After a century of worship, I became the ancestor of the tribe

Chapter 441 Passing on the Torch

"Brother Hui, wait for me."

Not long after Zhong Hui left the cave, a young man of similar appearance caught up with him.

Although everyone here is assigned a number, young people who know each other well still know each other's names.

The one who stopped Zhong Hui was a young man named Qingyu. He cultivated the wood element and had a green tag hanging from his waist. The young man looked a few years younger than Zhong Hui and was also three or four years younger.

The two were walking together toward the cliff of the Shadow Wall when they suddenly heard a commotion.

"The faculty members are taking on apprentices!"

"The teachers at the Zhuyou Academy, the Metallurgy Academy, and the Array Academy are taking on apprentices!"

A series of texts and pictures appeared on the cliff screen wall, detailing the assessment requirements for the candidates to be recruited.

This situation has occurred every year: teachers in various academies recruit apprentices, and once they pass the assessment, they can directly enter the academy to cultivate under the teacher's guidance, without having to participate in the unified assessment of various academies.

However, the apprenticeship assessment is extremely rigorous, and very few people pass each year; sometimes, no one even passes.

Even so, the young people in the valley were still very excited. It was normal for people to enter the various academies to cultivate step by step, but they could cultivate faster by following a private teacher.

"Brother Hui, I want to participate in the Zhuyou Academy's examination and become an alchemist!"

A determined look appeared in Qingyu's eyes. Since arriving at the Giant Mountain Range, he had seen indescribable grand formations and countless cultivators.

Staying to cultivate oneself became the most steadfast goal in my heart.

"I want to participate in the Array Academy assessment."

Zhong Hui thought for a moment and said, "If you're going to learn, learn the most powerful methods."

Among all the cultivation traditions in the ancestral land of Juyue, the Dao of Array Formation is the strongest, and the Dao of Array Formation also has the most rigorous assessment.

Having been in the mountains for over a decade, although he possesses the element of metal, it doesn't mean that Zhong Hui only practices metal-related cultivation methods. Rather, he has dabbled in various types of cultivation.

In order to train young people from all over the country, the alliance distributes a set of "Formation Records" to everyone who enters the area.

Basic books related to cultivation, such as "Five Elements Basic Witchcraft Patterns", "Complete Collection of Minerals", "Record of Witchcraft Tools", "General Outline of Witchcraft Talismans", "Basic Witchcraft Medicines", and "Exploration of Witchcraft Principles", are available.

The field of witchcraft exploration was added on Shen Can's personal order.

The purpose was to select talented wizards to prepare for the creation of humankind's own script.

As part of the assessment, each student had to write down their understanding of the shamanic script.

It might not have much effect in the short term, but Shen Can has already made long-term plans.

Every so often, the teacher will check on the practitioner's progress.

Everyone needs to make several written summaries of their spiritual practice.

These written summaries are then evaluated by the teacher.

After the initial two years of study, it becomes possible to determine which type of practice each student is suited for, and then focus on training them according to the category that best suits them.

Of course, the other basic subjects are not abandoned, but rather explored as supplementary subjects. They do not need to be mastered, but some basic common sense needs to be memorized.

It can be said that even if these young people cannot pass the assessment to enter a higher academy to continue their training after completing this stage of cultivation, they can still become a junior torchbearer after leaving.

In order to ensure that the talents of students are not buried.

In addition to the fact that teachers from each college would personally recruit apprentices every now and then.

Students who pass the year-end unified assessment three times in a row are eligible to take the entrance examination for their desired college in advance.

Once the entrance examination is passed, students can enter their respective colleges ahead of time for higher-level training.

It can be said that they are truly talented, and they have two ways to receive further training: by being recruited as apprentices by teachers and by taking early exams to enter the academy for further study.

As for the remaining students, although they cannot advance to higher levels in their cultivation, they can still enter the academy and achieve success through their cultivation by following the established path.

"The array formation test is difficult."

Qingyu was somewhat surprised to hear Zhong Hui's plan.

How do you know it won't work if you don't even try?

Zhong Hui spoke softly, "Cultivating only one kind of witchcraft can at most allow one to fight against three or five opponents. Only the art of array formations has the power to seize the creation of heaven and earth, making one a match for ten thousand men."

"Our wizards are physically weaker than martial artists. If you could combine your formation with your physical body, could you rival a martial artist?"

"Huh?" Qingyu was taken aback.

Looking into Qingyu's clear eyes, Zhong Hui thought for a moment and said, "Ayu, I think you will definitely pass the Zhuyou Academy's assessment and become a great alchemist in the future."

"Hehe, as long as I can become a fourth-level alchemist, that's fine."

After saying that, Qingyu's smile faded.

