Elder Wen of the inner sect is in charge of presiding over this outer sect competition, and several outer sect deacons are also assisting.

After all, it is quite troublesome to count the more than five hundred outer disciples one by one.

First of all, there are these 'genius' disciples who are above the third level of Qi training. They are not many in number, only forty or fifty people.

Elder Wen personally took charge of checking their gains and progress over the year, and then gave some guidance.

If someone makes rapid progress and even reaches the sixth level of Qi Refining, they will receive additional rewards. After all, breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining means that they are only one step away from being a disciple of the inner sect, and will soon become a disciple of the inner sect.

He is part of the backbone of Fenglei Sword Sect.

After Elder Wen finished checking the genius disciples, it was the turn of most of the ordinary outer disciples below the third level of Qi training.

There are too many people in this section, more than 400 people.

Therefore, five external deacons were asked to do the counting on their behalf.

Although the status of the deacons of the outer sect is far inferior to that of the elders of the inner sect, their cultivation level is not low, at least their cultivation level is above the fifth level of Qi training.

Because these people are already older and have limited potential, there is almost no room for improvement. They have no hope of breaking through to the seventh level of Qi training or above in this life.

But his strength is good, so he works as a deacon in the outer sect, responsible for maintaining the daily operation of the sect.

Because the realm of the outer sect deacons is relatively high compared to the disciples at the third level of Qi training, as long as they practice the 'qi-watching technique', they will be able to see through the outer sect disciples' cultivation realm at a glance.

So there is not enough time for one stick of incense.

The more than 400 third-level Qi training disciples were quickly divided into two groups by the five outer sect deacons.

Those who have cultivated the first level of Qi refining stand together, and those who have cultivated the second level of Qi refining are divided into another section.

The number of people on both sides was about the same, more than two hundred.

As expected, Lin Ping was naturally classified into the second level Qi training group, and he still stood together with Xu Ao and He Liang.

This made He Liang and Xu Ao breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, their good friend has really reached the second level of Qi training, so he doesn't need to carry out dangerous missions.

When the five deacons were dividing the disciples just now, they would look at those disciples whose cultivation was still at the first level of Qi Refining with pity in their eyes.

Obviously, the information they received in advance was not false.

After this outer sect competition, the group of disciples who are waiting for the first level of Qi Refining will not be very friendly.

Even if it is not the most dangerous mission with a narrow escape, it is at least very dangerous and there is a high possibility of losing one's life.

As for Li Qingxue, she also subconsciously looked for Lin Ping in the crowd. When she saw that Lin Ping was classified into the second level of Qi training, her eyes also showed surprise. It seemed that she did not expect that this guy with stupid qualifications could actually seize the last opportunity.

opportunity to achieve a breakthrough in cultivation.

When Lin Ping and her eyes met, Li Qingxue smiled slightly.

Maybe she was happy for Lin Ping.

But it is more likely that Lin Ping can escape this disaster, which means that she can continue to hang Lin Ping in the future!

Immediately, she shifted her gaze and focused all her attention on Zhang Hao, feeling quite excited.

Because the next step is to determine the top ten masters of the second level of Qi training!

Being able to become one of the top ten masters of the second level of Qi training not only has the same reputation, but also the most important thing is that the treatment is completely different. Not only can you receive high-grade spiritual stones as training resources every month, but you can also receive one Pei Yuan every six months.

Dan!

These two treatments are enough to make most ordinary outer disciples jealous!

…

first.

Based on the rankings of last year's outer sect competition, excluding those who broke through to the third level of Qi training, the top ten masters were selected one after another to fill their positions.

These ten people stood in the middle of the square, lined up in a line, equivalent to the 'challenge master'.

Next.

If other second-level Qi training disciples feel that they are strong enough and qualified to challenge any one of these ten people, they can go up.

If you win, you take the place; if you lose, you get down. Apart from the possibility of getting hurt and losing face, you won't lose anything.

After all, Elder Wen is watching and will not allow death to occur.

Therefore, any disciple who has reached the second level of Qi training, like Xu Ao, will choose to give it a try.

Of course, everyone only has one chance to challenge.

If you fail, you cannot challenge a second time.

And during the challenge, it is prohibited to use any talismans.

