Chapter 480: The Day of Debate
Jixia Academy.

Tianxuan once again came to this academy, which is regarded as the most important talent training base in the empire, and found his elder brother: Prince Fusu.

In an elegant and quiet bamboo house, the two princes who were most qualified to inherit the throne of the empire sat opposite each other. Between them was a chessboard with 19 lines. Black and white chess pieces made of fine stone were placed in a chess basket, shining brightly in the sun like beautiful jade.

"Hurry up, the debate among the four masters for the position of the chief priest of the academy is about to begin."

"Thank God, I was waiting near the discussion platform in the early morning."

"Four masters of the Hundred Schools, I wonder what the topic of your debate will be?"

"It is said that the topic of this discussion was decided by the eldest son and Lord Wushuang. After the discussion, it was sealed and only opened today."

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Around the bamboo house, the masters recruited by Fusu and Tianxuan's subordinates hid in the treetops and bamboo forests. Everyone tried their best to reduce their presence, as if to merge with the nature of heaven and earth. However, as long as there was a murderous aura, these masters hidden in the dark would all break away from this almost dead state and hunt down every enemy.

At this moment, in the huge Jixia Academy, only the 30-zhang area where Tianxuan and Fusu were located could remain calm. The rest of the area was noisy. No matter which family they came from, as long as they had some interest in knowledge, they all rushed to the debate platform where the debate was about to begin.

What's more, some people were waiting under the platform yesterday, just to occupy a good position and hear the subtle words and ideas coming from the platform first.

Snapped!
Tianxuan's skills were profound. Even though they were far apart, he could catch the words coming from afar with his ears slightly moving. His thin mouth curled up slightly, his face was full of meaning, and he reached out to the chess basket beside him to take out a black jade chess piece, and slapped it on the wooden chessboard in front of him, making a crisp sound.

"Brother, the curtain has been lifted."

A black chess piece was slapped by Tianxuan at the center of the chessboard. Tianxuan raised his head and said to Fusu.

Snapped!
As Tianxuan started, Fusu also picked up a white chess piece from the chess basket and placed it on the chessboard. "Yes, the curtain has been raised. However, fourth brother, you started with Tianyuan, aren't you setting yourself up for dead?"

In the art of playing chess, there is a saying that gold edges, silver corners and grass belly. That is, when playing chess, the corners can have an advantage, while the center position will be in a dilemma of fighting all around. Those who start with the center position either have enough confidence in their chess skills or have only a superficial understanding of the art of playing chess.

"Brother, it is dangerous to start with Tianyuan, but if you want to do great things, you must have the courage to gamble with your life." Tianxuan didn't care and continued to pick up chess pieces from the chess basket and slap them on the chessboard. "After all, people like us may seem to be in a good position, and one day's expenses may be enough for a family of three to live comfortably for a lifetime."

"But you and I both know that we are always walking on the edge of a knife. If we are not careful, we will be beheaded."

"Alas!" Hearing what Tianxuan said, Fusu did not deny it. His handsome face showed a deep sense of melancholy and he sighed heavily, "Fourth brother, you are absolutely right."

"Now, there are at least two to three thousand people in Linzi who want to kill you and me." Tianxuan said calmly, "These people are unable to overthrow the empire, so they hope to kill you and me, so that His Majesty will lose a qualified successor and win without fighting." At this point, Tianxuan's face was full of disdain, "A rat is a rat, after all, it is not worthy of being on the stage!"

"So, this time you and I can lure the snakes out of their holes and catch these rats in one fell swoop." Fusu agreed with Tianxuan's point of view.

"Brother, how are your preparations going?" Tianxuan asked with interest.

Fusu said, "Everything is ready. Meng Tian's 10,000 golden fire cavalry are lurking outside Linzi City. Fourth brother, what about you?" Tianxuan said in a deep voice, "I have taken ten bowls of the twelve zodiac nourishing soup. If I take two more bowls, Duanmu Rong will think she has succeeded. By then, the Snow Girl will be sent to my bed by these idiots."

"It's not just Xue Nu, isn't there also Duanmu Rong?" Fusu muttered with some jealousy when he heard Tianxuan say that.

Although Fusu was not a person who liked beautiful women, he couldn't help but be jealous of Tianxuan's good fortune.

"Duanmu Rong?" Tian Xuan did not respond to Fusu's words, but smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, if it was three months ago, I could have taken Duanmu Rong at any time if I wanted her. But now?"

Fusu asked, "What's going on now?"

"Unless Duanmu Rong is willing and I am willing to give her a name." Tian Xuan's tone was tinged with helplessness, "Otherwise, I will never touch her."

"Really?" Fusu was very surprised to hear Tianxuan say this, "It seems that the identity of this Jinghu Medical Immortal is not simple."

Tian Xuan nodded and said, "To be precise, Duanmu Rong's identity is not simple, but her life experience is not simple. I only learned about her life experience recently."

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
The two brothers exchanged opinions, but their hands did not stop. Black and white chess pieces were constantly hit on the chessboard, and the series of crisp sounds echoed in this elegant bamboo house, which was particularly crisp.

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Discussing Taoism? Discussing Taoism!
Thousands of students from the Hundred Schools gathered on and off the Discussion Platform. Only those who had high status in their own schools and were well-known in the world were qualified to go up to the Discussion Platform and listen closely to the debates of the four masters of the Hundred Schools. As for ordinary disciples, they could only stay below the Discussion Platform.

Thousands of people gathered in one place, and since they were not a well-trained, disciplined army, it should have been very noisy, like a vegetable market. However, because this debate was of great importance, almost everyone kept quiet. Some people tried to whisper to each other, but were immediately driven out of the crowd.

The area hundreds of feet around the Discussion Platform was unusually quiet, and everyone turned their attention to the Discussion Platform.

call out!
The spectators had all arrived, and the host did not keep them waiting too long.

Suddenly, a dark stream of light shot from afar. Under the clear sky and in broad daylight, it was like a bolt of lightning that pierced through the sky. It ignored the nine-zhang height of the discussion platform and suddenly appeared at the highest point. The moment it landed at the highest point, the stream of light revealed its true form. It was covered in a dark robe, and its face was also covered by a hollow mask. Not a single bit of its body was revealed.

Yin-Yang School, Donghuang Taiyi!

"Greetings to His Excellency Dong Huang."

On this special day, Yan Fei, Yue Shen, Da Siming and Shao Siming left Tian's side, joined Shan Gui and Yun Zhongjun, and stood under the Taoism platform with the Yin-Yang School disciples who came to Linzi with Dong Huang Taiyi. As soon as Dong Huang Taiyi appeared, all the Yin-Yang School disciples bowed down and gave enthusiastic cheers.

tread!tread!tread!
Donghuang Taiyi ascended the Daoist Forum in an almost ostentatious manner, and the disciples of the Yin-Yang School cheered him on, making him look like he had taken the lead. But how could the other three masters of the Hundred Schools let him take the lead? Before the cheers died down, footsteps could be heard among the crowd.

(End of this chapter)