While Zhu Huo, Liu, and Mei Xue were enjoying their post-exam leisure time, the battle for Mei Xue in the examination hall had already entered a white-hot stage.
The Azure Dragon Military Academy adopted the teaching method of setting up various faculties, accommodating all of them, and taking their respective strengths. Over the course of tens of millions of years, various factions had naturally been formed, and the quality of the examination questions every year was closely related to these faculties.
The examinees who got into Blue Dragon College could freely choose the courses they wanted to learn. Each faculties would have public classes, and at the same time, different instructors would help answer the students' questions about cultivation.
However, if one wanted to specialize in one subject, of course, it was best to join one of the faculties, so that they could receive tailor-made comprehensive training. After all, a person's energy was limited, and choosing the most suitable faculties was the long-term path.
In this great era of celestial techniques, three faculties in Blue Dragon College stood out, vaguely taking over the top of the major faculties.
The three major faculties were —
The Sword Dao reigned supreme, worshiping the One Sword to Break All Techniques, and specializing in the Sword Dao.
It was the most in line with the principle of Blue Dragon College, where all techniques were unified, and it was inclusive, and focused on the cultivation and research of celestial techniques.
It gathered the strongest martial force apart from sword cultivators, and it was once the first branch, the unparalleled combat academy.
Apart from that, there was also the Celestial Designer Academy, which specialized in the construction of mechanisms and refining tools; the Star Academy, which specialized in the divination of heavenly secrets, divination, and Ziwei Divine Divination; the Psychic Academy, which specialized in controlling ghosts and gods, which ordinary people avoided; the Spirit Beast Academy, which specialized in the cultivation and breeding of spirit beasts; and the Academy, which specialized in the study of history, zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
The importance and popularity of these faculties were reflected in the entrance exam questions every year, so the scores of the first stage of the written exam could roughly tell the examinee's inclination.
A peerless genius in swordsmanship like Xuanyuan Jianying was naturally in high demand in the eyes of the Sword Academy. Netherworld, who scored full marks in erudition, was endlessly welcomed by the Academy and the Psychic Academy. Zhu Huo, who had Taotao by her side, was already prepared by the Spirit Beast Academy and the Spiritual Beast Academy.
However, in the legendary generation, Mei Xue, who had appeared out of nowhere and blinded everyone in the end, had become a priceless treasure that all the branches wanted to snatch away.
Liu was truly perfect, a monstrous genius without any flaws. Mei Xue, on the other hand, had displayed great potential that surpassed everyone else in the illusory trial.
No matter which one of these two people it was, all the branches' eyes were as red as rabbits. Even the Sword Academy's Dean, Spiritual Master Sword Dragon, who had not come out of seclusion for a long time, had specially come out of seclusion. It was all for these two monstrous geniuses that were unknown before the entrance exam, but in the end, even Xuanyuan Jianying's brilliance was overshadowed.
It was the Blue Dragon College's fortune to have such students, and they were the students that all the branches yearned for even in their dreams. Therefore, it would be strange if the deans of the various branches didn't fight over the ownership of these two people.
"Mei Xue … is definitely … definitely … 100% a student of our Sword Academy."
After repeating the same words several times, the Dean of the Blue Dragon College's Sword Academy, an old man with a sage-like demeanor and a simple and unadorned longsword on his back, emitted an unstoppable sword aura from all over his body. It was impossible to tell that he was an old man in his seventies, and his seniority was so high that even the current Deputy Dean of the Blue Dragon College, Priest Huang Long, had to address him as an elder.
His finger firmly pressed on the image that was reflected in the Water Heaven Mirror. It was the moment when Mei Xue had killed Zebra's true body with the Nine Serenities Divine Thunder Sword in her hand.
As a Sword Cultivator, how could he not see how terrifying that sword was? That sword was earth-shattering. Even if the strength from the illusory trial couldn't be brought to the Myriad Seas Mountain Range, as a Sword Cultivator, no one knew better than him what it meant to be able to use that sword in the illusory trial.
That was a sign that she had comprehended sword intent. Even as the Dean of the Blue Dragon College's Sword Academy, he was amazed by the sword light that had transformed the sword into stars and the stars into swords.
If such a peerless genius did not enter his Sword Academy, it would be a waste of a heavenly gift. He could not just watch as this seedling, whose innate talent might even surpass that of Xuanyuan Jianying, slipped away from him. Even if he had to put his old face on the line, he had to stop Mei Xue.
He, the Dean of the Blue Dragon College's Sword Academy, Enlightened Saber Dragon, would not let go this time.
"Hey, you can't say that. Mei Xue doesn't only know swordsmanship. His offensive techniques are also unparalleled, which is in line with our academy's spirit of advancing bravely and advancing courageously.
Furthermore, your Sword Academy has already reserved Xuanyuan Jianying in advance, so why are you changing your mind now? "
Facing off against the Sword Academy's Dean, Enlightened Saber Dragon, was the Combat Academy's Dean. He had a full beard, and his muscles were as hard as metal.
The Tyrannical Martial Sage was his title. As the Combat Academy's Dean, he was an extremely rare individual who had entered the path of cultivation through martial arts. He had finally broken through the boundaries of the heavens and become an Immortal Warlock.
He loved seedlings like Mei Xue, who had started out as commoners one step at a time, because he himself had walked the same path.
