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

Upon hearing Zhao Huang's voice, all the other Core Formation cultivators turned to look at him.

Elder Li and Fairy Yun exchanged a glance before Elder Li finally spoke and asked.

"Elder Zhao, have you discovered something?"

Zhao Huang did not answer immediately, but continued to stare at Li Yunfan, a look of excitement gradually appearing on his face.

Seeing the other party's expression, Elder Li and Fairy Yun were even more confused, and even the other Core Formation cultivators were baffled.

"Elder Li, this person shouldn't be a cultivator from your Luoyun Sect, right?" Zhao Huang withdrew his gaze, a faint smile appearing on his face, and slowly spoke to Elder Li.

Upon hearing this, Elder Li and Fairy Yun were both startled, but they maintained a calm expression on their faces.

"Elder Zhao, what makes you say that? If he weren't a disciple of my Luoyun Sect, why would I have brought him to participate in the Sword Trial Tournament!" Elder Li said expressionlessly.

"That's true. I was careless with my words. I hope Elder Li will not take offense!" Zhao Huang looked at the other party deeply upon hearing this, and then suddenly chuckled and said.

Elder Li naturally couldn't really blame the other party; he simply shook his head and turned his gaze back to the arena.

Jiang Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, his thoughts racing, but he didn't ask anything. He also turned to look at the battle on the arena.

In fact, the practice of Luoyun Sect accepting disciples halfway through cultivation is not uncommon in the cultivation world, but it is indeed a bit of a trick for this Sword Trial Tournament.

However, even if Baiqiaoyuan and Gujianmen really found out, it's impossible for Luoyunzong to give any explanation because of it.

After all, the Luoyun Sect has consistently ranked last and received the least amount of pure liquid among the three sects. Letting them win once in a while is not a big deal. After all, the most precious reward among the winners, the Spirit Stabilizing Pill, was provided by the Luoyun Sect.

Just as these Core Formation elders were talking, Li Yunfan's battle on the arena was also nearing its end.

The female cultivator from Baiqiao Academy, although only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, did not admit defeat directly. Instead, she summoned her magic weapon, preparing to fight against Li Yunfan, a late-stage cultivator.

However, after Li Yunfan unleashed the six daggers of the Ghost Shadow Six Demon Blades, the battle situation had already tilted sharply in his favor.

Seeing that Fu Jiaomei was sweating profusely as she manipulated the magic weapon to continuously defend against the attack of the six daggers, but still refused to admit defeat, Li Yunfan sighed inwardly and raised his hand to release two more magic weapons that shot towards her.

Upon seeing this, Fu Jiaomei's expression changed instantly, and she hurriedly cried out in a sweet voice, "I admit defeat!"

Li Yunfan smiled slightly, raised his hand, and the six daggers, one sword, and one saber stopped their attack and flew back.

"Fellow Daoist, you are too kind!"

He clasped his hands in a fist salute to Fu Jiaomei from afar, said something, and then turned and flew off the stage.

Fu Jiaomei watched Li Yunfan's retreating figure, bit her lower lip, and then reluctantly returned to the crowd in Baiqiao Courtyard.

"The fourth match: Jiang Mingxuan of the Ancient Sword Sect versus Fu Haitong of the Hundred Crafts Academy!"

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The competition proceeded smoothly, and the first round was quickly completed. The remaining fifteen participants then competed in the second round.

This time, Li Yunfan's opponent was a male cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment from the Ancient Sword Sect. He used a red and blue dual sword, but he was also besieged by Li Yunfan using the Ghost Shadow Six Demon Blades and two magic weapons, and finally had no choice but to admit defeat.

In the third round, he used the same trick again, defeating a male cultivator from the Hundred Crafts Academy who was at the initial stage, and successfully entered the top four.

What puzzled Li Yunfan was that, despite knowing his cultivation level and his extremely bullying attack methods, none of the early-stage cultivators who encountered him took the initiative to admit defeat.

However, after a moment's thought, he realized the reason.

Firstly, the generous rewards tempted them to take a gamble. Since the rules forbade killing, and their lives were no longer in danger, they could act without restraint.

Secondly, they are fighting on behalf of their sect, and the sect elders are also watching. If they don't even fight back, wouldn't that be a disgrace to the sect? Would they be in a good position when they return to the sect?

Thus, with the conclusion of the second and third group competitions, Li Yunfan and the other eleven people entered the final round.

Among them, there were five cultivators from the Ancient Sword Sect, four cultivators from the Hundred Crafts Academy, and only Li Yunfan from the Falling Cloud Sect, a mid-Foundation Establishment male cultivator from Hidden Sword Peak, and a mid-Foundation Establishment male cultivator from Fire Cloud Peak.

Afterwards, the twelve participants drew lots to determine who would win the first place. Since two people had to be eliminated and a winner had to be chosen, each person would not only fight one battle. To allow the participating disciples time to recover, the competition lasted for three days before finally ending.

Unsurprisingly, Li Yunfan, with his late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, secured first place. Besides him, the mid-stage disciple from Hidden Sword Peak also made it into the top ten, ranking eighth.

He originally thought that with his proficiency in controlling multiple magical artifacts at the same time, he could defeat the cultivators facing him. However, the two sword cultivators from the Ancient Sword Sect and the male cultivator at the peak of the middle stage of the Hundred Crafts Academy still forced him to use the Purple Nether Heart Flame to finally defeat them.

Seeing that he could not only control multiple magical artifacts at the same time, but also possessed purple spiritual fire, everyone present was amazed. Even the disciples of Luoyun Sect who participated in the competition looked at Li Yunfan with a sense of awe.

The biggest surprise was for Elder Li and his two companions from Luoyun Sect. Li Yunfan really made them proud this time, not only making it into the top ten but also winning the title of winner.

Based on this calculation, although only two people from the Luoyun Sect made it into the top ten, because Li Yunfan won the championship, the ranking among the three sects is Luoyun Sect, Ancient Sword Sect, and Hundred Crafts Academy.

"I hope that Luoyun Sect will have such disciples at the next conference!" Jiang Yun of the Ancient Sword Sect snorted lightly, saying with a hint of sourness.

Elder Li raised an eyebrow slightly, glanced at Jiang Yun whose expression was not very good, and said with a smile.

"Then I'll accept your kind words, Brother Jiang!"

Unlike the verbal exchanges between the two factions at the Core Formation stage, Elder Zhao Huang of the Hundred Crafts Academy looked at Li Yunfan with a meaningful gaze, seemingly plotting something.

The day after the competition ended, Li Yunfan and the other ten people, led by the Core Formation experts from the three sects, arrived at a small, unnamed valley in the middle of Yunmeng Mountain through a teleportation array.

This valley is located in a remote area, nestled against the mountainside. It is shrouded in damp mist year-round, making it extremely dark and humid. Countless poisonous insects and snakes inhabit the valley, making it very dangerous.

Because the valley was small and shrouded in mist, even if cultivators flew overhead, they would easily miss them, and no one would want to land and investigate.

But deep within this unassuming valley lies the most precious treasure of the three sects of Yunmeng.

The Tree of Spiritual Eyes!