Chapter 39: The Outer Disciples' Grand Competition Begins

  Fencing arena.

  This is a martial arts arena located halfway up the Wind and Cloud Mountain, which is quite flat. At the entrance, you can see a couplet: "Who has a chivalrous heart to ask about swords? I have an iron gallbladder to hold the whip." The middle couplet reads "Duel Swords".

  In the Sword Fighting Arena, it's quite spacious, probably enough to hold around a thousand people. In the center, there are five platforms made of Xuanwu True Stone, which is extremely hard and extraordinary, impervious to swords and blades. Normally, if there's any major event at the outer gate, it would be held in this arena.

  On April 1st, the Doujian Arena was exceptionally lively. People of all shapes and sizes poured in, filling the outer disciples of Qingfeng Xianmen to capacity.

  The outer disciples of Qingfeng Xianmen have a total of around 800 people. The outer disciples are basically at the level of Qi Refining Stage Three to Nine.

  Outer door disciples of the Qi Refining stage, numbering around one hundred.

  Outer sect disciples of the fourth level of Qi Refining period, numbering over a hundred.

  There were more than 200 outer sect disciples in the fifth layer of Qi Refining stage.

  There were about two hundred outer sect disciples in the sixth grade of Qi Refining stage.

  There were dozens of outer door disciples at the seventh level of Qi training, and Ouyang Song was one of them. Ouyang Song's strength was at the peak of the seventh level of Qi training, plus he had a powerful backer, so he was quite arrogant among the outer door disciples.

  There are about thirty or so outer door disciples at the eighth level of Qi training. Gambler Situ Guang is one of them, and he's considered a top-notch fighter among the outer door disciples. Few people can afford to provoke him, and if he weren't ruthless, he wouldn't be able to run his gambling dens everywhere.

  While the outer door disciples of the 9th rank of Qi Refining stage only had three, namely Song Ting, Fang Jingtao and Yang Houxing. These three people stood at the peak of all the outer door disciples, they could easily stomp their feet and make the entire outer door turn upside down.

  At this time in the arena, there was a striking figure in each of the four directions: due east, due west, due south and due north.

  In the eastern direction, there was a person with extremely thick eyebrows and large eyes, with a square-shaped face, an extremely wide mouth, a tiger's back and bear's waist, with an aura that intimidated people. He was one of the three great masters among the outer sect disciples, Song Ting. This person's powerful magical abilities were renowned in the outer sect, and he naturally attracted much attention.

  In the direction of due south, there stood a person. This person was extremely handsome, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. The eyes were exceptionally bright, as if they could pierce one's heart like a sharp sword. He had a slender yet tall build, with long hands and fingers that seemed to be made for wielding a sword. It was none other than Fang Shengtang, the champion of external martial arts, who was also drawing attention from others.

  There stood a man in the northwest direction, slightly shorter than others. His eyes were deep and mysterious, like an abyss, with an unfathomable aura about him. He was like a leopard, capable of bursting into extreme speed at any moment, devouring his opponent. This man was Yang Huixing, renowned for his footwork among the outer sects, and he was naturally the center of attention.

  In the direction of due north, there stood another person. This person had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, with an aura that was sharp to the extreme, and it was precisely Yan Zhen. Yan Zhen originally wouldn't have been the center of attention for everyone, but rumor has it that a few days ago, Yan Zhen suddenly challenged three great masters from the outer sect at the Idle Chatter Wine Pavilion, so Yan Zhen also became the focus of everyone's attention.

  Many people are talking about how Yan Zhen is ignorant and arrogant, overestimating himself, and it's laughable that he dares to challenge the top three outer door disciples. Many people are saying that this time, Yan Zhen will probably be heavily crushed by the three great masters of the outer door disciples.

  Yan Zhen herself was nonchalant, shrugging her shoulders, as she already had the overall situation under control, with one hand grasping the sky and the other stepping on the earth. The discussions of others were not even taken into consideration by her, and Yan Que was completely unaware of Hong Hua's ambitions.

  This time, I will definitely win the outer door disciple competition!

  ……

  At this moment, another figure appeared in front of the Wenshu Pavilion. This was a middle-aged man with a Confucian hat and clothes, carrying a few scrolls of books, seemingly an ordinary scholar. However, all the outer disciples knew that this person was none other than the famous Qingyin Sword Immortal Luo Qingyin. He got this nickname because when Elder Luo Qingyin fought against his enemies, his sword would emit a clear and melodious sound that pierced through the sky. At the same time, Qingyin Sword Immortal Luo Qingyin was also the elder in charge of managing the outer disciples.

  Each elder has an extremely high status in Qingfeng Xianmen.

  After all, Qingfeng Xianmen didn't have many elders.

  Luo Qingming's figure stepped forward, releasing a majestic aura that quieted the entire scene. Even Fang Jingtao, Song Ting and Yang Huixing, three of the most powerful experts, temporarily stopped their confrontation and turned to look at Luo Qingming, the Luo Sword Immortal.

  Luo Qingming walked to the center of the high platform in the Wenjian Pavilion, looking down at about 800 outer door disciples below. He cleared his throat and said: "Everyone, today's weather is fine, the spring breeze is good, it's a perfect day for sword fighting. On this beautiful spring day, we are about to hold the Outer Door Disciple Competition of our Qingfeng Xianmen sect. This competition aims to test your progress in cultivation over the past year and whether you have worked hard. Before the competition begins, I would like to thank our Sect Master, Zui Feng Zhenren, for his support for this Outer Door Disciple Competition."

  Luo Qingming made a few more polite remarks before turning to the main topic: "As everyone knows, in the cultivation world there are three most important things. One is whether one's magical powers are deep or not, the second is whether one's swordsmanship is profound or not, and the third is whether one's footwork is developed and fast as well as practical or not. Therefore, this time's outer disciple competition will test these three aspects: magical powers, swordsmanship, and footwork. The examination method for these three aspects is also simple. At that time, there will be three arenas, with Song Ting as the host of the magical powers arena, Fang Jingtang as the host of the swordsmanship arena, and Yang Huixing as the host of the footwork arena. You can go challenge these three great hosts, and whoever is left standing on the arena will be considered the winner."

  "As for the rewards, it's also simple. In the end, only the three major arena champions will be rewarded. The champion of the Magic Arena will receive ten inferior spirit stones, the champion of the Swordsmanship Arena will receive ten inferior spirit stones, and the champion of the Footwork Arena will also receive ten inferior spirit stones." As Luo Qingming's voice fell, a murmur of discussion erupted from below.

  Inferior spirit stones were quite valuable.

  One thousand two silver coins can be exchanged for an inferior spirit stone.

  Don't look at Yan Zhen making quick money on the Qigong platform with the pseudonym "Evil Sword". That's also due to his absolute skills, and he can only make it fast by walking on the sword's edge. Ordinary people don't have such skills, and ten inferior spirit stones are enough for everyone to fight for their lives.

  And so, in one go, he was rewarded with ten inferior spirit stones, which was enough to move people's hearts.

  At the same time, the outer door disciple competition officially began.

  Finally, it has begun!

  Many outer disciples have been practicing hard day and night, waiting for the start of the Outer Disciples' Grand Competition.

  Some people want to make a name for themselves in the Great Competition of Outer Door Disciples.

  Some people need to improve in the Outer Gate Disciple Grand Competition.

  Fang Jingtao, Song Ting, and Yang Houxing plan to teach Yan Zhen a lesson in the Outer Disciples' Grand Competition.

  Swallows truly want one sword to shock heaven, one cry to shock people.