Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 100 The Power of Each Sect

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"Thud, thud, thud!"

Just as Xu Ping’an and the others had finished cleaning up the northern courtyard and were preparing to settle in, someone knocked on the gate.

Tang Qingheng stepped forward to open the gate and found a woman of stunning beauty standing outside.

Following her, there was a petite girl who rose to her feet.

The girl blinked her big eyes, looking extremely cute.

Xu Ping’an naturally recognized the visitor as Li Qingyi’s sister, Li Tianqi.

"Cousin!" Li Qingyi wasn’t too surprised.

Li Tianqi was indeed from Li Huo Sect.

"I heard you guys arrived, so I came to check on you. The conditions in the northern courtyard are modest, if you need anything just let me know," Li Tianqi said, glancing inside the courtyard.

She of course knew that the Beichen Sword Sect was being targeted and therefore assigned to the northern courtyard.

The southern courtyard of the Tyrant Heavenly Sect and the western courtyard of the Yudao Sect were both ten times better in terms of conditions and environment.

But that was the arrangement of the sect, and she couldn’t change it.

"No need, we’ve already cleaned up," Li Qingyi replied indifferently.

Li Tianqi nodded.

She knew her sister’s personality well.

With the Li Huo Sect treating the Beichen Sword Sect this way, it was natural that she wouldn’t show a pleasant face.

"I came mainly to discuss the intel on the various sects participating in the Sect Competition with you, so you have an idea of what to expect," Li Tianqi said.

"Thanks a lot, cousin," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

They weren’t very familiar with the situation of the disciples from different sects participating in the competition.

Now that Li Tianqi was willing to share, they were naturally eager to listen.

Li Tianqi glanced at Xu Ping’an and was slightly surprised to find that she couldn’t see through his cultivation level.

Xu Ping’an seemed to have improved a lot since the last time at the Li Family ancestral land.

However strong Xu Ping’an was, in her view, it was unlikely that he could achieve any notable rank in this Sect Competition.

Because the contestants in this sect competition were terrifyingly strong.

It could be said that this year’s competition was the strongest in history.

"I know what you all are thinking. Your Beichen Sword Sect has improved considerably this time and you want to earn some ranks in the competition to shed the title of being the last among the four great sects; however, I fear the outcome will disappoint you," Li Tianqi said bluntly.

"Why are you so sure? Our Beichen Sword Sect is very strong this time," Zhao Kai immediately retorted, not convinced.

Tang Qingheng and Long Yan also frowned.

"I’m not trying to scare you nor look down on you, but from the intel I’ve gathered, the strongest from your Beichen Sword Sect this time should be my sister Li Qingyi, at Seventh Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm," she said.

"As for the three of you, three at the Third Rank of the Meridian Opening Realm, such strength is only enough to place you at the bottom among the disciples of the four great sects in the competition."

"As for Xu Ping’an, although I don’t know your cultivation level, your strength is at most at the Third Rank of the Meridian Opening Realm, right?" she said, looking at Xu Ping’an and the others.

Her words were unceremonious, yet pointedly sharp.

Xu Ping’an laughed and shook his head.

The Third Rank of the Meridian Opening Realm?

Li Tianqi was perhaps undervaluing him a little too much.

Of course, Xu Ping’an didn’t refute her.

"So what? We will do our best," Zhao Kai said, still not convinced.

Li Tianqi shook her head and replied, "By doing your best? Do you have any idea about the strength of the third-place finisher from Yudao Sect in the last competition?"

"Feel free to speak, cousin," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

Li Tianqi looked at Xu Ping’an, then continued, "Among the seven people from Yudao Sect, even the weakest has the cultivation of Fifth Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm, with two at Sixth Layer, two at Seventh Layer, one at Eighth Layer, and one at Ninth Layer."

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Zhao Kai and the others’ faces turned ashen in an instant.

This morning, they had just encountered disciples from the Yudao Sect, and before, they had not seen through their cultivation.

They hadn’t expected them to be so strong.

Even Li Qingyi had a solemn expression on her face.

If the Yudao Sect was already this strong, what about the Tyrant Heavenly Sect and the Li Huo Sect?

Xu Ping’an, however, wasn’t at all surprised.

In recent times, the Beichen Sword Sect had been continuously increasing resources to enhance the strength of their disciples.

But the other three major sects would certainly do the same.

And their resources were definitely more substantial than those of the Beichen Sword Sect.

"What about the Tyrant Heavenly Sect and the Li Huo Sect?" Xu Ping’an asked with a smile.

Li Tianqi glanced at Xu Ping’an and continued, "The strength of the Tyrant Heavenly Sect is slightly stronger, but not by much."

"The weakest in the Tyrant Heavenly Sect are also at the Fifth Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm, but they have two at the Fifth Layer, two at the Sixth, two at the Seventh, one at the Eighth, and yet two at the Ninth Layer."

"Two at the Ninth Layer?" Long Yan and the others exclaimed in surprise.

Was the Tyrant Heavenly Sect that strong?

"How about the Li Huo Sect?" Li Qingyi asked.

"Our sect is naturally stronger," the one who spoke was not Li Tianqi but a little girl who had been quiet until now.

Xu Ping’an and the others immediately turned their attention to the little girl.

Especially Xu Ping’an, who sensed a strange, scorching aura from the little girl.

"The Vermilion Bird of Ancient Times!" After careful observation, Xu Ping’an concluded.

This little girl was indeed of the ancient Vermilion Bird bloodline, her physique only slightly inferior to Li Qingyi’s True Phoenix Physique from Ancient Times.

Of course, what truly piqued Xu Ping’an’s curiosity was the girl’s cultivation.

The girl was probably only twelve or thirteen years old, yet her cultivation had already reached the Third Rank First Layer Realm.

Such a rank at this age was extremely rare.

"This is my junior sister, Zhu Yuwei," Li Tianqi explained.

"Hehe, our Li Huo Sect is the strongest. Among the eleven brothers and sisters participating in the sect competition, the weakest is at the Sixth Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm. Within them, there are two at the Sixth Layer, four at the Seventh, two at the Eighth, and three at the Ninth," Zhu Yuwei said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Kai and the others involuntarily gasped in shock.

Xu Ping’an also frowned deeply.

The gap was too large.

With such a huge disparity, it would be incredibly hard for the Beichen Sword Sect to achieve a good ranking, almost as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

Zhao Kai, Tang Qingheng, and Long Yan felt a bitter taste in their mouths.

They hadn’t expected that, despite their strenuous efforts and rapid improvement in strength, there was still a significant gap between them and the other three sects.

Standing by, Zhao Tianlong and Xie Tianqiong also sighed softly.

The Beichen Sword Sect was too weak; they could only be ranked among the four great sects because there were only these four sects in Tianlong County.

Some people from the other three sects had proposed to kick the Beichen Sword Sect out of the ranks of the great sects and change it to the three great sects.

But this proposal had been temporarily suppressed.

"In what format will the sect competition unfold?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"The sect competition consists of two stages, team competition and individual competition. In the team competition, teams are scored on their coordination, and the higher the score, the higher the sect’s ranking. In individual competition, it is based on individual points, and the top ten scorers will face off in the arena," Li Tianqi explained.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

In this way, it was still fair.

There was a team competition, which meant the overall strength of the team was evaluated.

That meant there was still hope for them.