Volume 1: The Strongest in the Mine Chapter 71: The Great Competition Begins

  At the top of Jiuyang Peak, there is a huge platform that can accommodate hundreds of people. On this platform, 36 trial fields are arranged in an orderly manner. At the eastern end of the platform, a high platform has been set up with a cloud bed and a tatami mat, which is used for the sect's elders to observe the grand competition.

  The Supreme Primordial Yang Sect has more than 6,000 inner sect disciples, but not everyone signed up for this grand competition. Some knew their cultivation was insufficient, some were out traveling and had not returned, and some simply did not want to use this grand competition to make a name for themselves and become an outer sect elder after a hundred years of hard work.

  Among the more than 6,000 people, only 876 participated in this grand competition.

  The Grand Inner Gate Competition is a grand event held every ten years by the Supreme Mysterious Yang Sect, with extremely rich rewards. In addition to the top five finalists advancing to become direct disciples, there are many rewards given according to individual cultivation levels and divided into groups.

  To ensure the fairness of the Grand Competition, the trial by combat was also divided into boundaries at the beginning. In other words, even if the inner disciples of the Foundation Establishment period could only collide with cultivators of the same boundary. Similarly, according to different boundaries and the final ranking obtained, the rewards were also high or low.

  To put it in a way, the rewards for the top five teams in the foundation period are not even comparable to the rewards for the top thirty teams in the agility period. Such an arrangement of rewards is also the result of the careful consideration of the elder who hosted this grand competition.

  Chu Yì arrived at Jiǔyáng Peak when there were already many people gathered, and some familiar faces also appeared before his eyes.

  "Chu Ge, you've finally arrived."

  The towering Iron Bull, like an iron tower, ran three steps and two steps to Chu Yat's front, "Introduce me to him, this is my senior brother Nie Mengshan. Last time you came over, Senior Brother was in closed-door cultivation. He has been wanting to meet you for a long time."

  Following the direction Iron Bull pointed, not far away a burly black man with a build larger than Iron Bull's by about one circle grinned and walked over, "You're Chu Yi from the Pure Yang Sect, haha, this little Iron Bull has been mentioning you in front of me all along, I've long wanted to meet you. Your defeat of that pale-faced White Qian Yu at the Three Fists on Bi Tian Peak was truly exhilarating!"

  "Master Nie is being too kind, it's just my good luck."

  Because of Tie Niu's relationship, coupled with Nie Mengshan's words and deeds being very sincere, Chu Yi felt quite good about him too. He smiled and said: "I've often heard Tie Niu mention Brother Nie, finally getting to meet you, I'm also delighted."

  Just as several people were chatting, Dongfang You and a slender woman in white walked over together.

  "Chu Ge, this is my sixth senior sister Liu Chenqing..." Dongfang Ru said with a somewhat reluctant tone.

  "You're the one who defeated Bai Qianyu, Chu Yi? You're also in the Lingdong stage of cultivation. This time, we're in the same group for the Grand Competition. When the time comes, I'll definitely defeat you!" Liu Chenqing clenched her small fist and said confidently to Chu Yi.

  "I'm also looking forward to competing with Master Liu on the same stage, and I will definitely go all out at that time."

  Chu Yi smiled slightly, his heart clear. Since the battle with Bi Tianfeng and Bai Qianyu, his reputation among the many inner sect disciples was no longer small. Most of those who could become inner sect disciples were proud and arrogant, so it was inevitable that some would be displeased to see a newcomer like him achieve such success in just two years. The one in front of him, Liu Chenqing, was one of them. Although her words had a few sparks of provocation, they were not malicious, and he wouldn't bother to take offense.

  Fortunately, the news that I defeated Yuwen Chong and left him crippled on Mount Huangtian yesterday has not been leaked out yet. It's likely that the people of Mount Huangtian have deliberately blocked the news, after all, they are in the wrong and have paid a huge price for it. If the news gets out, they will only be humiliated, and I'm lucky to have avoided being the target of public criticism.

