A week passed.
The grand tournament in Yuanshi was held in glorious fashion. Countless Magi unaffiliated with factions participated in this tournament. It was sufficient to say many talented Magi had emerged.
Those who were eliminated in the early rounds were given participation rewards in the form of martial techniques or magical pills.
Those who went on to survive the later rounds of the tournament were the ones who had managed to catch the eyes of many sect and clan elders. These Magi would later be formally inducted into the factions once the vicennial gathering was over.
As for the one who won the tournament, a very skilled Magus, he had been given the honor of joining the Arcane Alliance and working directly with the various organizations of the Orthodox Faction.
Of course, there were other rewards in the form of mana extraction manuals, receiving training from powerful Magi in the Arcane Alliance, pills and elixirs, and much more.
