"You needn't go to Linshan Provincial Capital anymore."
Within Shuiyang Prefecture's Martial Yamen, the blue-robed man carrying a longsword spoke calmly, yet his words left both Li Chengfeng and Zhao Lie rooted where they stood.
"May I ask what you mean by that, Senior?"
Li Chengfeng's heart jolted, and he could not help asking cautiously.
"It is very simple. Whatever was to be done in Linshan Provincial Capital will now be handled directly in Shuiyang Prefecture."
Seeing Li Chengfeng's expression, the blue-robed swordsman smiled and pointed at the more than twenty young disciples standing around him, his gaze blazing as he looked at Li Chengfeng.
"There are twenty-four disciples here, all from the Southern Heaven Six Sects."
"You may not know this, but the Southern Heaven Six Sects are the Southern Heaven Sword Sect, Iron Sword Sect, Diancang Sect, Divine Fist Sect, Seven Stars Sect, and Severed Peak Sect—the six sects collectively known as the Southern Heaven Six Sects."
"The heavenly prodigies you intended to challenge in Linshan Provincial Capital are nothing before the disciples of our Southern Heaven Six Sects."
"If you can defeat the disciples of our Southern Heaven Six Sects, then naturally you will have no need to challenge the heavenly prodigies of Linshan Provincial Capital. Your name will spread even farther across the land."
"You wish to use battles against heavenly prodigies to make your name known throughout the land and bind yourselves firmly to Shuiyang Prefecture. Now, we are giving you that opportunity."
"Today, the true disciples of our Southern Heaven Six Sects are all gathered here. If you can defeat them one by one, then even without going to Linshan Provincial Capital, your name will still ring throughout the land."
"Our Southern Heaven Six Sects shall make your reputation as a heavenly prodigy!"
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