Chapter 291

"Have the rewards been announced?" Zhang Yong continued to ask.

Joining the Profound Heaven Sect, this was the first outer sect grand competition, and many things had not been said by anyone.

Jiang Ping said, "They have been announced. The top three will be exempted from the inner sect assessment mission, and at the same time, they can choose one cultivation method from the second floor of the Scripture Hall."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Yang and Jiang Ping's eyes lit up.

On the second floor of the Scripture Hall, good cultivation methods required thousands of contribution points, and the subtlety of many mental cultivation methods far exceeded the Mountain-Bearing Bear Scripture they were cultivating.

The same went for martial arts; good martial arts required four or five hundred contribution points. Even if they did missions every day, and even if they didn't spend any contribution points, it would take two or three years to be able to exchange for them.

However, Xu Yang knew he had no hope. Even if he used all his trump cards, it would be impossible to win the top three.

Among the outer sect disciples, it is said that some fierce people have strength no less than inner sect disciples, but they have been suffering because they have to wait for three years, so they have always stayed in the outer sect.

And he didn't dare to use all his trump cards, as that would only invite Xiao Hua to strangle him in advance.

By next year, he would also be an old disciple, and he would have the confidence to win the top three.

Sun Tao said, "For the fourth and fifth places, you can choose one kind of cultivation method from the Scripture Hall; for the fifth to tenth places, you will be rewarded with two hundred contribution points; for the tenth to twentieth, you will be rewarded with one hundred contribution points; there are no rewards after that."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to even enter the top twenty," Xu Yang pondered.

Their batch had the Ten Elites and Ten Strong, and the previous batch also had them. Although these people had already participated in one outer sect grand competition, this was the only time this outer sect grand competition was for old disciples.

So the protagonists of this grand competition should be the geniuses of the previous batch, as well as some little geniuses from the batch before that who had not joined the inner sect.

In their batch, I'm afraid no one can break into the top twenty.

There are actually many fierce people in the outer sect, but most of the time they are not in the Profound Heaven Sect, but are adventuring and treasure hunting in the Yunling Mountain Range.

Because Xu Yang and his batch didn't have enough cultivation, everyone was huddled in the Profound Heaven Sect.

Once their cultivation comes up, most people will also choose to enter the Yunling Mountain Range, a natural treasure house, to hunt for treasure. If they casually obtain a spiritual herb and hand it over to the sect, the contribution points obtained will be in the thousands.

In the end, Zhang Yong did not sign up, and neither did Xu Yang.

In their batch, it is said that only seven or eight people signed up, all of whom were among the Ten Elites or Ten Strong. Xu Yang heard that Lu Ren had also signed up.

In the next two days, everyone found that the outer sect was becoming more and more lively. Many disciples who had never been seen before, but whose auras were terrifyingly strong, returned from the Yunling Mountain Range, making the disciples of this batch not dare to go out much, worried about accidentally bumping into these people who couldn't be provoked.

This day, Xu Yang returned from outside after practicing the Pure Origin Finger-Splitting Technique, and saw a man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist sitting in the courtyard, chatting with Sun Tao and Jiang Ping.

This person was about twenty years old, and his body exuded a fierce aura, like an exotic beast walking out of the mountains, full of wildness.

"Junior Brother Xu, come quickly."

Seeing Xu Yang appear, Sun Tao hurriedly got up and waved: "Come and pay respects to Senior Brother Li Qiang. He is also a disciple from our Weiyuan Hall. He often hunts for treasure in the depths of the Yunling Mountain Range. Now he has returned to participate in the outer sect grand competition and took the time to come and see us."

Xu Yang frowned secretly.

In the previous martial arts examination, Weiyuan Hall also had three disciples who successfully ascended the dragon.

After arriving at the Profound Heaven Sect, Sun Tao had inquired, but except for this Li Qiang, the other two had died.

He hadn't come to see them, his fellow disciples of Weiyuan Hall, for more than a year, and now he was looking for them at this time. He didn't believe it was any kind of fellow disciple friendship, because it was impossible for Li Qiang to stay in the Yunling Mountain Range for a year; usually, they would come back once every month or two.

If he really talked about fellow disciple friendship, he should have come to find them long ago.

With an indifferent expression on his face, Xu Yang cupped his hands and said, "I am Xu Yang; I have met Senior Brother Li Qiang."

Li Qiang let out a hearty laugh and said, "Junior Brother Xu is too polite. As expected of a Ten Elites genius, you are truly a talent. I didn't expect that our Weiyuan Hall would have two people on the list at the same time in your batch."

Xu Yang sat down, and Li Qiang asked about Xu Yang's cultivation again. Learning that Xu Yang had not yet achieved Minor Success in Gang Qi, a trace of imperceptible disappointment flashed in the depths of his eyes.

He asked about Lu Ren's situation again, and learning that Lu Ren had already achieved Minor Success in Gang Qi, he couldn't help but clap his hands in praise.

"I have been at the Profound Heaven Sect for so long, and I, as a Senior Brother, haven't treated you to a meal. I would like to invite all the Junior Brothers to have a meal. Who among you will go and call Junior Brother Lu Ren?" Li Qiang suddenly said.

Jiang Ping said indignantly, "Senior Brother Li Qiang, this person Lu Ren is ungrateful and is truly a despicable villain. None of us get along with him."

In fact, it was only he, Zhang Yong, and Xu Yang who could be considered to not get along with Lu Ren. Sun Tao had never had a conflict with Lu Ren, but Sun Tao did not speak at this moment.

He was also very disappointed with Lu Ren's behavior, so he didn't associate much with Lu Ren either.

Not to mention anything else, when Lin Wei had an accident, Lu Ren didn't ask about it. Just based on this point, he didn't like Lu Ren.

After all, she was the daughter of the person who had called him Master. Playing deaf and dumb, his character was truly worrying.

Li Qiang was stunned and frowned: "Could there be some misunderstanding between you and Junior Brother Lu Ren? Between fellow disciples, we should be united and friendly. In a place like the Profound Heaven Sect, we should support each other even more. Hasn't Master taught you this?"

United and friendly, my ass. Lin Cheng didn't even teach much martial arts, and he taught fellow disciples to be united and friendly?

But no one said these words out loud.

Zhang Yong said, "There is no misunderstanding. Of course, if Senior Brother Li Qiang wants to see Lu Ren, we can also help you find him, but there is no need to eat together."

His resentment towards Lu Ren was no less than Jiang Ping's.

Jiang Ping said, "If Senior Brother Li Qiang doesn't believe it, you can inquire about Lu Ren's character in the outer sect. He is now in the outer sect, and no one likes him."

Li Qiang smiled: "Since that's the case, then I will invite the few of you. I will inquire about Junior Brother Lu Ren's matter later. If it is really as you said, I will not recognize this Junior Brother either.

If there is a misunderstanding, I will try my best to resolve it. All fellow disciples have come to this point; don't let grudges arise because of some small things. We should join hands and move forward together."

Xu Yang felt disdain in his heart. Li Qiang kept talking about joining hands and moving forward together; I'm afraid he's planning something big.

He was too lazy to expose him and offend people. No matter what was said, just refuse.