Chapter 400: Determining the Top 10

"Damn, kid, you're something else! I just finished stabilizing my realm, and you've already reached the Martial Arts Limit? Are you even human? Well, since you're this confident, I won't worry then," Chu Tianshan said in astonishment.

Although he had also reached the Human Martial Arts Peak Realm, he was no match for Chu Feng at all. The gap between them was enormous.

To outsiders, reaching the Human Martial Arts Peak Realm meant he was incredibly powerful and held a revered status.

But in reality, he knew his own limits all too well.

Even among those at the Human Martial Arts Peak Realm, there were vast disparities in power; the gap could be immense.

"Relax, relax. Set your mind completely at ease. As long as I'm here, nothing will happen. Hurry back and get some rest," Chu Feng said calmly.

"Alright, I'll head back first then. I'm leaving everything that comes next to you. Any challenges, sparring matches, whatever—you handle it. After this is all over, I'm taking them and heading straight back to Xixiang. This place is no fun at all," Chu Tianshan said.

Soon, the tournament in the Southern Region was about to draw to a close.

As everyone expected, Bai Xue fought her way into the top ten. The rest of the rankings held few surprises and were largely as anticipated.

The top ten included two disciples from Blood Blade Manor, a female disciple from Spirit Sword Valley, Li Zhengyi from Cloud Mist Sect, a disciple from the Seven Kills Sect, a disciple from the Three Swords Sect, and Bai Xue from the Celestial Sword Sect, among others.

Making the regional top ten was just the beginning; the final stage was about to commence.

Still, for making it this far and securing a top-ten rank, the rewards for everyone were substantial.

Tens of millions in prize money, a villa, and also the opportunity to meditate in the Cultivation Valley for half a month.

The Cultivation Valley belonged to the Ancient Temple of Great Snow Mountain. Within it were the cultivation insights and experiences left behind by past sages, as well as numerous Martial Arts Skills.

Disciples from nearly every competition would go there to seek enlightenment, and in turn, those who achieved an epiphany would leave behind some of their own insights.

Inside, never mind focused training; even just wandering around for half a month would bring immense personal improvement.

In total, forty disciples from all Four Major Regions received this treatment.

The rewards at every Martial Arts Grand Ceremony were exceedingly generous—and this was no joke. After all, the event was endorsed by every major Sect and family in the entire Martial Arts Realm.

The venue changed each time, but in recent years, it had always been hosted by Great Snow Mountain. The location was remote and well-suited, not easily discoverable by outsiders.

In any other place, with modern technology, it would be easily discovered.

Therefore, the great responsibility of protecting the Martial Arts Grand Ceremony naturally fell upon the Twelve Sects of Great Snow Mountain.

If any mishap were to occur during the Martial Arts Grand Ceremony, the reputation of the Twelve Sects of Great Snow Mountain would be severely damaged, and they might even be stripped of their title as Major Sects.

Thus, everyone was committed to maintaining the stability of this competition.

However, many Sects had come to participate this time with the clear intention of causing trouble. The Grand Ceremony was not yet over, and it was likely that many more unexpected incidents would occur.

It was highly probable they would try to stir up trouble during the final sparring matches.

However, the Twelve Major Sects of Great Snow Mountain were already well-prepared. After all, the one leading the effort this time was the Seven Kills Sword Master of the Seven Kills Sect. This man was no weakling; his strength had reached the Martial Arts Limit.

But whether Blood Blade Manor and some of the other factions would make a move and cause trouble remained uncertain.

Those fellows from Blood Blade Manor were all very powerful. They once even had a member who was stronger than an expert at the Martial Arts Limit. No one knew how many Martial Arts Peak Realm cultivators they had, nor how strong their most powerful member was. In short, they were a complete mystery.

As for the other Sects, they were relatively low-key, and their reputations weren't as infamous as Blood Blade Manor's.

Then there was the Netherworld Sect. This Sect was even more malevolent; they had committed numerous killings and were feared by many other Sects.

This Sect was not to be trifled with—they were rotten to the core—but their status was extremely high, practically at the level of an overlord.

The Netherworld Sect was not active in the Southern Region, but rather in the western one.

The western region was primarily guarded by the Seven Kills Sect. The enmity between the Netherworld Sect and the Seven Kills Sect ran deep, so the Netherworld Sect was entirely focused on targeting them.

In the Southern Region, there was only one disciple from the Netherworld Sect, and he had also successfully entered the top ten.

The Netherworld Sect had a strict internal hierarchy, much like the mythological Netherworld, with positions like Yama and Black and White Impermanence—names that were chilling to even hear.

The next day, the Martial Arts Venerables gathered together for a meeting once again.

Only a few days had passed since their last meeting.

This time, Venerable Xue Feng and the two Martial Arts Venerables from the Snow Sword Sect looked at Chu Feng with eyes full of hostility.

They had already had a complete falling out, so there was nothing left to say. Naturally, they weren't going to be pleasant upon seeing each other.

When Chu Feng saw Xue Fengjian shoot him a sidelong glance, he immediately fired back, "Is there something wrong with your eyes? If so, you'd better get them checked before you go blind. After all, you're at the Martial Arts Peak Realm. It'd be a disgrace if you lost your sight."