Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Eight Directions City Dock.

The disciples from Canglan Martial Arts Academy were not just Zhu Xing and Qu Feng; numerous other disciples from the academy also came.

The disciples of Canglan Martial Arts Academy hail from various provinces of Liang.

Every year during the academy’s admission assessment, these academy disciples receive notifications from the Military Affairs Department of their hometown. If there are junior brothers from the same region coming for the assessment, they will come to the dock to greet them.

The concept of kinship is very prevalent in Liang.

These disciples from the academy saw Qu Feng and immediately went up to greet him.

Qu Feng is quite well-known in Canglan Martial Arts Academy; he is among the top ten disciples of this class.

At the dock, ships arrived one by one, and martial artists disembarked, including those in the Opening the Acupoints stage and those in the Refining the Viscera stage.

Suddenly, a luxurious boat docked, and five youths disembarked, four men and one woman, all in the Refining the Viscera Realm.

"So this is Eight Directions City?"

"It seems alright; having such a city in the south is already quite good."

The five disembarked with an air of undisguised arrogance. Qu Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly, recognizing the accents as being from the Capital.

Each year, very few martial artists from the Capital come to Canglan Martial Arts Academy. Young martial artists from the Capital who meet the academy’s assessment criteria typically prioritize the two academies in the Capital, then Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy, but never Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

Unless they fail the assessments of the three academies, they might then consider Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

Because it ranks weaker than the other three academies, Canglan Martial Arts Academy is at a disadvantage in admissions. Therefore, its assessment period is scheduled after the other three academies’ assessments, accommodating those who chose the other academies but were not admitted, allowing them to still participate in Canglan’s assessment.

This is not to say that Canglan Martial Arts Academy specifically accepts the rejected of the other three academies; the assessments have an element of luck. Some geniuses may have enough strength but fail due to poor performance during the test. Later, at Canglan Academy, with a calm mindset, they pass the assessment.

However, because Canglan Martial Arts Academy schedules its assessment after the other three, many geniuses look down on it.

In their view, Canglan Martial Arts Academy picks up those the other three academies do not want.

If a child of the Capital’s noble families attends Canglan Martial Arts Academy, they would be ridiculed in their circles.

"Are you gentlemen here to participate in our Eight Directions City Academy’s assessment?"

Qu Feng pondered for a moment before approaching to inquire. If he guessed correctly, these five should be the geniuses from the Capital mentioned by the instructor, the type expected to certainly enter the academy.

"Yes, are you a disciple from the academy?"

Ye Feng glanced at Qu Feng’s attire and explained, "I am from Guixi Dao, and these are from the Capital. We are all here for the academy’s assessment."

Ye Feng revealed his identity, and Shen Ze and the others restrained their arrogance in front of Qu Feng, although they were from the Capital. But this person in front of them exerted significant pressure, implying he was no ordinary disciple at Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

"Choosing our Canglan Martial Arts Academy is absolutely the right choice, juniors."

Beside him, another Canglan Martial Arts Academy disciple spoke with a smile, but his words made Shen Ze and the others twitch their lips. They did not choose Canglan Academy for the academy itself but rather for a particular person.

"Senior Brother Qu, let me ask out of curiosity, has Senior Brother Lin arrived?"

Ye Feng lowered his voice, having had a brief encounter with Lin Chen. Although Lin Chen was about a month younger than him, strength in the Martial Path comes first. Once they enter the academy, he would surely call him Senior Brother.

For the sake of catching Canglan Martial Arts Academy’s admission assessment, they had forsaken the opportunity to make a name at Martial Arts Mountain and trained fiercely. Especially Ye Feng, who suppressed his cultivation level to the lowest and went all out to reach the Refining Viscera Realm, finally breaking through five days ago.

Recalling that he and Lin Chen were at the same level, he was still at the twenty-first acupoint when Lin Chen broke through to the twenty-third. While he was at the twenty-second, Lin Chen directly opened the twenty-fourth. He had no idea how Lin Chen trained.

This cultivation speed is faster than riding a horse.

As for how he knew Lin Chen’s progress, each time the bell at Martial Arts Mountain rang, it indicated Lin Chen had broken through another acupoint.

"Junior Brother Ye, do you know Junior Brother Lin?"

Qu Feng did not answer directly but asked with curiosity. This Junior Brother Ye came from Guixi Dao, and Guixi Xingdao and Jiangnan Xingdao are quite far apart, so Junior Brother Lin’s family background should not intersect with this Junior Brother Ye.

"Of course," Ye Feng patted his chest. "I once sparred with Senior Brother Lin in Linhu Village."

"Junior Brother Ye won?" Qu Feng thought for a moment, asking in a gentle manner.

"No." Ye Feng sighed with a look of regret. "I lost by just one move."

He spoke the truth; Lin Chen sent him flying with just one palm. It was indeed just one move.

Hearing Ye Feng’s reply, Qu Feng’s pupils contracted slightly. Even losing by just one move to Junior Brother Lin indicated this Junior Brother Ye had extraordinary strength.

Ye Feng!

He remembered this name, intending to inform his instructor not to overlook such a promising talent.

The teaching methods for disciples in the academy differ from those in a martial arts hall. In a martial arts hall, one instructor handles all disciples, but in the academy, each instructor guides a few disciples. The better the disciples’ performances in various assessments and competitions, the higher the instructor’s accomplishments.

Shen Ze and the others were well aware of Ye Feng’s tendency to exaggerate, and they all had a twitch at the corners of their mouths after hearing such shameless words. However, in the presence of outsiders, they naturally wouldn’t expose Ye Feng.