"Name, place of origin, and sect affiliation."
Before the enormous ultra-long-range Space Teleportation Array, a middle-aged cultivator with a short beard, dressed in a bronze-colored robe, held a talisman brush in one hand and a jade slip in the other as he asked carelessly, never once raising his head.
"Song Qingxing, Great Qi Cultivation World, Sunset City."
"Sunset City?" Hearing this, the middle-aged cultivator raised his head, his face full of surprise. He looked at his companion beside him and said, "Where exactly did this one suddenly come from? I think there was one in the last round too."
"That's right. That last one was quite a pity. I heard he was just a tiny bit short."
Seeing them chat as though no one else were there, Song Qingxing frowned slightly. Yet after all these years, he had long learned to conceal his edge, so he did not show it. Still, the faint expectations he had held for the foremost sword sect of the Southwest vanished without a trace.
The two had not entirely forgotten their duties. The short-bearded cultivator swiftly wrote on the jade slip with his talisman brush, then casually tossed it into Song Qingxing's arms and said with a hint of arrogance, "This is your passage token. You must wear it in the most conspicuous place at all times. If you lose it, go to the external affairs pavilion as soon as possible to have it replaced."
"The location of your residence and the procedure for participating in the trial are all recorded inside. No one will guide you, so figure it out yourself.
"Law Enforcement Disciples are everywhere in the sect. If you are discovered without your token, you will be treated as an infiltrating spy. By then, forget about taking part in the trial—you may