For the sect Grand Tournament held once every hundred years, each sect would select ten Foundation Establishment disciples to compete.
Sects like the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and the Medicine Gate generally knew they had no hope of taking first place. Usually, they would simply bring their Foundation Establishment personal disciples around to meet everyone, then head home.
Of course, most sects were like the Azure Tide Sect and the Jade Sword Pavilion, bringing an even mix of capable disciples and personal disciples. After all, each sect's personal disciples would become its core strength in the future. How could they not be brought out to meet people?
Only the Heavenly Dawn Sect selected disciples exclusively at Foundation Establishment Great Perfection. Personal disciples could compete if they had the strength; otherwise, they had to make way for those Foundation Establishment Great Perfection disciples. Interests came above all else, and the sect had never considered preserving its personal disciples' dignity.
At every sect Grand Tournament, the sect leaders and the ten competing disciples were required to attend, because the sect leaders held the Cold Pool Secret Keys. Shortly after the tournament ended, the Nightfall Cold Pool would open.
This time, the disciples chosen to compete for the Azure Tide Sect included Su Jiu of Ice Veil Peak, the Eighth Elder's grandson Li Yaran, Luo Cang's second disciple Tong Qi, Hong Ling's fourth disciple Wei Yang, Long Aotian's second disciple Shen Chang, and five experienced Inner Gate Disciples at Foundation Establishment Great Perfection.
Aside from Li Yaran and the five Inner Gate Disciples, the other three were all people she had known in her previous life.
Luo Cang's second disciple, Tong Qi, favored a folding fan as his magic treasure, just like his master. He was also a charming, unrestrained young man. His folding