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The people of the five great sects all returned to Shangri-La and went back to their respective camps to rest …
Of course, it was inevitable that the headmasters of the various great sects would call those disciples who had qualified to enter the Savage Little Secret Territory to train. They could be said to be the core of the sect in the future, so of course they would pay close attention to them.
As for those disciples who were unfortunately defeated and lost the qualification to enter the Savage Little Secret Territory, although they would not be treated differently, they would definitely suffer a little from the resources of the sect … unless they could suddenly explode, otherwise, they could only stay like this for the rest of their lives.
The final round would determine each disciple's ranking among the thirty people. This would also determine how much they would reap in the Wild Secret Realm. The higher one's ranking was, the better position they would be able to obtain. Naturally, they would be able to reap more benefits.
Although Qin Fang had only been in the sect for a few days, he had already been clearly established as the leader of the Kunlun Sect … His status was equivalent to Li Wuhua, Lawless, Icy, and Draconic Elephant Shakyamuni.
Of course, Qin Fang's arrival also solved the awkward situation of the Kunlun Sect not having any decent strong experts … Otherwise, Qin Fang would not have entered the Kunlun Sect so hastily and so easily.
Old Taoist Qing Xu spat out some saliva for a while, and after talking about some commonplace things, he directly waved his hand and sent these disciples out …
Actually, when each disciple was promoted, he himself or the elders of the Kunlun Sect had already talked to these disciples. Now, he was just reminding them again.
"Let's go out and have a few drinks …"
And when Qin Fang and several other senior brothers and martial nephews walked out, Jian Qingfeng also slipped out of nowhere and pulled Qin Fang outside … Now was the resting time, so naturally everyone was free to move around.
Life in Shangri-La was very monotonous, and the life of the five great sects was about the same. Besides the martial arts competition, it seemed that there was only drinking …
Right now, the Grand Competition of the Five Sects had already started, so there was naturally no need to do anything else … Thus, the only thing left was to drink!
Jian Qingfeng and the other disciples were a little older, so the Five Faction Tournament didn't have much to do with them. Naturally, they had the most freedom and were the most relaxed. When they were bored, they would be a pain in the ass, so they directly dragged Qin Fang to drink …
If it were any other senior brothers or martial nephews, he really wouldn't have pulled them over … Even if he had a good relationship with them, he still couldn't do it. He was afraid that it would affect their condition for the finals the next day!
But on Qin Fang's side, there was no such concern.
Apart from a few leading figures, the other disciples of the five great sects who had made it to the finals were of no threat to Qin Fang … Moreover, the several leading experts had already been classified as seeded contestants and were automatically separated from each other. There was simply no chance for them to meet each other, so there was nothing to worry about.
Why?
Because the seeded player of Kunlun Sect was Qin Fang!
"Thirty people divided into six groups?"
When Qin Fang heard the news from Jian Qingfeng, he was also a little surprised. Usually, the tournament would be divided into five groups … He didn't expect it to be six groups this time, so of course he would feel strange.
"Isn't this all because of you?"
Jian Qingfeng rolled his eyes and snorted.
"The matter of you betting with spirit crystals is now known to the five great sects … Shaolin is under a lot of pressure. Plus, they are the hosts this time, so the organizing committee has decided to divide the groups from five to six. It just so happens that Lawless and his brother will be separated!"
"Then doesn't that mean Shaolin got a big advantage this time?"
Qin Fang couldn't help but mutter.
The hosts were rotated, and every time the sect changed … The last time it was Kunlun Sect, this time it was Shaolin Sect, and the next time it was Beyond the Heavens Sect!
Originally, being the host didn't have any benefits, and it was a hard job. The whole Five Sect Tournament, the invitations to the judges, and even the betting, were all handled by the host sect. Not only was it very hard, but they also had to pay a lot of money!
Now, the host sect had an extra slot in the group, which was quite a big advantage …
The first place of each group would directly advance to the top six of the finals, and the final top six would be decided by these six people!
Of course, when the six people's rankings were out, the second place of each group would determine the seventh to twelfth place in the finals, and the seventh place would have the right to challenge the sixth place in the finals …
If they could successfully defeat the sixth place, they could continue to challenge, and if not, their position in the top six would be solidified!
Of course, the later rankings could also be decided in the same way … The rules were basically the same!
But no matter what, having an extra group meant having an extra slot in the top six … Although this slot might not end up in the hands of the host sect, at least they had an advantage.
