Chapter 298 Sect Assessment Tournament
Chapter 298 Sect Assessment Tournament
Two weeks swiftly passed since Long Ming returned to the Four Seasons Valley. After that day, Mu Qinglian entered in closed door cultivation. Despite Long Ming's efforts to communicate, she didn't respond to anything. Not to mention, After what she blurted out in front of Long Ming, Xia Yuqing, and Meng Zhi, she felt like she should dig a hole and bury herself in it.
The news of Jiang Wanxue and Long Ming also spread across like wildfire. And the entire Four Seasons Valley bubbled because of it.
" What? Senior Brother going to marry the princess of Holy Qilin Empire?"
" What a wench! How dare she try to seduce our senior brother?"
" I feel only Saintess Mu is eligible for senior brother."
" Hey, I am rooting for Senior Sister Ming though?"
" Haah, How I wish I could also compete with them to get a senior brother."
" Sister, Aren't you dreaming a bit too big?"
" One can always dream, no?"
Long Ming sat on his usual spot at the Solitary Flower Peak. Sitting on a stone chair, Xiao'er was massaging her back gently. " Young Master, Are you really going to marry Princess Qin Wanxue?"
" Why? Are you jealous, Xiao'er?" Long Ming became amused as he looked back at Xiao'er.
" Well, I can't say about myself. But quite a lot of women would get upset, Young Master." Xiao'er pursed her lips as she answered.
" Tsk tsk, Your mouth has gotten sharper, isn't it?" Long Ming chuckled. " I guess I need to polish your mouth's sharpness."
" Gosh! Young Master, We are in broad daylight." Xiao'er couldn't help but blush when she heard Long Ming's crude remark. But she still leaned forward, gently whispering in his ear.
" But, If Young Master wants, who am I to deny?"
" Oh Xiao'er…"
As they were about to get a little heated, Long Ming sensed someone's presence.
" Hmm? Chu Li, What are you doing here?"
" Senior Brother, You are really enjoying here, huh?" Chu Li couldn't help but snort lightly as she landed before Long Ming.
" What am I supposed to do?" Long Ming glanced at her. Chu Li was surprised when she saw Long Ming's nonchalant attitude.
" Perhaps you have forgotten that today's Sect Assessment Tournament?"
" Wait, Really?" Long Ming hurriedly got up as he looked at Chu Li. " Damn, I really forgot about the flow of time."
" What about Senior Sister? Is she coming?"
" Why would she?" Chu Li blinked. " Didn't Sect Master Xia handed you all the duties."
" What??"
Long Ming's face turned ugly when he heard that. He realized that Mu Qinglian tricked him by staying in closed door cultivation. And Xia Yuqing was giving her the duty of the tournament as punishment.
" Ugh, Can I not spend a month in leisure? Why everyone dumping work on me?" Long Ming couldn't help but grumble. " Young Master, You already enjoyed quite a lot in these two weeks though…" Xiao'er couldn't help but murmur. Long Ming threw a glance at her.
" Whose maid are you, Xiao'er? Do you want to change masters?"
" Ahaha, Young Master, I was just joking." Xiao'er bit her lips as she hurriedly denied. " Young Master, You should hurry up else y ou might be late."
" Hmph, I shall remember it." Long Ming let out a playful huff as he looked at Chu Li.
" Let's go. Let me see how our disciples grew after training in the Azure Sun Secret Realm."
Turning into a burst of plum blossoms, Long Ming disappeared from his position.
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The arena bubbled with excitement disciples from both outer and inner sects came to participate. When Long Ming arrived, he saw Xia Yuqing and some of the high ranking elders weren't present.
But that was given as they were currently enjoying the resources granted by Long Ming. After all, it's sweeter to feast on enemies' resources and increase one's strength.
' Since I brought back many lost techniques, the elders benefited from it immensely. They are using to to patch up the flaws they have in their cultivation foundation.'
