Zhao Hai didn't know about Han Buli's movements. Although he installed silver needles on Han Buli's body, the moment Han Buli entered the small building, the silver needles had already left him.
Zhao Hai was very clear that Han Buli wouldn't go to the Rare Metals Branch for no reason. This place must have a secret relationship with the Dark Department. If this was the case, then the silver needles would be discovered. Zhao Hai would rather not know what Han Buli was doing than take this risk.
At the same time, Zhao Hai was preparing for the Great Competition. There was only a month left before the Great Competition, so Zhao Hai needed to prepare for it.
These days, Zhao Hai has been practicing inside the Space. He wasn't practicing how to kill enemies, he was practicing how to act. If he wanted to get a middle rank in the Outer Court Great Competition, then he would need to act well. Otherwise, he would be seen through by others.
If others knew what Zhao Hai was doing, then they would certainly vomit blood in anger. Others would go all out to practice before the Great Competition in order to maintain their best condition. However, Zhao Hai was actually studying how to act.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed. In this month, Han Buli didn't come to Zhao Hai. He only sent a jade sword message to Zhao Hai. However, Zhao Hai knew that someone was inquiring about him. He didn't care about it. The matter of him joining Zhang Feng was still unknown. There were only three people who knew about this matter, Zhang Feng, Zhang Hao, and Elder Hu. Since Zhang Hao and Elder Hu had joined Zhang Feng, it was impossible for them to speak about this matter. Therefore, the matter between Zhao Hai and Zhang Feng could be kept a secret.
A month had passed, and there was only less than a week left until the Outer Court Great Competition. On this day, Zhao Hai was studying how to act in the Space. Suddenly, the transmission formation in the valley lit up, and Zhang Hao appeared in it.
Zhao Hai quickly came out of the Space and greeted Zhang Hao. He cupped his fist and said, "I've seen Senior Brother Zhang. Senior Brother Zhang, why did you come?"
It had been four days since Zhang Hao came. Normally, Zhang Hao would come in a few days, but Zhao Hai didn't expect him to come at this time.
Zhang Hao smiled faintly and said, "It's just that the Grand Competition is about to begin. Eldest Senior Brother was worried, so he sent me to check on you. Right, this is for you. This is a map of all the formations that Eldest Senior Brother found. He spent a lot of effort to find these things, so you have to use them well."
Zhao Hai's face lit up as he took the jade slip from Zhang Hao's hand. The two walked towards the immortal cave. While walking, Zhang Hao said, "Elder Brother told me to pass on a message to you. He said that these formation diagrams are for you, but you still have to focus on cultivation. For cultivators, cultivation is the foundation. Elder Brother also said that if it's too difficult to decompose and synthesize these things, you can make less of them. Don't delay your cultivation time."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Yes. Senior Brother Zhang, please tell Senior Brother that I know what to do. After the Great Competition, I want to give Senior Brother a gift."
Zhang Hao stared and said, "Give Senior Brother a gift? What do you want to give him? "
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Right now, it's just an idea. Let's talk about it after I make it." Then he led Zhang Hao into the immortal cave and sat down.
Zhang Hao frowned as he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Zhao Hai, don't mess around. Senior Brother doesn't lack anything. If you delay Senior Brother's matters or delay your cultivation, then Senior Brother won't let you off."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Senior Brother Zhang, rest assured. I know what I'm doing."
Zhang Hao looked at Zhao Hai and didn't say anything else. He just nodded and said, "Since you said so, then I won't interfere. How are you preparing for the competition?" Zhao Hai nodded.
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Rest assured, I'm already prepared. I'm just waiting for the Great Competition. I guarantee that I won't be the last, nor will I be the highest."
Zhang Hao nodded, then he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "You have to grasp this propriety. Senior Brother won't treat you unfairly."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "I don't know how Senior Brother is doing. Did he manage to recruit some people? "
When Zhang Hao heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "He managed to recruit some people, but it was all done in secret. Moreover, they aren't experts. You should know that Senior Brother is only the strongest inner disciple. Compared to the top ten core disciples, he's still lacking a lot. This is Senior Brother's biggest weakness."
