Rebel Faction!

Li Wenying placed his left arm behind his waist, stood upon a white cloud with his body straight, and cut an imposing figure.

"I see weariness on your face. Go back and rest; I'll be leaving shortly. If Void Sage Fang is exhausted, who will write World-Passing Poetry?" Li Wenying said half-jokingly, drawing faint smiles from many.

Void Sage was not an actual Literary Rank, but an honorary title. Its honor stood above that of a Great Scholar and below that of a Half-Sage, though its practical standing was only equivalent to a Great Scholar's, placing Fang Yun on equal footing with Li Wenying.

Fang Yun smiled slightly. "Then this student shall say no more. May Lord Swordbrow awe all directions in the Desolate City Ancient Land and crush the Demon Barbarians beneath his might!"

Li Wenying nodded. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly said, "You became Huiyuan, so you now hold the Four Firsts: Case First, Maocai, Jieyuan, and Huiyuan. If nothing unexpected happens, next year's Jing Kingdom Zhuangyuan in the Palace Examination will also be none other than you, making you Five Firsts. As for the final National Chief, do your utmost to contend for it."

"This student will naturally do his best."

"In one year, you rose from Licentiate to Metropolitan Graduate. You are a 'Same-Year Metropolitan Graduate' unseen through the ages, and both the court and the Sacred Academy will reward you. However, do not grow numb with complacency. The Metropolitan Graduate Spring Hunt on the fifteenth day of the first month is a contest among the Ten Kingdoms. Just as in the Ten-Kingdom Competition, it will be difficult for you to turn the tide by your own strength. So long as you rank among the top nine cities of the Ten Kingdoms,