Chapter 41

Yunyue Gate, in a remote courtyard.

Ding! Ding! Dang! ...

Two young men, holding a saber and a sword, clashed in the night.

Among them.

A sword-wielding man slashed out with his treasured sword, creating a sharp air-piercing light. Sword shadows crisscrossed with astral winds, leaving behind sword marks on the ground nearby.

If there were mortal masters present, they would definitely be surprised.

This young man's inner breath had reached the level of being able to attack through the air through his weapon.

The air-piercing sword shadows were enough to cut through metal. Even if several Meridian Opening Realm cultivators joined forces, they wouldn't be able to get close.

Obviously.

The sword-wielding man's cultivation had reached the Viscera Refinement Realm!

And his opponent was a "handsome man" with thick eyebrows and tiger-like eyes, holding an ancient broadsword.

"Break!"

The handsome man's eyes were like cold lightning. The ancient broadsword in his hand slashed out a wave of saber light, filling a radius of ten feet with violent saber wind.

Puff puff puff!

In an instant, he didn't know how many sabers he had slashed out. There was a look of infatuation in his eyes.

Finally.

The saber shadows overlapped into a huge saber light, like the blade of lightning. The wind howled, and a series of crackling sounds could be heard.

Chi —

That thunderous saber forcefully broke through the defense of the "Viscera Refinement Realm" sword-wielding man.

The sword-wielding man's expression changed. His inner breath surged, and he slashed out a few sword shadows. His figure retreated a few steps before he could block the thunderous saber.

"I won't fight anymore." The sword-wielding man smiled bitterly and shook his head.

In the confrontation just now, his Viscera Refinement Realm cultivation was actually suppressed by his opponent. It was indeed frustrating.

"Senior Brother Duan, I didn't expect that after entering the inner sect and breaking through to the Viscera Refinement Realm, I actually couldn't resist you."

The sword-wielding man sighed.

It was rare for a Viscera Refinement Realm cultivator to be suppressed by a Meridian Opening Realm cultivator, even in the Sect.

But there wasn't much shame or surprise on his face.

Because his opponent was the strongest in the outer sect, "Duan Xiaolong".

Duan Xiaolong was the legend of the outer sect!

If he wanted to, he could have won first place in the competition two years ago.

"The reward for first place is really tempting. If I don't get first, it won't be worth it. "

Duan Xiaolong shrugged.

"Outer Court Competition? Aren't you being too much of a bully with your strength? "

The sword-wielding man was speechless.

…

Yunyue Gate, in the courtyard of a quaint pavilion.

Roar!

Two huge purplish-azure tigers let out deafening roars as they surrounded a handsome young man.

Thud! Swoosh!

The elegant young man held a folding fan in his hand and dragged a series of afterimages behind him. He was elegant and graceful as he fought with the two huge tigers.

These two giant tigers were comparable in size to the Iron Brown Bear King, but they were faster and more powerful.

"Not bad, not bad. The strength of these two Purplecloud Tigers that I'm raising is almost the same as a Viscera Refinement cultivator, but you're actually able to contend with them without losing. "

An old man with a white beard said with admiration.

This elegant young man was the number one genius in the outer court, Nangong Li.

"With my talent and your status in the Sect, entering the Inner Sect will be a piece of cake. However, I want to rely on my own strength to become the number one in the outer court. While winning glory, I want to shut other people's mouths. "

Nangong Li smiled faintly.

He was born into an extraordinary family, and his grandfather was an elder in the Sect.

However, Nangong Li wanted to rely on his own strength to reach the peak step by step and obtain his own glory.

He didn't want to be a young master who relied on the patriarch and grandfather in other people's eyes.

"You have a good ambition." The elder stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Coincidentally, the 'Meteoric Iron' descended and the Sect had a great harvest, so they wanted to nurture the younger generation. Under the influence of Grandpa and me, the prize for the first place in this competition has been greatly increased. "

"Don't worry, grandfather. I've mastered the two secret techniques. It won't be a problem for me to be number one."

Nangong Li was full of confidence.

He knew.

His grandfather's influence had greatly increased the reward for the first place. To a certain extent, it was also because of his selfishness.

Therefore, he wanted to be number one even more.

Whoosh!

Nangong Li waved a series of afterimages from his fan and hit the two giant tigers, causing them to bleed and let out a series of angry roars.

…

At the same moment.

In the outer sect of the Yunyue Gate, the powerful disciples were rubbing their fists and palms, secretly accumulating strength.

The reward for this year's' Outer Disciple Competition 'was too generous!

No matter who got the reward, it would definitely give birth to a batch of elites in the Yunyue Gate.

This was definitely a rare opportunity for the outer sect in twenty years!

The next morning.

Chen Yu sat cross-legged and adjusted his breath. His eyes were slightly closed as he adjusted his state and gathered all the energy in his body.

His state was improving bit by bit.

"The Outer Disciple Competition is held once a year. This time, it's because of the meteoric iron. Next time, it's unlikely that there will be such a generous reward. "

Chen Yu had a strong thought that he had never had before.

This time's competition … I must become an inner sect disciple!

That was at least the top three.

Due to his average aptitude, even if he was in the top three, Chen Yu couldn't guarantee that he would definitely become an inner sect disciple.

Therefore.

He had to fight for the first place in the competition!

The generous reward for the first place was a great opportunity for any outer sect disciple, including Chen Yu.

If he succeeded, he would be like a carp leaping through the dragon's gate!

If he failed.

With Chen Yu's aptitude, he might be quiet for a year or even a year. He might even be mediocre for the rest of his life, unable to enter the true palace of the Sect.

Dang! Dang! Dang!

