Three hundred years ago, the Middle State Li Fire Sect was revived under the leadership of the new Li Fire Sect Ancestor. After that, they formed an alliance with the other large sects.
In the years that followed, the Li Fire Sect wantonly searched for children with spiritual roots. They then set up selection trials to select the most determined children to be accepted into the sect.
After three hundred years, the sect's foundation was set up after more than thirty rounds of selection every ten years. Every ten years, there would be twenty to thirty children who would be chosen by the Jin Dan Elders as prospective inner sect disciples. And almost all of these children could enter the Foundation Establishment stage.
And after two hundred years, the number of Core Formation disciples had reached more than two hundred. Although there were no Yuanying stage cultivators at the moment. However, as long as this continued for a long time, there would always be a few among these people with outstanding talent who could attempt to break through that natural chasm.
The Li Fire Sect's internal examination of the disciples' identities was also very strict. It was to prevent cultivators with ulterior motives from sneaking into the sect and stealing secrets.
Other than the core of the sect, a class of Jin Dan disciples would be assigned to either the Alchemy or Weapon Pavilion to learn specialized skills. If they could catch the eye of the branch sect's head, they would have the chance to learn the sect's secrets.
As for the main sect's disciples, they could also go to the branch sect to learn specialized skills. Sect Master Qu Yifeng would hold an internal sect competition every hundred years. The winner would obtain more resources and opportunities.
Today, the sect competition that was held every hundred years was in full swing. The competition was set to be held within the range of the Jin Dan disciples.
The hot favorite for this year's inner sect competition was the Jin Dan middle stage cultivator, Yi Nan. Few people knew his identity, but he was famous among the Jin Dan disciples.
This was all because he practiced the sect's cultivation techniques very hard. After two hundred years of hard work, he had already cultivated the Mystic Yang True Fire to the large success stage. Furthermore, there were few who could match him in the same cultivation level. Even the ordinary late stage Jin Dan cultivators were not his match.
This year's inner sect competition was still in the form of an arena. At the outer edge of the arena, where the disciples gathered, everyone was looking at the odds board and placing their bets.
A cyan light flashed and threw a storage bag to the disciple in charge of collecting spirit stones. "Here's everything."
The Foundation Establishment disciple was startled and asked, "Fellow Daoist, you look unfamiliar. May I ask which sect you belong to?"
"A disciple of the southern monastery."
"So it's a senior brother from the Central Plains branch. No wonder you don't know the method of betting this time." The disciple explained with a smile. "Here, you can bet on a single match or the overall champion. Which martial uncle do you want to bet under?"
He pointed at a nameplate in front of him and said, "I'm betting on the champion, Jin Dan mid-stage cultivator Chi Yang."
His loud and clear voice immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding people. Everyone looked at him with disdain and then ignored him.
As for this Chi Yang, he was just a nobody among the middle Aurous Core stage cultivators. Many disciples had never heard of his name, so naturally, there were very few people who placed their bets on him.
When the disciple in charge used his Divine Sense to check the spirit inside the storage bag, he was so shocked that he was speechless. This time, even the disciple beside him found it strange. At the same time, he also tried to check, but the result was that he was so shocked that he was speechless.
After a while, he heard a faint voice. "Write down as much as you want. Are you afraid that you won't be able to afford it? If you can't, call your backer out."
The two disciples were shocked by this sentence. Then, they put away the storage bag with trembling hands and opened a receipt for the bet. They only wrote down 10 million spirit stones on the bet.
The one who came to place the bet was Yi Tian, who had rushed back to the sect from the Southern Sea. When he arrived at the sect gate, he discovered that the Jin Dan Inner Sect Competition was being held.
His heart warmed as he recalled the scene of the competition at Chiyang School. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Then, he retracted his aura and suppressed his cultivation to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Then, he walked towards the place where the low-level disciples were gathered.
He happened to pass by the stalls where the bets were placed, so he decided to bet on it. Actually, along the way, he had learned a lot about the sect's development over the past hundred years from the Foundation Establishment disciples.
Now, among the Jin Dan cultivators, Yi Nan was the most outstanding. It was said that he had been taken in as a disciple from the First Seat of the Tool Pavilion, Huo Chilian. In the future, he had a high chance of taking over the Tool Pavilion.
However, Yi Tian did not feel good about it. It was not easy for him to create such a situation, so he did not want it to become a one-man show.
If this carried on, the entire Li Fire Sect would be divided into several factions, which would be extremely detrimental to its future development.
Therefore, he wanted to reorganize the sect after returning. The Jin Dan Inner Sect Competition was an excellent opportunity. Everyone thought highly of his son, Yi Nan. Furthermore, Liu Piaopao would definitely secretly help him to take the position.
However, with him around, he would definitely not let them succeed. In the end, he still had the right to veto. Originally, he wanted to make Chi Yang the next Sect Master of the Li Fire Sect. Hence, even if his closest relatives came to disturb him, he would still punish them severely.
Furthermore, back then, he made Yi Nan take Huo Chilian as his master so that he could distance himself from the power struggles of the sect.
Actually, he did not want his children to step into the whirlpool again. To be able to learn a skill that could allow the family to continue was something he wished for.
Therefore, he decided to let his son and daughter learn the skills of refining and alchemy respectively.
The Inner Sect Grand Competition was not disturbed by the small disturbance of the betting, but a piece of news suddenly spread among the upper echelons of the sect. This time, the Jindan Stage Grand Competition was not as simple as imagined. The top three of the grand competition would receive additional rewards, and after the competition, it would also involve the internal power structure of the sect.
However, there was a rumor among the Jin Dan disciples that the champion of the inner sect competition would very likely enter the main lineage and be groomed as a candidate to become the next Sect Master.
As such, the eyes of the entire Li Fire Sect Jin Dan disciples lit up. As one of the favorites to win, Yi Nan from the Artifact Pavilion was filled with ambition to show off his skills in the inner sect.
On the day of the competition, the Jin Dan disciples sat in the Purple Firmament Hall to listen to Sect Master Qu Yifeng's pre-competition instructions. However, the situation today seemed a little strange. There were a few mats beside the Sect Master. Clearly, other Yuanying Patriarchs would be attending the competition together.
After a while, a group of four people slowly walked out from the back of the main hall. Leading them was the Sect Master himself. Following behind him were the Elixir Pavilion, the Artifact Pavilion's First Seat, and the personal disciple of Protector Mo Wen Tian, Yi Lingfeng.
After the four of them sat down, Sect Master Qu Yifeng swept his gaze across the Jin Dan disciples present and said, "The adjustments for this competition are as follows. Artifact Pavilion's Yi Nan is not allowed to participate in the competition. After the competition, he will head to the Dong Ao branch lineage to take charge of the Xuan Yang branch lineage's Artifact Hall's First Seat."
The moment these words were said, the entire hall exploded. The sect disciples looked incredulously at Yi Nan, who was sitting in the first row. Although he was in charge of the Artifact Hall's First Seat, that was a branch lineage. Such an arrangement was equivalent to banishment. However, no one dared to disobey the Sect Master's orders. Everyone could only remain silent.
Suddenly, a shout sounded, "Why did the Sect Master make such a decision? Yi Nan is not convinced."
Qu Yifeng did not speak, but Yi Lingfeng, who was sitting by the side, said, "Don't make a fuss. You are not to be presumptuous in the main hall. Disobeying the Sect Master's orders is a great offense."
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