Falling

How to put it? Whether in the Cultivation Realm or the Mortal Realm, men who thought far too highly of themselves were never hard to find.

"Huh? You ran into him too?"

Bian Chunchou pointed at Chen Zui, who was coming through the door with his blade. "We ran into him too. We even recorded his arena match!"

Chen Zui seemed to guess what they were talking about. He silently moved aside and wiped down his blade, plainly uninterested.

"So he really is a two-timing scoundrel. Serves him right—he kicked an iron plate this time."

Bian Chunchou gave a couple of snorts. The next day, when they went to watch the Five Sects Assembly's individual competition, they spotted that Zhou-surnamed Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator again. He seemed to be searching for someone. When he failed to find them, he actually headed their way.

More precisely, he seemed to be heading for Wen Xu-Xu.

Falling

The Five Sects Assembly was a grand event in the Cultivation Realm. Befitting its reputation, it gave participating cultivators every chance to show their abilities. Apart from the sect team competition, which involved hunting for treasure in a secret realm, every event was individual: combat, artifact refining, pill refining, talisman crafting, and more. The organizers had even thoughtfully divided the events into Foundation Establishment and Golden Core divisions.

As Bian Chunchou saw it, the Five Sects Assembly was one enormous Cultivation Realm sports meet. Some minor events drew little attention, though their champions were still celebrated. The individual combat competition, meanwhile, had an all-star lineup.

Cultivators revered strength above all, so individual combat drew the most eyes.

Today was the first day of individual combat. Under the assembly rules, Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators competed separately. The Foundation Establishment competition took place in a