"The Seat-Seizing Literary Gathering might seem like nothing more than a contest for seats, but it is actually fraught with danger. You haven't become a Grand Academician yet, so you shouldn't go. Once you advance to Grand Academician, you might as well display Void Sage Fang's majesty, seize everyone's seats at the gathering, and make your name resound throughout the world," Yan Yukong said.
"Mm. If I get the chance, I might give it a try, but I don't have that much time right now."
"I heard you've entered the Hanlin Hall to train. Whatever you do, don't rush."
"Mm, I know. In the First Hanlin Hall, I repeated the training more than a dozen times before I fully thought it through and passed. I'll do the same afterward, advancing steadily on a firm foundation. Those are methods the sages devised to test scholars. Rushing through them for speed alone would be far too foolish," Fang Yun said.
"That's good. You've already entered the Valley of Adversity. As a Hanlin Academician, you can also enter the Infinite Battle Hall. As for the Hall of Non-Being, it isn't suitable for you now. It would be better to go when you're at least a peak Hanlin Academician or have just become a Grand Academician. The Hall of Non-Being is even crueler than the Valley of Adversity," Yan Yukong said.
"Mm. Everyone says the Hall of Non-Being isn't suitable for Hanlin Academicians. I'll keep honing myself in the Hanlin Hall, the Valley of Adversity, and the Infinite Battle Hall, with an occasional trip to the Heavenly Tree. Once June comes... no, I should wait a little longer. It would be better to postpone the Three Ascents of Book Mountain for a while."
Yan Yukong smiled. "Hearing you say that puts my mind at