587: Chapter 587 Beauty

“Are you all Liu Xuan's children?!”

Looking at this group of Genius students whom she greatly admired and intended to nurture well in the future, True Monarch Gao Qian hoped they would give her an answer beyond her expectations.

“That’s right!”

“The True Lord actually didn't know?”

Surprise appeared on Lingxiu’s clean little face; their identities were public, so they hadn't explained much.

Hearing the confirmed answer, True Monarch Gao Qian fell silent. ‘No wonder Liu Xuan was willing to use the Family treasury to build the academy and nurture his own children; of course he would be willing!’

Just as she was about to use this as a reason to complain to her Revered Master, she had a second thought—it seemed Liu Xuan hadn't violated any rules.

From the perspective of her Revered Master, Lady Yaoguang, wanting to nurture so many Genius students usually required a massive amount of resources, not to mention a lot of time and energy, and even then, success wasn't guaranteed.

Liu Xuan was using the academy to nurture his own children; the process followed the rules, and the result was even more beneficial to the academy. This wasn't a crime; on the contrary, it was a great contribution.

‘Whether it’s a crime or a contribution, I’ll report it all to Revered Master when the time comes and let her decide.’

True Monarch Gao Qian pondered for a moment and then, under the puzzled gazes of the many Liu Clan children, she asked, “Exactly how many of Liu Xuan's children are in the academy? Give me the list. This seat must personally check if there are any who entered in violation of the rules.”

Everyone looked dazed; they weren't clear on such trivial matters, so they all turned their eyes toward the eldest sister, Lingxiu.

Besides attending the academy, Lingxiu and Ling Hui also held important positions in the Clan School, assisting Aunt Miao in handling clan affairs, and they knew the situation of their siblings like the back of their hands.

Lingxiu waved her hand and inscribed a list, handing it to True Monarch Gao Qian. “There are three hundred and eight members of the Liu Clan who have entered the academy, and all of them meet the academy's admission requirements. The True Lord is welcome to check!”

Three hundred and eight people! True Monarch Gao Qian was startled and subconsciously questioned, “How can there be so many? Are they all Liu Xuan's children?”

“Four of them are not, but they are also members of my Liu Family, being my father's grandsons and granddaughters,” Lingxiu replied.

‘The academy's admission requirements are extremely high. I don't believe all of Liu Xuan's many offspring passed the assessment to get in!’

True Monarch Gao Qian wasn't deliberately targeting Liu Xuan; she simply felt this matter was too incredible, which piqued her curiosity.

She instructed the sisters Lingxiu and Ling Yun to gather all the Liu Clan students in the academy, intending to personally test them all according to the academy's assessment process.

Half a day later.

The assessment results made True Monarch Gao Qian’s jaw drop; the talent of these Liu Clan disciples was exaggeratedly good!

She had previously thought Lingxiu and Ling Yun’s talent was good enough—though their Spiritual Root talent was low, their Heart-Nature and Comprehension Ability were excellent, and their cultivation Realms were enough to be called geniuses at their age.

But when the usually low-profile Eldest Son, Ninth Son, Dao Long, Spirit Phoenix, De Ming, Xin Ci... these people who could be called prodigies appeared, she finally realized how profound the potential contained within the entire Liu Family was.

It was said that Liu Xuan also had a son of the Yao Race with a fifth-grade Bloodline who had been taken away by the Endless Demon Court, and several other Yao Race children who rarely appeared in public, their specific Bloodline grades unknown.

‘Her Ladyship is thirsty for talent and loves nurturing the younger generation of geniuses. It seems this Southern Border Beast Taming Sect really is going to become the Liu Family's!’ True Monarch Gao Qian thought to herself.

True Monarch Gao Qian's interests aligned with Lady Yaoguang's. From the current perspective, Biyou Academy brought them nothing but benefits, and the slight prejudice she held toward Liu Xuan slowly began to change.

‘Once I’ve cleared up the entire situation of Biyou Academy, I’ll report it all to Revered Master!’

