Emperor Wu Shihuang's handwriting, do not go out of the Milky Way border

These chosen ones from various ethnic groups all hoped to distinguish themselves at the Qingtian Dao Palace and ultimately use it as a springboard to enter the Dachang Holy Palace for cultivation.

The Great Chang Holy Palace is the superior academy of various Daoist palaces, with the Great Chang Divine Emperor personally serving as its dean.

Although the Great Chang Divine Emperor has not been seen for a hundred years, no one has been able to shake the status of the Great Chang Holy Palace.

Anyone who enters the Great Chang Holy Palace, which is known as the cradle of the strong, will graduate as at least a Golden Core True Person, or even a Celestial True Monarch.

Ying Zheng taught at the Qingtian Dao Palace with the intention of intercepting the chosen one of destiny.

As the main world of this realm, the Heavenly Continent is where the chosen one of destiny will surely be born.

However, many pseudo-chosen ones will also emerge.

Although Ying Zheng's deductions should be correct, he remained extremely cautious, fearing that he might be plotted against.

After all, no matter how secretive his actions were, he dared not say that he could completely deceive the Origin Ancestor and those in the shadows.

At this moment, inside the Qingtian Dao Palace, Class A, Number One, taught by Ying Zheng, has gathered the sons of powerful and wealthy families and the most talented students from all over Qingzhou.

If it weren't for Ying Zheng's display of Golden Core cultivation and the numerous talents he had nurtured through individualized instruction over the years...

He could not possibly become the homeroom teacher of Class A, Number One.

All thirty students in Class A No. 1 held Ying Zheng in the highest esteem.

After all, Ying Zheng's cultivation was comparable to that of their clan's ancestor, and many of his disciples had entered the Great Chang Holy Palace. No one would be unwise enough to offend him.

Ying Zheng completely ignored the sons of high-ranking officials in Qingzhou and the young masters of the Wood Spirit Clan and Fire Scale Clan.

His gaze fell on the inconspicuous boy in the last row, and a look of inquiry appeared in his deep, star-like eyes.

In a daze, I seemed to see all the myriad paths of the heavens standing tall, with the Heavenly Dao entangled with them endlessly.

This child is undoubtedly a chosen one of destiny nurtured by the Great World of Heaven and Earth. However, he is currently a hidden dragon in the abyss. Although he shows some spiritual charm, he is only among ordinary geniuses and cannot even be considered a prodigy.

The boy's name was Jiang Tian. He came from a commoner family, and his parents had sacrificed themselves ten years ago during the invasion of foreign lands.

Because the Great Chang Dynasty implemented a policy of allowing children to enter the Taoist temple for education at the age of six.

In addition, his parents sacrificed their lives to defend against foreign invasion, so they received generous compensation.

In this regard, Emperor Dachang acted swiftly and decisively, strictly prohibiting anyone from embezzling pension funds, which allowed Jiang Tianfang to survive.

Jiang Tian possesses five elemental spiritual roots, with all five having an aptitude of over 80, and his wood spiritual root reaching as high as 89.

He was already extremely close to having the aptitude of a Heavenly Spiritual Root, but because he needed to cultivate five kinds of spiritual energy at the same time, his profound foundation hindered his cultivation progress.

He is currently only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, barely reaching the threshold of Class A No. 1. However, he has exceptional talent in magical cultivation, and his mastery of complex spells is unparalleled. His combat strength is in no way inferior to that of someone at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

After identifying the chosen one, Ying Zheng smiled faintly.

He gazed at the sixteen- or seventeen-year-old boys before him and said, “Now that you have entered Class A, you should know that your goal is the Great Chang Holy Palace. But entering it is by no means easy. Even if you possess Heavenly Spiritual Roots and can easily break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, if you cannot forge a Foundation Establishment of Grade Seven or above, you will still have no chance to step inside!”

The mention of this heavy topic immediately made everyone present look solemn.

Even if some of them possessed innate spiritual roots or even practiced profound techniques.

But no one dares to assert that they can definitely forge a Dao foundation of rank seven or above.

The cultivation system in this world begins with body tempering, which is divided into nine levels: skin refining, flesh refining, and so on.

After body tempering, the meridians are opened. Due to the violent spiritual energy of heaven and earth, even with many auxiliary items to suppress it, it is still difficult to absorb it directly!
Therefore, one must forge a strong physique and cultivate spiritual veins to contain spiritual energy before one can cultivate.

