"Did she really appeared here through teleportation?"

A man who looked almost in his late fifties asked the disciples that were guarding the entrance of the Academy grounds.

His long white hair and beard matched the long white robes that he was wearing. A single wooden hairpin was holding half of his hair in a small bun.

He was carrying a wooden staff with a blue colored gem in its center. His appearance clearly stated that he had a high status in the Academy.

"Replying to Master Gong, she indeed teleported here half an hour ago." One of the disciples replied immediately.

The said Master Gong nodded his head lightly as he played with his long beard while looking at the young girl who was sitting outside the Academy gates on a high rock.

Her eyes were closed and it looked like she was cultivating in the dense qi that was present all over the Island.

"And she has been sitting there ever since she appeared here?" Master Gong asked the disciples as he kept looking at the young girl.

All the disciples nodded their heads in reply. Everyone was shocked because it had barely been eight hours since the first exam started and there was already someone who passed the exam which should have taken at least fifteen or more hours to pass even for a prodigy.

"Such a genius child! Looks like this time one of the sects is going to get a present in the form of a rare talent from the young generation." Master Gong muttered as he smiled softly at the young girl before turning around to return to the Hall of Elders.

"Focus on your job. Let the child cultivate. I'm sure she's preparing for the coming exam." He said to the disciples who were assigned with the job of guarding the gate.

"Yes, Master Gong."

The group of disciples immediately accepted his order as they once again returned to their posts while the old man walked away.

The huge entrance of the Academy once again returned to its peaceful silence.

On the other side of the entrance, Li Ming finally took in a deep breath as she let her body relax a little.

She only had fifty percent of her spiritual energy left and she needed to cultivate the rest of the fifty percent before the second exam.

Her initial plan for passing the first exam was to simply use her teleportation ability which was far more better and powerful than what it used to be at the time she ended up in the Mortal realm.

The Immortal Master had shown her the image of the entrance of the Academy through his memories when he was the head of the Academy.

She printed that image in her mind as she practiced for long hours on her teleportation power.

However, she never thought that she would end up as the victim of a young boy and his group of teenage companions.

But since the deed was done, there was no point in crying over her bad life choices.

Rather, she decided to put her entire focus on increasing her energy level as soon as possible.

The Spiritual qi that was present on the Island was a hundred times denser than what she used to have in the Han Empire.

Though it still could not match the density of the spiritual qi inside her Xiao Tiantang, but it was still enough for her to cultivate the rest fifty percent of her vital energy.

It was a rumor that the only reason why the creators of the Guixian Academy decided to build the Academy on an Island in the middle of the vast sea, was the presence of the dense qi on the island that could help the disciples in cultivating and breaking through levels way faster than normal.

Of course, Li Ming had no faith in this rumor. Even though it was true that the Guixian Island held the densest presence of spiritual qi in the entire mortal realm, but she was sure that it was not the only reason behind the presence of the Academy on that Island.

However, she had no interest in diving into the secrets of the Academy or the reasons behind its presence on the island.

She only had one reason behind her decision of joining the Academy and that was to learn array formations.

No matter how hard it was going to reach that goal, she was not going to give up.

The hours kept passing as Li Ming sat there on the high rock in front of the Academy entrance while cultivating her spiritual qi.

The day was about to turn into the night when a sudden movement in the bushes around her, made Li Ming open her eyes.

It took her eyes a few seconds to adjust to her surroundings but her senses were already on alert.

The sun had already set but there was still some time left before the darkness would completely take over the island.

Li Ming felt its presence around the hem of her long dress that was hanging around the rock even before she saw it.

It was a mixture of golden and red color, and she had a strong feeling that it would even sparkle a little in the sunlight.

Its eyes were a combination of red and black while it had a cute crown of two small feathers on its head.

Even though Li Ming was not fond of the reptile family, especially a snake, but the little golden red snake that was crawling over the hem of her dress, was looking too cute and pretty for her to despise it.

Its big round almost cartoonish eyes looked up at her the exact same moment as she lifted it up with her powers and brought it closer to her face.

"What a little cute thing you are! How come you are lurking around here?" She asked the little snake as she rubbed her index finger of the right hand lightly on its soft head.

If it was a normal day and a normal snake, she would never have dared to touch it even in her dreams.

But currently, she could not help herself but rub the head of the little snake some more as it closed its beautiful eyes and started making noises that were almost like a soft purr.

"Looks like it is liking your touch."

A soft low voice spoke out from behind the cluster of trees that were standing on her left.

Li Ming turned her face to look at the woman, or a young lady in her mid-twenties, who was walking towards the rock on which she was sitting.

She felt the snake struggling to get itself free as it looked at the lady.

She softly lowered the little snake on the ground and watched as it hurriedly crawled towards the young lady who picked it up in her hands.

Li Ming jumped down from the rock and stood in front of the stranger who was looking so pretty in her dark yellow dress and long black hair which was styled beautifully.

"You are....?" Li Ming asked as she eyed the girl who looked as soft and pure as the cool fresh flowing water of a spring.

"Ahh! Sorry for my poor manners. I'm Quinyang, an elder here in the Academy under the medicine sect." The young lady introduced herself as she smiled warmly.

Li Ming was left shocked for a few moments as she looked at the beautiful lady standing in front of her.

However, she soon realized that she was staring at the Elder and had still to speak.

"Elder Quinyang, please forgive me for my insignificant behavior. I'm Li Ming, one of those youngsters who are taking the exam to enter the Academy this year." Li Ming hurriedly replied as she bowed in greetings.

"Oh! So you are that child who passed the first exam in barely a few hours. Everyone is currently discussing about which sect you will be joining." Elder Quinyang said as she shook her head with a soft chuckle.

"Ah! Well..."

Li Ming had no idea how she was supposed to reply. Therefore she just ended up trailing off while looking at the little snake that was peeking its head from under the sleeves of the Elder.

"It's cute and pretty too." She said out loud as she stopped her hand from rubbing her fingers against the soft skin of the little snake.

"Thank you. It really likes you which is very rare since it does not like to interact with strangers. If you want you can always come to the medical sect and play with it." Elder Quinyang said as she patted the little snake on its head.

Li Ming looked at the Elder with confused eyes as she asked, "Why do you think that I'm not going to choose the medical sect?"

The Elder smiled softly as she replied, "To be honest, I have no idea. It's just somehow I know that you will not be choosing my sect. But I still wish you all the very best. May you succeed in making your dreams come true."

And with that being said, the Elder gave the confused Li Ming a soft pat on her shoulder before she walked away towards the entrance gate of the Academy.