The capital of Great Zhou was getting livelier.
In the last few days, most of the sects in the territory of Great Zhou had arrived.
Under the lead of Array Peak's master, Xuan Yi and Talisman Peak's master, Liu Hui, the group from Misty Peak had also arrived in the capital.
Apart from the two Perfected Jin Dan, Misty Peak had less than 10 disciples.
"Look, that seems to be a Misty Peak disciple. To think that they only brought so few people."
"It's good enough that they're here. I heard that after the battle at Dongling Valley, Misty Peak suffered a huge blow and almost all their Foundation Establishment disciples died."
"Yes, they're probably just here to join in the fun. Misty Peak has almost nothing to do with the competition for the four ranking lists."
Xuan Yi and Liu Hui were expressionless as they walked on the long street and vaguely heard the discussions around them.
However, the disciples behind the two of them all revealed indignant expressions.
"Those people are really spouting nonsense. Senior Brother Ji is at five meridian Foundation Establishment and will definitely get a spot on the Spirit Ranking," The person who spoke was round like a ball – it was none other than Misty Peak's Little Fatty.
The Senior Brother Ji that Little Fatty was referring to wore a gray robe and had long limbs – his name was Ji Chengtian.
Ji Chengtian was one of the three legacy disciples of Misty Peak to begin with and was also the only one who survived the battle at Dongling Valley.
Three years ago, Ji Chengtian was only at four meridian Foundation Establishment.
Three years later, Ji Chengtian's cultivation realm was already at five meridian Foundation Establishment and he was the strongest among the inner sect disciples.
When Ji Chengtian heard Little Fatty's words, he smiled bitterly and his eyes dimmed.
Qin Yu, who was initially hailed as the number one of the inner sect disciples and had a chance of breaking through to six meridian Foundation Establishment before the sect competition, had already died at Dongling Valley.
Right now, other than him, the strongest person in Misty Peak was at three meridian Foundation Establishment.
In fact, there weren't even any disciples at four meridian Foundation Establishment in the sect.
In other words, other than him, the chances of getting a spot on the Spirit Ranking were extremely slim for the sect competition this time round.
There was still some hope for Misty Peak on the Talisman Board.
Leng Rou's attainments in talismans were extremely profound, and she had become the strongest person in the Dao of Talismans among the inner court disciples!
As for alchemy and artifact forging …
Although the sects had each sent a disciple over, they were only participating for a while. It was impossible for them to leave their names on the Pill and Artifact Rankings.
Xue Yi said softly, "Actually, if Junior Brother Su was still alive, with his abilities, he would definitely be able to leave his name on the Artifact Board."
Upon hearing the words' Junior Brother Su ', everyone from Misty Peak fell silent and sighed.
The two Perfected Jin Dan, Xuan Yi and Liu Hui also shook their heads in pity.
Ji Chengtian and the others had mixed feelings about Su Zimo.
If not for the fact that Su Zimo had killed the young master of Blood Crow Palace and sacrificed himself to lure away more than half of the cultivators of Blood Crow Palace in the battle three years ago, causing the other party to panic, all of them would have died in Dongling Valley!
Leng Rou lowered her gaze with a cold expression. However, there was a hint of sorrow in the depths of her eyes.
"Everyone, get your spirits up!"
Xuan Yi hollered, "Xue Yi, the reason why you're here is partly to participate in the sect competition. However, more importantly, you're here to witness the glory of the number one Weapon Refinement Master of Great Zhou."
"That's right."
Talisman Peak's master, Liu Hui, nodded. "I heard that Mr. Mo will appear in the sect competition as one of the judges for the weapon refinement segment. If you can comprehend a thing or two from Mr. Mo's comments, it will be equivalent to ten years of hard work! "
"Yes!"
Xue Yi nodded solemnly.
Many Weapon Refinement Masters in the territory of Great Zhou had an almost blind reverence for Mo Ling and it was the same for Xue Yi.