After opening the spiritual meridians, one enters the Qi Refining Realm, which is the current stage for these young people. They can learn magic and possess various mysterious abilities. If there are no accidents, they can all live to the age of 120.

Currently, the highest level of cultivation among them is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and they are just beginning to enter this realm.

After Qi Refining comes the Foundation of the Dao, a realm that lays the foundation for one's future. The Foundation of the Dao is divided into nine grades, with grade one being the lowest and grade nine the highest.

Based on this, three levels are defined: grades one to three are considered lower-grade Dao foundations, grades four to six are considered middle-grade Dao foundations, and grades seven to nine are considered high-grade Dao foundations.

Those who have condensed a first to third grade Dao foundation will find it difficult to open the Purple Mansion and enter the next stage in their lifetime without a great opportunity.

They were able to get into Class A No. 1, truly the pride of Qingzhou.

The goal must be to establish a high-grade Dao foundation in order to be qualified to enter the Great Chang Holy Palace and harbor the hope of achieving the Golden Elixir and becoming a Celestial Being.

"Therefore, I expect you all to give your all from now on. I will also impart all my knowledge to you. Now, let's elect a class monitor. Anyone willing to volunteer? In addition to fulfilling their duties, the class monitor will receive a 10% increase in cultivation resources," Ying Zheng said, surveying his disciples.
Those young men from wealthy and powerful families who practiced cultivation were uninterested.

Being a class monitor requires handling many tasks, which they believe would interfere with their spiritual practice.

There are many advantages, such as increased resources provided by the Taoist temple and more contact with lecturers.

But in the eyes of those born into privilege, these gains are still not worth the losses.

At this stage, their most important task is to solidify a high-grade Dao foundation before the age of eighteen and prepare for the Holy Palace's assessment.

However, those young people from common backgrounds who lacked cultivation resources had burning eyes.

Jiang Tian, ​​who was favored by Ying Zheng, was also eager to try, after all, the increased resource supply of 10% was quite considerable.

He has no relatives to support him, and it has been extremely difficult for him to get to where he is today.

If he relied solely on arduous cultivation, he would not be confident in condensing a Dao foundation of the seventh rank or higher.

Therefore, he hoped to use the position of class monitor as a stepping stone to gain the favor of the class teacher.

Ying Zheng's identity was shrouded in mystery, and his apparent Golden Core cultivation alone commanded their utmost respect.

Starting from the third edition, he even offered a piece of sky-blue porcelain as a reward.

It should be known that the Azure Flower is one of the best auxiliary materials for forging the Dao Foundation, which can help cultivators improve their Dao Foundation to the first grade. It has always been in high demand and short supply.

This shows how wealthy Ying Zheng was as a homeroom teacher, able to casually bestow such rewards upon his disciples.

This is also the hope for many commoner disciples to enter the Great Chang Holy Palace.

Seeing their eager gazes, Ying Zheng immediately announced, "Disciples who wish to compete for the position of class monitor will undergo an assessment at the No. 1 dueling arena tomorrow. The winner will become class monitor. After all, the class monitor not only needs to assist the teacher in handling affairs, but also needs sufficient strength. Furthermore, the class monitor will be personally awarded a Qingxuan Pill as a reward. Alright, get out of class dismissed!"

After saying this, Ying Zheng left first, and the entire Class A No. 1 immediately erupted in excitement: "As expected of Teacher Ying! This is a top-grade third-rank pill, with the effect of nourishing the body and purifying mana, worth at least eight or nine thousand low-grade spirit stones. If it weren't only effective for Qi Refining Realm cultivators, its value would probably be several times higher!"

"It should be known that the quality of one's Dao foundation is closely related to the strength of one's physical body, the purity of one's magical power, and one's cultivation methods. I have long heard that Teacher Ying is generous, and today, on our first meeting, he has given me such a generous gift!"

"That's right! I'm afraid even the dean of our Azure Heaven Dao Palace doesn't have the same wealth as Teacher Ying!"

"Of course! Don't you know that Teacher Ying is a master of alchemy, weapon crafting, and formations!"

"..."

Listening to the discussions, Jiang Tian silently stepped out of the classroom, a determination to win rising in his heart.

