The Immortal Sect Martial Arts Competition is roughly divided into two stages.

One is the preliminary selection, and the other is the final.

Anyone born within the past 60 years, with a cultivation base above the Foundation Establishment Stage, male or female, can participate as long as they pay a certain registration fee.

Due to the large number of participants, the preliminary selection is roughly divided into three events, lasting for a month.

The Independent Cultivation Field has the highest number of registrants, but very few advancement spots, only 200 in total, making the competition the most fierce here.

In the ordinary sects field, aside from the Ten Great Heavenly Sects and the Four Great Super Families, all other disciples from Earth-level and Human-level sects participate. They have 300 advancement spots.

The final field is the Super Sect field which includes disciples from the Ten Great Heavenly Sects and Four Great Families. Although they have the most participants, they have 500 advancement spots.

The preliminary selection uses a point system. Winning a match earns you 1 point, drawing a match earns 0 points, while losing a match deducts 1 point.

The three venues will ultimately select 1000 outstanding Heavenly Pride individuals for the finals, competing for the top hundred, top ten, and top three rankings.

Everyone who advances to the top hundred, top ten, and top three will receive handsome rewards.

Moreover, just reaching the top hundred, or even just advancing to the finals, significantly boosts one's personal value, whether they are a sect disciple or a loose cultivator.

Sect disciples are treated as key talents by their respective sects, with ample resources allocated for their development.

Loose cultivators become highly sought after 'golden geese' by major sects. To describe it as rising to prominence overnight is not an exaggeration.

Such an opportunity to become famous by winning a single battle won't be missed by any cultivator with a bit of strength.

Due to the overwhelming number of registrants, and the potential for huge destruction during fights, the Super Sect field is held within the city, while both the ordinary sects field and the Independent Cultivation Field are set outside the city, on Tianmang Mountain.

The previously desolate and chilly Tianmang Mountain now is a scene of fluttering banners and thunderous drums.

Numerous cultivators surge in like a rolling tide, shoulder to shoulder in a sea of humanity. Seen from afar, all one can see is a mass of dark heads.

The expressions on these cultivators' faces vary widely. There's excitement, confidence, unease, exhilaration, anticipation, along with anxiety and fear.

On a nearby mountain peak, two figures, a male and a female, stand together.

The man possesses a commanding presence, while the woman is stunningly beautiful.

These two, of course, are Li Chen and Lian Hongshang.

"It seems there are quite a number of people here, tens of thousands at least!"

Lian Hongshang clicked her tongue and marveled.

Among these tens of thousands, at least half are Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator is equivalent to a Divine-level Master on Earth. For someone from Earth, we can only imagine how shocking this scene is.

On Earth, a Divine-level Master can be considered as someone who can shake a nation and overlook a region, yet in this Cultivation Realm, they seem as ordinary as cabbage.

Li Chen seemed much more composed in comparison.

Out of these tens of thousands, only a handful were worthy of his attention; the rest were all insignificant ants, not worth paying attention to.

Once the crowd decreased somewhat, Li Chen and Lian Hongshang proceeded to register.

The registration fee is fifty Spirit Stones per person.

This doesn't seem like much, but given the large base, they can easily earn several million Spirit Stones just from this fee. The entire process, from start to finish, could easily bring in over a billion Spirit Stones without any problem.

Even Li Chen was a bit taken aback, thinking this is a business with huge profits.

If he could absorb all these billion Spirit Stones, his cultivation would certainly reach a higher level.

Looking at the Spirit Stones already piled up like small mountains, sparkling brightly, Li Chen thought to himself.

The organizers of the Immortal Sect Martial Arts Competition are the True Immortal Alliance. They issued a Jade Token to Li Chen, which stored his basic identity information.

The number of matches fought, wins and losses, would all be recorded in this Jade Token, serving essentially like an ID card.

Many couldn't wait to get on the stage and challenge others after receiving their Jade Tokens. Among them, the most eye-catching was a burly man wielding twin axes, reminiscent of Cheng Yaojin.

Like Tongshan, he was also a Body Refining cultivator, physically very strong. Ascending the stage, he swung his axe, sweeping thousands of army, knocking opponents off the stage.

"Anyone who disagrees, come up and fight me, Zhenmeng!"

"I'll take you on!"

A slim man resembling a bamboo pole leaped up, his long sword dancing like a fierce serpent, stabbing towards the burly man.

However, though swift and fierce, his sword failed to break through.

The burly man laughed heartily, raising his twin axes high, hammering down like Tai Mountain obscuring the sky.

The slim man's heart was filled with horror, hurriedly swinging his sword to block.

A clear "crack" echoed as the slim man's Magic Sword broke instantly, his whole body being knocked down by the Gang wind.

Immediately, cheers like mountains roared around the stage.

Someone recognized this burly man and exclaimed, "This Zhenmeng is Qingzhou's number one Hercules. It's said that he could lift a giant cauldron weighing a thousand pounds before he was even eight years old. By the age of twenty, he could kill a third-level Demon Beast with a single punch. How impressive!"

"Zhenmeng, so fierce, truly living up to his name!"

After hearing these exclamations, people looked at Zhenmeng's bumpy muscles, clicking their tongues and continuously marveling.

"Chen, what do you think of this man?" Lian Hongshang glanced at Zhenmeng on the stage and casually asked.

Li Chen shook his head, dismissively saying, "Childish play, not worth mentioning!"

Just as he spoke, Zhenmeng on stage heard his words.

Zhenmeng's face changed drastically, shouting angrily, "Who are you calling childish play?"

Li Chen directly met his gaze and calmly replied, "Talking about you!"

"Outrageous, do you dare come up and fight me?"

Like a furious Jin Gang, Zhenmeng swung his War Axe, roaring fiercely.

Li Chen chuckled coldly, "You're too weak, I don't want to bully you!"

Zhenmeng immediately reacted like an enraged gorilla, pounding his chest vigorously after hearing Li Chen's words.

"Heh, I don't know where you got the confidence to speak such brazen words. Aren't you afraid of getting tongue-tied?"

Seeing that Li Chen's cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, someone taunted him.

"I think he's like a cooked duck, only talking tough. No actual skill, just verbal Kung Fu!"

"Wow, the girl beside him is really sweet!"

As they spoke, the conversation shifted to Lian Hongshang. Many lecherous individuals began swallowing their saliva greedily, speaking without any boundaries and extremely crudely.

Li Chen's gaze suddenly chilled, flashing through the air, raising his hand to deliver a fierce slap.

"Smack!"

The lecherous man was sent spinning head over heels, his teeth flying out.

Li Chen shook his hand and coldly shouted, "You can eat food carelessly, but don't speak carelessly. I'll leave one of your arms as a lesson. If there's a next time, you'll die!"

Before the word "die" was uttered, Li Chen snapped his fingers, forming a Light Blade, slicing straight across.

His hand moved swiftly, and this man was only at the initial Foundation Establishment Stage, already drained by indulgence in alcohol and women, completely vulnerable.

With a sudden scream of "Ah," the arm he had used to point at Lian Hongshang was neatly sliced off, blood pouring out, splattering many around.

As everyone stood in stunned silence, Li Chen's figure spun in the air, gracefully landing on the stage like a White Crane spreading its wings.

"Since you want to compete, I'll indulge you in some fun!"

Li Chen looked at Zhenmeng, dusting off his sleeves, speaking with an air of serene confidence.

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