Chapter 17 Chapter 17 "Your good brother Lan Qi is here to pick you up...

Blood trickled down from the corners of Fuxu's lips, adding a touch of color to his handsome and indifferent face.

Seeing that he had finally beaten this hateful guy with his clever tricks, the anger surging in Jiu Zhao's chest suddenly dissipated a lot.

After satisfying her masturbation, she waited to see Fuxu, who was hurt, become angry and lose his defense, so that she could take the opportunity to satisfy her oral desire.

But Fuxu remained calm.

The most intense reaction he had was simply because his internal injuries had not healed, and his breathing was a little unstable after the fight.

The Adam's apple embedded in the slender neck rolled lightly, as if he felt no humiliation and no pain.

Fu Xu raised his hand and touched the corner of his swollen lips. Just as Jiu Zhao was about to clench his fist silently, he gave her a very faint smile: "Your Highness, congratulations on passing the assessment. For the next three months, I will serve as your instructor."

"?"

Jiu Zhao put his hands behind his back, ready to launch a sneak attack on him twice, but a transparent question mark suddenly appeared on his forehead.

Fu Xu ignored her sudden pause and continued, "The various Golden Immortals taking the Immortal Examination have gathered in Erqingtian. While adapting to the examination venue, they are also constantly intensifying their practice in the Divine King's Residence. Your Highness has already started much later than others. In the days ahead, you must redouble your efforts to catch up and live up to the expectations of the Emperor..."

He talked a lot.

But Jiu Zhao didn't hear a word of what was said after "work harder".

Her doubts turned into contempt. She waited for Fuxu to finish, then stared at him grimly, "Who said I want to be your student?"

Fuxu asked in reply, "Could it be that Your Highness does not wish to please the Emperor and give Prince Mengchu a fair slap in the face?"

Jiu Zhao pointed at his nose and said, "Even if I were to take the exam, I wouldn't have to choose a half-crippled person like you as my teacher."

Fu Xu gave his reason: "So far, I have served as the chief examiner of the Immortal Examination for five times. I don't think anyone is more experienced than me."

Jiu Zhao chose to continue provoking him: "So what? You are half-crippled, and even recovering from your injuries requires my help—"

She was anxious to save face with her words, and kept saying the word "half-crippled".

Fuxu, however, rarely praised her: "Your Highness is naturally gifted. Compared to other candidates, what you lack is only practical experience. I have my own methods and ways to gain experience. Your Highness only needs to cooperate."

He said "compared to other candidates". When the candidates were unclear, Jiu Zhao couldn't help but compare himself with Ying Luo.

Comparing things over and over again, she remembered that there was a small incident in the past -

During the three thousand years when Lan Qi broke off the engagement and she was depressed, Ying Luo changed her appearance and name, joined the army, and participated in several small-scale battles between immortals and demons. I don't know if it was because she was serving under Fu Xu at the time that the two of them had an indissoluble bond.

Jiu Zhao couldn't help but ask gloomily, "...If I were to participate in the Immortal Examination, would you also be sure that Ying Luo would win?"

Fu Xu was slightly stunned.

Looking into her bright yet turbulent eyes, he spoke after a moment, "Who will take first place is still unknown—but it is undeniable that even if all the Golden Immortals of the Three Pure Heavens were put together, Princess Yingluo Zongji would be a rare example of both talent and hard work."

"Never mind, it's hard to expect you to spit out ivory."

Jiu Zhao curled his lips and waved his hand.

Knowing that Fu Xu was a just man, he would never give in to her wishes.

But when she heard him praising Yingluo, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

After the disappointment, she had decided to live up to the expectations of the God Emperor and participate in the Immortal Examination, but a strong sense of unwillingness burned in her bones and blood.

Is it true that Fuxu said so?

Since you have already anticipated the outcome of failure, why not just give it a try and give it your all without distraction?

Or don't do it.

Or do it without regrets.

...This is the life she has been living all the way up to now!

Thinking of this, the smaller version of himself in Jiuzhao's mind began to jump and dance, waving flags to cheer.

Once you make up your mind, just do it.

She unclenched her fists, picked up the shawl that had fallen to the ground during the fight, and crossed her arms with her head held high and her chest puffed out. She glanced at Fuxu with a familiar arrogance on her face: "Okay, since the outcome is unknown, then I will choose you to be my teacher.

"If you make it so that I can't defeat your ex-lover in the Immortal Examination and can't take first place, I will punish you for being perfunctory!"

…

Ever since the ranks among the immortals began to be divided, the content of the third-class immortal examination has never changed.

Leaving aside the other two levels, the examination to advance from Golden Immortal to Celestial Immortal is divided into two parts.

The first part is a test of the mind. You need to put yourself in an illusion and find the weakness within the specified time limit to break it and regain clarity to pass.

The second part is about competing for one's body. The examination location is set on the Fusang sacred tree that connects heaven and earth in Erqingtian. Regardless of the means used, regardless of life or death, the candidate who first climbs to the treetop platform and is illuminated by the light of the divine artifact Huitian Mirror will be the winner and promoted to the rank of celestial immortal.

Jiu Zhao originally thought that Fu Xu would focus on explaining the precautions in the second part.

unexpectedly--

"This is the Mind-Capturing Flower, a rare magical plant unique to the Burning Sea."

Fuxu placed a simple ceramic flowerpot on the long table and pointed at a plant in it that looked like a shrub or a weed. He introduced it to Jiuzhao, saying, "It emits a bewitching fragrance. In the past, when our armies were fighting, Lan Qi used it to aid us. Countless of our immortal soldiers fell victim to it. Even I was briefly drawn into a demonic realm and nearly injured by the demon general."

