Two days later, the day of the great competition at the outer gate of the Holy Land of Absolute Beginning finally arrived.
Although it was only the outer sect competition, it was a significant event in the Holy Land of Absolute Beginning. After all, many outstanding disciples emerged from the outer sect every year, attracting numerous true disciples and even elders who came to watch in person.
On the day of the competition, the entire Outer Gate Peak was bustling with activity.
Thousands of participants were present!
Among these individuals, only a very small number would be promoted to the inner sect, while the rest would either be expelled from the Holy Land or relegated to become deacon disciples stationed in the mines, squares, and towns of the Holy Land.
The expelled disciples had nothing to say about their fate.
Those deacon disciples who were sent out, although many were assigned to relatively comfortable positions, had far less potential for future growth compared to those who continued their training in the inner door of the Holy Land.
So everyone was determined.
No matter what, they had to try to remain in the inner door!
"...The competition starts now!"
After an elder read out the rules, the competition officially began.
Boom!
A heavenly bell rang out, resonating throughout the Holy Land of Absolute Beginning.
With the resounding sound, the arenas descended from the sky.
These were secret arenas built by the great powers of the Holy Land using their immense supernatural abilities. Warriors entered these arenas to compete, and even if they died, they could be resurrected outside.
This feature allowed all disciples to use their talents to the fullest, without any restrictions.
Soon, a disciple was called by name and entered the secret realm arena to compete.
In the crowd, Gu Xuan was also watching.
He did not appear for the first match but planned to observe for a while.
Standing here, he could see the figures of many disciples in the arena.
Gu Xuan glanced around and noticed that most of them were at the perfected cultivation realm, but among them, there were also two warriors at the first level of the true spiritual realm engaged in combat.
The two were evenly matched, and their fight was lively and intense.
"Good fight!"
"Senior Brother Liu's Yang Yan swordsmanship is so refined; it seems he's close to mastering it!"
"Senior Brother Zhou is impressive too. The Dragon Elephant Strength he has cultivated has reached great success, giving him the power to open mountains and crack rocks!"
"The two are evenly matched for now, but I wonder who will ultimately prevail!"
Cheers and discussions erupted from the crowd.
This level of competition was extremely exciting for them.
But for Gu Xuan, it lacked interest.
Not only were their strengths insignificant compared to his, as he could suppress them with a mere flick of his hand, but their fighting experience was also lacking, making it unremarkable to watch.
Gu Xuan turned his gaze away.
He began to look for any martial artists who might possess great opportunities worthy of his attention.
And at that moment, as he focused on a certain direction, he caught a glimpse of a bright golden light out of the corner of his eye.