C16 (1/2)

Tomorrow was the start of the competition, and only the topmost layer of the chrysalis had yet to produce the markings. It was best to resolve this matter, or else he would have to split his mental energy to supply the chrysalis during the competition.

Yi Zhou took out a Spirit-Replenishing Pill and activated a secret technique to remove all the impurities within the pill. The moment the pill entered his mouth, a burst of mental energy arose from the stress in his mind.

Ning Yun had given him the Spirit-Restoring Pill. A few days ago, Ning Yun sent someone to look for him. It turned out that the Pill Dao Guild had refined a set of Face Nurturing Pills that were used for more than ten years and had sent them to the Residence of Duke Wei. Meanwhile, Duke Wei Palace had taken over Ning Yun's auction house.

Yi Zhou removed the impurities from all twenty of the pills. Ning Yun immediately sealed them with a secret technique, saving them for ten years.

However, Yi Zhou told Ning Yun that after the Three Courtyard Tournament, they would decide how to give the pills to the Duke Wei Residence.

Yi Zhou planned to turn the tables on these medicinal pellets should he clash with He Zhen intensely during the competition.

The Spirit Replenishing Pill was something Ning Yun had given Yi Zhou to recuperate his exhausted spirit. Although it was far from being comparable to the Spirit Concentrating Liquid, it was still precious enough.

The chrysalis's body was finally covered in veins. Eh, it was condensing into a cocoon!

Yi Zhou saw that circles of spirit threads had actually formed a cocoon around the chrysalis and wrapped it up.

Ah, the Martial Soul is awake! Thank God.

Suddenly, he felt that the Martial Soul had woken up. Yi Zhou was overjoyed.

He didn't bother returning to his dorm and sat cross-legged on the floor. He started using the Tian Yuan Art to condense his Qi.

Tomorrow was the competition, and they were actually gathering their qi at this time. Hopefully they would make it in time.

Si Qi, who was attracted by the gathering of the nature's spirit energy, shook his head with a bitter smile.

But until the dawn of the next day, Yi Zhou's Qi Gathering process was still in progress.

The Three Academies' celebration officially began!

There were all kinds of competitions within Qingyang City. There were Martial Dao competitions, alchemy competitions, refining competitions, formation competitions, and even the chicken fight and horse races that the silkpants liked, all of these could attract a lot of spectators.

However, the most famous event was still the Large Competition between the three academies of Qingyang City.

The entire Eastern Xuan Continent was a martial arts arena, and Martial Dao s were always the most popular tournament.

As the year old of the three academies, it was a delicacy feast before the new year.

Those who were able to enter the three academies to study were all the young geniuses of the Azure Sun Empire with astonishing talents.

Moreover, most people were either rich or noble, and rarely showed themselves in front of others. They all had a mysterious veil covering their faces, attracting people to try and see their true appearance.

At this moment, a large patch of flat land had already been cleared in the east of Azure Sun City. This was where the annual competition of the three academies was held.

The great competition of the three courtyards would be held for a total of seven days. The single elimination stage would be used. The winner of each match would enter the next round, while the loser would be eliminated.

On the surface, the Three Academies would be jointly hosting the competition by the principals of the three academies. The entire competition would be monitored, and there was no possibility of cheating.

Therefore, in this kind of competition, there were both factors of strength and luck.

Even the stronger players might be able to get relegated early. In here, luck also belonged to the category of hidden strength.

Currently, there were a total of thirty-two makeshift arenas. Each arena would have two matches in the afternoon, meaning that there would be four matches per day.

In just one day, all 128 contestants would be on stage. The top 64 would be decided, and the contestants would then participate in the second day's competition.

Around the competition grounds, there were already a sea of people. Although the initial few days of the competition could not fill up the entire Qingyang City, it still attracted a large number of people to come watch the competition.

Around the competition area, all sorts of small vendors had already set up their stalls. Every year, the great competition between the three academies would be held during the sales season.

Brother Wang, did you bet on being able to get first place this year, do you remember that you bought it every year?

I bought it, but it's not reliable, so I didn't hit it. This is a huge test of my luck. It was still the last day, when the two of them were competing for the championship.

At that time, even if he won the bet, it wouldn't be too much to win. Right, there seems to be a one in a hundred ratio one. Azure Sun Academy seems to have a Body Refinement Realm person participating this time.

Yeah, he seems to be called Yi Zhou, the only one in the Body Refinement Realm. If there was a bet on who would be eliminated in the first round, this Yi Zhou would definitely be the hottest target.

Yeah, everyone's really going all out for the rewards this year. In the past, there were quite a few participants at the 9th Body Refinement Layer. This year, they were only at the Body Refinement Realm, and the rest were at the Qi Gathering realm.

On the tall viewing platform, Azure Sun Academy's Principal, Du Wei, was currently conversing with the Hidden Dragon Academy's and Iron Martial Academy's Principal with a light smile. Let's not talk about the relationship between the three academies in private. On the surface, it would seem that they were getting along harmoniously.

That stinking brat Yi Zhou, had only started gathering energy the day before the competition. With regards to the use of all sorts of Martial Skill and Spiritual Energy, could he quickly adjust it? He hasn't finished gathering his Qi before I came today. He can't be late for the match, can he?

Du Wei was a little worried for Yi Zhou.

It was a good thing that they drew the match this afternoon. There was still a bit of time, so they hoped that they could make it in time.

Yi Zhou was still in the process of condensing his Qi.

He could feel that a long time had passed, and the sky outside had turned from dark to bright. It seemed that the day of the Three Academies' Tournament had arrived.

Senior Brother Si Qi was right beside him, and he seemed to be waiting for him a little anxiously, but he did not speak up or urge him.

Yi Zhou's current situation was very special. If he were to miss out on the Three Academies' Tournament this time, he would not regret it.

After all, the Three Courtyards' Tournament was held once a year. It was hard to say whether or not his current condition would appear again in the future.