After the members of the Chaotic Spirit Academy left Black Tortoise City and went to Heaven-Reaching City to participate in the competition to represent the Heavenly Mystery Continent.
Most of the academies, including Tranquil Mountain Academy, Moon Gazing Academy, and Black Tortoise Academy, did not leave.
Instead, a secret meeting was held in the main hall of the palace.
"Are we just going to let the Chaotic Spirit Academy leave unscathed?" one of the elders from a second-rate academy said with a grim expression. "If we intercept them halfway, we can take their place in the Chaotic Spirit Academy rounds, right?"
The students from the other academies remained silent, watching the students from the Tranquil Mountain Academy, Moon Gazing Academy, and Black Tortoise Academy in quiet contemplation.
After all, these three academies are the strongest here, so naturally they should be the ones to lead.
"You intercepted the Chaotic Spirit Academy, and then what?" the vice dean of the Tranquil Mountain Academy asked calmly.
The elder of the second-rate academy was slightly taken aback, and asked anxiously, "Didn't we say we'd represent them in the qualifying competition?"
"Heh, then we'll just have to fight among ourselves for that spot?" Vice Dean Jingshan scoffed. He had long seen through these people from the Chaos Realm, after all, he himself was the same way.
The others froze.
"Leaving aside whether we'll even compete for this spot, even if someone does manage to snag it, when it comes to the qualifying rounds, who among you is confident enough to compete with the representative academies from the East, West, and South for it?"
"If they can't even get past the Chaotic Spirit Academy, what are they talking about for the qualifying tournament?"
Everyone looked unwilling, but they couldn't refute it. After all, what Vice Dean Jingshan said was true; even their joint attack on the Chaotic Spirit Academy had failed...
Moreover, according to reliable sources, the representative from the east is the Mechanism Academy, an academy dominated by the Mo Clan.
Although the Mechanism Academy didn't have much of a reputation before, the special nature of this Six Realms Academy Exchange has brought forth the most outstanding talents from the Mo Clan family, who have become participants in the Mechanism Academy ' competition!
Previously, the Mechanism Academy only absorbed independent Rogue Cultivator with talent in puppetry from outside the Mo Clan, providing them with fresh blood.
No one from the family will participate.
So what you mean is...?
Vice Dean Jingshan sneered, "We'll talk about it after the quota competition is completely over. Whoever gets a spot, we'll go and take them down."
"So, once the encirclement and suppression are successful and we obtain the token for that place, how should it be distributed?"
The Grand Elder of the Moon Gazing Academy smiled and said, "It's very simple. We'll gather the most talented people from each academy into one academy, and then they can enter using the tokens from that academy."
Nine main competitors plus substitutes are enough.
Upon hearing this suggestion, everyone nodded. "Then let's do it this way!"
The Emperor of the Black Tortoise Divine Dynasty, seated at the head of the table, nodded upon hearing the plan and said, "This spot must be secured!"
This is extremely important.
Heaven-Reaching City.
Located in the very center of the Heavenly Mystery Continent.
Although there is no powerful force behind it, and no special resources.
However, since ancient times, the location of Heaven-Reaching City has been imbued with great significance.
Generally, any major martial arts competitions, sparring sessions, or academic exchanges will ultimately be held here as the final venue.
Heaven-Reaching City is very large, about the size of two Black Tortoise City.
Even so, it is now extremely congested, and the streets are densely packed with people.
Because of the academy exchange, the academy's forces have gathered here, while some other forces also want to see what happens.
As these two groups of people increase, some merchant guilds, as well as cultivators who want to resell their treasures, will come here to set up stalls or hold auctions.
Therefore, there were not only spectators and participants, but also Taobao shoppers looking for treasures.
There are seven days left until the qualification competition.
After arriving at their accommodation, Vice Dean Ming stayed there while the other trainees strolled around the streets.
Qin Chi acted along with his two other direct disciples.
Xiao Hei and his group, along with Tan Zongzhao and Gu Sheng, acted together.
Oh right, except for Mu Fusheng.
Mu Fusheng had just arrived in Heaven-Reaching City and was preparing to go and see what good things were there and do some investigation when he was caught by Jiu Bailu.
Jiu Bailu extended an invitation to Mu Fusheng.
Mu Fusheng initially wanted to refuse.
But after Jiu Bailu said something, Mu Fusheng nodded helplessly in agreement, and the two of them moved together under the ambiguous gazes of the crowd.
There were so many people around, and so many stalls too.
Nothing that could be displayed on the stall was ordinary.
As a result, they have seen many treasures at the level of Chief God Emperors along the way, and even one or two at the Ancestor Realm!
"Can these only be placed at stalls like this? Don't the chambers of commerce accept them?" Shi Sheng asked doubtfully.
Tan Zongzhao smiled and explained, "It's simple. Whenever Heaven-Reaching City hosts such a large-scale competition, cultivators from the entire Heavenly Mystery Continent gather there, and there are many powerful individuals, which also increases their spending power."
"The spending power of the strong is naturally higher than that of others. Therefore, in order to elevate their own status, those merchant guilds generally do not sell items below the Ancestor Realm. In order to attract those strong individuals, they hold auctions and make a fortune from them."
Gu Sheng, with a tree root in his mouth and a woven straw hat on his back, chuckled, "These merchant guilds are quite shrewd."
Xiao Hei shrugged. "There's no point in us looking here, is there? We can't use anything below the Ancestor Realm anyway."
Upon hearing this, the Gu Sheng sage waved his hand and said, "You don't understand the intricacies of this business. Sometimes, these stalls hold treasures that are hard for others to find, which is why it's called 'treasure hunting'!"
Tan Zongzhao took out several tokens and said, "Besides, the auction doesn't start until tomorrow, so let's just wander around and see how our luck is today."
On the other side...
Lu Changsheng and Mo Yu were also walking on the street.
Lu Changsheng looked disgusted, while Mo Yu looked excited.
Clearly, Lu Changsheng was forced to come by Mo Yu.
There was no other way; otherwise, this little brat would keep buzzing around me like a mosquito, and I couldn't stand it.
Looking at Lu Changsheng's expression, Mo Yu pouted and said, "Cheer up, Master! We might find something good here!"
"How can you not be happy to buy the best things at the lowest price?"
Lu Changsheng rolled his eyes.
Instead of browsing Taobao here, I might as well go to sleep.
He hasn't taken a nap for days!
However, as he walked, Lu Changsheng suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
They then walked toward one of the stalls.
Mo Yu was stunned for a moment, then her face lit up with surprise, her eyes sparkling.
Something that could interest Master must have been discovered something good!
There were also many people around this stall. Various weapons and armor were displayed on the gray cloth, as well as array scrolls and pills.
The stall owner was an elderly man, and next to him stood a wooden sign with an inscription.
No bargaining.
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PS: Two more chapters are still being written.