Chapter 328 - Becoming the Host of the Competition (2/2)
Lonemoon had no choice but to hold back on giving advice to Yi Qing. Yi Qing had only been training for less than six years when he formed his core. Lonemoon could explain that away by saying that Yi Qing got some kind of epiphany in the mystic realm, but now Yi Qing was on the verge of becoming a Nascent Soul after training for less than ten years. That was absolutely frightening. Although they were not afraid of attracting others’ attention, Yi Qing had not yet recovered his memories. If he became so strong in such a short time, his body might break down. That would mean their efforts would go down the drain.
Yi Qing had nothing to say about this. He was stuck at the stage he was at and had no choice but to stop training
“What? A competition between the sects?” Lonemoon glanced at Lou Hong, who was smiling confidently.
“That’s right!” Lou Hong nodded. “The different sects in the Three Azure Realms would take turns to organize a competition like that once every ten years. In recent years, our disciples have been improving significantly. It would be good to let them battle in one or two events.”
“Hey, then go!” Why was Lou Hong explaining this to him?
“But…” Lou Hong looked away, as if he had some difficulties. Glancing at Lonemoon’s face, he gritted his teeth and said, “The sects are suggesting that… my sect should organize the competition this time!”
“What?” Lonemoon looked at Lou Hong. All over his face was written, would they give me money to organize the competition here?
Lou Hong wiped the perspiration from his face. “Well… the competition has always been hosted by sects like the Divine Heavens Sect and Blackheaven Sect. I don’t know why they want to organize it here this time.” Honesty Sect was doing much better in terms of money and skills in recent years, especially so since Supremacy Lonemoon arrived. However, immortal sects were the ones that really had the skills to host events like these. Honesty Sect only had two Soul Formation Supremacies. They were not comparable at all to the first-rate immortal sects.
“What do you think?” Lonemoon frowned.
“Hosting a competition like this would improve our reputation. What’s more, all we would have to do is provide the grounds for the competition. I think… we could try.” Lou Hong nodded.
“Since you’ve already decided, you can go ahead and plan it.” Lonemoon nodded as well. Thinking of something, he added, “Oh yes, from tomorrow onwards, seal up the sword array. Tell the Nascent Souls from Divine Heavens Sect that we have to close it in order to prepare for the competition.”
Lou Hong’s eyes brightened, as if he understood something. He nodded excitedly. “Lou Hong understands!”
The competition among the sects was being pushed to the mid-tier sects. Anybody would have guessed that the first-tier sects had something up their sleeves. What’s more, the only thing people could covet after from their Honesty Sect was the sword array. In these three years, they only accepted disciples from Divine Heavens Sect into the array. All the other sects must have gotten wind of this and wanted to use the competition as a chance to check out the space. They probably wanted to send their disciples here to train while they were at it.
The Divine Heavens Sect probably did not know about this yet. That was probably why the other sects had informed Lou Hong directly. Therefore, Lonemoon decided to close the sword array and notify the cultivators from Divine Heavens Sect.
To Honesty Sect, there was not going to be much loss incurred. Lonemoon had initially promised to only let them use the array for three years. Now that the time was up, it was perfectly reasonable for the Honesty Sect to allow other sects into the array. The key was that only a limited number of people could enter the sword array. If disciples from other sects were allowed into the array, the number of Divine Heavens Sect’s disciples in the array would decrease. Lonemoon was expecting the Divine Heavens Sect to be anxious about this.
To get more space in the array, the Divine Heavens Sect would likely offer help to Honesty Sect in organizing the competition. And Honesty Sect… would just have to lie down and receive all the help and money.