The tranquility of half a month's arduous cultivation was shattered by a crisp tolling of a bell.
At the top level of the Jiuli Tower, the star mist slowly dispersed, revealing Mansion Master Bai standing alongside Inspector Guan He and General Tu Lie, followed by Chen Sheng and five others.
Today was the day to travel to the Yun State Prefecture. Outside the Martial Arts Hall, a gigantic Teleportation Array was already glowing with a faint silver light.
The square around was crowded with cultivators. Most of the thousand cultivators who advanced in the state competition were already waiting here, including many who had previously shone in the mansion competition.
When they saw Mansion Master Bai and the others approaching, their gazes fell on Chen Sheng and his companions with a mix of reverence and envy.
