Chapter 223

Canglan Prefecture!

The largest city in the East Sea Region, the city walls are majestic like a crouching dragon.

When Qu Feng brought Lin Chen into Canglan Prefecture, the soldiers guarding the gate did not block them at all, and their eyes looking at Lin Chen were filled with envy and awe.

Even in the East Sea Region where the martial way is prosperous, disciples of the Canglan Martial Way Academy are still an existence to be envied.

These soldiers were not guarding the city for the first time. It was the time of the academy's new student assessment. At this time, there was only one possibility for a youth who could be brought to Canglan Prefecture by an academy disciple: they had already obtained the Canglan Martial Way Academy's disciple letter and were prospective disciples of the Canglan Martial Way Academy, only lacking the procedures.

There were no disciples of the Canglan Martial Way Academy who were not Ranked.

Stepping into the Canglan Martial Way Academy meant that the martial way was at least Ninth Rank, and coming out of the academy meant being at the level of a County Magistrate.

"One Canglan Academy, half a Canglan Prefecture."

After entering the city, Qu Feng introduced the situation of Canglan Prefecture to Lin Chen.

The city wall area of Canglan Prefecture is the first in the East Sea Region, and the Canglan Martial Way Academy occupies half of Canglan Prefecture.

Lin Chen looked as far as he could see. The mountain range extending inward from the city gate was like a black giant python lying across the city. Between the peaks and ridges, flying eaves and bucket arches appeared, and the buildings on these mountains could be vaguely seen.

Further into the depths were the deep mountains covered by clouds and mist.

"That is the Canglan Mountain Range. Behind the Canglan Mountain Range is the East Sea. Our academy is here, and it also has the responsibility of guarding the East Sea sea demons. However, these have nothing to do with you, junior brother, for now."

Even he had never been behind the Canglan Mountain Range. Only those Ranked senior brothers would go there.

After the time of an incense stick, Qu Feng brought Lin Chen to the gate of the Canglan Martial Way Academy.

In front of the academy gate was a spacious bluestone square, on which stood twelve three-zhang-long copper-lacquered weapons.

Saber, spear, sword, halberd...

"Lin Lin Shidi, these twelve weapons were all left by the senior brothers who walked out of our Canglan Martial Way Academy. Each of these senior brothers is a Third-Rank martial way cultivation base, but it is not that you can cast weapons on this square just by being Third-Rank."

Seeing Lin Chen looking at these twelve weapon statues, Qu Feng explained.

"Lin Lin Shixiong Qu, what does this mean?"

Lin Chen didn't understand. Qu Feng scratched his head: "I'm not very clear either, just heard the instructor mention it. Anyway, Lin Lin Shidi, you just need to know that there are more than twelve Third-Rank seniors who have walked out of our Canglan Martial Way Academy over the years, but only twelve can cast their own spirit weapons here."

Lin Chen understood this.

That is to say, to cast their own spirit weapons here, they must meet a certain standard, and the powerhouses who can meet this standard, Third-Rank is the most basic requirement.

Third-Rank martial artists may not be able to leave spirit weapon statues, but those who can leave spirit weapon statues are at least Third-Rank.

His gaze passed through these weapon statues and looked at the academy gate. On both sides of the academy gate stood two white jade steles, also three zhang high. On the left white jade stele, four large characters were carved: Canglan Martial Way Academy!

The handwriting was vigorous and powerful, with a momentum of soaring!

On the right white jade stele, a piece of red paper was pasted.

"Lin Lin Shidi, you can look and guess what is written on this red paper."

"I'm afraid I can't guess this."

Lin Chen shook his head, but seeing Lin Lin Shixiong Qu blinking at him, he pondered: "Could it be related to me?"

"Lin Lin Shidi, you will know when you go up and look."

Qu Feng sold a pass and took Lin Chen to the right white jade stele. Walking to the white jade stele and seeing the words on the red paper, Lin Chen understood why Lin Lin Shixiong Qu wanted to sell a pass.

The content on this red paper was indeed related to him.

【Good News】

【Congratulations to our Canglan Martial Way Academy new disciple Lin Chen for leaving his name on Mount Wudao seven times!】

Under this red paper, another red paper was pasted seamlessly.

【Congratulations to our Canglan Martial Way Academy new disciple Lin Chen for obtaining the title of Daliang Martial Way Student Exemplar!】

"Lin Lin Shidi, how is it?" Qu Feng asked with a smile.

"Too grand, making me ashamed."

Lin Chen shook his head. He could understand the academy using his reputation to recruit genius disciples in other regions, but hanging a red list in front of the academy gate didn't have much significance.

Martial artists who could appear at the Canglan Martial Way Academy were all aiming for the Canglan Martial Way Academy, so there was no need to use his reputation again.

