Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Why is there such a large crowd here? Are they all here to see the scenery?

He wandered around the perimeter of the crowd and happened to see a thin man, so he walked over to him and patted him on the shoulder.

"Hey bro, what's going on? Why are there so many people here?"

"You don't know?" The thin man glanced at Yun Ping. "If you don't know, why are you here?"

"Hehehe, I'm just curious~"

"Curious?" The man chuckled. "If you're so curious, why don't you go in and see for yourself?"

Yunping smiled but did not respond. Instead, he took out three gold coins from his pocket and tossed them to the thin man.

The changes brought about by these glittering gold coins were swift and dramatic. Judging from the thin man's clothes, he was not from a wealthy family. These few gold coins were almost equivalent to half a month's food expenses for an ordinary person.

The man's expression instantly changed from impatience to fawning; his ability to change his expression so quickly was truly remarkable.

"Brother, what are you doing? You're too kind."

While saying polite things, he hurriedly stuffed the third sister's gold coins into his pocket.

Tsk tsk tsk, that's shameless.

Yunping knew exactly what the guy was thinking, so he took out another gold coin and waved it in front of the man.

"Now, can you satisfy my curiosity?"

"Yes! Yes! It definitely can!"

The man was about to reach for the gold coin when Yunping snatched it back and gave him a knowing look.

The man understood immediately and told Yunping everything he knew.

……

After about ten minutes of conversation, Yunping finally understood what Tian Beigu was up to.

In reality, it was just that a certain prince from the Lanyu Empire came to Tianbei Valley as a guest and announced that the Three-Day Academy would temporarily recruit one hundred exceptionally talented cultivation prodigies. Incidentally, the entrance examination for Tianbei Valley disciples was also brought forward, which caused a sensation throughout the city.

After all, the reputation of the Three-Day Academy is much greater than that of Tianbei Valley. If one is lucky enough to enter the Three-Day Academy, well, that would basically be the path to the pinnacle of life, leading to marriage with a beautiful and wealthy woman.

Now that he knew about Tianbei Valley's actions, Yunping had some plans for his next move.

There was a reason why he didn't bring Ye Yuchan along. Given her temperament, if she returned to Tianbei Valley, she would definitely explode in three seconds and start a massacre. Although he could stop her, if she developed inner demons, no one could save her then.

Moreover, Yunping didn't want to kill anyone; if he could, he didn't want to personally send off another life.

Because too many people were killed.

"Next person."

About half an hour later, it was Yunping's turn.

The man was wearing a Taoist robe from Tianbei Valley and looked like a gatekeeper disciple of Tianbei Valley. He glanced at Yun Ping casually.

"age."

"twenty one."

"Name."

"Yunping".

"gender."

"...Can't you see for yourself?"

The gatekeeper looked up at Yun Ping, a sheepish smile on his face. "I'm sorry, most of the men we've been seeing lately look like girls, so we've added this gender inquiry step."

A cross-dressing master?

Isn't that just like our Jiang Yuetian?

"I understand, I understand. I'm male, I'm a real man."

"Alright, put your hand on it and let's test your potential."

After saying that, the man took out an ancient stone tablet with nine characters, numbered one to nine, engraved on it in a dim light.

Yunping had seen this thing quite a few times before. It seemed to be called the Immortal Path Test, which supposedly could vaguely predict a person's future achievements based on their potential.

This is fate, a destiny ordained by God from the moment a person is born.

If the test result is one, then this person is just an ordinary person and has no chance of cultivating immortality. If it is nine, then this person is basically a top-tier expert, capable of making the heavens tremble with a stomp of their foot.

But this thing, though said to be incredibly accurate, is actually completely useless.

Recalling the scene of his first step into the mountain gate, Yunping placed his hand on the stone tablet, and instantly, the words on the stone tablet began to glow one after another.

First one, then two, then three, and then...

Stopped.

The gatekeeper glanced at the faintly glowing words "Three" and pursed his lips.

"Well, you can barely be considered a talented person. Alright, you've passed the first round of testing. Go in."

Yunping glanced at the stone tablet with a hint of nostalgia, said nothing, and walked straight into the mountain gate.

