At that moment, the disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects were filled with fighting spirit, even growing restless and eager to begin the upcoming Combat Tournament at once.
Those cultivators who had not been very confident of claiming one of the top three spots were especially excited.
Although failing to place in the top three meant they would not receive an Innate Spirit Treasure, they could still obtain inheritances of divine abilities and escape techniques. Such things were beyond the reach of disciples other than Direct Disciples and Inner Disciples.
According to the classification of disciples,
Direct Disciples and Inner Disciples cultivated the Jade Pure Sacred Art and the Upper Pure Sacred Art.
Outer Disciples and Registered Disciples cultivated the Jade Pure Art and Upper Pure Art that had been practiced before the Three Pure Ones attained the Dao.
There was a vast fundamental difference between them. Moreover, apart from Direct Disciples and Inner Disciples, Outer Disciples and Registered Disciples had not received inheritances of divine abilities, such as the Three Pure Divine Thunder.
Such things were readily available to Li Yun and the others, but to those Registered Disciples and Outer Disciples, they remained distant dreams, perhaps even impossible to obtain.
"Silence!"
Seeing the crowd in an uproar, Yuanshi spoke again.
In an instant, the previously restless disciples of the Two Sects fell silent.
Only then did Yuanshi Tianzun nod in satisfaction. Turning to Sect Master Tongtian, he said, "Third Brother, I'll leave the rest to you."
"After all, you are the most proficient in formations."
"Alright, Second Brother!"
After agreeing, Sect Master Tongtian did not hesitate. He stepped forward, raised a hand, and swept it through the air. "Condense!"
The next moment, countless runes appeared.
Under Sect Master Tongtian's control, those innumerable runes spread outward at a visible speed.
Before long, the runes had divided the entire Jade Void Palace plaza into distinct areas. Fluctuations of the Law of Earth surged within them, and special Arenas silently emerged one after another.
The sight left Li Yun and the others utterly stunned.
Creating things from the Void.
Countless runes with a flick of the fingers!
Such methods were far beyond their reach. At least at their current stage, they were invincible beings.
The Saint's Power displayed at that moment shocked them beyond measure, stirring a heartfelt desire to one day reach such a level.
"Done!"
Before long, Sect Master Tongtian's voice rang out.
The next moment, numerous Arenas could be seen throughout the Jade Void Palace plaza. Some of them were clustered together, separated by special barrier formations.
At the same time, words appeared at the entrances to those barriers: Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal Realm, Mysterious Immortal, True Immortal, Grand Unity True Immortal Realm!
Before the crowd could recover, Sect Master Tongtian spoke first. "Alright, the Arenas for the tournament have been established."
"Now, proceed to the tournament area corresponding to your cultivation realm!"
"As for the Golden Immortal Realm matches, they will be held directly in the central area of the Jade Void Palace plaza. The Three Pure Ones will judge them personally!"
At those words, the cultivators of the Chan and Jie Sects did not dare delay. After exchanging glances, they each hurried toward the area corresponding to their cultivation realm.
"Junior Brother, I'll be leaving first as well."
At that moment, Xuandu walked over to Li Yun. With a solemn expression, he said, "Junior Brother, act within your limits. The result is not important, but you must ensure your own safety."
"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother!"
Li Yun smiled at Xuandu, then said solemnly, "I will do my best."
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"Since I'm participating, I naturally need to find out where my limits lie."
"Senior Brother, you should be careful too. I saw several formidable figures among the Mysterious Immortal Realm cultivators of the Chan and Jie Sects earlier."
"Alright!"
After agreeing, Xuandu said nothing more.
It was enough for him to know that Li Yun would not act recklessly. Besides, with the Three Pure Ones personally overseeing the matches, the outcome was uncertain, but safety would certainly not be an issue.
With that, Xuandu no longer hesitated and headed straight for the Arena area designated for Mysterious Immortal Realm cultivators.
The sight made the disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects there twitch their lips, their gazes toward one another filled with complicated emotions.
After all, this was the Human Teachings' chief Direct Disciple.
Although he too was at the Mysterious Immortal Realm, they truly had no confidence in facing him. The inheritances and guidance they had received were simply not on the same level.
More importantly, they could not gang up on him. Otherwise, if anything happened to Xuandu, they would be unable to withstand the reckoning afterward.
At that thought, the Mysterious Immortal Realm cultivators reached an unspoken agreement. One of the three winning spots would go to Xuandu, while they would compete for the other two winning spots and the remaining seven places in the top ten.
"Huh? Why hasn't that Human Teachings disciple left?"
"Shouldn't he be a contestant in our area? Why is he still in the central area?"
At that moment, the cultivators in the Grand Unity True Immortal Realm area noticed Li Yun.
They could tell that Li Yun was at the Grand Unity True Immortal Realm, yet instead of coming here, he was standing in the competition grounds for Golden Immortal Realm cultivators. It was truly unbelievable, leaving them full of doubt.
Their conversation also drew the attention of cultivators in the other areas.
For a time, the Chan and Jie Sect cultivators in every area looked curiously toward Li Yun.
They were extremely curious, confused, and puzzled by this husky that had wandered into a pack of wolves.
"Silence."
Seeing the doubt among the disciples, the Three Pure Ones exchanged glances.
Then Yuanshi and Tongtian each waved a hand, condensing a Magical Power avatar.
After the Magical Power avatars entered the various areas, they spoke. "The Human Teachings Inner Disciple Li Yun is a special case. He is invincible within the same realm and is therefore unsuitable for the Grand Unity True Immortal Realm tournament. After discussion among us Three Brothers, we have placed him in the Golden Immortal Realm battlefield."
"Alright, stop talking nonsense and begin."
"So that's how it is!"
After hearing the Saints' explanation, the cultivators suddenly understood.
Yet immediately afterward, their gazes became even more fixed on Li Yun.
Invincible within the same realm!
Those five simple words carried an enormous impact.
Though they did not know whether it was truly the case, they believed the Saints would not lie.
In that case, the exact circumstances surrounding this Human Teachings Inner Disciple Li Yun became fascinating. Even the Direct Disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects in the Golden Immortal Realm area, as well as the other Golden Immortal Realm disciples of the Jie Sect, were no exception.
At that moment, Li Yun had become the center of attention, surrounded by curiosity, confusion, expectation, scrutiny, and doubt.
"Haha, Junior Brother Li Yun, you truly are extraordinary. Invincible within the same realm—this is Saint Certification bestowed upon you by Master and the Two Senior Uncles."
At that moment, loud laughter rang out from the crowd.
Following the sound, Cihang stepped out from the crowd. His gaze burned as he stared at Li Yun. "I wonder whether Junior Brother would be willing to spar with me."
Cihang had been somewhat displeased with Li Yun before.
After all, Li Yun had said that Huang Long possessed exceptional talent and was even superior to them. That was difficult for all the Chan Golden Immortals aside from Guang Chengzi and Yu Ding to accept or understand.
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