Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 503 - 295: Celestial Wind Camp

At 3 p.m., in front of the City Lord’s Mansion of Beifeng City, those who had acquired one of the 20 slots to enter Celestial Wind Academy were almost all present.

The only person missing, Lu Yu, arrived in front of the City Lord’s Mansion alongside Su Peng and Jing Yang.

"Who is he? He seems quite close to the emissaries." Someone spotted Lu Yu, found him very unfamiliar, realizing they’d never seen him before, and quietly asked their companion.

In the crowd, Yang Zhi quietly stepped back a few paces, standing behind others, not wanting to be seen by Lu Yu.

Yang Zhi had already reached the Martial Cultivator realm, and this time, the Yang family obtained a slot, which he received.

Compared to getting a recommendation slot from Beifeng Academy and then undergoing an assessment to join Celestial Wind Academy, this recruitment by Celestial Wind Academy was much simpler. Obtaining a slot meant direct entry into Celestial Wind Academy without needing assessment.

Lu Yu casually glanced across the crowd and immediately noticed Yang Zhi hiding behind others. He didn’t think much of it, as Yang Zhi, merely a Martial Cultivator, wasn’t enough to concern him.

Among the crowd, he noticed two familiar faces, Xu Ke and Li Yan from the previous team; they too obtained slots to go to Celestial Wind Academy, which surprised Lu Yu somewhat.

Beifeng City didn’t have any prominent families with the surname Xu or Li, so their slots were likely obtained through the competition.

He hadn’t paid attention to the competition winners before, so he was unaware that Xu Ke and Li Yan had obtained slots.

"Enough chit-chat, let’s have City Lord Lu open the teleportation array to Panshan City now," Su Peng said to Lu Jingfeng.

Previously, when they came, the city protection array had blocked the space, and they couldn’t teleport directly to Beifeng City. They had to first teleport to the closest Qingfeng City and then travel by road to Beifeng City.

"Follow me," Lu Jingfeng said, leading the group into the City Lord’s Mansion, turning right past the main buildings, entering a spacious open-air square. There was a stone platform over a meter high in the square.

Beifeng City’s teleportation array wasn’t a public type, usable only via official channels, and it had significant limitations on teleportation numbers, with a maximum of 25 people per teleportation.

Strictly speaking, Beifeng City didn’t have a public teleportation array, partly because the distances between the cities in Tianfeng Province weren’t far, and partly due to the substantial cost of maintaining medium to large teleportation arrays.

Thus, there was no necessity to establish a large public teleportation array.

Lu Jingfeng walked onto the stone platform, climbed the stairs to the top, where there stood a cylindrical column at the edge.

He took out a token from his Storage Ring, inserted it into the groove on the column. The platform faintly trembled as its internal power was activated.

This teleportation array was usually guarded by dedicated personnel responsible for teleportation. Today, Lu Jingfeng was personally sending off the emissaries and the group.

As he activated the teleportation array, a vortex gradually formed on the platform, continuously expanding until it maintained the same width as the platform.

"The teleportation array is activated. The other side leads to Panshan City," Lu Jingfeng said to Su Peng and Jing Yang.

"Mm, thank you, City Lord Lu," Jing Yang stepped forward, cupped his fists in gratitude.

"No need to thank me; it’s my duty. However, I have a humble request here. Could the emissaries care a bit more for the outstanding Martial Cultivators from Beifeng City?" Lu Jingfeng asked.

"Certainly, they are our recruits. If they achieve success, we benefit too," Jing Yang said, clearly indicating that they would receive benefits from the recruits’ achievements, avoiding talk of sentiments or personal favors.

Upon hearing Lu Jingfeng’s request, people felt slightly touched within, not expecting the City Lord to humbly ask the emissaries on their behalf.

Lu Jingfeng was also aiming to win hearts; this group going to Celestial Wind Academy, as long as they didn’t fall along the journey, was bound for significant future achievements. If they remembered him in their success and helped him when necessary, he’d consider it a gain.

Actually, before gathering, Lu Jingfeng had individually talked to everyone, hoping they would return to Beifeng City with accomplishments, along with giving them "scholarships".

"Alright, time to go," Su Peng said.

Jing Yang nodded, saying, "I’ll go first and inform those on the other side."

After speaking, he stepped onto the platform, entered the teleportation vortex, disappearing from everyone’s sight.

Shortly after Jing Yang left, Su Peng received his message, instructing him to bring people into the teleportation array, as arrangements on his side were completed.

"Follow me," Su Peng said to the group, heading toward the teleportation vortex, with Lu Yu walking behind him into the vortex. The rest roughly entered the teleportation array in order of strength.

No matter where you are, strength remains the standard for ranking, even in minor matters like queuing.

Lu Yu was at the front, not because he was widely acknowledged as the strongest, but because of his good relationship with the emissaries, which was also a manifestation of strength.

"Why Panshan City? I recall Celestial Wind Academy isn’t in Panshan City," said some disciples from prominent families quietly after Su Peng disappeared into the teleportation vortex.

"I don’t know either, but since the emissaries are taking us to Panshan City, let’s follow," someone replied.

"This is a recruitment, not admission. Do you know what recruitment means?" a disciple from a prominent family walking ahead turned back to the group.

Most people shook their heads, indicating they didn’t know, as they had never heard of Celestial Wind Academy having such recruitment.