After drinking a cup, Gao Ming explained his plan in detail.
The Heavenly Court Grand Selection, the so-called "grand selection" naturally meant extensive. Even a small border city like Floating Jade City had a place for the grand selection.
This grand selection was held once every five years. As long as one had the token of the grand selection, one could enter and participate. Generally speaking, the selection period was one year.
The grand selection was divided into three rounds. The first round was to check the candidate's qualifications, the second round was to test the candidate's six basic arts, and the third round was to test the candidate's expertise.
Those who were high-grade in all three rounds would pass the grand selection and be listed in the Five Phoenix Pavilion. They would be qualified to participate in the grand selection. The person with the highest grade in each grand selection would have a Five Phoenix Pavilion phenomenon. As for each grand selection, the person with the highest grade under the jurisdiction of a Celestial Emperor would be called the Literary Guide.
The so-called Literary Guide was the meaning of words and chariot tracks. It was originally the symbol of a country in the mortal world. In the Heavenly Court, it was the model of a Confucian Immortal.
In the grand selection, the Literary Guide would be listed in the Five Phoenix Pavilion and enter the Literary Guide Pavilion to receive the Confucian Immortal's cultural heritage.
The grand selection was the most basic selection of the Tianqi selection. Unlike the other five selections, one could participate multiple times. As long as one failed in the other five selections, one would lose the chance to enter again.
There was still half a year before the grand selection in Floating Jade City. Gao Ming planned to participate in the grand selection here. After obtaining a ranking, he would go to Xuhuang City to participate in the grand selection.
In short, he did not want to return to Five Cloud City. He was also afraid of being defeated in Jade City.
After speaking, Gao Ming asked Xiao Hua, "Xiao Wenyou, what do you think of my arrangement?"
Xiao Hua listened to Gao Ming's plan and nodded, "I don't mind. I'll listen to Gao Wenyou."
"Great!" Gao Ming hurriedly urged, "In that case, Wenyou, quickly send a message to the Lan family. They don't need to give out a slot or jade coins. If you pass the grand selection, the Lan family will also be honored. They will definitely agree."
"No worries ~" Xiao Hua said, "I represented the Lan family to participate in the jade competition. It was originally an agreement. Now that I have fulfilled the agreement, I have nothing to do with the Lan family! "
"Oh ~" Gao Ming's eyes lit up and said, "How can the Lan family be so blind? Xiao Wenyou, let's make a deal. Why don't you come to our Gao Clan?! "
Xiao Hua pinched his chin and said with a smile, "Is it Wuyun City or Jade City?"
Gao Ming's face suddenly turned bitter. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. Just pretend that I didn't say anything."
After drinking a few more cups, Gao Ming suddenly jumped up and said anxiously, "Xiao Wenyou, you … you stayed in Floating Jade City. Could it be that you were waiting for me?"
"No, no ~" Xiao Hua quickly waved his hands. "I have other things to do ~"
"Sigh …" Gao Ming sighed and patted Xiao Hua's shoulder. "Xiao Wenyou, you really are an honest person. Forget it, don't say anymore. I know. You accompanied me to participate in the selection. I won't treat you badly."
Xiao Hua didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He explained, "It's really not what you think ~"
Who knew that Gao Ming suddenly said in surprise, "By the way, the selection will test the six arts. You … how are your preparations?"
The six arts of a gentleman are etiquette, music, archery, imperial, calligraphy, and mathematics.
Xiao Hua had also studied in the Hidden Immortal Continent. He was even proficient in literature and music. However, as for the six arts of the Heavenly Court, Xiao Hua really didn't look carefully.
Looking at Xiao Hua not speaking for a long time, Gao Ming understood. He patted Xiao Hua's shoulder again and said, "Poor child. I'm afraid that the moment you were born, you were sent to Xuan Pu by the Lan family. You used the first place in the jade planting competition in exchange for your freedom, right?"
"It can't be so bitter and deep!"
