Chapter 202 Number One and Number Two

Inside Feixian Academy, the lake glistens, and the weeping willows along the shore resemble wisps of green smoke.

Although the scene was crowded with people and many famous disciples had come, Qin Ming and Xiao Wu suspected that they might not be able to find a partner.

Xiao Wu squeezed into the crowd, approached a bright and beautiful girl surrounded by people, and said, “Goddess Jiang, I’ve finally waited for you.”

The bright and beautiful young woman came from the Bodhi Academy, which had a background in esoteric Buddhism. Her name was Jiang Ruorui, and she was quite famous. She was the leader of the group. She looked surprised and asked, “Excuse me, who are you…?”

Xiao Wu immediately flashed a bright smile and said, “Me? Wu Yaozu, one of the most capable people on this year’s freshman journey. My brother and I want to join your team.”

Instantly, Jiang Ruoli realized that this wasn’t an acquaintance; this person was volunteering to join them in entering the secret realm. She smiled and said, “I’m sorry, Brother Wu, we’re full here. Why don’t you look somewhere else?”

“Alright, Raiti No. 2.” Wu Yaozu didn’t linger, turned around and left immediately, heading to the next place. “What do you mean?” Jiang Ruoli and the people around him were puzzled.

Then they saw Xiao Wu squeeze into the Tianpeng Dojo, his face beaming again, and say, “Senior Brother Gan Jincheng, I’ve heard so much about you, I’ve been looking for you for a long time…”

He was quickly rejected again, muttering, “Goodbye, Tianpeng-1!”

“Fairy Lin Qianyi, pure and ethereal, is truly the best among us. We have been waiting for you for a long time…” Xiao Wu came to the genius disciple of the Feathered Ascension Dojo again.

Lin Qianyi, clad in silver armor, was suspicious. She didn’t recognize the person, and after learning his purpose, she politely declined. “Alright, Feathered Ascension Two, goodbye.” Xiao Wu turned and left.

Jiang Ruoli and the others gradually realized that this guy was extremely enthusiastic when he greeted people, and when he called out names, he would include terms like “goddess,” “senior brother,” and “fairy.” Once rejected, he would abandon the name, change “senior brother” to “number one,” and change the titles of “fairy” and “goddess” to “number two.” The prefix would be the academy or dojo he belonged to.

“This is really…real!”

“Huh, Bodhi No. 2 is observing me. Has it changed its mind?” Xiao Wu said to Qin Ming, noticing that Jiang Ruoli was looking in their direction.

Jiang Ruoli’s expression stiffened slightly. Her hearing was exceptionally sharp; she had indeed guessed correctly—she had transformed from Goddess Jiang into Bodhi Number Two. “Keep your voice down,” Qin Ming reminded her.

The main reason is that there are more than a dozen famous academies and dojos here, and there are quite a few talented disciples. After being rejected, Xiao Wu had no mood to remember their names in detail.

“Senior Brother Wang Lijie, you have such a handsome and refined appearance…” “Alright, Dragon Elephant No. 1!”

Gradually, some people noticed that there were two teenagers who kept running into obstacles, no team wanted them, and they also learned that they were giving people code names.

“Your two friends are running into walls everywhere,” Zhao Muyao, dressed in white, chuckled and glanced at Ling Yu.

She had barely finished speaking when she noticed the person in question had arrived. Little Wu was unaware that this woman from Chunyang Academy had already politely declined Ling Yu’s recommendation.

“Zhao Xianzi, your beauty is unparalleled…” Xiao Wu’s face was full of sincerity as he first praised her and then expressed his desire to join the team.

“I’m sorry, we don’t need anyone else.” Zhao Muyao shook her head slightly.

“Goodbye, Pure Yang No. 2!” Xiao Wu said without hesitation, turning her back on Zhao Muyao before she could finish speaking. Zhao Muyao was stunned, her expression frozen!

