Outside the Tengu Star, many cultivators were stationed. These cultivators were either like Lih Shang, who did not belong to the combat cultivator faction and were excluded at the start of the trial, or like Duu Lang, who persisted inside for varying durations before ultimately being defeated and withdrawing.
However, even in defeat, due to the unique nature of the trial, almost all combat cultivators who participated had grown to varying extents. This growth was unrelated to their cultivation foundation but instead focused on their combat skills. In the trial, everyone realized many of their own shortcomings.
This kind of growth is invaluable because if these shortcomings were noticed during a battle with a formidable enemy, it could exact a significant cost. Now that the combat cultivators have realized their deficiencies, they naturally seek to amend and correct them.
