The next day, all the sect leaders gathered in the Sword Holding Hall of the Immortal Sword Academy. They were discussing how to conduct the sect competition. The audience's faces were all red, as if they were having a very unpleasant conversation.
This was not to be blamed for being so intense. The ten-year experiential learning was imminent, and the sect competition needed a certain amount of time to decide the candidates. There was not enough time to start the competition now, and they would definitely miss the experiential learning time. This gave the sect leaders a headache.
This was because the ancient battlefield of the Firmament Mountain Range would enter a one-month period of exhaustion every ten years. The strength of all kinds of creatures inside would decrease greatly, and the risk of disciples entering the training would be greatly reduced.
"Sect Leader Xuan, what do you think we should do? We already know the results. If we continue the competition, there is obviously not enough time.”
"Yes, yes, what should we do?”
"This delay is all caused by your sect. We can't let this opportunity go to waste because of your responsibility.”
"Humph! I saw that his motive was not pure and he was deliberately causing trouble.”Heng Yan's fiery temper flared up again. Seeing that everyone was arguing with Xuan Kong, but he ignored them, he lost his temper.
"Sect Leader Heng, you've gone too far. What do you think I should do?”Xuan Kong, the Sect Leader of the Immortal Sword Academy, spread his hands and said helplessly.
Speaking of Xuan Kong, he felt more aggrieved than anyone else. He had always been the one who schemed against others. This time, he seemed to have been schemed against by the old fox Ling Ao of Haotian. The investigation of the sect disciples being raped had yet to come to a conclusion, and they even let Ji Tianci of the Clear Sky School enter the sword pagoda to comprehend the Dao. It seemed like they had "stolen a chicken but failed and suffered a loss".
"Everyone, calm down, calm down. In my opinion, it's definitely too late to start the competition now. However, if we don't compete, it will also feel unfair. We can think of a compromise to replace the original plan.”
"En, Clear Sky School's sect master Ling Ao's words are still reliable, I just don't know what his opinion is.”
"Yes, yes, yes. Sect Master Ling, please give me some pointers.”
"No, no, I think it's better not to meddle in other people's affairs.”
Seeing that Xuan Kong of the Immortal Sword Academy still hadn't said anything, Perfected Ling Ao, the sect master of the Heavenly Faction, couldn't help but feel dissatisfied, so he rejected everyone's offer.
The other sect leaders were all old foxes, so they could understand what Ling Ao was implying. Therefore, they all pointed their fingers at Xuan Kong, the sect leader of the Immortal Sword Academy.
"I say, Sect Leader Xuan, do you have any good ideas? What is the meaning of leaving everyone here?”
"That's right, that's right."
"If we don't come up with a plan now, it's really too late.”
"Humph! "It's even better if I didn't make it in time. What does it have to do with me? Everyone says that I'm not. Do you know how I feel? Up until now, there hasn't been any investigation into the rape of my sect's disciples. Do you think I'm innocent?"”
"Furthermore, if you hadn't come here, would such a thing have happened to our sect? Then who can give me an explanation? Humph!"
Xuan Kong stared at the few people who had spoken earlier with a dark expression. Dao Seeking Sect's sect master Zhan Qian, Green Lotus Sect's Bai Zhan, and the others subconsciously lowered their heads and kept their mouths shut after being scolded by Xuan Kong.
When Heng Yan saw these good-for-nothings and fence-sitters, he became angry. It was obvious that these few people were not strong enough to persuade Xuan Kong, but if this continued, things would not end well. Thus, he immediately walked up to Xuan Kong and said,""In that case, does Sect Leader Xuan Kong have any good ideas? If we continue to argue like this, it will definitely affect our experience.”
Xuan Kong rubbed his aching forehead with his left hand and looked at Ling Ao with a dispirited look. He said weakly,"Let's not talk about it, let's listen to Daoist Ling Ao's thoughts.”
" Alright then. Since Sect Leader Xuan Kong has said so, I won't be pretentious anymore. This is my plan…"
In the end, the result of the discussion was that each sect would send ten representatives. As long as one person entered the top five, they would be given five spots. If they entered the top five, they would be given twenty spots.
This list of seventy people was the simplest to participate in the previous Grand Tournament, but even though it was simple, it could also experience fairness. The sect masters were all convinced by the Clear Sky School's Reverend Ling Ao.
In order to save time and allow the competing disciples to rest, the Jindan Stage, the Foundation Stage, and the Qi Refining Stage were carried out at the same time. After three days of competition, Ji Tianci took the first place in the Foundation Stage without any suspense. Qian Xun and Yuan Chong also took the second and third place in the Jindan Stage. The first place was taken by the Immortal Sword Academy.
In total, there were fifty disciples each from the Immortal Sword Academy and the Heavenly Faction, forty-five from Shu Dao Peak, forty from Dao Seeking Sect, thirty-five from Bodhi Temple, thirty from Heng Mountain Temple and thirty from Green Lotus Sect.
After the various sects received the name list, they went back to distribute it. It could be said that everyone was happy. Only Yu Chengzi of Heavenly Faction's Heavenly Mountain Peak was furious. Under the forceful intervention of Heavenly Faction's Sect Master Ling Ao, Heavenly Mountain Peak was only given three spots: Hua Yuan, Gou Qiang, and Cheng Wei. It was said that someone had interceded, otherwise only one disciple could be nominated.
