“Canyon View Institute is one of the strongest forces in this world. Young people take pride in joining the Institute,” Aubree nodded in response.
“Most importantly, if you are fortunate enough to join the Institute, you will have access to abundant cultivation resources and guidance from experts.”
“To put it bluntly, for most people, the progress made in one year at the Institute is equivalent to ten years of self-cultivation, if not more!”
“Moreover, if you can stand out at the Institute, you will have a larger stage, and your life will reach another level.”
“Therefore, every enrollment period at Canyon View Institute is one of the most lively events under this starry sky!”
“Understood!” Ivy nodded and continued to ask.
“Aubree, are the mentors at the Institute really that powerful? What is their general level of cultivation?”
“I’m not sure about the specifics!” Aubree shook her head.
“But one thing is certain, any mentor with a bit of status is definitely stronger than me!”
“So strong?” Harleen and Ivy couldn’t help but exclaim.
“Even stronger!” Aubree responded.
“Alright!” Harleen replied and then asked again.
“By the way, Aubree, where exactly is Canyon View Institute? Is it in this city?”
“No!” Aubree shook her head and pointed to the sky. “It’s above the city!”
“Above?” Harleen and Ivy looked up, but there was nothing above them except blue sky and white clouds.
“Canyon View Institute, like Sky City, floats in the starry sky,” Aubree continued.
“The reason you can’t see it now is because of an array. Only when someone from the Institute activates the array can outsiders see it.”
“I see!” Harleen and Ivy finally understood.
As they were talking, an elder dressed in Institute attire flew above the crowd without any aura fluctuations.
He glanced at the crowd below and began to speak. His voice, amplified by Chi power, echoed through half the city.
“Welcome, talented geniuses, to the Canyon View Institute enrollment selection. My name is Matthew Lawrence; you can call me Elder Matthew!”
“As always, the Institute only enrolls students under forty years old. The first test remains a cultivation and potential assessment.”
“Anyone over twenty-five years old who hasn’t reached the fourth-rank Sacred Realm!”
“Or over thirty years old who hasn’t reached the Holy Realm!”
“Or over forty years old who hasn’t reached the seventh-rank Holy Realm should not queue up!”
Upon hearing this, a commotion arose among the crowd.
Many people’s faces fell immediately.
The threshold was incredibly high, even higher than the previous year!
Harleen and Ivy also showed expressions of amazement.
Reaching the fourth-rank Sacred Realm by twenty-five years old would have eliminated both of them and even Billy three or four years ago.
“If your age and cultivation meet the requirements, you can proceed to the potential test,” Matthew Lawrence continued after a while.
He pointed to the left side.
“There are one hundred testing pillars set up over there. Each pillar has five color zones: red, blue, green, purple, and black.”
“You just need to place your hand on the pillar, and it will automatically sense your potential.”
“Anyone who can only light up the red zone is disqualified.”
“For other color zones, lighting up any one of them qualifies you for the second round of selection.”
“Additionally, I remind you that those who do not meet the age and cultivation requirements should not test; otherwise, there will be some minor trouble.”
After speaking, he scanned the crowd again. “You may begin now!”
As his words fell, people quickly surged towards the testing area.
“Let’s go too!” Aubree led Harleen and Ivy forward.
When they arrived at the testing area, they saw a hundred semi-transparent light pillars arranged in rows on an open ground.
Each pillar had a diameter of about thirty-four centimeters and a height of about three meters.
Starting from about two meters above the ground to the top, they were divided into five color zones: red, blue, green, purple, and black, all currently dark.
Soon, long queues formed in front of each pillar, with at least two or three hundred people in each line.
The test was simple. Candidates just needed to place their hand inside the light pillar, and one of the five color zones would light up.
A few minutes later, the test officially began.
Canyon View Institute’s requirements for student potential were extremely stringent.
In nearly fifteen minutes, out of a thousand or so people tested, almost everyone could only light up the red zone.
At this moment, a muffled sound came from the front of one line.
A man had just placed his hand inside a light pillar when he was thrown back as if hit by a beast.
He flew a hundred meters before crashing to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood with a chaotic aura.
“What happened?”
“He must be over forty years old and got ejected by the pillar!”
“These pillars are that magical?”
Voices chattered around them.
“Elder Matthew already warned everyone not to take chances!” A staff member from the Institute near that pillar shouted at the man.
Hearing this, many people who had been hoping for luck dropped their heads and left the line dejectedly.
Soon after, another muffled sound came from a different pillar.
A man in his mid-twenties was also ejected by the pillar and fell heavily to the ground, spitting out blood from his turbulent energy.
“He shouldn’t be over forty. Why was he ejected?”
“Don’t forget, different age groups have different cultivation requirements. He didn’t meet them!”
“Alright then!”
Voices murmured around them again.
“I’m not willing to accept this!” The man climbed up and shouted unwillingly.
“I just turned twenty-five yesterday. It’s unfair not to let me pass today!”
“Where is there so much fairness in this world? This isn’t your home!” The staff member near the pillar responded sternly.
“I…” The man’s face turned red with frustration.
“If you really want to join the Institute, come back in three years!” The staff member interrupted him.
“You’re at first-rank Sacred Realm now. If you haven’t reached fourth-rank Sacred Realm in three years, don’t bother coming back!”
He waved his hand. “Next!”
The man opened his mouth but then left dejectedly.
Time passed quickly; over an hour went by in a flash.
During this time, some people began to light up other color zones on each pillar.
So far, the strongest person had only lit up the green zone-a man under thirty years old.
Others had only managed to light up the blue zone.
After a while longer, Harleen and Ivy reached the front of their line; only one person remained before their turn.
“Make way!”
At that moment, a female voice sounded. A woman in purple walked over from the side and stood at the front of the line.
She was about Harleen and Ivy’s age with excellent looks and figure and wore an arrogant expression on her face.
Harleen released her spiritual power to probe her cultivation but found no fluctuations; she must have concealed her martial aura.
“Why are you cutting in line?” The man originally at the front frowned slightly.
“I don’t want to wait. Got a problem?” The woman turned and replied.