Ten days later, Zhao Chen sat cross-legged on the bluestone of the Green Bamboo Courtyard, surrounded by Spiritual Energy so dense it was nearly turning liquid.
A powerful aura suddenly erupted from within him.
It stirred up waves of spiritual power in the surrounding area.
Spiritual Movement Realm Late Stage—achieved!
Zhao Chen opened his eyes, the corners of his lips curling up slightly.
Having reached this level of spiritual power, winning the Two Academies Competition would guarantee his entry into the Heaven Rank.
And the Heaven Rank allowed one to use the Northern Spiritual Academy's Third Grade Spirit Gathering Array!
He rose to his feet and began considering the matter.
The Spirit Gathering Array was indeed extremely useful.
No wonder those great powers all possessed high-grade Spirit Gathering Arrays.
That alone was an enormous advantage, enough to attract countless powerful cultivators to their side.
"The Two Academies Competition... let me think."
Zhao Chen pondered it. He was currently a student of the East Courtyard.
If he wanted to participate in the Two Academies Competition, he would need to find Master Mo of the East Courtyard.
Master Mo managed the entire East Courtyard, so he certainly would not want the East Courtyard to lose to the West Courtyard.
Over the years, the East Courtyard had clearly been inferior to the West Courtyard.
That had become even more apparent after the appearance of the two genius brothers from the Liu Territory.
In the Earth Rank rankings, the East Courtyard could only trail behind the West Courtyard students.
"Seems the Two Academies Competition, held once every few months, is due around this time."
At that thought, Zhao Chen's heart stirred slightly.
To enter the Heaven Rank, he first needed to raise his Earth Rank standing in the Two Academies Competition.
And since he