Chapter 2339: Chapter 2343: He Hasn’t Been Cultivating for Long
Upon hearing the surrounding discussions, Elder Zhu slightly furrowed his brow.
He had no other intentions, only felt a bit surprised; yet unexpectedly, it triggered ridicule towards Jiang Chen from the crowd.
But when he noticed the reactions of Changlin Academy’s students, he was taken aback and couldn’t help but carefully examine Jiang Chen.
Faced with the surrounding jeers, Jiang Chen remained calm and poised, as if he had not heard a thing.
This young man has a decent temperament!
Observing Jiang Chen’s tranquil demeanor, Elder Zhu inwardly admired him and turned apologetically to Hu Yiqiu: "Drunkard, this..."
"It’s fine, my disciple is indeed twenty-nine years old and indeed at Mid Divine Infant Realm; that’s a fact."
Hu Yiqiu gently smiled: "However, another fact is that this young man only started cultivating at twenty-two and has merely cultivated for seven years!"
"What!?"
"Reached Mid Divine Infant Realm in six years!?"
"That’s impossible, right?"
"Is he from some major family?"
"Are you silly? Which major family would let their family disciple start cultivating at twenty-two?"
Hu Yiqiu’s words once again caused an uproar among the crowd. This time, the eyes looking towards Jiang Chen had less mockery and more astonishment.
"Brother Jiang Chen is amazing, he reached Mid Divine Infant Realm even faster than Ling’er did!"
Ling’er looked at Jiang Chen in wonder from the edge of the crowd, her big, sparkling eyes showing admiration.
"The cultivation speed is indeed fast, but starting at twenty-two has already passed the optimal cultivation time. I’m afraid he won’t go far on the cultivation path!"
The girl beside Ling’er softly spoke.
"No way, Brother Jiang Chen is a good person; he’ll definitely be very, very powerful in the future, even more powerful than those old men in the family!"
Ling’er pouted defiantly.
The girl looked at Ling’er indulgently, reached out and patted his little head, not arguing with her; she dearly loved this innocent sister.
"Reaching Mid Divine Infant Realm in six years is indeed quite swift, but..."
Elder Zhu obviously thought of the girl’s aspect, but with previous experiences, he didn’t say it out loud.
"Haha, you just wait and see!"
Hu Yiqiu laughed aloud, his words full of trust in Jiang Chen.
He knew Jiang Chen had several opportunities to break through his realm, but he had forcibly suppressed them to gain more support for the academy.
If Jiang Chen stopped suppressing, the improvement in his power level would become like rockets, at least before the Void Refinement Realm with not much pause.
Hu Yiqiu absolutely believed in this.
Upon hearing Hu Yiqiu’s words, Elder Zhu gave no comment, but also did not say anything further.
"Jiang Chen, I haven’t thanked you yet for the breakthrough this time; it’s all thanks to you! Thank you!"
Ouyang Song glanced at the eyes around him looking at Jiang Chen, turned his face towards Jiang Chen, clasped his fist and saluted Jiang Chen.
"No need for courtesy, Elder Ouyang!"
Jiang Chen quickly clasped his fist and returned the salute.
"What’s going on?!"
"Why is the Inner Court Elder saluting Jiang Chen?"
"The breakthrough was thanks to Jiang Chen? What does that mean?"
"This...what’s the situation? Jiang Chen’s mentor gets along well with Inner Court Elders, and Jiang Chen too; we shouldn’t offend Jiang Chen once we’re in the Inner Court!"
The crowd looked at Ouyang Song and Jiang Chen with surprise, and when they looked at Jiang Chen again, their eyes showed a trace of dread and admiration.
"Don’t you usually have your eyes above the top? Today, let me introduce you to a true genius!"
After Elder Ouyang finished his salute, he turned his gaze towards the hundred Inner Court students.
The hundred Inner Court students all focused their eyes on Jiang Chen, their eyes showing skepticism.
"I didn’t say it was Jiang Chen, but if you underestimate Jiang Chen, you’re making a great mistake."
Seeing the crowd’s expressions, Ouyang Song reminded them, then pointed towards Hu Yiqiu: "What I’m talking about is this person; his name is Hu Yiqiu. I think some of you must have heard of him!"
Hu Yiqiu was slightly stunned, glanced at Ouyang Song, his face showing a hint of helplessness.
He knew Ouyang Song was building him up, getting him ready to return to the Inner Court, giving him some momentum beforehand, in case no one recognized him upon returning, leaving him in sorrow.
Am I that fragile?
Hu Yiqiu rolled his eyes at Ouyang Song, yet a warm feeling passed through his heart.
"Changling Hu Yiqiu!?"
"Changling’s light Sword & Wine Madness?!"
"Is he the youngest Inner Court Elder, Sword & Wine Madness Elder?!"
The hundred Inner Court students exclaimed, apparently having heard Hu Yiqiu’s name.
"Am I that famous?"
Hu Yiqiu was slightly dumbfounded.
"Old Drunkard, you forgot that talent list, didn’t you? You’re still at the top to this day!" Ouyang Song lightly laughed, glancing at Hu Yiqiu.
Then, he looked over at the academy elders surrounding, and finally fixated on the hundred Inner Court academy members:
"Yes, he is Changling’s Inner Court, Changling’s Light Sword & Wine Madness Elder; at fifteen, he joined the academy with Early Divine Infant Realm cultivation; at seventeen, reached Void Refinement Realm; at thirty-five, reached Unity Realm Stage; at fifty, reached Mid Unity Realm Stage, becoming the youngest Elder in the academy at the time, and was exceptionally appointed to the Inner Court Elder’s seat."
The crowd, upon hearing this, was utterly astonished.
"Thirty-five, reached Unity Realm Stage!?"
"From Divine Infant Realm cultivation to Unity Realm Stage in just twenty years!?"
"This, this is too unbelievable; is he even human?"
"Gosh, such a talent must be cultivated by those super families or super forces with all their might to achieve, right?"
"How incredible! No wonder even the Inner Court Elders are so close to him!"
"With such a wonderful mentor, then Jiang Chen...shouldn’t be provoked, shouldn’t be provoked!"
A commotion echoed around, everyone was astonished looking at Hu Yiqiu.
Glancing at the crowd, Ouyang Song’s eyes showed a touch of guilt: "However, a hundred years ago, Sword & Wine Madness Elder, in a fight against an enemy, injured the source of Great Dao, with no progress for a hundred years."
"What?!"
"This..."
"Such a pity!"
"No wonder he’s now in Changlin Academy!"
The crowd’s eyes showed a hint of regret.
"But!"
Ouyang Song suddenly raised his voice, drawing everyone’s attention: "Two years ago, Sword & Wine Madness Elder healed the source injury of the Great Dao, broke through the realm, reached the Late Integration Realm; this time, he will return to our Changling Main Court, our Changling’s Light returns!"
Everyone present felt strongly shaken!
Changling’s Light, what a great honor this is!
At this moment, all academy elders, including Elder Meng from Qing Hai Academy, looked at Hu Yiqiu with eyes full of admiration.
No matter how they competed among themselves, they were all part of the Academy Alliance, and for the Academy Alliance to have such a figure was enough to make them proud and proud!
