Having made up his mind regarding the Dragon Chapter, Li Jizhou released Hong Luan and turned back to the practice room.

Although his father was stubborn and vain, he was also highly suspicious.

He would surely have precautions against the Dragon Aspect.

Moreover, with the Jiuli Map left by the Jiuli Immortal Monarch and the precedent of the Moon Worship Dynasty being overturned by the Cangming Celestial Venerable, the Dragon Aspect would find it very difficult to replicate such deeds.

Currently, no matter how you look at it, he poses no threat to anyone and is a target for alliances from three factions.

As long as the Jiuli Emperor remains, and he does not get involved in the whirlwind between the Ninth Prince and the Crown Prince, he need not worry about his life safety and can gain abundant resources.

Why not enjoy it?

He just needs to focus on cultivating diligently!

As expected, within the following month, the Ninth Prince and the Crown Prince visited successively.

The Ninth Prince was brought by Consort Rong.

Consort Rong, worthy of being the daughter of Marquis Rong’s Mansion, displayed great generosity, gifting a Middle Grade Spirit Treasure level robe valued at ten thousand Spirit Stones, impervious to water and fire, impervious to all.

Along with various other luxurious accessories.

However, none of them were beneficial for his current cultivation.

Li Jizhou understood this very well.

At the enfeoffment ceremony, the Ninth Prince publicly gifted the Bodhi Fruit primarily to impress in front of the Jiuli Emperor, although its mind-concentrating effect is limited before reaching the Nascent Soul.

The current primary enemy of the Ninth Prince is the Crown Prince, so he naturally does not want another competitor.

However, Consort Rong’s celestial presence left a profound impression on Li Jizhou, rivaling the Immortal An Liuli who debated for ten years in the previous life.

And because she gave birth to the Ninth Prince, her charm is even more radiant, showing mature grace.

Before leaving, she left a sentence: "Seventh Highness, my relationship with your mother is as close as sisters, if you don’t mind, you can treat me as your mother, and come find me if you have anything in the future."

To this, Li Jizhou didn’t refuse: "A gift from an elder is not to be declined, I will trouble you more in the future."

With Consort Rong’s mediation, Li Jizhou and the Ninth Prince seemed like brothers born of the same mother, appearing profoundly loyal to each other.

"Seventh Brother, my uncle often tells me that cultivation must be balanced with relaxation, otherwise it’s easy to get trapped,

it’s better to absorb the experiences and lessons from many predecessors, retain the essence, discard the dross, and transform it into the most suitable cultivation path for oneself.

Moreover, cultivation is not just about hard work, one needs opportunities, insights, chance, and to sit and debate, complementing strengths and weaknesses.

Next month is just when our Jiuli Academy is recruiting royal clan disciples, attracting countless young talents and prodigies from across the Jiuli Dynasty,

the Crown Prince as the current senior brother of the academy leads with exceptional talent, admired by many disciples, I have already trained for half a year and plan to join the academy this time,

however Seventh Brother, you have refused joining the academy multiple times before, now that cultivation has formally begun, are you still not planning to enter the academy?"

The previous Li Jizhou was favored by the Jiuli Saint Emperor due to his innate Wood Spirit Body, but eventually lost favor to the Ninth Prince and Crown Prince’s Golden Core Dharma Aspect, leading him to become cold and indifferent, afraid of ridicule, hence he refused to enter the academy multiple times.

However, after awakening his Innate Wisdom, Li Jizhou, with his cultivation experience from two previous lives and the gifts from the enfeoffment ceremony, temporarily hadn’t considered this aspect.

Being reminded by the Ninth Prince, his mind was slightly stirred.

The Central State dynasties select imperial officials through cultivation academies, thus academies are prevalent in various dynasties, becoming equivalent to sects in the Eastern Desolation.

There are hundreds of academies within the Jiuli Dynasty, all supplied and governed by the dynasty, but only two top academies exist.

