"Ta-da!"
Three chimes came from the direction of the main peak of the Heaven and Earth Sect.
Immediately following, a somewhat domineering and deep voice resounded throughout the entire Heaven and Earth Sect.
"The annual grand competition of the Heaven and Earth Sect has begun. Inner disciples, outer disciples, and stewards from various departments are leading their respective disciples to the main peak's martial arts arena."
"Peak masters, elders, and internal and external affairs officers, please take good care of all matters related to the competition and ensure that no mistakes are made."
"The sect competition will officially begin in one Shichen. The corresponding competition rules have been recorded on the martial arts stele. You can view them upon entering the martial arts arena!"
Ling Yi, Ye Cheng, and Liu Shihai walked ahead of the miscellaneous disciples.
Behind him were the miscellaneous disciples of the Heaven and Earth Sect.
Among them were new handyman disciples this year, as well as officially recognized handyman disciples who had already been promoted.
There are clear differences between the old and the new.
People like Lin Huai, Liu Mo, and Guo Sihai were very enthusiastic and curious, looking around as they walked, like curious children.
Lin Huai and the other two were quite lucky; they all broke through to the Qi Refining Stage. No one knew what kind of fortuitous opportunity they had encountered.
Without a stroke of luck, these three would never have been able to reach the Qi Refining Stage.
However, this had nothing to do with Ling Yi. Ever since Ling Yi left the old servants' courtyard, he had severed Karma with these three people.
The formal servant disciples, on the other hand, were much more indifferent. Ling Yi could clearly sense that the light had disappeared from the eyes of many of them.
In addition, there was another group of people, all of whom were miscellaneous disciples whose cultivation had reached the Qi Refining, Third Level or above.
Anyone at the Qi Refining, Third Level or above can enter the outer sect and officially become an outer sect disciple if they successfully challenge an outer sect disciple.
Each handyman disciple has three chances to challenge, and they only need to succeed once.
This is the only path to promotion for menial disciples.
"Deacon Liu, was that the sect leader who just spoke?" Ye Cheng asked Liu Shihai.
Liu Shihai shook his head and said, "I haven't seen the sect leader for almost five years. That was the voice of the sect's Grand Elder, who is also the peak master of Nine Yang Peak."
"Generally, all matters, large and small, within the sect are handled by the Grand Elder."
"And the Grand Elder, who is also an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, is domineering and ruthless. No one in the sect, whether outer sect, inner sect, or true disciple, dares to provoke anyone from Nine Yang Peak, except for those from Shuiyue Peak."
"Why only Shuiyue Peak?" Ye Cheng asked curiously.
Liu Shihai coughed and whispered, "It's said that the First Elder was beaten up by the Shuiyue Peak Master, who is also the Third Elder, and he was beaten up pretty badly."
"The First Elder can't beat the Third Elder?"
"Not only can't the Grand Elder beat them, but even the Sect Master can't."
"Is Shuiyue Peak that powerful?"
"Of course! The Shuiyue Peak is the most beautiful and strongest peak master in our Heaven and Earth Sect. It's just that she usually doesn't concern herself with trivial matters and focuses on cultivation in pursuit of the Great Dao."
"Other peaks have dozens or even hundreds of core disciples, but Shuiyue Peak, even including true disciples, only has six."
As a menial servant, Liu Shihai was also an "old-timer" who had lived in the Heaven and Earth Sect for eight years. He knew quite a bit about Xiaoxiao the Eight Trigrams in the sect, both true and false.
Ling Yi remained mostly silent, showing little interest in this so-called sect competition.
If Ye Cheng hadn't dragged him here...
He's still reading the " Ten-Thousand-Year Calendar of the Immortal Cultivation Realm "!
The content inside is too vast, Inner Domain, the Outer Domain, and the Outer Domain. Every named cultivation sect and family is included.
Almost every event, Xiaoxiao, that has occurred over the past ten thousand years has been recorded.
