"Among the Seven Peaks, each will send a hundred disciples to participate. Now, begin the grouping!"
As the voice finished, figures began to shift above the first to sixth peaks. Then, in front of the elders of each peak, lines of figures stood in perfect formation.
Li Xuan glanced around and saw that Qiu Shaolong was among the disciples of the Third Peak.
"Fifth Brother, our Seventh Peak has fewer disciples, so the grouping will be based on our respective strengths. In the past, we would just go through the motions, a mere formality. But this sparring match today is for Master's elder position."
"Therefore, in addition to battles at the Void Self Realm and even the Shore Realm levels, you, Fifth Brother, will also be grouped with the Freely Roaming Realm level. Shortly, five-colored lights will appear. Those illuminated will have to duel."
"This elder is Liu Taiyuan, a serving elder beside the Sect Master. His seniority is almost the same as the seven peak masters. It is he who presides over this disciple sparring match, which indicates the importance of this event. Fifth Brother, do your best."
Song Wuwen, standing beside Li Xuan, bowed slightly and spoke in a low voice to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan nodded to show he understood. His gaze in the arena shifted to Liu Taiyuan. To be a serving elder beside the Sect Master of the Azure Hall, and the ruler of the Azure Continent, showed his high status.
"The participating disciples from each peak have been chosen. We shall now begin."
As the participating disciples from each peak took their positions, Liu Taiyuan waved his hand. A brilliant light shot out from above the seven peaks and slowly unfurled like a scroll.
With the scroll's appearance, a spiritual light shone down upon the heads of the participants above the seven peaks. It seemed to capture each person's aura and quickly flowed into the scroll.
Names began to appear rapidly within the scroll. After about ten breaths, Li Xuan saw that his own name, along with those of 605 others, was quickly arranged by cultivation level.
Li Xuan observed that there were twenty-one people in the initial stage of the Shore Realm group. Among them, Senior Brother Su Yueze was present.
However, judging by Su Yueze's expression, he appeared somewhat solemn. Clearly, securing a top ten spot among these twenty-one individuals would be challenging for Su Yueze.
Li Xuan understood Su Yueze's concerns. Although there were only twenty-one disciples in the Shore Realm, the Seventh Peak had only Su Yueze. The other six peaks, except for the Third Peak, each had three disciples.
The Third Peak, however, held five spots.
The competition Su Yueze faced was naturally incredibly fierce.
Li Xuan withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the participants in the True Self Realm. Unlike the Shore Realm, the True Self Realm was not divided into early, middle, and late stages.
The entire True Self Realm group comprised 384 disciples.
Li Xuan saw that besides himself and Senior Brother Su Yueze, the Second Brother Chai Jingyuan, Third Brother He Xidong, and Fourth Brother Song Wuwen were all in this group.
Next were the disciples of the Void Self Realm. The number of disciples in the Void Self Realm was relatively moderate, totaling 108 people.
And finally, there was the Freely Roaming Realm level, which included Li Xuan himself.
Li Xuan calculated that in the Freely Roaming Realm group, including himself, there were ninety-two contestants. Li Xuan's name was ranked eighth from the bottom.
"Ninety-two people, the pressure is quite high," Li Xuan thought to himself, touching his nose. He was also awed by the powerful disciples of the Azure Hall.
With twenty-one disciples in the Shore Realm, they could already form an elder faction in other sects. Li Xuan had also learned about his master Luo Kang's strength during this time.
His cultivation at the Embodiment Realm only made him an elder of a single peak in the Azure Hall.
This demonstrated that the Azure Hall's foundation far surpassed that of any other force on the Azure Continent.
*Buzz.*
With a buzzing sound, Li Xuan looked up at the arena. Two streams of five-colored light suddenly shot out from the scroll in the sky.
The contestants from each peak immediately raised their heads and looked at the five-colored light beams in the air.
As the five-colored light beams stopped, two figures shot out and stood on the specially prepared stages.
The five-colored light beams in the air then moved again. Pairs of contestants were sent to different stages.
Seeing this, Li Xuan looked at Song Wuwen with a hint of confusion.
"Fifth Brother, this is to save time. Battles at each level will proceed simultaneously. This is a form of preliminary selection. Only by winning the first battle will one qualify for the subsequent top ten contention."
"However, in Senior Brother's group, apart from one person who will receive a bye, the remaining twenty will engage in a first match. It can be said that by winning this match, they will have successfully entered the top ten."
Sensing Li Xuan's gaze, Song Wuwen immediately explained.
"Good luck, junior brothers." At this moment, Su Yueze suddenly turned around and cupped his fists towards Li Xuan and the other three. With that, he shot into the arena.
Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the spot where Su Yueze had been standing. Indeed, a five-colored light beam was present. Li Xuan felt a pang of regret that Senior Brother Su Yueze had not been the lucky one to receive a bye in the Shore Realm group.
"It would be great if Senior Brother could win this match," He Xidong slowly said, looking at Su Yueze's entry into the arena.
"It's difficult. His opponent is Wang Hong, ranked third in the Third Peak. Senior Brother only recently broke through to the Shore Realm, while that Wang Hong reached the Shore Realm five years ago," Chai Jingyuan said, shaking his head.
Li Xuan's expression also became solemn. According to Second Brother Chai Jingyuan's words, Senior Brother Su Yueze would likely have to pay a heavy price to win this battle.
"Fifth Brother, do your best." Just as Li Xuan was about to speak, five-colored light beams appeared above Chai Jingyuan, He Xidong, and Song Wuwen. The three smiled at Li Xuan, then moved their figures and flew out towards different stages.
Li Xuan looked resolutely at the sky. Soon, a five-colored light beam appeared above Li Xuan's head. Another five-colored light beam appeared over a man in a green robe from the Second Peak.
"Master, I'm going." Li Xuan bowed respectfully, then moved his figure and quickly shot towards a stage that had lit up.
"Second Peak, Han Mo."
"Seventh Peak, Li Xuan."
"The match begins!"