Chapter 72 (1/2)
Chapter 72: This Handsome and Talented Fellow (5/5)
Translated by Yaoz889
TLC by Pumpkin
Edited by J. Serret, Pumpkin
After a few days of trekking through rain and chilling winds, Su Yun finally arrived at the flourishing city south of the Mystical Mountain Range, Elemental Fire City.
The city belonged to Mountain River Country and was enormous. The city occupied a decent portion of the Mystical Mountain Range.
As the Mystical Mountain Range faced the sea to the south this allowed the Elemental Fire City to possess ample transportation methods. Everything was convenient. Furthermore, located in the center of the city was the world-famous Purple Star Academy. This caused Elemental Fire City to be always bustling with excitement and drew massive crowds of people.
As one gazed over the city, they would be able to see massive walls that were over four meters tall surrounding the city. The walls were covered with flickering water crystals that gave out a radiant glow. As light passed through the water crystals, the crystals seemed to have a multi-colored luster.
In the main gate, many people were entering and exiting. The atmosphere was very busy.
A person wearing blademaster cloths such as Su Yun was not suspicious, because of the special circumstances of the city, which resulted in many experts of spirit cultivation to come. Countless cultivators from around the continent lived in this city.
If one understood this aspect, then there must be thieves or people that will try to exploit when they have the opportunity.
Su Yun did not waste his time and directed his spirit stallion into the city.
Inside the city, nobody was allowed to ride a mount. Therefore, he sent his black spirit stallion to a stable and then quickly strode towards the Academy in the center of the city. On the way, he passed many establishments.
“Spirit Cultivation Inn.”
“Joyful Arrival Grocery Market.”
“Drunken Autumn Restaurant.”
“Dark Horse Casino.”
….
The streets were lined with a great deal of stores. In Elemental Fire City, gambling was not illegal and, therefore, there were casinos along the road. Of course, most of the people entering were not ordinary citizens, but students that were studying here.
With the academy in close proximity, the streets were filled with active scenes of innocent young faces. The youthful atmosphere was brimming in the streets. Countless young men and women walked past Su Yun like a stream of endless flow.
The academy was not like a sect, so the people that they recruited were entirely different from regular sects.
The academy still had formidable masters that oversaw it. There were countless teachers that were willing to give lessons and classes. Everything was necessary for studying cultivation, so much so that there were even specialists that were conducting research in divine skills and techniques.
There were many skills that even large sects did not have.
The Purple Star Academy recruitment conditions were not too harsh. As long as you met their requirement of talent, you would just have to pay a fee and you could attend some classes. The entire term was five years. Regardless of what level of cultivation, you would be allowed to graduate. Even if your cultivation stagnated.
Compared to the conditions of remaining in sects, the academy had countless other ways that allowed one to stay.
After Su Yun turned and walked in circles a few times, he finally arrived at the front door of the Purple Star Academy. He wanted to just quickly enter, but there were guards in front of the main door. They were currently inspecting the talismans that were hanging on the waists of the students that were entering and exiting from the Academy.
Seeing this scene, it was probably not possible to enter the academy without a talisman.
Su Yun pondered for a moment and turned his body around to go to a store near the academy to borrow a pencil. On a piece of paper, he wrote about the attack that would occur in the future, so that it would allow the dean of the academy to prepare for it as early as possible.
After he finished writing, he looked over the contents a bit. Ultimately, he did not fill in his name.
After finishing this task, Su Yun went back to the streets and looked around. He looked around and a large head fat man appeared within his sight.
Immediately, Su Yun walked over towards the gate.
“Greetings honorary student, please take a moment!” Su Yun shouted.
However, the fat man did not look back. Instead, he just kept walking with his slow moving body.
“This handsome and talented fellow, please wait a moment!” Su Yun said again.
The fat guy’s ears twitched and quickly turned his head. He looked around as his eyes fell on Su Yun who quickly walked towards him and shamelessly asked, “Did you call me?”
“Yes!” Su Yun said as his mouth twitched a bit from his false expression.
“Fellow cultivator truly possesses marvelous observations! An average person cannot discover my beauty, because they merely see my appearance. Fellow cultivator, you are not ordinary!” The fatty said with a serious expression.
“You are flattering me!”
“May I ask what might fellow cultivator need me for?”
“I have a letter that is bears great importance for the life and death of your academy. It is from a reliable source, but I am unable to enter the academy to deliver this letter to the dean. Even though I strongly desired to enter, the academy only allows students to enter the academy. Although there are countless students in the courtyard, I found you with a glance from the crowd. I can tell that you are an important person, so I ask you, handsome and talented fellow, to help me accomplish this task! I wish for you to accept and bear this heavy responsibility!” Su Yun held out the previously written letter to the fatty with a solemn expression.
As the fatty saw the letter, his face became serious. With a trembling hand, he took the letter and said with a stern expression, “I will definitely fulfill this task.”
….
Anyone could talk big in the city, but as for those that would follow someone’s boasting, those types of people were rare.
The fatty very carefully weaved through the inner courtyard and directly placed the letter on the dean’s desk.
Then….
He was trespassing into the dean’s office, which was a violation of the school’s rules. He would have been punished by the academy if this matter was spread.
Outside of the academy was Su Yun who was still wandering around to see if the dean received the letter.
After waiting outside of the academy for nearly a full day, within the academy, there was still not the slightest sign of movement. The guards were not increased and everything proceeded as normal.
Su Yun thought, maybe the dean just though the letter was a joke and did not care about it at all.
Although, for hundreds of years, Elemental Fire City had fair weather and peace. Was there any major turmoil? One didn’t even need to mention the Purple Star Academy.
“If I had known before I quickly wrote this letter, I would use the Mu Clan’s name. Then maybe, the people of the Purple Star Academy would take action.”
Su Yun could not help but sigh.