Chapter 46

"Enroll in the Starry Sky Academy?" Huang Xiaolong was taken aback.

At this moment, Li Cheng and several guards from the Li Family walked over. This time, Li Cheng was sending his daughter Li Lu to the capital.

"Uncle." Huang Xiaolong addressed Li Cheng, then gently extricated himself from Li Lu's embrace.

Li Cheng looked at Huang Xiaolong with a meaningful gaze and smiled, "Xiaolong, you've grown quite a bit in just a few months. Li Lu has been thinking about you all this time."

"Daddy, what are you talking about?" Li Lu said coyly, her cheeks flushing as she stomped her foot.

Li Cheng chuckled, then turned to Huang Xiaolong and respectfully greeted the person behind him, "Greetings, Senior Fei Hou."

Li Cheng had naturally heard about how Fei Hou had displayed his peak late-stage tenth-rank strength and defeated the old Huang Family Manor with a single punch.

Fei Hou nodded calmly.

"Xiaolong, have you found a place to stay? Why don't you stay with us?" Li Lu suggested. The Li Family was in the silk business, and they had a small shop and a small estate in the capital, though the estate was only two hundred square meters, far smaller than Huang Xiaolong's Tianxuan Manor.

Stay together? Huang Xiaolong looked at Li Lu, hesitated for a moment, and said, "No need, I've already found a place to stay."

"Oh." Li Lu pouted, a bit disappointed, but then her face lit up with a smile, revealing two dimples, "The capital is huge, much more fun than our Canglan County. Come on, let's go for a walk!" She then grabbed Huang Xiaolong's hand.

Go for a walk? A black line appeared on Huang Xiaolong's forehead.

However, in the end, he was dragged around for over an hour by Li Lu.

After over an hour, Huang Xiaolong finally managed to get away and returned to the Marshal's Mansion with Fei Hou and the others. The four of them had left in the morning and returned to the Marshal's Mansion in the afternoon.

Upon returning to the Marshal's Mansion, Huang Xiaolong called Marshal Haotian over.

"Master." Haotian came over and respectfully bowed to Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Xiaolong told him to rise and then said to Fei Hou and Haotian, "Please sit." He pointed to the chairs beside them.

After they sat down, Huang Xiaolong asked Haotian, "I want to learn more about the Starry Sky Academy."

Haotian paused, not expecting that the Master had called him over to ask about the Starry Sky Academy. He then realized that the Starry Sky Academy was the top academy in Luotong Kingdom, and the Master might want to enroll.

Haotian immediately provided a detailed report on the history of the Starry Sky Academy and some of its rules, speaking for over twenty minutes. Then he asked, "Master, do you want to enroll in the Starry Sky Academy?"

Huang Xiaolong practiced the Asura Sutra and possessed the Asura Sword Technique and the Asura Ghost Claw Combat Technique. Whether or not he entered the Starry Sky Academy didn't matter much to him, but he didn't deny it when Haotian asked.

Haotian continued, "If Master enters the Starry Sky Academy, it will be greatly beneficial for your cultivation. The Starry Sky Academy holds class competitions, grade competitions, and the academy championship every year. The first-place winners of the class, grade, and academy championships can enter the Dragon Flame Valley for cultivation. The Dragon Flame Valley is a treasure place for cultivation, where one can refine their physical body and enhance their martial qi quality!"

"Dragon Flame Valley, refine the physical body, enhance martial qi quality!" Huang Xiaolong was surprised. It was the first time he had heard of something that could enhance martial qi quality!

"That's right, Master. The Dragon Flame Valley has a natural dragon vein underground. Entering the Dragon Flame Valley for cultivation can indeed refine the physical body and enhance martial qi quality! However, it only works for those below the tenth rank. After reaching the tenth rank, the effects of cultivating in the Dragon Flame Valley are minimal!" Fei Hou added.

A natural dragon vein!

The Starry Sky Academy actually had a natural dragon vein!

Huang Xiaolong's eyes sparkled. Although it was only effective for those below the tenth rank, it was still very powerful, especially for the current Huang Xiaolong!

"Moreover, the first-place winners of the grade and academy championships each year receive medicinal pills as rewards. The first-place winner of the first grade receives a high-grade fourth-rank spirit pill, the first-place winner of the second grade receives a low-grade fifth-rank spirit pill, the first-place winner of the third grade receives a mid-grade fifth-rank spirit pill, and the first-place winner of the academy championship receives a high-grade fifth-rank spirit pill!" Haotian added.

High-grade fourth-rank spirit pills! Low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade fifth-rank spirit pills! Huang Xiaolong's eyes widened. The Starry Sky Academy was really generous, even offering high-grade fifth-rank spirit pills as rewards.

A high-grade fifth-rank spirit pill like that was so rare that even with a large amount of gold, it couldn't be bought in Luotong Kingdom!

Back then, when Huang Xiaolong's grandfather, Huang Qide, gave him the Dragon Tiger Profound Yuan Pill, which he had treasured for over a decade, he was in great pain. Later, Huang Xiaolong gave it to his father, Huang Peng, to consume, and that Dragon Tiger Profound Yuan Pill was only a high-grade fourth-rank spirit pill.

"Moreover, if you win the academy championship, you can represent the Starry Sky Academy to participate in the Imperial City Battle in the Broken Blade Empire!" Fei Hou added.

"Participate in the Imperial City Battle in the Broken Blade Empire!" Huang Xiaolong was shocked.

"That's right. The top students from all the academies under the Broken Blade Empire come to the imperial city every year to compete, known as the Imperial City Battle!" Haotian explained. "If you can stand out in the Imperial City Battle and place in the top one hundred, you can enter the Broken Blade Empire Academy for cultivation and become a disciple of the Broken Blade Academy. This is a great honor for both your family and your kingdom!"

"Also, the eleventh to one hundredth place winners in the Imperial City Battle receive low-grade sixth-rank spirit pills."

"The second to tenth place winners receive mid-grade sixth-rank spirit pills."

"As for the first place, they receive a high-grade sixth-rank spirit pill!"

Haotian's face was filled with excitement.

That's a high-grade sixth-rank spirit pill!

Even for a second-rank innate cultivator like him, a high-grade sixth-rank spirit pill was an extremely coveted treasure!

Fei Hou also looked forward to it.

Huang Xiaolong swallowed hard, making a gulping sound.

Damn, a high-grade sixth-rank spirit pill!

If a peak late-stage tenth-rank cultivator consumed a high-grade sixth-rank spirit pill, there might be a chance to break through to the innate realm!

After a while, Huang Xiaolong slowly calmed down.

Then, Huang Xiaolong asked Haotian about the enrollment methods and requirements for the Starry Sky Academy.

"The Starry Sky Academy will start accepting applications the day after tomorrow. Master's age is not a problem, but in addition to being under twelve years old, the requirement is that the martial soul must be at least grade nine," Haotian replied.

"Grade nine?" Huang Xiaolong frowned. If they were to check his martial soul, wouldn't his dual super martial soul be exposed?

"Actually, if Master doesn't have a grade nine martial soul, it's not a problem. I can arrange for Master to enter the Starry Sky Academy." Haotian had never seen Huang Xiaolong's martial soul and assumed it was below grade nine when he saw Huang Xiaolong frown.

As the kingdom's marshal, he had the ability to arrange for someone to enter the Starry Sky Academy.