When I saw the figure above the sky, shrouded in rays of rays of light, suspended above the nine heavens.
Another thunderous sound came from the sky, and all the disciples of Tiannan Academy were trembling with tremors, and their expressions were incomprehensible.
"Tianyuan Academy!"
These four words are no longer unfamiliar to many old students of Tiannan College.
The southwest border of Xichuan Province is mostly covered with steep mountains and dangerous terrain. It is also located in the northwest of the Qianlan Empire, hence the name "Xichuan".
On the southern border of Xichuan Province, in addition to the rolling mountains, there is also a rolling river that passes along the border of Xichuan Province.
Xichuan Province is bounded by mountains, and another province adjacent to it is bounded by the river, which is called "Xichuan Province".
Although Xihe Province and Xichuan Province are bounded by mountains and rivers, the culture, geography, economy, etc., between the two places are very similar, and the overall strength of the two provinces is also almost the same.
This "similar but separate" situation destined the two provinces to have fierce competition.
Just like Tiannan College, which plays a very important role in Xichuan Province, Tianyuan College is the first martial arts academy built by concentrated resources in Xihe Province.
Although the history of Tianyuan College is not as long as that of Tiannan College, it is still a martial arts college with hundreds of years of foundation.
With the full support of the Xihe Province and the resources allocated by the Empire, Tianyuan College has been steadily improving.
Especially in the past ten years, its improvement rate has been particularly rapid, and its overall strength has faintly surpassed Tiannan College, which had been beating them at the beginning.
Become one of the top colleges among the second-rate colleges in the empire, and have a high possibility of impacting the first-rate colleges.
Regarding Tianyuan College's sudden visit, everyone was shocked but not surprised.
There is no other reason, because Tianyuan College has been going to Tiannan Peak to worship the mountain every year for ten consecutive years.
The so-called "paying homage to the mountain" generally refers to a certain martial arts academy and going to other martial arts academies to "visit and study".
But the learning of warriors is not the recital of poems and dialogues among literati. It is arty and inevitably involves the use of weapons.
Therefore, almost every time Tianyuan Academy comes, there will always be a competition between the disciples of the two academies.
The competition between the students of the college seems to be just a small fight, but in fact it is related to the teaching ability of the two colleges and the comparison of the comprehensive strength of the college. No one wants to lose.
Especially if the party being worshiped "loses" at their own doorstep, their face will naturally be even more dull.
When Tianyuan College came to worship the mountain at the beginning, Tiannan College indeed suppressed the opponent steadily and won every time.
However, as the strength of Tianyuan College increased year after year, and the disciples sent became more and more outstanding, Tiannan College became overwhelmed, lost its advantage, and gradually began to lose ground.
Especially in recent years, Tiannan College has failed in the mountain worship competition for three consecutive years, and the losses have become worse each time, causing the entire college to lose face.
At the same time, Tianyuan College’s behavior of worshiping the mountain “year after year” has undoubtedly become a kind of “slap in the face”, and has gradually caused rejection and anger among teachers and students of Tiannan College.
However, the Qianlan Empire has regulations, and no one can refuse to worship the mountain between academies.
Facing the arrival of Tianyuan College, everyone at Tiannan College could only accept it no matter how reluctant they were.
Today, Tianyuan College came to pay homage to the mountain again just like in previous years.
This was not a rare thing, but when they heard the man in the sky announcing his identity, it shocked the students of Tiannan College.
In previous years, when Tianyuan College worshiped the mountain, at most, people of this level, similar to the masters of the five halls of Tiannan College, would come in the lead. In many cases, they would even be led by mentors from the other college.
But this time the leader of the opponent turned out to be "Zhou Shan", the vice president of Tianyuan College.
You know, a big shot of this level is a famous martial arts expert even in the empire.
Unless it was the "Inland Sea Trial", the empire's top trial competition, they would not show up easily at all.
What's more, it's just an ordinary mountain worship activity between colleges.
At this moment, he looked at the giant sword in the sky that covered the sky and the sun, and the majestic figure filled with rays of light that caused the clouds to move in all directions.
The students at Tiannan College couldn't help but feel horrified and felt an unprecedented pressure.
But just as they were feeling apprehensive and terrified, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the back hill of Tiannan College.
