The Five Poisons Sect had established itself through "poison." When its cultivators fought those from other sects, poison was their most powerful weapon.
Martial arts, Daoist techniques, and Divine Abilities were all merely means of supporting their use of poison.
However, when cultivators of the Five Poisons Sect fought among themselves, poison arts were of little use. They all had Poison Bodies and were well versed in the principles of the five elements of poison. They had grown up playing with poison—how could they possibly be poisoned to death?
Martial arts, Daoist techniques, and Divine Abilities were the three things that decided the outcome of internal conflicts within the Five Poisons Sect.
But now, during a trial within the sect, a cultivator in the mid-stage of the Spirit Channeling Realm had actually been poisoned to death.
The method had been extraordinarily simple.
It was just like street thugs flinging lime powder.
The Ceremony Hall Cultivator serving as referee stood atop a windstone. After remaining silent for a long while, he finally announced, "Li Shuilong, disciple of Poison Hand Old Man, wins."
That was the fourth match of the day...
There were twelve shichen in a day, and a sundial could only tell time by the sun.
They could only hold twelve matches in a day, and thirty-six over three days.
Of course, September first through third was merely the registration period. No one could say what the rules would be afterward.
The Ceremony Hall had the final say in all the rules. The Ceremony Hall was the person raising Gu; they were the Gu worms.
At dusk, beneath the setting sun, three Ceremony Hall Cultivators began distributing food to every disciple taking part in the trial.
They divided up the work. One handed out the food, while the other two