Chapter 98 - The Ten Great Sects Fight for the Champion (1/2)
Chapter 98: The Ten Great Sects’ Fight for the Champion
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The triennial Iht snow encapsulated Changan
The exciterand champion uttered the bittersweet line: ‘In one day, I’ve seen all of Changan’s flowers that ’
One would have to wait three h the city again
Young and fresh students were about to enter the acadein their three years of strenuous cultivation The title of the grand chareat source of motivation
Meanwhile, the candidates who had already shown their talents and skills in the Iraduating into a much broader world of cultivation
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Snow continued to fall as the night set in
The rowdy city of Changan had finally quieted down
Lanterns outside the Ministry of Rites palace swayed in the snowy breeze, illu the entrance
The atmosphere within the palace was loud and lively Dozens of silhouettes could be seen within the brightly lit hall
The figures inside were dressed in unique clothes They exuded terrifyingly fearsoly dissipate the ni them included monks, swordsmen, martial arts masters and many reat sects of the Tang Dynasty—those who had the right to recruit disciples into their sects
The I the students Likewise, the night after the results were released, it was a co the sect representatives
This was an interesting scene that occurred at the end of every Imperial Examination
The Minister of Rites would personally hold a party that would be attended by sect leaders of the top ten sects in the empire Sect leaders from other prominent sects were also present Students who made it into the top 200 in the I the party
Big shots like the grand chancellor, Lu Taixuan, and the right administrator, Li Puyi, attended the party as well, deeniuses who eed from the Imperial Examination
The party was held in the spacious palace Wine and other refresh banquet tables
Fang Lang had taken off his chareen robe With his Obsidian Sword and Bloo Lang set foot into the party while chatting gleefully with Old Jiang
The end of the I i in the vast ocean
Jiang Linglong donned her veil again, hiding away her gorgeous face Her star-bright eyes regained the coldness of an iceberg
Dressed in a black robe, Wei Sheng had an innocent smile on his face
As the top three winners of the Iht after parading the streets of Changan Naturally, they were seated at the very front of the hall, ahead of the other students whoLinglong and Wei Sheng sat down according to their ranks
Candles were lit along the left and right walls of the hall Illu beaht as day
As time passed, students within the top 200 ranks arrived at the party one after another and sat down according to their rank
Liu Bubai held his chin high as he stepped into the palace with Ni Wen who hung her head low, shoulders scrunching
They waved at Fang Lang when they saw him
Unfortunately, the party was strict about the student’s sitting order Hence, they had no choice but to sit according to their ranks
Liu Bubai had no problebeside hiht maneuvers
The student flashed Liu Bubai an aard but polite smile, then turned to the student beside him to chat about the Queen of Flowers in the entertainment house
Liu Bubai had no interest in that conversation He poured a cup of wine and drank it by hi a crowd of students She hung her head low, not saying a word as she continuously poured wine Whenever someone came to have a toast with her, she instinctively down the entire cup
The wine they served at the party was made from spirit fruits It had a sweet taste and low alcohol content
Nonetheless, it was still alcohol After drinking too ht red as if she had a veil across her face
Ximen Xianxian thrived at parties He poured hi froesture of goodwill
After a few cups of wine, the atmosphere turned lively
Nevertheless, the party turned silent just aaura filled the air as the powerful sect leaders Changan’s high-ranking officials, noble shots set foot into the ministry’s palace
The main purpose of the party was to provide the top 200 students with an opportunity to pick their preferred sects At the saood chance for the elders who had been working in the courts for many years to establish connections
The students who had e on their path of cultivation Naturally, their achievee Thus, it would be beneficial for theood relations with each other
The leaders of the top ten sects, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Revenue and all the other iuests had arrived at the party To everyone’s surprise, the first prince was present in his dragon robe He sat down at the seat of honor The rowdy hall instantly turned silent
No one anticipated the first prince’s attendance
A look of anxiousness appeared on the face of many students
Nonetheless, that year’s Imperial Examination was rumored to have the most saboteurs compared to past years’ exams Thus, it was reasonable for the first prince to want to keep an eye out
In the eyes of ant man who alwayslooked at him, all he could think of was how different the first prince was froant third prince It was as if they were not even brothers
After a speech froan It was a jolly night of drinking
Halfway through the party
The sect leaders finally began to give out invites to the students
This made many of the semi-intoxicated students sober up instantly
Of course, the sect leaders ere giving out invites were those of first-class sects First-class sects were sects around the level of Donglu’s Sword League—prominent sects that were not included in the top ten
Nonetheless, its entrance exam was still competitive Only those who made it into the top 2000 ranks in the Iht to take their entrance exam
Liu Bubai and Ni Wen both received invitations for those first-class sects Ni Wen received personal invitations froround which meant she had no access to cultivation resources, yet she could achieve the 79th rank in the Imperial Examination with sheer talent and determination Many first-class sects saw her as a treasure
In fact, even some of the top ten sects had their eyes on Ni Wen
An ordinary-looking lady was sitting on the second seat in the sect representatives’ area She scanned the rooaze instantly fell on Ni Wen, whose face was flushi+ng red from the fruit wine She smiled and introduced herself “I a I’ if you’d like to join the Meridian Guild, Ni Wen?
“The Meridian Guild is ranked second a Dynasty We are quite well-established Ni Wen, your ranking in the I from your performance in the final section, the Meridian Guild welco that, whispered discussions broke out at the party
Who could have thought the Meridian Guild, which ranked second a the top ten sects, would make their move so quickly?
Ni Wen was at a loss She turned to Fang Lang as sitting at the very front, begging for help through her gaze
Fang Lang frowned and thought, ‘That vice leader sure has a sharp eye She must’ve noticed Ni Wen’s bloodline ability That’s why she didn’t hesitate to stoop below her level and extend the invitation’
Just then, the white-hairedon the tenth spot of the sect representatives’ area opened his irl, are you interested in joining h our sect focuses mainly on sword mastery, we still have a division dedicated to spell mastery We conduct research on how to fuse spell mastery with sword ain No one could have anticipated that Chao Xiaojian would try to recruit Ni Wen
Yan Keqing raised her brows “Chao Xiaojian, why are you trying to stick your nose where it doesn’t belong? That fusion research your sect is working on is utter nonsense Are you trying to ruin Ni Wen’s future in cultivation?”
The atmosphere suddenly became tense
Even so, no one tried to defuse the situation After all, it was nor candidates
“You think I don’t know about the Meridian Guild’s lack of virtue? You want Ni Wen because of her bloodline, don’t you? If it weren’t for that, will the Meridian Guild still want her?
“I, Chao Xiaojian, have no such ideas! I am only interested in the little lady’s talent in spell mastery
“Quit it with your false accusations!”
“What are you gonna do about it?”
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Before they knew it, the tere already fighting