644: Chapter 644 Another Approach? It's Simple!

Immediately, a group of Elders surrounded Su Yun and cupped their hands, "We greet the Holy Master!"

Su Yun waved his hand and said in a gentle tone, "Elders, there is no need for such formalities!"

After saying that, he looked at Liu Chengfeng and asked another question, "Elder Liu, have all the Disciples arrived now?"

"Reporting to the Holy Master, all Disciples have arrived, including those outside the Holy Land who have returned under our summons!"

"Very good! Then let us go to the venue for the Disciple Competition now!"

Su Yun nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and ordered.

"I understand, Holy Master!"

Liu Chengfeng turned and gave instructions to the deacons.

The deacons then dispersed and organized the Disciples to begin moving.

"Elders, let us go!"

Su Yun took a step forward and flew to the front, while the other Elders followed one after another.

The Disciples also followed closely behind under the guidance of the deacons.

Soon, everyone arrived deep within the Second Layer of Taixuan Realm, an area surrounded by a large number of giant stones hundreds of thousands of feet high, with an outer layer of Restriction preventing the Disciples from entering.

An Elder in charge of this area stepped forward, activated a Jade Plaque, and lifted the Restriction.

Rumble—

The dozen or so giant stones at the very front moved to both sides, instantly opening a massive passage.

Through the passage, one could see a massive open space covering an area of a hundred miles.

Surrounding it were Observation Decks with an ancient design.

"How long has it been since this area was used?" Su Yun asked curiously.

If he hadn't become the Taixuan Holy Master, he wouldn't have known that this was also a place for holding the Disciple Competition.

After all, when he participated in various competitions within the Holy Land before, he had only done so at the Core Disciple Square and had never been here.

Hearing this, Perfected Chongyan spoke up: "Holy Master, our Holy Land has not used this place for five hundred years!"

"Although the Arenas here are equipped with Ancient Restrictions and are fully functional, they require too many Spirit Stones to activate, and the cost is too high.

"Furthermore, our Taixuan Holy Land has never been particularly wealthy, so we gradually stopped using this place to hold the Disciple Competition."

Hearing this, the other Elders were somewhat emotional, especially several older Elders who sighed with regret.

They had personally witnessed the Taixuan Holy Land continuously decline over the past few thousand years.

Not only were the Disciples unable to compare to those of other Holy Lands, but they were also becoming increasingly poor.

But things were different now...

Thinking of this, they looked at Su Yun and complimented him:

"It's all thanks to you now, Holy Master! Only then could we enable this area again to hold the Disciple Competition!"

"Exactly, our Holy Land is now nearly ten times wealthier than before!"

"I never dared to imagine that we could be as wealthy as we are now!"

...

Su Yun felt somewhat helpless and directly interrupted the Elders' compliments, "Alright, Elders, we can discuss these things when we have time! Let's head inside quickly now!"

If he didn't stop them from continuing, they would probably talk for a day and a night.

After all, while these Elders might not be particularly skilled in other areas, their flattery skills were maxed out!

In truth, he hadn't really done much; as for the Taixuan Holy Land becoming so wealthy, it was merely an accident.

However, overall, it was still because of strength.

He had now displayed sufficient strength, which led other Holy Lands and Cultivation Families to seek out their Taixuan Holy Land for various collaborations, eventually making the Taixuan Holy Land wealthy.

"Yes, Holy Master!"

The group of Elders agreed in unison, their faces beaming with smiles.

Soon, Su Yun brought the Elders onto the Observation Deck.

He took a step forward and looked down at the group of Disciples.

Seeing Su Yun stand out, the Disciples instantly fell silent and stopped talking, seemingly waiting quietly for his speech.

Their eyes were filled with admiration, especially the younger generation of Disciples who saw Su Yun as their role model.

Seeing this, Su Yun paused and said loudly:

"Disciples, the Disciple Competition officially begins today. I won't say much else; in short, the higher your ranking, the more rewards you will receive.

"Furthermore, I will personally present the rewards for this competition to the top ten Disciples.

"I hope all Disciples can achieve a rank they are satisfied with!"

"Holy Master, Holy Master! I will work hard! Top one hundred, here I come!"

"Hiss~ The Holy Master will personally present the awards to the top ten Disciples? Then I must be in the top ten! Junior Sisters, I'm sorry~ This opportunity to meet the Holy Master, I'm taking it!"

"Hahaha, I'm not who I used to be. In this Disciple Competition, I will definitely get a good ranking!"

...

The Disciples instantly became excited, their Battle Intent soaring as they were eager to try.

At this time, An Yuyao in the Jade Pearl Peak team and Mu Wanning in the Thunder Shadow Peak team looked at each other from a distance, both making up their minds at the same time.

They must become part of the top ten! They wanted Su Yun to see the results of their cultivation and, by the way, have him personally present the rewards to them!

...

A moment later, Liu Chengfeng stepped forward and said:

"Holy Master, I will now have the deacons summon the Arenas for the competition!"

Su Yun waved his hand, "Go ahead, hurry up!"

Soon, a group of deacons arrived around the area and activated the Restrictions.

Dazzling light of laws suddenly burst forth from the ground, and nearly a hundred Floating Arenas flew out from the surrounding giant stones, quickly moving into the field.

At the same time, the Restrictions on the surrounding Observation Decks were also activated, and countless Law patterns appeared, releasing white spiritual light that enveloped the sky above the Great Profound Realm. The massive commotion instantly spread throughout the entire Great Profound Realm.

"Holy Master, then I will go first to arrange for the Disciples to begin the competition!"

Liu Chengfeng cupped his hands and was about to leave.

"Wait a moment." Su Yun looked at those Floating Arenas, Lost in thought.

Liu Chengfeng: "Does the Holy Master have any other instructions?"

"Don't be in a hurry. Elders, do you think these Arenas can test the true strength of the Disciples?"

Su Yun turned to look at the other Elders and asked directly.

"This old man feels that it might not. Some Cultivators cannot display their full strength if the environment changes, so this kind of Arena battle might not perfectly test a Cultivator's specific strength!"

"Indeed, some Cultivators can instead display different levels of strength under special environments!"

"I agree with that view as well!"

"Unfortunately, we only have these Arenas, and there's no way to change the method of testing the Disciples!"

...

Several Elders spoke at once.

"That's not necessarily true. A different way? It's simple!"

A sharp light flashed in Su Yun's eyes, his tone mysterious.

Then, he reached out his hand and gave a gentle wave forward. In an instant, the clouds and winds changed...