“Fishing enforcement?”
Ye Guan looked puzzled, having never heard the term before.
The small tower said, “Yes! Do you want to learn it?”
Ye Guan said, “Robbery?”
The small tower said, “Yes!”
Ye Guan shook his head. “Forget it!”
Something like robbery went against his principles, so he decided not to do it.
The sky was still dark, and Ye Guan lay down to sleep.
Early the next morning, an elder dressed in the robes of the Guanxuan Academy suddenly arrived at the Xiao clan.
Ye Guan had just got out of bed when Fei Banqing appeared before him. Ye Guan was stunned and about to speak when Fei Banqing said, “Follow me!”
With that, she grabbed Ye Guan and dragged him to the Xiao clan’s discussion hall.
At that moment, Song Fu and Xiao Shan were both there, along with an elder wearing the robes of the Guanxuan Academy.
Ye Guan was somewhat bewildered.
Upon seeing Ye Guan, the elder stood up and smiled. “This must be Young Master Ye Guan?”
Ye Guan nodded slightly. “Senior, who might you be?”
The elder smiled. “I am Han Xiu, the dean of the Ritual Institute at the Guanxuan Academy. I have come this time to invite Young Master Ye Guan to attend the welcome banquet the day after tomorrow!”
Welcome banquet!
Ye Guan was stunned, his face full of confusion. He looked towards Fei Banqing.
Fei Banqing smiled. “This welcome banquet is a reception party hosted by the Guanxuan Academy. Those invited are the top monsters and geniuses from the three hundred and sixty provinces. Each time, fewer than a hundred people are invited!”
Upon hearing this, Ye Guan immediately understood.
Beside them, Song Fu was also overjoyed.
Throughout history, the Guanxuan Academy in South Province had never received an invitation to this welcome banquet, and this was the first time!
Of course, he was mostly puzzled.
Why would the Guanxuan Academy invite Ye Guan?
Song Fu looked at Ye Guan, his eyes filled with doubt.
At that moment, Ye Guan suddenly asked, “Senior, has the Guanxuan Academy in South Province invited only me?”
Upon hearing this, Han Xiu smiled. “Yes!”
Ye Guan fell silent.
He suddenly lost much interest.
He would rather stay home and cultivate properly.
He would avoid unnecessary socialising if possible.
At this point, Song Fu quickly said, “Little Guan, this is a great opportunity to make connections with the talented people of the world! You must not refuse!”
Refuse?
Han Xiu was momentarily taken aback. He glanced at Ye Guan, seeing that the young man showed little interest. Remembering a certain person’s special instructions, he hurriedly said, “Of course, the four geniuses from the South Province Academy may all attend!”
Upon hearing this, Song Fu and the others in the hall were stunned.
All of them could attend?
Fearing that Ye Guan might refuse, Han Xiu quickly took out four invitation cards and placed them in Ye Guan’s hands. “Young Master Ye, please remember to attend on time at the hour of the rooster the day after tomorrow! Farewell!”
With that, he turned and left.
In the hall, everyone looked at each other.
At this moment, Song Fu suddenly said, “Little Guan, do you know someone at the Academy?”
Ye Guan shook his head and smiled bitterly. “No!”
Song Fu frowned slightly. “Then why?”
Ye Guan said solemnly, “I do not know either!”
At this point, Xiao Shan smiled. “In any case, it is not a bad thing!”
Song Fu nodded and smiled. “Indeed!”
Ye Guan looked at the four invitation cards in his hand and smiled faintly. Going alone would be a bit boring, but going with Nalan Jia would be different!
In fact, two cards would have been enough!
What would Sun Xiong and Xiao Ge do there?
Really!
A moment later, Ye Guan found Nalan Jia, Xiao Ge, and Sun Xiong. He placed three invitation cards in their hands.
Xiao Ge stared at Ye Guan. “This is the welcome banquet?”
Ye Guan nodded. “It was just delivered from the Guanxuan Academy!”
Xiao Ge’s expression immediately became strange.
