“Just a small discussion. I'll tell you guys later.” She still wanted to find an opportunity to research the damage effects of 《Zongjiao》 on evil cultivators, so she planned to discuss it with her friends beforehand.
She had always been cautious. Just as she had been uncertain before whether playing 《Lingtai》 against a rank two demon beast would cause a backlash due to the large gap in cultivation;
Additionally, every opportunity to damage the lynx had been fleeting. Therefore, during the battle with the lynx, she hadn't used 《Lingtai》, opting instead for the sword she was most confident in.
The same logic applied to researching 《Zongjiao》. Without a certain level of confidence, she wouldn't rashly play it against a dangerous evil cultivator.
Although Jiang Yao and Wen Xuan were curious, they barely managed to restrain themselves from asking further after hearing Gu Ningyun's reassurance.
However, they soon lost interest in the matter, as Perfected Person Ye was already mentioning that the competition recordings would be posted on the Fighting Peak platform.
This time, the entire audience, including the older disciples watching the competition, erupted in excitement.
“Fighting Peak? Are you sure it's the same Fighting Peak I know?”
“Governing Peak's Eldest Senior Sister ordered it herself! She is the Sect Leader's first senior disciple and the successor to the position of Sect Leader by default among all the Xiaoyao high-ranking officials. Her word is essentially the Sect Leader's word!”
“Hey, we're just ordinary inner sect disciples, not personal disciples. We can't call her Eldest Senior Sister; we have to address her as True Monarch Chanxi.”
“I know, I know. I'm just surprised.”
If True Monarch Chanxi had heard this, she would have told them they were overthinking things. Such a small matter didn't need to be reported to the Sect Leader.
“Coming to watch the competition this time was definitely the right choice. Those who didn't come can only watch the copies of the recordings, but I'm watching it live! I'll know things earlier, in more detail, and more comprehensively than them.”
The new disciples, who hadn't previously understood the weight of the Fighting Peak platform or Governing Peak's Eldest Senior Sister, only thought it sounded impressive and cheered along.
After hearing the explanations from the older disciples, they understood as well. Suddenly, the atmosphere on-site became even more boisterous.
At some point, a new disciple shouted, “11680, Gu Ningyun!”
Following that, all the new disciples joined in, shouting in unison, “11680, Gu Ningyun!”
Later, even the older disciples watching the competition joined in the fun.
Under the passionate gazes of the crowd, hearing her name being chanted over and over, Gu Ningyun's ears felt a bit hot.
It was true that she had planned to show a certain amount of strength in this competition to prepare for her future promotion to the inner sect.
But the current situation was a bit too high-profile, wasn't it?
She rested her forehead in her hands, thinking about how to proceed later so she could maintain her previous cultivation pace without being affected by the outside world.
Unmoved by external gains, undeterred by personal losses.
Only by maintaining a stable and calm state of mind could one walk more steadily on the path of cultivation.
Xiaoyao disciples had always been fanatical about strength.
She was just a minor Qi Refining cultivator; she would just stay low-key for a while.
Once the heat of the competition passed and everyone threw themselves back into cultivation, everything would naturally return to normal.
Thinking of this, Gu Ningyun's mindset stabilized significantly, though her ears were still a bit warm.
Perfected Person Ye watched the cheering scene at the competition with a smile in her eyes. “Xiaoyao hasn't been this lively in a long time.
As expected, new disciples who haven't been beaten down by the cultivation world are the most energetic.”
A Foundation Establishment disciple was full of confusion. “I understand why they're shouting Gu Ningyun's name; True Monarch Chanxi specifically mentioned posting all her duel recordings.
But what does 11680 mean?”
“Stupid, that refers to the 11,680th batch. They're shouting their own batch number.” The referee of Arena Two politely suppressed an eye-roll.
Perfected Person Ye nodded. “This batch is truly united.”
After thoughtfully waiting for the little ones on the field to release their inner excitement, Perfected Person Ye finally stopped them.
She was about to announce the competition rankings and rewards.
Realizing what was happening, the new disciples quieted down, their large eyes filled with anticipation as they looked at Perfected Person Ye in unison.
“The rankings for the individual and team competitions of the 11,680th batch of new disciples are out. I assume you have already seen them on the Fighting Peak platform.
Next, I will announce the rewards for the individual competition.
693rd to 401st place: 50 low-grade spirit stones.
400th to 251st place: 100 low-grade spirit stones and 100 sect points.
250th to 101st place: 200 low-grade spirit stones and 200 sect points.
100th to 51st place: 300 low-grade spirit stones and 300 sect points.
50th to 11th place: 400 low-grade spirit stones and 400 sect points.
10th place, Xi Caixuan: 1,000 low-grade spirit stones, 1,000 sect points, one mysterious-rank low-grade defense array, and one spot for the Penglai Dao Discussion Meeting.
9th place, Shao Yuqi: 1,500 low-grade spirit stones, 1,500 sect points, one mysterious-rank low-grade defense array, and one spot for the Penglai Dao Discussion Meeting.
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4th place, Fu Mingzhi: 4,000 low-grade spirit stones, 4,000 sect points, one mysterious-rank low-grade defense array, and one spot for the Penglai Dao Discussion Meeting.
3rd place, Si Puyu: 5,000 low-grade spirit stones, 5,000 sect points, one mysterious-rank low-grade defense array, one spot for the Penglai Dao Discussion Meeting, and one storage ring.
2nd place, Jun Luo: 6,000 low-grade spirit stones, 6,000 sect points, one mysterious-rank low-grade defense array, one spot for the Penglai Dao Discussion Meeting, one storage ring, and one free technique exchange at the library.
1st place, Gu Ningyun: 7,000 low-grade spirit stones, 7,000 sect points, one mysterious-rank low-grade defense array, one spot for the Penglai Dao Discussion Meeting, one storage ring, one free technique exchange at the library, and one top-grade mysterious-rank spirit boat.”
After hearing the rewards for the individual competition, all the new disciples were stunned.
The disciples who hadn't earned a single point in the individual competition had thought they were just along for the ride. They never expected that Xiaoyao would even give them a participation reward!
And it was the most practical kind: spirit stones and points!
Looking at the rewards for the top ten and top three, they were filled with envy and longing.
Xiaoyao was competitive, but it was truly generous.
Gu Ningyun scrolled through the reward list she had just received with her divine sense, trying hard to resist the urge to press her eyes against the jade token.
Spirit stones, points, arrays, a storage ring, an exchange opportunity, a spirit boat, and that discussion meeting that looked very impressive at first glance—all of them were good things. This first place was worth a fortune!
Perfected Person Ye then spoke about the team competition rewards.
“There were a total of 132 groups in the team competition.
132nd to 81st place: Each member of the group is rewarded with one bottle of mysterious-rank low-grade Spirit-Purifying Pills, one bottle of yellow-rank high-grade Spirit-Replenishing Pills, one bottle of yellow-rank high-grade Return-to-Spring Pills, and 50 low-grade spirit stones.
80th to 41st place: Each member of the group is rewarded with two bottles of mysterious-rank low-grade Spirit-Purifying Pills, two bottles of yellow-rank high-grade Spirit-Replenishing Pills, two bottles of yellow-rank high-grade Return-to-Spring Pills, 100 low-grade spirit stones, and 100 sect points.
40th to 11th place: Each member of the group is rewarded with three bottles of mysterious-rank low-grade Spirit-Purifying Pills, three bottles of yellow-rank high-grade Spirit-Replenishing Pills, three bottles of yellow-rank high-grade Return-to-Spring Pills, 200 low-grade spirit stones, and 200 sect points.”
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