Chapter 885

Strange Cold Air

Yan City's status in the Yanxuan Empire was equivalent to the royal capital's status in the Qing Xuan Empire. It was the most important hub in the entire royal capital. There were countless experts and practitioners in the city and it was basically impossible to see any ordinary people.

In Yan City, large and small factions were scattered all over and it was extremely prosperous. Ruan Lingyu's Ruan Clan was considered a mediocre clan in Yan City. However, it was still considered a faction and was much better than some lone practitioners.

From Ruan Lingyu's words, Zhuowen discovered that the factions in Yan City were very different from the Qing Xuan Empire's royal capital.

There were seven major factions in the Qing Xuan Empire's royal capital. Furthermore, among the seven major factions, five of them belonged to clans while the other two were the Azure Dragon Branch Hall and the royal family.

However, in the Yanxuan Empire, the clans' influence was much smaller. The sects' influence was much stronger than the clans' influence and the most representative of them were the five major factions in Yan City.

Among the five great powers, the Yanxuan Empire's royal family was naturally ranked first. As for the other four great powers, they were actually all sects. They were respectively the Clear Void Valley, the Heaven Peak Devil Palace, the Myriad Star Palace and the Five Elements Sect.

Among the five major factions, the royal family was ranked first because of the existence of the Yan Emperor. The other four sects' influence was on par with each other.

Below the five major factions, there were countless clans and factions in Yan City. These clans and factions varied in size and the competition between them was extremely intense. Among them, Ruan Lingyu's Ruan Clan was considered the lowest tier among these clans and factions.

According to Ruan Lingyu, among the five major factions in Yan City, other than the royal family, the other four sects' influence was basically open to the public to recruit disciples. Every year, they would recruit some talented geniuses from the various clans and factions in Yan City.

This kind of recruitment of geniuses did not receive any resistance from the various clans in Yan City. Instead, it was very popular because the resources within the four sects were many times more abundant than the clans'.

If the geniuses within the clans were recruited by the four sects, they would receive more resources and nurturing than the clans. The speed of their cultivation would also be much faster than in the clans.

In Yan City, many clans took pride in the number of their disciples that joined their sects. Even though they gave their clan's geniuses to their sects, the roots of those geniuses were still in their clans. Once those geniuses matured, they would naturally take care of their own clans, allowing their clans to face even greater competition in Yan City.

Zhuowen's eyes flickered as he listened to Ruan Lingyu's narration. His expression changed slightly. The Yanxuan Empire was indeed very different from the Qing Xuan Empire. Just the sects alone were rare in the Qing Xuan Empire. After all, the Qing Xuan Empire was still dominated by clans.

Zhuo Wen's heart was filled with curiosity towards this new distribution of forces.

"Miss Lingyu, since the entrance exam for the Excellent Deity Academy is about to begin, I wonder if Yan City will send geniuses to the Excellent Deity Academy to participate in the entrance exam?" Zhuowen asked again.

Right now, he was most concerned about the Jia Shen College's entrance examination. Although he had obtained a slot from the Qing Xuan Empire, he had already fallen out with the Qing Emperor. He was afraid that the slot from the Qing Xuan Empire would not land on his head.

Furthermore, the location of the Excellent Deity Academy was extremely mysterious. If Zhuowen were to search for it himself, it would be like searching for a needle in a haystack. Therefore, he could only think of a way from Yan City.

After all, the Yanxuan Empire's influence was not any weaker than the Qing Xuan Empire. There would probably be some Excellent Deity Academy's entrance exam and the Yan Emperor would definitely know the exact location of the Excellent Deity Academy.

Therefore, if Zhuowen wanted to enter the Excellent Deity Academy, he could only rely on the Yanxuan Empire's route.

Ruan Lingyu looked at Zhuowen in astonishment. She was a little puzzled as to why Zhuowen had asked this. However, she did not suspect too much and softly replied: "Yan City has the Yan Emperor guarding it. Naturally, there will be a quota for the Excellent Deity Academy's entrance exam."

"However, there are only five quotas and only the most talented youths in Yan City will be able to obtain them!

These five people had already been decided three months ago. Young Master Zhuo, why are you suddenly asking about this? "

Zhuowen awkwardly scratched his head and said: "I'm just curious. After all, the Excellent Deity Academy is extremely famous in the Eastern Lands. Who wouldn't want to enter such a superpower to cultivate?"

Hearing this, Ruan Lingyu's beautiful eyes flashed with a trace of yearning. She softly muttered: "That's right!

It is said that the Excellent Deity Academy is the most relaxed among all the superpowers in the Eastern Lands. It is said that they have never restricted the freedom of their students. "

"If it wasn't for the fact that I was born unable to cultivate, I would have also tried my hand at the gathering of geniuses three months ago. The geniuses who are able to obtain a quota are the most dazzling stars in the entire Yan City. They are existences that receive the attention of tens of thousands of people."

Zhuowen nodded his head. What Ruan Lingyu said was correct. Just like the Qing Xuan Empire's Imperial Capital's Qing Huang Leaderboard, the top five also had the qualifications to enter the Excellent Deity Academy. The geniuses who obtained the five quotas were indeed existences that received the support and envy of countless people.

"Miss Lingyu, may I ask, I see that your face is unnaturally pale and your body is weak. There are no fluctuations of Yuan Power at all. Could it be that you were born like this?" Zhuowen suddenly asked.

