

Xu Yun Lao Dao sat on the futon, closing his eyes to rest, leisurely and content.

After the two people in front of him were tired of arguing and sat down to rest panting, he slowly opened his eyes.

"You two are both high-level leaders of the academy and have both cultivated for thousands of years; why are you still like market shrews?" Xu Yun Lao Dao said leisurely.

"Dean." Long Gang still wanted to argue.

Xu Yun Lao Dao waved his hand: "The way of cultivation has its own fate. Waste spiritual root or Heaven spiritual root, they are all fates given to students by heaven."

"The Dean is right." Proctor Liu Cheng nodded.

"However, since Zhang Xingyu has caused so much controversy, he must be given a chance to prove himself. If he proves that he can cultivate, then it is not impossible for us to keep him in the academy. If he cannot cultivate, then it will not be too late to drive him out of the academy."

"The Dean is wise." Long Gang praised.

"Dean, how about this? Let's give him ten days to let him cultivate to the first level of Qi Refining," Long Gang suggested.

"Ten days, Qi Refining level one. That is genius level. Long Gang, did you cultivate to Qi Refining level one in ten days?" Liu Cheng mocked.

"Ten days is not enough, then give him twenty days," Long Gang said with a red face.

"Twenty days, that is excellent level. Has your son Long Xiaotian ever cultivated to Qi Refining level one in twenty days?" Liu Cheng looked at Long Gang with slanted eyes.

"That..."

Long Gang still wanted to say something, but Xu Yun Lao Dao waved his hand to stop him.

"Let him go to walk the Dengxian Lu. The Immortal Road has spirit; it will judge for itself," Xu Yun Lao Dao said lightly.

"The Dean is wise." Long Gang immediately agreed.

"Dean, this Dengxian Lu has not been opened for a thousand years. Letting a new student who has never cultivated go, I'm afraid there will be problems," Liu Cheng was a little worried.

"It doesn't matter, although the Dengxian Lu is dangerous, as long as his heart is firm, he will not be taken advantage of by demons," Xu Yun said.

"The Dean is wise. I'll go do it right away," Long Gang said, about to set off immediately.

"Wait. I am opening this Dengxian Lu to temper the students' Dao heart. You pass the word down that all students can go to walk the Dengxian Lu. Anyone who passes the first level will be rewarded with points by the academy," Xu Yun said.

"Yes." Long Gang and Liu Cheng bowed and agreed.

Walking out of the Dean's office, Long Gang looked triumphant: "Dengxian Lu, is it that easy to walk? That waste spiritual root will definitely not even reach the first level. By then, I will kick him out of the academy, and see who dares to chirp!"

"That's not necessarily true. The Dengxian Lu mainly tests the Dao heart. I don't know how Zhang Xingyu's Dao heart is. But I know that if your son goes, he may not be better than him," Liu Cheng said.

The smile on Long Gang's face disappeared: "Old Ghost Liu, you are just envious and jealous because the Dean trusts me. Let me tell you, my son is definitely stronger than that waste spiritual root. If you are not convinced, let's make a bet."

"Bet is a bet, who is afraid of whom?" Liu Cheng said.

"Good, Old Ghost Liu, this is what you said. Then I will let my son also go to walk the Dengxian Lu. By then, compared to that waste spiritual root, whoever climbs higher wins. If my son wins, I want that piece of Taibai Essence Gold in your hand," Long Gang said loudly.

"Good. What are you betting with me?" Liu Cheng asked.

"I'll bet with that piece of psychic stone I treasure. How about it, not losing to your Taibai Essence Gold, right?" Long Gang said.

"Good, a gentleman's word." Liu Cheng raised his palm.

"Is as good as gold." Long Gang and Liu Cheng slapped their hands.

Putting down his hand, Long Gang laughed loudly: "Old Ghost Liu, this time you just obediently hand over the Taibai Essence Gold."

"That's not necessarily true. Perhaps it should be you handing over the psychic stone," Liu Cheng said lightly.

Dengxian Lu, open the Immortal Gate.

It is rumored that whoever can climb to the peak has the opportunity to push open the door to the Immortal Realm.

This evening, the news that the academy was opening the Dengxian Lu spread throughout the academy like it had wings.

In a spacious small courtyard on the west side of the boys' dormitory area.

A man put down the book in his hand and muttered to himself: "Dengxian Lu, I have been waiting here for three years."

In an exquisite small courtyard on the east side of the girls' dormitory area.