The Combat Academy had recently been in a period of crisis, and they needed a peerless genius like Mei Xue to carry on the academy's martial spirit. He admired Mei Xue's decisiveness in annihilating the Celestial Kingdom's million-strong fleet without the slightest bit of hesitation.
If he wanted to fight, he would fight. If he wanted to fight, he would fight. This was the spirit of a true man, and it was not something that the Sword Academy's cold-faced swordsmen could understand.
On top of that, Mei Xue's good friend, Huang Fei, was a seedling that the Combat Academy had selected in advance. It would be unforgivable if they did not pull this commoner genius into their academy!
With these two major factions at the forefront, the other faculties of Blue Dragon Academy did not lag behind.
"I think that Mei Xue and our Star Academy are fated. Didn't you see the sword technique he used at the end, which directly caused the Daystar to appear? According to our deductions, there's a great mystery behind it."
"Wait, if that's the case, then Mei Xue is also an apothecary!
Our academy has been accepting fewer and fewer students recently. Can you consider it? "
"Actually, our Celestial Designer Academy has the same intention."
"Sword Academy, Combat Academy, don't try to monopolize him. This kind of genius should be fully developed, and then let him choose where he wants to go."
For a moment, the entire exam venue had turned into a marketplace. The various deans of Blue Dragon Academy were fighting over Mei Xue's rights, and the smell of gunpowder was getting thicker and thicker. This was especially true for the Sword Academy and Combat Academy, who had always disliked each other, and it seemed like they were about to start fighting.
"Ahem, stop!"
In the end, it was Taoist Master Huang Long, who had the highest status in the exam venue, who spoke up and stopped the Sword Academy and Combat Academy's martial arts competition that was about to begin.
"Where did the dean of the Immortal Arts Academy, Daoist Master Mysterious Sky, go?" Taoist Master Huang Long looked around and found that one of the deans of the three major academies was missing.
"Daoist Master Mysterious Sky went out a few days ago. It seems that he left a message saying that he would hand over everything in the Immortal Arts Academy to the new teacher." After a long while, someone answered Taoist Master Huang Long's question.
"The new teacher … Oh … It's that …" Taoist Master Huang Long tapped his forehead. Because he had been so busy with the entrance exam recently, he had actually forgotten about such an important matter.
The new immortal warlock teacher had an extraordinary background, and even he felt that he was a troublesome existence. In terms of seniority, he was probably on par with the dean of Blue Dragon Academy, who had disappeared a long time ago. It was no wonder that the dean of the Immortal Arts Academy, Daoist Master Mysterious Sky, abdicated his position and simply went out to wander.
Of course, to be able to hand over such a huge Immortal Arts Academy to the new teacher was enough to prove that this teacher had extraordinary strength.
He was one of the most terrifying immortal warlocks he had ever seen in the Various Seas Mountain Range. In terms of comprehension of immortal arts, even a Dharmakaya rank deputy dean like him was no match for him. He might be able to advance again at any time.
"Then, let's first decide on the branch that Mei Xue and Liu must enter. The other branches will have to first follow their own ideas in recruiting."
After thinking it over and over again, Daoist Huang Long finally decided to use this compromise method to prevent the various supermonasteries from recklessly attacking each other over these two people. They were all so old, and it was not proper for them to just toss aside such a small matter.
"First of all, the Secret Academy of Magical Powers. You don't have any objections to this, right?"
Taoist Master Huang Long drew a hand seal, which represented the branch that Blue Dragon Academy's final exam was directed to. Among all the branches of Blue Dragon Academy, it was the unique Mysterious Powers Secret Court.
To be able to become the final exam topic, there was no doubt about the uniqueness of the Mysterious Powers Secret Court. When Blue Dragon Academy was founded, immortal arts had not yet reached their current level, and all kinds of powerful bloodline magic powers were the absolute mainstream of the Various Seas Mountain Range. At its peak, the Mysterious Powers Secret Court of Blue Dragon Academy had four digits of students. It was the fully deserving of being the strongest branch of Blue Dragon Academy.
Unfortunately, with the passage of time, the number of new students in the once most powerful and unique Mysterious Powers Secret Court could be counted on one hand. The dozen or so examinees this year was already an unprecedented grand occasion.
If this went on, the oldest branch of Blue Dragon Academy might be in danger of being completely cut off.
However, as long as bloodline magic powers existed, the position of the Mysterious Powers Secret Court was unshakable.
Just like the unquestionable authority of the final exam topic, the power of bloodline magic powers was also the pride of the Various Seas Mountain Range.
Even in this era of immortal arts, countless Immortal Warlocks were doing their best to study methods to revive bloodline magic powers. Some people even took the risk of going to the domain of the Netherworld Seed to study those indescribable terrors.
"No problem."
"Okay."
"Of course."
"No problem."
Regarding Taoist Master Huang Long's proposal, the deans of all the branches nodded. As long as it was a student with a bloodline magic power, whether they took part in the final exam to prove themselves or suddenly awakened during their studies in Blue Dragon Academy, they would automatically be admitted to the Mysterious Powers Secret Court and become a special student that Blue Dragon Academy would spare no effort to cultivate.
The legendary generation represented by Liu, Xuanyuan Jianying, and Mei Xue passed the final exam and naturally obtained the qualification to enter the Mysterious Powers Secret Court.
Since magic powers and immortal arts could exist perfectly, cultivating magic powers wouldn't affect the studies of other branches. The deans of the branches were also happy to see a student of the Mysterious Powers Secret Court in their branches.