Entering the Imperial Capital

Chen Lang's mind was racing at this moment, but aside from coveting Mu Ningxue's beauty, he truly found it difficult to explain her potential.

Mu Ningxue's strength would become increasingly absurd the further she advanced.

But that was something for the future. Right now, she was merely a small-time Beginner Mage.

Seeing that Chen Lang had no way to defend himself, the Old Master continued, "So-called earthly beauty is in the end nothing more than a handful of yellow earth; dust to dust, earth to earth..."

After lecturing him, Chen Jin sighed sentimentally as he recalled the past. "If I had been obsessed with beauty back then, how could I have achieved what I have today?"

Chen Lang really wanted to say that Mu Ningxue would have boundless prospects in the future.

But unfortunately, he knew that because he understood the future, while the Old Master did not!

"Old Master, I'm still young. It's too early to discuss marriage. Why don't we talk about it again in a few years?"

He knew very well that no matter what he said now, it might all be futile. Rather than spouting useless nonsense here, he might as well delay this arrangement that he resisted.

Perhaps it was because of Chen Lang's parents, or perhaps because he really was still young, but the Old Master rarely relented. "I can give you two years, but once those two years are up, you must choose a wife from a family of equal status."

"All right..."

With the Old Master's tone, this was no longer a notification, but a final ultimatum.

"Old Master, my Space Element has also reached a bottleneck. During these two years, I don't want to remain in the clan. I want to go to an academy."

Ever since arriving in this world, Chen Lang had stayed within the clan the entire time.

Although the Chen Clan was enormous, almost like a small town, he naturally longed to see what lay beyond it.

Chen Jin glanced at Chen Lang with slight annoyance, looking as though he had seen right through him. "You want to go to school?"

Chen Lang was not embarrassed in the slightest. He nodded without blushing or skipping a beat.

Although he had already guessed what the boy was thinking, Chen Jin truly could not continue stopping him. Chen Lang was already an adult. A fledgling eagle would eventually need to soar on its own.

"Very well. I'll have Uncle Li arrange your admission."

After a pause, Chen Jin said earnestly, "As long as it doesn't interfere with your growth, I won't interfere too much in your private affairs. But you can't be too reckless, understand?"

"Okay."

Chen Lang left satisfied. Only then did Li Yan speak beside Chen Jin. "Master, should I go warn him..."

Before Li Yan could finish, Chen Jin raised a hand to stop him.

"At his age, forcibly stopping him would only produce the opposite result."

Who had never been young? He had come through that period himself.

In the past, he had also been unwilling to accept the clan's arrangements and had a woman he liked. But how long could the feelings of youth really last?

As for Chen Lang wanting to go to an academy, it was nothing more than a young man wanting to have fun. That was normal as well.

After a year or so, if Chen Lang slacked off in his cultivation, it would be more appropriate to discuss the matter then...

The Old Master's agreement to let him attend an academy was a happy occasion for Chen Lang. The prospect of seeing the outside world left him somewhat excited.

After his excitement subsided, Chen Lang returned to his courtyard and immediately began meditating.

Compared with trifling matters, the most important thing right now was, of course, strength!

If he had been reborn into a stable world like his previous life, Chen Lang would definitely have chosen to lie flat. Even if he could not inherit the family fortune, he would still have wealth that many people could not accumulate over several lifetimes.

He would not have needed to work hard at all. He could simply lie flat.

But in this world, having money did not necessarily mean being safe. This world possessed magical powers beyond common sense!

In a world like this, only powerful strength could truly let one establish a foothold and survive...

The clan handled the admission procedures extremely quickly. In about two days, Chen Lang had already set foot on the Imperial Capital Academy campus.

It was already close to the end of the semester, but Chen Lang still successfully completed his admission.

For many people, entering the top academy in Great Xia was as difficult as Tang Monk's journey to retrieve the scriptures. But to the Chen Clan, it was merely a matter of making a few arrangements.

Early the next morning, he was driven to the Imperial Capital Academy in a private car.

The place was huge, with ancient trees reaching the sky and shaded paths everywhere. The buildings all had a rather old-fashioned style, completely unlike the city of the Imperial Capital.

Chen Lang wandered around the academy for a while before heading to an office in one of the teaching buildings.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Come in."

After entering the office, Chen Lang saw a man who appeared to be around thirty years old.

Looking at the young man, Chen Lang introduced himself. "I'm Chen Lang. I'm here to complete my admission."

"All right, come with me." After hearing Chen Lang's name, the other party did not say anything else. He simply stood up and led him outside.

When they reached the doorway, the man seemed to remember something and stopped. "I'll be your teacher for the next while. My name is Zhao Qing."

After saying that, he continued leading the way without waiting for Chen Lang to speak.

Seeing this, Chen Lang was happy to avoid wasting his breath. In his eyes, Li Yan had already arranged all the complicated procedures properly.

The two of them arrived one after the other at the entrance of an enormous classroom.

Although it was called a classroom, the place gave Chen Lang the complete impression of a movie theater.

The difference was that the seats were not packed tightly together. Instead, there was a great deal of room to move around.

There were more than a hundred people in the classroom.

After sweeping his gaze around, Chen Lang quickly noticed a woman with silver hair.

Snow for skin, ice for bone, three thousand strands of silver hair, breathtakingly beautiful...

That was Chen Lang's first impression of Mu Ningxue.

Beautiful!

In his previous life, he could not have hoped to possess a woman like this. He probably would not even have had the chance to lick her toes.

But in this life, only a woman of this level was worthy of him!

"This is the new student, Chen Lang, a Lightning Element Mage." After bringing Chen Lang in, homeroom teacher Zhao Qing introduced him.

Although the Lightning Element was still the king of the roost among Beginner Mages, this was the Imperial Capital Academy. The Lightning Element's brilliance was actually nothing special here.

The students here were all either rich or influential. Who among them did not possess several decent magic tools? Even if someone had not awakened an offensive magic element at the Beginner Level, that did not mean they lacked offensive power.

Most importantly, these people might not all still be Beginner Mages!

The requirements for entering the Main Campus of the Imperial Capital Academy were even more stringent. Not only did one need to reach the Intermediate Level, but one also had to be capable of casting Intermediate Magic.

That was why geniuses were everywhere here. The number one magic university in Great Xia was no joke.

After introducing Chen Lang, Zhao Qing noticed where Chen Lang's gaze had lingered. He felt a little mocking and decided that this was yet another useless rich heir.

"Go find a seat."

He might look down on Chen Lang, but out of consideration for the Chen Clan's reputation, he naturally would not show it too openly.

At Zhao Qing's words, Chen Lang did not hesitate at all. He walked straight toward Mu Ningxue's seat.

This scene made many people pause.

In many people's eyes, this newcomer did not know his place!

Why was there no one sitting beside the Ice Beauty? It was because that seat was not one that just anyone could take...