Zheng Jiaxi sighed and pulled his thoughts back from the distant past. He habitually crossed his fingers to his chest and pursed his lips. Although it seemed as calm as before on the surface, in fact, there was an extremely anxious look in his eyes.

Because next, the lottery ceremony was.

At this time, the person who issued the declaration on the main stage was the organizer of this spring exam, namely the head of Sunset Valley, Ye Qingyun.

What I said is nothing more than looking back on the glory of the past, looking forward to the hope of the future, etc., and ensuring the openness, justice and fairness of the Spring Examination Competition, which sounds really boring.

In addition to the disciples of Sun Valley and some sects who were in the same spirit as him, many people in the audience were already showing impatience.

Fortunately, Ye Qingyun's speech was not too long. Soon, he waved his hand and officially announced the beginning of the first round of lottery draw for the spring exam competition.

The most tense moment has finally arrived.

Before this, major academies had reported their grouping situations, and the referees of each academies were divided into four groups: A, B, C and D. This list is not allowed to be changed after the lottery ceremony begins. Of course, according to previous practice, Group A is not necessarily stronger than Group D.

The key is to look at the tactical arrangement of each academy.

The reference representatives of the major aristocratic families and sects were also divided into four groups. This was the result of their own negotiation and communication. In comparison, it seemed much more casual. Basically, people from the nine aristocratic families formed two groups, and the single one was mixed with the disciples of the sect.

The rules of drawing lots are not complicated. To put it specifically, they are drawn one by one according to the number of the battle station.

For example, the one who took the lead in the draw was the participating group of Battle Station No. 1.

The head of Chunqiu Academy was filled with the halo of Dajin First Academy, so it was naturally the first to extract it.

The person responsible for drawing lots is also quite interesting. Of course, this person cannot be a person from Sunset Valley. After all, Sunset Valley itself is also a member of the Spring Festival Competition. Although it is the organizer of this event, if they are the ones who draw lots, it will be unfair and just.

Similarly, this person cannot be from the three major academies, from the nine major aristocratic families, or from the seventy-two sects.

In the past, such candidates were usually sent from the court. For example, the respected Eunuch Zhao in the palace once appeared as a lottery guest for a certain spring exam.

But in fact, such an arrangement is also worth discussing.

As we all know, the students in the Imperial Academy are all royal relatives or children of officials who occupy a place in the court. It seems that the court sends people to draw lots, but it is still not absolutely fair.

In the past, people could not care about this because the strength of the Imperial Academy was the weakest among the three major academies, and the strength of the Chunqiu Academy could cover up all problems.

Even if you really make some moves in the lottery and have some tricks, Chunqiu Academy can ignore it at all and win the leader of the Spring Examination in a nearly crushing posture!

But now it's different.

In this spring exam, Chunqiu Academy has almost lost hope of winning the championship in advance, while the ninth prince Zhao Chen is one of the popular candidates to win the championship!

On the other hand, Tianxing Academy has not tasted the taste of being on the top of the list for too many years, and it is not as grand as Chunqiu Academy. This time, the candidates who specially asked to draw lots cannot be from the court.

So, in the practice world of the Dajin Dynasty, are there anyone other than the court, academies, aristocratic families, and sects?

Where can ordinary casual cultivators be qualified to play such an important role in such an important occasion?

But in fact, there is really.

Even though the people in this place are extremely low-key and have not made their voices to the world for many years, when they really stand up, no one in the field can question their qualifications!

This force does not belong to the court or the world. Although their names are dim and dusty in the past years, they still have a force worthy of awe.

Because that is the state religion!

Yes, it is the National Church, which is only thirty miles away from Buju Mountain!

At this time, the old man with a kind face and a kind face was not recognized by many young people present. Even if they say their names, no one has heard of them. However, only the three words "National Education Academy" can suppress all the doubts and make everyone silent.

In comparison, the old man was also filled with emotion at this time.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the vibrant faces below the stage, and a feeling of incomparable relief arose.

These people are the future of the Dajin Dynasty.

And now his hands, from a certain perspective, will determine the future direction of Dajin.

If it weren't for the special features of this spring exam, people might not have thought of the National Church at all, and they also forgot the sectarian power that once stood on this continent, because since the death of the previous pope, the National Church has completely returned to silence, and more than three hundred years have passed.

And today, they finally reappeared!

No one knows whether this is a good or a bad thing for the Dajin Dynasty, or that the boys and girls who are ready to make a big splash in the Spring Examination Competition at this moment could not have imagined that far.

But today, they are not the only ones on the court, but also a group of giants in the world of cultivation who are not visible and uncovered.

For example, Wei Qiuyue from the Chunqiu Academy, Tao Zhiqian from the Tianxing Academy, and Murong Ke, the head of the Murong family among the nine major families.

Before this, even they didn't know that Sunset Valley actually invited people from the National Church. At this time, looking at the kind-looking old man on the stage, for some reason, their hearts were sinking to the bottom.

At the same time, the old man had already pulled out the first bamboo stick from the paint cylinder in front of him, with a vermilion-red character "B" written on it.

"No. 1 Battle Platform, Group B of Chunqiu Academy."

After the words came to an end, Zhou Bo, who was sitting not far behind Zheng Jiaoxue, couldn't help but clench his fists hard.

Because he is one of the members of Group B!

Mo Yuan smiled and patted Zhou Bo on the shoulder, and said softly: "Don't be nervous, your task is not heavy. You will be on the battlefield later. Don't be too arrogant. Take it as your responsibility to protect yourself and strive to be able to successfully fight in the team battles in the future!"

Zhou Bo nodded. He knew that his strength was the lowest in this spring exam, but since the academy gave him such precious trust, he would definitely not let everyone down!

But in fact, it is impossible to say that it is not nervous. Not to mention Zhou Bo, even Zheng Zhi's face was solemn, because next, he was about to draw the opponent from Chunqiu Academy.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the arms of the old man in the National Education Academy. The whole audience was quiet and silent, and even their breathing seemed to have stopped at this moment.

"Fighting Platform No. 1, Group A of Tianxingyuan."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes moved to the preparation zone where Tianxing Academy was located, as if they wanted to find the disciples who were members of their Group A from the expressions on each of their faces.

At the same time, Murong Wangui suddenly raised his head, smiled slightly at Zheng Rong from Chunqiu Academy, opened his lips slightly, and said five words silently.

"It disappoints you."

ps: Thank you for the reward of "Witch" in 1988, thank you for the reward of "Bi Luo Huangquan Ⅻ, thank you for the reward of "Great Lord O'Brien" for the reward of "Yi Meng Wushang" for the reward of "100".
Chapter completed!