Absolute Resonance

ll nodded, Li Luo a bit regretfully.
Angelwood Hollow had been a paradise for cultivation.
In a mere month, he had managed to close that gigantic gap between the Pattern Genesis Tier and the Evolving Resonance Tier.
This place was actually even better than the Golden Dragon Dao Fields.

If he could cultivate here until the end of the year…
Li Luo estimated that reaching Fourth Changing might even be possible.

Still, that was fancy daydreaming.
The absinthe energy in Angelwood Hollow was extremely precious, and it needed to recharge and replenish for a long time after each use.
There was no way they would give him such a luxury.

“The month of special training has been hard for all of you.
Go back and get a good rest,” Chi Chan said to them.
“Also, there are three more days until the Blue Abyss Sage College's representative contingent reaches the Astral Sage College.
At that time, the ticket match will officially begin.”

That got their attention.

They all knew how important the ticket match was.
Only with the tickets would they be able to participate in the Holy Grail Meet, the most important competition for all the elite schools in the East Divine Continent.
It was not just for glory, but for real rewards.

One of the rewards was the lives of the many students that fell each year to the Umbra Cave.

The Umbra Cave was the reason for the sage colleges' establishment, but it was also a source of pain for all of them.
Sacrificing student lives was just part of the price they paid for the heavy responsibility they shouldered.
Being a student of such eminent colleges meant that one took the risk that came with the privileges.

If they could win the Dragon Bone Holy Grail, the Umbra Cave would be sealed for a few years.
That was a priceless resource for any school.

That was why all the schools would hold nothing back at the Holy Grail Meet!

A prize that they could not pass up on.

“I'm sure you know the format of the ticket match by now: seven matches, one of which is our One Star Hall's.
We don't care how the other matches go, but the One Star Hall must win.

“As for our representative, we will make a decision in the next two days.

“Also, we will be disseminating information on the Blue Abyss Sage College to all of you soon.
Study it well.
Although the Astral Sage College is stronger than the Blue Abyss Sage College in terms of average strength and foundation, we should never underestimate any sage college.
When they set their heart to a goal, they can achieve anything.”

The students nodded solemnly.

Chi Chan put up her hands formally to signify that the special training was now concluded.

Li Luo and the others shuffled out of Angelwood Hollow.

Outside, they stood on the boughs of the great Tree of Resonant Power and breathed.
Li Luo stared at Xia City, barely visible on the horizon.

In about a year's time, he had gone from blank palaces to the Evolving Resonance Tier.

Still, it was no time for conceit or letting up.
Li Luo knew that he had embarked on this journey as a race against his fate.
House Luolan's Housemeet was coming up soon.
To survive that, both he and Jiang Qing'e had done their best to improve themselves.

House Luolan was the lifework of his parents, and he would not let anyone take it away from him.