In his opinion, Mo Ling's rise was like a miracle that left one in awe!
Throughout history, there had never been a Weapon Refinement Master who could customize supreme-grade spirit weapons like Mo Ling!
Every Weapon Refinement Master wanted to witness for themselves what the legendary Mo Clan's spirit gathering technique was like.
…
On this day, the morning sun had just risen and the capital was already bustling with activity.
There were more than a thousand sects of various sizes and even more cultivators under them.
At a glance, there was a sea of people densely packed, forming waves of people in the long streets and alleys as they surged towards the southwest corner of the capital.
Today was the day of the sect competition.
Everyone was watching!
The location of the sect competition was always at the southwest corner of the capital. There was a huge empty field there that could easily accommodate hundreds of thousands of people.
The Scarlet Vulture guards, Azure Falcon guards and White Hawk guards were all mobilized. Each of them rode on spirit beasts and traveled in midair, maintaining the discipline of the streets.
Apart from itinerant cultivators, most of the sects were led by Perfected Jin Dan.
In the middle of the square, there was a square sunken area. The cultivators participating in the sect competition would concoct pills, refine tools, and create talismans in this sunken area to determine the final winner.
In the four corners of the sunken area, there were four gigantic jade pillars that were as white as ivory and shone with a mysterious luster.
The four jade pillars represented spirit, talisman, elixir and weapon respectively – they were the four rankings of the sect competition!
There were ten spots on each jade pillar.
In other words, after the sect competition ended, 40 names would appear on the four jade pillars – they would be the final victors of the sect competition!
The sunken area was squarish and had four sides. Three of them were spectator areas for the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the various sects to watch the sect competition.
The last area was covered with a golden carpet. Walking up the stairs, at the end of the 999 steps, there was a supreme and noble throne!
That was the seat of the Emperor of Great Zhou!
On both sides of the golden carpet, there were a few rows of chairs and tables that were filled with spirit fruits, immortal peaches and nectar that emitted a fragrant aroma.
Those seats were prepared for the Perfected Jin Dan of the various sects.
As a Perfected Jin Dan, it was impossible for them to squeeze together like Foundation Establishment Cultivators and watch from the side of the sunken area.
Of course, the closer one was to the Emperor of Great Zhou's seat, the more famous and strong a Perfected Jin Dan was, the greater the faction backing them!
Most of the seats at the end were itinerant cultivators.
Although they were also at the Jin Dan realm, they were weak and were purely here to join in the fun and broaden their horizons.
The three commanders of the capital guards, Bald Vulture, the bearded man and Bai Yuhan, guarded the end of the golden carpet. Any Perfected Jin Dan that wanted to take a seat would have to go through the three of them.
The three of them weighed the pros and cons before making the appropriate arrangements.
When everyone from Misty Peak arrived at the sunken area, Xuan Yi turned around and said in a deep voice, "Don't feel pressured for this sect competition. Just do your best."
"Yes!"
Little Fatty and the others replied.
Although they agreed readily, every single Misty Peak disciple revealed a hint of nervousness on their faces.
The scene this time round was way too grand and cultivators were arriving endlessly – the number of cultivators around the sunken area was increasing!
Xuan Yi and Liu Hui exchanged glances and could see the helplessness and worry in each other's eyes.
The disciples were already showing signs of fear before the battle even started.
They were leaderless.
The battle of Dongling Valley had dealt a huge blow to Misty Peak.
Although they had a five meridian Foundation Establishment Cultivator like Ji Chengtian, he lacked decisiveness and dominance. He did not have the confidence of a fearless individual.
"If he was still alive, perhaps … things would be different."
Scenes flashed through Xuan Yi's mind.
It was a green-robed cultivator with delicate features. Despite his young age, he was calm and composed. Elixir refinement, weapon refinement, Ten Formations Pagoda challenge, defeated strong foes and was number one of the four peaks!
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