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Chapter 18: Rules

After waiting for a moment, Elder Yu Changming arrived in the main hall.

Seeing that all the disciples had gathered, he spoke sternly, "I have already mentioned the rules of the trial before, but today I want to emphasize one more thing. It is absolutely forbidden for disciples to harm each other during the trial!

If anyone violates this rule, they will be punished without mercy!"

After saying this, Yu Changming waved his hand.

"There's nothing else to say. Since everyone is here, you can all go."

As he finished speaking, six middle-aged officials entered the main hall.

These six officials belonged to the sect's law enforcement team, and in terms of cultivation, they were considered the top group.

Under their leadership, the six groups of disciples boarded six medium-sized, plain-looking, blue flying boats.

Then the boats took off and flew towards their respective destinations at high speed.

Compared to ordinary people traveling, these flying boats were dozens of times faster.

The official leading the fifth group was named Song Liang. He had dark skin and a serious demeanor, rarely smiling or speaking.

After boarding the boat, he remained silent and focused on piloting it.

An hour later, the outline of Ruifeng City gradually appeared in the distance, becoming clearer and clearer.

At this time, Ruifeng City was completely sealed off, with no one within several miles of the city walls.

However, the city walls were patrolled by soldiers, as if they were ready to defend against an attack at any moment.

As the flying boat approached Ruifeng City, instead of landing, it flew directly over the city walls and into the city.

The doors of the houses in the city were tightly shut, and there were few pedestrians on the streets apart from the soldiers.

After a while, the flying boat arrived above the city lord's mansion and slowly descended.

The city lord of Ruifeng City had already prepared to welcome the arrival of the Azure Sun Sect's Immortal Masters. When the flying boat landed, he and a group of officials immediately bowed in respect.

"We respectfully welcome the Immortal Masters of Azure Sun Sect!"

After the flying boat landed, Song Liang was the first to disembark. After scanning the officials, he said expressionlessly, "Is everything ready?"

"Everything is prepared. Immortal Masters, please follow me," the city lord of Ruifeng City said respectfully, leading the way.

Before long, he led everyone to an empty mansion next to the city lord's mansion.

This mansion had dozens of rooms and a large courtyard with a pavilion, making it a very pleasant environment.

After briefly inspecting the mansion, Song Liang nodded.

"Not bad."

After receiving Song Ming's approval, the city lord of Ruifeng City brought out a wooden tray.

On the tray were ten pieces of green jade tokens, each engraved with a number from one to ten.

"Immortal Masters, in order to prevent impostors from causing trouble in the city, I have prepared these identity tokens. With these tokens, you can freely command the city's soldiers," the city lord of Ruifeng City said respectfully.

Of course, he was referring to commanding the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, handle corpses, and pacify the people, rather than dealing with Demonic Cultivators.

This was understood by everyone and didn't need to be emphasized.

After the tokens were distributed, the city lord of Ruifeng City asked in a low voice, "Is there anything else that the Immortal Masters need us to cooperate with?"

"There's nothing else. Just make sure to deliver meals on time every day," Song Liang replied.

Upon hearing this, the officials and officers all showed relief on their faces. The city lord of Ruifeng City even said directly, "Then I won't disturb the Immortal Masters in their demon-slaying..."

After the officials and officers of Ruifeng City left, Song Liang turned to the disciples.

"This is your residence. If you feel tired or injured, you can come back here to rest at any time."

He looked up at the sky and continued, "The trial will begin at noon. It's about half an hour away from now. I will come back to distribute the Demon-Sensing Plates."

After saying that, he disappeared from the spot, leaving the disciples looking at each other in confusion.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Qing regained his composure and took out a large map of Ruifeng City from his storage bag, spreading it out in the courtyard.

"Fellow junior brothers and sisters, although there is competition among us, the fundamental purpose of this trial is to eliminate the Demonic Cultivators in Ruifeng City as much as possible."

In short, regardless of the final ranking, it is always right to kill more Demonic Cultivators.

So I suggest that each of us take responsibility for a specific area at the beginning. This way, we can improve efficiency and avoid unnecessary conflicts.

What do you all think?"

"Senior Xiao is absolutely right," Yan Qing agreed.

"How should we divide the areas then?" Wei Zhen, a disciple of Heaven Connecting Peak, asked.

After a moment of contemplation, Xiao Qing took out a short dagger from his storage bag and divided the entire map into two halves.

Then he made two more cuts on the already separated halves, dividing the entire Ruifeng City map into six equal regions.

"Azure Sun Sect has seven peaks. Xu, a junior sister from Mysterious Serene Peak, and Chen, a junior brother from Rising Cloud Peak, will be responsible for one region together. The people from the other five peaks will each be responsible for one region. How does that sound?"

"That works."

"I agree with Senior Xiao's suggestion."

...

Everyone nodded in agreement, and soon reached a consensus.

At that moment, Xiao Qing was the first to hold a map in his hand.

"I will be responsible for this region."

"I'll take this region," Yan Qing quickly picked up a map as well.

"We, the two brothers, will be responsible for this one," Wei Zhen and Wei Jie, the brothers from Heaven Connecting Peak, simultaneously pressed down on one map.

In just the span of two breaths, the six maps were divided in half.

Chen Ze quickly grabbed a map as well.

The safe zone he designated occupied a quarter of the entire Ruifeng City, and most of that area was within the map he held.

"I and Junior Sister Xu will be responsible for this region. Xu, do you have any objections?"

"No... I have no objections," Xu Weiran responded somewhat confusedly, only realizing Chen Ze was asking her after hearing the question.

"Then let's choose this one for Fallen Cloud Peak."

The two disciples of Fallen Cloud Peak randomly picked one of the remaining two maps.

As for the disciples of Pill and Weapon Peak, they no longer had the right to choose, but judging from their expressions, they didn't seem to care much.

"That's settled then. Unless necessary, let's not cross into each other's territories to avoid any misunderstandings," Xiao Qing scanned the crowd and said.

Perhaps because their goal had been achieved, his tone became much colder compared to before.

"That goes without saying..."

Yan Qing agreed, then paused and added, "Since Senior Xiao has made a suggestion, let me make one as well. I suggest that every three days, we find a time to gather here and check each other's progress. This way, we'll all have an idea of where we stand. How does that sound?"

"That's fine."

Xiao Qing nodded in agreement, then added, "Let's meet for the first time three days from now at noon."

"No problem."

The others agreed one after another.

Yan Qing then said, "In addition, on the last day, let's not have any restrictions on the regions. Everyone can rely on their own abilities. That way, even if the trial ends and our rankings are not ideal, we won't have any regrets. How does that sound?"

"Good."

"That's settled then."

...

After the ten people reached an agreement, they were assigned their own rooms in the mansion.

Time flew by, and half an hour later, Song Liang's serious voice echoed through the mansion courtyard.

"It's time. Come and collect your Demon-Sensing Discs."

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