Chaohu Academy is the first academy in the world.

Although Chaohu Academy is located in Beiyan, its history is tens of thousands of years old, much older than the founding year of Shangbeiyan.

It is not a fairy gate on the mountain, but it is better than a fairy gate on the mountain. It is the "big sect in the world" in the true sense.

Historically, as dynasties changed, the founding emperors of each generation would come here to pay homage and perform three kowtows and nine bows. Therefore, just the plaques given by the emperors with honors were piled up in the library of Chaohu Academy.

When the emperor takes office, he must treat the academy with great courtesy and dare not be disrespectful.

A large part of the students who have walked out of the academy have directly or indirectly stirred up the general trend of the world. For example, the old master of Xuanling, the national master of China and even several high-ranking civil servants of Beiyan all studied in the academy.

After a period of time.

However, the academy has never cared about the intrigues at the foot of the mountain and is unwilling to participate in power struggles.

According to the words of the academy director, "When you enter the academy, you study and study. When you leave the academy, you can do whatever you want, but don't involve yourself in the academy at all."

There were also times when a few disciples who deceived their masters and destroyed their ancestors gathered a large group of people in the imperial court in an attempt to involve the academy in the whirlpool of power. As a result, the people who had finally gathered together suddenly dispersed before the waves could be heard, and it was difficult to do so again.

Become a climate.

Everyone has their own concerns and weaknesses. What most scholars have is patience. Whether their hearts are sinister or kind, whether they are ghosts or fertile fields, scholars are the easiest to deal with. After all, if you ask more questions and think more, your mind will inevitably become more careful.

Once you really annoy a scholar, it will really be the result of fighting with you to the end, let alone annoying a lot of scholars.

Chaohu Academy stands on a huge mountain plain. The height of the mountain reaches straight into the sea of ​​clouds, making it look like a heavenly palace!

According to legend, this place was originally an uninhabited ice plain. When the Academy Headmaster opened the academy, he brought a huge mountain range from the north and cut it in half, creating an open space covering thousands of miles. The academy was built on this foundation.

Built on.

However, these are just rumors. No one has seen this groundbreaking scene of generosity, and the true origin of the academy has become an eternal mystery. Perhaps only the mountain chief knows the real inside story.

Above Chaohu Academy, it occupies a huge area. There are many small mountains on the mountain, and there is also an endless large lake called Shengjing Lake.

One side of Shengjing Lake is a cliff facing the north. Several waterfalls are opened in the lake. The waterfalls fall from the top of the mountain and cascade for thousands of miles. They are like water from the nine heavens falling straight into the northern sea. They are steaming like a fairyland on earth.

The other side of Shengjing Lake is surrounded by several peaks, forming a lock and key. Each peak has its own characteristics. There is Zhanjian Mountain, where the sword energy is like a beam of light that goes straight into the sky for a long time. There is Piyue Peak, which picks up the moonlight and covers itself.

Flowers are in bloom all year round, the flowers are fragrant, and there is no cold winter in the Baihua Valley...

Compared with Qingcheng Mountain, the ancestral home of Taoism, which is an island on land, Chaohu Academy is a fairy palace on the top of the mountain.

Everything is full of fairy spirit, but when you pick up the book, everyone is a mortal, a real person from the mountain.

Every year Chaohu Academy recruits a group of student disciples, and both men and women, old and young, can participate.

Therefore, it is normal to see an old man who is over seventy years old walking with a stick in front of the academy, or a child who is over seventy years old and shaking his head.

But these are very few

, most of the scholar disciples are mainly young people.

There are two types of assessments that do not interfere with each other. They are similar to the civil and military examinations of the imperial examination. Once you pass the examination, you will officially become a student and disciple of the academy.

But the difficulty is unimaginable. After all, this is the place that every scholar pursues throughout his life. Entering here is equivalent to competing with the scholars in the world. It is not an exaggeration to choose one out of ten thousand.

Moreover, the content of the academy assessment is never something that is memorized by rote like the imperial examination. It is different every year, and every year is weird. If you don't have some real ink in your stomach, there is no need to even think about entering it.

At the foot of the mountain of the academy, a person was holding a white horse. On top of the white horse was a beautiful woman with swaying legs. The two of them slowly climbed up the stairs.

"Wait a minute!" Just as the two of them had walked out for a long time, a scholar in green clothes from behind quickly caught up and called to them.

The white horse stopped. Perhaps the Confucian scholar was really tired from running, so he bent down and panted and said, "This year's assessment will start later, and you two are not allowed to enter the academy!"

He was originally a college student who was specifically guarding the mountain pass and was responsible for recruiting students this year. His level was not high and he had not even reached the first level. Just now he was in a hurry and slipped away for a while. Unexpectedly, someone was riding a white horse to go up the mountain.

And went.

But then, someone came from above the academy. In an instant, he came to the foot of the mountain and landed in front of the white horse. The man had gray hair on his temples, but he was full of energy and energy!

He was the first to speak: "Are you Zhang Yuanyi?"

Before anyone could reply, the man waved his sleeves, picked up everyone and flew up!

