Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 451: Chapter 110 Rising New Trend_3

What they saw before them was almost too much for their eyes to take in.

Inside the lounge, a leisure chat area was specially set out. Some of the early arriving descendants from the prominent families were currently chatting in groups on the soft leather chairs, while the maids from the hotel occasionally brought them some exquisite desserts.

“How are these foreign glass lamps glowing? They’re so pretty.” A young lady from the Yingxiu Wu Clan asked curiously, her bright eyes blinking. She was pretty and had a shy and gentle demeanor.

“Miss Lingyun,” Wang Zongyao answered elegantly. “These were invented by Aunt Xiaoxiao, her Master, and my Fourth Uncle. It’s called the Array Illumination System. The principle is to use formations to drive the Spirit Stones, and then the spiritual energy inside them is channeled into the glass lamps, which can produce lights of various colors.”

“Aunt Xiaoxiao? You mean Lu Xiaoxiao of the Lu family?” Surprise glimmered in Wu Lingyun’s eyes as she said with admiration, “Sister Xiaoxiao reached the Spirit Platform Realm before the age of thirty and she is also a rare Array Master. Indeed, she is the idol of all female cultivators like us.”

“Miss Lingyun, you’re also very strong,” Wang Zongyao praised. “I heard that among the results of those from Changning who took the Academic Palace examination this year, three of them passed the preliminary test, and your results were ranked first. And, you are only seventeen, but already at the peak of Level Six in the Qi Refinement Stage. With a little more effort, you can reach Level Seven by eighteen, and entering the Academic Palace would be a sure thing.”

“Young Master, you flatter me,” Wu Lingyun said, blushing slightly as she lowered her head. “I had thought that I was doing quite well, but upon seeing you, Young Master, I now realize there are always people better. But I wonder, with your outstanding potential, why didn’t you participate in the initial exam of the Academic Palace?”

The others also looked at Wang Zongyao with curiosity. If he participated, it would be guaranteed that he would be first, as he was already on the Level Eight Qi Refinement Stage at only nineteen.

But Wang Zongyao did not respond immediately, instead leading the Wu Clan and the Chen Clan to complete their check-in procedures first.

The check-in procedure was a policy made by his Fourth Uncle that he dare not change.

While a maid was checking him in at the front desk of the hotel, he humbly explained: “Because there are too many siblings going to the Academic Palace from my family, some of us need to stay back and help to grow the family. Moreover, my strength is too weak, it would be of no point for me to go to the Academy.”

Too weak…

The young people, including Wu Lingyun, looked at Wang Zongyao with strange eyes. If someone like forth son Zongyao was considered too weak, then what would they, the “talents” of their families, be considered?

There’s no doubt about it, the Wang’s, the Celestials, were in a league of their own. The gap between them and others was just too large.

They all praised Wang Zongyao for being too modest.

“Well…Fourth brother is indeed modest, he is indeed a bit weak,” Wang Zongcai said earnestly, “With such strength, if he went to the Academy, he could only cheer on others from behind. It’s better for him to stay at home and develop the family.”

A slight shadow passed over Wang Zongyao’s handsome face, “Sixth brother, give your brother some face. Give me some time to develop, I’m sure I can still strive for a Core Disciple position.”

“What’s the use of being a Core Disciple, they get beaten up every day,” Wang Zongcai shook his head and sighed, “The culture at the Academy isn’t great right now, each peak and lineage are trying their best to recruit young talents to be their direct disciples and specifically beat up Core Disciples from other lineages.”

“That’s because…”

Wang Zongyao wanted to say it was because of the bad habits brought by his two aunties who joined the Academy. Especially Six Aunt Luo Qiu, who had beaten up all the Core Disciples she could find in just a few years after joining the Academy.

“So, it’s better not to go to the Academy if you can’t become a direct disciple,” Wang Zongcai fretted, “People like us who can’t become direct disciples should honestly stay at home and cultivate our lands.”

The young ones of Wu and Chen families stood there in dumb surprise. Going to the Academy meant studying and cultivating in peace, right? Why did it sound like a demon’s den?

The Old Ancestors of the Wu and Chen clans were also rendered speechless. Wasn’t it too high a requirement to not go to the Academy if one couldn’t be a direct disciple? Even the Grade Six Prominent Family would not dare say such things.

Wu Lingyun, in particular, was so scared her face turned pale. She pulled at Wu Yunqun’s sleeve and said, “Grandpa, can I not attend the Academy? I don’t want to be beaten up.”

Wu Yunqun’s face stiffened slightly, “Lingyun, don’t be naughty. With your potential and strength, you can’t just dawdle and marry anyone, can you? If you stay at home, the family can’t afford the costs needed for you to reach the Spirit Platform. Wouldn’t it be a waste of your life?”

The family already had a Spirit Platform user, consuming too many cultivation resources. The accumulation of Qian Gold and purchase of Heavenly Spirit Pill for impact on the Spirit Platform Stage will be needed in the future. The financial capability of the Yingxiu Wu Clan could not afford to support a second Spirit Platform user.

This was the sorrow and helplessness of a lower-level clan.

Wu Lingyun remained silent.

If she couldn’t achieve the Spirit Platform, she would just be an ordinary person. By the age of 50 or 60, she would be considered old, and by the age of 70 or 80, she could die anytime.

But in the Spirit Platform State, one could live for 200 years, even at over a hundred years old, one is still considered a young person.

This was the difference between heaven and earth.

If her talents were mediocre, she would have accepted her fate. But she had potential and since there was a chance, how could she not give it a try?

Afterwards, once he had finished helping them check in, Wang Zongyao led them to the fifteenth floor.

During this period, Wu Lingyun was very reserved, even when she saw the “Spirit Energy Cloud Ladder” powered by an array, she couldn’t help but feel dispirited.

She didn’t feel like going to the Academy anymore, but at the same time, she didn’t want to live an ordinary lifetime. It was indeed a hard decision to make.

Sharing the same suite with her was Chen Yushan, the legitimate second female of the Chen Clan. She was looking around excitedly, everything was new to her: “Sister Lingyun, look, there’s a mechanism here. If you press it, all the lights in the room turn on.”