142: Read out the competition rules

"Hey, Junior Brother Chu, come back. Tomorrow is the competition. Let's cultivate properly. After the competition is over, you can roast it for Senior Sister to eat, okay?"

Seeing Chu Feng walk out of the Time Pagoda in a huff.

Mu Xueqing also knew that what she had just said was a bit harsh.

After all, Chu Feng was no longer a twelve-year-old child who had just joined the sect; he now had his own dignity.

"Senior Sister Mu, I'll be back soon. I won't delay tomorrow's competition." Chu Feng replied, walking out of the Time Pagoda without looking back.

Seeing Chu Feng disappear on the second floor of the Time Pagoda, Mu Xueqing shook her head helplessly, then closed her eyes and began to adjust her state.

Although the rewards from the competition were easily obtainable for their Personal Disciples, they still had to go all out in tomorrow's competition.

Because Jiang Chen would be personally present to watch tomorrow, they also had to perform well in front of Jiang Chen to show their cultivation results.

As Mu Xueqing and the other entered a state of cultivation.

The entire second floor of the Time Pagoda fell silent.

Huyan Xiaoyao and the other Inner Sect Disciples were also diligently cultivating.

Their talent was already lower than that of The Four Night Owls, so if they didn't cultivate hard, they would be left further and further behind by the four.

Moreover, they also yearned for rewards like enlightenment tea and dragon scale fruit.

In the past, they could only swallow their saliva and watch the four enjoy them. Now that the ranking competition had begun, they could also obtain these treasures through their strength to increase their cultivation.

The second floor was like this, and the Outer Sect Disciples on the first floor were no less eager.

After a heated discussion, they all began intense cultivation.

After all, although there was only one day until tomorrow, they could still cultivate for several years in the Time Pagoda.

So they controlled their cultivation to be at the peak of their current realm, hoping to achieve a good ranking in tomorrow's grand competition.

Night turned to day, and soon a day passed.

Today, Qingtian Sect was exceptionally lively, with tens of thousands of disciples excitedly walking out of the Time Pagoda one after another.

They headed towards the Qingtian Sect plaza, the venue for the competition.

At this moment, seven huge arenas were located in the Qingtian Sect plaza.

On both sides of the arenas, rows of long chairs were placed for disciples who were not yet competing to rest.

And directly in front of the arenas, there were more than a dozen luxurious individual chairs and tables, on which items like enlightenment tea and spirit fruits were placed.

The Qingtian Sect disciples who arrived at the plaza.

Seeing the more than a dozen chairs placed directly in front of the arenas, they knew this was where the Sect Master and elders would sit, and they all discussed in low voices.

"Eh, why are there so many chairs in front of the arena? Our Qingtian Sect doesn't seem to have that many elders, does it?"

"That's right, besides the two Outer Sect elders, our Qingtian Sect only has the Grand Elder and the elders of a few halls. Why are there a few extra chairs?"

A group of people looked at the chairs in front of the arena, their faces full of confusion.

Although they hadn't seen the faces of all the elders during their time here, they knew how many elders Qingtian Sect had.

Now, with so many chairs placed in front of the arena, it clearly exceeded the number of elders they knew.

The Four Night Owls were also puzzled by so many chairs.

They felt it was too strange that the sect elders seemed to increase in number from time to time.

Just as everyone was bewildered.

Li Big Saber, accompanied by Bai Jie, Wang Three Spears, and Huyan Zhuo, Zhu Heizi, and more than a dozen other Peak Great Emperor elders who had been refining weapons and pills in the Time Pagoda, descended directly in front of the arenas.

Today was the Qingtian Sect's grand competition, a major event for the entire Qingtian Sect.

Therefore, all Peak Great Emperor elders of Qingtian Sect were summoned to the plaza to observe the battles.

"Hiss, the elders are here, let's quickly stand properly."

Seeing Li Big Saber and the others land directly in front of the arenas, the group of people who were still confused about the number of elders immediately stood neatly beside the long chairs.

After all, the number of elders in the sect was none of their business.

Their task today was to break into the top ten of their realm and claim the top ten rewards; that was the true path.

As Qingtian Sect disciples arrived at the plaza one by one.

Tens of thousands of people stood neatly and orderly beside the long chairs, not a single person daring to sit down.

And Li Big Saber and the dozen others were the same; although their chairs were nearby, not a single person dared to sit.

Because Jiang Chen had not yet arrived, if they sat, it would be a great disrespect.

Jiang Chen did not make everyone wait long.

Soon, he arrived with Liu Shu, treading through the void, descending directly in front of the arenas.

Seeing Jiang Chen appear.

Li Big Saber and the others, as well as the Qingtian Sect disciples standing by the long chairs, all immediately bowed and shouted.

"Subordinate greets Sect Master!!"

"Disciple greets Master!!"

"Disciples greet Sect Master!!"

"Mm."

Jiang Chen nodded, scanning the scene.

After Liu Shu placed his exclusive throne, he sat on it and said indifferently, "You may dispense with the formalities and sit down!"

"Thank you, Sect Master!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Everyone thanked him, then slowly took their seats.

Seeing everyone seated, Jiang Chen turned to Li Big Saber beside him and said, "Big Saber, you host the conference."

The rules and rewards for this competition were all drafted by Li Big Saber, so it was most appropriate for him to preside.

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Li Big Saber bowed and accepted the order, then glanced at the Qingtian Sect disciples on the long chairs and said calmly, "Fellow Qingtian Sect disciples, today is the day our Qingtian Sect holds its competition."

"This conference focuses on martial arts sparring. Disciples of the same sect are not allowed to kill; they must stop at the appropriate point, otherwise, sect law will be enforced!"

The clear voice echoed in the ears of all Qingtian Sect disciples.

"Yes, Grand Elder!"

Tens of thousands of people responded loudly.

"Mm, then this old man will explain the competition rules again."

Li Big Saber nodded slightly and continued.

"This competition has a total of seven arenas, ranging from Breaking Void to Saint. Since there are only a few Saint disciples in the sect, only one-on-one duels can be held for now. For other realms with sufficient numbers, a free-for-all mode will be directly activated. After the top hundred are selected, the ranking battles will begin."

"Disciples eliminated in the free-for-all should not be discouraged. This ranking will continue to exist in the future, and if you feel your cultivation has improved, you can continue to challenge them."

There were over 100,000 disciples participating in this competition. If they were to challenge rankings one by one, it would take an unknown amount of time, so he arranged this free-for-all mode.

Although this mode was a bit unfair to disciples with strong individual strength, it was the fastest way to select the top hundred, preventing the competition from lasting too long.

After all, if a competition lasted too long, the spectators would also find it rather boring.

As Li Big Saber finished speaking, tens of thousands of Qingtian Sect disciples immediately erupted in fierce discussion.

"Holy crap, the first round is a free-for-all. This means individual strength won't be fully utilized."

"Yeah, some arrogant guys who know many people will definitely gang up, which is a big advantage."

"Sigh, if I had known the first round would be a free-for-all, I would have made more friends."

Tens of thousands of people were all somewhat caught off guard by the rules Li Big Saber announced.

Now that the first round was a free-for-all, their individual strength couldn't be fully displayed.

Because with many people in one arena, no one knew if there were insidious individuals hiding in the back, ambushing others.

So even if their individual strength was strong, they couldn't defend against attacks that could come from all directions at any time.