Compiling the assessment results of the Liu Family disciples into a booklet, True Monarch Gao Qian planned to include it in the materials she would send to her Revered Master.

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Biyou Pool.

Liu Residence.

Regarding the academy's affairs, Liu Xuan believed there were no issues; True Monarch Gao Qian could check however she wanted, he didn't care at all.

After the last incident, although he couldn't completely lower his guard regarding Lady Yaoguang's side, he could feel much more at ease.

The Liu Family’s momentum was already established; if Lady Yaoguang wanted to move against him, she would have to consider the consequences.

With Peach Blossom keeping an eye on everything, Liu Xuan finally became free after properly setting up the core of the grand array.

Once a person becomes idle, they think about doing some good deeds to help others. Liu Xuan left the backyard and personally looked into the matter of the Biyou Immortal City Beauty Pageant.

The beauty pageant was a major event in Biyou Immortal City. The Liu Family had specifically built a large building on the most prosperous street opposite the City Lord's Mansion to serve as the pageant venue.

The Liu Family was incomparably generous; all female Cultivators who came to Biyou City to sign up would receive a certain reward as long as they passed the preliminary round. Although it wasn't much, it was enough to cover their basic expenses in the city during the competition.

On the top floor of the venue building, Liu Xuan looked down at the countless beautiful female Cultivators dressed in all their finery, and his mood brightened considerably.

Logically, at Liu Xuan's current level, ordinary beauties should hardly catch his eye, but when so many youthful and beautiful female Cultivators gathered together, even if nothing happened, just looking at them was pleasing to the body and mind.

“The world's beauties are as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river, each one more exquisite than the last!”

Aesthetic appreciation! This was an important part of cultivation and one of the fundamental pursuits of a Cultivator. Liu Xuan didn't consider himself simply lustful; rather, it was a form of cultivation that faced his inner heart and desires.

As his Divine Sense swept over the female Cultivators one by one, while he was in the midst of his cultivation, a face that touched his soul suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

Looking closely, it was a top-tier girl with natural-born charm; her face had soft lines, small and exquisite, and her skin was as transparent as congealed fat and cold jade.

Her appearance was secondary—Liu Xuan had seen many beauties with top-tier looks—what truly attracted him was the faint coquettishness about her; just by standing there quietly, she possessed a charm that could enchant all living beings.

“Charm Arts?”

Liu Xuan faintly uttered two words, a strong curiosity toward this female Cultivator arising in his heart.

Ordinary Charm Arts were useless against him; after mastering the Six Desires Heavenly Demonic Qi, he was always the one charming others.

General Charm Arts were actually Divine Soul attacks that only worked on those with weak wills; for some Cultivators who practiced Divine Soul defense secret techniques, they might even have the opposite effect.

But this woman was different; the charm on her was natural and without a trace of artificiality, in accord with the Dao.

Liu Xuan's interest grew even stronger, and his Divine Sense touched her, wanting to see if she had practiced a top-tier secret technique or if she had a special Physique.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly! When Liu Xuan's Divine Sense touched her, a Divine Soul barrier rose from her body, its strength no weaker than that of a Middle Stage Nascent Soul True Lord.

She was actually a Nascent Soul True Lord; what was she doing hiding her identity and sneaking in?

‘What high-level concealment methods; even I was almost deceived!’

It wasn't that he was almost deceived, but that he really had been deceived; if not for being attracted by that charm on her, Liu Xuan wouldn't have discovered anything unusual.

Just as Liu Xuan intended to take control of her for questioning, this female Cultivator also sensed Liu Xuan's existence through her Divine Sense perception.

She looked up at Liu Xuan above, first showing a hint of doubt, followed by a smile of pure joy.

“Saint, I am Lizhi!”

With a smile that could enchant a hundred, Yin Lizhi, the Saintess of the Joyous Union Sect, waved toward Liu Xuan as if the two were old friends who hadn't seen each other for years.