Chapter 1259

The void trembled, Ye Xiao's expression became solemn, his feet stepped on the ground, his body stopped suddenly, and immediately following, his wrist flicked, the broken dagger left his hand, stabbing toward Zhao Hao's chest. At the same time, his figure was elusive, instantly bypassing Zhao Hao.

Clang!

With a crisp sound, there was an extra token in Ye Xiao's hand.

The token was entirely emerald green, carved with ancient patterns, revealing rich spirituality, with the four characters "Cangqiong Academy" carved in the center.

Ye Xiao picked up this token, a look of doubt appearing in his eyes: "Cangqiong Academy!"

He had traveled the Cangqiong Continent for several years and had also entered the Cangqiong Academy.

The rules inside were quite cumbersome, and there were also Spirit-Testing Stones specifically for testing martial arts aptitude.

"Could this thing be a token of the Cangqiong Academy?" Abruptly, a bold guess popped into Ye Xiao's mind.

"Mm?" Zhao Hao's expression became incomparably ugly.

Originally, Zhao Hao only regarded Ye Xiao as a piece of trash at the second level of the Martial Apprentice realm. Who would have thought that Ye Xiao not only possessed strength comparable to a Martial Master but also held a Cangqiong Academy token in his hand.

"Bastard thing!" Zhao Hao cursed in a low voice. He did not expect Ye Xiao to be hidden so deeply, actually possessing strength comparable to the Martial Master realm.

"Go!" Zhao Hao did not hesitate, turned, and fled.

The Zhao family members also withdrew one after another.

A cruel smile appeared on the corner of Ye Xiao's mouth. He flipped his palm, tossed a pill into his mouth, and immediately following, a vast Origin Qi fluctuation spread out, instantly restoring his strength to the eighth level of the Martial Apprentice realm.

"Chase!" Ye Xiao whispered and hurriedly chased after them.

The strength of the Zhao family members was not strong; none of them were at the ninth level of the Martial Apprentice realm, and the strongest, Zhao Hao, was only at the fifth level of the Martial Apprentice realm, simply unable to do anything to Ye Xiao, who had already restored his strength to the eighth level of the Martial Apprentice realm.

Very quickly, Zhao Hao and his group were caught up by Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao raised his fist, and violent and fierce Origin Qi surged out, slamming heavily into one person's chest.

Bang!

That person screamed, spat blood, and flew backward, all life force gone.

"Hiss!" Zhao Hao and the others were startled.

"Damn it, actually hiding strength, today I must kill him!" Zhao Hao gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice. He was extremely fortunate that he had not acted rashly just now, otherwise, the one who died now would be himself.

"Kill!"

Zhao Hao shouted, charging toward Ye Xiao first, and the Zhao family members followed closely behind, their swords and sabers moving together, their momentum monstrous, their killing power incomparable.

"Die!" Ye Xiao's eyes were incomparably cold, and the dagger in his hand swung out sheets of saber curtains.

Ding ding ding...

The handsome youth nodded and then signaled for Zhao Chen to sit beside him.

The two sides clashed, sparks flying, emitting the sound of metal collision.

"Ah!"

An abrupt scream rang out, only to see Zhao Hao kicked in the chest by Ye Xiao, his whole person flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

"Bang!" Zhao Hao fell to the ground, clutching his chest, blood flowing continuously.

"Brother Zhao Hao!" The Zhao family members were greatly shocked.

Zhao Hao raised his hand with difficulty, stopping the Zhao family members who wanted to continue attacking Ye Xiao, and said: "Don't worry about me, work together to kill him, otherwise we will all die!"

Hearing this, the Zhao family members looked at each other and nodded.

"Zhao family sons, listen to the order, form the formation, slay the thief!"

"Form the formation!"

Low voices rang out, and the auras of the Zhao family members gathered together, actually forming a massive formation.

"Eh?" Seeing this scene, Ye Xiao made a sound of surprise. The formation set up by the Zhao family members actually had the same effect as "Ten Thousand Armies," both having a certain lethality, and the power was far beyond "Ten Thousand Armies."

"Kill!"

A low voice came from Zhao Hao's mouth, and immediately, the Zhao family members' figures flashed, turning into afterimages, holding long sabers and short sticks, killing toward Ye Xiao.

The formation formed by the Zhao family members, although unable to condense into a war machine like "Ten Thousand Armies," still possessed extremely strong power.

"Hmph!" Ye Xiao snorted coldly, his steps moving like a ghost. Every step he took left a string of phantoms, his figure elusive, disappearing from the Zhao family members' encirclement in the blink of an eye.

"Not good, he wants to escape!" Zhao Hao's expression changed slightly.

"Don't run!" Several Zhao family martial artists' expressions changed drastically, immediately pulling out the long sabers they carried on their backs and chasing after him, but with just them, how could they catch up to Ye Xiao?

Very quickly, they lost Ye Xiao's trail.

"This guy, his strength is so strong!" Zhao Hao sighed in his heart. He had originally wanted to use the power of the Zhao family to get rid of Ye Xiao and then find Ye Xiao for revenge, but now it seemed that the hope was slim.

"Forget it, let's return to the family first." Zhao Hao restrained his mind and quickly returned to the Zhao Mansion.

