“Elder Song, these are the disciples you brought with you this time? With such strength, you know it will be hard to enter the mountain gate, right?”

The middle-aged man surnamed w.a.n.g said sarcastically.

The other party's words were a bit harsh. Victor opened his eyes and glanced at w.a.n.g Ce.

Name: w.a.n.g Ce

Cultivation Method: Swift Sword Slash, Xuanming Claw, Xuanming Mantra.

Cultivation Talent: Beginner yellow-grade realm

Spirit Root: Fire Spirit Root, earth spirit root, water spirit root, wind spirit root, wood spirit root

Strength: 13th level of the spirit gathering realm

After knowing w.a.n.g Ce's information, Victor felt a little funny. This guy's strength was not bad. If he was given a chance, he might be able to directly breakthrough to the foundation establishment stage.

However, other than this Xuanming Mantra that was decent, the rest of the cultivation methods were really mediocre. Such a cultivation method, he would not even want it if given for free.

After the great change in the world, Victor could clearly sense that he was still lacking the opportunity to breakthrough. However, he did not want to break through just like that.

As for what others thought of him, it was meaningless.

His goal was very simple. When he broke through to the grandmaster realm, it would be best if he could comprehend the sword's intent. This was the greatest result.

“Strength isn't defined by cultivation,” Song Xiuwen said indifferently. He couldn't be bothered with the other party.

When Song Xiuwen was young, he traveled to Western Liang. He had a conflict with the Xuanming Sect, so their relations.h.i.+p wasn't very harmonious. He even fought with w.a.n.g Ce once.

And this time, the Xuanming Sect and the Qingyun Sect happened to be in the same group. Therefore, w.a.n.g Ce definitely came here on purpose to undermine the confidence of his sect's disciples.

“Elder Song is right. Cultivation does not represent strength, but it is the most important part that affects one's strength. Our Xuanming Sect and the Qingyun Sect both belong to external sects. Partic.i.p.ating in this compet.i.tion can be considered as sharing of honor and disgrace.

“Let's get to know each other. We can support each other and strive for a good result. At the very least, we should be able to enter the mountain gate.”

As w.a.n.g Ce spoke, he beckoned the five young disciples behind him to come forward. Although they were all from external sects, the Xuanming cult was one of the top few large sects in the external world. Its territory was vast and there were many disciples in the sect. The five disciples were all selected from the 3,000 disciples of the qualified age, they were carefully selected.

These five people were all around the age of 18. At least three of them had reached the tenth level of the spirit gathering realm, which was equivalent to the grandmaster realm in the outside world. One of them had reached the 11th level of the spirit gathering realm, while the other two were around the seventh level of the spirit gathering realm.

To be able to stand out from so many people, these people also had a faint sense of superiority. Moreover, their cultivations surpa.s.sed the few disciples of the Qingyun Sect.

The Xuanming Sect had two people at the tenth level of the spirit gathering realm, one at the 11th level, and two at the ninth level.

In comparison, in the Qingyun Sect, Victor was at the ninth level of the spirit gathering realm, Song Qianqian was at the sixth level, and Hua Feng and Gu Xu were both at the fifth level of the spirit gathering realm.

The contrast between their cultivations was obvious, and w.a.n.g Ce's smile became brighter and brighter. He was obviously showing off.

The few geniuses of the Xuanming Sect also looked at Victor and the others with a hint of disdain.

Gu Xu and Hua Feng frowned. They had come here with great difficulty. They couldn't let the sect lose face.

At this moment, Victor touched his chin and was thinking about something.

“Xuanming Sect, huh…”

He thought of the Xuanming Sect's Xuanming Herb Garden. In the garden, there was a mysterious tree, the Dark Origin Tree. The fruit it produced was called the Dark Origin fruit.

This fruit contained pure heaven and earth spiritual energy. It was very beneficial to cultivators below the grandmaster realm and could help them break through their realms.

After the great change in the world, this tree would most likely turn into a spirit tree. The fruit's effects would be even more powerful. Perhaps these people's realms were raised through this Dark Origin fruit.

Thinking of this, Victor raised his head and looked at the young man at the 11th level of the spirit gathering realm. There was an obvious arrogance on his face. He indeed had the right to be proud. A level 11th of the spirit gathering realm was rare in this compet.i.tion.

The Xuanming Sect relied on the spirit tree. In addition to the large area of influence and rich resources, the disciples of the Xuanming Sect enjoyed more valuable resources than the disciples of the Qingyun Sect. It was not surprising that their cultivation was higher.

Victor was guessing in his heart. He did not pay any attention to the slight disdain in the other party's eyes. Instead, he looked up and down, as if he was looking at a delicious prey.

Victor had long seen through the problem between his eldest senior brother and w.a.n.g Ce. w.a.n.g Ce was beating around the bush, while his eldest senior brother could not be bothered with the other party at all. There was probably a conflict between the two of them before.

Thinking of this, the corners of Victor's mouth curled up into a vague arc.

He walked to Song Xiuwen's side and whispered something.

Song Xiuwen completely ignored w.a.n.g Ce's flaunting. He was initially ready to meditate, but when he saw Victor approaching him, he opened his eyes and looked at Victor with a strange expression.

This kid was really sinister.

“In the grand compet.i.tion, our external sects are at a disadvantage. Everyone should support each other and face the outside world together. The Xuanming Sect and the Qingyun Sect will be in the same group when the time comes. If everyone meets each other in the arena, we must show mercy. Don't hurt anyone. The next round will not be easy.”

w.a.n.g Ce said proudly. He naturally meant that the disciples of the Xuanming Sect should show mercy and not hurt the disciples of the Qingyun Sect.

At this time, Song Xiuwen took over and said, “Well, we should show mercy. Little junior brother, Qianqian, don't hurt anyone too badly. It won't be good if you hurt someone. Do you understand?”

“Yes, I will do my best,” Victor replied with a smile. Qianqian, who didn't understand the situation, was stunned for a moment and nodded instinctively.

When Song Xiuwen said this, w.a.n.g Ce was gloomy.

What did he mean? When did it become your turn to show mercy?

The five disciples that he brought were also unhappy.

Stop?

It was not good to hurt people?

How could you say that?

Especially Victor's smile. No matter how you looked at it, it was asking for a beating. When the time came, he would beat you until you were looking for your teeth. Let's see if you can still smile by then.

“Hehe, old Song, you have a lot of confidence in your disciples!” w.a.n.g Ce said with a fake smile. His words were full of sarcasm.

“It's not bad. Among the disciples I brought this time, some of them are quite strong. It's no problem for them to fight against those of a higher level.”

“Oh, really? Which one is it?” w.a.n.g Ce listened to Song Xiuwen's nonsense with a smile. He thought to himself, go ahead and brag. When I expose you with one sentence, let's see what you still brag about.

“Hmm… like Victor.” Song Xiuwen pointed at Victor, he said, “Don't look at the fact that Victor's cultivation level is only at the ninth level of the spirit gathering realm. If it's against a cultivator at the tenth level of the spirit gathering realm, there's would be no problem at all. It's not like he can't fight against a cultivator at the 11th level.”

As soon as Song Xiuwen finished speaking, the youth at the 11th level of the spirit gathering realm from the Xuanming Sect snorted coldly. “Is that so? Then I'd like to ask for advice!”

“No rush, the Xuanming Sect and the Qingyun Sect will meet in a while. Victor, let's stop there. Don't affect the compet.i.tion later and harm the peace.”

Song Xiuwen said slowly and unhurriedly. The youth with the 11th level of the spirit gathering realm was at the age where he was hot-blooded.