I saved the entire sect by playing idly by letting things fall apart.

Those who come from the Eight Great Families are either confident or insecure—two extremes.

Clearly, this group of people chose self-confidence over their inferiority complex.

Just like the previous team competition, each of the five sects had its own courtyard. The difference was that the environment of the eight major sects was much better than that of the Sword Inquiry Sect. They had specific training grounds and competition stages, and alchemists also had quiet rooms to refine pills on their own. Everything was very well prepared.

"It's good to be rich." Ye Qiao looked at the group of servants coming and going, and the maids standing in a row next to them. She touched her chin and had the illusion that she had accidentally entered a TV drama.

"Did you grow up in this kind of environment?"

Mingxuan nodded.

Ye Qiao cupped his hands in apology: "Young master from a wealthy family, my apologies for not being more respectful."

The competition was held in the city of the Eight Great Families. The venue was very grand, with twice as many seats as the one prepared by the Sword Inquiry Sect for the team competition. Qin Fanfan led them to see the venue and then said, "This is the final competition where only the top 100 are qualified to go up."

"I don't think any of you will be eliminated in the first round, right?" Qin Fanfan asked.

Mu Chongxi: "It wouldn't be that bad."

For example, if more than 10,000 cultivators participate in the first round, then the top 1,000 cultivators will be selected to advance.

One hundred out of one thousand people advanced in the second round.

In the third round, the 100 who advanced will draw lots to determine the final ten.

"Once you're in the top ten, you can challenge any of the top ten disciples. If you win, you can take their place."

The first round was just a bunch of noobs fighting each other, and unfortunately, if they wanted to advance, they had to fight against those noobs.

The most boring part of the individual competition is the first round.

"Take good care of the jade slip and keep an eye on the rankings. You will have a month to draw lots and battle against those cultivators. Try to climb up your points as quickly as possible."

Ye Qiao opened the jade slip and glanced at it.

The top ten are all rogue cultivators, probably the kind who always find someone to fight one-on-one. With the addition of their disciples, the rankings should change soon.

Tomorrow the rankings will officially begin and their points will be calculated. After the group returned to their courtyard, the air was thick with the scent of cultivation, and spiritual energy was constantly being drawn out.

Everyone was working hard to make a name for themselves in the individual competition.

Ye Qiao no longer needs to meditate and cultivate automatically; her dantian will absorb nutrients on its own.

It takes longer to build a foundation for a Heavenly Spiritual Root than for a Top-Grade Spiritual Root. She had to absorb spiritual energy while also fighting with others to solidify her foundation.

Mu Chongxi tried fighting Ye Qiao and found that Ye Qiao's strength and spiritual energy were far superior to those of others at the same level.

Ye Qiao was born with a sword bone and learned swordsmanship quickly, but her spiritual root was also abnormal. Ye Qiao had a solid foundation, abundant spiritual energy, and a photographic memory. When the two were at the same level, Mu Chongxi simply couldn't beat her.

"High talent is indeed impressive." He clicked his tongue twice.

……

The rankings officially opened on the second day. The disciples of the other sects started drawing lots and accumulating points before dawn. Ye Qiao, who was awakened by the commotion of them leaving in a large group, yawned and buried her head to continue sleeping.

Xue Yu had also gone out to draw lots to find an opponent quite early on.

For every disciple who went out, some cultivators on the leaderboard were beaten badly, and the forum was filled with complaints.

"These disciples aren't even human, are they?"

"When I met Ye Qinghan, he didn't say a word to me and sent me flying with a single sword strike."

"If we encounter a direct disciple, we should just admit defeat. As long as we admit defeat quickly enough, embarrassment won't be able to catch up with us."

"Cultivators at the Golden Core stage can give it a try, but those at the Foundation Establishment or Qi Refining stage shouldn't humiliate themselves."

"Draw a fortune stick, but it's best to avoid those close associates."

"If I'm going to run into someone, let it be Ye Qiao."

Being Ye Qiao's teammate is undoubtedly a joy; in team competitions, she alone has the ability to dominate.

However, in individual competitions, she is undoubtedly the weakest among her group of mentors.

Some rogue cultivators at the Golden Core stage repeatedly drew lots, hoping to encounter Ye Qiao.

Mu Chongxi rested his chin on his hand, flipping through the jumbled messages on the jade slip, and slowly said, "They don't really think you're weak, do they?"

seriously.

At the same level, Ye Qiao was even stronger than them. What gave this group of people the illusion that Ye Qiao was easy to beat?

Mingxuan sat up and packed his things, preparing to go out and rack up points. "Who told her to be so flirtatious? She won several matches thanks to her flirtatiousness, and to this day, her strength remains a mystery to those cultivators."

For them, Ye Qiao was the easiest of their direct disciples to deal with.

After all, the weakest of the other sword cultivators was at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. Only she was at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

As the group was browsing the forum, Xue Yu, who had left early that morning, finally returned.