Ruan Lingyu was startled. A trace of sadness appeared on her charming face and she fell into a rare silence.

Seeing this, Zhuowen dryly laughed and said: "It seems that this is Miss Lingyu's private matter and it is not convenient for you to say it. It is I, Zhuowen, who has been presumptuous."

Ruan Lingyu shook her head and said: "Actually, it is not considered a private matter. There is no harm in telling Young Master Zhuo. This matter started from when I was young."

Thus, Ruan Lingyu slowly began to recount the events of the past. As it turned out, before Ruan Lingyu was ten years old, her martial talent was extremely powerful. At such a young age, her cultivation was already stronger than some of the older generation.

At that time, Ruan Lingyu was almost designated as the next Patriarch of the Ruan Clan. It could be said that Ruan Lingyu was the center of attention in the Ruan Clan at that time. She was extremely dazzling and had a small reputation in Yan City.

However, when she was ten years old, Ruan Lingyu suddenly fell seriously ill. Her entire body was filled with an extreme cold. That cold Qi was extremely terrifying and actually froze Ruan Lingyu's room into an ice house.

At that time, many experts of the Ruan Clan entered Ruan Lingyu's room in order to save her. Unfortunately, the cold Qi was too terrifying and the experts of the Ruan Clan were all frozen to death in Ruan Lingyu's room. Only Ruan Lingyu's father was strong enough to escape with serious injuries.

After three days and three nights, the cold Qi erupting from Ruan Lingyu's body finally stopped. Ruan Lingyu also awoke from her coma. However, from then on, Ruan Lingyu's martial talent seemed to have evaporated into thin air.

No matter how Ruan Lingyu cultivated, the Dan Tian in her body was unable to accumulate any Yuan Power, let alone cultivate Yuan Power. From then on, Ruan Lingyu had completely become an ordinary person. In fact, her physique was even worse than an ordinary person's.

This was also why Ruan Lingyu's face was abnormally pale and sickly all year round, as if she had no bones.

At this point, a bitter smile appeared on Ruan Lingyu's pretty face as she said: "Because of me, many experts of the Ruan Clan have fallen. Originally, the Ruan Clan's power in Yan City was pretty good, but from then on, it gradually declined."

"Young Master Zhuo!

Don't you think that I am a jinx? "At this point, Ruan Lingyu's pretty face was filled with a bitter smile.

Zhuowen's eyebrows slightly furrowed as he stared at Ruan Lingyu, his eyes flickering. What happened to Ruan Lingyu's body was truly strange. To think that a terrifying cold Qi would erupt from her body.

"Miss Lingyu, can you extend your hand so that I can inspect it?" Zhuowen suddenly asked Ruan Lingyu.

Ruan Lingyu was taken aback. Her pretty face blushed like a ripe red apple as she lowered her head and did not speak.

When he saw Ruan Lingyu's reaction, Zhuowen knew that the former had misunderstood his intentions. He coughed dryly and said: "Miss Lingyu, please don't misunderstand!

I have done some research on cold Qi in the past. Perhaps I can tell the origin of the cold Qi in your body from your body. "

When she heard these words, Ruan Lingyu knew that she had misunderstood Zhuowen's words. The bashfulness on her face grew even more intense as she softly said: "Young master Zhuo!

Have you really done some research on cold Qi? "

Nodding, Zhuowen waved his left hand and the Holy Ice Rune on the back of his left hand lit up. It was the Extreme Frost that he had not used in a long time.

The Extreme Frost was an Earth-rank cold Qi. However, due to Zhuowen's Fire Fusion Art, he could continuously fuse different types of Earth Fire, increasing the power of the Earth Fire to an extremely terrifying degree. The Extreme Frost was far from being able to compare to the flames created by the fusion of different types of Earth Fire. Therefore, the power of ice and fire was not equal at all. That was why Zhuowen had never used the Holy Ice Fire Rune.

After all, if the power of ice and fire was not equal, it was very easy for an explosion to occur during the fusion process. At that time, he would be the unlucky one.

Looking at Zhuowen who was enveloped by countless blue cold Qi, Ruan Lingyu's beautiful eyes revealed a trace of shock. Although the Extreme Frost that Zhuowen used could not compare to the cold Qi in her body, it was still much more terrifying than the average cold Qi.

"Miss Lingyu should believe me now, right?" Zhuowen said with a smile.

"Since Young Master Zhuo has done some research on cold Qi, then Lingyu will respectfully accept!"

Nodding, Ruan Lingyu stretched out her right hand. A pair of snow-white lotus arms were placed in front of Zhuowen. The blush on her charming face became more and more intense, and her beautiful eyes were filled with shyness.

Before this, she had never come into contact with any man, so it was inevitable that she would feel embarrassed in her heart.

Zhuowen did not think too much about it. After hearing Ruan Lingyu's description, Zhuowen knew that Ruan Lingyu's body was hiding some kind of extraordinary secret, which was why he asked her to investigate.

Holding Ruan Lingyu's jade-like hand, Zhuowen only felt a cold and slippery touch. Then, the power of the Holy Ice Rune in his left hand swept through Ruan Lingyu's right hand and into her body.

When the power of the Holy Ice Rune flowed through Ruan Lingyu's meridians and finally reached her lower dantian, an extremely terrifying cold energy blocked the power of the Holy Ice Rune.

"This is …"