Especially in this year's competition, the strength of the Lawless brothers was only slightly weaker than that of Li Wuhua. Even if Qin Fang fought against them, under the condition of hiding his trump card, he might not be able to defeat them easily.
Therefore, having an extra group meant that the two of them had automatically reserved two of the top six spots …
"Actually, even if they didn't make such a decision, it wouldn't be too difficult for the two brothers to fight their way into the top six … Which one of those old men isn't a smart person? Pushing this kind of obvious thing out in the open is also for their future!"
Jian Qingfeng didn't seem to care at all. Although it seemed like Shaolin Sect had an advantage, in fact, it only reduced the difficulty of Lawless' promotion …
Maybe they originally had to fight against those few seeded contestants, which might have added some variables to their promotion. It might not have been as easy as splitting them up to avoid those strong opponents, but in fact, the result was still the same!
In that case, Shaolin Sect did have an advantage, but this advantage was quite limited … The other sects seemed to have suffered a loss, but in the long run, this loss was quite good.
Qin Fang and Jian Qingfeng chatted as they walked, and soon, they arrived at a small bar …
It was called a small bar, but in fact, it was just a temporary shed. It wasn't the original building of Shangri-La, and this small bar would disappear after the Five Sect Tournament ended.
Why was it like this?
The reason was simple: the normal tourists didn't have the right to drink the alcohol there.
"Wine God Sect?"
After Jian Qingfeng explained the reason, Qin Fang was quite surprised. He hadn't expected such a sect to exist in the martial arts world …
It wasn't that the sect was very strong, but that it was too weak!
Weak, this was also a relative term.
The disciples of the Wine God Sect were too weak to even stand up to a gust of wind. It was said that the strongest was only at the Great Grandmaster level, and they had only managed to break through after buying a very precious pill from the Kunlun Sect.
In fact, in the entire martial arts world, not many sects were willing to offend such a small sect.
"Spirit wine?"
As for the reason, Jian Qingfeng briefly explained it to Qin Fang. The reason was the wine that the sect sold. The Wine God Sect was a sect that specialized in brewing a special kind of spirit wine. They were weak, but their spirit wine was very precious.
Even the Secret Hundred Flowers Wine that Wu Fa Monk secretly drank from the Sky-sea Pavilion was only slightly better than the worst spirit wine of the Wine God Sect. However, the materials and resources needed to brew the Secret Hundred Flowers Wine were several times, ten times, or even dozens of times more than those spirit wines!
If it wasn't for the fact that the spirit wine of the Wine God Sect could only be bought under certain circumstances, the Sky-sea Pavilion wouldn't have brewed such an expensive wine.
Spirit wine, spirit wine. This wine was extraordinary because it contained spirit energy. This was very attractive to any warrior.
Perhaps the spirit energy in this spirit wine was far less than spirit crystals, or even spirit stones. However, it had no attributes and was most suitable for the human body to absorb. There was almost no wastage, which was quite rare.
Now that the spirit energy was exhausted, the sects were also living frugally and reducing the output of spirit herbs as much as possible. Naturally, they wouldn't use them to brew this precious spirit wine …
But now, there was a sect that specialized in brewing this kind of spirit wine, and the cost was relatively small. Naturally, all the sects were very happy … They couldn't wait to have more sects like this.
Therefore, the Wine God Sect had survived until now.
Its position was also quite special. Whether it was the leaders of the righteous alliance like the five great sects, or the "unorthodox path" like the Demon Sect and the Evil Sect, they all tacitly approved of its existence.
If anyone dared to make a move against the Wine God Sect, it would be tantamount to making an enemy of the entire martial arts world …
Just like this time's Five Sect Tournament, the Wine God Sect had also come here to sell their wine. Jian Qingfeng knew that Qin Fang didn't know much about this, so he immediately pulled Qin Fang over to take a look.
"This has aroused the wine bug in my stomach …"
Qin Fang's [Cooking] skill was now at the Grandmaster level. His culinary skills were quite superb. Even though he rarely sold his dishes, his skill level was still there. For example, he also knew how to brew wine and could be considered "proficient" in it …
But the problem was that if he wanted to use spirit herbs to brew wine … he wasn't that crazy!
Not to mention, the fact that the Wine God Sect dared to sell their spirit wine so openly meant that they definitely had some sort of secret recipe that they weren't afraid of being stolen by other sects … If someone really coveted the Wine God Sect's secret recipe, all they needed to do was issue a ban order, and that sect would probably cry!
This didn't have much to do with Qin Fang. Right now, he only wanted to taste the spirit wine that Jian Qingfeng and the rest were drooling over …