The moment this voice sounded, everyone, including the two old men, bowed in one direction. Countless young disciples had red faces and excited eyes. You must know that the owner of this voice is the leader.

Qu Zhi is one of the supreme figures of Tianxuan!

In just a moment, the lingering sound that echoed in the mountains dissipated, and the terrifying pressure receded like a tide, but it announced the true beginning of the Heavenly Sword Competition.

The crowd became audible. Countless young outer disciples held their breath and looked at the two old men who were hosting the competition. The two old men looked at each other. The former old man stepped back and the other one stepped forward.

In the first few steps, he coughed twice, cleared his throat, and spoke: "The selection of inner disciples here is divided into two steps. The second step will not be mentioned for now. The first step is the cultivation test. Let's start now!"

He pointed at the nine feldspar stones beside him and said: "Here are nine solid sulfur stones. Starting from the first one, the quality gradually increases, corresponding to the first level of Qi Gathering, Heavenly Dao, and the ninth level of Qi Gathering Heaven. The test method only needs to be repaired.

In order to leave traces on these stone pillars, to put it simply, if your cultivation reaches the ninth level of Qi Gathering, you can leave traces on the ninth stone pillar. This screening of details, anyone who can be in the seventh block will be able to leave traces.

Those who have left traces on the eighth and ninth solid sulfur stones, that is, those whose cultivation has reached the seventh heaven, eighth heaven, and ninth heaven of Qi gathering, have passed the preliminary selection. The remaining ones who have not passed will be assigned to various peaks to engage in other affairs.

When the next competition date comes, you can try again.”

The old man was also very advanced in cultivation. He explained the rules of the primary election thoroughly in one breath. When he stopped speaking, a low-pitched discussion broke out in the crowd. Some people showed expressions of relief, while others looked sad.

Seeming to be unwilling, Ji Yan, who was beside Ye Wangtian, also patted his chest, took a breath and said excitedly: "It's okay! This test is different from the last time. Last time, the outer disciples competed to win or lose, and I was beaten by someone.

I was defeated. I couldn't even pass the primary election. I have been in Shengfeng for five full years. I will definitely pass this time!" Then Ji Yan showed a look of gloating on his face and smiled narrowly at Ye Wangtian: "However,

The guy who defeated me last time was also picked in the second round, haha!"

Hearing this, Ye Wangtian just smiled slightly and said nothing. His spiritual consciousness spread out and scanned the nine feldspars in the open space, and he immediately noticed the differences. Each feldspar was almost identical in appearance, and they were all the same ore.

The material lacks spirituality and looks very ordinary, but from the internal details, it can be seen that the density of each piece of feldspar is different. The first piece is sparse and porous, with impurity spots all over it. It looks very brittle and has no hardness.

, but the ninth piece is a complete piece of solid sulfur stone without any impurities. It is very dense and compact. It is not of the same grade at all. Ye Wangtian couldn't help but be surprised. The method of this Heavenly Sword is really strange. It can find such a stone.

The nine qualities happen to be for each level of solid sulfur stone, and this testing method is also novel.

After a while, the crowd became quiet again, and the old man took out a long scroll from his sleeve, spread it out with a shake of his hand, and held it in front of him. He saw that it was densely covered with handwriting. The old man roughly said

He scanned the long scroll and said: "There are five hundred and ninety-three outer disciples participating in the competition this time. The number is more than double that of previous years. To save time, let's get started! The first one, Chu Kui! Enter

Pre-trial!”

The old man read out the first name, and all the outer disciples immediately looked around, and then all their eyes fell on a short young man. When the young man heard his name, he suddenly trembled, and there was something on his forehead.

There was sweat on the surface, and he shook his body a few times. His thin body looked like he was about to fall over. Then he gritted his teeth and walked slowly towards the location of the stone pillar. The crowd parted on both sides to let him pass.

Everyone looked at him with gloating in their eyes.

Soon, the young man named Chu Kui came to the open space. He first looked around, his eyes lingering on each feldspar stone for a while, then gritted his teeth and walked towards the seventh sulfur stone. The two old men also had expressions on their faces.

Look at him with a smile.

Chu Kui stopped in front of the seventh solid sulfur stone. He took a deep breath and focused his eyes. Then he raised his hand and pointed. A visible and subtle sword energy burst out from his fingertips, and then he pressed the button in front of him fiercely.

On the stone pillar.

"Bang—"

With a soft sound, the young man let out a long breath, his thin body swayed, turned sideways and bowed to the two old men, and then turned to look at the crowd, with a bright smile on his slightly immature face. Ye Wang

Tian noticed that a faint white trace appeared on the surface of the seventh feldspar.

"Chu Kui, passed!" the old man announced after checking.

"It actually passed!"

"How can it be?!"

"Obviously he is a young boy who has just started training less than three years ago. There are many old people who have participated in several competitions and still failed to pass!"

There were murmurs in the crowd, but Chu Kui walked to the stone steps in front of the hall and stood under the stone steps at the old man's signal. He looked at the disciples who had not yet tested with a relaxed expression, still holding on.

Some small satisfactions.

"Next, Song Xie!" the old man's voice sounded again.

After just a moment, I saw a tall young man with a rugged face and a very tough look. He strode straight towards the eighth solid sulfur stone. Then he clenched his fist and the air flow around him swayed.

The punch landed hard on the stone pillar.

"boom-"

The noise caused by Song Xen was much louder than that of Chu Kui. He retracted his fists, cupped his fists and saluted the old man, and walked straight towards the edge of the stone steps with a serious look on his face.

Sure enough, looking at the eighth stone pillar, a faint mark appeared on it.

"Song Xie, the primary election passed!" the old man announced again.

