"Dear friends from the Asking Immortal Sect, please."
Beihan Yue, who was tasked with receiving Li Wenda, Leijian, Ding Hai, Jian Xin, Yun Cong, and Lu Qinghe, smiled slightly and gestured politely.
Beihan Yue.
As a member of the royal family, she had good genetic inheritance, fair complexion, beautiful appearance, slim figure, graceful and plain temperament, and an inadvertent display of strong self-confidence, attracting the attention of several young powerhouses from the Asking Immortal Sect.
However, her gaze, from beginning to end, aside from briefly lingering on Li Wenda, never fell upon anyone else.
Obviously...
She might not be as arrogant as the Northern King, but among the group from the Asking Immortal Sect, only Li Wenda had caught her eye.
Under her guidance, the group quickly arrived at a huge courtyard complex.
This courtyard consisted of sixteen individual courtyards arranged in a semicircle, situated on the side of a kilometer-wide lake, with artificial hills, sculptures, and a man-made forest around it, giving it a serene and elegant appearance.
However, Beihan Yue led the group to pause here for a moment but then directly bypassed this courtyard complex and continued to a small group of buildings at some distance from the courtyard complex before stopping.
The courtyard complex was composed of eight courtyards, with a mountain, park, statues, and groves in the middle, all very elegant. But compared to the courtyard complex situated by the lake, it was clearly inferior.
"During the Thousand Ancient War, this is where you will be resting. In the Thousand Ancient City, you can freely observe and play. After the end of the Thousand Ancient War in twelve days, we will go to the square together, board the flying vessel of the Legacy Academy, and rush to the Legacy Academy for further education."
After Beihan Yue finished speaking, she made a polite gesture and was about to leave.
"Wait a moment!"
Li Wenda suddenly spoke, "Why are we not allowed to stay in the previous courtyard? The treatment of the two courtyards is clearly different. Could it be that the Thousand Ancient Royal Family looks down on our Asking Immortal Sect?"
"That's right, our Asking Immortal Sect has ten people in the group, and now there are only eight courtyards. How are we supposed to be accommodated?"
Beihan Yue looked at the dissatisfied group and finally her gaze fell on Li Wenda, saying calmly, "Half-moon Residence was left for the Unbeatable City. If you have any objections, you can negotiate with the people from the Unbeatable City. As for the courtyard issue... each courtyard has many rooms. Not to mention ten people, even a hundred people can live comfortably."
"Unbeatable City!"
"Unbeatable Young Master!"
The name spoken by Beihan Yue made the few people present show a slight chill. Even Li Wenda felt apprehensive upon hearing this name.
"There are courtyards around, but they have already been arranged. If you like a particular one, you can negotiate with them. On this matter, both the Thousand Ancient Royal Family and the higher-ups of your Asking Immortal Sect will not intervene."
After Beihan Yue finished speaking, she had a faint smile on her face.
Although her smile was plain and showed no emotions, anyone could sense the underlying contempt beneath her placid smile.
"Hope you all have an enjoyable time."
With that, she turned and left.
"We are from the sacred land of the Asking Immortal Sect, and our sacred land is on par with the Thousand Ancient Royal Family. How dare a little Beihan Yue treat us like this!" after Beihan Yue left, Yun Cong could not help but speak out coldly.
His words, although representing the feelings of everyone, did not receive any consensus.
Bei Han Yue is a renowned expert who, three years ago, had already reached the tenth level of refining and cultivated the supreme and ancient technique of Cold Sky, producing a chilling and bone-piercing true qi.
When they saw Bei Han Yue today, despite his indifferent and aloof demeanor, he did not exude the cold aura, clearly indicating that he had already cultivated the Cold Sky technique to the highest level of purity.
Apart from Li Wenda, who would dare to underestimate such a strong expert?
"Well, since we are new to the Ancient City, it's not good to make too many enemies without understanding the situation, in order to avoid trouble for our Wuxian sect. Although our sect has immortals sitting in, and we are not afraid of these ordinary forces, we should not casually interact with them. Let's stay here for a while, gather information about the surroundings before deciding." Li Wenda, as the leader, spoke to the silent crowd.
"Here are eight courtyards, and we have ten people, how should we arrange it?" Ding Hai spoke up.
As soon as he finished speaking, the majority of people's gazes fell on Lu Qinghe.
Having received permission from Lu Qingyun, Lei Jian would accommodate Lu Qinghe. At this time, it wasn't appropriate to let them voluntarily propose to let Lu Qinghe stay, "Each courtyard has no less than a dozen rooms, so let me and Lu Qinghe share a courtyard. It's just right, I can explain some matters of the heritage academy to Qinghe."
"That's good." Li Wenda nodded and agreed to this matter.
As for Lu Qinghe's opinion?
No need to ask.
"Jianxin, Yuncong, you two will share a courtyard."
"Us!?" Jianxin and Yuncong, upon hearing their names, changed their expressions. "Why us?"
"Hmph! You were chattering non-stop yesterday at Wuxian Lodge, so today let you live under the same roof and have a good time. What's wrong with that!?" When Li Wenda mentioned Wuxian Lodge, the faces of Jianxin and Yuncong couldn't help but look unsightly.
Especially the way the other disciples looked at them...
