Chapter 329 - Meant for Each Other (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Oh yes, as for the name list for the competitions…” Lou Hong’s eyes twinkled. He said expectantly, “It’ll be easy to arrange for disciples who are training their Qi and establishing their foundations, but as for those in the Golden Core stage… it’ll be quite difficult.”
“You’re thinking about asking Yi Qing to participate!” Lonemoon jumped. He suddenly guessed what Lou Hong was thinking.
Lou Hong smiled and nodded. He began to look more excited. “Yi Qing is the disciple of you two Supremacies. He has power that is out of the world. The trip to the mystic realm had already allowed him to form his core through an epiphany. He’ll definitely help our sect win the Golden Core-”
“No!” Before Lou Hong could finish speaking, Lonemoon interrupted him. “There is no need for him to prove anything. He’s not going to participate in any competition.” Lonemoon had the clearest picture of Yi Qing’s cultivation level. He was already halfway to becoming a Nascent Soul. If he participated in the competition, given his cheater personality, he would probably become a Nascent Soul and quickly become a Soul Formation cultivator.
“Supremacy…” Lou Hong did not expect Lonemoon to reject his idea. Afterall, this was the perfect opportunity for them to win the battle and make a name for themselves. He stared blankly at Lonemoon and objected, “But my sect belongs to-”
“Lou Hong!” Lonemoon’s expression darkened. “We joined Honesty Sect and naturally want to help you. Whatever we can do for you, we would. But Yi Qing… Please remember that he’s Shen Ying’s only disciple. That’s all. Nobody can harbor any ideas on him, or else…” He looked at Lou Hong with a strangely fierce expression. He emphasized on each word as he said, “If people really came here, you might not be able to withstand it.”
Lou Hong started. He felt a chill at the bottom of his chest and an unspeakable fear rose in his throat.
Without saying more, Lonemoon patted his shoulder, turned around and walked away.
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Lonemoon was right. After he got rid of the sword array, the Divine Heavens Sect sent a huge group of disciples over to help Honesty Sect organize the competition. What’s more, each of them brought their own equipment and resources.
Outside the gates of Honesty Sect, they set up a mountain peak all on their own and began to set up the competition grounds. As they did so, more disciples came to help them without Lou Hong’s invitation. Some of them even took the initiative to look for Lou Hong to brief him on all the preparations that needed to be done for the competition. They provided the manpower and the resources, and they did all of these things passionately at that. It was almost as if Divine Heavens Sect was the one organizing the competition and not Honesty Sect.
When the time for the competition came, the sect master of Divine Heavens Sect, Dong Wu, personally led a team of disciples in. This improved the Honesty Sect’s reputation. The other sects sent many disciples over as well, just as they had guessed. Their purpose for coming was not purely to participate in the competition. For the first two days, more than half of the sect masters tried different ways and means to find out more about the sword array
He had been a sect master for many years after all. Lou Hong did not accede to their requests, neither did he reject their requests. He entertained them as best as he could and then excused himself. As for earning as many spirit stones as he could, somehow he felt the need to ask Supremacy Lonemoon about every step.
This was clearly a competition among the sects, yet nobody was putting in any real effort in the competition. Instead, Honesty Sect – who had spent a lot of effort in preparing for the competition – was getting better than average results.
In particular, Lou Tao, the disciple in the foundation establishment stage, had made it easily to the finals.
Lonemoon really meant it when he said he was not interested in the competition. From the beginning to the end, he did not interfere at all. Instead, he cooped himself up in the Invincible Peak. On the last day of the competition, as the different sects fought for the championship, he dragged Shen Ying and Yi Qing down to wander about.
They were the only two Soul Formation Supremacies in the sect afterall. If they did not at least show their faces for a competition as big as this, it would not be appropriate.
When the three of them arrived, the various sect masters who were backstage all got to their feet. Perhaps they had heard earlier that Lonemoon was the one who set up the sword array. They were exceptionally friendly toward him.
Lonemoon was very familiar with environments like these. On the way up the stage alone, he had already taken advantage of a number of people. He took his seat toward the right of the stage, just next to the sect master of Divine Heavens Sect, Dong Wu.
They talked about random topics. Father Niu had a sly smile on his face that made him look a bit like a fox. Shen Ying, on the other hand, sat quietly by his side.