Chapter 57 Sect Competition

The sky was getting light.

The day of the sect competition arrived, and thousands of disciples from the Sword-Asking Sect gathered at the main peak martial arts training ground. The purple gold stone platform was like a row of mountains and forests, and the flags of the nine peaks fluttered in the wind.

After the morning bell rang nine times, a huge crowd of people gathered outside the martial arts arena. The outer disciples lined up in the outer circle, and the inner disciples and deacons from each peak took their seats in order.

The arena in the center was three meters high, and the surrounding formations were emitting spiritual light, and the interlaced runes were filled with a murderous aura.

Led by Ye Zhao, the disciples of Qingyue Peak sat down on the west side of the platform in advance. Ye Zhao, who was in the lead, had a cold expression and an aura of inviolable character.

Su Luoxue sat quietly behind Ye Zhao, with a calmness between her brows that was not found in ordinary disciples.

Her spiritual energy was restrained, but her aura alone was much stronger than it was more than half a year ago.

It is obvious that he is already in the middle stage of foundation building!

Such changes naturally caught the attention of many people.

The sect competition is about to begin, and the sect leader Xie Youran has finally arrived. Behind him, several peak masters have followed, each of them exuding the power of the Nascent Soul Realm or the Golden Core Realm, and they take their seats on the main stage one by one.

Ye Zhao noticed the young man following Xie Youran at first sight.

The young man's name is Xie Xiuyan, and he is the only disciple of Xie Youran. At the age of twenty, he is already in the middle stage of foundation building. He can be said to be a prodigy that is rare in the Sword Sect in a century.

But... that was before.

Now, among the direct disciples of each peak, there is one more person who has reached the middle stage of foundation building besides him.

Xie Xiuyan naturally noticed this as well. As soon as he stepped onto the platform, he glanced at Ye Zhao and his group calmly.

Su Luoxue was only in the Qi training stage half a year ago, but she broke through so quickly?

A sense of crisis suddenly appeared in Xie Xiuyan's eyes.

When he looked at Ye Zhao again, his brows furrowed even tighter.

He had heard a long time ago that Ye Zhao had also made a breakthrough.

And within a month, he jumped from the early stage of Golden Core to the early stage of Nascent Soul!

Within one month.

Such a speed is simply horrifying.

Xie Xiuyan pondered, his eyes gradually turning cold.

Most likely, he used some secret method that consumed his primordial spirit to forcibly elevate his cultivation...

This is the case with Ye Zhao and Su Luoxue as well.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to break through so quickly!

However, the cultivation level that is forcibly improved by secret methods generally does not last long. Once you step onto the stage, your true colors will probably be revealed.

Not only Xie Xiuyan, but several peak masters also had amusement expressions on their faces.

"Master Ye is indeed very lucky. Not only did he break through to the Nascent Soul stage, but his disciples also followed suit and established their foundation." Master Feixia complimented with a forced smile.

"However, the way of cultivation is to make steady progress. I'm afraid that rapid progress in a short period of time..."

"Haha, Master Ye Feng must have had a sudden epiphany overnight. He's much more powerful than us old guys."

They congratulated on the surface, but sneered in their hearts.

Leaping from the early stage of Jindan to Yuanying in one month? It's child's play.

The truth will be revealed on the ring. Today they will watch Ye Zhao and his apprentice make a fool of themselves on the ring, and see how she can still sit on the main stage.

At this time, Ye Wange walked slowly over, followed by three young disciples.

However, upon closer inspection, the three of them all had mediocre cultivation levels. Only one of them could barely be considered at the peak of Qi training, and the other two were only at the ninth level of Qi training.

In fact, these three people are not Ye Wange’s direct disciples.

Ye Wange was devoted to cultivation and did not pay much attention to his disciples. In addition, due to the things that happened in the secret realm, Xialing Peak became a cold and lonely place for hard training. The disciples with real potential had already moved to other peaks to practice.

The three people today were temporarily loaned by her from the outer sect.

But outsiders are not aware of this.

Seeing Ye Wange approaching, Xie Youran quickly stood up to greet her, smiling broadly, "Junior Sister Ye has now achieved a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage. It seems your Xialing Peak will definitely dominate the other peaks in this sect competition."

Several other peak masters also stood up to greet each other.

"If Master Ye Feng takes action, I'm afraid we can only compete for second place."

"Under the leadership of Master Ye, the disciples of Xialing Peak are bound to be extraordinary. I think the outcome of this competition is no longer a mystery."

"Yes, yes, the first seat this time must belong to Fairy Ye."

Ye Wange coughed awkwardly and casually changed the subject.

In the final stage of the sect competition, there is a peak master competition, which is related to the redistribution of resources within the sect.

The winning party will not only be able to obtain more sect spiritual fields and mineral veins in the next year, but will also have priority in selecting disciples.

She didn't want to count on these three idiots, but even if they lost, as long as she won a round in the final competition, the top spot would still be hers...

"Huh? Master Ye, these people... are your direct disciples?" Master Feixia asked tentatively.

"yes."

Xie Youran frowned slightly.

The ninth level of Qi training? The peak of Qi training?

Not even a foundation?

But he quickly restrained his expression, and a meaningful look appeared on his face.

"Junior Sister Ye is truly a master. She can even hide the cultivation of her own disciples so well. It seems... these people must have taken secret medicine like the Breath-Resisting Pill, right?"

Another Peak Master quickly chimed in, "Perhaps these disciples have already reached the Foundation Establishment stage or even the Half-Step Core Formation stage, but Peak Master Ye doesn't want to publicize it and is deliberately keeping a low profile."

"Right, right, right... Master Ye Feng has always been unfathomable, and his methods are beyond our reach. I'm afraid these people are more powerful than our disciples."

Ye Wange: "..."

The disciples who were pulled in to make up the numbers and stood behind Ye Wange all lowered their heads and even breathed carefully, for fear of accidentally exposing the fact that they were useless people.

Only Ye Zhao was watching with great interest, wishing they would say a few more words.

…

Spectator seats on the west side of the martial arts field.

Rong Yan pulled Jiang Weiqing over and said, "Don't miss out on such a good show. Come quickly!"

Jiang Weiqing glanced at him, "...What on earth do you want me to see?"

"Of course, it's to make fun of Ye Zhao."

Rong Yan scoffed, "Don't you just want to go back to Ye Zhao? Today, see for yourself how despicable her disciples are, and you'll completely give up on that thought."

Jiang Weiqing was silent.

He did feel guilty towards Ye Zhao, and he also looked forward to returning to Qingyue Peak to enjoy the various resources that Ye Zhao could bring to her, but he was not optimistic about Ye Zhao's leadership ability.

Yes, in the previous life, Qingyue Peak was completely defeated in the competition...

On the stage, the sound of drums rang out.

The sect competition officially begins.

The first few competitions were unremarkable, mostly fights between disciples in the Qi training stage.

The other peak masters sometimes whispered and sometimes made comments.

"That boy Yun Hengfeng has good roots."

"The spiritual power of the female disciple from Lingxi Peak is unstable. It seems that she forced her way to the next level."

"Speaking of which, why haven't the disciples from Qingyue Peak taken the stage yet?"

"...Where's Qingyue Peak?"