The Queen Of The Dark
TQOTD Chapter LXXXVIII [Scholarship II]

Wen Hua's body gave off a pungent smell from the herbs, her white zhaoshan still fluttering as footsteps walked towards the Patriarch's chair. Once he had reached a suitable sitting position, he immediately raised his head and looked at the entire looking down disciple.

The aura of suppression began to decline freeing the invisible shackles from the body, the entire Qinglong sect disciples could only raise their heads to stare towards Patriarch, they harmoniously displayed a face full of respect.

Wen Hua was fixated on the figure of the little boy, she had a trace of astonishment as the entire disciple lowered his head feeling the pressure from her, only the girl in red was as if not affected at all. In fact, the three people beside the child looked not as depressed as the other disciples. His narrowed eyes locked onto each other with black netra, he felt a rare thing happen in his heart, it was like a kind of disdain to a teacher. She broke off eye contact, “Yuwen Yue... You can start now.”

Yuwen Yue nodded, he stood up and walked over to the sect disciple.

The entire outer disciples immediately retreated backwards to exceed the white lines engraved under the feet, they were like opening a square-shaped gap in the center of the hall. Prospective students were confused as to what the senior was actually doing, the outer disciple pulled a few prospective disciples to come back.

“Sstttt... Miss, they seem to be asking us to step back,” Ruan Xulei whispered feeling the many gazes directed at Yue Liang Zhi's group.

After Xiu Juan provoked Yue Liang Zhi, many of the outer disciples and inner disciples searched for information about the child. Now they all knew that the five people they were looking at were rank ten, five and even rank one cultivators in the entrance examination of this year's Huo Empire sect.

For the Qinglong sect disciple who entered easily due to getting ranked and getting a recommendation from the clan leader in the cultivator family, the achievement of Yue Liang Zhi's group was an incredible achievement. Whereas according to the cultivators who entered through the sect entrance examination path, Yue Liang Zhi's achievement was an extremely-extraordinary one.

Everyone's brain was still healthy in guessing the age of Yue Liang Zhi, if the one who became a great cultivator came from their clan could understand, but that child was not from the clan and was even a servant of the western Yun Kingdom. Note, waiter!

Yue Liang Zhi nodded, “I know,” he said slowly retreating and followed by the other members. “The lines that make up this square should be the test arena, but why are they so flat? Shouldn't there be an arena stage?”

The next second, a shrill rumbling sound covered the eardrum. The land increasingly rose to form a stage, Wen Hua drew her earth element chaos tianli energy after the stage had been perfectly formed.

Yue Liang Zhi's head tilted slightly to the left, “ Qinglong's sect was getting more interesting,” his echo sounded like a whisper.

“Four inner disciples of the four classes can choose opponents, the rules are still the same. You are forbidden to kill each other,” Yuwen Yue said staring at Tao Jianying and the three strangers.

The first match was conducted by a Tizhi class disciple against a Xingcheng class disciple.

Tao Jianying was one of the inner disciples of the Dan jian class, as were the other three representatives of each class. The Qinglong Sect had four classes namely the Dan jian class which contained disciples with sword weapons, the Tizhi class relied on physical strength, and the, qita Wuqi class for students who use weapons other than swords and Xingcheng class who study Feng shui formations.

Class Dan jian ranks first with the most number of students among other classes, class Qita wuqi ranks second and third because it always competes fiercely with class Tizhi. The final order was clearly Xingcheng's class, this class was always taken for granted due to racing in learning the formation.

But, to Yue Liang Zhi the Xingcheng class was not an ordinary class. He did not underestimate the class, what to underestimate! He was not even capable in studying Feng shui formations, trifling that class was tantamount to humiliating himself.

Cultivators from the Tizhi class were fighting cultivators from the Xingcheng class, the difference between the two disciples was too prominent. The Tizhi-class disciple was burly and used an over-dominant mace to be the attacker, while his opponent continued to dodge using footwork that stepped towards the wind.

Outside students or prospective students can only take the disciple division exam three times, those who have a decent cultivation level but cannot attract the attention of other grade teachers, he said, usually would get an offer from Yuwen Yue as Xingcheng's class teacher. Unfortunately, every disciple who got an offer from the average elder Yuwen Yue always refused. If you agree, it would be the last option.

“Jiejie interested in Xingcheng class?” Yue Liang Zhi asked as she spread out Bai Yun's floating banquet.

Bai Yun was flabbergasted unprepared for the question from his sister, his brain still digesting every movement on stage. As soon as he got the connection of the answer to Yue Liang Zhi's question, he immediately nodded, “although Xingcheng's class isn't too focused on sword techniques, but this class has another advantage in formations. I'm interested in studying the Feng shui formation, besides being able to know the weak points of the formation, it looks like it can make it easier for cultivators to avoid attacks from higher level kuktivators.”

“Yes is good, jiejie just go to Xingcheng.” class

Suddenly, Yuwen Yue's voice echoed announcing the victory of the Tizhi class disciple. Everyone cheered cheerfully, Yue Liang Zhi's group was calm and still had a light discussion.

“Yue'er itself will enter what class?” Prince Yun Fengyin turned his attention from the arena stage to Yue Liang Zhi's body.

Gaining the curious gazes of the three people at the side, Yue Liang Zhi smiled stiffly, “it is not important for you guys to know about what class I entered.”

“That's important!” The words of Prince Yun Fengyin, Bai Yun, Lei Hu and the addition of Ruan Xulei who had just been a good listener.

Yue Liang Zhi sighed harshly, “you are free to choose any class, do not follow what my choice is!” He turned his head towards Bai Yun, “if jiejie likes to study in Xingcheng's class, then study hard about feng shui formations. But, if jiejie is only interested and does not like all about feng shui formation, then there is no need to bother to learn, throw it away and move according to your heart.”

The defeat of the Xingcheng class representative did not dampen Bai Yun's sense of inertia, he instead grew excited after hearing the enlightenment from his younger brother.

Furthermore, Dan jian's class will be competing against Qita wuqi's class, everyone cheering at the appearance of one of the idol disciples in Qinglong's sect.

Tao Jianying was now facing off against the female armed zhua[1], the swords with claw-shaped weapons rubbing against each other. Tao Jianying's body twisted avoiding the claws, the two people on the stage exchanging many mainstay moves from each class. The movement of the two is so graceful as a dance in the spring, the firmness and agility of the swing of the weapon make anyone fascinated. Elder Tuoli and Meng Yanli as the teachers of both classes were satisfied, the man and woman even had free time to bet on who would win.

Half an hour later.

Zhua's weapon bounced off the stage, Tao Jianying's sword blade was 10cm away from the opponent's neck. Feeling that it could already be announced who the winner of the match was, Yuwen Yue immediately shouted announcing, “Tao Jianying from class Dan jian won the match.”

Elder Meng Yanli's face turned sour, he handed over the entire money in his qiankunya bag, “heh... I can lose this time, my student next time will definitely win the fight.”

“Meng is old, you are too confident. I already listened to that sentence last month,” Elder Tuoli replied to the old lady beside him.

“You are old! I'm young, look at my skin still tight unlike you.”

Elder Tao Hong Li laughed, “you are old, old but unmarried.”

“Shut up, you're the old one!!” Touli and Meng Yanli pointed at Tao Hong Li.

Wen Hua, “..

The expressions of the three elders changed pias, they forgot there would be an older man from the three.

“Oh Xiao Jianyingku very great,” Tao Hong Li trying to find the atmosphere.

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[1] Weapon originating from China, the shape is almost similar to a cathar but different forms. It functions like a claw that can puncture and release flesh from the body. Zhua was more often used to destroy enemy defenses.