When the first ray of sunlight streaked across the endless sky and fell on the earth, Chen Zong had finished his sword practice and returned to his residence after having breakfast in the dining hall.
The disciples of the Mountain Overlook Courtyard lived in two small courtyards. Chen Zong and Lin Ji lived in the same courtyard. They either went to the dining hall for three meals a day or made some dry food by themselves.
The food in the dining hall was very rich and contained a high level of power, which was very good for martial artists. If ordinary people ate it, it was the most basic for them to strengthen their bodies.
However, the food in the dining hall was not free. It was even expensive. One meal would cost at least one spirit shell. Chen Zong didn't have many spirit shells, so he didn't dare to go there often. But today was the second morning after he officially entered the Mountain Overlook Courtyard. It was not impossible to spend one spirit shell to have a delicious and valuable breakfast.
After returning to his bedroom, Chen Zong sat cross-legged, cleared his mind, and began to practice the Origin Breaking Force to improve his cultivation.
Soon, there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Chen Zong's voice was a bit cold. He hated to be disturbed when he was practicing.
"Brother Chen, it's me, Lin Ji." A voice came from outside.
Chen Zong got up and opened the door.
"Brother Lin, what's the matter?" Chen Zong said in a flat tone.
"Brother Chen, you are now famous in the Mountain Overlook Courtyard." Lin Ji said with a smile, "But you also caused some trouble."
"Because of that Miss Zhao?" Chen Zong asked.
"I asked around. Miss Zhao is the granddaughter of Vice President Zhao Qingshan." Lin Ji said with a wry smile. He didn't expect the disgusting Zhao Yifu to have such a powerful background, but he didn't regret it. "Although Vice President Zhao can't deal with you personally, many people want to please Zhao Yifu."
The implication was that there would be others who would deal with Chen Zong in order to please Zhao Yifu.
"I'll deal with whatever comes my way. If you want to find trouble, you have to ask the sword in my hand." Chen Zong didn't take it seriously.
Since he started to practice martial arts, he had encountered a lot of troubles.
There were quite a lot of them, and many of them were related to life and death. Some of them had almost died, but they still made it through and became even stronger.
Of course, some troubles were unnecessary. But now, there might be people coming to find trouble with him for the sake of Zhao Yifu. If he could resolve this matter properly, he would definitely become famous and attract the attention of the Marquis of Lin Shan.
The longer he cultivated, the more his way of thinking slowly changed. He was no longer just being hot-headed, but knowing how to judge the situation. When it was time to advance, he had to seize the opportunity to advance, and when it was time to retreat, he had to withdraw in time. Only by knowing when to advance and retreat would he be able to control himself freely.
Of course, Chen Zong would not go on the path of scheming against each other. There was no need for that. Everything he did was to improve his cultivation and strength. As long as he had enough power, all schemes would be useless. But when he was weak, some preparations were necessary.
The simplest example would be the Eastern Continent. If not for Huan Yun, Chen Zong would not have been able to leave so peacefully.
"By the way, Brother Chen, I have another piece of news." Lin Ji hesitated for a moment before saying, "It is said that Lord Marquis of Linshan's daughter has a good relationship with Zhao Yifu."
This time, Chen Zong was surprised.
His goal had attracted the attention of Lord Marquis of Linshan, and Lord Marquis of Linshan's daughter had a good relationship with Zhao Yifu. Didn't that mean that Lord Marquis of Linshan's daughter might also come to find trouble with him?
But so what? No matter who it was, as long as they were against him, he would not easily compromise.
Lin Ji admired Chen Zong's attitude. In fact, when Chen Zong defeated Zhao Yifu with one sword, Lin Ji was full of admiration for Chen Zong.
Perhaps Chen Zong's cultivation was not as good as his, but his fighting strength was very strong at the same level, completely above him.
"Brother Chen, if you have nothing to do for the time being, why don't you listen to some information about Linshan Courtyard?" Lin Ji said after thinking for a while. He had made up his mind to build a good relationship with Chen Zong. For him, there was no harm in doing so.
"Please come in." Chen Zong said, motioning for Lin Ji to enter the room and sit down.
After passing the examination and entering Linshan Courtyard yesterday, Chen Zong still didn't know much about it and needed time to understand. Since Lin Ji knew, it couldn't be better.
"Before I entered Overlook Mountain Courtyard, I did some research on it." After Lin Ji sat down, he went straight to the point. "As far as I know, there are currently a total of 1,380 disciples in Linshan Courtyard."
"Every year, Linshan Courtyard recruits a new batch of disciples and also eliminates a batch of unqualified disciples." Lin Ji said, "The purpose of this is to ensure the vitality and competition of Linshan Courtyard, so that no disciple dares to slack off in the slightest, or they may be eliminated."
"Speaking of which, there are still about three months before the new disciple recruitment this time, and the examination of the old disciples is also about three months away. I don't know if we will also have to participate in the examination of the old disciples." Lin Ji was somewhat worried.
It was said that the examination of the old disciples was very strict. If they couldn't pass, they would be eliminated and could only leave Linshan Courtyard.
"There are more than 1,300 disciples in Linshan Courtyard. The youngest is 16 years old, but his cultivation has reached the early stage of the eighth transformation of the Qi Refining Realm. The oldest is 22 years old, and his cultivation is at the peak of the ninth transformation of the Qi Refining Realm. His combat strength is amazing."
"16 years old, early stage of the eighth transformation of the Qi Refining Realm!" Chen Zong was surprised. He was 19 years old, but his cultivation was only at the early stage of the eighth transformation of the Qi Refining Realm. There was a gap of three years.
It was really a place where geniuses gathered.
