Chapter 127 Choosing a Dynasty
A few days later, Junzi Mountain was officially closed to all outsiders.
Even those Confucian scholars who were studying at the foot of the mountain were not allowed to go up the mountain.
Except for a few disciples stationed in various dynasties who could not return to Junzi Mountain, all Confucian monks who were on missions outside returned to prepare for the seven-year ceremony of conferring honors to the Twelve Young Sages.
The Twelve Young Sages are elected every seven years, the Twelve Supremes are elected every fifteen years, the Ten Great Sages are elected every forty years, and the Nine Great Confucians are elected every seventy years.
After seven years, the title of the Twelve Young Sages will become invalid and be replaced by newcomers, but those who have been elected as the Twelve Young Sages are also eligible to run for the Twelve Supremes.
The same applies to other titles.
And once the Seven Supreme Saints are elected, they will be Supreme Saints for life, and only when the Supreme Saints die will the position be vacated.
Therefore, the Supreme Saints of all dynasties are the elites among the elites. Xun Zhu has been in charge of Confucianism for nearly a hundred years. The situation in the Lingwu Continent of this era has traces left by him everywhere.
On this day, on the highest peak of Junzi Mountain, Ruyu Peak, Ning Wuxie and more than 20 other candidates stood on the stage, waiting for Xun Zhu to read out this year's list.
The names on the list are the talents that Confucianism has selected after seven years of assessment.
These young disciples became the Twelve Young Sages, which means that they have officially embarked on the promotion sequence of Confucianism. Inside, they can climb up and become new supreme people, literary saints, etc.
Outside, they can go to the major dynasties, enter the court, become generals and ministers, and use power and strength to realize their political ambitions!
Ning Wuxie stood beside Meng Cangran, with countless Confucian disciples watching behind him, and on the high platform in front of him stood the seven supreme saints headed by Xun Zhu.
Xun Zhu slowly read out the names one by one, including Ning Wuxie and Meng Cangran.
After the twelve names were read out, the disciples cheered in unison!
"I declare that the above are the candidates for the Twelve Young Sages of Confucianism this term! Those whose names have not been read out should leave." Xun Zhu put down the scroll and said loudly.
The other disciples turned and left, without much disappointment on their faces, because the quota of the Twelve Young Sages was originally decided by the elders, and they knew in advance whether they could be selected.
"Next, please choose the dynasty you want to go to for training."
Xun Zhu turned back to the middle of the queue of the seven great saints, and a ceremonial officer shouted.
As soon as the voice fell, the clouds around the Yuyu Peak suddenly fluctuated, as if something was surging inside, and at the same time, several beast calls were heard around the mountain!
The crowd watching was in a commotion, and they all knew what they were about to see.
Ning Wuxie glanced at Meng Cangran with some doubts, and the other party smiled and gave him a firm look, as if to say, you will know soon.
"Please invite the five dynasties of auspicious beasts!" The ceremonial officer shouted again.
Swish, swish, swish!
Five huge monsters suddenly rushed out from the clouds around the Yuyu Peak! They circled in the air for a while, and then landed on the Yuyu Mountain with a loud bang, making a long and shocking roar!
A giant tiger with black and white patterns all over its body and wings on its back.
A roc with golden and red wings, dragging tail feathers, and flames burning in its eyes.
A stag with horns like giant trees and light-colored patterns on its snow-white body.
And a black turtle with a black back shell, a vigorous look, and spikes all over its back.
The auspicious beasts of Xuanqin, Shangyun, Dayu, and Dachu stood in front of the twelve selected young sages, lowered their heads, and waited to be selected!
They were not monsters, but monsters that symbolized the totems of various dynasties. They were brought from the palace to express respect for Confucianism and to hope that only Confucian people could join their own dynasties.
On the far right of the four auspicious beasts, there was a figure that didn't fit in.
This was actually a person.
And it was a woman, who looked only a few years older than Xuan'er. She stood next to the black turtle of the Dachu Dynasty, just like a tiny thing.
Such a contrast attracted everyone's attention for a while. Ning Wuxie was surprised when he heard someone in the crowd behind him shouting: "It's Miss Mo Xin!" "It's the third princess of Lanyuan Dynasty!" The crowd was in an uproar. Unexpectedly, this woman was Mo Xin, who was listed in the list of human geniuses as a demon! Ning Wuxie was also surprised and looked at Mo Xin. She had bronze skin, beautiful face, pigtails, and a headband made of bone rings, which showed a bit of wildness. But she was still wearing human clothes from the civilized world. The carved black long gown on the right was very chic. Her figure was average, and there was almost no ups and downs of feminine features. Although Lanyuan Dynasty was a demon dynasty, sending the third princess of the dynasty to attend the awarding ceremony of the twelve young sages was too much, right? After all, the other four were just demon beasts. "The third princess of Lanyuan Dynasty, Mo Xin, recently passed by Junzi Mountain and came here in person to recruit talents!" As if to answer everyone's doubts, the etiquette officer shouted again. The crowd onlookers heard the words and made a sound of understanding. However, Ning Wuxie, who was standing in the center of the field and closer to Mo Xin, saw that the expression on Mo Xin's face was not very friendly. Her mouth corners bent to the sides, with a look of impatience, or unconvinced. She didn't even look at the twelve young sages standing in a row in front of her. The etiquette officer did not delay any further and immediately continued the awarding ceremony: "Please, young sages, go to pay a visit to the auspicious beast of your choice!" Only then did the highlight of this awarding ceremony come! The twelve young talents had to choose the dynasty they liked, and then walk to the auspicious beast of the corresponding dynasty to accept the talent order spit out by the auspicious beast!
Before this, no one knew where these young sages were going. Wherever they go, there will definitely be some fluctuations!
So everyone is looking forward to which dynasty will get more talents this year, which dynasty will be ignored, and what changes will these dynasties have in the future.
Ning Wuxie looked around and saw that someone had already stepped out of the queue and walked towards the auspicious beast in front of him. It seemed that he had already thought about it.
Meng Cangran glanced at Ning Wuxie, nodded, and quickened his pace, walking towards the black tiger of Xuan Qin Kingdom, where two people were already standing.
Ning Wuxie did not move, but quietly observed the situation.
The twelve young sages did not delay, and seemed to have already made plans. After a while, the remaining eleven people had chosen their dynasty.
There are three people from Xuan Qin, two from Da Yu, two from Shang Yun, and four from Da Chu.
Not one of them went to the Lanyuan Dynasty.
The two countries of Qin and Chu were the most powerful and therefore the most attractive.
Only Ning Wuxie was still standing there.
"Tell me, should Ning Wuxie go to Xuan Qin or Da Chu." Seeing Ning Wuxie not moving, everyone thought he was in a dilemma.
It's not surprising, after all, he seems to be the youngest among the twelve.
"Of course it's Xuan Qin. He's so good at fighting, so it's most appropriate to go to Qin."
"It's hard to say. Chu State is rich. He is still young and will definitely need a lot of money to practice."
Everyone started talking for a while.
The etiquette officer waited for a moment and then urged: "Young Master, please choose the dynasty you want to go to."
Ning Wuxie nodded, a little speechless. He really didn't expect that the Lanyuan Dynasty was so unpleasant.
He looked at Mo Xin, who was standing there with no one in front of him. Mo Xin shifted his weight to his right foot, standing unceremoniously, looking coldly at the young sages in front of the other four auspicious beasts.
It doesn't seem surprising that no one chose me.
Suddenly, she seemed to feel the gaze and turned to look at Ning Wuxie.
Then, in full view of everyone, Ning Wuxie walked towards Mo Xin.