"It's pretty much the academy's largest arena district. Lots of people duel there.
"It's divided into two sections. One is the New Student District, jokingly called the Rookie District.
"The other is the senior students' section, mostly for people who have already left the Earth Ranking but aren't qualified to enter the Heaven Ranking."
Tang Yan's interest stirred, and he asked, "Do they have strength rankings there too?"
"Yes, there's a list called the Black Ranking.
"It wasn't created by the Azure Dragon Academy. It's an unofficial ranking created by students over the academy's many years of development.
"Now it's controlled by the academy's largest faction, the Peak Society. Although making the ranking doesn't earn you any rewards, it does represent an honor.
"And if you make the ranking, quite a few factions will try to recruit you, giving you access to better cultivation resources," Fang Xuan explained to Tang Yan in detail.
"Making the Black Ranking comes with other hidden benefits too. For example, only the top three hundred people on the Black Ranking are qualified to cultivate in the central area of the Spirit Gathering Hall," Wan Fei added from beside him.
"The Spirit Gathering Hall?"
"The Spirit Gathering Hall is a Spirit Gathering Grand Formation set up by the Azure Dragon Academy. It opens once every three days, and the closer you get to the center, the denser the spiritual qi becomes." Wan Fei asked curiously, "Tang Yan, where on earth have you been all this time? How come you don't know anything?"
"These past few days... I've been cultivating in the Nine Nether Fire Sea and my dormitory. I haven't paid attention to anything else," Tang Yan said with a smile.
"Don't tell me you forgot about us because you had a beauty keeping you company?"