Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 933: Martial Academy Dean

Chapter 933: Chapter 933: Martial Academy Dean

Currently, Bitao Martial Academy only has the Dean, Ren Jingbo, with the power of Desolate Level Perfection, which is the weakest the academy has been in hundreds of years.

Once Ren Jingbo falls in the future, and if Bitao Martial Academy fails to cultivate a successor of the same Desolate Level Perfection realm, then Bitao Martial Academy will be stripped of its title as a fourth-rank Sect, and other Sects will be able to meddle with the Cultivation Resources within their territory at will.

If some of the smaller Sects manage to cultivate Martial Artists with the power of Desolate Level Perfection, they will overthrow Bitao Martial Academy and become the new rulers of this area spanning a thousand miles.

This scenario is the last thing Bitao Martial Academy wants to see happen.

Because once they lose access to Cultivation Resources, the disciples of Bitao Martial Academy will face the dilemma of ’a skillful woman can’t cook without rice,’ affecting their cultivation, and preventing the improvement of the disciples’ strength.

This vicious cycle will doom Bitao Martial Academy to an inevitable decline, and rising again will be incredibly difficult.

Therefore, with each new recruitment of disciples, Ren Jingbo, as the Dean, pays more attention than anyone else.

In Ren Jingbo’s eyes, out of the nearly ten thousand disciples currently at Bitao Martial Academy, only Gao Shuxian has the potential to advance to the realm of Desolate Level Perfection, which somewhat worries him.

One must understand that a Martial Artist faces various risks and numerous challenges in the process of growth. A single misstep could lead to their downfall.

If anything were to happen to Gao Shuxian, Bitao Martial Academy would be left without a successor, which would be a massive blow to Ren Jingbo and the entire Bitao Martial Academy.

If Bitao Martial Academy had two or more geniuses like Gao Shuxian, Ren Jingbo would be much more at ease.

Yesterday, when two Innate Spirit Root Martial Artists appeared among the one hundred disciples recruited by Bitao Martial Academy, Ren Jingbo couldn’t help but burst into loud laughter, dancing with excitement, and immediately went to the Grandmaster Hall at the back mountain to light incense and pray.

What excited Ren Jingbo the most was that among those two recruited Innate Spirit Root Martial Artists, one possessed a Dual Attribute Innate Spiritual Root of fire and wood, an unprecedented Martial Dao Genius since the founding of Bitao Martial Academy tens of thousands of years ago.

Moreover, a Martial Artist with a Dual Attribute Innate Spiritual Root of fire and wood is also the basic requirement for becoming an Alchemist. If Bitao Martial Academy truly cultivates an Alchemist, there will be a steady supply of elixirs for the disciples’ cultivation in the future, marking the start of the academy’s rise.

With excitement, Ren Jingbo arrived at Lingtian Hall early today, ready to meet the one hundred newly admitted disciples of the Martial Academy.

Under the guidance of four Elders, the one hundred new disciples led by Fang Bai and Qingqing filed into Lingtian Hall.

The one hundred new Martial Academy disciples bowed to Ren Jingbo, who sat high on a stone chair, as a sign of respect to the Dean.

"You are Fang Bai?"

After the hundred new disciples had finished their bows, Ren Jingbo’s gaze landed on Fang Bai. He examined him carefully for a moment and found that he truly was a Mid Heaven Level Martial Artist, and from the Martial Artist Aura on him, he could sense the fluctuations of both wood and fire Essence Energy, which greatly reassured him.

"Responding to the Dean, I... I am indeed Fang Bai!"

Fang Bai’s real strength was equivalent to that of a Vast Level Perfection expert in the True Martial Realm, capable of challenging even Cosmic Level experts, which made him far more powerful than the current Dean of Bitao Martial Academy, who only had the strength of Desolate Level Perfection.

So when Fang Bai bowed to Ren Jingbo and respectfully called himself a disciple, he couldn’t help but feel the situation was somewhat absurd. In this world where strength was paramount, it should be Ren Jingbo addressing him as a senior.

However, Fang Bai, who had endured tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation in his previous life and was now reborn through possession, had an exceptionally strong mindset, and apart from feeling slightly awkward about it, he didn’t really take it to heart.

Fang Bai was open-minded and cheerful, provided his bottom line and pride were not provoked, all could be well discussed.

Moreover, Fang Bai entered Bitao Martial Academy with a purpose this time, and wouldn’t quibble over such matters of address.

"Good! Very good! Fang Bai, you are excellent! Fire and Wood Dual Attribute Innate Spiritual Roots... you really have given me an enormous surprise!"

Ren Jingbo clapped Fang Bai’s shoulders vigorously with both hands, his excitement causing his beard to curl upwards.

Facing Ren Jingbo’s somewhat excessive enthusiasm, Fang Bai felt quite helpless, but it was not appropriate to say anything, so he could only stand there with a smile on his face.

His attitude, light as the wind and calm as the clouds, unaffected by honor or disgrace, made Ren Jingbo hold him in even higher regard.

"After entering the Martial Academy, you must be self-disciplined, diligently cultivate, and must not slacken in the slightest, nor become arrogant and complacent due to talent..."

Ren Jingbo first praised Fang Bai with spirited compliments, then earnestly encouraged him, before finally saying, "Without rules, there will be no standards. Your current cultivation level is at the mid-stage of Heaven Level, so begin as an Inner Court disciple! Your treatment will be the same as other Inner Court disciples too!"

Worried that Fang Bai might feel disappointed, he added, "You’ll first temper yourself in the Inner Court, and as your cultivation level advances, your status and treatment will naturally rise with it! Fang Bai, do you understand my good intentions?"

Fang Bai smiled faintly and nodded to show his understanding.

Ren Jingbo breathed a sigh of relief, his heart filled with gratification.

Next, Ren Jingbo praised and encouraged Liu Qingqing with the same attitude, clearly very satisfied with her as well, for Liu Qingqing too was a possessor of an Innate Spiritual Root, destined to become a mainstay of Bitao Martial Academy in the future.

Ren Jingbo’s enthusiasm seemed to be specifically for Fang Bai and Liu Qingqing only; for the other ninety-eight new martial academy disciples, he became serious, delivering a stern lecture from start to finish. It was only at the very end that he seemed to suddenly remember to give a few words of encouragement to those dozens of new disciples.

"Liu Qingqing will enter the External Courtyard, with treatment same as the other External Courtyard disciples!"

"Liu Liehu will be a menial servant disciple, with treatment same as the other menial servant disciples!"

"Zhou Tong will be a menial servant disciple, with treatment same as the other menial servant disciples!"

"Yan Qi..."

The four Elders took turns announcing the assignments and treatment of the one hundred new martial academy disciples, while Dean Ren Jingbo, with a face full of satisfaction, returned to his high seat in Lingtian Hall.

He looked down on the one hundred new martial academy disciples in the grand hall, his mouth too happy to close.

In this round of disciple recruitment, aside from the monstrously talented Fang Bai and Liu Qingqing, the overall qualifications of the other ninety-eight martial artists were also better than before, so how could Ren Jingbo not be pleased?

Soon, all one hundred new martial academy disciples had their assignments, with the vast majority starting as menial servant disciples, just like Liu Liehu.

Liu Qingqing and Fang Bai entered the External Courtyard and Inner Court, respectively, becoming the figures the menial servant disciples looked up to.

After leaving Lingtian Hall, Fang Bai was led by an older Inner Court disciple to the area where Inner Court disciples usually lived and cultivated.