Immediately, Xiao Yaqin, a very famous disciple of the Abdication Dojo, was also given the title of Abdication Number Two by Xiao Wu. “Xin Youdao, what does your friend mean by this?” Xiao Yaqin asked.

“Ah, I was daydreaming, I didn’t hear anything.”

Qin Ming felt that Xiao Wu was ready to graduate. In his current state, he didn’t need anyone to guide him. He went out to attack everywhere without feeling embarrassed at all.

However, the two of them still found it difficult to find someone to share a meal with.

Soon after, they discovered a special newcomer who immediately attracted everyone’s attention as soon as he walked over because he was so special: his hands were as big as palm fans, his face was as big as a basin, and his legs were as thick as pillars.

Qin Ming recognized him as Xiang Yiwu, whom he had met at the Luofu Immortal Mountain Ruins—a disciple abandoned by Buddha.

Xiang Yiwu’s unusual physique made it impossible to hide his identity; he was wider than two people combined, and his thick, black hair was as hard as steel needles.

Before long, some teams started trying to recruit him because they knew who he was. He was an absolute master among his peers. Xiao Wu was indignant. Why was there such a huge gap between people? Neither of them were interested in joining. They were eager to join, but were rejected by everyone.

Now, this burly guy is actually so popular! “One of our own!” Qin Ming secretly informed him.

“Never mind then.”

However, the Buddha’s abandoned disciple did not stay here.

A senior figure came over, took him away, and said that he was not a disciple of Kunling’s various academies. He was to be sent to the esoteric sect and the secluded land, and that he should go with that group of people and enter through another entrance.

There are others like Lu Zhen from the Yin-Yang Temple, who was able to fight Tang Xumi to the death at Mount Luofu and helped Li Qingxu almost obtain the near-immortal item. He also came, but was quickly asked to leave.

Qin Ming was astonished. Were these formidable figures about to emerge one after another on the path to becoming a freshman?

Subsequently, he had to face a harsh reality: neither he nor Xiao Wu had been able to join any team, whether it was the renowned geniuses of the previous generation or the new disciples of this generation. No one had taken them on.

Because these teams had already privately decided on their members in advance.

Even Liu Hanyue, a renowned figure from Shanhe Academy, didn’t choose either of them.

“Senior, you’re one of us!” Xiao Wu said.

“But I’m already full,” Liu Hanyue said, looking troubled. With that, Shanhe No. 2 was completed.

After Liu Hanyue understood what she meant, she glared at the two of them.

Qin Ming and Xiao Wu learned that this secret realm was worth exploring, as it contained many valuable items.

Someone with good connections revealed the inside story, saying, “It’s said that this time we’re not entering the old secret realm, but a newly conquered piece of land, a secret realm on the plateau ruled by the auspicious beasts mentioned before!”

Now, the older generation has already begun the initial clearing of that plateau.

Qin Ming and Xiao Wu couldn’t help but sigh. The newcomers were having a really tough time. They had to make connections in advance to be hired or teamed up with others. Now that they were just unknown nobodys, they had no way to join anyone on short notice!

In the end, the two thought about it and decided they had to find a way to form their own team.

“Senior, I walk two paths simultaneously, so I am also a member of the Immortal Path and can form my own team!” Xiao Wu said to someone.

He transformed the rainbow light within his body into a spiritual light of consciousness. The middle-aged man did not notice anything unusual, mainly because the young man in front of him could not possibly be demonstrating the Dharma on the path to rebirth.

Thus, under the watchful eyes of the teams led by the No. 1 and No. 2 leaders of various universities, the small team of only two people, with the fewest members, could be described as “rudimentary”.

With his youthful spirit, Xiao Wu said, “Everyone, if we encounter demons or monsters, or face any danger, or if there is fierce competition, and we are needed to take action again, I’m afraid you won’t be able to afford the price!”

Everyone except Xin Youdao and Ling Yu laughed.

“Wang Lijie of the Dragon Elephant Dojo, looking forward to his two junior brothers’ amazing performance in the secret realm!”

