This day was eagerly anticipated by everyone.
A strong fighting spirit appeared on the faces of every disciple of the four branches, except for those who were newly promoted or ranked at the bottom... but they were always a minority.
A fierce fighting spirit filled the air, making it seem as if a sharp and chilling aura permeated the space, stinging the cheeks as it blew past.
As dawn broke, streaks of light converged from all directions around the main peak, streaking across the sky like meteors, piercing the clouds, and landing in the massive training ground halfway up the mountain.
The main peak has a small number of people; about thirty people join every ten years, and there are only ninety people in each term. Many are eliminated when the term expires.
Therefore, there are probably only a thousand or so, which is about the same as the Foundation Establishment stage experts of Jiuxiao Mountain. However, among the thousand or so on the main peak, there are also a small number of geniuses and prodigies in the Purple Mansion stage!
Including the direct disciples of the elders, and the cultivators recommended by vassal families, the total number does not exceed two thousand. However, the majority of them are below the Foundation Establishment stage…
The analogy is similar to Ge Liangpeng, who was fully recommended by his family and possessed considerable talent, so he was directly recruited to the main peak without having to participate in the grand competition. He also advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage on the main peak. After all, they were a vassal family, so they received some preferential treatment.
The reason Xu Hua couldn't do that was because his talent was somewhat lacking; he couldn't directly enter the main peak and still needed to go through the grand competition.
Therefore, in terms of the number of people on the main peak, there are some differences compared to the promotion in each Jiuxiao Mountain Grand Competition, but not by much.
Therefore, when Lin Xiuyuan arrived, the huge training ground was empty, with only seven or eight hundred people.
Compared to the previous competition at Jiuxiao Mountain, the number of participants seems to be much smaller now, but this is only in comparison to the number of spectators.
However, the actual number of participants was more than double.
The Nine Heavens Mountain Grand Competition is for those vying for a spot in the main branch. Without considerable strength, it's practically impossible to waste contribution points participating. Each competition only has around three to four hundred participants vying for a limited number of spots.
However, this is not the case for the main peak competition.
The main rules are clear: all resources must be obtained through competition, with the best emerging and the worst being eliminated!
The disciples on the main peak have four levels of resources. Newcomers like Lin Xiuyuan are in the third level, but even so, they receive a bottle of Yangfa Pills, three bottles of high-grade Jinyuan Pills, and three thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Including the summoning quests you can receive each month and the basic contribution point rewards, you can usually get around four or five hundred points a year, which is quite a lot of resources here.
The average disciple resources in the third tier can reach 50,000 to 60,000 per year.
And this has a huge upper limit, which is to rely on the trial towers of each lineage, as well as the large and small competitions.
Once you reach the fourth level of the Trial Tower, you will enjoy the second tier of cultivation resources.
In the competition, those who rank in the top 500 will be able to advance to the second tier of training resources.
By then, you'll receive two bottles of Yangfa Pills, five bottles of high-grade Jinyuan Pills, and five thousand low-grade spirit stones annually. Furthermore, accepting talisman summoning quests will grant extra contribution points, depending on the quest, generally one or two extra points!
Upgrading to the next level nearly doubles the resources available.
Moreover, the rewards for the competition are very generous, with prizes awarded directly to the top 600.
The resources awarded to the top fifty are equivalent to the annual salary of a Purple Mansion stage cultivator. Even the last place, the six hundredth, receives two bottles of high-grade Golden Essence Pills as a consolation prize.
When it comes to nurturing disciples, large forces like the Cloud Soaring Sect are incredibly generous, because those they cultivate will be the future pillars of the sect and the source of its legacy!
It's easy to imagine how fierce the competition would be.
Not to mention, if the ranking doesn't improve for a long time, the player will be relegated to the fourth tier at the end of their term. The resources Lin Xiuyuan currently enjoys would be reduced by about half.
They may even face the unfortunate situation of being demoted or having their main peak slots removed.
This further fueled the already intense competition.
Such rules are intended to incentivize and control resources, since resources are finite and cannot be supplied indefinitely.
The principle of "the capable rise, and the mediocre step aside" is upheld!
Therefore, the participation rate in the major competition at the main peak is very high.
Aside from those disciples who are already in the top tier or have not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage.
Under these rules, basically 90% of the disciples will arrive.
Based on the rankings, only those ranked in the top 250 are unlikely to be demoted and lose their spot on the main peak.
Those who rank in the top 500 can generally maintain their position for the full term. Whether they are demoted or removed from the list will be determined by the Hall of Deacons, who will assess their potential. Their performance during this period, such as in small and large competitions and progress in the Trial Tower, will be a reflection of their potential.
Basically, those ranked below 500 either maintain their current resources or face the risk of their ranking stagnates and they are subsequently demoted.
This is the main factor for most of the disciples from the main peak to participate in the competition.
For new disciples like Lin Xiuyuan, who are from the last cohort or so, the priority is to strive for a higher ranking and improve their resource level.
Whether it's upgrading the level of disciples' resources or winning a competition, these are both ways to obtain a large amount of resources.
This shows just how much the disciples of the main peak were looking forward to participating in the competition.
Apart from the older disciples who are ranked around the top 200 and whose resources and status are secure, almost 90% of the other disciples from the four lineages arrived.
A rough count suggests there are nearly nine hundred disciples from the four lineages, and the competition will likely last two or three months before it concludes.
When Lin Xiuyuan arrived, he immediately attracted a lot of attention.
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