The Grand Tournament of the sects lasted for three months. Since these were the carefully selected disciples of the Nine Great Sects gathered together, the competition was by no means limited to brute force.
In poetry, painting, and chess, the Music Sect and Bailu Academy each claimed their victories, and even the Qingfu Sect had a young man who took second place in chess.
As for the myriad crafts and skills, those were almost entirely swept by the Instrument Sect and the Tang Clan, with the sole exception of forging, where a disciple from the Sword Sect stood out and won second place.
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