The lanterns were lit, the night had not yet ended. Singing and dancing, beside the green forest.
Every day in the Happy Forest seemed to start at dusk. When the first lantern was lit, the Happy Forest would start to fill with a joyous atmosphere. There was good wine, food, beauties, everything that could be enjoyed in a large city was here. Just like those places of entertainment, the purpose of the Merry Forest was to make the guests who came in smile. But what was different from other places was that the people that came to the Happy Forest were all practitioners, and most of them came from the Treasure Forest. They were fierce, tough and alert. But in the Happy Forest, they could often let down their guard, and let go of the tension that they had every second in the Treasure Forest.
In the Forest of Treasures, everyone wanted nothing more than to strip themselves naked to let others know that they had nothing on them. But in the Merry Forest, everyone's greatest happiness came from the harvest they obtained in the Forest of Treasures. Under the influence of alcohol, they would share their gains with others and brag about them every day.
"This sword of mine is called Hidden Fragrance, top of the fourth level. It strengthens both Qi and Strength. Do you know how much gold I spent to get it?"
The day had just started, but there was already someone who was drunk and took out his newly acquired fourth level divine weapon and bragged about it.
"How much?" When someone bragged, there would be people who would support him. Someone immediately asked.
That person's face was flushed red as he gave a loud burp and revealed a satisfied smile. He waved a finger and said, "If I said I picked it up, would you believe me?"
"Top of the fourth level divine weapon, picked it up? Hahaha! "Countless people burst into laughter.
"You don't say, the Treasure Forest has been so chaotic recently, it's possible."
"Chaos is chaos, but what's everyone doing? How could there be any divine weapons left for others to pick up? "
"There are always exceptions."
"That's true."
Everyone chatted casually and started to talk about the recent battle for divine weapons in the Treasure Forest. This matter started because the Treasure Pavilion was attacked by a group of people. As for why the Treasure Pavilion became a street rat, there were still many different opinions.
"This kind of situation, I really don't know what kind of big character the Treasure Pavilion offended." Someone sighed.
"Hmph? No matter how powerful they are, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to launch an attack on Treasure Reading at the same time within the borders of the three empires, right? "
"That makes sense. So the Precious Treasure Pavilion has angered everyone?"
"Has the Precious Treasure Pavilion done anything to offend the world recently?" Someone asked.
Everyone was silent.
The fact that the Precious Treasure Pavilion dared to do business with xiuzhe meant that their strength could not be underestimated. They could be said to have many experts, and normal people did not dare to provoke them. However, this attack came very suddenly, without any warning. No one knew when it started, but the attack on the Precious Treasure Pavilion spread across the entire continent like wildfire. Even if the three empires didn't add fuel to the fire, there was definitely a part of it that was done without restraint. Furthermore, many eyewitnesses had confirmed that the three empires had personally participated in the attack on the Precious Treasure Pavilion.
"He probably angered all three empires when he was dealing with the upper echelons. How would people like us know about things of that level? "someone said.
Most of the people who walked in the Treasure Forest were martial artists who lived far away from the Imperial Court. Although there was no lack of people with special abilities, all the strong and powerful people were gathered in the Imperial Court. Wild cranes like them were nothing compared to those people, and it was hard for them to know the information and decisions of the upper echelons of the empires.
"Everyone only paid attention to the three empires. Did you not notice that there was another force that was especially active in this attack on the Precious Treasure Pavilion?" Someone suddenly said.
"Oh? What is it? "
"Academy."
"Academy? Which academy? "
"All the academies, from the Big Four to the Schools' Reputation List, have made some moves against the Precious Treasure Pavilion," the person said.
"So this Precious Treasure Pavilion didn't only offend the three empires, but also all the academies in the world?" Everyone gasped. One or two academies were fine. Other than the Big Four and the top hundred on the honor roll, the others were nothing. But to offend all the academies in the world, what did that mean?
Academies were the most traditional and common origin for practitioners. Even the wild people like them who were roaming the Jianghu could have been initiated by a single academy. In other words, even they had a so-called academy background. It was just that for some academies that weren't that prominent, their influence on the future development of practitioners was negligible, so these practitioners wouldn't talk about their origins.
Other than that, the large clans that developed because of the Bloodline Esper Ability, their bloodline was the foundation and strength for them to ascend. This was something that even the Big Four Academies could not replace. The appearance of the Bloodline Esper Ability had a huge impact on the academy system. The three empires that relied on the clans to establish themselves were now the rulers of the continent. Other than the Big Four Academies, the hundreds of academies on the honor roll were basically under the jurisdiction of the empires. Many of them were even hosted by the three empires.
Even so, the influence of the academies was far from being completely uprooted. The formation of a clan's power, bloodline was an advantage, but it was also a barrier. The academies could recruit students from all over the world, but the bloodline of a clan could only grow through reproduction. The bloodline had a cohesiveness that the academies could not compare to, but it didn't have the freedom to expand like the academies.
Many people wouldn't think too much about this kind of situation in the world. To these Jianghu people who were looking for fun in Merry Forest, they only knew that offending all the academies in the world was even worse than offending the three empires. After all, the empires were divided into three parts, each looking after their own jurisdiction. But the academies had students all over the three empires. If they really acted together, they could really make the three empires work together.
"So, it's actually because they offended the academies that this happened?" Some people couldn't help but think this way.
"Then what happened?" Some people felt that it was inconceivable. Academies were just a general term, not a country. Even the competition between academies was not much different from the disputes between the three empires. To be able to offend all the academies, it must have touched on their common interests. How could it be like this? No one could think of it.
"Time. You guys only paid attention to the forces that made the move. Did you pay attention to when the Treasure Pavilion started?" Suddenly, another person said.
"This … it feels like it's been two months, right?"
"Then two months ago, did anything big happen?" Someone said.
Everyone started to think. The so-called big matter was naturally known by everyone in the world, only then could it be called a big matter. But ever since the three empires had some small disputes, the big matter that could change the structure of the continent hadn't happened for a long time.
"Two months ago, there didn't seem to be any big matter right?" After thinking for a long time, someone said.
"Wait a minute, two months ago, was it the North Style Academy's Seven Star Exam?" Someone suddenly said.
The North Style Academy's Seven Star Exam was very famous, but it couldn't be considered a big matter. After all, it was only an annual exam of an academy. It was only famous because the academy was famous. But now that the Seven Star Exam was mentioned, everyone couldn't help but be moved.
Although the Seven Star Exam was only an internal exam of the North Style Academy, it was able to gather many people. For example, the other three famous academies, the three empires, and the other academies that were invited, as well as the forces.
If they really wanted to offend all the forces in the world, the Seven Star Exam was the best opportunity.
"So, did the Treasure Pavilion do something during the Seven Star Exam?" Someone guessed.
The news of the Seven Star Exam was still sealed up until now. But in the end, there was no lack of smart people in the world. After peeling off the cocoon and spinning the silk, they still connected some matters with the Seven Star Trials. Everyone realized that the Seven Star Trials this time seemed to be a starting point. Something happened after the trials.
The Treasure Pavilion suffering a calamity was just one of them.
In the Green Peak Empire, the number one clan under the Yan Dynasty, the Lin Clan, actually defected. This news was sealed up for a period of time, but now it was made public. After all, the empire wasn't an academy. For such a big matter, the Green Peak Empire had to give its citizens an explanation. The Lin Clan was rather famous in the Green Peak Empire. This unforeseen event caused an uproar from the imperial court to the commoners.
So, what exactly happened during the Seven Star Exam?
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