As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 926, Number Nine!

Rabbit Stone even used this advantage to negotiate, forming an alliance with renowned disciples of the Purple Cloud Sect, Heavenly Dragon Palace, and Mingxiao Academy, and then turning around to seize the prey of disciples from other forces.

Seeing that Mindao, Xuanqi and other disciples came to besiege Su Hong's disciples, but ended up not getting any prey and even being robbed instead, the audience under the sky were dumbfounded.

"You can... do that?"

"Isn't this blatant cheating?!"

"But...it's not prohibited by the rules..."

“Disciples who have made a name for themselves cannot cross the red line to the hunting grounds of the Rookie Tournament. But in the past, which disciple of the Distinguished Tournament dared to entrust their prey to a disciple of the Rookie Tournament for safekeeping? What if it gets stolen? Wouldn’t they all be caught in one fell swoop?!”

"But unfortunately, a monster has emerged in this rookie tournament!"

"However, do Suhong Academy and Ziyun Sect have a good relationship?"

"I heard they came from the same territory."

"Hiss..." Everyone was shocked again.

What a powerful territory this is, that it can produce two leaders at once!
Shocked, everyone watched as the disciples of other factions gritted their teeth, but were powerless against the red line.

Even the top executives of the organizing committee, Mingxiao, urgently contacted the top executives of several other official organizers' academies. After a series of discussions, dozens of powerful figures who could shake the vast continent with a stomp of their feet decided to change the format of the future hunting competition.

Thus, the 377th Power Competition concluded somewhat absurdly with the following team rankings: Ziyun Sect first in the Rookie Tournament, Suhong Academy second, Mingxiao Academy third, and Tianlong Palace fourth; and Mingxiao Academy first in the Fame Tournament team competition, Suhong Academy second, Ziyun Sect thirteenth, and Tianlong Palace ninth.

Seeing the rankings, Luo Hun was overjoyed. It could be said that their Ziyun Sect benefited the most. He never dreamed that he could get thirteenth place in the team competition. Originally ranked in the sixties, he entered the top fifty and came to forty-first place after the team competition. "After returning to Dasu, my Ziyun Sect will definitely donate a portion of the profits from the power competition to the charity hall in Dasu!"

The elders of Tianlong Palace were all smiles, their teeth practically showing. Although many in the crowd were accusing them of cheating, Tianlong Palace had at least gained some public exposure, which was better than being ignored. They wouldn't have to worry about recruiting new members this year. "Ah, ever since we befriended Da Su, Tianlong Palace has been thriving, and things are getting better every day!"

The elders of Mingxiao Academy breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that they had secured first place in the Yangming team competition.

Hu Lian and the others weren't too disappointed to see that they weren't first in the hunting competition. This was the condition for the cooperation between Tu Shi and Ming Xiao's disciples. Without the help of Min Lanfei and the others, let alone getting second place in the hunting competition, they might have been surrounded and eliminated by other academy disciples before the competition even ended. This was already the best outcome.

With that, the power competition came to a close, and everyone turned their attention to the rankings on the Heavenly Ranking.

Suhong Academy has risen to ninth place! "They've entered the top ten!"

Yang Guiying, Hu Chi, and others squeezed into the crowd. When they saw the ranking, their eyes widened. Upon realizing what had happened, they completely lost the composure of the Minister of Rites and Dean Su Hong. A huge joy welled up in their hearts. Their lips moved slightly, and they opened their mouths several times as if to shout, but thinking that they should keep a low profile in public, they swallowed their words and instead clenched their fists and swung them hard in the air.

Hu Lian's victory and Su Hong Academy's second-place finish in the Yangming Hunting Competition had a significant impact on Da Su.

Firstly, there's the influx of spirit crystals. As the ninth-place finisher in the power competition, Su Hong won a prize of 100 million spirit crystals. No wonder the power competition has been held for hundreds of years, with major powers vying to participate, all for the chance to enter the top fifty – that's a fortune in spirit crystals.

Secondly, the influence of Suhong Academy has greatly increased.

More than a hundred sects and academies, large and small, including the five major academies, have also sent requests to Su Hong to become exchange students.

It is not advisable to work behind closed doors. Da Su also intends to send some students to other academies to study, but Da Su has a small population of more than a hundred factions, and it is not possible for each faction to send people there for the time being.

After a series of screenings, the Grand Secretariat and the high-ranking officials of Suhong finally selected fifteen forces.

It mainly consists of the five major academies, as well as some forces that excel in weapon crafting, alchemy, spirit arrays, and beast taming—all of which are currently lacking in Da Su.

"Your Highness, the weapon-refining and pill-refining abilities of Gongqing Academy and Lingxuan Academy are truly unparalleled in the Cangmiao Continent. If my disciple could really study at these two academies, it would be a great opportunity for us."

Yang Guiying and others have always been aware of the weaknesses of Da Su and have been actively cultivating talents in this area. For example, they have cooperated with the Feng family and established the Zhenyue Refining Workshop, allowing Wang Zhenyun, a Heaven-rank refiner, to mentor more apprentices.

However, weapon crafting is even more difficult to master than cultivation.

Back when Hu Lian won first place in the power competition, Yang Guiying and the others paid special attention to the reactions of the five academies. Although they didn't lose their composure in front of outsiders, they were still somewhat flustered and annoyed. In addition, during the hunting competition, the academy disciples deliberately made things difficult for Hu Lian and his group. Yang Guiying and Hu Chi even discussed how the five academies were targeting Su Hong and how they should deal with it.

Who would have thought that Gongqing Academy and Lingxuan Academy would turn around and send Su Hong an invitation to exchange studies?
Even more remarkably, the scale of this exchange rivals that of top-tier powers, with a very generous offer to send three hundred disciples to Su Hong for study. Correspondingly, Su Hong can also send three hundred disciples to these academies.

Several high-ranking officials and important figures from Suhong Academy gathered together. Jiang Ran sat on a high seat, and the people in the room were either excited or puzzled, trying to figure out what these people from the academy were up to. "Could there be some kind of conspiracy?"

Lin Sha smiled and said casually, "So what if it's a conspiracy? This is a rare opportunity. Besides, the other side also has disciples sent to our Suhong Academy. Even if there is a conspiracy, we are each other's hostages. Gong Qing and Xuan Qi will have to be more cautious about what they want to do."

"Perhaps they are attracted by Suhong Academy's ability to cultivate cultivators," Yang Guiying said. "Gongqing and Lingxuan academies have never had ideal results in cultivating powerful cultivators. For hundreds of years, very few of their disciples have achieved top three or even top five results in the power competition. Although they are among the top five academies, they have almost never won first place in the power competition. They were previously overshadowed by Mindao and Xuanqi. Then, a young Mingxiao Academy emerged, and naturally, they are unwilling to accept this."