"That Star Sea Pavilion elder is one arrogant bastard. Look at him—he clearly doesn't give a damn about all those people greeting and bowing to him!"
Liu Qi couldn't help saying in a low voice.
Ning Wangshu smiled and glanced at him. "That's normal. He's an elder of an Immortal Gate, after all, and his cultivation has already reached the Body Integration Stage. Why would he care about a few nobodies whose cultivation is no higher than the Mere Golden Core Realm?"
"Uh... I suppose you're right!"
Liu Qi agreed.
As Ning Wangshu and Liu Qi were talking, Liu Yanjun spoke again from the stage. "All right, the time has come, so let's officially begin this gathering!"
With that, Liu Yanjun went to one side and took a seat.
The several Grand Elders of Liuyun Sect followed suit, taking their seats on either side.
Then an elder of Liuyun Sect stepped onto the stage. Facing the crowd, he said, "The main purpose of this gathering is to give the younger generation of Tianfeng Province a chance to exchange ideas and spar with one another, and to test what each of us has learned."
"Of course, while this gathering was organized primarily for the talented young people of our province, young people who have traveled here from other provinces are welcome to take the stage and spar with our province's talented youths as well."
"All right, enough talk. Any of the talented young people present who wish to take the stage may do so now. Anyone who wants to issue a challenge may come up at any time..."
With that, the Liuyun Sect elder stepped down from the arena.
Although this gathering had the nature of a martial arts competition, it had no clearly defined rules or format, and didn't even