Meanwhile, the numbers on the screen outside the secret area, which covered the entire square and projected high into the sky, had changed.

First place: Points of the Heartless Saint Son of the Falling Snow Sect.

Second place: Heavenly Heart Saint Son of the Heavenly Mystery Sect.

...

Meanwhile, the high-ranking members of various factions in the square were discussing the sudden rise to the top spot by the Heartless Saint.

"Do you know who this Heartless Saint of the Falling Clouds Sect is?"

"I know a thing or two about this person. He is the first Holy Son of the Luoxia Sect in the past fifty years, and he has already stepped into the Northern Region Grand Competition in just fifteen years."

"In my opinion, this kid is just lucky, and he will definitely fail in the second round."

...

While the crowd was discussing the scene in the square, Luoxia on the high platform also witnessed the scene of Gu Changqing killing Luoxue and the other person.

Luo Xia nodded slightly, agreeing with Gu Changqing's approach of leaving no future troubles.

Several days had passed inside the secret realm. Gu Changqing glanced at the remaining number of people on the token.

At this point, only 102 people remained in the secret realm. Two more people needed to be eliminated to advance to the next round.

Suddenly, a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy occurred in the distance. Gu Changqing quickly stepped forward to investigate.

However, at this moment, the number of people on the token had reached 100.

A beam of white light shone down from the seven-colored sky above the secret realm, enveloping Gu Changqing. Strands of rune-like light flowed around him, and in the blink of an eye, Gu Changqing found himself in the Snowfall Sect's domain within the plaza.

Looking at the Grand Elder who remained seated calmly above him, Gu Changqing slightly cupped his hands and said indifferently:

"Wu Xin has secured first place in the first round."

Because Gu Changqing also saw the huge screen in the sky at this moment, and his title was listed first.

The Grand Elder simply nodded slightly without saying a word.

Seeing this, Gu Changqing found a seat and began to circulate the Nine-Patterned Golden Core within his body, quickly restoring his spiritual power.

In the center of the square, a white light flashed, accompanied by scattered silver specks, and the Lord of Wenxin Mountain reappeared in the central sky.

She looked at the ten sect leaders on the high platform, then bowed slightly and explained the rules for the next round to the crowd in the square with a smile.

"Fellow Daoists, congratulations on completing this secret realm trial. The top one thousand will receive cultivation resources provided by the ten major sects."

Meanwhile, high-ranking members of the factions that had made it into the top thousand disciples were also showing excited smiles on their faces in the square. After all, they had come all this way for those resources.

As the Lord of Wenxin Mountain finished speaking, maids holding magnificent rings walked towards the top thousand high-level forces in the square.

Every executive who received a ring wore a look of joy on their face.

Gu Changqing now had a ring in his hand, which he quickly examined before putting it away.

The resources inside were mostly things he already possessed, but they were better than nothing. Gu Changqing didn't care much for such resources, since he could freely mobilize all the resources of the Luoxia Sect if he wanted to.

The voice of the Lord of Wenxin Mountain rang out again after the rings were distributed.

"Fellow Daoists, the rules for the next round of the arena battle are as follows."

From the first place to the hundredth place,

Second place vs. ninety-ninth place

Third place vs. 98th place

..."

As soon as the Lord of Wenxin Mountain finished speaking, ten arenas appeared out of thin air in the square.

Seeing this, Gu Changqing also flew towards the arena. His opponent this time was a disciple of a large power.

When the disciple saw that the newcomer was Gu Changqing, he gave a helpless smile, then raised his hands and shouted:

I surrender!

Then, ignoring the disdainful looks from those around him, he stepped off the stage.

Seeing this, Gu Changqing remained indifferent and then stepped off the stage.

However, just as Gu Changqing stepped down from the stage, a turmoil broke out at Wenxin Mountain. Not only Wenxin Mountain, but the entire Tiantu Continent also began to violently shake as if it were about to shatter.

The great sun in the sky disappeared, replaced by darkness. Without the sun's illumination, the entire Tian Tu Continent was plunged into darkness.

As the square was thrown into turmoil, various factions used their spiritual power or magical artifacts to create shields to protect their disciples.

The ten sect leaders on the high platform frowned slightly upon seeing this, their faces grave.

Na Zhentianchou took out a magical artifact from his ring, then teleported to Xiaoshitou's side. The artifact emitted a red light, enveloping the two of them, and they disappeared from the square.

Meanwhile, the various sect leaders also searched for their sect's holy sons and then teleported away with them.

At this moment, Luo Xia also approached Gu Changqing below the arena. Darkness was no different from normal for people of their cultivation level.

Gu Changqing's cultivation technique was only used in the blink of an eye. He was enveloped by Luo Xia's secret method. When Gu Changqing opened his eyes again, he was already in the sect leader's hall.

At this moment, the Grand Elder also arrived. At the same time, the elders of each peak sensed the arrival of the Sect Master and rushed towards the Sect Master's Hall.