Surrounded by a heavy air of guarded hostility, the disciples of the Qingmu Sect fought through ten grueling days of the Dharma Battle Tournament. On the eleventh day, the battle for the top ten rankings was finally at hand.
Zitian had narrowly lost to the monk Qingming of the Buddha Sect, settling for eleventh place, while Ziyue fell to Zhuiyue of the Changchun Sect, taking twenty-fifth.
The ten contestants who earned the right to compete for the championship were:
From the Qingmu Sect: Ziling, Zizhou, and Ziyu.
From the Qingwei Pavilion: Her Highness Changqin.
From the Buddha Sect: The monk Qingming.
From the Shenxiao Sect: Huo Qifeng.
From the Changchun Sect: Zhuiyue.
From the Changkan Sect: Mo Buwei.
From the Tianxin Sect: Hong Bei.
From the Zhengyi Sect: Tingchan.
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