Nalan Jia looked at Ye Guan. “Do you know someone at the Guanxuan Academy?”
Ye Guan shook his head.
Nalan Jia’s brows furrowed slightly. “Could it be that someone knows you are a sword cultivator?”
Ye Guan fell silent.
The other party would not send invitations without reason; there must be some cause!
At this moment, Xiao Ge suddenly said, “Let me tell you a few things. You will definitely be interested!”
The three looked at Xiao Ge, who smiled. “People from Qing Province and Yun Province have already entered the city! Moreover, they have directly checked into the Guanxuan Academy!”
Ye Guan was somewhat curious. “How many people came from Qing Province and Yun Province this time?”
Xiao Ge said solemnly, “Only one person came from Yun Province, named Zuo Fu. His realm is unknown, and his strength is unknown.”
Sun Xiong frowned slightly. “Just one person?”
Xiao Ge nodded. “Just one person!”
Nalan Jia said softly, “Either they have given up entirely, or this Zuo Fu has heaven-defying strength!”
Xiao Ge said solemnly, “It must be the latter! Yun Province has produced three great emperors. They certainly do not want to be suppressed by Qing Province forever. This Zuo Fu is definitely a monster among monsters!”
Ye Guan nodded slightly, then asked, “How many people came from Qing Province?”
Xiao Ge said solemnly, “Three! Two men and one woman. We only know the names of one man and the woman. One of the men is named Ao Han, and the woman is named Mu Yunhan.”
Ye Guan asked, “What about their strength?”
Xiao Ge looked at Ye Guan. “Their strength is unknown!”
Ye Guan frowned slightly.
Xiao Ge said solemnly, “As far as I know, every year the three spots for Qing Province to participate in the martial examination in the Upper Realm involve hell-level competition!”
Ye Guan was puzzled. “They can only have three spots?”
Xiao Ge nodded. “The top ten provinces can only have three spots each. Otherwise, the other provinces would be finished! Because of this, the competition for the martial examination in the top ten provinces is extremely intense each time. Especially in Qing Province, the difficulty of competing for those three spots can only be described as hell-level!”
Ye Guan said softly, “And the remaining one cannot be found?”
Xiao Ge shook his head. “Cannot be found! The other party is too mysterious. I am afraid they will only appear when the martial examination begins!”
Nalan Jia suddenly said, “Yun Province has three spots, but they only sent one person! This is not normal!”
Xiao Ge nodded. “Indeed not normal. However, I think Yun Province must be planning something big this time. After all, they have been suppressed by Qing Province for hundreds of years! But if they want to fight for first place, it definitely will not be that easy! For hundreds of years, Qing Province has always taken first place. This generation’s geniuses will certainly not let anyone take that ‘Number One in the World’ plaque from them!”
Ye Guan was somewhat curious. “Number One in the World plaque?”
Xiao Ge smiled. “Yes! As long as you take first place, besides various rewards, there is this plaque: Number One in the World. If you bring this plaque back to South Province, I tell you, the entire South Province will treat you like a god. For at least the next hundred years, the younger generation will look up to you as their role model!”
Ye Guan fell silent, his right hand clenched tightly.
Xiao Ge continued, “Actually, this martial examination is a battle for honour. Qing Province is defending their honour, while the other provinces are fighting to seize it. In any case, it is a fight among immortals!”
Sun Xiong suddenly asked, “What about the geniuses from the other provinces?”
Xiao Ge said, “In every martial examination, there will be some dark horses, but without exception, every session is a contest between Qing Province and Yun Province.”
As he spoke, he shook his head with a smile. “One has to admit, Qing Province is so powerful every generation that it almost drives people to despair. It is worthy of being the birthplace of the Human Sword Master.”
Human Sword Master!
Upon hearing this, everyone present showed solemn respect.
The reason the universe is so peaceful today is precisely because of the Human Sword Master!
Xiao Ge suddenly smiled. “I never expected we would also receive invitations. This time at the welcome banquet, we might be able to meet those genius monsters from Qing Province and Yun Province. Oh, right!”