Obviously, because they lost face to Lu Qinghe at the Wuxian Lodge, and now that Lu Qinghe and Lei Jian were living in the same courtyard, it was not appropriate for them to complain again.
Although the onlookers thought so, Jianxin and Yuncong were already upset with Lu Qinghe. If it weren't for Li Wenda supervising them, they would probably have already jumped up.
"That's it, Ding Hai, you are well-connected, so during these days, gather some information." Li Wenda gave some instructions and went directly to the leading courtyard in the courtyard group with an air of propriety.
"Qinghe, let's go to the courtyard and rest for a while, we'll visit the Ancient City tomorrow." Lu Qinghe nodded.
He didn't have high requirements for accommodation, just peace and quiet.
At the moment, he was in a key period for comprehending the first sword of the Sword Art of Seeking Defeat, the Sword of Beginnings, and what he needed was peace and quiet, other enjoyment was optional.
The time quickly passed by a day.
Early the next morning, Lei Jian had already found Lu Qinghe, "The Thousand Ancient Battles have been going on for some time now and have entered the fourth round. Every selected strong warrior is a true master, even those close to the Ten Great Princes could make a move. How about we go and have a look together?"
"Okay." Lu Qinghe was also curious about the Thousand Ancient Battles.
Through this grand event, he could directly understand the average level of cultivation of the martial artists of the Thousand Kingdoms.
Lei Jian and Lu Qinghe walked side by side, leaving the guest house and after half an hour's journey, they arrived at the battlefield of the Thousand Ancient Battles.
As the final battle had not yet taken place, the battlefield of the Thousand Ancient Battles was still held in the Ancient Square, covering an area of more than 460,000 square meters, quite spacious. At this moment, on this square, a total of three arenas had been set up.
There were a large number of practitioners and martial artists surrounding each arena.
"Although it is the final stage of the selection, the top hundred has not yet been chosen. The Thousand Ancient Battles are still being held in the east, south, west, and north. Each direction has three arenas, totaling twelve, picking ten people from each one, a total of 120 people, plus the Eight from the Ten Great Princes, making up a total of 128 to participate in the final battle."
"The Eight from the Ten Great Princes?" Lu Qinghe was somewhat surprised at this number.
"Hehe, the first son of the Ancient Royal Family occupies a seat quite justifiably, right? As for Li Wenda of our Wuxian sect, his quota is uncontested, so there are only eight left." This explanation made Lu Qinghe nod.
The Wuxian sect, a sacred place for cultivation, has an immortal presiding over it. Because of this, they instantly receive ten places.
In contrast, the other strong warriors of the Thousand Kingdoms, even among the Ten Great Princes, still need to fight for that place.
From this point of view, their treatment is even higher than that of the Qiankun Son, the Sword Son, and the Mechanical Son.
Lu Qinghe and Lei Jian chose an arena to watch, but at this moment, a familiar figure suddenly flashed in front of him.
"Yan Youyou?" Lu Qinghe locked his gaze on the woman in the fiery red dress and said to Lei Jian, "Something has come up, I'll be gone for a moment."
Lei Jian followed Lu Qinghe's gaze and looked at the beautiful woman with a understanding smile on his face, "Go ahead, go ahead, have you met a friend? In the Ancient City, no one cares about us anyway. It doesn't matter even if you are gone for a dozen days. Just remember not to miss the airship of the heritage academy."
......
Yan Youyou, a talented student of the North Moon Royal Academy.
Her cultivation talent was not bad. Relying on the resources of the Lord of Qingyuan City's daughter, after five years of school, she reached the sixth level of True Refinement. In the North Moon Royal Academy, which was clearly one level higher than Chang Kong Academy, she ranked 103rd, just short of entering the top 100.
At the moment, she was the core member of the group that came with these people.
"We've finally arrived at Senior Brother Qin Shuang's match. Senior Brother Qin Shuang received personal guidance from the dean not long ago and has reached the ninth level of True Refinement. Put in local terms, he is like a senior official guarding a city. Breaking into the finals will be a piece of cake for him."
Among the four people, a girl in a green dress, with a hint of innocence on her face, looked at the elegant swordsman on the stage with admiration.
"Sister Yan Youyou, Senior Feng Hui, do you think Senior Brother Qin Shuang can surpass him?"
Another female student asked curiously.
She didn't have the same confidence and admiration for Qin Shuang as the girl in the green dress.
"Feng Hui's remark is correct," remarked the male student Feng Hui, with an air of elegance, "but Senior Brother Qin Shuang is not someone who can be compared to the likes of Liu Zhen, a powerhouse from an exceptional background. Senior Brother Qin Shuang practices the high-level technique of True Refinement called Moon Absence Formula, which ensures an endless flow of true energy. I think Senior Brother Qin Shuang has a greater chance of winning."
"I forgot about the Moon Absence Formula. Well said, Youyou, you are indeed knowledgeable," Feng Hui responded suddenly.
"I think Senior Brother Qin Shuang only needs to withstand the initial attack from Liu Zhen..."
Yan Youyou was about to give a detailed analysis of the battle to demonstrate her knowledge to her fellow junior sisters when a voice suddenly interrupted her.
"Miss Yan Youyou."