As Han Yi stepped out of the courtyard and made his way down Little Spirit Void Peak, he noticed junior brothers traveling hurriedly up and down the mountain, their faces alight with excitement.
Stopping an acquaintance and asking around, Han Yi finally remembered that the sect's grand competition between the inner and outer peaks had already been underway for some time.
"Senior Brother Han, you only just found out? The inner peak competition started first, and it'll last for a month."
"Only after the inner peak competition ends will the outer peak competition begin. That one lasts even longer—a full half year."
"During this time, outer peak disciples are all crowding around Battle Arts Peak to watch the matches. It's a real thrill."
"Senior Brother Han, don't tell me you don't even know about Battle Arts Peak? Looks like you've been in seclusion for at least a month. Let me tell you..."
After explaining for a while, that familiar junior brother hurried down the mountain. Han Yi remained where he was, curiosity appearing on his face.
"A specially modified mountain peak—Battle Arts Peak."
"The sect has certainly been making plenty of moves."
The "Battle Arts Peak" mentioned by that junior brother was not actually one of the inner or outer peaks. It stood less than a hundred meters tall, and its summit had been flattened. Rather than a mountain peak, it was more like a broad platform roughly a hundred meters high.
Battle Arts Peak had been prepared specifically by the sect for the grand competition between inner and outer peak disciples. It was a section of mountain moved from the depths of the Mystic Pill Mountain Range, selected because of its unusual material and exceptional hardness.
Battle Arts Peak was located at the boundary between the inner and outer