The flying boat landed smoothly on the Floating Island where Deer Chasing Academy was located.
Returning to this place once more, Song Changsheng felt a great deal of emotion. That all-out gamble during the Five Academies Grand Competition had brought him far too much.
"Fellow Daoist Zixu, Hua Yan entering the [Nine Luminaries Yang Pool] was specially approved by the Dean, so we shall set that aside for now.
"Although you are an Honorary Elder of the Five Academies and have the privilege of directly recommending talents to Deer Chasing Academy, whether this junior of yours can enter the academy still depends on passing a trial. If he fails, your privilege will be temporarily frozen.
"This has always been the academy's ironclad rule, meant to strictly ensure fairness. I hope you can understand, Fellow Daoist."
"I understand the academy's rules. If I did not have sufficient confidence, I would not have come here. When will the trial assessment begin?"
Shu Qi smiled. "It is not yet time for the unified assessment. In ten days, the academy will open its assessments, and all cultivators wishing to enter the academy for secluded cultivation will participate together. This Shu can make the decision to let little friend Chi Li join in the first round.
"Based on past experience, a round of assessments lasts at least a year. Missing the first round would delay matters considerably."
"Then I must thank Fellow Daoist Shu Qi. Is the National Teacher free lately? I would like to pay him a visit." Song Changsheng had recently encountered quite a few bottlenecks in his cultivation of astrology. Aside from True Monarch Lingji, only the Old National Teacher could resolve his doubts. He simply did not know whether the other party was willing to see him.
"Since the National Teacher