Chapter 182

However, compared to the Ultimate Evolution Magic Card, the time spent making the Chaos Ritual was much shorter. It only took about one-third of the time for Lu Li to make the second Chaos Ritual Magic Card.

But the magic power reflux obtained this time was not only insufficient to make Lu Li advance again, but even compared to the magic power reflux obtained when making the first Chaos Ritual Magic Card, it was reduced by half.

This is also the rule of the Magic Card civilization. As long as the same Magic Card is made, the magic power reflux obtained will be reduced. The way of brushing levels by making low-level Magic Cards simply does not exist.

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Chirp!

A crisp bird chirping sound came from the sky, attracting everyone's attention.

"It's here!" Hearing this bird chirping sound, Dai Lingyang and the others, who had arrived at the gathering point early, looked up at the sky.

Besides Dai Lingyang and the others, several fourth-year students also gathered beside them. Each of their strength ranked in the top ten of the Heavenly Mansion, such as Feng Jingtian and Sheng Yishuang, and Zuo Yaodong and Wanyan Xia were also in this list. Clearly, they were also the contestants selected by the Heavenly Mansion to participate in the Four Great Academies Exchange Tournament.

"You say, what is the relationship between Lu Li and Mentor Meng Fei?" Looking at the increasingly close Xi Demon God Eagle, Feng Jingtian couldn't help but ask.

"Lu Li and Meng Chuyun have a good relationship, and Meng Chuyun is the niece of Mentor Meng Fei. Perhaps because of this relationship, Mentor Meng Fei takes such good care of Lu Li." Xu Zhiyun said her guess.

As the president of the student union, Xu Zhiyun knew more news than others. Not to mention, she had seen the intimate actions between Lu Li and Meng Chuyun in the Dark Cave back then.

"So that's how it is?" Hearing Xu Zhiyun's explanation, Ou Hanxiang, who was also interested, nodded thoughtfully: "But speaking of which, with the talent Lu Li showed, I'm afraid there really aren't many people who can ignore it."

Advancing to the King Realm in the first year, such strength is rare even in the history of the Heavenly Mansion. If it weren't for the fact that Lu Li already had a master, to be honest, Ou Hanxiang would have been a bit moved.

"Why couldn't it be that Lu Li and Mentor Meng Fei are a couple?" As the saying goes, men's thinking style is clearly different from women's. Si Xuanang directly put forward another point of view that shocked the two women.

"I think what Old Ang said is also possible. It's not stipulated that Mentor Meng Fei and Lu Li can't be that kind of relationship," Feng Jingtian interrupted. In terms of gossip, men are actually not much different from women, especially Feng Jingtian's character of fearing that the world won't be chaotic: "Maybe Meng Chuyun is just a cover?"

"Why don't you say Lu Li is killing everyone?" Hearing Feng Jingtian's words, Sheng Yishuang couldn't help but roll her eyes.

That is Mentor Meng Fei, the Lord of the Eastern Region, the only student of the Night Queen. They admit that Lu Li is not bad, but no matter how you say it, he is still

"Who knows?" Regarding this, Feng Jingtian just shrugged his shoulders, having no intention of arguing further with Sheng Yishuang.

"Actually, there's no need to argue so much. Anyway, no matter who Junior Brother Lu Li is with, could you really say anything about it?" Dai Lingyang ended the topic with a single lethal sentence.

These juniors are really something; shouldn't the most important thing right now be the upcoming Academy Battle? Matters between men and women will only affect his card-drawing speed.

With no woman in one's heart, drawing cards is naturally divine!

Unfortunately, upon hearing Dai Lingyang's words, everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes, and Ou Hanxiang couldn't help but support her forehead.

The Simo Divine Eagle arrived in the blink of an eye, and the pressure of the ten-star super-grade Magic Card caused everyone except Dai Lingyang and Ou Hanxiang to feel a sense of suffocation.

However, fortunately, after Lu Li jumped down, the Simo Divine Eagle spread its wings and flew away again, which allowed many people to breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, many people looked at Lu Li with wariness; after all, the Simo Divine Eagle was Meng Fei's signature Magic Card. Now that Lu Li had arrived riding this Magic Card spirit, it was enough to show that he had an extraordinary relationship with Meng Fei.

"You arrived so early? What are you chatting about?" Seeing the excitement on the faces of Xu Zhiyun and the others, Lu Li couldn't help but ask after walking closer.

Among the people present, he was only relatively more familiar with Xu Zhiyun and the others.

"Nothing, just discussing the Academy Battle." Ou Hanxiang reacted the fastest, laughing and brushing it off; naturally, she couldn't say the previous speculation in front of the other party.

