With the second round ending, Seven Stars Peak had already won two consecutive matches, securing six points. They had basically ensured they wouldn't be last place anymore, and Seven Stars Peak could be considered to have defended their position.
Next was the third round drawing of lots. This time Seven Stars Peak finally had some good luck, drawing Immortal Beast Peak as their opponent. If they had faced the main peak, it wasn't certain who would win or lose, because no one knew exactly how strong Lin Shimeng, the Holy Maiden and top disciple of the Sect, truly was.
"Elder Zuo, did you check Yun Man's cultivation level?"
Seeing that Eighth Elder Zuo Hongcai had returned, Lin Tiancheng quickly inquired.
"Sect Leader, although Yun Man didn't completely reveal her strength, I just sensed it briefly. She should definitely be at the late Golden Core stage. It's only been one month since entering the Sect; she's truly monstrously talented."
Zuo Hongcai also spoke with emotion.
"As expected, to leave sword marks on the Barrier, at minimum one must have late Golden Core stage cultivation. I really don't know how Qin Xiao managed to do it?"
Lin Tiancheng was also somewhat puzzled.
During Sect Disciple Recruitment, it was default that all disciples were at the Qi Condensation stage. As for exactly which layer, that was only recorded after they joined their respective peaks, then submitted to the Sect for records. Generally, disciple cultivation levels weren't checked in advance.
Since Seven Stars Peak only had Qin Xiao alone, naturally there was no need to record statistics. After all, he was just an ordinary person who couldn't cultivate, so the Sect didn't require Seven Stars Peak to report disciple cultivation levels, and it had become a habit.
So now everyone didn't know what cultivation level Yun Man had before entering the Sect. Even if she entered at the Golden Core stage, advancing from early Golden Core to late Golden Core in just one month still exceeded normal understanding.
The third round competition didn't concern Qin Xiao at all. Instead, he was chatting with Yun Man, feeling somewhat curious.
"Disciple, tell your master the truth, did you succeed or not?"
Qin Xiao asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Master, I succeeded, but let's keep it secret for now. Your disciple wants to catch them off guard."
Yun Man said playfully.
"Good, good, worthy of being my disciple, knowing how to use your brain."
Qin Xiao was very satisfied with Yun Man's decision.
The third round competition on the field had already begun, but many disciples' gazes were focused on Seven Stars Peak's preparation area.
"Senior Brother, if I were to switch to Seven Stars Peak, do you think our Peak Master would beat me to death?"
"Yeah, I also want to go to Seven Stars Peak. I should have chosen Seven Stars Peak during the Sect Disciple Recruitment."
"I also want to go. First I declare, it's not because Junior Sister Yun Man is at Seven Stars Peak. Rather, I feel Seven Stars Peak is my blessed land. Cultivating there would definitely allow me to break through quickly."
"Come, come, everyone who wants to go, sign up here. Later I'll report to the Peak Master and have him break all your legs."
The questioned Senior Brother was truly furious. You bunch of little rascals, only one month in the Sect, and you're already having second thoughts.
"Senior Brother, just joking around, just joking, we're absolutely loyal to our peak."
"Yeah, yeah, just fooling around."
Hearing the Senior Brother say this, those disciples quickly tried to smooth things over.
Actually, having these thoughts wasn't limited to just a few. Many disciples had this idea, first because of Yun Man, and second because they felt Seven Stars Peak definitely wasn't simple. Otherwise, Yun Man wouldn't have joined Seven Stars Peak.
While chatting idly, the third round competition had already reached the third group, which was Seven Stars Peak versus Immortal Beast Peak.
"Master, wait and see. Your disciple will win another match for you."
Hearing the call, Yun Man directly stood up, said this to Qin Xiao, then flew onto the stone platform.
This time Immortal Beast Peak sent out Chu Sheng, the second-ranked disciple of Immortal Beast Peak.
"Do you want to make the first move, or should I?"
Seeing the other person had also come up, Yun Man asked.
"Wait, I didn't say I wanted to fight."
Hearing Yun Man say this, Chu Sheng quickly explained.
"I know my cultivation is about the same as Senior Brother Luo Qi's, maybe not even necessarily able to defeat him. Since even Senior Brother Luo couldn't withstand a single move from you, I won't make a fool of myself."
