Azure Lotus Island had a ten-thousand-mu plaza, where more than ten thousand clan members had gathered, their expressions alight with excitement.
At the center of the plaza stood a Red Giant Tower over a thousand zhang tall. Spiritual light flashed incessantly, and runes shimmered across it. The four characters "Blazing Demon Refining" were engraved on its surface. Today was the once-in-a-century Minor Tournament, and all clan members below Spirit Transformation could participate.
The clan members had varying cultivation levels, and the rewards differed accordingly.
The Qi Refining Cultivators competed for the top five hundred places, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators for the top five hundred, the Core Formation Cultivators for the top three hundred, and the Nascent Soul Cultivators for the top one hundred.
All the clan members lined up to challenge the trials. Qi Refining Cultivators competed only against other Qi Refining Cultivators, Foundation Establishment Cultivators only against other Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and so on. Their paths did not conflict, which preserved a certain degree of fairness.
On the twenty-fifth level, in a spacious and brightly lit hall, Wang Yuanjiang swung a long staff flashing with blue light and smashed it toward a red seabird.
Wang Yuanjiang had already advanced to the Core Formation Stage. He had returned to Azure Lotus Island this time to participate in the Hundred-Year Minor Tournament.
While visiting the Zhao Family, he had won first place in a sparring competition, and Wang Yiyan had won a sum of wealth. Afterward, he had rewarded Wang Yuanjiang with a portion of Golden Elixir Jade Nectar.
Over the years, Wang Yuanjiang had sparred with many other cultivators and possessed rich combat experience. In his spare time, he accepted missions, hunted Demon Beasts to earn Merit Points, and exchanged those Merit Points for Cultivation Resources.
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