For three whole days, Ling Tian was active near the waterfall, sometimes exercising his fists and feet, and sometimes practicing the Jiugong Liuyun Step.
On the morning of the fourth day after leaving seclusion, an extremely loud bell rang, shaking the sky, startling countless flying birds, and awakening Ling Tian from his trance.
"The inner sect competition is about to begin. All inner sect foundation-building period disciples must arrive at the performance venue within the tea time."
The voice of the leader Dou Yunzi also resounded throughout Lanfeng Mountain after the bell rang.
Just a moment later, Ling Tian noticed that the restrictions in his cave were shaken.
Ling Tian jumped off the stone bed and quickly walked out of the cave.
At this moment, little junior sister Yuyan was standing outside the cave door.
"Senior Brother Lingtian, the competition is about to begin." Shi Yuyan reminded with a smile on her face.
Judging from the look of little junior sister Yuyan, she was just looking forward to it, not nervous at all, as if she was going on a fun trip.
The four Lu Yongshan people also walked out of the cave one after another, but their faces were obviously a little excited and nervous.
"Let's go, let's go to the execution ground"
Shi Yuyan waved to everyone, and then walked aside.
The performance field of the inner gate of Lan Maple Sect is located on the mountainside more than a thousand feet away from the top of the mountain. It is a ring-shaped open-air building made of huge rocks.
In Ling Tian's view, this theater was like the football field on Earth where he lived in his previous life. However, its scale was not grand and spectacular. It was no more than eight feet high and only about twenty feet in diameter.
Also, the entire inner sect of Lan Maple Sect only has a few hundred people, so there is no need to build a large performance venue.
There were stands on all sides of the performance venue. At this time, many inner disciples had arrived. Disciples from each lineage gathered together and discussed in low voices.
On the stand facing the gate, there are dozens of high stone chairs. Almost all the masters of the spiritual fetus of the Blue Maple Sect, including the leader Dou Yunzi, are here.
In addition to the spiritual fetus stage masters, three Nascent Soul stage masters also came.
Every inner sect competition is a grand event that attracts the attention of all masters in the sect. However, in the past, it was rare for Nascent Soul stage masters to come to watch in person. However, two people came this time. It was obvious that the sect was interested in the competition.
This time the competition is even more important.
Naturally, the six Ling Tian people also gathered together, each picked a seat and sat down next to each other.
The last time the beast army attacked, the foundation-building disciples of the Blue Maple Sect were severely damaged. Now, there are less than two hundred foundation-building disciples in the entire sect.
Because there were not many people there, the performance venue naturally looked a bit slutty.
There is an open space in the center surrounded by stands on all sides, and four high platforms made of black boulders stand in the open space.
Each of the four high platforms is one foot high and six feet long and wide. They are the arena for the inner sect competition and the place where the disciples in the foundation building stage fight.
"Okay, it's time."
After waiting for a while, the leader Dou Yunzi spoke up. He stood up from his seat and then flew to a ring.
Looking around, Dou Yunzi took out a rather large bamboo tube with many bamboo sticks inside. He said loudly: "Next, whoever I call will come over and take out a bamboo stick, and loudly announce their bamboo stick."
The serial number on it.”
"Wan Bin"
"I am number twenty-five"
"Gu Jie"
"I am number one hundred and thirty-seven"
"Qi Yuhua"
"I am number ninety-six"
The foundation-building disciples were called one by one, and they came on stage one after another, pulled out a bamboo stick from the bamboo tube in Dou Yunzi's hand, and then read out the serial number on the bamboo stick.
Not long after, all one hundred and eighty-six inner sect foundation-building period disciples drew lots.
Ling Tian drew the number 111, and Junior Sister Yuyan drew the number 66.
"Six and six are going well, it's auspicious," junior sister Yu Yan said happily after drawing Qin Lai.
"Chu Chen's number is number 89. Whoever draws number 90 will definitely be unlucky." Wei Guang gloated.
"Number 65 will also be unlucky," junior sister Yu Yan said with great confidence.
"That's it, that's it. My junior sister has already mastered the Condensing Soul Refining Technique. It shouldn't be a problem to advance to the top ten." Wei Jiang immediately flattered him. In fact, it wasn't all flattery. He also meant to make his junior sister happy.
"The draw has passed"
Dou Yunzi spoke again, he said loudly: "The first round of this competition is the same as before, it is a knockout round, based on everyone's respective serial numbers, odd numbers versus even numbers, that is, No. 1 versus No. 2
, No. 3 vs. No. 4, No. 5 vs. No. 6, the winner advances to the second round.”
After a short pause, Dou Yunzi continued: "The inner sect competition is designed to test everyone's own cultivation and combat power. It is not a fight. Therefore, it is not allowed to kill fellow sects, nor is it allowed to use magic weapons during the competition.
, spiritual talismans and other external forces, in every competition, there will be a spiritual fetus stage master as a supervisor. Anyone who does not abide by the rules will be disqualified from the competition at the least, be imprisoned for a year in the worst, and be killed on the spot in the worst case."
After saying this, Dou Yunzi jumped up and returned to his seat in the stands.
"Everyone knows the rules, so I won't say any more. The inner sect competition has officially begun."
Before sitting down, Dou Yunzi announced the start of the competition.
As a result, four spiritual fetus stage masters flew down and each landed in a ring.