Zhao Hai frowned and said, "Why didn't Senior Brother become a core disciple? As long as he becomes a core disciple, and has the identity of a core disciple, he can openly confront those core disciples? "
Zhang Hao shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. Little Hai, you don't know about the Black Tiger Gang's situation. In the Black Tiger Gang, every core disciple has the support of a Great Clan or a Great Influence. These Great Clans' influence in the Black Tiger Gang is intertwined, it wouldn't be easy to move them. On the surface, it seems like the Black Tiger Gang is still under the control of the Great Clans. These Great Clans are too powerful, they are already vaguely trying to take over the Black Tiger Gang."
Zhang Hao paused for a moment before continuing, "The Black Tiger Gang's current leader is Senior Brother's Martial Uncle, Senior Brother's Master. When Senior Brother was still a Transcendence Expert, he was plotted against by the Raging Flame Sect. Since then, the person responsible for teaching Senior Brother is the current leader. Although the two of them aren't master and disciple in name, they are master and disciple in reality. Therefore, Senior Brother doesn't want to see the leader restrained by the big families. Therefore, he decided to confront the top ten core disciples."
Zhao Hai nodded. This kind of thing wasn't strange. In a big gang, there would naturally be some internal forces. When these forces reach a certain level, they would be unable to get rid of them. It's even possible for them to become the masters. This wasn't strange at all.
Now, the internal strife of the Black Tiger Gang seemed to have reached a climax. The big families weren't obedient and established their own factions. They also disobeyed the leader's orders. Of course, the leader wasn't willing to be controlled and become a puppet. In this way, conflicts arose between the two sides and they began to use their own methods. The struggle between Zhang Feng and the top ten core disciples was a struggle between the leader and the big families.
Zhang Hao sighed and said, "The leader originally wanted to divide the big families and rope in a few of them to deal with the others. Unexpectedly, the big families were surprisingly united when it came to the leader. The leader's method didn't work. In the end, he could only push Senior Brother Zhang out to raise his status."
Zhao also sighed. He could imagine how difficult it was for Zhang Feng. It was difficult for those big families to openly confront the Gang Leader, so their influence must be very big. In this case, Zhang Feng had to fight against the ten core disciples who were supported by those big families. He was afraid that it was hard for him to imagine how difficult it would be for Zhang Feng.
Zhang Hao replied, "Little Hai, your appearance is very important to Senior Brother Zhang, even to the entire Black Tiger Gang. Because of this, Senior Brother Zhang arranged for you to come here. He didn't want you to be in the limelight, he didn't want others to know about you. This way, you can display your full potential." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Little Hai, your appearance is very important.
Zhao Hai nodded. The situation of the Black Tiger Gang was different from the Hundred Treasures Realm. Back in the Hundred Treasures Realm, Zhao Hai could boldly turn all the trash in the Hundred Treasures Realm into materials. This was because of the Hundred Treasures Realm's unprecedented unity. However, this wasn't the case with the Black Tiger Gang. The Black Tiger Gang's situation was very special. They weren't united. If other forces knew that he had the ability to turn trash into materials, they would certainly try to win him over. And if they couldn't win him over, then the first thing they would do would be to kill him. If they couldn't use him, then they wouldn't let him be used by others.
Zhang Feng wanted Zhao Hai to be low-key because he didn't want others to discover his differences. This wouldn't be good for Zhao Hai. Therefore, Zhang Feng would rather let others know that Zhao Hai offended him. He didn't want Zhao Hai to be hunted down by the big families.
Zhang Hao chatted with Zhao Hai for a while before leaving. After Zhang Hao left, Zhao Hai fell into contemplation. He was very confused about the future of the Black Tiger Gang. This was because he didn't know what would happen to the Black Tiger Gang in the future.
The Black Tiger Gang was now in a mess. There was constant infighting within the gang, and there were strong enemies outside. If this continued, then the Black Tiger Gang would be very troublesome in the future. It might even weaken, which was something Zhao didn't want to see.
However, Zhao Hai didn't have any way to change this situation. If he was in the lower realms, then he could use his strength to change the rules and make the Great Clans behave. However, this was the Cultivation Realm. His strength wasn't at the peak of the Cultivation Realm. He was even worried that the Space might be discovered. In this case, how could he change the Black Tiger Gang?