"Hahaha... It turns out that Vice President Zhou is here. I, Tiannan College, welcome you!"
Accompanied by this sound of laughter, a vast and majestic aura, as if the Milky Way rolled back up to the sky!
In an instant, the figure in the void and the aura surrounding Tiannan College were instantly offset.
The next moment, from the depths of the back mountain, a figure filled with golden light surged up like the rising sun.
This is a middle-aged man wearing a pale gold robe, with resolute and heroic features and a body as tall as a mountain.
At this moment, as he was soaring upwards, the rays of light cleared the way above the sky. Every time he took a step, a golden pattern bloomed, which was extremely magical.
Seeing this majestic figure, all the disciples, teachers, and mentors from Tiannan College all bowed and saluted, shouting.
"See Vice President Gu!"
This middle-aged man is none other than one of the two vice-presidents of Tiannan College, Gu Xuanji!
At this moment, Vice President Gu walked all the way through Xiaguang Avenue, stepped on the golden pattern, and soared into the air.
In just a blink of an eye, he arrived at the sky above Tiannan Peak and looked at the figure suspended in front of the giant sword, shrouded in glowing light.
The moment the two eyes met, the figure shrouded in rays of light suddenly surged around him, like a vast river, enveloping him with supreme divine power and heading towards Vice President Gu!
Seeing this scene, there was a burst of exclamation from Tiannan Peak.
But facing the impact of this boundless glow, Vice President Gu stood firmly in the void, unmoving.
Let the rays of light roll in, and the golden light around him circulates slightly. These waves of infinitely powerful rays of light cannot come within ten feet of him.
And as a strange light flashed in Vice Dean Gu's eyes, the golden light surrounding him instantly turned into ripples and spread out in all directions.
This golden ripple was so powerful that it directly dispersed all the glow in the sky. In the blink of an eye, the void became calm!
Seeing this situation, everyone in Tiannan College was shocked and excited.
As expected of the vice-president of the college, as soon as he appeared on the scene, the powerful aura that seemed to suppress everything disappeared and became completely ineffective.
This also allowed everyone to release their previously frightened minds and no longer feel any pressure.
At the same time, a sound of laughter came from the sky.
"Hahaha... Vice President Gu, I haven't seen you for many years, and your skills have become even more sophisticated!"
As this voice sounded, the figure shrouded in rays of light finally shrunk away the rays of light around him, revealing his true appearance.
This is a middle-aged man with a slightly short and fat figure, wearing an aqua brocade robe, a jade crown on his head, a water and fire silk ribbon around his waist, and a golden "river-shaped" mark on his chest.
The middle-aged man is white and fat, with a mustache and a bright smile on his face. When he smiles, his eyes narrow into two slits.
This person looks approachable, but his whole body exudes boundless power.
This undoubtedly reminded everyone that this person was a genuine moon-level powerhouse, the dignified vice-president of Tianyuan College.
With the pleasant smile in his mouth, Vice President Zhou slowly calmed down his aura, like an ordinary middle-aged man without any cultivation.
Immediately, Vice President Gu also restrained his energy and smiled.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou, it's been more than ten years since I last saw you. I never expected that you are still so energetic and your demeanor is even better than before!"
Hearing this, Zhou Shan smiled and waved his hands.
"Where, my ancient Taoist friend was joking, I am already very old now, how can I compare to the ancient Taoist friend who was still in his prime years."
The two people in the void were like close friends who had not seen each other for many years, exchanging pleasantries.
It was as if the clash of competing auras just now did not exist at all.
The two said a few words, and Gu Xuanji said with a smile.
"How come Fellow Daoist Zhou has so much free time today that he actually took the time to lead the team here in person."
Zhou Shan replied casually with a smile.
"Haha... Fellow Taoist Gu was joking. I have been staying in the academy for a long time and am feeling bored. I just want to come and see my old friend at Tiannan Academy.
Of course, by the way, I will bring some incompetent disciples from the academy to visit and study in your academy. "
Hearing this, Gu Xuanji's eyes flashed with light, but his smile became more and more enthusiastic.
"So that's it. Since Fellow Daoist Zhou came here in person, our Tiannan College is naturally in full bloom. We have deigned to be admitted to the hospital so that Gu can fulfill his friendship as a landlord!"
