Zi Kun had thought Li Yan and Qianji had come to find him mainly because Qianji had already been revived, and they had come here so that Zi Kun would feel at ease after learning of it, while also letting him meet Qianji once. But from the look of things now, it seemed that was not the only reason.
Besides, if Li Yan and Qianji had come over truly to cheer him on, where had they gotten this information? This matter was an internal affair of the clan. How could it have spread outside the Heavenly Demon Grassland?
"So there really is such a thing. I'm actually not too clear on it. Can you tell me what kind of contest this is? A disciple grand competition held regularly within the clan?"
Li Yan's answer left Zi Kun somewhat puzzled. It clearly looked as if he had guessed it, but on what basis had he guessed that there happened to be such a contest at this exact period?
Those patrolling cultivators would not recklessly speak of clan affairs. Zi Kun pondered briefly. This matter was not any secret, so he sorted out his thoughts and quickly spoke.
"This isn't a grand competition for all the disciples in the clan. It's a contest of skill among disciples of core rank and above from the branch lines, mainly the core-and-above sequence disciples at the two levels of the Nascent Soul Realm and the Spirit Transformation Realm. They're already the level closest to the clan's middle ranks.
"They've been selected and eliminated layer by layer starting from the Qi Condensation Stage before finally reaching this step. Among the cultivators at these two levels, the future Heaven-rank stewards and elders will all emerge from here.
"So at this stage, the clan will begin holding irregular