Ancestor Dao Shan chose an auspicious day, exercised his magic power, and drew twenty brilliant golden circles in the sky above Wutai Mountain to serve as arenas.
The ten arenas to the east were for competing over the treasure-seeking immortal children, while the ten to the west were for competing over the vanguard against demons. Every disciple of the Five-Terrace Sect knew that those chosen as treasure-seeking immortal children would be granted the positions of the ten great disciples by the Ancestor. Thus, eighty or ninety percent had gone east, leaving only sparse figures in the west.
Wang Chong naturally intended to compete for the position of treasure-seeking immortal child and one of the ten great disciples. But seeing the situation, Zhu Ying knew he could never defeat the Five-Terrace Sect's outstanding disciples, so he settled for second best and went to an arena in the west.
Wang Chong and Zhu Ying had studied together at Egret Academy and had rarely been apart, so they were rather reluctant to separate.
It was Zhu Ying who persuaded him for a while before Wang Chong finally went east.
The previous two selections had involved no formal sword duels. Whether mastering sword flight at Five Peaks or going to Dali Lesser Heaven, there had been no way to watch. But this time, the sword duels were held at Wutai Mountain, and Ancestor Dao Shan had drawn twenty golden circles in midair, making it exceedingly convenient for disciples of every branch to observe. Thus, the sky over Wutai Mountain was bustling with a liveliness rarely seen in centuries.
Those disciples who could not yet ride swords through the air chose good spots on the mountain peaks. How could disciples at the second level of Qi Refinement, the Circulating Heaven realm, be willing to remain