Chapter 530 The Competition Begins

The time for the inner courtyard competition has come. Chen Biwang and Lu Dingshan came together. Lu Dingshan finally broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining last year and became an inner courtyard disciple. Now his cultivation is the seventh level of Qi Refining, which is almost the bottom among the inner courtyard disciples. It is impossible for him to get the foundation-building pill. His purpose is to watch the excitement and prepare for the future.

Lu Dingshan is ten years older than Qingyang. He is now forty-six years old. In ten years, it is difficult to improve his cultivation to the perfection of Qi Refining. That is to say, in the next session, Lu Dingshan may not be able to get the foundation-building pill. If it is pushed back for another ten years, he will be sixty or seventy years old. I don’t know if there is still a chance.

Not only Lu Dingshan, Chen Biwang’s situation is similar. He has recently broken through the ninth level of Qi Refining, but with his strength, he will definitely not be able to beat those veteran Qi Refining Perfection disciples. That is to say, he will definitely not get the foundation-building pill this time. As for ten years later, who knows what will happen?

As his best friend, Qingyang didn’t want to see the two lose the opportunity to build a foundation, but he didn’t have a foundation-building pill yet, so he naturally couldn’t take care of them. I'd better wait until I have the ability and my alchemy skills have been further improved before I can consider whether I can help others.

Qingyang had already prepared well, and then the three of them went to the competition field in the center of the inner courtyard. Because it was a grand event held once every ten years, it was related to the future of the inner courtyard disciples, so most of the inner courtyard disciples came. Of course, there were also a small number of people who didn't come. Some disciples knew that they were not strong enough, and it would be embarrassing to participate. Some were out on business and didn't come back, or when it was the critical moment of breakthrough, they simply didn't come, but the number was not large.

More than 900 inner courtyard disciples of Qingfeng Hall came, plus the organizers, referees, supervisors of the inner courtyard competition, and other courtyard disciples who were allowed to come and watch the excitement. There were at least more than 1,000 people gathered in the inner courtyard competition field, and the whole scene looked extremely lively.

Qingyang had already understood the rules of the inner courtyard competition. It was the most cruel elimination match. The winners advanced and the losers were eliminated. The grouping method was also very fair, which was to draw lots. Whoever was drawn would compete in the same group. If you are unlucky, the two strongest people will be grouped together, and the loser will be eliminated, and you will not be given a second chance.

There are a total of ten rounds in the inner courtyard competition, with 1,024 places. However, there are only about 1,000 disciples in the inner courtyard of Qingfeng Hall. Excluding those who do not participate in the competition for various reasons, there are actually only more than 800 people who sign up each time. The missing places can only be replaced by empty signs, so there is a great chance of a bye in the first round, and even if the strength is low, it is possible to advance to the second round.

However, the competition is ultimately based on strength. Even if you are a bye in the first round, the opponents you meet later will become stronger and stronger, and there will be no loopholes to exploit. No matter how lucky a person is, it is impossible to always meet people with poor strength. It is useless to have a fluke mentality.

There were too many people participating in the competition, and the inner courtyard competition field only had ten rings. At most, there were about a hundred matches in a day. Considering that the later matches were more brutal, it would take a certain amount of time to heal and repair, so the entire inner courtyard competition process was very long. According to the arrangement of the inner courtyard, it would take almost three months to complete all the competitions, almost one round every ten days.

Qingyang and others were participating for the first time and had no experience in this. They first registered at the registration point, and then did not go anywhere, just waiting nearby to watch the excitement. There were too many people, and it took two or three hours for so many inner courtyard disciples to register. After half a day, the registration was over, and the three of them drew lots directly at the registration point and assigned the matches, and the task of the day was over.

The competition started on the second day, with 90 matches every day, for a total of six days. Lu Dingshan caught number 123, and the competition was scheduled for the third day. Another person who caught this number was also a Qi Refining Level 7 disciple. Qingyang caught number 356, and the competition was scheduled for the fifth day. His opponent was a Qi Refining Level 8 disciple. Chen Biwang caught number 460, and the competition was the last day. However, he was lucky, and the other number 460 was not caught by anyone, which means that he had a bye in the first round and could advance without a match.

After determining the time and number of matches, the rest of the things were very simple. You can come at other times or not, just remember your own matches and time, and don't miss the game.

Lu Dingshan and Chen Biwang may have been bored from practicing in seclusion every day, or they may have wanted to watch other people's games and learn from their experience, so for a period of time afterwards, the two of them reported to the inner courtyard competition field almost every day, from morning to night, almost without missing a match. Before long, some of the outstanding disciples in the inner courtyard of their two teams were already well known.

Qingyang did not join in the fun. He had been practicing in his own courtyard for the past few days. He only went there on the fifth day when it was his turn to compete.

When he was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, Qingyang could defeat Liang Yudong at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Not to mention that his cultivation had now reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. His strength was top-notch in the entire Qingfeng Palace Inner Courtyard, so the opponent at the eighth level of Qi Refining posed no threat to him.

Qingyang took care of the opponent's face and did not use a killing move right away. He first entangled with the opponent for an incense stick of time, and figured out the opponent's way. Then he suddenly showed his power and knocked the man off the ring.

Qingyang was not proud and complacent despite winning so easily, because he knew very well that the first few games were just a formality for a disciple of his strength, and the later games were really difficult. In the game, Qingyang used some conventional means, and did not use powerful attacks such as the Three Yuan Sword Formation and the Four Yuan Sword Formation, and did not let the alcoholic bees come out to help, which was also to avoid exposing his strength in advance and increase his chances of winning.

Unlike Qingyang, Lu Dingshan's first game was extremely difficult. Both of them were Qi Refining Level 7 cultivators, and they had just entered the inner courtyard. Their strengths were equal. The game lasted for more than an hour from beginning to end, and even the referee was a little impatient, and then the winner was decided.

In the end, Lu Dingshan defeated his opponent with superior skills, and he was seriously injured for this, which might even affect the second game. However, Lu Dingshan did not mind it. For him, being able to advance in the first round was beyond his expectations, and the purpose of training had been achieved.

Needless to say, Chen Biwang had a bye in the first round and advanced directly without having to compete. All three of them advanced to the second round, which was also a rare good thing. For this reason, Lu Dingshan hosted them and invited them to the only spiritual food shop in the sect to celebrate.