Chapter 90

Half a month later, the martial arts competition was held as scheduled.

The annual martial arts competition organized by the Tianhuang Pavilion is undoubtedly the top event in the City of Original Sin. Not only the disciples of the Tianhuang Pavilion, but also any ghost cultivator in the inner city who has reached the Divine Meeting stage, is eligible to participate.

What truly makes the entire inner city go wild is that those who perform outstandingly in the competition will be taught the secrets to advance to the Soul Condensation stage.

Reaching the Divine Meeting stage is not a difficult task; every year, many ghost cultivators in the City of Original Sin reach the Divine Meeting stage by devouring other ghosts in the Dao Seeking Mountain. There are at least ten thousand ghost cultivators in the City of Original Sin who have reached the Divine Meeting stage.

Reaching the Divine Meeting stage is not hard, but advancing to the Soul Condensation stage is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Without guidance and external conditions, it is almost impossible to advance to the Soul Condensation stage.

Countless ghost cultivators have tried to advance to the Soul Condensation stage, but all have ended in failure. However, if one is taught the secrets by the Tianhuang Pavilion, advancing to the Soul Condensation stage is a sure thing—how could those who dream of reaching the Soul Condensation stage not go wild with excitement?

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In a corner of the inner city, a long-abandoned old house suddenly opened its ancient door. A middle-aged male ghost, dressed in tattered clothes and with a beard, walked out, his expression complex.

"Another year, another martial arts competition. I hope this year I can get the opportunity to advance to the Soul Condensation stage..."

Muttering to himself, the middle-aged male ghost walked familiarly toward the Tianhuang Pavilion. Clearly, he had participated in the competition many times before.

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In a small gang, more than ten ghost cultivators who had reached the Divine Meeting stage gathered in the hall.

The bald gang leader with a scar on his face looked around and said, "Brothers, our chance is coming again. Everyone must give it their all... However, I must say this beforehand: if anyone gets lucky and is taught the secrets to advance to the Soul Condensation stage, don't forget the poor brothers here!"

"Don't worry, boss!"

"Boss, what are you saying? How could we be such ungrateful people?"

The ghosts all expressed their determination.

In fact, the reason they were so quick to express their determination was partly because they had some genuine feelings for their brothers, but more importantly, they all understood one thing: among them, the one with the best chance of standing out was undoubtedly their bald, scar-faced boss!

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At the same time, the West Gate of the City of Original Sin welcomed two wind-dusted ghost cultivators.

"Another year, and we're back..."

These two ghost cultivators had traveled from a distant wilderness thousands of miles away. Both had already reached the Divine Meeting stage, and the Dao Seeking Mountain had long lost its value for them. Therefore, they had to cross the Dao Seeking Mountain and delve deeper into the wilderness to hone themselves.

The strength of these two ghost cultivators was unquestionable. If they were to fight against someone like Lu Yun Kuang, they would probably defeat him instantly. However, they were not disciples of the Tianhuang Pavilion, and getting the secrets to advance to the Soul Condensation stage was extremely difficult for them.

The Tianhuang Pavilion had only said that those who perform outstandingly would be taught the secrets to advance to the Soul Condensation stage. But the question was, who performs outstandingly and who does not, is ultimately decided by the Tianhuang Pavilion.

Tianhuang Pavilion disciples, as long as they reach the Divine Meeting stage, can easily be taught the secrets. But for independent ghost cultivators, getting the secrets is extremely difficult—no matter how strong they are, it's still hard!

Of course, many ghost cultivators protest, but the Tianhuang Pavilion simply ignores them—our martial arts competition is open to the public, which is a form of poverty alleviation. If you want to participate, you can; if not, get lost!

Yes, the Tianhuang Pavilion is that domineering!

The reason they attract other ghost cultivators to participate is merely to better train the disciples of the Tianhuang Pavilion.

"Our strength is already so great, but the Tianhuang Pavilion still won't let us join!" one of the two ghost cultivators sighed.

The Tianhuang Pavilion recruits based on talent and insight, not strength. Unless one's strength at the Divine Meeting stage is already as extraordinary as Lin Nian Luo's, the Tianhuang Pavilion might make an exception. Someone with Fang Si Qi's level of strength is not enough to impress the Tianhuang Pavilion.

After all, no matter how strong one is at the Divine Meeting stage, one is still at the Divine Meeting stage. If one lacks talent and insight, even if one advances to the Soul Condensation stage, future cultivation will be extremely difficult—after reaching the Soul Condensation stage, one must cultivate step by step, and cannot rely on devouring other ghosts to increase strength as in the Divine Meeting stage.

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"Is it finally going to start?" Jiang Wei stood up and looked out the window.

Standing high, he could see far. Jiang Wei's gaze pierced through several miles, looking at the distant scene of surging ghost crowds.

"I should go!"

Since returning from Elder Bai, Jiang Wei had been holed up in his room, never stepping out.

There were many rumors in the Tianhuang Pavilion, saying that Jiang Wei was hiding out of fear; that during the martial arts competition, the eldest disciple Fang Si Qi would teach him a lesson.

Jiang Wei sneered at these rumors and paid them no mind.

With absolute strength, why should he care about these rumors?—Jiang Wei had never taken Fang Si Qi seriously. Moreover, over the past half month, Jiang Wei had been studying the "Flowing Water Sword Manual" of the Kong Li Ghost Army, and had already made some progress.

"However, I didn't expect that even at the Insight stage, cultivating the 'Flowing Water Sword Manual' would be so difficult!" Since learning that one could learn the Three Heads and Six Arms technique after reaching the Soul Condensation stage, Jiang Wei knew that his weapons should not be limited to just a long spear. The more weapons one masters, the more powerful one's combat ability becomes when they are used in combination, "With the Insight stage, every sword I wield is exactly the same as described in the manual, with no difference at all; but for some reason, even though the moves are the same, I always feel that something is missing..."

Yes, something is missing.

Even though the speed and trajectory of the moves are exactly the same, the power of the sword techniques always seems to be significantly weaker than expected.

"What's going on?"

Although there were still unresolved doubts, Jiang Wei was quite satisfied with his progress over the past half month. At least now, with the Flowing Water Sword Manual, Jiang Wei was confident he could deliver a fatal blow to Fang Si Qi.

"Let's go!"

Jiang Wei put aside his doubts and walked briskly toward the registration point.

And what was Fang Si Qi doing at this time? After waiting for half a month, Fang Si Qi finally had the chance to take revenge. He was now at the competition venue, waiting for Jiang Wei to arrive!

Fang Si Qi had also prepared a killing move to deal with Jiang Wei!

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