I conquered the cultivation world with scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Chapter 623 The Red Flag

Who is Jiang He?

A very talented genius

Are geniuses dead too?

Yes, geniuses are dead too.

The sects entered.

The competition has not yet officially begun.

The arena for the sect competition is not a virtual arena, but a small world created by powerful beings, similar in nature to a secret realm.

When the competition begins, the entrance to the secret realm will open wide, and various sects will enter the secret realm through the teleportation array. Similar to ordinary secret realms, after entering the secret realm, the cultivators will be scattered and assigned to different locations.

"This artificially created miniature world is said to be the result of several Mahayana cultivators working together to alter the previous secret realm. The mountains and rivers within the arena have all been artificially transformed into different scenes."

The spectators watching the competition were discussing how the venue for the sect competition had been announced long ago, but no one knew anything about what was happening inside.

"Artificial alteration of the geographical landscape? Are Mahayana cultivators this powerful?"

"Isn't this a consensus? Are you still part of our Myriad Spirits Empire? You're just a spy for the Star Luo Empire."

The first cultivator to speak glanced at the person beside him several times, his expression one of surprise and doubt, one hand constantly gripping the personal terminal in the other.

A spy is worth 500,000 Star Coins.

"Haha, no, no, you misunderstood. I'm a time traveler, so I don't know much about cultivation knowledge."

"That scared me to death! It's a time traveler? That makes sense then." The cultivator gripping the personal terminal breathed a sigh of relief.

“A cultivator at the Mahayana stage can basically overturn the surface of a planet, let alone create scenery in a secret realm. This is already very close to Nuwa’s ability.”

"That's awesome."

"Naturally, so there shouldn't be any major problems with rebuilding the secret realm."

"No wonder everyone loves watching the sect competition; it's almost no different from a live stream of entering a secret realm."

"Pretty much, but the rules have changed this year. It's not a points system anymore. I just checked the new rules released by the official website."

There are two ways to win the championship. One way is to find the "finish line". This requires clues in the secret realm, namely the backtracking stones. There are a lot of hidden backtracking stones in the secret realm. Inside the stones are clues in various forms, including but not limited to videos, text, and maps. By analyzing the clues, finding the finish line and inserting the flag into the finish line, the sect that reaches the finish line with the flag first will be ranked first, the second sect will be ranked second, and so on.

Another way to win is by "killing," not literally, but by eliminating cultivators. Whether it's dying or deliberately letting the enemy tear up the teleportation talisman to be eliminated, it counts as elimination. When all sects are eliminated, the only sect left in the secret realm is the winning sect. The sect that achieves this through this method is the champion of this competition. After that, only the first place is awarded, and the remaining sects are not ranked.

Whew, I'm exhausted from saying so much in one go.

"Goodness, there are two more ways! What's that flag? I don't see it."

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"Huh? By the way, where's the flag? Does any of us have one?"

Zhong Liyu was a little confused looking at the rules on the field.

Bai Zhizhou put his glasses back on after entering the Xiaoyao Sect.

He held up his glasses and said slowly:

"The flag may appear when entering the secret realm."

Listening to Bai Zhizhou's words, Zhong Liyu still felt confused. Each sect present received a teleportation talisman before entering the teleportation array. The talisman was bound to the secret realm and the teleportation array. Under normal circumstances, one could only enter the secret realm by killing the BOSS or waiting for the exit to open automatically after a certain time.

The secret realm is a man-made microcosm used as a competition arena for sects. There is no mention of any BOSS, and the exit is controlled by powerful beings. It will only open after the sects have determined their victories. So, to get out, you either have to endure until the very end or leave by tearing up talismans.

Overall, while tearing apart talismans to escape is outdated, it's not necessarily fatal.

The sect competition had a lot of cheering at the beginning, but there wasn't a scene like the disturbance at Mingyue Academy during the academy competition.

Although the sects were not on good terms, they all wanted to save face, so on the surface they still appeared to be on good terms and no sect caused any trouble.

If this is broadcast live across the entire empire and goes wrong, it could very well become a laughing stock for the entire Wanling Empire, and no one can afford to lose face like that.

In the early stages of the competition, the cultivators from various sects participating in the sect competition entered the secret realm safely.

The teleportation array is a military-grade teleportation array, an extremely large one that can teleport millions of cultivators at a time.

According to statistics, there are at least two thousand to ten thousand sects participating in this sect competition.

Although there are age restrictions for the competition, most of the larger sects have a maximum of 2,000 participants.

The number of cultivators participating in this sect competition reached a staggering 83.67 million.

That means eight million people entered the secret realm in nine separate trips.

The entry time is uncertain, but what is certain is that the secret realm is large enough; otherwise, given the population density, you would encounter a cultivator every few hundred meters as soon as you set foot there.

Of course, the secret realm is vast, and there are many monsters. A-rank monsters are everywhere, and S-rank monsters are even more common.

Zhong Liyu clicked his tongue in amazement. He touched his forehead, which was almost covered in sweat.

The cultivation world is getting more and more chaotic. They're playing such a big game, are they really afraid there won't be enough people?

That makes sense, Zhong Liyu never expected so many cultivators to participate in the sect competition.

A planet can have dozens or hundreds of sects. The Myriad Spirits Empire has so many planets, which is a large enough number. There are also tens of thousands of sects that qualify to participate in the sect competition. Adding them all together, it seems that the number of cultivators is about the same.

If we're talking about a population of 1.3 billion, and one in ten thousand, that would mean nearly 140,000 people in China. In the interstellar world, there would be even more. If the geniuses of the Myriad Spirits Empire were to be selected one in ten thousand, there would definitely be tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of them.

Thinking of this, Zhong Liyu couldn't help but chuckle.

In that sense, the eight million people in this sect competition can all be considered geniuses from their respective states or even planets at their age.

With so many exceptional talents competing together, it's no wonder that the sect competition is so popular every year.

The Free and Unfettered Sect lagged behind, being among the last batch to enter the sect.

The sect competition does not restrict the items that can be brought, as long as they can be put into a mustard seed bag or spatial container, or carried on one's person and can be teleported into the secret realm.

Therefore, most cultivators carry various spatial containers in their hands and on their bodies, and some even carry their entire family fortune on their backs.

When Zhong Liyu passed by the Qi Sect, she saw with her own eyes the twenty gold rings on Jin Dazhu's hand, and the various bags and other items on his body.

Once the last sect entered the secret realm, the entrance was completely closed, and the "flag" appeared.

"Each sect only has one flag. What if it gets lost?"

"If it's lost or destroyed, the entire sect will be eliminated. What else can we do?"

"Wow, that's exciting!"

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Jiang He slowly opened her palm, and the teleportation talisman glowed with color.

A pattern resembling a red flag leaps off the paper.

It’s over.