mtl008 Chapter 702 Closing Ceremony
Chapter 702 Closing Ceremony
"Have you heard about the experimental group that's been circulating a lot lately? I remember you were also in agricultural repair."
"I've heard about it, but I'm a little unsure whether I should apply."
"I think it's a good idea to apply. The reputation of the Free and Unfettered Sect has improved, and I've heard that many big shots have already signed up."
"Sigh, it's because of the Xiaoyao Sect that I hesitated. If it were the Lingyun Sect or the Blood Alliance, I would have signed up immediately. The Xiaoyao Sect is notoriously poor. I'm afraid that if I join the group today, they'll tell me the next day that they don't have enough funds. I don't want to have to rely on ourselves to raise research funding."
"It's not that exaggerated. Jiang He from the Xiaoyao Sect is Hongmu. She has the ability to refine high-grade pills and spiritual plants. She can make a lot of money just from that. There's no reason for her to have any lack of scientific research."
"The key point is that there aren't many alchemists in the Free and Unfettered Sect; sword cultivators are the most numerous."
You know, the sword cultivators not only didn't have a single penny to their name, but I also have several IOUs from them.
"Okay, if you put it that way, it does seem a bit unreliable."
"I'm still hesitant right now. As long as I don't have to raise research funding myself, it's fine. After all, joining the group might mean doing experiments with the big shots at the Institute of Spiritual Plants."
"What are you two whispering about? You haven't stopped since you sat down."
A monk walked up to the two monks who were speaking.
"Nothing much, just chatting casually for a while."
The three cultivators who were speaking were sitting in the audience. The sect competition had ended, and as with the opening ceremony, there was also a closing ceremony.
The closing ceremony will still be broadcast live. In the same way as the opening ceremony, all the cultivators from all sects who participated in the competition will be present at the closing ceremony venue, which is a plaza connected to another plaza.
Various spaces were also stacked, and the spaces were interconnected.
It is large enough to accommodate a million cultivators, and each space is arranged identically. From the space, one can directly see most of the cultivators at the closing ceremony venue.
This time, the small world where the sect competition was held was invaded by the secret realm.
Besides video footage, it's impossible to count the eliminated monks in many areas without camera coverage.
Furthermore, due to the malfunction of the teleportation talisman, this year's sect competition was fraught with crisis and was completely different from previous years, so there was no ranking of sects in the competition.
but……
"There is no doubt that the flag bearers of this sect competition are the ones who will win. Even if there were no second or third place, the first place is obvious to everyone and can only belong to them."
“That’s what I think too. When we invaded the secret realm, cultivators from various sects basically used talismans for verification. According to the elimination rules of the sect competition, tearing up the talisman counts as elimination. If things get serious, many sects may have already been eliminated.”
"Ahhh, I see Jiang He!"
As the audience erupted in chatter, everyone spotted the members of the Free and Unfettered Sect in Space 23.
Especially starting with Jiang He, the crowd erupted with cheers and screams.
In many of the audience seats, cultivators held up banners with the three large characters "逍遥宗" (Xiaoyao Sect) prominently displayed.
Zhong Liyu looked left and right, and to his surprise, he actually saw a banner with his name on it among the audience:
"Jiang He, it seems we've really become famous."
Looking at the various banners in the audience, Zhong Liyu had a strange feeling that she was becoming very popular.
"Seems to be."
Jiang He glanced at it a few times, and it was no wonder that celebrities often liked to use reality shows to rehabilitate their image; she felt basically the same way.
The sect competition is essentially a real-life version of a survival show.
The closing ceremony was divided into three parts.
The first part is related to the list of outstanding individuals.
All cultivators who rank first will receive a crystal core reward.
After taking photos and receiving their awards, the second part of the event began, where a prominent figure invited by the organizers gave a brief summary of the sect competition.
The last segment, in previous years, is usually the most anticipated part.
The top ten sects in this sect competition were announced, and they were asked to stand in their respective positions for a group photo.
The last part is often a fierce battleground. As participating sects, they are usually unwilling to submit to each other, and naturally they are suspicious of the sect that wins the first place in each year's academy competition.
However, this year's competition has been completely disrupted, and there is no ranking system.
More and more viewers rushed into the closing ceremony, the number of people in the live broadcast room increased, and the topic of the closing ceremony of the competition became a trending topic.
Compared to previous years, this year's sect competition was a stark contrast, with two sects eliminated in a single year.
The second and third stages are practically non-existent.
They really didn't know how to conduct the closing ceremony.
[: Did the opening and closing ceremonies really start?]
It's okay to hold it, but for some reason, I felt the closing ceremony was a bit strange.
This year's sect competition can be directly rated as the most difficult one in its history.
This is more than just the most difficult; if there were rankings, this year's sect competition would be rated Super S-level. The emotional fluctuations were immense for the first time, but thankfully everyone persevered.
Honestly, I find it hard to believe that we found the end point based on such weak clues. If it weren't for a cultivator actually managing to do it, I seriously doubt everyone would have become fertilizer for the demons.
If you put it that way, not only did Jiang He deserve great credit, but Bai Zhizhou also played a crucial role. Without the Spirit Network, it would have been impossible for everyone to gather together to resist the demons.
Aside from some minor flaws in the early stages, this year's sect competition was truly impeccable in the later stages. I even saw my eyes welling up with saline solution at one point; it was genuinely touching.
I suddenly realized a blind spot. Do you remember the cultivator who topped the Heroes Ranking? According to the equation Jiang He = Hongmu, I remember that Hongmu topped all six rankings.
In this segment, wouldn't she be doing the work of six people during the group photo, directly receiving six prizes?
Don't even mention it. Most of the top players on the Heroes Ranking are from the Xiaoyao Sect. This sect competition, especially the group photo, is so bad that if you just cobbled together a screenshot, you'd think it was a group photo of the top players from the sect competition, or a meeting within the Xiaoyao Sect itself.
Hahaha, it's true! I just checked, and Jiang He topped the rankings for six categories: sword cultivator, magic cultivator, agricultural cultivator, medical cultivator, poison cultivator, and alchemy cultivator. Long Aotian is also at the top of the sword cultivator ranking, Zhong Liyu is at the top of the sound cultivator ranking, and Bai Zhizhou is at the top of the array cultivator ranking...
666, it has to be the Free and Unfettered Sect!
Hahaha, I feel like we can add the Free and Unfettered Sect now, making it five major sects instead of four.
Don't forget, two thousand years ago, the Free and Unfettered Sect was one of the top sects. Historically speaking, even if any of the four major sects withdrew, the Free and Unfettered Sect would still have a place.
That's right.
When Zhong Liyu and the cultivators from the Xiaoyao Sect made their appearance, they were as proud and strutting as ever, their gait almost as arrogant as a traitor.
Everyone's attention was now focused on the Free and Unfettered Sect, and naturally they saw the arrogant gait of the entire Free and Unfettered Sect.
Even Jiang He, who was in charge, was the same.