Li Changlu could be considered to be the best person for him to acknowledge his enemy as his master.
While An Zeng and w.a.n.g Kai-tai chit-chat for information, w.a.n.g Kai-tai drinks some wine and says more.
He looked down on Li Changlu"s character and scolded him as he spoke.
They drank and ate until late into the night. w.a.n.g KaiTai didn"t go back. He stayed in the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect and only rushed to the Military Department early the next morning.
Not long after w.a.n.g KaiTai left, the Martial Arts Academy sent someone to deliver the news, telling An Zeng and the others to rush to the Martial Arts Academy as soon as possible to partic.i.p.ate in the selection.
An Zhe asked the messenger, ""Why did you only send the news today during the selection?""
That person said, ""It was Dean Yan who suddenly decided this early in the morning. There hasn"t been any news from last night.""
An Zhe frowned slightly. He didn"t understand what he was trying to do with his words.
He gave the silver taels to the messenger, so it wasn"t easy for him to report to her at such an early hour.
That person thanked him and left. After a few steps, he turned back and said, ""Young Master An, I am just a servant of the Martial Arts Academy. There are some things that I shouldn"t have said.""
However, I have always admired your character, so I said a few more words … I"m afraid that Dean Yan"s sudden decision to choose you for today is most likely related to you.
Firstly, your injuries are not completely healed, so it"s best if you don"t step forward.
""Secondly, there are people who can"t wait to embarra.s.s you.""
He did not say anything else and turned around to leave quickly.
An Zhe knew who he was talking about. Recently, Ding Shengxia had been living in the Martial Arts Academy. It was said that she had been friendly with him.
Vice Minister Ding had almost been fired from his position for speaking ill of the King of Yan. If the empress dowager hadn"t spoken up to protect him, he might have been implicated in the case of Ethereal Opening.
The peaceful dispute could be said to be the Ding family"s sufferer. Ding Shengxia had been holding her breath for so long in order to take revenge.
Presumably, he had been waiting for An Zaiyue. If he were to open the selection for the Autumn Festival right after An Zaiyue was injured, the King of Yan would not be able to explain himself.
Now that he had rested for more than ten days, if the Yan Emperor asked, it could be said that he was doing it for the sake of the Ascension Ceremony, so he had no choice but to do so.
The four of them tidied up a bit before taking the car back to the Martial Arts Academy.
On the way, he ran into a few disciples who were rushing to the Martial Arts Academy.
When they arrived at the Martial Arts Academy, the yard was already bustling with noise and excitement.
This was a selection within the academy, so there was no need to alert the military. As the dean of the academy, he naturally had the right to do so.
Even though An Xuan and the others had entered the academy, they still didn"t know who their instructors were, nor did they know who their instructors were.
A large list was pasted at the door, with the distribution of all the new students in the academy written on it.
An Zeng found his name, but wasn"t separated from Du Liuyun and Gu Qianye. Because they were also outstanding grades, they were split up.
And the teacher of this cla.s.s was precisely the reserved disciple, the current Vice Dean of the Martial Arts Academy, Chang Huan.
Dean laughed: ""We are at the wrong end of the road. Now we are in other people"s hands.""
An Zhan shrugged his shoulders and followed the crowd into the Martial Arts Academy.
After circling around the lotus pond, An Zhe saw Chang Huan standing there with a serious expression. Some of the students who had been a.s.signed to him were already gathered behind him.
Seeing An Zaihai and the others, Chang Huan"s expression also changed, but she didn"t say anything.
Coincidentally, An Zhe found Ding Ning Dong and Sang Rou in this cla.s.s.
""Come with me.""
When Chang Huan saw that everyone had arrived, he turned to leave.
The group of people following behind Chang Huan all felt that their luck wasn"t good.
Chang Huan was one of the famous cold-faced Yama Kings in the Martial Arts Academy. She always kept a straight face.
It was said that this man was extremely strict. No matter who it was, as long as they didn"t satisfy him, he would severely punish them.
