Apart from this small interlude, the subsequent tournament proceeded extremely smoothly.

Although most of the matches had become rather uninspiring, a few geniuses still emerged among the many disciples of the Profound Moon Sword Sect. Among the disciples in the Condensing Realm, three had surprisingly comprehended the Profound Moon Sword Intent. The strongest of them, a disciple named Li Hui, even achieved victory by defeating a Refining Spirit opponent with his Condensing Realm cultivation, thus claiming the first place in the Condensing Realm!

Even though he cannot rival Wang Junze, he is still a remarkably outstanding prodigy.

In Wang Junze's eyes, even his sister, Wang Xin, would likely struggle to surpass him in the Condensing Realm. As long as he maintains this momentum, Li Hui will surely have a place among the true disciples in the future.

In addition, both Miao Yu and Miao Jie secured ranks in the top twenty, and although they didn't break into the top ten, the two girls were already overwhelmingly excited.

After all, they had only been training under Wang Junze for a month, and there is ample time ahead for them to seek guidance from Wang Junze, with a bright future ahead.

As for disciples from other sects and families, without exception, all ranked outside the top hundred.

After all, the foundational difference between these minor sects and the Profound Moon Sword Sect is simply too vast; even if the talent is similar, the cultivation techniques and forms they practice are different, inevitably leading to a significant disparity.

Even so, for them, it was greatly rewarding, with a few of the best among them even receiving the exceptional opportunity to be admitted into the Profound Moon Sword Sect.

Of course, whether they ultimately join the Profound Moon Sword Sect depends on the attitude of their own sects or families, so there's no rush to decide.

Next up were the matches for the Refining Spirit Inner Sect disciples. Unlike the Condensing Realm disciples, these matches carried significantly more weight. It's no exaggeration to say that the strength of elders from some minor sects and families is barely on this level.

This gap is undoubtedly just as despairing for these minor sects!

As one of the Four Great Celestial Sects, the difference between the Profound Moon Sword Sect and other minor sects is simply too vast, not even on the same level.

"Alright, the Inner Sect disciples' tournament is temporarily concluded. Next, the top ten Refining Spirit disciples can prepare to challenge the true disciples."

Flying into the sky again, Zhou Dongfei smiled and said, "However, to be fair, let's start with some interesting challenges beforehand!"

After all, even for Inner Sect disciples, there aren't many chances to engage true disciples in daily life. Now, with an opportunity to challenge the true disciples and replace their identity upon victory, deciding who to challenge is difficult.

Letting Wang Junze challenge these true disciples first is undoubtedly a chance for these Inner Sect disciples to familiarize themselves with the true disciples' strength.

Pausing for a moment, Zhou Dongfei glanced at Wang Junze and chuckled, "Wang Junze, have you rested well? You can challenge your senior brothers and sisters now."

"..."

Though he had previously heard that his master intended for him to challenge all the true disciples, when it truly came to this moment, Wang Junze couldn't help but feel a headache.

He had already stood out enough before, and now his master wouldn't let it rest, insisting he continue to challenge all the true disciples. It's like putting him on a scorching rack.

But, he simply couldn't refuse!

After all, what kind of master was he paired with?

With a bitter smile and feeling helpless, Wang Junze bowed to Zhou Dongfei, "Disciple obeys the master's order and is willing to seek guidance from all senior brothers and sisters."

"That's the spirit, young people should have a fearless and spirited attitude."

With a hearty laugh, Zhou Dongfei continued, "To add a bit of fun, let me offer you some incentives."

"For every true disciple with Heaven-Stepping cultivation in a match, the victor shall receive a Moon Fruit!"

"A Refining Spirit true disciple who can defeat Wang Junze shall also receive a Moon Fruit. However… those who fail will be penalized to train in the Sword Pool for three months!"

"As for Heaven-Stepping true disciples, if they still lose to Wang Junze… they will be penalized to the Sword Pool for half a year!"

As Zhou Dongfei's words fell, all the true disciples seemed to reveal a touch of excitement in their eyes, except for Wang Junze, who was utterly baffled.

He understood the penalty of entering the Sword Pool, but… Moon Fruit, what is that?

"At the summit of the sect's Sword Peak, there stands a Ten Thousand Year Moon Tree, absorbing the Essence of Sun and Moon day and night. Every decade, it bears nine Moon Fruits! This is a truly unique Heaven and Earth Spirit Fruit of our sect, highly beneficial to enlightenment, especially for Heaven-Stepping disciples aiming to break through into the Void Realm. Having a Moon Fruit can almost increase the success rate by thirty percent!"

Standing beside Wang Junze, Luo Qingxuan softly explained.

"???"

Upon hearing this, Wang Junze's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. A spirit fruit that enhances enlightenment, isn't this something of legend?

Oh, it's exclusive to the Profound Moon Sword Sect, then that's fine!

However, with only nine Moon Fruits maturing every ten years, they are undoubtedly the pinnacle of resources in the sect. Even true disciples probably find it challenging to acquire such spirit fruits. Yet Zhou Dongfei generously promised them for this one tournament, which seemed overly generous.

It's important to remember that there are currently nineteen true disciples in the sect, with nine having Heaven-Stepping Cultivation!

The reason for setting the threshold at Heaven-Stepping is primarily because the Moon Fruit provides the greatest benefit to those disciples and also because… Refining Spirit true disciples nearly have no chance of defeating Wang Junze.

If this restriction wasn't applied, every match won would be equivalent to gifting Wang Junze a Moon Fruit, practically handing it to him for free!

"No, winning against the Refining Spirit disciples won't gain me anything, and it'd be very hard to win against the Heaven-Stepping disciples, right? Is my master making me work for nothing?"

In a flash, Wang Junze realized.

Isn't this blatantly targeting him? What kind of master is this?

"Giggle!"

Seeing Wang Junze finally realizing it, Luo Qingxuan couldn't help but burst into laughter and whispered, "Don't worry, if you really lose, I'll have a match with you and give you the Moon Fruit I win."

"???"

Senior Sister Luo, you really are good at finding loopholes!

Theoretically, even though Luo Qingxuan is revered as a Saintess, she is also considered a true disciple and naturally eligible to compete for a Moon Fruit. However, given Luo Qingxuan's status and power, there's no need for her to compete.

Still, if it's to secure a Moon Fruit for Wang Junze, there'd be no issues at all.

Wang Junze even suspects that Zhou Dongfei had foreseen this and deliberately left this loophole as Wang Junze's final safety net.

Of course, to obtain a Moon Fruit in this way, it still requires Luo Qingxuan's cooperation, and… he'd definitely take a beating!

This is both a reward and considered a punishment for Wang Junze's failure in the challenge.

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