The Sage of Time novel - Chapter 171

Chapter 171: Spirit Refinement Text Examination,

Mountain and River Painting, This Lad’s Primordial Spirit Is Actually So Powerful?! (2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Madam Hua looked at the golden saber beside Eunuch Tong with clear eyes. It was unknown what she was thinking.

The Matriarch coughed gently. Her face was wrinkled, but she carried an unfathomable aura.

Li You ‘an stood quietly in a Confucian shirt. Although he was dressed like a scholar, he stood in the line of generals.

Martial Chief Di Cang’s eyes were cold, and his hair was disheveled. The tattoos on his face seemed to come alive, and his entire body exuded a forbidding aura.

As all the officials arrived, the sun hung high in the sky.

Eunuch Tong finally used his mental power to control his voice to speak, causing his voice to spread majestically throughout the Imperial City.

“The Hall Examination has begun. Scholars of List A and List B, please enter the hall.”

The words wrapped in mental power rumbled and shook.

An ancient and melodious bell sounded in the Imperial City at the same time.

At the Heavenly Profound Gate.

The guards completely let them pass. The excited List B scholars took a deep breath and looked at the white jade road, but they did not dare to stop for a long time.

Suddenly, someone walked out. It was Qin Hua’an, wearing a Confucian robe with a long saber at his waist, and also Prime Minister Qin’s only son.

Qin Hua’an’s expression was solemn. He carried his saber and stepped onto the imperial road. A faint wind blew over as if it wanted to sweep up his clothes.

He looked at the Heavenly Profound Palace. There was a hint of trembling in the depths of his calm eyes. It was excitement.

If he could become the top scholar in the Hall Examination, he might have a chance to talk to the Sacred Teacher. From then on, he would soar into the sky. From a servant girl’s child with a miserable childhood, he would truly become a legendary figure among the few who had conversed with the Sacred Teacher in the world.

After Qin Hua’an stepped onto the imperial road, many List B scholars and cultivators who were allowed to participate in the Hall Examination arrived one after another.

The majestic figures walked on the imperial road solemnly. Only the sound of footsteps colliding with the white bricks on the ground could be heard.

When An Le arrived at the Heavenly Profound Palace, the scholars on List B stepped onto the imperial road in an orderly manner and headed towards the Heavenly Profound Palace.

The guards in front of the Heavenly Profound Sect glanced at An Le. They naturally knew the famous Master An in Lin’an Prefecture.

There was no so-called making things difficult for him. Prime Minister Qin would never use some unpresentable tricks on such a solemn day.

An Le stepped into the archway. At the entrance of the imperial road, several figures were waiting for him quietly.

There was Ye Wenxi, who had Little Heavy Mountain on her waist, Ye Yinping, who carried the Red Sleeves Spear on her back, and Liu Yue, whom he had not seen for many days.

Apart from these three people, there were three others.

One of them was dressed in a Confucian robe and had a graceful bearing. There was a long and narrow sword at his waist. His gaze landed on An Le, who was dressed in white. This person was Sima Pudu, who was ranked fifth on the Little Sacred Ranking.

The other person was dressed in luxurious clothes. His aura was violent and there was a hint of arrogance from head to toe.

He was ranked sixth on the Little Sacred Ranking, the Wang family’s Qilin Son, Wang Qilin.

There was another person who was wearing simple clothes, but the muscles on his body were bulging. Every inch of his skin was tempered like refined iron.

This person was ranked seventh on the Little Sacred Ranking, the Zhong family’s Zhong Taohua. It was a rather poetic name, but it was matched with a violent beast-like physique.

Among these people, other than Liu Yue who was not the holder of the Little Sacred Ranking, the others were all in the top ten of the Little Sacred Ranking.

The Ye sisters were naturally waiting for An Le.

Sima Pudu, Wang Qilin, Zhong Taohua, and the others naturally came to wait for An Le. They wanted to see Master An, who had won consecutively and gathered an invincible aura to walk the legendary path.

An Le looked at these people and could naturally sense the powerful aura on their bodies. The top ten on the Little Sacred Ranking were not ordinary.

There was no conversation. They just looked at each other, as if powerful mental power was intertwining and colliding. Then, Wang Qilin turned around and stepped onto the imperial road.

Sima Pudu chuckled and followed.

Zhong Taohua nodded at An Le. As a descendant of a plantation family, he did not have much hostility towards An Le, who could activate the Martial Chief Stone.

After all, the Zhong family had produced a Martial Chief. Although that Martial Chief had already died on the battlefield, the Martial Chief Stone had a special meaning to the Zhong family.

Zhong Taohua, Ye Wenxi, and Ye Yinping nodded at An Le and stepped onto the imperial road one after another.

Liu Yue, who was at the side, was drenched in sweat. He, who was not a cultivator, was sandwiched between this group of geniuses on the Little Sacred Ranking. He was naturally under immense pressure. Just the mental collision he released almost made him lose his balance.

However, Liu Yue still persevered and forced a smile at An Le.

He stayed mainly to thank An Le. It was precisely because of An Le that he could clear his name and leave Dali Temple’s Zhao Prison again. He even obtained the recognition of the Headmaster.

That was because the First Headmaster had clearly told him that the reason why he could be taken in as a student by the First Headmaster and learn from him was not only to make up for the reported sins committed by the Confucian scholars on the Literary Music Ranking in the Literary Department, or was it just because of Liu Yue’s talent. An Le was the main reason.

An Le patted Liu Yue’s shoulder, indicating that he did not need to thank him. “The innocent are innocent. Even without me, I believe that Brother Liu can walk out of Dali Temple’s Zhao Prison.”

Liu Yue’s eyes were filled with gratitude.

“Brother An, although I’m not a cultivator, if I were an official, I would definitely be a good official and do my best to change this generation.”

“The questions of the Spring Quarter Examination Imperial Examination made me understand that one can’t go against one’s own wishes. When I was in the Dali Temple’s Zhao Prison, I also thought a lot and even gave up hope. I thought that I was imprisoned because I gave up my ideals and curried favor with the powerful..”