It was said that a disciple of the Martial Arts Academy had challenged him because he couldn"t bear his harshness.
In the end, Chang Huan ignored the relationship between master and disciple and accepted the challenge, beating that disciple into lying on the bed for a full three months before she could move around.
Some people said that Chang Huan"s cultivation base wasn"t that high, and her luck wasn"t that good either. Thus, her character became even more perverted.
Thus, the more talented a disciple was, the more he would look down on them, and the more he would find trouble with them.
The group followed Chang Huan to a courtyard. The environment here was not bad.
There was a small bamboo forest and a small stream. Not far away, there were fake mountains and gardens.
This was the difference between the excellent disciples and the ordinary disciples. The excellent disciples were divided into the excellent cla.s.ses and the excellent environments.
""Over the next few years, most of your time will be spent here.""
Chang Huan looked at the young men. ""I know the names of each and every one of you. I know their past as well.""
In fact, as the Vice-Princ.i.p.al of the Martial Arts Academy, you are all selected by me from this year"s freshmen. That is to say, more than seventy percent of the best students are all under my command.
Do you think it would be unfair to the other teachers if I did that?
""Yes, it is unfair. I am the vice princ.i.p.al, and I have the right to do such unfair things.""
He said in a cold tone, ""The so-called outstanding students are like a good blade.""
I chose you all to be my subordinates, not because I needed you all to help me improve my reputation.
It"s because you need a gentleman like me.
Now you may not understand the meaning of my words. You will understand them in the future. ""
""Speaking of which, there is a question that must be asked.
""Seventy percent of the rookies are here. If you can"t all enter the third round during the selection later, then scram.""
Someone asked, ""Sir, what is the first round of the exam?""
Chang Huan replied, ""The first round will be for the teachers of each cla.s.s to choose their own students and send them to the compet.i.tion.""
He pointed to himself. ""I choose, so you all go.""
Someone cheered as they thought to themselves that Vice Princ.i.p.al Chang was not as despicable as the rumors had described him to be.
""Don"t think that you will win without a doubt, because this time"s selection is not only for the freshmen to partic.i.p.ate.
You all know that the Autumn Ceremony is divided into three levels of compet.i.tion. The first level is simply a compet.i.tion between people of Nie Qing"s level, including the Grand Cauldron Academy"s Su Feiheng and the Supreme Dao Hall"s Feng Xiuzhu.
This level of compet.i.tion was called the Qualification Compet.i.tion.
""Of course, the ones who are most important are these people.""
""The second level is called Magnificent Flowers.
People of this level were actually very embarra.s.sed.
They belonged to the elite disciples of the various academies and sects, but they had no way to compete with the group of elites from the Tuo Kui"s group.
But for them, the grand compet.i.tion was the biggest turning point in their lives.
The top five spots of the Magnificent Brocade Tournament would be directly selected.
""The first choice is for the Heavenly Temple to become an imperial guard or Imperial Guard, or to be a.s.signed to the Board of Justice or the military.""
""As for you guys, you can only partic.i.p.ate in the third level of the Ascension Ceremony. You are called heroes of the Hidden Dragon Trials.""
Simply put, it was to look for outstanding talents for the next battle at the Ascension Ceremony.
After four years, the top few contestants in the Tournament would basically be the most powerful compet.i.tors for the championship. ""
Chang Huan paced back and forth in front of the crowd, speaking as she walked, ""So don"t think that the Tournament is just for show. This is related to whether or not you will enter the sights of the imperial court.""
""There"s one more thing you need to remember, all the partic.i.p.ants in the Tournament will be able to directly partic.i.p.ate in the Tournament of Magnificence after four years.""
An Zeng had never asked him about the events of the Autumn Ceremony in detail, so no one else thought he was clear about it. Thus, no one took the initiative to explain these things to him.
Only now did he realize that no matter how outstanding a newbie was, they didn"t have the qualifications to enter the true Autumn Ceremony, which was the battle for the championship.
