It was none other than Master Qian, the manager of the Zhenchuan Palace.
Mr. Qian still looks very old, with a slightly bent back.
But if anyone underestimates him because of this, that would be truly stupid.
At this level, the problem of Qi and blood decline in old age has basically been solved. Unless one is about to die, the display of strength will not be affected much.
Elder Qian casually glanced around the Tianduan Stage, and then an old voice rang in everyone's ears.
"Another half a year has passed. I have seen many new faces and I know that everyone has improved in strength during this half year. I hope everyone can show their progress as much as possible."
"All inner and outer disciples should take you as examples and learn from you."
"Well, I guess everyone can't wait, so I won't say much."
Qian Lao finally announced:
"The competition for the rank of the true disciple has officially begun."
Very simple, no fancy opening.
In order to examine the progress of the true disciples and prevent them from slacking off, the ranking competition is held twice a year, which is actually a very high frequency.
You should know that the inner and outer disciples of Xuandu only hold a disciple competition every four years, because it is impossible to require them to meet the standards of true disciples, so it is not that strict.
Besides, there are so many inner and outer disciples, and holding a disciple competition every six months would take up too much time and manpower and is not worth it.
During this time span, eight rounds of competition for the ranking of the true disciples have passed.
Senior officials like Mr. Qian have witnessed and presided over too many battles for ranking in their lives, so it is difficult for them to get excited at a time like this.
The Xuandu Temple would not be held in a grand manner, as that would seem too extravagant and wasteful.
"Is there anyone who wants to challenge Dugu in this ranking competition?"
The first true teaching is always special and the most important, and is placed directly at the very beginning.
As soon as Mr. Qian finished speaking, a powerful voice rang out.
"I would like to ask Senior Brother Dugu for some advice!"
The person who was speaking was right next to Dugu, and it was none other than Yan Kuangtu, the second true disciple.
Elder Qian nodded and looked at everyone else, but no one spoke, including the third true disciple Qi Yunhai.
"Okay then."
Elder Qian raised his voice a little, "Dugu from Yuhua Peak, and Yan Kuangtu from Wanfa Peak."
The first and second true disciples of Xuandu Temple jumped down from the air and landed on the Tianduan Terrace, facing each other from a distance.
Dugu is practicing both soul and martial arts, but Yan Kuangtu is just a cultivator, so both of them are in the soul state now.
There is no rule that monks can only fight with other monks. This is what Dugu did on purpose.
One of them carried a long sword on his back. Although he had an ordinary appearance, his eyes were so sharp that people dared not look directly at him.
One of them had a slim figure and beautiful appearance, but she was very cold, and even the temperature around her seemed to drop a little.
Tianduantai is very large, measured in miles in length and width, and is strong enough to withstand battles of this level.
Everyone looked at the two of them, and anticipation rose in their hearts unconsciously.
At this time, Lu Yuanyuan also quietly sent a message to Zhou Qing, explaining: "Ever since Senior Brother ranked first in the True Transmission and Senior Sister Yan ranked second, Senior Sister Yan would challenge Senior Brother every time there was a competition for the rank."
“Although I have never succeeded, I have never failed and I am very persistent.”
"Only Senior Sister Yan is so persistent. After the first few challenges, the other ten masters knew that they could not be the opponent of Senior Brother, so they never challenged him again."
"Senior Sister Yan doesn't have any grudges against Senior Brother. On the contrary, the two of them actually have a pretty good relationship and can be considered friends. She did this purely out of the desire to challenge a strong person."
Zhou Qing heard this and exclaimed:
"This Senior Sister Yan is also a truly powerful person."
A truly strong person will never be afraid of challenges, whether it is challenging others or being challenged by others.
However, when Zhou Qing looked at the stunningly beautiful female cultivator on the Tianduan Stage, even to this day, he still felt that the sense of incongruity between her name and her as a person was too strong.
Zhou Qing felt it was more normal when the two people on the Tianduan stage exchanged their names.
While Zhou Qing and the other were talking, a light curtain appeared around Tianduantai, covering it.
This is to prevent the power of the two from splashing out and hurting innocent people.
Dugu looked at the person opposite him with an indifferent expression. He had naturally expected this matter.
In the battle for ranking, anything may be missing, but Yan Kuangtu's challenge to him will definitely not be absent.
"Junior Sister Yan, please take action."
Yan Kuangtu nodded, and the next second, a golden lamp appeared beside Dugu, with a majestic aura, surprisingly it was a divine weapon! In the golden lamp, golden fire shone, pouring out in an instant, drowning Dugu.