Especially those immersive 3D projection videos, just like watching a TV series, Ling Yi couldn't stop watching.
Ye Cheng then asked with concern, "Deacon Liu, is it really permissible to kill in this sect competition?"
"Yes! If you step onto the arena, be extremely careful. If you encounter a strong opponent, you must immediately concede defeat. Once you concede, you must not attack again." Deacon Liu nodded.
"However, although life and death are permitted, few people will kill unless absolutely necessary."
"Everyone has relatives and friends. Who can guarantee they won't leave the sect? And who can guarantee that nothing bad will happen after they leave?"
"Therefore, under normal circumstances, unless there is a prior grudge or conflict of interest, the matter is usually dropped."
Ye Cheng asked, puzzled, "Why doesn't the sect restrict this?"
Liu Shihai shook his head and said, "Restrictions are useless."
But Liu Shihai didn't explain why the restrictions were ineffective, leaving Ye Cheng puzzled.
Ling Yi didn't understand at first, but the words "restrictions are useless" made Ling Yi realize something.
Yes, restrictions are useless.
Outer disciples, inner disciples, core disciples, and even true disciples all have a portion of their sect contribution points deducted each year.
If you don't have enough contribution points, your cultivation resources will be cut off.
Contribution points can only be obtained through sect missions.
Aside from the annual deduction, the remaining contribution points can be exchanged for various cultivation resources within the sect.
For example, cultivation techniques, spells, elixirs, and magical treasures.
Therefore, in order to earn sect contribution points, outer disciples, inner disciples, core disciples, and even true disciples will all undertake sect missions.
Most sect missions require leaving the sect to complete.
Of course, if you have enough Spirit Stone, you can also use them to offset contribution Spirit Stone and stay within the sect indefinitely.
Even though sects forbid disciples from killing each other, how can they be monitored after leaving the sect?
The Nine Rings Domain is inherently poor in cultivation resources. Sometimes, for a single Low Pin Qi Gathering Pill, or even a dozen Spirit Stone, one must risk their life.
Not everyone can have unlimited Source Cultivation like Ling Yi and Zhang Yunya.
Soon, the group arrived at the training ground on the main peak of the Heaven and Earth Sect.
This is a huge plaza that was specially designated.
At the Entry, there is a huge stone tablet, or rather, a large jade tablet.
It's over a meter tall, and its contents can be read simply by scanning it with Spiritual Sense.
It contains the corresponding rules for the sect competition.
The center of the martial arts arena is divided into four arenas: A, B, C, and D.
Starting with the outer disciples, each received a number tag. Those with the same number on their tags would be their opponents.
Starting with No. 1, No. 1 matches with No. 1, No. 2 matches with No. 2, and so on.
The winners advance, the losers are eliminated; no one gets only one chance.
The top ten will be selected and will receive sect rewards, mostly consisting of pills. However, the top-ranked outer sect disciple will only receive two bottles containing twenty Low Pin Qi Gathering Pill and one Middle Pin Qi Gathering Pill.
The top-ranked inner disciple will be awarded five bottles of Low Pin Qi Gathering Pill and one bottle of Middle Pin Qi Gathering Pill.
The top-ranked core disciple will be awarded ten bottles of Low Pin Qi Gathering Pill and two bottles of Middle Pin Qi Gathering Pill.
As for the true teachings, there are no additional rewards; the rewards are distributed by the peak masters themselves.
As for what to give, that depends on how stingy the peak masters are.
The Heaven and Earth Sect has only nine true disciples, and the rankings determine the allocation of resources among the peaks.
According to the information Ling Yi heard from Yan Yun.
All nine disciples have advanced to the Foundation Establishment.
The strongest cultivator is from the main peak of the Heaven and Earth Sect, who is a true disciple of the sect leader and has reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, Sixth Level.
Of course, this is the strongest one on the surface.
There might be Old Liu among them who is hiding his true cultivation level.
