Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 925: Imperial Academy

"You want to study at Taishu Academy?"

In the study of Prince Ning's mansion, Prince Ning, who was studying a secret book, looked at Li Qing in surprise.

"Yes, I have obtained some scriptures and manuscripts from the Xuanming Realm before. Unfortunately, I don't understand the language of the Xuanming Realm, and I have never been able to get a glimpse of the secrets contained in it." Li Qing said truthfully, not worried that King Ning would covet the manuscripts he had obtained from the Tianguang Secret Realm.

Even if the other party really wanted it, he didn't mind giving it to King Ning. After all, he already owed the favor, and if he could repay it, he would feel relieved.

After hearing this, Prince Ning slowly put down the ancient secret book in his hand and looked thoughtful.

After a long while, he finally said, "It's not that I can't recommend you to study in the Imperial Academy, but this is really inappropriate."

"There are not many teachers in the entire Imperial Academy who can beat you. When you go in to study, who will be your teacher?"

After hearing this, Li Qing looked embarrassed. He had never thought about these questions.

The students of Taishu Academy are indeed all from the younger generation. Most of them have only reached the Jindan and Yuanying stages of their cultivation. Once they reach the Huashen stage, they will be able to complete their cultivation.

The cultivation level of the teachers in Taishu Academy basically does not exceed the Refining Void Stage, and there are even some old scholars in the Spirit Transformation Stage.

Prince Ning thought for a moment, and then said, "How about this? I will write a letter for you to recommend you to be a teacher in the Imperial Academy."

"With your level of cultivation, it shouldn't be a problem for you to teach those students who have reached the Jindan Yuanying stage. It would be even better if you were proficient in a certain cultivation art. In this way, you can directly enter the academy without me having to help you smooth the relationship."

When Li Qing heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, and he said repeatedly: "I do know some techniques of refining weapons. I wonder if the Imperial Academy is in need of a teacher who can teach refining weapons?"

"Oh? That's a coincidence. Taishu Academy has been lacking teachers who can teach weapon refining for a long time. But what is your level of weapon refining? If you only know the basics, it may not be enough." King Ning raised his eyebrows.

In response to this, Li Qing naturally answered confidently: "The sword I used in the previous duel in the palace was made by myself!"

King Ning was naturally very impressed by the golden killing sword that Li Qing had used before. Even he was tempted by the peerless sword.

I didn't expect that such an amazing sword was actually made by Li Qing himself.

That was a spiritual treasure of the Earth Rank. There was no doubt that with such refining skills, he could easily become the dean of the refining department in Taishu Academy.

"If that's the case, then I will write a letter of recommendation for you." King Ning said as he picked up a talisman pen beside the table.

He began to write furiously on a piece of letter paper, and at the same time he did not forget to say: "There are two deans in the Imperial Academy, one of whom is Master Ying, who is in charge of the entire Formation Academy."

"The other one is Dean Chen, whose cultivation is so profound that even I have to call him Master when I meet him."

"However, Dean Chen has always disliked people from the royal family interfering in the affairs of the Imperial Academy, so my letter of recommendation may not be useful. In the end, it should still depend on your own refining skills."

"If you successfully enter the academy as a weapon refiner, you will have the authority to enter the Shushan Building to read the classics related to the characters of the Xuanming Realm."

As he spoke, King Ning had already put down the talisman pen, repeatedly examined his handwriting and wording, and finally nodded with satisfaction.

Finally, he picked up a jade seal and stamped it directly.

Along with a flash of inspiration, a blood-red word "Ning" appeared on the letter of recommendation.

Li Qing clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Senior King Ning!"

This time he owed someone a favor again, Li Qing sighed in his heart.

"No need to thank me. You can stay in my house for two days. I will send someone to deliver the letter to the Imperial Academy and let you know when there is news."

Three days later, Li Qing set off with his belongings and luggage.

Taishuyuan is located on the south side of Yujing City, covering a very vast area. There is more than one spiritual vein in it, and the terrain is also very complex, almost equivalent to the area of ​​several small cities.

The monks who are able to study in Taishu Academy are the best among the younger generation of Dayu Kingdom.

