Three Sects Tournament

At those words, Wei Jiangyuan's confident smile immediately froze. His eyes widened as he stared at Xiao Yan. "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

He stomped his foot theatrically, then said in grief and indignation, "No, I'm not watching anymore. I'm going into seclusion!"

"Cut it out!" Yao Qingyu was both amused and exasperated, clearly long accustomed to his behavior. She knew very well that Wei Jiangyuan had spared no effort over Yao Lao's matter. His talk of making Yao Lao take responsibility was merely an excuse; what he truly wanted was for Yao Lao to return and make her family whole again. One could even say that Wei Jiangyuan had put nearly as much effort into this as Xiao Yan.

It was simply in his nature to hide his true feelings behind that carefree, irreverent facade.

The conversation in the stands soon ended as today's contest between the three major factions officially began!

"Three Sects Tournament, quarterfinals, first match."

"Yan Ling of Medical Poison Valley versus Tang Meng of Burning Flame Valley."

The tournament among the three major sects had already been underway for some time. The initial selection rounds had ended, and they had now reached the fiercely contested quarterfinals. Two young figures leaped from their respective waiting areas onto the enormous circular arena paved with sturdy black obsidian almost simultaneously. Cheers erupted across the venue like a tidal wave as the disciples of Medical Poison Valley and Burning Flame Valley shouted support for their respective representatives.

Xiao Yan looked over and discovered that both contestants had actually reached the level of nine-star Dou Emperors. Even in the quarterfinals, they were already no weaker than the participants of the Four Pavilions Conference back then.

As one of the key organizers of this competition, Mu Qingluan began introducing the two contestants.

"Over