Three consecutive rings of the bell reverberated through the entire Yunyue Gate.

"The competition is about to begin!"

Chen Yu took a deep breath and slowly stood up.

The sound of the bell came from a treasure of the Yunyue Gate, the 'Cloud Shaking Bell'. It was usually rung when something big happened.

The more times it was rung, the more important the situation was.

If it was rung nine times in a row, it meant that the entire Sect was in danger.

"It's about to begin!"

"Outer Disciple Competition, here I come …"

One by one, the disciples heard the bell and immediately stood up.

The location of the Outer Disciple Competition was on the east side of the Yunyue Gate, the 'Cloudy Sky Peak'.

The Cloudy Sky Peak was surrounded by clouds. It was still autumn, but there was still some snow on the edge of the peak.

Somewhere on the peak, there were two arenas.

The two arenas were oval-shaped, no more than twenty zhang long and no more than ten zhang wide, slightly larger than a basketball court.

For experts, this didn't seem to be big.

In the past two years, Chen Yu had watched the Outer Disciple Competition.

He was clear that the medium sized arenas were used to restrict some disciples from stalling for time or using some underhanded methods to fight.

Once one was knocked out of the arena, it would be considered as a loss.

Thus, every time the competition was held, there would be over a hundred participants, and the speed of the competition would be faster.

For this year's competition, the number of participants had reached a hundred and eighty!

This number was the highest in the past ten years.

Basically, all the disciples that met the requirements of the competition had signed up.

Half an hour later.

There was already a sea of people near the arena.

"The competition will begin! The first round will be an elimination competition, and the top twenty will be chosen. "

An old and dignified voice resounded through the entire venue.

Only to see.

On the high ground to the north of the arena, there were three pavilions. In each pavilion, sat some of the middle and upper echelons of the Yunyue Gate.

These people included Hall Masters, Elders, and even the Sect Leader.

This time, there were three big shots in the competition.

The three of them sat in the pavilion in the middle.

In the pavilion in the middle sat two men and a woman. They were a white-bearded old man, a middle-aged man in a blue robe, and a beautiful woman in a palace dress.

The voice just now came from the white-bearded old man.

The white-bearded old man was Nangong Li's grandfather, an Elder of the Sect.

Chen Yu knew the blue-robed middle-aged man in the middle. He was the Sect Leader of Yunyue, who had appeared in the previous competition.

As for the beautiful woman in the palace dress, she looked to be in her twenties. She was beautiful, and her skin was as white as snow. She had a dignified and refined temperament that no one dared to disrespect.

"It's Elder Nangong and the Sect Leader!"

"Eh! Which big shot is that beauty? "

"That's Senior Aunt Xia, the youngest Elder of the Sect. In the Sect of the Chu Nation, she's known as Fairy Xia Yu."

Some disciples murmured in a low voice.

Sect Leader Yunyue, Elder Nangong, and Senior Aunt Xia.

They were the three high-level Elders present. Their cultivation levels were definitely above the Qi Transformation Realm.

At this moment.

Two black-robed Law Enforcers walked out of the arena.

"The first elimination round begins. Let's briefly explain the rules of the competition …"

One of the Law Enforcers began to explain the rules.

The rules of the competition were the same as the previous years.

First, there would be a random drawing of lots. Everyone would have to participate in about ten rounds of competition.

Your score would be based on the number of wins you won.

You would get one point for a win, no points for a draw, and one point would be deducted for a loss.

The rules were simple.

After about ten rounds of competition, the top twenty would be selected according to the score.

Those who were in the top twenty would be eliminated!

Only the top twenty could participate in the competition for the top ten, top three, and first place.

…

After the introduction of the rules.

Two Law Enforcers each took charge of one arena.

The two arenas were called "Arena A" and "Arena B." They were each ruled by a Law Enforcer.

On the A stage.

"Number 4 versus number 01."

A Law Enforcer waved a flag.

Every contestant received a number when they registered.

Chen Yu's number was 44.

In next to no time, the battle on Arena A began.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two youths jumped onto the arena and quickly began to fight.

One of them was in the mid-stage of the Meridian Soothing Realm, while the other was in the early-stage of the Meridian Soothing Realm.

Usually, there was not much suspense in such battles.

Ding ding dang!

The saber and spear exchanged more than ten moves. The youth with the saber forced the spear out of the arena with his stronger inner breath.

"Number 4 wins and gets one point. Number 01 loses and gets one point. "

The Law Enforcer waved the flag expressionlessly.

The blade-wielding youth watched with a smile on his face, while the defeated youth had a depressed look on his face.

At this moment.

There was an uproar on Arena B.

"Get down!"

A chubby youth shook his arm and there was a deep whistling sound of inner breath. He slapped the mid-stage Meridian Soothing Realm youth to the ground.

Plop!

The Meridian Soothing Realm youth's head was bleeding and he fell to the ground.

"It's Huang Yuan!"

Some of the disciples present had fear on their faces.

Defeating the opponent in one move was the style of Huang Yuan, who was ranked seventh in the previous tournament.

Whoosh!

With a victorious smile on her face, Huang Yuan leaped off the stage.

"Senior Brother Huang, that move was really powerful."

Wang Lingyun walked over with a smile on her face and said respectfully.

There was a ferocious man with a yin-yang haircut standing beside them. The terrifying aura on his body made the surrounding disciples move away.

"Hu Yiba, the battle hasn't started yet and your aura is already terrifying."

Huang Yuan said with a smile.

"Hmph! Don't let me meet that kid. "

Hu Yiba's cold and sharp gaze swept across Chen Yu, who stood at the other end of the crowd.