Chapter 229: Eventually, the Wait-and-See Party Prevails
They arrived at the Resource Trade Zone.
With plenty of academic credits, there was no need to be frugal. They were used to buy five bottles of top-quality Spirit Blood Potion and five top-quality Qi Replenishing Pills.
The damn merchants took advantage of the Secret Realm's boom, raising prices by more than 30%.
Especially since the seller wasn't a woman, Xu Lingjun couldn't even haggle.
He could only grit his teeth and make the purchase.
One was for replenishing qi, the other for replenishing blood...
After all, his "Qiantian Gang Qi" consumed a large amount of qi blood. Although it could be quickly replenished on its own, the Secret Realm was fraught with danger. Sometimes, even a few minutes of qi recovery could be exploited by others, so caution was necessary.
As for other healing potions, Li Jingjun had given Xu Lingjun a healing potion before, but he had stored it away... She had said that using it would not leave scars no matter how severe the wounds were...
Eh?
Xu Lingjun was surprised for a moment, feeling that the potion's effects seemed a bit off.
But as long as it's a healing potion, worst case, a little Talent Source would maximize its effect.
Be frugal when needed, but don't be stingy when it's necessary.
Thinking this, he touched his waist.
[Detected fake item Sword of Oath and Victory, do you want to grant it a Real Origin? It will cost 3200 Source Value!]
The price dropped quickly.
It had already reached a 25% discount.
This rapid drop in Source Value was practically bleeding out.
Xu Lingjun understood the reason behind this. Being chosen for Cultural History class meant that as the semester started, more and more people would know about Camelot Civilization and the Chosen Sword.
As students learned this course, the authenticity would increase...
The Source Value cost could possibly decrease further.
Not redeeming the Sword of Oath and Victory immediately was indeed the right choice; this was a victory for us patient ones.
Xu Lingjun touched the Sword of Oath and Victory and looked at the gadgets displayed in his room... During this time, thanks to Father Wang's efforts, more items were added for Talent Source transformation.
For now, they were useless to him, so he hadn't used Talent Source on them.
But this time, to make thorough preparations, it was necessary to bring all these items along.
Everything is ready, only waiting for the right winds.
Waiting for the trial's arrival with peace of mind.
In the blink of an eye...
It was already five days later.
Five days of fulfilling training, with the remaining academic credits not wasted, turned into Xu Lingjun's capital for self-enhancement.
During these five days, Xu Lingjun challenged the Tier Three Students' hundredth ranking and became eleventh!
Apparently, he had a particular fondness for the number eleven.
And with his current strength, the previous eleventh-ranked student stood no chance and was thoroughly defeated.
However, Xu Lingjun was quite surprised that Li Jingjun had also broken through to the Huichuan Realm and had immediately challenged and defeated the seventeenth-ranked student on the Huichuan hundredth ranking.
Their intentions were crystal clear.
There were many students in Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, and only those on the hundredth ranking could enter the Secret Realm Trial... It seemed that Li Jingjun intended to hone herself in the Secret Realm as well.
All preparations were completed.
On this particular day.
As dawn broke.
The thick and wide gates of Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, only open for new student receptions, were already wide open early on.
The prodigies from Dongxu Martial Mansion, Nanyun Martial Mansion, West Origin Martial Mansion, and Central City Martial Mansion arrived in large buses, driving through the gates of Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion.
The cold air made the students who had just alighted shiver involuntarily.
The Four Great Martial Mansions were equally matched in strength, but in terms of harsh environment, nothing could surpass Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion...
At this moment.
The vast space before the gates of Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, previously believed to be part of the base's field, had been transformed into a large central plaza, closely connected to Bei Xuanwu's living area, making it the most suitable place to welcome the students.
With the entry of students from the other four mansions.
The expansive plaza quickly filled with people from each mansion...
Leading them were... the Masters of the Four Mansions.
East Xu Li Tianlai, South Yun Zhou Qianmo, West Yuan Zhou Qingwan, and Central City Martial Mansion Master Tai Zhengyuan.
