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The announcement of the top ten in each group brought a sigh of relief to many, as the top ten were no longer dominated by the Four Greats.

The four families each occupied good positions in their respective major fields, but they were no longer like the first session, where the Four Greats dominated every category.

"The rogue cultivators are still quite competitive."

In a tavern, a cultivator smiled while holding the list.

"That's not quite right," a companion said, disagreeing.

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"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Rogue cultivators are rogue cultivators. You can't lump everyone outside the Four Greats together and call them rogue cultivators. If you look closely, you'll find that the Eight Greats and other forces combined account for more than half of the major lists. If you add the Four Greats, the people from the major forces still account for eighty or ninety percent. That is to say, rogue cultivators only make up less than one or two percent," the companion said.

After he said this, everyone took a closer look and found that it was indeed the case.

Although the Four Greats accounted for 30% in total, adding the Eight Greats and the small and medium-sized forces still accounted for 80% to 90% of the numbers.

The rogue cultivators did not win a complete victory, and were even fewer than in the first session.

In the first session, the Four Greats were not so outrageous in some unpopular categories, but now they steadily occupy 30%, and this is the case in any category of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation.

This powerful foundation and strength instantly left people speechless.

The companion added, "Also, if I remember correctly, the Four Greats previously announced with the Hall of Merit that those who participated in the first session would no longer participate. If those who participated in the first session continue to participate, I'm afraid..."

He didn't say what he was afraid of, but everyone understood what it meant.

It meant that if the Four Greats went all out, they would still occupy 50% of the seats in each category.

The Four Greats have not 'declined', but have become even stronger.

"Alas, I knew it. How can rogue cultivators compare to the major forces that occupy resources? It really is so," he didn't argue.

He just wanted to satisfy his spirit, but now this wish was about to be dashed.

"Why are you so discouraged, fellow Daoist? This is the normal situation, okay? How many resources and experts do the Four Greats and Eight Greats occupy? How can rogue cultivators compare? It's already a victory that there are some rogue cultivators. Just watch, this is definitely the most glorious moment for rogue cultivators. Each session will be worse than the last. The Hundred Arts Competition will be a stage for the major forces in the future," the companion said indifferently.

After he finished speaking, no one refuted. According to normal logical development, this situation would definitely occur.

They can't compare in resources, they can't compare in vision, they can't compare in experience, they can't compare in teachers, and they can't compare in strength. How can rogue cultivators win?

The fact that they account for a little over one or two percent is due to some rogue cultivators who have persevered.

After nine years of accumulation, there won't be so many people waiting in the future.

These people, accounting for a little over one or two percent, will undoubtedly join the Hall of Merit they have been longing for. In the future, it will take a miracle to occupy less than two percent of the places.

"Is it true that rogue cultivators have no future?" he asked unwillingly.

In fact, he knew the answer, but he just didn't want to admit it.

This is no longer the era of universal knowledge dissemination. Ten years seems not long, but it is not short either. Some differentiation has already formed.

Just like the little Taoist's post, you can see the gap between people from that post.

"It's normal for rogue cultivators to have no future, fellow Daoist, you're too attached," the companion said.

It seems that the environment of the little Taoist who posted the post is very unfair, born in such an environment, but did he really not get higher cultivation even with his good talent?

That's not the case either.

Don't forget, who opened up the wilderness, who saved the city, who conquered this world.

It was the Four Greats, the Eight Greats, and the large and small forces.

The little Taoist was not recruited by the Four Greats, which means that his talent is not good. Those with better talent than him were recruited as soon as the Four Greats opened up new fields.

The reason why the little Taoist was not recruited is that his talent is very poor, not just a little bit.

Because after the Four Greats screen through, the Eight Greats will come to pick up the leftovers. The geniuses that the Four Greats don't like or miss or don't want to join the Four Greats will also be selected by them.

Is it over?

Not yet, the people from the small and medium-sized forces that the Eight Greats don't like will also come to see, and they will come again for those that the Eight Greats don't like.

Only after they all don't like it, this newly opened territory is considered open, and rogue cultivators like Wang Daochang will come to open sects.

Therefore, the world of cultivators is not completely rotten, it is still very fair.

It is almost impossible to miss a genius. The little Taoist's bitter environment is purely because his talent is not good. If it were good, he would have been selected long ago. How could it be his turn to find Wang Daochang to pick up the cheap?

Moreover, the Four Greats risked their lives to open up new territories, and instead of plundering them, they allowed rogue cultivators to come here to establish sects, which is already very benevolent.

Rogue cultivators like Wang Daochang are the ones who are picking up the cheap.

Just as the companion said, it is most normal for rogue cultivators to be inferior to the major forces. If they were stronger than the major forces, wouldn't the major forces have worked hard for so many years for nothing?

