The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 268: Chapter 268 Sealing Order Chapter 268: Chapter 268 Sealing Order Embarrassing!

At this moment, Shang Qu felt extremely embarrassed!

At the same time, anger surged in his heart.

Despite his gesture of humility and respect, he had been publicly humiliated!

“Jing Yan!” Cang Long stood up and shouted fiercely, “You are too arrogant!

You little beast, you have no idea of the immensity of heaven and earth!

Dean Shang Qu personally invited you to join Divine Wind Academy, which is a great honor for you, yet you dare to refuse?

What a proud little rabbit!

You won’t even show respect to Dean Shang Qu’s face!”

Cang Long’s face was fierce, seemingly extremely furious.

In fact, he wasn’t annoyed, but rather somewhat pleased.

Jing Yan’s refusal of Shang Qu’s invitation meant that Jing Yan had offended Shang Qu, which was akin to seeking death!

“Cang Long, your words are truly laughable.

When you expelled me from Divine Wind Academy, did you ever consider my feelings?

Now Dean Shang Qu is inviting me to enter Divine Wind Academy.

If I actually went, who knows when I might be expelled again.

Moreover, it’s not that I am not giving face to Dean Shang Qu; my choice of academy has nothing to do with face,” Jing Yan said disdainfully.

“Young man, don’t deceive yourself!

Since it was I who invited you to join Divine Wind Academy, others naturally wouldn’t dare to expel you again.

I think it would be wise for you to consider it carefully before making your decision.

Young man, you should seize some rare opportunities.”

This time, Shang Qu’s tone was not so pleasant.

The tone clearly carried a threatening implication.

By refusing him, Jing Yan was missing an opportunity, deceiving himself!

If Jing Yan accepted, it meant seizing the opportunity, not deceiving himself.

However, having been angered, even if Jing Yan now changed his mind and joined Divine Wind Academy, there would not be a good outcome.

Even if Divine Wind Academy didn’t directly expel him, they surely wouldn’t make things easy for him, and acquiring resources from the academy would be extremely difficult.

Jing Yan was aware of this.

Thus, he was even less likely to change his mind.

Having heard the threatening words, Jing Yan laughed.

His true nature had been revealed!

“Within Lanqu County, there are three major academies, not just Divine Wind Academy,” Jing Yan remarked simply, not saying much but his meaning was clear to everyone present.

“Arrogant!”

“Overestimating himself!”

“Ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth!

Hmph, such a martial artist, we at Divine Wind Academy don’t need!”

“Who do they think they are, a peerless genius?”

“I have lived for over a hundred years, and I have never seen someone so oblivious to what is important!”

The outer court deacons of Divine Wind Academy were voicing their criticisms.

Deacon Gao Jie sighed secretly; she knew that the grievances between Jing Yan and Divine Wind Academy seemed unlikely to be resolved.

Meanwhile, the martial artists in the square were somewhat stunned.

“What is Jing Yan thinking?

Where does he get such confidence?

An outer court deacon from Divine Wind Academy personally inviting him to join the academy is a high-level treatment.

Once he joins Divine Wind Academy, would he still need to worry about cultivation resources?

It’s really incomprehensible why he would refuse such a good opportunity.”

“Exactly, does he think that joining Red Lotus Academy or Dao Yi Academy will offer better opportunities?

He’s thinking too simplistically.”

“Maybe Jing Yan really is a peerless genius?”

“What nonsense!

I think his brain must be waterlogged!”

The buzz of discussion rose, with most expressing a negative view of Jing Yan.

They thought that Dean Shang Qu’s invitation was a great honor to Jing Yan, yet Jing Yan had ungratefully refused!

Those who could come to Lanqu County City to participate in the assessments of the Three Major Academies all possessed exceptional talents, and it wasn’t easy for them to admit someone else was better unless shown sufficient strength and talent.

At this moment, they clearly didn’t think Jing Yan was stronger than them.

Thus, they felt that Jing Yan was acting ungratefully.

“Jing Yan, are you really not considering joining Divine Wind Academy?” Shang Qu asked again, his voice heavy.

“I’m sorry, I’m not interested!” Jing Yan responded without hesitation.

“Heh… it seems the charm of my Divine Wind Academy is indeed not enough!

Well, I hereby announce that Divine Wind Academy will never open its doors to you, Jing Yan.

Divine Wind Academy hereby issues a Sealing Order against you!” Shang Qu was genuinely furious.

With this statement, everyone knew that Jing Yan no longer had the chance to join Divine Wind Academy.

The assessments of the Three Major Academies were overseen by Prince Manor.

This means that the ultimate decision whether someone could qualify to enter any of the Three Major Academies rested with Prince Manor.

Once someone earned this qualification, that martial artist could choose which academy to enter.

Generally, the academies had no right to refuse entry to martial artists.

For example, once a martial artist passed the assessment at Prince Manor, they could freely choose any academy to enter.

但是 But there is an exceptional circumstance where if an academy issues a Sealing Order against a martial artist, then even if they qualify at Prince Manor to enter the Three Major Academies, they cannot go to that academy for cultivation.

This issuance of a Sealing Order is very rare.

