At first, Hou Mubai had listened with great interest, but the more he listened, the more something about this started to feel off.
"You'd better talk less." Hou Mubai said irritably.
"Enough. Let's get down to business."
"They said you know what comes next for joining the Burial Sword Convention?"
"Of course. I've never taken part, but I've heard about it."
"Now that you're qualified to participate, you've basically entered the preliminary selection stage."
"The Burial Sword Land is vast, so naturally, there are many Sword Sects and sword-families."
"Although sword-families aren't the main force in the Burial Sword Convention, at this stage they'll join forces with some Sword Sects."
"Some may even secretly support certain Sword Sects so they can participate."
"More powerful sword-families might support several Sword Sects."
"As a result, the number of eligible Sword Sects keeps growing."
"So your first step is to fight a hundred sects!"
Fight a hundred sects?
"So I have to defeat a hundred Sword Sects before I'm qualified to move on?"
"Will all the sects in the Burial Sword Land take part?"
"What if I'm unlucky and run into a powerful Sword Sect? Wouldn't that be terrible?" Chen Changan asked with a smile.
"Brother Chen, you're worrying too much. You're not qualified to fight those Sword Sects yet."
"Sword Sects are divided into ranks. Some are exempt from the fight-a-hundred-sects stage."
"But for us, fighting a hundred sects is already the limit."
"Making a name for ourselves at this stage would be quite an achievement. That's my goal, too."
"I'm not so arrogant as to think I can make it to the end with my current cultivation."
"I'll go through it, give it a try, experience it, and then prepare for the next Burial Sword Convention."
Hearing Hou Mubai's words, Chen