King Qing strode forward and bowed, saying sorrowfully, "This subject was careless and was deceived by the lies of those two students. This led to the farce just now. Your Majesty, please punish me."
Zuo Ming also stepped forward. "Lord King Qing was deceived by a villain in order to protect imperial power. Fortunately, Your Majesty is wise and made it impossible for false evidence to escape. King Qing's actions may have been foolish, but his feelings are understandable. Your Majesty, please forgive him. "
The officials remained silent, knowing that this was all an act. As for how to deal with this matter, Su Yu had already made a decision. There was no need to express their opinions at this time.
As expected, Su Yu said indifferently, "We understand the intentions of my two beloved subjects. We will let today's matter go. However, as loyal subjects of the court, you must not listen to the wind and rain and think that you are infallible. You must use your brains more often. "
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."
King Qing thanked her profusely and returned to his seat. However, he didn't understand why Su Yu was so biased toward Yang Qingxuan. Her attitude made him extremely passive.
Su Yu continued, "There is no need to mention Yang Qingxuan again. Our principle is to never interfere with the matters of the academy. Tiancong Academy has an independent and transcendent status. Lord Wu Of Gojoseon can decide all its internal affairs. "
"Yes."
The ministers of the court all responded loudly.
Andrew secretly sighed in relief, only to discover that his palms were covered in cold sweat.
Su Yu waved her hand. "If there's nothing else, you may all leave. Wu Of Gojoseon and little brother Ze, stay. "
The officials left one after another. King Qing and Zuo Ming's expressions were extremely ugly. If they couldn't get rid of Yang Qingxuan as soon as possible, it would lead to a disaster.
After the officials left, Su Yu waved her subordinates away. Only she, Andrew, and Qing Buli were left in the hall. It seemed a bit empty.
Qing Buli sat at the bottom of the steps, his expression calm.
Su Yu's eyes flashed coldly. Her lazy demeanor became sharp. "Wu Of Gojoseon, how is that matter?"
Qing Buli said, "I'll do my best until I die."
Su Yu's face sank as she shouted, "I don't want you to do your best until you die. I want you to give me a definite answer. Are you confident?"
Qing Buli sighed. "Very few people have broken through to the earth realm in the past few centuries, but all of them are existences that intimidate the entire northern five nations. If we're talking about how confident I am in fighting against an Earth Realm elite, I truly have no confidence. "
Andrew didn't understand what the two of them were talking about. When he heard the words "Earth Realm", his expression immediately changed. He said in shock, "Wu Of Gojoseon is talking about …"
When he thought of that person's name, Andrew's face also turned pale. He was speechless for a moment and was stunned on the spot.
Su Yu was gloomy for a while before saying, "What you said makes sense. I heard that Elder Lu and Elder Jiang both have the potential to step into the Earth Realm. How are they now?"
"Both of them are still in closed door cultivation," Qing Buli said. "Let's hope one of them reaches the earth realm. That way, we'll have a seventy to eighty percent chance of success."
Su Yu said, "How confident are you now?"
Qing Buli said, "Less than forty percent."
Andrew said in shock, "Is the earth realm really that powerful? There are more than ten origin realm elites in the academy and the upper echelons of the empire. Could it be that they can't even deal with an earth realm elite? "
Qing Buli said, "If all ten of them are at the peak of the origin realm, we might be able to fight, but there's still a huge difference between them."
Andrew fell silent. He naturally understood the difference between them.
Su Yu's expression gradually returned to normal. She nodded and said, "I understand. You may leave."
Qing Buli stood up and said, "Your Majesty, take care. This old man will take his leave."
Andrew also bowed and retreated, following Qing Buli.
Su Yu was left alone in the main hall. Her expression was gloomy and unpredictable.
…
While the entire academy was in an uproar about the Hidden Dragon Ranking, Yang Qingxuan was indifferent to it. He was still focused on his cultivation.
The secret room in the dormitory was covered in a red glow for the past few days. The sturdy walls were all scorched black under the high temperature.
Crimson palm shadows constantly flashed in the air. The patterns on the palm shadows were clearly discernible. They were like inscriptions that contained an incomparable amount of power.
Yang Qingxuan sat cross-legged with his hands on his knees. His eyes were slightly closed, and he didn't move at all. After the palm shadows appeared in the air, they were all absorbed into his body. His red skin also slowly receded, returning to its original white color.
Soon, the Bright World Seal sucked in all the yang energy in the room. The eighty thousand low-grade yang spirit stones were all turned to dust, and the temperature in the room dropped.
Yang Qingxuan grabbed the Bright World Seal back into his hand. Looking at it carefully, it was bright red and glistening, but it didn't seem to be full.
"Is it really a bottomless pit? I've always underestimated this ancient treasure. Maybe when I was in Jingyun, it still wasn't full after absorbing fifteen beads. "
Yang Qingxuan stroked the Bright World Seal for a while before putting it away and leaving the dormitory.
Today was the day of the competition to advance into the top fifty. It was spread across the ten arenas of the academy.
Different from the ranking battles, the various aristocratic families and the upper echelons of the empire would send people to watch the battles for the top hundred. They would observe the performance of each student.
After all, the top hundred students would be the backbone of the empire in the future.
As for the old students, they had already been divided up by the various large organizations. The new top hundred students were even more eye-catching.
Each arena was divided into five matches. Yang Qingxuan discovered that he was in the fifth match. His opponent was a girl called Bai Libing.
He frowned. It was not good to fight with a girl. However, this was the result of him drawing lots, so there was nothing he could do about it.
Yang Qingxuan glanced around and found that there were at least three to four thousand people watching the battle. The place was densely packed.
"Big Brother Qing Xuan."
Suddenly, a pleasant voice rang out. It was clear and melodious like an oriole, but also somewhat tender.
A person squeezed through the crowd. It was Jingjing. When she saw him, she immediately jumped over happily.
Yang Qingxuan was surprised, "Why didn't you go to your sister?"
Jingjing shouted, "My sister just finished her battle. She lost." She pouted, but there was no trace of displeasure.
Yang Qingxuan smiled, "It's already very impressive for Wenwen to be able to enter the top hundred."
Jingjing nodded heavily and said, "When my sister lost, I quickly ran over. Fortunately, Brother Qing Xuan's match was the last one. I didn't miss it."
Yang Qingxuan looked at the two people who were fighting happily in the arena. He smiled bitterly, "The third match has been going on for more than an hour. I don't know how long I have to wait."
Jingjing blinked her eyes and suddenly smiled, "Brother Qing Xuan, do you know why you're in the last match?"
Yang Qingxuan was stunned, "Isn't it randomly arranged?"
Jingjing shook her head and showed off, "That's not right. All the new students with potential will be arranged in the last match of each arena. This way, they can attract more attention and let all the students show their talents to the upper echelons of the empire. "
Yang Qingxuan was stunned for a moment. Such an arrangement was indeed reasonable.
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