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Upon hearing this, Nan Qing made no attempt to hide his arrogance and said:
"Just taking the kids to broaden their horizons and have some fun."
No sooner had the words been spoken than a voice suddenly came from the horizon, growing louder as it approached.
"As expected of the True Person Ling Shuang."
The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a giant flying boat painted with animal totems slowly approaching, accompanied by animal cries. Dozens of figures stood at the bow of the boat, their robes embroidered with mythical beast patterns.
At that moment, a ripple suddenly appeared beside Nan Qing, and then a crimson figure appeared out of thin air.
The newcomer had a pair of bright, sparkling peach blossom eyes, which were fixed on her.
"Ling Shuang, it's been a long time."
Nan Qing glanced at him and simply replied with a faint "Mm".
The man was not annoyed, and still smiled at her, then turned to look at Master Qingxiao.
"Sect Master Qingxiao, how have you been?"
The appearance of the Beast Taming Sect somewhat eased the awkward situation for True Person Qingxiao.
"The presence of Sect Master Mei is an honor to our Xuantian Sect."
"Why don't we..."
Before he could finish speaking, another deep voice came from the sky.
"It seems I've arrived just in time!"
A giant sword carrying dozens of cultivators roared in, its sword energy crisscrossing and causing the surrounding sea of clouds to churn.
Amidst a booming shout, a man in blue robes stood atop a sword, radiating the aura of someone in the early stages of the Tribulation Transcending Realm.
The newcomer was none other than the sect master of the Xuanjian Sect, the number one sect among the second-class sects, Xuanwu Sword Venerable.
After the Xuanjian Sect Master landed, he also turned his gaze to Tantai Bei, who was standing next to Nan Qing.
"Is this the legendary Heavenly Evolution Dao Body?"
Just as he was about to probe, Nan Qing directly stopped him: "Sect Master Xuanwu, please have some self-respect."
Xuan Wu's face paled. He suppressed the surging blood and qi within him, and instead of being angry, he clapped his hands and laughed loudly:
"Hahaha, you little rascal, just like your master, like a firecracker."
"I'm simply curious about what's so special about this Heavenly Evolution Dao Body..."
Seeing this, Master Qinghe, who had been standing half a step behind Nanqing, smiled and said, "Sect Master Xuanwu is joking. You will know what's special about it in the future."
Mei Wuyai chimed in at the opportune moment, "Sect Master Xuanwu, why are you in such a hurry? Tomorrow's competition will surely be full of exciting scenes."
As he spoke, he leaned down and winked at Tan Taipei: "Young friend, you must let these old guys open their eyes tomorrow." After saying that, he continued to look at Nan Qing beside him.
Tan Taipei stood directly in front of Nan Qing, his eyes meeting Mei Wuyai's.
"Of course, I will do my best."
How dare someone so ugly stare at his master!
Looking at the tiny child in front of him, who barely reached his waist, and the hostility in his eyes, Mei Wuyai's smile deepened. He found it somewhat amusing and was about to speak when Qingxiao Zhenren spoke up at the opportune moment:
"Alright, everyone, why don't we move inside the hall together? My Xuantian Sect has prepared spiritual tea and immortal fruits, please do us the honor of joining us."
Since the Xuantian Sect was in charge of this sect competition, he didn't want any unpleasant incidents to occur before it even started, giving other sects something to laugh at.
The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion arrived a day earlier than the Azure Cloud Sect and the Beast Taming Sect, and now, all three sects and one pavilion have arrived.
The other eight second-tier sects, except for the Xuanjian Sect which arrived today, had arrived several days earlier, along with representatives from the four third-tier sects.
The system for this sect competition is very simple, divided into three tracks: Qi Refining Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, and Core Formation Stage.
All participating disciples draw lots to choose their opponents; the winners advance, and the losers are eliminated.
Each track had a total of thirty-six disciples participating, from the twelve sects.
After the first round of matches, the second round of challenges begins, with one point awarded for defeating one opponent.
Finally, the ten players with the highest scores will enter a small secret realm to collect rare and precious materials, which can be exchanged for points. They can also steal other players' point tokens. The top three players will be ranked according to their total scores.
The first round of drawing lots is entirely based on luck. If you're unlucky, you might even draw a fellow disciple as your opponent. In that case, you'll have to rely on your own abilities to compete.
However, it is clear that Tan Taipei was quite lucky, as he drew a sword cultivator from the Xuanjian Sect who was at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage.
During the sect's grand competition, Tan Taibei did not use Nanqing's signature technique, "Ice Soul Seven Kill Sword".
So when he unleashed the Seven Kill Sword, not to mention the others present, even Master Qinghe, though outwardly expressionless, was no less shocked.
He was very familiar with his martial uncle's Seven Kill Sword. The move he made in Taipei just now was the third move of the Seven Kill Sword. Although he was limited by his cultivation level and the sword force could not be fully unleashed, the sword intent had indeed taken shape.
The Sword Sect Master, who was himself a sword fanatic, had his eyes shining even brighter. This little kid was born to walk the path of the sword!
"Excellent! Excellent! What a fine Heavenly Evolution Dao Body! This sword intent, this comprehension..."
"This kid was born to be a member of my Xuanjian Sect!"
Upon hearing this, both Nanqing and Qinghe Zhenren rolled their eyes at him. Ha, dream on!
Although the opponent was also at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage, and even showed signs of breaking through, he was still knocked off the stage after only three moves under Tan Taibei's sword.
"I appreciate your concession."
Tan Taipei stood with his sword sheathed, his breathing steady, his expression normal, showing no arrogance despite his victory.
It wasn't until he returned to Nan Qing's side that he showed the kind of expression that only someone his age should have, his little eyes sparkling as he waited for his master's praise.
"Master..."
Nan Qing's eyes sparkled with a smile: "I saw it. Not bad, it has my style."
Tan Taipei immediately smiled, her small hand grabbing Nan Qing's sleeve, and stood close to her.
Nan Qing chuckled at his little gesture, lightly tapping the back of his hand. Just as she was about to say something, she heard the loud voice of Sect Leader Xuan Wu rang out:
"Ling Shuang, how about you give this disciple to me? Name your price."
The loud voice startled the other sect leaders on the platform, who all turned to look. Sect Master Xuanwu stared intently at Tantai Bei with his tiger-like eyes, looking just like a human trafficker about to snatch someone.
Nan Qing snorted coldly: "Is Sect Master Xuanwu feeling bored because he doesn't have my master to spar with? If so, then this junior may also inherit his master's will."
Xuan Wu was taken aback for a moment, then threw his head back and burst into laughter:
"Hahaha! Good! Good!"
"As expected of that old man's personal disciple, he has that same arrogance as him back then."
"If you can beat me in swordsmanship, I will never mention this matter again!"
He knew that Nan Qing's cultivation was at the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcending Stage, but if we only talk about swordsmanship, when he swept through the cultivation world with his "Zhengyang Sword", this girl was still a child!
Moreover, that sword strike from Taipei just now made him really want to personally meet this junior whose cultivation level is now higher than his own.
He wanted to see whether his Zheng Yang Sword or her Ice Soul Seven Kill Sword was more powerful!
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