"The top three in the strongest tournament in the empire?" the fat man couldn't help but show a hint of timidity.

"Yes! Yang Xiaotian said it again, and his inner will became firmer.

"But?" Feng Xun couldn't help but feel that the goal was too big, and said hesitantly.

"It's nothing! As long as we make good use of the remaining three months, we will definitely be able to achieve our goal, you know, only the top three in this imperial event can get permission to enter the Martial Arts Palace, three days and three nights, rare martial arts exercises! There are also 10 million soul coins!" Yang Xiaotian encouraged everyone.

"Xiao Tian is right, just set this goal, otherwise what's the point of just being in the top three in the academy, it's better not to take it, if you want to take it, you can take the top three freshmen in the empire. Qiye raised his arms and swung forward, as if he was directing thousands of troops and horses to advance, giving people a resolute and resolute momentum.

"Ten million soul coins. Fight!" As soon as the fat man heard the 10 million soul coins, his face instantly showed greed, and he also raised his arm and fisted with the Seven Nights Fist.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotian showed a relieved smile, turned his head to look at Fengshan and Dashan who were standing in place, and then also walked towards Qiye, raised his arms flat, fist to fist.

Feng Yu and Dashan were also deeply inspired, and came to everyone's side, raising their arms flat, fist to fist, as if a lotus flower bloomed at the moment.

"Fight!" the five shouted in unison.

Elder Lan Ze and Elder Li Mu looked at each other and smiled, this time they did not laugh at them because they were ashamed to say that they were the top three freshmen in the imperial capital, but instead showed a relieved expression, before Yang Xiaotian said that the five of them took over the top three freshmen in the academy in order to deliberately provoke them, so that they would not stay on the surface of talking, but should be down-to-earth, make good use of the remaining three months, and work hard to cultivate, which is the right way. Now I see that they are not only lofty, but also passionate, and they seem to have a feeling of not giving up until they reach their goal.

"Don't shout slogans, three days of fishing and two days of drying nets! Okay, it's getting late, we should go back." Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Elder Lan Ze smiled and admonished, and then got up to say goodbye.

Elder Li Mu also stood up, with a weird smile on his face, and said in his heart, Jiang is still old and spicy! Then he followed behind Elder Lan Ze.

The two of them left the courtyard gate, and Elder Li Mu rushed to Lan Ze's side, and said with a smile: "You came today to encourage them to win the top three in the strongest competition in the empire, right? ”

Lan Ze turned his head to look at Li Mu and smiled without saying a word.

"But in the past ten years, the top three have basically been taken by the Royal Academy! Nancheng Academy's best result is the third place in Xijie's time, and Xilin Academy and Beiyan Academy have never entered. Elder Li Mu reminded.

"But this year, with you, the former special training elder of the Royal Academy, here! Besides, in previous years, the quality of our enrollment itself was not as good as that of the Royal Academy, and every time they picked the rest of the people, it was our turn to recruit, which in itself was a gap, and the so-called import is good and export can be good!

But this year is different, most of these people are people who voluntarily gave up the Royal Academy and took the initiative to apply to join our Nancheng Academy, and you have seen their actual combat ability. How? Lan Ze stopped, looked directly at Li Mu with his eyes, his eyes were firm, and he said with a little smile on his face.

Elder Li Mu fell into deep thought, a few of them are indeed talented, they are rare talents, maybe you can give it a try, I saw him look up at Elder Lan Ze, nodded, and said with a smile: "You have already planned to pull me into the water!"

"Otherwise, what are you bringing here! Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, it's time for the day of the strongest competition in the empire to change. Lan Ze saw Li Mu nodding and laughed.

"Are you sure you want to do that? It's too hard for them. Li Mu turned his head to look at Elder Lan Ze's eyes and asked seriously.

I saw Elder Lan Ze put away the smile just now, his face was rigorous, his eyes were full of determination, and he nodded and said, "Only in this way can they really grow up." ”

Since then, the five of them have begun to cultivate without sleep and food, except for the occasional sight of them in the Soul Qi Tower and on the way back to the Bamboo Forest Garden, they are almost impossible to see in other places, because they spend most of their time cultivating in the Bamboo Forest Courtyard.

Or in their own cultivation room, or in a quiet bamboo forest, or in an open courtyard.

Unconsciously, the dead leaves above the bamboo forest have fallen, and a thick layer of yellow leaves has been spread on the ground, like a bed of withered yellow and fluffy quilt. The autumn chill is also stronger, when you get up in the morning, you can see the autumn frost falling on the withered yellow bamboo leaves, like the white flowers dotted, if you forget to pour out the water in the basin one night, you can see a thin layer of ice suspended on the water in the early morning, it seems that the cool autumn is slowly passing, and the cold winter has quietly come.

