Chapter 225: The Academy Opens, Immortal Mount, White Deer in the Clouds

Daying Dynasty, Bailu Academy.

As the middle area between the Daying Dynasty and the Wentian Palace, the Bailu Academy not only has a special status, but its existence itself is also full of mystery.

Not only is the Bailu Academy only open once every hundred years, but the number of disciples selected each time is also extremely small, usually not exceeding a hundred.

It can be said to be striving for excellence and selecting the best from the best.

Thanks to this, even those disciples of the Bailu Academy who were lucky enough to be admitted at the beginning but were eliminated later would often receive special attention from the Daying Dynasty in the end.

Therefore, whether in the Daying Dynasty or the wild lands outside the Daying Dynasty, people are proud to be able to enter the Daying Dynasty.

That’s right, the Bailu Academy not only accepts people from the Daying Dynasty, but also people who are not from the Daying Dynasty. It can be said that they teach everyone without discrimination.

Therefore, at this time every year, people from all over the world gather here.

This made the Bailu Academy, located in the east of the imperial city, lively.

Outside the Bailu Academy, although tomorrow is the day when Bailu Academy starts recruiting students.

But now, quite a few people have gathered in front of the academy and in the surrounding inns and restaurants.

Logically speaking, a curfew has been imposed throughout the Daying Dynasty.

People like them shouldn't appear at night.

But there are exceptions to everything.

The Bailu Academy and its surrounding areas are not restricted by the Daying Dynasty.

And because of the special status of the Bailu Academy, even ordinary students would receive olive branches from many powerful people and be able to make the leap to success.

Therefore, the area outside the Bailu Academy is one of the most prosperous areas in the entire imperial city.

At this time, most of the people waiting in front of the gate of the academy were ordinary people with no family background.

In addition, those who appeared in the inns and restaurants outside the academy were all scion of families with some background in the Daying Dynasty.

But even among the powerful and wealthy, there are still gaps between them.

Outside the Bailu Academy, there is the Zuixian Tower.

Zuixian Tower is five stories high and backs onto the Guihua River.

The place has beautiful scenery and is not far from the Bailu Academy, which makes Zuixianlou a favorite place for many dignitaries to visit even on ordinary days.

But in the Daying Dynasty, not everyone can be called "immortal".

Zuixianlou Zuixianlou, it is said that an immortal once drank drunkenly by the river here.

Hence the name.

No one knows whether this rumor is true or not, but we can tell something from the fact that neither Wentian Palace nor Daying imperial court pursued the name of Zuixianlou.

Although Zuixianlou has five floors, most people can only enter the first two floors.

Starting from the third floor, certain qualifications are required.

The third floor can only be entered by cultivators of the second realm, and the fourth floor can only be entered by cultivators of the third realm.

The fifth floor is only accessible to people like the teachers of the academy, the descendants of the Wentian Palace, and the current emperor, who are at the top of the Daying Dynasty.

This rule has been established since the emergence of Zuixianlou.

Some people even say that the secret of becoming an immortal is hidden on the fifth floor of Zuixianlou.

Whether this is actually the case, no one knows.

Because everyone who enters the fifth floor of Zuixianlou avoids talking about it.

In addition, those who can enter the fifth floor are either rich or noble, so ordinary people cannot ask them questions.

Therefore, Zuixianlou is full of mystery among both ordinary people and dignitaries.

At this time, on the third floor of Zuixianlou, a large number of young talents from the Daying Dynasty gathered here.

Because the current emperor Zhao Zhongming has no children, the people with the highest status who appeared on the third floor of Zuixianlou this time became the descendants of the four major families in the Daying Dynasty.

The Haoran Cui family, the Baiju Yue family, the Tianjian Li family, and the Shanhe Xu family are the four most powerful families in the Daying Dynasty today.

In addition to these four major Gu cultivation families, many children from other small families are also gathered on the third floor.

These people were divided into four areas according to their relationships with the other four major families, and occupied several positions on the third floor of Zuixianlou.

At the seat representing the Cui family, a young man was drinking with a gloomy expression.

He drank one glass after another as if he wanted to get himself drunk.

Seeing him like this, some of the Cui family members wanted to persuade him to drink less.

But due to their status, they ultimately chose to remain silent.

Even the Cui family members were unable to persuade the young man, let alone the other disciples from small families who were affiliated with the Cui family.

"Hey, isn't this our Cui family's Qilin son, Young Master Cui Lingfei?"

"But why is the eldest young master of the Cui family drinking here like a drunkard at this time?"

"Oh, look at my memory. I almost forgot that the current tour guide of your Cui family has passed away. Don't blame me."

A man with a fair face and a feminine temperament came to Cui Lingfei and teased him with a folding fan.

After hearing his words, Cui Lingfei, who was still drinking, suddenly stood up.

