Free Web NovelChapter 15: Chapter 15: The Outer Sect Grand Competition Finally Arrives
After returning to the Seventh Institute, Gu Yun didn’t go out again. He remained in his small courtyard, consolidating and improving his strength.
Gu Yun sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, circulating the Celestial Thunder Technique. His Spiritual Power churned like dragons and serpents when suddenly, BANG!
’I’ve finally broken through to the Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer Peak. If I calculate the time, the Outer Sect Competition should be starting soon.’ The thought flashed through Gu Yun’s mind.
Gu Yun then looked at the Heaven Rewards Diligence skill level panel before him.
Name: Gu Yun
Realm: Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer Peak
Cultivation Technique: Celestial Thunder Technique (4th Layer 10%) Trait: Purple Lightning
Martial Techniques: Wind and Thunder Saber Technique (Perfection), Mountain-Breaking Fist (Perfection), Wandering Dragon Step (Perfection)
Technique: Earth-Bursting Heaven-Shaking (Minor Success 15%), Breath Concealment Technique (Minor Success 50%), Little Thunder Technique (Great Success 1%)
Sword Momentum: Minor Success Sword Momentum (56%)
At this moment, Gu Yun was confident. Within the Spiritual Martial Realm, he feared no one. Not even that small handful of top disciples in the Profound Celestial Sect’s Outer Sect.
Gu Yun wasn’t afraid in the slightest. Whoever came for him would fall!
「...」
On this day, DONG! DONG! DONG!
In the early morning, the sun slowly rose from the east, its light illuminating the entire world. Wave after wave of melodious bells rang out across the Profound Celestial Sect’s Outer Sect!
In the center of the Profound Celestial Sect’s massive Outer Sect plaza, streams of people surged in from all directions. They either gathered in the center of the vast plaza or stood along its edges.
It was a sea of people, a cacophony of voices.
Among the crowd, the most numerous were the disciples dressed in the attire of the Profound Celestial Sect’s Outer Sect. They were followed by the Sect Leaders of Affiliated Sects and minor powers under the Profound Celestial Sect’s command, as well as clan leaders of great families and major forces, sect cultivators, and all sorts of other gathered figures...
The dense flow of people had turned the center of the Profound Celestial Sect’s enormous Outer Sect plaza into an ocean of bodies. There were people everywhere, inside and out!
"Clan Leader Ji, a pleasure, a pleasure! Long time no see. What brings you to the Profound Celestial Sect today?"
"Haha, the Profound Celestial Sect is the hegemon within a radius of tens of thousands of miles. How could I miss a major event like the Outer Sect Competition? I also brought a few youngsters from my Ji Family to see the world and witness the prodigies of the Eastern Profound Domain’s top sect, lest they spend all day arrogant and narrow-minded."
"Clan Leader Ji, you jest. The Ji Family’s Qilin Child is renowned far and wide. Even in this Profound Celestial Sect Outer Sect Competition, filled with countless geniuses, I’m sure your Qilin Child can rank among the very best and earn a spot as an Inner Sect Disciple." The one who spoke was a middle-aged clan leader at the Spiritual Martial Realm Ninth Layer.
"Hahaha, that’s not a guarantee. Although my Ji’Er has the potential to reach the True Martial Realm, he is currently only at the paltry Spiritual Martial Realm Seventh Layer," Clan Leader Ji said humbly.
Under the Profound Celestial Sect, the various families and Minor Sect forces were all intertwined. Although they didn’t usually have close relationships, they mostly knew each other, so once they started talking, they were all laughing and chatting.
The vast plaza of the Profound Celestial Sect’s Outer Sect was originally designed to accommodate one hundred thousand Outer Sect Disciples. However, for a grand event like this, how could there be only one hundred thousand people?
In the center of this enormous Outer Sect plaza stood a total of thirty massive, circular arenas. The arenas were constructed from obsidian as hard as iron.
Inscribed along the edges of the arenas were ancient and profound array patterns. This was a Defense Array meant to protect the spectators from the battles on stage. It exuded an ancient aura, and the Array looked quite advanced.
Among the Profound Celestial Sect’s hundred thousand Outer Sect Disciples, those who typically participated in the Outer Sect Competition were at least at the Spiritual Martial Realm Seventh Layer or higher.
As time slowly passed, the disciples from the first, second, third... all the way to the twentieth institute arrived one by one. The twenty institutes of the entire Outer Sect were now neatly arranged in square formations.
