Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 667 - 97 Reuniting with Ye Jun

Chapter 667: Chapter 97: Reuniting with Ye Jun

Chapter 667 -97: Reuniting with Ye Jun

The arrival of his younger sister, Yan Jing, brought plenty of joy to Yan Yu and the ladies’ cozy little family.

Yet, an undeniable fact was that his little sister was set to start ninth grade in the second half of the year.

Jingjing’s grades were nothing spectacular, so in order to face the upcoming middle school exams, her summer was doomed to be anything but carefree—Yan’s mother had already arranged for tutoring, and as soon as she got back, classes would begin.

Yan Jing felt that with her older brother being so wealthy, he could support her even if she couldn’t find a job in the future, and there was some truth to that. However, Yan’s mother clearly did not agree, so in the following days, everyone often saw the sister arguing on the phone with their mother.

Another hot topic among the Zhenhai Team Monks was the number of registrants for the National Cultivator Competition, which had risen from over thirty to over fifty.

Considering that currently, nearly three-quarters of the team monks haven’t reached the Hua Fu Stage! Given that civilian cultivators lack the resources available to team monks, one can conclude that the cultivation talent of these fifty-plus individuals must far exceed the current average among team monks.

So everyone was puzzled, where did these people come from?

Soon, some in-the-know and big-mouthed guy, who had snagged a noble lady, pointed out bluntly in a chat group:

In fact, our generation of team monks are just lucky minorities of the times.

The first-generation team monks were all selected through last year’s college entrance examination blood-test. That is to say, only those who registered for the college entrance examination last year had a chance to be included in the selection.

In Lu Country, compulsory education only goes up to junior high school. Many students who aren’t good at studying after the middle school exams might opt for vocational high schools or technical schools; some even give up on a high school diploma. And even among those who attend vocational schools, not all graduating students register for the college entrance examination.

According to official data disclosed over the years, only 44% of the age-appropriate population participated in last year’s college entrance examination, leaving the remaining 56% without the exam’s health check and, naturally, without the opportunity to verify if they have a Spirit Root.

Looking further back, the brothers and sisters who graduated earlier than us missed the blood-test opportunity because they took the college entrance examination too early, and looking forward, those a few grades younger than us have yet to reach the point of registering for the college entrance examination.

These individuals are not much different in age and probably have similar rates of possessing a Spirit Root. However, they were excluded from the official training system simply because of timing or not registering for the college entrance examination—among them, how many Xie Ruoxis, how many Liu Longtaos could there be? Isn’t Xie Ruoxi of the Zhenhai Team someone who didn’t participate in the college entrance examination after high school graduation? Her cultivation talent is the best in the nation!

At this point, the discussion in the group quickly went off track, as many people were shocked to learn that Xie the Great didn’t register for the college entrance examination back then. Why was that? Was it because her cultivation talent was so exceptional that even her Mental State had transformed, and she considered herself above the common people’s selection exams?

Seeing that everyone in the group was discussing her, Xie Ruoxi, frightened out of her wits and not daring to show any reaction, quickly sought Yan Yu for help.

“We’re doomed! The captain’s doomed!”

“What do you mean the captain’s doomed!” Yan Yu immediately snapped her on the head, “If you’re doomed, that doesn’t mean I’m doomed!”

“It’s me that’s doomed, it’s me!” Xie Ruoxi cried, holding her head with teary eyes, “They all know about the shameful fact that I didn’t join the college entrance exam!”

“What does that matter?” Yan Yu took a glance at his phone and laughed, “This Xiao Cai, relying on his girlfriend’s family background, keeps spouting nonsense in the group! Ruoxi, don’t be afraid. Look, no one is looking down on you; they are all worshiping and singing your praises!”

Xie Ruoxi looked closely, and indeed, some were already comparing her to Bill Gates, saying the reason he dropped out of college was that his programming talent simply couldn’t be hidden any longer. Starting his computer company a year earlier meant earning an extra year’s worth of money—college was just holding him back… Xie the Great didn’t choose college entrance exams last year, certainly because she didn’t want to delay her ascension to immortality.

As she read through the group’s abstract compositions full of nonsensical flattery, she quickly lost her social anxiety and fear, and couldn’t help but grin from ear to ear.

Lin Ning, on the other hand, scrolled through the message history and found that among the fifty-plus Hua Mansion Stage civilian cultivators, there were only thirty people aged 17-20, nine people aged 21-30, and the rest included people in their forties, fifties, and even one in their seventies. It showed that suitability for cultivation was just a matter of probability; in reality, everyone had a chance to embark on the path of cultivation.

Among 1.2 billion people, it’s normal to have over fifty with cultivation talent stronger than mine, isn’t it? And I’m also about to enter the Hua Mansion Stage soon, so I’m not falling behind too much!

“So then, why did they only do blood tests for the college entrance examination, instead of for the entire population?” she asked curiously.

Yant Yu didn’t answer the question directly but instead raised a seemingly unrelated example:

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“If you were an ancient general in war who had conquered a city, and looted a wealth of gold and jewels from the city’s merchants, would you choose to keep it all to yourself? Reward your personal troops? Or reward the whole army?”

Lin Ning pondered for a moment, while Chen Lingyun smiled beside her:

“Rewarding the whole army is out of the question. If everyone gets a piece of the loot, each would only receive a few copper coins and wouldn’t be grateful to the general. The low-ranking soldiers don’t expect rewards from above; they’d rather have the authority to loot for themselves after breaking into the city.”