After all, his hasty advancement to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining and enter Class A-rank one had resulted in some impurities in his magical power, which he now needed the Qingxuan Pill to help him with. Jiang Tian then hurriedly left, as he still needed to rush to his work.

Although he could be called a genius and received many rewards and resources from the Dao Palace, he could barely maintain what he needed for cultivation.

He needs to cultivate five spiritual roots simultaneously, which is a huge drain on resources. If he only cultivates a single spiritual root, his current resources would be more than enough.

To make up for the lack of resources, Jiang Tian often took odd jobs after school. He was quite talented in weapon crafting.

Unfortunately, due to his focus on cultivating five spiritual roots, he has very little time left for weapon crafting. In addition, he lacks materials to practice with, so he is still a senior weapon crafting apprentice and cannot yet be considered a true weapon crafter.

A true weapon refiner must be able to refine third-grade magic weapons, and Jiang Tian is still far from that level.

As he walked through the many vendors, his gaze was suddenly drawn to a dark red ring, and he felt a sense of connection the moment he touched it.

This ring seemed extremely important to him, something he didn't want to miss.

Jiang Tian squatted down and picked up the dark red ring from the stall: "How much is this ring worth?"

The stall owner was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. When he saw Jiang Tian wearing the Qingtian Dao Palace robes, he looked on with envy.

Although the Great Chang Dynasty established many Taoist palaces, it consumed a great deal of resources and could not possibly cultivate mediocre talents.

Each grade level of the Dao Palace has its own examinations, and those who fail are expelled. This is the origin of many independent cultivators on the Sky Dome Continent!

"Young man, you have a good eye! This is a top-quality third-grade magic artifact, crafted from crimson fire and flowing gold, and it solidifies the third-tier spell Golden Shield Technique and a miniature spirit-gathering array! Since you are so sincere in your purchase, you can take it away for three thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

Listening to the stall owner's extravagant boasts, Jiang Tian, ​​as a weapon-refining apprentice, was not about to be fooled.

After a brief inspection, he began to haggle: "Although it is made of Crimson Fire Flowing Gold, the solidified Golden Shield Technique only has a defensive range of one meter, which is insufficient to protect the entire body. The spiritual energy gathered by the miniature Spirit Gathering Array is negligible. One thousand low-grade spirit stones, no more!"

The stall owner's face immediately turned ugly, because Jiang Tian's words hit the nail on the head: "Two thousand eight! No less, otherwise I won't make any profit!"

"At most 1200! If that's not possible, then forget it!" Jiang Tian put down the ring and made a move to leave.

The stall owner hesitated for a moment before saying, "Alright! Twelve hundred and twenty, take it!"

Jiang Tian took out twelve mid-grade spirit stones to pay the bill and hurried to the weapon refining pavilion where he worked.

The middle-aged stall owner happily pocketed the spirit stones: "I just picked this ring up by the roadside. Twelve mid-grade spirit stones are practically free money!"

Jiang Tian returned to his dormitory late at night after leaving the weapon-refining pavilion. The detached courtyard dormitory of Class A-1 was rich in spiritual energy and offered excellent benefits.

It also features a fifth-order formation, connected to the seventh-order Azure Heaven God-Slaying Formation of the Azure Heaven Dao Palace, which is difficult for ordinary Purple Mansion cultivators to break through.

At this moment, Jiang Tian wearily took out the ring from his storage bag, but his divine sense probed into it without any response.

They had no choice but to use the most primitive method of blood purification, which involved soaking the body with fresh blood.

The dark red ring emitted a bewitching light, and at the same time, an old voice echoed in Jiang Tian's mind: "Finally, I have found a host that is compatible with the Heavenly Profound Ring!"

Upon hearing this, fear flashed in Jiang Tian's eyes: "Who exactly are you? Do not act rashly! This is the Azure Heaven Dao Palace. Even if a Golden Core cultivator or a Celestial True Monarch acts recklessly here, they will not escape the calamity of being annihilated!"

"What can a mere mortal cultivator do to me? For you to have formed a bond with the Heavenly Profound Ring is already the greatest fortune of your life. Enough, explaining it would be too complicated; you can understand this information yourself!"

Before he could finish speaking, a massive flow of information surged into Jiang Tian's mind, instantly causing him to faint.

At this moment, Ying Zheng, who was in the Azure Heaven Palace, sensed the change in the fortune of the Jiang Qi. The originally pure blue fortune above his head quickly transformed into purple, and finally turned into a dazzling golden light.

