Chapter 61: Sect's Small Competition

  Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and the once-in-a-decade sect's small competition began.

  This time the competition is divided into two parts: one for outer door Qi Gong period disciples and the other for inner door foundation building period disciples, which is further divided into three groups: initial foundation building, middle foundation building and late foundation building.

  Four groups of competitions were held simultaneously, with the top ten winners in each stage receiving valuable cultivation resources. The top ten in the Qi Refining stage could even directly enter the inner sect, and most would be taken as disciples by the Golden Dan True Person. Even if they didn't make it into the top ten, but showed their face on the competition stage and caught the eye of a Golden Dan True Person, they could still rise to prominence.

  This time's trial has another function, which is to enter the top ten and obtain a quota for entering the Qinghuang Secret Realm.

  However, Chu Yang had privately told Luo Yu that apart from the 40 cultivators who emerged victorious in the competition, the sect had also internally selected 60 other individuals, making a total of 100 people. Nevertheless, these individuals' cultivation levels must be below the Golden Dan stage, as the seal of the Qing Huang Secret Realm restricted entry to those with Golden Dan or higher cultivation levels.

  The competition was scheduled to take place on the main peak. When Luo Yu arrived at the main peak square, she found that there were 40 battle platforms standing on what was originally an empty square. At this time, the square was filled with people's voices, and Luo Yu stood among the participating teams in the Qi training period, looking around in a circle, only to find that there was no one she knew. Luo Yu secretly sighed that her life was too closed off.

  Actually, most of the people she knew were in the foundation-building period, such as Song Ning and Chu Yang. Zi Ye was also in the foundation-building period a year ago, he wanted to participate in the initial trial of the foundation-building period, although the hope of entering the top ten was not great, but it could increase the experience of fighting on stage, there were also people like Wang Bin and Huang Ziqiang who had this idea. As for Sun Daniu, he had already entered the fourth level of body refinement, this time shouting that he would definitely get the first place in the foundation-building period, his strength was very strong, and he should be able to enter the top ten.

  However, she saw Zhao Yucheng and Lu Yuan in the crowd, who were also at the 11th level of Qi training. Ah, and there was Li Yanran, whose cultivation had reached the 9th level of Qi training, just meeting the qualification for participation.

  Luo Yu originally thought that Li Yanran should be around the seventh layer of Qi training, but unexpectedly she had entered the late stage of Qi training. It seemed that in these four years, her days were not bad. Luo Yu joyfully waved at her, but saw that she only silently looked at herself for a moment, then lowered her head.

  Luoyu put down her arm, feeling unwell in her heart.

  "Welcome everyone to participate in the once-in-a-decade Sect's Small Competition."

  At some point, the leader Liu Changqing and the other true men had already arrived on the main stage. He stood with his hands behind his back, facing the crowd: "The winner of this competition will not only receive a generous reward, but also have the opportunity to enter the Qing Huang secret recipe, so everyone must go all out..."

  Liu Changqing made a brief speech and let the real people arrange the trials in various places.

  Zhou Zhenren, who was in charge of the outer disciples, looked at the massive crowd of Qi Refining stage cultivators on the left side of the square and slightly furrowed his brow.

  "The outer gate's small competition has a condition, requiring the age to not exceed 50 years old and the cultivation to be at least at the 9th layer of Qi Refining. Even so, there are still around 5,000 disciples participating in the competition, which is nearly 10 times more than last time. You should know that only 10 people will emerge victorious, and on the competition stage, swords and knives have no eyes, even if it won't lead to death, but every small competition will result in dozens of people being severely injured or disabled. I'm giving you half a minute to consider whether you want to withdraw from the competition. Those who want to withdraw, please leave the team immediately, those who don't want to leave, stay where you are." After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes.

  A master must have a fighting spirit, but also know when to yield. That's why he closes his eyes and lets those who retreat do so with peace of mind.

  Half a minute later, Zhou Zhenren opened his eyes and scanned around, and indeed found that nearly a hundred people were missing.

  "The number of people doesn't change much, so let's proceed with the original plan. The first round will be a free-for-all, with 100 people on each stage. The requirement is that only 10 people remain on the stage before the incense stick finishes burning. If this requirement is not met, everyone will be eliminated."