Of course, no matter how Old Liu, she's still no Old Liu for Zhang Yunya.
At this moment, Zhang Yunya has reached the Foundation Establishment, Ninth Level and has mastered several Heaven Grade techniques.
When he unleashes his full power, he is invincible among those who possess true skills.
As for what Zhang Yunya will do, Ling Yi doesn't know, or rather, Zhang Yunya doesn't know either.
Zhang Yunya didn't actually care about winning or losing.
As a princess from an official family, she actually understood the principle that "the tallest tree in the Lin Feng is the first to be felled" better than Ling Yi.
Those who learn to be patient and know how to endure, and who occasionally show their fangs appropriately, are more likely to live longer and more peacefully.
Her father was the Ninth Prince of Jin Yun Nation.
He was a seasoned official who loved to play dumb and knew how to be patient.
But sometimes, the trees are still, but the wind never stops.
Now that the emperor of Jin Yun Nation is nearing the end of his life, his princes are already eagerly eyeing the throne.
It's clearly impossible for this Ninth Prince to continue being a scoundrel.
Being a fence-sitter is not advisable; on the contrary, it will make you a target of public criticism.
You must choose a prince's side and assist him in strategizing for victory or defeat, and in ascending to the throne.
Success brings glory to the emperor; failure brings devastation, with heads rolling and entire families being exterminated.
Zhang Yunya stayed away from Jin Yun Nation to keep Zhang Yunya away from trouble.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yunya not only successfully joined the Heaven and Earth Sect, but also became a true disciple.
Zhang Yunya has already sent this message back to Jin Yun Nation.
Perhaps it could be of some help to her father.
Unfortunately, there has been no news from Jin Yun Nation, which makes Zhang Yunya very worried.
After all, the two countries are too far apart.
16,000 kilometers.
For cultivators, this might only take a few days to travel back and forth, but for ordinary people, it would take at least several months.
But now a year has passed, and there is still no news from my father.
Zhang Yunya was worried, but there was nothing she could do.
She cannot leave the Heaven and Earth Sect without her the Final Master's permission.
"Perhaps the ancestor was right; no news is the best news!"
Then she remembered what her the Final Master, Yan Yun, had told her about the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.
He was also quite uneasy, as the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm was bound to be extremely dangerous.
To be honest, she really didn't want to go in. With the resources provided by the "ancestor," she could focus on her cultivation without any need to take any risks.
But she couldn't disobey her master's wishes, and she didn't know if "Ancestor" could follow her into the secret realm to protect her.
If only I could meet the "Ancestor," but unfortunately, the "Ancestor" kept saying that the time was not right.
The reason Zhang Yunya had so many worries and wild thoughts was ultimately because she was currently just a Little White in the world of the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
Or rather, they lack a clear understanding of their own abilities.
To be honest, with her current strength, although she is only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, Ninth Level, her true Battle Power might not even be a match for those at the Golden Core Stage.
Do you really think that Heaven Grade cultivation techniques and Heaven Grade spells are a joke?
Even if you can't beat Golden Core Stage, running away is still an option.
With just one Spirit Concealment Art or Illusory Spirit Art, one can be invincible.
She will then disappear into the Void, and even those at the Nascent Soul Stage stage, let alone the Golden Core Stage, will not be able to Perception her presence.
Unless, of course, the opponent also possesses a Heaven Grade spell.
Zhang Yunya was distracted.
The people behind her, however, each had their own thoughts.
Guo Pengsheng's face was icy cold, his gaze fixed on the direction of the handyman disciples.
When Guo Wu died, the first person he thought of was Ling Yi.
Although Guo Wu has offended many people, none of the others have the power or the guts to take action against the people of Myriad Treasures Tower.
Only Ling Yi was beyond his comprehension, and his origins were shrouded in mystery.
Of course, it certainly wasn't Ling Yi who made the move personally; it was most likely someone behind Ling Yi.