Over the past few decades, none of the Three Major Academies had issued a Sealing Order.

But today, the Sealing Order had reappeared, and Divine Wind Academy had imposed it on Jing Yan.

Despite passing the assessment, Jing Yan could no longer enter Divine Wind Academy for cultivation.

Upon hearing that Shang Qu had issued a Sealing Order against Jing Yan, the Martial Artists in the square all subtly changed expression.

This Sealing Order was by no means simple.

Moreover, once an academy issued a Sealing Order, it generally wasn’t just one academy involved.

“They actually issued a Sealing Order!”

“He deserved it, Jing Yan truly brought it upon himself!”

“Exactly, if he hadn’t been so arrogant, Divine Wind Academy wouldn’t have issued a Sealing Order against him.”

“The Sealing Order from Divine Wind Academy isn’t really a big deal, right?

If he can’t enter Divine Wind Academy, there are still Red Lotus Academy and Dao Yi Academy.”

“You don’t understand!

Just wait and see.

Now that Divine Wind Academy has issued a Sealing Order against him, the other two academies probably won’t just stand by either.”

The buzz of conversation spread like a tide once again.

“Huang Luo, Outer Court Director, what is your opinion?”

After publicly announcing the Sealing Order against Jing Yan, Shang Qu turned to another person and asked in a low voice.

Huang Luo, the Outer Court Director of Red Lotus Academy.

Upon hearing Shang Qu’s voice, Huang Luo’s brow twitched slightly, as if considering for a moment, “This Jing Yan, indeed, has acted outrageously, showing no respect for his superiors.

Even though his talent is decent, my Red Lotus Academy does not welcome such a person.

Since Shang Qu has issued a Sealing Order against him, my Red Lotus Academy will also issue a Sealing Order against him.

Red Lotus Academy does not welcome him, not now, not ever!”

Huang Luo’s voice also boomed out.

The square became restless once more.

Both Divine Wind Academy and Red Lotus Academy had issued Sealing Orders against Jing Yan.

With two of the Three Major Academies imposing this ban, Jing Yan’s future looked bleak.

If all three condemned him, his life might never grant him the chance to cultivate at any of the Three Major Academies.

Hearing Huang Luo’s words, Jing Yan furrowed his brow, looking towards the high platform where Red Lotus Academy’s Outer Court Director Huang Luo stood, clothed in a yellow robe.

Although he had no plans to enter Red Lotus Academy, the Sealing Order from them still made Jing Yan uncomfortable.

“Outer Court Director Huang Luo, Jing Yan’s character is indeed too lowly; your decision is absolutely right,” Shang Qu chuckled, stroking his beard proudly.

His gaze then shifted to a female Martial Artist dressed in a red gown.

“Shu Ling, Dean of Outer Court, what about your Dao Yi Academy?” Shang Qu asked the woman in the red gown.

Shu Ling, the Outer Court Dean of Dao Yi Academy.

“Dean Shang Qu, do you truly think this is necessary?” Shu Ling frowned slightly.

Although Jing Yan’s attitude also made Shu Ling feel that he was too arrogant, she and Shang Qu, although not from the same academy, both belonged to the Three Major Academies of Lanqu County.

They both held equivalent positions as Deans of their respective Outer Courts.

Jing Yan’s manner towards Shang Qu also displeased her.

Such an arrogant Martial Artist, if he were to enter Dao Yi Academy, probably wouldn’t show much respect to her as Dean either.

However, she still felt that permanently banning Jing Yan was perhaps too harsh.

“Dean Shu Ling, you’ve seen his character with your own eyes.

Ha, he completely disregarded me; in my whole life, Shang Qu, I’ve never been so openly disrespected, especially by someone not even twenty years old.

If this were to happen to you, would you still think a Sealing Order unnecessary?” Shang Qu sneered.

“Sigh…” Shu Ling glanced down at Jing Yan.

“Well then, I also agree with Dean Shang Qu’s view.

My Dao Yi Academy will also impose a Sealing Order on Jing Yan,” Shu Ling finally said.

It had been mentioned that the Sealing Order was not that simple.

This complexity lies herein.

Although there’s competition among the Three Major Academies, each hoping to make its academy stronger, when it comes to matters affecting the dignity of the Three Major Academies, the higher-ups generally share a united front.

And now, even Dao Yi Academy had imposed a Sealing Order on Jing Yan.

In Lanqu County City, all three of the Three Major Academies had banned Jing Yan.

This meant that Jing Yan was very unlikely to ever have the opportunity to enter any of these academies.

“Dean…” Outer Court Deacon Qing Mo of Dao Yi Academy said, his brow deeply furrowed, his voice very low.

“Deacon Qing Mo, what are you trying to say?” Shu Ling looked at Qing Mo and asked.

“Jing Tian is incredibly talented; if he were able to join our Dao Yi Academy, there’s a high chance he could eventually step into the Dao Spirit Realm.

Now we…” Qing Mo was responsible for overseeing the selection process in Donglin City.

While in Donglin City, Qing Mo had high hopes for Jing Yan and strongly wished for him to join Dao Yi Academy.

But now, Dao Yi Academy had also imposed a Sealing Order on Jing Yan!