That night, Chiron offered some of the dragon''s blood as meal to his ves. He gave all of them. Including the Essence draining spider.


    As expected, their power had a significant boost.


    Two dayster, the main tournaments started.


    The entire aim of the Gathering of the sword ns was to teach and sharpen the des of the next generation. It was also to build friendly rivalry and healthy,peting rtionships between all the sword ns.


    during the preliminaries, many contestants had been rendered useless. This was the cultivation world. It was no surprise that some even died.


    However, none of the elders or chiefs from any n said anything about this. It was inly part of the tradition. Those that were weak would naturally be weeded out.


    This was how survival worked.


    Only those that were strong enough could survive in the world. Besides, everyone of them always had the opportunity to refuse challenges from their opponents but did not do so.


    And for one reason or the order, majorly ack of skill, could not stay alive long enough for the start of the main events.


    Another reason for the Gathering of the Sword ns was to facilitate an exchange of resources.


    For example, the Chikitsa n was known mainly for its medical abilities, while some other ns like the Rapier were known for their excellent spirit scrolls and their strong seals.


    Different ns had their own speciality and talent.


    The gathering of the sword ns also brought all these different talents to life.


    Business was booming for the many different trades. Whether it was cksmiths, Traders, or even massage parlours, there were a lot of experiences for anyone that could afford it.


    The gathering of the sword ns was really more of a festival.


    It was the biggest festival amongst the ns.


    The Chikitsa n had separated a huge square area within the n to serve as its arena.


    This was the ce of battle that many young warriors were going to have their names either carved in its sands as great men and women, or were going to have their lives carved in the sands as those thatid like a mat for those great men and women to climb.


    It was early in the morning, and the first day of a longpetition.


    However, the arena was already filled with different people.


    The gs of the seven ns flew in the air as the people conversed happily in anticipation of the fights.


    The betting dens, both legal and illegal had made way for bets to be made. For those that knew how to take advantage of such an event, this was an opportunity to get stupidly rich.


    After all, many had done so in the past. People that had also anticipated the event for a long time readied their savings. Many were going to be damn poor and broke, while some others were going to be lucky and win the bets.


    Such was the Fate of many lives during the gathering of the sword ns.


    There was a special spot high up in the arena that was made for VIPs.


    That is, it was made for strictly n Elders, and another ce for VVIPs.


    This spot was reserved for just n chiefs and their immediate attendants.


    All the chiefs hade in early. This included chief Dona. Since the Chikitsa n was the hosting n, he was the guest of Honour for the event.


    He had a proud smile on his face.


    He sat on a chair, while behind him stood Elder Joules. All the n chiefs sat, while their attendants or retainers stood behind them.


    With a wave of his hand, heunched some of his copper spiritual energy into the air and the crowd quieted down. This was to show that the event was about to start.


    Chief Dona stood up and gave a short speech about heritage and togetherness, and the long-standing rtionship of the seven ns that had stood for hundreds of years, and how it was forever to remain standing till the end of time.


    As he gave his speech, Chiron listened attentively. It was just like he remembered it from his dreams of this world. Too bad that this speech and the bond it imed the seven ns had was proven to be a lie by the second Gathering of the Sword ns.


    "With that said, let the Tonarment begin!" chief Dona ended his speech and the crowd went wild with joy.


    Next, came a very Familiar Elder. However, seeing him made Chiron frown a bit.


    The reason was that this elder ording to his memories, was not the person that hosted this event. At least he did not host the event until the second time. Which was also thest time the Gathering of the sword ns urred.


    The Host of this event from Chiron''s memories, was supposed to be Elder Joules. However, Elder Harden was the person hosting it.<novelnext></novelnext>


    This was a small change, but it still stole Chiron''s attention.


    Then again, he had changed a lot of things with his arrival into this world. This might just be the rippling effect of some of them. This was what he thought.


    But a nagging thought behind his mind spoke louder.


    "The Tournament is going to be of different stages based on Cultivation rank." Elder Harden addressed the crowd. "Firstly, we are going to be checking the cultivation levels of those participating in this event as it would allow for the proper ss division of fighters."


    As he spoke, arge crystal ball was rolled into the Arena by the assisting Elders.


    "Cultivation sensing Crystal ball," Chiron whispered lowly. He was very familiar with this crystal ball. It was made from pure mineral elements gotten from the Chikitsa mountain.


    It was used to sense the cultivation level of cultivators. The reason for this was so that those in wood rank would not be paired with those in the stone rank.


    Unless a participant from a lower cultivation rank challenged someone in a higher cultivation rank, the two were not allowed to battle.


    This ensured fairness, and prices for both categories were handed out ordingly.


    Also, the Gathering of the sword n Tornaments did not allow for the participation of those that were elders. In other words, it did not permit the participation of those of the older generation.


    There was never a time were a person of the copper rank participated. After all, one must have gone far in age for him or she to have entered the copper rank.


    Those that were to participate in the event went came out into the arena.


    There were a lot of them.


    Chiron was also among them.


    However, the moment his leg stepped on the Arena, his Aura energy spread throughout the area.


    He could feel that there was a spirit formation around the ce. This was probably to defend against the powers that were soon going to run chaotic in fights and prevent them from spilling on the audience.


    But he could feel that there was more. Deep beneath the first formation, he could feel there was another. However, for some reason, when he tried to peep at it with his Aura energy, the formation swallowed his power.


    He wanted to investigate more, but he was suddenly brushed rudely on the shoulder as a particr familiar face passed him.


    It was Jan Jan. As he passed, he looked at Chiron with a disgusted look on his face.


    However, he was not the only one. Chiron looked all around him.


    Some people whispered and some others looked at him strangely.


    It was mostly from those that were of the Chikitsa n.


    As Jan Jan passed, Ca who was standing close to Chiron frowned and her ws came out slightly as she attempted to attack Jan jan. After all, he had just been disrespectful to her master.


    "Don''t!" Chironmanded lowly, and her ws retracted.


    Chiron could tell the topic of their whispering. He knew it was about his status as a person that couldn''t cultivate, but honestly, he did not care.


    Participants walked towards the the Crystal ball and ced their hands on it one after the other.


    As they did, the crystal ball shone with the color of their Spiritual energy and it would be announced loudly to the crowd.


    Chiron saw the geniuses that had visited his home earlier on. he was even surprsied to have seen Lofty.


    After all, it was easy to assume that he would not be partaking in the day''s event because of his hand that was almost fully chopped off by Ca.


    Then again, the medical quality of this world was pretty advanced. with enough money, even an injury


    such as that could be healed.


    "Rattler of the Rapier n, early-stage Stone rank!" Elder Harden announced.


    "Willow of the Saber n, middle stage Stone rank!"


    "Lofty of the Cuss n, Middle stage Stone rank!"


    However, Lofty frowned, "that is wrong. wait for it. My hand was injured earlier, I''m still getting used to the feel of my spiritual energy in it."


    Lofty massaged his hand a bit and then he ced it again on the Crystal ball. The result left the crowd shock.