Mei Chengyu was tending to his soul. Seeing that there was still time, he continued talking to Yu Sui. "The Hundred Schools Night Walk has two kinds of routes: open and secret. The open routes are the trial routes the academy makes public, guarded by instructors and the Jiudu Guard."
"The Jiudu Guard?" Yu Sui asked, surprised.
"Not everyone is willing to take part in the Hundred Schools Night Walk. After all, life and death are unpredictable." Mei Chengyu said, "The Jiudu Guard's duties include helping the academy maintain order. The open-route trials are also a little less risky. At least, you don't have to worry about losing your life."
Yu Sui pondered this. "What about the secret routes?"
Mei Chengyu gave a simple explanation. "They're trials that aren't made public. No instructors or Jiudu Guard will interfere. There are no rules. You kill for treasure."
Yu Sui understood.
The secret routes meant high risk, high reward.
"The trials on the secret routes are foretold by sacrifices. During the sacrifices, there will also be blessings from the School of Names to help injured disciples recover faster. Each of the nine institutes takes a turn holding a sacrifice, once every ten days." Mei Chengyu said, "The first round begins at sunset tonight, but we don't know which school it'll be."
Mei Chengyu tilted his head toward the Listening Wind Ruler on the table. "This sort of thing is Nian Qiuyan's specialty."
Yu Sui said, "Senior Martial Brother Nian should be taking care of Sister Yiyi right now."
Mei Chengyu asked, "What happened to her?"
"She was injured in the Remnant Sword Domain. After she came out, her Five Elements Qi went into rebellion." Yu Sui told Mei Chengyu what she had seen in the Remnant Sword Domain of the School of