Chapter 603 – Opening Ceremony

Spring and Autumn City.

The long-lasting publicity as well as the accommodation of the new city had caused the scope of participation and registration to expand again and again, and had long since been limited to the area of Spirit State. Originally, it was only people from the surrounding area who had flocked to participate, but now it was the world’s best and brightest. Which is not only the participants, more just simply watchers, a huge influx of people, so that the new city in all kinds of competition outside the natural formation of radiant neighborhood, inns, taverns, vendors, teahouses, etc., the new city has been true to its name.

The new city does not have a city wall, set up a huge gate similar to the mountain gate, Shen Ji Men as a plaque, Xue Qingqiu inscription, “Spring and Autumn City” three big words standing on the gate above.

These three words contain the meaning of emptiness, the stars and the moon shine brightly, shocking at the same time and attracting a large number of practitioners to come to observe every day, even if they belong to a different path, under the touch of similarity and understanding, their own cultivation is also beneficial.

In other words, even the signboard is a scene.

Originally, there was no one to guard the city, only Department Six and Star Moon Sect assigned people to maintain law and order. Since the creation of the City Defense Department, Spring City also has more martial artists specializing in city defense, most of them are selected by the local people of Lingzhou, there are major clans, there are also ordinary people, for the prosperity of this new city attached to the Spirit State, they are all proud of it, and guarding and protecting it is more than anyone else’s heart. Together with this is the Star Moon Sect’s territory, majesty in, also makes the prosperity of the new city’s law and order is calm, seldom a problem.

Ji Wuyou was afraid that she would never have thought that the real use of the City Defense Department for positive purposes in this world would actually start at Xue Mu’s hand.

But this was only a sight that was only seen before the Grand Competition.

Once the Grand Competition drew near, the various contestants began to enter a stage of intense preparation for the battle, and there were far fewer people wandering around. The participants all knew that although this was a team competition, it was also a world tournament, with so many bigwigs observing, if they played well, their personal reputation could also spread far and wide, and through this it was possible to log into the rookie genealogy, so there was no way for them not to pay attention to it.

Is the real world tournament, than the previous world of martial arts is also clear, positive and demonic top sects in addition to the shadow of the extinction of the love of the road, all participate, and not a team, but the whole of the positive team, the whole of the devil’s team, and the ordinary people pulled a few friends to participate in the same no difference.

Diluted the status of the top clans, and all the same participation.

Of course, just a few people pulling a team together to participate, can’t even pass the registration. Several elders of the Star Moon Sect were responsible for this matter, and finally established sixty-four teams, almost including the world’s famous sects.

The spectacle was unprecedented.

July 1st, Spring and Autumn City Martial Arts Venue, Opening Ceremony.

There had been opening ceremonies before, such as Yuan Zhong’s stinky and long opening speech, where tens of thousands of martial artists stood under the sun to listen to him recite the Buddha’s name, which had once been slandered by Xue Mu. When it was his turn to engage in it, he rightfully made the opening into an entertainment extravaganza.

The Qin Fairy Meng Lan and the Thousand Mountain Twilight Snow Troupe made appearances, and there were many more new teams among them. There were those launched by the Star Moon Sect’s Qin Song Hall itself, those staged by the Hehuan Sect, and even jugglers, and Xue Mu was eclectic, with the planning team of the Qin Song Hall making unified choreography arrangements.

Many people now realize that Xue Mu’s advocacy has long been more than just a few teams, centered on the Spirit State, the trend of song and dance performances has long been radiated for millions of miles. In the process of subtle changes, the original boring cultivation of martial arts and the world’s culture of focusing on fighting has long been changed.

Without these songs and dances, any grand event would be tasteless.

Xue Mu sat in the center of the podium, accompanied by Xue Qingqiu and Yue Xiaochan. On Xue Qingqiu’s side was Xia Wenxuan and other top figures from the Devil Sect, and on Yue Xiaochan’s side was Yulin Zheng Yichen and other representatives from the orthodox path and the imperial court, and everyone found it interesting to watch the performances in the arena.

Qin Wuyao held a smile and was in a better mood.

Boring battles were never the pursuit of the Acacia Sect, and Xue Mu matched her concepts in too many ways, such as this kind of singing and dancing on the eve of this deadly competition.

All people had a need for mental entertainment, and a competition could also create a mind-expanding enjoyment.

Beyond entertainment, there is something new.

The novelty lies in the unprecedented standardization.

