The three of them wandered around the Linjiang University campus for half an hour, and walked together to the "Songnian Assembly Hall" located in the center of the campus, preparing to attend the freshman opening ceremony at 10 a.m.

"Songnian Great Hall" is named after the first president of Linjiang University and was built in the late period of the "Great Change of Heaven and Earth".

According to the tradition of Lindai over the years since its establishment, the "freshmen opening ceremony" will be held here every year.

On the one hand, it is because the auditorium is large enough, covering more than 10,000 square meters, and can accommodate thousands of teachers and students to gather here at the same time. On the other hand, it is also to commemorate the first student who devoted his whole life to the construction of the university.

The first principal was Ren Songnian.

When Chen Yuan and the others arrived at the square outside the Great Hall, it was just after half past nine.

As soon as I stopped, I was deeply shocked by the ancient atmosphere surrounding me.

In the middle of the vast square, there stood a high platform covering an extremely large area.

On top of the high platform, sits a majestic giant dome building.

There are countless exquisite reliefs carved on the four walls of the building. Most of the characters in the reliefs are wearing ancient Chinese costumes, either with bare hands or holding weapons, with vivid and lifelike expressions and lifelike shapes.

On the high dome, a craft giant sword tens of meters long is suspended vertically in mid-air under the control of psychic instruments. The sunlight shines on the sword body, reflecting thousands of golden lights, and it can be seen at a glance.

, which makes people feel a sense of solemnity and awe.

On the front of the building is a huge semicircular arch. In front of the arch is a long stone staircase with eighty-one levels, connecting the high platform to the outer square.

At this time, there were less than ten minutes left before the "Freshmen Opening Ceremony". Looking around, freshmen from various colleges of Linda were gathered everywhere.

Some were in small groups, looking excitedly thinking about their upcoming college days. Some were standing in front of the reliefs, admiring the glory of ancient Chinese martial arts. Others could not hold back for a long time, or gathered in front of the arch.

Or sit around on the steps, waiting for the arch to open, and immediately rush forward to occupy a "feng shui treasure spot".

The three of them waited in the outer square for a while, and the arch finally opened slowly.

The freshmen who had been waiting near the arch early filed in immediately.

Immediately afterwards, the dispersed flow of people in the outer square slowly surged towards the arch like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea.

Chen Yuan and the others walked forward with the flow of people, and soon they arrived in front of the stairs.

They stepped on the stairs and walked up step by step. Soon they came to the arch and walked in casually.

As soon as he stepped into the palace gate, Chen Yuan was deeply shocked again: "This is the 'Songnian Great Hall', it's too domineering."

"It is indeed unique. It is indeed the 'Holy Land' of ancient Chinese martial arts." Feng Xiaoliu praised it.

"Changing to practicing 'ancient martial arts' is definitely the most correct choice I have ever made in my life." Liu Xu also cheered loudly.

Directly in front, more than 15,000 square meters of ground is paved with green and white jade.

The soft sunlight shines in from dozens of giant round windows on both sides of the auditorium, making the smooth ground shine.

Deep in the hall stands an extremely tall stone platform, with dozens of ancient weapons of various shapes suspended behind it.

In front of the stone platform were several rows of tables and chairs made of mahogany, with thirty or forty people sitting on the chairs.

Chen Yuan glanced around the stage and did not find Mr. Gu. He frowned slightly and thought to himself: "Didn't Mr. Gu make an appointment with me before to 'meet you at the university'? The opening ceremony is about to begin.

Why haven't you shown up yet?"

not yet

I was thinking of a reason, and suddenly I heard a roar coming from the stone platform.

An octogenarian man slowly stood up from his seat in the middle of the first row.

He has a skinny figure, with a head of snow-white silver hair hanging behind his back, and three long strands of beard hanging from his chin. He has an aura of immortality in his movements.

He was wearing a moon-white simple robe, with wide sleeves hanging slightly in the air. He raised his cloudy eyes and glanced down, and said in a loud voice: "Freshmen, please be quiet. The 'Freshmen Opening Ceremony' will begin soon. Please

Everyone, find the square formation where your respective college is located and wait patiently."

The old man's voice was not loud, and his speaking speed was extremely slow, but every word contained strong spiritual power, which made the dome windows buzz.

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves vigorously, and suddenly, nine giant holographic images showing the "emblems" of each college appeared above the auditorium.

The more than 3,000 freshmen in the hall immediately took action and gathered towards the emblems of their respective colleges.

The "emblem" of the Ancient Martial Arts Academy is a bronze long sword with a simple shape, hanging high in the middle of the auditorium.

Chen Yuan and the others saw it from a distance and immediately rushed forward with the flow of people.

After a while, all the freshmen from each college were sorted out, patiently waiting for the opening ceremony of the "opening ceremony".

As the largest college of Linjiang University, the number of new students in Guwu College exceeds half of the people present.

The huge square formation composed of nearly two thousand freshmen from the "Ancient Martial Arts Academy" occupies a large space in the middle of the auditorium. At a glance, it is spectacular.

The octogenarian looked at the youthful faces in the audience, cleared his throat, and said:

"Hello to all freshmen from all over China, I am Gu Jiancang, the ninth president of Linjiang University. I am honored to host the 2615 ceremony for you in this auditorium that carries countless glorious histories of Linjiang University.

