The Burning Heaven Sword was a secret sword technique, even the elders of the Longevity Sect didn't know of it, only disciples of Li Mountain could come into contact with it, Chen Chang Sheng had never been to Li Mountain his entire life, how could he know of this sword technique? For a normal person, this was difficult to explain, it could even become a riddle that would trouble them for the rest of their lives, but at this moment, the personages within the Hall of Zhao Wen knew much more ancient stories than normal people, it didn't take long for them to remember something that had happened hundreds of years ago, during the war against the demon race. That event wasn't eye-catching on the vast battlefield, but it had an extremely profound effect on the subsequent developments.
After that event, Li Mountain Sword Sect's sword arts manual was sent to White Emperor City.
"According to the agreement, Li Mountain Sword Arts can only be kept by the White Emperor's family, it's strictly forbidden to be passed on to outsiders, how can Chen Chang Sheng learn it?"
"Because Chen Chang Sheng is Her Highness' teacher."
"That's possible? Then wouldn't this mean that all future students of Orthodox Academy can learn Li Mountain Sword Arts? "
"If Her Highness thinks it's possible, then it's possible, if Li Mountain Sword Sect doesn't agree, then we can reason with His Majesty, the White Emperor."
"Not mentioning sword arts … how did Chen Chang Sheng achieve Purification? How did his body become this strong? Without using tools or weapons, it's hard to break through his defence, what miraculous encounter did he have? "
Within the Hall of Zhao Wen, many gazes fell upon His Eminence, full of curiosity, they thought to themselves, could it be that the Education Board used some sort of secret technique?
His Eminence didn't say anything, currently, there were only three people in this world that could possibly know the truth behind Chen Chang Sheng's miraculous encounter, he was one of them.
Mo Yu was also pondering this matter, just like what she had thought before, she knew that Luo Luo had always lived within the Hundred Herb Garden, Chen Chang Sheng must be extremely familiar with the rare herbs within the garden, she knew that Chen Chang Sheng's teacher, Taoist Ji, was the continent's leading doctor, an expert in refining medicine, but this wasn't enough for Chen Chang Sheng's body to become this strong.
Xue Xing Chuan once again thought of Zhou Du Fu, but in the next moment, he shook his head, rejecting this conjecture, because this conjecture was far too absurd and unrealistic.
The Grand Examination was one of the most important events in the continent, but to the VIPs, the main purpose of the Grand Examination was to select talents, its true significance lay in the future, so they were very calm, they didn't need to observe from afar, they could calmly sit within the Hall of Zhao Wen, the two Archbishops of the Holy Church had arrived even later.
However, this year's Grand Examination had brought them too many surprises and shocks. Gou Hanshi and Tianhai Shengxue still had not made their moves, Princess Luoluo had not had the opportunity to display her strength in the first round, and Zhexiu was still hiding in his own grassland. It was already impossible for them to sit firmly in their chairs.
Mo Yu stood up and said, "I want to go in and take a look."
Xue Xing Chuan, Xu Shi Ji and many other important figures within the hall all stood up and left the Hall of Zhao Wen, heading towards the Hall of Clear Virtue, preparing to enter the Green Leaf World to closely observe the upcoming Grand Examination.
The hall was empty, leaving only Mei Li Sha alone.
This Archbishop of the Education Board, the leader of the Orthodoxy's Tradition faction, slowly raised his head, looking at the sand littered floor within the mirror, as if he was still looking at the youth from before, silent and expressionless, unknown whether he was happy or sad, unknown what he was thinking, giving off a feeling of great vicissitudes.
A few months ago, on the last night of the Ivy League gathering, Chen Chang Sheng had been imprisoned in the derelict garden by Mo Yu, he had then entered the Black Dragon Swamp on his own accord, he knew of this, he even knew that the Empress had been watching that night, he just didn't know what had happened after Chen Chang Sheng had encountered the Black Dragon that night.
From the looks of it now, the real event should have happened not too long ago.
Bathing in dragon's blood and being reborn? His Eminence's face revealed an indecipherable smile.
That Black Dragon was actually willing to pay such a large price for you? What does she want from you?
He had never held any hope for Chen Chang Sheng to place first upon the First Banner, that announcement that had shocked the entire continent was only an attempt by him to increase the pressure on Chen Chang Sheng.
Only pressure could allow Chen Chang Sheng to quickly mature.
Now, from Chen Chang Sheng's performance, he had actually seen hope, though it was only an extremely faint sliver and the possibility was still extremely small, there was still hope.
How could he not feel gratified?
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The Tower of Purging Dust opened and Chen Chang Sheng walked out.
In the first round, when he had walked out, his right boot had been completely shattered, this time, both of his boots had been shattered.
He stood barefooted on the stone steps, his academy uniform in tatters, making him look like a little beggar.
But no one had truly treated him as a little beggar. This time, everyone was truly shocked, especially after the Li Palace clergy announced that Huo Guang had been heavily injured, similar to Su Mo Yu, being sent out of the Education Palace for treatment, the shock reached a certain peak. Previously, only Zhe Xiu had been able to heavily injure his opponent under the watchful eyes of the Li Palace clergy, no one could have imagined that Chen Chang Sheng had also managed to do so.
The question was, how did he do it?
Guan Fei Bai was very puzzled, asking: "This fellow was only a normal person during the Ivy League gathering, how many days has it been, how did he become so strong?"
Gou Han Shi said: "I've said it before, he's not a normal person."