Ying Zheng immediately understood that this was the beginning of the awakening of the destiny of the chosen one.

He figured it was either a chance encounter with a rare treasure, or the awakening of an old man dormant within him. He was all too familiar with this pattern.

However, Ying Zheng secretly concealed Jiang Tian's fluctuations in fortune, and it was not the right time to expose them yet.

If the secrets of heaven were revealed now, who knows how many old monsters would appear, and things would become extremely troublesome.

An hour later, Jiang Tian, ​​who had just awakened in the meditation room, was filled with surprise.

He stared at the Xuan Tian Ring on his finger, his face unable to hide his excitement: "It's actually a damaged immortal artifact! It contains a cave world, which can help me comprehend the rules of heaven and earth and assist immortals in their cultivation! Although my current cultivation level is too low to use it, with this cave world, I don't need to worry about cultivation resources!"

Although the cave was torn apart due to the damage to the immortal artifact, only broken walls and ruins remain.

However, that medicinal garden, brimming with spiritual energy, is sufficient to cultivate various spiritual herbs, which can be used to refine pills and sell them in exchange for resources.

As for the immortal herbs and spiritual medicines originally planted in the herb garden, they withered long ago because the Xuan Tian Ring had deteriorated and could no longer absorb spiritual energy on its own.

It should be noted that the Xuan Tian Ring is priceless simply because of its storage capabilities.

The shrinking pouch he is currently using is made from the shed skin of a Bashe snake. It is the lowest grade, a one-cubic-meter size, and was a reward he received as a genius of the Qingtian Dao Palace.

This shrinking bag is already quite precious; only cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage can afford to purchase it.

Because only the shed skin of the Bashe snake can be used to refine it, the Bashe tribe became incredibly wealthy by selling the shrinking bags.

True storage rings, however, must be at least at the level of magical treasures, and can only be crafted by cultivators at the Celestial Realm.

Even with such a minor function, it is already exceptionally precious.

Jiang Tian secretly resolved that he must not reveal even a trace of the Xuan Tian Ring.

Otherwise, even the Supreme Emperor Taichang might not be able to resist the temptation of greed.

Just as Jiang Tian was about to enter the cave, he suddenly felt a shadow silently envelop him.

Jiang Tian's heart tightened instantly. He nervously looked up and saw Ying Zheng sitting in mid-air, responding with a calm smile. Fear immediately gripped his heart.

When will Teacher Ying Zheng arrive? Even as the class teacher, he has no right to sneak into the students' cultivation caves without a sound.

For cultivators, the Great Dao is about personal privacy, and their cultivation caves are matters of personal secrecy. Entering another's cave without invitation is a grave taboo.

And what did Teacher Ying Zheng see? Could it be that he has already discovered the matter of the Xuan Tian Ring?

With his cultivation level, if he were to make a move, even the Dean of the Azure Heaven Dao Palace might find it difficult to detect.

At this moment, Jiang Tian's expression was extremely conflicted. He knew that if his teacher, Ying Zheng, recognized the value of the Xuan Tian Ring and became greedy, he would not allow him to live.

Just as he was filled with anxiety and almost ready to fight to the death, Ying Zheng spoke leisurely: "It's just a broken Golden Immortal artifact, put it away. Such rubbish is not worthy of my attention."

At this moment, the ancient voice of the artifact spirit, who called himself the Xuan Tian Ancestor, echoed in Jiang Tian's mind: "Boy, I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse. This person before me is no ordinary person. He was able to see at a glance that the Xuan Tian Ring was a damaged Golden Immortal artifact. Such eyesight is beyond even a True Immortal. He must be a Golden Immortal! Such a being should be sleeping in the Ruins of Return in this world."

Upon hearing Xuan Tianjie's explanation, Jiang Tian felt a surge of joy.

If that is indeed the case, then the Xuan Tian Ring is not the greatest opportunity of his life; it is Teacher Ying Zheng!

Although he didn't understand why a Golden Immortal would teach at the Qingxuan Dao Palace, this was indeed the greatest opportunity of his life, and he was determined to cling to this powerful figure.

Therefore, Jiang Tian immediately made a decision, raised the Xuan Tian Ring high, knelt on both knees, and sincerely said, "This disciple is willing to offer the Xuan Tian Ring to Master, only asking to become his disciple!" (End of this chapter)