Immortality begins with the sword of ignorance

Zhong Cang, who was living in the small courtyard, also felt the restlessness of people before the competition.

During this time, more and more people came to him for special training.

Although, most people don't have the opportunity to enter the inner door.

But what if.

Just in case, they spent huge sums of money on special training with Zhong Cang.

Unfortunately, in order to prepare for the big competition, Zhong Cang suspended his sparring business early.

At this moment, at the invitation of his uncle Zhong Kangping, he came to his home and listened to the information about the competition that he had collected for himself.

"The competition in the outer courtyard does not really allow the disciples in the Qi Refining Stage to distinguish themselves. That is not necessary. The main force for our Yunxiao Sect to compete with the outside forces is the foundation building and golden elixir."

"The main purpose of this competition is to select disciples with outstanding potential for the sect, as well as the peak masters and island masters of the inner sect."

"In order to achieve this goal, under normal circumstances, the Outer Court Competition implements the three-by-three system."

"Thirty-three?"

Seeing that Zhong Cang was confused, Zhong Yingying quickly explained it to him before Zhong Kangping could speak.

"The so-called San San, the first three, is to divide the outer disciples into three levels according to their age. Among them, those under the age of sixteen are the first level. Sixteen to eighteen are the second level. Eighteen to thirty is the third level.”

"The assessment for outer disciples is based on those of the same age. Brother Cang, you only need to compete with the outer disciples between the ages of sixteen and eighteen."

These words made Zhong Cang nodded.

From the perspective of selecting talents, this assessment division is quite reasonable.

And limiting the age of his opponents to eighteen is also a good thing for Zhong Cang.

However, after listening, Zhong Cang found that there was obvious worry on Zhong Kangping's face, which made him stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong, uncle, are you worried?"

"Well, the exam for you between the ages of 16 and 18 is the most competitive among the three age groups. It is also the most difficult exam for us civilian immortal cultivators to get ahead. Alas... Cang'er, if you didn't take the exam this time But don’t lose heart.”

"???"

"Why, sixteen to eighteen, is there anything special about this age group..."

He paused mid-sentence.

Seeing this, Zhong Kangping said: "It seems that you have figured it out. Among the three age groups for the outer sect's assessment, children under the age of sixteen are too young and their temperament has not yet been determined. When the inner sect's senior officials select apprentices, Not only will talent be looked at, but also character will be looked at. In addition, the upper echelons of the inner sect have their own affairs and will not bother to take care of the children. Therefore, under normal circumstances, unless the talents of those children are outstanding to an astonishing level, there are not many experts. I will accept them as my disciples.”

"From the sixteenth to the eighteenth, the monk's character has been determined, his talent has been revealed, and he has grown up. He does not need to worry too much about teaching. At this time, the masters of the inner sect will come down to accept disciples. In this event, The number of experts who come to watch is also the largest. And those family monks, direct descendants of Jindan, will also fully show their talents at this time. Therefore, the competition in this event is extremely fierce."

"As for the age group after the age of eighteen, they are all eliminated in the first two levels. Although the competition here is also very fierce. However, because of the direct lineage of the cultivating family, the evil geniuses among the common people have all been eliminated twice before. You were selected in the assessment, and the only ones left are civilian cultivators, so you have a better chance of getting ahead."

After telling him, although he didn't want to dampen Zhong Cang's enthusiasm, in order to let him know the seriousness of the matter, Zhong Kangping gave him a set of data.

From that information, Zhong Cang discovered that most of the monks who were recruited as inner disciples in the age group of sixteen to eighteen were at the sixth or seventh level of Qi training.

There are very few people who have reached the fifth level of Qi training.

However, it takes several sessions of Qi training at the fourth level to produce one.

"Huh... I really have to thank Yan Lingwei. If it weren't for her five-color lotus seeds, I would really have lost the election this time."

It was not surprising that something like this happened. After all, he had only been here for a few months. Even with the attribute panel, a few months of practice could not compare to the years of practice of others.

Not to mention, those people's resources far exceed mine.

Fortunately, there are no ifs. Zhong Cang, who is at the fifth level of Qi training, has the confidence to fight against anyone.

After sighing, Zhong Cang looked at his uncle Zhong Kangping again with calm eyes.

"Thank you uncle for reminding me. I already understand the tragedy of this age group. Where is the other three?"

Zhong Cang's calm eyes without a trace of fear made Zhong Kangping understand that his reformed nephew was still not ready to give up even if he was aware of the fierce competition.

This made him sigh, but he was more happy.

A monk fighting for his life should have the aura to fear nothing.

With this in mind, he also told Zhong Cang about the other 'three'.

"In addition to dividing the outer sect monks into three classes according to age, the steps for the outer sect's competition examination are also divided into three steps."

"The first step is the audition, which will eliminate more than 80% of the monks."

"The second step is mostly a comprehension test that does not involve fighting."

"The third and final step is the ranking competition."

"The first two steps change every year. Your uncle and I don't have the ability to find out the specific assessment information for you. However, the third step of the ranking competition is the same every year, especially the double-elimination group competition."

He felt a little guilty as he spoke. Seeing this, Zhong Cang quickly said: "Uncle, you have done enough for me."

"Hahaha……"

Zhong Cang was so reasonable, which made Zhong Kangping smile happily.

And when I think about the old Zhong family, it took several lifetimes for a 'prodigy' to emerge. Now that this prodigy has the ambition to make progress, Zhong Kangping naturally supports it.

Therefore, after thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Cang'er, these are the 800 spirit stones I have accumulated over the years. Take it first and buy some things to temporarily improve your strength. If it is not enough, tell me. I still have a few friends. , I can borrow some for you!”

"Well……"

As soon as Zhong Cang said this, before Zhong Cang could agree or refuse, his aunt Liu Qin beside him turned pale, her heart twitched, and she almost fainted.

Obviously, sending these eight hundred spirit stones away made her heart bleed.

However, this time, he was wearing a 'mask of pain'.

The eyes looking at the spirit stone were full of reluctance, but she was not like before. As soon as Zhong Kangping gave Zhong Cang the spirit stone, she would cry non-stop.

This was not because she suddenly became reasonable, but because Zhong Cang's "prodigal son turned back" and became a genius, she had great success and benefited from it during this period.

Speaking of which, this matter is also related to Kenshin's addition.

Zhong Cang was very careful about blessing the sword heart for others. He not only controlled the strength of the attached sword heart, but also controlled the number of people.

Every day, Zhong Cang only adds sword heart to a very small number of people.

However, the number of people He added was small, but the people who wanted to be added were many.

Especially young people always have a mentality of showing off. After being attached to the sword and having a breakthrough in swordsmanship, these teenagers can't help but compare themselves to their peers.

The great improvement in strength makes these people win more battles and lose less, and this also makes Zhong Cang's reputation gradually spread.