The Jie Long Seventh Institute was located in the southeast of Gakusen Toshi Asterisk, Asterisk.
The school grounds were enveloped by countless interconnected buildings, scattered courtyards, and plazas. It felt more like a palace with its traditional Chinese-style architecture. It wasn’t just a school; it resembled a grand palace with its towers and halls.
Within this unique Jie Long, nestled in one corner, was a building known as the Yellow Dragon Temple.
It was a three-layered structure characterized by vermilion columns and a roof covered in yellow glazed tiles. At first glance, it didn’t appear significantly different from the other buildings within Jie Long. However, all students belonging to Jie Long knew that this place was special.
—”Banyuu Tenra.”
This was a title, a highly symbolic one. In the early days of Jie Long’s founding, the first-generation Student Council President was known as “Banyuu Tenra.” Therefore, within Jie Long, this title held a unique significance, and to this day, only three people have held it.
These three individuals had all served as Student Council Presidents of Jie Long Institute, a position equivalent to that of an Emperor within the Academy.
Today, the third-generation “Banyuu Tenra” resides within this school, specifically within the Yellow Dragon Temple.
At this moment, countless students were converging toward the Yellow Dragon Temple, heading for the entrance to its main hall.
Fang Li blended in with the crowd, walking along the ancient-style corridors of the Yellow Dragon Temple. Before long, he arrived at the entrance to the main hall.
There wasn’t just one entrance leading to the main hall of the Yellow Dragon Temple. So, aside from this one, there were others where students were streaming in as well.
Upon entering the hall, Fang Li immediately noticed something peculiar.
Around the Yellow Dragon Temple’s main hall, there were multiple corridors extending outward in a tiered fashion, creating an outer ring surrounding a central courtyard.
However, this courtyard was devoid of flowers, trees, or any signs of vegetation. Instead, it resembled a dried-up pool, sunken into the ground. Within it, cylindrical columns stood like stepping stones, circling a small pavilion in the center.
Inside the pavilion, beside a stone table, sat a young girl.
Her long black hair formed a circular cascade, resembling butterfly wings.
She was dressed in Jie Long Institute’s classical-style uniform, layered with a luxurious white outer robe. Additionally, a “Hagoromo” seemed to float around her body.
Despite her extremely cute appearance, she seemed incredibly young, almost like a child playing at being an adult.
Yet, as the students observed this young girl, whispers began to ripple through the corridors of the Yellow Dragon Temple.
“Is that the Student Council President?”
“The current ‘Banyuu Tenra,’ Fan Xinglou?”
Indeed, the young girl before them was the Student Council President of Jie Long, the current “Banyuu Tenra.”
At the age of just nine, she had become the strongest student in Jie Long Institute three years ago, inheriting the name “Banyuu Tenra” and possessing an enigmatic level of power.
In the Gakusen Toshi Asterisk, each academy had its ranking system. Although the specific rules varied between academies, all had a ranking system to clearly differentiate students based on their abilities.
This ranking system, known as the “Named Charts,” had a total of 72 slots. Students who made it into the rankings were referred to as “Inner Ranking.”
Within this ranking, the top twelve students had their names listed on the first page, known as “Page One.”
Fan Xinglou had approximately fifty direct disciples, and each of them held a position within the Inner Ranking.
Even among Fan Xinglou’s disciples, a total of eleven of them had achieved the status of Page One.
In other words, out of the twelve slots on the first page of the rankings, eleven were occupied by Fan Xinglou’s disciples.
As for Fan Xinglou herself, she held the coveted first position on the rankings, making her the most skilled and experienced among them all.
As a result, countless students aspired to become Fan Xinglou’s disciples, eager to learn from her. However, becoming one of her disciples required passing a rigorous test.
Fang Li raised his head and gazed towards the direction of the pavilion garden. There, Fan Xinglou seemed to be dozing off, sitting on a stone chair, her small head bobbing as she struggled to stay awake.
Observing Fan Xinglou in this state, Fang Li couldn’t help but chuckle.
“It’s almost as if she has no idea there are so many people gathered here…”
It wasn’t because Fang Li had discovered anything unusual; rather, he knew firsthand just how formidable Fan Xinglou’s abilities were.
In Gakusen Toshi Asterisk, there was a rumor circulating— a legend, if you will. It claimed that Fan Xinglou, the Student Council President of Jie Long Institute, was an Immortal who had lived for over a thousand years.
Most likely, people regarded this legend as a joke, right?
However, Fang Li knew it to be a fact. The young girl before him had indeed lived for at least a thousand years, making her a genuine Immortal. Without having lived for so many years, she wouldn’t have been able to teach so many exceptional disciples, despite her incredible strength.
Therefore, Fang Li simply watched Fan Xinglou, deep in thought.
Meanwhile, the surrounding students began to grow restless in response to Fan Xinglou’s drowsy demeanor.
“Is she really the top-ranked Student Council President in Jie Long Institute?”
“Maybe it’s just a rumor after all?”
“Wasn’t the disciple selection test supposed to start today, upon enrollment?”
“Are they even going to conduct the test?”
Under the students’ murmurs, the entire Yellow Dragon Temple started to become noisy.
Among the students present, many, like Fang Li, were new students. Their knowledge of Fan Xinglou was limited to rumors, and they hadn’t yet had the chance to learn more about her.
As a result, students started to gossip, filling the Yellow Dragon Temple with noise.
Until a certain moment…
“Goodness, do youngsters these days lack patience?”
It was a voice that sounded incredibly youthful and sprightly, yet carried a profound sense of maturity.
Under this voice, the young girl in the pavilion garden, who had been dozing off, slowly raised her head and let out a cute yawn.
Shortly afterward, she turned her gaze towards the students gathered in the corridors, her face breaking into an innocent smile.
“There are so many of you this year. I hope to find some promising talents among you.”
With these words, Fan Xinglou stood up from the pavilion garden. In the next moment, something unbelievable happened.
*Buzz…*
Amidst a tremor, the pavilion garden surrounding Fan Xinglou seemed to dissipate like scattered butterflies, transforming into a throne of sorts. Fan Xinglou sat upon it, looking at everyone present, her arms wide open.
“Well then, let the testing begin.”
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