As they rolled up to the gates of the Astral Sage College, Jiang Qing'e disembarked first, flitting up the endless flights of stairs towards the campus.
Li Luo and Yan Lingqing left a little later.
He could clearly see that there were many older students who gave way to Jiang Qing'e as she passed, nodding in greeting, while trying (and failing) to hide their feelings for her.
The new students looked at her with a mixture of surprise and respect as she passed.
This was Jiang Qing'e, the legendary ninth-grade resonance user.
She was famous both in the Astral Sage College and throughout the Xia Kingdom.
They could not help feeling excited, looking forward to cultivating in the same school as such a legend.
"Weeew," Li Luo whistled. "That's some reputation indeed."
"This is nothing... Soon you'll know the true extent of your fiance's star power here in the Astral Sage College," Yan Lingqing said.
Li Luo sighed. No need for soon, he already knew—if even Duke Stage Violet Vibrance mentors were chasing her, what more did he need to know?
Wrestling with his complex feelings, Li Luo followed Yan Lingqing up the stairs. The view changed dramatically when they passed through the white jade doors.
Firstly, they saw an endless buildup of school buildings—tall, towering architecture that sprawled in every direction.
There was a dignity to the campus, built up over thousands of years of history. A wealth of years that demanded respect from the visitors within its halls.
The buildings were just a small part of it. Even more impactful was the enormous tree whose canopy nearly blocked out the sky.
The Tree of Resonant Power looked like an embodiment of eternity itself. It made one feel small and insignificant.
Its branches covered most of the sky above the Astral Sage College, and gathered worldly natural energy to it. Even from a distance, Li Luo could sense the terrific speed at which it was gathering energy from all around.
No wonder it could produce a treasure like the Royal Sap.
Truly, the Tree of Resonant Power at Southwind Academy was like a tiny seedling compared to this...
Still lost in awe at his surroundings, Li Luo let himself be dragged to the newcomers' reporting place by Yan Lingqing.
After a simple registration process, Li Luo was given a newcomer’s jade tablet, which he would need for the Choosing of the Mentors.
"Now shoo."
The one handling registration was a Two Star Hall student. He stared at Li Luo's information for a long time, as if trying to remember something. Seeing the situation, Yan Lingqing quickly ushered him away.
As he was leaving, Li Luo heard a small commotion behind him and turned to see two figures walking together.
One of them was leggy, hair neatly cropped around her ears. She had fresh features and a smattering of freckles. Her cool expression was a subtle warning of danger to those around her.
Li Luo recognized her immediately. Third place on Yu Lang's ranking—Bai Doudou.
Behind Bai Doudou was another young woman who resembled her. She was more than a class ahead of her. Her perfect features were almost doll-like—porcelain skin and wide, sparkling eyes that were like jeweled pools come to life.
Compared to Bai Doudou's taller and slimmer figure, she was slightly shorter, but that only made her even more appealing and huggable.
The commotion was a horde of admirers gawking at the young lady.
Bai Mengmeng.
Li Luo recognized her as well. The sister belles among the newcomers.
Bai Mengmeng was indeed very pretty. She had the potential to compete against Lu Qing'er. No wonder Yu Lang had risked life and limb to rank her first.
"Worthless flies, shoo."
Bai Doudou gave an icy glare to the hot, passionate looks being thrown their way.
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