Several days later, Gu Changqing and his six other disciples arrived at the central square of Wenxin City.
Tens of thousands of people had already gathered in the square; these were all disciples from various factions who had come to participate in the competition.
Gu Changqing led the six people to the area belonging to the Luoxia Sect. Unlike other forces, the ten major sects had their own waiting area.
Once Gu Changqing and his group entered the Luoxia Sect area, the noisy sounds outside had disappeared, presumably due to the soundproofing measures. Furthermore, it was impossible to see inside from the outside, but from the inside, one could freely look out at any place.
Upon entering, the Grand Elder and his group of stewards were already waiting there. Gu Changqing and his six personal disciples bowed to the Grand Elder.
"I have no intention of meeting the Grand Elder."
"Disciple greets the Grand Elder."
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The Grand Elder raised his hand slightly, gesturing for Gu Changqing and the others to rest for a moment in the seats to the side.
"Wuxin, wait here for a moment. The sect leader and the sect leaders of the other sects will announce the details of the competition."
After the Grand Elder finished speaking, he sat back down in the middle seat. Gu Chang listened to the Grand Elder's words and then closed his eyes and remained silent. The other six disciples were talking quietly among themselves, which the Grand Elder did not seem to mind.
At this moment, as the Sect Master of Luoxia Sect and the other nine Sect Masters appeared out of thin air above the plaza, Gu Changqing opened his eyes. He knew that the competition was about to begin.
The ten sect leaders descended from the ten high platforms standing solemnly in the center of the square. Each platform had a seemingly ordinary but high-grade magic weapon made of extraordinary materials. These were merely the seats of the sect leaders.
These ten high platforms stand in a circle in the center of the square, as if there is another circle in the middle of the circular square.
After the ten sect leaders took their seats, a female cultivator at the Integration Realm appeared in the center of the square.
"Fellow Daoists, I am the master of Wenxin Mountain. The ten major sects have decided that I will preside over this Northern Region Grand Competition."
After the Mountain Master of Wenxin Mountain finished speaking, the people in the square quieted down and dared not act recklessly.
Tens of thousands of eyes turned to the Lord of Wenxin Mountain, who merely smiled slightly, raised his hand gently, and said:
"Fellow Daoists, this competition is different from the past. It is divided into two rounds. The first round is for the ten sect leaders to practice opening the Heart-Questioning Secret Realm, which contains various demonic beasts."
One point is awarded for killing a Foundation Establishment stage monster, ten points for a Golden Core stage monster, and one hundred points for a Nascent Soul stage monster. The monster with the highest cultivation level in this secret realm is a mid-Nascent Soul stage monster.
However, fellow cultivators need not be afraid. Before entering the secret realm, you will be given a token. This token can not only record your points, but you can also be teleported out of the secret realm after activating the token. However, activating the token is considered as forfeiting.
After the token owner dies, the person who obtains the token can transfer the points within the token to themselves, or the token owner can transfer them voluntarily.
When only one hundred people remain in the secret realm, these one hundred will enter the final arena battle.
Upon hearing these rules, the crowd in the square began to ponder whether they were in their favor. Meanwhile, the attendants who had been waiting around the square approached each of the participating disciples and handed them their tokens.
Meanwhile, on Gu Changqing's side, the Grand Elder tossed seven tokens to Gu Changqing and the others. After they caught them, he spoke calmly:
"Wuxin, this token already contains 10,000 points, as do the other ten sects' holy sons. This secret realm should not be a problem for you."
Gu Changting smiled slightly upon hearing this.
"Thank you, sect. I will surely take the number one spot."
The Grand Elder nodded slightly and said nothing more.
After all the participating disciples received their tokens, the Mountain Master of Wenxin Mountain continued in her gentle voice:
"Fifteen disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Sect participated in this competition."
13 disciples of the Demon Punishment Sect
Thirteen disciples of the Wentian Sect
12 disciples of Tianjian Sect
11 disciples of Wandu Sect
10 disciples of the Luoxia Sect
Nine disciples of the Hedao Sect
9 Blood Demon Sect disciples
Eight disciples of the Evil Sect
One disciple of the Zhentian Sect
The remaining forces totaled [number missing].
After the Mountain Master of Wenxin Mountain finished announcing the number of participants for this competition, some uninformed people wondered why the Zhentian Sect, one of the top ten sects, only had one disciple participating.
At this moment, the First Elder spoke to Gu Changqing:
"Wuxin, be careful of the people from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect in this secret realm. Their sect and our sect have always been at odds. Also, be careful of the disciples from the Heavenly Sect."
Unlike the other nine sects, the Array Heaven Sect has only ever had one sect leader and one disciple. This person, however, is none other than Little Stone, hailed as the greatest array master of all time in the Northern Region.
But Gu Chang listened and replied indifferently:
"No matter who it is, if they are unintentional, they should be killed with a single sword stroke."
The Grand Elder looked at the spirited Gu Changqing but did not answer, only nodding slightly.
After speaking, the Lord of Wenxin Mountain bowed slightly to the ten sect leaders.
"Please, seniors, open the secret realm."
The ten sect leaders also activated their spiritual energy, and the powerful aura caused the clothes of the people in the square to flutter. However, due to the strength of their cultivation, the power of their energy was extremely well controlled, and only a trace of energy was released.
At the center of the ten high platforms, a void gate radiating various colors appeared before everyone's eyes.
When the Lord of Wenxin Mountain saw this gate appear, he smiled and said:
"Fellow Daoists, you may now enter. However, please remember that if you touch someone who has been around for more than twenty years without a token, you will be eliminated. Please do not try to take advantage of the situation."
As soon as the words were spoken, the crowd in the square flew toward the void gate. Although the Lord of Wenxin Mountain had given a warning, screams could still be heard from time to time, indicating that some cultivators still held onto a glimmer of hope.
At this moment, Gu Changqing and the others bid farewell to the Grand Elder and then activated their spiritual energy to quickly fly towards the void gate.
At this moment, the Sect Master of Luoxia Sect, who was on the high platform, smiled slightly when he saw Gu Changqing flying into the void gate.
"Changqing, whether Luoxia Sect can enter the Holy Land this time depends on you."
The Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, who was on a high platform next to the Sect Master of the Falling Clouds Sect, noticed his smile and turned to look at the Sect Master of the Falling Clouds Sect.
"Fellow Daoist Luoxia, it seems you have high expectations for the Heartless Saint."
Luo Xia still smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Wan Du, your sect, Hei Xie, is also quite good."
Having said that, she ignored Wan Du, who chuckled inexplicably upon seeing Luo Xia's attitude.
As all the other disciples entered, a beam of light appeared in the sky above the plaza, displaying the points earned by the disciples of each sect.
Among them, the top ten holy sons of the ten major sects each had 10,000 points and ranked in the top ten. The high-ranking members of the forces in the square saw this but remained silent, after all, this rule was well known.
No one would question why the top ten sects would have such high scores, since they don't expect their disciples to be in the top ten. The rewards for being in the top 1,000 would be a huge amount of resources for these forces.
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