After thinking for a while, Zhao Hai couldn't think of anything. In the end, he shook his head and gave up on thinking about it. He understood that the reason why he couldn't think of anything was because he wasn't strong enough. In the eyes of the Black Tiger Gang, Zhao Hai was just a banished slave. If the other members of the Black Tiger Gang were to know that he wanted to change the Black Tiger Gang, then they would laugh their heads off.
After thinking about this, Zhao Hai couldn't help but laugh. He shook his head and no longer thought about these things. His body flashed and returned to the Space. Then he continued to study his acting skills.
Seven days passed by in a blink of an eye. Today was the day of the Black Tiger Gang's Outer Court Great Competition. On this day, even a banished disciple like Zhao Hai would have to participate. Because of this, Zhao Hai went from Never-Seen Valley to the servant hall managed by Elder Hu.
Elder Hu didn't need to participate in the competition this time because he was originally an Inner Court Disciple. Later on, because his cultivation didn't make any progress, he could only be an Elder. With his status, it was naturally impossible for him to participate in the Outer Court Competition.
Elder Hu already knew that Zhao Hai would participate, so when he saw Zhao Hai, he wasn't surprised. He just nodded to Zhao Hai and said, "You are an Outer Court Disciple, go and participate in the Great Competition. If your results are good, then you can leave this place. If your results aren't good, then you will have to come back. During the Great Competition, I will send some servant disciples to take over Never-Seen Valley." Zhao Hai complied, then turned around and flew away. Elder Hu waved his hand and five servant disciples stood beside him. These five servant disciples bitterly entered the transmission formation. With a flash of white light, they went to Never-Seen Valley.
The location of the Black Tiger Gang's Outer Court Great Competition was on a mountain in the Black Tiger Gang's territory. This mountain was called the Traveling Mountain. This mountain didn't have any minerals, nor did it grow anything. The mountain was filled with stones. Aside from stones, it seemed like there was nothing else on this mountain. Later, when the Black Tiger Gang saw this situation, they simply sent people to transform some of the stones on the mountain into stone platforms. These stone platforms could be used for martial arts competitions, but they could also be used for martial arts competitions. The stone platforms were big and small. The big ones were a thousand square meters, while the small ones were just like small stools.
In the beginning, this stone platform was used as the Black Tiger Gang's internal deathmatch arena. But later on, the gang banned the deathmatch arena. So, this place slowly became the exclusive venue for the Great Competition. The Great Competition of the Odd Job Disciples, Outer Sect Great Competition, and Inner Sect Great Competition were all held on this stone platform. Only the Great Competition of the Core Disciples was not held here.
When the Great Competition was held on this stone platform, other people were allowed to come and watch. Even if you were a servant disciple, you could still come and watch.
Because the Black Tiger Gang had a lot of Outer Court Disciples, this time's Great Competition would be held for a total of fifteen days. It was an elimination system, and the opponents would be decided by drawing lots. A total of fifty groups would compete. Every year's Great Competition was a rare event for the Black Tiger Gang.
When Zhao Hai arrived at the Traveling Mountain, there was already a sea of people here. There were only a few stone platforms at the top of the mountain that had numbers written on them. Outer Court Disciples could go to these stone platforms and draw lots. The lot would indicate which group they were in and which number they were in. When the time came for the competition, they would first have to compete in their own group. Once they defeated their group, they would then enter the Great Competition.
Zhao Hai was assigned to group five, number seventy-eight. Zhao Hai didn't pay much attention to this number. After receiving his number, he found a stone platform and sat down, waiting for his name to be called.
Soon, all the Outer Court Disciples received their number. The Great Competition was about to begin. Before the Great Competition, the Outer Court Elder Steward appeared. This Outer Court Elder Steward was nominally in charge of all the Outer Court Disciples. He had a lot of power, but in fact, the number of people he could manage was not many. After the Black Tiger Gang had developed for so many years, the Outer Court Disciples of the Black Tiger Gang had slowly formed small groups. Behind these small groups, one could faintly see the shadows of some Inner Court Disciples. And behind these Inner Court Disciples were the support of various major powers or core disciples. An Outer Court Elder Steward really didn't dare to manage these people.
However, he was nominally still the Outer Court Elder Steward. Therefore, today's Great Competition of the Outer Court Elders would be hosted by him. The current Outer Court Elder Steward of the Black Tiger Gang was surnamed Guan and named Chen. He had a head full of white hair and a face full of smiles. He looked like a very amiable person.
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