Leng Tianzheng smiled faintly, and looked meaningfully at the Beichen Peak's lord, who was like a block of wood. He said, "Junior sister Chu's news is as fast as ever. However, the core disciple competition this time is more exciting than before. You'll know once you continue watching. Whether Zhang Lie will be able to take first place is still unknown."
Everyone did not understand what Leng Tianzheng meant. Could it be that with a peak Earth Ranked Saber Technique, he would not be able to obtain the first rank?
A black warship slowly flew over from the horizon. With a 'sou' sound, it landed on the drill grounds.
"The people from Tianyue Peak are here. Indeed, Tianyue Peak is still as strong as before. There are actually more than a hundred inner disciples participating in the exam."
"Looks like the first rank will be taken away by Tianyue Peak again."
"There is another warship flying over from that direction. The people from Beichen Peak are coming."
"The people from Jade Maiden Peak are here as well. There are so many female disciples."
Soon, aside from Qingyun Peak's Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng, the disciples of the other five peaks all disembarked on their warships. They stood at the side and formed five formations.
Of the five formations, Tianyue Peak had the most people. These Tianyue Peak inner disciples looked at the disciples of the other peaks with arrogance on their faces. They seemed very pleased with themselves, as though the core disciple exam was already in their bag.
Zhang Lie, who was in the crowd, had a calm expression on his face. He swept his gaze across all the participants of the inner disciple exam, observing the situation of his competitors.
With one glance, most of these people were early Inferior Grade Martial Grand Masters. A small portion of them were middle Inferior Grade Martial Grand Masters. Only a few of them were peak Martial Grand Masters.
These people were worthy of his attention. However, when cultivators were of the same cultivation realm, they would compete on Martial Techniques and actual combat experience.
Zhang Lie's combat experience was already very plentiful even before he ascended the mountain. In the vicinity of Yunyang City, if not a hundred cultivators had died at his hands, there were at least dozens.
In the battles between the big clans in the city, Zhang Lie often fought on the frontlines. In terms of combat experience, he definitely had more than these Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples. He had a clear advantage.
If it was a competition of martial techniques, his advantage was even more obvious. The Lingyun Saber Technique was originally a top-notch Earth-tier saber technique. However, because it was difficult to learn and lacked three moves, it was demoted to an Earth-tier Earth-tier saber technique.
Now that he had cultivated it to the Greater Mastery Stage, and had even comprehended the sixteenth move, he had an overwhelming advantage over these people.
Seems like there's no pressure on me to get first place this time, Zhang Lie thought to himself. But at this moment, he felt a blazing gaze, as sharp as the edge of a blade, piercing through the air and shooting towards him.
Zhang Lie looked in the direction of that gaze and saw an ordinary-looking cultivator. When he used his perception to check, he could not help but be astonished. How could a person with such an intense gaze only be an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master?
How could an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master appear in the core disciple exam? Zhang Lie thought suspiciously in his heart. At this moment of doubt, when he raised his head to look for the owner of the Dao Gaze, he could not find him.
Mu Heng, who was in the crowd, withdrew his gaze and smiled faintly. His aura was completely gone. His squarish, ordinary face was no different from a passerby in the crowd. It was very ordinary, without any fluctuations.
That gaze seemed to have never appeared at all. Zhang Lie looked around, trying to find the owner of that gaze.
The gaze came from the Beichen Peak disciples. There was a total of twenty Beichen Peak disciples participating in the core disciple exam.
Logically speaking, if he had seen that person before, he should have been able to find that person among these twenty people easily with his memory.
However, the current situation was very strange. He counted the twenty people one by one, but he could not find the Beichen Peak disciple who was only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master.
Could I be hallucinating? After a long time, Zhang Lie could not help but suspect that it was his own doing. His emotions became restless for a moment.
"Junior Brother Zhang, are you alright?!" When a Tianyue Peak Senior Brother saw that Zhang Lie was distracted, he asked out of goodwill, "Don't lose your composure before the big battle."
Zhang Lie recovered his wits and thought to himself, I was indeed overly concerned. Who cares what gaze it is? When the time comes, we will meet again. I just have to keep an eye on it.
"Thank you, Senior Brother. That's right, Senior Brother Wu Bing, you have participated in the core disciple exam before. Can you tell me how the exam will be conducted later?" Zhang Lie cupped his hands in thanks and changed the topic.
Although Zhang Lie was a newly promoted inner disciple of Tianyue Peak, his talent and strength were not to be underestimated. His future would be limitless.
Wu Bing had interjected because he wanted to befriend Zhang Lie. When he heard the question, he immediately told him what he knew.
"The core disciple exam is split into the foundational stage and the arena battles. The foundational stage is different every year, so I do not know what will be tested in the foundational stage.
"The arena battles have not changed every year. The cultivators who passed the foundational stage will fight against each other, leaving only the top fifty inner disciples. I heard that the sect will reward the top ten inner disciples.
