Li Cang quickly filled Fang Chen in on everything he knew.
It turned out that there were various types of competitions set up every year for the disciples to spar in, and they were organized by every branch. These were referred to as “Minor Competitions.”
In addition to the Small Competitions, there were also Grand Competitions, and these were held once every five years, in which every member of the family needed to participate. The next Grand Competition was just half a year away.
The third branch’s Minor Competition would be held tomorrow. The competition was split into three sections: pill refinement, talisman crafting, and techniques. The pill refinement and talisman crafting competitions were bearable as they were more of a demonstration rather than a competition. And since there weren't many disciples in the third branch who pursued these two paths, the results of these two were usually quite ordinary. After all, if a cultivator didn’t have sufficient talent, then pursuing any of these two paths could prove to be a waste of precious cultivation time.
Now came the techniques section, which was the highlight of tomorrow's competition. The most outstanding disciples of the third branch would be present to demonstrate their techniques to the other disciples. During the competition, the Foundation Building Realm cultivators of the third branch would be the judges. The top ten in the Minor Competition would receive varying spirit stones as rewards. If a third rank disciple entered the top ten, they could be promoted to the second rank.
“Young Master Fang Chen, Fang Jue is the most well-received person in the third branch. He’s Elder Fang Ao's eldest disciple, so I don’t need to speak about how talented he is. He has been cultivating since young and has already reached the 11th stage of the Qi Refining Realm,” said Li Cang. “His comprehension of techniques surpasses ordinary people. Among the disciples of the same level in the third branch, no one can beat him. For the Minor Competitions that have been set up in the last ten years, Fang Jue has always come out on top.”
Fang Chen asked with a faint smile, “Besides Fang Jue, are there any other remarkable people in the third branch?”
Li Cang was slightly taken aback. He could sense that Fang Chen didn’t put Fang Jue in his eye at all!
“Young Master Fang Chen, the technique competition does not allow for the use of external powers, which means... spiritual treasures and talismans cannot be used,” Li Cang reminded Fang Chen tactfully.
“And lastly, for the fourth branch…” Li Cang's expression became strange. “There’s only one Foundation Building Realm elder in that branch, and he rarely appears in public. Their branch is not very prosperous, it has only a dozen or so members. However, it has Fang Xiu, who is exceptionally talented. It is rumored that he is about to advance to the 12th stage of the Qi Refining Realm.”
The difference in numbers between the fourth branch and the first branch was...quite significant. However… There was still a young genius in the fourth branch who was comparable to Fang Lingxing. That proved that the fourth branch should not be underestimated.
“Is Fang Lingxing a representative of the younger generation in the Fang Family?” asked Fang Chen.
Fang Chen’s divine soul had been standing in the void this whole time, and he had seen the entire scene from start to finish, causing a strange light to flash in his eyes.
That figure’s technique was quite interesting. If he wasn’t watching this with his divine soul, he wouldn't have been able to detect that figure.
“A Golden Core Realm can’t split his soul from his body yet, which means that they’ll probably not sense anything, ” mused Fang Chen.