"This is the rule of our academy. Other academies, including martial halls, are also like this. If disciples under their sect achieve achievements, they must be announced by a red list. Lin Lin Shidi, you don't care about these, but it doesn't mean others don't care, and it is also a kind of encouragement to other disciples."

Qu Feng knew that Lin Chen didn't want to be too much in the limelight, but this didn't involve just Lin Chen alone. If the academy didn't hang a red list for Lin Chen's achievements today, should they hang it if other disciples achieved slightly worse achievements than Lin Chen?

If they hang it, will there be rumors?

After all, Lin Chen became the Daliang Martial Way Student Exemplar and didn't hang a red list. Are you embarrassed to hang it if you only got first place in the academy competition?

"I understand senior brother's meaning, but I hope it can be taken down early."

"I'm afraid it won't be taken down for a short time. To take it down, it will take at least until the year-end examination."

"Year-end examination?"

Lin Chen estimated that the academy enrollment was already late autumn, and there were only three months left until the end of the year. Is the time for this examination too short?

"The year-end examination is held by the academy every year, not only for you new students but also for us old students. However, because your time in the academy is short, the examination is more of a formality. It's fine if you don't participate."

The year-end examination of the Canglan Martial Way Academy is more important for those who have been in the academy for one or two years. As for new students... it's just an embellishment.

All assessments of the academy do not distinguish between new and old students.

The Organ Cultivation Stage is different from the Open-Acupuncture Stage. The twenty-four acupuncture points in the Open-Acupuncture Stage are opened one by one, but the Organ Cultivation Stage only needs to refine the five internal organs. Many new students are not necessarily inferior to old students.

Powerful new students, after a few months, are not necessarily inferior to old students.

"The instructor is here, should be here to pick you up."

Qu Feng briefly introduced some situations of the academy. After Lin Chen enters the academy, the academy will issue a disciple manual, and then Lin Lin Shidi will naturally know.

"Yu Yu Jiaoxi Zhao."

"Hmm, this is Lin Chen, right."

Zhao Hai looked at Lin Chen with a smile: "Alright, leave Lin Chen to me, you go back first."

"Okay."

Qu Feng agreed, and before leaving, said to Lin Chen: "Lin Lin Shidi, I live at the foot of the Seventh Peak. You can come to find me when you are free."

"Find you for what?"

Zhao Hai's face turned serious: "Qu Feng, I tell you, it's fine if you are lazy yourself, don't lead others astray."

Qu Feng's laziness is famous in the academy. Although his martial way talent is not bad, he is not motivated in cultivation. Every assessment is just enough to pass.

"Hehe, Yu Yu Jiaoxi Zhao, look at what you said. How could I lead Lin Lin Shidi astray? This cultivation also needs a combination of work and rest. If you cultivate all the time, maybe you will cultivate inner demons." Qu Feng didn't care about Zhao Hai's words. Anyway, he was used to being criticized by instructors in the academy.

Instructors criticize, he enters the left ear and exits the right ear. As for changing... that is absolutely impossible.

"Get out!"

Zhao Hai glared at Qu Feng angrily. After Qu Feng left, his face revealed a smile again and looked at Lin Chen: "Lin Chen, your martial way talent is higher than Qu Feng's, don't learn from Qu Feng. If this kid was more diligent, he would have been Ranked long ago."

"Disciple will keep it in mind."

"Hmm, follow me."

Zhao Hai took Lin Chen into the academy, headed to the left, and finally entered a large hall.

【Canglan Master Hall】

"Lin Chen, here is the information of all the instructors in our Daliang. According to the rules of the academy, it should be the instructors choosing disciples, but your situation is special, so the academy decided to let you choose the instructor yourself."

As soon as he entered the hall, Zhao Hai handed over a stack of paper. Lin Chen took it with some doubt, and only realized it after hearing Zhao Hai's explanation.

This is special treatment for himself?

Other disciples are chosen by instructors, while he can choose the instructor.

"Vice Dean?"

Seeing the instructor information on the first piece of paper, Lin Chen's mouth opened slightly. He didn't expect that the first instructor was actually a Vice Dean.

Logically speaking, a Vice Dean of this level generally would not serve as an instructor to teach disciples.

"Vice Dean Qin is a martial way powerhouse in our academy. He has already entered the Third Rank and has cultivated many disciples. He is very experienced in teaching disciples and can teach according to their aptitude. If you choose Vice Dean Qin as your instructor, you will definitely not suffer."

Zhao Hai spoke with a smile. Although the Dean was very shameless, his own teacher was not bad either.

The teacher specially asked him to put his information at the very front, so that Lin Chen would see it first, and then blow some wind on the side, maybe Lin Chen would choose directly.

"I... I'll take another look."