These young monks first need to show their talents in the various county towns, and then become top figures in the county town schools, so that they can get recommendation places from the county town schools.

The number of recommendation quotas for each county academy is different, and is allocated based on previous years' performance, the number of students in the academy, and other factors.

Finally, these recommended monks will go through a multi-faceted test. Only those who pass the test can enter the Taishu Academy to study and practice. Those who fail the test will be eliminated.

It was late autumn and the Imperial Academy had been open for some time. Even if King Ning wanted to recommend students to study in the Imperial Academy, he would find it a bit troublesome. Therefore, he directly recommended Li Qing to be the teacher in the academy.

After flying in the sky for about a day, Li Qing finally arrived at the southern city of Yujing City.

At the end of his vision, a magnificent and boundless gate of an institution of higher learning appeared in his sight.

Taishu Academy!
Even at such a long distance, Li Qing could feel an extremely powerful aura, which was the foundation accumulated over a long period of time.

Looking at the gold-plated plaque, Li Qing muttered to himself, "Is this the academy that brings together the best of the younger generation of the entire Great Yu Kingdom? It's quite impressive."

Li Qing took off into the air again and flew towards Taishu Academy.

After passing through the gate of Taishuyuan, what you see is not any magnificent building, but an endless field.

This wilderness does not appear desolate, because everywhere one can see patches of spiritual medicine fields protected by prohibitions, in which many rare and precious spiritual medicines are planted.

After traveling through this vast wilderness and crossing a rugged mountain range, Li Qing finally arrived at the inner courtyard of Taishu Academy.

The first thing that caught his eye was a nine-story tower that reached the sky. On both sides of the tower, rows of library buildings spread out one after another.

Before Li Qing could take a closer look, a cold voice rang out:

"Stop, who is coming?"

Li Qing looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in armor walking towards him. His cultivation was average, only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and he looked like a student in the academy.

He took out the token that King Ning had given him. After seeing the token, the latter's expression changed slightly:
"So you are His Royal Highness Prince Ning's men. What can I do for you?"

"I'm here to see Dean Chen. Could you please show me the way?" Li Qing said.

The student in the Nascent Soul stage said, "Dean Chen is usually not seen by others. Can I go and report to him?"

"Thank you." Li Qing nodded.

Not long after, the young man who had just left came back, and this time there was a little more respect on his face.

"Senior, please come with me!"

In this way, Li Qing followed the young man in black armor, bypassed the Nine-Layered Tower of Babel, and entered the school area of ​​Taishu Academy.

Along the way, many curious eyes fell on him. "Isn't that Ning Hei? It's rare to see him look so respectful."

"Who is that person behind him? Ning Hei will graduate next year. Apart from the teachers, who else in the academy can he respect so much?"

"I don't know. I've never seen this person before. Could he be a minister in the court?"

“It doesn’t look like it.”

Li Qing did not release the aura of his cultivation and always kept it concealed.

After passing through the Taishu Academy, we came to a beautiful mountain. Although the spiritual energy here is not strong, the scenery is quite elegant.

"President Chen is meditating in the cave on the top of the mountain. You may come over now, senior." Ning Hei, who was wearing black armor, clasped his fists and took his leave.

Li Qing nodded and said, "Thank you very much."

Then, he flew up and stopped directly in front of a cave on the top of the mountain. Before he could open his mouth to visit, the restrictions of the cave were automatically released.

"excuse me!"

Entering the cave, Li Qing's attention was attracted by a series of murals. Although the lines of these murals carved on the wall were simple, they seemed to contain a different kind of vitality, as if they were about to walk out of the wall.

He admired the scenery along the way as he went deeper into the cave.

"The master of the Imperial Academy is only a seventh-rank official, and it is just a nominal position, with no real power in his hands."

"Why did King Ning insert you here?"

The old voice sounded very abruptly. Li Qing looked around but did not see anyone.

However, he also knew that the person who spoke should be Dean Chen. Li Qing told him the purpose of coming to Taishu Academy truthfully.

"I want to learn the writing of the Xuanming Realm. Looking at the entire Yujing City, only the Imperial Academy has relevant books."