"Brother Hui, I feel this assessment will be very difficult. Everyone wants to follow the academy's teachers and cultivate through this method, so the competition is too fierce."

"If there were no competition, why would the academy's teachers recruit apprentices before the formal academy entrance exams?"

After saying that, Zhong headed towards the depths of a valley.

"Brother Hui, aren't you going to Shadow Cliff?"

"I'm not going. I'll try my luck in Soul Tempering Valley instead."

Soul Tempering Valley is a place to hone one's spiritual sense and will, which is of great help to both martial artists and wizards.

The inspiration for building this training ground came from Shen Can's use of the "Sitting in Oblivion for Eternity" technique to defeat the mindless ape from the Kui Niu tribe.

Of course, a fifth-tier Water-Overturning Mountain Ape is not suitable for children who are still building their foundation.

This was created from a fourth-tier alien race selected from a slave-hunting team.

This clan has a trace of the Heavenly Soul Clan's bloodline, and their soul power is relatively more solid than that of others of the same level.

Because of this talent, it has now become a basic teaching tool in the league.

The Soul Tempering Valley is lush with vegetation and stretches for about five miles. It is divided into three areas: front, middle, and back. Once you enter the valley, you enter the area for soul tempering.

Based on the cultivation levels of these preparatory students, most of them are at the second or third level, which means they have no way to enter the depths of the valley. At most, they can stay in the front and middle areas.

The valley was lush with vegetation, concealing their figures. In the outer area, students could be seen either sitting cross-legged or standing upright, resisting the continuous pressure of divine souls.

Zhong avoided these figures and slowly made his way deeper into the valley, eventually arriving at the border between the central and rear areas.

The chaotic spiritual pressure originating from the teaching aids transformed into sound waves and rushed into Zhong Hui's mind.

He sat down cross-legged and began to hone his spiritual power.

As the moon rose high in the sky, Zhong Hui, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, his body trembled, and invisible soul power surged out in ripples.

Subsequently, Zhong Hui's spiritual energy surged by as much as 30%, and the chaotic pressure that had previously originated from the "teaching aids" could no longer exert any pressure on him.

As he opened and closed his eyes, Chairman Zhong let out a long sigh of relief.

With a powerful spirit, he can also do that.

He then tried to continue walking forward, until he reached the middle part of the rear area, where he once again felt the divine pressure emanating from the "teaching aids".

"My divine soul has almost reached the fourth level."

Having made his decision, Zhong began to slowly retreat towards the edge of the valley.

Having cultivated here for over ten years, he is considered one of the most senior students in the valley. Other students either dropped out or had long ago taken the exams of different academies.

Over the years, he has explored a wide range of subjects during his preparatory studies, and he has also thoroughly studied those subjects that were considered auxiliary subjects.

Without joining the Alliance, one would have no idea how profound the knowledge gathered here truly is.

It encompassed so much, things he had never even imagined before.

After returning to his lodgings and resting for the night, Qingyu knocked on the door the next day.

"Brother Hui, the assessment is in three days. The assessment for the Array Academy is the same as our Zhuyou Academy, both in the morning. A teacher will take us to the assessment."

Three days later in the blink of an eye.

Huge flying ships descended from the sky, each bearing a different flag, indicating that it came from a different academy.

On the flying boat of the array academy, countless spiritual restrictions were shrouded, with nodes resembling an interwoven chessboard, forming a grid-like structure.

Zhong Hui bid farewell to Qingyu and headed towards the direction of the Array Academy's flying boat.

At this moment, figures kept rushing towards different flying boats. Some people chanted incantations, and a gust of green wind immediately rose around them, dragging them into the flying boat.

Some people throw out a tree root, chant a spell, and the wood grows wings, which they then lift up.

Some rode birds, some rode beasts, and some were covered in lightning.

The entire valley was bustling with noise, and countless eyes watched the figures boarding various flying boats with envy.

Even after the airship had carried everyone away, many people still didn't look away, gazing hopefully at the sky.

Deep within the Juyue Mountains, a grand hall stands on the foundation of the massive mountain range. Its interior is vast and covered with inscriptions in shamanic script.

The rock face was inlaid with layers upon layers of jade slips, from the bottom up, there were countless layers.

Figures and spiritual light danced above the hall, organizing these jade slips.

Each jade slip contains different information, and its surface gleams with a faint jade-like light.

Hundreds of figures dressed in coarse linen clothes surrounded seven or eight figures in the middle.

"I've gathered everyone here because the entrance exams for each college have been completed."

A hoarse voice rang out; it was Huo Zhong who spoke.

As Shen Can's first disciple, he wasn't particularly prominent in the Blazing Flame Clan back then. Even though he was Shen Can's disciple, he never became arrogant and always remained passionate about blacksmithing.

Currently, Huo Zhong is the head of the Metallurgical Institute.