On the other side, Ye Xiao's body drifted, and he quickly left the town. He did not dare to delay time and headed straight for the location of the Cangqiong Academy.

"Cangqiong Academy!" Ye Xiao muttered, a look of anticipation in his eyes.

Cangqiong Academy is located inside the Cangqiong Mountain Range, so it is built among the mountains, occupying an area of hundreds of miles, and is the number one force in the Cloud Firmament Kingdom.

And the reason Cangqiong Academy is called the number one force in the Cloud Firmament Kingdom is that Cangqiong Academy recruits many geniuses.

The young talents of the Cloud Firmament Kingdom basically all come from Cangqiong Academy.

In Cloud Firmament City, the presence of Cangqiong Academy is not high, and it can even be said that very few people know of the existence of Cangqiong Academy, but the fact is not so, because Cangqiong Academy has new disciple assessments every session. As long as you can pass the assessment, you can join Cangqiong Academy and enjoy the rich resources and cultivation conditions provided by Cangqiong Academy.

Therefore, the number of people participating in the assessment every session is in the hundreds of millions, which can be said to be extremely lively.

Not long after, Ye Xiao arrived outside the Cangqiong Mountain Range.

Standing before the Cangqiong Mountain Range, Ye Xiao looked up at the towering and majestic mountains, and a sense of heroism could not help but rise in his heart.

Ye Xiao knew that he would spend his three-year agreement at Cangqiong Academy, and during this time, he needed to improve his strength as soon as possible, otherwise, he would be unable to move an inch.

"Cangqiong Academy!" Ye Xiao clenched his hands and slowly spat out six cold words.

The martial artists of this world worship power the most, and the stronger the strength, the more and better cultivation resources one can obtain.

Moreover, under this competitive pressure, the potential of a martial artist can truly explode.

"Since I'm here, wouldn't it be a waste of opportunity not to go in and see it." Ye Xiao took a deep breath and then stepped into the Cangqiong Mountain Range with big strides.

Cangqiong Academy is located deep in the hinterland of the Cangqiong Mountain Range. This is an area where demonic beasts run rampant, extremely dangerous, and many powerful demonic beasts reside here.

Not long after Ye Xiao walked into the Cangqiong Mountain Range, he encountered no less than five attacks, but all of them were easily resolved by Ye Xiao.

Half an hour later, Ye Xiao arrived at Cangqiong Academy.

Looking into the distance, the entire Cangqiong Academy had buildings standing in great numbers, and some pavilions were located on the peaks of the mountains, resembling a blessed land of immortals.

Ye Xiao raised his legs and walked toward Cangqiong Academy.

Along the way, Ye Xiao encountered many martial artists, not lacking Martial Soldiers, and even many seventh-rank and eighth-rank Martial Soldiers. The look in their eyes toward Ye Xiao was full of wariness, with no intention of blocking him at all.

After all, in their eyes, a martial artist at the early stage of the Martial Apprentice realm was not worth mentioning.

Ye Xiao walked straight into Cangqiong Academy.

Cangqiong Academy was very vast, with pavilions, rockeries, ponds, and all kinds of exotic flowers and plants inside, making people feel pleasing to the eye. And in the center of the academy, a huge palace stood—the Cangqiong Hall.

Cangqiong Academy is divided into two parts: outer sect disciples; inner sect disciples.

Outer sect disciples are ordinary Martial Apprentices, the weakest in strength, and are not allowed to fight privately. Of course, if someone provokes you, you can completely resist, but once caught by the academy, the punishment is quite severe.

Inner sect disciples are different. The status of inner sect disciples is noble, possessing privileges. Unless your strength is strong enough, you are absolutely not allowed to fight privately, otherwise, the light punishment is expulsion from Cangqiong Academy, and the heavy punishment is direct execution.

After Ye Xiao entered Cangqiong Academy, he walked toward Cangqiong Hall, but was intercepted by two guards.

"Kid, what are you doing?"

These two guards, the weakest had reached the Martial Master level, and the leader had even reached the ninth-rank Martial Master, with very powerful strength.

"May I ask if you know Su Feifei? Where is she?" Ye Xiao asked respectfully.

This Su Feifei was the young girl who had spent a night of entanglement with Ye Xiao last night.

"Who are you? Why are you asking about Su Junior Sister's whereabouts?" The two guards stared at Ye Xiao vigilantly. They had already noticed that the clothes on Ye Xiao's body were tattered and messy, especially Ye Xiao's right arm, which was still stained with fresh blood.

"You misunderstood, Su Feifei and I are friends, she told me she was training in this area, and I came to find her."

"Oh." The two guards suddenly realized; it turned out that the guy in front of them was Su Junior Sister's friend.

"Follow me, Su Junior Sister is currently cultivating in the inner sect disciple area."

While speaking, one of the guards led the way in front.

A moment later, Ye Xiao arrived at the inner sect disciple area. Unlike the outer sect disciple area, the spiritual energy here was significantly richer. Inside, building after building stood, intricate and complex, like a maze.

In the central area of the Cangqiong Mountain Range, there was a magnificent pavilion, and on the pavilion were written four large characters—Cangqiong Hall.

"Brother Ye Xiao, this is it."