There is no doubt that the Ancient Lin Sect lost this competition.
Gu Tianzhen glanced at the lot he had drawn. The opponents he was facing were all former defeated opponents of the Gu Lin Sect. If the Supreme God Palace didn't help him, then securing a top-three finish shouldn't be a problem.
But if the Supreme Temple really helps, then things might not be so simple.
Yang Chaoyue swallowed the pill and looked at Yun Zhongtian with a gloomy expression, as if she wanted to devour him.
Seeing Gu Tianzhen's worried expression, he couldn't help but say in his animal skin shirt, "Master, there's no need to worry. Even if the Supreme God Palace wants to help, at most they'll just provide some pills and spiritual artifacts."
"Even if we provide it now, we can't raise their cultivation level all at once, can we?"
Gu Tianzhen had naturally thought of everything he could think of, but he was afraid that the Supreme God Temple might have other tricks up its sleeve.
Having no other options, Shu Jianyue gave the sky a basket of spiritual fruits, which the disciples from the two sects participating in the competition were to consume immediately. She also provided high-grade immortal-quality spiritual artifacts.
If they still can't win, then they're truly hopeless cases.
The two sects that clashed with the Ancient Lin Sect were the Qingcheng Sect and the Guiyuan Sect.
The Qingcheng Sect had just fought against the Supreme Divine Palace, which was considered a peaceful confrontation. The sect was also considered righteous, so helping them was understandable.
Guiyuan Sect is a righteous sect, and there is an acquaintance there, Chong Shenyang, whom I met in Tongtian City.
He had helped them before, so it was only natural for him to repay them.
Shu Jianyue has plenty of spiritual fruits, and she also has many spiritual artifacts that she refines in her spare time.
Shu Jianyue didn't think much of it and was quite magnanimous, but the other sects were extremely envious.
They didn't get to eat the spiritual fruit, so they didn't know how miraculous its effects were, but those spiritual artifacts were clearly not ordinary items; each one was a celestial-grade spiritual artifact!
They wanted to exchange it for a Celestial-grade spiritual artifact, but even with spirit stones, there was nowhere to exchange it. The Celestial-grade spiritual artifacts in the Spiritual Artifact Pavilion were extremely expensive and unavailable.
After all, there aren't many weapon refiners in the world, and even fewer who can refine immortal-grade spiritual weapons.
Those with good aptitude have all been poached by the major sects of the Holy Spirit Realm, leaving only the average ones behind.
Sitting at the head of the table, Chaotian could see the longing in the eyes of those people. He thought that once the Supreme Temple got its ranking, he could build the auction house.
Otherwise, relying solely on the auction houses of the Eight Desolations and Ten Domains to support the expenses of the Four Seas might be manageable for a while, but it certainly wouldn't be enough in the long run.
Gu Tianzhen breathed a sigh of relief. What good is a celestial-grade spiritual artifact if your cultivation is insufficient? No matter how good the artifact is, you still have to be able to control it.
But before an hour had passed, the disciples of Qingcheng Sect and Guiyuan Sect who were competing against each other were breaking through one by one.
Gu Tian stood up in shock. If they were only one or two levels apart, and with the added benefit of a celestial artifact, it would be much easier for them to defeat the Gu Lin Sect.
Not only him, but even the people from Qingcheng Sect and Guiyuan Sect were stunned.
The disciples who had broken through to the next level all stood up and bowed to the sky.
Sky smiled faintly and pointed at Shu Jianyue, saying, "No need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank our Palace Master. She gave all of these to you."
Whether they were disciples, elders, or sect leaders, everyone from the Qingcheng Sect and the Guiyuan Sect rose and bowed to Shu Jianyue.
This may seem like they're only being promoted by one or two levels, but the results can be worlds apart.
The disciples just mentioned that they hadn't even fully absorbed the spiritual energy from the spiritual fruit yet. If they had, it wouldn't just be a matter of advancing one or two levels.
