Chapter 105: Sweeping the Mountain

"Does Junior Brother know why Senior Brother Sun Tao is looking for me?" Xu Yang asked while walking.

"It seems to be related to the Martial Scholar examination." This person said, his tone not certain.

The two of them stepped into the inner courtyard side by side, and heard an excited roar: "Haha... I, Qiu Wenjie, have also reached the early stage of Qi Gathering."

Xu Yang looked in the direction of the roar and saw that Qiu Wenjie's aura was surging, his skin was crimson, and he really had reached the early stage of Qi Gathering.

Xu Yang smiled.

Qiu Wenjie's talent wasn't considered good, and the time he started practicing martial arts was only about half a month later than his. Being able to reach the early stage of Qi Gathering couldn't be separated from the Qiu family spending money.

One must know that Xu Yang had been practicing martial arts for ten months now.

Qiu Wenjie had used nearly seven months to improve from the entry level of Qi Gathering to the early stage of Qi Gathering; participating in this year's Martial Scholar examination was basically impossible.

However, he was young. If he could reach the major success stage of Qi Gathering within three years, he might have a chance to participate in the next Martial Scholar examination.

It was just that he had used seven months to reach the early stage of Qi Gathering; reaching the major success stage of Qi Gathering within three years was very precarious.

"Since Junior Brother Qiu has already reached the early stage of Qi Gathering, then come over and talk." Sun Tao's voice sounded from a pavilion.

Xu Yang looked over; it was full of people in the inner courtyard whose cultivation had reached the early stage of Qi Gathering.

"Okay!" Qiu Wenjie replied, putting away his joy and walking toward the pavilion with large strides.

"Wenjie, congratulations!"

Xu Yang joined him, and the two of them stepped into the pavilion together, sitting next to Zhang Hong and Zhang Yong.

In their small group of five, only Wu Yongfeng hadn't reached the early stage of Qi Gathering yet. A few days ago, Zhang Hong had reached the early stage of Qi Gathering.

The time he used, if calculated carefully, was even more than Qiu Wenjie's.

However, he didn't have Qiu Wenjie's resources, and his talent was actually above Qiu Wenjie's; he might be able to reach the major success stage of Qi Gathering within two or three years.

Unless someone spent money to support him, it was impossible for him to participate in this year's Martial Scholar examination either.

At this moment, he and Zhang Yong were whispering congratulations to Qiu Wenjie, while Xu Yang's gaze swept through the pavilion. In the entire inner courtyard, there were already more than ten disciples whose cultivation had reached the early stage of Qi Gathering or above.

"The Weiyuan Hall is considered a laggard among the martial arts halls, and the Weiyuan Hall has so many disciples at the early stage of Energy Gathering; those top-tier martial arts halls must have more, and there will be more experts.

The competition for the Martial Scholar examination is not small."

The more powerful the martial arts hall, the more money the disciples inside had; this was beyond doubt.

And to a certain extent, money represented strength.

Qiu Wenjie had no talent, but by relying on the Qiu family spending money, seven months still smashed him into the early stage of Qi Gathering; the children of top families in Qingyuan would only spend more money.

While pondering, Zhao Zhifei's voice sounded: "Junior Brother Sun, since everyone is here, just say it."

Sun Tao nodded and said: "This year's Martial Scholar examination will begin in only four months. As everyone knows, the Martial Scholar examination has actual combat duels.

Actual combat duels are not the sparring between fellow disciples when we practice martial arts normally, but life-and-death struggles that often lead to injury or even death.

But we martial arts hall disciples basically have no experience in life-and-death struggles, so before every Martial Scholar examination, the martial arts halls in Qingyuan will unite to organize training for disciples who want to participate in the Martial Scholar examination to gain combat experience.

Of course, this training is not mandatory; it is entirely voluntary. Fellow disciples, consider it carefully. Those who wish to participate, come to me now to register. When the time comes, there will be experts at the Hall Master level following."

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Ping and those people were not surprised; clearly, they had known about these things for a long time.

"Senior Brother Sun Tao, may I ask if this training is to suppress bandits?" Someone asked.

Sun Tao shook his head and said in a deep voice: "This year's arrangement is to sweep the mountain!"

As soon as the two words 'sweep the mountain' were spoken, the atmosphere immediately became somewhat heavy. Xu Yang noticed that even Jiang Ping and those people had their breathing become heavy.

"Senior Brother, what is meant by sweeping the mountain?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Sweeping the mountain is to enter the mountain to hunt exotic beasts." Sun Tao said: "If you are worried about accidents, those who have experts at home can let the experts follow and protect you. The main purpose of sweeping the mountain is still to accumulate combat experience."

Knowing what sweeping the mountain meant, Zhang Yong chose not to participate without hesitation. After being framed by Xue Fangsheng that one time, he had long understood the terror in the mountains.

Zhang Hong and Qiu Wenjie also didn't intend to participate; they had no hope for the Martial Scholar examination, so there was no need to participate.

Not just them, several disciples who felt there was no hope chose not to participate.

"A bunch of cowards, why practice martial arts if you're afraid of death? You have no hope for the Martial Scholar examination mainly because of insufficient money. This time, Hall Master-level figures will follow into the mountain. If you dare to risk your life and hunt an exotic beast, and then push yourself in the next four months, there might not be no hope for the Martial Scholar examination.

I think the martial arts hall arranging to sweep the mountain also harbored this kind of thought."

Lu Ren said, looking up at Sun Tao.

He also wanted to participate, not only to gain combat experience, but he also wanted to push himself.

Although the Gu family also provided him with resources, it was still too little compared to the resources of children from top families. Only by taking this opportunity to fight could he achieve a good ranking in the Martial Scholar examination.

Sun Tao nodded: "That's right, there is indeed this consideration."

Xu Yang found that many people were tempted because Lu Ren's words made a lot of sense.

He really wanted to say that Zhang Yong and the others thought the same way last time, but eight people went, and three died in the mountain.

What Hall Master following? How many Hall Masters can go?

The mountain is so big; unless there is a Hall Master following everyone, otherwise it's no different from not having one.

"I want to fight; let's join forces, and we'll split everything equally." Zhang Hong changed his mind again.

Because this was the only opportunity he could participate in the Martial Scholar examination; if he missed it, his major success in Qi Gathering would be the end of his life.

"I'm still young, so I won't participate." Qiu Wenjie's mind was very clear.

Zhang Yong gritted his teeth: "Let's do it!"

He was also influenced by Lu Ren's words.

According to his current resources, when the Martial Scholar examination comes, major success in Qi Gathering is not guaranteed.

Even if he barely reaches major success in Qi Gathering, facing so many competitors, he is afraid he won't be able to succeed in the Martial Scholar examination.

After speaking, the two of them looked at Xu Yang together. If he could participate, the safety of the three of them would greatly increase.

"I have no ambition, so I won't participate. You guys be careful." Xu Yang shook his head.

The mountain is dangerous; it's better for a gentleman not to stand under a dangerous wall. As long as he hides well, reaching major success in Qi Gathering after four months shouldn't be a problem.

Now that the Qiu family has annexed the Hong family's business, the support given to him has changed from three taels before to five taels. Plus the monthly allowance from the Liu family, his cultivation resources are not small.

After four months, he will definitely be able to comprehend the Primordial Unity Force; if he can't comprehend it, he can also use the panel to improve it.

By then, relying on the major success level Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist, it won't be difficult to get a good ranking; there's no need to hang his head on his belt and take risks in the mountain. ===== CHAPTER 106 =====