Chapter 426: Thoughts on Campus Recruitment

The results of the Spiritual Academy Tournament were as expected. With the existence of Bing Yu, whose combat power was infinitely close to the Supreme Realm, the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy became the top ranker of the Spiritual Academy Tournament with an almost crushing advantage. Accompanied by tidal waves of cheers, the Spiritual Academy Tournament finally ended, and Xiao Han and the others returned to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

"I, Bing Yi of the Ice Spirit Clan, pay my respects to Elder Xiao."

"I have come this time to invite Elder Xiao to attend our clan's Ice God Festival."

Just after returning, Bing Yi could not wait to arrive at the courtyard where Xiao Han resided; his anxious posture made Xiao Han somewhat surprised.

"Greetings, Elder Bing Yi."

"Elder Bing Yi, could it be that you are afraid I might run away?" Xiao Han teased with a smile at the corner of his mouth.

However, he quietly raised his guard in his heart. Although he had already learned about the status of this so-called "Ice God Festival" within the Ice Spirit Clan through Bei Ming Longkun and various ancient texts, judging from the other party's attitude now, the importance of this Ice God Festival had to be raised by several more notches.

Bing Yi, who did not understand Xiao Han's psychological activity, felt even more helpless upon hearing this. He also wanted to maintain his stature as an elder of an ancient great clan, but reality simply did not allow it!

Once they hit rock bottom again at this Ice God Festival, the consequences went without saying; he feared that his branch would never have a day to turn things around.

In the past, they could have gritted their teeth and naturally hired a heavyweight external aid, but now the other branches and the main branch were all waiting for his branch to collapse, preparing to divide the inheritance, having almost completely cut off all channels.

Now that he had finally found a suitable candidate capable of participating in the Ice God Festival, if he let this distinguished guest run off, every time he recalled the murderous intent in the Supreme Elder's eyes, Bing Yi knew...

Betraying the clan and going into exile, committing suicide to apologize, or returning home in glory...

Was there any need to ask how to choose between these three paths?

Immediately, he put on an enthusiastic smile.

"I have no opinion on when Elder Xiao departs; when to depart is entirely up to your instructions."

Look at that, this is what you call an attitude!

This was no longer the treatment a so-called distinguished guest could have; what did "instructions" mean?

If it were just an ordinary member of the Ice Spirit Clan, such words might be excusable, yet Bing Yi was an Elder. Putting on such a humble posture was practically treating Xiao Han like a master.

The other party was so tactful that even a guy like Xiao Han, who did not care for worldly formalities, felt somewhat flattered.

"Elder Bing Yi, you are too polite."

Xiao Han pondered for a while, then said:

"I imagine the matters of the Ice God Festival cannot tolerate the slightest delay. I will greet Dean Taicang and the others for now, make some preparations, and set off tomorrow."

"How about that?"

"No problem." Bing Yi was overjoyed and quickly agreed, while simultaneously laughing wildly in his heart, crying tears of joy? Happiness turning into sorrow, sorrow rising from the heart...

"Oh my mother, my mission is complete."

Fortunately, Xiao Han did not hear this person's inner voice, otherwise, he might have worried about this Elder's psychological state.

"So, you are really leaving now?"

Bei Ming Longkun watched the white-clothed figure before him with a calm expression; not a hint of emotion could be heard in his voice.

"Mm." Xiao Han nodded. Having walked this path, Xiao Han had thought of many farewell words, but in the end, he gave up directly. The future is long, and there will eventually be a time to meet again.

"This is a small gift from me; consider it a token of my heart for Dean Taicang and the others."

Afterward, Xiao Han placed his hand on the table in front of him, his Ring flashed slightly, and more than a dozen jade bottles appeared abruptly.

Bei Ming Longkun opened one of them casually, twitched his nose a few times, put it back, and opened the jade bottle next to it, repeating this twice.

"Ho, Supreme Heaven Pill, Spiritual Origin Pill. Elder Xiao is indeed generous."

