There is no need to mention the process of teleporting to Penglai.

Before Luo Yan could unseal the Tianji Divine Shuttle, Elder Shi Ding solemnly called him over and said to him secretly in the inner room of the Tiangong Workshop:

"Luo Yan, there is something to come. Please listen carefully and don't go outside and say anything."

Luo Yan subconsciously straightened his posture and listened carefully to his master's teachings.

"Soon, our Three Pure Ones will jointly hold a competition." Elder Shi Ding stroked his beard and said slowly, "Although in name it is to intimidate the evildoers, in reality it is to re-rank the orthodox sects and compete for the title of the leader."

After listening for a while, Luo Yan couldn't help but exclaim "wonderful" in his heart.

As expected of a master! He really hit the nail on the head.

This Baiyujing Competition was first proposed by the Shangqing Sect of Mount Shu, with the reason being to showcase the young talents of each sect in order to intimidate the evil villains.

However, the competition was held in the secret realm of Baiyujing, and it was impossible for outsiders to enter and watch the battles, so how could it intimidate the enemy?

In fact, it was just that Shushan was interested in Kunlun's leading position, but did not want to be too direct and hurt the harmony, so they wanted to compete with Kunlun under the guise of a competition.

However, I am the one who is in the dark. I have been the Cloud-Breaking Sword Immortal of Shushan for too long and have been assimilated into the thinking of a reckless man. I didn't expect that the top leaders would have such calculations. Tsk tsk.

"Since it is Shushan and Kunlun who are fighting each other," Luo Yan asked solemnly, "then what attitude should we Penglai take?"

Elder Shi Ding was secretly pleased to see that he had grasped the key point so quickly, so he simply opened up and said:

"I don't have any attitude. Our Penglai is not superior to the other two factions in terms of actual combat power, so as long as we don't lose face in the competition, it's fine."

"It is said that the top twelve in this Baiyujing competition will be decided based on the results of the competition, which corresponds exactly to the twelve cities in Baiyujing."

"What the temple means is that among the twelve cities of Baiyujing, our Yuqing Temple must occupy at least one seat. This is the bottom line."

Luo Yan: ...

A small drama suddenly appeared in his mind, and he heard Kunlun's Ziwei Sect Master say loudly:

"This means we are the leaders of the Orthodox Church!"

The Shushan Yujing Sect Master sneered and said:

"It is our duty to restore the glory of Orthodoxy!"

The Xuandu Master of Penglai also echoed:

"It would be considered a success if we could make it to the top 12."

The gap is too big!

Seeing Luo Yan's strange expression, Elder Shi Ding was also a little amused and sighed and said:

"You know the situation in the temple. Everyone likes to delve into the great Dao and doesn't like to fight and kill. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been beaten so badly by the Demon Cult last time."

"It's not like we haven't held the Orthodox Joint Competition before, but every time our Penglai Temple couldn't even get enough people to sign up, and we had to rely on the many inner chambers to forcibly allocate quotas and force disciples to participate... No one was very willing to go."

As if he was afraid that Luo Yan would back down, Elder Shi Ding suddenly added:

"But Luo Yan, you have passed through the Five Qis Chao Yuan Cave, walked through the Three Islands Treasure Ship Secret Realm, defeated the monks of Yue'er Island, and discovered the Lianshan Treasure House. Others can rely on drawing lots in the temple to determine the quota, but you have already been appointed to participate - the temple master has remembered your name."

Luo Yan forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Don't worry." Elder Shi Ding patiently comforted him, "In order to make it to the top 12 this time, our temple will allocate more resources to you potential disciples during this period of time, and will also invite famous teachers from various schools to come and give you guidance."

"You just need to train hard and give it your all during the competition. Even if you are not among the top 12, the temple master won't say anything... After all, there are too many powerful monks in Kunlun Shushan, so it's normal that we can't compete."

My goodness, the competition hasn’t even started yet, and you’re already preparing for defeat, right?

After saying goodbye to Elder Shi Ding, Luo Yan left the inner room unhappily, but ran into Shi Liuli outside again.

“Junior brother, junior brother!” Miss Shi opened her mouth with her signature double-click, then she hugged his arm skillfully, shaking it like a spoiled child, and started a triple chant at the same time, “Please help me, please help me, please help me!”

"Stop!" Luo Yan quickly held her arm down. "Miss, please calm down. I'm here to help you. Tell me, what blame do you want me to take?"

"Why, can I only talk to you about those trivial matters?" Shi Liuli subconsciously wanted to put one hand on her waist and glare, but then she thought about what she needed from him, so she could only say softly, "I want to participate in the Baiyujing Competition."

"Master doesn't allow you to participate in the Baiyujing competition?" Luo Yan asked in surprise.

"Not really." Shi Liuli twisted her fingers and said awkwardly, "My father said that I can sign up, but my strength must be good enough. Otherwise, even if the temple allows it, he will not agree to let me go."

"This is a bit difficult..." Luo Yan wanted to control it, but the angry Shi Liuli came around from behind and hugged his neck, "Asshole little junior brother, how dare you complain that I am not strong enough?"

She probably wanted to strangle Luo Yan's neck to force him to submit.

It’s just that Miss Shi’s strength is too weak. In fact, the pressure on Luo Yan’s neck is not as much as that on his back.

But Luo Yan certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to expose this, so he just shouted exaggeratedly:

“Wuwuwuwu, Senior Sister, stop pinching me. I can’t breathe!”

Synchronization value increased slightly.

Seeing that he had given in, Shi Liuli let him go triumphantly and said:

"With my current strength, it would be easy for me to take the 12 seats in Baiyujing, right?"

"That's right." Luo Yan could only agree with her, "With Senior Sister's level of strength, she will definitely be in the top three in Yuqing Temple, if not first place."

"It's just that Master is a father after all, and subconsciously thinks that Senior Sister is still a child, so he is reluctant to let Senior Sister participate in the competition. As the saying goes, 'One should not travel far away while one's parents are still alive', Senior Sister should also understand Master's painstaking efforts..."

As Luo Yan was talking, the synchronization value was rising. Shi Liuli was confused by his talk and simply pretended to be stupid and said:

"Little Junior Brother, you said it very well, but please stop talking, I don't understand."

"I want to convince my father to participate in the Baiyujing competition. It would be best if you can help me. If you can't help me, I can only be a maid serving tea and water to you and blend into the Yuqing Temple team."

How dare you threaten me here! Luo Yan was furious.

If Elder Shi Ding knew that Shi Liuli had sneaked out by pretending to be my maid, wouldn't he blame me for it?

Well, Master is a very observant person and he will definitely guess that it was Shi Liuli who acted on her own, but that doesn’t mean he won’t have any grudge against me... Well, I want to see Miss Shi’s maid outfit... However, with Shi Liuli’s strength, it is definitely enough for her to represent Yuqing Temple in the battle. Maybe Master just thinks it is a waste of time and doesn’t want her to use this opportunity to go out and play.

Thinking of this, Luo Yan suddenly had an idea and understood what his master really meant.

The joint competition of the Three Pure Ones of the Righteous Path must have involved all kinds of red tape during the meeting. How could Miss Shi tolerate that?

Not to mention anything else, Shi Liuli would definitely not be able to stand the long and boring speech of Master Ziwei.

If something unexpected happens at the venue, wouldn't it be a disgrace to our Tiangong Workshop?