Chapter 1964: 957: Nascent Soul Stage 6 (Part 2)
Chapter 1964: Chapter 957: Nascent Soul Stage 6 (Part 2)
Chen Mobai saw her and knew he had met the main person, and couldn’t help but smile slightly. However, to be sure, he still asked.
“Are you Shi Yuke?”
The name Yuke was given by Qing Nu back then, and after twenty-three years, she had indeed grown into a beautiful girl.
“Yes, may I know who you are, senior?”
Shi Yuke knew that anyone capable of flying was at least a Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, she had been able to meet Core Formation and even Nascent Soul cultivators from Golden Cliff since childhood. The youth before her had a spirit that felt more profound and vast than anyone she had ever met, which made her ask with curious yet cautious tone.
“You don’t know me?”
Chen Mobai found it a bit strange. In theory, his portrait should be hanging in all the corridors of the scholarly mansions.
“You…”
Hearing this, Shi Yuke did find the youth’s face somewhat familiar. Quickly, a picture hanging in the principal’s office flashed through her mind, causing her jade-like face to startle.
At this moment, two spiritual lights had already flown over from afar from Golden Light Immortal City, landing next to Chen Mobai.
“Greetings Sect Leader, why did you come without notifying us in advance so we could prepare to welcome you?”
The two who came were naturally Qi Rui and Ding Ying.
When Chen Mobai landed, he had already notified them using the Heavenly Communication Device. However, that very day, Ding Ying, who was responsible for the scholarly mansion, happened to be in the Immortal City procuring some supplies for students. Upon receiving the news, she hurried back with Qi Rui.
“It’s been a long time.”
Seeing the two before him, whose appearances were more mature compared to the past, Chen Mobai couldn’t help but feel a slight sigh.
Both were already over a hundred years old. According to the lifespan of Foundation Establishment practitioners, they were in their peak period. Ding Ying, having slightly better qualifications, was already in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, while Qi Rui was only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, having evidently been stuck at the bottleneck for a long time.
“Let’s find a place to chat.”
Chen Mobai spoke, and as the principal of Golden Light Academy, Ding Ying immediately brought him to her office.
As the three left, Shi Yuke’s face was still not free from astonishment. She never expected to meet the supreme Sect Leader senior of the sect here.
“Teacher Shi, you come along too.”
Ding Ying, knowing Shi Yuke’s identity, was aware that this visit from Chen Mobai might be to bring this junior sister into the sect. After consulting Chen Mobai, she immediately beckoned her over.
Upon hearing this, Shi Yuke immediately gathered her energy and followed.
In the office, Chen Mobai sat at the head position, with Ding Ying and Qi Rui seated on either side, and they started talking about establishing Golden Light Immortal City and the academy over the past few decades.
Shi Yuke sat opposite Chen Mobai, listening to the three conversing.
“You two have worked hard over these decades.”
Chen Mobai spoke, affirming Ding Ying and Qi Rui’s work, and their faces showed slight excitement upon hearing this.
The sect had initially established an Immortal City and scholarly mansion in each of the Five Elements Meridians to promote balanced development. Qi Rui and Ding Ying were entrusted with this task. Achieving today’s accomplishments was truly like overcoming all obstacles.
Qi Rui was responsible for the Immortal City, and Ding Ying for the scholarly mansion. They knew that Feng County was considered a harsh and barren land in the Eastern Wilderness, with limited resources. After some years of exploration, they decided to leverage the sword cultivator characteristics from Golden Cliff and developed Golden Light Academy into a specialized school focusing on nurturing sword cultivators.
Now, it has become the ultimate holy land in the hearts of sword cultivators across the Eastern Continent Frontier Three Regions.
Relying on this brand, Golden Light Academy was able to secure some outstanding new resources, but even so, it ranked last in overall strength among the major scholarly mansions.
Since Chen Mobai took charge, the academic contests held in the Eastern Wilderness included array master, artifact refiner, talisman maker, and alchemist contests, but no magic duel tournaments have been held.
The strength of these sword cultivators at Golden Light Academy lies exclusively in combat.
But now, with no opponents in sight, all policies from the Five Elements Sect are primarily developmental, requiring talents from various Hundred Arts of Cultivation Immortal.
If not for the continued danger outside the Eastern Wilderness and the Five Elements Commerce Association’s need for sword cultivators, graduates from Golden Light Academy might face unemployment right after graduation.
Students from Golden Light Academy who make it into Golden Cliff can naturally rely on the sect to provide them with employment.
However, for those whose qualifications only allow them to graduate, Qi Rui and Ding Ying spare no effort in using their connections to find jobs for them.
Fortunately, they have decent network relations, plus tasks involving farming, mining, desert control, Five Elements Essence, security, and more from the Five Elements Sect, all requiring a large workforce. Even if sword cultivators are not professionally aligned, they can still make a living.
But due to the sword cultivators’ rather obstinate personalities, they tend to quit if dissatisfied with their jobs, which is why graduates from Golden Light Academy have not been well-received in the recruitment market over the years.
The graduation season is approaching, and the two are quite worried about this.
Chen Mobai also resonated with their concerns.
Qi Rui and Ding Ying initially only wanted to complete their task, but now they’ve developed an emotional attachment to the place, treating every student as their own disciples to nurture and care for.
Chen Mobai is always fair in rewarding and punishing those who have made contributions.
“Just as the infrastructure within the Eastern Wilderness is nearing completion, I intend to develop the land of ruins between the Eastern Wilderness and East Barbarians.”