"The first round was pretty easy." After returning, Xue Yu lay back like a soulless salted fish, his eyes vacant, as if he were empty.

Ye Qiao pulled out a Spirit-Replenishing Pill and tossed it to him, asking, "What happened on your end?"

Xue Yu's eyes flickered slightly for a moment before he swallowed the Spirit-Replenishing Pill. After a pause, he spoke slowly, "I've competed in thirty matches in a row. Do you know how I got through today?"

There were few Danxiu people, and it was only the first round, so they were too lazy to watch Xue Yu's match.

The first round has a month to accumulate points, and the top 1,000 advance.

Xue Yu went out in the morning, and now that he's back, he looks like he's in a contest to see who's the dumbest.

"I managed to climb up the rankings to around 700 in just one day," Xue Yu said.

The alchemy competition assesses the speed of alchemy, the number of alchemical seals, and the quality and appearance of the pills.

Speaking of the appearance of pills, Ye Qiao couldn't help but vehemently criticize the cultivation world for judging medicines by their appearance.

"So fast." Ye Qiao was surprised.

Xue Yu said weakly, "There aren't many alchemists to begin with, only a little over a thousand in total."

Sword cultivators should be the most popular competition, she checked the sword cultivator rankings.

On the first day, all the disciples were busy climbing the rankings. Ye Qinghan drew lots and competed tirelessly, and his ranking soared into the top 100. His reputation was so great that the sword cultivators who encountered him would consciously admit defeat, which made him the fastest.

At this moment, only Xue Yu is climbing the leaderboard; the other four have zero points and are ranked outside the top thousand.

Ye Qiao glanced at the exhausted Xue Yu, stroked her chin, and said, "If that's the case, since there's still a month left, we should be able to secure a spot in the next round even if we're among the last few places, right?"

"???"

Meeting their bewildered gazes, Ye Qiao took the lead and casually remarked, "Anyway, isn't it enough to just get into the top 1,000 in the first round?"

In the cultivation world, there are few Golden Core cultivators, and only Ye Qinghan is a teenager at the Nascent Soul stage.

Getting onto the leaderboard is easy, but it's a waste of time. You have to draw lots every day to find opponents and then grind for points to get on the leaderboard. It's exhausting.

Mu Chongxi's eyes lit up slightly: "You can give it a try. If you encounter some strong opponents, you can easily defeat them. They will know better than to admit defeat as soon as they see you."

Ye Qiao's strength was unknown, which gave them the illusion that she was easy to defeat.

All she needs to do is prove herself, and any sensible swordsman will automatically admit defeat when they encounter her.

After all, nobody wants to get beaten up.

Xue Yu lay on the ground, calming himself for a moment. "We alchemists are all headstrong; everyone wants to challenge me." Was he not standing high enough?!

Mingxuan leaned back, grinning, "If you could conjure up a Heavenly Blessing and just stand there, they'd all obediently surrender, believe it or not?"

Xue Yu twitched the corner of his lips. "It's a good idea, but how can we get Heaven to bestow its blessing?"

This is a very mysterious question.

To date, very few alchemists have been able to receive blessings from the Heavenly Dao, and Biyue Zongsi Miaoyan is the only one among his direct disciples who can do so.

With the start of the individual competition, a group of disciples were playing intensely. After hearing Ye Qiaoka's suggestion to advance based on his ranking, Zhou Xingyun and Mu Chongxi were no longer in a hurry and leisurely watched the other disciples' matches.

The other four sects were all incredibly powerful, causing the cultivators to wail in despair on the forums. Only the much-anticipated Changming Sect remained relatively quiet.

What are they trying to do?

Some people finally realized what was going on.

"Advancing by ranking? Changming Sect, you truly live up to your reputation."

"Honestly, only the strong would dare to do that. Take Ye Qinghan, for example. Just standing there, he doesn't even need to draw his sword; he's practically admitting defeat. What gives Changming Sect the confidence to hold back their ranking? Aren't they afraid of failing to make the top 100 in the final round and being eliminated?"

"Zhou Xingyun and Mu Chongxi should be fine. They're famous, and any swordsmen they encounter will readily admit defeat. It won't take too much time."

"As for Ye Qiao... unless she can find someone of similar strength to fight and prove herself, the sword cultivators on the rankings usually won't voluntarily admit defeat. If no one admits defeat, and she fights her way up one by one, she'll be busy managing her ranking."

"Langlang, apart from fighting Yunque and killing demonic beasts, we rarely see her in a proper fight."

Ye Qiao advanced in the first round by a narrow margin, during which she tried to adjust the speed and shape of the bamboo shoots.

I also tried combining different sword techniques from various sects, and the results were surprisingly good.

The problem is that if the other sects see this scene, they will be in a very bad mood.

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More than six thousand, please stop scolding me, sob sob sob