Lin Yan did not go to watch the sect's minor competition. However, Yang Cong went with the outer disciples who took care of him and watched from beginning to end.
It was precisely because he watched this minor competition that Yang Cong realized that not all cultivators were as powerful as he usually saw them. At least, some of the disciples he saw were not very strong.
This time, the sect's minor competition was divided into two rounds: Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment. Yang Cong watched the Qi Refining stage; with his current strength, he could not understand the Foundation Establishment stage competition at all.
Watching the people on stage, whom he should call martial uncles, fight, he tried to understand their sword moves. Many of the sword moves they used were familiar to him, but he had not yet learned them.
Now, watching them use them, he seemed to understand some of them. Yang Cong had loved swords since he was a child, and his father was also a swordsman. Among the toys his father prepared for him was a small wooden sword, which was his favorite.
Now that he had entered such a sect that primarily focused on sword cultivation, he felt like a fish in water. Although he was still young, he practiced his sword every day without slacking off.
The young Yang Cong watched the stage intently, which also attracted the attention of many people.
Xu Yi was the first to approach him and strike up a conversation, "Are you the senior sister's disciple?"
"I am. Greetings, martial uncle." The person in front of him was smiling, not at all like a sword cultivator, yet his strength was immense. At least, Yang Cong could not gauge his strength at all.
"No need for so much formality. I only entered the sect less than a year before you." Xu Yi looked at this somewhat steady child and found him very interesting.
He also had younger siblings, but his siblings were, on average, eight hundred times more cunning than this child. They were not as pure as this child.
Children in this cultivation world were precocious, especially those from cultivation families. This child was said to have been brought back from the mortal world by the senior sister, so he was truly lucky.
If it weren't for the senior sister, he would probably have lived his life in obscurity. Even if his spiritual root talent and physical body were better than ordinary people, he would only be a mortal.
"This is my seniority." Coming from the mortal world, he greatly valued matters of seniority.
"Alright, can you understand it?" Xu Yi was very curious.
"A little," he said humbly.
Lin Yan was currently teaching the disciples of Talisman Peak how to draw talismans. These people were all selected from the outer disciples, as those who could enter the inner sect were talented in swordplay.
Now, those without talent could choose to learn other things, and naturally, they were all very dedicated. Although they also wanted to watch the sect's minor competition, they knew that learning to draw talismans was more important.
The senior sister was truly amazing. Whether it was swordplay, drawing talismans, setting up formations, or even alchemy, she was proficient in all of them.
For the first time, the disciples of the Lingxiao Sword Sect felt that their senior sister was such a genius. They could not even master one skill, yet she had learned so many in just a few years.
With such a genius senior sister diligently studying, how could they possibly slack off? Therefore, while Lin Yan was busy, all the disciples of the Lingxiao Sword Sect also became motivated.
The entire sect, both inner and outer, was no longer as lazy as before. Many of them had now broken through their original realms and advanced further.
The Lingxiao Sword Sect was united and prosperous, and everything seemed to be developing in a better direction.
After Lin Yan finished her class at Talisman Peak, she received the list of qualifiers for today's minor competition.
Looking at the somewhat familiar names, Lin Yan did not interfere with their future. The original work also had such a grand competition. The people from Lingxiao Sword Sect who went that time were very similar to this list.
The difference was those who did not have a good relationship with the male protagonist. These people, who had a not-so-good relationship with the male protagonist in the original work, all lost their opportunities on the confirmed list due to various reasons. This was the influence of the male protagonist's luck.