Chapter 117 (1/2)

The Bishop didn’t say anything else, and slowly left under the support of Priest Xin Under the twilight, his crooked old stature looked a little lonely; giving a different feel from the three youths of Orthodox Academy when they ran off into the sunset; the sun was really setting for the life of this elder and no one could predict if it would rise again after setting

It was only after a long ti at the fading back of the Bishop into the twilight; they had complicated expressions, but no one dared to show any disrespect

After spring, the Bishop had an increase to his wrinkles and age spots, ageing considerably; e for humans was a drawn out process, especially for those who had achieved considerable success in cultivating The Way, a process of at least hundreds of years; he had see within just a few shortpiled on at once

Why had the Bishop aged so much within such a short tis he had to supervise; in the eyes of others, this was also a reminder for the Orthodoxy and the entire continent, that this was an elder as froyman in the world that was comparable to and could counter His Eminence, The Pope

From the past impressions of the people, His Eminence, Bishop Mei Li Sha, was an absolute confidant to the Pope The Education Board, under his guidance, had an exceptionally high position, but it was still just one, out of the Orthodoxy’s Six Sacred Churches and otherwise did not stand out; a lot of people were not even aware of its existence, but now, everything had changed

Orthodox Acadeain appeared in the capital, and some elders and factions fro voices against the Pope; in the Autumn Rain incident that happened before the Education Board, people were dispersed through the use of horses; blood was spilled and countless casualties resulted, behind all of that was the old crooked figure of the Bishop

It wasn’t until this moment, that the people finally took notice, he had the support of countless people from within the Orthodoxy; the resources and power he currently had at his co a threat to the Pope

For him to appear today at Li Palace, this y of the palace too stunned for words That’s correct, the Bishop was the architect behind Orthodox Acade’s group; he had expectations of the acade able to rank first upon the First Banner at the Grand Exa him to declare this to the world; he lory achieved at the Ivy League gathering, coupled with his betrothal to Xu You Rong, wasn’t this already eye-catching enough? To state that he will take the first position on the First Banner; for the Bishop to place such an enor, what purpose did he have?

“Pressure is a form of motivation”

In the Li Palace under twilight, a horse-drawn carriage was parked, within the carriage, the Bishop was seated opposite to Priest Xin, he casually said, “The proclamation was only the first dish, thefroazes of thousands, only under this, can help to mature him at the fastest possible rate”

Priest Xin was in quiet conte: “I only fear that the pressure is too great and Chen Chang Sheng won’t be able to cope”

The Bishop didn’t say anything else, and did not seek to further inforination of outside observers, Chen Chang Sheng and Orthodox Academy were never a tool used by hie to the Pope, conversely, everything related to Chen Chang Sheng was agreed to and confirmed by both, he and the Pope

Only this, could make him mature in the shortest amount of time possible, only this, couldthe eyes of people fro to Chen Chang Sheng, he and the Pope weren’t overly concerned, because they were very clear; that youth had already been living for the past few years under the greatest pressure possible

At Heavenly Acadeate, the stone as surrounded by people At Star Seeker Acade onto the stone wall The Proclamation of Azure Clouds had a new update, the stone walls of theThe top position didn’t need to be touched, because it was still occupied by Xu You Rong, but a lot of other changes had occurred This autuest victor was Orthodox Acadeed to have three of the the second position, a splendid achievement

At the gates of the various schools in the capital, people raised their heads to look at the naraved upon the stone wall, their emotions were complicated, especially those who had previously participated in the siege against Orthodox Acade the update to the Procla piece of news also rapidly spread out, this was the declaration that His Eminence, The Bishop, had personally declared in place of Orthodox Acade

In the Grand Exa wanted to obtain first place upon the First Banner

The reactions of everyone who heard this neas that it had to be a joke, who could believe this? But upon confirmation, the majority of people were stunned to the point of disbelief

If Her Highness, Luo Luo, was not the daughter of the White Emperor, or no one knew of her status; if she were to enter the Grand Examination as a meainst Gou Han shi+ and the other experts of the various participating sects, but the Bishop had stated very clearly that it was Chen Chang Sheng who intended to place first upon the First Banner, not Orthodox Academy

The Chen Chang Sheng that was known to the entire capital as to being unable to complete his Purification?

Due to Orthodox Acade and the evaluations froer anyone that dared to consider him trash, but from their view… he was still soood fortune was to suddenly descend upon him, and he was to complete his Purification, with only three short months left before the Grand Exa the countless geniuses of his generation that had already successfully started cultivation years before him?

I or Qiu Shan Jun, with a gifted bloodline, he still wouldn’t be able to achieve this; this would be a coic and reason

In regards to Orthodox Acade and the declaration that Chen Chang Sheng wanted to place first upon the First Banner, different people had different reactions

In an isolated area of the Heavenly Acade Huan Yu sat beside a disused well, his entire body was soaked through with its cold, icy water; his dark hair was sprawled across his figure and continually dripped onto the floor, for a puddle beneath hi hot, the reason for this, was because he was infuriated

He had fallen from rank 10 to rank 11 on the Procla overtaken by Qi Jian, this was an injustice to hioal was Qiu Shan Jun, therefore, having entered the top 10, he no longer bothered issuing challenges On what basis was this judgement made? Didn’t the Council of Divine Ordinance usually use the results of personal duels as the basis for their evaluations?

His wet hair draped across his eyes, blocking out his sharp gaze Thinking of his little junior, nay… Her Highness, Luo Luo’s current position on the proclah to drive him into a frenzy, but he i a hint of red He had once thought that he didn’t need to prove his strength in front of others, but he noas wrong That Chen Chang Sheng wanted to place first upon the First Banner? Junior Luo Luo called hi that he longed for the date of the Grand Examination to quickly arrive

At the Tian Hai clan’sWu, and his son, Tian Hai Sheng Xue, had a brief discussion over today’s update to the proclamation and the declaration that was made

“If Chen Chang Sheng was to be able to place first upon the First Banner, then he reallyinto his family… but this is impossible”

“I agree, this is impossible”

Tian Hai Sheng Xue calmly replied to his father, his pearly white face didn’t reveal any reaction; he didn’t care as to whether Chen Chang Sheng could co was to come across multipleSheng wouldn’t succeed; he hi Xue pass to the capital in order to achieve only one goal and that was to place first upon the First Banner

In the anterior section of the Li Palace couesthouse that was hosting the southern envoy group was still as quiet as it was during the day

Gou Han shi+ was sat upon a long chair that was beside the veranda, looking at the sectioned off night sky that was visible through the courtyard’s skylight He quietly contethy amount of time, as if he wished to discern some sort of truth from the myriad of stars above

Liang Ban Hu, Guan Fei Bai and Qi Jian all sat on chairs to the side, quietly discussing soside the Qiu Shan family head, those elders who had come for the betrothal, had already e to the South They had to participate in the Grand Examination and thus remained; without their elders around, these youths from Li Shan Sword Sect were evidently more relaxed

“Is there even the possibility?” Liang Ban Hu asked with his eyebrows knotted in a frown

Guan Fei Bai quietly contemplated for some time and replied, “No matter how you look at it, it’s impossible”

Qi Jian rather timidly shi+fted his position forwards and asked: “Has there ever been so similar in the past?”

The topic of discussion ast these three youths of Li Shan Sword Sect was naturally whether Chen Chang Sheng could place first upon the First Banner at the Grand Examination