Shrek Academy was very efficient. Just three days later, a simple document appeared on the desk of Du Weilun, the director of the External Affairs College of Shrek Academy.
"Thank you for your hard work this time, brother. Take this to the city lord to claim your reward."
Du Weilun wrote a note and handed it to the masked man in front of him who was covered in a black robe.
"Director Du, you are too polite. It is an honor for us Shrek people to work for the academy."
The masked man put away the note, and the eight soul rings on his body flashed slightly, then disappeared in Du Weilun's office.
"You are indeed the geniuses who came out of our Shrek Outer Court. As long as you are here, our Shrek will not fall."
Du Weilun looked at the direction where the masked man disappeared with admiration, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
The latter was once a student of Shrek Academy, but failed to be admitted to the inner college. After graduating from the outer college, he joined the Shrek City Defense Army and was under the jurisdiction of Shrek City. He has been serving ever since and is the fastest Soul Douluo in the City Defense Army.
Dean Yan personally instructed that things should be done quickly, so Du Weilun did not dare to delay and went directly to the city defense army to ask the latter for help.
His gaze fell back on the simple materials on the table. Du Weilun frowned, thought for a while, picked up the materials, and walked towards Yan Shaozhe's office.
"Although Xu Tianxi failed to awaken the Xuanming Turtle, he has the innate seventh-level soul power and is considered a good genius. Please let the dean make the decision personally..."
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"Oh? A rare spiritual spirit, Moon Shadow, with a congenital seventh-level spirit power? This kid's talent isn't too bad. But it looks like his spirit has undergone a malignant mutation. Even with the Xuanshui Pill and the Xuanwu Pill, it's only at the congenital seventh level. Without the pills, I'm afraid it might not even be at the congenital third level."
Yan Shaozhe slapped the intelligence that the spy had urgently sent him on the table, with a hint of sneer on his face.
"Wei Lun, in your opinion, what is this boy's talent? Can he graduate from the outer courtyard? Can he be admitted to the inner courtyard?"
"If I were to take a look... unless his martial spirit has some special features that we don't know about, he might be able to graduate from the outer courtyard, but he won't be able to enter the inner courtyard."
Du Weilun's tone was firm, and he then calmly analyzed: "The innate level 7 soul power has reached the minimum level for our outer school students to graduate. No more than 50 students can graduate from our outer school every year, and their innate soul power will not be lower than level 7."
"The spirit-type martial soul is somewhat special compared to other martial souls. If he can practice diligently, he will have a chance to graduate from the outer courtyard."
Shrek Academy is home to countless geniuses from the Three Kingdoms, and a number of them are eliminated every year. Among the geniuses who can enter the sixth grade, there are almost no people below the innate seventh level.
Geniuses at level eight or nine, or even those with full innate soul power, are rare outside, but they are common in Shrek Academy, with a steady stream of them coming in every year.
Although Titled Douluo are no longer so rare after thousands of years of development, the innate spirit power of the vast majority of Titled Douluo in the original Three Kingdoms is still above level seven, with almost no exceptions. This is one of the reasons why the External Academy sets the graduation threshold very high.
"As for the inner courtyard… although there are occasionally geniuses with innate seventh-level soul power who pass the assessment, it is almost impossible for Xu Tianxi with this spiritual attribute to pass the assessment, unless the Xuanming Sect is willing to spend a lot of resources on him."
Du Weilun fully considered Xu Tianxi's background and made the most prudent judgment.
Yan Shaozhe smiled and asked, "That's impossible. Why are you so sure?"
"Dean, you have a keen eye. Why bother asking me again?"
Du Weilun smiled and shook his head, then said seriously: "The reason is simple. Spiritual attribute soul beasts are too rare, and powerful ones are even rarer. Even with our academy's thousands of years of heritage, it is difficult to find a suitable soul ring ratio for him, let alone the Xuanming Sect."
"If he can't find a suitable spirit ring, it will be difficult for him to cultivate his martial spirit. It's not easy to cultivate to the seventh ring. Where can he find a suitable spirit beast in the future? He can't go to the Sun-Moon Empire to find the Evil Eye."
As he spoke, Du Weilun found his own words funny. The Demon Forest was a forbidden area for soul masters that was no less dangerous than the Star Dou Great Forest. Even Titled Douluo were very afraid of it.
Even if the Xuanming Sect has a lot of foundation, they probably won't waste it on this young generation with little hope, as the competition within their ranks is very fierce.
"By the way, what about that old monster Xu and the head of the Xu family? Can we investigate them together?"
Yan Shaozhe thought of the two people in Xuanming Sect who were closest to Xu Tianxi and asked cautiously.
If Old Monster Xu was determined to train Xu Tianxi, he really couldn't do anything to Xu Tianxi.
"What a coincidence! Our people just sent back a message that the head of the Xuanming family, Xu Fu, has been handing over his affairs to other clan members these days and announced that he would go to the back mountain for retreat. We didn't get any information from Old Monster Xu."
"It's normal that you didn't get it...Send a message to Xue Lingxun and let her decide whether to agree or not."
Yan Shaozhe paced for a while with his hands behind his back and made a decision.
"Okay." Du Weilun agreed and turned around to make preparations.
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Xuanming Sect, the Sect Master's wife's bedroom.
Xue Lingxun, dressed in a simple and elegant palace dress and with a noble temperament, held the letter in her hand with her brows furrowed.
After closing her eyes and thinking for a long time, she opened her beautiful eyes, waved to the two maids standing respectfully beside her, and asked:
"Xue Han, Xue Nuan, what do you think?"
The two women looked at each other and said in unison, "It's all up to Your Highness to decide."
The two of them were Xue Lingxun's personal maids brought from the Douling Empire. They were given the surname Xue and were absolutely Xue Lingxun's own people.