This is Yan Kuangtu's magic weapon. This lamp is too strange. Many people did not realize when Yan Kuangtu sacrificed this magic weapon, and when it came to Dugu.
Everything happened so suddenly. If an ordinary person faced Yan Kuangtu, he would be killed in the first encounter.
But the power of that brilliant golden fire was extremely terrifying. The raging sea of fire seemed to distort even the space.
"cracking!"
There was another clear cry, and then a divine bird with black flames burning on its body rushed out from behind Yan Kuangtu, and rushed directly in a direction dozens of meters away at a speed so fast that people could not react.
“Swish!”
But a sword light appeared, like a dawn breaking through the darkness, and it directly slashed the Black Flame Divine Bird, splitting it into two.
The Black Flame Divine Bird exploded with a loud bang, and a black, still burning and rolling mushroom cloud appeared on the Tianduan Terrace.
Looking at the place where the sword light came from, Dugu appeared there at some point in time. The sword on his back had been unsheathed and was floating beside him. Its divine power was blooming, and it was also a divine weapon.
The Golden Fire Lamp was strange and fast enough, but Dugu managed to dodge it before the golden fire could pour out! "Chi!"
The sword energy was whistling and the magic sword beside Dugu fully unleashed its power, as if it could cut through everything in the world.
On the other side, a golden lamp flickered and came to the top of Yan Kuangtu's head. The immortal golden light made her seem eternal.
Then Yan Kuangtu formed a seal in an instant, and a torrent of golden fire poured down, covering her body and forming a burning golden armor.
She raised her hand again, and hundreds of black flame divine birds gathered and rushed towards Dugu in an overwhelming manner.
The sword and the bird collided, and the roar shook the heaven and earth.
"when!"
Suddenly, sword energy burst out from the side of Yan Kuangtu and headed straight for him, but was blocked by the burning golden armor.
The next second, his figure disappeared so quickly that no trace was left.
"boom!"
Once again, the magnificent Taoist magic was condensed and displayed, unleashing unrivaled divine power.
The battle between the first and second true disciples of Xuandu Temple was extremely fierce as soon as it began, shocking most of the disciples.
Zhou Qing stared at Tianduantai intently, observing everything that happened between the two of them.
Dugu Divine Sword, Sun Golden Lamp, Death Flame Vermillion Bird, Infinite Magic Sword...
After several months of intelligence gathering, Zhou Qing was familiar with such methods.
But even though he had known the intelligence in advance, Zhou Qing was still amazed when he saw these methods being used by the two men with his own eyes.
These two are really strong.
Zhou Qing sent a voice message to Lu Yuanyuan and asked:
"Sister, Big Brother and Sister Yan, when will you be able to complete the Three Condensations and Three Dispersions and advance to True Blood?"
Lu Yuanyuan replied: "Within this year, it will definitely be possible."
The goal of concentrated and dispersed cultivation is to take a big step towards the realm of the Venerable in a shorter period of time.
If the time taken to condense and disperse exceeds the time required to break through a small realm after being promoted to a Venerable, then that would be a joke.
Zhou Qing felt a little regretful when he heard this, regretting that he could not fight with these two geniuses at the same level.
The various Yin Shen Taoist techniques seemed to consume no soul power and unleashed their power in the hands of the two men. The power of the divine weapons was also strong and mighty.
It is obvious that geniuses like them, even if they do not possess the galaxy body like Qi Yunhai, their own soul power is still far superior to that of humans and extremely deep, which can support their wanton squandering.
Zhou Qing could also see that these two people had profound attainments in Taoism. The Yin Shen Taoist arts they practiced had reached a very advanced level and were extremely powerful.
For Xuan Du Zhen Chuan, Yin Shen Taoism and Zhen Xue martial arts are considered conventional means. If you have the ability and the means to learn them, you also have enough power to support the consumption.
The sound was so loud, the strange visions were endless, and it was extremely gorgeous, making people dizzy.
Until one moment, the energy between heaven and earth suddenly rioted, and the vast power of heaven and earth was divided into two.
Two terrifyingly powerful pressures appeared and expanded to the extreme in an instant, becoming extremely oppressive.
Countless sword lights flashed, and sword shadows emerged one after another, gathering the power of heaven and earth as their blade, strengthening themselves, sharp enough to cut through everything.
On the sword shadow, there was also the flow of yin and yang energy, which was extremely magical. When yin and yang blended, a gray airflow emerged, corroding everything, and instantly changed the appearance of the entire ocean of swords.
That kind of atmosphere was too hopeless, without any sign of life, as if it was going to let everything return to silence, with a sense of ending everything.
The higher heavenly art, the Great Annihilation Sword!
