Don’t think that just because you killed a Qi Cultivation Realm Great Perfection cultivator outside, there is no one left in the Outer Sect.
The waters in the Outer Sect run deep!
Yan Dingzhi and Li Yunjing were just ordinary friends. Of course, he wouldn’t voice his true thoughts, as it wouldn’t be helpful and might offend Li Yunjing, affecting their relationship.
That’s how practical people are in the workplace.
The two chatted in the "Scripture Pavilion" for a few moments, considering it a bit of relaxation before the big battle.
Today was the day of the Outer Sect competition, and the handover between the two groups was swift.
And according to Li Yunjing and Yan Dingzhi’s arrangement, the members who hadn’t joined the competition formed a temporary group responsible for guarding the first floor of the "Scripture Pavilion" for the next few days.
As for Li Yunjing and Yan Dingzhi, they led the others down from "Brocade Peak" and headed toward the "Foreign Affairs Hall."
This time, Li Yunjing dismissed the idea of using the Teleportation Array.
Although he could lavishly spend Spirit Stones, others weren’t necessarily the same.
The group members, including Yan Dingzhi’s, couldn’t afford the high teleportation fees.
Even Yan Dingzhi chose to walk gladly, so naturally, Li Yunjing joined the group in walking.
Given the number of people present, Li Yunjing couldn’t afford to pay for all their teleportation, and using it alone would make him stand out, which wasn’t appropriate.
Outside the peak where the "Foreign Affairs Hall" was located, there was a valley that served as the Martial Arts Arena for the Outer Sect competition.
This Martial Arts Arena was extremely large, the biggest among all arenas in the Shenxiao Dao Sect.
At this moment, when Li Yunjing, Yan Dingzhi, and their group of nine arrived at the Southern Mountain Area, they found it crowded with people.
Everyone was converging towards the valley where the Martial Arts Arena was.
Even many Outer Sect disciples who didn’t have the qualifications to participate were making time to come and watch the skilled fights to improve their own battle techniques.
Among the numerous Outer Sect disciples, there were even some Inner Sect disciples mixed in, discussing as they headed to the arena.
Obviously, the Outer Sect competition attracted even some Inner Sect disciples to watch the excitement.
As they entered the arena with the surging crowd, Li Yunjing and Yan Dingzhi each found a seat and sat down.
The arena was immensely huge, like sixty-four football fields combined.
The sect’s Stewards had divided the entire arena into sixty-four stages.
Each round of the competition could simultaneously arrange for 128 participants to duel.
With so many people competing at the same time, the Outer Sect competition was progressing fairly quickly.
The grandstand where Li Yunjing and Yan Dingzhi sat could accommodate 100,000 spectators, so there was no worry about people not finding a seat.
As a result, the Shenxiao Dao Sect didn’t designate specific seats or implement ticket sales to control the scale.
The sect leaders hoped more people would watch the Outer Sect competition to learn from the excellent performances of their peers and enhance themselves.
Apart from the ordinary stands, the central area of the grandstand was reserved by dozens of Inner Sect disciples.
Ordinary Outer Sect and Inner Sect disciples were not allowed to sit there.
Those seats were reserved for the senior members of the sect, event managers, Stewards, and True Disciples.
The central grandstand had over 300 reserved seats, as typically fewer than 300 high-level individuals attended each year’s competition.
According to tradition, these seats were sufficient.
In the very center of these 300 seats was a carefully arranged row of tables and chairs.
These were all high-level items, with each table and chair being a Top Grade Magical Artifact.
A total of nine seats were reserved for the elders of the sect.
The Outer Sect competition wasn’t of the highest level, so the Sect Leader wouldn’t attend, but traditionally, the elder responsible for Outer Sect affairs would personally attend and watch.
Li Yunjing’s gaze turned to the central grandstand, where several Stewards in yellow robes and True Disciples had already taken their seats.
Compared to the Outer Sect disciples, these people were esteemed figures.
The Stewards and True Disciples conversed among themselves, scanning the numerous Outer Sect disciples arrogantly and directing the scene.
Before long, Li Yunjing spotted some familiar faces.
Yu Yunyi, Fu Chao, and Lv Ruoxi had also arrived and were seated at the edge of the central grandstand.
Fu Chao glanced around after sitting down and suddenly sensed someone looking at him. He immediately glanced over and saw it was Li Yunjing, breaking into a smile and waving him over.
At that moment, Yu Yunyi and Lv Ruoxi also noticed Li Yunjing and waved at him enthusiastically.
"Hey! They’re all here! Are they here to watch me perform?"
Li Yunjing’s spirits lifted, knowing they had come to cheer him on. He nodded in response and stood up.
"Brother Li, there’s still half an hour before it starts. Where are you going?"
Yan Dingzhi asked curiously as he saw Li Yunjing get up.
"Several senior brothers and sisters above are calling me,"
Li Yunjing replied, pointing to the central grandstand.
Yan Dingzhi, Su Guo, and Jin Shouyun looked in the direction Li Yunjing pointed.
They saw Yu Yunyi, Lv Ruoxi, and Fu Chao looking their way, gesturing and waving.