Passing by Each Other

The next day.

Inside the Sacred Mountain Underground Palace of the Tianba Sect.

All personnel from the Lower Sects had gathered here.

Wang Yiyun and Luo Yuan stood atop the raised platform. Beside them stood more than a dozen young disciples dressed in identical uniforms.

Every one of them wore proud expressions, brimming with confidence in today's grand competition.

Because this competition had been arranged for them in the first place.

Those Lower Sect disciples below might be called sect geniuses, but in truth, they were merely there to accompany the young masters from Pei Village.

The sect elders below were also encouraging and rallying their own disciples.

After all, they had never regarded the Tianba Sect disciples as opponents. No matter what, they had to secure good rankings among the Lower Sects at the very least.

"We will now announce the rules of this grand competition."

From the platform above, Wang Yiyun's clear and lovely voice rang out.

"Once the competition begins, you will be teleported into the Sacred Mountain Underground Palace. All events will take place within the Sacred Mountain Underground Palace."

"The Sacred Mountain Underground Palace is a Small World opened by our sect's predecessors. It contains all manner of mechanisms and arrays."

"The first stage requires you to pass through the main passage of the Sacred Mountain Underground Palace. This main passage spans one hundred li from start to finish. Aside from simple mechanisms and arrays, it contains Illusion Arrays, killing arrays, Illusionary Arrays, and Teleportation Arrays that muddle one's senses. For example, just when you think you are about to reach the end, you may accidentally step into a Teleportation Array and be sent back to the starting point. Furthermore, at the end of the passage, one of our elders will be stationed there as