"Furthermore, the Divine Emperor Academy is a royal institution where students are either wealthy or noble. The Yuanwu Academy focuses on spiritual energy and martial arts, while the Shangmo Academy specializes in supernatural abilities and magic. However, these are merely general characteristics. In reality, student traits often overlap. For instance, noble students might appear in schools other than the Divine Emperor Academy. Similarly, students with magical abilities might be found in the Yuanwu Academy, and martial artists might study magic. This is quite normal. The only anomaly is our Sage Academy."
Zhu Yanyi had been listening attentively when Gu Jun suddenly made this remark. She nearly choked on her own saliva. "Senior Brother Gu Jun, can you please not speak so unpredictably? If I choke to death on my own spit, it will be your fault."
Gu Jun quickly bowed his hands in apology. "Yes, yes, it is all my fault."
"Enough, I forgive you. Please continue." Zhu Yanyi was eager to hear the rest.
Gu Jun did not hide anything. "Our Sage Academy has the fewest students. Yet, strangely, during the five-school competitions, our academy never ranks first, nor last. We always finish third. Therefore, other schools dare not look down on us. There is a reason for this, Junior Sister Yanyi. Do you know what it is?"
"Please just tell me directly." Zhu Yanyi looked as if she disliked guessing riddles.
Gu Jun coughed lightly, then spoke slowly. "Because the students of our Sage Academy learn comprehensive abilities.
For example, Senior Brother Yi Yunfei, besides medicine, also studies martial arts. It can be said that even if he challenged students from the Yuanwu Academy, he would rank in the top five.
Second Senior Sister Jian Feiyan, besides medicine, is skilled in swordsmanship, as her name suggests.
Third Senior Brother Ouyang Tianyun, besides medicine, excels in cooking. He could be considered a culinary cultivator.
I, besides medicine, know a little about talisman arts. In fact, besides making medicine, I am also a talisman cultivator.
Fifth Brother Dan Feng, besides medicine, possesses lightning abilities.
Sixth Brother Qi Rong, besides making medicine, is a sound cultivator.
Seventh Sister Yue Zhuo, besides medicine, is skilled in formations. Although her name sounds masculine, she is actually a girl.
Eighth Brother Jin Gui, besides medicine, has an eidetic memory and is proficient in numerology.
Ninth Sister Mi Xiao, besides making medicine, is a body cultivator."
She paused and coughed. "Most of the remaining students are freshmen, so their specific abilities are not yet known."
Upon hearing Gu Jun introduce Mi Xiao as a body cultivator, Zhu Yanyi’s mouth hung open. She stared at Gu Jun for a long time before slowly nodding, her expression somewhat dazed. "Senior Brother Gu Jun, is Mi Xiao really a body cultivator?"
Mi Xiao appeared to be a confused, delicate girl. To think she was a body cultivator—what kind of fantasy world was this? Moreover, among those seniors, some were culinary cultivators, others sound cultivators. Zhu Yanyi could accept that male peers might have such specialties. But Mi Xiao being a body cultivator was something she never expected.
"You wouldn't have guessed it, right? In the last competition, Mi Xiao competed against someone from the Yuanwu Academy. She used her body cultivation skills to beat the opponent until she vomited blood on the spot. It is said that she now clamors every day to challenge Mi Xiao again." Gu Jun sighed helplessly, but it was the truth.
Zhu Yanyi chuckled dryly. "I feel like the students of the Sage Academy are all pretending to be weak while hiding their strength."
Gu Jun laughed dryly at Zhu Yanyi’s words. "Junior Sister Yanyi, actually, this is your strong suit, isn't it?"
Zhu Yanyi glanced at Gu Jun and said calmly, "Fine. I know you want to say that birds of a feather flock together. That is an acceptable conclusion."
Gu Jun observed Zhu Yanyi. "Junior Sister Yanyi, besides medicine and research, what else can you do? Let me see at least."
"My internal energy is higher than yours." Zhu Yanyi said calmly, looking at Gu Jun. "I am a heart cultivator. Didn't you already know this?"
"Besides that? I feel you have more than just these skills." Gu Jun’s sixth sense was indeed sharp.
"You will know when you enter the school," Zhu Yanyi smiled. She was now even more curious about the Sage Academy. It seemed that although the academy appeared to have declined, its strength remained. If it did not exist, such a situation would not occur.
Zhu Yanyi smiled brightly, but her heart grew serious. No wonder Yan Aohan had asked her to come to the Sage Academy. Indeed, the Sage Academy was not to be underestimated. This place was likely not simple.
Only those with true ability would understand that ranking in the middle of the five schools, regardless of how others changed, the Sage Academy remained unchanged. Neither too high nor too low, it did not attract excessive attention nor was it looked down upon. No wonder it was named the Sage Academy; there was indeed some logic to it.
Zhu Yanyi felt confident but did not speak. Instead, she smiled at Gu Jun. "Senior Brother Gu Jun, some trump cards should only be revealed at the end."
Gu Jun glanced at Zhu Yanyi. "Forget it. After seeing how you interact with Lord Yan Jun, I know you are definitely not a kind person."
"How am I not kind? I have a healer’s benevolent heart. If I encounter a patient, I save them if I can." Zhu Yanyi answered seriously. She absolutely refused to admit Gu Jun’s statement.
"Then who gave you the title 'Saint Hand Demon Doctor'?" Gu Jun asked in return.
Zhu Yanyi blinked. "I naturally do not save enemies."
"Medicine saves people regardless of clan or sect. I remember who said that." Gu Jun tilted his head, seeming to recall who had said it.
"The person who said that must have had their head caught in a door." Zhu Yanyi answered very seriously. "Enemies are not family. Saving an enemy might harm one’s own family. I am not a saintess. I do not have such a pure, self-sacrificing heart. Forget it, I will just be a demon doctor. At least, when I do not want to save someone, no one will complain."
Before Gu Jun could speak, a loud laugh was heard. Zhu Yanyi realized that the flying boat had stopped at a location, and five people were standing outside.
Gu Jun saw the arrivals and quickly stood up to bow. "Dean, teachers, elders. Gu Jun brings Zhu Yanyi, the little divine doctor from the mortal realm of Huaxia, to report for duty."
Dean Xi Muzheng looked like a young man in her thirties. She wore a long blue robe, and her black hair was tied in a Daoist topknot. Hearing Gu Jun’s words, she examined Zhu Yanyi.
Zhu Yanyi did not mind. She bowed gracefully. "Zhu Yanyi pays respects to the Dean and all senior elders."