"Sect Grand Competition."
This is a commonly welcomed plot in all "Xianxia Novels."
Generally speaking, this is when the "protagonists" make their grand entrance.
One after another, they appear!
You play the pig, I eat the tiger!
Hao Ren had long anticipated a "Sect Grand Competition" plot.
However, as a "cowardly cultivator," due to his excellent "pretentious skills," he was early on elevated to the "altar" by Yun Zhenting, Qingfeng Zhenren, Chi Lian, and others.
He was now a revered, unfathomable, and immensely powerful "mysterious senior."
Given his status, he could never participate in a "Sect Grand Competition," never in his life.
However, this didn't prevent Hao Ren from "enjoying the chaos," cough cough... caring for the juniors, caring for the juniors!
When Yun Zhenting approached Hao Ren and proposed holding a "Sect Grand Competition" at the "Yun Family Immortal Manor," Hao Ren agreed with all his heart and soul.
He would get to witness the long-awaited "pretentious display and face-slapping" scenes, he was happy!
To express his concern for the younger generation, Hao Ren generously sponsored this "Sect Grand Competition."
He provided prizes including, but not limited to: "Saintly Dragon's Teeth Rice," "Star Spirit Sand," "Star Spirit Light Water," and "Nine Dragon Pattern Pills."
Anyone who could stand out in the "Sect Grand Competition" would have a chance to obtain these "heavenly materials and earthly treasures"!
Furthermore, Hao Ren also offered twenty "Azure Origin Immortal Swords," to be awarded to the top ten in the "Foundation Establishment Group" and the "Golden Core Group" respectively.
This "Sect Grand Competition" was divided into three tiers.
The "Qi Refining Group!"
The "Foundation Establishment Group!"
The "Golden Core Group!"
For fairness, "Golden Core cultivators" could only compete in the "Golden Core Group," "Foundation Establishment cultivators" only in the "Foundation Establishment Group," and "Qi Refining Realm cultivators" only in the "Qi Refining Group."
However, there were exceptions.
If a "Qi Refining Realm cultivator" felt capable, they could challenge the "Golden Core Group."
"Cross-major realm challenges," this was the standard for "protagonist characters"!
To reward outstanding "protagonist characters," Hao Ren spared no expense, offering a "Divine Sense Pill" as a prize!
As long as a "protagonist character" could complete a "cross-major realm challenge" and make it into the top ten, they would receive a "Divine Sense Pill"!
The "Divine Sense Pill" was a magnificent item!
It could be called a "Divine Pill"!
Regardless of a cultivator's realm, upon consuming one, they would immediately gain a wisp of "Divine Sense Power."
"Divine Sense Power" was a power mastered only by "Nascent Soul Ancestors," mysterious and unparalleled.
For low-level cultivators, while they couldn't control their "Divine Sense Power" to leave their body and generate offensive force, it greatly aided their cultivation.
By activating "Divine Sense Power," they could enter an "internal visualization state," helping them regulate their breath, refine their dantian, and cultivate twice as effectively with half the effort!
Moreover, possessing "Divine Sense Power" meant that low-level cultivators would no longer be completely defenseless against "Nascent Soul Ancestors."
They could activate their own "Divine Sense Power" to resist the "Divine Sense attacks" of "Nascent Soul Ancestors," preventing instant death!
Hao Ren had previously obtained a "Divine Sense Pill" from Wang Dong, and it was precisely with the "Divine Sense Power" generated by this pill that he was able to successfully "play coy" and deceive others in the early stages.
Currently, the "Divine Sense Pills" that Hao Ren possessed were all refined by the "fated female lead," Goddess Su.
Since Goddess Su had advanced to the "Nascent Soul realm," she had become increasingly powerful and monstrously so.
Her cheat-like abilities were simply outrageous!
She could extract a large amount of "remnant souls of Nascent Soul Ancestors" from the ruins of the previous great battle, and then use these "remnant souls of Nascent Soul Ancestors" as the main ingredient to refine "Divine Sense Pills."
She had already refined two furnaces of "Divine Sense Pills" for Hao Ren, each yielding eight pills.
There were still plenty of "remnant souls of Nascent Soul Ancestors" extracted by Goddess Su, enough to refine another two furnaces of "Divine Sense Pills."
Another sixteen pills!
Absolutely incredible!
Hao Ren found that he had more "Divine Sense Pills" than he could ever use!
Heh, sorry, "Versailles" again!
Hao Ren had always been generous to his own people; once he became "wealthy," he immediately began bestowing lavish rewards.
Qingfeng Zhenren, one "Divine Sense Pill"!
Chi Lian, one "Divine Sense Pill"!
Fang Tian, one "Divine Sense Pill"!
Xianhe Zhenren, one "Divine Sense Pill"!
Li Saifeng, one "Divine Sense Pill"!
...
Even Zuo Linqi received a "Divine Sense Pill."
Later, Hao Ren also had someone send three "Divine Sense Pills" to his eldest disciple, Liu Xiu'er.
One person naturally could not consume three "Divine Sense Pills" without exploding and dying!
In fact, Hao Ren had only prepared one "Divine Sense Pill" for Liu Xiu'er; the other two were for Princess Yin Lihua and the Jade-Eyed Vermillion Golden Beast!
Fair distribution!
Everyone gets a share!
With Yun Zhenting's "sponsorship," this "Sect Grand Competition" had become a "large-scale distribution of spoils"!
As long as you participated in the "Sect Grand Competition," regardless of your ranking, even if you came in last, you would receive abundant "prizes"!
When Yun Zhenting left, the various "prizes" filled over a hundred storage bags.
This was how "rich and powerful" a certain "senior" was.
And this was only the "material rewards" portion; there were also many "opportunity rewards."
For example, the top one thousand participants could come to the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest" to "enlighten through movies" three times!
This was a treatment other cultivators dared not even dream of!
Furthermore, when Yun Zhenting departed, Hao Ren additionally gifted him three "Divine Sense Pills."
These three "Divine Sense Pills" were intended for Yun Tianzhong, Yun Zhaozhao, and the Little Spirit Monkey King respectively.
Yun Zhenting naturally expressed his profuse gratitude, endlessly thanking the "certain senior."
The "certain senior's" keen interest in the "Yun Family Immortal Manor's Sect Grand Competition" immediately influenced the attitudes of the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest" cultivators.
Initially, these fellows were uninterested in any "Sect Grand Competition."
They were content to eat, drink, play cards, and boast within the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest," which was incredibly enjoyable!
However, since the "senior" was interested in the "Sect Grand Competition," they had to be interested too.
Even if they weren't, they had to feign interest!
Therefore, when Yun Zhenting emerged from the cave, he was surrounded by a large group of "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest" cultivators.
"Patriarch Yun, hehe..."
"Patriarch Yun, heh heh heh..."
"Patriarch Yun, jiejiejiejiejie..."
...
Yun Zhenting hugged himself tightly.
"You group of fellows, what do you want?"
Chi Lian laughed heartily and said loudly.
"Patriarch Yun, I want to participate in your Yun Family Immortal Manor's Sect Grand Competition!"