A day passed in the blink of an eye.
When morning light once again covered Tianjing Mountain, the entire mountain range erupted into a frenzy.
And this time, it was even noisier and livelier than it had been during the Sect Ranking Tournament.
Although the Hidden Dragon Ranking selection was nominally an additional stage of the Sect Ranking Tournament, the attention it drew far surpassed the former.
Because sect rankings, in the end, only concerned collective interests, while the Hidden Dragon Ranking directly determined an individual's fate.
Among the countless disciples of the Top 100 Sects, once someone was selected, it was like a carp leaping over the dragon gate. From then on, they could break free from the shackles of the hundred sects and enter a far broader world.
For disciples of ordinary backgrounds but outstanding talent, this was a once-in-a-thousand-years chance to change their destiny.
So on this day, not only had almost every disciple of the Top 100 Sects arrived, even many mid-sized and small sects that had not entered the ranks of the hundred sects, wandering cultivators, and even well-connected nobles from the mortal world had all swarmed over.
The circular stands around Tianjing Mountain originally had only three levels.
Today, for the Hidden Dragon Ranking assessment, the fourth and fifth levels had been specially opened as well.
Even so, every seat was still filled.
When Jiang Fan arrived at the scene.
The whole of Tianjing Mountain was already surging with crowds, voices rolling like thunder, the air filled with excitement and anticipation.
"Senior Brother Duan, th-this is way too many people, isn't it?"
Zeng Yang and Jiang Zhuoxi accompanied Jiang Fan on either side, looking at the dark, densely packed stands around them, their voices somewhat tense.
"This looks more than a hundred times bigger