It's just that he is a rogue cultivator himself, standing in his own position, and his butt determines his head.

The leaders of the Four Greats and Eight Greats are still angry.

"Why haven't so many hidden gems been recruited? What are you doing?"

Sun Hui of the Martial Dao Alliance scolded his subordinates.

Originally, the Martial Dao Alliance's Hundred Arts was weak, not as good as the other three. The intrusion of these rogue cultivators, accounting for a little over one or two percent, into the top ten made him very angry.

These should have been recruited by the Martial Dao Alliance, my people, my people.

"Chief Manager, we have recruited them, but these people are very proud. Their goal has always been the Hall of Merit. We compete with the Hall of Merit, we really can't win," Gao Jian said dejectedly.

It's not that they haven't tried to fight for them, and the conditions offered are sufficient, but what can they do if these people just don't join?

The other three families didn't recruit them either.

"Humph!" Sun Hui also understood, but he couldn't help but use this to spur on his subordinates.

"Let it go this time, but we must work harder in the future. We are already inferior to the other three families. If we don't work hard, we will become worse and worse. The Hundred Arts are very important, and it is so now, and it will be so in the future. We must strengthen our own cultivation while fully recruiting those hidden gems," Sun Hui said again.

He didn't know how many times he had said such words, but each time was equally important.

The competition among the Four Greats is all-round, and the more complete and without shortcomings, the stronger, and even luck will favor them.

So it is crucial for them.

How important is it? It is so important that there is a very good example.

It is still the little monk Mingshan of Buddhism, who relied on the strength of the entire cultivation world to directly subdue a family.

The entire cultivation world is everyone, and their Four Greats are the small family.

If everyone is strong, every cultivator will be strong. If the small family is strong, the cultivators of their Martial Dao Alliance will be even stronger.

A force like the Four Superpowers is definitely not something that one or two highly skilled individuals can decide, especially now, after entering the Second Order.

Previously, even a small improvement by an expert could create a gap, because whether it was at the Entry-Level stage or the First Order Profound Transformation stage, the cultivation time was not too long.

As long as an expert improved a little, there would be a significant difference.

But now it's different. Many of the Four Superpowers' leaders have entered the Second Order, and many experts within the Four Superpowers have also entered the Second Order Profound Connection level.

The Second Order requires at least ten years of cultivation, so it can no longer be surpassed by a slight lead in cultivation.

At this point, the competition between the Four Superpowers is about the overall improvement of strength, which means that the role of a single expert is becoming smaller and smaller.

Which of the Four Superpowers doesn't have some trump card?

Long ago, the Buddhist sect had its Buddha Pagoda, the Taoist sect had its Tao Tree, and the Confucian sect had its brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones. These were all treasures used to suppress their sects, blessed and refined by everyone in the entire force. So many years have passed.

The Four Superpowers haven't revealed it to the outside world, but they themselves know clearly how strong the treasures used to suppress their sects, refined by the entire sect, have become.

Let's put it this way, even a Third Order True Cultivator wouldn't gain any advantage, and might even be killed by the treasures used to suppress their sects.

The Martial Dao Alliance is also the same, they also have their own methods.

One is Sun Hui's Martial Cauldron. The Martial Cauldron has two states: one is the Martial Cauldron he uses himself, and the other is the Martial Cauldron used after being blessed by all the Martial Dao Alliance cultivators.

These are two different levels of power.

Furthermore, what do they have the most of?

It is Xuan Huang's legacy. After all, Xuan Huang came from the Martial Dao Alliance.

A chair that Xuan Huang once sat on, a sword that Xuan Huang used, and other items that Xuan Huang once used have all been well preserved, refined, and enshrined by them.

These are their biggest trump cards.

No mistake, one head, one hair, one inside, one appearance, one in, one look!

Xuan Huang is becoming more and more ethereal. The items that Xuan Huang used before, even if they were ordinary items, are no longer ordinary after being refined and blessed by the Martial Dao Alliance.

A different version of 'when one achieves enlightenment, even one's pets ascend to heaven'.

Especially the chair that Xuan Huang used, the precious sword that he used, and a book that he personally wrote, are the three treasures of the Martial Dao Alliance.

They themselves don't know how strong they are, because they haven't used them.

The more ethereal Xuan Huang becomes, the source of all laws in the True Cultivation world, the more ethereal he becomes, the more real some of the items he touched become.

That's right, it's real, the 'true' of the Fourth Order True Self.

Before, it was just a sword, but because it was used by Xuan Huang, it became extraordinary.

The Martial Dao Alliance has the most treasures used to suppress their sect among the Four Superpowers, and it is also the easiest to refine.