When he first entered the sect, he was told almost the exact same thing. The sect elders even treated him as an outer disciple, since he was only at the [3] level. Whether he could break through the Profound Gate stage and reach the Spirit Platform stage was still a question.

So this thing is actually completely useless.

God? What's that? Just some old geezer.

Enjoying the envious, jealous, and hateful gazes of the mortals behind him who had failed the test, Yun Ping strode away in exaggerated strides and disappeared from everyone's sight.

He's here in Tianbei Valley.

10. Mysterious fake man?

After passing through the path, the scenery inside Tianbei Valley surprised Yunping a little.

I don't know if it's because the Three-Day Academy is so famous that all the talented people have come to Tianbei Valley to participate in the trials. The number is on a completely different level compared to previous years.

Two years ago, Yunping also came to Tianbei Valley, just to join in the fun. But at that time, very few people could pass the stone tablet test, not even enough to fill half a football field.

Unlike now, where all you see are heads.

Yunping jumped around a few times before he could see the whole square clearly.

It looks pretty much the same as it did two years ago. The only difference is that there are a few more rings on the field, and a few more people are watching from them with an air of superiority.

One of the graceful women sat on a pale gold throne, wearing a long emerald green robe, her legs crossed, her gaze wandering among the crowd.

Furthermore, the spiritual energy that inadvertently emanated from her body was different from that of the other elderly people around her, clearly surpassing them.

The queen of the Lanyu Empire must be this woman.

"Three days at the academy..."

Yunping muttered to himself.

How long has it been since I last visited this familiar place?

Five years? Ten years? Twenty years?

Honestly, he had almost forgotten what the plant in the dean's office looked like.

As he reminisced, Yunping felt a hand emerge from the crowd and rest on his shoulder.

"Oh! Are you here to participate in the three-day academy trial too?"

This is an unfamiliar voice.

Since the other party showed no hostility, Yunping did not flinch the arm off his shoulder, but instead slowly looked at the owner of the voice.

A handsome young man with a small braid, black hair parted in the middle, and dressed in a light blue outfit was smiling at me.

The first word that flashed through Yunping's mind when he saw the boy's attire was—

Old-fashioned.

That's so damn cliché!

This kid is obviously a woman disguised as a man! Whether it's her chest, which has been flattened by the suppression of spiritual energy, or her buttocks stuffed with a wad of cotton, do you think you can pretend to be a man by flattening the top and making the bottom protrude?!

How naive.

The boy... no, the girl noticed that Yunping's gaze was fixed on her, and her cheeks unconsciously flushed red. She then patted Yunping, pretending to be calm.

"Brother? Did you... hear me?"

"Ah, yes, yes." Yun Ping also pretended to come back to his senses, quite cooperatively. "What's wrong? Are you here for the trial too?"

"Yes, I see that you have an extraordinary bearing, and your clothes are neat and dignified. You must come from a prestigious family, which is why I would like to travel with you."

A prestigious family? Exceptional bearing?

Yunping looked at his own attire, which he considered to be extremely plain, and was somewhat bewildered.

What does this mean? How did this become such a buzz? Should I follow the usual practice of mutual praise and compliment her outfit?

"Ahem, excuse me, beautiful lady... brother, I'm not here to participate in the trial, I'm here to participate in the Tianbei Valley trial."

To be precise, I'm here to cause trouble—of course, I can't say that!

Upon hearing this, the girl dressed as a boy paused for a moment, then smiled and said...

"Brother, you probably entered the valley without asking around properly, didn't you?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"It seems you truly do not know, brother."

The girl's face revealed a mysterious smile, which left Yunping stunned.

Fortunately, the girl was honest and didn't ask Yunping for any fees.

If it were that skinny man at the door, he definitely wouldn't have spoken unless he'd swindled seven or eight gold coins.

"That's right, brother. The Tianbei Valley Trial and the Three-Day Academy Trial are combined. The king will select outstanding talents during the trial, and these talents will eventually be brought back to the Three-Day Academy."

Upon hearing this, Yunping almost burst out laughing.

"...Isn't this blatant poaching?! They recruit disciples on their own turf, and all the good prospects are taken away by others. Tianbei Valley is really something else."