"Why has Liuli been practicing so hard recently?" Elder Shi Ding asked curiously.

"I think he felt the master's good intentions, so he worked harder and stopped slacking off." Luo Yan said seriously.

Elder Shi Ding couldn't help but feel very pleased. Although he knew that this disciple was flattering him, he was praising his daughter after all, so he was still very happy.

Luo Yan's synchronization value also soared, and Yiwen Qianwu's talent became more and more compatible, which made him very happy.

While the master and disciple were chatting happily here, Shi Liuli was still practicing swordsmanship diligently over there, controlling the Zi Ji Han Yuan Sword impenetrably.

Of course, judging from swordsmanship alone, the East China Sea Jade Coral Sword of the Penglai Yuqing Temple is not exquisite, but it can be used in conjunction with magic weapons, talismans, etc., so it is not completely useless.

If Miss Shi were asked to practice the rigid Kunlun swordsmanship or the complicated Shushan swordsmanship, she might not be able to bear the loneliness and hardship... Considering that she is used to using various magic weapons, Luo Yan feels that the East China Sea Jade Coral Sword is more suitable for her.

After a few more days, the temple master's people finally took action and gathered Luo Yan and others privately.

"What are you doing?" Shi Liuli asked puzzledly.

"Probably talking about the Baiyujing competition." Luo Yan replied in a low voice.

There were a total of seven people who were called to the main hall of Yuqing Temple (it was surprising that all seven of them were gathered), in addition to Luo Yan and Shi Liuli from Tiangongfang, there was also Tian Zhang, the son of Xuandu headmaster, Bi Lian, a disciple of Shendan Pavilion, Han Xiu, a disciple of Tianfu Tower, Jian Qin, a disciple of Liuren Terrace, and Lin Ruohu, a disciple of Yuzhang Hall.

Tian Zhang was the one that the elders wanted to match him with Shi Liuli, and later found Luo Yan privately to express that he "could not stand the eldest lady"; Bi Lian was the one who was saved by Qiu Changtian in the past, and later formed Qiu Changtian's chief fan club. Both of them were known to Luo Yan.

Although Luo Yan had never dealt with the other three people, he had heard of their names and rumors after so many years in Yuqing Temple.

Among them, Han Xiu was born in the Jingzhao Han family, whose family had been masters of calligraphy for generations, and many of them served as officials.

Jian Qin was born in the Jian family of Qingzhou. She is the aunt of Qiu Changtian's junior sister Jian Qingnan, and also a member of the fan club (however, Qiu Changtian has never even met her).

Lin Ruohu is the least famous among the seven. It is said that Yuzhang Palace is really short of manpower and can only appoint her. In addition, she is the niece of Lin Duanshan, the eldest brother of Jingang Peak of Shushan... It can be seen that the Three Pure Ones of the orthodox religion are almost all occupied by big families, and the complexity and connections are extremely exaggerated.

The seven people gathered in the main hall. Shi Liuli, Bilian and Jian Qin gathered together, chattering.

Tian Zhang came up to Luo Yan and complained to him about how this year's Baiyujing Competition was full of "evildoers":

"It is said that the chief of Kunlun, Qiu Changtian, has practiced the immortal secret method 'Nine Heavens Pure Land True Words'. His Qi Sea True Essence is extremely powerful, and his signature Taoist method is the Five Thunders Orthodox Method, which is famous for its destructive power. I am afraid that he will be hard to beat among people of the same level."

"Her junior sister is the Phoenix Fairy Xu Yinglian. The Great Light Fire burns the mountains and boils the sea. If you don't have a way to resist fire, you will lose more than you win against her."

"In addition, he has his junior fellow apprentice Guan Zhan, who was originally unknown, but has become famous in recent years. It is said that he has killed many villains on the front line against the demons, and he is nicknamed 'Desperate Guan Lang'. If we fight against him, we are afraid that both sides will suffer losses."

"An Zhisu is the number one on the Shushan Immortal Sword Ranking. He has superb sword skills and is ruthless when dealing with enemies. He would often cut people with flying swords. He is nicknamed the 'Grass-Cutting Sword Immortal'. Some people also say 'I would rather meet Qiu Changtian than An Zhisu', which shows how much everyone fears him."