"Is that so?" Not seeing any clues, Lu Li chatted with them casually.

A moment later, Wen Xiuyuan and a group of team leaders also arrived at the assembly point, and the noisy sounds stopped.

"Is everyone here?" Scanning the crowd present, Wen Xiuyuan nodded and didn't say too much nonsense: "Let's move out."

The Card Realm, a special dimensional plane created by the founding Supreme of the ancient kingdom and finally embedded in the Magic Card Association's program.

The location for this year's Four Great Academies Exchange Tournament was within the Card Realm, so Lu Li and the others didn't even need to leave the Heavenly Mansion; they only needed to pass through the Magic Card Association's program to enter it.

And those present who could be selected to represent the Heavenly Mansion in the Academy Battle were no ordinary people; they naturally met the standards of elite members of the Magic Card Association and possessed the authority to enter the Card Realm.

Or rather, simply selecting the Card Realm as the venue for the Academy Battle invisibly screened out the vast majority of people.

Everyone activated the program built into the Magic Card Association, and everyone's figures gradually disappeared at this moment.

A flash of white light passed, and when the figures of Lu Li and the others reappeared, they were already inside the Card Realm.

"Rumor has it that the Card Realm contains the treasure left behind by the founding Supreme. If we could obtain this treasure, then our path in Magic Cards would absolutely be smooth sailing," one person couldn't help but sigh after entering the Card Realm and looking at the landscape, which was different from the Magic Card civilization.

"Just keep dreaming!" Hearing this sigh, Si Xuanang rolled his eyes, and the others also shook their heads more or less, indicating that this was unlikely.

Even in the later stages, the ancient kingdom limited the number of personnel entering the Card Realm, but after so many years, the Card Realm had already been explored by many people, and none had found the so-called founding Supreme's treasure.

Although there were still many unexplored places in the Card Realm, whether this so-called founding Supreme's treasure even existed was a question; after all, it was just a rumor.

"Alright, let's talk about this after the Academy Battle ends," Wen Xiuyuan had already summoned a Cold Cloud Sparrow and called out to everyone: "We still have a distance to travel."

Although the Cold Cloud Sparrow was only a medium-sequence Magic Card, in the Magic Card civilization, basically every Magic Card Master capable of creating this level of Magic Card would have one as a standard item; after all, the Cold Cloud Sparrow was simply too suitable for long-distance transport of multiple people.

"Not choosing to pass through the teleportation hall, but choosing the Cold Cloud Sparrow for transport, which means the location of the Academy Battle is highly likely to be a newly explored area where the Magic Card Association hasn't had time to set up a teleportation point."

Seeing this scene, Lu Li showed a thoughtful expression. It seems that the chosen location was also carefully considered, preventing as much as possible the situation where contestants had set foot in the Academy Battle location.

The Cold Cloud Sparrow soared into the sky, carrying everyone toward the depths of the Card Realm. With Wen Xiuyuan, the Master of the Heavenly Mansion, present, naturally, no one dared to intercept them.

The Central Court, this is a special organization within the ancient kingdom independent of the four great domains, and it is a special organization directly under the jurisdiction of the Supreme.

"Your Majesty, do you have any orders for me?" In one of the three great halls, the Master of the Star Hall, Zhangsun Xuanjing, bowed slightly to the Supreme on the high platform who had his back to her, her tone full of respect.

As one of the masters of the three great halls, second only to the two masters of the Central Court, Zhangsun Xuanjing's status could be described as extremely high, and the only one who could make her show such respect was the Supreme, whose status and strength surpassed the court masters!

"Xuanjing, this time it is your turn to serve as the referee for the Four Great Academies Exchange Tournament. I would like to trouble you to observe someone for me during the exchange tournament." The Supreme did not turn around, but spoke slowly, his voice ethereal.

Even though the Supreme was right in front of her, the voice was so ethereal, as if it were coming from a great distance away, which was very strange.

345. What would you make others think!

"Your Majesty, who do you want me to observe?" A look of astonishment flashed across Zhangsun Xuanjing's face; she hadn't expected that the reason the Supreme had summoned her would be because of such a matter.

But at the same time, Zhangsun Xuanjing was also very curious: among the participants in this year's Four Great Academies Exchange Tournament, who could possibly pique the interest of the Supreme, this strongest person in the ancient kingdom?

After all, although the exchange tournament between the four great academies had high specifications, in Zhangsun Xuanjing's eyes, it was actually not much different from children playing house.

Not to mention Sovereigns, there wasn't even an Emperor; the contestants were basically just Monarchs and Kings. If this isn't playing house, what is?

