Mortal: I became invincible after becoming sworn brothers with Han Li.

Li Yunfan glanced at the remaining twenty-nine people and found that only three of them were at or above the twelfth level of Qi Refining, while the rest were all at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"There are only eight people at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage; the rest are all at the early-Foundation Establishment stage..."

With a single sweep of his divine sense, he discerned the cultivation levels of everyone present, and couldn't help but secretly speculate about the strength of the disciples from the other two sects participating in the conference.

The fact that Luoyun Sect has repeatedly come in last place in the Sword Trial Tournament indicates that the number of disciples from the other two sects with cultivation levels above the mid-stage far exceeds that of Luoyun Sect.

Otherwise, with eight Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, even if they couldn't defeat the sword cultivators of the Ancient Sword Sect, they should have been able to secure second place.

While he was pondering to himself, the other twenty-nine disciples were also constantly scrutinizing his unfamiliar face.

"Senior Brother Han, this person should be the one personally appointed by Elder Feng. He looks completely unfamiliar. When did our Luoyun Sect produce such a late-stage disciple?" A round-faced youth standing at the back of the crowd said with a puzzled expression.

"He must be a newly joined disciple. I've seen quite a few Foundation Establishment stage disciples in the sect, but I have absolutely no recollection of this person," said the handsome young man, referred to as Senior Brother Han, as he narrowed his eyes and stared at Li Yunfan's back.

"A new addition?" The round-faced youth was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Li Yunfan carefully before nodding thoughtfully.

In fact, it wasn't just the two of them discussing Li Yunfan's identity; the other disciples were also whispering among themselves in groups of two or three, clearly very curious about him.

A moment later, three streaks of light of different colors suddenly appeared in the sky. They were incredibly fast and landed in front of the crowd in the square in the blink of an eye.

Li Yunfan looked up and saw a thin young man on the left, a solemn-faced middle-aged man in the middle, and a beautiful woman in a light green dress on the right.

As soon as the three landed, their eyes all turned to Li Yunfan, who was standing in the crowd, and a hint of curiosity appeared in their eyes.

"The three of us will be leading the team to this sword-testing tournament. I hope you will give it your all and win a good ranking for the sect!"

After the solemn-faced middle-aged man finished speaking, he patted the storage bag at his waist, and a large bird, several meters in size and covered in blue feathers, appeared in the air.

With a flap of its wings, the giant bird let out a loud cry. As its body shimmered with azure light, its size continued to grow, eventually reaching a height of over twenty zhang, obscuring everyone's heads.

At the middle-aged man's command, Li Yunfan and the other disciples flew onto the back of the giant bird. Once everyone was in place, the bird flapped its giant wings and instantly transformed into a streak of azure light, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Located in a huge valley surrounded by mountains on all sides, in the western mountain range of Yunmeng Mountain, where the Baiqiao Academy sect is situated.

Thousands of disciples from the Hundred Crafts Institute, dressed in various colorful clothes, were gathered in the square in the center of the valley, excitedly discussing something, creating an extremely noisy scene.

In front of these disciples stood dozens of men and women.

The seven or eight people at the front were all at the Core Formation stage, and they all stood calmly with their hands clasped behind them. Behind them were dozens of men and women, all of whom were at least at the Foundation Establishment stage.

These people were the heads of the Hundred Crafts Institute, the elders, and the stewards in charge of various positions.

"Huh! The people from Luoyun Sect have arrived. Why are they here so early this time?" An old man with a white beard suddenly looked up at the sky and said.

Upon hearing this, the academy masters and elders beside him simultaneously looked up and saw a huge black dot gradually approaching from the east.

As the black dot flew closer, everyone finally saw it clearly. It turned out to be an unusually large blue bird, flying towards them at an astonishing speed.

"This must be the rare Azure Light Eagle from the Falling Cloud Sect. It is indeed exceptionally beautiful." A kind-faced old man chuckled and said.

"This Azure Eagle is a treasure of the Falling Cloud Sect. It is used to ride in almost every Sword Trial Tournament. Although it is only a level 5 demon beast, it can change its size and fly at an extremely fast speed," another old man in a black robe with a wrinkled face added.

The giant bird moved with incredible speed, flapping its enormous wings, which emitted a bluish light, a few times before flying over the plaza and obscuring part of it.

Upon seeing such a gigantic monster, the disciples of the Hundred Crafts Academy in the square all widened their eyes, their expressions filled with horror.

With a flap of its wings, the giant bird unleashed a fierce, foul wind that caused the nearby lower-level disciples to lose their fighting strength and turn pale.

"stop!"

As a man's voice came from the back of the giant bird, the Azure Eagle folded its wings and floated directly in mid-air.

The next moment, the three Core Formation elders and Li Yunfan and other disciples standing on the bird's back descended on their magical artifacts.

"I never expected that Elder Li and Fairy Yun would be the leaders this time. It's quite a surprise!" The white-bearded old man greeted them with a smile.

"So it's Elder Zhao. There's nothing we can do; none of the other disciples from the other peaks are willing to lead the team, so only the three of us have come," the solemn-faced middle-aged man said with a wry smile.

"Greetings, Elder Zhao!" The beautiful woman in the light green dress smiled and bowed.

"You're too kind, Fairy Yun! And this is..." The white-bearded old man nodded, then looked at the last, thin young man and asked.

"This is Junior Brother Song He, the newly appointed Vice Peak Master of Illusion Stone Peak. Junior Brother Song, this is Elder Zhao of Hundred Crafts Academy. His strength is unmatched in the mid-stage of Core Formation, and he is also a master weapon refiner, renowned throughout the entire Xi Kingdom!" Elder Zhao Yan immediately introduced the two to each other.

Song He's eyes lit up, and he bowed to the white-bearded old man, praising him.

"So it's Elder Zhao! I've long heard of Elder Zhao's reputation as a master weapon refiner, but I never expected to finally see him in person today."

"Hehe, it's all just empty fame!" Elder Zhao with the white beard smiled even more. The art of weapon crafting was something he was extremely proud of, so he was naturally very pleased with Song He's praise.

Just as the group was talking, a flash of light suddenly appeared in the distant sky, followed by a large group of colorful lights that flew toward the square from afar.

"...The people from the Ancient Sword Sect have also arrived. I wonder which elder is leading the group?" The white-bearded old man looked up at the horizon and said with narrowed eyes.

The three from Luoyun Sect also looked up, but none of them spoke, as if they didn't welcome the people from Gujian Sect.

"Huh! I didn't expect the Falling Cloud Sect to be the first to arrive this time. Are they planning to return to their sect early after the competition?"

As a giant golden sword flew in front of the crowd, a short old man in his fifties or sixties landed and said with a hint of schadenfreude.