In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the inner gate competition.
Ye Chen asked Pan An to take him to the competition venue.
After arriving here, Ye Chen discovered that there was such a huge arena within the sect.
Ye Chen roughly estimated that there were no less than a thousand competition arenas in this huge venue.
"This is a venue specially built by the sect for the inner sect's group competition. It is also the place where the inner sect's disciples use it most for actual combat."
Pan An explained.
But at this moment, Ye Chen discovered that among the countless people, he found three familiar figures.
It was Xia Houqing, Liu Yun, and Xiao Yi.
"Why are you three here too? Are you also here to participate in the competition?"
It was rare to see his friends here, Ye Chen asked with a smile.
Xia Houqing said: "Xiao Yi is here to compete, Liu Yun and I are here to cheer you on!"
Liu Yun said helplessly: "I heard that the disciples who can reach the rank must at least be in the middle stage of the Qi Gathering Realm, so I won't go up and get beaten."
After speaking, he looked at Xiao Yi aside and said: "Among the three of us, only Xiao Yi has a chance."
Xiao Yi looked at Ye Chen and spoke in a rare voice: "Ye Chen, I came to the competition just to prove that I, Xiao Yi, am no worse than you!"
Ye Chen was happy when he heard this. This kid was really persistent. He immediately nodded and said: "Okay, don't get beaten down when you get up."
"snort!"
Xiao Yi didn't speak, but his eyes were full of fighting spirit.
In the following period, more and more people gathered in the square.
"These people are all quasi-inner disciples, that is, disciples of the Qi Gathering Realm without sequence."
Pan An explained in due course.
Ye Chen was a little surprised that there were actually 50,000 to 60,000 quasi-inner disciples!
Pan An added: "Once these disciples are over thirty years old, they lose their qualifications as disciples. They either serve as deacons within the sect, or they leave the sect and go to the mortal world to find a job. Most of them go to small families.
Become a worshipper, or go to the dynasty to seek an official position."
Ye Chen nodded, it turned out that the competition among monks was so fierce.
It’s really survival of the fittest, the weak and the strong.
Not long after, an elder from the inner sect showed up to preside over the competition. In each small venue, there was a deacon serving as the referee.
Not long after, a row of disciples wearing uniform robes filed out of the cave of the inner disciples. Compared with ordinary disciples, their robes were inlaid with silver lace, highlighting their status.
If you look carefully, each of them has a nameplate hanging on their left chest, all with numbers within ten thousand.
That is naturally their ranking in the inner sect.
The disciples ranked nine thousand away stood on the outermost stage, while the higher ranked disciples stood further inside.
The inner disciples, who were ranked among the hundred, naturally stood in front of the competition stages in the center.
"The first thing that will happen in a while will be the quasi-inner disciples challenging the disciples who are nine thousand away, and then there will be duels at the front, until the disciples who are within one thousand will challenge the hundred disciples."
Listening to Pan An's explanation, Ye Chen fixed his gaze on a high platform in the center, where ten disciples were sitting on it.
"Master, who is that person sitting above?"
"Where?" Pan An looked at it and said, "Of course it's the top ten inner disciples!"
Pan An continued to explain: "The top ten inner sect disciples are the best among the inner sect disciples. Their strength is much higher than that of the top 100 disciples. Some of them can even step into the Cloud Stepping Mirror, but they choose not to break through.
, I just want to stay in the top ten for a while so that I can get more resources."
"If you reach the level of stepping on the Cloud Mirror, will you lose the qualifications for the inner sect?" Ye Chen asked.
Pan An nodded, "Yes, if you break through to the Cloud-Stepping Mirror, you can become a core disciple. Only then can you be considered a true monk. It is a completely different world from the inner sect and the outer sect! But it is even more cruel!"
Ye Chen was very curious after hearing this, "Master, how different and how cruel is that?"
Pan An smiled and said: "When you become a core disciple, you will know everything. I can only tell you now that I can only tell you that before stepping on the cloud mirror, you can only be regarded as a child in the world of cultivation. Only after you break through can you be regarded as an adult."
Ye Chen was speechless, but this sense of mystery made Ye Chen yearn for it even more.
But at this moment, Ye Chen saw that the one sitting at the center of the top ten inner disciples looked a little familiar.
Although the distance was far away and he couldn't see the other person's face clearly, Ye Chen still felt that he must have seen this person before.
After looking at it for a long time, Ye Chen suddenly remembered.
Yan Tianhu!
As if they were enemies on a narrow road, Yan Tianhu's eyes happened to fall on Ye Chen among tens of thousands of people.
In vain, a compelling murderous aura surged out of Yan Tianhu's body, causing the other nine people around him to look sideways.
"Brother Tiger, what's wrong with you?"
One of the bearded disciples asked.
"Nothing, I just saw the prey..."
Yan Tianhu laughed ferociously and said solemnly: "Ye Chen, enjoy the last time of your life."
As if sensing something, Ye Chen gave the other party a middle finger.
"Very good, you will die today!"
Although he didn't know what Ye Chen's gesture meant, Yan Tianhu knew that it had absolutely no meaning. He couldn't help but become furious and wished he could tear Ye Chen into pieces right now.
But in the end, rationality made Yan Tianhu give up his impulse. After all, Ye Chen was now a favorite in the eyes of the sect master. If he acted recklessly in public, even if he had Peak Master Yan standing behind him, he would still be in big trouble.
As long as Ye Chen goes into the ring today, there are countless legal ways to cripple him, so why take the risk?
"Brother Hu, you are just a little kid who has just stepped into the Qi Gathering Realm. You are not so angry for him, are you?"
Another disciple with broken hair said sarcastically.
"I wish I could suck his blood and eat his flesh!" Yan Tianhu's words were squeezed out from between his teeth.
The bearded disciple from before smiled lightly and said: "Brother Hu, you don't need to do it yourself, I, Ma Wei, will help you destroy him, but I think this kid will be killed by a disciple nine thousand away in the first battle, and there is no chance at all."
Come to me."
He shook his head slightly with regret, as if he had missed a good opportunity to show his loyalty.
"Haha, I heard that this boy is very famous in the outer sect now, and has even replaced Xiao Yi's position as the number one genius?"
The young man with broken hair looked down at Ye Chen who was standing in the crowd like a king, and said with a sarcastic smile: "But when we come to our inner sect, the dragon is coiled up! The tiger is lying down! What kind of bullshit is the talent of the outer sect, even for ordinary people?"
Inner disciples are not even worthy to carry shoes, let alone our top ten inner disciples."
"Hmph, this kid offended Brother Hu and was behind when he suffered. From now on, I will tell the disciples below that I will beat Ye Chen every time I see him! I will beat him every time he sees us! Every time he sees us, he must kneel down and see our shoes.
If it’s dirty, you must lick it clean with your tongue!”
"Okay! That's it!"
As he said this, several people looked at each other and laughed loudly.