The area around the creek became extremely lively during the subsequent few days. Over a hundred disciples would gather here at a specific time, while numerous others also came over to observe.

　　Zhou Yuan would spend some time everyday helping everyone unblock their apertures.

　　However, due to the number of people, it had become much more troublesome to sense apertures even with the power of the Decoder Saint Rune, causing his efficiency to drop.

　　Even so, he was able to maintain a speed of one to two apertures per day for everyone.

　　Though Zhou Yuan was a little unsatisfied with this pace, the disciples that had come for his help were delighted by it, emotions and excitement often flus.h.i.+ng their faces.

　　After all, they would usually take quite a few days to unblock a single aperture. In comparison, the rate at Zhou Yuan's place was clearly much faster.

　　At this speed, the first level promised by Zhou Yuan would definitely be reached in a month.

　　Hence, as the days pa.s.sed, the gazes of numerous disciples seemed to burn hotter and hotter when they looked towards Zhou Yuan, and there was even an additional trace of admiration now present in their eyes. Zhou Yuan had used reality to prove his ability...

　　After each daily training session, the elated disciples would brag about their progress to those whom had been unable to obtain a spot, causing the latter to be madly envious and so regretful that they felt as if it would be better to die.

　　If they had believed in Zhou Yuan a little earlier, they would not be in their current predicament where even a spot was out of their grasp.

　　At this rate, the disciples receiving guidance from Zhou Yuan would very likely reach the first level of the Ethereal Form technique in a month. By that time, the gap between them would become clear.

　　Those originally stronger disciples may soon be surpa.s.sed by others.

　　Such thoughts made the many disciples who practiced the Ethereal Form technique very anxious. Moreover, the progress at Zhu Yue's place seemed to be growing slower and slower recently although they still had to pay the same considerable tuition fees. Therefore, some of the disciples withdrew from Zhu Yue's cla.s.ses, and began to save up Genesis jade, waiting for Zhou Yuan's next round of recruitment.

　　As such, although far more than a hundred outer mountain disciples were practicing the Ethereal Form technique, the disciples at Zhu Yue's place gradually lessened. In the end, only a meagre dozen disciples were left, a pretty pitiful sight indeed.

　　Hence, while the many lectures halls in the rear mountain remained abuzz with activity, only Zhu Yue's place appeared rather lonely and desolate.

　　The other inner mountain disciple instructors were secretly alarmed by this scene, all of them committing Zhou Yuan's name to heart. When Zhou Yuan and Zhu Yue clashed previously, they had naturally felt that a mere outer mountain disciple could not possibly be so capable. Hence, they had unhesitatingly chose to support Zhu Yue when he asked for their help.

　　But now, that decision of theirs did seem rather foolish.

　　Zhou Yuan was clearly no samaritan. Wasn't it clear already what state Zhu Yue had fallen to after clas.h.i.+ng with the former?