Tang Yunxi leaned against the window, looking at the clouds in the sky: "The Dengxian Lu is open, but will you come?"

In a luxurious courtyard in the center of the teacher's residential area.

Long Xiaotian was complaining to Long Gang: "Dad, the Dengxian Lu is extremely dangerous, I don't want to go."

Zhang Xingyu's living room welcomed a teacher from the academy.

"Zhang Xingyu, the Dean has ordered you to go walk the Dengxian Lu tomorrow morning. If you walk through it, you can stay in the academy; if you don't walk through it, you will be asked to leave," the teacher said.

September 5th, the breeze was gentle, and the sky was clear for thousands of miles.

At the foot of Dengxian Mountain, at the entrance of Dengxian Lu, people were moving.

"Look, Guan Mubai, ranked 86th on the influential list, is going up."

"That's Guo Zichen, ranked 35th on the influential list; he's also going up."

"Oh my, that's Cheng Haonan, ranked 5th on the influential list, so handsome."

Standing in the crowd, watching everyone pointing and shouting, Zhang Xingyu felt like he had returned to the track and field on Earth.

Dengxian Lu, shrouded in fog, those who entered disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Brother Xingyu, this Dengxian Lu looks similar to the maze array at the entrance of Death Valley, are you really going to break through it?" Zhu Dafu asked from the side.

"I have to break through. Yesterday, that old Daoist Xu Yun sent someone to pass the word that if I don't go to break through, it will be counted as a failure. If I fail, the consequences will be very serious, and I will be driven out of the academy," Zhang Xingyu replied.

"Xingyu, be careful, don't force yourself. I asked someone to inquire; this Dengxian Lu is extremely dangerous. If it really doesn't work, come back quickly. I heard that those who force their way in either die or go crazy," Hu Siping exhorted from the side.

Zhu Dafu also echoed: "Brother Xingyu, listen to Brother Hu Siping. If you can't make it, come back quickly. By then, I will drop out with you; I really don't want to attend this shitty academy."

Zhang Xingyu nodded: "Don't worry. Who am I? I am Zhang Xingyu."

He lifted his legs and was about to walk up the mountain.

"Yo, everyone look. Isn't this that waste spiritual root Zhang Xingyu? A piece of trash, and he dares to come to walk the Dengxian Lu; is he tired of living?" Someone pointed at Zhang Xingyu and laughed.

"Oh my, it really is that piece of trash. Tsk tsk, a piece of trash walking the Dengxian Lu, that's really a cow getting married to an elephant, really awesome." Another person mocked.

For a time, Zhang Xingyu became the focus of everyone again.

"Move, move. Brother Long is here, move quickly." A familiar voice came from behind the crowd.

Not long after, the crowd parted a path.

Long Xiaotian walked over with big strides, surrounded by a group of subordinates.

"You are that piece of trash Zhang Xingyu?" Long Xiaotian stared at Zhang Xingyu and asked loudly.

"I am Zhang Xingyu, but not a piece of trash," Zhang Xingyu replied.

Paused, he asked Long Xiaotian: "And which onion are you?"

"Hmph, trash is trash. You don't even know this young master, and you dare to have designs on Fairy Yunxi?" Long Xiaotian said loudly.

"Oh, are you very awesome? Do I have to know you?" Zhang Xingyu asked.

In fact, he already had the answer in his heart.

"Listen well, this is our Young Master Long Xiaotian. Son of the academy's Vice Dean, 10th on the academy's influential list. If you dare to offend our Young Master Long, I'll make you get out in minutes." On the side, Bai Ping pointed at Zhang Xingyu and said loudly.

After hearing Bai Ping's words, Zhang Xingyu smiled: "I wondered who it was? Turns out to be an idiot who relies on his father to do evil?"

Long Xiaotian glared at Zhang Xingyu, smoke about to come out of his nose: "Zhang Xingyu, stop being tough with your mouth. Today, if you can't walk through it, crawl through our crotches."

"You haven't walked it, how do you know I can't walk through it?" Zhang Xingyu sneered.

Long Xiaotian snorted coldly: "Zhang Xingyu, if you can walk to the top of the mountain, I will call you Grandpa whenever I see you from now on."

"Call me what?" Zhang Xingyu asked.

"Grandpa," Long Xiaotian replied.

"Hey, good grandson!"

After Zhang Xingyu finished speaking, he ignored Long Xiaotian, who was jumping with anger, and walked straight onto the Dengxian Lu.