After the match between Wu Shiqin and Hu Jianhao, the grand twelfth-month joint examination officially came to an end.
Neither the disciples of Xinyue nor Land Immortal Academy were particularly satisfied with this joint examination. Land Immortal Academy was naturally annoyed that Xinyue had Wang Qi, allowing them to forcibly turn the situation around at the very end, but the Xinyue disciples were also deeply bothered by the fact that they had been pressed down and beaten by their rivals.
Still, Wang Qi and Wu Shiqin's final two sweeping victories over Ai Changyuan and Hu Jianhao had indeed allowed Xinyue Immortal Academy to let out a great breath of pent-up frustration. That evening, led by Long Shulin, everyone from Xinyue Immortal Academy chipped in and held a celebratory banquet at a restaurant in the city.
Land Immortal Academy's side was far more despondent. To them, this martial examination had been all thunder at the start and a whimper at the end. They had sung a triumphant song all the way through the beginning, only for Wang Qi to emerge at the very end and deal their confidence a crushing blow. In the end, Land Immortal Academy's first place lost to Xinyue's first place, and Land Immortal Academy's second place likewise lost to Xinyue's second place. This left them somewhat...
Ai Changyuan, however, was utterly unaware of this situation. He had never cared much for outward reputation. In this martial examination, he had encountered electromagnetic-force cultivators of his own level and fought a powerful opponent to his heart's content. To him, this trip to the city had been simply perfect.
But not everyone possessed Ai Changyuan's temperament. At the very least, Hu Jianhao could not manage it. After being defeated by Wu Shiqin, he returned to the inn where Land Immortal