It was quiet outside the door and no one answered.

The old man didn't believe it and shouted again.

"What the hell! Where are you?"

It was still quiet outside the door, and the only answer he got was silent silence.

"Eh?"

The old man hissed, then called out the names of several branch deans, but still no one responded.

"What's going on today? Where have you all gone?"

The old man muttered to himself, punched out to straighten his dislocated bones, then stumbled open the cabinet door and walked towards the main hall.

Seeing that the hall was empty, he became angry and hurried out of the hall.

After opening the main hall door, the old man saw the disciples standing guard outside the door. He ordered them, "Go find Hu Lai!"

After saying this, he hurried into the hall, muttering to himself as he walked.

"Hu Lai is nowhere to be seen, so why are the other people nowhere to be seen? When they are in trouble, not even a single person can be seen..."

"Ancestor Ouyang, wait a moment!"

The two disciples guarding the gate looked at each other and hurriedly called out to stop the old man who had not yet walked far.

Ouyang Zong was somewhat displeased, but he still stopped and turned to look at the two disciples guarding the gate.

"What's wrong? Anything else?"

"Ancestor Ouyang, you..." The two disciples guarding the gate looked at each other with helpless expressions.

"What happened? Tell me now!"

"Old Ancestor, have you forgotten? The academy has been recruiting new students these days, and the dean, branch deans, and elders have all gone to watch the freshman competition.

And it is said that there was a small accident during the freshman competition, and the dean may not be able to leave, otherwise there may be accidents in the recruitment."

"Recruiting new members?" The old man waved his sleeves angrily, as if he was going to argue with his disciple. "Go and call them here. If they don't come, the academy will be gone. Why recruit new members? If they don't come, you can just wait to cry!"

"He is worried about accidents. If he doesn't come now, the accidents won't just affect the freshman competition, but Nanzhan College, Nanzhou Continent, and even the entire Jialuo Continent!"

Seeing that his disciple was still standing there, the old man stomped his feet in anger.

"What are you just standing there for? Go!"

"Yes, ancestor!" One of the disciples realized that something big might happen, so he nodded quickly and ran out.

......

Inside the Phantom Pagoda.

Since all the freshmen were teleported to the ninth floor, the task fruits on the task tree have been rapidly decreasing.

But whenever the number of task fruits is less than half, new task fruits will grow.

After thinking about the conditions on the first to eighth levels of the secret realm, most of the freshmen became more determined to leave the Phantom Pagoda as soon as possible.

They had a vague feeling that if they waited until the end without leaving the Phantom Pagoda, something bad might happen.

So after so many days, every freshman is working hard on the tasks.

...

The people in the audience could only watch the pictures on one screen these days. The other eight screens were empty, so it was quite boring.

After so many days, many people have lost interest and are listless.

"Eh? Look! Someone's coming out!"

Suddenly, someone exclaimed.

This shout immediately aroused everyone's enthusiasm and interest. They stretched their necks to look as if they were injected with chicken blood.

I saw the Phantom Pagoda in the air spinning rapidly, and soon a small ball of white light was thrown out from the tower and landed on the ground.

After the small ball of light fell to the ground, a white light flashed, and the figure of a young man gradually appeared in everyone's sight.

The young man had his black hair tied up high, a thick snow-white fur coat draped over his right shoulder, and two swords hung on his left waist.

One white and one blue.

The young man had an extraordinary appearance and a dignified spirit, but his eyes were like ice and his whole body was filled with a coldness that kept people at a distance.

"It's Shen Yan! The first person to come out is actually Shen Yan!" someone exclaimed.

"A fur coat, two swords, and Ling Shuangyan, he is indeed extraordinary and worthy of his reputation!"

"A young genius is a word used to describe him, right? He is good-looking, talented, and has good cultivation. He also possesses the Lingshuang Sword, one of the five famous swords in the Jialuo Continent."

"I heard that these five famous swords are all superior to divine weapons. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others."

"To forge iron, one must be strong. Even a divine weapon needs people to tame it. Therefore, strong personal strength is the most important thing."

"That's right. Haven't you heard the saying 'Frost appears, blood disappears'? I heard that although the Frost Sword is a famous sword, it is extremely bloodthirsty. If used for a long time, it will affect the mind of its owner. This is not something that ordinary people can use."

"..."

In the front row of the audience, there was a young man in red with slanting eyebrows and sharp eyes. He crossed his arms and embraced the sword, his eyes staring straight at Shen Yan who was standing there.

Hearing everyone's praise for Shen Yan, he snorted disdainfully and continued to cross his legs.

Shen Yan had just come out of the secret realm and was feeling a little dizzy.

When he reacted and heard the people around him praising him, he seemed to feel a little noisy and irritated, and the coldness in him became even heavier.

Shen Yan frowned, looked around, and found a secluded corner where no one was and prepared to go there.

Seeing Shen Yan getting ready to leave, the young man in red could no longer sit still. He immediately put down his crossed legs and stood up from his seat.

"Shen Yan, don't be too proud! If that beautiful girl hadn't been framed, how could you have been the first place?"

The young man in red shouted at Shen Yan, causing the entire audience to fall silent.

Almost instantly, everyone's eyes turned to the young man in red. Now, he became the focus of the whole audience.

Hearing the familiar voice, Shen Yan paused and tilted his head slightly.

After seeing the familiar face of the boy in the audience and the familiar sword in the boy's arms, Shen Yan's eyelids slightly raised.

Sure enough, it was Xie Mianjian again.

Xie Mianjian was obsessed with kendo. Every time he challenged Shen Yan to a duel, he was defeated by Shen Yan.

From North Continent to South Continent, we were defeated in every battle.

But Shen Yan didn't expect that he would come to watch even his own enrollment in Nanzhan College.

Really...

It's like a dog-skin plaster that can't be thrown off.

With too many eyes fixed on him, Xie Mianjian felt a little uncomfortable. He realized later that his voice was a little too loud.

"I... was right! Shen Yan, if that girl hadn't been framed and her name hadn't suddenly disappeared from the ranking list, how could you have gotten first place? You just got there by luck!"

Xie Mianjian shouted at Shen Yan again with some dissatisfaction. After that, he sat back in his seat to block the gazes of most people.

The name suddenly disappeared?

Shen Yan was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that such a thing would happen in the secret realm.

Ever since entering the secret realm, he has been immersed in earning points and seldom paid attention to the points ranking list on his jade pendant token. Naturally, he was unaware of the sudden disappearance of a name.

Thinking of this, Shen Yan silently picked up the token on his waist and took a look at it.

But because he had already left the secret realm, there was no points ranking list on his token.

Since it's gone...

Then forget it.

He wasn't particularly concerned about it.

However, life and death are determined by fate, and the strong are respected. The fact that the girl was successfully framed can only mean that...

She is not strong enough!

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