The First Academy in the Cultivation World

"Is your mirror really accurate?" Ling Yan'er asked doubtfully.

Before Su Hongxiu could answer, the old butler who was accompanying her confirmed, "The servant sweeping the floor in the mirror was indeed the one in charge of this courtyard on the day the young master disappeared."

Then why didn’t I see the demon cultivator? Even the missing Song Zixuan didn’t appear in the mirror.

Su Hongxiu, on the other hand, didn't show any disappointment. She comforted the obviously disappointed Ling Yan'er, "That's just how demonic cultivators are. It's difficult to track them down using ordinary means. Otherwise, wouldn't the City Lord be being taken advantage of by spending so many spirit stones? If he's willing to spend so many spirit stones, it means the demonic cultivators are worth the price."

Moreover, every time you follow the team to catch the demon cultivators, you will get a certain amount of spirit stones. Apart from the rather rigid rules that require the team leader to be in the Nascent Soul stage and have experience in completing fifty tasks, everything else is very friendly.

Ling Ziye glanced at Ling Yan'er, so he felt that Ling Yan'er's magic weapon was very magical in that it could detect the demonic energy and hidden things left by the demon cultivators.

Knowing that this magical weapon was unusual, Song Mingcheng specially helped Ling Yan'er to get rid of other cultivators in Song Zixi's yard.

Ling Yan'er sighed and walked around the yard unwillingly. She had to admit that there was really nothing left in this yard that shouldn't be there.

There are no hidden corners where people can hide, and because the yard is not big, it is even impossible to draw a formation.

Ling Yan'er returned to the courtyard in disappointment. Ling Ziye took out the credentials for accepting the mission, read the information, and said, "No one was missing yesterday."

The good news is that no one is missing, the bad news is that I don't know where to look for clues today.

Song Mingcheng walked in at this time. He should have known that Ling Yan'er found nothing in the yard where Song Zixuan disappeared. He was not disappointed. After all, he had used his spiritual sense to check the yard inside and out several times yesterday to make sure that no place was missed.

After he walked in, he asked Ling Yan'er, "Do you know where the demon cultivator might appear today?"

Ling Yan'er shook her head. She had no clue at all today. Could it be that the demon cultivator was still in the same place as yesterday?

"Then do you know what formation he used?" Song Mingcheng asked.

Ling Ziye and Su Hongxiu both looked at Ling Yan'er, only to see her shocked: "Can't you see I have no cultivation? How could I possibly know the formation if I don't even have any? Not to mention that he hasn't figured it out, even if he had figured it out and put it right in front of me, I wouldn't be able to recognize it."

"Then why were you able to guess his movements so accurately yesterday?" Song Mingcheng said.

Ling Yan'er laid out the map on the table, pointing out the locations where the victims had disappeared one by one. Then she said, "Look, these all correspond. The City Lord's Mansion is in the center, and Song Zixi, who disappeared the day before yesterday, is here. So, I suspect he might have appeared in this location yesterday, which is also relative to Song Zixi's location."

Ling Yan'er spread her hands after she finished speaking: "With so many spots left, how would I know where he would go first today?"

Song Mingcheng seemed to be thinking, "That means he might go to the remaining locations, as well as the place he went to yesterday."

Ling Yan'er nodded: "Yes, so how do I know exactly what he is thinking? Since that location was exposed yesterday, he may not go there. But you can't say for sure, what if he decides to do the opposite?"

Song Mingcheng said, "Then fill these positions."

No matter where he goes, he will not be able to escape.

After Song Mingcheng finished speaking, he went out to look for the guards of the City Lord's Mansion. He arranged people in every possible direction and asked them to release signal flares if they found any trace of the demon cultivators, and he would go there immediately.

After making the arrangements, he invited Ling Yan'er and the other three to go with him to the Star Picking Platform in the City Lord's Mansion.

The name of the Star Picking Tower does not mean that it can actually pick stars. It is just that compared with other buildings in the city, it is two stories higher. From the top floor of the Star Picking Tower, one can observe all other directions of Lingyun City in all directions.

Ensure that no matter which direction the flare is fired, it can be discovered immediately.

If a demon cultivator appeared, Ling Yan'er would definitely not be there to support him, so Ling Yan'er took out a Go board from somewhere and taught Dongfang Zichu to play Gomoku with her.

When Dongfang Zichu suggested playing Go, he insisted that he didn't understand the rules and couldn't learn it. Dongfang Zichu refused to play Gobang, which was indeed a very simple game.

The main reason was that beating Ling Yan'er was too easy and there was no sense of accomplishment, so Ling Yan'er took care of Su Hongxiu: "Sister Su, come play chess with me."

Su Hongxiu had never played chess in all these years. After listening to Ling Yan'er explain the rules, she played Gobang with Ling Yan'er using the black chess pieces.

The rules of Gobang are indeed very simple. At the beginning, Su Hongxiu, who was still ignorant of the rules, would lose, but after playing a few games with Ling Yan'er, Su Hongxiu found that it was indeed very easy to beat Ling Yan'er.

After all, the brains of people in the Nascent Soul stage are indeed different from those of people without cultivation, not to mention that Ling Yan'er is just an ordinary person and cannot be considered a genius.

However, Su Hongxiu continued playing chess with Ling Yan'er, and asked as they played, "Did Ling Ziye really become a teacher at your academy?"

Ling Yan'er was extremely helpless. Su Hongxiu had asked this question many times. "He's not far away. If you don't believe me, you can just ask him directly. Why do you keep asking me over and over again?"

Su Hongxiu sighed, "It's mostly unbelievable. Who would have thought? I thought Ling Ziye would be a free cultivator his whole life, but he actually joined your academy."

"Our academy offers good treatment." Ling Yan'er said, "He chose a martial art right after arriving at our academy and even learned new sword techniques."

Speaking of swordsmanship, Ling Yan'er took out her phone and opened the photo album to show Su Hongxiu: "I recorded a video when he was learning this the other day. Let me show you."

Su Hongxiu's eyes widened: "Does your magic weapon also have the function of a photo stone?"

"Yeah." Ling Yan'er nodded. "Yes, yes. Although they are not as big as the photo stones, they are also high-definition."

Su Hongxiu watched on her phone as Ling Ziye, with a stern face, practiced a sword technique that looked only powerful enough for a Qi Refining Stage cultivator. She patted Ling Yan'er's shoulder in admiration, leaned in close, and whispered, "How did you convince him to practice this? He's willing to practice such a weak and gimmicky sword technique?"

Ling Yan'er was bewildered, but still said with certainty, "In order to better teach the students, I specially picked out this beautiful sword technique from the library and asked him to teach the students during class. He practiced it himself. How can he teach the students if he doesn't practice?"

Su Hongxiu touched her chin and said, "So your academy is really serious about teaching people the cultivation method?"

"We have more than just training. We have a lot of courses, striving for all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor!" Ling Yan'er said.