Although there wasn’t much time, Yan still quietly took the people outside the city for training. The spectators were relaxed, staying at inns, eating local specialties, and buying gifts.

The participants, however, were quite pained. Aside from resting, they had to continuously cooperate with each other.

Just like playing a game, their group of five also needed to take on various task roles.

A long-range shooter, a physical attack warrior, a spell attack warrior, a supportive healer, and an indispensable, agile troublemaker.

The role of the shooter naturally fell to Luo Qianqian and Huangfu Yihui, but considering the limited size of the arena, unless standing still, they were of little use.

As for He Wenyu, whether she did so out of expectation or surprise, the young girl chose imposing dual hammers as her weapon and enjoyed punishing evil and promoting good, reminiscent of a female hero of old. The dual hammers unmistakably marked her as a warrior.

Luo Shufan, respecting Luo Qianqian’s wishes, chose a long sword with an ethereal vibe. Not just Luo Qianqian, but having grown up watching TV, he too had an inexplicable fondness for long swords. The great heroes all wielded long swords, traveling the world with the sky as their lid and the earth as their shelter. Luckily, his attributes were superbly blessed, so it didn’t affect anything.

Luo Yanhai, however, surprised Luo Qianqian. He and Bai Yizhu, one gold and one earth, inexplicably both chose the role of a warrior, one attacking and the other defending, one with a sword and one with a shield.

In support, Luo Qianqian with her water attribute and Yann Yao with his wood attribute could assist well.

Luo Qianqian’s Ice Stab could also serve as a long-range attack, as well as a group attack, but others were limited to single target attacks.

The only one capable of moving flexibly was Luo Qianqian...

However, while individual roles were yet to be decided, grouping had already been posted in the city.

Nine Heavens Pavilion was grouped in East City, number three. They obediently went to East City to register. Since players couldn’t be changed mid-way, everyone had to register and attach an identity plate with a soul imprinted on it.

So, during registration, in order not to reveal the identities of the Yann Yao brothers, they lined up from Luo Shiyi to Luo Shiqi, as if admitting that Nine Heavens Pavilion’s naming had gone awry.

Luo Shiliu and He Wenyu couldn’t stop laughing at this.

After all, there were still a few people among them, and if they knew this naming method, they might end up being called Luo Eleven and a Half or something like that.

But the folks at the registration desk were unfazed by this. Before them, there were also those who speculated about the names in Nine Heavens Pavilion, especially since Luo Shiqi’s sudden rise on Star Path had sparked quite a bit of controversy.

So, prior to this, some had already speculated that before Luo Shiqi, there must have been people like Luo Shiliu or Luo Shiwuyang.

Even a betting pool had been set up to guess whether Nine Heavens Pavilion’s Luo Shiqi was a ranking or had another meaning.

Luo Qianqian just wanted to say, you’re overthinking it.

Besides leaving a soul imprint, registration also required a fee of fifty gold coins per person to cover accommodation and meals. Although the fee wasn’t high, in practice, the meals provided by Southern Li were usually just for show.

With the tournament approaching, safety came first. How could they allow any opportunity for others to take advantage?

After registering, they coldly glanced at the other lists posted on the city wall, sneered, and left.

On the notification paper, at the top was a list of sects not participating in the first round, and Snow Palace was prominently listed.

After registration, they had three days to prepare. These three days became a critical period for them to coordinate, wishing they could cooperate without resting.

But aside from Xiao Tian, Mr. Black Cat, and the Little White Snake, there were no other spirit beasts to practice attacks on. They couldn’t use full force on their own spiritual beasts.

Even with the Little White Snake, Luo Qianqian couldn’t bear it. Being left an orphan at a young age, it appeared very pitiful to Luo Qianqian’s eyes.

Moreover, this little one hadn’t spoken for days, yet still responded to her requests willingly; how could she not feel pained?

"No way, no way, I can’t bring myself to hit Xiao Tian." He Wenyu threw down her weapon and sat on the ground, glaring: "Can’t we find some utterly villainous bad spirit beasts to practice on?"

Luo Qianqian looked at her and instinctively rolled her eyes. Seeing He Wenyu’s indignant expression, she felt hopeless: "Where can you find them? The tournament is about to begin, why isn’t there a Moon Road or Sun Road this time?"

Her tone unconsciously also full of complaint, she didn’t care about the competition herself. Entering the tournament alone was no concern, but with so many people, it would be bad for anyone to get hurt...

"I don’t know about Moon Road, but I know Yin Road." He Wenyu spoke with a slightly lower tone.

"Yin Road? Taiyin and Solar? Hey, where is this Yin Road?" Luo Qianqian immediately looked interested.

"Legend says that after death, souls pass through the Road to the Underworld, cross the Bridge of Helplessness, and this path is called the Yin Road. Every year on the fifteenth of the lunar month, the gate to the Netherworld opens wide..."

"Stop, stop, stop, you’ve watched too many ghost stories." Luo Qianqian looked defeated. She thought so; if even she didn’t know something, how could He Wenyu be so well-informed in Nine Heavens Pavilion? Indeed... they were just teasing her.

He Wenyu chuckled, pulling out snacks from the bag on the ground, and started eating: "I think you’re too tense. You took first place on Star Path; the others are no threat. Be more confident."

At her words, Luo Qianqian could only offer a bitter smile.

Not just those on the outside uninformed, even she didn’t know why.

But she inexplicably became this so-called saintess, even obtaining a domain.

Thinking of the domain, Luo Qianqian’s expression became rather peculiar.

Not only was it extremely consuming, but she could also feel that her domain had the potential to evolve, but she currently lacked the ability.

She didn’t even know what her domain would become post-evolution.

The trip on Star Path had brought her too much impact, and even now she couldn’t completely let it go.

"Star Path is different." Yan calmly looked at He Wenyu and said: "Star Path is a personal challenge, whereas the Sect Competition is a team challenge. One person’s power doesn’t represent the whole team, much less a sect. Nine Heavens Pavilion is still too young..."

Though initially unaware of so much, they’d ended up intimately understanding Nine Heavens Pavilion inside and out.

They even knew almost all the signature dishes of Forget Worries Tea House, a Nine Heavens Pavilion affiliate, understanding that besides the tea house’s fame, Luo Qianqian’s red mark reputation on Star Path was all that made Nine Heavens Pavilion known.

Aiming to stand out with such strength in the tournament was very difficult, even with the addition of two powerful reinforcements.

The situation was even more pitiful for Ten Thousand Beasts Gate, as despite the support from Baili, they couldn’t register due to insufficient numbers, leading to disqualification...

Baili was helpless, unable to randomly recruit people due to sect rules. So, from being ready contestants, they turned into mere spectators.