Chapter 174: Chapter 24: Prayers of All Beings, Meeting an Acquaintance at the Start of School

This Great Divine Technique could perhaps be used for killing enemies.

Time slowly slipped by in cultivation.

……

「The next day, August 15th.」

After the heavy rain, Langya City took on an exceptionally clean appearance.

Everything, from the skyscrapers stretching thousands of meters into the air to the special alloy tiles paving the ground, had been washed sparkling clean, leaving them clear and bright.

Langya University wasn’t located in the city center, but rather toward the eastern side of the city. Its campus was immense, covering over twenty thousand mu—the size of three or four Gouxian Towns—and its student body exceeded one hundred thousand.

One hundred thousand students, the weakest of whom was a Martial Artist at the first stage of the Jade Tower realm.

At that moment, the university’s West Gate was swarming with people. New students surged inward like a tidal wave, and with all their accompanying parents, even the West Gate—Langya University’s largest entrance—was packed to the brim.

“Swordsmanship System students, over here!”

“Refining System, over here! Over here!”

“Talisman Dao System and Divination System, come this way! Register over here!”

Amidst the cacophony, Tang Yuanyuan finally managed to squeeze out of the crowd. Holding her phone high and completely ignoring the strange looks from others, she said with a wide grin:

“Hey fam, take a good look! I told you I wasn’t lying, I’m a freshman at Langya University!”

A series of comments like, “This is impossible,” “I don’t believe it,” and “Greetings, m’lord,” floated across the chat.

“What’s not to believe?” Tang Yuanyuan rolled her pretty eyes and said, “I told you all a long time ago, I’m a Marrow Refining Realm Martial Master…”

The chat immediately filled with another stream of “All hail our great master.”

Tang Yuanyuan shot them a sidelong glance and declared magnanimously:

“Alright, alright, what do you all want to see? I can give you a tour, but we can’t see everything at once. Langya University is huge; you could never walk it all… How about I take you through the registration process?”

In this day and age, even though the world had undergone multiple spiritual revivals, ordinary people still made up the vast majority. As such, many would never get a chance to even peek inside a place like Langya University, a true Cultivation University, in their entire lives.

The main channel for most people to experience these things was through streamers like Tang Yuanyuan—talented cultivators who just happened to be short on cash.

Tang Yuanyuan was holding her phone, about to squeeze her way further into the throng, when the sound of roiling airwaves washed over them from behind.

She turned her head, then quickly swiveled her phone around as well, saying:

“Whoa, whoa, whoa, a brand-new model Hovercar! I wonder which young master or young miss is arriving… Let me give you all a look, broaden your horizons a bit!”

As she spoke, the crowd parted on their own to clear a space. The Hovercar landed in the clearing, and its doors slowly slid open.

To the envious gazes of many, the first person to step out was an exceptionally handsome young man. He was dressed quite simply, his features held a gentle warmth, and an aura of Yuanrong flowed around him.

[His aura is perfectly contained. He has to be a Grandmaster who’s opened at least one visceral organ!] a comment flashed by. Tang Yuanyuan’s eyes widened in surprise, and she muttered under her breath:

’How can he be a Grandmaster? Everyone registering at the West Gate is a new student. A freshman who’s already a Grandmaster… Impossible! Absolutely impossible!’

[What the hell do you know, Xiaotangyuan!] a few more comments scrolled by.

[What’s a Grandmaster? Xiaotangyuan, haven’t you heard? There’s a direct descendant of an Immortal in this year’s freshman class at Langya University! They say his cultivation is at the Great Grandmaster level!]

Tang Yuanyuan’s eyes went wide as saucers.

“An Immortal’s direct descendant! For real…?”

Before she could finish, she saw that the young man hadn’t walked away after exiting the Hovercar. Instead, he turned and helped a girl down.

The bustling crowd fell silent, and even the dense barrage of comments in the livestream paused for a moment.

There was no other reason; the girl was just that breathtakingly beautiful.

