I want to go back to my original world and live an ordinary life.

Xianshui Prefecture is not far from Xiaoyao Prefecture. It took Qiu Yan about two hours to reach Xianshui City. After arriving in Xianshui City, Qiu Yan went directly to the training ground as before. Since there was still some time, Qiu Yan registered for the test directly this time. After registering and waiting for more than an hour, Qiu Yan's test began.

There are two test items in Xianshui Mansion. One is a practical test. The test method is to snatch an object from a level 130 cultivator. If you snatch it, you win. The time limit is one stick of incense. This test is not very difficult for Qiu Yan, so after a fight, Qiu Yan passed the first test. The second test of Xianshui Mansion is a strength test. The test method is very simple. You just need to smash the stone prepared by Xianshui Mansion. The number of hits cannot exceed three times. That is, if you smash the stone within three punches, you pass. Otherwise, you will be considered a failure.

The stones prepared by Xianshui City are not ordinary stones. They are much harder than ordinary stones, but not too hard. As long as a cultivator above level 100 can break them within three punches, this test is absolutely no difficulty for Qiu Yan. In this way, after passing two tests, Qiu Yan obtained the certification of another prefecture. He was very happy to obtain the certification of two prefectures in one day. In addition, it was late after the test, so Qiu Yan felt at ease and found an inn in Xianshui Prefecture to stay for one night, and rewarded himself with a table of good meals.

After eating and drinking, Qiu Yan took a nice bath and then started today's practice. After practicing all night, Qiu Yan set out again early the next morning, heading towards the next target location.

In this way, with Jin Ling'er's guidance, Qiu Yan's test went smoothly. After ten days of running around, Qiu Yan had collected the certification qualifications of the ten prefectures. After obtaining the certification of the ten prefectures, Qiu Yan no longer had to run around, so Qiu Yan planned to go directly to the imperial city to wait, so that he could practice steadily and not worry about delaying things.

In this way, after obtaining the certification of the Ten Prefectures, Qiu Yan came to the Imperial City. The Imperial City of the Holy Sword Kingdom was very grand and very large, not to mention the prosperity, which was completely incomparable to those prefecture-level cities. Qiu Yan had no interest in the bustling Imperial City. He just wanted to practice well and then participate in the Heavenly Competition to win a chance to enter the secret realm.

So, after entering the Imperial City, Qiu Yan first asked people about some specific details of participating in the Heavenly Competition, such as the specific time and whether other things were needed to participate in the Heavenly Competition in addition to the certification of the Ten Prefectures. After confirming the specific time and specific requirements for participating in the competition, Qiu Yan found an inn in the Imperial City, and then directly paid five months' rent, preparing to practice in the inn while waiting for the Heavenly Competition to begin.

Qiu Yan practiced in the inn for two months, and only walked out of the door for the first time when he felt a little hungry. Although it was very hard to practice day and night for two months, Qiu Yan also gained a lot. In these two months, Qiu Yan raised the level of light attribute to 119, which was 10 levels higher than before! Raising 10 levels in two months, this speed can no longer be described as fast, it can be described as against the sky.

Normally, it would take at least a year for a 100-level cultivator to reach 10 levels, but Qiu Yan was not an ordinary cultivator. Not only did he have the blessing of the Spirit of Destruction, but he also had the assistance of the Heavenly Spirit Pill, so his cultivation speed was naturally very fast. Moreover, Qiu Yan had been cultivating day and night for two months, which was completely different from ordinary cultivators who only cultivated for a few hours a day.

However, Qiu Yan was still not satisfied with his training speed, because there was only more than a month left before the start of the Tiansai, and during this period of time he had to improve his strength to above level 130. Only in this way would he have a chance to enter the secret realm. Therefore, Qiu Yan had to practice even harder in the next month or so.

After going downstairs and finishing his meal, Qiu Yan went back to his room to practice without stopping. In order to speed up his practice, Qiu Yan took five Tianling Pills at once. Although the effect of taking five Tianling Pills at once was not very large, it could increase the practice speed a little. For Qiu Yan now, increasing the practice speed was the most important thing. As for whether this was a bit of a waste, Qiu Yan didn't think too much about it. At most, he wouldn't need to practice with Tianling Pills after wasting them.

Qiu Yan was hiding in his room practicing in seclusion, and had no idea what was happening in the Imperial City. The Imperial City was crowded and very lively, mainly because the Heavenly Competition was approaching, and practitioners from the Holy Sword Kingdom, either to participate or to watch the excitement, had already gathered in the Imperial City.