Among the Profound Celestial Sect’s hundred thousand Outer Sect Disciples, those who typically participated in the Outer Sect Competition were at least at the Spiritual Martial Realm Seventh Layer or higher.
This meant there were still several thousand people participating in this Outer Sect Competition.
Gu Yun was also in the formation for the Seventh Institute, preparing for the upcoming battles.
"Senior Brother!" called out Li Xingyue, who was wearing a black brocade robe. He was handsome, with sharp brows and bright eyes.
"Xingyue! It’s been a while. Huh? You rascal, you actually broke through to the Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer." Gu Yun said with a smile, slightly surprised.
"It was just a bit of luck. How could I compare to you, Senior Brother?" Li Xingyue said, looking at Gu Yun’s unfathomably deep aura.
Gu Yun gave a faint smile. "Haha, just a bit of luck for me as well. This time, the two of us, as martial brothers, should enter the Inner Sect together."
「Not long after.」
A pinpoint of blue light appeared on the eastern horizon. The blue light grew larger and larger, tinting the surrounding air with its color. Focusing their gaze, they could see a figure wrapped in the blue light, streaking toward them at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people.
SWISH!
The blue light landed on the Profound Celestial Sect’s elder platform and dispersed, revealing the figure within. The man stood with his hands clasped behind his back. Upon closer inspection, he appeared to be in his thirties with large-boned joints. The way he stood there was like a crouching tiger and a coiling dragon, exuding a terrifyingly powerful aura!
This was an Elder of the Profound Celestial Sect—Li Tianhu, an existence beyond the True Martial Realm, a supreme expert of the Tongxuan Realm.
A Tongxuan True Monarch!
A Tongxuan True Monarch was an incredibly rare existence, even across the entire Eastern Profound Domain. With a casual flick of their wrist, they could make the whole Eastern Profound Domain tremble.
It wasn’t over. At that moment, the white clouds in the sky were sliced apart as a figure shot over with piercing speed. Anything that blocked his path was rent asunder by an invisible Sword Qi.
SWISH! A person landed five meters away from Li Tianhu.
The newcomer was dressed in robes whiter than snow, with handsome features. He also stood with his hands clasped behind his back. From his calm demeanor, a Sword Qi soared into the heavens, rushing toward the clouds, containing an incredible power.
"Bai Wushuang, your Sword Intent is even stronger than it was ten years ago," Li Tianhu said, sizing him up with a solemn expression.
The middle-aged man in white smiled nonchalantly. "Sword Intent is formless. I’ve made some slight progress."
At this moment, Li Tianhu raised his head, looked toward the horizon, and said, "Wang Chongshan is here. Murong Yan is here. Zhong Tongyuan has come as well."
Bai Wushuang’s perception was in no way inferior to Li Tianhu’s. He looked up, his eyes narrowing involuntarily.
To the east, a reddish-purple halo pierced through the clouds, seeming to melt the very air. It shot over like a giant fireball, accompanied by the ceaseless, terrifying crackle of Thunder.
To the north, a peerless beauty arrived, treading on the clouds. Though her speed was immense, she gave off the impression of someone taking a leisurely stroll.
To the west, a middle-aged man rode a stream of light. His brilliance was overflowing, but his speed was a notch slower.
SWISH! The first to arrive was the peerless beauty. Her three thousand black tresses cascaded like a waterfall, and her figure was enchanting and curvaceous. The red dress she wore was like the sun, like fire, yet utterly pristine.
"Hahahaha, I, Wang Chongshan, have arrived!" The reddish-purple halo tore through the sky. Instantly, a tyrannical, scorching aura filled the entire Profound Celestial Sect plaza, as if a great star had fallen and descended upon the mortal world.
Soon, the middle-aged man riding the stream of light also arrived at the Elders’ seating area in the Profound Celestial Hall plaza.
A few moments later, several more rays of light descended from the sky, landing in the seats reserved for the Elders on the plaza.
Like most of the Outer Sect Disciples, Gu Yun was utterly shocked. ’Strong, too strong. Even the slightest hint of an aura from any of those people above would be more than I could bear.’
Gu Yun didn’t even have to think to know that these people above were likely supreme experts who had surpassed the True Martial Realm.
’How ridiculous. And here I was, feeling smug because I couldn’t find a worthy opponent in the Spiritual Martial Realm.’ Gu Yun couldn’t help but mock himself inwardly.
However, this feeling only lasted for a moment before dissipating.
’One day, I too will become a true expert like the Elders above—or even surpass them.’
Gu Yun’s eyes gradually grew resolute. He clenched his fists tightly and vowed to himself.