Although it was already autumn, Yan Jiangxue was still wearing a short skirt. Her long, slender legs, illuminated by the gentle sunlight, were so pale they were dazzling.

Combined with her exquisitely delicate face and eyes like shimmering autumn pools, even the phrase “beauty that could topple nations” seemed to fall short.

Countless students stared dumbfounded, and even Tang Yuanyuan couldn’t help but gulp, a look of utter infatuation on her face.

“So… so beautiful…”

Hers was a supreme beauty, capable of stunning even other women.

Under the countless stares, the girl merely lifted her head slightly, revealing her snow-white neck, her face a mask of indifference, like an ice mountain.

That cold and aloof aura made many gulp. Someone remarked with a sigh:

“Looks like after Wang Zhiyao, Langya University has another ice mountain!”

Meanwhile, Lu Xuan, who was holding Xiaoyan’s hand, didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ’Others might not know, but I’m perfectly aware… Xiaoyan’s social anxiety is flaring up again.’

’After all, the soft little hand I’m holding is already tense and slick with sweat…’

He didn’t say anything, only giving Xiaoyan’s hand a gentle squeeze to signal her to relax. He then prepared to lead her forward, but then…

To the confused gazes of the crowd, the two of them stopped in their tracks, standing completely still.

Lu Xuan turned his head to the side and asked in a very low voice:

“Which… System are we in?”

Yan Jiangxue blinked. Forced to maintain her ice-cold facade under the crowd’s intense gaze, she only managed a slight shake of her head and whispered back:

“I… I don’t know either!”

Lu Xuan was speechless.

He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Just as he was about to say something, another Hovercar descended from the sky, and a young man radiating an air of nobility stepped out.

Lu Xuan frowned. ’A familiar face.’

’No, not quite. I met him while I had Xiaoxu’s face. He certainly ran fast enough back then. I never got the chance to kill him.’

At this thought, a cold killing intent flashed in Lu Xuan’s eyes, but he immediately suppressed it. It wouldn’t do to kill someone in broad daylight without a good reason.

’Even if the guy did once stand firmly with Sakata Heavy Industries and the Demon Race.’

At this, a stir went through the crowd. Many of the freshmen who came from prominent backgrounds recognized the newcomer and began whispering among themselves.

“Is that… the Eldest Young Master Wu? Isn’t he a third-year? What’s he doing at the West Gate where the freshmen are registering?”

“I have no idea. Aren’t you pretty close with Eldest Young Master Wu? Why don’t you go say hello?”

“No way. That guy’s completely unpredictable.”

Tang Yuanyuan listened to the discussions in a daze and subconsciously asked her stream:

“Who’s this Eldest Young Master Wu?”

The knowledgeable viewers in her chat room quickly provided an answer.

[Xiaotangyuan, what rock have you been living under? You’ve been in Langya City for years and you don’t even recognize Eldest Young Master Wu?]

[Exactly! He’s the son and heir of the Grand Governor, Wu Shangpin… You’d better not get on his bad side, Xiaotangyuan. He’s famous for being violent!]

Tang Yuanyuan shrank back. Then, she saw the young man named Wu Shangpin scan the area before suddenly striding toward the young couple from before.

’Do they know each other?’

The question had barely formed in Tang Yuanyuan’s mind when, in the next second…

“You must be a freshman, right?”

Wu Shangpin completely ignored Lu Xuan, his eyes fixed on the stunning girl before him—a true femme fatale. He put on a refined and courteous act:

“Might I have the pleasure of getting to know you? My name is Wu Shangpin, a third-year. My father is the Grand Governor of Langya Province, Wu Zhongshu.”

But all he got in response was a huge eye-roll from Xiaoyan.

“Xiaolu, Xiaolu, is there something wrong with this guy? Who introduces themselves by immediately saying who their dad is…?”

Although she whispered, Wu Shangpin still heard her, and his expression suddenly darkened.

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