The First Academy in the Cultivation World

He Zhiqu knew that Ling Yan'er had something protecting her body, so he naturally wouldn't show mercy. He walked to the center of the arena and directly swung out the long sword in his hand.

Then he started to make hand gestures, not giving Ling Yan'er any time to react.

The sword instantly flew into the air and rushed towards Ling Yan'er. As He Zhiqu changed his hand gestures, the flying sword split into two, and then into four. By the time it reached Ling Yan'er, it was covered with sword light.

Ling Yan'er had never seen such a move before. Not only was she not panicked, she even had the energy to say to Dongfang Zichu, who was sitting on her shoulder, "Does this move look like the sword move "Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin" that the sword had in the secret realm?"

Dongfang Zichu held his forehead with his hand: "You are really not afraid at all."

Ling Yan'er did have the capital to be fearless. When those flying swords came in front of Ling Yan'er, a transparent protective shield appeared in time.

For a moment, all that could be heard was the continuous clanging sound of countless flying swords hitting the protective shield.

Ling Yan'er's hair wasn't even messed up, and after hitting the protective shield, these flying swords returned to their original path and rushed towards He Zhiqu.

He Zhiqu had anticipated this situation and naturally had a way to deal with it. He activated the protective jade token to protect himself.

The sword light dissipated in front of him. The protective jade token on his body was given to him by his father, and he himself was only at the peak of Kaiguang. Even if he attacked with all his strength and exhausted his spiritual power, he would not have the strength to shatter the protective jade token.

He also found out that the attack that was rebounded by Ling Yan'er's protective shield was indeed the same as his attack, not a bit more or less.

He Zhiqu, who had been tested, naturally began to attack with all his strength, while Ling Yan'er wandered around the ring under the instructions of Dongfang Zichu.

"Ten steps to the right."

"Okay, stop."

"Keep going twenty steps, then three more steps forward."

"Okay, here it is."

"Continue to the left fifteen steps, then back two steps."

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Under Dongfang Zichu's instructions, Ling Yan'er basically walked around the ring, and during this period, He Zhiqu's attacks never stopped.

Although He Zhiqu was puzzled as to why Ling Yan'er was pacing around on the stage, he couldn't help but sneer when he saw Ling Yan'er didn't fight back. "Did you think you could get away with just taking a few steps? Naive!"

He thought Ling Yan'er was avoiding his moves. After all, sometimes Ling Yan'er did dodge a few moves by accident.

Until I heard a cold voice: "Start the battle!"

As the words fell, a thick white fog appeared above the ring. Ling Yan'er could not see He Zhiqu's position. Similarly, He Zhiqu could not see Ling Yan'er's position. Ling Yan'er walked to the edge of the ring silently. She could not tell the direction in the white fog, and she didn't know whether she had reached the edge of the ring.

I just walked towards the ring based on my previous impression.

She asked Dongfang Zichu, "What formation did you use? It's useless to trap He Zhiqu, right?"

Dongfang Zichu certainly wasn't trying to trap He Zhiqu. He replied, "It's not a trap. The fog is just a cover."

After all, what's the point of using a trap in a ring battle?

Naturally, he used a killing formation. He Zhiqu was ruthless in attacking Ling Yan'er, so he was naturally the same.

The only thing he was worried about was that his cultivation level was one big realm lower than He Zhiqu's. He was only in the late stage of foundation building, while He Zhiqu was in the enlightenment stage.

The only pity is that even if he used up all his spiritual power, the killing formation he set up probably wouldn't be able to kill He Zhiqu.

There's nothing that can be done about it; the gap in cultivation is just that huge.

At this time, He Zhiqu also realized that Ling Yan'er was walking around on the ring to set up a formation. He had to admit that he had underestimated the enemy and did not take this mortal seriously, which gave Ling Yan'er an opportunity to take advantage of him.

In the thick fog, He Zhiqu activated the protective jade token to guard against the surroundings. The thick fog was silent, and He Zhiqu waited for a long time without any movement.

He naturally knew that it was best to keep his troops in place, but he didn't want to keep wasting time in this formation.

So he took the initiative to walk in the direction Ling Yan'er had gone before. After he had taken two steps, a sword energy suddenly appeared above his head. The sword energy came down from above. If he had not activated the protective jade token, he might have been injured.

He Zhiqu became more cautious after encountering the sword energy, but the thick fog made it impossible to see the direction, and even his spiritual sense could not penetrate the fog. He was embarrassed many times by the sudden appearance of sword lights and sword energy.

