16: Departure for the Martial Arts Tournament

She then poured a cup of enlightenment tea into a teacup and presented it to Jiang Chen, saying, "Sect Master, please have some tea."

"Alright." Jiang Chen took the teacup, took a small sip, and couldn't help but praise, "Excellent, this tea not only enhances the comprehension of the Great Dao, but it also has a unique fragrance."

Liu Shu's small face flushed slightly as she replied, "Reporting to Sect Master, this tea was entirely made by your Subordinate personally. If Sect Master likes it, I will continue to make it this way in the future."

"Hmm, make it this way then." Jiang Chen drained the tea in his hand and slowly said.

"Yes, Sect Master." Liu Shu agreed and poured another cup for Jiang Chen.

Time flew by.

Soon it was the day of the competition.

Jiang Chen drank tea, and whenever he had nothing to do, he would have Liu Shu massage his shoulders. His life was quite colorful.

"It's time to depart." Jiang Chen told Liu Shu to put away the tea set, then summoned the three who were cultivating in the Time Pagoda, as well as Li Big Saber.

This time they were going to participate in the Martial Arts Competition, so the display couldn't be too simple.

Aside from Zhang Wu and Liu Liu, who were guarding the gate, he planned to bring everyone else.

"Disciple, greets Master!"

"Disciples, greet Sect Master!"

"Subordinate, greets Sect Master!"

Night Owl and the other two, along with Li Big Saber, arrived at the main hall and respectfully saluted.

"Dispense with the formalities!" Jiang Chen waved his hand, sizing up Night Owl and the other two.

He saw that all three of them had their aura precisely at Soul Projection Peak.

"Good, let's go."

Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction, waved his hand to tear open a space, and walked in first.

Night Owl and the others followed closely behind.

Outside Yunzhou City, people were bustling.

Sect forces, big and small, brought their most highly cultivated disciples to participate in the martial arts competition.

Previously, this grand assembly was hosted by the Four Great Top Sects of Yunzhou, who would put out a large number of treasures.

Now that the Yin Sha Sect had been destroyed by an unknown person, the remaining Three Great Top Sects were hosting it.

The purpose of allowing these smaller sects to participate was to display the strength of the Three Great Sects; after all, the treasures would still end up in the hands of the three families.

Of course, in the past, dark horses had also appeared among the smaller sects.

They would win first place in the martial arts competitions for lower-realm disciples and take away treasures belonging to the Three Great Sects. This was also why these smaller sects were willing to participate.

At the city gate.

Jiang Chen, accompanied by Liu Shu, Li Big Saber, and Night Owl and his two companions, prepared to register and enter the city.

Since he was here to participate in the martial arts competition, he didn't want to appear too ostentatious and would follow the rules of Yunzhou City.

Just when it was finally their turn.

Suddenly, an old man in the Heavenly Soul Realm, leading a dozen young disciples, walked up to Jiang Chen and his group.

"You lot, didn't you see that my Meteor Star Sect has arrived? Why aren't you getting to the back of the line?" a disciple beside the old man reprimanded.

"Hmph, besides the Three Great Sects, my Meteor Star Sect is the strongest. You trash, still want to be in front of us? Why aren't you getting lost?" another disciple arrogantly spoke out.

The old man himself, however, had a calm demeanor, showing no intention of stopping his disciples.

"So it's people from the Meteor Star Sect, no wonder they're so arrogant?"

"That's right, besides the Three Great Sects, they never put any other sect in their eyes. Every time they participate in the grand competition, it's like this."

"Alas, who told them they have strength? If you had strength, you could be just as arrogant."

"Haha, that's true, if I had strength, I'd cut in line like this too."

The smaller sects behind them, seeing that the newcomers were from the Meteor Star Sect, showed expressions of being accustomed to it.

"How dare you! What damn Meteor Star Sect? In front of my Qingtian Sect, you're not even ants. All of you, die!" Li Big Saber roared in anger, drew his Big Saber, and slashed towards the old man and his group.

"Boom!"

The saber energy passed through the bodies of the old man and his group, striking the city wall and splitting the entire wall open.

The old man and his dozen or so people were instantly cut into more than thirty pieces, falling heavily to the ground.

"Hmph!" Li Big Saber put away his saber.

If Jiang Chen hadn't told him to keep his power at the Human Venerable level during this outing, he would have killed everyone in Yunzhou City with one slash.

"Hiss, this person from the Qingtian Sect is too strong, isn't he? He killed everyone from the Meteor Star Sect with one saber strike?"

"That was the Great Elder of the Meteor Star Sect, a Heavenly Soul Realm expert, yet he couldn't block one saber strike?"

"Terrifying, terrifying, when did we have such a sect in Yunzhou?"

"Qingtian Sect? Never heard of it. Could it be that they're not a sect from our Yunzhou?"

The smaller sects waiting in line behind them were dumbfounded when they saw Li Big Saber kill everyone from the Meteor Star Sect.

They all inquired about the Qingtian Sect's background, but the result was that they knew nothing. They even wondered if the Qingtian Sect was truly a sect from Yunzhou.

"You... you are from the Qingtian Sect?" The disciple from the Three Great Sects responsible for registration asked, somewhat surprised.

Whether the people from the Meteor Star Sect lived or died had nothing to do with them, as long as no disciples of the Three Great Sects were harmed.

What he was surprised about now was the Qingtian Sect.

Because in the Yunzhou Sect Register in his hand, there was indeed a sect called Qingtian Sect.

However, the description of this sect stated that it had declined, and was even on the verge of disappearing.

"That's right, this Venerable One is the current Sect Master of the Qingtian Sect." Jiang Chen replied indifferently.

"Alright, senior, which realm's competition does your sect wish to register for?" After receiving Jiang Chen's reply, the disciple responsible for registration didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he politely registered Jiang Chen.

After all, Jiang Chen's Subordinate had just killed everyone from the Meteor Star Sect with one saber strike. He was just an ordinary disciple of the Three Great Sects and certainly couldn't afford to offend Jiang Chen.

"My disciples wish to register for the Out of Body Realm martial arts competition." Jiang Chen said again.

"Hiss, Out of Body Realm?" The disciple responsible for registration was shocked.

Competitions of this level usually had no place for smaller sects; they were entirely battlegrounds for the several top sects.

Because these smaller sects simply couldn't cultivate Out of Body Realm disciples at this age, he had never registered for an Out of Body Realm competition before.

"What? Is that not allowed?" Jiang Chen asked in a deep voice.

"No... no, Senior, I will register your sect's disciples right away." The disciple responsible for registration snapped back to attention, quickly registered Night Owl and the other two's information, and then issued entry tokens to Jiang Chen and his group.

After Jiang Chen and his group entered the city, the smaller sects behind them erupted in heated discussion.

"Where in Yunzhou is this Qingtian Sect from? Not only do they have powerful elders, but they also have such young Out of Body Realm disciples?"

"I don't know, I've never heard of this sect at all, it's like they just popped out of nowhere."

"To have such young Out of Body Realm disciples, their strength is probably on par with the Three Great Sects."

"Indeed, this year's competition might have a lot of variables."

"Haha, that makes it even more interesting, doesn't it? Before, it was always just watching the few top sects fight, but this year there's finally something new."

"Hey, what are you still chattering about? Do you want to register or not?" The disciple responsible for registration shouted loudly at the smaller sect members who were still discussing.

"Ah, hehe, young friend, please don't be offended, we'll register now." The elders and sect masters of the smaller sects looked embarrassed and quickly stepped forward to register with their disciples.