After hearing Shen Haotian's words, Xu Qingtong was utterly lost in a fog. During his tower challenge, he had only fought the Phantom Shadows of the two mighty cultivators, Senior Zhong and Senior Lü. He had never met them in person!
"Senior Zhong said you reached the seventy-sixth floor of Tianhua Tower! Moreover, you gained insights into the Divine Abilities of the two Spirit Transformation seniors inside the tower," Shen Haotian said. "Here are Jade Slips left by Senior Zhong and Senior Lü, containing their cultivation insights. They instructed me to give them to you!"
With that, he took out two Jade Slips and handed them to Xu Qingtong.
Overjoyed at these words, Xu Qingtong hurriedly bowed. "Thank you, seniors, for your generous favor! Thank you, Sect Master!"
He put the two Jade Slips away, bowed, and stepped aside, quietly waiting for the Sect Master to speak.
Shen Haotian stroked his beard. "Qingtong, the Grand Elder and I previously agreed to have you enter the Talisman Crafting and artifact refining competitions. Now the two seniors also want you to take on the Ranking Challenge for the martial arts rankings. Can you handle competing for all three rankings at once?"
Xu Qingtong pondered for a moment. "As long as you trust me, Sect Master, I will give it my all. I only fear that my skills may fall short and cause the Academy to lose face!"
Shen Haotian smiled faintly. "As long as you give it your best, there is no need to worry too much about the results!"
"I have another concern. If I challenge all three rankings and some of the competitions take place at the same time, I'm afraid I'll have to choose between them!" Xu Qingtong said.
"You needn't worry about that. Our Academy is hosting the