Then a golden sea of fire took shape, surging and rolling in the sky, covering an area of several hundred meters. It was as if the world was being changed.
The sea of fire surged, the waves of fire were like angry dragons, and a spark was enough to burn mountains and rivers.
It turned out to be a divine bird with three legs. When it flapped its wings, it brought terrifyingly high temperatures to the heaven and earth, as if the sun had descended directly.
The three-legged divine bird was full of power, shaking the sky and the earth. Golden flames flowed around its body, making it look like the master of the sun.
The size of this bird is so huge that the deterrent power it brings is even greater than Dugu's Great Destruction Sword.
It is a fear of the giant.
The higher heavenly art, the Dharma image of the Great Sun and Golden Crow!
Zhou Qing watched this scene intently; he was frightened by the power of the two superior heavenly arts.
Zhang Xinkong, who was at the first level of True Blood Refining Realm and whom he had met before, seemed not as good as he is now in the face of such powerful Taoist magic.
"Xiaoyan's Great Sun Golden Crow Dharma has improved again. Not bad, not bad. There are very few disciples who can practice this Taoist art to this level in the Manifestation of Sainthood."
On the white clouds high in the sky, a powerful being from the Biluo Realm praised Yan Kuangtu and was very satisfied with his progress.
No one refuted this master, and everyone agreed with his words.
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However, someone else said: "It's a pity that she is facing Dugu..."
“Boom!”
The Great Sun Golden Crow Dharmakaya rushed towards Dugu with the power to burn the sky and boil the sea, split the earth and dry up the river. The Great Silent Sword Sea disappeared on the spot, but appeared directly on the body of the Great Sun Golden Crow Dharmakaya in the next second.
“Chichichi…”
Piercing sounds were heard one after another, and the Great Sun Golden Crow Dharmakāya was instantly burdened with thousands of swords, but it remained tenacious and did not dissipate, and it continued to attack Dugu persistently.
Suddenly, riot broke out between heaven and earth again, and the source of everything came from a fire lotus in front of Yan Kuangtu.
The fire lotus showed six colors, exquisite and beautiful, like a work of art, making people reluctant to look away just by looking at it.
The six-colored fire lotus was still spinning, and the power of heaven and earth that was detonated was increasing, all of which was absorbed by the fire lotus.
It is hard to imagine how terrifying the power contained within it is.
Yan Kuangtu's face was a little pale. It was obvious that after the previous battle with Dugu, and then the display of the Great Sun Golden Crow Dharma Image, and now the condensation of this fire lotus, these things had consumed a lot of her energy. With her background, she could hardly handle it.
But while her face was pale, her eyes were brighter than ever before.
Looking at Dugu, Yan Kuang threw the six-colored fire lotus lightly with his bare hands, and it slid out and floated towards Dugu.
It seemed slow but was actually fast. The six-colored fire lotus flashed and appeared in front of Dugu.
“Boom!”
A shocking explosion occurred, and the entire Tianduantai was filled with six-colored flames, and nothing could be seen inside.
"Six Extremes Immortal Lotus Seal..."
Zhou Qing whispered and revealed the name of the magical power that Yan Kuangtu used last.
The Six-Harmony Immortal Lotus Seal is one of the sect-defining Taoist arts of Xuandu Temple and is ranked...
Peerless.
A peerless magical power that is famous all over the world is one of the symbols of Xuandu Temple.
New true disciples can be directly granted heavenly Taoist magic and martial arts, and Yan Kuangtu, as the second true disciple, is qualified to come into contact with peerless Taoist magic and peerless magical skills.
This is the treatment only for the first three true disciples. The last seven of the ten disciples can obtain another heavenly Taoist technique or martial arts, but if they want to reach the peerless level, there are other conditions.
The Liuhe Immortal Lotus Seal was Yan Kuangtu’s original choice.
This grand scene on the Tianduan Stage left all the inner and outer disciples stunned. They felt that they had just realized what the real world was like today.
This is... too strong.
Besides being shocked, they were all wondering, who won?
"pity……"
In the stands, Zhou Qing and Shi Yi said these two words at the same time, and Lu Yuanyuan also shook her head slightly.
But the next moment, Lu Yuanyuan looked at Zhou Qing with some surprise.
Can you see it too? Zhou Qing said to Lu Yuanyuan helplessly: "Senior sister, don't underestimate me!"
"call!"
An inexplicable gust of wind blew by, and all the strange images and energy on the Tianduan Terrace dissipated, no longer obscuring the scene inside.
I saw the Dugu sword return to the scabbard again. Yan Kuangtu stood in the distance, his face pale, his chest heaving, looking at Dugu, and finally turned around and flew to his own position.