As the host, Liu Zhiyuan laughed heartily, saying, "Hahaha, my dear friends, ever since the Dragon Gate Examination, we've often contacted each other online, but it's truly a first to gather everyone like this in person."
Li Tianlai, being the senior, chuckled, "It's our Dongxu Martial Mansion's fault for not realizing the drastic measures that young Yun City took, managing to slay the Demon Beasts in the safe zone to such an extent... Such achievements with one's strength alone are unmatched in our Blue Star's history, no choice but to resort to your Bei Xuanwu's Secret Realm."
"No worries, it's a great opportunity to witness the capabilities of the students from each mansion, and happens to allow us to clear out a wave of beast lines, hmm... I couldn't ask for more."
Liu Zhiyuan kept smiling, but his heart involuntarily sank a little, thinking it seemed Pavilion Master Li had high hopes for that Han Yun City.
Does he not care about his identity?
And Tai Zhengyuan had already started to coldly laugh, saying, "Alright, let's cut the pleasantries. We came here to seize the Demon Beast harvests of your Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion; you don't have to pretend to be generous, be a bit fiercer if you can't help it."
Liu Zhiyuan glared at Tai Zhengyuan, then showed a slight cold smile, saying, "The Secret Realm used to be the relic of the Original Blue Star, with its land heavily compressed, making its internal Spiritual Qi much more concentrated than before, thus Demon Beasts breed quickly inside the Secret Realm. We all wish to wipe out these Demon Beasts, but unfortunately, we can never fully succeed, so we all hope for an annual trial at our place... Oh, by the way..."
He elongated his words, smiling, "I forgot, Pavilion Master Tai, not being one of the Four Great Martial Mansions' Masters, doesn't quite understand the Secret Realm."
Tai Zhengyuan angrily said, "Are you looking down on me?"
"No, no, absolutely not."
Liu Zhiyuan shook his head as if a drum, saying, "I absolutely have no intention of mocking you for not being one of the Four Great, yet wanting to meddle in the Four Mansions Trial..."
"You..."
"Alright, everyone is here, let's not give juniors a laughing stock."
Zhou Qianmo stepped forward to ease the situation.
Tai Zhengyuan coldly snorted, then turned to the over a hundred students behind him, "Quite right, Central City students, don't forget that this is your first time participating in the Four Mansions Trial. In the future, which mansions are in the Four Mansions Trial, will be up to your efforts!"
Li Tianlai said, "Little Liu, first settle the students; we'll talk later!"
"Yes."
Liu Zhiyuan waved, signalling his male secretary to step forward, and whispered a few words, then said to the others, "Come with me."
At this time.
In Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, Xu Lingjun swept his gaze over the crowd and immediately spotted that familiar figure from Central City Martial Mansion... Over these past months, it indeed didn't feel like much had changed with this guy.
Xu Lingjun greeted him with a friendly smile...
A half year without seeing him, thanks to Father Wang's hard work, he really felt like this kid from Central City Martial Mansion had achieved quite the lot.
Su Lingli stared at Xu Lingjun and quickly pouted, thinking how Xu Tongxue's gaze always strayed to Central City Martial Mansion.
At this moment, Xu Tongxue's gaze was also on him, and one was female; based on Xiaoya's deduction, Xiaoya concluded with a low probability of 90% that this person was infatuated with her master.
Xu Lingjun heard this, looked in Xiaoya's direction, and saw Sun Lingli.
He gave a friendly smile to Sun Lingli...
Having not seen each other for six months, Sun Lingli really seemed to have achieved no change at all.
But another one...
He looked in the direction of Central City Martial Mansion, where a dignified and dignified middle-aged man was leading the students of Central City while following the Northern Xuanwu Martial Mansion's guide to the dormitory area.
It was Tai Zhengyuan.
What is he planning to do watching me like this?
Is it connected to this upcoming trial?
The suspense was killing Xu Lingjun.
His mind was focused on preparing for the trial.
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