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"A level seven spiritual master?" The receptionist's expression turned slightly cold: "If Teacher Mu doesn't want to answer, she can simply choose not to, instead of lying."

Teacher Mu knew the receptionist would think that way, and was about to explain when the receptionist's voice rang out again: "If he really is a level seven spiritual master, how could I not see through him?"

Just as Teacher Mu was about to cry out that she was wronged, Ling Yi spoke up: "If you don't believe me, you can use a spirit-testing stone to test it."

Seeing that the person in question had given this answer, the receptionist's expression became more serious: "Is he really a level seven spiritual master?"

"Hmm," Ling Yi replied calmly.

The receptionist pondered, "If he really is a level seven spiritual master, how could I not tell, given my higher cultivation level?"

"do not know."

The host remained unconvinced, and Teacher Mu and his group had no choice but to go to a place in the city with spirit-testing stones to test their cultivation levels in order to convince the host.

Once the Spirit Testing Stone absorbs spiritual energy, it will determine a person's cultivation level. To suppress one's cultivation level in front of the Spirit Testing Stone, one must exceed the stone's testing limit.

The quality of the spirit stones used in Lingyang Kingdom is classified as low-grade common, and they can be used to test cultivation levels from Level 1 Spirit Master to Level 10 Spirit General.

The Imperial Spirit Testing Stones are all of mid-grade common quality, and can be used to test cultivation levels from Level 1 Spirit Master to Level 10 Spirit Venerable.

In short, Ling Yi could not suppress her cultivation level in front of the Imperial Spirit Testing Stone unless her cultivation level had reached the Spirit Saint realm after Spirit Venerable.

Those with the cultivation of a Spirit Saint would not be so bored as to participate in the Imperial Grand Competition.

When the spirit stone revealed that Ling Yi only had the cultivation level of a seventh-level spirit master, the person in charge, though still finding it unbelievable, no longer doubted it and led the group to the residential area.

The residential area is divided into two major areas. The first area is the Imperial Area, which occupies half of the land, but only four mansions have been built there. Three of them are prepared for the other three great empires, and the remaining one is reserved for the country. After all, it would be impolite for the host country to live alone when the four great empires are exchanging ideas. Therefore, the host country's team will move in when the imperial competition begins.

The second area is about the same size as the first area, but with twenty mansions built, it looks a bit crowded.

The host led the group to the second mansion, pushed open the door and went in: "Before you came, all the rooms in the mansion were cleaned. We don't feel comfortable having outsiders around during the competition, so we didn't arrange for anyone to take care of you. You will need to prepare your own meals."

Teacher Mu replied, "We understand." After all, it wasn't their first time here.

The person in charge of the reception said, "I know you all understand, but the rule is that we have to go through this every year, so please don't find it troublesome."

Teacher Mu smiled and said, "How could that be? You should listen."

After the receptionist finished explaining, he handed them the keys and said, "The official competition is in five days. You need to submit the list of participating students' information in the next few days. Don't forget."

Teacher Mu nodded: "Okay."

The person who received the message said no more and turned to leave.

After the receptionist left, Teacher Mu looked at the accompanying teacher and said, "Prepare a list of information for the three of them. I'll go with you to the Imperial Academy later to give it to them."

The accompanying teacher nodded: "Okay."

Teacher Mu then looked at the two alchemists. The alchemists were old and, due to the limited number of people, they could not take on apprentices this time. They had to do many things themselves. Teacher Mu then told the two to go and rest first. As for the food, he would arrange for someone to buy it later.

The two alchemists responded and then went to rest in the rooms they used to stay in during previous years.

As for why it's the same room used for resting in previous years, it's because the residences are fixed. For example, Lingyang is the third country closest to the Dongyang Empire, so their residence is the third mansion. Ruoshui, on the other hand, is the smallest country closest to the Dongyang Empire, and it's the first mansion in the small country area, as well as the closest to the empire area.

The further back in the courtyard you go, the farther away it is not just from the Dongyang Empire, but also from small countries near the territories of several other major empires.

The residences are in the same courtyard. The two alchemists have come several times, so they will naturally choose the familiar rooms when they come again. The students who come every year are different, but no matter how they change, they will not compete with the two old men for rooms.

After the two alchemists left, Teacher Mu asked Ye Qingshuang to take Ling Yi to choose a room, and asked Lin Chengtian to take the other two students who had accompanied him to choose a room.

They soon parted ways.

Ling Yi chose the room next to Ye Qingshuang's, pushed open the door and went in. Everything was brand new and clean.

Ye Qingshuang returned to her room, then brought out a basin, walked to Ling Yi's door, and knocked on the doorframe: "Ling Yi, are you going to take a bath?"

Ling Yi glanced at the basin in Ye Qingshuang's hand, then picked up the basin and toiletries prepared in the room and came out: "Let's go."

The two went to the bathroom to wash up and came back, and everyone else had also tidied up.

Teacher Mu and the accompanying teacher came over and saw that everyone was ready. They said, "Teacher Li and I are going to the Imperial Academy to hand over the information list of the three of you. It will take some time to go back and forth. If you are not going to cultivate, go to the restaurant and buy some food. If you want to cultivate, let the other two go."

Ling Yi didn't say anything upon hearing this; it didn't matter to her whether she went or not.

"I'll take the two of them," Lin Chengtian said. "The Imperial Competition will be busy at the restaurants. If we don't make reservations in advance, we'll have to wait a while. It's better to buy the ingredients ourselves and cook."

"The meat and vegetables won't spoil in the space. We can buy them all at once and just take them out when we need to cook." After Lin Chengtian finished speaking, he looked at Ling Yi and said, "You can stay in the manor and rest or cultivate as you please."

"Okay." Ling nodded.

Lin Chengtian didn't say anything more, and called the other two students and Teacher Mu and the others to leave the mansion together.

After Lin Chengtian and the others left, Ling Yi turned around and went back to his room: "Tianyan, I'm in the Dongyang Empire now."

[I know.] Tianyan said: [01, I believe you will find the Mountain and River Mirror soon.]

Ling Yi chuckled lightly: "Don't give me that nonsense. Even if we find it, we'll only find fragments. Besides, I don't have any clues about the Mountain and River Mirror yet."

Tianyan remained silent.

Ling Yi said, "You know why I'm looking for you. You asked me to find something, and I don't believe you don't have any clues."

Tianyan: [Clues require spirit stones to purchase.]

Ling Yi: "?"

"The only spirit stones I have were given to me by you. You told me to use them to buy things, so isn't this just returning them to you? Since I'm going to return them to you anyway, why would I give them back to you?"

Tianyan: [I gave it to you as compensation; it's the rule that clues must be bought with spirit stones.]

As for why the compensation was given in spirit stones, it was because they knew that Ling Yi would definitely need clues later, and clues could only be bought with spirit stones. How could Ling Yi buy them if he didn't have spirit stones?

However, he always gives her a lot of spirit stones, and since she doesn't need that many to buy clues, she can keep some.

"Heh." Ling Yi sneered, "No."

Tianyan: [If you don't give me spirit stones, I won't give you any clues.]

Ling Yi: "..."

Tian Yan said solemnly: 【01, you cannot use the system for free.】