Zhongzhou, the holy city.

The venue of this Tian Yuan Festival is the headquarters of the Xianmeng in the Holy City.

I saw that eleven stands and a ring had been temporarily built on the edge of the huge Immortal Alliance martial arts arena.

Eleven stands are faintly circular in shape, enclosing the ring in the center.

There are more than a dozen chairs on each high platform.

At this time, all the high platforms were empty, but the stage was already crowded, and only the center of the martial arts arena, that is, the place where the ring was located, was vacant.

Today is the day of the Tian Yuan Festival, so monks from all walks of life gather here.

Among them, there are not only local forces in Zhongzhou and scattered cultivation, but also some interested forces and scattered cultivation in various large states have also rushed here.

A rough estimate is that there are at least tens of thousands.

This is also because of the strict control of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, if the threshold is not set, I am afraid that the entire Immortal Alliance headquarters will not be able to tolerate it.

Moreover, the eleven stands were specially prepared for the ten major forces and the demon clans who came to watch the ceremony.

The main purpose of this Tian Yuan Grand Meeting is to determine the next ten major forces rankings.

Also, the Heavenly Demon Sect, which was originally one of the top ten forces, has been destroyed, and it remains to be tested whether the Pantheistic Sect that replaced it is qualified to be ranked as one of the top ten forces.

And, since it is a power ranking, it is naturally indispensable to have a big battle.

There are three types of battles.

First, it is the battle of the top masters of the major forces, which will determine the ranking of the major forces.

Each side of the ten major forces has the qualification to challenge the other forces twice, and the two sides send masters to fight, and the number of players is negotiated by the two sides, and they can win two in three games, three wins in five games, and four wins in seven games.

According to the original ranking, the lowest ranked player wins to replace the opponent's ranking, and the highest ranked player wins the same ranking.

Second, it is a lottery-type battle that all forces and individuals can participate in, as long as their strength reaches the second realm of the Heavenly Rank or above, they can participate.

This is a great time for individuals to make a name for themselves, and those who end up in the top ten can also receive a rare treasure provided by the Ling Xiao Sword Sect.

Third, it is a battle between the younger generations of various forces, not only limited to the ten major forces, but also other small and medium-sized forces.

However, since it is a battle for the younger generation, there is naturally an age limit, and there is also a minimum cultivation limit.

Only those who are under the age of twenty-five and have cultivated to the second level or above can participate.

The list of contestants, except for the battles of the top masters of the major forces, which are temporarily decided by the leaders of all parties, the lists of those who participated in the other two battles have been reported to the host of this Tian Yuan Festival, the Ling Xiao Sword Sect.

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As the day passed, the Tianyuan Festival was about to officially begin, and the major forces had begun to appear.

The monks in the audience suddenly boiled, chanting the names of the forces they supported.

First of all, as the host, the Lingxiao Sword Sect naturally took the lead and was the first to appear.

Under the leadership of Luo Shenji, the sect leader of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, who was wearing a gold-rimmed robe on a white background and a purple and gold crown, a group of high-ranking figures of the Lingxiao Sword Sect ascended to the largest stand one by one, and then, the banner of the Lingxiao Sword Sect was also planted on the stands.

Then came the Qinzhou Donkey Kong Temple, only to see the Donkey Kong Temple and a total of ten monks, including seven old monks and three young monks.

The first person is wearing a bright yellow robe, holding an eight-treasure Zen staff, with a withered face and a gray beard, looking about sixty years.

After the old monk led everyone to the high platform on the left side of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, he said to Luo Shenji: "Amitabha! Sect Master Luo, the old man is late, don't blame him!"

Then, a young monk planted the banner of Donkey Kong Temple on the high platform.

"Master Xuanchi is serious, please take a seat. Luo Shenji got up and said, and then asked with a smile: "I don't know how the Hatless Master is doing?

"Uncle Shi is all right, and he has suddenly realized that he has been in retreat again, so he can't come, and there is Lao Jianxian worried!" Monk Xuanchi also replied with a smile.

Then, there was a surge of people below.

The people and horses of Bazhou Bodhi Sect, Chuzhou Burning Sky Valley, Jinzhou Guiyuan Sect, Linzhou Wanjian Pavilion, and Yunzhou Qingtian Sect arrived one by one.

Except for the Qingtian Sect and the Ten Thousand Sword Pavilion, which only had five people each, the other three major forces each had a dozen people.

The head of the Bodhi Sect is Ji Ming, the head of the Bodhi Sect, who looks to be about thirty or forty years old, with a white face and beard, wearing a white robe, and an elegant temperament, and is the youngest of the people in power.

The leader of the Burning Sky Valley was a middle-aged man in a red robe, this person looked to be in his forties, with a rough face, tall and powerful, and he was the current Lord of the Burning Sky Valley.

The sect master of the Guiyuan Sect is a seventy-year-old man, named Cao Shiyuan, he is thin, his eyes are cloudy, and his hair is yellow, just like his peers are about to die, but from the occasional trace of essence in his cloudy eyes, it can be seen that he is not as simple as it seems.

