Wanxia County City Martial Arts Arena covers a vast area, can accommodate tens of thousands of troops against each other.

  On one side of the martial arts arena, there are also various buildings for people to rest.

  When Yun Laijian and his group arrived at the martial arts arena, there were already many people coming and going, most of whom were disciples of the thirty-six major sects of Wanxia County.

  Those who can enter the arena before the Sect's Grand Competition officially begins are all influential families in Wanxia County.

  "It turned out that the people from Yunlai Jianzong had arrived."

  Yunlai Sword Sect has a war puppet of the sword master level, which has made their status change a lot compared to before. The second-rate sect Taoyuanmen, who was the first to discover their arrival, immediately had someone come to greet them and politely say hello.

  "Heh heh, so it's actually Elder Zhu Xinghai of the Peach Source Sect. I didn't think you'd arrive so soon."

  Zi Lingyun responded with a courteous bow of his hand.

  This Zhu Xinghai is also a master of the ninth level of swordsmanship, one of the pillars of Taoyuan Gate. Since Qi Lingyun followed Qin Tianyi's advice and planned to severely punish those who dared to provoke their Yunlai Sword Sect, he only revealed the true energy fluctuations of a ninth-level swordsman, which is equivalent to that of this elder in terms of status.

  "Our Taoyuan Gate is not far from your Yunlai Sword Sect, we have to set out a day in advance to arrive at Wanjia County, just rest for another day today, recharge our energy and prepare for tomorrow's competition."

  Zhu Xinghai said, his eyes gazing at Qin Tianyi behind Qi Lingyun: "This one is the young master of your noble family, Qin Tianyi, right? Young Master Qin Tianyi indeed lives up to the reputation as the number one genius in my Wanxia County. At present, I'm afraid you should all be at the eighth level of swordsmanship by now. It seems that Yunlei Sword Sect is likely to rise to greatness under Young Master Qin Tianyi's hands."

  Qin Tianyi nodded slightly: "Although Yunlai Sword Sect has made some progress now, it is still no match for Taoyuan Gate."

  Upon seeing Qin Tianyi's flattering words, Zhu Xinghai was shocked and thought to himself: "This young man has actually advanced to the 8th level of Swordsmanship?"

  Is it just a few months?

  Even if he had the experience of cultivating up to Sword Master 8th level back then, this...

  Isn't it too fast?

  "Haha, I was thinking too, the people from Yunlai Jianzong should have arrived by now, didn't expect to run into them here."

  At this time, a burst of laughter came from the side, and then, a middle-aged man with a somewhat scholarly air walked over with a smile.

  "So it was Mr. Gong Sun."

  Qilingyun nodded at this middle-aged man.

  In recent months, Yunlai Jianzong and Taiyin Pavilion have been getting closer, and they seem to be supported by Taiyin Pavilion. This is all thanks to the efforts of Gong Sun Fenghua.

  "Heh heh, now among the nine second-rate sects of Wanxia County, except for Leishen Temple, Xianxia Sect and Xuanning Sect, everyone has arrived."

  "The people from Leishen Temple should be arriving soon too, let's just wait for them."

  Gongsun Fenghua said with a tone of voice that had an underlying implication.

  Zhu Xinghai, who was standing beside him, seemed to have understood something and nodded slightly.

  Xuanling Sect lost three great swordsmen in the Cloud Ridge Sword Sect's outer sect, Dawn Valley. Now, on the surface, only five great swordsmen are left to support the gate. As a result, the second-rate sects that had previously been intimidated by them and suppressed by them are all stirring with the intention of taking advantage of this opportunity to regain their standing in the upcoming Sect Competition.

  However, this matter is of great importance and requires a leader. The Thunder God Temple, which has five great swordsmen like the Xuanling Sect, is clearly the best candidate.

  "Alright, let's return to our respective courtyards arranged by Master Hou and wait for the arrival of the Thunder God Temple."

  Zhu Xing nodded.

  Gongsun Fenghua and Qi Lingyun nodded in agreement.

  At this time, a middle-aged man with a high-level swordsman suddenly rushed over from the direction outside the martial arts arena, looking flustered.

  "He is Bai Liu, the elder of Wàn Dǐng Mén."

  When Zhu Xinghai, Gong Sun Fenghua, Qi Lingyun and others saw Bai Liu Sheng, Bai Liu Sheng also noticed them, especially when he saw Gong Sun Fenghua of the Ta Yin Pavilion, his face showed a hint of joy, and he hastily said: "Elder Gong Sun, it's great that you're here. A fierce conflict has broken out between the Xian Xia Sect and the Xuan Ling Sect outside the arena, and even Elder Wei Lan of the Xian Xia Sect was indirectly killed by Qing Xuan, a great swordsman of the Xuan Ling Sect. Please inform the elders immediately and go to preside over justice for the Xian Xia Sect."

  "What?!"

  "Wei Lan!? The younger sister of the Sect Master of Xianxia Sect, a strong swordsman at the 9th level, and yet the Xuanyuan Faction dares to kill her?"

  Zi Lingyun and Gong Sun Fenghua exchanged a glance, both feeling that something was amiss.

  Xuanling Sect lost three great swordsmen in one breath, severely damaging their vitality. Now they should keep a low profile and avoid conflicts with any sects. Why are they suddenly acting out of character, not only clashing with the Xianxia Sect but also daring to take lives?

  This is completely offending the Xianxia Sect to death.

  "Go and take a look."

  Zi Lingyun said a word and turned to Qin Yuyan: "You take the disciples to rest in the courtyard first."

  Qin Yuyan glanced at Qin Tianyi and Qi Lingyun, nodded slightly: "Alright, Elder Qi, Tianyi, be careful."

