Nan Yi raised his tea cup and said to Du Yuanfu: "Thanks to Mr. Du for his kindness, but after repeated consideration, the student finally prefers Wuxiang Academy. Therefore, Mr. Du please don't mind if you use tea instead of wine."
The smile on Du Yuanfu's face did not diminish, as if he didn't care about Nan Yi's refusal to survive the disaster. He raised his glass and drank it, saying: "Although I can't work with my little friend to survive the disaster, I wish you a good start in Taoism and success in practice. However, little friend If you choose Wuxiang, you should leave this order to me to save the disaster."
Nan Yi nodded, immediately took out the Du Erling, held it in both hands and handed it to Du Yuanfu.
Du Yuanfu accepted it, said a few more polite words, and then left.
Li Taihua did not stay.
After Du Yuanfu left, Li Taihua suddenly said: "Du Yuanfu is a man who has different opinions. Nanlang refused to survive the misfortune and chose Wuxiang today. Don't think that he really doesn't take this matter to his heart."
Nan Yi hesitated slightly when he heard this.
Of course he knew that his rejection of Du'e Academy was really a disgrace to Du Yuanfu.
But this matter is not a big deal. It should not make Du Yuanfu feel resentful, right?
Li Taihua saw Nan Yi's deliberately unconcealed hesitation and said calmly: "You have the Du'e order, but you refused Du'e Academy. Although you won the first prize in the annual examination and went to Wuxiang, you finally failed in your duty. It is also a failure to fulfill the responsibility of welcoming the new year.”
"Even if he doesn't hold a grudge for this, he will definitely be unhappy in his heart. If you meet him again in the future, just don't be deceived by his friendly face."
Nan Yi nodded heavily, indicating that he was taught.
Li Taihua started talking about the benefits of worshiping Wuxiang again.
"Entering Taoism and cultivating it is not the result of one thought. Transforming yourself from the ordinary to building the foundation is not the result of several days."
"For monks like us, if we want to be successful in cultivation, we will probably have to go through a circle in the officialdom. However, there are only a few positions in the court, and official status is not something you just want."
"However, Wuxiang students can be appointed to various ministry positions as long as they pass the scientific examination. Unlike other academy students, they have to fight for appointments in their respective ministries."
The nine departments of Dali, all civil and military officials, all looked at the establishment.
Wuxiang Academy corresponds to the Ministry of Culture, so the Education Department and the Mingwen Department of the Ministry of Culture can be regarded as the basic base of Wuxiang students.
However, due to the characteristics of the skills, Wuxiang students can imitate the magical powers of other academies. In the selection and appointment of middle and low-level officials, as long as they belong to the civil service establishment, no matter which department, Wuxiang students can get involved.
For example, Du'e Academy corresponds to the Ministry of Rites, and for the assessment and selection of the grassroots staff of the Ministry of Rites, in addition to Du'e students, Wuxiang students can also apply.
This means that relatively speaking, Wuxiang students are more likely to successfully pass the official examination. Therefore, only the top students in each school can enter Wuxiang Academy in the annual examination.
But at the moment, Nan Yi is only curious about how to enter Taoism and practice.
He looked at Li Taihua with sharp eyes.
Li Taihua knew Nan Yi's thoughts and said with a smile: "Normally, students will study normally in the first year when they are admitted to the hospital, and they will be lectured by gentlemen to observe their character and character. Wait until the next year, and then based on the character evaluation and their respective qualifications, we will see whether they should be recruited. Enter the Tao and worship at the Immortal Gate."
"However, since you have awakened your innate magical power, you don't have to wait for a year even if you are half-stepped into the path."
"It's just that if you want to join the Immortal Sect in advance, you need to go to the Heart-Questioning Platform and evaluate your character through the Heart-Questioning Platform before I can teach you the Taoism."
"I don't know, do you want to go to the platform to ask for help today, or go back and meditate for a few days, think about what you want, and then go to the platform for asking for help?"
Li Taihua briefly introduced the process for Wuxiang students to join the Immortal Sect and formally obtain the knowledge of Taoism.
