On the day of the finals, Tianling City was practically deserted as everyone gathered to watch. On the central high platform, four cauldrons of various shapes were placed in the four cardinal directions. Ling Xiao's Chaos Shennong Cauldron sat in the center, Shen Yueqing's Cold Jade Cauldron faced east, Wu Yaochen's battered iron pot sat in the west, and Lin Suxin's Green Wood Cauldron was in the south.
Ling Xiao looked at Shen Yueqing, recalling the previous night when she had come to see him in secret. Ling Xiao was in his room regulating his breath when a slight stinging sensation arose between his brows—someone had triggered the barrier he had set up on his door.
"Master Ling, Shen Yueqing of the Medical Immortal Valley requests an audience," came a cool, spring-like female voice from outside the door.
Chapter 451