A Sword Cleaves the Sea, a Stroke Fills the Sky Abyss!
Chen Yule, Lin Bai, and the others all walked out of the main building of Immortal Abode Restaurant and headed for the banquet hall in the side courtyard.
On the way, Chen Yule answered Lin Bai's questions.
"White Deer Academy was founded by the founding ancestor of the Chu Empire."
"The first Emperor of Chu believed that ruling the country solely through martial force, fighting violence with violence and war with war, was absolutely not a way to achieve lasting peace."
"Therefore, after establishing the Chu Empire, the first Emperor personally founded an academy. As fate would have it, on the day the academy was completed, a white divine deer descended from the heavens and rested within the academy. Thus, the first Emperor bestowed upon it the name White Deer Academy!"
"And the first Emperor was White Deer Academy's first dean."
"Furthermore, the first Emperor established an ironclad rule: any martial artist who wished to serve as an official in the Chu Empire, regardless of their cultivation realm, had to study at White Deer Academy for ten years before they could take office."
"I'll tell you, ever since its founding, White Deer Academy really has rendered many great services to the Chu Empire!"
"For example, the various laws of the Chu Empire were all drafted by White Deer Academy!"
"Time passed, and the years turned!"
"After experiencing glory, White Deer Academy's students became famous far and wide. They began to look down on everyone, even coming to believe that the Confucian Dao should stand above the Martial Dao and imperial authority."
"This greatly displeased the later Emperors of Chu, who secretly weakened White Deer Academy's status and power!"
"After countless years, White Deer Academy has known glory and decline.