Turbulent Northwestern Lands

Beyond the fierce battles of the Gao Ying Provincial Competition and the shifting storms of Chang'an Academy's battle for students, other events were just as exciting, bringing surging vitality and unknown variables.

Only three days after the smoke of the provincial competition had cleared, Heavenly Spirit Commandery governor Yin Duoruo joined hands with three other northern commandery governors and publicly announced a major initiative: in the second half of the year, they would hold the Northern Advanced Soul Master Academy Invitational, and made it clear that they would extend sincere invitations to multiple academies, including Chang'an Academy.

Not only that, they also raised their arms and called for the establishment of the annual Fasinuo Province Academy League next year, providing a broader stage for students aspiring to make their names in the soul master field.

They also hoped that this league could connect seamlessly with the Gao Ying Competition. Specifically, in years when the Gao Ying Competition was held, the academy league would directly serve as the Provincial Preliminary Competition.

The news was like a heavy bomb, instantly stirring up towering waves in the province's education world and at the official level.

For a time, multiple academies and commandery governments responded one after another.

Among them, Canghui Academy was especially eye-catching.

In this provincial competition, Canghui Academy had unfortunately suffered a humiliating elimination and should have borne that heavy shame for five years. But now, with a chance to wash away that humiliation next year, they naturally could not wait to join the ranks of those responding.

At the same time, the Chen Clan's Brocade-Clad Guards also began recruiting graduates at the major advanced academies, while various commanderies launched a large-scale sweeping, suppression, and eradication operation against the Scarlet Cultist and their peripheral strongholds.

In addition, crowds of martial forces