Chapter 930: Martial Arts Tournament
Xiao Xue stayed at the Prayer Pavilion to accompany Youyou in recovering from her wounds. Ghost Ancestor, having learned that Ning Shiqi was extremely skilled in the Spirit Control Technique, insisted on joining them in studying the Delusion Void Array every day, occasionally dragging Xiao Xue along to listen in. The group was bustling with activity.
Su Xingqiao, on the other hand, went into seclusion for cultivation wholeheartedly as soon as they returned.
Seeing that there was truly nothing for her to do in the Prayer Pavilion, Han Jing decided to return to the Spirit Flame Sect with Su Yu. Su Yu, the Sect Leader, was almost never present, leading to the Spirit Flame Sect’s disciples virtually never having met him. For this reason, the elders of the Spirit Flame Sect had quite a few grievances against this Sect Leader.
In order to improve Su Yu’s image within the Spirit Flame Sect—considering that he had to remain the Sect Leader until a suitable successor was found—Han Jing suggested holding a martial arts tournament. This would allow the sect’s disciples to engage in some practice, and Su Yu could select excellent disciples to guide personally, thus demonstrating his role as the Sect Leader.
Of course, she mainly proposed this because she was recently very bored, and after reaching the Purple Flame Level, advancing in cultivation could not solely rely on training.
Now everyone was busy with other matters, so she could only find some amusement with Su Yu.
Su Yu, unable to resist her persistence, finally agreed.
So, the Spirit Flame Sect, which hadn’t held any activities for several years, suddenly decided to host a martial arts tournament, under the personal supervision of Sect Leader Su Yu. As this news spread, the entire Spirit Flame Sect was abuzz because many disciples had joined the Spirit Flame Sect without ever having seen the Sect Leader. They were very curious about Su Yu, this elusive and enigmatic Sect Leader.
Moreover, many others from different sects also expressed their intention to attend upon hearing the news.
Ultimately, this martial arts tournament, hastily proposed on a whim by Han Jing to create some excitement, inexplicably became a major event in the Spirit Cultivation Realm.
Even Ling Xiang sent a missive to participate.
Since Ling Xiang took over the vital responsibility as the Hall Master of Lingyou Hall, he had been struggling to find an opportunity to reaffirm his stance with the various sects in the Spirit Cultivation Realm and mend relations with them. Now, such a rare chance had presented itself, and he naturally wouldn’t let it pass.
Thus, on the actual day of the martial arts tournament, people from dozens of sects, both large and small, in the Spirit Cultivation Realm, gathered at the Spirit Flame Sect, making the scene very grand.
For convenience, Han Jing specially dressed in the attire of a Spirit Flame Sect disciple, disguised as a man, and stood obediently by Su Yu’s side. Apart from a few elders and disciples of the Spirit Flame Sect who had seen Han Jing before, no one else knew her true identity.
This led to an... extremely interesting situation.
Besides Beihan Palace, there were also many sects in the Spirit Cultivation Realm composed entirely of women. One of the more famous sects was the Flower Spirit Pavilion, which had been established for several centuries. Although it did not have the powerful background of Beihan Palace, it had its own unique characteristics.
The previous Pavilion Master of Flower Spirit Pavilion was extremely strict in disciplining the sect’s disciples, almost forbidding them from interacting with the outside world. This led to Flower Spirit Pavilion becoming very low-key during the former Pavilion Master’s tenure, to the point where it practically had no interaction with other sects.
However, the new Pavilion Master was highly committed to building good relations with other sects.