Amidst the cries, several staff members pushed open the iron gate of the courtyard and led them all away, despite the reluctant struggles of the ten eliminators.
Although they knew that after they left for Qiming City, they would receive far better treatment than they had at the Blue Domain Orphanage, and they would even be able to continue cultivating and gain the ability to change their fates, the remaining ten, including Ji Jiayu, couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness.
They were born lonely, living under a fence, experiencing cold eyes, and it was inevitable that they would feel some sadness at the death of rabbits and foxes.
"Click."
The iron door slowly closed, and the atmosphere became solemn.
Facing the remaining ten people, whose faces were slightly pale, He Yi felt a little depressed. He coughed lightly, getting their attention, and then said, "There's good news."
Everyone immediately pricked up their ears nervously. "Ji Jiayu passed the selection."
As soon as those words fell, Jiudao's eyes immediately turned towards Ji Jiayu.
Although Ding Lu had heard about this from Ji Jiayu beforehand, listening to Ji Jiayu was one thing, and listening to He Yi was another, and a trace of envy appeared on his face.
The other eight people were envious and jealous.
Despite their envy, jealousy, and even hatred, they all had a strong sense of urgency, and at the same time, they couldn't help but slander: What good news is this! It should be noted that there were only two selection spots in the selection camp, and Ji Jiayu had taken one of them, so there was only one left!
However, Ye Zihang's reaction wasn't as dramatic as the other eight.
Although he lost to Ji Jiayu, as the person with the highest talent and cultivation in the entire camp, the chances of winning second place were still very high.
Just as everyone was having different thoughts, He Yi continued, "The reason why he passed the selection is relatively special, so he didn't take a selection spot in our camp. This means that, next, among the nine of you, there are still two selection spots."
Hearing these words, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then everyone jumped for joy, but the sense of urgency didn't diminish.
After all, even though there were still two spots left, it wasn't easy to get them. They also understood that Ye Zihang was very likely to secure a spot.
"Okay, the next selection will be held in a week. You should rest and practice."
After He Yi finished speaking, she waved to Ji Jiayu, "Xiao Yu, come here."
Ji Jiayu replied, then turned to look at Ding Lu. Ding Lu winked at her and dispersed with the others.
Ji Jiayu turned and ran to He Yi's side. He Yi gently took her hand and walked slowly through the courtyard, bathed in the sunset glow.
Finally, He Yi pulled her to sit on a chair under a tree, looked up at her, and said, "Xiao Yu, it was Grandma who was negligent before. I didn't see your talent clearly enough, which delayed your cultivation. Here, Grandma wants to apologize to you."
Ji Jiayu hurriedly said, "Grandma He, don't be like this. How can you be blamed for this?"
"It's only my fault. After all, I'm old, and I can't keep up with the changes in the world." He Yi sighed lightly, "Although I haven’t paid much attention to the outside world over the years, I’ve also heard that the three regions of humanity are thriving, so there might be descendants like you."
Ji Jiayu remained silent and didn't speak.
Honestly, let alone the three domains of humanity, he didn't know much about the Blue Domain where he was born.
"In short, when you get to Camp 1, work hard."
As he said this, He Yi sneered in his heart: Although hard work might be useless. He wasn't mocking Ji Jiayu, but the entire selection plan. After all, after so many years, that person had never appeared. As he grew older, he doubted the validity of this plan from time to time.
Ji Jiayu could see that He Yi was just saying a few polite words, but he still looked at her and said seriously, "Grandma He, don't worry, I will definitely work hard and won't let you down!"
Although they had only been together for a short time, He Yi had been very kind to her, and he was someone who wanted to repay her kindness.
"The ten of you who passed the initial selection, each of you has a reward of five Saint Crystals. I've placed them on the table in the office. You can take them and share them."
After saying this, He Yi let go of Ji Jiayu's hand and waved at her. "Okay, goodbye, Grandma."
Ji Jiayu also waved at her, turned, and walked towards Xiaolou.
As he walked to the door, Ji Jiayu turned around and saw He Yi bathed in the sunset, a twilight-like atmosphere.
Over the years, He Yi had been waiting for that person to appear. During this time, he had also met many wizards, some of whom were only a rank lower than Ji Jiayu, but they were by no means that person.
He was already old, and he didn't know if he could wait for that person before he went to meet the sun goddess.
"Ah."
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Ji Jiayu heard a deep sigh.
Don't worry, Grandma He, I won't let you down! Ji Jiayu said in his heart.
In the small building, everyone except Ye Zihang was waiting for Ji Jiayu. Seeing Ji Jiayu push the door in, everyone immediately gathered around and asked with interest.
"Jiayu, what did the observer tell you?"
"Where are you going after you succeed in the selection?"
"Why did Grandma He say that the reason why you passed the selection is special?"
