Hearing Kong Xiong's voice, Richard realized it was the day to attend the Martial Arts Gathering.
The Chengshan Martial Arts Conference, one of the traditions of the sects in Chengshan City, was held once every hundred years to foster interaction and the exchange of martial arts techniques between major sects.
In other words, it was an event to showcase muscle.
Also, the Chengshan Martial Arts Conference served as a recruitment event.
Chengshan City was a historically significant large city, and to its residents, being part of a sect wasn't anything extraordinary.
By displaying the strength of their own sects, they could establish their rankings for the next hundred years, which, in turn, would determine the level of their future disciples; this was another function of the Chengshan Martial Arts Conference.
Richard changed into ordinary training clothes and went straight out of the small courtyard without bringing any weapons or armor.
