The old man named Mo Youyu returned quickly, showing no signs of injury, but his expression was grim.

Without asking, one could tell from his expression that the Old Demonic Thief had escaped.

The time of an incense stick was up.

Many of those who should have returned were already back, but a discerning look revealed that the numbers did not add up.

A batch of people was missing.

And the High-Grade Aptitude Genius detected last was also missing.

Lu Qing saw that many people's faces showed lingering fear; they had indeed escaped death by the skin of their teeth.

This was truly a matter of luck. The hexagram reading did not state where the attack range was; if one plunged blindly in, they would be extremely unlucky.

"Someone is attacking inside the city."

"It's too terrifying. I didn't go far and saw some people being killed."

"Indeed, how daring of them."

"I heard it's Demonic Cultivators!"

They were all in their teens, and having suddenly encountered such unreasonable ambushes and killings, some of them turned pale.

Elder Mo's expression was extremely grim, "Quiet, now we are returning to the Dao Academy."

"With this old man here, there is no need to worry!"

Whatever had happened, this group of people could only guess.

A flying boat appeared out of thin air, growing from small to large, and appeared in mid-air.

The flying boat headed towards the Dao Academy, and there were quite a few rooms inside the boat.

After Lu Qing chose a room, the tension in his heart slowly dissipated.

Dead people were not scary; what was scary was dying without knowing how.

Outside the flying boat were blue skies and white clouds, and the scenery was delightful.

When it was time to eat, small groups formed in twos and threes.

The three High-Grade Aptitude individuals were also sitting together eating right now.

"My name is Li Jiuming, what are your names?"

The clothes Li Jiuming wore showed that his family background was quite good, and at this moment he also intended to get acquainted with the two.

"Lu Qing."

"I, my name is Liu Er."

Liu Er sat there, constrained and uneasy.

The atmosphere quickly fell silent again.

Li Jiuming smiled indifferently, "Anyway, we will be fellow disciples in the future. Do you know what the inside of the Dao Academy looks like?"

He intended to show off.

Lu Qing really didn't know. Hearing this, he knew Li Jiuming already had the answer, "What is it like?"

"Inside the Dao Academy, it is divided into five major peaks. People like us who are uniformly recruited are all arranged in the Outer Court. Unless there are extremely rare outstanding ones, just like the Earth Grade Genius who appeared this time, they can go directly to the Inner Sect Courtyard."

Li Jiuming said with envy, "Compared to the Outer Court, the Inner Sect Courtyard is the true gathering place for heaven's favorites. I heard that even Earth Grade are not few in there."

"Also, if we can be favored by an Elder upon entering and chosen as a disciple, our future prospects will be truly boundless. However, generally speaking, in the early stage, everyone is cultivated collectively first."

"A distant cousin of mine spent it this way."

Speaking to the end, Lu Qing understood; so there was someone inside the Sect.

"And I heard there are quite a few organizations, cultivation societies, and the like inside. In short, it's very complicated."

"Many thanks to Brother Li for telling me all this. I really didn't know the inside story of this."

Hearing this, Lu Qing found it a bit strange that this was not a pure Sect format, but he only paid a bit of attention to it. How it actually was still required personal experience.

As the three of them chatted away, Liu Er occasionally chimed in with a sentence.

However, most of the time it was Li Jiuming talking. He knew more than the others, and during the chat, he talked more with Lu Qing.

Three days later, "Lu Qing, I heard that some people over there have already started to cultivation, why is it so fast?"

The two who came looking for him were obviously surprised, and then hurriedly ran over to find him.

What was this supposed to mean?

He knew very well that they were reserve disciples now, and the two words 'reserve' were of the utmost importance.

"What should we do? There will be an initiation minor competition at that time. Although I don't know how it will be compared, being a step faster in Cultivation should be right. Should we also cultivation in advance?"

"I heard someone over there has connections."

This was also because self-interest had blinded their eyes.

Lu Qing did not believe that Elder Mo steering the flying boat was unaware of the situation here.

He shook his head, "Don't forget we still have to participate in the second round. Initiation Cultivation is very important, and the choice of Foundation must still be suitable for the Xuantian Dao Academy."

He tactfully pointed out, "We don't need to rush for the moment."

Their Aptitude was right here; they shouldn't lose the big picture for the small.

This premature Cultivation, and then wanting to make a stunning debut in the initiation minor competition?

Lu Qing didn't know, nor was he willing to get involved in this muddy water.

Even though Averting Misfortune didn't trigger here, anyone could figure out with their toes that this was undoubtedly a waste of effort.

Hearing this, Li Jiuming instantly came to a realization and slapped his head hard, "Damn it, I was also confused. Goodness gracious."

"If you hadn't mentioned it, Lu Qing, I would have been made anxious by them."

Lu Qing somewhat agreed with this point.

The atmosphere and environment were very important.

As three days passed, the atmosphere inside the flying boat did not ease up. Instead, because every small group knew people, and because it involved some initiation matters, the atmosphere slowly ignited like firewood, becoming anxious.

Wreaths of anxiety appeared in their hearts, leading to the desire to be one step fast and every step fast.

Lu Qing remained calm and at ease. With the Golden Finger on him, he had nothing to be anxious about.

Therefore, his mindset was extremely stable.

Another three days passed.

Elder Mo looked down with great satisfaction. There were a few good saplings with outstanding mental state, and he had taken note of them.

As for that Cultivation method, it was merely a basic Meridian Opening method; wanting to cultivation required forging the meridians first.

This was the first step of their Dao Academy Cultivation.

As for those who sought quick success and instant benefits, his face remained expressionless.

Among them, he was satisfied with Lu Qing's performance; from beginning to end, there was no anxiety or unease.

His Aptitude was exceptionally good. Although he couldn't compare to those Prodigies, he was still a pretty good Genius.

Lu Qing did not yet know Elder Mo's review of him.

He only knew that he didn't need to worry about his Lifespan, destined to be a seed of longevity, and time could outlast everything. Since that was the case, why rush for a moment.

With a hum,

The flying boat stopped.

Stepping out of the flying boat,

Lu Qing's expression was slightly stunned. The place where they docked was halfway up a mountain peak, on a protruding cliff platform. Coming here, beneath their feet was a bottomless cliff abyss, and ahead was a snow-white-as-jade staircase stretching into the clouds, shining brilliantly with misty Immortal Qi.

Surrounding them were ribbons of clouds entwining countless mountain peaks, with elegant and magnificent palace complexes looming vaguely atop numerous peaks, and right at the front, atop the mountain peak, there was also a city.

Not to mention anything else, seeing a vast city on a mountain peak was already enough to astonish people.

"Alright, all of you come with me to the disciple Hall to take the second assessment."

Elder Mo took out a Token, and a huge Formation suddenly appeared beneath their feet. With a sudden shifting of stars before their eyes, the scenery outside the mountain instantly turned into the view of a hall.

Lu Qing steadied his mind.

From this single trick alone, one could laterally see that this Dao Academy was indeed powerful.

Lu Qing had no intention of stubbornly clinging to a single Sect; his very first thought from the beginning was to cultivation.

Now that the Dao Academy was powerful, that was naturally a good thing.