82: Chapter 82 Yan Chenzhou will also participate.

Returning to the martial arts academy, Li Yuan continued living just as he had before.

However, whether it was the upper and middle echelons of the academy or the Disciples, their attitudes toward Li Yuan had changed.

The Instructors were polite, and the Disciples of the academy even treated him with a measure of respect.

In the Zhai Tian Terrace competition, Li Yuan had not only defeated Yan Chenyao but had also outperformed a multitude of the academy's Disciples.

Whether it was the Jia-Class Ranking or the Yi-Class Ranking, it could be said that Li Yuan had overshadowed them all.

Moreover, the disparity was far from insignificant.

On the side of Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy, other than Li Yuan, the highest anyone had reached was the eighth level.

Even those at the top of the Jia-Class Ranking had been left quite far behind by Li Yuan.

Once the gap reached a certain point, it was no longer easy to feel jealousy; instead, it was more about looking up to him.

Viewing Li Yuan with such a sense of admiration, the attitude of the academy's Disciples naturally shifted toward greater respect.

Fu Qingfan, who had lost to Li Yuan in the Yi-Class Grand Competition, had been feeling stifled and aggrieved for quite some time, his heart heavy.

Losing to someone he had looked down upon from the bottom of his heart was truly unpleasant.

In order to regain his face, Fu Qingfan had even bitterly cultivated for several days in a row.

After the trial at Zhai Tian Terrace, all that stifled frustration and grievance had vanished.

He even felt that his performance in the Yi-Class Grand Competition hadn't been bad, as he had managed to exchange several moves with Li Yuan.

Even those on the Jia-Class Ranking likely had no chance of winning against Li Yuan.

Having realized this, Fu Qingfan felt completely at ease.

He was simply not a Martial Artist on the same level as Li Yuan; there was a very obvious disparity in talent and potential.

Li Yuan's opponents were people like Yan Chenyao and Yan Chenzhou.

For him, Fu Qingfan, to have traded blows with Li Yuan was already a compliment.

Over at Yingyang Pass, after the Zhai Tian Terrace competition, they had once again received a letter of notification.

This was the rule of Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy.

When academy Disciples achieved results, they had to report back to their original factions.

However, the attention paid to Li Yuan at Yingyang Pass was minimal.

After the letter was sent back, the deputy general mentioned it to the City Lord, Wang Jiuxing.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jiuxing merely nodded and did not even say another word.

Wang Jiuxing had been very busy lately and did not take Li Yuan too seriously.

This included the previous conflict between Li Yuan and the Yan Family.

When he first heard about it, he had been somewhat worried.

But this time, news spread that Li Yuan had defeated Yan Chenyao and temporarily resolved the crisis.

Once such words came out, Wang Jiuxing immediately cried out that he had been deceived.

He felt that Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy was swindling him, wanting to extract more benefits from him.

A major Family like the Yan Family—how could a small Disciple like Li Yuan resolve that?

Him resolving the crisis himself—was that even possible?

After returning to the academy, Li Yuan temporarily returned to a calm and stable life.

Within the other courtyards of Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy, the remains of other sages were also enshrined.

It was just a pity that not all those enshrined were Ninth-Grade Supreme.

However, through the Corpse Looting Technique, he still gained quite a bit.

He was only one step away from the pinnacle of this world, the Ninth Grade Great Perfection.

Li Yuan carefully calculated that he would likely need to obtain the Martial Dao Internal Energy of twenty Ninth-Grade Supreme experts.

Twenty Ninth-Grade Supreme experts—this number was truly not small.

But being able to see the goal made him feel less anxious.

On the path of cultivation, the most terrifying thing was not knowing where to go.

To hesitate back and forth, and then choose the wrong path.

Wasting time, and even affecting oneself.

Once it was determined how to improve, all problems would not be significant.

Half a month passed, and Li Yuan had gained quite a lot.

Hearing others talk about recent news, one topic was about Yin He.

It was said that he had been missing for quite a while; he hadn't reported his itinerary to the academy and had been nowhere to be seen for over twenty days.

Liang Duqiu even came to warn Li Yuan to be careful.

He said that Yin He was petty and that if a Disciple offended him, he would almost always seek revenge.

And Li Yuan had done more than just simply offend Yin He.

Outside the Zhai Tian Terrace, having his face slapped in front of so many people—Yin He must have been filled with hatred.

"I am worried that Yin He might resort to extreme measures. Junior Brother, when you go out to cultivate, it is best to travel with the elders.

Your potential is extraordinary; you will surely reach the pinnacle of the high mountains in the future.

But you are still young after all, and you still need time to settle."

Liang Duqiu offered his advice, and these suggestions were not wrong.

In their view, Li Yuan was only at the Fourth Grade Great Perfection.

Even if he advanced further, he would only be at the Fifth Grade Realm.

The top Disciples of the younger generation were only at the Sixth Grade Realm, or Sixth Grade Great Perfection.

And no matter what, Yin He was a Seventh Grade powerhouse.

If he went mad and did something detrimental to Li Yuan, how could Li Yuan handle it on his own?

Li Yuan nodded and acknowledged the warnings from his Senior Brothers.

Liang Duqiu and the others really understood this Yin He quite well.

They had even guessed that Yin He would resort to extreme measures to retaliate against Li Yuan.

However, they had guessed it too late.

Yin He's corpse had likely already been devoured by the wild beasts in the mountains and forests.

In casual conversation, several Senior Brothers mentioned some recent lively events.

The World Talents Convention would be held at the beginning of next month.

Although the World Talents Convention had the word "World" in its name, in reality, it was just a grand event within the country of Da Shun.

Those participating in the Young Talents Gathering were all young people from Da Shun under the age of thirty-five.

It was a grand event for the younger generation to communicate, socialize, and display their own demeanor.

To put it bluntly, it was an opportunity for young people to show off.

"I heard that you have already received an invitation, Junior Brother.

Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy received a total of four invitations, and your invitation, Junior Brother, is ranked first."

Li Yuan was not very interested in what Liang Duqiu was saying.

The World Talents Convention, showing oneself off—what was the point?

Li Yuan had no interest in going outside to display his talent and potential.

"Just because I was invited, must I go?" Li Yuan asked casually.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding Senior Brothers were all stunned.

Other young people took pride in receiving an invitation to the World Talents Convention.

Many people who received an invitation once could even boast about it for ten years.

"Junior Brother, what you received is an invitation to the Tian-grade Talent Conference. Those going this time are all the top Prodigies among the younger generation of Da Shun..."

Liang Duqiu and the others could not understand.

If they had such an opportunity, they wouldn't think of refusing; they would only be too excited to sleep.

The World Talents Convention was also divided into two levels.

The Tian-grade Talent Conference and the Earth-Rank Young Talents Gathering.

For people like Liang Duqiu, being able to get an invitation to the Earth-Rank Young Talents Gathering would make them so excited they couldn't sleep.

"Junior Brother, our academy received four invitations, and you are the only one with a Tian-grade invitation.

Furthermore, this is the first time in over forty years that the academy has received a Tian-grade invitation.

The Headmaster and the others likely hope that you will go..."

Liang Duqiu and the others tried to persuade him.

If Li Yuan were willing to go, they might be able to snag a position as a follower and go along for the trip.

"Yan Chenzhou and Yan Chenyao from the Yan Family will likely both be going.

Won't you go and ask, Junior Brother, how the matter of the test medicine is to be resolved?"

When Liang Duqiu mentioned this matter, Li Yuan was actually quite interested.