"Linshan Courtyard has a back mountain, which is 990 meters high and divided into 99 floors. Every ten meters is a floor, and each floor has a cave residence called the Mountaineering List. It corresponds to 99 places, and only the most powerful 99 disciples are qualified to be listed. It is said that if you are listed on the Mountaineering List, you will be able to attract the attention of Lord Linshan and even receive some rewards." Lin Ji said.
Hearing Lin Ji's words, Chen Zong knew how to move forward.
The Mountaineering List!
In the Eastern Land, the so-called list was really just a list, but Linshan Courtyard was different. A list was a mountain, which was quite strange.
Moreover, a place represented a level. Climbing to the top of the mountain was equivalent to being above all the disciples of Linshan Courtyard. This feeling made one's blood boil.
Warriors, who didn't want to reach the top? Who didn't want to be above others? Who didn't want to be invincible?
"Linshan Courtyard has the Mountaineering List, Silver Saber Castle has the Silver Saber List, and Proud Sword Villa has the Proud Sword List."
"No matter which list it is, in fact, they are all imitating our Young Dragon List, Strong Dragon List, and Flood Dragon List."
Chen Zong didn't know about this.
"The Young Dragon List represents the ranking of the younger generation of the Qi Refining Realm warriors in a county, the Strong Dragon List represents the ranking of the younger generation of the Qi Refining Realm warriors in a province, and the Flood Dragon List represents the ranking of the younger generation of the Qi Refining Realm warriors in our Cloud Dragon Dynasty. Each list also has 99 places."
"It's very detailed." Chen Zong secretly said.
Humans are a very strange thing. Only when there are distinct levels, enough pressure can be generated, and then transformed into motivation.
Ambition and ambition are the root of promoting human progress.
It was a small list. It looked simple, but it contained a shocking amount of meaning.
Who didn't want to be on the list? Who didn't want to be famous? Who didn't want to be passed down for hundreds of generations?
"What about the Real Martial Realm? What's the list? "Chen Zong asked.
"There are only two lists for the Real Martial Realm, the Rising Dragon List and the Flying Dragon List." Lin Ji replied, but he didn't know much about the Rising Dragon List and the Flying Dragon List.
"Whether it's the Young Dragon List, the Strong Dragon List, or the Flood Dragon List, the age requirement is not more than 24 years old."
Chen Zong nodded. The contrast between age and cultivation represented a person's potential.
The younger the age and the higher the cultivation, the better the talent and the more outstanding the potential.
Twenty-four years old seemed to be the standard to distinguish a person. It was the same in the Eastern Land, and it was also the same here. However, did the martial arts of the Eastern Land also come from here?
Chen Zong suddenly thought.
It was possible.
Maybe many years ago, some strong masters here crossed the Hundred Beasts Mountain and left some inheritance.
"How many disciples are on the three lists in the Mountain Facing Courtyard?" Chen Zong asked curiously.
"As far as I know, there are many disciples on the Young Dragon List in our Mountain Facing Courtyard. There are as many as 26 disciples on the Strong Dragon List. There are relatively few disciples on the Strong Dragon List, only five. As for the Flood Dragon List, there is even less. There is only one on the Flood Dragon List, and its ranking is relatively low."
"Brother Chen, you have the ability to fight above your level. As long as your cultivation reaches the peak of the Ninth Transformation of the Qi Refining State, you are likely to be on the Young Dragon List. Maybe you even have a chance to be on the Strong Dragon List," Lin Ji said with a smile.
Chen Zong also smiled. He couldn't say that although his cultivation was only at the early stage of the Eighth Transformation of the Qi Refining State, his strength was better than that of an ordinary warrior at the peak of the Ninth Transformation of the Qi Refining State.
No one would believe such words unless they saw it with their own eyes.
"Chen Zong, get your ass out here for your Master Ma Sanyuan." At this moment, an arrogant shout came from outside.
"Ma Sanyuan." Lin Ji was startled at first, then he frowned. "Brother Chen, this Ma Sanyuan is one of the people who want to please Zhao Yifu. His cultivation is at the late stage of the Eighth Transformation of the Qi Refining State. Let me get rid of him."
"No need." Chen Zong said. He knew that Lin Ji was worried that he was not Ma Sanyuan's opponent. After all, the gap between the early stage of the Eighth Transformation of the Qi Refining State and the late stage of the Eighth Transformation of the Qi Refining State was not small. Moreover, every disciple of the Mountain Facing Courtyard was not comparable to ordinary warriors.
He got up and strode outside with the Red Thunder Sword. Lin Ji quickly followed.
Several people were standing outside the courtyard. After glancing at Lin Ji, they focused on Chen Zong's face, as if they wanted to pierce through Chen Zong.
"Trivial early stage of the Eighth Transformation, you don't even have a one star battle strength, yet you dare to offend Teacher Zhao. I will give you two choices. First, kneel in front of Teacher Zhao's door and beg for her forgiveness. Then I will spare you. Second, let me break your legs and make you kneel in front of Teacher Zhao's door." The big nosed Ma Sanyuan seemed to be looking at people with his nostrils. His voice was full of threat.
The one star battle strength mentioned by Ma Sanyuan was a reference to one's strength.
Through Luo Yonghao and Luo Yulin, Chen Zong knew that the so-called star battle strength division was exclusive to the True Martial Realm. After all, the gap between the True Martial Realm and the Transcendent Realm was too big. Some True Martial Realm cultivators continued to accumulate strength and become stronger, but they were still unable to break through to the Transcendent Realm.
The emergence of the star battle strength division was to better distinguish the strength of those True Martial Realm cultivators.
When the star battle strength division was popularized, it was also applied to the Qi Refining State. As for the Qi and Blood Realm, they were not qualified and did not need it.
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