Chapter 389: Joining Mountain River Academy, Encountering a Fraudster Again
After Cheng Changsheng left Qian Ya in a state of self-isolation, he turned to Hu Tudou and the others.
“I will be going to the outer courtyard next, and given your personalities, it’s likely you will follow me.”
“Eternal Immortal and the others can go wherever they like, but Wan’er, you must go to the inner courtyard.”
Upon hearing this, Su Wan’er, who had been silent until now, appeared flustered.
“Elder Brother Changsheng, I don’t want to go to the inner courtyard.”
Looking at Su Wan’er’s expression, Chen Changsheng smiled.
“That’s not acceptable; you must go to the inner courtyard.”
“Your path is different from theirs. Although I say Mountain River Academy is nothing special, in reality, it is quite remarkable.”
“If you want to gain true teachings, you must go to the inner courtyard, where a teacher best suited for you is waiting.”
“Only by following her can you walk the path that suits you best.”
After listening to Chen Changsheng’s words, though Su Wan’er felt a myriad of reluctances in her heart, she could only choose to obey his order.
Seeing Su Wan’er step onto the stone steps, Qian Ya curiously asked.
“Young Master, what path is Wan’er walking? Can’t you teach her?”
“It’s not that I can’t teach her; I’m not the best teacher for Wan’er. Following me would lead her to go ‘astray.'”
After saying something enigmatic, Chen Changsheng didn’t wait for Qian Ya to comprehend and directly stepped onto the long stone steps.
There are a total of thirteen thousand steps leading up to Mountain River Academy. All cultivators must step up one by one before they arrive at the academy.
This is the venue of the Supreme Saint!
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Mountain River Academy.
After more than an hour of trekking, Chen Changsheng and the others finally reached the mountain top.
Simple big tile houses appeared before them. Although the architecture here was quite plain, the area was relatively spacious.
“Are you Chen Changsheng?” a scruffy figure darted in front of him.
“Welcome to the inner courtyard.”
Upon seeing the person, Qian Ya exclaimed, “You’re that fraudster from the city!”
Hearing this, the scruffy man smiled and stroked his little beard, saying, “Let’s not speak so harshly, esteemed scholar. I call it diligent and frugal learning.”
“My name is Tian Guang; I hope to get your guidance in the future.”
Once Qian Ya learned that this fraudster was indeed her scholar, she wanted to discuss the Divine Source situation with him.
However, before Qian Ya could speak, Chen Changsheng raised his hand to stop her.
“As the saying goes, without business, you can’t enter the Three Treasure Hall. What are you up to suddenly blocking us?”
“Hahaha!”
“It’s like this: to prevent new students from going astray, Mountain River Academy arranges some seniors to act as guides during each recruitment.”
“We also earn corresponding points for completing missions.”
“Of course, if you scholars want to learn more about our academy, I can introduce you.”
“However, such additional services naturally require a small fee.”
Saying this, Tian Guang rubbed his fingers together and smiled warmly at Chen Changsheng.
“Let’s discuss. How much do you want?”
“We’re already acquaintances. I’ll give you a discounted price of two thousand eight hundred eighty-eight Divine Sources.”
“Two thousand eight?”
Upon hearing this amount, Qian Ya instantly became furious.
“You dare to charge two thousand eight just to show us around the academy? Why don’t you go rob someone instead?”
“Who doesn’t know the name of Mountain River Academy? I know more about the situation here than you…”
“The price is reasonable; it’s settled.”
Qian Ya’s words were interrupted by Chen Changsheng.
Seeing Chen Changsheng acting as a ‘sucker’ again, Qian Ya felt wronged and said, “Young Master, having money doesn’t mean you can spend it like this!”
“The more you talk, the more it irritates me; just pay.”
After being scolded by Chen Changsheng a few times, Qian Ya, with eyes full of resentment, took out two thousand eight hundred eighty-eight Divine Sources.
“Fraudster, just you wait!”
“Hahaha!”
“Thank you for looking out for my business, esteemed scholars.”
Tian Guang ignored Qian Ya’s threatening glare, happily accepted the Divine Sources, and said, “Please follow me.”
“I’m quite familiar with Mountain River Academy.”
Then, led by Tian Guang, Chen Changsheng and the others began touring Mountain River Academy.
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“This area has both the inner and outer courtyards, and the way of teaching in both places is the same.”
“The academy’s teachers come to teach occasionally, and besides some main courses, students can choose other courses at their discretion.”
“If Mountain River Academy doesn’t have the course you want to learn, you can also spend points to invite a teacher for personalized instruction.”
“In addition, you can use points to exchange for treasures in the treasury of Mountain River Academy.”
“A friendly reminder, the points here are worth more than Divine Sources outside.”
Listening to Tian Guang’s introduction, Chen Changsheng casually asked, “What’s the exchange rate of points for Divine Sources?”
“The academy’s price is one-to-one, but you can only exchange points for Divine Sources and not the other way around.”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng raised his brow.
“What about places outside the academy?”
In response to Chen Changsheng’s question, Tian Guang grinned smugly and said, “You can tell you’re an old hand; in the black market, the ratio of points to Divine Sources is one to one hundred.”
“If you all want points, I still have ways to help you within five thousand points.”
“It seems you have quite a few tricks up your sleeve.”
Chen Changsheng observed Tian Guang again, who merely smiled back and said, “No choice; we have someone above us.”
“As for how to earn points, you all must have some understanding.”
“Apart from contributing treasures to the academy, students earn points automatically each month.”
“As for how many points, that would relate to the tokens you hold.”
“A silver token earns one thousand points per month, while a gold token earns ten thousand points.”
“You, as a ten-crown champion, earn astronomical points every month.”
“Just by having such a huge amount of Divine Sources, many would be envious beyond measure.”
Just as Tian Guang was passionately explaining, Huafeng, wearing a different set of clothes, walked over from afar.
“Little Peacock, you stop right there.”
Hearing the familiar voice, Huafeng stopped in her tracks.
“Are you planning to teach me something?”
“Of course not.”
“I just wanted to ask if the clothes you’re wearing were issued by the academy?”
“Yes, every new student can pick them up at the registration office.”
“Great, then you can help us get our clothing, and also remember to choose a slightly better dormitory for us.”
As soon as these words were spoken, Huafeng’s face instantly darkened.
“Is this your condition for teaching me?”
“No, I just simply want to boss you around a bit.”
Hearing such arrogant words, Huafeng went silent for two breaths before turning around to leave.
“I’ll arrange your accommodation in a tea time.”