"Well, I'm just making a living under the tutelage of the disciple of the Hall Master of the Weaponry Hall."

At this moment, apart from Huo Chong, all of Shen Can's other disciples were present in the main hall.

Huo Yun is the head of the Zhuyou Academy.

Huo Fu is the head of the Witchcraft Academy.

Huoshan is the Dean of the Martial Arts Academy, and Yan Jiang is the Vice Dean.

The head of the Witchcraft Academy is Shen Can, and the deputy heads are his disciples Huo Jiang and Huo Tong.

Weaver Girl is the head of the Array Academy, and Flame Clash is the deputy head of the Array Academy.

Most of the teachers in the college are senior staff members who were transferred from the alliance.

As for the appointment of the president and vice president, that is a transitional phase.

The disciples of the temple were appointed as academy heads, and various members of the alliance were selected as teachers, which was accepted by everyone in the alliance.

Currently, there are many Tier 5 members in the alliance, and it won't be long before many Tier 6 members emerge. At that time, suitable candidates will be selected to take over the position of Dean, depending on the situation.

For example, Shen Can himself, although he has the title of Dean of the Witch Academy, he is completely incapable of managing the trivial affairs of the Witch Academy, which his disciples can handle perfectly well.

As for teaching, the alliance has enough manpower to teach.

Moreover, the number of teachers and students in each college will not stop at what it is now; what we have just set up is only the initial framework.

Of course, in addition to the deans and teachers of various colleges, the elders of the Torch Tower are also present, and they all have research projects under their belts.

Among the many "old guys," there was also a young man sitting there, looking obedient and not looking around.

Huo Chong looked at the young man and said, "Ah Sheng."

"Why."

Kuisheng quickly spoke up, "Ancestral Master, I only brought my ears today, not my mouth."

"You little rascal."

Upon hearing Kui Sheng's words, many people present couldn't help but chuckle.

At this moment, an old man in black spoke up with a smile, saying, "Very well, your Star Palace has a rather interesting child. I've read her insights into the principles of witchcraft, and I find them quite intriguing. How about having her follow me?"

"That won't do!"

Kui Sheng immediately spoke.

After saying that, Kui Sheng quickly lowered his voice and said, "Elder, our Star Palace has only had this much over the years, so don't even think about it."

"Going to the Tower of Incineration to participate in research projects is fine, but trying to seduce my Star Palace people is not an option."

Kui Sheng shook his head like a rattle drum.

The Star Palace is an academy on the same level as the major academies, but over the years, besides him, the Star Palace has only taken in six disciples.

These disciples each possessed different talents in comprehending the stars, and none of them could compare to him.

The lowest-ranking person did not even have a star chart appear after stargazing.

But at least you've gained some insight into the stars, haven't you?

After saying that, Kui Sheng said no more.

Ten years ago, he was a young man cultivating at Miaotao Residence. Ten years later, he cultivated to the peak of the Divine Treasure Realm as expected, only one step away from the fifth level.

Similarly, after reaching this level of cultivation, Kui Sheng also felt that his cultivation speed began to decrease significantly.

"Alright, let's talk about this batch of students taking the exam."

With Temple Peach, Alliance Leader, and Weaver Girl absent, Fire Heavy took the lead in this meeting.

"Several people have written down their insights on the principles of Malay script."

"Among them was a young man named Zhong Hui, who not only mastered the knowledge taught in the preparatory course very well, but also had a strong spirit."

"Bring me Zhong Hui's year-end performance evaluation data from previous years."

Then, a stream of light appeared above the main hall, and a jade slip fell from the sky and began to be passed around among those present.

"Besides Zhong Hui, there are seventeen people who excelled in this assessment who practice martial arts and thirteen who practice witchcraft. They are the best among this group."

The remaining 330 people who passed the assessment included nine of the Thunder element, 21 of the Wind element, and three of the Ice element.

As Huo Chong read out the names, jade slips continued to fall from above.

"If you ask me, this assessment needs to be changed. All subjects should be assessed uniformly, and then teachers and students should choose a suitable direction for cultivation together, instead of letting students directly choose a particular one for the assessment."

"This Zhong Hui's soul is so powerful, he should come with me to the Fire Tower to conduct research."

Didn't the temple say that they would select shamans with strong souls and ideas to study witchcraft and scripture? Isn't this exactly what they're talking about?

Such a promising talent should follow me in my cultivation and go to some kind of academy.

"We have so many array masters in our alliance, why would we need one more?"

"Oh dear, how can you say that? The child likes the Array Academy, which means my Array Academy is good. I was even preparing to take him as a disciple."

Yan Chong, as the vice dean of the Array Academy, was immediately displeased when he heard that such a promising talent was going to be snatched away.