They practiced tirelessly day after day, and the curtain spirit rarely came here to bother them anymore because they had to prepare for the strongest tournament in the empire, and she herself had broken through the realm of a second-order lower refiner not long ago, and now was the time to strengthen and stabilize.

And Jing Teng also came to his fixed place to cultivate very early every day, and he was very comfortable watching them cultivate desperately.

Huang's mother is still the same, preparing delicious food every day, although they now have fewer opportunities to eat together at the same time, but she will still make delicious food, keep it warm, and ensure that they can eat hot and delicious meals at any time.

As for Elder Lan Ze and Elder Li Mu, it was also strange to say that they had never set foot in the Bamboo Forest Garden since that day, as if they had disappeared.

Finally, two months have passed, and their strength has improved by leaps and bounds, first of all, the highest is still that Qiye has reached the realm of the fourth level of the Soul Growth Realm, Yang Xiaotian, the fat man and the mountain have all reached the third level of the Soul Growth Realm, and finally even Feng Yu, who has only been promoted by one level for most of the year, has also broken through two levels in a row and reached the realm of the second level of the Soul Growth Realm.

That evening, everyone gathered again to get ready to celebrate tomorrow's House Tournament.

"I've been so hungry these days, and I've never worked so hard in my life, fat man. The fat man came to the table, stared at the dishes on the table, his saliva was about to flow out, and said complainingly, wanting to grab and eat with his hands.

"You fat man!" Nanaya grabbed his hand on the spot and stopped him.

"Fat people are delicious, you can't wait for Huang Ma to come with dishes and chopsticks!" Feng Yu said with a smile. Although her realm is the lowest among them, she is the happiest person among them, after all, it has been two levels higher in two months, this is not just a two-level problem! It can also eliminate her mediocre mentality caused by only one level in most of the year, and proved with practical actions that as long as you work hard to cultivate, the rest of the breakthrough and improvement will depend on God.

The fat man sat down stupidly.

"Okay, let's start eating!" said Huang's mother from the back room with dishes and chopsticks, this was their first big dinner since the inauguration of the Bamboo Forest Garden a few months ago! Of course, the dishes were more sumptuous.

"Tomorrow is the game, so I wish we all the best. Yang Xiaotian raised the wine glass in his hand and said.

Everyone raised the wine glasses in their hands, and only the fat Nan Nan said to himself: "I'd better eat some first!"

"Fatty!" Feng Yu called. The fat man agreed, but the hand holding the vegetables did not mean to stop.

Qiye kicked directly at the fat man, and the fat man was too focused on eating, so he hurriedly put down the chopsticks in his hand and went to get the wine glass.

"Come, do ......" everyone shouted in unison, and the sound echoed throughout the bamboo forest, and it was hidden in the bamboo forest for a long time.

"Yes, you want to drink, and you don't call us!" a familiar voice came out.

Everyone followed the sound and saw that it was Elder Lan Ze and Elder Li Mu who were standing at the gate of the courtyard, smiling all over their faces.

"Teacher, why are you here? Yang Xiaotian asked.

"You're going to participate in the competition tomorrow, can we, as your teachers, come and cheer you on?" Elder Lan Ze strode in.

"Teacher, please take a seat!" everyone hurriedly gave up their seats to the two teachers.

Lan Ze came to an empty stone chair, glanced at the dishes on the stone table, and said to Elder Li Mu beside him, "Elder Li, we came at just the right time this time. With that, he sat down.

Seeing this, Li Mu shook his head helplessly and sat down with a smile.

So, a few people chatted and raised their glasses, and everyone staggered in a burst of laughter

I would not have thought that in the two months before today, they had cultivated so hard, as if they were going to accomplish a major thing, and now they were eating and drinking so recklessly, like the calm before the storm, and the contrast between many things before and after was so completely different, just like when a storm came down, it was turbulent and violent, but before it went down!

Perhaps this is life, and we should enjoy it, not only to withstand the baptism of storms, but also to endure the restless loneliness in our hearts.

On the second day, a few people got up early, and the frost outside the courtyard covered the earth, just like adding a thin layer of white sheets to the thick withered yellow quilt, turning the original withered yellow into a snow-white color, and dressing the bamboo forest garden like a fairyland, as if the soul of any person passing by would be purified.

When everyone stepped out of the door, they instantly felt a cold air attacking, penetrating the originally thin autumn clothes, and they unconsciously tightened their neckline clothes and embarked on a new journey.

Jing Teng, who had been cultivating under the bamboo forest early, didn't raise his head, just raised his eyelids slightly, and glanced at the team of five people in front of him, only to see the five people stepping on the bluestone path and walking outside, Jing Teng silently watched the departure of the teenagers, without a trace of waves on his face, maybe this is the habit he has developed in his many years of career as a killer, or maybe he doesn't have a trace of doubt about them taking the top three, as if it is a natural thing.