When the two of them arrived at the registration point, it was already quite crowded. It was easy to see how much importance the Valley's disciples attached to this grand tournament. Looking at the milling crowd, Shuqi sighed, "So many fellow disciples! It seems this competition won't be easy."
Tao Xiaotao was looking around, and upon hearing Shuqi's remark, she chimed in with a sympathetic nod, "After all, trial opportunities are rare. It's fine for us direct disciples who have plenty of resources, but it's completely different for the other disciples. With such a hard-earned opportunity, of course they have to seize it."
What Tao Xiaotao left unsaid was that a cultivator like Xiao Shuer, who could stumble upon Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Marrow the moment she stepped outside, was truly a rare exception. Thinking of Shuqi's luck, Tao Xiaotao suddenly had a thought: "Xiao Shuer, you've been in seclusion for three years. You definitely haven't done any missions in the past three years, right? Have you paid your Spirit-Replenishing Stone fines?"
Chapter 109