Chapter 65

Jia Lan Academy had become bustling lately, as the quad-college competition was drawing very near. Every quad-college competition was the most lively time for Jia Lan Academy.

In the courtyard outside the scripture hall, Lin Feng was practicing sword techniques with Elder Tianxuan. What was called practice was, in fact, Elder Tianxuan guiding Lin Feng.

Beside them, the strange bird shouted, "The fatty is going to lose, the fatty is going to lose," which made Elder Tianxuan puff up his cheeks and glare.

After a bout of fighting, Lin Feng sheathed his sword and said, "Thank you, Elder, for your guidance."

"Haha, don't be so polite, boy. Besides, I didn't really guide you much. Your understanding of the Blazing Sun Sword Technique exceeds my expectations," Elder Tianxuan said with a smile.

Lin Feng humbly replied, "Elder, you have corrected many of my mistakes, which will save me a lot of detours in my cultivation."

Elder Tianxuan smiled and then said, "The quad-college competition is approaching. You should know that with your talent, not cultivating an auxiliary skill is a great waste. Do you have any plans?"

There are many types of auxiliary skills, such as weapon forging, alchemy, and of course, spirit array mastery.

The most difficult is becoming a spirit array master, which requires extremely strict control over soul power. The next most difficult is becoming an alchemist.

Lin Feng said, "Deputy Dean Gongyang Ming told me that when the Dean returns, he will speak well of me to the Dean, hoping that I can learn the art of spirit arrays under the Dean."

"That old man has a very peculiar temper. Calculating the time, he should be arriving soon. When he returns, I will also speak well of you to that old man," Elder Tianxuan said.

"Thank you, Elder, for your kind words," Lin Feng quickly thanked him.

He stayed with Elder Tianxuan until evening before leaving. Joining the Changhe Branch was a fortunate event for Lin Feng. The students here were harmonious, and there were a few seniors who cared about him.

Back at his residence, Zhang Qichu came to Lin Feng's room and said, "Junior Brother, Senior Sister Xiao sent someone to look for you just now, but they didn't find you, so they went back. The person said that Senior Sister Xiao will be waiting for you to come over!"

Lin Feng nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go see what Senior Sister Xiao needs."

Lin Feng went to Xiao Yafei's place, where Gongsun Changge was also present.

"Junior Brother, the quad-college competition will be held in half a month. Since this is your first time participating, I called you here to explain some of the rules of the quad-college competition," Gongsun Changge said.

Lin Feng nodded and said, "Please go ahead, Senior Brother."

"Now, the total number of students in the four branches is less than three thousand. Our Changhe Branch has the fewest students, only five hundred. Among them, only I and Senior Sister Xiao are ranked in the top twenty, and there are nine students in the top hundred. According to the academy's rules, the quad-college competition sets the top hundred as seed students. Students ranked after the hundred can challenge those in the top hundred if they have the confidence. If they win, they will enter the top hundred; if they lose, they will lose their qualification for this quad-college competition."

Lin Feng said, "That's quite a strict condition."

Xiao Yafei said, "The academy mainly considers that some less powerful students might challenge the top hundred inner students, which might waste time. However, the main concern is that if the top hundred inner students don't control their strength, it could easily cause serious harm to the challengers. After all, swords and spears have no eyes."

"Um." Lin Feng nodded.

Gongsun Changge continued, "Of course, the top hundred seed students can also challenge each other. If the other party agrees, they can have a battle. The first stage of the assessment is to challenge the top hundred seed students. After the challenge stage, there will be a normal ranking battle. The battles are decided by drawing lots, regardless of the branch. The winners advance, and the more victories, the more points. The final ranking is determined by the total points."

"That's quite interesting. I assume many students challenge the top hundred seed students in each quad-college competition?" Lin Feng asked.

"That's right. Every year, there are people who challenge the top hundred seed students, but the success rate is not high," Gongsun Changge said.

This is quite understandable because the top hundred students are already very powerful. Moreover, the top hundred inner students receive benefits like the 'Great Dragon Subduing Pill,' while those after the hundred receive the 'Qi Supplement Pill,' which is far inferior to the Great Dragon Subduing Pill. Students who use the Great Dragon Subduing Pill for cultivation naturally improve faster, and as a result, the top hundred students become even stronger.

Of course, there are also some geniuses who surpass the top hundred and defeat them, successfully squeezing into the top hundred. However, such students are few.

Xiao Yafei said, "With Junior Brother's strength, successfully displacing one of the top hundred students should not be a problem. So during the quad-college competition, Junior Brother can participate in the challenge stage and directly defeat one of the top hundred students. This will save you from the subsequent drawing lots battles."

"Um." Lin Feng nodded and said, "Alright, I will defeat one of them."

Lin Feng spoke casually, as this was not a difficult task for him. Jia Lan Academy has only seventy-two students at the Martial Master level, and with Lin Feng, it's seventy-three. For Lin Feng to enter the top hundred would be very easy.

Xiao Yafei and Gongsun Changge had no objections. Lin Feng left Xiao Yafei's place and spent the next half month in seclusion, practicing not only sword techniques but also studying the forbidden divine technique, the Great Heaven Concealing Hand.

On the night before the quad-college competition, Lin Feng suddenly felt a strong calling from the direction of the Western Mountain.

"It's the Nine Sovereigns' avatar!"

Lin Feng's face showed joy.

The Western Mountain was where he had cultivated the Nine Sovereigns' avatar. He originally thought it would take only three to four months for the avatar to take shape.

However, it took longer than expected.

Now, after half a year, the Nine Sovereigns' avatar finally showed signs of movement.

Taking advantage of the night, Lin Feng went to the Western Mountain.

This was the burial ground of Jia Lan Academy's ancestors, with cold winds and oppressive aura.

At night, no one came to this place. Lin Feng quickly moved toward the depths of the Western Mountain.

He could feel that strong calling.

"Master, Master..."

When Lin Feng reached the depths of the Western Mountain, the calling became even stronger.

In the deepest part of the Western Mountain, dark energy swirled. Within the dark energy, nine terrifying presences were faintly visible.

Each figure emitted an ancient aura, like that of the primordial era, enveloping the entire Western Mountain in that ancient and terrifying aura.