The recruitment of disciples by the Eastern Ling Imperial Academy does not depend on your background, nor on where you come from. What they value are talent and strength.
However, inside the Eastern Ling Imperial Academy, the four major courtyards are still quite distinct. The Crane Courtyard recruits more disciples from powerful and noble families, which gradually formed an atmosphere. Within the Crane Courtyard, an aura of aristocracy is heavy, and the Imperial Heaven Alliance is even more so.
If you lack extraordinary talent and background, entering the Imperial Heaven Alliance is impossible. Although the two new disciples of the Imperial Heaven Alliance are not from the imperial capital, each of them is a prince of a different nation.
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