She still remained at the second level of the true teachings and could not go to Dugu. What this meant was obvious.
"Dugu, wins."
Qian Lao's voice sounded at the right time and announced the result.
Dugu also flew back to his position.
Then two beams of light descended from the sky, covering Dugu and Yan Kuangtu. The energy they had consumed was recovering rapidly, and in a blink of an eye, they had reached their peak state.
This is the result of action taken by the top leaders of Xuandu Temple.
The fight for this rank, after all, is to see how much progress each of the true disciples has made in the past six months, not to let them fight to the end.
All the consumption caused by each battle will usually be restored by experts after the battle.
If they want to communicate privately, or if several people collude and use a rotation system to pull someone down from a high position, such a situation is unlikely to occur.
Unless the true disciple himself refuses to be restored and demands to fight several people in a row, Xuandu Temple will naturally respect his choice.
Do the higher-ups of Xuandu Temple value the rank of true disciple?
No, the changes in the ranks of a few true disciples are nothing in the eyes of the top leaders and are not worth mentioning.
They just hope that their disciples can keep improving, keep working hard, and constantly surpass themselves.
In the battle for ranking, only personal strength can speak.
Regarding Dugu's victory, quite a lot of people didn't understand what had happened, and in the end they could only sigh that he was worthy of being the eldest senior brother.
Although we don't know what happened, the first true disciple defeated the second true disciple. Isn't this normal?
Zhou Qing was recalling the last scene.
The Liuhe Immortal Lotus is indeed powerful and terrifying. There are few people in the world who are at the level of a saint who can rival it, but Dugu is one of them.
At that time, a phantom appeared behind Dugu. The face of the phantom was blurred, and he was wearing a divine robe. He looked supreme and noble, as if he was a god descending to the earth.
The god formed a Taoist seal with his hands, and then secret power emerged, directly blocking the Liuhe Immortal Lotus from entering. At the same time, a Taoist sword formed by the yin and yang energies slashed out and hit the Liuhe Immortal Lotus.
Then there was a devastating explosion, but unfortunately, it could not do anything to Dugu who was protected by the gods.
However, Dugu used two methods at the last moment, and his condition was better than Yan Kuangtu's. It was obvious who would win and who would lose.
If the situation gets worse, Zhou Qing doesn't dare to say whether Dugu can end the battle quickly, but he will definitely hold on to the end.
Zhou Qing recalled the battle between the two, from their initial fight to their powerful attack later on. The more he thought about it, the more he could feel how powerful the two were.
It can only be said that they are worthy of being the two strongest people among the contemporary true disciples of Xuandu Temple. They have almost no shortcomings and have achieved perfection in every aspect.
Among the young generation that Zhou Qing had met in the past, most of them were not as good as Dugu and Yan Kuangtu, the gap was huge.
At this time, Mr. Qian asked again:
"Does anyone want to challenge Yan Kuangtu?"
Qi Yunhai answered, saying that he wanted to seek advice from Senior Sister Yan, and that he was the only one who wanted to challenge her.
Another fierce battle broke out. In the end, Qi Yunhai still sat firmly in his third position and failed to defeat Yan Kuangtu.
Master Qian asked again if anyone wanted to challenge Qi Yunhai, and this time the fourth, fifth, and sixth true disciples all expressed their desire to give it a try.
But unfortunately, these three people all lost and were no match for Qi Yunhai.
In the end, the battle for the top three true teaching positions ended and no changes occurred.
It is not only the ten true disciples that can compete for the top three positions, every true disciple can do so.
But after watching these battles, everyone had a rough idea of what was going on.
Elder Qian looked at the other true disciples, and finally his gaze fell on Zhou Qing. After a moment, he looked away and said with a smile: "Then let's start the fight for the position from the back."
The reason why Zhou Qing told Lu Qingmo yesterday that he might not be able to play today was because in every competition for ranking, except for the competition for the top three true disciples, they were all placed at the very beginning.
The rest of the process depends on the mood of the host.
Sometimes, the eleventh to twentieth true disciples would compete for the position of the ten greatest true disciples, and so on, and then they would challenge from the end to the top, forming a cycle.
Or after the competition for the top three is over, start directly from the end.
The process can be even more random, depending on what the host is thinking at the time. As long as the final result is correct, it's fine.
Now, after hearing what Mr. Qian said, Zhou Qing became more spirited.
It's my turn! "I want to have a sparring match with Senior Brother Zhou Qing!"
A voice sounded, attracting many people's attention.
Zhou Qing was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at the person who was shouting with a questioning look on his face. It was Qi Yunyuan.
Little brother, what's wrong with you?
(End of this chapter)