"It's just that the enrollment period for the Imperial Academy has passed, and my cultivation level is not suitable, so I came here to serve as a weapon refining teacher."

Soon, the old voice rang out again: "I see. But the position of the master of our Imperial Academy is not something that anyone can take up. King Ning's letter said that you have good weapon-refining skills. How can you prove it?"

In someone else's cave, Li Qing couldn't spread his spiritual sense at will. He kept observing, but still couldn't find where the other person was.

"Dean Chen can set any questions for the test. As long as it is about the knowledge of refining equipment below the level of earth-grade spiritual treasures, I can answer them fluently." Li Qing responded.

"There's no need to go through so much trouble. See the mural on your left hand? Just carve your best weapon-making work on it." Dean Chen's voice rang out again.

This time, Li Qing was really frightened, because he still didn't realize where the other party was, but the voice rang out of nowhere.

Li Qing turned his head and saw a blank mural on his left hand side, with nothing in it.

He pondered for a while and finally decided to engrave the Xianjian on it.

Now he has refined two killing swords himself. Although the Immortal-Slaying Sword is the sharpest, this sword was after all refined by him in the lower realm. It is the heavenly light that has been fused with a ray of golden evil light that has given it such quality.

It is the Xianjian Sword, which is his pinnacle work since he came to the spiritual world. Not only was it refined in the Fire Domain with the help of the power of the law of fire, but it also adopted a variety of refining techniques, including a magic refining method from the Xuanming Realm, which is to refine the weapon into silk.

Soon, under the outline of Li Qing's fingertips, a straight and lonely killing sword slowly appeared in the mural.

After he withdrew his fingers, the killing sword he had outlined in the mural actually emitted a purple glow, as if it was about to appear.

hum!
After a long time, the dazzling light gradually faded away. This killing sword was enough to prove his amazing weapon-refining skills.

"Yes, no one in the academy can match you in terms of weapon refining skills. You are qualified to be a weapon refining master." Dean Chen's voice sounded again.

This time, Li Qing finally noticed the source of the sound.

He looked towards a mural on the right wall, in which an old man with a kind face was actually speaking!
"Hiss, I didn't expect that Dean Chen was in the painting!" Li Qing quickly clasped his fists.

The old man in the painting smiled: "The person in the painting is you, not me."

As soon as these words came out, Li Qing's heart was shocked. He looked around and saw that the murals had collapsed and the space in the entire cave began to overlap.

Li Qing, sensing uneasiness, suddenly released his spiritual consciousness, and then looked around at the illusory scenes that were disappearing like bubbles.

He then realized that there was not a trace of life-giving matter in the surrounding heaven and earth, and he was unable to mobilize the power of heaven and earth here.

Soon, the surrounding space compressed and the murals on the wall became solid.

Li Qing only felt a dizzying sensation, as if he had taken another cross-continental super teleportation array.

After he regained consciousness, he looked around.

The cave is still the same cave, but the murals on the walls have disappeared.

In the cave, an old man in a white robe was holding a scroll in one hand, admiring it with a satisfied look.

What was depicted on the scroll were the scenes that happened after Li Qing entered the cave. Even the Xianjian Sword that he had engraved at the end was presented, as if it were real.

"It is indeed an astounding sword. When it grows into a magical treasure, it will definitely be worthy of being listed on the Chaos List of All Spirits." Dean Chen nodded with satisfaction. He had long eyebrows that hung down from his cheeks, and he looked very kind and gentle.

After seeing this scene, Li Qing felt a sense of fear in his heart.

Just now, he had entered the other person's painting without realizing it.

If Dean Chen had ill intentions towards him, he would probably be dead.

He had never heard of or seen such magical powers before.

"President Chen's methods are amazing. I admire him very much." Li Qing said with heartfelt admiration.

Dean Chen chuckled and said:

"Hahaha, stop flattering me. You have passed my test. Tomorrow I will arrange for the Imperial Academy to have another weapon-refining teacher."

"Take these things. Some books related to the Xuanming Realm are all in the library. You can come in and out and read them at will."

"If you encounter something you don't understand, you can ask other teachers in the academy for advice."

"Remember, in the practice of cultivation, the one who achieves the highest level comes first!"

(End of this chapter)