Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Looking further east, it became clear that the Qingyun Sect had indeed come prepared.

Most people were not afraid at all. It was obvious that they were still some distance away from breaking through to the next level. This spiritual rain would only benefit them, but would not fill their hearts.

Elder Zuo Rao also realized what was happening, took out a piece of Xuan paper and threw it out. The white Xuan paper swirled and unfurled in the air, soon expanding into a shelter that could block the spiritual rain.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Wuyao and Xiao Qingyu quickly hid inside.

Moreover, the Daoqing umbrella also played its due role.

The two huddled under the oil-paper umbrella. Zhu Wuyao, feeling slightly uneasy, added another layer of protection.

She looked up at the arena.

Two senior figures dressed in green skirts held light swords and made a gentle slash. A hundred feet above everyone's heads, dark clouds surged.

Xiao Qingyu felt something was strange and asked:

"What's the point of all this commotion at Qingyun Sect? We should have already hidden ourselves as soon as possible. People like you and me, who are just one step away from achieving Foundation Establishment, will never accidentally do so due to carelessness."

Zhu Wuyao thought for a moment and guessed:

"Perhaps it was to disrupt the original arrangements of the various sects."

Hearing this, Xiao Qingyu was a little surprised and asked:

"Our Star-Picking Tower has a layout?"

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The Juque School.

When Xu Yicheng heard "Bu Lingyu", his heart began to pound. Half a year ago, he had reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, but during this time he was disheartened and his cultivation had made almost no progress.

If it weren't for the sake of the Zhen'e lineage, he wouldn't even have had the enthusiasm to attend the Immortal Cultivation Conference.

With Xu Yicheng's current cultivation level, he is merely at the bottom.

In other words, it should be considered a pawn to be discarded.

This was a rare opportunity, and he wanted to go to an open space to take advantage of the moment to improve his cultivation. However, he was blocked by a fellow disciple whose cultivation was higher than his own, and fell to the ground in a slightly disheveled state.

But just then, the rain started.

Xu Yicheng was somewhat stunned as he sensed the spiritual rain, and it seemed that... a lot of it was falling on his side.

This is true.

The senior brother who had just pushed him away and occupied the open space, thinking he could snatch more spiritual rain, only had a few drops of spiritual rain left.

Realizing this, he suddenly turned around and tried to take Xu Yicheng's place.

But this spiritual rain is not determined by location at all.

Instead, they follow the people!

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Elder Chi, sitting in the head seat, was initially somewhat worried.

But upon closer inspection, I felt relieved.

It won't affect the Star-Picking Tower at all!

Elder Qi Jun of the Taibai Sect laughed heartily, "This Lingyu only chases after those who aren't valued."

Aside from the Qingyun Sect itself, the Taibai Sect and the Zhaixing Tower Sect were relatively well-behaved, while the Juque Sect was in complete chaos.

Bu Lingyu's two Nascent Soul stage elders clearly noticed this, and upon seeing this, they practically wanted to dump all of the Juque Sect's share onto those one or two people.

Yes, the water was poured very evenly over Qingyunmen.

Ruan Ayao of the Taibai Sect seems to have received some special treatment; as everyone knows, she is also just a little short of breaking through to the next level.

As for the Star-Picking Tower, it took care of the four people a little, and overall there wasn't much bias.

Tang Xin and Xu San'er exchanged a glance and moved closer to each other, fearing that the two benevolent elders might not be able to concentrate the rainfall.

In addition, there were Zhu Wuyao and Xiao Qingyu, who were heavily guarded.

Zhu Wuyao's expression was not very good.

Not only is it spiritual rain, but this thing is not water at all. After it lands, it immediately dissipates into spiritual energy. Even after the rain stops, the spiritual energy in this area will be exceptionally abundant. Without proper cultivation techniques, relying solely on the energy to guide one's progress could lead to a breakthrough in cultivation.

More importantly, she discovered that the calligraphy brush that was always in her dantian seemed to be causing trouble.

"How are you?"

Xiao Qingyu's greeting reached my ears.

"This isn't good. Let's move over to Elder Zuo's side."

"Row."

In the rain, a mushroom was slowly moving.

Elder Zuo quickly noticed the unusual behavior of the two and saw Zhu Wuyao gesturing with his hand.

What is this going to do?

Before she could react, Gu Yiguan made his move. Without saying a word, she swung her halberd, the blade circling the ground around the oil-paper umbrella before standing firmly in front of the two of them.

It created a forbidden area that isolated spiritual energy.

Zhu Wuyao noticed that the calligraphy brush in her dantian had returned to stability, and finally felt relieved. Her second senior sister was still the most reliable.

She is simply the most reliable person among the direct disciples of Zhaixinglou, without exception!

In fact, Gu Yiguan didn't understand what Zhu Wuyao meant either, but delay would only lead to complications.

It doesn't prevent her from taking action.

I don't understand what tricks the Qingyun Sect is up to right now, so I'd rather keep them locked up for peace of mind.

Xiao Qingyu saw the halberd standing in front of her, then glanced at Lingyu who had stopped, hesitated for a moment, and asked:

"Should we continue to hide?"

Zhu Wuyao said seriously, "In life, caution is paramount! The outside world is dangerous."

Going out now should be fine, but the connection between the spiritual rain and the almost forgotten calligraphy brush made Zhu Wuyao much more cautious.

But if I put on such a big show all by myself, it will be a bit conspicuous.

There will be some oddities.

But if Xiao Qingyu were here, it would look like the layout of the Star-Picking Tower.

Xiao Qingyu nodded thoughtfully, and seeing that the outside was bustling again and people were starting to enjoy the spiritual fruits, she asked:

"Just stay here like this?"

"As the strongest combatants in the Star-Picking Tower Immortal Cultivation Tournament, we shouldn't waste any time. This place is quiet, so we can take a look at the basic information of the participants from various sects."

"That makes sense. I wonder how other sects would describe the two of us."

……

The host of the Qingyun Sect, standing atop the sword dragon, took advantage of the lull in the rain to carefully observe the participating disciples from various sects.

At this time, while the banquet was in progress, the original roster was being revised and expanded.

At first, Qingyun Sect hadn't decided what to give as a gift to the disciples of other sects.

Thanks to Elder Qian, who was seriously injured in the Exploration Realm and still unable to use his spiritual power, he somehow obtained a booklet containing the method of spreading spiritual rain.

It can make eight parts of spiritual power have the effect of ten parts.

Although the effect is not much when it falls on no one, the spiritual rain technique recorded in this book is exceptionally flexible and can be added or subtracted at will.

"As expected, the Taibai Sect has no successors. Apart from Ruan Ayao, there is not a single person who has reached the Great Perfection stage. However, their average strength is quite good. Even the weakest disciple has reached the seventh level of Qi Refining..."

"The Juque Sect is indeed trying to play the same trick as last time. They were quite ostracized before, but now that they've reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, let's see if they're still willing to be a pawn!"

"The Star-Picking Tower seems to be quite strong this time. Besides Xiao Qingyu, there is another person who has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining..."

"There are two with the lowest cultivation levels, and they are both at the fifth level of Qi Refining."

He looked up again and saw that the rain had stopped. The two Qi Refining Grand Perfection cultivators from the Star-Picking Tower were still hiding and dared not come out. He couldn't help but feel a little contemptuous of them.

With this kind of behavior, what great things can one accomplish!

It seems that Qingyun Sect will still be in first place at this Immortal Cultivation Conference.