Seeing Yun Man hadn't directly attacked, Chu Sheng explained.
"If you're not fighting, then why did you come up?"
Yun Man was somewhat puzzled.
"It's like this. I'm not particularly talented. My surname is Chu, given name Sheng. I'm the second Senior Brother of Immortal Beast Peak. I came up just to get acquainted. If in the future there's anything Brother Chu can help with, you can come to Immortal Beast Peak. Brother Chu will definitely help."
Chu Sheng said with a smile.
"Not needed. With my Master here, I don't need any help. If you're not fighting, quickly surrender. Otherwise, I'll make my move."
Yun Man had no interest at all in Chu Sheng's proposal and directly prepared to attack.
"Wait, I surrender, I surrender. Remember, I'm Chu Sheng, Chu Sheng."
Seeing Yun Man about to attack, Chu Sheng quickly surrendered. After getting off the platform, he still didn't forget to mutter his own name.
"This Senior Brother Chu isn't afraid of losing face either. Surrendering and still saying it so loudly."
"This Senior Brother, isn't Senior Brother Chu your Immortal Beast Peak's second Senior Brother? Why are you scolding him too?"
"Junior Brother, you're mistaken. I don't know him. This robe was borrowed from another Junior Brother."
Immortal Beast Peak disciples all lowered their heads without speaking, just secretly cursing Chu Sheng incessantly.
"You damned disciple, you've completely embarrassed my Immortal Beast Peak."
As soon as Chu Sheng got off the platform, Immortal Beast Peak's Peak Master and Fifth Elder Wan Rongyang went up wanting to beat Chu Sheng.
"Master, wait."
Seeing he was about to be beaten, Chu Sheng quickly stopped him.
"You damned disciple, what more do you have to explain?"
Wan Rongyang was so angry he wanted to curse, but Chu Sheng was his beloved disciple, truly infuriating.
"Master, you also saw. This Seven Stars Peak is different from before now. Qin Xiao's abnormality, and Yun Man's rise, in the future they'll definitely become remarkable figures. Although your disciple slightly lost a bit of face, it also indirectly left a decent impression on the other party. In the past, how our disciples from other peaks bullied Seven Stars Peak, you couldn't possibly not know. If they seek revenge in the future, with your disciple's loss of face this time, they'll likely go easier on us. I'm doing all this for Immortal Beast Peak, enduring humiliation for the greater good, Master."
Chu Sheng spoke while trying hard to squeeze out tears, but couldn't produce any after half a day.
"Get out of here. After returning, you're confined. Don't come out until you reach late Golden Core stage."
Wan Rongyang naturally couldn't bear to actually beat Chu Sheng, but Chu Sheng's words also made some sense. In the future, they should interact more with Seven Stars Peak.
Then Zuo Hongcai announced Seven Stars Peak's victory. Three rounds of competition, Seven Stars Peak achieved three consecutive victories, securing nine points.
The next match was the main peak versus Immortal Spring Peak, naturally also a crushing victory.
Final points ranking: First place was the main peak with nine points. Second was Seven Stars Peak, also nine points. Third was Immortal Sword Peak with six points. Fourth was Immortal Cloud Peak with six points. Fifth was Immortal Artifact Peak with three points. Sixth was Immortal Medicine Peak with one point. Seventh was Immortal Spring Peak with one point. Eighth was Immortal Beast Peak with zero points.
It was also bad luck for Immortal Beast Peak. Their top Senior Brother was in Secluded Cultivation, their strongest second Senior Brother encountered Yun Man, and their first two matches faced the main peak and Immortal Sword Peak respectively, directly getting zero points.
Immortal Medicine Peak and Immortal Spring Peak, because their first match ended in a Draw, both got one point each. The following two rounds were also complete losses; otherwise, three peaks would have zero points.
Although there were ties in points, tied points were ranked according to the previous competition's rankings to determine order. So with tied points, Seven Stars Peak could only be second. Immortal Sword Peak ranked above Immortal Cloud Peak last time, so they were third.
"The Points Round has concluded. Next is the Challenge Round. Each peak has one challenge opportunity, and only one. You can only challenge the peak ranked immediately above you, cannot skip ranks. Starting from Immortal Beast Peak."
With the Points Round ending, Zuo Hongcai announced entering the Challenge Round.
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