"No. 1 and No. 2 come to this ring."
"Come to me on the 3rd and 4th."
"No. 5 and No. 6..."
"No. 7, No. 8..."
Four spiritual fetus stage masters spoke out one after another, and then eight inner disciples flew to their respective arenas.
Naturally, there was an agreement among the masters of the inner sect in the spirit embryo stage. For the sake of fairness, they could not supervise competitions involving their own disciples.
when
A bell rang, and the Blue Maple Sect's inner sect competition officially began. The eight foundation-building disciples who had already taken the stage were already in position, ready to attack or defend.
No magic weapons or talismans are allowed. Everyone can only rely on their body, skills and spells to resolve the battle.
For a time, strong winds blew across the four arenas, brilliance burst out, and fierce fighting sounds were heard frequently.
The figure flew by, fists and feet connected, like a worldly top martial arts master competing in martial arts.
Of course, from time to time there are monks who use spells, such as hand seals, fist shadows, or to attract thunder...
However, the level of monks in the foundation-building stage is not very high, and the spells they cast cannot create much momentum.
The inner disciples in the surrounding stands were also shouting loudly to cheer for their fellow disciples.
Soon, the results of the competition in the four arenas were determined. Numbers 1, 4, 5, and 8 defeated their opponents and successfully advanced.
Next, naturally, eight more inner disciples came on stage.
Not long after, Lu Yongshan came to power. His opponent was only a fellow disciple in the middle stage of foundation building, so he naturally won easily.
Then there is Wei Guang, he has an easier time because his opponent is a fellow disciple who is in the early stage of foundation building.
Then there was Shi Yuyan. Her opponent was a fellow sect in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. She looked delicate, but she knocked her opponent off the stage with just one palm strike, causing the audience to exclaim.
When she exerted her strength on her palms, the spiritual light blooming from Shi Yuyan's body was obviously much brighter, and the aura coming out of her body was also stronger. She had already started practicing the "Yuan Yuan Refining Technique", and her internal skills were more pure and domineering than usual.
There is no way that a monk in the Foundation Establishment Stage could take advantage of her simply by sparring with her.
"Too weak, not challenging at all."
After being promoted, Shi Yuyan returned to the stands, her lips curled up, as if she was dissatisfied with her opponent's performance.
"I was careless just now. I didn't know that you were practicing the Soul Condensing Technique. You were caught off guard and defeated your opponent with one strike. It won't be so easy next time." Ling Tian said with a smile.
"If it's this easy next time, it will be really boring." Shi Yuyan said noncommittally.
After waiting for a while, Chu Chen, the top master of the inner sect in the foundation building stage, came on stage. His opponent was No. 90, a fellow sect in the middle stage of foundation building.
What people didn't expect was that after fellow member No. 90 came on stage, he immediately gave in and stepped down before taking action.
When meeting Chu Chen, it is not shameful to admit defeat, it is still the wisest choice, because if you fight, you will definitely not be able to beat him, and it will be a big loss if you get injured again.
"That guy is too cowardly to admit defeat without taking action." Shi Yuyan said contemptuously.
"It's not that I'm timid, I just don't want to get hurt."
"Why bother to beat me up when I know I will lose?"
"The gap is too big, there is no need to fight."
"If you are a fellow student who is at the peak of the later stage of foundation building, you may be able to give it a try. Even if you can't beat Chu Chen, if you can persist for a cup of tea, you can still advance."
The four people from Lu Yongshan spoke out one after another.
After waiting for a while, Ling Tian also came on stage. He was number 111, and his opponent was number 112.
Ling Tian's luck was not very good. His opponent was a fellow disciple who had just advanced to the late stage of foundation building.
"I'm Yanlong, please show mercy to my junior brother."
"Little brother Ling Tian, please give me some advice."
When the bell rang, Ling Tian and his opponent clasped their fists and bowed at the same time, then stepped back a few steps and looked at each other from afar.
Yanlong has already begun to gather momentum, causing strong winds to rise in the ring.
Ling Tian's expression was calm, his aura restrained, and he had no intention of taking the lead in attacking.
"Junior brother, be careful."
Yanlong shouted softly, kicked his feet, and flew towards him.
As he was advancing rapidly, Yanlong turned his palm into a fist and smashed directly into Ling Tian's chest.
This punch was not a simple punch. When Yanlong was still a foot away from Ling Tian, his fist shook, and seven or eight fist shadows suddenly appeared. Each of the fist shadows looked real.
fist.
This is a superb boxing technique.
Ling Tian's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes narrowed slightly. When Yanlong arrived with seven or eight fist figures, he suddenly slapped a palm.
This palm was so powerful that it directly shook away the shadow of the fist, and hit Yanlong's fist very accurately.
boom
Loud noise and vibration.
Yanlong felt a huge force pouring into his arms, and his whole body flew out involuntarily, landing directly under the ring.
"Ling Tiansheng"
Hong Jing, the master of the spiritual fetus stage who was supervising the competition, said loudly.
"Wow"
"too fast?"
"Win with one move"
There were countless exclamations in the stands.
Yanlong got up from the ground, with a look of disbelief on his face. He was actually slapped off the ring. How could this be possible? After all, he was in the late stage of foundation building, but his opponent had just started. How could he be so different from his opponent in terms of strength?