The popularity of the Heavenly Dao Cup competition was even higher than Lu Ze had anticipated."Clash of Immortals and Demons" became a frequent topic of conversation and entertainment for Cultivators after meals.For example, Elder Li Jiujian of Limitless Sword Sect seemed to have gained enlightenment after playing a thousand matches of Limitless Sword Saint, creating a new breathing technique.For example, when Grand Elder Chao Wendao of Lingxiao Sect led a team of Elders on a western expedition, the highly anticipated "Don't Bully the Elderly Poor" team was utterly crushed in the first round of the qualifiers by an unknown Loose Cultivator team.For example, that "Slaughter Immortals and Attain Dao" team was terrifyingly strong, with the Soul pools of its five members seemingly bottomless……In the forum, besides posts predicting champions and analyzing the strength of various teams, there was another topic that particularly caught attention.That was—Where did some of the Loose Cultivators with good ladder rankings go?From time to time, someone claiming to be a friend of a certain Loose Cultivator would state that this person had said they were going to participate in the competition, and then disappeared without a trace.Counting them, there were more than thirty such individuals.And these people had something in common:Their cultivation Realm did not exceed Foundation Establishment, and many of them were Qi Refining Cultivators.Originally, these ordinary low-Realm Cultivators would likely not attract much attention from others.However, this topic remained high in the Illusion Realm forum, /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ and the Five Great Sects still began to investigate privately……On the other side.The competition was still ongoing.Sixteen teams began a fierce struggle for the final spots in the finals.As for the format, Lu Ze directly brought over the mature competition format from his previous life.It was so complete and reasonable that Zhong Yi was astonished, exclaiming that Junior Brother Lu was a Genius and so on.The Lingxiao Sect team, having just experienced a tough battle, had an unexpectedly smooth run in the first week of the group stage.Liu Mo played very hard, showing no signs of being an actor.Zhong Yi and Zhou Yue, who were initially suspicious of him, slowly let down their guard, and the team seemed to be gelling well.On the last day of the group stage, the Lingxiao Sect team lived up to expectations, successfully advancing with a dominant 6-0 sweep, smoothly entering the top eight.Half a month later.The highly anticipated eight-to-four match, Lingxiao Sect versus Limitless Sword Sect.The BO5 format was clearly more eye-catching.The cheers for Limitless Sword Sect and Lingxiao Sect shook the heavens.Both sides seemed to be competing in Sect heritage, with powerful Cultivators constantly showering the live broadcast room with sky-high rewards.Ultimately, Lingxiao Sect prevailed, advancing to the semifinals with a 3-1 victory.In this battle, Li Mozhan became famous throughout the land with her ghostly Night Hunter.At the same time, Zhong Yi's innovative four-one split push strategy also brought him great renown."Old Zhong, I have to say, your mouth is really something!"After defeating Limitless Sword Sect, Zhou Yue clapped Zhong Yi on the shoulder with immense satisfaction.It was an exhilarating match, with both sides having top-tier players, and the process made Zhou Yue feel very much indulged.Especially Zhong Yi's various bans and picks, as well as his tactical play, clearly gave their Lingxiao Sect team the upper hand.The coaches of the other teams were like mere decorations.And Zhong Yi was the team's sixth player!"Hehe, this four-one split push isn't bad, right? I have even more amazing ones that will definitely catch them off guard…"Zhong Yi chuckled mysteriously."Is that really true? Our next opponent is that 【Slaughter Immortals and Attain Dao】 team…"Zhou Qiaoling said with concern.In terms of skill, Zhou Qiaoling was actually quite ordinary.She was even a bit of a novice.But at this stage, the difference in the support position was minimal.Most importantly, Li Mozhan specifically requested Zhou Qiaoling because they often went bot lane together and were used to it.However, she heard that every member of the 【Slaughter Immortals and Attain Dao】 team had a deep Soul pool, and their bot lane support often played the hook-type hero she feared the most…"It's just a pity that Brother Bai is unwilling to play… Otherwise, we wouldn't have to fear any team."Mu Yawen sighed with regret.Since their advancement from the group stage, Bai Mu had seemingly vanished, never appearing again.According to him, he just wanted to gain some recognition and did not want to participate in the actual matches.Everyone couldn't understand why,With Bai Mu's skill, why wouldn't he personally play and become famous throughout the land?"What's there to be afraid of? Brother Bai taught us so many techniques, how could we possibly lose to a team with such an ominous name?"Zhou Yue rubbed his fists together, and Zhong Yi, beside him, also smiled confidently."Everyone, don't worry… I have already devised a new tactic that will surely catch them off guard…"……Lihuo Peak, Lingyu Pavilion."Not a Demonic Cultivator… Then what could be the reason?"Lu Ze pinched his chin, muttering to himself thoughtfully.It was simple to determine if someone was a Demonic Cultivator;One only needed to see if their Demonic Value increased upon death in the Illusion Realm.Of course, this was only for high-Realm Cultivators.For Qi Refining Cultivators like Liu Mo, it usually took dozens or even hundreds of deaths to see a 0.01 increase in Demonic Value.Lu Ze had been tracking Liu Mo's account for a long time before concluding that he was indeed a Righteous Path Cultivator."But… it's still too abnormal."Lu Ze rubbed his temples.Liu Mo was hiding his true strength.This was something he had discovered during the training matches last month.At first, he thought it was a method for Outer Sect Disciples to protect themselves;It wasn't until the last match of the qualifiers, when Liu Mo intentionally held back, that Lu Ze noticed something was off.Because among their opponents, there was a Demonic Cultivator!Liu Mo intentionally holding back…The Demonic Cultivator stirring up trouble…The continuously disappearing experts…Lu Ze vaguely felt that there was some connection between these events.There was a high probability that it was inextricably linked to the Demonic Path.With that thought, Lu Ze got up and left Lingyu Pavilion, heading to the Lingxiao Sect team's training grounds to congratulate everyone.……Great Zhou Dynasty.A small border town in the west."Are the results out yet? Who's our next opponent?"The gloomy man half-lying on the couch took a bite of a blood-red spirit fruit and asked casually."Hall Master Guo, it's the Lingxiao Sect team."The black-clothed envoy beside him replied."Heh, it really is them."Guo Tianyin sneered, looking as if victory was already in his grasp."A bunch of ignorant fools, actually putting such a secret treasure up for grabs in an Illusion Realm…"Saying that, Guo Tianyin licked his lips, his eyes becoming fervent.A fragmented Dao technique of an ancient powerful Cultivator!Gaining even a wisp of its Dao might allow him to advance a Realm!He was determined to get this reward!"Hall Master, these Righteous Path Cultivators have many tricks in the Illusion Realm; not long ago, Hall Master Han was…""Don't compare me to that kind of idiot!"Guo Tianyin's expression darkened, then he looked behind him.Behind him was drawn a massive Soul evil formation.In the center of the evil formation, thirty to forty Loose Cultivators with blank eyes were bound.Guo Tianyin's purple lips parted, revealing black and yellow teeth, and he let out a chilling laugh:"Hehehe…""This secret treasure belongs to no one but me!"

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