The person who arrived was dressed in a low-key manner and was there specifically to welcome the participating disciples from various places.

Zisangyi walked at the front, exuding an aura of authority that was completely different from his usual carefree demeanor. The First Elder and the Fifth Elder followed behind him, and they were no exception.

As they walked along the road, their large group attracted attention, especially since their clothes bore the logo of Qingtao Valley.

Those individuals began to look at each other, as if trying to see in each other's eyes an emotion of agreement with their own thoughts.

"Have you heard? Senior Wei Shengliu of Qingtao Valley has passed away! That's why he let his good friend Senior Zisangyi take over. If we're talking about cultivation level, Senior Zisangyi's cultivation is completely insufficient for this position."

"Who told you that? Everyone says that Senior Wei Sheng Liu has gone on a wandering journey and has no time to attend to the affairs of the sect, so he passed the position to Senior Zi Sang Yi!"

"You're really stupid. Even if he is a wandering immortal, why doesn't he tell the disciples in the sect about this to their faces? There must be something fishy going on!" People on the roadside whispered about this.

When they saw Zi Sangyi, many people looked at him with disdain, thinking that his cultivation was not high enough and his virtue was not worthy of his position. They believed that the position should be filled by a more powerful elder.

The Grand Elder is the most powerful person in the sect, with exceptional skills. Many sects tried to dissuade her from joining their own sects, but the Grand Elder flatly refused them all.

"I am content to spend my remaining years peacefully in this Azure Wave Valley. I have no interest in the outside world, nor do I wish to explore it, much less get involved in the power struggles within the sect." The Grand Elder said this with regret in her eyes, but no matter what others said, she simply refused to agree.

For a time, some people even thought that Qingtao Valley had a geographical advantage, which allowed it to keep such a capable person as the Grand Elder so devoted to serving as an elder in a sect.

Coming to his senses, he saw the people around him still gossiping. The man who had spoken earlier had a look of schadenfreude in his eyes. After he finished speaking, he raised an eyebrow and said, "What's more, I have a brother who is from Dragon Roar Valley. The people of Dragon Roar Valley are good at observing celestial phenomena and have long predicted that Wei Sheng Liu has encountered a calamity."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a fist landed on him from the side.

The one who hit him was Shangguan Xi. She glared at him angrily, her eyes bloodshot, and she felt as if she wanted to tear him to pieces.

"Young friend, don't speak nonsense. Senior Wei Sheng Liu has gone on a wandering crane journey. He will be back, understand?" Shangguan Xi said sinisterly. Xu Yuehuai was stunned for a moment. She hadn't even realized what was happening around her when Shangguan Xi's fist landed on the face of the person who spoke.

The inability to stop it in time led to the current situation.

All the disciples of Qingtao Valley stopped.

Zisangyi also heard those words. Although some of them were true, he was still unhappy. He was unhappy that someone was talking about Weishengliu's death in front of him. This matter was a knot in his heart. If Weishengliu did not wake up soon, he did not know how long this knot in his heart would accompany him.

As the sect leader, he naturally couldn't do something so rude and risky; he was furious! Absolutely furious.

Now that Shangguan Xi had stepped in and punished the person who had spoken out of turn, he was extremely pleased and even wanted to stand in front of Shangguan Xi and applaud her.

But for the sake of the sect leader's dignity, he stepped forward, coughed slightly, and looked serious, as if he had come to deal with Shangguan Xi. When the man saw Zisangyi coming over, he thought he had found a backer who could sober him up.

"Senior Zisangyi, look at your disciple! He attacked me for no reason! What kind of behavior is this!"

Shangguan Xi's behavior was very strange. She sneered and said with disdain in her eyes, "For no reason? Didn't I explain the reason to you when I hit you? Well, sorry, let me hit you again. This time I will definitely explain the reason to you. Is that alright?"

Shangguan Xi smiled, which made the man run away in a panic, constantly looking back to see if she was chasing after him. He looked incredibly ridiculous.

The people sent by Dragon Valley to pick them up ignored the farce and did not interfere.

Shangguan Xi glanced coldly at the people around him, and they all lowered their heads, worried that they might offend this great demon and be the ones to get beaten up in the next second.

Zi Sangyi remained silent throughout. After resolving the matter, the group continued their journey and soon arrived at the inn arranged by the organizers.

What happened on the road seemed like a small matter, but in reality, it was later used by other teams to humiliate Qingtao Valley in the grand competition, making someone with the strength of the Nascent Soul Realm the sect leader. Qingtao Valley was truly doomed to self-destruction.

The guards led them to the back and bowed in the direction of Zisangyi, saying, "Sect Leader Zisang, this is the inn arranged by Qingtao Valley. During the two weeks of the competition, this inn will only accommodate people from Qingtao Valley, so there is no need to worry about other people disturbing us."

The sect competition is hosted by a different organization each year, rotating among the seven major sects. This year, it happens to be hosted by Longyin Valley, which resides in Duancheng.

Unsurprisingly, the annual competition is held here every year.

After arranging everything in Qingtao Valley, the man bowed slightly to Zisangyi and the others, then turned and left.

After everyone left, Zi Sangyi shouted, "Xiao Qi'er! You did well! Those talkative fools! They dare to say anything, aren't they afraid I'll retaliate against them!"

The inn room was empty; all the other disciples had gone back to their rooms, leaving only a few of them standing there.

Shangguan Xi smiled, her face filled with resentment, "Who told them to spout such nonsense! They really have no eyes!"

As he spoke, Shangguan Xi raised his head high, looking as if he had won a great victory.

The competition is still two days away from starting, and some sects haven't arrived yet. It will only begin after everyone has arrived.

Shangguan Xi and his group sat in the house, feeling bored. Shangguan Xi felt that if he stayed in the house for two days, he would get moldy, so he simply dragged Xu Yuehuai out for a walk.

Xu Yuehuai was still thinking about cultivation when she was interrupted, but she was not unhappy at all and let Shangguan Xi do whatever she wanted.

The two of them left the inn. The streets outside the inn were very bustling. There were several inns along the way, all of which had been booked by Dragon Roar Valley to welcome them, distinguished guests from afar.

Therefore, the number of people is much less than usual. At this time, everyone is thinking about practicing indoors so that they can improve a little more and perform better in the competition.

There are seven sects in total, but only 1,050 disciples can come here. Moreover, this is a matter that concerns the reordering of the sects' status in the martial arts world, so it should not be underestimated.