amaotonovel Chapter 303 Encountering Wan Qiziye
Chapter 303 Encountering Wan Qiziye
"Emptiness, haha, you've finally met your match. Tell me, how does it feel to be schemed against?"
Li Songcheng burst into laughter.
Kong Ji, standing next to Wan Qi Zi Ye, was still holding a similar string of Buddhist prayer beads.
He showed no expression as he faced Li Songcheng's laughing face.
But the slight pause in his fingertips betrayed his emotions.
Kong Ji thought of Jiang He, and his displeasure was not so much that he was unhappy, but rather that he couldn't understand why two Golden Core cultivators from Shenzhou could be so in sync.
It's not that Kongji would have such doubts; Shenzhou is on the Sun Star, and the fact that it has a continent named after a state indicates that the planet's economy and resources are quite abundant.
Further down there are many planets that don't even have names.
The Empire of Ten Thousand Spirits has ten famous continents, which are landmasses named after states.
They are Yizhou, Gongzhou, Bozhou, Zhongzhou, Qizhou, Kuozhou, Yangzhou, Rongzhou, Shenzhou, and Yingzhou.
The planet Tian Shu, where Zhongzhou is located, is the political center of the Wanling Empire, with the largest population and the most prosperous development.
It can be said that if there were a standard for genius, the number of geniuses in Zhongzhou would be more than half the number of geniuses in the other nine states combined.
The college entrance exam in Zhongzhou is always more difficult than in other states, and it's about the same level of difficulty as the college entrance exam in Shenzhou this year.
Those cultivators who emerge victorious from such a rigorous examination are often hailed as geniuses in many cities.
Lingqing Academy is located in Zhongzhou, and its students are the best.
Some graduates from Lingqing choose to participate in the sect assessment to enter various sects, while others choose to join the army, namely the Third Army of Zhongzhou.
The Third Army not only garrisoned Zhongzhou, but also had about two-thirds of its soldiers stationed at Black Nest.
The Black Nest is home to high-level and numerous monsters, making it a good training ground if you can ensure your own safety.
Besides the two options mentioned above, outstanding graduates can be directly admitted to the Lingyun Sect, while only a small number of cultivators who do not have a particularly good career path will choose to seek employment.
Many cultivators from Zhongzhou prioritize Lingqing Academy for their future development.
Having seen too many so-called "geniuses," Kong Ji knew that there were always people more capable than him, and that there was always something beyond his understanding.
However, a planet only has so many resources. Compared to Zhongzhou, neither Shenzhou nor Yangzhou, where Wanjue is located, has high-quality resources.
Cultivators from such places were already about one level behind cultivators from the Central Plains from the very beginning.
Not to mention the large families between the states.
Taking families as an example, in Zhongzhou, the strength, connections, and resources of a Yellow-rank family far exceed those of a Xuan-rank family in Shenzhou.
Such is reality, and this is what Kongji has never been able to understand.
He has been cultivating in his family's small world, which is rich in spiritual energy and blessed land, since birth. Now he has reached the Nascent Soul stage. Every step he has taken has been paved for him by his family. He began to venture into secret realms at the age of seven.
Before the competition began, Kong Ji had not consulted any information about Jiang He and Long Aotian, but it was not difficult to obtain information about the two from other sources.
Jiang He was switched at birth by the Jiang family and lived on a remote planet for sixteen years before returning to Shenzhou last year. As for Long Aotian, he was not from a prominent family and had always been a rogue cultivator until he was admitted to the Wanjue Academy this year, where he began to receive systematic training.
It's hard to believe that the two developed such a tacit understanding after only a few months of getting to know each other.
Kongji thought about many things, and the light in front of him flickered.
Many lights were faintly visible in the black fog.
The scout monk had barely returned to the group when he hurriedly spoke:
"Leader, there are many cultivators ahead. Should we take a detour or continue onward?"
Wan Qiziye: "Keep moving forward."
Kong Ji looked at the lights and had a vague guess in his mind, but he didn't say anything.
Jiang He reorganized the team.
Including Jiang He, there are a total of 148 people. Excluding the seriously injured cultivators, 145 cultivators have normal combat capabilities.
Jiang He divided the 145 cultivators into small groups and dispersed them so that they could directly attack any academy with fewer people.
Having learned from their previous experience in guerrilla warfare against Lan Yingshu, the team leader basically knew how to fight.
The cultivators from the Void Academy who had been attacked earlier were now winning almost every battle while following the group. However, they had mixed feelings. It turned out that they had misjudged the number of cultivators from the Myriad Absolute Academy. They were divided into groups of twenty or thirty people each, making up a large group of one or two hundred people.
From the very beginning, Wanjue Academy never intended to fight head-on. They always used sneak attacks and then left. It wasn't until they truly grasped the essence of guerrilla warfare that they discovered the power of this strategy.
"The Darkest Map is really perfect for guerrilla warfare. Suddenly I understand why Hai Chongkong chose to cooperate with Wanjue Academy. My team has a total of 25 people. We fought while kiting and wiped out a team with a similar number of people. That's several thousand points!"
"The problem is that the weapons are being worn out too quickly. The sword I brought in is now completely worn out due to the high wear rate."
"We have weapons; you can buy them with crystal cores if you want them."
As one of the Wanjue Academy cultivators spoke, he took out a sword that was ninety percent new.
The eyes of the Void Realm cultivators who had been discussing earlier lit up. Such good equipment, and not expensive at all. Thinking that they could use it to kill monsters and eliminate others, they all took out their crystal cores to buy it.
Yu Quanjing led a team alone. She watched as the cultivators from her own academy exchanged the crystal cores they obtained from killing demons for weapons, and she was speechless for a moment.
The Wanjue Academy's money-making skills were so impressive that Yu Quanjing was dazzled by them.
We're all sword cultivators.
She remembered that when she went to Wanjue to participate in the sword cultivator exchange conference last year, the sword cultivators in Wanjue were not so clever. Their eyes were clear and simple, and they put all their points into martial arts.
How come so much has changed in just one year?
When Ye Qing revealed her location to Jiang He, Yu Quanjing did not solely blame Ye Qing for the mistake.
Different choices lead to different stances.
After talking things out, Yu Quanjing's inner conflict was resolved.
Yu Quanjing looked at Ye Qing in the group and expressed his doubts about Wanjue Academy.
Ye Qing tucked her hair behind her ears:
"Actually, I'm not too sure either, but I think this change should be brought about by Jiang He. I've encountered other cultivators from Wanjue Academy before. Their martial arts strength is about the same as the cultivators in Jiang He's team, but they don't have as many tricks in fighting."
As soon as Ye Qing finished speaking, Yu Quanjing, who was walking in front of her, stopped abruptly. Due to inertia, Ye Qing's head bumped directly into Yu Quanjing's back.
"Senior Yu, what's wrong?"
Yu Quanjing's expression turned serious as she looked at the bright light ahead. The people who had arrived were none other than Wan Qiziye's team from Lingqing Academy.