Shu Jianyue smiled and raised her hand to gesture for them to stop being polite; it was simply a matter of each taking what they needed.
Gu Tianzhen sat back down, frowned, and began to think of a solution.
At this moment, a guard-like man walked over and whispered something in his ear. Gu Tianzhen's eyes immediately lit up.
"Please pass on this favor to me; I will remember it."
The guard nodded and left.
Shu Jianyue raised an eyebrow upon seeing this. When she extended her spiritual power over, she only heard "change of personnel," but she didn't hear the specifics of the change.
So, she sent a telepathic message to the sky, asking him to tell the two sects to pay more attention to the movements of the Ancient Lin Sect.
Are the people they replaced from their own sect, or are they exceeding the limit for disciples?
Shu Jianyue used her spiritual power to follow the guard all the way to an inn on South Street. When she saw who the guard was, her eyebrows rose.
The Hu family?
Thinking back, it seems that the Hu family only turned their fortunes around after their daughter married into Guihai.
She had just tricked the Gui Hai family, and now the Hu family is causing trouble.
What's going on with the Wan'ai family? The Hu family has been bullying them so much, yet they haven't done anything to them.
However, the person sitting next to the head of the Hu family doesn't seem like a simple person.
He was a boy who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, but Shu Jianyue could tell his bone age through her spiritual power and he was actually over seven hundred years old!
An old demon in the Tribulation Transcending stage!
After hearing the guard's words, Hu Xiaoyao looked at the man and smiled, "Senior Wang Bo, you can go now, but you must not reveal your bone age, otherwise you won't be able to participate."
Wang Bo nodded and stood up, saying, "Remember, I am a disciple of the Ancient Lin Sect, not some senior."
"Also, I remember the favors I've received, but they're not something you can use to blackmail me."
Hu Xiaoyao's smile faltered for a moment, then he immediately nodded and said, "Of course, how could I dare?"
Wang Bo glanced at him, then turned and left the room.
Shu Jianyue narrowed her eyes when she saw him walk directly to Gu Tianzhen's side.
He now looks like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, and his cultivation level has dropped to around the sixth level of the Integration Realm.
His cultivation level was easy to suppress, but his bone age was probably hidden and altered using some kind of magical artifact.
Sky came up to Shu Jianyue and asked, "Master, what did you mean by changing people just now?"
Shu Jianyue pointed at Gu Linzong and said, "You'll see when you look."
Looking up, Tiankong couldn't discern anything amiss. "What's wrong? Has the Ancient Lin Sect brought in outside reinforcements?"
"Never mind, you'll find out when the time comes. Just sit down and watch."
Sky looked up again, but still couldn't figure it out.
The contestants on stage are Kongdingyun Sect and Gulin Sect. Qiu Yuanxiao has just kicked one of the Gulin Sect disciples off the stage.
Wang Bo glanced at Gu Tianzhen, then leaped onto the stage.
Qiu Yuanxiao frowned as she looked at him. "Are you a disciple of the Ancient Lin Sect?"
As she spoke, she sized him up, her brows furrowing even more deeply. "How come I've never seen you before?"
Wang Bo said calmly, "I've been in seclusion and just came over. Besides, you've already met all the disciples of the Ancient Lin Sect."
Qiu Yuanxiao shook her head.
"That's settled then, let's begin." Wang Bo stretched out his hand and raised it.
Qiu Yuanxiao's brows never relaxed, and seeing this, he had no choice but to draw his sword and begin.
"Wait a minute." Shu Jianyue stood up and looked at Qiu Zhengqi, asking, "Sect Leader Qiu, is it permissible to invite outside help for such a grand competition?"
Qiu Zhengqi glanced at Wang Bo and shook his head, saying, "Of course not. Even sect elders cannot participate in the competition."
"This is the disciples' competition; naturally, only disciples of the sect can participate."
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