One day later.
The grand celestial competition, held once every fifty years, has officially come to an end.
The top five cultivators in each competition will ascend to the arena.
Receive the reward from Zhuoyangchuan.
Song Chen has won so many awards he's practically overwhelmed.
The top alchemist obtained ten hundred-year-old spiritual herbs and one five-hundred-year-old spiritual herb.
The first talisman cultivator obtained a piece of millennium mineral essence, which, after being made into an ink block, made writing and drawing talismans full of spiritual energy.
First place in weapon crafting, obtained a spirit fire and a hundred catties of rare ore.
The best seal engraving skill grants a jar of beast blood. Using the beast blood to activate the seal engraving pattern during engraving greatly enhances its power.
First, I obtained a set of array formation diagrams. The array formations in this set are much more complete than those in the library.
Zhao Ziyi, as the number one sword cultivator, obtained a refined sword embryo.
This sword blank is about four inches long, with a translucent white body, and was made from thousand-year-old cold iron ore.
The millennia-old cold iron ore, after being refined into weapons, is lustrous, snow-white, and free of impurities.
It has extremely high fire resistance; even if a Nascent Soul cultivator uses it and infuses it with their entire body's spiritual energy, the flying sword will not melt.
It is most suitable for cultivators with fire elemental roots.
Zhao Ziyi excitedly put away the sword blank.
After returning to school, he asked Song Chen to forge him a Golden Core stage spiritual treasure flying sword!
On the arena.
The cultivators in the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment stages were laughing so hard their eyes were almost closed.
The top five finishers in the competition all received a prize, and each person got a suitable item.
Song Chen glanced at it casually.
Of the cultivators on this arena, only he and Zhao Ziyi from Xianhe Garden were present.
During the Golden Core stage competition, because of traitors like Qi Tai, the entire Immortal River Garden was wiped out.
But it was Li Wantian.
At this moment, he was covered in bandages and lay on the ring, having finished fifth in the competition.
Li Wantian was severely injured by Song Chen yesterday, and he had difficulty even getting onto the arena, let alone competing.
Song Chen had assumed that Li Wantian would miss the competition.
However, there are Kunxianlou, Langya Academy, Wanjian Villa, Qi Tai, and others.
He deliberately gave Li Wantian a lot of points.
Each cultivator who went up and down the stage, going through the motions, would earn Li Wantian one point.
Yesterday, the Golden Core stage arena was filled with shouts of injustice.
Everyone felt that Li Wantian cheated, and that his actions were unreasonable.
But the three major powers turned a deaf ear and continued to do as they pleased.
Even the intervention of Nascent Soul cultivators was futile.
Qi Tai and the others said that Li Wantian was a recognized genius, but he was unlucky and was injured before the competition. They just wanted to put Li Wantian in the position he belonged to.
Even if Li Wantian cheated, he only got fifth place.
On the contrary, Li Yunxiu won first place among Golden Core stage sword cultivators.
"The Immortal Realm Grand Competition has come to a successful conclusion. I urge all cultivators to devote themselves to cultivation, work together to achieve the Great Dao, and enhance the reputation of the Immortal Realm of our Tianyan Continent!"
Inspired by the Nascent Soul cultivators, countless cultivators raised their arms and shouted.
The Immortal Realm Grand Competition has come to a complete end.
Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi stepped off the stage and returned to the group of people from Xianhe Garden.
At this moment, the number in the sky above Xianhe Garden, which was originally twenty-nine, has now become one.
Elder Sun Meng looked at Song Chen with satisfaction, "Let's go! We'll return to our base first, and then head back immediately!"
Song Chen nodded and said:
“Alright, but Lin Maozhi, the owner of Lin’s Auction House, wants to study at Xianhe Garden. Let’s pick him up and then head back.”
Sun Meng was somewhat puzzled: "Lin's Auction House is shutting down?"
"On the way, we talked about how things were a bit complicated. It was a family matter for the Lin family."
