Reversing the Milky Way

Upon seeing this, Xue Qianfu immediately went to Hu Boyu's side to examine him. Fortunately, Hu Boyu was still breathing, but all of his ribs were broken. Fortunately, Hu Boyu's body was already at the late stage of Body Refinement. If he had only been at the middle stage of Body Refinement, he would probably be beyond saving by now.

After arranging for people to carry Hu Boyu away for treatment, Xue Qianfu announced, "Wuling Academy, Zhao Bosheng!"

Offstage, Su Boran saw Hu Boyu being carried off the stage and immediately went to check on him, as did the other contestants from Renhui Academy.

After feeding Hu Boyu two Rejuvenation Pills, Su Boran said with a melancholy expression, "With this injury, I'm afraid he won't be able to get out of bed for at least two months."

After saying that, Hu Boyu turned his head with difficulty to look at Bai Cheng and said, "I'm...I'm...sorry..."

Bai Cheng was somewhat bewildered after hearing this, and then replied in surprise, "Sorry? Me? Why is that?" However, before Hu Boyu could reply, a spurt of blood gushed from his mouth again.

Seeing this, Su Boran instructed, "Alright! We can talk about it after you've fully recovered. Right now, all you need to do is rest and recuperate."

After saying that, Su Boran immediately arranged for someone to send Hu Boyu back to the school's clinic. Then, he clenched his fists and shouted loudly at Xue Qianfu, who was on the floating stone, "I have an objection! I demand that Zhao Bo's realm be retested!"

As the sound echoed throughout the entire arena, cultivators from various factions all turned to look, and even the crowd below the stage stirred.

At this moment, Liu Yuntian also stood up and said, "I also think there are some problems. Although a very small number of people have been able to destroy the Qinggang Stone Arena in previous years, I think everyone here knows the reason. Unless you can release your spiritual power, it is basically impossible to do it with brute force alone."

After speaking, Mo Lin suddenly stood up and said, "That's right, I agree with Inspector Liu's opinion." Then he turned to look at Zhu Mingxuan beside him.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Mingxuan snorted coldly and said, "Don't look at me. If you want to do the divination, do it. What does it have to do with me?"

Seeing Zhu Mingxuan's attitude, Mo Yan became even more confused. 'What's wrong with this old devil Zhu? Why isn't he continuing to protect her?'

Thinking of this, he directly threw out a small black stone tablet about three meters high and said, "This is the spiritual boundary tablet of my Cangxuan Sect. There is no need to hit it. Just place your hand on it and the level of cultivation will be revealed."

After saying that, he waved his hand, and the black stone tablet flew to the center of the arena. With a muffled sound, the stone tablet landed steadily on the arena, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Seeing this, Xue Qianfu said to Zhao Bo below the stage, "Zhao Bo, please retest."

After saying that, Zhao Bo glanced at Xue Qianfu with disdain, then walked to the black spiritual boundary marker and placed his hand on it.

Bai Cheng, who was sitting in the audience, also became interested after seeing the black stone tablet. "A stone tablet that can measure a person's cultivation physique and realm at any time? This is a good thing. I must get one if I have the chance."

As Zhao Bo placed his hand on the stone tablet on the arena, a faint glow began to emanate from his palm. Then, the words "Body Refinement Realm - Late Stage" appeared on the tablet, startling everyone present.

Mo Yan was slightly surprised upon seeing the result: "It really is the late stage of Body Refinement Realm! How is that possible? This Spirit Dao Boundary Stele cannot be faked!"

The crowd below the stage was also astonished by this scene.

Crowd #1: "It really is the late stage of Body Refinement Realm!?"

Crowd #2: "Yeah, with that power and destructive force, it would be hard to believe it's not at the Great Perfection of the Body Refinement Realm, right?"

At this moment, a voice came from the crowd: "Hmph! What do you know? My son is exceptionally talented. He has such combat power at the late stage of Body Refinement Realm. What's so strange about that?"

The speaker was Zhao Haiming, who was watching from below the stage. As soon as he said this, he instantly became the focus of attention. However, the cultivators in the VIP seats remained silent.

Sun Jianxin: "If I remember correctly, this Spirit Dao Boundary Stele can measure a person's physical constitution in addition to their cultivation level, right? But..."