This time"s grand ceremony could be said to be completely prepared for Nie Qing and Su Feihun"s group.
Someone asked, ""Sir, then we can"t partic.i.p.ate in the Battle of Champions?""
Chang Huan coldly replied, ""If none of you are afraid of death, you can try.""
However, with your current strength, I"m afraid none of you will survive.
The partic.i.p.ants of the Qualifying Compet.i.tion will not show you any mercy, nor will they show any mercy to any of your opponents.
""Of course, you all know it as well … The winners can choose their own destination. The various departments of Great Yan, including the military, as well as the academies and sects, can go wherever the winners wish to go.""
""In addition, if the champion becomes an official official, his rank will not be lower than the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of rank.""
You know, some people who have struggled in the bureaucracy all their lives will never reach such heights.
Also, the champion would be rewarded with a red rank pill and a magic item that was at least red rank.
""In addition, you will also have the opportunity to receive the guidance of the palace"s ministers … regarding this last point, you should all know very well just how important it is.""
The expressions of many people had changed, and they were all moved.
To them, this wasn"t attractive at all.
The height of one"s standing was different, and it determined the length of one"s vision.
An Zhe and the others didn"t really take the red grade pill seriously, but for the ordinary students, not to mention the red grade, many of them had never even seen a green grade pill before.
The starting point for An Zaiyue and the people from the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect were too high, because An Zaiyue was there.
In his heart, Skinny Du did not think much of it. This poor kid who came out of the Azure Barbarian Mountain was not someone who could be easily seduced by a red rank pill.
As for the red rank magic item, think of what he"s using right now … Poseidon"s Trident, Fallen Purple rank. Even now, he has the strength of a pinnacle Gold rank.
Furthermore, the purple grade divine artifact was not a single item …
So for Skinny Du and the others, everything they were doing right now was for cultivation to grow.
And for the sake of the struggle, it"s all about finding an answer.
After Chang Huan finished speaking, she swept her gaze over these new students from the Martial Arts Academy. ""Do you know what is the most precious thing in this world?""
Someone replied, ""Purple grade divine artifact, of course.""
Chang Huan shook his head, ""The most precious thing is a cultivation technique.
What was a martial art?
It was created by those predecessors of the martial world with the blood and sweat of their lives.
If you find your way on your own, it may be especially difficult for you to make your way.
If you obtain a cultivation technique that is suitable for you, then your Dao will become a path of truth.
See the three floors behind you? ""
Everyone turned around and saw a three story building standing in the bamboo forest.
""There, there are cultivation techniques that the Martial Arts Academy has collected over the years. I can say that everyone can find their own Dao within them.""
That"s why I am here to give you all a separate reward … In this year"s Martial Arts Academy"s selection, among the newcomers, whoever can obtain the first rank will be sent to the library to choose a cultivation technique.
""The first floor is a White Jade rank cultivation technique, the second floor is a Red rank technique, the third floor is a Gold rank technique, and there is also a Martial Academy"s treasure, a Purple rank cultivation technique …""
Chang Huan asked, ""Do you know how a Purple rank cultivation technique appeared?""
No one knew. Some people didn"t even know that there were such clear grades for cultivation techniques.
""Only the cultivators of the Heaven Mirror are able to write a Purple rank cultivation technique.""
Chang Huan sighed, ""I hope that one day, some of you can walk up to the third floor and take a look at that cultivation technique.""
I"ve been up there, but I don"t understand. ""
His gaze seemed to unintentionally sweep across the battlefield, before quickly leaving, ""Now, all of you give me 120% of your spirit.""
The selection was like a battlefield, one could not lose on the battlefield.
You can lose to your own companions, and my disciple can lose to my disciple, but not anyone else"s disciple.
""Go, look at those four words in a new light. In the end, you will have to rely on yourself to obtain them.""
He waved his hand. ""I hope that the representatives of the Martial Arts Academy will be mine.""