Chapter 2535

"No." Silver Fox and Luo Daxiang said in unison.

"Since that is the case, please return for now. Let the two sects prepare. The first match of the first challenge will begin in ten minutes," Elder Bai announced.

Silver Fox and Luo Daxiang nodded and returned to their respective sect areas.

"I’ll go first," Hong Lian said.

Silver Fox shook his head. "We need a strong start. If you go up, you won’t just throw medicine; you’ll want to fight directly. You go third. Ouyang Tianyun goes first." Ouyang Tianyun was already an Immortal Saint, so there was no issue with him going up now.

Although Hong Lian’s cultivation was not much lower than Ouyang Tianyun’s, Silver Fox felt Hong Lian was better suited as a mid-level contestant.

Ouyang Tianyun had no objection to going first. He simply nodded. "Then I’ll go first."

Silver Fox hummed. "The second match is the disciple team battle. Only seven disciples are allowed in this third round. Who will you choose?"

Zhu Yanyi looked at them and said, "Yun Ling, Hua Zhui, and Wang Shanqiang stay behind. The other seven go up."

"Yes," Cui Wan and the others replied.

Zhu Yanyi looked at Cui Wan. "Use the Big Dipper Formation. Cui Wan, you will be the formation commander."

"Yes," Cui Wan nodded again.

Seeing the disciple team ready, Silver Fox said, "Then Hong Lian goes for the third match, the mid-level battle. Unless something unexpected happens, we should win all three matches. We don’t need to worry about the rest."

Zhu Yanyi glanced at Silver Fox. "You can’t just register for three matches. For the fourth match, the individual disciple battle, put Yun Ling’s name down. For the sect leader battle, put my name down. Just fill it in for now."

"Alright," Silver Fox agreed, indicating he understood.

Ten minutes passed quickly. Elder Bai appeared again. "Alright, everyone. The ten minutes are up. Next, we invite the contestants for the first match, first round, to the stage."

Ouyang Tianyun said nothing. With a slight movement, he appeared on the stage.

"Immortal Saint." The five sect leaders on the referee bench were stunned.

Sword Palace Sect Leader Jian Wuhua spoke up. "An Immortal Saint on stage. This is a challenge for the Bronze Gong Sect."

The Bronze Gong Sect’s contestant also came up. It was also an Immortal Saint.

"This is interesting. I didn’t expect the first match, first round, to be a battle between Immortal Saints. In that case, it depends on whose Immortal Saint cultivation is higher," Jian Wuhua said.

The Hall Master of the Thousand Changes Hall, Yao Hua Yin Guo, had a charming glint in her fox eyes. "I think this Ouyang Tianyun is quite good. she looks like she is in the late stage of Immortal Saint. Although both are in the late stage, I feel Ouyang Tianyun has the edge."

"Hmm." The others also noticed this.

Although it was a battle between Immortal Saints, there were differences among them. They felt Ouyang Tianyun would definitely win.

Ouyang Tianyun indeed won. He had been deeply taught by the Immortal Emperor, so his mental cultivation was very high. Plus, over the years, he had eaten many delicious things in the Azure Sovereign Sect, including plenty of Immortal Rice and Immortal Fruits. His cultivation had reached its peak. With just one opportunity, he could break through to the peak stage of Immortal Saint.

The Bronze Gong Sect’s Immortal Saint, although having good cultivation and also in the late stage, was still a bit far from the peak. Moreover, her mental cultivation was a level lower. So, without much fighting, she lost. Ouyang Tianyun didn’t even use medicine. After winning, Ouyang Tianyun came down and said to Zhu Yanyi, "I didn’t even get the chance to use medicine."

Zhu Yanyi looked at Ouyang Tianyun. It turned out Ouyang Tianyun was also a hidden lazy person. She comforted her casually, "It’s okay. There will be chances later."

Elder Bai came out and said, "The second match is the disciple team battle. Each sect must send seven members up. Please have the two sects send their disciple contestants to the stage."

After Elder Bai finished speaking, Zhu Yanyi said to Cui Wan, "Relax. Just play around. Don’t drag it out too long."

Cui Wan hummed. "Master, don’t worry. We will definitely have no problems."

Zhu Yanyi nodded gently. "Go up. Good luck."

Cui Wan said to the other junior brothers and sisters, "Let’s go." He walked in front, followed by Gong Jue, Chen Xiang, Da Li, Qi Sheng, Zhou Kai, and Ming Shan De.

They went up with high spirits, without a hint of hesitation. When they reached the top of the platform, they naturally stood in the correct positions.

"Looking at them, it seems they are very familiar with this formation," Silver Fox said from the side.

Zhu Yanyi said, "Over the years, from single combat to two-person cooperation with the Two Poles Formation, three-person San Cai Formation, four-person Four Symbols Formation, and so on, up to the hundred-person Snake Formation, I made them constantly practice. I simulated various war modes to help them adapt. Now, this Big Dipper Formation, also known as the Seven Stars Formation, is considered one of the simpler numerical formations."

Silver Fox listened and said, "So, no matter how many people they require, you can make them form the corresponding formation."

Zhu Yanyi hummed. "In my medical arts, there is a type called Medicine Formation. This formation can cure people with various terminal illnesses. But to learn to set up Medicine Formations, one must first learn various basic formations. So, having them combine into formations helps them learn formations faster. Therefore, they are very familiar with numerical formations."

After hearing this, Silver Fox was slightly stunned. Then he said, "Indeed, this is your style."

Zhu Yanyi said calmly, "Don’t blame me. I didn’t do much. I just wrote down some of my experience and handed it to Zhuge Hongwen. Zhuge Hongwen will control and execute the details." Zhu Yanyi finished and looked at Silver Fox. "When you go to the Azure Sovereign Sect, you will work with Zhuge Hongwen. Although Zhuge Hongwen is a human cultivator, she is a strategist type. She fits well with you."

Silver Fox raised his eyebrows slightly. Then he looked at Zhu Yanyi. "After all these years, when do you plan to go to the Strategist Alliance?"

"Wait until Yan Xibei becomes a resident of the Underworld," Zhu Yanyi said casually. "Originally, Yan Xibei did not have this cultivation talent. But now, with the Underworld, she can become a Yin Spirit. She just needs to endure slowly in the Underworld. In that case, I won’t need to find someone else to be in charge of the Strategist Alliance."

After Zhu Yanyi finished speaking, Silver Fox nodded in understanding. Indeed, for the people of the Strategist Alliance to deal with them, they needed to find a suitable person.