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Chapter 140 Zixiao Palace, a special demon-controlling monk! (Please subscribe and vote)
"There is one more thing. In a few days, Xinhuo Combat Academy will take the entrance exam. I want to participate as a candidate. Please arrange it for me."

Li Chen spoke directly.

Lin Yue'e's batch has graduated, so the major combat academies will begin a new round of enrollment.

Li Chen just wanted to complete the mission, so there was no need for him to hide his identity and take the exam.

Battle Academy exams are divided into two categories.

First: the comprehension test.

That is, there will be many difficult problems encountered in cultivation as test questions, and students taking the Combat Academy examination will be asked to write down their own solutions, in order to judge the student's comprehension level.

Li Chen was afraid of this, because his thoughts were different from those of normal cultivators.

Or to put it bluntly, his level is too high, and the teacher who grades the papers may not be able to understand what he wrote.

What if I give him 0 points then?
Then, in order to get a ranking, he had to go and explain things in person and have a heated conversation with the examiners. That was so troublesome.

It would be better to tell Qu Heng, the dean of Xinhuo Combat Academy, that I want to participate first and let him give the scores.

This will avoid embarrassing situations.

Second, the combat capability test, which is also the talent test.

You need to complete the entrance examination of the Battle Academy. The content of each examination is different, which is also to prevent some candidates from training specifically for the examination, making it impossible to see their true level.

Li Chen didn't care about this. After all, he had real talent and knowledge, and he had reached the saint level. If he couldn't get through this, how could others get through it?

Qu Heng understood as soon as he heard it. The new emperor wanted to inspect their combat academy.

Qu Heng could understand this. When the previous emperor was in his latent period, he also practiced in the Xinhuo Combat Academy. After becoming emperor, he also paid great attention to the education issues in the Combat Academy.

Because in recent years, several princes have been recruiting various people in order to compete for the throne, resulting in some second-generation children having great privileges in the imperial capital, which makes Qu Heng a little worried.

But the new emperor solved this problem on the first day of his accession to the throne. Later, he gave the badges to Lin Yue'e, a graduate of the Xinhuo Combat Academy, and let Lin Yue'e severely punish all the second-generation dignitaries in the imperial capital.

If you ask why Lin Yue'e likes to arrest the second generation of powerful and wealthy people, it is because she has been disgusted.

She was just so diligent in catching them.

Even if the second generation of powerful people knew that Lin Yue'e was targeting them, there was nothing they could do. After all, they really couldn't afford to offend Lin Yue'e's backing.

Besides, these second-generation rich and powerful people were arrested because they caused trouble themselves. Lin Yue'e did not do anything wrong.

Qu Heng knew all these things, and Lin Yue'e became a role model for the students of the Combat Academy after Pang Jin.

When Qu Heng heard today that Li Chen was going to take part in this year's Battle Academy entrance examination, he understood that the new emperor inherited the will of the previous emperor and attached great importance to the Battle Academy.

As the president of Xinhuo Combat Academy, Qu Heng was very moved. Education is the foundation of a country. With such an emperor, there is no need to worry about the prosperity of Tiance and the instability of the world!

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I promise that this recruitment will satisfy Your Majesty."

Qu Heng originally wanted to say that fairness and justice must be guaranteed.

But if we are fair and just, what if something goes wrong with your Majesty's results?

Qu Heng did not question Li Chen's intention, but he also had to consider this aspect.

"In that case, you should take Xia Qing to the Battle Academy to complete the induction procedures. I have other things to do."

"I accept the decree."

After saying that, Qu Heng used a please gesture to express his invitation to Xia Qing.

Xia Qing and Li Chen said goodbye briefly and headed for the Battle Academy.

After leaving the palace, Xia Qing was a little excited. It was her first time to be a teacher in this strange place.

"Your Majesty, over there is our Battle Academy." Qu Heng was introducing all the way. He knew that Xia Qing was from a sect and didn't understand many things.

"Don't call me queen." Xia Qing said. She was not used to it.

"It's my problem, Teacher Xia." Qu Heng wanted to slap himself. How could he shout like that outside the palace?

However, he didn't dare to call her Teacher Xia directly. It was only after Xia Qing said so that he dared to call her that.

As soon as Xia Qing entered the Battle Academy, she saw the bustling crowd of young students.

These people are full of vigor and vitality, practicing together in groups of three or four.

