On the other side of the bamboo forest, Li Jinzhi and Ye Cheng stayed in the bamboo house for ten days. On the tenth day of the sect competition, the tightly shut bamboo house slowly opened. The two of them turned into streaks of light and flew towards the bamboo house where Elder Bai was.

The two people in the streaks of light looked a little excited. It was not only because of the Forging Spirit Formula, but also because they had gained a lot from reading those jade slips again.

The reason why they were pleasantly surprised was not because of the main cultivation methods, but because of the side secret techniques that they had neglected. Whether it was the Qi Drawing Secret Technique, the Body Tempering Secret Technique, or the Qi Concealing Secret Technique, they were all enlightened.

This made them like sponges that urgently absorbed water. After reading these jade slips one by one, they actually had a feeling that it was indeed easier and faster to comprehend them.

After getting the Thousand-Year Bone-Forging Milk, they would completely go into seclusion to sort out the secret techniques and try them one by one to cultivate the cultivation methods systematically.

Elder Bai was naturally overjoyed when he saw the two of them. He reminded them of a few things they needed to pay attention to in the sect's small competition. Then, he smiled and asked the two of them if they had refined the magic tools he had given them. After receiving an affirmative answer, the smile on his face became even wider.

After the three of them talked for a while, Du Si flew over from the bamboo forest. When Elder Bai saw that everyone had arrived, he released a flying boat. After calling the three disciples to board, the dark green flying boat let out a buzzing sound and flew towards the sect arena.

Li Jinzhi stared intently and quietly transmitted his voice to Ye Cheng. "Based on their reaction just now, I reckon that those two Dharma artifacts are indeed the key to their scheme."

Ye Cheng's expression did not change when he heard this. His eyes were still indifferent as he looked ahead and transmitted his voice back. "Jingzhi, don't worry. The two of us will wait and see. We'll beat them at their own game."

Then, his serious tone changed and became slightly dependent. "As long as the two of us stay together, we won't be afraid of any hardships."

Li Jinzhi's long and narrow eyes moved and he said thoughtfully, "People without roots are the scariest. They have no weaknesses and are fearless. If the two of them are really plotting something, it would be unwise for them to come to us."

Then, he paused for a moment, and his voice carried a trace of mischief. "Of course we won't separate. If you really can't, you can just transform into a little dragon and escape into my sleeve."

Ye Cheng was just about to say something when he choked on his words. He glanced at Li Jinzhi's cuffs and seemed to be quite tempted.

As the two of them spoke, Elder Bai, who was standing in front of them and seemed to be focused on steering the flying boat, glanced sideways at Du Si and nodded indiscernibly.

Du Si glanced at him. The respect she had for him in front of the bamboo forest had long disappeared. She then turned back to look at the sea of clouds below with a cold expression.

The Ten Thousand Clouds Sect's competition stage wasn't close, but Elder Bai's flying boat was really fast. They arrived in a short while. After getting off the flying boat, there were attendants who led the four of them to the Elders' exclusive viewing area.

After Li Jinzhi sat down, he glanced around and found that although it was still early, many people had already arrived. For example, he finally saw the Elder Li that Elder Bai had mentioned.

"Hmph, these two juniors are the new disciples you took in last time?"

The young man who could be said to be quite handsome said with a sour tone. He looked at Ye Cheng and Li Jinzhi with a scrutinizing gaze. He wanted to find fault with them but didn't know where to start. "They're just so-so. They're not even as good as my Qing 'er."

Elder Bai didn't talk back this time. He only raised his eyebrows and looked back at him with a slightly meaningful expression. His expression was that he was sure to win.

Elder Li snorted twice. He couldn't wait to prove that his disciple was better. However, he could only wait for the competition to start. Naturally, his expression wasn't good.

After the time it took to burn a stick of incense, more and more cultivators arrived. Soon, a melodious sound of a bell came from the distance of the sect. Everyone's spirits were lifted. The competition had finally begun!

Soon, a person who looked like a manservant came to the Elders' area with a tray.

"Senior Martial Brothers who are interested in participating in the Sect Tournament this time, please draw lots. Every lot will have a corresponding lot. After every two battles, the top ten of the sect will be left."

Li Jinzhi and Ye Cheng didn't rush into the crowd to fight for anything. They only waited for everyone to finish picking their lots before they went up to pick up their lots.

When they flipped their lots, they saw that their lots were actually the same.

The four people from the sect looked at each other.

"Me and you?" Ye Cheng seemed to be uncertain. His tone was a little hesitant. "Fight?"