Qianyun City is nearly 250,000 miles away from Xia Yang City, the capital of Great Xia. Including the rest time, even Jin Luo Xuan Diao will take about 20 days.
In order to prevent unexpected situations, Da Luo's team set off some time in advance.
Even if they set off at this time, when they arrive at Xia Yang City, there will only be more than a month left before Xia Lin wins the championship.
Xia Lin College is an ancient college located in the mountains a hundred miles east of Xia Yang City.
Although it is not as famous as the Eight Sects, there are quite a few powerful people who have come out of this academy. It is one of the ways for large sects to recruit disciples, so Xia Lin Academy also has some reputation.
Geniuses from dozens of countries around the Great Xia Dynasty studied at the academy.
Unlike the Eight Sects, this place is just a simple gathering place for Yuan people and has not established its own power.
Due to the existence of Xia Lin Academy, Daxia has quite a reputation on the mainland.
Even the Great Yan Dynasty, the first dynasty of the Qinggu Continent, which has hundreds of Nirvana realm experts, is envious.
Xialin College has three courtyards, namely the outer courtyard, the middle courtyard and the inner courtyard.
The outer courtyard has the lowest entry threshold. Anyone under the age of thirty who has advanced to the Yuanli realm can enter.
If you haven't broken through to the Yuan Dan realm at the age of fifty, you have to leave.
Most of the students who came out of the outer courtyard worked for the royal family of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The starting point of the Middle Court is much higher than that of the Outer Court. Anyone under the age of thirty-eight and whose cultivation has reached the late stage of the Void Realm can enter the Middle Court.
After the students from this academy left, they not only worked for Daxia, but many students also went to other forces.
At the age of fifty-five, before entering the late Yuan Dan realm, you must leave. If you want to stay, you can work as a teacher in an outer courtyard.
To be qualified as a teacher in the outer courtyard, one needs to reach the middle stage of Yuan Dan realm.
If you can enter the inner courtyard, you will receive attention from all forces from the moment you enter, and some forces will buy you in advance and provide you with generous resources.
Being able to receive such attention is because the conditions for entering the inner court are very high.
Before the Yuan is forty-four years old, his cultivation must reach the middle stage of the Yuan Dan realm before he can be qualified to enter.
The age limit for entering the inner court must not exceed sixty years old, which is also the age limit for participating in Xia Lin's championship.
If you are over 44 years old and under 50 years old, and have reached the late Yuan Dan realm, you can also enter the inner courtyard.
You know, the threshold for the eight outer disciples is not that high.
If you break through to the Yuan Dan realm before the age of fifty, you can enter the Eight Sects and become an outer disciple.
There are millions of students in the outer courtyard and the middle courtyard together, but there are less than a thousand students in the inner courtyard.
After entering the inner courtyard of Xia Lin Academy, you can stay until you are 100 years old and enjoy the resources provided by the academy.
Of course, if you break through the Nirvana realm before you turn 100, you will naturally not stay here.
The resources provided by the academy are of little use to the Nirvana Realm.
Xia Lin's championship is a grand event held every sixteen years in the inner courtyard of Xia Lin Academy. The rewards for the participants are quite generous and they have the opportunity to become famous in one battle.
Because the conditions for entering the academy are very demanding, many divers are discouraged.
Many families would be proud if they had an inner disciple of Xia Lin Academy.
………
Daxia Dynasty, Xia Lin College.
On the top of a mountain with lush trees, three figures overlook the college buildings that wind between the various peaks.
If it weren't for the mountain wind blowing the long hair and robes, I would have thought they were three statues.
There is abundant vitality here, and it is said that there is an extremely large vein of high-grade Yuanshi underneath, so the academy was built here.
There are so many powerful people in the academy that no one dares to take advantage of the mine.
Suddenly, one of the figures moved, and then, a figure fell from the sky at an extremely fast speed.
The man saluted the three figures on the top of the mountain and said respectfully: "The three deans..."