The grandeur of the Battle Academy is no less than that of a large sect. It even has some professional facilities that cannot be matched by large sects.

The Tiance Dynasty has been able to maintain its prosperity because it has paid close attention to this aspect.

In addition, after Li Chen ascended the throne, he added a lot of resources to encourage the students of the Battle Academy to work harder.

Xia Qing also discovered that the students here were very hardworking. They practiced even when they were eating. She didn't know what motivated them.

According to Xia Qing's stereotype of cultivation, one should rest after completing normal cultivation every day.

Because excessive practice can cause damage to the meridians, maintaining rest is also a form of practice.

However, after the daily training, the students of the Combat Academy will also carry out other training, such as muscle training, endurance training, including sword skills, knife skills and so on.

When Qu Heng took her to visit the towering library, they could see that it was full of people, almost every seat was occupied.

How hard it is.

Xia Qing was puzzled. Unless the disciples of the sect had a blood feud, ordinary practitioners would not be so hardworking. Why were the people here so competitive?

Later, after listening to Qu Heng's introduction, she realized that many monks in the sect had no goals after joining and only wanted to become stronger, while these students wanted to get good grades when they graduated.

Firstly, they can bring honor to their family when they return, and secondly, they can get a government position. They just come here to study, so naturally they are very competitive.

"Our Xinhuo Combat Academy doesn't just teach students how to fight. We also let them choose their own interests, find their specialties, and learn a skill. This way, after students graduate from the combat academy, even if they can't get into the regular workforce, they can still survive with this skill and won't starve to death." Qu Heng also explained patiently.

The Battle Academy provides everyone with an opportunity for further study and provides talents for the Tiance Dynasty.

It is different with a sect. The purpose of a sect is to train talents for itself, so when they encounter a disciple with extremely high talent, they will continue to provide him with resources and let him practice in the sect until he grows old.

It can also be said that each has its own advantages.

After a tour, Xia Qing had a certain understanding of this place.

Her appearance will undoubtedly cause a sensation in the local area and attract the attention of many students and teachers.

Such a young and beautiful woman is very rare even in the imperial capital.

If Qu Heng hadn't been standing next to her, many people would have come over to chat with her, after all, everyone loves beauty.

After arriving at the office building, Qu Heng quickly completed the entry procedures for Xia Qing.

She is now an official member of the Xinhuo Combat Academy. The specific course schedule will be sent to Xia Qing after the new students enroll.

Recently, Xia Qing has no official business to do. If she is willing, she can come to the alchemy place to communicate at any time.

Xia Qing was already interested in alchemy, so Qu Heng asked a female teacher in charge of alchemy to take her to visit the alchemy site.

After we went downstairs, several male teachers walked in from the door. They were all strong men teaching at the Battle Academy.

They began to seriously ask Qu Heng about Xia Qing's news.

One of the young male teachers made an excuse: "Dean, it's rare to have a new colleague here, why not have a dinner party or something to celebrate."

Several other male teachers also echoed this, their goal was to get close to Xia Qing.

This sentence reminded Qu Heng of something, and he immediately said, "Call the other teachers in charge over here. I have something to say."

These male teachers thought that the dean agreed with them and immediately went to call for help.

There are many teachers in the Battle Academy, but only a few dozen are in charge.

Except for those who are in class or out, all the teachers in the building have been called over.

When almost everyone arrived, Qu Heng started to speak: "The new teacher Xia is the Empress of the palace. You should not call her Empress in the Battle Academy. I don't want to explain the rest. Do you understand me?"

"Understood!" everyone said in unison.

Many people had never seen Xia Qing and didn't know what had happened, but they were very clear about one thing: the newcomer was not to be messed with.

Those male teachers were so scared that they broke out in sweats. It turns out she is the emperor's woman. I was wondering why the dean is so polite in front of her.

You know, the dean of the Combat Academy holds a certain position in the Tiance Dynasty, and he will not be so polite when some princes come.

So that's how it is. It seems I have to be careful about my identity when speaking in the future, and quickly give up this idea, because the whole clan will be killed.

Xia Qing didn't expect that her reputation as a concubine had spread so widely before she became one.

On the other side, Li Chen came to the vicinity of the Imperial Capital Yamen and happened to meet Lin Yue'e getting off work.

When Lin Yue'e saw Li Chen, she immediately ran over.

"Your Majesty, how come you have time to come to the yamen today?" She was still so respectful in front of Li Chen.

