People are in reality, transcending the other side

Chapter 337 Prelude (Sixth update! 6700 monthly votes added! Please vote!)

After having tea at noon, Sun Guang took Li Qi to a private restaurant in Mingcheng. It served medicinal cuisine, similar to Moxin Restaurant. It was also by recommendation and only served members.

Because of his family business, Sun Guang was quite familiar with Mingcheng.

That makes sense; in the Ming domain, anyone who wants to do business and make progress cannot bypass Ming City.

When Li Qi is alone, he doesn't care about the enjoyment of food, but when he's with friends, it's a different story. His mindset is to enjoy without being obsessed, without being greedy or attached.

It wasn't until after 2 p.m. that the two finally returned to the Sun and Moon Pavilion. However, after running around all morning, Sun Guang was feeling a bit exhausted and went straight back to the hotel to rest. As for Li Qi, he was full of energy; the amount of activity he had done was less than what he could recover in a second.

With his current six-dimensional attributes, martial arts realm, and various buffs, he is simply a superman among supermen.

At this moment, Li Qi was alone, in a different state. When he was with Sun Guang, his humanity was more intense. Now, alone and quiet, although the area around the venue was bustling with people and not quiet at this time, Li Qi's mind was at peace. He was detached from the world and seemed to blend into the crowd without being conspicuous. However, his perspective was twofold: one was from the perspective of an ordinary person, looking at the surrounding scenery, while the other was from a transcendent perspective.

Undoubtedly, this state is extraordinary; it truly represents a connection between humanity and nature.

The essence of this cultivation is the evolution of life, and it is impossible to simply increase one's strength.

At this moment, Li Qi looked at the pedestrians around him, including contestants, volunteers, and scalpers, a tapestry of human life.

Further afield, there are all sorts of billboards, printed with bright and colorful advertisements.

Even the clothes worn by many volunteers had soft advertisements printed on them.

As a prelude to the grand test of mountains and rivers, the Fish and Dragon Cup is bound to generate a lot of buzz. In this era, buzz equals traffic, and traffic equals wealth.

"The prize money for the Fish-Dragon Cup is 1.08 million, which is said to be in accordance with the numbers of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends. In addition, there is a pure gold Fish-Dragon trophy, which weighs 1,080 grams and is worth more than 500,000 at the current gold price..."

"If I hadn't mastered martial arts yet, and was still the person I was back then, barely scratching the surface of swordsmanship, this would undoubtedly be an astronomical figure for me at that time."

"But it's not very meaningful now..."

Li Qi looked up at the Sun and Moon Pavilion and saw a huge canvas hanging down. On it was painted a pure gold trophy, and the fish and dragon relief on the trophy was so lifelike that it seemed as if the carp was about to transform into a dragon at any moment.

Undoubtedly, this trophy is the work of a master. If we were to calculate its value based on the gold itself, it would be an undervaluation. Given its collectible value, it could easily be sold for double the price without any trouble finding a buyer.

But those who can truly reach the top of the Fish and Dragon Cup wouldn't be so short of money as to sell it.

At this moment, as Li Qi looked at the trophy, he thought of some of his past dreams. When he was young, he had also dreamed of leaping over the dragon gate like a carp, dreaming of standing on the podium, receiving the trophy, and all his classmates, friends, teachers and so on cheering for him.

However, that was a dream he had when he was eight years old. As he grew older, his dreams became more and more logical, and he didn't even believe he could win in his dreams. "The competition lasts for six days, but for me, I only need to play the first day, and there are still three days left in the competition."

"Frequent participation in competitions and accumulating popularity step by step are all meaningless. If you can reach the top, your popularity will explode. If you can't, even if you are only second, not many people will remember you. This world has always been like this. People only remember who is first."

At this moment, as Li Qi moved forward, thoughts began to surface in his mind.

He's a well-known figure in the north and south of the country, but in this Mingyu region, very few people know him. His reputation only circulates in a very small circle. The more important a person is, the more they know how powerful he is, while in the world of ordinary people, very few people know about him.

He has traveled quite a distance, yet no one recognizes him.

As for the schedule of the Fish and Dragon Cup, Li Qi had already studied it. The first three days were the preliminary rounds, and the last three days were the main competition. There were two ways to pass the preliminary rounds: one was to achieve ten consecutive wins, and the other was to accumulate enough winning points over three consecutive days.

Generally, you gain 3 points for a win and lose 1 point for a loss. Once you have over 40 points, you qualify for the main tournament.
With this competition format, the preliminary rounds are undoubtedly very intense, but true heroes emerge from adversity. This Fish and Dragon Cup is not a game; it's a competition with a very strict format.

It is a stage for young talents to hone their skills.

Only those who fight their way through are true heroes!

Based on previous years, approximately 30,000 people participate in the preliminary rounds, and about 1,000 people enter the main competition, meaning one out of thirty people advances.

At the same time, the participants were extremely diverse, including geniuses from ordinary schools, strongmen from martial arts schools, promising players from combat clubs, and even disciples trained by street masters, just like Zhuang Buzhou.

In fact, people like Zhuang Buzhou are quite common in this kind of competition. It's just that the disciples of those masters in the past were rarely as good as him. At the age of twenty-two, he was facing three major life-limits, and with a celestial star entering his destiny, he was also a successful entrepreneur. He was basically blessed with all the buffs.

Furthermore, Zhuang Buzhou's self-marketing efforts caused a sensation.

"I wonder how many lives I'll gain if I reach the top of the Fish-Dragon Cup and surpass Zhuang Buzhou. You know, the Ming Domain has a total population of over 300 million. Although it only accounts for one-two-hundredth of the total population of Shenzhou, it's still a significant number. Even if only one-tenth of them pay attention to the Fish-Dragon Cup, that's still 30 million people. I wonder if that can double the number of lives I gain each day..."

"Doubling it will be a bit difficult, since this place is different from Tiancang and it's not my base, but if it can be increased by 80%, that would be good."

"After all, the most important thing in this competition is the possibility of obtaining Destiny Points..."

Li Qi was calculating in his mind. At this moment, he had already walked up the thirty-six steps in front of the venue, then passed through the access control by scanning his face and entered the venue.

This kind of place is not a place for just anyone to wander around in; everyone has to verify their identity. Li Qi had already entered his personal information when he registered earlier.

Once you step through the gate, the interior of the venue opens up dramatically.

(End of this chapter)