Ling Yan'er couldn't see He Zhiqu in the fog, nor did she know his situation. Bored, she asked Dongfang Zichu, "Can we get off the stage?"

As the one who set up the formation, Dongfang Zichu could naturally see He Zhiqu's miserable state within it. Suddenly hearing Ling Yan'er's question, he replied, "Of course you can."

"If you leave, will the formation still be there? Or do you need to stay here to control it?"

"I can control this formation even from a distance. It doesn't necessarily have to be here." Dongfang Zichu replied.

"Then let's go." Ling Yan'er said.

"But if we leave the stage now, it would be like admitting defeat." Dongfang Zichu still didn't want to lose.

But Ling Yan'er didn't care at all: "I came here because I didn't want him to cause trouble for Sheng Ze and his sect. Even though Sheng Ze said he didn't care, I can't be so rude. Just admit defeat. There's no point in arguing about this."

Although she didn't want to give in to He Zhi, there was no need to waste time with He Zhi.

"Okay." Dongfang Zichu was persuaded by Ling Yan'er and instructed Ling Yan'er to get off the stage.

Seeing Ling Yan'er get off the stage, He Zhiqu's junior brother hurried over and said, "You guys are coming down, where's my senior brother?"

Ling Yan'er raised her chin: "Here, on the stage."

He Zhiqu's junior brother was about to go on stage. The guards on the stage did not stop him. They just glanced at Ling Yan'er and said, "Your formation is not simple."

"It's okay, it's okay." Ling Yan'er said modestly.

"When will this formation disappear?" he asked.

Ling Yan'er looked at Dongfang Zichu, who replied, "About an hour."

His spiritual power can still last for another hour.

The two left the arena and returned to Shengze's sect's residence. Shengze saw Ling Yan'er coming back and looked at her for a while: "Are you okay?"

Ling Yan'er waved her hand and said, "I'm not injured. We agreed to go visit the Jin family today."

We agreed yesterday that I would send a letter to visit the Jin family today to ask whether they really have a third daughter or whether they really only have five sons and no daughters.

Sheng Ze and Sun Youlin were waiting for Ling Yan'er just to go to the Jin family together. After all, such a wealthy family is very particular about etiquette, and one has to write a letter in advance when visiting, otherwise they would have visited yesterday.

Ling Yan'er went to the Jin family with the two of them and was welcomed in by the servant at the door.

The Jin family was a wealthy and aristocratic family in Furong City. None of the family members had spiritual roots; they were all ordinary people. The head of the Jin family and his five sons, who were seated in the main seat, saw the three people enter the reception room and quickly stood up to greet them, "I wonder what brings you, Taoist priests, to my humble abode?"

"It's like this. My junior brother saw a girl a few days ago and fell in love with her at first sight. We decided to spend our lives together. She said she was a daughter of your family. So, as her senior brother, I came to propose marriage on his behalf." Sheng Ze took out a porcelain bottle and said, "Here is a bottle of longevity pills as a betrothal gift."

This was the excuse the three of them came up with. Otherwise, it would have been somewhat inappropriate to rashly come to someone else's house and inquire about their daughter.

The longevity pill was provided by Ling Yan'er. It was the pill in the storage bag that Cheng Yuying had given her before. She couldn't use it now anyway, so she might as well contribute it and make the best use of it.

After all, they couldn't prepare some mortal betrothal gifts in a grand manner, so it would be better for them to just give a bottle of longevity pills.

She didn't believe that the people in the Jin family wouldn't be tempted by this.

This is much more useful than other betrothal gifts. After all, the Jin family is not short of money, and this kind of elixir is even harder to find.

The people of the Jin family were indeed very tempted by the longevity elixir, but the head of the Jin family was very embarrassed: "But my family only has these five rebellious sons and no daughters."

At this time, he really hoped that he could have a daughter. Although his Jin family was rich, they could not buy this kind of thing even if they had money.

It was right in front of him, but he didn't dare to take it.

"Don't you have a goddaughter, or a cousin or niece living at home?" Ling Yan'er asked persistently.

Sheng Ze and Sun Youlin didn't expect Ling Yan'er to ask so many detailed questions, and they looked at him with admiration.

The Jin family's master shook his head: "None."

The only female member of their family is his wife, and the five rebellious sons are still unmarried.

It's not that I don't want to find someone to pretend to be his daughter, but since she said she had seen the other person,

Sun Youlin made a disappointed expression at the right moment: "She is not the daughter of the Jin family, so why did she say she was from the Jin family and made me misunderstand."