He looked at Yue Yuehua, a direct descendant of the Yue family, with cold eyes, his expression so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip from it.

"Yue Yuehua, what do you mean?"

"What do I mean?"

Yue Yuehua smiled, not hiding her contempt for Cui Lingfei, and said frivolously: "It's nothing, I just feel that some people are obviously the direct descendants of the four great families, but now they act like stray dogs without a home, which is embarrassing."

"Why, can your Cui family only rely on one patrol officer to support it? The death of a patrol officer is like the sky falling."

"If the old ancestor of your Cui family knew about this and saw that you guys were like lost souls because of the death of a patrol envoy, he would probably be so angry that he would climb out of his coffin."

"What do you know!"

Cui Lingfei walked up to Yue Yuehua with his eyes wide open.

At the same time, an illusory white aura began to appear around Cui Chengyun.

This energy is so powerful that it seems to be able to restrain all the demons and evil spirits in the world.

And this is the Cui family's unique skill, the great spirit.

If an ordinary person saw this scene, they might have retreated.

But Yue Yuehua just wouldn't buy it.

Because the Yue family, as one of the four major families, is not inferior to the Cui family at all.

Because there had been a rift between the two families not long ago, the Yue family was even happy to see the Cui family in trouble.

After all, Yue Ziqi, a third-level cultivator from their Yue family, was captured not long ago by Cui Chengyun from the Cui family and Yuwen Hongguang, a third-level cultivator.

Although that was because Yue Ziqi himself did something taboo behind the back of their Yue family.

The Yue family was unable to protect him either.

But as a family that has been passed down for thousands of years, the Yue family has many means to pass on Yue Ziqi's cultivation to others.

Therefore, the Yue family really wanted to capture Yue Ziqi themselves, and after letting him make his final contribution to the family, they would hand him over to Emperor Zhao Zhongming.

However, the incident that happened in the Demon Suppression Bureau of Huaiyang Prefecture not long ago completely disrupted their plans.

Not only Yue Ziqi, but also Yuwen Hongguang, the inspector of the Demon Suppression Department of Huaiyang Prefecture, died in that prison break.

Although Yue Ziqi was not killed by the Cui family themselves.

However, it was the Cui family who was fully involved in capturing Yue Ziqi and preventing the Yue family from interrogating Yue Ziqi themselves.

This is equivalent to a disguised way of making the Yue family lose a third-level great cultivator.

Such a contradiction cannot be explained in a few words.

Therefore, when Yue Yuehua saw Cui Lingfei, who was so angry that he almost wanted to fight with her, she was not afraid. Instead, she felt an indescribable sense of relief.

He even felt that this was not enough. He did not look at Cui Lingfei, but turned to look at the other Yue family members behind him, and said with a smile: "Do you think he looks like a wild dog with its tail stepped on and its voice and expression are horrible? Hahaha!"

Hearing this, the other Yue family members immediately started laughing.

Only they dared to laugh, while the other ordinary family disciples who followed the Yue family did not dare to laugh.

Bang! Faced with the Yue family's provocation, not to mention Cui Lingfei, the other Cui family members could not remain calm at this time and stood up one after another.

In response to this, everyone in the Yue family also stood up and confronted them.

For a moment, the entire third floor of Zuixianlou became tense.

Just when the two sides were about to fight, a voice came from the side.

"If you start a fight in Zuixianlou, even if your fathers come forward, they may not be able to protect you. Calm down."

The words of Xu Shihuang, the eldest son of the Xu family, instantly calmed down both the Yue family and the Cui family.

Because everything would be just as he said, if they really dared to take action here.

Even if their parents stepped forward, they might not be able to protect them.

After all, there had been children from the four major families who had caused trouble in Zuixianlou.

The final result was that the other party was severely beaten, and the family did not dare to say anything more.

From this we can also see how profound the background of Zuixianlou is.

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Come to think of it, how could a restaurant that can be opened next to the Bailu Academy not have some background?

Despite this, Cui Chengyun still said to Yue Yuehua in a cold tone: "We will handle the affairs of our Cui family ourselves. We don't need an outsider like you to interfere."

"We have now captured several extraterritorial demons. Through them, we should be able to find the guy who killed my uncle very soon."

"We will soon let the world know what will happen to those who offend our Cui family."

After saying that, Cui Lingfei sat down again.

After hearing these words, Yue Yuehua, who knew how to keep his distance, finally stopped provoking.

After all, if I continued to provoke him, Cui Lingfei would really get angry and start fighting with me in Zuixianlou.

Then he won't get anything good.

As both sides quieted down, the people who were watching the show nearby finally withdrew their gazes.

Among the crowd, Yi Hanqing listened to the conversation between several people and combined it with the information he had collected so far.

