At the Guande Martial Arts School's training grounds.
A high platform was erected, and the air was filled with a deafening roar of voices, incomparably noisy. The surroundings were packed with disciples and students of the martial arts school, as well as many people from Qingshan Town, all gathered to witness the grand event of the three martial arts schools' martial arts exchange.
Such grand events were rare in Qingshan Town, occurring only once every few years.
This martial arts exchange between Guande Martial Arts School, Changchun Martial Arts School, and Qiufeng Martial Arts School not only attracted many prominent families from Qingshan Town but also wealthy families from several neighboring large towns. They all came to Qingshan Town just to witness this exchange大会.
It could be said to be an unprecedented grand occasion!
The high-ranking officials of the three martial arts schools took their seats. The martial arts school masters of Changchun Martial Arts School and Qiufeng Martial Arts School were seated steadily on the high platform. The rarely seen old master of Guande Martial Arts School, Yu Guande, also appeared on the training grounds.
Upon seeing Yu Guande's appearance, the martial arts school masters of Changchun Martial Arts School and Qiufeng Martial Arts School both stood up to greet him. Although the strength of these two martial arts school masters was not inferior to Yu Guande, and even surpassed him.
However, Yu Guande's seniority was undeniable, and it was rumored that he had extremely deep connections with the people in Anyuan County Town.
This was also the reason why the two martial arts schools chose to come for an exchange meeting rather than directly challenging them.
Although Yu Guande originated from Qingshan Town, he had been cultivating in Anyuan County Town for decades. His background and network of connections were far beyond what they could compare to.
Therefore, facing the elder Yu Guande, these two martial arts masters, both in the Tendon Changing Realm, did not dare to be arrogant.
"Old Master, how is your health?"
Zhou Changchun, the master of Changchun Martial Arts School, inquired. He knew that although Yu Guande had broken through to the Tendon Changing Realm, he had suffered serious injuries in his early years, and his blood and qi were now severely depleted. It was said that he returned to Qingshan Town for retirement.
But if you're retiring, why open a martial arts school? Even if you open a martial arts school, you're still snatching away five to six tenths of their respective martial arts schools' business, which is unbearable.
"My health is fine." Yu Guande's complexion was ruddy, and his spirit was vigorous, showing no signs of depleted blood and qi.
This made Zhou Changchun secretly astonished: Could the rumors be false?
Zeng Qiufeng, the master of Qiufeng Martial Arts School, said with a hearty laugh, "Then the Old Master is truly vigorous for his age!"
As a fellow expert in the Tendon Changing Realm, Zeng Qiufeng also did not detect any abnormality in Yu Guande's body. His blood and qi did not feel depleted; on the contrary, they were extremely vigorous, like a blazing furnace. Therefore, he quickly tried to smooth things over.
"I heard that your respective martial arts schools have produced geniuses whose fame has once overshadowed our Guande Martial Arts School's five great geniuses?"
Old Master Yu Guande did not respond to Zeng Qiufeng's words but instead asked.
The five great geniuses of Guande Martial Arts School naturally referred to Zhong Wanyu, Qi Yaxue, Qin Shuqin, Zheng Mengyang, and Jin Guangqing.
As for the geniuses from Changchun Martial Arts School and Qiufeng Martial Arts School, they naturally referred to Cao Xuanchu and Mo Chengjun.
Zhou Changchun heard this and said humbly, "Not at all. Although our martial arts school has produced Cao Xuanchu in the Body Tempering Realm, he is probably inferior to your Guande Martial Arts School's five great geniuses. I heard that Zhong Wanyu and Qi Yaxue from your Guande Martial Arts School will not be participating in this martial arts exchange. It's a pity that Xuan Chu cannot spar with those two martial arts geniuses."
Zeng Qiufeng said, "Yes, Old Master. Your Guande Martial Arts School's reputation is immense now, spreading throughout the surrounding villages and towns. Who doesn't know about your Guande Martial Arts School's five great geniuses? It is truly an honor for our Qiufeng Martial Arts School's Mo Chengjun to be able to spar with them."
Both Zhou Changchun and Zeng Qiufeng adopted an extremely humble attitude, as if the geniuses from their martial arts schools were no match for Guande Martial Arts School and were easily defeated.
Their words were all praising the excellence of Guande Martial Arts School.