Unfortunately, Lin Chen didn't choose directly. Zhao Hai had a hint of regret in his eyes. He could only do so much. As a disciple, his filial piety had been exhausted. If he continued to persuade, then the other few Vice Deans, including the Dean, would not give him any good fruit to eat after knowing.

He couldn't sacrifice himself for the teacher.

The second piece of paper was an instructor, and the third piece of paper was also an instructor, both were Seventh Rank realm. Could it be that as this Yu Yu Jiaoxi Zhao said, that Vice Dean Qin was his best choice?

Lin Chen muttered in his heart, and subconsciously pulled one out from the very back, scanned it, and was stunned by this scan.

"Hua Qianwu, Dean of Canglan Martial Way Academy..."

Seeing the content on this piece of paper clearly, Lin Chen looked up at this Yu Yu Jiaoxi Zhao with doubtful eyes.

Does this Yu Yu Jiaoxi Zhao not understand a little bit of worldly wisdom?

Put the Dean's information at the very end?

"Ahem, I stacked these instructor information according to the order in which they were collected."

Zhao Hai was stared at by Lin Chen, but his expression didn't change. Anyway, his words were not a lie. Dean Hua was indeed the last one to be handed in.

Knowing that this Yu Yu Jiaoxi Zhao even put the Dean's information at the end, Lin Chen was not in a hurry, looking at it one by one, a total of thirty pieces of information, one Dean, four Vice Deans, and twenty-five other instructors.

After reading it, Lin Chen had a count in his heart.

"Yu Yu Jiaoxi Zhao, disciple chooses Dean Hua!"

Lin Chen believed that as long as his brain was not broken, anyone would know how to choose what was most beneficial to him.

"Good, I'll take you to register first, and then take you to see the Dean after registration."

Zhao Hai sighed in his heart. Yu Yu Jiaoxi, oh teacher, it's not that the disciple didn't try his best, it's really that you, the teacher, can't compare to Dean Hua.

If you were Second Rank, and were the Dean, then Lin Chen would definitely choose you.

The identity registration of the Canglan Martial Way Academy is very simple, or perhaps because Zhao Hai brought him personally, the procedures were handled very quickly. Twelve sets of academy disciple clothing, corresponding to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, with three sets for each season.

"As for the dormitory where Lin Chen lives... wait until you see Dean Hua, and let Dean Hua arrange it."

The academy arranges dormitories for ordinary disciples uniformly, allocated according to the courtyard where the instructors live. But geniuses like Lin Chen definitely have other preferential treatment. Since Lin Chen chose the Dean as his instructor, Zhao Hai didn't overstep his authority.

In the side courtyard of the academy's main hall, Lin Chen met Hua Qianwu.

"Dean, Lin Chen has been brought, I will retire first."

Zhao Hai was a bit afraid of the Dean. After all, he had made some small movements, putting the Dean's information at the end.

"Zhao Hai, you are very good."

Hua Qianwu spoke with a smile: "Not afraid of power, I appreciate you very much."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Hai's expression changed instantly. Appreciate him?

This was knowing that his small movements had been discovered by the Dean.

"Dean, the disciple was also forced. It was the teacher who forced the disciple to do so."

Zhao Hai couldn't care less and could only choose to sell the teacher to protect himself. Don't look at the Dean's smiling appearance. Saying he appreciated him, he was afraid he had already thought about how to punish him.

"Is that so?"

"If you don't believe it, go ask the teacher. I have no other way."

Zhao Hai had a bitter face. Hua Qianwu snorted coldly: "Get out!"

"Hey!"

Hearing this "Get out", Zhao Hai felt like hearing fairy music. He wasn't afraid of the Dean scolding people, but afraid of the Dean praising people.

This is the consensus of everyone in the whole academy.

Lin Chen looked at the act of this Yu Yu Jiaoxi Zhao selling the teacher to protect himself, and vaguely had a hint of speculation in his heart, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Is the atmosphere of the Canglan Martial Way Academy that everyone likes to say "Get out"?

"Lin Chen, do you know why the academy offered you the condition of thirty drops of Flood Dragon True Blood?" Hua Qianwu's gaze fell on Lin Chen after Zhao Hai left.

"Disciple doesn't know."

Lin Chen shook his head. Judging from the expressions of the other few Vice Deans of the academy and his own teacher's reaction at that time, thirty drops of thousand-year Flood Dragon True Blood definitely exceeded their psychological value.

"Because Lord Kong told me that you are cultivating the Nine-Turn True Blood Organ Cultivation technique."

Hua Qianwu's old eyes narrowed slightly: "Nine-Turn True Blood Organ Cultivation, if you want to succeed, thirty drops of Flood Dragon True Blood are necessary. Our Canglan Martial Way Academy wants to recruit you as a disciple. If we can't provide you with thirty drops of Flood Dragon True Blood, that is being irresponsible to you. Since that's the case, we simply gave it to you as an admission condition."

