Adding Friends Can Make Me Stronger

Chapter 188: The Foundation of a Great Sect!

If this continues any longer, who knows how powerful this person might become?

The key issue is, his growth speed is terrifyingly fast.

Given the strength he’s shown now, even I am far from being a match for him.

“I must find a way to deal with this.” Yuan Cang snorted coldly, then turned and left with a flick of his sleeve.

“Kid, when did you start practicing fist intent?” As Meng Changqing landed, the Grand Elder approached with a pleased expression.

“A long time ago, but I just never had a chance to use it,” Meng Changqing thought for a moment.

It had indeed been a while.

If he remembered correctly, it was around the time he reached the Divine Attainment Realm.

“Dual intent, that’s incredibly rare. I remember even the Sect Master didn’t possess such an ability back in the day, and you’re still so young.” Hua Ciyan’s voice was filled with admiration.

He was barely in his early twenties.

When the Sect Master attended this event, he was around twenty-seven.

However, the Sect Master hadn’t started cultivating until much later, so he was considered a late bloomer.

“I noticed that your ‘Heaven Splitting Fist Manual’ has reached perfection. Your comprehension is truly frightening,” Ku Fengchun remarked in awe.

It had been less than a month, but just like with the ‘Supreme Emperor Sword Sutra,’ the ‘Heaven-Splitting Fist Manual’ relied entirely on comprehension, requiring no resources.

With Meng Changqing’s level of insight, achieving perfection in such a short time was almost expected.

“It’s all thanks to the sparring with Senior Brother Ku; otherwise, it wouldn’t have happened so quickly,” Meng Changqing replied with a smile.

“Don’t give me too much credit.” Ku Fengchun shook his head, “What I said wasn’t that helpful. It was all your own effort.”

“Alright, enough small talk,” the Grand Elder interrupted, “After this battle, the entire Southern Region will know our Tai Xuan Sect is here. The opponents you face from now on will be even stronger! They won’t just stand by and let the events of the past repeat themselves! They will use every means possible to stop you. They’ll even try to defeat you to erase the shame of the past!”

Hearing this, Meng Changqing smiled faintly.

“That’s exactly what I want. Otherwise, this competition would be too boring.” He turned and looked down.

Just three-tenths of fist intent, and he already felt like he was dominating the field.

Hopefully, he wouldn’t have to use sword intent in the end.

Probably not.

After all, there were still people like Li Jin from the Proud Sword Sect and Yu Hongxue from the Nine-Colored Glazed Pavilion.

Although he hadn’t met them, their reputations were well known, clearly stronger than the likes of Jie Yubing, who was just an ordinary genius.

Soon, the Shi family brothers also received praise from the Grand Elder.

Although not as straightforward as Meng Changqing’s one-punch victory, they too demonstrated overwhelming strength, easily winning their battles!

Heh heh heh!

The Shi brothers immediately puffed out their chests with pride.

They were, after all, still children at heart.

A little praise made them visibly happy.

“Next time, I want to join too!” Mo Xiaoyu eagerly volunteered.

“Sure, everyone will get a chance.” The Grand Elder nodded.

With Meng Changqing as a steady anchor, he could allow the others to participate one by one.

This would give them experience in major events, which would greatly benefit their future cultivation.

Han Luoyu and the others smiled.

After coming all this way, it would be frustrating to sit on the sidelines the entire time.

The battles continued.

The fourth group.

The fifth group.

The sixth group.

Perhaps the appearance of the Tai Xuan Sect caused a subtle shift in the atmosphere.

The subsequent great sects that entered the arena did so with their full strength.

It was as if they were trying to prove something, to reclaim their momentum!

“Three Life and Death Realm experts!”

When the first great sect of the Tianxuan Five Schools — the Cloud Sea Academy — appeared, the entire crowd was shocked.

Three full Life and Death Realm experts!

Their power was immense, their presence terrifying!

They directly scared the disciples of the opposing first-rank sect into surrendering!

The Tianxuan Five Sects were top-tier great sects!

Each of these schools had at least two geniuses of the highest caliber.

Unlike the great sects of other regions, which typically have only one.

Afterward, the remaining four schools also entered the stage one after another.

The Wind King Hall and Purple Sun Palace weren’t as extravagant, each bringing only two Life and Death Realm experts.

Only Cloud Sea Academy, Proud Sword Sect, and the Nine-Colored Glazed Pavilion had three each.

Unfortunately, these great sects, as well as other great sects and ancient clans from other regions, did not encounter each other.

They all advanced to the next round.

You could say that the Ice and Snow Divine Palace was the only great sect eliminated in the first round.

This was, perhaps, the first time in history that a great sect-level force was eliminated so quickly!

Rumor has it… when Jie Yubing was carried back, the palace lord of the Ice and Snow Divine Palace was livid, barely containing her fury.

There’s no need to think too much about it.

After this battle, the Ice and Snow Divine Palace would undoubtedly become a topic of gossip or ridicule in the future!

As evening approached, the first round of battles came to an end.

Over sixty forces advanced.

The Southern Region’s top-ranked regions are vast and resource-rich, so there were many first-rank forces, including sects and clans.

Some second-rank sects could even barely produce three Divine Attainment Realm disciples.

As for the second round, it was scheduled for tomorrow.

“Let’s go back and rest,” the Grand Elder said.

“Mm.” Meng Changqing nodded.

After watching so many battles, he had greatly expanded his knowledge of martial arts.

He realized that there were many unique martial arts techniques in the cultivation world.

They might not be particularly powerful, but they had distinct functions.

Some warriors even possessed strange talents.

On their own, these might not be very useful, but when combined with the right techniques, they produced remarkable effects.

Unfortunately, he hadn’t seen the great sects in action.

When faced with a great sect, the first-rank sects would surrender immediately.

Otherwise, he could have observed their techniques and martial skills.

“I hope we face some weaker opponents tomorrow.” The Grand Elder was always cautious.

Even though Meng Changqing was already very strong, he remained as careful as ever.

—

“Elder Yuan, are you really going to change the match schedule again?” In the ancient mountain pavilion, the subordinate was completely stunned.

Doing this once was one thing, but doing it repeatedly — wasn’t that going too far?

“Why do you have so many useless questions?

“Just do as I say!”

Yuan Cang said coldly, “I already told you, if anything happens, I’ll take the blame!

“Switch it to a great sect, no, make it one of the Tianxuan Five Sects.”

“Understood.” The subordinate hesitated for a moment but then nodded.

This kind of thing definitely couldn’t be kept secret.

Hopefully, Elder Yuan’s background is strong enough, or else I’ll get caught up in this too!

The Wanxiang Pavilion isn’t owned by just one holy land; it was created by four great holy lands together!