"Below the level of the Grass-Cutting Sword Immortal, there are mountains and seas torn apart, moons torn apart, and clouds torn apart."

"Among them, Lin Duanshan's swordsmanship is ever-changing and unpredictable; Duan Fenhai's swordsmanship is extremely strict and impeccable; Guan Shanyue's swordsmanship is decisive and ruthless, and he is good at finding flaws; Ling Poyun's swordsmanship is fierce and vigorous, and he is good at killing people with his ultimate moves."

"These four have their own strengths in swordsmanship, and they form their own system. Unless you have strong fighting skills, it will be extremely difficult to fight against them."

Luo Yan listened to him talking and laughed:

"Three and five equal eight. There are still four spots left in the Baiyujing Twelve Seats. It shouldn't be difficult for us at Yuqing Temple to take one, right?"

"It's hard to say." Tian Zhang sighed, "The reason why I mentioned these eight people to you is because my father judged that the probability of defeating these eight people is too small."

"The remaining people who have not been mentioned are our strong opponents in this competition!"

Luo Yan laughed in silence, thought for a moment, and had to admit that Tian Zhang was right.

Among them is Guan Zhan, the weakest. Because he has no master to teach him directly, he relies entirely on listening to his senior brothers’ lectures and then learning on his own... However, his rich fighting experience far exceeds that of everyone in the Yuqing audience.

The people in Yuqing Temple are all intellectuals, how can we possibly defeat them?

In other words, according to the judgment of Penglai's top leaders, the top eight will definitely not be able to compete with Kunlun Shushan.

The ones we are competing for are the ninth to twelfth places...it really is "a success if we can make it into the top twelve."

Luo Yan pondered silently and felt a little speechless, but then he thought, what is the purpose of Luo Yan's character?

He was trying hard to improve his status in Yuqing Temple until he could come into contact with the Wanxiang Immortal, and then snatch the fragment of the Heaven-Repairing Stone from him!

So, how do you improve your status?

Of course, he ranked among the top in the Baiyujing competition!

Thinking about it carefully, if he wanted to win the twelfth seat, his current swordsmanship skills plus the magic weapons on him would be barely enough.

But if you want to go further, you need to play more cards.

For example, Ling Yunpo's Seven Killing Sword Technique... This is of course impossible. If Senior Sister An sees this, won't she be furious?

Similarly, Qiu Changtian’s methods cannot be used, otherwise he will be exposed on the spot.

Wei Dongliu's methods are all notorious, such as the Golden Silkworm Gu, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Evil Sword, etc., so naturally they won't work either.

Most of Long Long's attack methods and various magical powers are based on Yinglong bloodline, and are not easy to use.

After much thought, only Luo Yan's acquired five elements great extinction divine light can be used.

As for where it came from... let's just say it was from the Lianshan Treasure House. Anyway, this method was once a secret Taoist tradition of Yue'er Island, so it's not a problem to find it near Yue'er Island.

After careful consideration, Luo Yan finally decided:

First of all, Yueer Island no longer existed, so he had to find a reason to let his master know that he had "obtained" the Five Elements Divine Light.

Secondly, he strived to get a top ranking in the Baiyujing competition, thereby attracting the attention of the higher-ups in the temple and even entering the sight of the Wanxiang Immortal - you must know that the reason Qiu Changtian entered the sight of the Chisong Immortal was because he broke the Jiejiao sword formation.

Luo Yan can just follow suit!

Furthermore, if one has the ability, it is not impossible to bring Miss Shi into the twelve seats.

This is mainly out of gratitude to Elder Shi Ding for his support and cultivation...

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Master Xuandu coming out from the back hall.

Everyone bowed and greeted the master quickly.

The Xuandu Sect Leader raised his hand to signal everyone not to be polite, then cleared his throat and prepared to begin his leadership speech - Luo Yan was so scared that he trembled all over, wondering why this upright sect leader had so much to say?

Just because I couldn't beat Kunlun in the Baiyujing competition, does that mean I have to be better than Master Ziwei in this aspect?