Having said that, the other cultivators understood. While ordinary people might not have seen it, they, as cultivators, had. These Spirit Dao Boundary Tablets were typically found only in top-tier sects. During testing, they behaved like ordinary spirit-testing tablets, changing color according to each person's cultivation physique. If someone lacked a cultivation physique, the tablet would remain its original color, indicating that the person being tested lacked cultivation talent.

Therefore, these cultivators were all looking at each other in bewilderment. Seeing this, Zhu Mingxuan also spoke up, "Alright, Elder Mo, since there are no problems, quickly put your stone tablet away."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan raised one hand, then bent his fingers to draw the black stone tablet from the arena. As the black stone tablet came to Mo Yan's front, the ring on his hand glowed and took the stone tablet, which was floating in front of him, into its ring.

Bai Cheng, who was watching from below the stage, exclaimed in surprise, "I couldn't see it clearly just now. Could this be the legendary storage ring? It seems much cooler than a storage bag!"

Upon seeing this result, Su Boran sighed and turned to Bai Cheng, explaining, "Alas, storage rings are extremely rare. They are very difficult to make and not something that ordinary people can afford. It is estimated that only elders of first-class sects like Cangxuan Sect can possess them."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng instinctively asked, "How much would it cost to buy?"

After hearing this, Su Boran continued to explain: "Storage rings are different from storage bags. When a cultivator reaches the mid-stage of the Meridian Opening Realm, they can open their Soul Meridians. At that time, they can imprint their soul on the storage ring. In this way, no one except the cultivator can take the contents of the ring. Even divine sense cannot bypass the soul imprint to probe inside. This is the most important function of a storage ring. As for the price..."

At this point, Su Boran held up five fingers towards Bai Cheng. Bai Cheng tentatively replied, "Five hundred is unlikely, could it be five thousand silver coins?"

Su Boran shook his head and said, "Fifty times!"

Bai Cheng was a little confused: "What, fifty times?"

Su Boran: "It costs fifty times more than a storage bag, and it's practically priceless! You know, an ordinary storage bag costs at least three hundred silver coins."

Bai Cheng was momentarily stunned by the answer: "What?! Fifty times the price of an ordinary storage bag is fifteen thousand silver coins, right? And there's no market for it? Looking at it this way, the one thousand eight hundred silver coins I owe are nothing at all!"

Seeing Bai Cheng's slightly disappointed expression, Fu Boran immediately comforted him, "Actually, you don't need to think about it. This kind of thing is basically out of reach for ordinary people. Even among cultivators, only a few can possess it. As for you... well... never mind, let's not talk about this."

Then Su Boran changed the subject and continued, "I didn't expect that this Zhao Bo was actually only at the late stage of Body Refinement." After saying that, he also looked Zhao Bo up and down.

On the stage, after Zhao Bo finished his test, Xue Qianfu saw that no one had any objections and continued, "Since there is no problem with Zhao Bo's level, let's move on to the next match. The next match will be between Xiao Mo from Nachuan Academy and Qin Ming from Wuling Academy."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene became lively. All the cultivators in the VIP seats stared intently at the arena. Bai Cheng immediately felt that the atmosphere at the scene had changed. In the previous few matches, these cultivators had turned a blind eye, but in this match, everyone was focused on the arena.

Bai Cheng: 'What's going on? Could it be related to those two people in this match? One's surname is Xiao, the other Qin, Si... these two surnames are not simple.'

After the two finished their tests and entered the arena, the text above the arena changed to their specific information: Qin Ming was eighteen years old and in the mid-stage of Body Refinement Realm, while Xiao Mo was nineteen years old and in the late-stage of Body Refinement Realm.

Seeing this, Bai Cheng couldn't help but ponder. 'This Qin Ming is eighteen years old, and his cultivation level is the same as mine. I'll see what the differences are.'

Just as Bai Cheng was pondering, Su Boran suddenly spoke up, "Bai Cheng, what place do you think you can get?"

The sudden question abruptly interrupted Bai Cheng's thoughts.

"Huh? Me? I'm not too sure about that. I can only say I'll do my best, for the money."

Su Boran: "What?"

Bai Cheng: "Oh, no, it's for first place."

Bai Cheng changed the subject: "Are these two people very famous?"

Su Boran: "The Qin family is one of the three major families in Tianhuo City, the capital of the Huoyun Kingdom. It is also one of the cultivation families that has been passed down through generations. The head of the family is now a super strong person in the Tonghai Realm. This branch in Wuling Town comes from the Qin family. As for Xiao Mo next to him, it is not clear for the time being, but he has reached the late stage of the Body Refinement Realm at the age of nineteen. He should not be simple."