This caused a smile to appear on Old Master Yu Guande's stern face.
Clearly, he was quite pleased with these words.
However, he knew that Changchun Martial Arts School and Qiufeng Martial Arts School were not here with good intentions this time, so he had his disciples Liu Feiliang and Ao Lingyu make preparations.
The martial arts exchange tournament of the three martial arts schools begins.
Liu Feiliang and Ao Lingyu stood on either side of their master, Yu Guande. Upon receiving a nod from their master, they announced the official commencement of the martial arts exchange assembly of the three martial arts schools.
The rules for this martial arts exchange were very simple: whoever could last until the end would be the first place.
This meant that one could almost not afford to lose; once defeated, they would be eliminated.
This martial arts exchange was different from the previous visit by Donglai Martial Arts School. Because there were many participants in the sparring matches, those who won the matches could either continue to participate in the competition on the stage or rest and then return to the stage to continue competing.
Until there was no one left to challenge you from below the stage, you would be the first place winner of the martial arts exchange.
The reward for first place was an entire bottle of Blood Qi Pills.
Second and third place would be ranked according to the number of opponents they defeated, and the rewards would also be Blood Qi Pills, but the quantity would certainly not be as much as the first place.
Second place would be rewarded with five Blood Qi Pills, and third place with three Blood Qi Pills.
It could be said that the combined rewards for second and third place were less than that for first place.
There are no firsts in literature, and no seconds in martial arts.
The value of competing for first place in martial arts naturally needs no further explanation.
Soon, Changchun Martial Arts School took the lead in sending out a disciple. Qiufeng Martial Arts School made no move, while Guande Martial Arts School sent out Xie Baolin.
Xie Baolin was quite famous in Guande Martial Arts School. He was also a junior disciple of Su Mo's dormitory. Furthermore, he had previously defeated a core disciple of Donglai Martial Arts School, so his strength was not weak.
"Baolin should be close to breaking through to the peak of the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm, right?"
Su Mo stood below the stage. Xie Baolin had been cultivating very diligently recently. He had even cultivated the martial art Thunderous Fist, previously awarded by the martial arts school, to the Entry Level. His strength had improved significantly. Ordinary martial artists at the peak of the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm were no match for Xie Baolin.
Changchun Martial Arts School sent out a disciple at the peak of the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm.
Just when everyone thought it would be a closely matched battle, Xie Baolin was suppressed by the disciple from Changchun Martial Arts School within a few moves. Even using the Entry Level Thunderous Fist, he could not block the opponent's fierce offensive.
This was because the disciple from Changchun Martial Arts School had also cultivated a martial art that was not inferior to Thunderous Fist and had also reached the Entry Level.
Therefore, with the advantage of the opponent, Xie Baolin was naturally no match for him. After twenty moves, he was defeated and conceded.
Xie Baolin's defeat was unexpected for many in Guande Martial Arts School. After all, Xie Baolin could be considered the most powerful disciple below the five great geniuses of the martial arts school—Zhong Wanyu, Qi Yaxue, Zheng Mengyang, Qin Shuqin, and Jin Guangqing.
"The disciples of Changchun Martial Arts School are not weak at all. In fact, most of them are in the late Body Tempering Realm, or even the peak Body Tempering Realm."
Su Mo immediately noticed that the disciples of Changchun Martial Arts School were not weak. The lowest cultivation level was at the peak of the middle Body Tempering Realm. The average elite disciples were in the late Body Tempering Realm, or the peak of the late Body Tempering Realm. Their strength and aura were in no way inferior to the top geniuses of their Guande Martial Arts School.
It wasn't just Su Mo who noticed; the higher-ups of Guande Martial Arts School also observed this. They hadn't expected Changchun Martial Arts School to have such deep foundations.
Even their senior disciple, Liu Feiliang, sighed inwardly, acknowledging that it was indeed a veteran martial arts school that had been established in the town for over a decade.
Their Guande Martial Arts School's foundation in the Body Tempering Realm seemed rather weak in comparison.
After Changchun Martial Arts School won the first match, their disciple did not rest but continued to challenge for another fight.
Qiufeng Martial Arts School still made no move. Seeing this, their second senior sister, Ao Lingyu, directly sent out a disciple in the late Body Tempering Realm, hoping to win back a match.
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