The Beginning of the Large Competition

A moment later, after taking a clear and memorable look, Liu Ming shifted his gaze away and swept it broadly over the rest of the disciples gathered around the stone mountain.

Clearly, those older disciples over thirty years of age mostly stood at a farther distance from the Tai Yin Stele, clustering in small groups of twos and threes, incessantly pointing at people in the crowd with their hands and murmuring amongst themselves without pause.

The disciples who were to participate in the competition mostly wore solemn expressions, while occasionally, some of the younger ones appeared excited, filled with an eager anticipation.

After a quick glance, Liu Ming recognized several familiar faces, such as Du Hai and Mu Xianyun standing shoulder to shoulder, and others like Jialan, Lei Zhen, and Shi Chuan.

Suddenly, his expression changed as he sensed someone nearby also watching him; he immediately turned his head to look.