Dawn had broken, and the sun gradually rose. Though it was still early, disciples had already gone ahead to claim spots.
Thus, before the grand competition had officially begun, the martial arts plaza was already packed shoulder to shoulder.
Among the disciples, aside from the Inner Sect disciples, nearly all the Outer Sect disciples had come running over as well.
After all, the Inner Sect Grand Competition was one of the Wuji Sect's grandest events. They had come both to watch the excitement and to witness the bearing of the Inner Sect's favored geniuses.
And take them as examples to strive toward.
"Are those the senior brothers and sisters of the Inner Sect down there? They feel so powerful."
Someone exclaimed in amazement.
"Of course. Inner Sect disciples are at least in the True Qi Realm, not to mention that those below are all among the top three hundred of the Inner Sect."
"The top three hundred? Isn't every Inner Sect disciple participating in the grand competition?"
Many Outer Sect disciples clearly did not know the details.
"Who told you that? Preliminary matches were held long before today. Those below are the cream of the crop."
"So that's how it is." The Outer Sect disciples exclaimed again in wonder.
Beside the Outer Sect disciples' area sat the Inner Sect disciples ranked below three hundred. Next to the Inner Sect disciples were many empty seats, with people scattered sparsely among them.
Every one of them was still young, yet their auras were exceedingly profound.
Though the nearby Inner Sect disciples were curious, they did not dare look too much, for those people wore the robes of core disciples.
"Senior Brother Zheng, I didn't expect you to come as well."
A man in black robes spotted a mild-mannered man walking over and