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Sword Inquiry Tournament
Supreme Sword Mastery
Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Sword Inquiry Tournament |
| Original Name | 问剑大会 |
| Alias(es) | Sword Tournament |
| Affiliation | Azure Cloud Sword Sect |
| Location | White Cloud City |
| Occupation/Role | Sword-cultivator tournament and qualifying challenge |
| Status | Underway |
| First Appearance | 162 |
Background
The tournament is presented to the Ye Family through a challenge post. Its terms require the family to participate and secure a place, or lose its qualification for the Grand Sect Tournament. The designated venue gives the opposing side control of the time, place, and local support, leading the Ye Family elders to suspect the event may be a trap. Ye Yang nevertheless resolves to attend personally. 162
The Azure Cloud Sword Sect is described as Central Province's leader in the Sword Dao. Its tournament draws cultivators from across the province, including sect disciples, rogue cultivators, Heaven's Chosen, and other capable challengers. 163 245
Organization and Rules
- The event is hosted by the Azure Cloud Sword Sect in White Cloud City. 245 261
- Participation is open to sect members, rogue cultivators, and other individuals who can demonstrate sufficient strength. 245
- The sect's stated principle is that “the capable rise and the mediocre fall.” 245
- Matches take place on an arena; once a contestant steps onto it, combat continues until one side surrenders. 261
- The gathering is described as a once-in-a-decade Sword Tournament. 245
Events
| Chapter | Event |
|---|---|
| 162 | The Ye Family receives the challenge post. Failure to earn a place would cost it Grand Sect Tournament qualification. |
| 163 | Ye Yang prepares to depart for the tournament after strengthening the Ye Family's defenses. |
| 165 168 180 | Multiple groups establish checkpoints, ambushes, and pursuit plans to prevent Ye Yang from reaching the event. |
| 195 196 | Ye Yang concludes that the invitation and repeated attacks are part of a larger scheme aimed at eliminating him en route. |
| 203 204 | Ye Yang reaches the city and proves his status by presenting a Sword Inquiry Tournament invitation to the guards. |
| 220 | A captive claims to possess information concerning the tournament's “biggest secret” and offers a treasure map pointing toward it. |
| 224 | Qin Hao orders news about Ye Yang spread so that he will become a target at the upcoming tournament. |
| 245 | Participants and factions gather in White Cloud City as the Azure Cloud Sword Sect prepares to begin the event. |
| 260 | The city is crowded with anticipation as the tournament begins. |
| 261 262 | Ye Yang enters the arena, reveals the influence of his Chaotic Sword Physique over surrounding swords, and defeats a challenger with a single strike. |
Participants and Factions
- Ye Yang — Ye Family representative who accepts the challenge despite his elders' concerns; his arrival is repeatedly obstructed before he enters the tournament. 162 168 261
- Ye Family — Faces the threat of losing Grand Sect Tournament qualification if it cannot secure a place. 162
- Azure Cloud Sword Sect — Host sect and Central Province's leading Sword Dao sect. 163 245
- Qin Hao — Azure Cloud Sword Sect's Young Sect Master; seeks to weaken or eliminate Ye Yang before the tournament and uses the event as an opportunity to erase his past shame. 203 224
- Heaven's Chosen and sect elders — Gather at the arena and react with alarm when Ye Yang's awakened Chaotic Sword Physique causes their swords to tremble and fly toward him. 261
- Various outside factions — Set traps and checkpoints around White Cloud City in an effort to capture Ye Yang before the event begins. 245
Story Role
The tournament functions as both a formal qualification challenge and the focal point of an extended campaign against Ye Yang. The threat to the Ye Family forces him to leave despite the likelihood of an ambush, while rival factions exploit the journey and the crowded city to attempt to capture, weaken, or kill him. 162 180 195 208
Upon reaching the arena, Ye Yang turns the intended humiliation into a public challenge against the assembled Heaven's Chosen and elders. His Chaotic Sword Physique draws their weapons into a sword formation and establishes him as the event's immediate central figure. 261