Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 89 The Competition Begins
In order not to affect the students' normal classes, the venue for the All-Lu College Competition was arranged on the floating peak in the inner courtyard of the college. It is an independent floating peak floating on the side of the college. The whole is an inverted mountain. The top of the mountain is the widest and the bottom is narrower. The peak is usually used to grow spiritual plants. The huge platform at the top is the place for disciples to do morning exercises, and now it is the venue for the competition.

After Qiu Ci and Master Chai flew up to the floating peak, they found that the entire peak was densely packed with people, and all kinds of cheers and applause were heard. The platform above was also divided into ten different platforms, and there were people fighting on each platform.

She took a quick glance and discovered that on the platform there were not only cultivators above the Spirit Transformation Stage, but even cultivators at the Nascent Soul Stage.

"They are generally independent cultivators." As if seeing her confusion, Master Chai explained, "Independent cultivators don't have an orthodox inheritance, so their cultivation is generally lower. However, among independent cultivators, there are often those who practice extraordinary ways, and their combat power is often astonishing and should not be underestimated."

"Strange?" Qiu Ci was stunned.

"That's right. The so-called strange path is something that doesn't belong to any other path besides alchemy, talismans, formations, weapons, magic, swords, and beasts." Master Chai explained seriously, "I heard that in a competition, a music cultivator emerged among the casual cultivators, specializing in the path of rhythm. With the help of a guqin, he fought against various geniuses at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. He fought his way into the top 100 and was able to enter the Blue Academy."

"So strong?!" She was a little surprised. You know, when a Nascent Soul fights a God Transformation, he will first suffer a great loss in the spiritual consciousness stage. Being able to defeat many God Transformations with the Nascent Soul cultivation and enter the top 100, he must be said to be a talent.

"That's right." Master Chai's words were filled with admiration. "I heard that this person also gained some opportunities in the Blue Academy, but ultimately failed to gain enlightenment. However, since him, no one has looked down on independent cultivators anymore. It's normal to see Nascent Soul cultivators participating in the competition now."

Qiu Ci nodded. So that's how it is. No wonder even though it's a competition for all colleges in the continent, independent cultivators are not prohibited from participating. It seems that the saying that masters often come from the common people is applicable in any world.

"The teacher from our academy is over there, let's go over there quickly!" Master Chai pointed to the right.

Sure enough, there was a row of monks in green standing there. They were the masters seen in the hall two days ago. It seemed that they were also here to watch the battle. Someone saw the two of them from afar and was waving their hands.

The two flew over and landed in the crowd. After greeting each other, they looked at the game on the field seriously.

Qiu Ci looked around and found that there were not only them, but also several groups of people standing not far away. They were all wearing the same clothes and were obviously from the same organization. They would look over here from time to time and talk in a low voice.

"Those are all disciples from the other four academies. Master Chu probably hasn't seen them before." Master Chai pointed in the direction of each group of people and whispered to her, "Those in blue on the far right are from Anqing Academy. Their academy has the most magic cultivators, so most of the people here are magic cultivators. I heard that one of them, although only in the middle stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, has already subdued 'Strange Fire'. His fire magic is very astonishing. If you are unlucky enough to encounter him, be careful."

"Yeah." Qiu Ci nodded. Strange fire? She was curious and wanted to see it.

"Those next to Anqing Academy are from Xinglan Academy." Master Chai gestured for her to look to the side and continued, "They're the group in black. Xinglan Academy's strongest are sword cultivators. I heard that this year's competition saw the emergence of a swordsmanship prodigy from Xinglan Academy. He's barely eighty years old, but he's already comprehended the sword intent and reached the Tribulation Crossing Stage. We don't have to worry, though. This person will most likely face off against Junior Brother Mu Chen, after all, they're both geniuses in the swordsmanship."

"Yeah, yeah." Qiu Ci nodded. There's more.

"Next up is Dongci Academy." He looked at the group of people in white clothes next to them. "They are similar to our academy. They have cultivators from all walks of life, including elixirs, talismans, formations, and weapons. Dongci Academy has always been low-key, so I don't know much about the specific situation. Just be careful when you encounter them." "What about those on the far left?" Qiu Ci pointed to the group of young and beautiful girls in pink dresses on the left.

"Master Chu, pointing over there is not allowed!" Master Chai's face suddenly changed. He immediately pulled her hand back and said nervously, "Those are fellow Taoists from Hehuan Academy. Hehuan Academy has always been the most united. And their academy is full of female cultivators. If you meet them..."

Master Chai paused for a moment, feeling somewhat entangled, as if he didn't know what to say. After a while, he said, "Anyway, remember, whether you can win or not, be careful when you strike. Don't try to be too aggressive, and don't say anything extreme. There's no shame in losing to them."

"..." Qiu Ci was puzzled. Why? Did this world still value gentlemanly manners? But she was also a woman.

"Anyway...anyway, you can offend anyone, but you must not offend Hehuan Academy." Master Chai warned seriously.

Qiu Ci could only nod, but his eyes unconsciously looked over there. Among the bunch of rough men, there was only a beautiful scenery over there. A group of good-looking girls stood there, which was hard not to attract people's attention.

But the strange thing was, she discovered that, apart from herself, none of the other disciples from the nearby academies seemed to have any interest in looking at the beauty, not even glancing in her direction. Weird?!
Just as she was wondering, the group over there seemed to have noticed her gaze. A woman in pink, who was leading the group, turned around and looked at her. Her eyes were particularly sharp and seemed to be filled with dissatisfaction. However, when she saw that she was also a woman, she was stunned for a moment, then her expression softened and she nodded and smiled at her in a friendly manner.

Qiu Ci naturally clasped his fists and returned the greeting from a distance.

She had just put down her hand when she found that Master Chai, who was standing next to her, suddenly took a big step back, and even the other masters next to him also stepped back a little, leaving a space around her in an instant.

"..."

what's the situation?
"What happen to you guys?"

Master Chai just glanced at her strangely and silently gave her a thumbs-up, "As expected of Master Chu!"

“…”No, what did she do? She just said hello.

Qiu Ci was puzzled and just as she was about to ask for clarification, the scene became quiet for a moment. She looked up and saw that it was the turn of the people from Hehuan College to perform. Coincidentally, the person who came on stage was the woman in pink who had just greeted her.

She was seen walking out of the crowd slowly with a long sword in her hand. Almost at the same time as she came over, the crowd in front of her all moved aside, and a path was instantly formed, leading directly to the arena in front.

Everyone is quite friendly. It seems that this girl is very powerful. Qiu Ci looked at the stage seriously. She is in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. Is there anything special about her?