He always felt that the person who killed Cui Chengyun and destroyed the Huaiyang Prefecture's Demon Suppression Bureau was most likely his junior fellow apprentice Lu Chen.

Because among all of them, Lu Chen should be the only one who has the strength to completely crush the third level Gu cultivators.

Even if the others could defeat the third realm Gu cultivator, they might not be able to keep them.

Thinking of this, Yi Hanqing couldn't help but sigh.

While undergoing the same trial, some people can only hide and behave themselves.

Some people, however, are able to go straight to the heart of the enemy and penetrate into the core area.

The difference between people is sometimes even greater than that between people and dogs.

I just don't know if my junior brother will also come to take part in this academy exam.

Judging from the way Junior Brother conducts himself, he probably wouldn't choose to enter the academy to look for clues about the alcohol bug...

Just as Yi Hanqing thought.

At this time, Lu Chen had not only arrived at the imperial city, but he had even come to the gate of the Bailu Academy.

Thanks to Liu Qiming's identity as a scholar from Huaiyang Prefecture, Lu Chen encountered many inspections by the Demon Suppression Division along the way.

But he was not exposed and easily arrived at the imperial city.

After arriving at the Imperial City, Lu Chen did not go to the Bailu Academy immediately. Instead, he pretended to be out for fun and explored the surroundings of the Imperial City.

Through his careful exploration, he actually discovered a lot of valuable information.

One is the Demon Suppression Bureau headquarters located in the imperial city.

The scale of the Imperial City Demon Suppression Division is not only larger than the previous Huaiyang Prefecture Demon Suppression Division, but there are also more great monks hidden within it.

The second is the imperial palace within the imperial city.

Although Lu Chen was unable to enter the palace directly, he could feel the dangerous aura coming from the palace even if he just observed from the outside.

This was also something Lu Chen had guessed in advance, otherwise he would not have thought of entering the Bailu Academy first.

This way you can get to the palace safely.

Apart from these two places, the only place Lu Chen was paying attention to was the Bailu Academy.

This is also the only place in the imperial city that Lu Chen has difficulty exploring.

The last similar place was the immortal residence in Yuzhulin.

From this, we can also see that there is definitely some big secret hidden in the Bailu Academy.

Otherwise, the restrictions here wouldn't be so exaggerated that even he who possesses the 'Fate·Innate Nine Qi' and the 'Blue Lotus Pupil' would not be able to detect them.

"Sir, we've arrived."

Hearing the sound outside the carriage, Lu Chen and Shangguan Yunmeng walked out of the carriage together.

Di Ting followed the two of them, while King Meow stood on Lu Chen's shoulder.

Although he was in disguise, his appearance had changed a lot.

But Lu Chen and Shangguan Yunmeng still showed outstanding temperament, giving people the feeling of being young masters from noble families.

However, their temperament is not considered outstanding in front of the current Bailu Academy.

Because there are many people around who are more high-profile than them.

Lu Chen looked at the thousands of people gathered in front of the Bailu Academy and immediately closed his eyes.

The next second, the "Nine Qis" of these people appeared in front of Lu Chen one by one, like a colorful oil painting.

Not long after, Lu Chen found the person he was looking for among these 'Nine Qis'.

"Only seven bastards came..."

Lu Chen looked at the evil people hiding in the crowd and secretly memorized their appearances.

Then he looked to another place.

There, a handsome man with frivolous behavior was chatting and laughing with the maids around him.

Lu Chen looked at him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Then he walked towards the other party with Shangguan Yunmeng beside him.

At the same time, Yi Hanqing, who was chatting with the female cultivators from Lingyin Valley, suddenly felt a familiar sword intent falling on him.

He looked in the direction of the sword in surprise, and soon saw Lu Chen, who had changed his appearance.

Then he narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he understood something.

However, he did not talk to Lu Chen who was not far away, but continued to chat with the "maid" beside him.

The same scene also happened to Lu Chen.

He just wanted to tell Yi Hanqing that he had arrived, not that he wanted to meet him here.

Therefore, to outsiders, it seemed as if Lu Chen had just walked to a place with few people and rested for a while.

Not long after Lu Chen stopped, the originally closed door of Bailu Academy opened.

Then, a white deer with a halo on its back and its body and limbs wrapped in clouds slowly appeared in front of everyone.

This white deer is not only the teacher of the Bailu Academy, but also the former mount of the Immortal Gu Yue, the Deer in the Clouds.

Sensing the breath of the Cloud Deer, Lu Chen immediately looked at its panel curiously.

【Name: Deer in the Clouds】

【Cultivation: ???】

[Rank: ???]

【describe:???】

"Um?"

As if sensing something, Yunzhonglu looked past the crowd and glanced towards Lu Chen.

That look... was full of interest.

PS: The prototype of the Cloud Deer is the Cloud Sea Deer in the fantasy beast Palu~ (End of this chapter)