Tut, tut, tut … It's not that simple!
Well, Du Feng admitted that he had been too optimistic before. Because the result in the Sword Pagoda basically reflected a martial artist's combat level. Although it couldn't reflect everything, it was at least 70% to 80% accurate. But now that he heard his master's words, things were not like that.
Some senior disciples who had been in the sect for a long time stopped following their masters because of the Half-Step Heaven Celestial Cultivation Stage. They chose to practice on their own. They might not come back usually, but they would definitely come to the Martial Arts Competition. Because everyone wanted to win the championship in the Martial Arts Competition. Contribution points were not so important to them, but they couldn't miss the opportunity to enter the Cloud Listening Secret Realm.
How could he let it go? Half-Step Heaven Celestials could also enter the Cloud Listening Secret Realm. As long as they hadn't really reached the Heaven Celestial Stage, they wouldn't be rejected by the barrier. In other words, the real strong enemies that Du Feng had to face in the Martial Arts Competition this time were probably the powerhouses in the Half-Step Heaven Celestial Stage.
The most terrible thing about the martial artists in the Half-Step Heaven Celestial Stage was not that their Cultivation was higher than others. In this state, they could already practice the Cultivation Method of the Heaven Celestial Stage. Although they couldn't exert their full power, a part of the power of the Heaven Celestial Stage's Cultivation Method was already very terrifying.
While Du Feng sighed with emotion, he was also a little bit lucky. Fortunately, he had exchanged for the Flying Shadow Flowing Light, the best sword art of the Earth Celestial Stage. Even if he encountered a Cultivation Method of the Heaven Celestial Stage, he could fight it. If he had exchanged for a weaker sword art to save money. Then when facing those martial artists who had reached the Half-Step Heaven Celestial Stage and probably had learned the Cultivation Method of the Heaven Celestial Stage, he was afraid that he would be beaten to a pulp.
He hoped that no one practiced the Defensive Cultivation Method of the Heaven Celestial Stage. Otherwise, he would be in big trouble.
If there was a martial artist in the Half-Step Heaven Celestial Stage who practiced the Saber Technique or Sword Art of the Heaven Celestial Stage, he would at most have high attack power. He could hurt others, and others could hurt him. It mainly depended on his reflexes and actual combat performance. Although they had the advantage, they were not invincible.
But if someone practiced the Defensive Cultivation Method of the Heaven Celestial Stage and encountered an opponent who didn't have strong enough attack power, it would be very fun.
"You three, stop fooling around. Let's go together."
Hong Xiuzhen looked at her three female disciples and was a little worried, because the three of them were too weak in actual combat. Every year, they would be at the bottom of the Martial Arts Competition.
"Master, that might not be the case this time."
Feng Beibei was acting mysteriously, as if she had a secret that she hadn't told her master.
"Alright, I don't expect you to get a good ranking, just don't be at the bottom."
The reason why Hong Xiuzhen said that was because her three precious female disciples not only had terrible results in the past, but they had also lost to outer disciples. It was fine if they were at the bottom of the inner sect disciples. After all, they were girls and their Cultivation level was not high.
However, as an inner disciple, he had learned the Red Leaf Movement Technique and received free Contribution Points every year. It would be too embarrassing to lose to an outer disciple.
The three senior sisters covered their mouths and snickered, not forgetting to look at Du Feng, because Du Feng also knew that secret. The three of them had learned from Du Feng about challenging the sword tower and used three opportunities to earn a lot of Contribution Points on the first floor of the sword tower. They used those Contribution Points to exchange for a good Sword Art and had been practicing it hard. They definitely wouldn't be so embarrassing in the Martial Arts Competition.
The reason why they didn't tell Hong Xiuzhen was that they wanted to give their master a surprise. Logically speaking, it wouldn't be a problem for Junior Brother Du to enter the top ten. If they could also get a good result, their master would also be proud, and the Red Leaf Hall wouldn't be laughed at this year.
Uh … Seeing the three senior sisters snickering, Du Feng was also speechless. He thought to himself that the three of them were really brave. Inner disciples had lost to outer disciples, but they could still laugh. Although they had practiced the Sword Art this time, fighting with a martial artist was different from challenging the sword tower.
The attacks of the swordmen in the sword tower had a pattern. After understanding the situation, it naturally wasn't difficult. However, martial artists were alive, and the situation in the arena was ever-changing. Hopefully, the three of them had practiced some real skills. If they were defeated by outer disciples again, they would be embarrassed. Not only would their master, Hong Xiuzhen, be embarrassed, but Du Feng, their junior brother, would also be embarrassed.
Just like that, the few of them chatted and laughed as they arrived at the martial arts arena. There were already many people here. Other than the participating disciples, a large group of outer disciples had also come to watch the show. Even some odd-job workers had put down what they were doing and came to watch the show.
Because all the inner disciples were participating in the competition, they had seats. But it was different for outer disciples. Other than the 50 people who were selected to participate, the rest had to stand. As for those odd-job workers who couldn't even be considered disciples, not only did they have to stand, but they also had to stand on the periphery. Because they would be despised, they could only stand on the periphery and watch.
Du Feng shook his head. He knew that it wasn't easy for those odd-job workers to get by. Actually, Zhao Shixiong had started as a odd-job worker and slowly became an outer disciple. This time, he could be considered to have brought a small surprise. He actually became one of the top 50 outer disciples and was fortunate enough to participate in the Martial Arts Competition.
There were four Elders and 16 Hall Masters in the Yuxian School. Other than the strange Red Leaf Hall, there were only four inner disciples. The other Elders all had dozens of disciples. However, there were less than two hundred of them in total.
The Hall Masters had more disciples. Each of them had more than 100 disciples. In total, there were more than 1,000, close to 2,000. But compared to the vast number of outer court disciples, it was nothing. After all, the Yuxian School occupied an entire mountain and its scale was not small.
Du Feng glanced around. There were tens of thousands of outer disciples standing inside and outside the competition grounds. There were also many people who, because they couldn't squeeze in, simply stood on the passageway outside. There were also people who climbed up the trees to watch. If it was any other time, a dignified Immortal Sect disciple would definitely be laughed at to death if he climbed up a tree.
But this time was different, because it was the Grand Martial Arts Competition of the entire sect. Everyone who usually knew or didn't know were all here. Especially those whose names were on the Sword Pagoda List. Everyone wanted to take the opportunity to get to know them and see how strong they were.
"Look, that's Senior Brother Du Feng."
"Yeah, he's so handsome. I heard that he got first place on the first and second floor of the Sword Pagoda. He even erased Uncle Wei's name. "
The outer disciples discussed animatedly. With someone taking the lead, everyone followed to the area where Du Feng was. He was sitting on the seats of the Red Leaf Hall. When the outer disciples looked over, they naturally saw the three Senior Sisters and Master Hong Xiuzhen.
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