  "Now, disciples with numbers 1 to 100 go to the 31st battlefield, those with numbers 101 to 200 go to the 32nd battlefield, and so on. Those with numbers 901 to 1000 go to the 40th battlefield. If there are fewer people on your battlefield, it must be because some disciples have withdrawn from the competition in advance. If there are only 10 people left on your battlefield, congratulations, you can advance directly!"

  Everyone burst out laughing, and the tense atmosphere was suddenly dispelled.

  "Alright, contestants with numbers less than or equal to one thousand can now take the stage! Judges please check the contestant numbers and identity information."

  After a flurry of activity, Luo Yu climbed onto the 50-meter-diameter No. 33 battlefield platform, just thinking about who to team up with when Zhao Yuchen ran over.

  "Luo Yu, sister, we can get a battlefield together, it's really great!" Zhao Yucheng was full of joy, "I just saw Lu Yuan go to the 39th battlefield, I don't know if he will meet familiar people and team up."

  "Zhao Shixiong, I only know you on this battlefield. Do you have any other familiar faces that we can gather to form a team?" Luo Yuhuan glanced around and saw that more than half of the people were contacting each other to form teams, and there were also some lone rangers.

  "What's the point of finding someone else? I only trust you. Let's work together and we'll definitely succeed."

  This is indeed! Luo Yu nodded, just about to open her mouth to speak, when she heard Zhou Changlao loudly shouting "Begin!"

  "I'll take the offense, you take the defense!" Luo Yu shouted loudly, instantly unleashing a dozen symbols that shot out in all directions.

  "Ah——" A male cultivator who had launched a sneak attack was hit by several talismans and fell off the battlefield.

  The other monks who were preparing to attack were stunned and took a step back.

  At this time, Zhao Yucheng had already drawn his long sword and stood back to back with Luo Yu. He smiled faintly: "Fellow disciples, my sister here is a genius at making talismans. I advise everyone not to fight us to the death."

  "Cut it out, I'm not a rookie! Fellow disciples, let's go together!" A sturdy cultivator who had cultivated his Qi to the 12th layer took the lead and fired off a fireball, followed by five others who charged forward.

  Luo Yu's dual hands fired simultaneously, 2 sets of seals were also thrown out, crackling and popping sounds echoed, colorful lights flashed, and occasional falling nets attacks were also crushed by Zhao Yuchen.

  "Ah, you dare to launch a sneak attack on me!" The sturdy cultivator turned around and engaged in a fierce battle with another 12th-level Qi Refining cultivator, unaware that his subordinates had all been knocked down by the talismans. Without even needing Luo Yu to lift a finger, there were already other cultivators taking advantage of the situation, kicking them off the stage one after another.

  After this battle, the people on the stage saw Luo Yu and the two of them took a detour. There were many practitioners on the stage who had cultivated to the 9th or 10th layer, why bother competing with these wealthy and arrogant masters.

  Zhao Yucheng was bored and started commenting on the monks on stage: "Jade sister, look at that monk who attacked us first. I advised him kindly back then, but he didn't listen. He deserved to become a lone wolf. It's just a pity that the person who ambushed him didn't knock him down, but instead was killed by him. What a waste."

  The sturdy cultivator looked over, clearly having heard Zhao Yucheng's words. However, he immediately turned his head and stared at a male cultivator who was practicing Qi at the 10th level, throwing a fireball that knocked him off the battlefield.

  "Tsk tsk, he's provoking!"

  With a hiss, two talismans burst forth from Zhao Yucheng's back, colliding with each other and extinguishing in an instant.

  Luo Yu leaped backward, throwing out a dozen giant stone talismans, which smashed into a panicked male cultivator, causing his head to crack and bleed profusely. He fainted and fell to the ground, but in an instant, he was transferred to the stage below, where someone rushed forward to treat him.

  "Thanks for saving my life, Sister Yu!" Zhao Yuchen hastily ran to Luo Yu's side, his heart still racing with fear.

  "No need to thank me. However, Zhao Shixiong, shouldn't you be more alert now that most of the cultivators on stage are at the 11th or 12th level of Qi Refining?" Luo Yu took out two dozen talismans from her storage bag and held them in her palm, ready for battle at any moment.

