As long as he had the Foundation Breaking Pill, Meng Jueguang believed that breaking through to the middle stage of the Foundation Breaking Stage would be a matter of course. There would not be any obstacles. At that time, he would be able to take over the position of the Third Pavilion Master of the Welcome Pavilion!
Not mentioning how smug Meng Jueguang was, after Lin Yi returned to his cave, he entered the space within the jade pendant to cultivate and stabilize his strength. The night passed uneventfully.
The next morning, all the newcomers gathered in the main hall. Their faces were filled with excitement and nervousness that could not be concealed.
This was because from today onwards, after a month of adaptation, they would officially enter the stage. From today onwards, there would only be one theme left in the Welcome Pavilion, and that was competition!
According to the rules that had been the same for the past few years, from the second month onwards, the newcomers from the Three Pavilions would begin a cruel and intense ranking competition. Every newcomer around them would become each other's competitors. They would either step on each other or be stepped on by each other. Other than that, there was no third possibility.
If you were strong enough, then even if you were the most inconspicuous newcomer from the Blue Cloud Pavilion, you could still challenge the number one seeded disciple from the Soaring Sky Pavilion and step on him. Then, you could take all the best cultivation resources for yourself.
On the other hand, if your strength was too weak, then even if you were a disciple from the Soaring Sky Pavilion with a strong background, you would only be a stepping stone for others. In the following days in the Welcome Pavilion, you could only endure the worst cultivation resources. From then on, you would never be able to rise again.
At the end of the day, the cultivation world had always followed the law of the jungle. Even the relatively gentle Welcome Pavilion would only follow the law of the jungle. There were no exceptions. The only consideration was that there would be some restrictions when competing with each other, so that no lives would be lost. That was all.
Regarding this, after a month of adaptation, all the newcomers were already mentally prepared. Whether it was the strong or the weak, they already knew what they would face. However, when the Pavilion Master, Hu Yunfeng, went on stage and said his first sentence, the entire audience was in an uproar.
"In response to the Elders' call to comprehensively improve the strength of the newcomers, from this year onwards, the Welcome Pavilion will cancel the ranking competition system. Replacing it will be a more comprehensive and fair newcomer assessment. All newcomers, please prepare yourselves. The specific assessment rules can be found on the announcement board. "
What? Abolish the ranking system?
There was an uproar among the rookies. Many of them had been preparing for the ranking competition for the past month. Some of them had even thought of which opponents they would challenge. As for those like Meng Tong and Lin Yi who had a grudge against each other, they had already announced that they would avenge themselves in the qualifier.
Who would have thought that the ranking competition, which had been the traditional mechanism of the Welcome Pavilion for the past few decades, would be canceled?
And when Hu Yunfeng ordered someone to post up the rules of the announcement that had been written long ago, there was a flurry of discussion among the rookies.
Lin Yi and the others squeezed forward and glanced at it. This newcomer assessment had a total of six segments. The assessment involved pressure, defense, spirit herbs, spirit beasts, actual combat, and many other aspects. The assessment would last for five months. Points would be assessed at every stage of the assessment, and the final ranking would be based on the accumulated points.
Indeed, as Hu Yunfeng had said, this Newcomer Assessment was much more comprehensive than the previous simple and crude ranking competition.
However, there was a very important point that quickly attracted the attention of Lin Yi and the others.
This Newcomer Assessment. The newcomers from the three pavilions were actually ranked separately!
The top three of each pavilion would receive a Foundation Establishment Pill or Foundation Establishment Barrier Breaking Pill, and the fourth to tenth place would receive three spirit jades. After the tenth place, there was nothing.
This reward rule, other than the reallocation of cave dwellings according to the ranking, and the top three being able to choose the medicinal pill, was almost the same as the Newcomer Assessment in the back mountain two days ago!
Logically speaking. Just like the previous Newcomer Assessment, this kind of rule was a good thing for the naturally weak Blue Cloud Pavilion rookies. After all, they were generally weak. If they were to compete with the Rushing Sky Pavilion and Mysterious Pavilion rookies, they could forget about obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill or Foundation Establishment Barrier Breaking Pill.
But don't forget, this Newcomer Assessment had a crucial difference compared to the Newcomer Assessment in the back mountain. Its ranking would directly affect the allocation of cave dwellings!
According to the rules of the previous years, even if it was a new disciple from the Clear Cloud Pavilion, as long as they were strong enough, they would be able to obtain the best cultivation resources, including the cave dwelling. And for someone like Lin Yi who was strong enough, he could even obtain the cave dwelling at the peak of the mountain!
However, if it was changed to this Newcomer Assessment, although it might be a blessing for the weak, it was equivalent to naturally erasing the chance of them surpassing the Rushing Sky Pavilion and Mysterious Pavilion rookies!
In other words, for a Blue Cloud Pavilion rookie like Lin Yi, no matter how strong he was, he could no longer hope for the first cave dwelling on the mountain top. Even if he could easily crush his opponent, it would be useless. The first cave dwelling on the mountain top should belong to Rushing Sky Pavilion, and it would forever belong to Rushing Sky Pavilion. The newcomers of Blue Cloud Pavilion should never think of touching it!
In the previous ranking competition, the newcomers of the three pavilions were all at the same starting line. What kind of cultivation resources they could obtain, it was entirely up to their own strength to fight for it. It was basically considered fair. However, this time's Newcomer Assessment, although there were a lot of tricks and it looked more scientific, in fact, it was naturally biased towards the newcomers of Rushing Sky Pavilion!
This was the so-called fairer Newcomer Assessment! Lin Yi couldn't help but sneer. Although he had no interest in the first cave dwelling on the mountain top, at this moment, his heart still gave birth to a sense of annoyance.
"This assessment is clearly biased towards the newcomers of Rushing Sky Pavilion. Even if their strength is bad, they can still sit back and enjoy the best cave dwelling without any worries. Pavilion Master Hu, do you still have the face to claim that this is fair?" Qiao Hongcai suddenly shouted.
He was a straightforward person who hated evil. On the first day he came to the Welcome Pavilion, he dared to question the injustice. At this time, naturally, he would not shrink back.
And his doubt not only resonated with some of the newcomers of Blue Cloud Pavilion, but even these old men of Mysterious Pavilion also responded. Among them, Dongfang Badao and a few others were the most indignant.
The reason was very simple. Compared with the newcomers of Blue Cloud Pavilion who were naturally weak, these old men of Mysterious Pavilion were generally tyrannical. If they could challenge across pavilions, they had enough confidence to pull down these second generation cultivators of Rushing Sky Pavilion.
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