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Hu hu!

All of a sudden, a burst of sound came from the sky. The three of them looked towards the source of the sound and saw a Giant Bird floating not too far away.

The Marquis Zhanshan's fat body was standing on the head of the Giant Bird, while Liu Shen and Zhou Mei were standing on the back of the Giant Bird.

"Gu Xuan, it's time. Why aren't you rushing over?" Marquis Zhanshan's voice full of laughter rang out.

"Father, Second Grandpa, shall I go?" Gu Xuan turned his head to look at the two, a trace of reluctance flashed across his eyes.

In his previous life, he was an orphan, fatherless and motherless, and he didn't even have a sliver of a blood-related relationship with Yun Che. But now, he had two family members who were incomparably concerned about him, his father and Second Grandpa.

"Go on. You're such a big person, yet you still want to go home?" Gu Tianmo laughed.

"Cultivate well. I hope that when you return, you will bring along the dynasty's bestowed Gu Family as the royal decree of a Hou Clan. Hahaha." Gu Senlang said with a smile.

"The next time I return, I will definitely bring back the order to bestow upon me the title of a first-rate noble clan." Gu Xuan laughed and said.

"Good ambition." Gu Sen and Gu Tianmo looked at each other and laughed.

The first level was the highest, and the third was the lowest. The Marquis Zhanshan was only a Third Level Marquis, so when Gu Xuan said this, Gu Sen and Gu Tianmo obviously thought that the latter was joking.

Gu Xuan's mouth raised, these words sounded like a joke to the two, but he was not just joking.

Gu Xuan leaped onto the back of the demon beast that was in midair. At a height of fifteen meters, Gu Xuan actually easily leaped up, causing Marquis Zhanshan to raise his eyebrows and involuntarily cry out "good".

Marquis Zhanshan originally wanted to test Gu Xuan's strength, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he wanted to make things difficult for Gu Xuan. After all, at this height, Liu Shen had only just managed to jump onto the stage.

"Gu Xuan, looks like you aren't far from breaking through your Profound Level." Marquis Zhanshan glanced at Gu Xuan and said with a smile.

"How could it be so easy?" Gu Xuan sighed, while he had been training for the past month, he had been devouring quite a number of Spiritual Crystal, but he was still lacking about seventy to eighty percent.

"This kind of matter cannot be rushed. However, with your ability to challenge those above your cultivation level, if you can reach the Profound Level, then you will be able to display a dazzling performance in the assessment." Marquis Zhanshan nodded.

"Humph!" The corner of Liu Shen's mouth rose into a cold smile, "Breaking through Profound Level, even if his talent is any better, it would still take him at least a year.

Although he was unhappy, he did not say much. Right now, he was indeed counting on Liu Shen to help him obtain a good rank in the county city he governed, not to mention that although Liu Shen's tone was unpleasant, it was also the truth.

Breaking through the Profound Level was no small matter. Usually, it would take three to five years.

"Oh? "Is that so?" Gu Xuan raised his eyebrows, and looked at Liu Shen playfully: "Previously, there seemed to be people who said that it was impossible for Peak Spirit Level to defeat Martial Cultivator, but what happened in the end?"

The corner of Liu Shen's mouth twitched, and he snorted coldly: "There might be a method to challenge someone beyond your cultivation level, but the increase in cultivation realm is completely different, one must keep their feet on the ground. This is the experience gained by countless Martial Cultivator, do you think you can break it?"

Gu Xuan stretched his back, then said with a smile: "Originally, I wasn't too interested in it, but since you said it like that, I don't mind teaching you a little."

"Arrogant!" Liu Shen's face darkened.

"Gu Xuan..."

Gu Xuan only felt someone tugging at his clothes, and when he looked behind him, he saw Zhou Mei's somewhat anxious face.

"Gu Xuan, don't keep on arguing with Liu Shen. When the time for the test comes, all the participating Appraisers s will have to fight together. If you provoke Liu Shen, when he attacks you, you will be in danger." Zhou Mei reminded her in a small voice.

In Zhou Mei's eyes, Gu Xuan's talent was perhaps even better than Liu Shen's, but Liu Shen's Five Stars Profound Level was already at the peak of Five Stars Profound Level. Even though Gu Xuan had defeated Su Chen at the peak of the Four Stars Profound Level before, Su Chen had relied on external strength to break through, so his true strength might not be able to stop Liu Shen at the peak of the Three Stars Profound Level.

Zhou Mei reminded him out of goodwill, but Gu Xuan did not mind, and only asked calmly: "Tell me about the matter of enrolling new students in the academy, I still do not understand the situation here."

"What?"

Hearing Gu Xuan's words, Zhou Mei opened her mouth wide in shock, and it was obvious that she was in disbelief. A pair of beautiful eyes moved around Gu Xuan's body, as if she was looking at a monster.

"What's wrong? Is this strange?" Gu Xuan asked somewhat suspiciously.

"Of course it's strange. If I didn't understand your character, I would have thought you were joking." Zhou Mei said helplessly, and silently cursed in her heart.

When other people participated in the Imperial Academy's recruitment, they would use all sorts of methods to understand the situation, weighing the pros and cons, in order to perform better. However, Gu Xuan didn't even know what exactly they were going to do, which was really …

However, if it wasn't for the fact that Gu Xuan was so special, how could she be willing to let go of his pride to chase after him?

"I just thought that someone would definitely tell me before I came, so I didn't want to waste time." Gu Xuan said.

"Alright, then I'll let my father tell you this. I'm not too clear about this either." As Zhou Mei spoke, she saw Gu Xuan's peculiar gaze and explained, "Don't think that I'm as confident in my strength as you. My father is a duke of the empire.

"Fine." Gu Xuan nodded.

After Zhou Mei told the Marquis Zhanshan about it, the latter called Gu Xuan and Liu Shen over. The three juniors formed a fan and surrounded the Marquis Zhanshan.

"You all should not have much understanding of the Empire's academies. This is also my negligence." The Marquis Zhanshan said, "The Empire's Institution is just a form of address, but in reality, the Institution's name is Yingtian Institution. I believe you already know about it."

Zhou Mei and Liu Shen nodded their heads, but Gu Xuan's heart was filled with perspiration, he truly did not know that the Imperial Institution was just a common name, if it was called that in the recruitment, he would lose out a lot of people.

In reality, Marquis Zhanshan was only casually mentioning it. Saying this name basically did not have any intention of letting them know. How could he have thought that he would be participating in the enrollment process, and still not know the academy's real name?

"The reason why it's called Yingtian Institution is mainly because this academy wasn't independent because it was established with Great Desolate Empire, and it primarily relied on the Ying Tian Sect of a peerless sect. Therefore, all of you must not underestimate Yingtian Institution.

As long as you can reach the top 108 in this round of recruitment, you can officially become a member of the Imperial Institution. Usually, only one person in four or five counties can pass this round, but Liu Shen, with your strength, passing is not a problem.

A prefectural city governed by the Sovereign Level Martial Cultivator was different from a prefectural city ruled by a marquis power. The Zhanshan County City was the territory of the Marquis Zhanshan and it was much larger than an ordinary prefectural city.

"When the recruitment begins, all of you will be sent to the Mountain And River Diagram. Inside, there are opportunities for treasures.

"What?" Liu Shen could not help but be shocked, "You can actually get treasures that can raise your strength in the Mountain And River Diagram?"