Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the day of the sect competition arrived.
Elder Bowen, Elder Zijing, Elder Danxiao, Elder Lanyue, Elder Tianhan, Elder Zhuyun, Elder Fenghe, Elder Diling, and Elder Lingxing all mobilized.
All thirty-six Dharma protectors also appeared.
Almost all the high-ranking members of the Xuanji Sect were present.
The reason I say "almost" is because there is still one person who has not yet appeared, and that person is the leader of the Xuanji Sect.
Taishang Mountain of the Xuanji School.
Tai Shang Bao Dian (Hall of Supreme Harmony).
A woman in white sat quietly on a futon, holding a ball of true energy in her hand.
That ball of true energy would sometimes transform into a nimble little snake soaring and swimming, and sometimes into a pure white magnolia quietly blooming.
She was engrossed in watching, seemingly savoring its mysteries.
Suddenly, the tolling of bells rang out.
The woman in white came to her senses and whispered, "Has the sect competition started...? I wonder if anything interesting will happen this time."
The central square of the Xuanji Sect was bustling with people; countless disciples had gathered there, numbering at least two or three thousand.
However, not everyone signed up for the sect competition.
After all, only a few have the ability to participate in the sect competition; the vast majority of outer sect disciples simply do not have that ability.
Even though some outer disciples who were not strong but had plenty of courage wanted to compete and try, most of them were still very self-aware.
"Now, all those who have decided to participate in the sect competition, please register in groups of three and receive a Five-Star Spirit Orb!"
Elder Lingxing stood in the air and announced loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, more than two hundred people stepped out from the crowd and went to register in groups of three.
The registration process is not complicated; it's just a simple record-keeping process.
However, one must be very careful when receiving the Five-Star Spirit Orb.
Ye Feng, Zi Yue, and Chang Qing Yue registered together and then came to a small house.
The room is equipped with a barrier to prevent prying eyes. As the door closes, the barrier closes, and people outside cannot see what is happening inside the room.
The elder in charge of distributing the Five-Star Spirit Pearls was Elder Bowen.
Looking at Chang Qingyue, Ye Feng, and Zi Yue, Elder Bowen said with a smile, "I didn't expect the three of you to form a group."
"Is it not allowed, Master?" Chang Qingyue asked with a smile.
“There’s nothing wrong with that, but I must remind you that Lin Huaran, Hao Tiannan, Chen Shaotong, and others have also signed up this time, so you’re under a lot of pressure. If you encounter them, you must be very careful,” Elder Bowen reminded you.
"Understood, Master," Chang Qingyue nodded.
Elder Bowen said, "Now, one of you will come forward and draw a Five-Star Spirit Pearl."
Chang Qingyue didn't move, nor did Ziyue, and both of them looked towards Ye Feng.
"Shall I draw?" Night Wind asked.
“Of course you’ll be the one to draw it. Since your cultivation level is the lowest, you should be in charge of keeping the Five-Star Spirit Pearl. This will catch the other groups off guard,” Zi Yue said with a smile.
Night Breeze certainly understood what Purple Moon meant.
There are three people in the group, but there is only one Five-Star Spirit Orb, so the Five-Star Spirit Orb must be kept by one of them.
Among the three, Chang Qingyue was the strongest and had the highest cultivation level. Therefore, in the eyes of others, Chang Qingyue was definitely the leader of their group, and the Five-Star Spirit Pearl was most likely kept on his person.
In this way, if other groups launch an attack on Ye Feng and his two companions, they will focus their attack on Chang Qingyue.
However, having Ye Feng safeguard the Five-Star Spirit Pearl now would thwart the plans of the other groups, thus disrupting their schemes.
Since that's the case, Ye Feng didn't waste any more words and strode over to reach into the box.
Inside the box were spirit beads the size of walnuts, which were condensed from the five elements of spiritual energy collected by the elders of the Xuanji Sect.
Ye Feng casually grabbed one, and upon closer inspection, discovered it was a silver-white spirit bead.
Golden Spirit Pearl!
The Golden Spirit Pearl is like a metal ball, seemingly containing sharp sword energy.
Just by holding the night breeze in his hand, he felt a series of needle-like stings.
"Let's put it in the storage ring," Chang Qingyue suggested.
Night Breeze nodded and put the Golden Spirit Pearl into its storage ring.
In this way, the aura of the Golden Spirit Pearl would be isolated by the storage ring. When Ye Feng and the others came out of this small room, the other groups had no idea which of them had the Five-Star Spirit Pearl, nor could they guess which Five-Star Spirit Pearl they had.
After Ye Feng and his group finished, it was time for the other groups to finish.
As dusk fell, the 100 groups, totaling 300 people, were finally ready.
The elder leading the group gave each group a teleportation talisman and each person a fixed-point teleportation talisman.
"Now, the sect competition begins! Use the Teleportation Talisman to enter the back mountain!"
At the command of the elder leading the group, each team activated the teleportation talisman.
“Grab my hand,” Chang Qingyue said.
Ziyue and Yefeng immediately grabbed Chang Qingyue's hand, and Chang Qingyue then activated the teleportation talisman.
The surrounding scenery changed, and Ye Feng looked around and found that the three of them were already in a certain place in the back mountain of Xuanji Sect.
"Land on the ground, don't fly away," Chang Qingyue said.
Night Wind and the others immediately landed.
The night wind didn't foolishly ask why it couldn't fly away; the reason was actually quite simple.
There are currently three hundred Xuanji Sect disciples hidden in the back mountains, and most of them are martial artists at or above the Separation and Union Realm.
If you fly through the air, you will be immediately spotted by others, becoming a target for their concentrated fire.
Here, the identities of hunter and prey are constantly changing, and if you can't hide yourself, you'll be eliminated very quickly.
"What's next?" Ziyue asked.
"Let's head to the Mysterious Pagoda in the center of the back mountain," Chang Qingyue said without hesitation.
Zi Yue thought for a moment and said, "What if we arrive at the Mysterious Pagoda but haven't collected the other four spirit orbs yet?"
"We'll see when the time comes. Maybe we'll encounter other groups on our way to the Mysterious Pagoda, defeat them, and get enough Five Elements Spirit Pearls," Chang Qingyue said with a smile.
After a pause, Chang Qingyue continued, "Even if we reach the vicinity of the Xuanji Pagoda and still don't get the other four Five Elements Spirit Pearls, it doesn't matter. We can look for other groups lying in ambush near the Xuanji Pagoda."
“Okay, let’s do it that way!” Ziyue nodded.
So Chang Qingyue led Ye Feng and Zi Yue and rushed towards the Xuanji Pagoda located in the center of the back mountain.
They didn't fly away, but ran through the trees at a fairly fast pace.
Suddenly, a beast's roar came from not far away.
"Which group encountered the monster?" Chang Qingyue frowned slightly.
Zi Yue released her divine sense, only to find that it was greatly interfered with, and could only cover a radius of ten meters around her.
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