At this point, he grinned mischievously. “There is one more thing!”
The three looked at Xiao Ge, who smiled. “We have been talking about the genius monsters from Qing Province and Yun Province, but do you know about the geniuses and monsters of the Upper Realm Guanxuan Academy itself?”
The three shook their heads.
Xiao Ge smiled. “The current chief student of the Upper Realm Guanxuan Academy is a woman named Luo Zhaoqi! Not only is she the chief of the Upper Realm Guanxuan Academy, she is also known as the number one beauty of the Upper Realm!”
Number one beauty!
Ye Guan could not help glancing at Nalan Jia. Nalan Jia glanced back at him and smiled. “Why are you looking at me?”
Ye Guan smiled but said nothing.
Seeing Ye Guan grinning foolishly, Nalan Jia suddenly looked at Xiao Ge. “At the welcome banquet the day after tomorrow, will this Luo Zhaoqi attend?”
Xiao Ge smiled. “Of course she will attend, because she is the one in charge of this year’s welcome banquet!”
Nalan Jia looked at Ye Guan with a half-smile. “When the time comes, you can judge who is more beautiful, me or her!”
Ye Guan smiled faintly but said nothing.
Xiao Ge laughed heartily, then said, “There is one more thing we need to pay attention to!”
The three looked at Xiao Ge, who said solemnly, “This time, the geniuses from the Xuantian Sect will also participate in the martial examination, and they have four participants. The leader is named Lu Ke, a monster of the Xuantian Sect, said to be the most monstrous genius of the sect in a hundred years!”
At this point, he paused, then continued, “Without a doubt, in this martial examination, the Xuantian Sect will definitely target us desperately. Therefore, when the martial examination begins, we must be careful of the Xuantian Sect!”
Xuantian Sect!
Ye Guan’s expression remained calm. “No problem. When the martial examination starts, we will deal with them directly!”
Xiao Ge laughed heartily. “Right, deal with them directly!”
With that, he stood up. “You chat. I am going to cultivate!”
With that, he turned and left.
Sun Xiong quickly said, “Wait for me. I am going to cultivate too!”
With that, he followed.
At this moment, Nalan Jia looked at Ye Guan. “You have already reached the Divine Soul Realm?”
Ye Guan nodded. “Yes!”
Nalan Jia smiled faintly. “There are less than two months until the martial examination. Try to reach the Imperial Sky Realm!”
Ye Guan nodded. This time there were countless monster geniuses, so naturally he did not dare to underestimate others.
He was a sword cultivator, but that did not mean he was invincible among the younger generation!
Confidence was good, but arrogance was not!
Nalan Jia smiled. “I am going to cultivate too! See you the day after tomorrow!”
Ye Guan glanced at the butterfly hairpin on Nalan Jia’s head and smiled. “Alright!”
Nalan Jia stood up and left.
Left alone, Ye Guan felt a bit worried.
He also wanted to cultivate!
But he had no money left!
He had fewer than two thousand gold crystals remaining, which was far from enough, especially now when his demand for spiritual energy was enormous!
As for the Guanxuan Academy in South Province… he felt too embarrassed to ask Fei Banqing, because he had discovered that Fei Banqing was not particularly wealthy either!
At this moment, Nalan Jia in the distance suddenly stopped. She turned to look at Ye Guan. “How many gold crystals do you have left?”
Ye Guan smiled. “Two thousand!”
Nalan Jia said solemnly, “Then that should not be enough for you!”
Ye Guan was about to speak when Nalan Jia suddenly said, “Shall we go borrow some?”
Ye Guan was puzzled. “Borrow?”
Nalan Jia nodded. “The Immortal Treasure Pavilion allows borrowing money, but with interest. For example, if we borrow ten thousand gold crystals, after one month we would have to repay around eleven thousand. If we borrow one hundred thousand, after one month we would have to repay roughly one hundred and thirty thousand!”
Upon hearing this, Ye Guan’s expression darkened. “This is usury! Who came up with such a wicked scheme? It really is a bit excessive!”
The small tower: “……”