The delegations of the sixty-four participating teams were surprisingly led by their leaders, wearing uniform clothing with clan characteristics and holding up the flags belonging to their clans as they approached one by one, and Luo Qianxue, who had just retired from the performance, then introduced them on the amplified sound spell on the side:

“Now coming towards us is the delegation of the Seven Sects of the Righteous Dao. Representing the pinnacle of our Great Zhou martial arts, the one right in front is the rising new talent of the Questioning Sword Sect, the closed disciple of Elder Du of the Sword Blade Hall, Cao Jianchu, who at only fifteen years old has already entered the Prana Nurturing Stage, with unrivaled swordsmanship……. The one beside him is the new talent of the Xuan Tian Sect, Daoist Master Yu Qing… …”

The order of entry of the various sects was staggered, there was no such thing as who came first and who came last. Interestingly enough, just such an entrance ceremony was fun in itself. For example, the delegation of the Devil’s Sect, a small flag in the procession floated out of thin air ah floated over, written on it three small words “no trace of the road”, the pressure can not see where the flag lifter ……

The appearance of an appearance is in itself a manifestation of their respective characteristics.

Luo Qianxue boasted about the contestants, and the people who were still immersed in the song and dance slowly became serious, and each of them looked at the contestants, and secretly assessed the possibility of victory or defeat.

The entertainment faded away, and a stern and grim feeling slowly emerged.

Fa Ming monk of Wu Gui Temple sighed beside Yu Lin: “By this mess, the past organizers of the world martial arts competition have all become haystacks, and in the future, they will all have to come to Xue Mu to learn from him.”

Yulin was watching very carefully, because the next World Martial Arts Discussion was hosted by Xuan Tian Sect. He had some egg pain for a moment, Xuan Tian Zong purification place, make such a lively, and juggling troupe …… scene how to think how to violate.

At this moment, the entry of the participating teams is complete, Luo Qianxue began to explain the rules of the team competition, emphasizing the reward and punishment system.

Although the rules and systems have long been uploaded in the newspaper for several months, and there are flyers distributed on the field to explain, but this is the norm.

“There are a total of sixty-four teams competing in this tournament, divided into twelve groups for the tournament, with four teams in each group. The group stage is based on a point system, and only two teams will be able to get out of the line and enter the knockout stage ……,” Luo Qianxue spilled out a bunch of introductions, and finally reached out to guide, “Please ask the representatives of each team to come forward and draw lots to decide on the grouping.”

Daoist Yu Qing of the Xuan Tian Sect went up and touched a small ball all over the guests, “Group A number one.”

Xue Mu then smiled at Yu Lin: “It’s actually the first game, so don’t make a round trip.”

Yu Lin rolled his eyes, “How can that be?”

Xue Mu leisurely said, “Want to bet?”

“Gambling is prohibited in this clan ……”

“No eggs.” Xue Mu probed and asked Zhu Chen Yao, “Want to bet?”

Zhu Chen Yao knew in her heart what kind of bet it would be between herself and him, and her heart swung slightly. She couldn’t show it in front of so many people and just coldly said, “Bet.”

On the other side Xu Duo narrowed his eyes.

It was a good business to open a bookmaker, in the past, the various martial arts competitions of the Longitudinal Road would also open a bookmaker, for example, when the Heron State World Martial Arts Competition was held, Xue Mu’s betting proposal was rejected by Yuan Zhong, but there were still people on the market who set up bets, this was where human nature was.

But the problem is that the uncertainty of betting on traditional martial arts is not considered too great. Like Chu Tianming in the World Martial Arts Competition, because his performance was so outstanding, in the eyes of patriarchs like Yuan Zhong, it was very easy to predict who would win and who would lose, and there was a possibility that he would fall in the gutter, but it wasn’t very likely. The result is that everyone bets on Chu Tianming’s bets, the odds change again and again, and ultimately the banker is still losing.

But this kind of team competition well …… seems to have so much meaning …….

Xu Duoduo looked at Xue Mu, Xue Mu also happened to turn his head to look at him.

The two looked at each other and smiled, Xu did not much understand, Xue Mu here really have ideas, it seems that in a while there will be exchanges.

While talking, many teams drew their signatures, the representative of the Devil Sect went up and touched it, and suddenly froze.

Following that, the entire room erupted in an uproar, expanding from the draw to the entire venue, sounding like thunder.

“Group A, number two.”

Surprisingly, the first game of the opening match was the battle between the righteous and the demons!

The audience rose with a roar, detonating all the enthusiasm in just a moment.