Du Ruo brought Long Xiangtian to a tower-shaped building, and then said to Long Xiangtian: "Wait here, I will be out soon."
"Yeah." Long Xiangtian nodded, indicating that he would not wander around. But when Du Ruo went in, Long Xiangtian was still a little hesitant, not because he cared about his own stay, but because he was afraid that "Killing Heaven Tyrant Profound Qi" would be exposed.
After all, according to the common sense of practitioners, it is impossible to practice with a broken Dantian. But now, not only can he practice, but he also has a good level of cultivation. Anyone with a discerning eye will know that his abnormal state must be due to something special about him. If the people from the Martial Arts Academy are interested in the secrets of him, then he might not even have a chance to escape.
Suddenly, a tall, delicate young woman walked out of the small tower. When the woman passed by Long Xiangtian, the faint fragrance of her black and beautiful hair slowly filled Long Xiangtian's nose, giving him an extremely comfortable feeling.
However, the girl didn't pay any attention to Long Xiangtian, as if she didn't see him, and walked right past him. Long Xiangtian didn't care about the girl's cold expression, although he thought the girl was very natural and comfortable, but Long Xiangtian's feeling about the girl was just a man's appreciation of beauty, and he didn't have any other thoughts.
After the girl left, Long Xiangtian shook his head and separated himself from the episode just now. However, this episode also seemed to calm Long Xiangtian down. If he wanted to run now, he couldn't escape. Instead of worrying about it, he might as well wait quietly. However, Long Xiangtian didn't relax his nerves. On the contrary, he kept his nerves tense. According to his thoughts at this time, if there was anything unusual when Du Ruo came out, he would make them suffer even if he couldn't escape.
At this time, in a room on the highest floor of the tower, Du Ruo was talking to a silver-haired and kind-faced old man about Long Xiangtian.
"What, Dantian is broken?" The old man seemed to have heard something incredible. Although he knew that Du Ruo could not lie to him, he still couldn't believe it.
Du Ruo was somewhat helpless when she saw the old man's expression. She also had this incredible expression when she heard the news, but she still explained to the old man: "When Teacher Ban Jun first said it, I didn't believe it either, but I personally verified it many times, and it is true that the Dantian is broken. Moreover, not only is this person's Dantian broken, but his strength is also very good."
After hearing Du Ruo's words, the old man fell into a brief contemplation. Since both teachers had confirmed it, it could not be wrong. However, he had lived for most of his life and had seen a lot of things, but he had never heard of such a situation.
"Have you investigated his identity?"
"The incident happened suddenly, and we haven't investigated it carefully yet." No one had paid attention to Long Xiangtian before, so they didn't care.
"Ask someone to find out, and remember not to spread the word." Before they knew more about Long Xiangtian's identity, they wanted to treat him with caution.
"Should we accept him?" Du Ruo finally asked the point.
"Do you think he is worth taking?" the old man asked back.
"I don't know." Du Ruo shook his head. Logically speaking, a person with a broken Dantian should not be accepted. But Du Ruo thought of Long Xiangtian's star-like eyes and hesitated again.
"The fact that I can confuse you is a kind of recognition." The old man smiled and shook his head. His daughter was good in every way except that her vision was too high.
Indeed, this Du Ruo is the daughter of the old man, and can be regarded as the eldest daughter of this half of the martial arts academy. The old man's name is Du Chun, and Du Ruo can be regarded as his daughter who came in his old age, so it is inevitable that he loves and pampers her. This also leads to his daughter's high standards. Even people of the same age rarely look down on them, let alone those young people. This is also the reason why his daughter has not married until now.
In the past, Du Ruo always looked down on the new students of the martial arts academy, but now he was unusually hesitant about Long Xiangtian, which made Du Chun even more curious about Long Xiangtian.
"So we have to recruit him?" Du Ruo was confused by his father's ambiguous answer, so he asked tentatively.
"It's not that easy. Didn't I tell you to test whether he is qualified?" The old man saw that his daughter was so impatient and couldn't bear to teach her a lesson, so he had to explain slowly: "Let him try 'desire'. If he can get through, I will make an exception and accept him. If he can't get through, it's his fate."
"'Desire'? Dad, what are you talking about? That is something that no one has ever been able to get through. How can he, who is only in the Guanli realm, get through it?" Du Ruo seemed to have heard something unbelievable.
However, the old man was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he said slowly, "'Desire' is the Tao. It has nothing to do with the strength of profound power and physical body. It tests the human heart. In other words, 'Desire' tests people's understanding and attitude towards desire. This is the Tao, belief, principle, and even rule."
"But... but even Binghai, that girl who practices 'Empty Purity', couldn't get through, how could he possibly do that?" Du Ruo was still a little hesitant.
The old man paused for a moment, then said, "It doesn't matter if that girl can't get through. She is indeed heartless and desireless, but no one has ever said that being heartless and desireless can overcome desire. Desire only tests your understanding of it. People who practice "Empty Purity" don't even have desires, so how can they understand desires? She is too persistent."
"Okay, listen to me. You tell that kid to choose between two options." The old man paused for a moment before saying, "One option is that I let him go, but he will lose the chance to join our martial arts academy forever. The other option is for him to take the ultimate test of our martial arts academy, and if he passes, we will recruit him."
After Du Ruo heard what his father said, he decided not to dwell on it any longer. He said goodbye to his father and left with a frown, ready to tell Long Xiangtian about this not-so-good news.
"I hope you can make it. Otherwise, this martial arts academy would be too boring." Du Chun muttered to himself when he saw his daughter leaving.