Chu Chuyan showed Zu An a smile as she explained, “The Great Sects Competition is a convention that was created over a thousand years ago. Many years ago, the daoists divided themselves into the nine sects. Every single one believed that their theories and cultivation methods were correct. They were all very proud people too, so fights easily broke out whenever there were disagreements. That caused all nine sects to suffer severe casualties.

“Later, the sages from the nine sects realized that things couldn't continue that way, as it would not only cause their geniuses to perish, but also easily form grudges that couldn’t be dissolved. However, there was already a grudge between the nine sects, so there was no way for the fighting to completely end. As such, someone proposed the idea to hold a great competition within the nine sects. This way, the disciples could fight on a...