That night, Duan Lingtian received an uninvited guest at his home.
"Thank you for the sword skills you gave me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be completely sure that I would be among the top ten in the family martial arts competition."
Looking at the young man, Li Shishi bit her white teeth and whispered.
"Top ten in the family martial arts competition? It seems that your "Sword Shadow Accompanying" should be practiced to a small level."
The young man was a little surprised by Li Shishi's ambition.
Although, Li Shishi's strength can be ranked among the top three in the outer courtyard.
But this time the top ten in the family martial arts competition have to compete with many inner courtyard disciples.
It's not easy to get into the top ten.
"Um."
Li Shishi nodded lightly.
"If you really want to thank Ke'er, thank Ke'er very much. I gave you the sword skills just for her sake. Well, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to my room to practice."
Shrugging his shoulders, the young man turned around and returned to his room.
Looking at the young man's back, Li Shishi's eyes were complicated and she sighed quietly.
"Hey, Sister Shishi, where is the young master?"
A beautiful and refined girl walked into the courtyard.
"He went back to his room to practice. Sister Ke'er, it's time for me to leave too. Thank you. If it weren't for you, Duan Lingtian wouldn't have taught me "Sword Shadow Accompanying"."
Li Shishi forced a laugh, turned around and left.
"Sister Shishi..."
The girl discovered something was wrong with Li Shishi.
At some point, Li Rou walked out of the room, looked at Li Shishi's retreating back, shook her head and sighed.
As someone who has experienced this, she can naturally understand Li Shishi's thoughts.
Early the next morning.
Duan Lingtian and Ke'er came to the martial arts arena in the inner courtyard together.
The family martial arts meeting is held here.
In the corner of the martial arts arena in the inner courtyard, there are thirty martial arts arenas.
Thirty martial arts arenas were formed in a circle, with a high platform standing in the middle and some seats placed on it.
Before the martial arts competition, there was a huge crowd.
As the three elderly chief referees appeared, the noisy martial arts arena became quiet.
These three chief referees are all elders of the Li family and are responsible for presiding over the family martial arts meeting.
Behind the three chief referees, there were thirty referees, almost all of them young people.
The three chief referees were headed by an old man with white eyebrows.
Duan Lingtian's keen intuition detected an extremely dangerous aura in the old man with white eyebrows.
Duan Lingtian understands.
This is a strong man.
Strong enough to slap him to death now...
"As the chief referee of this family martial arts meeting, I would like to introduce the rules of today's family martial arts meeting... The two hundred and forty-two outer courtyard brothers will be divided into thirty groups according to the number plates in your hands. Except for the first
There are ten people in this group and eight people in other groups.”
"The thirty groups will each decide a champion. The referee will tell you the specific rules. Of course, if you feel that you are unlucky and are assigned to the strong group, you will have a chance to challenge the thirty group later.
Challenge anyone, as long as you win, you will be the new champion!" The pretty and pastoral agricultural, medical and businesswoman
"Until there is no more challenge, the last thirty champions will become the inner court disciples."
The chief referee finished speaking.
Thirty referees began to group the boys from the outer courtyard into groups.
Numbers 1 to 10 are the first group, and every eight people in the following groups are in a group.
Duan Lingtian and Ke'er were assigned to the same group.
"This rule is quite good and ensures absolute fairness."
Duan Lingtian smiled faintly.
Duan Lingtian is No. 77, and Ke'er is No. 78, and they were assigned to the tenth group.
There are eight people in the tenth group. Among the other six people, two more people know Duan Lingtian.
Some time ago, Duan Lingtian defeated Lin Qi, who was ranked first in the Lin family's outer courtyard, and they witnessed it with their own eyes.
When they met Duan Lingtian, the two took the initiative to admit defeat.
None of the other four people are Duan Lingtian's enemies.
As for Kerr.
Every time, before her opponent had time to take action, the Purple Meteor Soft Sword had already landed in front of his opponent's throat.
Make her opponents tremble.
Even the referee was speechless.
In the tenth group, two little monsters actually appeared.
Finally, it was Duan Lingtian and Ke'er's turn to compete for the title of the tenth group.
Around the martial arts arena, eyes fell on the two of them.
On the high platform in the middle.
"These two seem to be strangers, are they descendants of the branch clan?"
The chief referee was slightly surprised.
"They are the children of the branch. Both of them come from the Qingfeng Town branch, and they are both children of other surnames. The boy among them, not long ago, defeated Lin Qi from the Lin family in the trading market."
The other referee smiled.
"Lin Qi? The youngest son of the head of the Lin family? The one who is number one in the outer courtyard of the Lin family and is no less powerful than 'Li Kuang', the number one in the outer courtyard of our Li family?"
The former moved slightly.
"Yes, that's him."
The latter nodded.
"A child from a branch clan or a child with a foreign surname... it's a pity."
The former sighed.
"Hmph! It doesn't matter what the children of the branch clan or the children of other surnames are. As long as they don't betray the family, they are our Li family."
The white-browed old man hummed.
The other two referees immediately fell silent after hearing this.
"I surrender."
Standing on the No. 10 fighting ring, Duan Lingtian spoke calmly.
Everyone, including the referee, was disappointed.
However, Duan Lingtian and Ke'er were together after all. Although they were disappointed, they were not surprised.
Ke'er became the champion of the tenth group.
