Annie had taken Lin Daiyu to a restaurant, where they had feasted to their hearts' content. She'd managed to knock Lin Daiyu out again, then left her sleeping soundly in a private room with Tibbers to care for and protect her. After sealing off the entire room, Annie had once again mysteriously transformed into Lin Daiyu and headed out.
What she was going to do was, of course, obvious!
Half an hour later...
Not far from the restaurant where they'd eaten, the Jiazi No. 1 martial arts examination hall of the Immortal Selection Bureau had already sprung into action, beginning its preparations to receive the candidates.
Dawn was just breaking. The eastern sky had only begun to pale, and wisps of purple qi were descending from the heavens, slowly drawn in by the enormous Spirit Gathering Array of the Divine Capital.
The vast examination grounds in the southeastern part of the Divine Capital were now shrouded in a solemn, tense atmosphere as everyone prepared for the exam.
Tall formation towers stood around the grounds, radiating faint barriers of spiritual light that sealed off the area from the outside world. Inside, several floating islands of various sizes hung from dozens to over a hundred zhang in the air, connected by rainbow bridges or teleportation arrays. Each island had everything from halls and pavilions to martial training plazas, alchemy chambers, and crafting rooms. The entire complex was grand beyond compare.
As the Heavenly Court's central event for selecting talent from the Three Realms, the Immortal Selection martial arts trial, held once every six years, naturally called for an examination site of extraordinary scale.
The Jiazi No. 1 examination hall, located within the Divine Capital, was one of the capital's main examination districts. It had always drawn a host of candidates: scions of