The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 873 - 871: The Leopard Turns into a Pig!

Chapter 873: Chapter 871: The Leopard Turns into a Pig!

Tang Bufan slowly explained to Lin Bai the details of the grouping situation in the Sword Art Academy.

In the Low-Level Group, there are no Martial Soul requirements, and all Warriors with a Mysterious Grade Five Martial Soul or below are in the Low-Level Group.

In the Advanced Group, Warriors with a Martial Soul above Mysterious Grade Five up to Earth Grade Five are included.

The Genius Group only accepts Warriors with a Martial Soul above Earth Grade 5, for instance, Jian Ruohan, Yejian Qiu, and Longqing Feng, whose Martial Souls are all above Earth Grade 5, naturally entered the Genius Group.

There are also Warriors who were invited by the Sword Art Academy, like Jian Ruohan and Yejian Qiu who were both invited by the academy.

In fact, Lin Bai was also invited, but he didn’t join the Sword Art Academy through the invitation; instead, he came in through the examination on the Miracle Ridge.

In a dejected voice, Tang Bufan said, "The groupings were decided a month ago, and after that month, the Miracle Ridge mentor gave us a Divine Power to cultivate, and as a result, people from the Genius Group mastered it in just over ten days."

"The Advanced Group took more than twenty days to master it."

"But not a single disciple from the Low-Level Group has mastered it in a full month."

"In just two days we will have the test, and I’m afraid if the Low-Level Group doesn’t achieve the desired goal, it will be very difficult to obtain the cultivation resources afterwards."

"Once we lose access to the cultivation resources, our performance in the Low-Level Group will increasingly lag behind the Advanced and Genius Groups."

Tang Bufan said despondently.

Lin Bai, curious, asked, "What’s this all about?"

Tang Bufan explained, "Lin Bai, you don’t know, although the Sword Art Academy is divided into three groups, the cultivation resources provided to all are exactly the same!"

"But the Sword Art Academy has also set a rule that every month the academy will give a Divine Power to cultivate, and at the end of the month, there will be a test. If the bottom-ranked group will lose its cultivation resources."

After listening, Lin Bai’s face showed a sudden realization.

"What are these cultivation resources?"

Lin Bai asked with curiosity.

Tang Bufan said, "There are a lot, such as Spiritual Pills, Spiritual Medicine, and Martial Intent realization, but the most important is the points."

"Disciples who pass the monthly test all receive points!"

"The higher the rank, the more points earned."

"Lin Bai, you have no idea, the points on the Miracle Ridge are so important—whether it’s exchanging for Miraculous Elixirs or martial techniques and Divine Powers, they only recognize points, not Spiritual Stones!"

"In the Sword Art Academy, one Heaven Level First Grade martial technique costs a hundred points, yet hunting a Demon Beast at the Human Elixir Realm First Layer only earns ten points!"

"Moreover, we new disciples don’t even have the privilege to enter the Primordial World yet, so we can only rely on the monthly tests to get points at the start."

Tang Bufan slowly explained.

After listening, Lin Bai had a simple understanding of the Sword Art Academy’s grouping.

In other words, as long as one passes the monthly test, it’s possible to obtain the necessary cultivation resources for the early stages, which for all new Warrior disciples, is an enormous boon that could help them get through the initial weak period on the Miracle Ridge.

Once a Warrior’s cultivation reaches the Human Elixir Realm Fifth Layer, they are eligible to enter the Primordial World to hunt Demon Beasts!

After all, most of the Demon Beasts below the Fifth Layer of the Human Elixir Realm in the Primordial World have been hunted, and they don’t give many points, whereas Demon Beasts above the Fifth Layer are considered more valuable.

Tang Bufan said, "Lin Bai, now that you’re back, let’s go practice together at the Sword Art Academy Arena tomorrow."

Lin Bai smiled, "Sure, since this grouping is there to help new disciples, I naturally want to take a look. Besides, I am also very keen on the cultivation resources needed for the initial stages."

"I hope I can pass the assessment."

Lin Bai smiled faintly.

Tang Bufan chuckled, "Okay, then, rest up for now. I’ll come get you tomorrow morning to go to the arena together."

Lin Bai nodded with a smile.