The people of Xianhe Garden all sat on lotus leaves and hurried back to their residence in Zhuoyangchuan City.
This time, the lotus leaves were unusually spacious, creating a harmonious and joyful scene.
Qi Tai and his group had already parted ways with them and gone to Wanjian Manor.
On the way, Song Chen told Sun Meng about Lin Maozhi's situation.
Upon hearing this, Sun Meng waved his hand, indicating that Xianhe Garden was determined to take this person in.
Elder Sun Meng smiled and said:
"Lin Maozhi must have chosen Xianhe Garden because he saw your strength. In the future, there will be more and more cases like this."
Once these forces return to their bases, your deeds will surely spread far and wide, and you will soon be famous throughout the land!
Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi were somewhat surprised. Could someone at the Foundation Establishment stage become famous throughout the world?
Zhao Ziyi exclaimed in surprise:
"Can the Immortal Realm Grand Competition really have such a huge impact?"
“Of course!” Sun Meng nodded solemnly. “You and Song Chen are peerless geniuses who have stood out from thousands of geniuses! You are the living advertisement of our Xianhe Garden. At the upcoming recruitment ceremony, our Xianhe Garden will also raise prices.”
Zhao Ziyi asked curiously, "How much will it increase?"
Sun Meng did the calculations:
“The price increases by 10 gold for each competition champion. Song Chen won five, and you won one… From now on, the registration fee for our Xianhe Garden will be 135 gold!”
Song Chen frowned when he heard the price.
He hesitated and said, "Isn't the price too high? Xianhe Garden is still nestled in the mountains after all."
"Haha, let the deans discuss the pricing, but I don't think it's expensive, after all, you're a genius among geniuses!"
Elder Sun Meng is now a mindless fan of Song Chen, constantly praising him as a peerless genius.
Several hours later.
After the cultivators from Xianhe Garden finished packing, they boarded the pleasure boat again.
The Xianheyuan residence was closed again, awaiting reopening in another fifty years.
After boarding the cruise ship, Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi remained leaning against the railing.
This time, the two did not cultivate, but instead enjoyed the scenery along the way.
Song Chen held Zhao Ziyi in his arms.
Zhao Ziyi looked up at Song Chen's delicate face, his eyes full of smiles.
They appeared to be not exchanging any words, but through telepathic communication, they had already discussed everything from poetry and songs to the philosophy of life.
"Do you think the Huang family of Lingnan will get into trouble again this time?"
Song Chen shook his head. "No, Li Wantian is so badly injured. Going back to heal is probably what he should be doing."
After the Immortal Realm Grand Competition.
They changed the original work again.
Zhao Ziyi was not tricked into the deep forest by Mu Feng and his companion, thus escaping certain death.
Li Wantian, whose actions were thwarted, was also unable to continue harming people.
Previously, during the team competition, Li Wantian made two attempts to harm Huang Li, both of which were observed by the Huang family of Lingnan.
It will likely be even more difficult for Li Wantian to enter the Huang family's territory in Lingnan this time.
Not to mention setting up an array.
"Then I'm relieved."
Zhao Ziyi smiled easily, leaned against Song Chen, and took in the scenery.
**
Zhuoyangchuan.
The residence of Wanjian Mountain Villa.
At this time, the area was bustling with activity.
Within the compound, there were not only cultivators from Wanjian Manor.
There are also cultivators from Langya Academy, the Lin Clan, Kunxian Tower, and the Lü Dynasty.
Among them, the cultivators from Xianhe Garden, led by Qi Tai, huddled in a corner.
Li Wantian's waist was tightly wrapped in a white cloth, indicating that he had not yet fully recovered.
The surrounding cultivators were making a ruckus, each with their own demands.
He frowned and shouted:
"Please listen to me! This is not a good place to talk. Let's leave Zhuoyangchuan and find a quiet valley to discuss this in detail!"
"That's right, then let's talk again after we leave Zhuoyangchuan!"
"Let's go outside and talk!"
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