"Let me decide... Haha, this matter is really a headache, what should I do?" After marrying into the Xuanming Sect for many years, Xue Lingxun has some understanding of the strength of the Xuanming Sect. In one word, it can be described as unfathomable.
She had thought about taking Sanshi and her husband back to Douling to meet her relatives, and let the royal family use this as an opportunity to invite Xuanming Sect to join Douling as a national defense sect. This would be of great benefit to both her husband's family and her own family.
But she had not expected that her family would be very dissatisfied with her husband who eloped with her. Even though her husband revealed his identity as the leader of the Xuanming Sect and displayed a cultivation level close to that of a Titled Douluo, her father, who once loved her the most, also disliked them very much, not to mention her nephew who had just ascended the throne.
My husband was also a genius when he was young. He was not a temperless clay man. He could not stand the ridicule and contempt, and we soon parted on bad terms.
After she returned with her husband, although she was not stripped of her title of princess, as a princess of the previous dynasty, she did not have much influence left in the Douling Empire.
The dean of Shrek Academy asked him to embarrass Xu Tianxi, but it was really unexpected that he could think of such a thing. He is so shameless.
"This matter can be big or small, it still depends on how important that boy is in your husband's heart."
Xue Lingxun slowly made up her mind, turned her head and instructed the two women:
"Xuehan, take your people to prepare whale glue tonic soup. Invite the sect master tonight. I want to have a candlelit night talk with the sect master."
"Xue Nuan, take your people to the market to buy more toys that children like. The more varieties, the better. Send them to Xu Tianxi of the Second House tomorrow in my name. Also, check if he is short of anything and give it to him in full."
Xue Han's cheeks flushed slightly when she heard this and she responded respectfully. Whale glue is a great tonic for strengthening the sexual function. Of course, she knew what "talking late into the night" meant. Her Royal Highness the Princess was thinking about the Sect Master.
Xue Nuan looked confused and asked, "I am a stupid servant. I don't know what your Highness means by this."
"What's the point? It's just to treat him better, give him whatever he likes, let him indulge in pleasure and not practice hard. Isn't that what the royal family does when raising a playboy?"
Xue Lingxun brushed her hair lazily and said with a smile, "The child just lost his mother. It is my duty to care about him. As for whether this is useful or not, I have no right to interfere."
"I have done this and tried my best. I hope they will pay more attention to Sanshi. After all, I am just a small soul king. They can't let me do it."
"Okay, you two go quickly. Let Xue Xin and Xue Ling come in. I need to take a bath and dress. I haven't seen the Sect Master for quite some time. I miss him a lot. He said he would be in seclusion for two to three years. If I don't see him now, I will miss him in the future."
"Yes." The two girls bowed and turned to leave.
Seeing that there was no one in the room, Xue Lingxun's eyes showed a hint of sarcasm.
The people of Shrek were really arrogant. Did they really think that everyone was an idiot willing to serve as their pawn? If they were not afraid of the Sun and Moon Empire, how could the three empires tolerate such an emperor riding on their heads and acting tyrannically?
Especially for the royal family, the threat from the Sun-Moon Empire is certainly terrible, but how can Shrek, who can overthrow their throne at any time, not be terrible?
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At night, Xu Fu, who was called by Xue Lingxun in the name of "discussing important matters", was surprised to find that the lady had changed into elegant clothes and was waiting for him.
A golden hairpin is worn through the false bun, and flower ornaments are hung on the hairpins, embellishing a large area of white on the chest.
After a few bowls of whale jelly soup, there is nothing more to say about the rest.
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At noon the next day, Xu Tianxi, who was flipping through books in the library, looked at the pile of antique toys, miscellaneous books, and a gold soul card that Xue Nuan and his people had brought over, and question marks popped up on his forehead.
"Chen Wu, Old Yue, what do you think the Madam means by this? Why is she giving me these?"
Xu Tianxi picked up an arrow for pitching pots and twisted it, his eyes thoughtful. This thing is good, but why give it to him for no reason? He didn't go to pay his respects to her.
Old Yue frowned as he pondered. Chen Wu said casually, "I think she just wants to show off her status. How about you go and play with the Second Young Master, Third Young Master?"
"That makes sense."
Without much talk, Xu Tianxi directly asked Xu Xiaoyun to help find Xu Sanshi, who had been avoiding him these days, and said with a smile: "Brother Sanshi, I have something to ask you to solve..."
After quickly expressing his doubts about Xue Lingxun, Xu Sanshi frowned and thought for a long time before answering a question.
"I don't know about other things. When I went to pay my respects to her this morning, I found that she was still lying in bed and couldn't get up. Then I asked my mother's personal maid, and she said that the old man was invited by my mother last night, and the two of them tossed and turned all night..."
"My mother was very happy at the time, and she even gave me a Gold Soul Card so I could spend it as I pleased when I returned to Shrek."
Xu Tianxi: "...???"
What was going on? Could it be that Xu Fu was so pleased with her service that she wanted to give out some rewards?
Thinking about it this way, Xu Fu is quite righteous. Xue Lingxun is at the age of being as vigorous as a wolf and a tiger. He works so hard, like a tiger, to seek benefits for the two of them, even though he himself does not really need it.
"It seems that the old man is a good person."
Xu Tianxi sighed with an inexplicable tone. Although he was not completely sure of Xue Lingxun's motives, there was no need to think too much about it since his ancestor was standing behind him.
"Yes, the old man is a really good person." Xu Sanshi touched the Golden Soul Card he had just obtained and agreed sincerely.
Xu Xiaoyun stood silently, his eyes flickered, and he smelled a familiar scent.
"Let's go ask Xu Fu later..."