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Shangguan Tianyou, Lu Tianlei, and Zhou Xinqi all aim to enter the top ten on the South Shore, then battle against the North Shore electors. If they can become disciples of the Inner Sect in this way, they will ultimately reach the traditional echelon.
For the past thousand years, the South Shore has been unwilling to show weakness. In all the external election battles held, most of the last ten are North Shore Disciples. The South Shore has never managed to achieve dominance, let alone occupy the first spot, always yielding to the North Shore.
