"Does that mean we shouldn't protect her too much? But what about the Aristocratic Clans..." Qiao Qingyu's face was full of worry.
"No matter. Let them come if they want. The identity of a Heavenly Venerable's disciple is already impressive enough. You can't expect to stand out without anyone paying attention. A little wind and stir is healthy." I smiled. Being too low-key was not a good thing, while being too high-profile was courting death. That made the identity of a Heavenly Venerable's disciple the most appropriate of all.
Qiao Qingyu nodded and discussed some more details with me. Afterward, she hurriedly left this great sword arena. After all, she had to notify Yuan Ci to come over, and they also needed to start making arrangements.
When Mu Li saw Xing'er come out, he quickly came over, took Xing'er to the disciples' residence where she would be staying temporarily, and immediately began arranging the matches.
"The thirty-two candidates for seeded participants have already been selected in advance by the various great sword arenas. The list has now been submitted internally, and the competition is now being held to contend for the final thirty-two spots. This is the list of participants from the Heavenly Sword Immortal Sect's sword arenas for this year's Little Sword Meet." Mu Li smiled.
"Oh... Can I participate in the competition now?" Xing'er was eager to try. After all, she was already a disciple of the Return-to-One Realm, though her cultivation had merely been suppressed to the True Profound Realm.
"Of course. Because disciples may be injured and need time to recover, the matchups are flexible and varied. If Nephew Disciple Ding is ready, we can begin. The disciple facing you in the first match joined the sect later than you, but his strength is quite good,