After lunch, Li Mu thought about a problem as he walked out of the palace.
The Four Sentences of Hengqu appeared for the first time in this world and resonated with heaven and earth. Logically speaking, it should be a newly created Taoist technique. However, Li Mu himself did not benefit much from it.
The creation of a new Taoist technique was accompanied by a chance to be imbued with the power of heaven and earth.
This opportunity could allow the top cultivators of Dongxuan to step into transcendence.
He had brought many new Taoist techniques to this world. According to this pattern, he should have enjoyed the imbuement of heaven and earth many times. His cultivation should have reached the eighth or ninth realm instead of the fourth realm.
Could it be that in order to obtain the power of heaven and earth, one had to comprehend and create Taoist techniques themselves?
Heaven's will was unpredictable. Until now, the cultivation world had not figured out what the Heaven's Way was. It seemed unrealistic to plagiarize a few sentences and become a super powerhouse in the world.
Li Mu sighed regretfully. He decided not to bite off more than he could chew. It was better to be down-to-earth and cultivate with peace of mind first.
Although there were no inner demons now, it did not mean that there would not be in the future.
Cultivators feared inner demons as much as heaven's wrath. Inner demons not only affected one's cultivation and personality, but also consumed one's lifespan. It was said that the former Emperor had an inner demon because of something. In the end, his cultivation regressed and his lifespan ran out.
Even though the late Emperor was unable to ascend to the Transcendence Realm, he was still a Seethrough Realm cultivator. Not only the late Emperor, but even someone as strong as the white-haired old man would lose his mind after his cultivation regressed. He would lose his mind in an instant and lose his mind. Even Seethrough Realm cultivators could not defeat their inner demons, so Li Mu had to be more careful.
If it were not for Her Majesty, Li Mu would have had to use the Golden Armor Talisman.
The vice principal's cultivation was destroyed by Her Majesty. He did not know if the Baichuan Academy would revolt. Their principal had also transcended. If the four academies joined forces, Her Majesty might not be able to bear the pressure …
Baichuan Academy.
Vice Principal Huang had not woken up after being sent back to the academy.
Vice Principal Chen looked at him with sorrow. He sighed and said, "Why did you do this?"
One of the instructors said angrily, "Even if Her Majesty wants to attack the Academy, she shouldn't be so cruel to Elder Huang. Isn't she afraid of disappointing the students of the Academy and the people of the world?"
Vice President Chen shook his head and said, "Elder Huang's realm has fallen, and there is no hope for him to transcend in this life. He has already turned into a demon. If there are no powerhouses in the Upper Three Realms to stop him, a cultivator from Dongxuan who has turned into a demon can slaughter a city and destroy a country …"
One of the instructors sighed and said, "His Majesty has already decreed that from now on, the imperial court has to select officials through the imperial examination. What should the Academy do?"
"Haha, the imperial court selects the best. If the students from the Academy are not as good as others, it means that they are not talented enough. Even if they lose, there is nothing to complain about."
A burst of laughter sounded in everyone's ears. A thin middle-aged man walked in from outside.
"Dean!"
When they saw the middle-aged man, everyone bowed. Even Vice Principal Chen bowed slightly to him. Then, he looked at the white-haired old man lying on the bed and said, "Principal, Elder Huang, he …"
The middle-aged man said, "I know all about it."
He waved his sleeve, and a white light enveloped the white-haired old man's body. The old man frowned, but he still did not open his eyes.
The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed, saying, "He doesn't want to wake up again."
Vice President Chen sighed, but he was not surprised.
How powerful were the cultivators of Dongxuan? One person could fight against ten thousand soldiers. They could observe the sky and know the number of stars. With a raise of their hand, they could move mountains and fill the sea. In the eyes of mortals, they were like gods.
It was probably unacceptable for anyone to turn from a powerful god to an ordinary person.
It was reasonable that Elder Huang did not want to wake up and face this cruel reality.
The middle-aged man said, "I once advised him. Although the Academy can help him condense his Psyche Power to cultivate, it is also a cage for him. He is trapped in this cage, enslaved by obsession, and finally destroyed by obsession …"
Vice President Chen knew very well that the existence of the Academy played a vital role in Elder Huang's cultivation.
