Someone Wanted to Soar

Shiguang Academy's Mountain Homage had always been an exceedingly solemn affair.

Once it was initiated, there were no more than two possible circumstances:

Either those Gentleman cultivators who had accumulated strength in silence and burst forth at last comprehended the Dao overnight, their realms and combat power surging in tandem as their Vast Righteous Qi ascended to the inner halls!

Or else, trying to defeat the top three mountain guardians through mere advancement in cultivation was simply a fantasy as wild as the sky.

The second circumstance was someone like Ye Li, who possessed formidable combat strength and an impressive background from the moment he enrolled, yet happened to miss the time for the academy tournament.

He would then submit a petition to the academy head and openly undergo the [Mountain Homage] ceremony.

But neither of these had anything to do with fairness.

The reason was simple.

Others had fought tooth and nail through the academy tournament. Who knew how long they had meticulously prepared, or how much blood and sweat they had poured into the matches, just to secure one of the top three positions?

Was it so they could compete fairly against challengers who had missed the deadline?

What a joke. Even rigging a game was not done like this.

If the academy's cultivators did not advance through such peculiar and unpredictable means, a challenge ritual like [Mountain Homage] would never have emerged. By both sentiment and reason, the mountain guardians ought to possess every possible advantage!

Ye Li understood this perfectly, so he was not surprised.

He calmly nodded. "No matter. Just follow your rules."

"It seems you have made up your mind. Then please enter the academy with this old man."

Chen Yuangu said no more and immediately led the two of them into the academy.