"In the end, there is one more battle. It is between the last fifty inner disciples. Everyone has to choose a person to fight against. If they lose, they will lose their core disciple status."
Zhang Lie nodded, "So that's how it is. I wonder what will be tested in the foundational stage this year?"
For some reason, the chief examiner sent by the Main Hall had not come down yet. The group of people had been standing under the scorching sun for a long time. Gradually, they started to get impatient.
"What's going on? Why isn't it starting yet? The sun is making me dizzy!"
"Haha, I am fine. I cultivate a fire-attributed Cultivation Technique. The longer I stay under the sun, the more boring it is to wait. What exactly is going on? Do you guys know?"
"Not everyone is here yet. If not, the chief examiner will not come."
"Who is so troublesome? He is putting on airs. He actually wants so many of us to wait for him."
"It seems like the people from Qingyun Peak are not here yet. I heard that Qingyun Peak recently accepted a very powerful inner disciple. He defeated Quick Saber Lin Feng in one move."
"Is that true? Lin Feng's strength is within the top ten of all the core disciples."
As the group of people spoke, a black dot appeared in the eastern sky. The black dot slowly grew larger. When everyone saw it clearly, they discovered that it was a huge Green Bird.
Liu Suifeng was very bad at piloting the Green Bird. Xiao Chen was not prepared at all. After he flew for a long time, he realized that he was flying in the wrong direction.
Liu Suifeng looked at the drill grounds on the ground and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He smiled, "Brother Ye, we are definitely right this time. Look at the expressions of the people on the ground when they look at us. You can see how excited they are."
Ye Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense and immediately heard what the group of people on the ground said. He was speechless, "They are very excited. However, they are very excited when they scold us."
"Xiu!"
The Green Bird flapped its wings and slowly landed on the flat ground of the drill grounds. Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng immediately jumped down. The two of them were rather thick-skinned. They ignored the gazes of the crowd. "Bang! Bang!
Bang! "
Not long after Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng landed, three grey-robed old men jumped down from a tall platform in the distance. They created three shockwaves in the air and glided for a few hundred meters before landing firmly on the ground.
A middle-aged man with a square face walked out from the three of them. He was a peak Martial Saint and had a flourishing aura. The light in his eyes was withdrawn as he swept his gaze across the crowd. Everyone felt a slight pressure.
"I am your chief examiner. This year's exam is the same as the previous years. It will be split into the foundational stage and the arena battles," the middle-aged man with a square face said in a deep voice. His voice was very loud; everyone could hear him clearly.
"Dang! Dang dang! "
The chief examiner waved his hand and the two people beside him took out black rocks that were as tall as a person from their Spatial Rings. Soon, a stone forest appeared in the drill grounds. There were no patterns on the surface of the rocks; it gave off a calm and grand atmosphere.
"The first stage will test your strength. You need to use your saber to break apart one of these rocks. Remember, you only have one chance. If you fail, you will be eliminated," the chief examiner said expressionlessly to the crowd.
After that, the two deputy examiners at the side started to hand out numbers to the rest of the people. They lined up according to the order of their numbers and began the exam.
Xiao Chen received his number and looked at it. Number 240. It was one of the last numbers. In the entire drill grounds, there were only about 300 people participating in the exam.
After the number was handed out, the person from Tianyue Peak slowly walked into the stone forest. He looked at the black rocks that were as tall as a person and did not pay much attention to them.
After a Martial Grand Master condensed a saber light and struck with all their might, they could shatter the rocks into countless pieces. Furthermore, this was without using a Martial Technique. If they used a Martial Technique, the might would be even greater.
Xiao Chen drew his saber and spots of red light gathered on the saber. This person cultivated a fire attributed Cultivation Technique. Fire attributed Cultivation Techniques were known for their ferocious might. There should not be any problems.
"Shatter for me!"
This Tianyue Peak disciple shouted loudly and leaped into the air. The saber light descended from the sky, looking very imposing. However, when the saber light landed on the black rocks, it gave off a 'keng qiang' sound. There was not even a crack on the rock.
"How could it be like this?" When the saber light dissipated, this person looked at the black rocks that did not have any marks on them. His eyes were filled with confusion.
The chief examiner struck out with his palm and the rock that was as hard as iron was shattered into countless pieces. He said indifferently, "Number 1 failed, step down!"
"No, I cannot step down. I am already nineteen this year. If I fail again, I will never have another chance. Please give me another chance. I did not use a Martial Technique. If I used a Martial Technique, I would definitely be able to do it," this person pleaded anxiously to the chief examiner.
The chief examiner waved his hand and a shockwave surged out. This person was immediately thrown into the air by a huge force and landed outside the drill grounds. "I said it very clearly, everyone only has one chance. I do not wish to repeat myself, so I will tell everyone else."
"Hu Chi!"
Suddenly, a black dart was shot out from the high platform of the drill grounds. The chief examiner gently caught the dart and removed the note on it. After a while, he said, "I just received the rules. The first stage does not allow the use of Martial Techniques. If you do, you will be disqualified as well."
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