Jialan Academy was bustling with activity because the Four Academies Tournament was approaching. Every time the tournament was held, Jialan Academy would be at its busiest.
In the courtyard outside the Scripture Pavilion, Lin Feng was sparring with Elder Tian Xuan. Although it was called a sparring session, it was actually Elder Tian Xuan giving Lin Feng pointers.
Beside them, the strange bird shouted, "Fatso is going to lose! Fatso is going to lose!" Elder Tian Xuan was so angry that his eyes widened.
After the battle, Lin Feng sheathed his sword and said, "Thank you for your pointers, Elder."
"Haha, you don't need to be so polite. Besides, I didn't give you any pointers. Your understanding of the Scorching Sun Sword Technique is beyond my imagination." Elder Tian Xuan smiled.
Lin Feng said modestly, "You've corrected many of my mistakes. I'll be able to avoid many detours in my cultivation."
Elder Tian Xuan smiled and said, "The Four Academies Tournament is coming soon. You should know that with your talent, it would be a pity if you didn't learn a support skill. Do you have any plans for that?"
There were many support skills, such as equipment forging, alchemy, and so on. Of course, there was also the formation of a spirit array master.
The most difficult part was becoming a formation master, which required one to have an extremely strict soul power. Next was becoming an alchemist.
Lin Feng said, "Vice-principal Gong Yangming told me that when the principal returns, he'll put in a good word for me in hopes that I'll be able to learn formations under him."
"That old bastard has a very strange temper. He should be back soon. When he comes back, I'll tell him about this matter." Elder Tian Xuan said.
"Thank you for your kind words, Elder." Lin Feng hurriedly thanked Elder Tian Xuan.
Lin Feng stayed at Elder Tian Xuan's place until nightfall. He was very lucky to be able to join Changhe Branch. The students here were harmonious, and there were a few seniors who cared about him.
After returning to his residence, Zhang Qi went to Lin Feng's room and said, "Junior Brother, Senior Sister Xiao sent someone to look for you, but they couldn't find you, so they went back. They said that Senior Sister Xiao will be waiting for you!"
Lin Feng nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go to Senior Sister Xiao and see what's going on."
Lin Feng went to Xiao Yafei's place. Gongsun Changge was there as well.
"Brother, the Great Competition of the Four Academies is in half a month. It's your first time participating in it, so I called you here to tell you about the rules," said Lin Feng.
Gongsun Changge said.
Lin Feng nodded and said, "Please tell me, Senior Brother."
"Currently, there are less than three thousand people in total. Our Changhe Branch has the least number of people, only five hundred. Among them, only Senior Sister Xiao and I are ranked in the top twenty. There are nine people in total who are ranked in the top hundred. According to the rules of the Four Academies, the top hundred are seeded students. If the students below the top hundred have the confidence to challenge the top hundred students, they can challenge them. If they win, they'll be ranked in the top hundred, but if they lose, they'll lose the right to participate in the Great Competition of the Four Academies."
Lin Feng said, "That's a very harsh condition."
Xiao Yafei said, "The Academy is mainly considering if some students who aren't strong enough can challenge the top hundred students of the inner courtyard. It's okay to delay, but if the top hundred students of the inner courtyard don't hold back, they can easily injure the challengers. After all, swords have no eyes."
"Alright." Lin Feng nodded.
Gongsun Zhangge continued, "Of course, the top 100 seed students can also challenge each other. As long as the other side agrees, they can fight. The first part of the exam is to challenge the top 100 seed students. After the challenge part, there will be a normal ranking battle. This kind of battle will be decided by drawing lots. The winner will advance to the next round. The more they win, the more points they will get. Then, they will be ranked according to their final points."
"That's interesting. Every time the Great Competition of the Four Academies takes place, many students challenge the top hundred seeded students, right?" Asked Lin Feng.
"That's right. Every year, some people challenge the top hundred seeded students, but the success rate isn't very high." Gongsun Changge said.
This was quite understandable, because the top 100 students were already strong enough. In addition, the benefits of the top 100 students in the Inner Yard were the "Great Strength Latent Dragon Pill", while the benefits of the students below the top 100 were the "Qi Replenishing Pill", which couldn't be compared to the Great Strength Latent Dragon Pill at all. The students who used the Great Strength Latent Dragon Pill to cultivate naturally improved their strength faster, and in this way, the top 100 students would become stronger and stronger.
Of course, there was no lack of geniuses who overtook the top hundred students and successfully pushed them out of the top hundred. However, there were only a few of them.
Xiao Yafei said, "With your strength, it shouldn't be a problem for you to push out one of the top hundred students. Therefore, when the Great Competition of the Four Academies begins, you can participate in the challenge and defeat one of the top hundred students. This way, you won't have to draw lots later."
"Alright." Lin Feng nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll defeat one of the students."
Lin Feng said casually. For him, this wasn't a difficult task because there were only seventy-two Martial Masters in Jialan Academy. Including Lin Feng, there were seventy-three students. If Lin Feng wanted to enter the top hundred, it would be very easy for him.
Xiao Yafei and Gongsun Changge didn't have any objections. Lin Feng left Xiao Yafei's place and spent half a month in seclusion cultivating. Lin Feng didn't just practice swordsmanship, he also studied the forbidden theurgy, the Great Covering the Sky Hand.
On the night before the Great Competition of the Four Academies, Lin Feng suddenly felt a strong calling coming from the West Mountain.
"It's the Nine Emperor Avatar!"
Lin Feng's face lit up with joy.
He had cultivated the Nine Emperor Avatar in the West Mountain. He had originally thought that it would only take three or four months for the Nine Emperor Avatar to take shape.
He hadn't thought that it would take longer than he had expected.
Now that half a year had passed, the Nine Emperor Avatar had finally started to move.
Lin Feng took advantage of the darkness and went to the West Mountain.
This was the burial ground of the Jialan Academy's ancestors. A cold wind blew and a baleful Qi filled the air.
At night, no one came to this place. Lin Feng quickly went to the depths of the West Mountain.
He could feel the strong calling coming from the West Mountain.
"Master, Master …"
When Lin Feng arrived at the depths of the West Mountain, the calling became even more intense.
In the depths of the West Mountain, demonic Qi surged. Within the demonic Qi, there were nine terrifying existences.
Each of the figures emitted an ancient Qi. It was as if the Qi had come from ancient times. The entire West Mountain was enveloped in that ancient and terrifying Qi.
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