I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1667 - 106: Speculation and Action

Chapter 1667: Chapter 106: Speculation and Action

"Then let’s wait and see what the dean has up his sleeve."

With a smile brimming in his eyes, Xu Changhao drained his teacup in one gulp and no longer spoke of official matters, instead chatting about affairs related to Ying City.

He told anecdotes about the commanders of Divine Swords and Falling Star, the leaders of the valorous cavalries, and also the feuds and entanglements between the major sword sects, as well as attitudes from various parties regarding the popularization of the Foundation Building technique.

It was apparent that Xu Changhao had already deemed Tang Luo to be someone who would eventually enter the upper echelons of the Xu Clan of Ying City, even going so far as to reveal some secrets in an unceasing flow.

If it were only out of personal curiosity, Tang Luo would be very willing to converse with the Sword Venerable in the teahouse, but he knew that no matter how good the relationship with the Xu Clan was now, in the future the Tang Clan still had to forge their own independent path. Thus, although curious, he could not wholly absorb everything mentioned.

Just as Tang Luo was worrying about how to make his excuses to leave, he suddenly heard a commotion from outside the city, loud enough to be heard even in the teahouse in the central courtyard.

"It seems to be that group from Longzhou who have followed the Sword Venerable and come to Red Cloud, I’ll go out and check the situation first," said the dean of The Academy.

With his extraordinary senses, Tang Luo heard the noise outside and hurriedly got up to say his goodbyes.

Xu Changhao watched Tang Luo leave the teahouse as if escaping, placed down his cup, and let out a long sigh.

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Ever since the Five-turn Dragon Gate moved to Da Lin City, Red Cloud Mountain had not been this bustling for a long time.

The main road was teeming with the noise of family representatives from various states and prefectures in Longzhou.

Confused children lined up in front of the academy’s gate, while representatives of family clans went up to the platform in front of The Academy, begging Du Ting to admit their children into the institution.

The Wind Media Organization, which had always been stationed in Unparalleled City, was also stunned by this scene. According to their slightly outdated information channels, the current Unparalleled Academy should be in the crosshairs of scrutiny, not that everyone was against it, but maintaining a distance and observing were more than normal attitudes.

But looking at these clan families now, Wind Media felt as if they were in a dream.

Many well-known family representatives in Longzhou shamelessly crowded around Du Ting, saying the same few phrases over and over.

These families were willing to pay any price as long as their young members could enter The Academy and listen to the dean’s teachings.

What had happened, had they slept for three years and the outside world had changed?

Disbelieving, Wind Media hurriedly sent back to their organization what they had witnessed at Unparalleled Academy, unaware that the world outside had already gone crazy over Unparalleled Academy.

The Flame Sun Sword Master, with his golden words, had sent the disciples of the Xu Clan to Unparalleled Academy in the name of the Sword Master.

Yuanzhou is a sacred land where all sword cultivators of the world aspire to go, whether it’s Martial Saint Mountain, Beast Taming Sect, or Buddha’s Country, there had been no instance of a Xu Clan disciple being admitted to them.

But the Xu Clan was willing to send their disciples to Longzhou for education, which only suggested two possibilities.

One possibility is that the real supporter behind Unparalleled Academy is the Xu Clan of Yuanzhou.

The founding of the academy was merely a method for the Yuanzhou Holy Land to extend its influence to the Outer Continent, which also explained why Unparalleled Academy could offer such rare treasures that other family clans couldn’t imagine.

Whether it’s the Five-turn Dragon Gate or the core-targeting Soul Casting technique, only an existence like the holy land could make them readily public.

If this is the case, does it not indicate that the second great martial arts prosperity of Xiehe is upon us?

Such is the way of the world: conjectures from the bottom up are often way off the mark.

The Xu Clan of Yuanzhou, as a clan of Sage Teachers, holds a unique position in Xiehe, and in comparison to boasting of swordsmanship, people are more enthusiastic about the "Spiritual Power Analysis" engraved on the monuments of the southern sacred land.

As an immortal classic in the study of martial arts, to this day, no scripture has surpassed it.

If other sacred lands engaged in setting up schools, it might arouse negative speculations, but Xu Clan’s actions have led everyone to wonder if this could be another grand feast in the martial arts world.

Once misunderstandings arise, people start to look for clues to substantiate their assumptions.

The self-proclaimed astute Wind Media Organization dispatched operatives to Yuanzhou, unable to obtain precise information from the upper echelons, naturally they started probing from the grassroots level.

For instance, what major events recently occurred in Yuanzhou, the origins of the naive children sent by Flame Sun Sword Master to Longzhou, and most importantly, whether the Xu Clan had any significant moves lately.

Such intelligence that does not involve core secrets is quickly compiled and exchanged by local intelligence organizations within Yuanzhou.

And those in Longzhou who saw the information above, became even more convinced in their speculations.

Ying City’s Sword Gallery held a meeting, inviting representatives from Xu Clan’s military, dozens of sword sect representatives, and Yiren Pavilion to discuss a confidential matter, which remains a hotly debated issue to this day.

The three hundred disciples who came with Flame Sun Sword Master to Longzhou were specially selected by various major sword sects in Ying City, each incredibly talented and with extraordinary backgrounds.

With the release of this intelligence, some people’s speculations were completely confirmed, hence the subsequent arrival of several hundred large ships.

These influential families saw the opportunity for a transformative era in the martial world and desperately wanted to board this ’big ship’, so they resorted to flattery.

Apart from these families convinced of their own insights, there were others who held different views.

That is, there must be something extraordinary about Unparalleled Academy, so extraordinary that even a sacred land like Xu Clan would not want to miss out.

Considering that this time Xu Clan sent only children, this extraordinary aspect is very likely related to Foundation Building.

But with a thousand years of prosperity in martial arts, people have come to believe that the study of Foundation Building and the Mortal Realm has reached its limit; the sudden emergence of a new possibility caught many off-guard.

Nonetheless, whether these two speculations are true or not, following a sacred land never leads to grave errors.

Thus, there was a bustling scene at the gates of Unparalleled Academy. Although holding different judgments, all influential families shared the consensus that they were willing to pay any price to get their disciples into the academy.

This made Du Ting feel triumphant. When the external world was in a flurry of discussions about Unparalleled Academy, not a single influential family spoke up; now seeing the Xu Clan’s actions, they flocked over eagerly.

For such fair-weather followers, Du Ting certainly would not give them a warm welcome. Apart from the disciples promised to the Liu Clan, the rest were barred from entry.

No matter how desperately the representatives of these proud influential families pleaded, Du Ting did not entertain any idea of compromise.

"I kindly ask all of you to return for now."

Tang Luo, who walked out of the main gate, looked at the crowd surrounding Du Ting, who was holding his head high, and said with a light chuckle.

As soon as the academy head came out, the representatives of the influential families hurriedly left Du Ting and surrounded Tang Luo in a tight circle, swearing oaths and promising that no matter what, they would get their disciples into the academy.

"Your intentions have been noted by The Academy," Tang Luo said with a smile, waving his hand: "However, there are only so many classrooms and dormitories available in Unparalleled Academy right now. How could we accommodate so many disciples? Why don’t you wait until after the expansion of the school before sending your disciples over?"

"That won’t be an issue at all!"

A representative of the Ou Family in Longzhou, hearing this, quickly stepped forward, thumping his chest: "Setting up a school to benefit Longzhou is a great undertaking, and while the Ou Family might not be much help in other areas, we do have some capabilities in crafting. I’ll immediately send craftsmen over and ensure that Unparalleled City is transformed in the shortest possible time."