After he finished speaking, the sound of the start of the match came from above the arena. Immediately afterwards, Qin Ming on the arena assumed a standing posture, then clasped his hands together, and golden spiritual energy began to slowly surge around his body.

Upon seeing this, all the cultivators in the VIP seats began to praise it.

Xu Lie: "The Qin family truly lives up to its reputation as a cultivation family with hundreds of years of history. Even though their collateral descendants are only at the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm, they can still cultivate spiritual energy."

Sun Jianxin: "Yes, if our ancestors had been great masters, we wouldn't be stuck at the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm now. Sigh, it's infuriating to compare ourselves to others."

After everyone's initial awe, they saw Qin Ming on the arena enveloped in a golden spiritual energy barrier. His opponent, Xiao Mo, stared at Qin Ming with a solemn expression. Then, he assumed a fighting stance and charged towards Qin Ming.

As Xiao Mo launched a whip kick towards Qin Ming's right face, Qin Ming neither dodged nor evaded, but simply raised his left hand to block and catch the incoming kick. Xiao Mo's eyes widened in surprise upon seeing this.

He then quickly distanced himself and said, "I never imagined you were so talented!"

Qin Ming snorted coldly: "Hmph, my Qin family is a family of cultivators. Although I am only in the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm, with the help of my Qin family's Body Forging Secret Method, I can now cultivate some spiritual energy. And this metal-attribute spiritual energy is best at offense. It can defeat thousands of enemies on offense and is impenetrable to ten thousand men on defense. If you have no other tricks up your sleeve, you should go back to your room as soon as possible!"

After saying that, Qin Ming leaped into the air, then his right fist, wrapped in golden spiritual energy, attacked Xiao Mo.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Mo dodged Qin Ming's attack by sidestepping. With a loud bang, a deep fist imprint was left on the Qinggang stone arena where Xiao Mo had just stood, surrounded by countless cracks that spread outwards like a spider web.

Seeing this, the people around the arena below also began to discuss it in surprise.

Crowd #1: "This year's contestants are terrifying! I didn't expect that this is only the sixth group of matches, and there are already two people who can shatter the Qinggang Stone Arena!"

Crowd #2: "Yes! In previous years, only two or three contestants were able to shatter this Qinggang stone arena after the competition. Moreover, the Xue family members haven't even entered the arena yet. I really don't know why this year's contestants are all so incredibly strong."

Crowd Number Three: "Hey, you guys don't know yet? Although the rewards for this year are the same as in previous years, the reward for this one person is a little different!"

Crowd #1: "What? Really? Is your information reliable?"

Crowd #3: "Of course it's true! My cousin's wife's second uncle's nephew's relative has a long-term business relationship with the Wuling Town Supervisory Office. He heard it from someone inside the Supervisory Office!"

Crowd Number Two: "What!? No wonder there are so many geniuses participating this year? What exactly is the prize for first place?"

Crowd #3: "I don't know either. I only heard that the first prize this year is different and can't be measured in money!"

As the crowd was making a ruckus, the cultivators in the VIP seats also began to discuss the matter.

Man Chong: "Sigh, the outcome is already decided. If this student named Xiao Mo doesn't have any other tricks up his sleeve, then it's just a waste of time."

Xu Lie: "Yes, but I wonder who the Xue family will support next year?"

Upon hearing this, the cultivators in the VIP seats all looked at Xu Lie with surprise. Even Mo Yan and Zhu Mingxuan couldn't help but look at Xu Lie. Seeing this, Xu Lie's heart skipped a beat. He realized that he had probably said something very sensitive.

Immediately afterwards, he lowered his head silently like a child who had done something wrong, his eyes darting around.

Mo Yan: "Fellow Daoist Xu, be careful what you say!"

Xu Lie: "Ah, yes, yes, it was my fault for speaking carelessly."

Then, everyone continued to look at the arena.

Bai Cheng was also shocked by Qin Ming's actions. This was the first person he had seen since arriving in this world who could release spiritual energy at the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm. Although it looked like he was only wrapped in a thin layer of spiritual energy barrier, it was no easy feat to release spiritual energy. Bai Cheng had tried it before, and even with all his strength, he could only make a wisp of his spiritual energy appear like a thin thread. Qin Ming, on the other hand, could wrap his entire body in it, which showed that his talent was extraordinary.