This time, not many people showed surprise. Only people asked about Song Xing's origin, and someone explained it to him. Ye Wangtian listened carefully and heard such remarks.

"This Song Xie is an old man from my outer sect. I heard that he participated in the last sect competition and the previous one. He failed to pass the first two times. This is the third time. Passing this test does not count.

Unexpected.”

Hearing this, Ye Wangtian understood in his heart.

"Next..."

The test was carried out very quickly. Although there were many participants, the method was convenient and each person only had one chance. Soon, most of the outer disciples had completed the test. However, only a few actually passed, and most of them were still disappointed.

Leave the scene, wait for the sect's assignment, and go to other peaks.

Ye Wangtian glanced at the stone steps in front of the main hall. At this time, there were only thirty-eight people standing there, and there were nearly four hundred disciples who had completed the test. Almost one in every ten people could pass. Most of the disciples who had completed the test

Almost no one looked at the first six stone pillars, and almost all chose the seventh stone pillar, especially those who were not sure. In their opinion, even if they could leave traces on the first six solid sulfur stones, it would be a failure, and they might as well

Give it a try, maybe you can pass. Most people are lucky, but the reality is cruel. Only a few people can leave traces on the last three solid sulfur stones.

At this time, the old man's voice was heard again: "Ji Ren, come forward and test!"

Ji Lin, who originally looked casual, as if he was impatient to wait, trembled when he heard his name, stood up straight, with a confident smile on his face, and handed out to Ye Wangtian.

With a look of reassurance, he separated from the crowd and stepped forward.

He walked unhurriedly, as if strolling in a leisurely courtyard, passing the first stone pillar, the second stone pillar... the sixth stone pillar, the seventh stone pillar, and in the eyes of everyone, he stood in front of the eighth stone pillar.

.

Many people looked at Ji Lin in surprise. Except for the young man named Song Xie, few people chose sulfur stones other than the seventh stone pillar because other choices were unwise in their opinion.

Even if you have absolute confidence in your own strength, there will always be times when you perform abnormally! You will pass if you choose the seventh stone, and the same goes for the next two, but you only have one chance, no matter which piece of solid sulfur stone you fail on

, they all failed! There is no room for improvement, we can only wait for the next competition.

Many people looked at Ji Zhen with a simple and innocent face in the open space and gloated about his misfortune, but Ye Wangtian just smiled slightly, thinking that Ji Zhen must be sure of his choice of this eighth solid sulfur stone.

Sure enough, when Ji Yan clenched his fist, he was suddenly deflected by a powerful force of energy, and a wave of air rushed toward him. Then he opened his fingers slightly, and a visible cyclone appeared quickly, with a faint flash of sharpness in it.

.

"Yes," he shouted softly, then raised his hand and slapped the surface of the eighth solid sulfur stone hard.

"boom-"

There was an explosion, the energy was dispersed, and fine wind blades flew around, but were resolved by the old man with a flick of his sleeves.

Ji Yan took back his right hand that was pressed on the stone pillar, then bowed to the old man, grinned in the direction of the crowd, and then walked towards the stone steps, shaking and looking extremely arrogant and proud,

Many people looked at him with disdain and then looked at the eighth solid sulfur stone. They all took a breath of cold air and saw that a medium-deep hollow had appeared on the surface of the eighth stone pillar.

It was actually a little damaged by Ji Ren's cultivation! Most of the disciples who passed through before could at most leave a mark on this solid sulfur stone, which is considered good. I didn't expect that this seemingly simple and honest ordinary boy could have such a talent.

Strength! As expected, the real person cannot be judged by appearance.

The old man looked at Ji Zhen's back with satisfaction, and then announced: "Ji Zhen, passed!"

While everyone was waiting for a long time, the test continued quickly. During this period, several disciples passed the preliminary selection, and more than a hundred people were sadly eliminated. Even at this speed, it still took a whole day.

Throughout the day, the sky has begun to darken, and there are clouds floating in the mountains. Night will probably fall soon.

Soon, more and more people left, leaving only a few who had not yet tested, and about fifty more people who had passed the test, all with relaxed expressions on their faces, standing in front of the stone steps,

Some are still talking, speaking briskly and without any inhibition.

"Next, Lin Chong! Come forward and test!"

As soon as the old man finished speaking, Ye Wangtian saw a handsome young man with a stern face walking forward slowly beside him. Many people among the people who had passed the test stopped talking, and all looked at this person with serious eyes.

On the young man's body.

Ye Wangtian listened to all directions and suddenly heard someone saying: "This Lin Chong is a rare genius in our Tianjian outer sect! I think he started to make a name for himself when he arrived at our Tianjian outer sect three years ago. Don't look at his picture.

He looks very aggressive, but he is very aggressive! He defeated several old men in just half a year, and I don’t know what level of strength he has reached now.”

Hearing this, Ye Wangtian suddenly became interested in this cold-looking young man.

I saw him walking forward slowly, passing by the first solid sulfur stone, then crossing the next one, and continuing to move forward. When he came to the seventh feldspar, he did not stop and continued towards the eighth. Many people

Exclaimed, even those disciples who had passed the preliminary selection were extremely surprised. Lin Chong hadn't stopped yet, but walked straight towards the ninth sulfur stone! Soon, he stopped and stopped at

Before they reached the ninth solid sulfur stone. Seeing this, the two old men's eyes lit up and their energy poured out, looking at the young man.

Ye Wangtian was surprised. Is this young man really so confident? He dares to challenge the ninth solid sulfur stone pillar that no one has tried yet?

"Are you sure you want to choose it?" One of the old men asked, looking at Lin Chong with a smile.

Lin Chong remained silent, his face remained calm, and his eyes did not waver at all. He just nodded slightly, confirming his choice.
To be continued...