  Just as Chu Yi was lost in thought, a familiar "ding-dong" sound entered his ears, and Li Lingyun, with her hair tied up in pigtails and a mischievous grin on her face that could be lethal to her uncle, came bouncing over.

  "Little Chu, shixiong, we meet again!"

  For this eccentric and extraordinary princess of the Tang Dynasty, Chu Yi had already seen through her. He let her shout wildly to take advantage of herself, nodded his head and smiled: "Third Princess, if it's you and me competing in magic this time, you'd better show some mercy."

  "Hmph, last time I let you win a game, but this time I'm fully prepared, you'd better be careful!" Li Lingyun muttered, sticking out her small tongue.

  Chu Yi helplessly shrugged his shoulders and said, "I also hope to see the Third Princess show off her divine might. Who knows, maybe before we even have a chance to duel each other, I'll already be eliminated. It's possible that by then, the Third Princess won't be able to blame me."

  "How could you possibly be defeated by someone else, when you've already beaten me once? Only I can beat you." Li Lingyun's adorable appearance as she waved her small fists made it difficult for people to associate her with a fierce and agile Spiritual Stage cultivator.

  Niè Mán Shān's eyes lit up, and a hint of excitement arose. For someone like Niè Mán Shān who was obsessed with cultivation, the stronger the opponent, the better. Lǐ Líng Yún was recognized as a genius in the sect, but she had actually lost to Chǔ Yì. This news undoubtedly greatly stimulated Niè Mán Shān's desire for battle.

  Liu Chenqing, however, furrowed her delicate eyebrows. She was well aware of her own abilities and although she and Li Lingyun were both at the sixth realm of spiritual movement, her magical treasures and divine powers were far inferior to Li Lingyun's. If they were to fight, Liu Chenqing would undoubtedly be no match for this talented young girl.

  She had wanted to challenge Chuyi in the first place because from the start he regarded Chuyi as someone with extremely good luck, not someone who defeated Bai Qianyu with real skills. After all, in that battle against Tianfeng, Bai Qianyu didn't even use his killer move before being knocked down by Chuyi's unexpected three punches.

  Among many inner disciples, it's not just Liu Chenqing who thinks so, eight out of ten people think the same way.

  As Li Lingyun led the way with a melodious tinkling sound drifting away, everyone else also took action, and it was time to divide into groups. According to the four major realms of foundation building, opening light, fusion, and spiritual movement, each person received a jade card representing their own identity in the competition, engraved with numbers.

  The number carved on the jade plate in Chuyi's hand was 16, which was his competition number.

  At this moment, many inner disciples who have been called out have entered the trial field.

  The rules of the duel are simple, once started, until one side admits defeat. Of course, there is an elder sitting in the inner door, if he thinks the duel doesn't need to continue, he can directly declare someone the winner and end the duel.

  Generally, such situations rarely occur unless one party has a high possibility of death, and the elder will intervene. After all, this is not a life-and-death gate. If casualties occur during the duel, no one would want to see that happen.

  In addition to this, there is a special rule that in the martial arts competition, whoever wins can become the champion and can choose to continue or choose to step down and rest for half an hour, but the champion status will be invalidated.

  If you can win consecutively, you can get extremely rich rewards. Spirit stones and elixirs are secondary, the greatest temptation is that winning ten consecutive games can obtain a top-grade divine art cultivation method, if you can win fifteen consecutive games, you can get a fifth-grade Taoist dan, and the reward for winning twenty consecutive games is so huge that it can even move the heart of Yuan Ying Zhen Jun, a mortal treasure.

  Upon hearing this special reward, Chu Yi's eyes lit up with a rare glow, "A treasure! What I lack the most is a magic treasure. Winning twenty consecutive matches won't be easy, but the return will be huge, it's worth a try."

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