The Ten Thousand Swords Cliff team forfeited outright, and Lingxiao Pavilion became the first to qualify for the semifinals. Before long, Immortal Spirit Palace, Mu Tian Pavilion, and Dayan Palace also defeated their respective opponents and advanced. According to the rules, Lingxiao Pavilion would face Mu Tian Pavilion, while Immortal Spirit Palace would take on Dayan Palace.
Although many of Dayan Palace's disciples had opened two golden cores, its cultivation arts focused mainly on trapping and restraining foes, and its offensive power was lacking. Against Immortal Spirit Palace's team, whose members possessed all kinds of first-rate secret techniques, they had little hope of winning. So Zi Yun instructed Zi Tiandu to order the team to forfeit if things went badly.
Reaching the semifinals was already a fine achievement for Dayan Palace, so Zi Tiandu didn't insist on fighting to the bitter end. He simply told the team captain to concede if they couldn't defeat their opponents.
Facing Mu Tian Pavilion left Nangong Yunlong and the others feeling helpless. They would rather have faced Immortal Spirit Palace than end up with this matchup.
Just as Ling Tian had predicted, Murong Qiu Di showed no sign of distress when she heard the news. On the contrary, she seemed relieved. The night before the match, she invited Nangong Yunlong out, and the two didn't return until they had talked for a long while. What was curious was that they were laughing and chatting, looking quite pleased, as if they had reached some kind of agreement.
The team competition's semifinal round began. This time, the matches wouldn't be held simultaneously; one would finish before the next began. And instead of the divided sections used before, the whole Tai Chi Arena would serve as the battleground.
According to the rules, Dayan Palace and Immortal Spirit