Tournament Postponed, Ten Years Later

"He who wields the sword shall do as he pleases."

"Slay what is injustice in your heart, punish what displeases you in your heart, defend the path in your heart, and destroy what you desire to destroy."

"When you can do any of the above at will, it means you have reached the pinnacle."

"As for what peak it is, that depends on how far you can go."

"You must know that the Way has no limits, and so does the Way of the Sword."

Having said that, Miao Zizhu stopped what she was doing.

Her demeanor changed naturally once again.

She went from being a powerful Nine Heavens Empress sword to a girl next door.

Lin Bai and the other two were still immersed in what she had just said.

The Purple Bamboo Leaf, which had been split in two, were scattered all over the ground behind.

"Do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai and the other two shook their heads thoughtfully.

"You should also go to the other side and draw your swords 100,000 times before we talk."

"Wait, before that, clean up the Purple Bamboo Leaf behind you first."

A short while later.

On the other side of the cabin, a neat and tidy scene appeared.

Shi Hao kept throwing punches left and right.

Lin Bai, Hua Qingyu, and Yun Lan were all constantly drawing their swords and sheathing them.

Anyone who didn't know better would think they'd gone mad.

Beside the Purple Bamboo House, Miao Zizhu quietly watched this scene.

"I never imagined that the first task the sect leader assigned to me would be so simple."

"My cultivation has reached the peak of the Tenth Level Peak Immortal King. Teaching a few little children to cultivate is a piece of cake."

"Let me think about it. I just made something up on the spot... I've thought of something. What should I teach them next?"

"Hey! I've got it."

"Why not let them draw their swords 100,000 times and throw their punches 100,000 times?"

On the other side.

Immortal Orchid Province, Immortal Clear Academy.

At this moment, within the Immortal Clear Academy, well... I should say, in that location, were those three familiar figures again.

"Old Lian, what did the Immortal Sect say?"

"Are we holding the Three Academies Tournament as scheduled after the fifteenth, or what?"

One of the old men asked hesitantly.

It's important to understand that the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect of today is not the same as the Azure Cloud Sect of the past.

No, that's not right either.

They were strong before, but they didn't know that the invitation to the competition was issued to counter the domain lord.

Now all the domain lords have turned to ashes, right? Azure Cloud Sect has also risen from an obscure sect to become the ruler of the Twelve Heaven Domains of the entire Immortal Realm.

If the sect is so strong, how can the disciples be weak?

Wouldn't that result in his own disciple being beaten to a pulp?

At this moment, another figure chimed in. "Actually, I feel that this may not be a bad thing."

"Think about it, how powerful the Immortal Sect is. Our disciples are fortunate enough to spar with the disciples of the Immortal Sect. Even if they lose, it is still an honorable defeat."

"I'm just worried that some defeated disciples might develop Heart Demon or have unstable Dao hearts. But what use would our academy have for such disciples?"

After saying that, the two of them looked at the old man sitting in the middle.

"Alright, alright, stop making wild guesses."

"The Immortal Sect's idea is that the disciple competition will still be held, but the time will be rescheduled and postponed to ten years later."

Ten years is not a long time; it can be considered very short.

It wasn't even a short time before I went into seclusion.

"Old Lian, is this really the decision made by the Immortal Sect? But why postpone it for ten years?"

"You ask me? Who should I ask?"

"Stop dawdling and get the notification down quickly."

At the same time.

Azure Cloud Sect, Azure Cloud Great Hall.

"System, does postponing the mission by ten years still count?"

[Ding, no problem, my lord. All missions have no time limit.]

"Very good," Feng Qingyang nodded upon hearing the system's reply in his mind.

By the way, since there's no time limit, why not pick up the previous competition missions again? Anyway, we can easily travel through the Barren Martial Realm now.

This way I can get a free reward!

It will be tough on the geniuses of the Barren Martial Realm. I wonder what they think when they see that the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect who are going to compete are either Supremes or Great Emperors.

[Ding, Master, you gave up voluntarily...]

"Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore."

"After receiving this reward, I ascended directly."

After saying that, Feng Qingyang exited the system interface. "You can't even let a bug glitch through? What kind of system is this?"

Once you give up, you can't pick it up again?

Haven't you heard of the proverb "A prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold"?

Um... it's just a system, I might not have even heard of it before.

As for why it was postponed to ten years, don't ask, the answer is just to show off.

Ten years in the time tower, fifty thousand years in the Time-Space Tower.

With the addition of the Sect Cultivation One-Click Upgrade Card I obtained, wouldn't all the disciples in my sect be incredibly powerful?

A short while later.

An order was issued from all the sects and peaks of the Azure Cloud Sect.

"The Three Academies Tournament, which was scheduled to begin in fifteen days, will be postponed until ten years from now."

"Disciples of all sects must continue to cultivate diligently, and in ten years, we will display the might of the Azure Cloud Sect disciples."

The order was quickly relayed by the deacons of each sect, immediately causing a sensation among the disciples.

"Ten years? That's a long time!"

"Excellent! After ten years of cultivation at the Time-Space Dao Platform, I can participate in the Disciple Competition and crush all the geniuses of the Immortal Realm. Brilliant!"

"Let's go, let's continue cultivating. I've already come out of seclusion in order to participate in the grand competition in fifteen days."

Time flies, and three days later in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, in the Purple Bamboo Immortal Forest, at the small bamboo house.

"Purple Bamboo Elder, the three days are up, let's go out now."

Not far from the small bamboo house, Shi Hao asked while repeatedly throwing and retracting his punches.

Not far from him, there were three other figures, namely Lin Bai and his two companions.

At this moment, they are also constantly repeating the actions in their hands, and gradually speeding up.

Each held their own Three-Foot Azure Edge.

Pull it out, put it back in, pull it out, put it back in.

"No need. You can stay for a maximum of three days, that's the rule. But since I'm in charge of the Purple Bamboo Immortal Forest, I can let you stay as long as I want."

(At the sect leader's behest...)

"Don't stop, keep going. After 100,000 times, do another 100,000 times."

Hearing Shi Hao's words.

Beside the bamboo house, Miao Zizhu was flipping through a cultivation manual, replying without looking up.

"The sect's Technique Hall actually contains so many cultivation techniques! It's truly terrifying!"

"This Immortal Emperor Rank cultivation technique is truly profound."

Miao Zizhu's eyes showed shock, and she spoke with emotion.

Time passed quickly, and for a while afterward, the Immortal Realm remained peaceful and undisturbed.

With the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect as the ruler of the Immortal Realm, the Azure Ancient Heaven Domain rose rapidly and became the most powerful of the Twelve Heaven Domains.

Countless Rogue Cultivator and powerful individuals flocked to the area, and emerging forces sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

With such a development momentum, the situation in the Azure Ancient Heaven Domain is very promising.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.