The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

After the competition between Ye Nanhe and Hu Xingtong, this year's competition also came to a successful conclusion. There is no doubt that Hu Xingtong is the champion of this competition.

"The challenge is over. The champion of this year's competition is Hu Xingtong from the Fanyun Sect!"

As Dan Yangzi finished speaking, thunderous applause rang out from the stands. Everyone was cheering for Hu Xingtong and congratulating her for being worthy of the title!

"This year's competition is really worth watching. Hu Xingtong is much stronger than the geniuses of previous years."

"That's right. The champions of previous competitions haven't reached the Nascent Soul stage. Take Senior Brother Sun from the previous competition, and Senior Sister Ye from the previous competition. They both hadn't reached the Nascent Soul stage by the end of the competition. So the brothers and sisters they were competing against were only in the early to middle stages of the Nascent Soul. How could we have the middle and late stage champions from both competitions competing like this year?"

"You know what? This year's challenge is a showdown between the top three contests. It seems like both of my senior brothers and sisters are giving Hu Xingtong a little bit of a break."

"You're a little scared. Do we need to give in to Hu Xingtong's strength? If we fight for a while longer, I think he might even be able to break through on the spot!"

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[Congratulations to the host for completing the 'Champion of the All Sects Competition' mission and obtaining Thorn Star Mine, Sky Well Water, Huanyu Vine, and Jiushan Wood]

"They are all materials used for refining equipment, and their grades are not low!" Looking at the introduction of the grade and performance of these materials on the panel, Hu Xingtong felt as if a huge sum of money had fallen on his head out of nowhere, and he felt elated.

"What are you saying? When have the rewards I gave you been of low quality? Aren't they all high-quality? You don't even need to purify them, you can just use them directly!" The system snorted in annoyance, and Hu Xingtong could only smile apologetically. After all, the treasures given by the system were all good.

After the sect competition ended, the various sects did not leave, waiting for the announcement of the top 20 this year.

However, it is not known whether there were fewer people making the cut this year or what, but in the end, there were less than ten people who entered the Tianhun Secret Realm. In desperation, each sect decided to send two to three people to enter the Tianhun Secret Realm together for a period of one month. All treasures obtained in the Tianhun Secret Realm belonged to each sect.

Therefore, when the final list of people entering the Tianhun Secret Realm was announced, Hu Xingtong just glanced at it and didn't care, because among the list of twenty people, except for the disciples from the two sects and four schools who she had met, she didn't know anyone else.

According to Ye Nanhe and Han Qianyu, there would always be enough twenty people to enter the ranking in the competitions in previous years. However, for some unknown reason this year, perhaps the gap between the outstanding disciples and the ordinary disciples was too large, resulting in many disciples being eliminated in the first two rounds of the competition. As a result, there were not enough twenty people left in the end, and people had to be selected from nearby sects to make up the difference.

However, before entering the Tianhun Secret Realm, Hu Xingtong needs to find Tan Luo. According to Han Qianyu, Sun Ze gave his sword to Tan Luo before he went into seclusion and asked Tan Luo to pass it on to her, so she needs to get it now and look for suitable materials based on the sword after entering the Tianhun Secret Realm.

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When Hu Xingtong took Sun Ze's sword from Tan Luo's hand, Hu Xingtong felt a buzzing sound from the sword, not knowing whether it was due to the passive nature of the sword spirit or other reasons, as if the sword wanted to express something.

"Master, is the sword of Senior Brother about to give birth to a sword spirit?" Hu Xingtong had read in ancient books that some swords would naturally give birth to sword spirits if they followed their masters for a long time. However, the possibility of such a sword spirit appearing was extremely low, but once it appeared, it would be more powerful than the sword spirit that was integrated later.

Tan Luo naturally noticed the unusual movement of the sword, nodded, and instructed, "Indeed, this sword has been with Aze since childhood. Although its rank is not high, Aze is nostalgic. He often talks about replacing it, but he has always cherished it and almost never lets it go. Now that he is handing it over to you, he must have a certain determination. You must protect it well."

Hearing this, Hu Xingtong touched the sword with great interest, looking at the simple patterns on the sword, and asked, "Is this sword famous?"

"Yes, it's called Xiu Ze. It's been repaired many times and has incorporated some of Aze's unique Dao principles. If it can be upgraded to a magical weapon, it might be good."

A magic weapon? I’ll practice it if I can. It’s just right that I can try to add the breath of law given to me by the system. Maybe I can also give birth to the sword spirit for my eldest brother.

But Hu Xingtong had no time to think about these things now, because soon the day came for them to enter the Tianhun Secret Realm.

The entrance to the Tianhun Secret Realm looks different from the ordinary secret realm entrances. The way of entering is more similar to entering a sect's barrier. When the twenty disciples entered the secret realm, they discovered something different.

The senior brothers and sisters who had entered the sect said before coming that the secret realm here was not like an ordinary secret realm. It was filled with ghostly aura. It was said that there were still some residual souls and spirits here. In some special environments, some spiritual herbs and plants were bred. There were also some good-grade skills. However, whether you can find them depends on luck.

It is said that this secret realm has existed for more than three hundred years, and the secrets inside it have not yet been discovered. Hu Xingtong just feels strange that a secret realm that has only existed for more than three hundred years has not been fully explored.

"Xiao Wuzi, can you find the spiritual treasures here?" There were only twenty people entering the secret realm this time. Dan Yangzi also said that everyone is free to find the spiritual treasures, so after entering the secret realm, many people separated. Beside Hu Xingtong, besides Tan Yuruo, there was Gu Sihe. Oh, and there was also a glowing bald man following behind Gu Sihe.

As for Xiao Yuheng, he was a brave man with his own ideas. He left the two of them early, saying that he wanted to look for treasures on his own as a form of personal training. As for the reason why Tan Yuruo stayed, it was also very simple. She said that she was entrusted by Senior Sister Ye and Han Qianyu to take good care of Gu Sihe and her daily life, and she was afraid that the two of them would become two savages after going out.

Listen, are these words really spoken by human beings? The two of them are just a little lazy, and they won’t go out and act like savages.

[Yes, you can, but you may not be able to get in.]

"What's the secret here?" Hu Xingtong felt strange since he came in. He always felt that the furnishings here were like the ruins of a sect. At first, he thought that the secret realm of the world of immortal cultivation was of this model. Now, when he heard Chen Wu say that, he felt that there must be a secret here.

[This secret realm has many areas encircled by formations and hidden spaces. While not particularly dangerous, the formations alone are enough to cause many to return empty-handed.]

"Could this place be the ruins of some sect in the past?"

[I knew you were distracted when your senior sister said that. Your senior sister has already told the three of you that this place was once a sect, but it was destroyed over three hundred years ago.]

"Huh? Destroy the sect? The Heavenly Soul Secret Realm in the game is a secret place for cultivating spiritual consciousness and the spirit, not some sect ruins. How come it has become a ruin in this derived small world?"