At the Heaven Dragon Palace's dueling plaza:
On this day, when the sun rose, the surroundings were already crowded with people.
The number of disciples from the Inner and Outer Halls was uncountable. They gathered in groups of three to five around the fighting arena.
Back then, Xiao Chen and a group of large clan disciples took the core disciple test together at this place.
Today, the heaven-class core disciple competition would also take place here.
The heaven-class core disciple competition was a major event for the Heaven Dragon Palace. Be it the core disciples in closed-door cultivation or wandering outside, they would not let go of this opportunity.
If they missed this opportunity, the next one would be three years later.
Even if they knew that they could not compete for a spot, if they performed well, they would still be able to obtain extraordinary rewards.
More importantly, they would be able to account for themselves with a clear conscience.
If they did not even have the courage to participate and were afraid of getting injured, they could forget about being a core disciple.
Aside from watching the excitement, the outer and inner palace disciples wanted to see what they could learn from the core disciples.
Normally, there were only about one thousand core disciples in the entire sect.
However, today, all the core disciples, whether in closed-door cultivation or traveling outside on missions, would be present.
It would not be an exaggeration to describe the heaven-class core disciple competition as one in ten thousand.
The intensity of the competition would definitely require everyone to bring out their full potential. They would definitely be able to observe many consummate techniques that were rarely seen. "Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! "
Just at this moment, many strong auras came. Many core disciples escorted Yi Qianyun up from the foot of the mountain.
There were hundreds of people following behind him, like stars surrounding the moon.
After several years of hard work, Yi Qianyun had managed to form a small faction among the core disciples, with him as the leader.
Normally, these followers used Yi Qianyun's name to suppress the other disciples.
Yi Qianyun reaped the benefits and was happy to see them succeed. By relying on the chain of benefits, he firmly tied this group of people together, with Yi Qianyun at the center.
As long as Yi Qianyun's strength continued to increase, they would be able to gain even more benefits by following him. They would rise or fall together.
There were many similar factions among the core disciples.
The Heaven Dragon Palace Elders did not object to this. As long as they did not go overboard, they would even encourage the core disciples to do so.
This resulted in the competition among the core disciples becoming increasingly intense.
He wanted to let those disciples who didn't have a chance to learn about the cruelty of the world in advance, and from there, they would have to compete even more fiercely.
Yi Qianyun was a famous person. He had become famous many years ago. Before he advanced to Holy Venerate, he could already fight across realms.
Now that Xiao Chen was a Great Perfection middle-stage Holy Venerate, he was a popular candidate for the heaven-class core disciple position.
"Yi Qianyun is here!"
"This lineup is as big as ever. As expected of a veteran core disciple, he has so many supporters."
"Strange, why don't I see Zhang Yunxuan beside him?"
"Hahaha! Are you talking about that Zhang Yunxuan? I heard that he ran into trouble and got locked up in the Blood Dragon Guards' dungeon. Yi Qianyun tried to fish them out several times but failed. "
"Hehe, this idea is really unlucky."
Although the many inner palace disciples and outer palace disciples who knew of Yi Qianyun acknowledged his strength, they did not like him.
If this person really obtained a spot in the heaven-class core disciple selection, many people would be upset.
Right at this time, another two groups of people came. The leaders were respectively Fang Tianyi and Qin Yan.
These two were disciples of large clans, possessing True Dragon bloodlines and outstanding talent. They had taken heaven-class Elders as their masters.
In less than half a year, these two each gained their own territory. The number of people around them was no less than Yi Qianyun's.
It looked like these two also knew about the core disciple competition. It was not just a competition between individuals. It also depended on how many supporters one had.
Otherwise, when one went out and got into a conflict, it would be hard to avoid being outnumbered.
When Yi Qianyun saw the two appear, he frowned slightly, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
In less than half a year, these two's improvements already made him feel threatened.
"Senior Brother Yi, this is a heaven-class core disciple competition, not a group fight. What is the meaning of bringing such a large group of people over? Could it be that you think that you can become a heaven-class core disciple with more people? "
Fang Tianyi looked at the large group of people behind Yi Qianyun and mocked with a smile.
Qin Yan smiled faintly and said, "Perhaps Senior Brother Yi thinks differently from us. After all, you are already a veteran core disciple. If you do not advance to heaven-class core disciple soon, you will not have any more chances. It is hard to avoid doing something out of line."