"This... is something the disciple didn't expect."

Lin Chen had a look of surprise on his face. He really didn't think in this direction. Now it seems that the Canglan Martial Way Academy only offered him conditions nearly ten days after Lord Kong left, which should be because they received Lord Kong's notification, changed the conditions they had originally prepared, and this delayed it for a few days.

"Do you want to know the background of the Nine-Turn True Blood Organ Cultivation technique?"

"Can you tell the disciple?"

Lin Chen had a look of anticipation on his face. To say he didn't want to know would be a lie, but Lord Kong sold a pass at the time, only telling him not to reveal to the outside world that he was cultivating the Nine-Turn True Blood Organ Cultivation technique.

"Lord Kong didn't tell you because he was afraid of bringing you pressure. Now that you have already refined your internal organs, it's good to let you be prepared in your heart."

"Nine-Turn True Blood Organ Cultivation... this method was the cultivation method of the Taizu Emperor back then."

Lin Chen's mouth opened slightly. This technique was actually the cultivation technique of the Daliang Taizu Emperor.

Hua Qianwu saw Lin Chen's shocked expression and threw another bombshell: "In the three hundred years of our Daliang, only the Taizu Emperor alone has succeeded in cultivating it."

"Only the Taizu Emperor alone succeeded?"

Lin Chen's pupils shrank. He didn't believe that no one else had cultivated this technique in the three hundred years of Daliang, at least the descendants of the Taizu Emperor, the Daliang imperial family, should have cultivated it.

"Mount Wudao giving you such a technique represents the Taizu Emperor's high regard for you. This is an honor that belongs to you, but for you, it will also be a huge challenge."

Recalling the content of Lord Kong's letter at the time, Hua Qianwu still remembered it deeply to this day.

Learning that Lin Chen was cultivating the Nine-Turn True Blood Organ Cultivation method, the first thought in his mind was not to give Lin Chen thirty drops of Flood Dragon True Blood, but whether to give up, or not to offer Lin Chen too high a condition.

Since the Taizu Emperor, it was not that no one had cultivated this technique, but no one had ever succeeded.

Once it fails, it means there will be no possibility of entering the Ranked Tier.

Even if Lin Chen could be invincible in the Organ Cultivation Stage, so what?

Lord Kong didn't tell Lin Chen the truth because he was afraid that if Lin Chen knew the truth, he would give up walking this path.

And from Lord Kong writing this letter to the academy, he had figured out Lord Kong's meaning.

Let Lin Chen try!

Exhausting the resources of the academy, and even the Martial Way Force would secretly provide resources.

However, these inside stories don't need to be told to Lin Chen for the time being.

"Dean, why didn't other seniors of our Daliang succeed in cultivating it?"

Regarding his own martial way future, Lin Chen's expression also became serious, and he asked earnestly.

"First, Nine-Turn True Blood Organ Cultivation requires many precious resources, all of which are at the level of Flood Dragon True Blood." Hua Qianwu expected Lin Chen to ask, so he didn't hide it and said directly.

"Is it just because the resources are precious?"

Lin Chen didn't believe that the vast Daliang couldn't gather the resources.

At least the imperial family absolutely had the strength to gather them.

When the Taizu Emperor cultivated it back then, he could only rely on himself to gather resources, and the imperial family sat on Daliang, so there was no reason they couldn't gather them.

"Precious resources are only one thing. The real difficulty lies in absorption and refining. The degree of pain is not something ordinary people can bear. Nine turns... as the name suggests, it requires nine true blood refining sessions. The pain of each turn is increasing. Those who have cultivated this technique throughout the ages have at most persisted to the sixth turn."

Pain?

Hearing this reason, Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He was least afraid of pain. Looking at it this way, his 【Medicine Jar Sick Body】 title came just in time; it was essential for cultivating the Nine-Turn True Blood Organ Cultivation method.

"I know you have already refined three drops of Flood Dragon True Blood and can bear the pain that ordinary people cannot, but what I want to tell you is that the pain you have suffered before is less than one percent of the subsequent pain."

Hua Qianwu saw Lin Chen breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that Lin Chen felt that he had already refined three drops of Flood Dragon True Blood and felt that he was capable enough to bear it.

"No matter how bitter, the disciple will not give up."

Lin Chen answered sonorously, his attitude very firm.

Giving up, wouldn't that be letting down his own title?

"Good!"

Hua Qianwu also slapped the table: "Since you have this determination, as your instructor, I will prepare everything for you. Let our master and disciple gamble together!"

Lord Kong dared to gamble.

Lin Chen himself dared to gamble!

What did he, Hua Qianwu, not dare to gamble!

(End of chapter)