The foremost is the Jiuli Royal Academy, with the Saint Emperor as its nominal principal, receiving cultivation resources from the imperial treasury, possessing a unique quasi-Sixth Tier Spirit Vein, specialized for nurturing commander-level talents for the dynasty.

The second is the Tianshu Daoist School, founded by the former right Chancellor Tianshu Divine Monarch, despite Tianshu Divine Monarch being condemned and executed in the swamp battle, the academy he founded remained, without targeting, even the Saint Emperor allowed its students to honor the Tianshu Divine Monarch as the ancestral principal, and Tianshu Academy students enjoy the same talent mechanism as Jiuli Academy, supplying many talents to the imperial court.

Despite many holding power in the Imperial City being aligned with the Dragon Aspect faction, there are still many local officers not belonging to the Dragon Aspect faction.

Li Jizhou speculated this is the Saint Emperor’s method to balance and check the Dragon Aspect.

"Academy!" With this thought, Li Jizhou hardly hesitated and agreed to enter the academy at the invitation of the Ninth Prince.

Of course, the main reason is to take advantage of the academy’s resources.

To motivate students, the academy naturally has rewards.

And frequent competitions with other academies also have prizes.

Especially every five hundred years, the grand competition organized by the nine major dynasties of the entire Central State has abundant rewards.

There was even an instance where the Profound Celestial Treasure was offered as the leader prize.

Moreover, the top three automatically qualify to enter the central Ancestral Spiritual Sea after Divinity Transformation.

Of course, such a grand competition is not organized by the nine major dynasties but initiated by the high masters within the Ancestral Spiritual Sea.

The rewards are also given by them.

Participants are not limited to Central State; all forces in the Celestial Profound Continent can recommend suitable cultivators to participate.

As for academy choice, Li Jizhou naturally chose the Jiuli Royal Academy, as a prince, he naturally enjoys various privileges.

The Tianshu Daoist School emphasizes equal treatment, Tianshu Divine Monarch was renowned for his advisory role, most adept at confronting the Saint Emperor.

A few days after the visits from the Ninth Prince and Consort Rong, the Crown Prince visited with a refreshing demeanor.

This time, the items brought by the Crown Prince really made Li Jizhou take notice.

Pills, treasure materials, along with various divine abilities and secret techniques, all useful for Li Jizhou at his current stage.

Total value exceeding fifty thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones.

It’s obvious the Crown Prince hopes for Li Jizhou to become strong quickly.

Regarding the purpose, amidst brotherly affection, the Crown Prince empathized deeply with Li Jizhou’s plight of the Ninth Prince with innate myriad law lightning spirit body stealing the spotlight.

He stated frankly that the Ninth Prince was led astray by Consort Rong, likely jeopardizing the dynasty, and hopes Li Jizhou can surpass him in cultivation despite his talent being inferior and regain his father’s favor.

Given the Crown Prince’s substantial gifts, Li Jizhou promised to work doubly hard to live up to the Crown Prince’s expectations.

Similarly, the Crown Prince invited Li Jizhou to join the academy, promising extensive support.

This filled Li Jizhou with gratitude.

On this day, the Jiuli Imperial City was bustling, as three days later, both the Jiuli Academy and the Tianshu Daoist School would recruit new students, open to candidates not restricted to the Jiuli Dynasty, but an opportunity for eligible individuals across the Celestial Profound Continent.

After all, upon formal admission, they are bound by the Great Heart Demon Oath, swearing allegiance to the Jiuli Dynasty.

Precisely because of the Great Heart Demon Oath as a foundation, the admission criteria are more extensive compared to Eastern Desolation sects.

Not only those with Qi Sensing Perfection who have not cultivated, as long as bone age is under twenty, personality passes, and talent ranks within the top three hundred are accepted, even those already cultivating, as long as the primary cultivation technique is not without prospects, higher cultivation level is a bonus, but the minimum spirit root is Top-Grade Spirit Root.