It was precisely because of this that he did not want to see the Academy decline. Because if the Academy declined, his cultivation would also be blocked.
This was his selfishness.
Unfortunately, the selfish Elder Huang met the selfless Li Mu.
One was for his own cultivation, and the other was for the people and the foundation of the Great Zhou. This time, even the Heavenly Path stood on Li Mu's side.
The middle-aged man walked out of the room and said, "I have been negligent in managing the Academy for the past few years."
Vice President Chen immediately said, "It's all my fault. I only cared about their cultivation and schoolwork, but I neglected their morals. That's why the Academy has developed such a bad trend."
The middle-aged man said, "The Academy is a place to educate and cultivate talents for the Great Zhou. This is also the original intention of Emperor Wen when he established the Academy. It's better not to participate in the affairs of the state."
Vice President Chen nodded and said, "Yes."
Everyone in Luoyang knew about Vice President Huang of the Baichuan Academy in a few days.
As the spiritual symbol of the Baichuan Academy, Elder Huang had been in the Academy all his life. He had cultivated many capable officials for the imperial court. His status in the hearts of the people was naturally very high. Many students of the Baichuan Academy also regarded him as their faith.
But now, their faith had collapsed.
Not only that, but the rules that had been maintained between the Academy and the imperial court for more than a hundred years had also completely changed.
In the past hundred years, the nobles, officials, and prominent families of the Great Zhou had sent their children to the Academy. They would study in the Academy for three years, and then they would all be accepted by the imperial court.
The outstanding students would immediately be granted official positions and become officials of the Great Zhou.
If there were no vacancies in the imperial court, they would have to wait. But no matter what, the students from the Academy would sooner or later become officials of the Great Zhou. It had been so for the past hundred years.
However, from now on, this rule that had been rooted in everyone's hearts was about to change.
In the future, the officials of the imperial court would no longer be produced by the Academy. Any citizen of the Great Zhou, as long as they had a clean background, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, noble or not, whether they were officials, nobles, or disciples of famous families, as long as they passed the imperial court's examination, they would have the opportunity to become an official.
From now on, the lower-class citizens of the Great Zhou would also have the opportunity to rise to the upper class.
Although this would affect the interests of the nobles, what was rare was that the officials who represented the interests of the various parties in the imperial court all remained silent about this matter.
This was because the Four Great Academies had also remained silent.
The Four Great Academies existed for two reasons. First, it was to provide talents for the imperial court. Second, it was to restrain the imperial power. This was a decision made by a wise ruler, Emperor Wen of the Great Zhou.
During Emperor Wen's time, the Great Zhou was peaceful, and the people lived a prosperous and peaceful life. It was the most prosperous time since the founding of the Great Zhou.
Emperor Wen was worried that the future emperor of the Great Zhou would be muddle-headed and ruin the foundation that his ancestors had laid. So, he specially gave the Four Great Academies a special privilege.
If the emperor was muddle-headed and brought disaster to the Great Zhou, the Four Great Academies could set things right and return the Great Zhou to the right track.
In the past hundred years, the Four Great Academies had only used this power once.
During the time of the previous emperor, the previous emperor wantonly changed the laws and appointed people based on their own connections. This caused the Great Zhou's people to resent him and the imperial court to be in a foul mood. The previous emperor did not listen to advice, and many loyal officials and their families were killed. The Great Zhou was filled with internal troubles, and external enemies were also restless …
At that time, the Four Great Academies appeared and completely suppressed the imperial court. They completely took away the power of the previous emperor.
At that time, the Ancestral Temple did not give birth to the emperor's qi. The previous emperor's cultivation was only at the Dongxuan Realm, which was piled up by the resources of the royal family.
In front of the Four Great Academies, the Xiao royal family had no room to resist.
The previous emperor was greatly affected by this incident, and his cultivation did not improve. Instead, it regressed, and he died in a few years. The Zhou family seized that opportunity and pushed the Empress to the highest position.
This time, the Empress wanted to shake the foundations of the Four Great Academies. The Four Great Academies did not resist, not only because the Empress was different from the previous emperor and had reached the Transcendent Realm.
Perhaps, even the Four Great Academies approved of the Empress's actions …
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