After Tang Bufan left, Lin Bai tidied up a bit in number 81.

Since Murong Xu had been living there all along, the place was quite clean; Lin Bai simply threw out the bed and quilt that Murong Xu had used, and then settled in.

No words were spoken that night as Lin Bai silently circulated "The Great Five Elements Secret Skill" to nurture his Martial Soul.

Early the next morning, Tang Bufan called Lin Bai and went straight to the Daoist Arena.

Today was neither the first nor fifteenth of the month, so there were no high-ranking Elders or the Senior Brother lecturing in the arena, leaving only new disciples; other martial artists were nowhere to be seen.

Lin Bai and Tang Bufan entered the Sword Art Academy Arena.

Lin Bai’s gaze was immediately drawn to three eye-catching flags.

One of the flags was completely golden, with a golden dragon embroidered on it, coiling around the words "Genius Group."

This was clearly the flag for the Genius Group.

Another flag was embroidered with a wolf with blood-red eyes as if it was about to roar at the heavens and the earth, and it also bore the words "Advanced Group."

This was the Advanced Group.

But the last flag, which displayed the head of a leopard, had been maliciously altered with pen so that the leopard’s head had been changed into a pig’s head!

This must be the Low-Level Group.

The defacement of the flag was an obvious insult to the Low-Level Group!

"A leopard turned into a pig?"

Looking at the Low-Level Group flag, where someone had used a brush to paint the leopard as a pig, Lin Bai couldn’t help but express his curiosity and said aloud.

Angered, Tang Bufan said, "This is the handiwork of Chang Minghui from the Advanced Group. Relying on his high level of cultivation, he brazenly used indelible ink to paint over our flag’s leopard, turning it into a pig!"

"Damn it, once I’m strong enough, I won’t let him get away with this!" Tang Bufan clenched his teeth and his eyes blazed with fury as he spoke.

"Oh look, the trash from the Low-Level Group has arrived."

"Hahaha, the Trash Group, why even come to the arena? You’re just making fools of yourselves!"

"The Sword Art Academy has us from the Advanced Group and the Genius Group; we don’t need you losers at all."

"I think so too, the Sword Art Academy should just expel all the members of the Low-Level Group. Their mere presence is a stain on this sacred land of the Sword Art Academy!"

"The only purpose of the Low-Level Group is to make us from the Advanced Group and Genius Group look even better, hahaha."

Seeing many martial artists from the Low-Level Group moving towards the "pig flag," many disciples from the Advanced Group started pointing at the Low-Level Group martial artists and laughing at them.

At this moment, Lin Bai and Tang Bufan also arrived under the pig flag.

Lin Bai looked up at the pig flag flying over his head, feeling extremely uncomfortable in his heart.

In any era, flags are the most sacred symbol in one’s heart, and no insult to them is tolerable!

The martial artists from the Advanced Group had intentionally painted a pig over the leopard on the Low-Level Group’s flag, a blatant attempt to humiliate the martial artists of the Low-Level Group.

Surrounded by Low-Level Group martial artists, Lin Bai heard the mockery from the Advanced Group. Many were too angry to speak, their heads hung low, their faces showing pain and inferiority.

Teeth clenched in rage, Tang Bufan growled, "Lin Bai, that loudmouth is Chang Minghui!"

Lin Bai turned around and saw, among the Advanced Group, the martial artist who was laughing most wildly. He snorted with a faint smile, "Hmph, since I, Lin Bai, am in the Low-Level Group, it won’t be so easy for others to bully us!"

"This grievance of our flag being painted with a pig, I, Lin Bai, will make sure to avenge for the Low-Level Group!"

"Moreover, the name ’Low-Level Group’ is too inauspicious; I propose we change it!" Lin Bai said with a serene smile.

Just then, an angry female voice rang out, "Chang Minghui, are you here to cultivate or to bully your fellow disciples? If you talk nonsense again, I’ll throw you out of the arena!"

Hearing someone defending the Low-Level Group made Lin Bai curious as well.

Turning to look, an extraordinary woman was making her way towards the Low-Level Group!

Seeing the woman, Tang Bufan’s face lit up with passion, "She is this year’s mentor for our Low-Level Group and also one of the top ten beauties on the Beauty Ranking, Nie Xiaoxian!"