The seventh day of the first month.
On the square in the centre of Shanhe Academy, the snow that had accumulated for several days had been cleared away, and the long river of qi in the sky reappeared, blocking the spring snow that had started to fall this morning from the sky, removing the remnants of the winter twilight. The only downside is that the river is so repulsive that no formation can be set up under its envelope, and without a temperature regulating spell, it is still chilly.
The much-anticipated battle for position in the literary world has finally begun ——
The first thing that happened was that there was a lot of interest in this particular literary competition, but given its special nature, the only people who were really there were the lecturers from the Mountain River Academy and the core students who had developed their “Hao Ran Zheng Qi”, in addition to the representatives from all sides.
On the Great Qian side, apart from the previous group of science students, there was also the later appearance of the Great Qian God of War, Luo Feng, the “Divine Martial Marquis”. Lu Qifeng and his men from Department Six were not even seen.
For the Northern Zhou, the eldest sister of the current Northern Zhou Emperor, the eldest princess Feng Mingxiao, the sixth prince Feng Chaonan, who is still very powerful despite having begun to hide his light, and the eighth prince Feng Qiuwu, who is already at the Shanhe Academy.
As for Feng Jiu, who has also been staying at the Mountain River Academy, this time he was also counted as one of the candidates to compete for the position in the literary world. It is said that the eighth prince, Feng Qiwu, was also one of the participants, and in terms of cultivation, he was more profound than Feng Jiu, but he was fished out by Feng Mingxiao and replaced by Feng Jiu, who had a shallower cultivation.
As for the Shanhe Academy, Zhuge Longshu and the lecturers were all present, except for Meng Shanchang, who still had not shown up. Other than that, there was no one else. The long river of vast Qi in the sky was revealed, and those who had nothing to do with it were kept outside the mountain gate. The weak could not enter, the strong could force their way in, but they would surely be discovered.
“The hour has arrived, Sacrificial Wine of Ming, let the participants from your side come forward.” Zhuge Longxu used his true qi to augment his words so that Rei and his party, who were standing on the opposite side of the large square of righteousness, could also hear his words.
“Good, come forth from your ranks.” An inexplicable smile hung on the corner of Ming Rui’s mouth.
Ten third year (better known as), ten second year, five first year, twenty five in total. Wait —— five first years?
Qing Yu suspected that his eyesight had not long increased and he might have been mistaken, Lu Qifeng had said that the number of first year students was three and the real number was four.
“Ming, didn’t we say three people? Why is there five?” Zhuge Longjue asked.
Well, it seems my eyes are fine, it’s Lu Qifeng who is up to something again.
Across the table, Ming Rui responded, “Dean Zhuge, it didn’t say three at first, it was just based on the number of people we had present. It just so happens that two of us have not reached the Mountain River Academy together for personal reasons, so we have only shown up today. If there is any rudeness, Dean Zhuge, forgive me!”
“But ——,” Ming Rila said in a long tone, “Dean Zhuge, I think there are not enough people on your side. It’s not possible that the hallowed Shanhe School, now the orthodoxy of Confucianism, doesn’t have enough talents, right?”
At these words, the students gathered on the side of the academy were in an uproar, but Ming Rui unleashed his aura of a Tong Shen realm powerhouse as soon as he finished speaking, directly suppressing all the words they wanted to say in their stomachs.
Qing Yu in the crowd only felt an invisible pressure filling his surroundings, his body seemed to be in the deep sea, the air around him turned into sea water, and the water pressure squeezed his body from all sides.
“Sacrificial Wine of Ming, is it also your style of science to bully the small with the large?” Zhuge Longjue saw this and invoked the long river of Hao Qi to confront Ming Rui.
“No, it was just that I saw them trying to be rude to senior and stopped them in advance.” Although Ming Rui was confronted, he did not strengthen his qi again, but merely laughed and held his ground with Zhuge Longjue.
The scholars in the audience were finally relieved.
The aura in all parts of the Square of Righteousness became turbulent as the two sides washed over each other. In this environment, all the people present lost their accurate grasp of the breath.
“Dean Zhuge, if there’s really no one there, we wouldn’t mind removing the two, how about that?” Across the room, Ming Rui flirted.
This time, it’s my turn to make an appearance.
Despite still being curious about what Lu Qifeng and the others were up to, it would be a little unattractive to drag it out any longer. At that moment, Qing Yu took a step forward, intending to make an appearance to show his ‘Hao Ren Zheng Qi’.
“Mountain River Academy, will there be no one.” With a long cry, the saviour shone brightly.
However, this saviour was not Qing Yu who had just taken a step, but an unexpected person.
Only to see Jin Mingxuan, who could not stay and leave due to the overpowering suppression of his aura a few days back after the 8th day of the Lunar New Year, emanating a ‘Hao Rang Zheng Qi’ around him, stepping into the middle of the square with a steady pace, alongside the students from the Shanhe Academy who would be competing for a place in the literary world.
”So that’s it.” The moment he saw Jin Mingxuan, Qing Yu seemed to suddenly understand something, and all the past had been strung together into a complete line today.
“And me.” The steps he took naturally could not be retracted, and Qing Yu also let out a loud shout, his pure white ‘Hao Rang Zheng Qi’ escaping, as the surrounding students spontaneously gave way, he also stepped into the square, alongside the participants.
Behind Zhuge Long Su, Wu Qu whispered something to him, causing him to say, “These two, both new students who have been enrolled for less than a year, and Ming priest, there is no shortage of talent in your science, and there is even less in my Shan He Academy.”
The dilemma facing the Shanhe Academy was lifted, and the students around the school were all smiling with joy, and the lecturers were relieved of their frowns. Only Zhuge Longxu and a few other lecturers did not look happy, but had a heavy look on their faces.
“As a Confucian school, there is naturally no shortage of talent, so I apologise for my earlier slip of the tongue,” Ming Rui snorted and said, “President Zhuge, since everyone has arrived, let’s begin.”
“Naturally.” Zhuge Longxu suppressed the doubts in his heart and invoked the long river of Hao Qi with the several lecturers behind him.
The long river of Hao Qi in the sky began to flow, bringing a heavy pressure to the people below.
Suddenly, the long river of Qi glowed so brightly that people had to close their eyes.
A short while later, the light subsided a little and a large hole broke open in mid-air, muddled and chaotic, with a vague shape of a mountain or tree visible, which should be the view from the small secret realm on the opposite side.
“Seven breaths of time, move in quickly.” Zhuge Longxu shouted.
The leaders of the two parties, Zhuge Long Su and Ming Rui, both used their true qi to carry their respective students who were competing for a place in the literary arena into the large hole in mid-air.
Once all the students had entered the small secret realm, it was time to invoke the long river of Hao Qi to reveal the scene in the small secret realm on the square.
Due to the existence of the Long River of Qi, all other spell formations cannot be used, and only its own power can allow people to see the scene in the Little Secret Realm.
Zhuge Longxu once again invoked the Long River of Qi to reveal the students in the secret realm.
But at that moment, a sudden change occurred ——
