After going out to unwind a little, the young members of the River City Team returned to the Sky Island and resumed cultivating.
It was clear that everyone still wanted a good result.
They were unlike teams that regularly reached the Elimination Tournament, who already had an established way of thinking and could judge roughly how far their team would advance.
They were all burning with fighting spirit, determined to reach the next round.
Wisps of his share of cultivation flowed from the Circulation of the Heavenly Circuit Instrument into Yue Wen's qi sea, reminding him that his teammates had not let up, and neither could he.
Time always passed quickly during cultivation. Several days went by in a flash, and suddenly, the day of the Secret Realm Tournament arrived!
Early that morning, urged on by Wang Shoucai and Lan Zhi, the four members of the River City Team assembled and set off for Boundary-Suppressing Mountain overhead.
"Everyone ready?" Perfected One Nagiko stood at the edge of the Sky Island, draped in the morning glow as she waited.
"Very ready, ah..." Xing'er yawned.
She had actually been cultivating hard for the previous two days, but last night, thinking that the tournament was about to begin, she had decided to sleep for a night to restore her energy.
As a result, she had nearly overslept.
Still bleary-eyed, she happened to look up and saw the scene overhead. Her eyes immediately widened in astonishment.
She was not the only one. Every young person who noticed the change overhead was deeply shaken.
Above the Sky Island, the clouds had parted and daylight poured down. Amid that boundless radiance hung a towering, majestic immortal mountain! Its palaces and halls were magnificent beyond compare, and above all the other buildings stood a golden pagoda, shimmering