Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll definitely complete the mission."

Li Pingan laughed.

Then he said with some doubt,

"Senior sister, I see that many of the inner sect's prodigies are also participating in this trial. Why aren't you going?"

Qingyue looked at Li Ping'an as if he were an idiot and said.

"Are you stupid? Your senior sister has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. How can I participate? Don't you know that disciples above the Foundation Establishment stage are not allowed to participate in this trial?"

Li Ping'an was dumbfounded.

"Senior sister, you've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage? If I remember correctly, didn't you start your training later than Tang Jiannan and the others? How did you reach the Foundation Establishment stage so quickly?"

"Tch, don't you know your senior sister is incredibly talented?"

"But……"

Li Ping'an was still puzzled.

"Isn't Tang Jiannan a top-grade single-elemental root? That's already the absolute best talent. Could it be that your talent...?"

"That's right."

Qingyue smiled and said,

"I am the legendary Heavenly Spiritual Root. Although Tang Jiannan's talent is not bad, he is still far inferior to your senior sister."

"What! A top-grade celestial spiritual root!"

Upon hearing this, Li Ping'an was immediately stunned.

He knew before that Qingyue was very talented and highly regarded by the sect's elders and leader.

She was practically a princess in the inner sect.

But he never expected that Qingyue would actually have a top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root.

You should know that this spiritual root is much more powerful than any single spiritual root.

Because a Heavenly Spiritual Root is equivalent to having five top-grade single spiritual roots.

What does this mean? Invincible!

Li Ping'an took a deep breath. He had originally thought that Tang Jiannan and the others were already considered geniuses.

But compared to Qingyue, it was truly like a small witch seeing a big witch.

Is genius merely the threshold to meeting my senior sister Qingyue?

Li Ping'an clicked his tongue, his emotions remaining unsettled for a long time.

Just then, a dark mass of people flew in from the distance.

They were all dressed in bright red clothing, and landed one by one on the square.

Then, people from the Crimson Fire Sect arrived next to the Tongtian Sword Sect's formation.

Upon seeing the newcomer, many disciples of the Tongtian Sword Sect glared at him with hostility.

Many people gritted their teeth and couldn't resist taking out their magical artifacts.

Meanwhile, the Crimson Fire Sect was also staring at the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect with provocative eyes.

"Aren't these a bunch of cowards from the Tongtian Sword Sect? Why are so many of them going this year? What's going on? Are they afraid there aren't enough of them for us to kill?"

Inside the Crimson Fire Sect's formation, a young man with his hair standing on end stared defiantly at everyone from the Heavenly Sword Sect.

His tone was full of mockery.

"snort!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Jiannan snorted coldly and glared at the long-haired man.

"Chen Fan, I advise you not to be too arrogant. It's still uncertain who will ultimately claim the top spot this year."

"Tch!" the long-haired man named Chen Fan sneered.

"Tang Jiannan, don't think that just because you've deliberately suppressed your cultivation for a year, you can easily take first place in this trial. Let me tell you, this year's champion is ours, the Crimson Fire Sect! If your Heavenly Sword Sect dares to stand in our way, be prepared for rivers of blood to flow!"

Faced with this blatant threat, the disciples of the Tongtian Sword Sect also rose up in righteous indignation and cursed.

"Arrogant scoundrel! What's the use of spouting nonsense here? Let's see who's truly capable in the trials!"

The two sects hadn't even been together for a few minutes before they started arguing fiercely.

Seeing this, Li Ping'an couldn't help but turn to Qingyue and ask.

"Senior sister, what do they mean by 'leader'? Why do they seem to value it so much?"

Qingyue said, "The champion is the disciple who collects the most rare and precious herbs during the trial. You will receive a certain number of points for each herb you collect, and when you have the highest number of points, you will be the champion."

"I see." Li Ping'an nodded and said, "So what are the benefits of being the champion? Why are they all vying for it?"

"There will definitely be benefits," Qingyue said.

"Every year during the trials, the four major sects join forces to offer a magic weapon of at least the upper-grade Xuan rank as the prize for the champion. And it's not just any ordinary upper-grade Xuan rank weapon; it's an upper-grade Xuan rank weapon that has been baptized by the sounds of the Great Dao. So naturally, these guys will fight tooth and nail for it."

"I see." Li Ping'an suddenly realized.

No wonder these disciples, who are already at the Foundation Establishment stage, insist on suppressing their cultivation level to participate in this trial.

It turns out it was for the sect's reward.

"Senior sister, which sect won the championship last year?"

Qingyue glared at him and said, "It must be our Tongtian Sword Sect."

"Who is it?" Li Pingan asked curiously.

"Who else could it be?" Qingyue puffed out her small chest and said proudly.

"It has to be me! Who else but your senior sister has such great abilities?"

"That seems to be true." Li Ping'an nodded slightly.

Qingyue possesses a top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root.

He stands out from the crowd among these exceptional talents.

It wouldn't be surprising if he won first place.

Just as the two major sects were arguing fiercely...

A short while later, two more groups of people arrived.

They are the Eastern Sage Sect and the Giant Elephant Sect, respectively.

When the disciples of the two major sects arrived, they found the disciples of the Tongtian Sword Sect and the Chihuo Sect arguing heatedly.

They all started watching the drama unfold on the sidelines.

They all started discussing it.

"I wonder which sect will win the championship this year."

"No matter which sect wins, it definitely won't be the Tongtian Sword Sect. They only have one Tang Jiannan. Although he has deliberately suppressed his cultivation level for a year, I heard that other sects have prepared many backup plans to deal with him. Tang Jiannan will probably have a hard time."

"But why was the Tongtian Sword Sect able to win first place last year?"

"The one who won the championship..." Inside the Eastern Sacred Sect, two disciples who were chatting couldn't help but show a look of reminiscence on their faces.

"That person is a rare genius among our generation, named Qingyue. He has a top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root. With him participating in the last trial, the geniuses from other sects didn't dare to participate at all. In the last trial, he was basically an existence that dominated everything. No one dared to compete with him, and he easily won the championship."

"So that's how it is! A top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root! My god, that's one in a million. Tsk tsk, it seems the Tongtian Sword Sect is going to firmly dominate the other sects from now on!"

"That's hard to say. What if our sect produces such a prodigy?"

"That's true!"

Right at the entrance to the portal, hundreds of disciples were engaged in a heated and intense debate.

Suddenly a figure descended from the sky and shouted.

"quiet!"

The voice was like the descent of a god, shaking the entire audience.

This silenced all the disciples who were talking loudly.

The leaders of the various sects have arrived!

Everyone looked up at the sky and saw that more than ten figures had descended from the sky.

These people are all top-level figures among the four major sects.

Li Ping'an immediately spotted the middle-aged man standing in the center, Wan Zhenshan.

He was the sect leader of the Tongtian Sword Sect, whose cultivation was unfathomable, and it was said that he had already entered the Nascent Soul realm.

Beside him stood a stunningly beautiful girl in pink.

Her features were exquisitely delicate, as if they had been meticulously sculpted.

She had fair skin and eyes that shone with a refined and otherworldly beauty.

It's so captivating that you can't help but fall in love with it at first glance.

A saintess! She's actually a saintess!

Her marriage to the Tongtian Sword Sect immediately caused a great uproar.

Everyone recognized the girl beside the sect leader as the Holy Maiden of the Tongtian Sword Sect.

It's actually the Holy Maiden who has arrived!

Li Ping'an felt a tremor in his heart and couldn't help but look at the girl.