The Contest for the Dean's Seat

Within the Holy Institute, the Sacred Palace.

The Divine King Zhen, Chu Feng, Dean Kong, and a group of Great Sage sat around a round table to discuss the candidates for the next Dean of the Dao-Seeking Academy.

As the dean of the Holy Institute, the Divine King Zhen spoke first, "Little Kong has already become Divine King and is no longer suitable to serve as the dean of the Dao-Seeking Academy. Next, we will elect the next dean. I wonder if any of you have any good candidates?"

After he finished speaking, the Saint in the hall began to discuss among themselves. The dean of the Dao-Seeking Academy was a good job. Not only could he control the cultivation resources of the Dao-Seeking Academy, but he was also a powerful regional governor. Although the Spiritual Qi of the Dao-Seeking Academy was not as good as that of the Holy Institute, who would not want to be a regional governor?

Although life in the Holy Institute was peaceful, it also meant fewer opportunities. The only pity was that the dean of the Dao-Seeking Academy had always been selected from among the Saint of the Dao-Seeking Academy.

Now everyone can only choose from Bing Yan, Xiao Chen, and Cao Youqian.

One of the Saint from the Cao Clan spoke first, "I choose Daqian. He is not only a prodigy of the Dao-Seeking Academy, but he has also expanded the Dao-Seeking Academy's territory. In every respect, he is qualified to be the dean."

"I choose Bing Yan. She comes from the Heavenly Dao Institute, and in terms of seniority, she is higher than Cao Youqian and Xiao Chen. Logically, it should be her generation's turn to serve as the dean," said a Saint who came from the Heavenly Dao Institute.

Soon, the entire hall was divided into two factions: one supporting Cao Youqian and the other supporting Bing Yan.

As for Xiao Chen, no one mentioned his name at all, as if this dean candidate had nothing to do with him.

Old Man Kong turned his gaze to Chu Feng, wanting to see what decision Chu Feng would make.

To his surprise, Chu Feng acted as if nothing had happened, showing absolutely no interest in the selection of the dean.

However, Old Man Kong quickly realized that no matter which of the three became the dean, this kid would be the biggest winner.

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Little Feng's luck is truly enviable. I wonder what the other old guys' expressions will be when they find out that all their fighting for the position will only benefit Little Feng in the end.

After a moment, seeing that the crowd was arguing incessantly, the Divine King Zhen spoke up, "Silence."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent, and everyone's eyes were on the Divine King Zhen.

"Qiankun, these three people all have close ties to you. What are your thoughts on this?"

The Divine King Zhen asked with a smile.

Chu Feng smiled and said, "My suggestion is to let the three of them choose for themselves. No matter how much we say, none of them necessarily want to be the dean."

"How is this possible?"

The Saint of the Cao Clan was the first to raise objections. He refused to believe that the Daqian wouldn't want to bring glory to their ancestors, considering that the last dean of their Cao Clan had been hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Although the Cao Clan has not seen a break in producing Saint in recent years, no one has ever served as the dean.

Chu Feng said unhurriedly, "If you don't believe me, Senior, you can ask Daqian. However, based on my understanding of him, he might not care about the position of Dean. The Hongyuan Continent is his true battlefield. If Daqian is given more time to cultivate Hongyuan Continent, Daqian might very well surpass you."

"This... how is this possible?"

The Saint of the Cao Clan has been a saint for ten thousand years and has accumulated more than five hundred Dao Resonance. In his opinion, Cao Youqian must have a great opportunity to surpass him.

Old Man Kong chimed in, "Little Feng is right. Why don't we ask them all? If all three want the position, then we'll choose."

"Then let's ask the Daqian first."

The Saint of the Cao Clan spoke first.

This statement was immediately refuted. Saint from the Heavenly Dao Institute said, "Why should we ask Daqian first? We should ask Bing Yan first; she is Daqian's elder."

The Saint of the Cao Clan: "Stop using the word 'elder' to intimidate people all the time. My Daqian doesn't fall for that."

"Quiet!"

The Divine King Zhen spoke again, finally fixing his gaze on Chu Feng and Little Old Man Kong.

"You two will handle this matter. One of you will go to the Hongyuan Continent, and the other will go to the Dao-Seeking Academy to inquire about these three."

Chu Feng and Old Man Kong stood up together and said, "We will obey the decree."

"Alright, meeting adjourned."

The True God King waved his hand and disappeared from the spot, as if he didn't want to be bothered by this matter anymore.

Chu Feng and Old Man Kong had just stood up when they were surrounded by people, and the Saint from both sides began to question them.

"Which of you two will go to the Hongyuan Continent?"

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Naturally, I'll go, since I know more about the Hongyuan Continent."

I'll go with you.

The Saint of the Cao Clan spoke.

Chu Feng did not refuse. "No problem."

Meanwhile, the Saint from the Heavenly Dao Institute also decided to accompany Dean Kong to the Dao-Seeking Academy to meet Bing Yan.

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After Chu Feng thanked the group of Saint, he breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing this, Old Man Kong chuckled and said, "You're already feeling tired? If you become a Divine Emperor in the future, won't you be even more exhausted?"

"Sir, please don't tease me. I feel like I have a huge headache right now. I'm so glad I didn't take your place." Chu Feng couldn't help but sigh. He disliked these kinds of social engagements the most in his previous life, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't be able to avoid them in this life either.

Old Man Kong patted Chu Feng on the shoulder and said, "It'll only be a matter of a day or two. Once I've settled this, I'll head to the void to see what the Blue-Pupiled Divine Emperor has in mind. Let Divine King Zhen Wang worry about these things."

Chu Feng didn't speak, he just smiled.

The following day, Chu Feng and Dean Kong each led a group of Saint from different factions to the Hongyuan Continent and the Dao-Seeking Academy, respectively.

Inside the Dao-Seeking Sect, Xiao Chen, Cao Youqian, Ji Jiuwu, and others were already waiting outside the teleportation array. When they saw Chu Feng and his group appear, they respectfully bowed and said, "Greetings, Master."

No need for formalities.

After speaking, Chu Feng introduced the Saint of the Cao Clan beside him to everyone present and explained the purpose of his visit.

Upon hearing this Cao Youqian and Great Sage Xuanhuo —no, now Saint Xuanhuo— immediately said in unison, "Ancestor, let's drop this matter."

Upon hearing this, the Saint of the Cao Clan glared at the Great Sage Xuanhuo, about to raise his voice in question, when he discovered that the old man had actually broken through to become a sage. He asked in astonishment, "You... how did you break through to become a sage?"

The Great Sage Xuanhuo laughed and said, "There was Demon Race uprising in the Central Continent before, and I shamelessly asked the Daqian to give me a Demon God Core. I couldn't suppress my cultivation and broke through. Alas... I'm getting old..."

The Saint of the Cao Clan then turned his gaze to Cao Youqian, discovering that his Dao power had exceeded one hundred. He muttered to himself, "Daqian, how come you're cultivating so fast? Could you have been bewitched by Devil God?"