Bringing some shocking pranks to the Cultivation World
Chapter 65 - 65 58 If it benefits the country one can disregard life and death

65: Chapter 58: If it benefits the country, one can disregard life and death 65: Chapter 58: If it benefits the country, one can disregard life and death Beiliang University, a magical existence that people of Beiliang enjoy discussing and academics turn pale at the mention of.

More than a hundred years ago, the Imperial Academy was simply a synonym for the Daming Imperial College in the Capital City, a mechanism for the Central Daming to cultivate its officials.

But with the flourishing of Spirit Qi, immortals and demons alike became increasingly rampant, and Da Ming also started to have a need for cultivating “cultivator talents”.

Thus, local Imperial Academies were born out of necessity.

As one of the pilot cities for local Imperial Academies, Liang City’s Imperial Academy had a long history and strong heritage, cultivating countless illustrious civil officials and military generals.

For a time, it was incredibly prosperous and so esteemed that its value could not be overstated.

However, after the New Emperor took the throne and implemented the “Far Sea policy,” shifting the political focus to the south, the doctors from the Northern Universities were also transferred to various southern regions to cultivate new studies, which led to a massive loss of educational talent from Beiliang University.

Within just a few decades, it no longer boasted its former prosperity, reverting to an ordinary local Imperial Academy.

If that had been all, Beiliang University would not have been dubbed the “academic world’s golden toilet”.

The start of all changes began with one important individual.

“Of course, it’s not me.”

Looking at Guo Lingyun’s reproachful eyes at his side, Zhou Li explained somewhat speechlessly, “The Imperial Academy is a six-year program, and I attended for less than three years.

It has nothing to do with me.”

“Ah, haha.”

Guo Lingyun scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

For some reason, upon hearing the title “academic world’s golden toilet,” he subconsciously thought of Zhou Li.

Hou Jue, standing nearby, looked at Zhou Li, who was carrying a gift, in confusion.

Having not experienced the story of Mountain God Village, he didn’t understand why Guo Baihu would react this way.

Qianhu vaguely remembered but could only recall the resolute silhouette of Zhou Li charging towards the temple, silently admiring his youthful achievements.

Li Kuan?

Li Kuan had long since switched into brain-empty mode, not listening to anything, not remembering anything, and not concerning himself with anything.

After Li Kuan led the way relying on his body’s instincts, a huge courtyard with an elegant architectural style appeared before everyone.

The courtyard was perfectly square, encompassing a vast area that greatly surpassed the homes of the affluent families they had passed earlier.

Yet, this courtyard lacked luxurious decorations, appearing simple and unadorned, but the scholarly atmosphere was accentuated by the elegant writing on the walls.

“What excellent calligraphy.”

From a distance, Guo Lingyun saw the vigorous and forceful characters on the stone wall embedded with a bronze door; their bold strength and carefree spirit made him watch in fascination.

He couldn’t help but walk up quickly and slowly read out the deeply-engraved ink characters on the stone wall.

“Zhou Li, Tang Cen, and demons above the Sixth Realm are prohibited from entering…”

Turning his head and looking at the innocent-faced Zhou Li, Guo Lingyun’s expression collapsed somewhat, but he quickly regrouped.

Although he didn’t know what exactly Zhou Li did in the past that led to him and this unfamiliar Tang Cen being wanted by the Imperial Academy, he dared not ponder it any further…

He couldn’t even begin to imagine it.

“Let’s go.”

Zhou Li, carrying the gift for the old scholar, passed by Guo Lingyun with an air of nonchalance, “No need for an appointment, I was an Imperial Academy Student; they won’t stop me.”

“Ah, you, this…”

Guo Lingyun pointed in astonishment at the characters on the wall, then he saw Zhou Li humming a tune, carrying the gift, and swaggering over to the bronze door, then squatting down…

He slipped through a crack beneath the door in the blink of an eye.