As time goes by, a champion appears in each of the thirty martial arts arenas. The story behind the Lotus Lantern
Apart from Ke'er, Duan Lingtian also recognized three of these champions.
Li Shishi, Li Yuan, Li Xiao.
Thirty combatants formed a circle, and in the middle of the high platform, the three chief referees stood up.
"Now, the outer court disciples who have been defeated in their respective groups and are unwilling to accept it will have a chance to challenge other champions... If they win, they will become the new champions. If they lose, they will lose the opportunity to become the inner courtyard disciples.
Opportunity."
The white-browed old man's expression remained calm, and he spoke calmly.
Suddenly, thirty warriors were fighting, and there was a lot of noise.
After all, there is only one chance to challenge.
They need to spend a certain amount of time to judge the strength of each champion before launching a challenge.
Whoosh!
Soon, a figure flew past the martial arts arena where the fifteenth group was.
Attracted everyone's attention.
"It's Duan Lingtian!"
Many disciples from the outer courtyard recognized the owner of the figure.
"Duan Lingtian? Is that the brother from the outer courtyard who defeated Lin Qi, the number one in the outer courtyard of the Lin family, at the trading market?"
"Yes, it's him!"
"With his strength, I'm afraid he can compete with Li Kuang, so how could he be eliminated? Could it be that he was eliminated by Li Kuang?"
"No, he gave up the title of the tenth group to the girl next to him who was inseparable. That's the one."
"So beautiful! Even better than the former number one beauty in the outer courtyard, Li Shishi."
"Since ancient times, heroes have loved beauties. No wonder he abstains from voting."
…
In the martial arts arena on the 15th, Li Xiao's face was gloomy.
He didn't expect that Duan Lingtian would challenge him. In his opinion, Duan Lingtian's decision was intentional!
"Duan Lingtian!"
Outside the martial arts arena, Li Zhong's eyes flashed fiercely.
Although, he has always looked down on Li Xiao.
But no matter what, Li Xiao is his biological brother, this is an unchangeable fact.
"I surrender!"
In full view of everyone, Li Xiao took the initiative to admit defeat.
Although the boos and boos coming from around him made him blush, he still gritted his teeth and endured it.
Now that he admits defeat, he can still save all his strength to challenge other champions.
If he is defeated by Duan Lingtian, and Duan Lingtian takes a slightly harsher blow, once he is injured, he will most likely lose the chance to become an inner court disciple.
"Duan Lingtian, in three days, I will teach you a lesson."
Li Zhong glanced at Duan Lingtian coldly, and immediately walked to another martial arts arena with Li Xiao to help Li Xiao find his opponent.
Duan Lingtian narrowed his eyes slightly and closed his eyes to rest.
The challenge of the challenger is in full swing...
Except for Li Kuang, Li Yuan and Li Shishi, no one challenged the top three in the outer court. After Duan Lingtian climbed into the martial arts ring and forced Li Xiao to admit defeat, no one challenged him anymore.
Ke'er, three people came up to challenge her one after another.
However, her soft purple sword always landed on the opponent's throat immediately, making it difficult for the opponent to move forward.
"This girl is a freak just like Duan Lingtian!"
"I have a feeling that she may be stronger than Li Shishi."
"Yes, in front of her, Li Shishi is slightly inferior in appearance and strength."
…
The brothers in the outer courtyard were talking about it one after another.
Some of the inner courtyard disciples who came to join in the fun also looked at the girl a few more times in surprise.
"Brother An, this girl is really good. From now on, our inner courtyard will have another female disciple with looks and talent comparable to 'Li Fei'."
A disciple from the inner courtyard said to the young man beside him.
Li Fei, the most beautiful woman in the inner court.
The young man was dressed in gray clothes trimmed with silver. His sharp eyes fell on the girl, revealing a bit of greed and domineering.
"It's Ang Lee!"
"It's really him!"
…
Some of the disciples from the outer courtyard around recognized the young man in gray and couldn't help but shout.
Li An, the famous inner courtyard brother of the Li family.
One year ago, Li An was seventeen years old. With the ninth level of Body Tempering Realm, he participated in the family martial arts competition and entered the top ten, ranking sixth.
It is only inferior to four eighteen-year-olds in the Dan Condensation Realm and one in the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm of the same age.
Now, among the inner court disciples under the age of nineteen.
His strength is recognized as second.
In the evening, the family martial arts meeting came to an end.
Li Xiao, after admitting defeat in front of Duan Lingtian, also challenged the champion again.
Thirty champions became the disciples of the inner courtyard.
For a time, many people shook their heads and sighed, and many others felt sad.
Some of them are already eighteen years old. Failure to become inner court disciples this time means losing the opportunity to become inner court disciples forever.
If you are a child of a branch clan, you will be beaten back to the branch clan!
Duan Lingtian and Ke'er walked side by side.
Kerr held his arm with a happy smile on her face.
Eyes of envy and jealousy fell on Duan Lingtian.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Duan Lingtian frowned.
At a glance, in front of them, in an open space where the crowd had given way, were two boys of about eighteen years old standing.
He found.
When the young man in gray clothes standing in front looked at him, his eyes were filled with hostility.
Duan Lingtian was a little confused. He didn't know the other party at all. Why did the other party look at him like this?
When he noticed that the gray-clothed boy's gaze shifted from him to Ke'er.
A sudden realization.
It turned out to be because of Kerr.
Duan Lingtian couldn't help but chuckle to himself.