My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 729 Playoffs

"Senior brothers, you must have extraordinary abilities to be chosen by our master and accepted into his tutelage."

"As one of the seven disciples of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, Master's eyesight could not possibly be bad."

"Perhaps due to circumstances and cultivation environment, you are temporarily lagging behind, but I believe that you will definitely be able to advance to the Divine Travel Realm and surpass them!"

Shen Changchuan offered words of comfort.

Hearing this,

Hong Yang remained silent for a long while before sighing and saying:

"I hope it will be as my junior brother said!"

in fact,

As "seniors" who have lived for decades longer than Shen Changchuan, those who can reach the late stage of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm are generally people of unwavering willpower.
Why would we need comfort from a young junior like Shen Changchuan?

The reason for this,
However, it was only because Shen Changchuan's performance was too extraordinary that Hong Yang was greatly affected.
He felt as if he had wasted the last few decades of his life, and that he was not even as good as a young junior brother. That was why he showed a dejected attitude in front of Shen Changchuan for a moment.

no way,
Hong Yang could be considered a little genius.

How bad could someone be to be noticed by You Longzi, one of the Seven Immortals?

But now,

In this competition, I couldn't even make it into the semifinals, which are among the top 200.

in contrast,

That junior brother, who only joined the sect later and whom Hong Yang had watched grow up, not only made it to the semi-finals but also defeated one by one the most prominent figures of his generation—figures he had once looked up to but never dared to dream of defeating.

As a result, they now possess the strength to compete for first place in the grand competition.
Compared to Shen Changchuan,

The so-called genius that others see in me is utter nonsense!
Such a large gap,
It's no wonder that Hong Yang felt a sense of despondency, as if his Dao heart had been shattered.

Hongyang did not stay for long after all.

After conveying his master You Longzi's request and exchanging pleasantries with Shen Changchuan for a while, he left.

Perhaps spurred on by Shen Changchuan's previous display of strength, after a brief period of dejection, they quickly regained their composure and were filled with renewed fighting spirit.
Perhaps Shen Changchuan's words of comfort had some effect; he didn't want to admit defeat, and he didn't want to truly become a disgrace to his master's disciples.

Hong Yang told Shen Changchuan,
He won't watch the finals; he plans to venture into the southern Yue region to accumulate as much knowledge and skills as possible, and then strive to advance to the Divine Travel Realm.

At last,
Hong Yang wished him good fortune and that he would win first place in the competition.

For this,

Shen Changchuan naturally had nothing to do with stopping him, and offered his blessings, wishing him good luck on his journey.

Half a day later,
With the conclusion of the final match of the second round of the semifinals,

So far,

The long and arduous semi-final has finally come to an end.

After the Immortal Sect Leader, True Person Xuanfeng, announced the battle results...

The players with the most wins and the highest rankings have also been revealed.

among them,

Shen Changchuan, Lin Wushuang, and two other inner disciples of the Immortal Sect named Gu Yusheng and Zhong Jingrui achieved a perfect record of ten consecutive victories, tying for first place in the semi-final competition.

but,

Everyone knows,
Gu Yusheng and Zhong Jingrui were only able to achieve ten consecutive victories because they were lucky and did not encounter any truly strong opponents. They were simply lucky to have picked up some easy wins.

No one believed that either of them truly possessed the ability to be number one. Even Shen Changchuan...
Most people are not very optimistic about it either.

Although Shen Changchuan's extremely powerful performance in the battle between him and Xuan Tianxing managed to change most people's attitudes towards him,

They believed his strength was considerable and that he was qualified to compete at the very top level of the Immortal Sect's inner sect.
However, Lin Wushuang's accumulated strength over the years, coupled with the legendary power of true intent and the many accolades bestowed upon him as a top-tier prodigy among the inner disciples of the Immortal Sect,
Let them feel
Although Shen Changchuan is quite strong, he may not be able to defeat Lin Wushuang.

after all,

The lingering influence of the top disciples of the Immortal Sect's inner sect is not something that can be easily broken.

of course,

Although most people were not optimistic about Shen Changchuan's final outcome

But no one can deny that
This final battle will be a fierce struggle.

Many people are still full of expectations for this.

After all, that was a clash of power representing the limit that cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage could reach.
The power of space versus the power of true meaning.
Both of them represent power at the Profound Core Realm level.

All of them were beings who, while at the Nascent Soul stage, mastered the power of the Profound Core stage, surpassing their previous level.
This is absolutely the ultimate showdown between the best of the best!

but,

The second round of the semifinals ended, but the finals did not begin immediately.

The second round of the semi-finals took a considerable amount of time, and the sect leader, Master Xuanfeng, and the two Xuan Dan realm elders hoped to take a two or three-day break so that the participants who advanced to the finals could rest a bit.

Secondly,

The question is about the members who will participate in the finals.

Since the second round of the semifinals is a two-on-one battle format, consisting of ten matches, and the results are calculated based on the number of wins,

During this process, not everyone had a chance to fight all the other semi-finalists in a series of matches; for example, Shen Changchuan and Lin Wushuang had not faced each other.

Furthermore, because different cultivators practice different methods and techniques, resulting in different strengths and weaknesses, and factors such as carelessness can also influence the outcome of a battle, it is impossible to simply determine the winner based on strength alone.

therefore,

This less-than-perfect tournament format resulted in more than four players winning all ten of their final matches.

At the same time, there are as many as 23 people with nine wins and one loss!

According to Master Xuanfeng's original idea, the final competition should have a total of twenty participants.

The extra seven people made the number of people inaccurate, which made things more difficult.

For this,

After a brief discussion, Xuanfeng Zhenren and other high-ranking members of the immortal sect decided not to compromise and allow all twenty-seven people to enter the finals.

Instead, an additional playoff was added.

Selecting the twenty finalists also serves as a warm-up for the finals.

Their approach,
Sixteen arenas were erected in the square.
Then, from among the twenty-three disciples who had nine wins and one loss, sixteen were randomly selected and placed on the arena.

The seven people who were not chosen can then freely select to challenge the defending champion in the arena.
The winners stay, the losers are eliminated.

If the defending champion is knocked off the stage, they can choose any stage to challenge.

finally,
The sixteen people who remain in the ring will qualify for the finals.

In order to avoid wasting time,
The three patriarchs of the Immortal Sect also added a rule.
That means each person can only have one chance to actively challenge the defending champion.

(End of this chapter)