The sect competition held every ten years

Li Changfeng's voice boomed like thunder and roared like a storm, instantly spreading throughout the entire plaza.

In the plaza, all the disciples, including Xiao Ming, immediately perked up.

Li Changfeng said with a serious expression, "The ten-year period has arrived; our Spirit Sword Sect will hold a Sect Competition!"

"The competition will take place one month from now."

"Within this month, the Sect will erect a combat platform in the plaza and summon other disciples who are out on assignments."

"And those of you disciples who have been staying in the Sect can also use the remaining time to accelerate your cultivation and improve your strength."

"Attention!"

"This competition will be open to all disciples, which means even Servant Disciples can participate on stage. The competition will select the top three most powerful disciples to follow this Sect Leader to the Qingtian Sword Sect to participate in the higher-level Eight Sects Tournament!"

Qingtian Sword Sect, Eight Sects Tournament.

As soon as these two terms were spoken, many disciples present were stunned.

Evidently, many were hearing about the Qingtian Sword Sect and the Eight Sects Tournament for the first time.

Perhaps seeing the disciples' confusion, Li Changfeng proactively explained, "Our Spirit Sword Sect is a two-star sect, subordinate to the Qingtian Sword Sect, and is one of the Qingtian Sword Sect's eight branches."

"The Qingtian Sword Sect is a Three-Star Sect, and every ten years, it will have its eight major branches send out their most elite disciples to compete against each other."

"Therefore!"

"The top three in this Sect Competition also bear the arduous task of bringing glory to our Spirit Sword Sect!"

"Alright, the announcements are made, you may return."

With that, Li Changfeng waved his hand, then led the many elders back to the Sect Great Hall.

It seemed they went back to discuss matters related to the competition.

Only a group of disciples remained, standing in the plaza, looking at each other.

"It truly is the Sect Competition and the Qingtian Sword Sect's Eight Sects Tournament..." an older disciple sighed, looking as if he had guessed correctly.

A new disciple nearby, hearing this, quickly asked curiously, "Excuse me, Senior Brother, what exactly is the deal with this Qingtian Sword Sect and the Eight Sects Tournament?"

The older disciple rolled his eyes and said, "Didn't you hear the Sect Leader just now? He explained all these things clearly, and you're still asking me?"

The new disciple chuckled awkwardly and said, "That's not what I meant. I was asking about the strength of the Qingtian Sword Sect..."

"Also, besides our Spirit Sword Sect, how powerful are the other seven branch forces?"

The older disciple pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "The Qingtian Sword Sect is located five thousand li away and is considered our headquarters. Because the Qingtian Sword Sect is a three-star force, it possesses grand masters at the Transformation Domain Stage!"

"Transformation Domain Stage experts?!"

The new disciples around him exclaimed in surprise.

Even Xiao Ming, who had been secretly listening, couldn't help but be slightly astonished.

After the Divine Sea Realm is the Yuqi Realm, and only after Yuqi is Transformation Domain!

The Qingtian Sword Sect actually had Transformation Domain Stage experts presiding over it; it truly was a major power!

Perhaps seeing the shock of the new disciples around him, the older disciple immediately became interested and spoke with spittle flying, "How powerful the Qingtian Sword Sect is, goes without saying."

"As for the other seven branches, they are also quite formidable."

"As far as I know, those seven branches are also two-star forces. However, several of their Sect Leaders are Yuqi Realm experts."

"In terms of strength, they are much more powerful than our Spirit Sword Sect."

At this point, the older disciple sighed heavily.

The new disciples around him, however, all looked shocked.

Everyone had thought the Spirit Sword Sect was already very powerful, but unexpectedly, compared to the other two-star branches, it seemed quite weak.

They were all two-star forces, so why was the gap so large?

"There are also strengths and weaknesses among two-star forces," the older disciple said softly, "like our Spirit Sword Sect, which is only considered a low-grade two-star force."

"And those sects with Yuqi Realm experts belong to high-grade two-star sects."

"So there's such a division..." a new disciple thought for a moment and said, "However, I don't think we need to be discouraged. Our Sect Leader has already cultivated to the Great Perfection of the Divine Sea Realm, and is only one step away from advancing to the Yuqi Realm."

"Once the Sect Leader also becomes a Yuqi Realm expert, we won't have to worry about being suppressed by other branches!"

"The problem isn't the strength of the Sect Leaders," the older disciple shook his head and said, "but rather the enormous gap between our disciples and the disciples of those branch sects!"

Hearing this.

Another new disciple asked, "Senior Brother, do you think our Spirit Sword Sect's top three can shine brightly in the Eight Sects Tournament?"

Upon hearing this, the older disciple smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Shine brightly? It would be good if they don't get utterly defeated!" the older disciple said with a complex expression, softly, "I remember during the last Eight Sects Tournament, the top three disciples of our Sect were directly beaten badly and returned dejectedly."

"It's said that after they returned, the Sect Leader's face turned green with anger..."

Xiao Ming listened quietly for a while before leaving the plaza and heading towards his residence.

Walking on the road, Xiao Ming's heart surged.

The Qingtian Sword Sect, which possessed Transformation Domain experts!

The Eight Sects Tournament!

These two matters greatly stimulated Xiao Ming.

This feeling was like there was a thick, unclear mist before his eyes, but suddenly, the mist dispersed, revealing a staircase leading straight to the sky.

This immediately gave Xiao Ming a clear direction for his efforts.

The Spirit Sword Sect was, after all, just a two-star sect, overly unremarkable on the Xianwu Continent.

If Xiao Ming wanted to go further, he would inevitably have to visit the Qingtian Sword Sect to broaden his horizons!

Only then could he meet more cultivation geniuses and simultaneously obtain more abundant opportunities.

Of course.

The Spirit Sword Sect would always be Xiao Ming's root; it was his starting point, and Xiao Ming would not forget this.

But not forgetting his roots did not prevent Xiao Ming from yearning for a broader platform!

Thinking this.

Xiao Ming quickened his pace, returning to his residence as quickly as possible.

Then he went into his room and continued to cultivate diligently!

...Somewhere in the Spirit Sword Sect.

A true disciple, appearing as a young man, had just returned from the plaza. He had a serious expression and muttered to himself, "The once-in-a-decade Sect Competition and the Eight Sects Tournament are about to begin again."

"This time, I must enter the top three and go to the Qingtian Sword Sect to meet the young powerhouses of the other sects!"

...Spirit Sword Sect's back mountain.

A long-haired young man in his twenties, with sharp eyes, clenched his fists and said almost through gritted teeth, "After the last Sect Competition, I participated in the Eight Sects Tournament as the Spirit Sword Sect's number one. The result was, I was brutally beaten!"

"This time, I must reclaim my dignity!"

"As a cultivation genius, I will prove to everyone that I am no worse than anyone else!"