Of the two facing off in the arena, one had Spiritual Power surging around him, with ripples of water churning.
His face was exceedingly youthful; he looked about the same age as Song Yan.
The man fighting him was slightly older and had fallen into a disadvantage.
"Fellow Daoist, which one is Senior Brother Kong You?"
It was not Song Yan who asked, but a young disciple nearby.
It seemed there were quite a few people in the sect who, like him, knew nothing about the other disciples.
The two who had spoken earlier wore somewhat strange expressions. "Are you a junior brother who only joined the sect last autumn?"
He did not look like it. Judging by his Spiritual Power, he was also at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
"Uh... my aptitude is mediocre, so I spend all year cultivating hard in my cave abode. I'm not very familiar with my fellow disciples."
"I see..."
This person's situation was much like Song Yan's.
"That one."
He pointed at the young cultivator and said, "Senior Brother Kong You has exceptional talent in Daoist arts, and his Spiritual Power is extraordinarily abundant."
The two disciples took turns speaking, explaining the matter at length.
"He's certain to secure a place among the top ten Qi Refining Stage disciples at this Sword-Wiping Grand Assembly."
Speaking of which, this sect's Sword Polishing had undergone quite a few changes.
Its timing had already been adjusted once because of the Changping incident.
Later, the rules announced within the sect also included many changes to the Sword Polishing proceedings.
After the postponement, the sect's Sword Polishing was scheduled not far from the Dragon Pool Mountain Nine Veins Grand Competition, a grand gathering of the Chu Kingdom's cultivation world.
Thus, the team competition, originally organized by the respective