' Besides, I feel it would be best if we prepared before the opening of Sky Fountain Palace.'
Looking down at the arena, Long Ming could see it was divided into various parts. Not long after, Lin Xie and Chen Yin flew towards him.
" Senior Brother, You are here!"
" En, How is the preparation going?" Long Ming looked at them and asked.
" Well, As you have prepared, we have prepared the assessment into various phases." Chen Yin explained.
" Today, We are going to have a supplementary path tournament. It includes a competition in Pill Refining, Blacksmithing, Rune Inscription and Tailoring."
" The performance in these competitions shall determine the ranking of the disciples in their specific halls. And with that, they will enjoy sect credits and resources."
" Hehe, I wonder how the Crafting Hall is doing." Long Ming couldn't help but smack his lips.
" Anyway, the Pill Refining Tournament is first, right? Let's go there." Lin Xie looked at Long Ming. " Are you ready, Senior Brother?"
" What do you mean by ready?" Long Ming was confused. " You are the main judge there after all." Chen Yin added, making Long Ming speechless.
" Really? I have to handle all three tournaments?" Long Ming looked at the sky and sighed.
" Well, After all, Who in our sect is proficient in all four supplementary arts?" Chen Yin couldn't help but grin.
" That feels really tiresome." Long Ming couldn't help but complain. " Then that's good, Senior Brother." Chen Yin gave a conspiratoral grin. " After you get all tired, we sisters will definitely give you a relaxing massage."
" Chen Yin is right. It's been a while since we had some dao discussion, Senior Brother."
Long Ming felt goosebumps as he looked a step back, looking at the fiery gaze of Lin Xie and Chen Yin.
" Ahem, Sister, We should focus on the competition first." Turning around, Long Ming went to the pill refining tournament. Looking around, he nodded with approval.
" All the participants, may I have your attention?"
The arena became silent as everyone gazed at Long Ming.
" Kyaahh! Senior Brother Long is here."
" Senior Brother is so handsome!!"
" Senior Brother, Please look at me!"
" Ahem, Everyone, Please calm down." Long Ming coughed as he gently waved his plum blossom fan. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
" I shall keep everything short and simple. The Supplementary Path Tournament is a chance given to you by the Four Seasons Valley."
" Using this chance, you can secure ranking in your respective lists. The higher your ranking, the better the reward."
" The pill refining tournament shall happen in two phases. Theory and practical." Waving his hands, Long Ming pulled out his treasured jade brush. A liquid pink appeared on the brush as Long Ming use it to write on the air. The words streaked across the sky, creating a giant question sheet.
" There are a hundred and ten questions here. The first hundred questions, each question shall reward you with five credit points."
" As for the last ten questions, each question shall reward you with fifty credit points."
" After four hours, you all shall deposit the answers. You shall receive credits according to your answer. And you can use the credit to exchange resources from the Treasure Pavilion."
" The practicals shall be held after the theory stage."
Long Ming's words were plain and simple, making everyone understand them easily.
And he did the same with the other three assessments of blacksmithing, rune inscription, and tailoring art. Each would have a theory and practical round.
It was a good way to distribute credit points among the disciples so they could use it to exchange resources from the sect and boost their strength.
After all, there were far too many low level treasures in the sect warehouse and they needed to be cleaned.
" Well, You are worrying too much, Brother Long."
Luo Yingying chuckled at Long Ming. " Don't worry, I shall take care of the rune inscription assessment."
" Haah, You are a real saver, Sister Yingying." Long Ming couldn't help but smile.
" But you have to discuss the dao of rune with me afterward."
"..."
Long Ming looked at the sky and sighed. " I guess there is no escape."
The four parts of the arena with four different types of competitions, with hundreds of disciples competing for rankings.
' As long as our power grows, the Four Seasons Valley will be able to dominate the entire Eastern Province like a true imperial sect, just like thousands of years ago.'