"You can choose to treat me to a meal, and I will tell you the good news." Li Chen still couldn't forget to eat with her.

"It's my honor. My salary has just been received. Let's go to Zuixianlou!" Zuixianlou is the best place Lin Yue'e can think of.

I usually only hear the second generation disciples mention it.

But she was very busy, and her salary was not much, and she needed to save money, so she didn't want to go. This time Li Chen came to eat, so she planned to splurge for once.

"No, just find a small restaurant. I think the one we ate last time was pretty good."

Li Chen didn't seem to want to go too far, so he just said this casually.

But Lin Yue'e was somewhat touched, as she felt that Li Chen didn't want her to spend money.

Perhaps no matter what Li Chen does, Lin Yue'e will unconditionally think positively.

Many people say that there is no perfect saint in this world, but in Lin Yue'e's eyes, Li Chen is this perfect saint.

While eating in the small restaurant, Lin Yue'e kept pouring wine for Li Chen with a smile on her face.

Li Chen said: "From the look of you, there must be something good. Can you share it with me?"

Lin Yue'e immediately replied, "Your Majesty, thanks to the inner elixir you gave me, I have already broken through to the late stage of the Void Breaking Realm, and also learned special psychic abilities. I will show them to you when the time comes."

As a practitioner, every successful breakthrough will undoubtedly make the whole person feel happy.

Especially the breakthrough in the later stage, that is risking one's life. Many people are stuck in the late stage of a certain realm and dare not break through, because they are worried that they will cause huge damage because of the breakthrough, which will not only cause their cultivation to regress, but also make them disabled.

Originally, Lin Yue'e's expected breakthrough was still a few months away, but who knew that the inner elixir given by Li Chen was so good that it greatly increased her cultivation speed.

To be honest, she didn't know how to thank Li Chen.

"Not bad, I'll analyze it for you when the time comes, but I also have good news for you."

Li Chen told her what happened in the court today and asked her to choose a city by herself and then go there to serve as an official.

"Ah? Your Majesty, can I choose for myself?"

Hearing this, Lin Yue'e couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

This is a local official with real power. How could Lin Yue'e not be happy when he was immediately assigned a position of this rank?

Moreover, this kind of official position is usually appointed by the court. This is the first time Lin Yue'e heard that she can choose one herself.

"Others may not be able to do so, but I allow you to choose." This is the privilege Li Chen gave her.

Then Lin Yue'e has to think carefully. His Majesty has said so, so she can't choose a small official. Besides, doing so will only be training at the grassroots level. The real test will come after she comes back, and she has to make some achievements.

As a graduate of the Xinhuo Combat Academy, Lin Yue'e has also learned some lessons in this regard. In order to maintain the stability of each city, the Tiance Dynasty naturally set up official positions.

Generally speaking, they are divided into: city lord, prefect, and city supervisor.

These three are considered relatively important official positions.

The position of the city lord is quite special. Since there are many cultivation families in the Tiance Dynasty, the position of city lord was set up for better management.

The city lord is not an official appointment by the Tiance Dynasty, but it is an officially recognized position.

The city lord is a respected person elected by the people in the city, and has certain powers and status.

Wu Qi's father is the lord of Huju City.

This kind of person usually has a very high reputation in the city, and his family has been developing here, so he can make other families obedient.

The prefect is a person officially selected by the Tiance Dynasty, who is responsible for commanding the city’s armaments and can also be called a garrison general.

The city supervisor is also an official appointed by the Tiance Dynasty. He is responsible for managing the property and public security within the city, and investigating and punishing crimes within the city.

This relationship is similar to that between the village head and the secretary, one is elected by everyone, and the other is appointed by the higher-ups.

They are all cooperating with each other's work, or restraining each other to achieve stability.

The rules and regulations of the Tiance Dynasty also have certain logic, which is to avoid allowing one company to dominate the city.

Someone like the King of Zhennan had special privileges. He could recruit soldiers, appoint local officials himself, and enjoy the highest power in the area.

Once one company becomes the dominant power, it will start to disobey the orders of the imperial court.

Lin Yue'e thought for a while and decided to return to her hometown to do her old job, which was the city supervisor, which could be considered a glorious return to her hometown.

Then you can go home in glory.

However, personnel transfer takes some time and cannot be done immediately.

The place she chose was Shanghe City.

Hearing this name, Li Chen asked in confusion: "Are there many sects near your home?"

