"I never thought Zhuo Bufan would make the top three."
Inside the Treasure Trove Pavilion, Jiang Man followed behind Ji Hao, unable to keep himself from marveling.
Ji Hao had just told him about the exchange.
The visitors came from the Heavenly Water Sect, one of the Three Great Sects under the Immortal Gate.
Their main purpose was to get the upper hand over the Wuyun Sect through this exchange.
Naturally, this involved discussions and contests among certain higher-ups.
It was nothing major. At most, they would lose one or two slots for certain secret realms.
It would not affect anything.
At worst, the Outer Sect would lose face.
As for winning, there was even less to gain. After all, their visitors were from the Sixth Courtyard.
There was no glory in it.
But they had not only come to the Outer Sect. They had come to the Inner Sect as well.
Winning the Inner Sect contest did offer benefits.
But Jiang Man was in the Outer Sect, so he had asked about that.
The answer he received was that they would target the Outer Sect's top three.
Once the top three were defeated, the Outer Sect's Third Courtyard would have lost as well.
Ji Hao had also looked into the Outer Sect's top three rankings.
Zhuo Bufan was third.
This left Jiang Man rather moved.
After a pause, Jiang Man said with some surprise, "Wait, Meng Xiaoxiao is first and Ji He is second. They were both extraordinary geniuses back then.
"But I remember there was also a Wei Ran. He didn't make the top three?"
Ji Hao led Jiang Man to a Pill Furnace. "He didn't participate in this year's tournament. He obtained the Third Method last year.
"As far as I know, he should have successfully formed