Soon, Ye Bingcheng walked into the lecture hall. He glanced casually at the disciples sitting upright below, announced his name, and began his lecture.
Ye Bingcheng, a peak disciple of the Linglun stage, was currently studying at the Beast Peak of the Xiuling Academy.
The Beast Peak primarily focused on beast taming, mainly through learning various beast taming skills to make spirit beasts serve them.
Most beast taming disciples lacked combat ability themselves, but most of them were accompanied by four or five, or even more, spirit beasts.
Disciples who could cultivate to the peak of the Lingdong stage would have an easier time when going out on missions. Not only would they have four or five subordinates by their side, but they could also reduce the danger of being attacked by spirit beasts through their own beast taming skills.
Chu Lingwei had always been very curious about the Beast Peak and really wanted to learn how beast taming disciples could make spirit beasts serve them without a contract.
"Today, we will learn about some of the systems of the Xiuling Academy..."
Ye Bingcheng was not as enthusiastic as when he met Chu Lingwei last time. Standing in the position of a teacher, he looked stern, with no emotion in his eyes, and began to explain the basic rules of the Xiuling Academy to these new disciples.
Chu Lingwei had seen these things in the academy booklet, but Ye Bingcheng explained them in more detail.
For a full two hours, Ye Bingcheng finally finished explaining the basic rules.
Chu Lingwei breathed a sigh of relief. This was simply thousands of academic rules. Just memorizing them was a time-consuming and laborious task.
"Finally, this lesson is over." Stepping out of the hall, Xie Lian finally relaxed. She had been at the Xiuling Academy for a year and heard that this lesson was the most painful, so she had endured until now to attend.
"It's not difficult at all. With thousands of academic rules, as long as one cultivates diligently, one will not make mistakes."
Xie Lian shrugged and sighed, "It's not about difficulty, it's about who dares to break them?"
Chu Lingwei smiled. Indeed.
"Weiwei, have you done your academy missions yet?" Xie Lian liked the young girl Chu Lingwei very much. She looked quiet and well-behaved, and such girls couldn't help but want to take care of them more.
Chu Lingwei remembered that in the hall just now, the new disciples like them had to complete three academy missions within the first three years, or they would be punished.
"Not yet." Chu Lingwei had promised her master that she would participate in the Centennial Sect Competition three years later, and she wanted to cultivate diligently during these three years.
Xie Lian had already guessed that Chu Lingwei had not yet decided what academy mission to undertake. She patted her chest and said, "Weiwei, let me tell you, don't think academy missions are easy. And there are three years. Each mission we might take could take half a year or even a year. So, you need to think carefully about what academy mission to do now, otherwise, you will be punished with more missions."
"I haven't thought about this yet. I'll go back and think about it carefully." Chu Lingwei was a direct disciple, so she had an advantage in choosing missions.
"Weiwei, I want to go plant spirit grass. Do you want to go with me? I can help you then." Xie Lian earnestly invited her. She was also a newly admitted disciple at the Xiuling Academy, and she was a bit afraid to go on missions to other peaks.
"Aren't you from Fu Peak?"
Chu Lingwei frowned. She was a disciple of Fu Peak, so shouldn't it be easier to complete missions on her own peak?
"I don't want to do missions on our peak. I don't like any of those missions, and I'm a girl, I can't do them." Xie Lian thought of the missions on their peak. She pouted. Their peak was either mining or making talisman brushes, which were all physically demanding jobs she couldn't do.
Chu Lingwei looked at Xie Lian. She was about seven or eight years old, with the appearance of a delicate Jiangnan girl, but her temperament was somewhat lively.
"Planting spirit grass is actually not bad," Chu Lingwei said politely.
Xie Lian's eyes lit up. She stepped forward and grabbed Chu Lingwei's hand. "Then let's go plant spirit grass together."
"Planting spirit grass is too slow. I want to hunt spirit beasts or pick spirit herbs," Chu Lingwei shook her head. If she were to do a mission, she would choose one with higher difficulty that could be completed in one go.
For example, going to the Ten Thousand Li Forest not far from Xiuling Academy to collect spirit herbs.
Xie Lian immediately deflated like a leaky ball. With her current ability, she could not undertake missions in the Ten Thousand Li Forest at all.
"Isn't it too dangerous to pick spirit herbs?"
"No, I'll go in two years."
Chu Lingwei said with a smile. In the next two years, she wanted to go to the Xuanhuo Abyss again.
"Then, alright." Xie Lian was a little disappointed. It was rare to meet a friend she liked at the Xiuling Academy.
"You focus on planting spirit grass. Perhaps I'll need to learn spirit grass planting skills from you then." Chu Lingwei had a good impression of Xie Lian. She was a simple-minded girl.
Hearing Chu Lingwei's words, Xie Lian's face instantly broke into a smile. "Okay, when I learn to plant spirit herbs, I'll help you plant them then."
At this moment, a trace of surprise flashed in Xie Lian's eyes, and a sound transmission talisman appeared in her hand.
"I have to go back to my peak. We'll play together again later." Xie Lian checked the information on the sound transmission talisman, her expression tightened, and she said a hasty farewell to Chu Lingwei before running towards the teleportation array.
Chu Lingwei had seen the talisman on the sound transmission talisman bearing the mark of Fu Peak. It looked particularly like a message from Fu Peak.
"Junior Sister Chu."
Chu Lingwei was also walking towards the teleportation array. After taking two steps, a male voice called out from behind her.
Hearing "Junior Sister Chu," Chu Lingwei knew who it was without turning around. There was only one person who called her that at the Xiuling Academy.
"Senior Brother Ye, what do you need me for?"
Ye Bingcheng removed his stern expression and walked towards Chu Lingwei with a somewhat enthusiastic smile.
"Junior Sister Chu, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon."
"Yes." Chu Lingwei rolled her eyes inwardly. Such a pickup line was truly cliché. "Senior Brother Ye, I heard that you have a very good relationship with my cousin?"
Chu Lingwei had no intention of having a long conversation with Ye Bingcheng.
As expected, as soon as she spoke, Ye Bingcheng's expression froze, and his steps stopped.
"Senior Brother Ye, you should know who my master is. If he wants to know something, there won't be any secrets." Chu Lingwei stared at Ye Bingcheng, intending to scare him a little.
Ye Bingcheng's eyes widened involuntarily, and his mind began to churn. Chu Lingwei's meaning was...
"Junior Sister Chu, I didn't mean anything. I just... just that after all... we know each other. I have something to do, so I'll leave now." Ye Bingcheng couldn't even find a decent excuse and quickly took his leave.
Chu Lingwei's master was the dean of the Xiuling Academy. He didn't want to offend him.
Watching Ye Bingcheng leave quickly, Chu Lingwei's eyes turned cold. As expected, there was something fishy.
She wanted to see what his purpose was in approaching her.
Upon returning to her cave dwelling, Chu Lingwei summoned her handyman, Zuo Jie, and asked him to find someone to keep an eye on Ye Bingcheng, reporting any of his movements to her immediately.