"An elimination tournament has turned into a king-of-the-hill contest. How are we supposed to fight this?"
"Wouldn't those who strike first be at a disadvantage, while those who act later gain the advantage?"
"..."
"Everyone, don't panic. Given True Person Yun Le's wisdom, the rules of this king-of-the-hill contest surely won't be so hasty."
"..."
Sure enough, True Person Yun Le added, "First, once a defender takes the stage, challengers may only come up one at a time."
"Second, defenders may step down at any time. After restoring their magic power, they may return to the arena as challengers."
"Third, this selection will last ten days. Everyone will have only three chances to challenge each day, for a total of thirty arena challenges."
"At this time ten days from now, the selection will end. The ten people still standing on the arenas will be the final winners and obtain the qualifications to enter the Ancient Secret Realm."
True Person Yun Le's booming voice rang across the plaza. He asked, "Do you all understand?"
The finest among the seven or eight hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators all bowed together and replied respectfully, "We understand."
"So that's how it is. I knew it—the arrangements of the three City Lords would certainly be fair, impartial, reasonable, and proper."
"This way, everyone can fight more than three times each day. Sparring and dueling with others is also a form of improvement and tempering."
"That's right. We at Foundation Establishment Early Stage are destined to have no chance at the Ancient Secret Realm, but being able to cross hands with Foundation Establishment geniuses from all corners of Three Joys Immortal City is still a great blessing."
The quality of rogue cultivators in Three Joys Immortal City nearly represented the quality of rogue cultivators throughout Yue Kingdom.