Xiao Hua was speechless and said, "Gao Wenyou, you are too imaginative!"
"Haha, I'm just joking with you!" Gao Ming laughed, stood up and said, "Since you still don't know about the six arts, it's a bit troublesome. Maybe you will be kicked out in the second round. Let's go, I'll take you to the academy. This is what it means when plans can't keep up with changes!"
Xiao Hua could only stand up and ask, "Go to the academy? There's an academy in Floating Jade City? "
"Of course there is!" Gao Ming said, "In any big city, as long as you want to report to the Immortal Mansion, the first thing you need to do is to build an academy!"
"What?" Xiao Hua whispered, "You still need to build an academy?"
"Yeah, what's so strange about that?"
Gao Ming had already flown out of Linjiang Pavilion and said with a smile, "Without books, you can't build a city. Without pavilions, you can't make notes. An academy and Five Phoenix Pavilion are both necessary to build a city! Anyway, you don't have the ability to build a city. Why are you thinking about this? "
"Hehe, that's true!"
Xiao Hua was still thinking about whether to build seven academies or one academy in the seven Wuming Origin Cities. When he heard this, he laughed and said, "What does this have to do with me?"
If it had anything to do with it, it would be Fu Zhiwen. If this guy wants to do something big, then let him do it!
Xiao Hua had participated in the Jade Growing Competition for a thousand years. Whether it was the Linjiang Merchant Union or the seven Wuming Origin Cities, they had developed rapidly. After Xiao Hua returned, Fu Zhiwen and Bi 'an specially brought the Fortune Gate's disciples back to report. Xiao Hua listened briefly and didn't ask any more questions. These disciples had outstanding strength and could become overlords of a region. What was the point of asking so much?
As long as they remembered the Fortune Gate's only ironclad rule, it would be fine.
Xiao Hua followed Gao Ming out of Linjiang Pavilion. After flying for a while, he frowned slightly. This was because he noticed two faint Clear Eyes Lights in the distance probing him.
When he saw it, he couldn't help but laugh. It was actually Gao Ming from the Jade Growing Competition.
Gao Ming and Gao Ming were tit-for-tat, but unexpectedly, Gao Ming was defeated. Xiao Hua didn't know Gao Ming's ranking in the Jade Growing Competition.
Xiao Hua originally thought that Gao Ming was just a passerby. Who knew that he was actually following Gao Ming?
The problem was that Gao Ming was only a Praising Immortal, while Gao Ming was already a Jade Clear Human Immortal. Why was he following Gao Ming?
Was it for the Jade Growing Technique?
Or did Gao Ming have other secrets?
The Floating Jade City's academy was in the center of Floating Jade City. It looked majestic. Before Xiao Hua could fly close, a thick, vast, and extensive aura surged over.
Beside this aura, there was a steady, dignified, and bestowed will that was equally obvious.
Xiao Hua used Observation Technique and discovered that there was a scroll-shaped fate above the academy. It rolled up layers of righteous qi and rushed high into the sky. Above the sky, there was a light yellow cauldron shaped fate that crashed down. The place where it landed was a vermilion pavilion!
"Xiao Wenyou ~" Gao Ming excitedly pointed at the vermilion pavilion and said, "That's the Five Phoenix Pavilion. The Heaven Opening Competition is between the Five Phoenix Pavilion and the academy. Let's go, let's hurry to the academy."
It was unknown whether it was because of the Heavenly Court's reverence for literature or because the Heaven Opening Competition was imminent, but there was a lot of people in the academy. Many Wind Immortals and Stygian Immortals took out scrolls to read.
In addition to the people in the four directions, there were countless pavilions in the academy. Each pavilion had a sign, which was nothing more than "Rites, Music, Archery, Imperial, Calligraphy, and Numbers."
Under these signs, there were "Five Rites, Six Music, Five Archery, Five Imperial, Six Books, Nine Numbers," and so on.
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