Myriad Immortals

Chapter 216 A Thousand Miles a Day

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Zhong Xuan slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"This is a wonderful place."

Just as Cui Wu said before, the Five Dragon Cauldron is in the palace. The closer you are to the palace, the more you can feel the faint traces of dragon energy emanating from it. Now that Zhong Xuan is in the palace, this feeling is even more obvious.

It is said that the imperial palace is a place where dragons are raised.

This is absolutely true, especially for someone like Zhong Xuan who possesses the innate talent of a dragon.

Just half an hour ago.

He then obtained a trace of dragon energy.

I dare not be greedy.

According to Cui He, the imperial court wouldn't care about even a wisp of dragon energy, considering it just a normal loss. As long as one didn't go too far, they generally wouldn't interfere.

Although the imperial court was relatively lenient towards the probationary officials who were to receive imperial aura, Zhong Xuan kept Cui He's advice in mind and only received a little bit each day, never being greedy for more.

Some things may go unnoticed in ordinary times, but that doesn't mean we don't know about them.

In certain critical moments, it can be fatal.

Stand up.

There were quite a few people like him who practiced martial arts in the academy, and even the sons of noble families stayed in the palace.

While powerful families are desirable, in terms of geographical advantage, the imperial palace is undoubtedly the strongest in the world.

Even if one remains at the bottom of the class and is able to cultivate oneself in the palace, becoming a junior scholar is itself a great blessing.

Zhong Xuan walked out of the schoolhouse.

Follow the directions Wang Kuan gave you earlier.

Soon they arrived at a few small houses hidden in a corner of the Hanlin Academy.

"The Spirit Chamber!"

He had previously visited the Cold Pool Spirit Gathering Array set up by Cui He, which was similar in function to the spirit chamber before him.

They all set up formations to absorb the energy of heaven and earth to enhance their cultivation.

The person guarding the door to the spirit chamber was an old man with white hair.

He wasn't from the Hanlin Academy; I heard he was a high-ranking eunuch in the palace.

They recognize the card, not the person.

"Eunuch Chang, I am a newly arrived junior scholar, and I wish to enter the spirit chamber to practice my skills today."

The old eunuch surnamed Chang said in a hoarse voice, "The place inside is full. You can stay here for a while."

"Yes."

Zhong Xuan didn't want to waste any time, so he simply sat cross-legged in front of the spirit room to practice his skills.

About half an incense stick's time.

A somewhat familiar-looking young man emerged from the spirit chamber.

The Hanlin Academy has a total of eight spirit rooms.

Queues are inevitable.

Seeing that there was an empty seat, Zhong Xuan respectfully took out his waist token and handed it to the old eunuch.

The old eunuch didn't even look at her this time, he just waved his hand as if he were dozing off: "Go in."

"Thank you, Grandpa Chang."

"7

Zhong Xuan entered the spirit room, which looked no different from an ordinary hut on the outside.

The room wasn't big.

A radius of one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters).

The walls are carved with various intricate patterns, and there are stone pillars of different shapes placed in the four corners, making it look like an altar.

Following the old eunuch's instructions, Zhong Xuan inserted his waist token into the groove in the wall.

next moment.

The room was bathed in bright white light.

Zhong Xuan did not delay and immediately sat down cross-legged and began to practice the Ascension and Guidance Technique.

A rich aura of heaven and earth filled the surroundings.

"Cultivating in the spirit chamber for half an hour is equivalent to cultivating for a whole day on a normal day!"

The junior scholars could cultivate in the spiritual room for half an hour every day.

Over three years, the gap widened dramatically.

"No wonder they say three years at the Hanlin Academy is enough to transform a person completely!"

Zhong Xuan was on high alert.

He's not a top scholar now, and he only gets half an hour a day. He can only get that kind of treatment if he can get a top-three ranking in the annual exam.

Time flies in the spirit room.

Zhong Xuan felt as if the moment he closed his eyes and opened them again, the time had come.

The room's array was extremely mysterious; just half an hour later, the white light automatically dissipated, and it became indistinguishable from an ordinary room.

A trace of lingering affection remained in his eyes.

Zhong Xuan walked out of the spirit room.

"Thank you, Eunuch Chang."

He bowed to the old eunuch who was still sitting outside the mortuary, seemingly dozing, without caring whether he could see him or not.

Zhong Xuan managed to leave just before the palace gates closed.

There is no curfew in Kyoto, but there is one in the Imperial Palace.

Generally speaking, after 5 PM, only members of the royal family, eunuchs, and palace maids could remain in this enormous Daxuan Palace. Even officials from the Hanlin Academy had to leave, or they would be severely punished.

Zhong Xuan left the imperial city and walked the rest of the way.

He was not wearing official robes, and there were too many officials in the capital.

Therefore, passersby did not show much fear and mostly ignored it.

soon.

Zhong Xuan then returned to Cui Ming's residence.

Upon entering, Cui Ming and Cui Yi were already in the courtyard.

"Mr. Zhong, how was your first day as an instructor at the Hanlin Academy?"

Cui Ming looked at Zhong Xuan with a smile.

As a scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion, he had quite a few interactions with the Hanlin Academy.

Moreover, I heard an interesting story.

Zhong Xuan smiled slightly: "It's alright, it's a nice place."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Cui Ming burst into laughter: "Mr. Zhong, please don't be modest. I heard from Ma Shi that you got third place in the first assessment, even surpassing the Grand Triple Crown winners."

Zhong Xuan understood.

There really are no secrets in this imperial court.

I'm afraid those old guys already know everything about how everyone behaved in the Hanlin Academy today.

Zhong Xuan didn't intend to elaborate on this topic, and instead looked at Cui Yi: "Miss Cui, how is it at the Imperial Academy?"

"The people are very nice, and it's a good place."

Cui Yi smiled.

The Imperial Academy was the highest institution of learning for tribute students in the Qing Kingdom. Her status as a Doctor of the Imperial Academy was equivalent to that of a lecturer at a university in Zhong Xuan's previous life, which was quite compatible with Cui Yi's personality.

Putting aside the future, at least I can stay here comfortably.

This was clearly all arranged by Cui Bai on purpose.

"That's good."

While Zhong Xuan was speaking, Cui Ming's wife was already preparing dinner.

"My lords, please stop talking. No matter how busy you are with official business, you should eat first."

Cui Zhu said with a smile.

"Absolutely."

Cui Ming slapped his forehead and pulled Zhong Xuan and Cui Yi inside to eat.

After finishing the meal.

It was already completely dark.

Fortunately, the Cui family was wealthy and didn't care about the cost of candles.

Zhong Xuan entered the bright room and took out the Xuanhe Visualization Method.

"I wonder if the effect would be better if I visualized it in a spiritual room. I can try it tomorrow."

Zhong Xuan pondered to himself.

As I opened the book, the image of the black crane, whose spirit was captured in just a few strokes, reappeared before my eyes.

"Visualization is really useful."

He had only been practicing visualization for a month.

The crane's movement corresponds to five strands of pure Qi from Heaven and Earth, which is much more than the innate Earth Qi and Dragon Qi.

"Three years is enough time to break through to the Qi Refining Realm."

Zhong Xuan pondered.

The higher one's martial arts realm, the more difficult it becomes to advance further.

This is especially true after the three major training sessions.

Countless talented individuals have stagnated for eight or ten years at the stage of cultivating blood and nourishing qi, ultimately becoming despondent due to the loss of their spirit.

Within the Hanlin Academy, good grades guaranteed access to abundant resources.

This will allow you to quickly get through this stage.

Thinking about it.

Zhong Xuan looked down and glanced at the physique displayed on the panel.