Definition
A mountain range occupied by three sects—Falling Cloud Sect, Ancient Sword Sect, and Hundred Art Academy—whose uneasy alliance is maintained through the annual Sword Trial Assembly.
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A mountain range occupied by three sects—Falling Cloud Sect, Ancient Sword Sect, and Hundred Art Academy—whose uneasy alliance is maintained through the annual Sword Trial Assembly.
Story context
This chapter pulls back from the tournament floor to a closed-door meeting of Falling Cloud Sect’s Core Formation elders. As the final selection round ends, the real politics begin: who will lead the delegation to this year’s Sword Trial Assembly? The discussion reveals a reluctant, demoralized leadership—no one wants to go, most expect to lose, and the identity of the lucky (or unlucky) mentors is settled only after a cleverly concealed condition regarding a particular female elder is leaked. The chapter ends with a significant surprise: the final list of twenty-four selected disciples includes only three Foundation Establishment cultivators, and among the twenty-one Qi Condensation fighters, two fresh-faced first-year entrants—Han Li and someone named Du Dong—have made the cut.
Why it matters
This chapter is a masterclass in *RMJI*’s structural realism. Forget the epic battles and climactic victories—what you get here is a group of middle-manager cultivators sitting around a table, complaining about their loss record, dodging responsibility, and doing the gritty arithmetic of alliance politics. The Sword Trial Assembly is not a heroic proving ground; it is a bureaucratic quota-filling exercise where the strongest faction has already won on paper. The real drama is not who wins, but who can be *made* to go, and what secrets are hidden among the selected disciples. Pay attention to how each elder’s reaction to the list reveals their priorities: shock at Heavenly Spring Peak’s dominance, suspicion at Du Dong’s mysterious treasure, and a quiet, unspoken curiosity about the other tenth-layer newcomer who made the cut. If you came here for dueling spirit swords, you will get them eventually—but first, the Mortal Stream demands you sit through the staff meeting.
Quick facts
Source novel
A Record Of A Mortal S Journey To Immortality
First appearance
A Name That Shakes a Region – Discussion in the Pavilion
Chapter references
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Type hints
falling cloud sect, sword trial assembly, core formation elders
Guide tags
sect politics, tournament arc, behind-the-scenes
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