Jiang Fan came to a stop.
His gaze swept over the other nine.
On the platform, aside from the few he already knew of—such as Li Muyun of the Red Firmament Sect, Bai Yu of the Flying Feather Sect, and Qin Wuyue of the Green Sun Sect—
there were six others: Kong Xi of the Azure Cloud Sect, Zhao Chen of the Golden Sun Sect, Pu Zhi of Sanskrit Sound Temple, Ling Tian of the Sword Pavilion, Zhang Jingyuan of the Mystic Heaven Sect, and Xia Yuan of the Nine Heavens Sword Sect.
Though these people stood several zhang apart from one another, their auras seemed to clash faintly in the air.
On the high platform, the white-haired old man glanced over lightly. He did not stop their contest of momentum, but continued speaking.
"Before you begin choosing pillars, there are a few prohibitions I must explain to you!"
"First, you may not damage the Hidden Dragon Pillars. Second, you may not leave the boundaries of the Tianjing Platform. Third, once you have chosen a Hidden Dragon Pillar, you may not change it. You may not seize another person's pillar, and you absolutely may not take another person's life. Violators will be stripped of their qualifications!"
"Do you understand?"
The ten of them nodded at the same time.
"Understood!"
Seeing this, the white-haired old man wasted no more words.
With a wave of his hand, the attendant beside him lit the incense.
"Good!"
"Then... begin choosing your pillars!"
The moment his words fell, aside from Jiang Fan, the other nine moved almost at the same time, charging toward their respective targets.
Li Muyun's figure flashed like lightning as he shot straight toward the thickest stone pillar in the center and began climbing upward...
Kong Xi chose the one on the