Chapter 1727 All Souls Academy

"Yes, I've seen it before." The old man was embarrassed and couldn't help but ask, "So this... is your true appearance?"

The contrast is too great!

He didn't mean to judge people by their appearance; it was just that the contrast between the two was so striking that he couldn't accept it for a while.

"That's right. When you're out in the world, you have to put your own skin on your head. This human skin mask is beautiful, so of course I'll use it more often." Ruan Yu's persona is that of a spoiled young lady from a small family, so it's normal for her to have a bit of a temper.

It gives people the impression of being foolish and easy to deal with.

As for the human skin mask she mentioned... what human skin mask is that?

It's clearly her shamelessness!

Her current physical body is forged from a spiritual herb; in simpler terms, she is now a spiritual herb created through cultivation. Every part of her body can be disassembled and reassembled.

And you can't feel the slightest bit of pain.

The skin that was just peeled off was only a thin layer.

The purpose was to create a false impression in front of the old man.

"Alright," the old man said, indicating his understanding. After all, young girls of this age are very conscious of their appearance.

"I am an instructor at the Academy of All Spirits. You may call me Instructor Fang."

After he finished introducing himself, he didn't forget to ask Ruan Yu, "What's your name?"

"Hua Ling." Ruan Yu borrowed the name Hua Ling.

Now that she has changed her appearance, her name and such naturally have to change as well.

Then, Instructor Fang took out a booklet and began to record something: "Age, cultivation level, and your attributes and profession."

"These things need to be registered before enrollment." Seeing the thoughtful look in Ruan Yu's eyes, Instructor Fang quickly explained.

For some reason, Professor Fang always felt a strange pressure on his mind and body when he was in front of this newly recruited student.

Is it an illusion?

I hope so.

"Twenty-five, fourth level of the Venerable Realm, a weapon refiner with both metal and fire attributes."

After hearing Ruan Yu's account, Instructor Fang's eyes lit up, and his mouth gaped open: "Only twenty-five years old, and already at the fourth level of the Venerable Realm? And a weapon refiner with the metal and fire attributes!"

"I wonder how good your weapon-refining skills are now?"

At such a young age, his cultivation level is so high. He must have spent most of his time and energy on cultivation. His weapon crafting skills must be terrible, right?

But that's alright. She has such talent for cultivation; she can focus on that. With a little nurturing, given time, she'll definitely make waves on the Beast Taming Continent!

Professor Fang had high hopes for Ruan Yu.

"Venerable level." Ruan Yu didn't think much of it. After all, when she was at the Venerable level, she could forge Venerable level weapons, and even Immortal level weapons were no problem for her.

So, it shouldn't be a problem to sign up for the Venerable level, right?

Unexpectedly, her words startled Professor Fang: "What?!"

He couldn't control his voice for a moment and let out a sharp cry: "Venerable level? You mean you're already a Venerable level weapon refiner?"

Mist grass!

This girl's talent for both cultivation and weapon crafting is terrifyingly strong!

If I weren't so incapable, I would really like to take her on as my last disciple!

Poor Instructor Fang had no idea that the person in front of him wasn't a promising talent at all, but rather a max-level expert who had come to the village to play and fool around with him!

"The Academy of Ten Thousand Spirits is just ahead! I'm going to introduce you to the Dean! I'll have him accept you as his last disciple!" Instructor Fang was extremely excited.

"Fly faster!" he urged the flying summoned beast beneath his feet.

Oh, so slow! If he could, he wished he could become a flying summon and carry Ruan Yufei.

We must quickly tell the dean this good news; he will be very happy!

The original plan was to take Ruan Yu from the academy gate all the way to the inside of the academy, so that she could have a deeper understanding of the Wanling Academy.

But now, Professor Fang couldn't wait any longer. He took Ruan Yu and headed straight for the dean's office.

"I'll go in first to let you know." Instructor Fang went in alone.

"Why are you back? Have you filled all the spots for this year's enrollment?" The dean was annoyed. The academy had been in decline for many years, and every year, even with all their efforts, they could only recruit one or two promising students.

The remaining……

Hey, talking too much brings tears to my eyes!

Professor Fang stepped forward excitedly, his eyes shining brightly: "Found one."

"...Do you think I have a lot of free time?" The dean gave Instructor Fang a speechless look. "Why don't you recruit at least ten people before you come back and tell me?"

Professor Fang shook his head: "Dean, you don't know, the one I recruited is worth hundreds or even thousands!"

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the dean immediately put down what he was doing and walked curiously to Professor Fang. "You mean the one outside?"

There was no aura revealed, so it seems that the person was wearing a magical artifact to conceal their aura.

With a bone age of less than 25, to have such cultivation at this age is barely one in a hundred!

It's far from what Professor Fang described as "worth hundreds or thousands"!

"That's right!" Instructor Fang ran out and called Ruan Yu in. "Hua Ling, hurry up and greet the Dean."

When Ruan Yu was outside, she used her mental energy to secretly observe the dean.

With a cultivation level at the low rank of the Divine Realm and a rich herbal fragrance, he is undoubtedly an alchemist. Moreover, there is a faint aura of array formations, making him highly likely to be an array master as well.

"Greetings, Dean." Ruan Yu knew that she would likely be staying at the Academy of All Spirits for some time.

Then the only option is to sneak in as a student.

It's not easily noticeable, and there's still plenty of time.

Instructor Fang deliberately dawdled until now before dropping this bombshell: "Dean, Hua Ling is a Venerable-level weapon refiner!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, the dean's composed expression crumbled, and he became visibly agitated: "Is this really true?"

He turned and looked at Ruan Yu with burning eyes: "Good! Good! Such skill at such a young age, not bad!"

A 25-year-old Venerable-level Soul Master is not surprising, but if you add the identity of a Venerable-level Weapon Refiner, it is enough to intimidate many people!

Ruan Yu was speechless.

Are these people so easily trusting? From beginning to end, I never doubted the truthfulness of her words.

What if she was lying to them?

"From now on, the best resources of the academy will be allocated to you!" The dean waved his hand and handed Ruan Yu the tokens for the academy's weapon-refining pavilion: "With these tokens, you can use the materials in the weapon-refining pavilion at will."

Ruan Yu held the token, her lips twitching slightly.

She seemed to understand why the Academy of All Souls was gradually declining.

The dean is a simple-minded person.

Upon seeing a genius, without conducting any tests or verifying their character, they simply hand over the best resources. This might be acceptable if the student is grateful, but among cultivators, most are self-serving.

Once they grow up, they will never give back to the academy.

How can the college avoid declining?