"Hmph, they actually wanted me to lose to Kun Feiyan. Damn it, if I can't make it past the second round, then she can?" Xiao Hua grumbled inwardly. Isn't it all just for a better ranking? What use is that?
"I never planned to put in any effort to begin with. If not for that so-called Foundation Establishment Pill, I'd have surrendered the moment I stepped onto the stage! Hehe, I'm still some distance from Foundation Establishment anyway. This Foundation Establishment Pill only raises the odds by thirty percent; surely it won't be of much use. I can go with the flow and get three Foundation Establishment Pills for free. This deal isn't a loss!"
Alas, a thirty-percent chance at Foundation Establishment! Xiao Hua had never received proper guidance in cultivation since childhood. How could a Rogue Cultivator like him understand the meaning of that "thirty percent"? If it were placed before any other Thunder Control Sect disciple, even if they had no choice but to yield to Gen Yue, the price of that concession would likely have been at least ten Foundation Establishment Pills!
Of course, among the many disciples participating in the Feathered Immortal Convention, only a disciple without backing like Xiao Hua could be ordered about by Gen Yue in such a manner. As for others... he would have to weigh things carefully and strike a balance between Kun Thunder Palace and the other Thunder Palaces!
By the time Xiao Hua arrived at the plaza, sixteen somewhat larger illusion arrays had risen into the air above it. The sixteen great illusion arrays stood in a row, with numerous Taiqing Sect disciples and disciples from other sects participating in the Feathered Immortal Convention gathered below.
These illusion arrays differed from the previous ones. Not only were they more