Yun Zhi produced a gilded invitation whose cover revealed its lavishness. “The Qing Province Grand Ceremony includes a fighting tournament for the younger generation. The local authorities invited our sect, hoping we could send a representative. I was already planning to inform you, but since Junior Brother Meng has brought it up, that saves a lot of trouble.”

“A tournament for the younger generation?” Lu Yang was tingling with eagerness. Apart from the Five-Elements Sect’s disciples, he hadn’t had much chance to spar with peers of the same age.

“Let’s go then. We can take my carriage,” Meng Jingzhou offered.

“Just the two of us? Aren't Junior Sister Tao and the others going?”

“I have already asked them. Junior Sister Tao said she’s waiting for some results from Second Elder and Eighth Elder. Not sure what that’s about. Moreover, she was engrossed in researching the Metamorphic...