Hearing this, the old woman among the three raised her eyebrows and said hurriedly: "I am the deputy dean, Xu Run. In front of the dean, you can stop talking nonsense!"
The fat old man next to the old woman touched his big belly and said with a faint smile: "Yan Qing, you are the dean of the Intermediate Court, why are you not the dean.
"Xu Run! From now on, you can call her Dean Shao. There is nothing wrong with her.
"If you call me dean, I can still bear it. If you call me vice dean in the other two houses, I don't care.
"If you are in my outer courtyard, you must call me dean. If the dean of the outer courtyard is the dean, is he not the dean?"
After saying that, the fat old man opened his eyes and made a ferocious look.
"Yes, Dean Ba." Xurun said respectfully.
Dean Ba nodded and said with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad!"
"Long Bai, you are the thickest-skinned in the academy." Shao Yanqing rolled her eyes at Ba Longbai angrily.
"Xu Run, how's the investigation going?" On the other side of Shao Yanqing, a tall, thin, white-haired old man touched his beard and asked in a deep voice.
Bowing slightly and glancing at Xia Lin Academy among the mountains, Xu Run responded: "Dean, according to the current situation, in addition to the Qin family, several other major families, chambers of commerce and the royal family have taken action.
"The academies they support have attracted a lot of geniuses from the Eight Sects this time. Judging from the situation, they all want to take the top spot."
"Did the Qin family give up this time?" The white-haired old man frowned and murmured.
Shaking his head, Xurun said softly: "The Qin family has Qin Yongtian and Qin Potian who are in the middle stage of Nirvana. Xurun's ability is limited and he has not received any news.
“The intentions of other major families and chambers of commerce are relatively obvious, so we can get a glimpse of them.
"Many disciples of the Eight Sects have joined the several academies they support. Only the one supported by the Qin family has not admitted a single disciple of the Eight Sects."
Shao Yanqing suddenly thought of something and said, "Dean, you should have received the invitation. The Qin family is currently planning the marriage of Qin Yongtian's grandson Qin Tian. It is estimated that they will not take any action until after the wedding banquet.
“After all, they invited outsiders for help last time and won the championship in one fell swoop. They shouldn’t give up this time.
"Last time, the girl was not from the Eighth Sect. Sixteen years later, if that girl comes out again, her strength will probably be superior to ours."
After saying that, everyone looked at their respected dean Hou Han.
After a moment, Hou Han said slowly: "There are still nearly two months, let's observe first. How is the invitation status of all the forces?"
“Over the past two years, the royal family has sent out invitations one after another stating the specific time of this event.
"Strong people have been arriving in Xia Yang City since last month. There should be over a hundred people in the Nirvana realm from outside the city now.
“As Xia Lin’s victory approaches, by the end of this month, the number of Nirvana realms should reach 500, and may eventually exceed 3,000.
"To prevent unexpected events, three million soldiers are stationed around Xia Yang City." Xu Run replied.
Shao Yanqing said coldly: "In the past, only three to five hundred people came to Nirvana. Why are there so many this time? Will something happen?"
Xurun shook his head and said: "Probably not. I guess their purpose is to see the inner disciples who have entered the eight sects in advance, and who have been so hyped by everyone.
"It is said that these Yuanzhu are all geniuses, and they all have the ability to leapfrog and kill their opponents."
Ba Longbai patted his belly, with a slightly sad look on his face: "Dean, since the beginning of the last Qin family, this time it is out of control.
"This year, Xia Lin won the championship and we should not see any students from our academy!"
"We have taken precautions in advance. Participants in the Nirvana Realm must be college disciples who have stayed in the college for more than ten years.
"I didn't expect that they took advantage of the loophole and actually found so many disciples from the Eight Sects." Shao Yanqing said with a hint of anger, "Xia Lin's victory this time is completely a competition between the disciples of the Eight Sects. If it happens next time, In this way, Xia Lin won the championship in name only.
