The Mysterious Principal's Expectations

"The Heaven-Connecting Path is one of the tickets for rural martial artists to enter the Imperial Capital Martial Academy!"

"You want it, but those prodigies raised by the top aristocratic families want it even more."

"Prodigies like the Cui Family Daughter crave it all the more!"

The principal said quietly, "You still need more preparation!"

Chu Qing asked, "What else do I need?"

The principal said:

"Every November, the Imperial Capital Martial Academy issues a number of missions."

"There are around five hundred missions."

"Only those who obtain the mission-completion token count as having secured another ticket!"

Chu Qing nodded.

These missions either tested martial strength or tested one's background and such.

He felt he could handle them.

The way he had crushed everything in his path had forged his invincible mindset.

Perhaps the other Heaven-Reaching Martial Artists were the same.

If they met then, a bloody battle would be unavoidable.

But... was he afraid of fighting?

He was not!

The principal continued, "The final ticket for joining the Imperial Capital Martial Academy is—a Recommendation Letter!"

Chu Qing paused.

"A Recommendation Letter?"

In his previous life, universities in certain countries required recommendation letters.

This world had them too, but he had never paid them much attention.

"A recommendation letter from some top aristocratic family?"

The principal shook his head. "No, recommendation letters from several Imperial Capital departments!"

Chu Qing asked curiously, "Which departments?"

The principal swiftly replied, "There are twelve major departments in the Imperial Capital!"

"As long as you obtain a Recommendation Letter from any one of those twelve departments, you qualify to set foot in the Imperial Capital Martial Academy!"

"But whether you can actually enter in the end still depends on luck!"

Chu Qing frowned. "What luck?"

"Doesn't entering the Martial Academy depend on aptitude and martial