The Third Pavilion Master of the Welcome Pavilion was a position that was recognized as gilded. It had always been in high demand. Even the inner core disciples might not be able to fight for it. If a newcomer like Lin Yi could fight for it, it would indeed be a great benefit.
"The Third Pavilion Master of the Welcome Pavilion?" Shangguan Laner tilted her head and thought for a while, then reluctantly nodded and said, "That's more like it. Grandpa, you can't go back on your words. Let's pinky swear!"
"Okay, let's pinky swear. The old saying that girls are outgoing is really true." Shangguan Tianhua shook his head helplessly and said, "But let's make it clear first. This matter is only between you and me. You can't reveal it to Lin Yi in advance, understand?"
"I know!" Shangguan Laner stuck out her tongue cutely.
A few days later, the annual year-end competition of the inner disciples finally began.
Lin Yi went to the competition venue according to the notice he had just received. This place was not unfamiliar. It was the place where he defeated Su Zhaohe in one move last time, the North Island Arena.
However, to Lin Yi's great surprise, this time the newcomers of the Welcome Pavilion were not only him, but also Meng Tong!
Looking at Meng Tong with flowing white hair in front of him, Lin Yi could not help but be secretly shocked. This guy's strength was actually at the Early-stage of the Gold Core Realm. How was this possible?
If it wasn't for the golden finger that never made a mistake, Lin Yi even couldn't help but wonder if his eyes were playing tricks on him. During this period, Meng Tong and Xu Ling rushed out together, but they rarely met in the Welcome Pavilion. Lin Yi hadn't seen this person for a long time.
However, the last time Xu Lingchong brought people to stop him, Meng Tong was also present. At that time, this guy's strength was only at the Middle-stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Now, less than two months had passed, and he had actually become a master at the Early-stage of the Gold Core Realm. Wasn't this too strange?
Although Lin Yi himself was an abnormal precedent, it was all kinds of adventures and the best quality medicinal pills. There were also all kinds of heaven-defying golden fingers. It couldn't be said that Meng Tong also had so many trump cards, right?
What made Lin Yi even more surprised was that at this moment, Meng Tong was walking with Xu Lingchong. When they talked, they seemed to vaguely mention the word "dual cultivation".
Dual cultivation? Lin Yi was surprised. These two were inseparable, but the problem was that they were both men. Even if Xu Lingchong was erased, he wouldn't be able to get rid of him. At most, he was neither a man nor a woman. He couldn't be considered a woman, right? How were they going to dual cultivate? It was really strange!
In addition, seeing that Meng Tong was also participating in the inner court competition, Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that he was forced to participate in the inner court competition. Even if it was really Xu Lingchong's doing, this Young Master Xu at least had not reached the point where he could cover the sky with one hand. Otherwise, there was no need to let Meng Tong follow him as a foil.
Moreover. In fact, Lin Yi did not have much resistance to this inner court competition. The inner court core disciples were all masters of the Gold Core Stage. This was a rare opportunity for actual combat experience. He couldn't ask for more.
Maybe when the inner court competition was over, the opportunity to break through would come. From then on, he would break through the bottleneck in one fell swoop and become a master of the early Gold Core Stage. That was a great thing!
Arriving at the north island arena, at this time, there were already dozens of people sitting in the surrounding stands. All of them were standing tall and could not be underestimated. These people were obviously masters of the Gold Core Stage.
At this time, there should be no idle people waiting here. Lin Yi guessed that the people present should be the core disciples of the three pavilions who participated in this inner court competition.
Although not all the people had arrived, but at this time, there were at least 70 masters of the Gold Core Stage who had gathered here. In the end, it might even reach 80 or even nearly 100 people.
Any master of the Gold Core Stage would be an elite existence in other sects and forces. The three pavilions deserved to be the behemoth that dominated the entire north island. Such a deep foundation was really not a trivial matter.
In Lin Yi's view, the three pavilions were so powerful that even compared with the top sects in the middle island, they were not the slightest bit inferior. It could be seen that the other four islands of the so-called heaven-stage five islands were definitely not as simple as the subsidiaries of the middle island.
The inner court disciples had not yet arrived. Like the others who had already arrived, Lin Yi simply found an empty seat to sit down and wait. At the same time, he paid attention to the people present. The opponents that he would face next were among these people.
While Lin Yi was observing his opponents, the newcomer competition of the Welcoming Pavilion finally came to an end after a few days of fierce competition.
However, although it was fierce, in fact, there was a clear distinction between the strong and the weak. Even if everyone was on the same starting line when they first came in, after a year of tug-of-war, their strength was already worlds apart.
Even if Lin Yi and Meng Tong, who were monsters in the early stage of the Gold Core Stage, were excluded, the remaining newcomers were still clearly ranked. Taking the newcomers of the Blue Cloud Pavilion as an example, Xiao Ran, Qiao Hongcai, Li Zhengming, and Murong Zhen were all masters in the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage. They were undeniably in the first echelon, followed by the rest of the people.
As a matter of fact, the results of the newcomer competition did not have any surprises. Xiao Ran won the first place without any commotion, while Qiao Hongcai and Murong Zhen were both injured in the fight, and they ended up tied for second place. As for Li Zhengming, he quietly ranked fourth.
With Li Zhengming's true strength and foundation, even if he was not on the same level as Xiao Ran, he was definitely not below Qiao Hongcai and Murong Zhen. It was just that he was afraid of the blood feud that he had, so he did not dare to show off too much and deliberately reserved his strength.
Anyway, as long as he could lock in the top five, he could become an official disciple of the Blue Cloud Pavilion. As for the first place that everyone yearned for, he did not care at all. Other than strength, everything else was illusory.
In the end, Xiao Ran, Qiao Hongcai, Murong Zhen, Li Zhengming, and another newcomer of the Blue Cloud Pavilion became official disciples of the Blue Cloud Pavilion.
As for the other newcomers who failed in the competition, they could only stay in the Welcoming Pavilion to do odd jobs. Newcomers like Cha Wu, who had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, were even more miserable. Long before the Newcomer Competition began, they were sent to Jade Spirit Hall to mine. It was an unspeakable tragedy.
As for the Soaring Sky Pavilion and Mysterious Pavilion, the final results were also uneventful. What was worth mentioning was that the people who came from the common world, Soaring Sky Pavilion's Kang Ming Ming and Zhong Pingliang, Mysterious Pavilion's Dongfang Badao and Lawless Fist, had all successfully become official disciples of their respective sects.
In addition, there was also the Blue Cloud Pavilion's Xiao Ran and Lin Yi, the heaven-defying freak. Putting aside their performance on the other islands, at least in the northern region, the performance of the common world people could be said to be brilliant. They completely trampled on the local newcomers of Sky Tier Island, causing a wave of discussion in the streets, and changing people's perception of the common world quite a bit. (To be continued …)
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