Yu Changge did not directly respond to the other party’s words.

Jiuhua Sect had somewhat gathered information about a few Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Daluo Sect.

So from the beginning, they were considering using strategies similar to the "Tian Ji Horse Racing".

Among Chu Ning, Lu Jialiang, and Yuan Rongzhang, Lu Jiakang was chosen to confront Ao Xuan.

Because relatively speaking, Ao Xuan focused more on alchemy, allowing Lu Jiakang to secure a win in the artifact refining competition.

As for magical combat, both were at the Foundation Establishment late stage. Although Ao Xuan had a Celestial Spirit Root, Lu Jiakang was steady and had been at the Foundation Establishment late stage for many years.

Their magical combat was more or less a fifty-fifty chance.

And when Chu Ning faced another Foundation Establishment late stage cultivator, he had a good chance of winning in alchemy and a fair chance in magical combat.

Yuan Rongzhang would have to take a chance in both alchemy and magical combat to see if he could secure a win.

This was the previously imagined strategy of Jiuhua Sect to achieve the highest number of wins.

However, with Chu Ning replaced by He Yanmao, everything naturally changed as well.

At this time, Yu Changge slowly said, "Since it’s a competition one round at a time, we naturally speak of the participants one by one.

Fellow Daoist Ao, I wonder which of your disciples will appear first."

Ao Langtian chuckled, seemingly finding a chance to counter Yu Changge.

"It seems that Jiuhua Sect is trying to adjust the order of appearances to increase the win rate, but in the face of absolute strength, what use are these little tricks.

I’m not afraid to tell you openly, our sect’s order of appearance is Gu Guanlin, Leng Daichun, and Ao Xuan.

Sect Leader Yu, do you have anything else to ask? You surely don’t expect me to tell you what each of them is good at, do you? Hahaha!"

Ao Langtian burst into laughter, his tone full of arrogance.

It caused the members of Jiuhua Sect to turn and look one after another.

Yu Changge still maintained a calm demeanor, slowly saying:

"Our sect has arranged Lu Jiakang to compete against Gu Guanlin and Yuan Rongzhang against Leng Daichun..."

Just as he said this, Yu Changge’s eyes moved slightly and suddenly paused.

The next moment, all the Golden Core cultivators looked up at the sky.

"What a fast escape technique!"

At this time, the strong Divine Senses of many Golden Core cultivators sensed the rapidly approaching Escape Light from afar.

"It’s Chu Ning!"

At this moment, Ge Liuyang’s face lit up with joy.

He had seen Chu Ning’s Divine Wind Escape while helping him with artifact refining, so he recognized it with just a slight sense.

The faces of the other elders also brightened with joy.

Ao Langtian’s eyes flickered, urging:

"Sect Leader Yu, you haven’t mentioned the last person."

Yu Changge pointed to the sky, "The last member of our sect has arrived!"

As Yu Changge pointed, the gaze of thousands of people in the arena turned toward the azure rainbow coming from afar.

The next moment, a figure had already flown above the arena.

Then, it swiftly shot towards the high platform.

"Senior Brother Chu!"

"It’s Master Chu!!"

"Master Chu has come out of seclusion!!!!"

...

At this moment, the disciples of Jiuhua Sect saw clearly that it was Chu Ning who had arrived, and their faces immediately showed joy.

After all, Chu Ning’s alchemy technique was well known throughout the sect.

With him in the lineup, the chances are naturally better than with He Yanmao.

For a moment, everyone’s gaze became somewhat fervent.

At this moment, after Yu Changzong spoke, Chu Ning had already landed on the high platform.

He cupped his hands and gave a slight bow to the Golden Core cultivators.

"Greetings to Sect Leader, all Elders, and all Seniors!"

"Good!" Yu Changge nodded slightly, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

At this moment, he had already realized that Chu Ning’s cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment late stage.

Not only did he realize it, but many Golden Core cultivators also saw it.

Originally, Chu Ning was considering using his Yin Wood Spirit Body’s talent to hide his cultivation realm.

But after a slight thought, he decided against it.

In a sect competition, momentum is essential, and breaking through to the Foundation Establishment late stage adds to the sect’s momentum.

There was no need to hide it.

Moreover, Chu Ning was concerned that in the magical combat today, he might exhaust many means.

Instead, he might expose the secret of his ability to conceal his cultivation aura. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

This sort of technique is better kept to oneself.

Upon seeing Chu Ning with a Foundation Establishment late stage cultivation, Ao Langtian’s eyes flickered slightly.

Then he immediately said:

"Sect Leader Yu, don’t tell me you want to change people at the last minute. You previously arranged for three participants to appear."

Saying this, Ao Langtian turned to ask the white-haired elder named Peng:

"Fellow Daoists, don’t you think this is against the rules?

At this moment, Yu Changge immediately responded:

"This disciple of our sect was originally one of the candidates for this competition.

It’s just that he was in secluded cultivation before, and only just came out now. I was worried he wouldn’t make it in time, so I arranged for someone else to prepare.

Now, since I haven’t announced the last participant, and our sect’s disciple has arrived, Fellow Daoists, this shouldn’t count as breaking the rules, right?"

The white-haired elder named Peng exchanged glances with others and nodded slightly.

"Sect Leader Yu indeed hasn’t said who the last participant would be."

Upon hearing this, Ao Langtian immediately said again:

"If that’s the case, the order of appearance cannot change. Sect Leader Yu, you have already announced the disciples of the first two rounds.

I don’t care who the last person is, but the order of appearance cannot change."

Hearing this, Yu Changge paused for a moment in silence but could say no more about it.

He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Although he had faith in Chu Ning’s alchemy technique, Ao Xuan had been an Intermediate Upper Grade Alchemist for many years.