Spirit Platform Academy.
Compared to the other four academies, Spirit Platform Academy had the most high-level disciples. More than a dozen of them were at the Deity Transformation stage or above, while most of the Nascent Soul cultivators were at the late stage or Great Perfection. In terms of overall cultivation, no other academy could compare to them.
The reason was that their academy's sacred cultivation ground, the Spirit Platform, was simply too helpful to them. It could greatly accelerate their cultivation speed. Take Gao Ze, for example—he was already at the peak of early Deity Transformation. If not for the tight schedule of this competition, he might have already broken through to the middle Deity Transformation stage atop the Spirit Platform.
At this moment, the disciples of Spirit Platform Academy had already scattered. Some remained behind to stand guard, while more chose to head out and hunt members of the other academies.
Great White Academy.
The reason this academy could hold the top position among the Five Academies was simply because its sword cultivators were almost impossible to deal with. Their sword formations were ever-changing, every one of them was extremely powerful, and the many forces across the Southern Bright Continent all knew of Great White Academy's dominance. Thus, when choosing an academy, they would give Great White Academy priority.
Even if its disciples had not originally been sword cultivators, they would still choose Great White Academy. As long as Great White Academy took first place in the Five Academies Grand Competition, the sacred cultivation grounds of the other four academies would be opened to them. In other words, by choosing Great White Academy, they could share all the cultivation grounds of the five academies. It was quite a worthwhile deal, and as a result, Great White Academy only