"Damn it, this old man Ling Ao is too much. When I reach the Immortal World, he will die.”
Yu Chengzi pulled a long face and kept muttering to himself. He was obviously extremely angry. But then again, Yucheng had asked for it. He was usually scheming and scheming all day long. Moreover, he was arrogant and domineering. He would fight for everything. If it were now, he would be selfish.
"Master, I don't think we have to fight with him again this time. Actually, the three of us are enough. Besides, aren't there still our people inside? As long as he gets rid of his loneliness, he will definitely become an immortal in advance.”
"Sigh! You still don't understand my heart. Killing him is only one aspect. Right now, we have a lot of disciples in our Sky Glory Peak, but how many talents do we have? In terms of strength, we can only be placed second. This is Ling Ao not only attacking us, but also intentionally increasing the strength of the Deep Earth Peak.”
"Yes, after hearing what Master said, it seems like that's true. Then we really have to be careful. Everyone knows the principle that earth restrains water. If we're really suppressed by the Thick Earth Peak, we'll be in trouble in the future.”
"That's true. In the past few years, Cheng 'er has offended at least 1,000 or 800 people from Deep Earth Peak. After you enter, you must do your best to let him leave the training ground. I want to see who is blocking my path. Humph!"
In another house of the Clear Sky School, Sect Master Ling Ao, Law Enforcement Elder Tian Xingzi, Ji Tianci, Yu Xuzi, and the others seemed to be discussing something.
"This time, Yuan Chong will be leading the team, and Qian Xun will cooperate fully. Tianci, you must follow them. After entering, everyone will be teleported to a random place, but you must wear our sect's identity jade card. With it, you can find your fellow disciples. Tianci, this is for your temporary use. When you reach the Golden Core stage, we will give you a jade card that suits your identity.”
As he said that, Ling Ao gave them a purple jade token, which shocked everyone.
"Purple jade token, no way. Sect Master, you must have made a mistake.”Yu Xuzi asked in surprise.
"I didn't make a mistake. This was given to Tianci at the last minute. There's a strand of my divine sense inside, but I saved his life when he was in danger. In addition, this jade token has the same function as the other disciples 'jade tokens. We have added a map of the training ground to prevent disciples from accidentally entering the depths of the dangerous land.”
"Understood, Sect Leader. This thing has such a function?"
Ji Tianci nonchalantly put away the jade token Ling Ao had given him, causing everyone to curse 'idiots' in their hearts. What kind of concept was this? There were only seven in the entire Heavenly Faction, and besides the Sect Leader and Elder Xiao who each held a purple jade token, no other disciple could currently possess one. This was not only a symbol of status, but more importantly, the purple jade card also had a protective function, which was not something that ordinary jade cards could do.
However, Ji Tianci could not be blamed for this. This guy was a noob in the cultivation world. How could he know that the purple jade plate had such inside information?
"Alright, I won't say much. This time, you must protect yourselves. No matter how precious the things inside are, you have to see if there's any danger first. Remember, life is above everything.”
"Yes, Sect Master."
Ling Ao's presence deeply moved the disciples who were preparing for the experiential learning.
"Alright, you guys go and rest. Qian Xun, Yuan Chong, you two stay behind. Tianci, go rest for a while too.”
After everyone left, Ling Ao looked at Qian Xun and Yuan Chong and said slowly,"Do you know why I only left the two of you here?”
"Forgive this disciple for being stupid, but please enlighten me, Sect Master.”
"Alright, I won't go into detail. I just want to ask you to take good care of Tianci. You all know that Haotian has not produced any outstanding disciples in the past thousands of years, and Tianci will be famous in the future.”
"Actually, even if you didn't say it, we could see that the heavenly gifts are not ordinary. Don't worry, if we're here, Tianci will be here. If we die, Tianci will be here.”
"I'm relieved to hear that.”
After Ling Ao finished speaking, he actually stood up and bowed to the two of them. The two of them were so frightened that they quickly stood up and bowed.
After the two of them left, Ling Ao turned around and communicated with Tian Xingzi.
"Junior Brother, although this time, the heavens have blessed us with a misfortune, did you see the trick behind it?”
"Senior Brother Sect Leader, are you saying that this might be Yucheng's doing?”
"It's not possible. It's directly his doing. Unfortunately, we don't have evidence. We have to keep an eye on him in the future and prevent him from harming Tianci.”
"You gave him three spots this time to give him a beating?”
"Yes, we can't let him do everything.”
"It's a pity that this Yucheng is getting bolder and bolder. I don't know what to do.”
"Don't worry, Yucheng will suffer the consequences soon. However, we must be extra careful during this period of time. We can't let him have an opportunity.”
"Yes, Sect Leader Senior Brother."
Everyone had already left. Perfected Ling Ao walked out of the house and took a deep breath, exhaling the pent-up anger of recent days. Climbing to a high place, he looked at every mountain in the Immortal Sword Academy. His eyes were filled with anxiety, but also so absorbed, so focused, so hesitant.
Everyone looked at his stalwart back, and through his solemn expression, they could still guess that Sect Master Ling Ao should be thinking about the future of the Clear Sky School.
Under his influence, each and every one of them secretly swore that they would definitely redouble their efforts and make contributions to the Clear Sky School's strength.
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