The so-called "Inner Demon Realm" is a high-level illusionary formation composed of the things that matter most to the human heart. Unlike ordinary illusions that only bewilder the mind, anyone trapped in it for too long, whether divine or demonic, can suffer damage or even complete loss of consciousness.

Jiu Zhao squinted for a long time before he spotted the inconspicuous flowers nestled among the emerald green grass. They were a yellowish-greenish color, and their shapes were very small and delicate. They didn't look like the serious danger Fuxu had described.

"Is this environment, which could even pull in a God, really that powerful? So, what did you see in there?"

She wanted to go closer to smell it, but Fu Xu grabbed her and held her down.

"I told you the fragrance is alluring, why are you so disobedient?"

Shoulder to shoulder, the young man's serious voice came from nearby.

At such a close distance, they could fully feel each other's body temperature, and Jiu Zhao subconsciously turned his head to look at him again.

Fu Xu was the first to react. He coughed lightly and released his folded hands.

He did not answer Jiu Zhao's question, his wandering gaze fixed on the flowers: "Although this flower is a harmful demonic plant, if used properly it can enhance resistance to illusions. Since I brought it back to Sanqing Heaven, the Emperor has ordered that it can be used in daily practice.

"Let's not rush into the 'fighting for the body' portion of the training. This portion of the course will be considered complete only when Your Highness is able to independently break free from the illusion within the stipulated timeframe."

“…”

Don’t fight for your body, first test your heart.

Whatever.

The difficulty was not increased right from the start, and I just had to sit there and resist the hallucinations, which was not too tiring and was still reasonable.

Jiu Zhao, who had been lazy for a thousand years, quickly convinced himself to accept Fu Xu's teachings.

As she was about to enter the scent of the Mind-Catching Flower, she remained somewhat suspicious. "You also said this flower was strange, and even you, a Supreme God, almost lost yourself in it and lost consciousness... Given your current condition, can you really guarantee the safety of my people?"

Fuxu glanced at her and said, "In one stick of incense, if Your Highness cannot regain consciousness, I will take this pot of flowers away."

Well, the monsters and plants in the Burning Sea have always been dangerous.

The method to get rid of the Mind-Capture Flower is so simple, no wonder the God Emperor is willing to promote it in the Three Pure Heavens.

The moment the fragrance of flowers penetrated his nostrils, Jiu Zhao closed his eyes and sat down cross-legged on the spot.

…

The afterglow of the setting sun passed through the semi-open corridor and slowly sneaked into the courtyard like a boy chasing butterflies.

As the teaching immortal official announced the end of get out of class, the boys and girls hurriedly collected the books on the desks.

Jiu Zhao dozed off and rubbed his sleepy eyes with his hands.

Beside her was Xihai Yingluo, who was still working at her desk, organizing her notes.

"Hey, Yingluo, did you take note of the key points from that class? Can you lend them to me?"

The Divine Emperor has decreed that within the Changye Academy, there are only teachers and students, and no other identities are mentioned.

Jiu Zhao and Ying Luo have been classmates for five thousand years and have a very close relationship. Naturally, Jiu Zhao is unwilling to regard herself as a superior female monarch.

Hearing her words, Ying Luo raised his focused face, curved his eyes at her, and gave her a gentle smile: "Okay, I'll show you my notes after I finish organizing them. When you go back tonight, you must remember carefully what I marked, otherwise the teacher will punish you again in class tomorrow."

Jiu Zhao stuck out his tongue sheepishly: "Okay, okay, I know, you're the best."

Before the close friends could exchange a few words of private conversation, several other female fairies from the West Sea who were sitting at the back came up.

The leader is Yingluo's second sister Chaohua. She has a similar personality to Jiuzhao, and people who are too similar are destined to be incompatible.

"Eldest sister, why don't you leave? I'm hungry——"

She sat next to Yingluo, spoke in a long tone, and pulled her sleeves in a coquettish manner.

Ying Luo said, "The notes are still a little short. I'll give them to Jiu Zhao once I'm done."

Hearing this, Chao Hua squinted at Jiu Zhao and said, "Eldest sister, you can't do this. I'm uneducated and have to rely on you for the exam. If the teacher finds out, she might be able to escape with her identity, but it will be hard for you, elder sister—"

Jiu Zhao couldn't stand Chao Hua's provocation the most, so he raised his eyebrows and was about to argue with her.

Yingluo, however, held her hand through her sleeve, kneading her knuckles soothingly while admonishing Chaohua, "Second sister, don't talk nonsense. The teacher said that while schoolwork is important, helping each other is equally crucial."

Since the elder sister had spoken, Chaohua could do nothing even though he was angry.

She snorted angrily and looked at the victorious Jiu Zhao with envy as he came closer and rested his chin on his eldest sister's shoulder.

This is not a goddess at all, she is simply the most shameless person in Sanqingtian!

Chao Hua used a secret voice to convey the words to the ears of several companions behind him. They looked at each other with tacit understanding in their eyes.

But before long her attention was taken away by something else——

Outside the academy, in a corner of the courtyard filled with lush flowers and leaves, a young man stood silently in the shadows.

The long dress was moon-white and embroidered with sparse river patterns in silver thread. Apart from that, there was no other decoration on the whole body.

Going up along the clothes, one can see the white skin, black hair, thin lips and straight nose. The most unforgettable thing is the pair of beautiful phoenix eyes.

All emotions are concealed under calmness and gentleness, just like green bamboos gathering in the mountains and a gentleman hiding his edge.

Chao Hua was attracted by the boy's outstanding appearance and stared at him for a few more seconds, but soon remembered his other identity related to Jiu Zhao, so he clapped his hands with ill intentions and chuckled: "Oh my, Jiu Zhao, it seems that you won't be able to wait for your elder sister's notes--"

"Your good brother Lan Qi is here to pick you up. Why don't you go back with him?"