'Freshmen Opening Ceremony'."

Upon hearing the old man introducing himself, a burst of warm applause immediately erupted from the square of freshmen in the audience.

"Gu Jiancang, the legendary ancient warrior of China... Oh my god, I finally saw the real person."

"The direct inheritor of Tai Chi Sword, one of the ancient warriors who stands at the pinnacle of South China, a master of the 'Great Transformation Realm' of ancient martial arts, a top C-level warrior..."

"Principal Gu is nearly a hundred years old. It is really admirable that he is still making contributions to China's education at such an old age."

The applause lasted for a while before gradually dying down.

Gu Jiancang smiled slightly and said slowly: "Among you, there are those who practice 'ancient martial arts', some who practice 'new martial arts', and some who have been admitted to the 'liberal arts' major. Although what they have learned and what they are good at are not the same,

They are all the same, but in Lao Cai's view, the ultimate goal is to become a person who is valuable and contributes to martial arts, society, the world, and mankind. For this purpose, we gather at Linjiang University,

Let’s go hand in hand and search up and down together.”

When he said this, his voice paused slightly, and he continued: "In fact, whether it is 'liberal arts', 'martial arts', 'new martial arts' or 'ancient martial arts', as long as you practice hard and work tirelessly, you can achieve success."

.There is no difference in majors, and there is no difference in martial arts. I hope that in the next four years, you can concentrate on learning from each other, absorb the nutrients needed for your own growth in Linda, and use what you have learned to

I will make greater progress and breakthroughs professionally and lay a solid foundation for myself to enter the society in the future. Four years later, I will still be standing here to accompany you to witness my growth."

Gu Jiancang's words in this passage are sincere and penetrating.

As soon as he finished speaking, the new students in the auditorium were even more enthusiastic.

Loud applause.

Especially the students from the Ancient Martial Arts Academy applauded vigorously and were extremely excited.

Chen Yuan stood in the queue of "Guwu Academy" and was deeply moved after listening to Principal Gu's speech.

In today's world, ancient martial arts are in decline and new martial arts are prevalent.

In order to cope with the increasingly severe defensive situation, governments of various countries have invested most of their resources in the development of new martial arts.

Therefore, in society, especially in the martial arts world, it is inevitable that there will be a trend of thought that "new martial arts are noble and ancient martial arts are despised."

Some new warriors regard themselves as the "mainstream of martial arts" and look down on the "conservative" ancient warriors.

I believe that under the current general trend of the times, the promotion of "ancient martial arts" is completely retrograde and a waste of resources.

In their view, compared to the "ancient martial arts" whose techniques were incomplete and on the verge of decline, the new martial arts system was more mature and easier to practice.

As long as sufficient resources and funds are invested, "new warriors" with powerful combat capabilities can be "mass-produced".

If a cultivator awakens a superior "bloodline talent", it will not be difficult to "create" even an S-level warrior.

On the other hand, the ancient martial arts that originated in China are much more complicated to practice.

To stabilize the "foundation" through day-to-day practice, step by step to strengthen the muscles and bones, unblock the meridians, activate the meridians, connect the eight meridians, and open the acupoints, a lot of time needs to be invested in practicing the "gong techniques and moves", which not only takes a long time

, it is also much more difficult to break through the realm, and in terms of training efficiency and "output" of warriors, it is far inferior to the "rising star" new martial arts.

Therefore, in society, those who practice new martial arts generally look down on those who practice ancient martial arts, and those who practice ancient martial arts look down on those majoring in liberal arts. A subtle chain of contempt is formed between the three. This is reflected in the education world.

Especially obvious.

Gu Jiancang's brief speech first clarified one point, that is, "There is no high or low in professionalism, and there is no high or low in martial arts."

Starting from the standpoint of Lindai University, we balanced the mentality of students from each college.

Let everyone re-examine their own positioning. Instead of criticizing each other because of their different majors, they should put more energy and attention on the majors they have learned and are good at.

This not only reflects Gu Jiancang's personal ambition, but also reflects the ambition of Linda, an ancient university. It inspired the more than 3,000 students present and felt a lot at the same time.

Gu Jiancang looked at the audience and waved his hands gently to stop the applause.

Then, he began to introduce the heads of each college sitting next to him one by one. Every time he introduced someone, a burst of thunderous applause sounded in the auditorium.

For the students present, these heavyweights in the martial arts world in front of them could only be seen in the news on weekdays. Now seeing so many of them at once really made everyone excited.

Chen Yuan held his breath and listened patiently.

After a while, it was finally the turn of the "Ancient Martial Arts Academy".

Hearing Gu Jiancang cough twice, he faced the square formation of the Ancient Martial Arts Academy and said slowly: "Since Lu Fengwu, the dean of the Ancient Martial Arts Academy, has important matters and cannot come, and Gu Shouyang, the vice-president of the Ancient Martial Arts Academy, is also injured, so the recent

The presiding work is temporarily handled by the director of the hospital, 'Fu Changming'."

Hearing Gu Jiancang's words, there was a burst of sighs in the queue at the Guwu Academy.

After all, many students will choose to enroll in the "Guwu Academy" because of the famous names of Chonglu and Gu's two deans.

I felt a little disappointed when I learned that both of them were absent for some reason.
Chapter completed!