Chapter 354 Why are you sitting on the judges’ panel?

The Qingzhou Festival officially opened, and the most eye-catching event was the competition among the younger generation.

Every year's competition will produce young monks with great potential, making those monks who have wasted their entire lives in obscurity feel ashamed and sigh to the sky.

Facts have also proved the potential of these monks. Except for those who died accidentally, most of them have achieved success and become the head of a sect or founded their own school.

Not only does the Qingzhou government attach importance to these young monks, but many sects and forces are also among them, thinking about whether they can poach them.

Perhaps because the great era is approaching, the young monks who have participated in the competition in recent years have been even more extraordinary, constantly breaking previous records.

"Look at that, isn't that Li Shaoyang from Dingfeng Sect? I heard that he has already reached the great perfection of Qi training. He went down the mountain to travel and encountered robbers blocking his way. He held a big gun and pierced the three robbers who were at the ninth level of Qi training with one shot!"

"What? You've already reached the Great Perfection of Qi Training at such a young age? This is enough to rank in the top eight!"

After reaching the ninth level of Qi training, one can try to build a foundation. In order to increase the success rate of building a foundation, one will carefully hone this realm, which is what outsiders call the great perfection of Qi training.

Most of the cultivators who came here to watch were in the Qi training stage, and achieving perfection in Qi training was their biggest goal.

The five major sects do not have this saying. They are not even interested in dividing the Qi training stages into different levels. There is no difference whether it is the first level of Qi training or the great perfection of Qi training.

"And the very beautiful female cultivator next to her is called Qiao Hongye. She is from the first-class Wuxiu Sect. She has also reached the Great Perfection of Qi Training and has dual spiritual roots of wood and fire. Wuxiu Sect once held a sect competition, and there were several people who had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Training participating in the competition. Qiao Hongye won first place in that competition!"

"In previous years, those who have reached the Great Perfection of Qi Training could be ranked in the top eight, but this year it's hard to say. There are rumors that there are several people in the Foundation Establishment Stage participating this year!"

"Under the age of eighteen, in the Foundation Establishment stage?! And there are several of them?"

The companion said mysteriously, "Have you heard of Gu Qisheng from Changhong Palace? He was born in a yin year, yin month and yin hour. He has a mysterious yin body and encountered a great disaster when he was born. If he hadn't been saved by the Palace Master of Changhong Palace, he would have died young."

"The Xuanyin body encounters the envy of heaven, and is born into a great calamity. If one can survive it, cultivation will proceed smoothly. If one cannot survive it, one will die halfway."

"Someone saw Gu Qisheng coming yesterday. He is already in the early stage of foundation building."

…

"Hello, we are here to register for the competition."

The yamen runners were registering names not far away, and it was a deserted scene.

Generally, participants register in advance, but a small number of participants come to compete on a whim.

The bailiff took a look at the two people with kind smiles on their faces. He couldn't tell their realm, so he didn't care too much. It was very common to carry magical tools that could hide one's cultivation level when going out.

Pointing to the stone next to him, he said, “This is the lowest quality black iron stone. Only cultivators in the late stage of Qi training can break it and shatter the stone.”

The black iron stone was no different from tofu in front of the two men. With a light slap, the stone broke into pieces.

"It seems to be the foundation-building stage. This year is full of hidden talents."

"This is a tree ring stone. Put your hand on it and infuse it with spiritual energy."

On the other side of the yamen runner were several stones that looked similar to the roots, with circles on them. They were used in the immortal world to test annual rings.

The two put their hands on it and input spiritual energy. The tree rings lit up one circle after another, finally stopping at the seventeenth circle.

"If you are under 18 years old, you can participate in the competition."

"Name?"

"Lu Yang."

"The sect."

"Asking about the Dao Sect."

"Hmm?" The bailiff raised his head suddenly and looked at the other person carefully as if he had seen a ghost.

Lu Yang was surprised: "Is there any problem?"

The yamen runner remembered what the governor had said: we should encourage people to participate in the competition, the more people who participate, the better. We should not be afraid of people with prominent backgrounds participating in the competition, but we should be afraid of people with prominent backgrounds not participating in the competition.

The governor should be very happy to have two disciples from the Wendao Sect participating in the competition.

"No, it's nothing. You can participate in the competition. What about you? What's your name?"

"Meng Jingzhou is also from the Daoist sect."

"Here, these are your numbers. In a quarter of an hour, we will start drawing lots and arranging the battle list. Be prepared."

"no problem!"

…

"It's strange. The first round of the competition is about to begin, why haven't I seen Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou yet?" Lan Ting sat upright on the judges' seat, feeling a little confused.

"Maybe there was an accident on the way, which delayed him." Bai Ming guessed. This was very common. He always encountered unexpected situations when he went down the mountain to gain experience.

"Wait." Yan Tianzhi was as frugal with words as ever.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Lan Ting had just met Yan Tianzhi and was not familiar with him yet. Bai Ming told Lan Ting that Yan Tianzhi usually spoke very little and it was unlikely to expect him to comment.

Lan Ting was helpless, as it seemed that the responsibility of commenting would have to fall on her.

The people below noticed the three people on the judges' panel and discussed in low voices.

"Who are these three people? They look so young. Can they be judges?"

"Especially that girl. She is pretty. I have never seen anyone so beautiful. But she seems to have little combat experience."

"That's why you don't understand. These three are disciples of the Immortal Sect, the proud children of heaven. I heard that these three are the most outstanding among their peers in the sect!"

"Not only that, someone in my family works in the government office, and he said that these three people are all in the Jindan stage!"

"Golden Core Stage?!"

"Do you know how big the talent gap is?"

The highest level of those who can participate in the competition is only the Foundation Establishment Stage, and a Golden Core Stage commentator is enough for the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Lan Ting glanced at the information of the cultivators who participated in the first match and said in a gentle tone: "The first cultivator to participate in the match is Feng He, a true disciple from the first-class sect Qiqing Sect. Not long ago, Feng He broke through the foundation building stage in one fell swoop without the help of foundation building pills, relying on the foundation he laid in the Qi training stage. Now he is already a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building."

"The Seven Emotions Sect uses the art of music to express its understanding of the seven emotions and six desires. Feng He has inherited the true teachings of the Seven Emotions Sect and is an expert in the art of music. When he plays the song "Leaving Joy", birds stop and flowers bloom!"

"Feng He is also a seeded player in this competition. Let us look forward to his performance!"

A confident smile appeared on Feng He's lips. With his cultivation in the early stage of foundation building, he would surely shine in this competition.

To survive in the world, one must rely on strength and fame.

This competition was the starting point for his fame!

"Feng He's opponent is a cultivator who signed up for the competition temporarily. His opponent is... Lu Yang from the Daodao Sect?!"

Lan Ting almost couldn't hold back his expression when he was halfway through his words.

She put down the information in her hand, looked at the arena, and saw the familiar figure with a very strange expression.

She turned her head to look at Bai Ming beside her, and Bai Ming's expression was the same as hers.

When Lu Yang saw Lan Ting and Bai Ming on the stage, he first raised his hand to greet them, then scratched the back of his head in confusion.

What's going on? You're here to participate in the competition, so why are you sitting on the judges' panel?

(End of this chapter)