"It's all started by the Qin family. This time they are following the rules and there is no movement."
"Starting from the next term, as long as our dean is not afraid of offending the eight sects and directly announces that the inner disciples who have entered the eight sects are not allowed to participate, wouldn't it be great?
"Before Xia Lin's championship begins, students who have entered the academy within five years are not allowed to participate." Barong Bai patted his belly and said.
Hearing this, Shao Yanqing looked at Ba Longbai and said unconvinced: "What's so scary? Besides, the Eight Sects didn't obviously support that institute. Xurun, don't you think so?"
"I don't know about this." Xurun smiled awkwardly, "The largest number of disciples come from Jinling Mountain. It seems that they were invited individually, not the sect's intention. They are scattered in various courtyards and are not gathered into one courtyard."
"Although Xia Lin College is somewhat famous, I am self-aware. In the eyes of these sects, the college is not worth mentioning.
"These disciples are just here to receive some benefits privately." Hou Han sighed softly, and then looked at Xu Run with his deep eyes, "Which academy does the Qin family support now?"
"Yunjun Courtyard. The members of the Qin family have always been in Yunjun Courtyard and have not set foot in other courtyards. Now all the people recommended by the Jingyang Chamber of Commerce have entered Yunjun Courtyard.
"In the battle for the title of the Nine Academy, they won the last championship and became the most famous in the past sixteen years. Without the disciples of the Eight Sects, Yunjun Academy would actually be the strongest now." Xurun responded.
"Go down. Be careful. There are many mid-stage Nirvana people in the city now. Your initial cultivation level and strength are still low, so don't be careless. If there is any situation, send me a message immediately. Don't be reckless." Hou Han instructed.
Xurun nodded, and immediately, his figure shot into the sky, and soon turned into a black dot and disappeared.
Looking at the figure disappearing into the sky, Hou Han sighed: "I hope that there will be a student from Xialin College in this leadership team, even in name only.
"Just one person is enough. Otherwise, the college's reputation will really be lost."
Hearing this, Shao Yanqing and Ba Longbai lowered their heads silently and stopped talking.
They all know that among the nine courtyards in the inner courtyard, except Yunjun courtyard, the other eight courtyards have invited more than 200 disciples from the eight sects.
There are only ninety-nine names on the list for Xia Lin to win the championship. There is little hope for the academy's own Yuan practitioners to enter these lists.
After a moment of silence, the figures of Hou Han and the others disappeared on the top of the mountain.
………
After flying intermittently for more than ten days, Li Yuan and others, together with the Da Luo Empire team, finally arrived at Haoping City on the border between Bei Hao Kingdom and Daxia Dynasty.
Guoping City is located in Beifeng Kingdom, bordering Daxia Zezhou to the southeast and Daxia Yunzhou to the southwest. It is a flat jungle for three thousand miles and there are no towering peaks.
The jungle is vast, but there are no powerful monsters.
The highest level of the monsters living in this area is only the mid-to-late third level, so Guoping City is a gathering place for many Yuanli Realm Void Realm warriors, and there are many mercenary groups.
Entering Daxia from Guoping City, it is only a 60,000-mile journey to Xiayang City. It takes three days and three nights for Jinluo Xuandiao to fly at full speed.
The team from the Da Luo Empire planned to rest in Fengping City for some time before leaving.
The team heading to Xia Yang City included two of the top ten powerful men in Daluo. One was Ruan Yunhan, the master of Qianyun Mansion, who was in the middle stage of Nirvana.
The other one is You Bin, the dean of Xingluo Academy in Luo Xingcheng, the capital of Daluo Kingdom, who is at the peak of the mid-nirvana realm.
In addition to the two mid-level Nirvana players, there are also six Nirvana players, and the lineup should not be underestimated.
In addition, there are more than fifty disciples of the two academies, all of whom are in the later stages of Yuan Dan.
Although Luo Zirou is only in the middle stage of Yuan Dan, she has the status of Princess Da Luo.
