Over the next three days, Zu An busied himself with taking over the businesses and other avenues of influence that the Plum Blossom Sect possessed, with the aid and backing of the academy. 

Shi Kun was aware of his movements, but he chose not to make a move himself. That fellow is dead meat once we enter the Ursae Dungeon anyway. There’s no reason for me to deal with him right now.

Meanwhile, the academy also began holding selections to allocate the available slots for entry into the dungeon. All fifth rank cultivators received a free pass, but all the others had to take part in a gruelling tournament to prove themselves qualified.

The dungeon was filled with dangers, after all. A weakling who couldn’t protect himself in the dungeon was likely to end up giving up his life for nothing.

At the end of the selection, even the weakest cultivator selected to enter the dungeon was at the third rank.

The world of cultivation was truly a pragmatic one. 

Just like what Jiang Luofu had mentioned, opportunities were reserved only for those who proved themselves worthy. This round of selections ensured that those who could enter were all experts, and the opportunities offered to them in the dungeon would only further widen the disparity between the strong and the weak. This meant that the weak would never be able to catch up with the footsteps of the strong.

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