What materials are used for the Buddhist sect's pagoda? Starting from the black iron of the Blood Soul Realm in the earliest days, they gradually discovered more and more extraordinary materials, and they added more and more.

It has now become a colorful pagoda, nine stories high, and extraordinarily mystical.

The Taoist sect's Tao Tree started from a strange pine tree. It was originally a First Order strange pine tree, but it was refined by the Taoist sect into a treasure tree.

A treasure tree that gathers the luck of the Taoist sect.

Over the years, the Taoist sect has been collecting various treasure trees and strange trees, etc., all of which have been swallowed by this treasure tree, and then refined by the Taoist sect.

It is said that the Taoist sect is most like Xuan Huang, and there is a reason for this.

There is a tree in Xuan Huang's courtyard called the Tongtian Jianmu.

There is also a tree in the courtyard of the Taoist sect's headquarters, which is this Five Elements Pine.

That's right, the pine tree already has the ability to possess all five elements, and it has been named the Five Elements Pine by the Taoist sect. It can only be said that it is extraordinarily mystical.

As for the specific abilities, like the Buddhist sect's pagoda, it is still a mystery for now.

The Confucian sect's four supreme treasures, brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, seem like more, but this is a set of supreme treasures. Strictly speaking, it is one, but it can also be divided into four to use.

Similarly, it condenses the luck of the entire Confucian sect and is extraordinarily mystical.

Its abilities are also unknown.

The other three sects have what the Martial Dao Alliance has, and similarly, the other three sects also have what the Martial Dao Alliance has.

This is the competition between the Four Superpowers. It is no longer an era where a single expert can determine strength. If you want to be strong, you need overall progress.

And the Hundred Arts are an important part of overall progress.

Seeing so many hidden gems, how could Sun Hui not be envious?

The rogue cultivators are lamenting how difficult it is to be a rogue cultivator.

Sun Hui is also lamenting, 'I've worked so hard, why do rogue cultivators still occupy less than 20% of the seats?'

Have I worked in vain?

… …

Taoist sect.

"Sect Leader, the rewards have been announced," Jiu Da said.

"Oh? Read them out and let me hear," Jiu Tong said.

"Yes!"

Jiu Da unfolded the scroll in his hand and said: "The top three will receive the grace of meeting the Lord of All Beings, the reward of Three Saints Pills, a reward of points, and a chance for enlightenment... The remaining seven to ten will receive a reward of points and Saints Pills, as well as the opportunity to freely choose to join the Hall of Merit, and..."

Jiu Da repeated the rewards from the Grand Competition that he had just received from the Hall of Merit.

"Phew!" After listening, the Taoist sect's higher-ups breathed a sigh of relief. "It's not too bad, not too outrageous. It seems we still have a chance."

The chance they were talking about was a chance to compete.

To compete for some rogue cultivators to join their Taoist sect.

"Don't count on it. Don't forget the simulations. How can we compare?" Jiu Da waved his hand and said.

He was not holding out any hope.

He added: "On the contrary, the remaining ninety people in the top one hundred are the targets we should be competing for. Competing with the Hall of Merit for the top ten... forget it."

Everyone's thoughts seemed to be the same.

Who can refuse the ability to simulate? This is the privilege of the Hall of Merit, an ability bestowed by Lord Shi Meng.

With such an ability, as long as they are normal Hundred Arts cultivators, who wouldn't want to join the Hall of Merit?

If Feng Chu of the Hall of Merit were to say, 'Hundred Arts cultivators of the Four Superpowers and Eight Great Sects, if you want to leave your respective forces and join us, we welcome you.'

If the Hall of Merit dared to say that, Jiu Tong was sure that his own Hundred Arts cultivators would definitely pack up and run away.

The temptation of simulation is too deadly.

Moreover, he couldn't stop them, he couldn't beat the Hall of Merit.

Moreover, running away wouldn't be considered betrayal. The Hundred Arts cultivators could completely say: 'Perspective, where is the perspective? Isn't my joining the Hall of Merit contributing to the world of cultivation? Isn't the Taoist sect a subordinate of the Hall of Merit?'

Fortunately, the Hall of Merit didn't pull the rug out from under them.

So don't count on competing with the Hall of Merit for the top ten.

Those one or two tenths of the rogue cultivators will definitely join the Hall of Merit.

"Sect Leader is right. Instead of staring at the top ten, it's better to act early and compete for the remaining ninety people. That's more realistic," Jiu Da agreed.

In the list of the top one hundred, the ratio is still similar to the top ten. The Four Superpowers and Eight Great Sects account for 80-90%, and rogue cultivators account for 10-20%.

Aside from these major and minor forces, there are still one or two thousand people who can be competed for.

If one or two thousand people are brought into the Taoist sect, it would also be a great harvest.

… … (End of this chapter)