At these words, Huang Que and Dugu Qingxiao exchanged a glance, and then Huang Que said in astonishment:
"It actually drew so many people at once?"
Dugu Qingxiao said:
"The number of cultivators from True Martial Heaven in Liuxian Town has long since exceeded ten thousand. With those from the other heavens, the total is at least thirty thousand."
"If the matches are exciting, filling the stands on Qilin Peak certainly won't be a problem."
After making some calculations in his head, Huang Que nodded as well.
After a brief moment's thought, Huang Que picked up the jade slip he used to communicate with Elder Yu on Qilin Peak and transmitted his voice:
"Elder Yu, could we use Madam Golden Bamboo of Wang You Valley damaging the Sword Platform's grand formation as a pretext to postpone this Sword Inquiry by half an incense stick?"
Before long, Elder Yu's reply sounded from the jade slip:
"We can postpone it by half an incense stick, but if the Sword Inquiry still hasn't begun after that, the Sword Chief Ranking may hold our Nine Prefectures accountable."
At the mention of the Sword Chief Ranking holding the Nine Prefectures accountable, a fine sheen of cold sweat broke out on Huang Que's forehead.
Someone like Huang Que, who had already entered the upper ranks of the Nine Prefectures, knew full well that the Sword Chief Ranking was far more than a mere list.
Whenever anything related to the True Martial Sword Champion Assembly was concerned, the Sword Chief Ranking would mete out punishment if the Nine Prefectures broke the rules.
Likewise, if the Nine Prefectures encountered any trouble while preparing for the Sword Champion Assembly, the Sword Chief Ranking would also lend a hand.
Huang Que had experienced such things no fewer than ten times