"Actually, I feel that this doll with its powerful spirit can also help me cultivate witchcraft."

At this moment, Huo Fu spoke up, looking at Yan Chong, "Disciple, what do you think of me taking Zhong Hui as my junior brother?"

Yan Chong paused for a moment, then said quietly, "Director Huo Fu, please address me by my title in public."

Huo Fu glared at Yan Chong, then picked up another jade slip and began to read it.

"And this guy named Hongjin, can't he learn witchcraft from me?"

"We should really assess their learning in each subject first, and then arrange their training direction, Master—"

"What do you think, Chongyuanzheng? Why don't you go and report this to your master?"

Huo Zhong remained silent; he did not go.

"The exchange among the seniors was quite lively."

At this moment, Yan Jiang rushed over from outside. He had too many things to do and only came over after finishing up for a while.

"Ah Jiang, you've come at the right time. I was just saying that this kind of assessment is outdated and needs to be changed."

After the crowd held Yan Jiang back for a while, Yan Jiang finally understood the reason for the commotion.

Everyone felt that this kind of assessment was not good, and all the colleges wanted the young students who were selected through this assessment.

Then there's nothing he can do.

After calming everyone down, Yan Jiang looked at the information of the few people who had performed the best in the assessment.

"Chung Hui"

"The alliance was introduced to build mountains in the northwest region of the Silver Wolf Wasteland."

The mountain-building alliance, originally the torchbearers of the land, first went to the Star Mountain of the land, and then—”

"Hongjin was introduced by Yuanshan, the torchbearer—"

After looking around, Yan Jiang focused her attention on Zhong Hui's detailed records.

Lian Zhonghui kept a clear record of every trip he made to the Soul Tempering Valley.

"His spiritual power is strong, but he didn't enter the academy to cultivate beforehand."

After reading it, Yan Jiang looked at the various academy directors and elders present.

"My opinion is that we should teach them cultivation as usual, but Zhong Hui can conduct additional extreme tests."

The kind of training he receives depends entirely on his own abilities.

Seeing that Yan Jiang had made her decision, no one present raised any further objections.

"As for how to conduct the subsequent assessment, please write a proposal for me, and we will make a decision after the alliance has completed its investigation."

Let's see if we should take the assessment first and then choose an academy for training, or choose an academy first and then take the assessment.

Then, Yan Jiang changed the subject and said, "There's another matter. The various academies have been recruiting disciples for more than ten years now."

Next, we will select some accomplished practitioners from each academy to become the new torchbearers.

"That's no problem. It's time to let these young people go out and gain experience. After a few years of experience, they'll be able to leave the academy and stand on their own."

The Alliance creates various academies not because students are obligated to work for the Alliance after completing their training.

They can return to their own ancestral lands, or they can travel around; it doesn't matter.

After some discussion, the first group of 10,000 people went with the old torchbearers to various places to spread the word.

Preaching is not just about imparting knowledge; sometimes it also involves fighting with other races. In human territories where other races live together, it is common for them to steal knives every now and then.

After discussing matters with the many academy leaders, Yan Jiang left at sunset. He thought for a moment and went directly to the trapping formation.

However, this time the creature trapped inside the formation was not a fifth-tier alien race, but a creature at the early stage of the sixth tier.

An hour later, Yan Jiang came out with a precious medicine applied to her cheek, muttering, "Damn it, I promised I wouldn't hit your face."

Inside the trapped formation, within the shattered mountain, the sixth-tier Armored Jade Clan member, covered in scales, had his scales explode, and blood flowed through the cracks.

"You human beasts!"

"Can't you choose a different creature to fight!"

Of all the Tier 6 creatures trapped by the Alliance, this one from the Wyvern Slave Hunter Team is currently the only Tier 6 creature, making it a testing ground for many of the Alliance's peak Tier 5 creatures.

The key is that those who sought out their opponents were not weaklings; they were either Kui Niu or Yan Jiang and their group.

The Wild Beast Battle Body merges with the Dharma Body, allowing for a direct leap in combat power.

Of course, not everyone in the alliance is a powerful fighter; most are ordinary beings. However, these beings do not seek out this Jade Clan creature for sparring.

"You beast!"

"Just hit me!"

By the time they returned to the Alliance's main city, Yan Jiang's swollen cheeks had healed.

Over the past ten years, he has fought his way up from the fifth to the sixth rank, and his fragile qi and blood have long since become solid.

The only thing missing is that the human race's origins have not yet fully transformed.

Upon returning to the side hall, he began arranging for the academy students to train under the guidance of the old torchbearer.

In just one day, warships took off from the various academies deep within the giant mountain, carrying students who had cultivated for more than ten years, heading in all directions.

They will travel to 178 already discovered regions and 36 areas currently being explored for training and combat.

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