Lin Yue'e nodded and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, there are two major sects near Shanghe City, namely Chensha Dao Sect and Yuxu Xianfu, both of which are very famous in our place."

Lin Yue'e had a high talent for cultivation in the past, and could actually have joined these two sects.

But once you enter a sect, you have to practice in seclusion and live a life isolated from the world.

Lin Yue'e felt that she was a person with a strong worldly atmosphere, so she didn't think about it that way and came to the imperial capital alone to study.

Still remember that during the dinner at the Ministry of Rites, Li Chen caused trouble, and Lin Yue'e was thinking of taking Li Chen to these two sects.

"I happen to have something to do at these two sects. Do you know anything about these two sects?"

Li Chen then told the story about the Jiuyuan Holy Land and his own decision on how to plan the sect.

Shanghe City is located in the central and western part of the Tiance Dynasty. There is a relatively large cultivation alliance nearby, called Zixiao Tiangong.

According to Master Wanfeng, they had a lot of friction with Zixiao Heavenly Palace, and some sects even fought to the death.

After hearing this, Lin Yue'e frowned.

According to him, Yuxu Immortal Mansion can be considered a famous and upright sect, but the people in the immortal mansion are extremely arrogant. They can communicate with each other, but they may not stop.

The Chensha Taoist Sect is different. This sect is a typical one that can change your appearance once you join it.

Many people who have committed crimes hide inside. The sect has strong people to protect them, and the government can't do anything to them.

"I heard that there are evil cultivators and demon cultivators in your place?"

"I'm not too sure about evil cultivators, but I've heard of demon cultivators. They tend to hide in small sects."

Lin Yue'e continued to explain that some great monsters in the late Tianyuan realm, once they break through to the saint realm, will cause changes in heaven and earth.

You have to know that it is a demon beast at the Saint level, with treasures all over its body, and it will definitely attract attacks from countless powerful people.

Therefore, in order to survive, some great monsters choose to find ways to transform into human form in the Tianyuan Realm, join some sects to continue their cultivation, so as to avoid being killed by human cultivators.

However, if discovered, the consequences will be very serious.

Hunting a big monster is enough to support a sect.

It is also a local specialty of Lin Yue'e.

Li Chen has never had any interest in hunting big monsters. When the time comes, he will go to Shanghe City with Lin Yue'e to see Chensha Taoist Sect and Yuxu Immortal Palace.

It would be best to find someone like Fairy Youlan who can help you stabilize the situation.

As I said, keep the obedient ones and kill the disobedient ones.

According to Lin Yue'e's statement, Li Chen felt that Chensha Dao Zong would most likely not be obedient.

Li Chen asked Lin Yue'e to wait for the appointment notice during this period and complete the handover work.

This time, not only did she return home in glory, but she could also go back with Li Chen. Lin Yue'e felt a little elated.

Being taken care of by His Majesty the Saint, is there really anyone in this world luckier than her!
After dinner, Li Chen taught her some psychic techniques as he had promised.

Speaking of the psychic technique, Li Chen thought of a person, that is Wu Nanzhi. His ancestors developed in Huju City, and there are mountains in the vicinity where monsters and beasts live. He should have done some research on the psychic technique.

Li Chen actually never learned psychic skills. He completely mastered this from Wu Nanzhi.

At his level, as long as he understood how Wu Nanzhi summoned the holy tiger and took it back into his body, he would know what spiritual communication meant.

To be more humane, you can raise spirit beasts, cultivate feelings with them, and let them assist in combat.

However, this is very troublesome and requires a lot of resources, which is not something ordinary monks can afford.

Moreover, if the spiritual beast does not eat resources, its growth cycle will be very long, perhaps hundreds or even thousands of years.

If you are more violent, you may want to use your special abilities to force a powerful spirit beast to fight for you. This is very convenient, but there is a risk of backlash.

Lin Yue'e just happened to ask at this time. If she had asked earlier, Li Chen probably wouldn't know how to answer.

Li Chen has already taught the method, Lin Yue'e just needs to learn it a few more times.

As for what kind of spiritual beast to catch, there is no rush.

After the instruction, Li Chen returned to the palace.

It is already night, but at this moment, a person is approaching Li Chen in small steps.

Li Chen was very familiar with this voice; it was Eunuch Cui.

Eunuch Cui came to Li Chen and whispered, "Your Majesty, Hu Yanlan wants to see you with two gifts."

(End of this chapter)