98 The Ten Great Sects’ Fight for the Champion

The triennial Imperial Examination came to an end as light snow encapsulated Changan.

The excitement and celebration in the city slowly died down after the grand champion uttered the bittersweet line: 'In one day, I've seen all of Changan's flowers that make my heart sing.'

One would have to wait three more years to experience the same excitement permeating through the city again.

Young and fresh students were about to enter the academies and begin their three years of strenuous cultivation. The title of the grand champion was a great source of motivation.

Meanwhile, the candidates who had already shown their talents and skills in the Imperial Examination walked out the gates of their academies, graduating into a much broader world of cultivation.

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Snow continued to fall as the night set in.

The rowdy city of Changan had finally quieted down.