After Qin An stepped down from the stage, the disciples whispered among themselves as they watched his retreating figure.

Wow! He's amazing!

"Yes, he actually defeated Duan Ran, the sword fanatic!"

"His swordsmanship is truly amazing!"

"So handsome!" These were the infatuated female disciples.

...

In the next round of the competition, Qin An faced off against a disciple who was in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

It turns out that this disciple was not even in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. He had broken through the bottleneck and reached the Foundation Establishment stage overnight because of his insights from the battle the day before.

Qin An found it somewhat tricky and decided to try out the formation he had just learned.

When it was Qin An's turn to go on stage, the other person held his head high, confident and not taking Qin An seriously at all.

Only when the examiner announced the start did the other party calmly draw his sword to respond.

While Qin An was drawing his sword against the disciple, he was also secretly setting up array foundations on the platform. After a few exchanges, Qin An suddenly dodged to the side.

It turned out that the formation was already complete. Qin An jumped out of the formation's range, leaving the disciple standing inside.

Qin An raised his fingers and made a hand seal. Suddenly, a mist appeared above the arena, indicating that Qin An had used a mist formation.

Those caught in the fog array will be trapped in a fog, unable to see the outside world. However, the caster can clearly see everything inside the array.

Qin An swiftly unleashed his sword at the disciple, who could only wildly dart his sword within the formation, utterly unable to withstand Qin An's onslaught. He quickly succumbed and meekly admitted defeat.

"Red Card Number Three, Qin Ansheng!"

When the results of the competition were announced, the disciples below the stage were stunned.

"I'm not seeing things, am I? That's a formation?!"

"It's a fog formation! What a clever design!"

"It's already difficult enough for us to cultivate normally, but he's actually managing to cultivate formations at the same time!"

"Comparing yourself to others is just asking for trouble!"

...

Qin An remained unconcerned by the discussions among his disciples, quietly waiting for the final round to begin.