Now, all the inns in the imperial city are full. Even some shops that were not originally inns have temporarily switched to inn business. The prices of inns are getting higher day by day. The already bustling imperial city is now even busier. Even late at night, the bustle and noise of the imperial city cannot be calmed down. Of course, Qiu Yan is unaware of all this. Now he is only focused on cultivation. Qiu Yan does not know what is happening in the outside world, and he is not interested in knowing. Cultivation is above everything else.

During Qiu Yan's training, he received a message from Qiu Shuang, asking about his certification of the Ten Prefectures and his recent situation. Qiu Yan briefly explained the current situation to her and told her and Xiao Nan not to worry, everything was going well. Since Qiu Yan and Qiu Shuang each had only five Thousand Book Talismans, Qiu Shuang stopped contacting Qiu Yan after knowing that Qiu Yan was fine, and Qiu Yan also understood the other party's thoughts. There are not many Thousand Book Talismans, so there is no need to practice if there is nothing necessary.

More than a month passed quickly, and the registration time for the Tiansai finally arrived. On this day, Qiu Yan stopped practicing, had a simple breakfast, and walked towards the registration office for the Tiansai. After more than a month of practice, Qiu Yan completed the goal he set for himself and cultivated his light attribute spiritual power to level 133, which gave him more confidence in the competition for this secret realm.

When he arrived at the registration office for the Tiansai, Qiu Yan saw that there were already several long lines outside the registration office. Each line was about several hundred meters long, stretching from the inside of the registration office to the street. The people queuing were all young people, and they were all cultivators. Qiu Yan knew that these people were the same as him, and they were people who came to register for the Tiansai. So Qiu Yan, who understood this, did not squeeze forward, but randomly found a line to line up.

Qiuyan arrived not too early, but not too late either, because after Qiuyan lined up, many people joined the queue, and soon there was another queue of hundreds of meters behind Qiuyan. Looking at these queues hundreds of meters long, Qiuyan couldn't help but sigh, thinking that this day's race was too popular, there were thousands of people just in the ones he saw, and who knows how many more he didn't see!

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan felt a wave of pressure, because it was not easy to get the top three among thousands of people. In addition, Qiu Yan just felt the cultivation of the people around him. Some of them were over 150 levels. Although Qiu Yan could still deal with 150-level cultivators, there might be more than 150 or even 160-level cultivators in these teams. Would he be able to deal with them?

Originally, Qiu Yan felt that with his level of 130 and the blessing of the Spirit of Destruction, he should have no problem getting into the top three in the Heavenly Competition. However, after seeing such a huge team, Qiu Yan couldn't help but have some doubts about his own strength. Could he really make it into the top three?

As soon as this question popped up in Qiu Yan's mind, Qiu Yan immediately shook her head and threw this question out of her mind. Now that the Heavenly Competition has not yet begun, she is doubting herself. What is the point of participating in the Heavenly Competition? Wouldn't it be more direct to just give up now? Anyway, now that she has come this far, she has also worked hard to reach her goal of level 130, which is already her limit. If the strength of level 160 is not enough to make her eligible to enter the top three and get the opportunity to enter the secret realm to explore, then she can only accept her fate.

Just as Qiu Yan lowered his head and thought about this, a somewhat cold but unusually pleasant voice came into Qiu Yan's ears, "Move aside."

Qiu Yan was not familiar with this voice, so he was not sure if it was talking to him, but he still looked up and saw a woman in a white dress and a cat mask standing next to him looking at him. The woman was tall, with a ponytail and a long sword in her hand, looking like a female knight.

Because she was wearing a mask, Qiu Yan couldn't see her face, but from her voice, Qiu Yan felt that the woman must be good-looking, and had a very good figure. The height of the protrusion on her chest was much higher than the cotton stuffed by Qiu Yan. Is she talking to me? Qiu Yan looked at the woman and muttered in his heart with some curiosity. Seeing that Qiu Yan didn't respond to her or make any movements, the woman in white continued to say, "What? Don't you understand what I say?"

Another cold voice brought Qiu Yan, who was a little dazed, back to his senses immediately. Thinking about what the woman had just said, Qiu Yan smiled awkwardly, then stepped back a little, making a space that was only wide enough for one person to pass, and then made a gesture of invitation to let the woman in white pass.