"Grand competition?"
Jiang Fan listened from the side, puzzled.
After Daoist Xuanji finished giving his instructions and left, he could not help asking.
"Senior Sister Lin Yuan, what did Martial Uncle Xuanji mean by the sect promotion grand competition he mentioned just now?"
Lin Yuan smiled as she explained.
"You mean that?"
"The so-called sect promotion grand competition is actually a rating and contest held by the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty every ten years to encourage the development of its affiliated sects!"
"I should have told you before that the sects under the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty have ranks!"
"From unranked to fifth rank, fourth rank... all the way up to first rank, sects of every rank receive different resources and spiritual veins from the Immortal Dynasty!"
"But no force can keep developing upward forever. Rise and fall are the norm!"
"So, to prevent old forces from resting on their laurels while occupying resources, and to give new forces a chance to rise, the Immortal Dynasty re-evaluates and redistributes its affiliated sects every ten years!"
"Once a sect is promoted, it means more resources, greater influence, better disciple prospects..."
"So every sect takes it extremely seriously!"
She paused.
"This promotion grand competition is mainly divided into two parts. First, officials of the Immortal Dynasty conduct a basic assessment based on the sect's overall strength and contributions!"
"Second, each sect sends out elite disciples for a series of contests. This is an additional event, and those with outstanding results can earn extra points in their sect's assessment!"
"What Martial Uncle Xuanji just mentioned was the second part, the contest between elite disciples!"
Jiang Fan suddenly understood.
"So that was it!"
"Then this contest must be extremely intense!"
Lin Yuan nodded.
"It certainly is!"
"In past years, the strongest Senior Brothers and