The next day, the Astral Sage College was buzzing.

It was the day that the Blue Abyss Sage College contingent would arrive.

The school had arranged an appropriate welcome, and even the VIPs from Xia City had made an appearance. Of course, the students had also all turned out—seeing other sage colleges was a rare chance.

Loud chatter filled the school.

Li Luo stayed away from the chatter. He had already studied the information from the Blue Abyss Sage College, so there was no need to go see the real thing. Not like he could glean anything new anyway. He spent his time in the middle of a lake,...