Selection criteria

Xiao Feng also hadn't expected that the Sect Leader would personally come to explain this matter to him.

Recalling it, it seemed that the Great Competition was indeed about to arrive soon.

It was held once every ten years.

If things went smoothly, perhaps the same group of people would participate in the Great Competition multiple times in a row.

Xiao Feng didn't understand the meaning of this ten-year Great Competition.

And since some Sects were already colluding with each other, why would they still participate?

Without even basic fairness guaranteed, participating was nothing more than a superficial effort.

"But since Master already knows that people from different Sects are colluding with each other, eliminating people from other Sects in advance, and the fairness of the Great Competition can't even be guaranteed, is there any meaning in participating?" Xiao Feng directly asked.

The Azure Sect Master shook his head and then said, "Things aren't that simple. Although people from other Sects will also collude, this is also a key test of your strength."

"For this Great Competition, I and the other Elders have already discussed it and decided to let you lead the team. The reason we arranged this marriage alliance for you is so that you can form a good alliance with Xuantian Sect afterwards."

"Since they can form alliances, so can we. This concerns the distribution of resources in the Cultivation World afterwards. Without resources, the Sect's strength cannot improve, so how can we talk about the future?"

"Currently, besides the Demon Clan, there are also those Demon Kings from the Demon Race eyeing us covetously. Although they haven't caused any trouble for the time being, the Cultivation World will likely become chaotic again in not too long."

"So we must be fully prepared for everything. What's more, people from other Sects will also choose to form alliances with each other, which is also a test of your ability."

"See if you can break their alliance, and if you can win people over, it will also be helpful to you in the future."

Xiao Feng knew that he couldn't refuse the title of team leader.

After all, his strength had been quite stable during this time.

Within the Sect, few people could match him.

But regarding the other Sects, Xiao Feng didn't understand them at all!

The original owner wasn't someone who actively studied.

All the memories in his mind were about romance and being a simp.

Xiao Feng couldn't filter out much useful information from them.

Now that he had to participate in the ten-year Great Competition, Xiao Feng could only hope that his Realm would refresh in the next few days and not drop to the first, second, or third stage.

Otherwise, he would truly be utterly humiliated.

Fortunately, his Qing Sect Qi Refining Technique had successfully entered the Early Stage of the fourth tier.

His sword technique was also very proficient, although it hadn't reached the level of man and sword becoming one.

But within the Qing Sect, his strength could also be ranked in the first tier.

"Disciple will not fail Revered Master's expectations and will definitely lead the Junior Brothers and Little Sisters to successfully win this Great Competition. I will absolutely not disappoint Revered Master."

The Azure Sect Master nodded with satisfaction.

Just as he was about to leave, Xiao Feng seemed to have suddenly thought of something.

He directly said, "To participate in the ten-year Great Competition, we definitely need to select some Disciples, right? Revered Master, can you give this Disciple some freedom? The Junior Brothers and Little Sisters who go with this Disciple need to be personally chosen by this Disciple."

According to Xiao Feng's seniority as a personal Disciple.

Although he was still very young, he could indeed be called a Senior Brother.

His Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters were actually only the few Cultivators who were also Disciples of the Sect Leader and ranked before him.

Others calling him Senior Brother was also appropriate.

Even if they were much older than him!

However, the chaotic situation within the Sect itself didn't need to be mentioned.

Few people were willing to call him Senior Brother, and even if they did, few were willing from the bottom of their hearts.

This small request could still be granted by the Sect Leader, who directly nodded.

After happily seeing the Sect Leader off, Xiao Feng planned what kind of rules should be set for the upcoming selection competition.

Many people throughout the Sect knew that the Great Competition was approaching.

The opportunity to shine again every ten years had finally come around to them.

They all wanted to make a name for themselves in the Great Competition.

When it was announced that Xiao Feng was responsible for the selection competition before the Great Competition, everyone was puzzled.

But then they thought that the Sect Leader's other Disciples had all gone out for training.

Furthermore, the age of the other Disciples did not fit; as the leading Disciple, their status had to be high.

Besides Xiao Feng, there were no other candidates, so they could only reluctantly accept it.

There were age restrictions for participating in the Great Competition; not everyone could participate.

After Xiao Feng announced that registration for the selection competition could begin, many within the age limit came to register.

Some even wanted to flatter Xiao Feng, hoping he would choose them to participate in this Great Competition.

However, anyone who tried to curry favor like this had their name immediately crossed off by Xiao Feng.

They couldn't even participate in the first selection.

The pre-competition selection lasted for five days. After five days, Xiao Feng took the final list of selected individuals directly to the Sect Leader.

The Sect Leader was immediately puzzled to see that the names of some Disciples with quite good strength did not appear on the list.

However, since he had already agreed to let Xiao Feng be responsible for this selection, he wouldn't say anything more.

Furthermore, it wasn't that all the strong individuals weren't on the list; some were still included.

The Sect Leader handed the list back to Xiao Feng and told him to take it and announce it.

When Xiao Feng publicly announced the final list of selected individuals within the Sect, it immediately caused an uproar.

Many people were unconvinced, and yes, those were the Disciples with quite good strength.

They publicly questioned Xiao Feng's criteria for selecting people.

Why could those with weaker strength than them be successfully selected while they couldn't?!

Among these people, there were even some Disciples who habitually targeted Xiao Feng.

They dreamed of making a name for themselves in this Great Competition and completely overshadowing Xiao Feng's reputation.

But they hadn't expected that Xiao Feng would even deny them the chance to participate.

Xiao Feng also happened to be the team leader for this Great Competition, so they were unconvinced and directly confronted Xiao Feng.

"Xiao Feng! Are you doing this on purpose?!"

"That's right, you're doing it on purpose! Don't you know that the results of this Great Competition affect the distribution of resources for our Qing Sect for a long time to come? You're actually letting us strong ones go down and letting the weak ones go up?!"

"Even if you're seeking revenge, can't you put it aside? Don't you know how important this matter is? How can you be so reckless!"

"How can someone like you, who can't even separate private matters from public matters, be the team leader for this Great Competition? You're intentionally making things difficult for us!"