  "I understand, Luo Yu," Zhao Yucheng said, his joking mood gone. He looked around the battlefield and saw that there were only about thirty people left on stage, aside from the three solo players, there were only five teams remaining.

  Those who remained were all powerful individuals, with cultivation at least at the 11th layer of Qi Refining, while the team leaders were all at the 12th layer of Qi Refining. Those three lone cultivators were also at the 12th layer of Qi Refining, including that robust male cultivator.

  The leaders of the five teams exchanged a glance, secretly transmitted a message, and then rushed towards their respective targets.

  There were two teams closing in on Luo Yu and his companion from both sides, yet they eyed each other warily.

  "Zhao Shixiong, we're going to have a big battle! Take this talisman, you must hold on for a moment."

  Various spells suddenly attacked in front of her, Luo Yu activated the earth shield to protect the surroundings, not retreating but advancing instead. She jumped into the crowd on the left side and scattered a piece of Canglang symbol, causing the enemy to stumble about. Another giant stone symbol was used to shatter their protective screen, and the iron thorns on the ground instantly grew longer, trapping them tightly. Luo Yu kicked with her left foot and trampled with her right foot, sending all five people tumbling down.

  "Luoyu, I can't hold on anymore!" Zhao Yucheng was caught off guard, his protective shield pierced by a flying sword, and he was about to be wounded.

  Luo Yu flew over and grabbed the flying sword with his left hand, while throwing out a stack of talismans with his right hand, forcing the four people opposite him to retreat two steps.

  "Great strength, quickly use Flying Sword to disable her hands." one of them shouted loudly.

  With great force, he grasped the hilt to control the flying sword, but saw the flying sword tremble twice before being flung out of the arena by a powerful force. Da Li felt a pang in his heart as the divine sense on the flying sword was severed by the judge.

  Luo Yu made another move, and Zhao Yuchen took advantage of the fire to rob them. The two cooperated seamlessly, pinning the four people down tightly.

  "We must retreat!" Daluo shouted loudly, having lost his magic sword, he was at a disadvantage everywhere, and now the idea of retreating had sprouted.

  "You've lost your chance, haha!" Zhao Yucheng threw out a Canglang Symbol, combining with Luo Yu's giant stone symbol to smash all four of them and then one by one they were thrown off the battlefield.

  "Oh no, time's almost up!" Luo Yu glanced at Xiang Zhuo, there was only one small section left, but there were still 15 people on stage.

  Luo Yu opened the protective cover, jumped into mid-air, and scattered a handful of talismans towards the most crowded area. Then she rolled to one side, the talismans exploded, and the five people who were fighting became dizzy and disoriented.

  "Everyone, hurry up and deal with this group of people, otherwise we'll all be eliminated." Luo Yu shouted loudly.

  Persimmons must be picked soft, the remaining 4 people rushed over to make up for the knife, and another chaotic battle, Luo Yu and Zhao Yuchen supported each other as a horn, with Fu Kai opening the way, finally holding on until the end.

  On the stage, ten people looked at me, I looked at them, and then quickly pulled away. They glanced at Luo Yu's gaze with even more fear. This girl's spiritual power was not inferior to that of a great master who had cultivated to the peak of the Qi Refining stage. Her movements were agile and her skin was thick, she could withstand magic attacks without being affected. Moreover, she had countless talismans, which rained down like this, there must be at least several hundred of them, all of which were top-quality first-grade talismans. Their value was at least several thousand spirit stones, truly a lavish waste. To think that their annual stipend was only 500 low-grade spirit stones, just thinking about it made one's face bleed with tears.

  "Time's up!" Zhou Zhenren opened the protective cover of the battlefield platform. "Starting from Battlefield No. 31, let's verify the number of people and distribute new number plates."

  The number plate of the 33rd battle stage was issued from Luo Yu, it seems that the referee's impression of her during the foundation period is very deep. The number plate handed to her is No. 18. The number of people in the previous two stages is not enough 10 people, it seems that they were overkilled. ————————————————————Thank you for happy0316's support!