My Master Knows It All-Chapter 516 - 1814 Grand Preceptor Goes to Sea_1

The battle for martial supremacy among the immortals had concluded its second round, and the third was about to begin.

The Sun and Moon Sect, a powerful Immortal Sect and one of the ten great sects under the banner of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, was full of disciples and even the two leading elders with faces filled with worry at the Immortal Reception House.

Tomorrow, the fourth round of the grand tournament would take place.

Today, for the second round of the competition, the winners from the first group in each stage battled the winners from the second group, and the winners from the third with those from the fourth.

They estimated it would be the same tomorrow.

Their genius disciple from the Sun and Moon Sect, Qin Yao, who had emerged victorious in the second grouping on the ’A’ stage, had also defeated the winner of the first group.

And from Four Treasures Peak, Peak Master Cao of the Hundred Peaks Sect was the third group’s victor on the ’A’ stage; today, Peak Master Cao had also bested his opponent.

So tomorrow, their prodigy Qin Yao from the Sun and Moon Sect, would face none other than the reincarnated Great Ability, Peak Master Cao from the Hundred Peaks Sect.

Naturally, they had faith in their prodigy Qin Yao, but the opponent, after all, was a reincarnated Great Ability.

This...

"What kind of rotten rules are these? Our Qin Yao has to face that Peak Master Cao of Four Treasures Peak so soon!"

"Even if our Qin Yao can easily secure a place in the top eleven, she would now have to face Peak Master Cao prematurely."

"We have three disciples in the Sun and Moon Sect who have reached Perfect Completion with the Ten Different Phenomena Golden Core. Yet among them, the strongest is Qin Yao. Now that Qin Yao has to confront Cao Zhen, Peak Master Cao so soon, she has no choice but to fight with all her might."

"If it were any of the other two disciples facing Cao Zhen, there would probably be no chance of victory. But for Qin Yao...Although she faces a reincarnated Great Ability, it’s not like Qin Yao doesn’t have a chance to win.

It’s just that by doing so, our best trump card would be revealed."

"Not only is it a matter of revealing our trump card, the fierce battle between the two will undoubtedly be bloody, leaving Qin Yao severely wounded even if she wins. Although we’ve brought top-quality Healing Sacred Medicine, such injuries won’t be quickly healed by even the best Sacred Medicine. And if later on Qin Yao encounters another formidable opponent..."

"Troublesome, truly troublesome, these abysmal rules!"

Cao Zhen was also panicking.

Based on the matches of the previous second round of the Immortal Martial Tournament, he would encounter Qin Yao from the Sun and Moon Sect in the third round!

A being with Perfect Completion Golden Core manifesting Ten Different Phenomena.

He, currently in the Core Formation Stage, could handle the ordinary with ease, but when facing someone who had achieved Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection, no amount of tactics would avail him.

"Now, without having forged my Golden Core, even if I wished to forcibly advance to the Golden Core Stage, it’s impossible. What am I to do?"

As Cao Zhen was grappling with his headache, a voice came through—not from the room but from afar, echoing throughout the Capital City.

"Tomorrow, when the chen hour arrives, the Immortal Martial Tournament will officially begin, and opponents will be selected at random to face each other."

The voice was filled with boundless authority, brooking no doubt.

"The voice of the Grand Preceptor... The Grand Preceptor is making an early announcement of the rules for tomorrow’s Immortal Martial Tournament. The rules have changed, meaning I won’t face Qin Yao tomorrow," Cao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much better.

Was the Grand Preceptor suddenly changing the rules for his sake? To give him a helping hand and prevent an early elimination?

After all, the Grand Preceptor truly wished for him to assume the role of the State Preceptor.

Upon hearing the announcement, the people from the Sun and Moon Sect at the Immortal Reception House showed a flicker of joy on their faces.

"The rules have changed, the opponents will now be selected randomly."

"So now we don’t know who our opponent might be."

"This means we won’t have to face Cao Zhen, Peak Master Cao, prematurely."

"It’s not like we won’t face him at all. Didn’t the Grand Preceptor say it? The selection of opponents is random, so it’s possible to still draw Peak Master Cao, though the chances are incredibly slim."

"Actually, it’s right to change the rules in this way. Otherwise, many strong contestants would clash early on, which would make some of the later matches uneven in strength."

"This way, it also prevents people from studying their opponents in advance and employing underhanded strategies."

"This change is for the better."

The people of the Sun and Moon Sect rejoiced, but many other sects with contenders in tomorrow’s match cursed the sudden change.

"They’ve changed the opponent? I’ve already spent a long time studying my opponent for tomorrow, and now they just change it like this?"

"You’re lucky. My opponent for tomorrow was one Phenomenon lesser in his Golden Core than I – victory was assured. I even started researching the opponents for the next round. Now the rules might change."

That night was one of joy and worry for those who would continue in the competition the next day.

The next day, in the third round of the Immortal Martial Tournament, the battle officially commenced.

The chen hour.

Which correlates to 7 a.m. in modern society.

Cao Zhen arrived at one of the mountains occupied by the Hundred Peaks Sect straight away, just as he did the day before. With the Immortal Martial Tournament ongoing, each Immortal Sect had established their fixed spectating positions.

However, unlike previous days, he noticed that many gazes were directed toward the top of a high mountain with the best position.

Atop that peak, which was typically occupied by the Grand Preceptor alone, there were now several others.

Frowns were already etching the brows of many.

"Mortals... The Grand Preceptor has actually invited some mortals to watch us contend in magic."