After the contest between Wu Shiqin and Hu Jianhao, the bustling December examination finally came to an end.
For this examination, the disciples of both the Xinyue and Langde Immortal Institutes were far from satisfied. Langde was irked that Xinyue had Wang Qi, who ultimately turned the situation around, but the Xinyue disciples also nursed a grudge about "being beaten down by their rivals."
However, Wang Qi and Wu Shiqin's final victories over Ai Changyuan and Hu Jianhao did indeed give the Xinyue Immortal Institute a significant morale boost. That very night, led by Long Shulin, all members of the Xinyue Institute pooled together and held a celebration banquet at the restaurant in Jiongli.