Facing everyone's enthusiastic questions, Ji Jiayu still couldn't explain—he couldn't tell them that he had passed several rounds of selection and gone straight to Camp No. 1!
He could only lead everyone to He Yi's office and distribute the sacred crystals He Yi had prepared one by one to appease everyone.
Everyone couldn't ask anything when they asked, and they all had some small emotions in their hearts. Some thought Ji Jiayu was stingy, and some thought he might have been selected to go to a bad place, but these were just speculations, and in the end, everyone returned to their training with different thoughts.
Ji Jiayu passed the selection, but they hadn't!
The next day, Ji Jiayu taught Ding Lu his cultivation experience while cultivating.
Although the two hadn't been together for long, they had already developed a friendship.
On the second afternoon after the selection, the sun was setting, and the ten selectors were eating in the cafeteria. Suddenly, they all looked west.
Through continuous cultivation day and night, they gradually gained a deeper understanding of divine power, so they could see that over a dozen figures with majestic divine power were rapidly approaching from the west.
The observers on the third floor of the small building also looked west one after another. "What's going on?"
The four of them were a little confused.
They were all sixth-level Ming Venerates, and their spiritual power surpassed that of ordinary people. So they could see more clearly than the selectors that each of the dozen figures possessed far more divine power than their entire bodies.
In other words, the person who arrived must be a Ming Sheng-level powerhouse!
"It wouldn't be the guide from Camp 1, right?" Meng Jiu guessed.
"Very likely." Feng Ling nodded, “Although it is a little faster, it is also within a reasonable range, Ji Jiayu is very popular.” "
"But a Ming Sheng-level powerhouse can't come that fast!"
"A seventh-rank Ming Sheng might not be able to do it, but eighth and ninth-ranks aren't certain," Luo Xuan said.
"Ming Sheng will return quickly. How could Yao Yi and Tingting have gone to the Holy City so quickly?"
As the four observers were talking, the dozen figures drew closer and closer, gradually revealing their true faces to their perception.
It turned out they weren't Ming Saint-level powerhouses, but humanoid forms of light and shadow condensed purely by divine power.
"Divine Arrival!"
"Holy Emblem Projection!"
The four observers were shocked to see this.
Divine Arrival and Holy Emblem Projection are sacred arts and sacred skills that only Ming Sheng-level powerhouses can practice. Although their names are different, they both use divine power to condense something similar to an external incarnation.
This external incarnation only has one-fifth the power of a god, but is more in tune with heaven and earth, has faster movement speed, and can dominate the use of some difficult combination sacred techniques.
However, because each use requires time, It would take at least a week to recover divine power, and under normal circumstances, it was rarely used by the Ming Sacred Society.
"It seems the Camp 1 guides attach more importance to Ji Jiayu than we imagined!" Feng Ling couldn't help but sigh.
"It's said that this is related to the Demon Realm's abnormal activity in recent years, and the upper management is putting pressure on them," Luo Xuan said softly.
"Demon Realm..." Hearing these two words, a hint of hatred flashed across Meng Jiu's eyes.
At the same time, the selectors, who were still eating, exited the small building and looked west.
In just a few tens of seconds, more than a dozen golden lights and shadows bathed in the setting sun flew and floated before them.
These light and shadow figures were all slender women.
The Guangming Tribe, which dominated one of the Seven Seas and Six Regions, was a purely female society that maintained population reproduction through division, breeding, and cultivating bloodlines.
However, in recent decades, as the Terran Selectors gradually integrated into Guangming society, viviparous hybrids have been born in many remote areas, which has greatly changed the social structure of the Guangming Race.
"Wow, this sister is so beautiful too!"
Looking at the lights and shadows in the sky, it seemed as if there were little stars in the eyes of some of the girls. The boys, who were fine, looked at this group of older sisters, and their thoughts were all their own. "Did something happen to our selection camp?"
"This isn't a preliminary assessment, is it?"
"Did you know I'm a genius?" someone said excitedly.
"You're overthinking things, hahaha!" Someone immediately retorted.
"Aren't you here to pick up Jiayu?" Ding Lu said in a low voice.
"Impossible..."
Someone said, "I've been informed for the past two days, and we selectors have to go through a total of four rounds of selection before we can advance to Camp No. 1 and participate in the final selection. Ji Jiayu has only just passed one round of selection, how could that lead to such a move?"
"Four rounds of selection, Camp One..."
When the others heard this, they were stunned, and then they all fell into a daze.
There are too many rounds of selection, could I really be that person?
And just as everyone's thoughts were racing, Ding Lu, who had been stunned for a second or two, turned to look at Ji Jiayu and asked hesitantly, "Jiayu, did you tell me earlier that you were selected... for Camp One?"
The words fell, and the audience was shocked.
Everyone looked at Ji Jiayu in disbelief, and Ye Zihang even exclaimed.