The Pavilion Master of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, Li Wuchen, was a middle-aged man who was not smiling, he was wearing a sky blue robe, and a silver long sword hung from his waist. This sword is famous in Kyushu, called the Star Shadow Sword, it is a superb spiritual weapon, and Gu Chen's first spiritual weapon is an imitation of the Star Shadow Divine Sword.

Sect Master Yun Tianqing was wearing a cloud-patterned robe with gold on a blue background, his posture was tall, his appearance was extraordinary, he looked forty or fifty years old, he had newly entered the Holy Realm, and he had become the pinnacle of the entire continent.

When everyone arrived, they greeted each other warmly.

"Brother Li's demeanor is still the same, and his cultivation is diligent!"

"How can I compare with the Lord of the Flame Valley..."

......

At this time, a strong wind suddenly blew in the sky, accompanied by a sound like a ghost crying wolf, and the sky was a little darker.

"Who, in broad daylight, they are pretending to be ghosts, and they are still on the territory of the Lingxiao Sword Sect!" said the young man on the field with a frown.

"Shhhh

"You mean... Shura Temple!"

....

I saw a black cloud suddenly descend on the high platform on the right side of the Lingxiao Sword Sect.

None of the forces that had arrived before occupied this place, because they already knew who this position belonged to...

As the black clouds dissipated, more than a dozen figures dressed in black robes appeared on the high platform.

Except for a middle-aged man who was not angry and arrogant, and a young man in gray soft armor, the rest of the people covered their faces.

"Tuoba Qianfeng!" On the high platform of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, the four old men stood up at the same time, their expressions were very solemn.

"Oh, it's you old guys! None of them have died after all these years!" said the middle-aged man in a black dragon-patterned robe with a disdainful glance at the four old men.

Those four old men were the four elders of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, and before Tuoba Qianfeng became famous, he had broken into the Lingxiao Sword Sect alone, and he defeated the four of them on their own.

"You..."

"Don't be verbose, this seat doesn't have time to talk nonsense with a few of you, what about the Sword Immortal? Let him come out, only he is worthy of being the opponent of this seat in your Lingxiao Sword Sect." Tuoba Qianfeng said proudly.

"Tuoba Hall Master, the family master is in retreat, so he won't participate in this Tianyuan Festival. Luo Shenji got up and said to Tuoba Qianfeng.

"Is that really boring! What about the hateless master of Buddhism? Is he here?" Tuoba Qianfeng glanced at Luo Shenji and asked again.

"The Buddha is also in retreat, so he didn't come!" replied Luo Shenji.

"These two old guys, are they planning not to ask about the world, and they won't even come to the Tianyuan Festival! How can they find an opponent in this seat!" Tuoba Qianfeng suddenly felt bored, and sat down on the main seat of the high platform with an oblique lean.

Seeing that Tuoba Qianfeng was quiet, Luo Shenji was also relieved, if Tuoba Qianfeng did not forgive, then unless he asked Shizun to come out, no one would really be able to stop him.

...

After a while, it seemed that the appointed time was about to come.

At this time, a group of strange-looking "people" dressed in strange costumes arrived belatedly.

Although they look like people, they always have some characteristics that are not human.

For example, some have tails on their hips, some have long ears on the top of their heads, and some are covered with fluff.

Only the first girl is slightly more normal-looking, but she also has a pair of dragon horns on her forehead.

Excluding the pair of dragon horns, in fact, that girl is enough to be regarded as a little beauty who captivates the country and the city.

She looked eighteen or nineteen years old and wore a long blue dress.

The eyes are clear, the skin is as white as snow, the cherry lips are white, and the teeth are delicate.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Sect Master Luo, this princess is late!" the girl said to Luo Shenji after coming to a high platform.

"It's okay, Princess Linglong came at the right time, the conference is about to start, please sit down with the princess and all the friends of the demon clan. Luo Shenji said with a smile.

This group of people is the demon clan from the East China Sea, led by the daughter of the demon emperor of the current demon clan - Princess Linglong.

"Then I'm really lucky!Hey, why are there still two high platforms without people?" Princess Linglong said with her tongue out, and then her eyes glanced at it and found that there were still two high platforms empty.

Luo Shenji also frowned at this time, and said, "It seems to be the Pantheon Sect and the Murong family." ”

"Hmph, the Pantheon Sect is such a big shelf! it actually makes so many of us wait here!" Sect Master Yun Tianqing snorted coldly and said with considerable dissatisfaction.

"Here it is, here it is, here comes the Pantheon!" At this moment, there was another cacophony of voices below.

I saw Gu Chen, who was wearing a gold-rimmed robe on a black background and a gilded crown on his head, leading the eight members of the Pantheon Sect, as well as Murong Bauhinia, Ye No Return, Zhuo Mingyue, and Zhuo Qingyu to come slowly, and then ascended to an empty high platform without hurry.

Gu Chen bowed his hands to the bigwigs of all parties one by one, and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, the road was delayed because of some things, but fortunately, it was not too late, just in time!"