Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 263: What the Witch Academy lacks the least is genius

After leaving Chengfeng County, Shang Lu rode on the Black Cloud and headed all the way to Longya Mountain.

In a short while, they reached the mountainside and could see the gate of the Witch Academy and the teahouse and tavern outside the gate from afar.

What surprised Shang Lu was that today these teahouses and taverns were actually empty. Apart from a few yawning, bored waiters, there was no one else.

The group of candidates who liked to gather here to drink tea, chat and exchange experiences, but today, not a single one came.

What happened?
Where did these candidates go?

Shang Lu was quite curious, but he did not ask the waiters in the teahouse or tavern.

He dismounted a few dozen steps away from the Witch Court, led Heiyun, and walked to the dragon and tiger stone statues. He took out incense from his arms, lit it, and offered it to the two stone statues, saluting:

"Disciple Shanglu greets Master Dragon and Master Tiger."

The dragon and tiger stone statues immediately "came to life".

As they inhaled the incense, they began to speak: "It's you, but you haven't been here for a few days."

Shang Lu replied "yes" and said with a smile: "There are no classes in the outer courtyard during this period, so the disciples did not come to disturb Master Dragon and Master Tiger."

"It's not a disturbance. Guarding and opening the door is our duty."

The dragon and tiger stone statue said as it opened the door to the witch academy and nodded to Shang Lu, "Go in quickly."

"Thank you, Master Dragon and Master Tiger."

Shang Lu thanked him but was in no hurry to enter the Witch Court. He changed the subject and asked, "Why are these teahouses and wine shops outside so quiet today?"

The dragon statue said, "Today is the day for the admission test. Those people entered the Witch Academy early in the morning to take the test, and the results may have been known by now."

Shang Lu calculated in his mind and found that today was indeed the first day of the new year.

In the past few days, I have been devoting myself to the practice of eating qi and have completely forgotten about time.

Shang Lu was thinking when he heard the tiger statue snort in dissatisfaction: "Those people called us Dragon Master and Tiger Master, but after opening the door, they just rushed in. No one offered us incense, not even a word of thanks. It's obvious that they don't take us seriously in their hearts."

The dragon statue nodded in agreement, and when he looked at Shang Lu, there was more and more satisfaction in his eyes.

"You are a sensible boy. You know how hard we work and you burn incense for us."

Shang Lu could not say much, so he could only comfort the two stone statues: "They are just anxious to take the exam. Once they enter the Witch Academy, they will respect the Dragon Master and the Tiger Master."

"I hope so." said the dragon statue.

The tiger statue was not optimistic and snorted, "I'm afraid that once they enter the witch academy, they will become even more arrogant and won't take us seriously."

Shang Lu thought to himself, if that were true, then that would be too stupid!

The Witch Academy is no different from other places. How could the statue guarding the mountain gate here be just an ordinary stone statue?
If you don't take them seriously, you will suffer sooner or later.

Seeing that the dragon and tiger stone statues were resentful, Shang Lu wisely stopped talking about this topic. After bowing and thanking them, he took Heiyun into the Witch Court.

The vermilion door slowly closed.

The stone statues of dragon and tiger outside the door returned to their prancing appearance and remained motionless.

But the green smoke rising from the incense was sucked straight into their mouths.

Shang Lu entered the Witch Court, took out the jade token, and just as he sent a message to Wang Chao, he was stopped by someone:

"Shang County Lieutenant...ah, no, I should call him Senior Brother Shang."

Shang Lu looked in the direction of the voice.

He saw a few smiling people walking towards him.

Shang Lu remembered these people. They had been guarding the teahouse and tavern outside the Witch House. They had greeted him and asked about the situation in the Witch House.

Looking at the expressions of these people, Shang Lu knew that they must have passed the test, so he smiled and bowed to congratulate them: "Congratulations to everyone for entering the Witch Academy."

Several people smiled and responded, "Thank you, Brother Shang."

"From now on, we are fellow disciples, so we should interact more often."

"Sure, sure." Shang Lu responded.

After some pleasantries, someone extended an invitation:
"Brother Shang, we are planning to practice together. We can exchange experiences and discuss problems, as well as encourage and challenge each other. We have also set up a bet to see who can repair their Qi Sea first and who can successfully refine Qi first. The winner will get a prize. Do you want to join in?"

Shang Lu smiled and shook his head, declining politely: "Your idea is good, but I won't participate."

Although the person who made the invitation felt regretful, he didn't say much.

Unexpectedly, the person next to him suddenly spoke up and said provocatively: "Brother Shang, do you look down on us, or are you afraid of losing to us and losing face?"

Shang Lu glanced at the man and asked, "What do you think?"

The man didn't expect Shang Lu to ask this question. He was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Shang Lu didn't wait for the man to speak, and said, "After you enter the inner mountain, I will practice with you. As for the gambling, I will not participate. I can't take advantage of you."

Hearing this, several people were shocked.

"Brother Shang, from what you said, you are going to go into the inner mountains to practice?"

"You have repaired your Qi Sea and succeeded in refining Qi?"

“Brother Shang, you have only been in the Witch Academy for a short time, right? You have already succeeded in refining your Qi? Hiss… You are worthy of being the Demon-Suppressing County Lieutenant, you are really amazing!”

When being rejected by Shang Lu, these people felt somewhat unhappy but they did not show it.

But at this moment, all the unhappiness was gone, leaving only shock and envy.

As for the person who had just made the provocative remarks, he looked embarrassed.

I thought the clown was Shanglu, but I didn't expect it was actually himself.

Since Shang Lu had successfully refined his Qi, naturally he no longer needed to practice with them or exchange experiences.

They were also not qualified to enter the inner mountain to practice with Shang Lu.

As for the gambling, it became a joke.

If Shang Lu really agreed, he could win all the prizes they put up right now.

That's why Shang Lu said that he didn't want to take advantage of them.

Fortunately, Shang Lu was quickly picked up by Wang Chao, so he didn't have to feel uneasy.

Although Shang Lu was gone, the topic of discussion among the people still revolved around him.

This person was unhappy, but he didn't dare to say anything bad about Shang Lu anymore.

He could only glare at his companions and snorted, "Look at how little you have achieved! Shang Lu's cultivation is fast, what is there to envy? It only means that the methods taught by the Witch Academy are powerful and the elixirs they give are good! We just need to catch up, and it won't be long before we can repair our Qi Sea, successfully refine Qi, and enter the inner mountain. By that time, Shang Lu's cultivation level may not be much higher than ours. We can catch up with him and surpass him!"

When several people heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up.

However, before they could be happy, a burst of sneer came from the side.

A few people turned their heads and found that they were senior brothers and sisters from the outer courtyard.

"The methods taught in our Witch Academy are indeed powerful, and the elixirs they provide are also really good. But it is wishful thinking for you to be like Junior Brother Shang, who can repair the Qi Sea and successfully refine Qi in just a few days."

"That's right. Junior Brother Shang can be fast, but you may not be able to be as fast as him."

"We have been practicing in the outer courtyard for almost two years, but we have not succeeded in refining our Qi. You guys just arrived and you are dreaming of entering the inner mountain. Do you really think you are a genius?"

"Even if he is really a genius, so what? Before entering the Witch Academy, who wasn't a genius? The thing that the Witch Academy lacks the least is geniuses!"

The words of the senior brothers and sisters were like a basin of cold water, poured on these people, chilling them to the core and extinguishing the hope that had just been ignited in them.

(End of this chapter)