  Gongsun Fenghua and Zhu Xinghai also hastily called over a disciple, instructing them to inform the senior swordsmen of the sect, while they two, along with Qi Lingyun and Qin Tianyi, quickly headed towards the outside of the martial arena.

  The Lingpai faction is so high-profile, they must figure out what happened.

  Several of them were strong men above the 9th level, and their speed was not slow. In less than a moment, they had already arrived outside the martial arts arena. At this time, the empty space outside the martial arts arena was also crowded with people. Many stone slabs on the ground were damaged, and bloodstains could be seen everywhere. It was clear that the two major sects had just engaged in a small-scale battle.

  "The people from Taoyuan Gate have arrived."

  "I don't know which side Tai Yin Ge and Tao Yuan Men will stand on."

  "It goes without saying that a few years ago, the Xuanling Sect was very powerful and had already offended most of the sects in Wanxia County, including the Taixu Pavilion, which is one of the top second-rate sects."

  "Huh, isn't that Qi Lingyun, the elder of Yunlai Sword Sect? What are they doing here? War puppets? It's impossible for war puppets to be brought here, once a real conflict breaks out, even if Yunlai Sword Sect has ten sword masters' war puppets, it would still be beyond their control."

  Many of the warriors and swordsmen who were watching from the side began to discuss among themselves upon seeing the arrival of people from Taoyin Pavilion, Peach Garden Gate, and Yunlai Sword Sect.

  The Wanxia County's thirty-six major sects' competition, every time, will result in a considerable number of casualties, and even lead to the formation of irreconcilable feuds between sects during the competition. However, it is rare for them to start killing each other before the competition has even begun, as is happening now.

  "Yu Fengyun, Qingxuan, Gaotianchi, Linzhongyang... Four of the five great swordsmen of the Xuanling Sect are here."

  After Ziling Yun arrived here, his eyes swept across the Xuanling Sect camp and quickly identified the four leaders among them. Especially when his eyes fell on Qingxuan, there was a hint of coldness and killing intent.

  It was that year when the young Qingxuan, a great swordsmen, disregarded the rules and attacked him with his great swordsmanship, injuring him, which led to Yunlei Sword Sect's Yun Xiao Sword falling into Xuanling Sect's hands.

  Zi Lingyun and Qin Tianyi were mainly focused on Yu Fan Yun and the other four great swordsmen, but Gong Sun Fenghua immediately cast his gaze onto the three old men standing behind Yu Fan Yun.

  After he carefully sized up the three old men, as if thinking of something, his face suddenly changed: "Huang Zhenfang, Feng Lie, Wang Youheng! Didn't these three people fall in the national mission seven years ago? Why are they appearing here?"

  "What? The three old men are Huang Zhenfang, Feng Lie and Wang Youheng?"

  Zhu Xinghai, who was standing beside him, also changed his expression suddenly when he heard Gong Sun Fenghua's words.

  Huang Zhenfang, Feng Lie and Wang Youheng, these three people, are all famous swordsmen for many years, especially Feng Lie and Wang Youheng, who had already reached the outer gang stage seven years ago.

  The three major stages of a great swordsman, each stage has its own strengths and weaknesses. A single outer boundary stage great swordsman can rival two inner energy stage great swordsmen.

  Xuanling Sect and Leishen Temple are both among the five great swordsmen, so why does Leishen Temple still need to find a way to join forces with Taixu Pavilion, Xianxia Sect, and Taoyuan Gate and other second-rate sects in order to deal with Xuanling Sect? It's because Xuanling Sect's elder Beiyue has already reached the peak of the inner circulation boundary, and is only one step away from entering the realm of a sword master!

  If it weren't for the two external boundary great swordsmen in Leishen Temple, Beiyue alone could defeat all five great swordsmen of Leishen Temple.

  "This is going to be a problem, a top-notch swordsman from the outer circle, at least two ordinary great swordsmen are needed to tie him up. Yu Fan Yun and Gao Tian Chi of the Xuan Ling Sect are already masters of the outer circle, with extraordinary strength. Now, there are also Feng Lie and Wang You Heng... No wonder they completely disregard the Xian Xia Sect, which only has two ordinary great swordsmen!"

  Zhu Xinghai said in a low voice, looking towards the direction of Xuanyuan Sect, and already had some apprehensions.

  "Huh?"

  At this moment, Qingyuan Dajiang, who was in the crowd, seemed to have sensed something. His gaze suddenly shifted and fell directly on Zilingyun's body.

  "Cloud Come Sword Sect!"

  When he saw Yun Lai Jian Zong's people for a moment, a fierce and violent killing intent suddenly burst out from his body.

  Almost at the same time, the remaining six great swordsmen of the Xuanling Sect heard his words and their eyes quickly turned to Zhi Lingyun, forming a united gaze that pressed down on him with an overwhelming pressure from seven great swordsmen, causing Zhi Lingyun's face to change color abruptly.

  "Zi Lingyun! You old dog! The last time I didn't kill you was the biggest mistake of my Qingxuan's life. Today, since we've met again, come and die with me to accompany the deceased masters of our Xuanling Sect!"

  Qing Xuan, the great swordsman, let out a furious roar and completely disregarded that he was currently in Wan Xia County, completely disregarding the watchful eyes of the crowd. With a swift movement, he charged towards Qi Lingyun to kill him.

  At the same time, Yu Fengyun almost simultaneously took action, taking a step across the void, drawing his sword from its scabbard and stabbing forward to kill.

  "You little beast! Kill anyone from the Xuanling Sect and make them suffer a terrible death!"

  Unscrupulously!

  Completely unscrupulous!

  After seeing Ziling Yun and Qintian Yi, the people of Xuanling Sect completely let go of any scruples, instantly taking action, lawless and unbridled, treating the rules and regulations of Wanxia County as nothing!