She is Jianxiu

As dawn broke and the clouds filled the sky, Zhao Chun felt a sudden urge to step out of the room. Just as she spread her divine sense, she saw a curved line in the distance, stretching uninterrupted from east to west.

As the sun rises from behind the mountains, it initially appears as a sliver of gold, but as the sunlight gradually shines through, golden light spreads everywhere, and the rugged, towering mountains gradually reveal their true form.

From afar, the mountain scenery is even more vibrant than the morning glow. Crimson rocks are interwoven and interspersed with waterfalls, forming a fairyland scene where mountains and waters are reflected and rainbows flow. In the mist, the various peaks look out at each other, and the Jade Bridge Heavenly Palace embraces the mountains, blending into the mountain body. It has thousands of exquisite and magical arched gates carved out, hiding many people.

When Zhao Chun first arrived, he saw that the color of the mountain rocks was like cinnabar, as bright as the morning glow, and he understood the origin of the name Danqiu.

After walking a little further, Fan Ya and the others also came out and stood at the foot of the vermilion mountain range. Even the arrogant Gong Huadun couldn't help but show a bit of piety on his face.

According to historical records, the Sage Danqiu established himself and was conferred a sainthood here, spreading the teachings of the School of Mind to his disciples. Subsequently, four of his disciples, who were the most accomplished and received the true teachings of the Sage, established their own academies, thus creating the four major branches that exist today.

Therefore, what Zhao Chun saw as the overseas immortal mountains were, for Fan Ya and others, undoubtedly a pilgrimage site that gathered the world's cultural heritage and the ultimate path of the Dao that they sought throughout their lives.

To some extent, those in the academy probably already knew that only by entering the sacred land of Danqiu could they truly touch the origin and foundation of the School of Mind.

The sparrow boat flew across the river, traveling for several hours before finally reaching Danqiu and anchoring at a nearby giant harbor shrouded in mist.

Zhao Chun glanced around and saw that there were at least a dozen ships lined up in the harbor. The ship they were on was clearly not among the first to arrive. According to Mi Tian, ​​Jinlai Kingdom was a six-day ship journey away, so it was possible that academies from other countries had already arrived, which explained why so many ships were anchored here.

Seeing this, Fan Ya's expression turned solemn, clearly having thought the same thing as Zhao Chun. However, she knew more than Zhao Chun, knowing that Jinlai Kingdom was not a remote place, and a six-day journey by boat was still quite reasonable. Once the real border kingdom arrived in Danqiu, the total number of sparrow boats would be more than ten!
Each of the four bird boats represents one of the four branches of the academy, and the Gushe branch has always been known for its academic prowess. If they fail in the academics, their ranking in this year's competition will inevitably suffer. Fan Ya felt he was shouldering a heavy responsibility, and his mind was filled with worries.

After reaching the shore, the Grand Master Mitian still did not appear. The group waited on the bird boat for a quarter of an hour before a woman in her prime flew towards them.

The woman was a third-rank cultivator, with a cultivation level similar to that of the others on the ship. Fan Ya dared not be presumptuous and quickly stepped forward, saying politely, "Fellow student, you are very kind. We are all from the Gushe lineage of Jinlai Kingdom. We are new to Danqiu Holy Land and do not yet know how the meeting will be arranged. We hope that you can give us some guidance."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the smile on the other person's face immediately became much more genuine, and they said, "Who do we have here? It turns out to be a classmate from my Gushe lineage!"

She nodded and said that she was a disciple of the main branch of Danqiu, with the surname Tai Le and the given name Ling. This time, because the Danqiu Conference was approaching, the academy ordered all the disciples to come and guide the candidates of the branch.

Tai Leling said, "I should also remind you students that there are no Four Great Academies here, only the Four Branches of Danqiu. Since you are all candidates from my Gushe branch, you might as well come with me to the guest house first and meet the students from the other branches."

The Danqiu School of Mind is prevalent in the northern kingdoms, with almost every kingdom having an academy there. The Gushe Academy has seven branches, and the branch from Jinlai Kingdom, where Zhao Chun is located, can barely squeeze into the top three. Considering that the Danqiu Conference is a competition between four schools, going it alone would be tantamount to cutting off one's own arm. Fan Ya was delighted and immediately agreed.

The group disembarked with Tai Leling and flew forward for a short while before arriving at a beautiful place where fallen petals and blooming flowers were in full bloom.

Zhao Chun looked up and saw four large characters written on the cliff face amidst the interplay of red and pink tree shadows: "Flying Flower Abode".

Tai Leling also pointed to the four characters and said, "The inn is simple, so please stay here for now. Once all the candidates from the other branches have arrived, the higher-ups will issue the decree."

At the same time, below the "Flying Flower Abode," there were thirty-six arched doorways neatly arranged. Although they could not compare with the mountain caves of Xuanmen Taoist cultivators, they were still quite scenic and worth staying in.

After Tai Leling finished her instructions, the people who had already moved into Feihua Abode came out one after another, wanting to meet the newcomer.

Fan Ya glanced around and thought to herself that there were exactly six people in the guesthouse. Adding her and Zhao Chun and the others, that made up three of the seven branches of the Gushe Academy.

Upon further inquiry with his fellow students at the inn, he learned that the other two branches that had arrived earlier, one Wupo and the other Shipeng, were both powerful nations no less than Jinlai. Therefore, the scribes selected by these two branches must undoubtedly be outstanding individuals. Fan Ya's heart tightened, and his arrogance immediately subsided.

Taking advantage of this break, Zhao Chun also exchanged a few words with the candidates for the Martial Arts Examination from Wupo and Shipeng. Both of them were from the Qianming Realm. The candidate from Wupo was full of fighting spirit and confidence in his words and deeds, showing great ambition to avenge the humiliation of the Martial Arts Examination and make a name for himself. As for the candidate from Shipeng, he was much more peaceful. Judging from his expression, he was quite humble and seemed to have come prepared.

Furthermore, the three from Wupo Kingdom arrived first, so they were well-informed. In addition to knowing the arrival status of the other three branches, they even found out who the participants from the Gushe main branch would be.

As luck would have it, Tai Leling, who had previously escorted Zhao Chun and the others to the Feihua Abode, was one of the candidates from the main branch who would participate in the Martial Arts Examination.

The martial arts scholar from Wupo Kingdom, named Yan Yi, could not hide his excitement when he mentioned this matter. He praised repeatedly, "I heard that this student Tai Le is incredibly strong. She is one of the few people in this year who can win a battle against the Jiuyi lineage. As long as we assist her, even if we can't defeat Jiuyi, at least the Shaoshi lineage will definitely not be able to defeat us this time!"

Zhao Chun remained silent, only laughing twice along with Zhu Langshu of Shipeng Kingdom, without deliberately refuting his statement.

In her view, her agreement with Mi Tian was to compete for first place, and it didn't involve any competition within the Gu She lineage. Yan Yi's talk of assisting others was utter nonsense and should be disregarded. As the saying goes, there's no first in literature, but there's a second in martial arts. While she didn't know how he would determine superiority in literature, in a martial arts contest, Zhao Chun would never yield to anyone. (End of Chapter)