On Earth Pass Island, these three Foundation Establishment Lineages were also renowned, and all were Pseudo-Core Lineages.
The three lineage heads had all reached Foundation Establishment Late Stage. When Qing Chen's order for combat at Earth Pass arrived, the three heads decided to fight without hesitation.
Qing Chen laid down a rule: participants could be no higher than Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
This meant that no one would use a superior cultivation realm to overwhelm another. After all, the Condensed Jade Sect had no shortage of Foundation Establishment Peak and Pseudo-Core experts-at least twenty or thirty of them.
In the eyes of a powerful True Person like him, fights between Qi Refining Stage juniors were mere child's play, hardly worth watching.
As for those Pseudo-Core experts, they were either lineage ancestors, shouldering the heavy responsibility of safeguarding their lineages' fortunes;
or they held esteemed positions within the sect and were wholly focused on cultivating in seclusion to break through to a higher realm, making it naturally inappropriate for them to participate in this contest.
By comparison, cultivators at Foundation Establishment Middle and Late Stage were ideal participants in this contest.
After sweeping his gaze over everyone, Qing Chen turned to look behind him. "Gu Jianchun, Miao Long, step forward!"
Upon hearing this, the two immediately flashed forward, radiating the auras of Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators.
Gu Jianchun was the senior inner sect disciple who had welcomed Qing Chen into the sect back then, and was now a true disciple.
Miao Long was an old subordinate of Qing Chen's and the Deputy Hall Master of the Battle Hall. During the conflict with Mo Qiuxian back then, he had also leaned somewhat toward Qing Chen's side.
Just then, a figure strode forward. It was none other than Baili Tingfeng.
His expression