Only a stunned Confucian scholar was left. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He shook his head and said, "It's true that I am making a fool of myself."

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At the foot of Chaohu Academy, there is a populous city called Yongcheng near Chaohu Academy.

Yongcheng is adjacent to Chaohu Academy and close to the northern border. After several dynasty changes, it has rarely been affected. The geographical location is advantageous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so most of the people in the city live a prosperous and healthy life.

The Cui family, the largest family in Yongcheng, is an ancient family that has gone through hundreds of dynasties.

Among the four major families, if we talk about the heritage and connotation, the Cui family is definitely the number one.

Compared with the nouveau riche like the Qin family and the Lei family, which relied on thunderous means to reach the top, the Cui family has been running the family with culture and achieving great achievements with Confucianism since they started their family.

There have been many Confucian masters in history, and even many Confucian generals. Wan Wen has always been the only family in the world, and Wan Wu can also produce several characters.

Even in terms of spiritual practice, the Cui family is not inferior at all, and has produced many sages who have become saints in Confucianism and Taoism.

You must know that among the three religions, Confucianism is the simplest and most difficult to practice. It is simple because Confucian practice can be found everywhere. Even books on street stalls can help people achieve enlightenment and achieve enlightenment.

There was once a mortal of ordinary origin who relied on basic Confucian classics and repeatedly studied them, and finally achieved enlightenment and ascended to heaven in one step.

The most difficult thing is that the opportunities for Confucian scholars to break through are so illusory and even unpredictable.

Both Taoism and Buddhism have real practice methods for breaking through the realm, and the realm can be seen with the naked eye slowly and steadily improving. However, some people who practice Confucianism and Taoism have a problem.

In my whole life, I have never been able to find any way to practice cultivation, and I have even been doing nothing and becoming an ordinary grain of sand in the world.

However, Confucianism does not pay attention to steady accumulation. It really means breaking the situation and moving mountains. If you can't move, you can't move. Once you move, the sky will be clear and clear, and you will suddenly be enlightened.

In the eyes of outsiders, practicing cultivation is like a joke to Confucian disciples. If you are lucky, you can break through several realms, and may even directly enter the formless realm. If you are unlucky, you will die in a pile of books.

In the eyes of an expert, the depth of the path is simply outrageous. Anyone who is not sincere and determined, and works hard will not be able to achieve the method.

Confucian monks are the smallest among the three religions, and there are very few who are of low level. Basically, they are all great monks with great reputation in the world.

And basically, they were not famous at all before, but once they emerged from the mortal world, they became famous all over the world!

This year's assessment of the academy is unusually set at the foot of Chaohu Academy Mountain. According to usual practice, the academy's assessment will be set halfway up the mountain or directly at the foot of Jinzhong Mountain at the top of the mountain.

It is estimated that only the academy itself knows the purpose of this move.

At the foot of the mountain, there is an assessment square connected by spells and spells. The square is particularly spacious as it can accommodate tens of thousands of people.

There is a huge round dome above the square, which just encompasses the assessment square. Above the dome are the stars, the sun and the moon, and countless dragons and pearls are dancing and phoenixes are meandering around. The ancient heaven is scolding the imperial envoys.

The fantasy scenes are dizzying and cannot be seen clearly, as if the sky is above and the day is changing.

And all of this is just constructed by the academy using magic techniques. This is evident from the academy's vast magical power and great handwriting.

A skinny man came to the assessment hall with a small book boy.

At this moment, the examination has not yet started, and family members can still stay here to accompany the students who are about to take the examination. Once the examination begins and everyone is waiting, they must all go out.

The little book boy clutched the skinny man's sleeve tightly, looking left and right with erratic eyes.

The skinny man joked: "I'm obviously here to take the exam, why are you more nervous than me?"

The little book boy curled his lips and said, "Do you understand how eager you are to hope that your children will become successful?"

The skinny man patted his little head and said with an angry smile: "Don't play with that girl anymore and learn some half-baked things. Why don't you say that the emperor is not anxious and the eunuch is?"

The little book boy snorted coldly, "Are you a eunuch?"

The skinny man shook his head. The little guy had a precocious mind and it was really difficult for him to communicate.

At this moment, suddenly a black shadow passed by, and a small stone hit the little book boy!

"Ah!" The little book boy is a child after all. He yelled subconsciously when he encountered danger, raised his hands to cover his eyes, and didn't know how to dodge. Fortunately, the skinny man reacted quickly and firmly grasped the stone with one hand, otherwise the little boy would have

The book boy will definitely suffer!

He raised his eyes and looked in the direction where the pebbles were flying, his eyes focused!

Several men came in front wearing luxurious clothes and wearing jade pendants. They were arrogant and domineering. The leader mocked: "Hey, isn't this Cui Ze, the good-for-nothing heir of the Cui family? Why, how old are you now?

Are you still thinking about changing your destiny through the academy? I advise you to save it. If you are not born with this material, don't get involved in this muddy water. The Cui family is a famous family after all, and we can't let you, a waste, be lost.
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