"Hahaha! I understand! I understand!"
Fang Tianyi and Qin Yan echoed each other, angering the group of people behind Yi Qianyun.
On the other hand, Yi Qianyun's expression did not change. He said indifferently, "They are just proud of themselves for a moment. They are just good at talking. There is no need to bother with them."
As time passed, more and more core disciples appeared in the dueling plaza.
However, this dueling plaza was extremely vast, large enough to accommodate one hundred thousand people. Hence, it did not seem crowded.
Furthermore, this was without activating the spatial formation. If the spatial formation was activated, it could easily accommodate one million people.
"Whoosh!"
At this moment, a black-clothed, cold-looking young man with a long sword in his hand gradually appeared.
This youth looked thin and skinny. He was not old, but he had a weather-beaten face.
A strange aura surrounded this youth, prompting others to retreat automatically, not wanting to stand with him.
"It's Zhang Ye! Senior Brother Zhang!"
Someone among the inner palace disciples exclaimed in shock when he recognized this person.
"It really is Senior Brother Zhang. Didn't they say that something unexpected happened to him when he went to the Snow Domain to carry out a mission?"
"I heard that he already qualified to become a heaven-class core disciple the previous time. However, something unexpected happened. Many people thought that he died."
"Senior Brother Zhang is actually still alive?"
When the black-clad man who suddenly appeared was recognized, he immediately caused a huge commotion.
The newly promoted disciples felt confused. The expressions of the many older-generation core disciples changed slightly.
This was especially so for Yi Qianyun, who felt incredibly shocked. "To think that he is still alive …"
Back then, Yi Qianyun had risen up among the core disciples precisely because of Zhang Ye's accident, gaining his current position.
Yi Qianyun simply did not expect this person to appear again.
Yi Qianyun had many doubts. However, since Yi Qianyun appeared here, that meant that he had already obtained the sect's approval and was qualified to compete for the heaven-class core disciple position.
"Junior Brother Yi, you have improved in the three years since we last met."
Zhang Ye suddenly turned his head back and looked at Yi Qianyun. Then, he smiled coldly.
Yi Qianyun's heart trembled as a chill assaulted him. He took a long time to dispel the fear in his heart. Then, he said calmly, "Senior Brother Zhang, it has been a long time."
So what if you are back? I am no longer who I was three years ago. Even if you are back, the heaven-class core disciple position is still mine!
"Senior Brother Zhang!"
Whoosh! "
Just at this moment, several strong auras appeared in the dueling plaza. No one expected so many experts to be hidden among the core disciples.
If not for Zhang Ye's appearance, these people would not have exposed themselves.
These people were rather old and had only one chance. If they failed this time, they would not be qualified to compete for the heaven-class core disciple position in this life.
Hence, these people usually kept a low profile, unlike Yi Qianyun.
Immediately, the newly promoted core disciples, like Qin Yan and Fang Tianyi, could not help raising their opinion of this Zhang Ye.
Zhang Ye's sudden appearance not only incited discussion among the many core disciples but also drew out a group of strong, low-profile, veteran core disciples.
This made the situation even more confusing. "Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! "
A wisp of Sword Intent and a bolt of lightning descended from the sky at almost the exact same time as each other.
"Clang!" Xiao Jinyu landed on the plaza and looked around coldly. Then, his gaze landed on the figure materialized of lightning across from him.
This figure wore white robes, and his long hair draped over his shoulders. His delicate face showed no expression.
This was the White Robed Xiao Chen, the famous White Robed Xiao Chen of the Dragon's Gate's seven outer palaces.
Although the two appeared at the same time, everyone's gazes were fixed on Xiao Chen, just like Xiao Jinyu's. "Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! "
Countless people stared at Xiao Chen, wanting to see the legendary white-clad bladesman who destroyed Rakshasa Tian's clone with one saber strike and saved the Flame Dragon Legion by himself.
At this gathering of dragons, be it Xiao Jinyu, Yi Qianyun, Zhang Ye, or the other low-profile core disciples, they all had the same image in their eyes.
At this moment, all of them had the same image in their eyes.
A person's name was like a tree's shadow.
Only Xiao Chen received such treatment.
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