Chapter 5178 — As You Wish
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"That's more like it!" Only then did Xue Jianming smile in satisfaction. He did not care about the rest; to him, so long as Wei Zhao and the others could be made to enter the Trial Grand Tournament, his plan was more than half accomplished.
"Right, I've said all that needs saying. Everyone, go back and prepare properly." Xin Yi'an announced at once.
The group dispersed to conserve their strength and prepare for the Trial Grand Tournament three days hence. Wei Zhao, however, gathered Qiu Lingshan and the others together and said gravely, "Only three days remain, but as the saying goes, even a last-minute sharpening of the spear will make it shine. Otherwise the Trial Grand Tournament won't be easy to muddle through."
"Leader, only three days—even if we cram at the last moment, isn't it too late?" Wu Chengtian and the others said with bitter smiles.
"Not late, not late at all." Wei Zhao merely smiled and told them, "So long as you memorize what I'm about to teach you, I can't say what other use it'll have, but it should come in handy in the Trial Grand Tournament."
"What thing? Something that can be mastered in three days?" They could not help but ask curiously.
"Heh, nothing profound. Do you remember that compendium of cultivation methods I received a few days ago?" Wei Zhao said with a smile.
"I remember, but those are the cultivation methods of the Cloud-Tier Island sects, aren't they? What use are they?" Qiu Lingshan asked curiously.
"Judging from the Cangwu Sect of North Island and various other clues, Cloud-Tier Island and the Ancient Little Jianghu are bound together by countless threads. The cultivation methods of sects sharing the same name in both places are broadly similar, so although this compendium of mine is of Cloud-Tier Island sects, it can in fact be called a compendium of the Ancient sects as well." Wei Zhao explained.
Everyone nodded, but they were still baffled: "What does that have to do with the Trial Grand Tournament?"
"Simple. Now that we have the cultivation methods of each sect, we can infer the fighting styles of those sects' disciples, grasp their strengths and weaknesses, and thereby devise the most effective strategies for matching against them. And while studying the compendium these past few days, I also happened to create some counter-moves." Wei Zhao said.
"Counter-moves?" Everyone's eyes lit up at once.
"Indeed. There aren't many—only two or three for each sect, and none of them complicated. Simple and practical. If you can master these moves within three days, the benefits go without saying." Wei Zhao nodded.
"Good heavens! Leader, this is more than last-minute cramming—it's outright smuggling in a cheat sheet! If we master all of this, won't we have those Ancient sect disciples completely at our mercy in the Trial Grand Tournament?" Wu Chengtian and the others said in delighted astonishment.
"Not necessarily. For these counter-moves I'm teaching you to take effect, the precondition is that you have the corresponding foundation of strength. If the opponent is far stronger, they'll have little effect. But in that case, no amount of scheming would help anyway—better to simply concede." Wei Zhao smiled, then said, "All right, time is short. Let's begin."
"Right!" everyone answered in unison.
Three days later. Everyone on the Transfer Archipelago, high and low, gathered once more. Including Xin Yi'an, all eyes were fixed eagerly on the teleportation formation.
At last, a flash of white light, and a scroll suddenly appeared within the formation. Xin Yi'an stepped forward at once and opened it. What was written inside was precisely the rules of this Trial Grand Tournament.
Xin Yi'an read it through from top to bottom, stroked his beard, and nodded in understanding. Only then did he announce, "Listen carefully, all of you. What this old man is about to say are the rules of this Trial Grand Tournament. If you miss a sentence or half a sentence, that loss is yours alone."