Li Boyang's expression remained calm and composed, as always.
The next moment, Zhu Yuanzhang personally selected Li Boyang as the top scholar in this special imperial examination.
As Zhu Yuanzhang made the announcement, Li Boyang was stunned for a moment. He originally thought he would disappear from the Taihe Hall in front of everyone, but he didn't expect to still be in the Wudang world.
At this moment, he felt that the pressure that was binding him had almost completely disappeared, but he was still a little bit short of it.
After appointing Li Boyang as the top scholar in this imperial examination, Zhu Yuanzhang then announced the second and third place winners. The final tenth place winner was then directly assigned to the cabinet for selection.
After doing all this, Zhu Yuanzhang announced again that a banquet would be held at Qionglin Garden.
Li Boyang then realized that although the three-time top scholar achievement was completed, the last step was still missing: the Qionglin Jade Banquet.
Following the civil and military officials to Qionglin Garden, Li Boyang drank at the Qionglin Banquet, and the last trace of pressure that had been binding him disappeared.
A beam of seven-colored light descended from the sky above Qionglin Garden.
At the very moment the radiance descended.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Li Boyang, the top scholar of this imperial examination, disappeared.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. He thought that the top scholar of this year's imperial examination had ascended to heaven. He thought to himself, no wonder Li Boyang could not be used by him. It seems that he was not a mortal.
Although Li Boyang is gone, his legend continues to circulate in the Wudang world...
In Shilin, he was the top scholar in the Ming Dynasty. His essay questions were framed and treasured by Zhu Yuanzhang and placed in the national treasury.
In the martial arts world, he was the number one martial artist in the Central Plains, the Blood-Handed Butcher Li Boyang. His disciple Zhang Sanfeng became another peerless master who suppressed the era after Qiu Chuji after he left.
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Chapter 167 Wasteland Battlefield
Inside the main hall of the Donghua Peak sect.
Sect Leader Du Zheng sat at the highest point of the main hall, his brows furrowed as he looked at the jade slip in his hand.
Every so often, Elder Wei Jie of Donghua Peak, Elder Zheng Yingying of Yunhua Peak, and Elder Luo Kedi of Zhenghua Peak arrived in turn and naturally sat down on either side of Du Zheng.
"Why did the sect leader summon us so urgently? Has something major happened at the front?"
As the senior member who was parachuted into the Dongyang Sect along with Du Zheng, Wei Jie could tell from Du Zheng's expression that something bad had happened.
Du Zheng sighed, tossed the jade slip to Wei Jie, and said solemnly:
"Take a look for yourself."
Seeing Du Zheng's seriousness, Wei Jie knew it must be something very important. After receiving the jade slip, he immediately channeled his spirit into it, and streams of information flowed back from it.
Seeing that Wei Jie's expression had been fine at first, but became increasingly serious after receiving the jade slip, Zheng Yingying couldn't help but ask:
"Elder Wei, what is the content of the jade slip?"
Luo Kedi also speculated with some concern:
"Has something really serious happened at the front?"
"Sigh, see for yourself."
Wei Jie remained silent for a moment before tossing the jade slip to Zheng Yingying.
After reading it, Zheng Yingying silently shook her head, sighed, and tossed the jade slip to Luo Kedi.
Seeing the expressions on the two men's faces after reading the jade slip, Luo Kedi quickly probed the jade slip with his spiritual power to examine the information within.
After Luo Kedi finished reading, the sect's main hall was completely silent; none of the three spoke.
"Let's all share our opinions; we need to come up with an idea."
Du Zheng was annoyed to see that the three people remained silent after reading the jade slip. He had invited them here to hear their opinions, so why were they all silent?
Luo Kedi said worriedly, "Sect Leader, can we refuse the Six Yang Sect's request? This is the third time in just one year."
Du Zheng shook his head and said calmly:
What do you think?
If he could refuse, would he need to consult with three people? The Six Yang Sect gave a firm order, leaving no room for negotiation.
Zheng Yingying followed suit, saying, "Our Dongyang Sect only has so many people. If we take any more, we'll deplete our resources."
Although Wei Jie was parachuted in from the Six Yang Sect, he was now sitting on the throne of the Eastern Yang Sect, and he said with concern:
"In less than a year, this is the third time we've been asked to provide reinforcements. Now, my Dongyang Sect only has the core group of disciples left at the Qi Refining stage. They are the hope of the sect."
Only Luo Kedi sighed and slowly said:
"I don't know how many of the first two batches of disciples are still alive."
"Nonsense! How can we shirk this responsibility? When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. Do I really need to explain such a simple truth to you?"
Du Zheng was well aware that the two reinforcements had already drawn away 60% of the Qi Refining disciples of the Dongyang Sect. Now, the remaining disciples in the Dongyang Sect were the most talented and had the greatest chance of advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage.
If he could refuse, as the leader of the Dongyang Sect, he would certainly want to preserve the last hope of the Dongyang Sect. However, he knew in his heart that he could not refuse this matter.
As far as he knew, the Six Yang Sect was in a worse state than the Eastern Yang Sect. Seven levels of Qi Refining Realm cultivators were removed from the sect, and seven levels of Golden Core Realm cultivators were sent to the battlefield. Only those at the Foundation Establishment Realm, except for those who had no hope of breaking through, remained in the sect.