Chì chù.

Watching Zhou Li expertly pick the lock and open the academy’s grand doors from behind the bronze gate, Guo Lingyun’s face remained expressionless, as still as an ancient well.

Even if Zhou Li whipped out a token in the next second declaring he was the Emperor’s biological father, Guo Lingyun wouldn’t be surprised anymore.

Wait a second, what if?

Harboring this dangerous thought, Guo Lingyun, along with everyone else, entered the Imperial Academy Mansion.

As a scholarly institution, the Mansion naturally wouldn’t decorate with a bunch of stone lion bronze statues to showcase wealth.

Along the way, what appeared before Guo Lingyun, Hou Jue, and the others was garden after garden.

Guo Lingyun looked closely and saw peonies, lotuses, saxifrage, forget-me-nots, fuchsia, cabbages, rape, eggplant vines, corn, sweet potatoes···

“Wait, how is this a vegetable garden?”

Guo Lingyun pointed, utterly astonished, at the expansive vegetable gardens on both sides and at the students drizzling natural farm manure on top as he incredulously said, “The Imperial Academy can grow vegetables as well?”

“That’s just how Beiliang University is.”

Zhou Li and the gift took it all in stride, Zhou Li glanced at a student holding a manure bucket and calmly said:

“The educational philosophy of Beiliang University is to teach and cultivate people.

Teaching is just one aspect, but cultivation is of utmost importance.

Without engaging in agriculture, one does not know the hardships of the people.

Without touching filth, one cannot appreciate where fragrance comes from.

Thus, Beiliang students must personally grow their vegetables, raise livestock, and fill their own bellies.”

Hearing this, Guo Lingyun, Qianhu, and Hou Jue, who stood by, were deeply shaken, a profound enlightenment dawning in their minds.

They couldn’t help but feel that Beiliang University truly was remarkable, and that only through such practical teaching could they cultivate the pillars of Da Ming who toiled in the fields.

“Bullshit, if the canteen weren’t so poor that it’s mixing rice with rice for meals, who would want to pick up manure?”

The nearby student finally couldn’t hold back and shouted while removing his straw hat:

“You outsider, truly epitomizing ‘for the good of the country, hold not back in life and death, nor seek to escape calamity and fortune.’ Senior Zhou really is among phoenixes and dragons, thoroughly understanding our Beiliang University’s teaching philosophy.

I am impressed, so very impressed.”

Watching the Northern student perform a Southern masterstroke, Zhou Li’s face wore a spring breeze-like smile as he amiably said:

“Young man, don’t hide your troubles.

If you’re not eating well, just bring it up with our old scholars, have a chat with the ladies in the canteen, what can’t be resolved?

Why be so heated?

Getting angry will hurt your body.”

“Don’t mention it, I simply enjoy the thrill of hard work when picking up manure.”

Smiling with lowered eyebrows, the proud pillar of Da Ming cheerfully carried his bucket, his face beaming with the pride of labor, and fled to continue farming in the distance.

Suddenly, Guo Lingyun, Hou Jue, and Qianhu all fell silent.

Forget it, if this becomes rampant in Da Ming, the nation’s downfall can’t be far off.

Before long, the group arrived at the wooden hut of the “old scholar” Zhou Li had mentioned.

Standing in front of the familiar wooden hut, Zhou Li took a deep breath, his heart filled with excitement, and gently knocked on the wooden door.

“Come in.”

A gentle yet slightly aged voice came from inside the house.

Zhou Li opened the door, and everyone slowly entered.

In the main hall, an elderly man with white hair and beard sipped tea while reading a scroll, a slight smile on his distinguished yet weathered face:

“You’re here, what gift did you bring?”

The old man looked up slowly, staring at Zhou Li approaching with the gift, and he was startled.

“What’s this?”

Looking at the young girl with a sheepish smile that Zhou Li was carrying, the old man’s smile suddenly froze on his face.

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