The effect of the Supreme Heaven Pill went without saying, and the Spiritual Origin Pill was also an existence not inferior to the Supreme Heaven Pill, capable of instantly healing all injuries of a Supreme below the Fifth Grade; it was an absolute life-saving spiritual medicine.

And yet, it was just given away like this!

"Then do you not have any good things for this old man?"

Bei Ming Longkun smiled, making it impossible to tell if he was being serious or joking. However, Xiao Han rolled his eyes and reached out to toss him a jade bottle.

"I wouldn't leave you out."

"Dragon Blood Pill, containing the essence blood of a True Dragon, capable of purifying the bloodline of divine beasts that possess Dragon Clan bloodlines."

????!

Staring blankly at the jade bottle in his hand, Bei Ming Longkun was a little bit flustered.

"You actually really gave it?"

He actually hadn't intended to ask for anything; after all, his current cultivation as an Earth Sovereign stemmed from Xiao Han's help. He had thought Xiao Han would just laugh and scold him to brush the comment aside, but who would have thought he would take it seriously?

"Speak, what do you want this old man to do again?"

Bei Ming Longkun's expression suddenly turned serious. He wasn't afraid of someone fiercely holding a knife to his neck; he was only afraid of someone smiling while giving him gifts.

"Nothing much, I just want to recruit some people from the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy."

"Recruit people?"

Bei Ming Longkun was stunned. What kind of nonsense was this?

"You should have forces under your name, kid; just let them handle the recruitment."

"Our Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy does not have the custom of interfering with the future of our students."

Bei Ming Longkun's tone was slightly serious, practically treating Xiao Han like an unscrupulous boss who wanted to force students into a sweatshop.

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"Rest assured, it's not that complicated."

Xiao Han explained with a smile, "I just want to set up an office in the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy."

"An office?"

This was a term he had never heard before.

"Similar to the branch academies your Five Great Academies have established in various places across the Da Qian World."

Understood.

"You actually want to open that so-called office in the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy?"

Beiming Longkun's tone was surprised, but the subtle irritation from just a moment ago was gone.

He had already understood the general meaning of the "office" Xiao Han spoke of; it was nothing more than a method used to recruit students.

For the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and the students here, it had absolutely no negative impact, and one could even say it was a good thing.

Although the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy had no such precedent, similar existences were not rare.

As a famous institution of higher learning in the Da Qian World, the Five Great Academies attracted countless proud sons of heaven, and the talent of students selected for the Five Great Academies had already been verified.

Among them, some were perhaps sent by their families or their respective forces for further study.

But more were students who had no forces or whose backing forces were not large in scale.

And after graduating, the majority of these Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy students naturally needed a place to go, whether it was staying at the academy for further study, traveling the continent, perhaps returning to their hometowns, or possibly accepting recruitment from forces...

As an academy, although the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy had always refrained from participating in the choices of the students' goals, if the latter could have a good destination, it naturally welcomed it with open arms.

Precisely because of this, some students in the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy were not just here to learn, but more so to recruit talent for their own forces; many students currently enrolled would receive invitations.

Regarding this, the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy turned a blind eye to it all.

Xiao Han's approach was merely bringing a well-known unspoken rule out into the open.

"I don't object to this, but you need to go find Taicang and the others to make the decision."

Although Beiming Longkun did not believe Dean Taicang and the others would refuse, as the Guardian Beast, his status was transcendent, and he would not overly interfere in such important matters that could affect the academy.

"No problem." Xiao Han did not mind; he did not believe he would be unable to persuade the other high-level officials of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

"No problem." As expected, Taicang and the group of high-level officials agreed to this request after a brief discussion.

"But there must be three conditions."

"You must not interfere with the normal order of the academy; you must not use coercive means; large-scale recruitment of students requires the presence of academy instructors and Elders."

"No problem."

One year later, an unfamiliar plaque was hung in an inconspicuous corner of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, drawing back the curtain on the academy's campus recruitment.