The crowd watching the ceremony was thoroughly enjoying themselves; this was much more exhilarating than the tedious preaching and expounding.
The majority of the observers came from the Daoist Sect, so listening to Sword Cultivators expound on their philosophy failed to pique their interest, as it was all Daoist dogma. Who would attend a Sword Sect to learn about Daoism?
They couldn't understand the nuances of swordsmanship tests, so what they looked forward to most was a spectacle like this. Fortunately, Quanzhen did not disappoint their expectations.