Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and the day for the decisive battle with Ding Junhua arrived.

Lingtian Peak is the most majestic and imposing mountain of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and also the core of the sect.

The sect's important halls and pavilions are mostly located here.

This is also the residence of Deng Tianning, the leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

The Fengyuntai that Ding Junhua mentioned is located on Lingtian Peak.

The Fengyuntai platform was already packed with people, who had been waiting there long ago after receiving the news. Ding Junhua and Xiao Shitou, the two key figures, had not yet arrived.

Ding Junhua's publicity efforts are quite effective.

An ordinary contest between disciples of a sect was exaggerated into a major event for the sect.

"Hey, who do you think will win between Blazing Sun Peak and Cold Moon Peak?"

"Needless to say, it's Leng Yuefeng. I heard that Guo Yunkai has even gained the attention of the sect leader and the supreme elder."

"That's hard to say. Guo Yunkai is indeed a genius, but he rarely fights with others, so we don't know how strong he is yet. But I have heard of Ding Junhua."

"Oh, they're just disciples of Blazing Sun Peak, is there anything special about them?"

"Hehe, as you all know, Lieyang Peak and Lengyue Peak have always been at odds. This Ding Junhua is Elder Zhao Mingzhen's disciple."

"Oh, the disciple of Elder Zhao from Lieyang Peak is competing against the disciple of Elder Zhang from Lengyue Peak. This is quite interesting."

"Hehe, who can disagree? I heard that the two elders had some grudges when they were young. Now, we disciples will settle those scores."

"I didn't realize there was such a layer of meaning in this. I thought it was just an ordinary contest. I just wanted to see how strong Guo Yunkai, who was on whom so much hope was placed, was now. Now that you've said this, I'm even more interested."

It seems that Ding Junhua also spread the word about what happened between Zhang Kaicheng and Zhao Mingzhen back then.

He had complete confidence in himself and was thinking of taking this opportunity to avenge his master.

Suddenly, some disciples erupted in commotion.

"They're here, they're here! The people from Lieyang Peak are here!"

"Huh, quite a few people have arrived."

Zhao Mingzhen was seen leading Ding Junhua, followed by dozens or even hundreds of people.

These people are all here to cheer on Ding Junhua.

Zhao Mingzhen's robe today was a bit special; it was still the uniform of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and it was still in a fiery red tone.

However, this outfit is a special formal dress for sect elders, and it is usually only worn on important occasions.

It's clear that Zhao Mingzhen takes this matter very seriously; she even wore a formal dress.

Ding Junhua was the same; he had carefully dressed up, his hair had been combed and tied in a bun, and he even had his eyebrows drawn on. He was wearing a brand new set of sect attire.

Coupled with his confident demeanor, he looked energetic and in complete control of the situation.

All of this shows that the coach and his student attach great importance to this match and are very confident in it.

Then another disciple from the Heavenly Sword Sect shouted, "The people from Cold Moon Peak have arrived too!"

Zhao Mingzhen and Ding Junhua also looked towards the newcomers.

Zhang Kaicheng arrived with Xiao Shitou, followed by Qin Feng and the others, and Luo Yong and Liu Yu also came.

Zhang Kaicheng was dressed casually, with no attempt at dressing up whatsoever; he was completely ordinary, a stark contrast to Zhao Mingzhen and the others.

I don't know if it's a lack of confidence or if it's intentional.

In terms of dressing, Little Stone inherited his master's true style and was very casual.

Zhang Kaicheng hadn't expected so many people to be there, and inwardly cursed Zhao Mingzhen for being full of bad intentions.

He smiled and greeted the people around him.

"I am truly sorry that my unworthy disciple's little contest has caused such a stir among so many people. I feel really bad about it."

Then he glared angrily at Zhao Mingzhen.

Zhao Mingzhen didn't care. He thought that if he didn't make it so grand, how could he achieve his goal?

"Now that everyone's here, let's get started."

Zhang Kaicheng showed no weakness in his demeanor, "Let's start then, are you afraid of me?"

Zhao Mingzhen scoffed inwardly, "Let's see how long you can keep up this act. Do you think you can fly to the sky in a month?"

He then took a closer look at Little Stone and saw that Little Stone still looked honest and simple, without any change, so he felt relieved.

What he didn't know was that while Little Stone's appearance and demeanor seemed unchanged, his actual combat strength had greatly improved.

Whether they can defeat Ding Junhua depends on their performance on the day.

Ding Junhua and Xiao Shitou are already standing on the stage, and the competition is about to begin.

Ding Junhua was full of confidence, a smile playing on his lips, his sharp eyes fixed intently on the little stone.

Little Stone, as always, had a kind and gentle appearance; he didn't seem to be there to compete, but rather to make up the numbers.

"Judging from their appearance, Ding Junhua from Lieyang Peak seems to have more momentum, looking very confident."

“That makes sense. Fighting is all about momentum. Guo Yunkai from Leng Yuefeng is not even halfway to defeat.”

"It's too early to say. Maybe they're just pretending to be weak while actually being strong."

Ding Junhua and Xiao Shitou stared at each other, their auras rising steadily until they both reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

The two were ready to go.

Just then, a hearty laugh came from afar.

"Haha, Lingtian Peak is really lively today. Not bad, Tianjian Sect hasn't been this lively in a long time."

Several figures descended from the sky, and when everyone present realized who they were, they were in an uproar.

"It's the sect leader! The sect leader has come too! Ah, greetings, sect leader."

"Greetings, Sect Master."

Everyone from the Heavenly Sword Sect bowed respectfully.

Qin Feng and the others also cupped their hands in greeting.

Tianjian Sect Master Deng Tianning greeted everyone with a smile:

"Hehe, everyone, don't be shy, relax. I just came to see what was going on here. You guys continue."

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