This time she goes back and she should be able to hit the mid-term peak.
Da Luo's team stopped in Guoping City, and the two Jin Luo Xuan Diao would not go to Daxia alone. Li Yuan and others could only stay in the city.
The journey of 60,000 miles would take a lot of time for them to travel by themselves.
………
There were hundreds of wine tables in a simple restaurant in Guoping City, which were filled with mercenaries hunting monsters around Guoping City. The environment was particularly noisy.
There was a fairly quiet private room at the corner of the second floor of the restaurant. The window was slightly opened a small crack, and a pair of eyes scanned the hall.
After a while, he moved his eyes away, but did not close the window tightly.
"Li Yuan, why do you come to such a noisy place?" Luo Zirou looked at Li Yuan who moved his eyes into the room.
Smiling slightly, Li Yuan whispered: "You are the princess of the Da Luo royal family, and you rarely come to such a mixed place.
“However, it is precisely because there are people from all religions and nine schools that we can understand the true side of the local customs and customs.
"By the way, your cultivation has improved a lot in the past two years. Why don't you go into seclusion and hit the mid-term peak instead of following the team to Daxia."
"It doesn't take more than two or three months to retreat. Besides, I've heard people say that Xia Lin won the championship since I was a child, and I've always wanted to see it.
"The last time Xia Lin won the championship, I mentioned to my father that I would go to Daxia with the team.
"I was only twenty-six or seventeen years old at the time, and had not yet advanced to the Yuan Dan realm, so I was not qualified at all.
"After my repeated persuasion, my father promised me that if I break through to the middle stage of Yuan Dan, he can make an exception and let the two deans take me with them.
"So, I have been practicing hard for more than ten years, and finally broke through to the middle stage of Yuan Dan three years ago. The moment I broke through, I was extremely excited.
"On the day of the breakthrough, I sent someone to deliver a message and asked the flying earth spirit to pick me up from Meteor City. I waited for nearly a year before I arrived at Jin Luo Xuan Diao.
"I didn't expect that I would meet you one year later."
Li Yunqing smiled lightly and said: "It's fate that we can come together. You should know a lot about Xia Lin's victory. Is it really so attractive?"
"Of course." Luo Zirou's eyes shone, "Although Xia Lin won the championship at Xia Lin Academy in Daxia, the students from the academy gathered there were selected by dozens of surrounding countries and forces, and they are all the elite among the elite. .
"The excitement of Xia Lin's victory is second only to the battle between gods and demons among the eight geniuses. I remember that the last time Yunjun won the championship was Yunjun Yuan. However, the last time was the least exciting."
"What's wrong?" Li Yunqing asked.
Luo Ziju said: "Because the last time Xia Lin won the championship, there was a woman in the team sent by Yunjun Academy who was in the Nirvana realm, and she was only thirty-four years old at the time.
"Thirty-four years old, in the early stage of Nirvana, he is also a rare genius among the eight sects.
“Usually at this age, those who have reached the Nirvana realm in cultivation usually possess dragon bones, gold and jade bones, and other first-class mortal bones.
“Our Daluo, in recent decades, we have never had a genius who was born with first-class mortal bones.
"If you are not in a large sect and cultivate and evolve, it will be difficult to cultivate first-class mortal bones at such a young age, unless you have a great opportunity.
"I really don't know where Yunjun Yuan found the monster. There is a Nirvana team member. It is conceivable that the other eight courtyards are no match at all.
“In the end, Yunjunyuan’s team completely crushed their opponents and won the first place.
"The last time Xia Lin won the championship, it was also the only time in the past three hundred years that Xia Lin won the championship without advancing to the second round."
"Xiao Yuan, look at this person, he entered Nirvana at the age of thirty-four. Look at you, he will be fifty years old in a few days. Hey..." Yuan Yao pouted after hearing this. With a disgusted expression, "It seems that you will have no chance to enter the realm of Nirvana before you are fifty!"
(End of chapter)
