Chapter 81

The Five Elements Sect takes its fresh blood quite seriously. Not only have they designated Qianxin Peak as a place for inner disciples—specifically those at the third stage of Mortal Shedding, the Yuangang Realm—to cultivate in seclusion, but at the end of each year, they also host a small tournament for newly promoted inner disciples to encourage them in their practice. In a sect that has endured throughout the ages, there is never a shortage of competitions of all kinds, and among them, the newcomers’ tournament is always the most closely watched. After all, it directly impacts the sect’s future development. If no outstanding talents appear for a string of years, the leadership must reconsider whether they need to increase their investment in training to avoid a gap in succession. In the final three months of the year, batches of disciples who had broken through to the Divine Ability Realm and entered the inner sect arrived daily. Only the top ten, however, were granted special benefits: they were assigned housing in the "Ding" sector and gifted storage jade talismans. Like Gu Siran, these individuals immediately threw themselves into consolidating and enhancing their cultivation, preparing with all their might for the year-end tournament.