The senior brother was demoted without any explanation.

He made an emo gesture for a moment before explaining to Shang Yanting, "The Four Peaks Grand Competition is held every four years. Each peak sends fifty disciples to participate and search for Holy Capital Tokens in the secret realm. After the trial, rankings are based on the number of Holy Capital Tokens obtained."

The secret realm is fraught with danger and is much more difficult than the newcomer competition, especially since Qing Shuang Peak can't even gather fifty disciples.

Hmph, let them change the person in charge then.

If we don't let these little brats experience it, they won't know how difficult it is to be the senior disciple!

The eldest brother thought with a bit of sullen pride and arrogance.

Shang Yanting asked emotionlessly, "What is the content of this competition?"

"The content of each competition is different, and you can only find out when the competition takes place."

What preparations are needed before the competition?

"Prepare supplies for the trial. The secret realms are mostly in the wilderness, so disciples can bring not only weapons, but also food, water, and medicine."

However, under normal circumstances, everyone travels light and no one really experiences the trial like moving house.

Firstly, it would slow us down, and secondly, it would make us too conspicuous. Besides, hunting in the jungle is enough to sustain basic survival.

"You can usually start preparing now."

The senior disciple didn't keep his past experience to himself. "Based on past experience, many disciples' weapons are worn out and need to be sent for maintenance. Our peak will probably need to have them maintained this year, so it's better to prepare early."

Each time a weapon is maintained, it costs 500 coins.

This is a huge sum of money for the disciples of Qing Shuang Peak. In the last round, several fellow disciples couldn't save enough money and could only buy a whetstone to roughly sharpen their knives themselves. Today, everyone has money, and they are looking forward to going down the mountain.

The next day

Everyone got up very early, and the first stop on the way down the mountain was the weapon shop.

Although sharpening weapons is expensive, weapons are the lifeblood of martial arts practitioners, so everyone is willing to spend the money.

"Next, everyone will prepare their own supplies. Everyone will buy things that may be needed for the trial, according to their own needs and abilities."

The senior brother said to Shang Yanting, and also shared his experience with him, "Don't buy food, there are all kinds of wild beasts to eat in the secret realm. The main thing is to prepare a lot of medicine for sprains and bruises, insect repellent powder and the like."

After saying that, the eldest brother also left to buy the things he needed.

Shang Yanting was left alone. He carried Jia Xitong to Liang Ting's Wanbaoge branch. This was arranged by them yesterday to collect the materials she needed to make talismans.

Qian Yuan Grass is rare and precious, but Wanbao Pavilion is still quite capable. They had barely returned to Qing Shuang Peak when someone came to inform Shang Yanting that they had found Qian Yuan Grass.

As soon as Shang Yanting arrived at the entrance, the manager of Wanbaoge immediately came to greet him.

"Young Master Yan, you've arrived! Congratulations on winning first place in this newcomer competition."

They learned about the competition from the day before yesterday today.

Shang Yanting looked at the middle-aged manager and said, "Your Wanbaoge is quite well-informed."

"The news of your first place has spread throughout the Holy Capital Academy."

The manager said with a smile, his attitude extremely attentive.

Liang Ting had already instructed them that a martial arts practitioner with a promising future could very well be their future backer! If he hadn't been unable to leave Zhaocheng recently, he would have personally come to receive him.

The steward beckoned for someone to bring over the Qian Yuan Grass, and maids filed in carrying red boxes. Each box contained a single Qian Yuan Grass, all of which were clearly well-preserved, with even the roots intact.

"There are ten plants in total here. We found them using all our resources."

The manager explained to Shang Yanting, "As a friend of our boss, we will offer you the original price. The purchase price is 120 taels of silver per plant, totaling 1200 taels."