Normally, students study normally during their first year in college. During this period, the monks of the academy will secretly evaluate the character of the students.
But for students who know that the academy is the Immortal Gate, and have even awakened their innate supernatural powers, they can skip the one-year process and directly join the Immortal Gate.
It's just that the normal one-year study process can be omitted, but the xinxing assessment link is indispensable.
Since there is one less year to observe the nature of the mind, we will use tricks to let the students go to the stage of self-questioning to evaluate their nature of mind.
If you pass the evaluation, you can join the Immortal Sect in advance and be taught the skills.
But at the same time, using trickery to evaluate one's character will undoubtedly be more demanding than slowly observing it over a year.
Therefore, Li Taihua suggested to Nan Yi that he should wait until he understands what he wants in his future life and is firm-minded before going to the Questioning Platform.
This is what an experienced person says.
After all, an ordinary young man has a wandering mind, and many of his thoughts are impulsive and may not stand up to repeated questioning.
But Nan Yi just changed his mind for a moment and firmly stated that he could ask his heart today.
He is a time traveler.
Even though I have become accustomed to this world now, my heart is no longer full of alienation, but still somewhat strange.
In addition, the entertainment and living conditions in Dali are not as good as Tianxia in his previous life. Nan Yi really has no other desires except for cultivating.
So after thinking about it, Nan Yi followed his original intention and wanted to go to the Questioning Heart Platform to complete the process today so that he could be taught the exercises earlier.
"Are you serious about not going back and thinking about it for a few more days?" Li Taihua asked with a faint smile.
Nan Yi's tone was as firm as ever: "No need."
Seeing that Nan Yi had made up his mind, Li Taihua said no more.
He took Nan Yi away from Bai Yujing, entered the academy, and walked all the way to a remote courtyard.
In the courtyard, there is a house with no windows, only a door.
At this time, Li Taihua looked at Nan Yi: "This is the platform for asking questions. When you go in and sit down, I will close the door. It will be dark inside, and there will be people chatting with you."
"No matter what we talk about, you just need to tell the truth about what's on your mind. When the questioning is completed, I will open the door and pick you up."
Li Taihua looked at Nan Yi with a meaningful look in his eyes, as if to say that it was not too late for Nan Yi to choose to go back and meditate for a few days.
Nan Yi only thought that Li Taihua was interfering and was not moved at all. He only nodded lightly to show his understanding.
So Li Taihua walked to the heart-asking platform, opened the door, and motioned for Nan Yi to enter the room.
The house has no windows and is extremely dark. But following the light after the door was opened, one could still see a square stool three steps behind the door.
Nan Yi entered the room without hesitation and sat down on the square stool.
As soon as he sat down, the door closed silently.
The already dim light disappeared in an instant. The chirping of insects and birds that I heard from time to time outside seemed to suddenly become silent.
In an instant, the room was completely plunged into darkness, and there was no light or wind. It was completely silent.
It was as if there was an invisible sense of terror that quietly emerged and lingered around Nan Yi.
But Nan Yi remained unmoved.
Perhaps, for people in this world, who are used to having light even at night, this completely dark environment will be very depressing, making people unable to help but think wildly.
But Nan Yi was used to seeing darkness and despair in his previous life on Blue Star.
After she was diagnosed with cancer and no medicine could save her, Nan Yi was able to adjust her mentality and come out with an optimistic attitude and tenacity.
Not to mention that Nan Yi possesses the talent of "Dongzhen" and knows that the current dark environment is actually produced by a "black sound box", a low-grade yellow-grade artifact, which has the effect of isolating external light and sound, so he doesn't take it for granted. care.
He just turned his thoughts silently, guessing what Li Taihua would ask when he asked for help.
But silence and even deathly darkness also make time seem meaningless.
Nan Yi was sitting on a square stool. He didn't know how long it had passed when he suddenly saw a spiritual light appearing in front of him.
However, as far as the naked eye is concerned, the room is still dark and lightless due to the influence of the "black sound box".
But under Nan Yi's "Dong Zhen", he could see the spiritual light, and he could see a mirror quietly appearing not far in front of him, and a female cultivator.
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