"Maybe you're trying to raise your own value," said the eleven- or twelve-year-old youngest son of the Jin family. "After all, you're cultivators, and our Jin family is the richest in Furong City."

"I don't care about her worth. Even if she's a beggar on the street, it doesn't matter. I don't need the Yue family's support." Sun Youlin clenched his fist in indignation. "Isn't she afraid that I'll find out the truth and expose her after I come to the Jin family?"

"Did you spend a lot of money on her?" The master of the Jin family asked suddenly, with a hint of pity in his eyes.

Sun Youlin didn't know why the other party asked this, and reflexively looked at Ling Yan'er who came up with this idea. Ling Yan'er nodded to Sun Youlin almost imperceptibly.

Sun Youlin then lowered his head and said dejectedly: "It's not much actually. It's only natural to buy some clothes and jewelry for a girl. Which girl doesn't like these?"

Ling Yan'er looked teachable, but Master Jin looked at Sun Youlin as if he were being taken advantage of. He shook his head and said, "Hasn't it ever occurred to you that he might be after money?"

"How is that possible? She's not that kind of person." Sun Youlin immediately responded, "She even asked me to come to the Jin family to propose marriage..."

Having said this, he suddenly stopped, met the gaze of the master of the Jin family, lowered his head, and admired his own acting skills in his heart.

He is indeed very talented and he portrayed the role of a young boy falling in love to perfection.

The master of the Jin family had an expression of an experienced person on his face: "You haven't seen her for a few days, right? She told you that she came back to persuade her family to agree to let you come a few days later?"

Sun Youlin looked at the Jin family master, confused. He felt that he was more imaginative than himself, so he asked, "How do you know?"

Where did you get the script? It's more detailed than mine. Ling Yan'er only told them that he fell in love with a girl at first sight, and knowing that the other party was from the Jin family, several people came to propose marriage.

After all, the main purpose is to test whether there are any young ladies in the Jin family.

It doesn’t matter if there are many loopholes. Even if the Jin family really has a daughter, it doesn’t matter. Just ask someone to invite her out and then say that she is not the one he saw.

After all, Sun Youlin couldn't really marry a mortal woman just for a test.

The master of the Jin family sighed and slapped his eldest son, who was closest to him, on the back. "This good-for-nothing of ours was defrauded of several thousand taels just like that. He praised that woman to the highest heavens at home."

"He also gave a lot of gifts to people. His mother said she was proposing marriage on his behalf, but the girl disappeared. I sent someone to inquire about her and found out that she and her so-called poor mother had rented the yard for a month."

"But she lied to my son, saying that it was their ancestral home and that the family had fallen on hard times and only had an orphan and a widow left. This good-for-nothing must have been heartbroken. If his mother hadn't been so busy proposing marriage and scared the guy away, he might have been defrauded of much more."

Ling Yan'er was puzzled: "If she had married in, wouldn't she have gotten more? Why did she leave?"

How could a liar not be tempted by a wealthy family like the Jin family?

"Because that girl is already married and has three children. Her mother is her mother-in-law." The eldest son of the Jin family whispered, "It's true that her family fell into poverty. Her husband squandered his wealth on drinking, gambling, whoring, and prostitution, and now relies on her to scam money to support the family."

Ling Yan'er's eyes widened: "How did you know?"

The master of the Jin family sneered and said, "Because I reported her to the authorities, they investigated everything she did and put her in jail. She cheated seven people at once, so when she heard my son say that my wife was coming to propose marriage, she ran away."

How many did you say? Seven!

Ling Yan'er admires this, Aquaman. No wonder everyone says that you can't hide your love for one person, but you can hide it if you love more than one person.

Look at him, he loves seven people. If this person wasn’t so obsessed, the boat might not have capsized.

Ling Yan'er glanced at the eldest son of the Jin family. Are rich people so easy to deceive?

Sun Youlin’s resentment is fake, but the Jin family’s big resentment is real.

"Then the young master is not angry with you?" Ling Yan'er asked.

Your sweetheart was sent to prison by your father, and you just watched as this big injustice happened?

The eldest son of the Jin family looked at Ling Yan'er dimly, "I was foolish enough to be deceived by her, but I'm not so blind as to know the truth."

Of course, he visited her in prison and even told her that if she divorced her husband and broke up with everyone else, he could still marry her, but there was no need to talk about the rejection, it was too embarrassing.