Ten Thousand Dragons Technique-Chapter 29: Cold Reception

Even the Dean of Tian Dao Academy was alarmed by the situation. After he arrived, he inquired carefully about the matter and then frowned in deep thought. Finally, the dean looked at Lin Xuan and said, "Your situation has never occurred in Tian Dao Academy before. Logically, we should not accept you. However, since you successfully passed the assessment to get in, I will give you one chance.

"If you can break through to the Martial General Realm within a year, you can continue to cultivate here at Tian Dao Academy. If not, then you will have to leave."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd gasped in shock. Break through to the Martial General Realm in a year? Isn’t that too difficult? Never mind that Lin Xuan is a forsaken person, even the top prodigies among the new disciples might not necessarily achieve a breakthrough to the Martial General Realm in a year! This is an almost impossible feat. This Lin Xuan surely can’t do it. It seems he will be kicked out of Tian Dao Academy in a year.

Sun Tian also sneered. Excellent! This kid is finally going to be kicked out, even if it is a year from now. In his heart, he wished Lin Xuan would be kicked out immediately.

No one had any faith in Lin Xuan, but he himself wasn’t worried. He knew that he was not a forsaken person at all. As for breaking through to the Martial General Realm within a year, it posed no problem for him. In fact, Lin Xuan felt he didn’t even need a full year; at most, half a year would be enough.

To be honest, since Lin Xuan possessed the legacy of a Great Emperor and had guidance from the great black dog, he didn’t actually need the Martial Arts inheritance of Tian Dao Academy. He stayed only because he needed its cultivation resources. Here, he could obtain more Spirit Stones and Elixirs. After all, in Martial Dao cultivation, resources are just as important as talent.

And so, Lin Xuan stayed in Tian Dao Academy.

Next was the allocation of the new disciples. Tian Dao Academy had four main pavilions: the Star Pavilion, the Sun Pavilion, the Purple Mist Pavilion, and the Wangyue Pavilion. Among them, the Star Pavilion was the strongest, so it was able to recruit the most talented disciples every year. The Wangyue Pavilion, on the other hand, was the weakest.

Lin Xuan was assigned to the Wangyue Pavilion.

The Wangyue Pavilion was located on the west side of Tian Dao Academy. Although it occupied a large area, the Spiritual Qi in this place was noticeably thinner than elsewhere. Upon his arrival, Lin Xuan was assigned to a small wooden cabin. This cabin was situated in an extremely remote corner of the Wangyue Pavilion, with no other houses nearby. It was, quite obviously, the worst dormitory available.

Lin Xuan didn’t say much. He knew that once he broke through and became a Martial General, the truth would come to light.

「On the other side.」

Sun Tian was allocated to the Sun Pavilion. Moreover, he had caught the eye of one of its elders, Elder Lie Huo, and was accepted as a named disciple. This Elder Lie Huo was not only very powerful—a Grandmaster—but also a Rank Three Alchemy Master. He held a very high status in Tian Dao Academy.

Becoming Elder Lie Huo’s disciple was extremely difficult. Sun Tian had only managed it because he, too, was an Alchemy Master. However, he was only a named disciple. The reason was quite simple: Sun Tian had been expelled from the Pill Tower.

But Sun Tian explained that his expulsion was Lin Xuan’s fault. Now that Lin Xuan was considered a forsaken person, he would soon be able to return to the Pill Tower.

Elder Lie Huo nodded and said, "The moment you officially rejoin the Pill Tower is the moment you become my Official Disciple."

"Disciple understands."

Sun Tian immediately wrote a letter and sent it back to his family. The main purpose was to pass on the news that Lin Xuan was a forsaken person. He reasoned that the Master of the Pill Tower would never help a forsaken person, making his own return to the Pill Tower as easy as turning over his hand.

Stretching lazily, Sun Tian walked into his courtyard, his mood soaring. The courtyard he was in was a meticulously arranged quadrangle. Normally, each disciple could only reside in one room of a quadrangle, but Sun Tian had the entire place to himself. The reason was that he was a named disciple. Furthermore, his Body Technique far surpassed that of the other disciples. He knew that once he became a true Direct Disciple, his status would be even higher.

I wonder how that Lin Xuan is doing now. His conditions must be terrible, right? Thinking of this, Sun Tian suddenly remembered that Lin Xuan still had two rewards: one for placing first in the Tian Dao Academy assessment and the other for being an Alchemy Master. He decided he would seize both of them. A forsaken person doesn’t deserve to enjoy two rewards. With that thought, he left the courtyard to find Lin Xuan.

「Meanwhile.」

Lin Xuan had just entered his small wooden cabin. It wasn’t large, and the furnishings were extremely simple, consisting of only a table and a bed. He walked inside, closed the door, and with a wave of his hand, retrieved three boxes from his Storage Ring.

The first box held his reward for placing first in Cloud Sea City: a bottle of Rank Two Elixirs and ten Spirit Stones. The second box contained his reward for becoming an Alchemy Master: ten precious Medicinal Materials and a Pill Recipe. The third box contained various items for new disciples of Tian Dao Academy, such as a Daoist Robe, a Token, and the disciple rulebook. Of these, the contents of the second box were by far the most precious.

Lin Xuan was about to start refining the elixirs to enhance his cultivation when a cold voice shouted from outside, "Lin Xuan, come out!"

Hearing the voice, Lin Xuan frowned. He stored the three boxes away, then opened the door and stepped outside. He found Sun Tian standing there.

"What are you here for?" Lin Xuan asked coldly.

Sun Tian frowned as he scanned his surroundings and sneered, "Is this a place fit for a person to live? It’s practically a pigsty. Getting what you deserve, aren’t you, kid!"

"If you’re just here to spout nonsense, then you can get lost," Lin Xuan said unceremoniously.

"You’re insolent!" Sun Tian raged, staring at Lin Xuan. "What do you have to be arrogant about? You’re no longer the high and mighty genius you once were. You’re now a forsaken person, and you’ll never become a Martial General in this lifetime! I, on the other hand, will soon become one. When that time comes, I will stand far above you, and I absolutely will not spare you.

"However, I can give you an opportunity now. Kneel, kowtow to me ten times, and hand over your two rewards with both hands. If you do, I might consider tormenting you a little less in the future."

Lin Xuan will definitely agree, Sun Tian thought smugly. This is his chance to save his life. He definitely won’t miss this opportunity.

Just as he was reveling in his own cleverness, he was suddenly slapped across the face.

With a crisp sound, Sun Tian was knocked to the ground. He was completely dumbfounded. Clutching his face, he glared and stammered, "You dare to hit me?"

SLAP.

Another palm struck him, and the other side of his face swelled up.

Sun Tian cried out in pain, "Do you know who I am? I am the named disciple of Elder Lie Huo!"

SLAP!

A third strike sent Sun Tian flying.