Talismans are very useful for low-level monks in life-and-death fights outside, but they are unnecessary in competitions within the sect.

After all, the competition between sects is about one's own cultivation and strength, not external forces.

"Oh~~"

As soon as the competition started, it caused a huge sensation among the crowd.

Because after Elder Wen announced that he could take the stage to challenge, Zhang Hao was the first to step out.

Moreover, the object of his challenge was not the masters ranked at the bottom of the top ten, nor even the middle rank.

What he wants to challenge is the current number one expert, Zhou Liu!

Zhou Liu has been in the second stage of Qi training for nearly two years.

I heard that this person's background and accumulation were actually enough to break through to the third level of Qi training, but I don't know why it was temporarily stranded.

Last year in the outer sect competition, he already won the third place!

This year, because the first and second disciples have both broken through to the third level of Qi Refining, he was automatically promoted to first.

If another person stepped forward to challenge Zhou Liu, everyone else would definitely overestimate their capabilities, but no one would think so of Zhang Hao.

Everyone is paying attention to this battle.

Even Elder Wen, who was sitting on the high platform, was watching very seriously.

She probably also wanted to see how much the outside genius who had become famous in the past year weighed.

"This Zhang Hao is really crazy. If you go up and challenge Zhou Liu, if the challenge fails and the boat capsizes in the gutter, it will be a big joke." He Liang said sourly.

But it turns out that the curse of the sour dog will have no effect.

Since Zhang Hao dares to challenge Zhou Liu on stage, he is sure of victory.

After all, everyone only has one chance to challenge. If you lose the challenge, there will be no second chance and you will directly miss the top ten position.

After Zhang Hao came to power, he didn't rely on his power anymore, like he did against Cui Yunkai in the Exchange Square last time.

Facing Zhou Liu, he directly drew out his long sword, looking like a ghost, and slashed at him with the sword.

The moment he took action, a strong wind blew up on the stage, making the robes of the two people on the stage rustle. Zhang Hao's sword blended into the strong wind, making it unpredictable and difficult to distinguish.

It’s the ‘Blast Sword Technique’!

Zhou Liu is worthy of being temporarily ranked as the number one master, which is quite impressive.

He seems to have practiced a fire-attribute boxing technique. Every punch he throws out will be filled with a red light. If an ordinary second-level Qi training disciple received a punch, his internal organs would be burned and he would fall to the ground with serious injuries.

But compared to Zhang Hao's Guangfeng swordsmanship, his boxing skills were a bit clumsy after all.

Zhang Hao's swordsmanship is not only basic, but also quite advanced. He hides his sword in the strong wind, and the sword appears invisible, but it seems that there is sword energy everywhere, making it difficult to resist.

Zhou Liu's boxing attacks were constantly deflected by Zhang Hao, but it was difficult for him to avoid Zhang Hao's sword attacks.

He blushed and didn't want to admit defeat.

But after more than ten moves, he already had several sword wounds on his body, and Zhang Hao also caught a flaw. The long sword in his hand drove straight in, and was about to stab Zhou Liu in the back of the head.

clang!

A bolt of true energy like an arrow came across the sky and hit Zhang Hao's long sword, causing the sword to deflect.

Wen Wanrou flashed to the ring and announced: "Zhang Hao wins this battle! Zhou Liu, please go down and rest for a while. You will also have a chance to challenge later."

"yes!"

Zhou Liu glanced at Zhang Hao with some unwillingness, but said nothing more and lowered his head to step down.

His skills are not as good as others, there is nothing to say.

The swordsmanship of this young genius is indeed terrifying. Not to mention the second level of Qi training, even many outer disciples of the fourth and fifth level of Qi training may not be as accomplished as him in the violent wind sword technique!

"Very good, he is indeed the person that Elder Sun has chosen." Wen Wanrou glanced at Zhang Hao with admiration in her eyes and said, "However, you don't need to resort to death tactics when dealing with fellow disciples, right?"

Zhang Hao replied: "With Elder Wen here, this disciple knows that with this little strength, he cannot kill him."

"But I can talk..."

Wen Wanrou smiled slightly, like a hundred flowers blooming, which made many male disciples in the audience feel swayed.

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To be continued...