In the evening of that day, Xu Zongchou, the administrator of Shengwu Academy, came to Haihuang City and summoned the elders of various sects for discussion.
Late that night, Elder Hu and Elder Wang returned from discussing matters, but they summoned Song Yan and others again.
Elder Hu said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow, the fifteen of you will take a boat to the Holy Martial Academy, but this does not mean that you will successfully join the Holy Martial Academy."
Hearing this, except for the six core disciples and Song Yangu Xie Huayu, everyone else's hearts tightened.
Elder Hu continued: "According to the normal sailing speed, it only takes ten days to sail from Haizhou to Holy Spirit Island. All disciples who have obtained the Holy Martial Order must arrive at Holy Spirit Island within half a month. If they exceed this time limit, their status as a disciple of the academy will be revoked. .”
"Elder Hu, what's going on?" Yin Zhengyang couldn't help but ask.
Elder Hu ignored him and said directly: "Steward Xu Zongchun conveyed the order from the top of the college. This time, the students going to the Holy Spirit Island will go to the Holy Spirit Island from four different routes. The college will set up various test obstacles along the way. Only those who pass the assessment can and these obstacles before we can continue to the Whitsunday Islands."
"ah!"
Upon hearing the news, except for those who knew about it, everyone showed surprise and worry.
Elder Hu continued: "In the late stage of Grandmaster, there are three people in a group, in the early and middle stages of Grandmaster, there are five people in a group, in the eighth and ninth levels of Qi Refining, there are ten people in a group, and below the eighth level of Qi Refining, there are thirty people in a group. This is your number plate. Tomorrow , you will board the ship with this number plate."
While talking, Elder Hu handed out fifteen different number plates to Song Yan and others.
The number plates of the core disciples are gold, the elite disciples are silver, the inner disciples are copper, and the outer disciples are red.
Song Yan looked at his own number, which was No. 36, Yin Zhengyang's was No. 37, and Gu Xie Huayu's was No. 38. In other words, the three of them would most likely be divided into a group.
Afterwards, Elder Hu explained some things to everyone before announcing the adjournment of the meeting.
Early the next morning, Haizhou Pier was crowded with people.
In front of the pier, hundreds of medium-sized boats are parked side by side.
There are numbers hung in front of the ship, and students going to the Whitsunday Islands only need to board the ship according to the corresponding numbers.
The first to board the ship were students below the eighth level of Qi Refining.
A group of thirty students at this level took more than a hundred boats. In other words, there were more than 3,000 students at this level, and there was no telling how many of them could successfully reach the Holy Spirit Island.
Every ship has a helmsman.
However, the helmsman's cultivation level is not very good, he is only at the body-refining level, and he is an experienced boatman assigned by Shengwu Academy.
"Set off!"
Xu Zongchou, who was standing on the high platform on the dock, gave an order, and more than a hundred medium-sized ships quickly left the dock.
Then, dozens more small boats arrived, and the hanging numbers also changed accordingly.
Song Yan knew that it was time for disciples of their level to board the ship.
Song Yan and the others waited to board the fourth boat from the left.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, seven other students boarded the ship one after another.
Two of them were the two people who came to visit Song Yan yesterday, so they were very happy. After all, Song Yan's strength was already comparable to that of the Grandmaster, and being in the same boat with him was more secure.
A quarter of an hour later, Xu Zongchou on the high platform gave another order, and dozens of small boats quickly left the dock under the control of the boatmen.
In addition to Gu Xie Huayu, there were two women on the boat that Song Yan was riding on. After introductions, one was Xueyu from Yanyang Gate and the other was Changsun Rou from Mingjian Pavilion.
In addition, there are two other men who also come from the Yanyang Sect, named Kou Ying and Guan Yong respectively. The remaining three are the eldest Sun Haoran of the famous sword pavilion. Although he and eldest Sun Rou are not biological brothers and sisters, they are cousins; The remaining two are Zhou Yi and Tianyi from Wuji Sect. It was Zhou Yi and Tianyi from Wuji Pavilion who came to visit Song Yan yesterday.
There were ten people on the boat, except for Song Yan, the other nine were all at the ninth level of Qi Refining.
However, no one dared to underestimate Song Yan.
In the next ten days or so, everyone will be in the same boat, so everyone wants to have a good relationship with each other. Therefore, in just half an hour, everyone has become very familiar with each other, of course, Gu Xie Huayu is an exception.
Suddenly, Song Yan thought of a question.
Last night, Elder Hu said that the students going to the four parts of Holy Spirit Island this time will go on the same four routes. However, no one told them how to go.
"Everyone, have you got the route map?" Song Yan asked everyone.
"No." The Changsun siblings shook their heads.
"Neither do we!" The two people from Wuji Pavilion shook their heads.
"We still haven't." The three people from Yanyang Clan also shook their heads.
"What a coincidence, neither do we!"
Song Yan shrugged, and then their eyes fell on the boatman at the helm.
Everyone was not fools. When they saw this scene, they immediately understood that the route map was probably on the boatman's body.
The boatman steering Song Yan's ten people was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a strong build and bronze complexion. He wore a sleeveless jacket and coarse shorts, but he had no shoes on his feet. He was only at the eighth level of physical training. look.
After everyone got on the boat, the boatman steered silently without saying a word, appearing very calm.
"What's the name of this big brother?"
Yin Zhengyang stepped forward and asked politely.
"I don't dare, I'm just a boatman, nicknamed Gu San." The boatman said calmly, his tone seemed a little frightened, but his face remained calm.
"It turns out to be Third Brother Gu. Do you have the route map with you?" Yin Zhengyang asked.
"No, it's all in my mind." Gu San replied.
At this time, everyone was shocked. There was no route map and only the boatman knew the route. In other words, on the way to the Holy Spirit Island, they had to protect the boatman's safety. Once he was in danger, they might not be able to reach the Holy Spirit Island.
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Song Yan with some joy.
If he hadn't discovered the problem with the route map, if the boatman was in danger during the next voyage, they would probably all be eliminated.
"Can you picture the route in your mind!"
Song Yan suddenly spoke, but he was thinking of being prepared, otherwise, if the boatman was in danger, they would become headless flies.
"I haven't read a book and can't draw!" Gu San declined politely.
Hearing this, Zhou Yi of Wuji Pavilion, who had a bad temper, was immediately angry. The little boatman dared to make things difficult for them. He was about to scold the boatman, but Song Yan raised his hand to stop him.
"Brother Gu, there is a first-grade Xuandan here. If you draw a route map, this Xuandan will be yours!"
Song Yan smiled and stretched out his hand. In his palm lay a fragrant green elixir.
Gu San glanced at the first-grade Xuandan indifferently, a hint of greed flashed in his eyes, but he shook his head and said: "Young master is making things difficult for me, I really can't draw!"
Insatiable greed, taking advantage of the situation!
Seeing the boatman's face, the others were a little angry.
Song Yan smiled and took out two first-grade Mysterious Pills again and placed them in his palms: "These three Mysterious Pills are enough to upgrade to the Qi Refining Level. Can you draw them now?"
"Since the young master is so polite, I will try my best to give it a try!"
Gu San smiled, revealing two rows of yellowish teeth.
Author's digression: First update
Thanks to td67633501 Queen Bao who drove to the other shore and the flowers bloomed in her account, and also looked at the sea from the clouds, Q, and Yufu brothers under the shade of the small wind tree for their generous rewards.
Preview, five updates today (to be continued)