Chapter 1181: Chapter 1181: The Grand Event After One Year
"For the past half a year, I’ve been traversing various dangerous places, training outside."
"I didn’t go to the Wind Shattering Hall, so I wasn’t aware of your message."
Xiao Yi chuckled and replied briefly.
The message he previously received at the Wind Shattering Hall, which had been left for quite some time, was sent by Qing Lin.
The Ancient Eight Halls, regardless of each Main Hall or sub-hall, can issue messages.
However, if it’s someone within the hall with a title, issuing a message is equivalent to inter-hall communication notifications.
Whereas other martial artists issuing messages is tantamount to posting a communication task.
The effect is the same, but the latter requires paying a reward equivalent to posting a task.
Upon hearing this, Qing Lin glared at Xiao Yi, "You’re so busy that you can’t spare time to return to the big city or visit a sub-hall?"
"Made me rush here as soon as I ended my seclusion."
"Uh." Xiao Yi awkwardly scratched his nose.
During this half a year, he was training under the identity of Yi Xiao, so he wouldn’t go to the Wind Shattering Hall.
Judging by the message’s timing, the first send was probably around the time he first arrived in the Four-direction Domain.
The second send was a few months ago.
The third send was two months ago.
In other words, after the third message, Qing Lin took only two months to traverse the long journey from the Black Cloud Region to the Four-direction Domain.
The journey between the Black Cloud Region and the Four-direction Domain is extremely far.
In just two months, even at Qing Lin’s speed, it would likely require nonstop full-speed flight without any rest.
As for how Qing Lin managed to find him precisely in Sky Square City, the reason is quite simple.
Xiao Yi has an Academic Disciples’ dossier on him.
Qing Lin tracked the dossier’s energy. Once within the Four-direction Domain, it wouldn’t be too difficult to find him.
Of course, half a year ago, when Xiao Yi donned the Ghost Mask, he used a prohibition to block the dossier’s energy.
It wasn’t until he removed the mask that he unlocked the barrier.
Qing Lin likely arrived within the Four-direction Domain at this time, naturally tracing it to Sky Square City.
Xiao Yi shifted topics and asked, "You haven’t told me why the academies’ seniors are coming out one after another."
"Is there some major event occurring in the academy?"
Qing Lin shook his head and replied, "No major event, but there’s a grand event."
"There’s less than a year left until that grand event."
"Oh, wait, counting my time coming to the Four-direction Domain, it’s roughly 10 months left."
"That grand event?" Xiao Yi looked puzzled.
"Yes." Qing Lin nodded and said, "Oh, also, the Vice Dean has ordered that all disciples must return six months before the grand event starts."
"Which means we only have a few months of training time left."
Xiao Yi nodded.
"Have you decided where to train?" Qing Lin asked, with anticipation in his eyes.
He was long accustomed to training alongside Xiao Yi, bringing endless surprises and more fun.
"To Four-direction City." Xiao Yi replied.
"Four-direction City?" Qing Lin’s face changed, "That’s the central big city of the Four-direction Domain, and also the strongest city within the Four-direction Domain."
"In terms of mix of people and gathering of experts, it’s the most prominent in the Four-direction Domain."
"Yes." Xiao Yi nodded and said, "The Eight Palace Main Hall of the Four-direction Domain are all there with many difficult bounty tasks."
"Since you’ve rushed here, take a day to rest, and we’ll set out tomorrow."
"Alright." Qing Lin nodded.
The two walked the streets of Sky Square City, and soon found a random inn to settle in.
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The night passed quietly.
In the early morning the next day, Xiao Yi awoke from his meditative cross-legged sitting and exited his room.
For him, having a steady night’s sleep was a thing of the distant past.
Most of the time, even during leisure breaks, he would spend it in meditation.
"Hey, Xiao Yi, good morning."
As soon as Xiao Yi stepped out of his room and reached the inn’s main hall.
A greeting echoed.
Qing Lin was already seated at a four-direction table, eating heartily.
The table was covered with delicacies.
Xiao Yi walked over and rolled his eyes, "Are you very hungry?"
"Of course." Qing Lin mumbled as he spoke, "Busy all night long."
"Hmm?" Xiao Yi frowned slightly.
Qing Lin swallowed the food in his mouth, chuckled, and said, "I mean, I’ve been rushing continuously for over two months, hardly maintaining the three meals."
"So, I’m eating it all back now."
Xiao Yi shook his head, sat down, and took a few sips of tea, without eating anything.
For martial artists like them, with a body full of cultivation and thick primordial power, going without food for a long time is completely fine.
Most of the time, martial artists with profound cultivation eat only for the enjoyment of taste.
Xiao Yi quietly sipped his tea, waiting.
However, after an hour.
A dozen figures stormed through the inn door aggressively.
As soon as they entered, pairs of angry eyes all focused on Xiao Yi and Qing Lin.
"Those two scoundrels are indeed here."
Among the dozen people, an angry shout erupted from the middle-aged leader.
"It’s you?" Xiao Yi glared at the newcomers and then, his expression turned ice cold.
Indeed, these dozen were the people from Heavenly Hidden Academy who arrived at the Four-direction Domain yesterday.
The leader was none other than the deacon of Tianao Peak.
Xiao Yi frowned at the dozen people, slightly puzzled.
Among the dozen, aside from the Tianao Peak deacon, the rest all had swollen faces and bruised noses, evidently suffering injuries.
"Very well, Xiao Yi." The Tianao Peak deacon glared with anger at Xiao Yi.
"Yesterday, I merely spoke the truth, criticising you a bit, and yet you’re this narrow-minded?"
"I don’t know what you’re talking about." Xiao Yi replied coldly.
"Still pretending?" The Tianao Peak deacon sneered, "Was it because I reprimanded you yesterday, that you got furious?"
"Sending your senior brother to ambush us in the night."
"Xiao Yi, oh Xiao Yi, initially, I just thought you’d go astray, like mud unsupportable, entering such a sordid place as the Black Cloud Academy."
"Didn’t expect you to be so narrow-minded too."
Xiao Yi remained unfazed, only glancing subtly at Qing Lin, "Did you beat them?"
"Nope." Qing Lin shrugged, shaking his head repeatedly.
However, the jesting smile on his face proved otherwise.
"Dare to deny?" The Tianao Peak deacon sneered.
"You say it is, then it is?" Xiao Yi retorted.
"Humph." The Tianao Peak deacon snorted coldly, "This deacon saw it with his own eyes, how could it be fake?"
"This Qing Lin scoundrel sneak-attacked and injured our academy members, then fled as a green streak of light."
"Nonsense." Qing Lin said displeased, "For me to beat you trash, would I need to sneak attack?"
"Bastard." The Tianao Peak deacon was furious, "How dare you speak so arrogantly? Seize these two scoundrels for me."
Just then, a squad of City Guards quickly entered from the inn entrance.
"What’s going on? Fighting is prohibited in the big city." The leading City Guard coldly shouted.
"Offenders, don’t blame us for not being polite."
The City Guards each drew their swords.
Seeing this, the Tianao Peak deacon was further enraged, "A bunch of scoundrels, I am a deacon of Heavenly Hidden Academy, dare you point your swords?"
"Heavenly Hidden Academy?" The City Guards’ faces changed and quickly sheathed their swords with respectful expressions.
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First update.