Everyone's shocked gazes followed him to the woodlands.
Xuan Yuan Po gave a simple smile as he welcomed him.
Chen Chang Sheng looked at him and forced a smile, saying: "I'll have to trouble you to support me."
Luo Luo, who was at the side, had a slight change in expression upon hearing this, only now did she realise that although he appeared to be fine on the surface, he had actually received quite a heavy injury, to the point where even walking was a bit strenuous, she hurriedly went forward to support him.
Arriving under the white poplar tree, he sat down, next to Tang Thirty-Six, his brows slightly creased, appearing to be in some pain.
Within the tower, when he had broken through the storm of fists, he had instantly received seven blows of the Regiment Shattering Fist.
No matter how strong his body was, it was still rather difficult for him to endure, especially the right side of his chest that had received an extremely heavy blow; his ribs hadn't been broken, but there should have already been some cracks.
If he had used Discerning Steps, or directly unsheathed his sword, perhaps it would have been easier for him to obtain victory, and wouldn't have been so strenuous. It was the same as what he had thought the moment he had made his decision, his goal wasn't to pass the second round, his goal was to place first upon the First Banner, therefore, he had to make it to the final battle, he had to conserve his strength.
Scholartree Manor indeed had a way of training their young disciples, Huo Guang had the ability to at least rank within the top 50 of the Proclamation of Azure Clouds, but he was too arrogant and inexperienced, perhaps he would underestimate his opponent.
For the sake of the final goal, taking some risks was worth it.
"It's over, now I really can't raise my head in front of you."
Tang Thirty-Six had received quite a heavy injury during his battle with Liang Ban Hu, he had been resting against the white poplar tree. Looking at Chen Chang Sheng who was beside him, thinking that this guy had actually entered the third round and had gone further than him, he couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed, he stuffed a crystal in his hand into Chen Chang Sheng's hand and said: "You're just lucky."
That was true, how could Huo Guang be compared to Liang Ban Hu? Chen Chang Sheng smiled, ignoring him, he looked at Luo Luo, whose face was filled with worry, and said: "I'm fine, don't worry."
Luo Luo looked at his muddy feet, she hurriedly turned around and took out a new pair of boots, placing them to the side, she then took out a handkerchief from her sleeve.
From her actions, it seemed like she was preparing to clean Chen Chang Sheng's feet.
How could Chen Chang Sheng dare to let her do that, this wasn't Orthodox Academy's library, this was His Holiness' Green Leaf World, dozens of examinees and an even greater number of Li Palace clergy seniors were currently looking in this direction, he didn't want to be burnt to ashes by the fury of the crowd, he hurriedly took the handkerchief.
"Your Highness, with the way he's fighting, you might need to prepare more boots."
Tang Thirty-Six counted seriously and said: "There are still four rounds until the end, you should at least prepare three new pairs of boots."
He said this to mock Chen Chang Sheng and Luo Luo, the master and disciple, but unexpectedly, Luo Luo laughed happily and said: "Thank you for your kind words."
Tang Thirty-Six was startled, only then did he realize that he subconsciously thought that Chen Chang Sheng would be able to reach the end.
"No need to prepare boots, in the next few rounds, I'll try not to be barefoot."
Without waiting for Tang Thirty-Six to explain, Chen Chang Sheng said, then looked at Luo Luo and said: "Give up this round."
Luo Luo had always listened to his words, but this time she didn't listen.
"I don't want to."
Her answer was very straightforward, very determined, and even carried a hint of a little girl's coquettishness or pride.
"You can't beat him." Chen Chang Sheng looked at Tian Hai Sheng Xue, stayed silent for a moment and said: "And he also gave me a dangerous feeling today."
The three people by the woodlands didn't notice the word "also" he said.
Today, Tian Hai Sheng Xue was very quiet, especially low-key, so he gave people a very strange feeling.
Because his family background had determined that he couldn't be low-key.
Among the examinees participating in this year's Grand Examination, besides Luo Luo, his background was the most profound and terrifying.
Moreover, his personality had never been low-key and quiet. A low-key person, after returning from Yung Xue Pass to the capital, the first thing he would do would definitely be to smash the gate of Orthodox Academy.
But today, he really was low-key. From the beginning of the Grand Examination until now, he had been silent, like a normal examinee standing in the crowd, even his expression didn't change.
A lot of people noticed his silence, Chen Chang Sheng was the same, he felt that this was very dangerous.
If the wolf-tribe youngster Zhe Xiu's gaze towards Luo Luo was the most dangerous feeling, then Tian Hai Sheng Xue's feeling was second.
Because both of them had the ability to defeat Luo Luo.
Especially Tian Hai Sheng Xue.
As the Divine Empress' most valued grandnephew, he didn't stay in the prosperous Capital to live the life of a playboy, instead, he went far away to Yung Xue Pass to battle against the demon race, because he yearned to become strong.
Then, he actually broke through the Life and Death stage on the battlefield outside of Yung Xue Pass, successfully completing his Ethereal Opening.
In this year's Grand Examination, he and Gou Han Shi were the strongest two.
Luo Luo knew that she wasn't Tian Hai Sheng Xue's opponent, but she still insisted on fighting this match.
Chen Chang Sheng stood up, his gaze following her as she walked to the tower, his expression was solemn, he was very worried.
Tang Thirty Six dug out a piece of hard bark from the poplar tree, accurately smashing it against his head, he said: "You really don't understand why Her Highness wants to participate in the Grand Examination?"
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