If it weren't for the fact that she was the referee for this Academy Battle, she wouldn't pay much attention to it either.

Zhangsun Xuanjing really couldn't understand why the Supreme would be interested in this kind of "playing house" exchange tournament.

More importantly, why was the Supreme so certain that the person she was to observe would definitely appear in the Four Great Academies Exchange Tournament?

"Lu Li," the Supreme didn't let Zhangsun Xuanjing think too much and spoke again: "I want you to help me observe Lu Li. The other party is a student newly accepted by Nichang."

"According to Nichang, Lu Li is very special, and I have a bit of interest in him." As the only female Domain Master among the four great Domain Masters, the relationship between the Night Queen and the Supreme could be described as quite good.

Naturally, the Supreme also knew that Lu Li was a student newly accepted by the Night Queen.

Furthermore, because of the relationship between original Magic Cards, thousand-year experts, and ten-thousand-year experts, the Night Queen had even personally sought out the Supreme.

A student newly accepted by the Night Queen? OK! I take back my previous thought. Upon receiving the Supreme's explanation, Zhangsun Xuanjing understood instantly.

It was just that the heart of this Master of the Central Court's Star Hall was still very puzzled: was the frequency with which the Night Queen accepted students during this period too high? If she remembered correctly, not long ago, the other party had just accepted a student.

Now she's accepting another one; what would you make the Domain Masters of the other three great domains think?

"Understood, Your Highness, I will observe Lu Li's performance in the Four Great Academies Exchange Tournament for you." Finally, Zhangsun Xuanjing nodded.

Since it was a matter entrusted by the Supreme, she naturally needed to handle it properly. And to be honest, Zhangsun Xuanjing also developed a tiny bit of interest in Lu Li at this moment.

Being able to be accepted as a student by the Night Queen was enough to show that Lu Li's talent was not ordinary, especially since the Night Queen had only recently accepted a Meng Ningdie.

Although it had been nearly ten years since Meng Ningdie became the Night Queen's student, for the long lifespan possessed by Zhangsun Xuanjing, ten years was just a fleeting moment.

Not only the Night Queen, but even the Supreme was attracted by this Lu Li, so Zhangsun Xuanjing naturally was no exception.

"Master Wen, it's been a long time." Outside a huge ruin, just as the Cold Cloud Sparrow landed, Lu Li and the others heard a clear and quiet voice, and then a middle-aged woman full of heroic spirit appeared before them.

The moment they saw this middle-aged woman, except for Wen Xiuyuan, the bodies of the other mentors and students in the Heavenly Mansion team couldn't help but tense up; this was a stress response that occurred spontaneously after encountering a strong person!

This meant that the middle-aged woman before them definitely had extraordinary strength. You must know that their accompanying team this time included mentors at the Sovereign Realm!

Even these Sovereign Realm mentors had a stress response, which meant that the middle-aged woman before them was at the Immortal Realm, with strength comparable to Wen Xiuyuan!

Thinking of this, many people couldn't help but gasp!

"It has indeed been a long time, Hall Master Zhangsun." Wen Xiuyuan greeted the newcomer with a smile, then signaled for everyone to relax: "This is Zhangsun Xuanjing, one of the three great hall masters of the Central Court. Every time the Four Great Academies hold an exchange tournament, the Central Court sends one of the hall masters to serve as a referee."

"And for this Four Great Academies Exchange Tournament, it is Hall Master Zhangsun who is attending as the referee."

So that's how it is!

Hearing Wen Xiuyuan's explanation, everyone who was participating in the Four Great Academies Exchange Tournament for the first time showed expressions of sudden realization. Afterward, their gazes toward Zhangsun Xuanjing also changed.

The ancient kingdom is divided into four great domains: East, South, West, and North, each managed by one of the four great Domain Masters. Beyond this, there is also a special organization: the Central Court!

The Central Court is a special organization directly managed by the Supreme, obeying only the Supreme's orders, and exists at the same level as the four great domains.

Under the Supreme, the Central Court is divided into two court masters and three hall masters. The strength of the hall masters is comparable to the masters of the four great academies, having reached the Immortal Realm.

As for the higher-level court masters, they have reached the Undying Realm, with strength on par with the four great Domain Masters.

However, the two court masters of the Central Court generally do not show themselves and rarely appear before the world. Therefore, when people of the ancient kingdom mention experts of the Undying Realm, they usually subconsciously ignore the two court masters of the Central Court and only refer to the four great Domain Masters like the Night Queen.

"Have the others arrived?" After introducing Zhangsun Xuanjing's identity to them, Wen Xiuyuan began to converse with her again.