Could it be because of Chu Chuyan's relationship with Zu An that she extended her affection to him?
But that doesn't make sense. Given her usual personality, she would be doing a good job by not interfering in Chu Chuyan and Zu An's marriage. How could she possibly protect the man?
For a moment, everyone in the arena was speculating. The bigwigs of the various sects remained relatively calm, but the younger generation became restless.
After all, the incident between Chu Chuyan and Zu An caused quite a stir a couple of days ago. Now that Master Yan has made such a statement, could it be that he approves of their relationship?
Ugh, what makes that pretty boy so special!
The anger from the numerous disciples +233+233+233...
Amidst the crowd, Qiu Honglei said to Yun Jianyue with a wronged expression, "Master, it seems our previous plan didn't work."
Moreover, judging from Yan Xuehen's appearance, he seems quite satisfied with his disciple's son-in-law, Zu'an. If he really manages to reunite Zu'an and Chu Chuyan, then everything he did before will have backfired.
Yun Jianyue was also somewhat suspicious: "What's wrong with Ice Stone Woman? This isn't like her at all."
She has been fighting with Yan Xuehen for so many years, and probably understands her better than anyone else in the world. From any perspective, she would not speak out to support Zu An at this time.
Could it be that when they shared the chaos with the demon race last time, she really considered Zu'an a friend?
At this moment, Wang Wuxie cleared his throat: "Lord Zu is naturally qualified to be the referee. This has already been decided and there is no need to discuss it further. Everyone should think about the competition later."
He figured that since Yan Xuehen was protecting Zu An, he should naturally give her face.
Wait a minute, could it be that he's protecting Zu'an because he's giving me face?
After all, it was my suggestion to invite Zaun to be the referee this time.
Even with his resolute will, he was somewhat shaken by this thought.
Lou Wucheng opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't dare to say anything more. With the support of two big shots, Wang Wuxie and Yan Xuehen, it would be too ungrateful of them to say anything more.
Throughout the entire process, Zuan didn't even lift a finger, yet he still gained a considerable amount of anger points. He felt quite pleased with himself, thinking, "Sister Yan really does care about me; she can't stand to see me being bullied."
At this moment, Wang Wuxie sat down, and Feng Wuchang, the peak master of Guanxin Peak of Zhengyang Sect, came out to explain the specific rules of this competition.
Since there are nine sects in the Taoist sect, they are divided into nine groups. Members of each group compete against each other in pairs. After one round, the scores are calculated. The winner gets 3 points, the evenly matched contest gets 1 point, and the loser gets 0 points. In the end, only the first place in each group can automatically obtain the final spot to go to the Taoist sect's secret realm.
Therefore, the rules are very harsh, and no one dares to lose a match easily, otherwise they may not be able to advance.
Of course, to ensure fairness, the chief disciples of each sect were assigned to different groups to prevent them from meeting too early and causing the weaker group to become the group leader.
In addition, the other eight best second-place finishers from each group will be drawn into a knockout tournament to determine four spots. Combined with the previous group winners, a total of 13 people will be qualified to enter the Daoist Secret Realm.
To some extent, the competition among these eight second-place teams is even more brutal, because this is their last chance.
This year's conditions have been exceptionally lenient. Previously, apart from the nine group winners, only one spot could be decided among the other group runners-up, making a total of ten people qualified to enter the Daoist Secret Realm.
Therefore, in every tournament, there are cases of people losing hands or feet, or even being beaten to the point of becoming disabled.
The intensity of the competition was, in some ways, even greater than that of the first-place contest.
However, this year, the major sects felt that the previous nine groups competing for one spot was too cruel, so in order to encourage outstanding disciples from the major sects, they relaxed the limit to four spots.
Hearing these familiar rules, Zuan was momentarily dazed. Competing for qualification and calculating points under various circumstances were basically the basic skills of every football fan in his previous life.
Time is running out for the Chinese national football team...
Fortunately, we no longer have to worry about doing calculations for the Chinese national football team in this world.
At this moment, Feng Wuchang, the master of Guanxin Peak, took out a transparent crystal and said loudly, "In order to promote healthy competition among the disciples of the nine sects of Taoism, please come forward in order of the list to test your cultivation level, and then we will begin to form groups."
Each year, only a little over 10 spots are available in the Daoist Grand Competition. The vast majority of people are destined to be mere supporting characters. No matter how hard they try, they can never defeat the legendary chief disciples. As a result, many people who know they have no chance start to slack off and have little desire to participate in the Daoist Grand Competition. Even if they do participate, they often hold back their strength and do nothing.
This was completely contrary to the original intention of the elders of the Nine Sects to urge the disciples of each sect to cultivate. So, someone in a certain year came up with a solution: to conduct a cultivation level test before the competition. Although cultivation level does not necessarily fully represent true combat power, the two are positively correlated in most cases.
With such a vague "ranking" list, disciples from various sects began to scramble to get involved.
If I can't compare to those privileged individuals, can't I at least compare to Zhang San and Li Si next door who are in similar circumstances?
Some people have been found to have high cultivation levels, or even if their cultivation levels are currently low, they are very young and their cultivation levels exceed those of others of the same age... Regardless of the reason, it is a matter of pride.
Although various novels often talk about taking a detached view of fame and fortune, isn't that what life is all about? Who doesn't want to show off a little in their circle?
Moreover, if they shine in the test, even if they don't make it out of the competition, they are likely to be valued by their sect and resources will be allocated to them in the future.
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