Lin Qianyi of the Feathered Ascension Dojo wishes her two junior brothers to shine brightly in all directions. We eagerly await their arrival. Some couldn’t help but tease, feeling the two youths were overestimating themselves; how dare their team make such pronouncements?

Jiang Ruoli, Gan Jincheng, Su Junlin, and the others chuckled and whispered among themselves. “Your friend is unreliable!” Zhao Muyao, dressed in white, said to Ling Yu.

Ling Yu wanted to refute them; they were indeed very reliable. If he hadn’t been warned, he would have wanted to team up with those two directly. Xiao Yaqin looked at Xin Youdao, shook her head slightly, and said, “I feel that these two you know are going to make a fool of themselves in the secret realm.” “I think what they said is not an exaggeration,” Xin Youdao sighed, quite regretful that he couldn’t join them.

Xiao Wu complained, “Liu Hanyue, who is also at Shanhe Academy, is actually trying to sabotage us. That’s going too far.”

Qin Ming was distracted and didn’t care about any of that.

He thought of those acquaintances, wondering if he could see Li Qingyue in the secret realm, and whether his old friend Ning Siqi, who had entered the secret sect, had come.

The faces of Li Qingxu, Wang Caiwei, Cui Chonghe, and others flashed through his mind. “Tang Xumi, Hu Tingwen, you still owe me a copy of the Divine Ape Technique!”

Immediately, Qin Ming’s expression turned solemn. If everyone entered the same secret realm, the competitive pressure would be immense, and he wondered how things would be arranged.

After all, he had encountered seven people on the Vermilion Bird, including Su Shiyun and Zhao Yaoting, who were all near-immortals or divine beings, each more powerful than the last.

Wu Yaozu nudged his arm and said, “Brother, didn’t you hear me? These people are laughing at us.”

“You were daydreaming.” Qin Ming laughed and said, “What’s this? We’ll see how it goes later. Now that we have a team, it’s time to head back.”

“You’re destined to grow old alone, what are you daydreaming about? Do you have someone you know who’s also going to enter that secret realm?” “If you can’t speak properly, then shut up.”

Over the next few days, Qin Ming not only studied the “Dragon and Snake Scripture” but also began to study the “Undying Butterfly Scripture,” constantly trying to understand its essence.

Clearly, Yu Gengsheng and Zhao Ziyuan’s promise not to “feed” him, fearing he would be ruined, was not actually kept; otherwise, they wouldn’t have given him the second extraordinary skill directly.

Moreover, the two of them were also arranging an opportunity for him by letting him enter the secret realm this time.

Five days later, Qin Ming and Xiao Wu set off and met a large group of teams led by Number One and Number Two at the neighboring Flying Immortal Academy.

Everyone boarded a massive spaceship, heading towards a secret realm on the plateau. Suddenly, Qin Ming felt a chill run down his spine.

He fell from a bird, landed in the divine city of the giant centipede, and even fell from a ship. Although he survived the ordeal, he was left with a deep psychological scar.

Hundreds of miles wasn’t far; they traveled by spaceship and arrived at their destination, landing on the plateau. Qin Ming breathed a sigh of relief—thankfully, they hadn’t crashed this time!

“This is the secret realm?” Many people were astonished and found it unbelievable.

Ahead, there was a peculiar piece of land. There were no tall trees or thick vines; it was covered with a layer of moss, standing out from its surroundings.

“Look closely,” the old man who brought them said, taking a sudden step forward. It appeared to be a small plot of land, yet it possessed this strange power.

Many people crouched down to examine him closely, even able to see the old man’s tiny figure, as small as an ant. “Is this the secret realm?”

“Do you know how it was formed?” The old man stepped out and returned to his original appearance.

He explained that it was a fragment of a star with extraordinary attributes and powers, and standing on it was equivalent to stepping on a star.

Immediately, everyone lined up and stepped forward from the same spot, soon standing on the star, looking at the scenery of this planet, feeling quite awe.

(There’s more to come!)