Volume 1: Straight to the Top: Chapter 77: The Selection Begins

"Sect Master, Qin Gongzi!"

"It's the sect master and Gongzi Qin who are back!"

"Meet the Sect Master!"

At the top of Tianque Mountain, a group of white-clothed disciples saw a huge mist hidden beast floating from above, and it was the traces of Qin Yuang and Chen Yubai on it.

The disciples who had been away from the sect master for many days were all cheering, they hadn't seen them since the sect master had given them a large number of spirit stones more than ten days ago, and now they were even happier when they saw it.

"Sect Master Chen, go and let these disciples of your retreat, there is no place for the Misty Hidden Beast to land. Qin Yuang sat on the back of the Misty Hidden Beast and said with a smile at Chen Yubai.

"Good. ”

Chen Yubai smiled slightly and waved his hand at the people below.

"Get up, step aside, and don't be hurt by the Mist Hidden Beast. ”

"Yes, Sect Master. ”

At this moment, the disciples kneeling on the square all dodged away, making way for a huge space for the Misty Hidden Beast.

Qin Yuang patted the head of the Misty Hidden Beast and smiled, "Okay, Xiaowu, go down." ”

Roar~

The Misty Hidden Beast let out a roar, as if in response to Qin Yuang, and then slowly landed on the huge square in front of the hall.

After all the disciples really saw the appearance of the Misty Hidden Beast up close, they were all shocked.

Since the Fog Hidden Beast was rescued by Qin Yuang from the spirit stone veins in the back mountain, it directly drove them to Hutou Mountain, so the disciples had not seen its true appearance, and now they knew what it meant to be shocked when they saw it.

The huge mist hidden beast was as thick as three people on one leg, and its body was huge, even the majestic hall of the Que Sect that day was just like a small plaything in front of it.

"Roar~"

The Misty Hidden Beast let out a loud snort, and its four thighs stepped directly into the square.

The disciples of Tianque Mountain were horrified to find that the hard bluestone floors on the ground had been directly trampled by the Misty Hidden Beast and shattered into several large pits!

But after the mist hidden beast landed, it didn't hesitate, and knelt down directly, meekly waiting for Qin Yuang and them.

A huge demon beast, like a domestic pet, lay on the ground without the slightest temper, compared with the insignificant Qin Yuang and Chen Yubai, the huge sense of disparity gave everyone present a heavy blow in their hearts, and there were only two words in their minds: shock!

After Qin Yuang and Chen Yanbai both stepped down from it, they patted its head: "Okay, Xiaowu, go back to your spirit stone vein, remember to eat a little less spirit stone, otherwise Sect Master Chen will be distressed." ”

After hearing this, the Fog Hidden Beast let out another loud roar, and then directly turned its head and flew towards the back mountain.

But the disciples present all looked at each other, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and looked at Qin Yuang in shock.

What did he call that behemoth just now? Little Mist? This ...... How can this name be so incompatible with that huge body!

But Qin Yuang and Chen Yanbai had long been accustomed to the huge body of the Mist Hidden Beast, and they didn't feel anything wrong at all.

Chen Yubai walked to the main hall of the Tianque Sect and waved his hand to the people behind him: "Okay, let's all get up, after half an hour, everyone will gather in the square to select the disciples who will participate in the Liaozhou Great Competition." ”

As soon as the words came out, it was tantamount to a drop of water dripping from the boiling oil pot, and all the disciples instantly screamed excitedly.

I didn't expect the sect master to make such a big move as soon as he came back, Liaozhou Dabi, that is a place where many people are fascinated.

It can be said that in the past ten days, every disciple of the Tianque Sect has been going all out, preparing for the selection of Liaozhou Dabi, not to mention what ranking they have achieved, that is, if they can get the opportunity to participate, they will also be extremely embarrassed when they come back.

Therefore, Chen Yubai's words instantly ignited the audience, and all the disciples returned to the residential area behind one after another, informing the remaining disciples who were still cultivating in their own courtyards.

Chen Yanbai and Qin Yuang glanced at those disciples, and they were very relieved in their hearts.

It seems that in the past ten days or so that they have been away, the disciples of the Tianque Sect have not wasted their time, but have all made every effort to prepare to participate in the Liaozhou Competition, which is why they are so excited now.

And the Great Elder and the other elders had been waiting at the gate of the main hall for a long time, when they saw Chen Yubai and Qin Yuang coming over, several elders all bowed down and shouted in unison, "Join the sect master." ”

It's just that these elders all saluted Chen Yubai, and only the Great Elder said, "See Gongzi Qin, see Sect Master." ”

All the elders were stunned, why did this great elder take the wrong medicine today? Why not only see the sect master, but also see this Qin Yuang.

Besides, if they didn't hear it wrong just now, the Great Elder seemed to have put Qin Yuang's name in front of the Sect Master, which was very disrespectful, and several Elders were slightly shocked in their hearts, not knowing what punishment the Sect Master would impose on the Great Elder.

But to everyone's surprise, the sect master didn't blame the Great Elder for anything, but instead smiled at him: "It's hard work. ”

After speaking, Qin Yuang and Chen Yanbai directly walked into the main hall with their legs raised, and the Great Elder also followed.

What made everyone secretly shocked was that Qin Yuang accepted the Great Elder's gift so generously, not only did he not return the gift, but he also looked as he deserved.

What's even more terrifying is that after Chen Yanbai took the lead in entering the main hall, the Great Elder even faintly stopped and let Qin Yuang go first.

Everything proves that the Great Elder respects Qin Yuang very much!

All the elders looked at each other behind him, and they didn't know why, after this Qin Yuang took the sect master out for a trip, the great elder actually respected him so much.

Several people speculated one after another, and the second elder said to the other elders sneakily: "The third, the fifth, the sixth, you come here." ”

The remaining elders saw that the second elder's expression had changed, and they also hurriedly came over.

The two elders looked back at the main hall, then looked in the direction of the square, and after making sure that no one other than them was eavesdropping, they whispered: "Have you seen it, the great elder actually has such respect for that Qin Yuang, there must be something greasy in this!"

"Yes, yes, I can also see that the boss actually saluted Qin Yuang just now, and what else did he say to Qin Gongzi. ”

"Second brother, do you know what the identity of this Qin Yuang is, why is it so weird. ”

"That's not it, our eldest brother is famous for his iron-faced ruthlessness, even when Jiang Feng, who was the envoy of Wu'an Sect, came, he didn't leave a trace of affection at all, but directly shook his hand and didn't worship, how could he ...... to this Qin Yuang."

Several elders talked about some things they had known recently, but only the second elder looked happy, and he looked like he was in control.

"Second brother, what do you know, hurry up and tell us, I'm in a hurry. The sixth brother, who had the hottest temper, opened his mouth and said, and almost pinched the second elder's neck and told him to speak quickly.

Don't look at these elders, almost all of them are little old men, but they are all very curious, and they have been shouting endlessly in the square in front of the hall.

The second elder smiled mysteriously, waved his hand to several elders and said, "Let me tell you, the eldest brother once accidentally said that he leaked his mouth, do you see that this Qin Yuang is close to our sect master?"

"It's close, it's too close!" the sixth elder nodded hurriedly, but he didn't realize what the second elder meant.

The third elder slapped his head on the side and quickly asked, "Second brother...... That's not what you said......"

"Exactly!" The second elder smiled slyly and whispered to everyone: "I think, it's not good to say that in a few days, our Tianque Sect should hold a wedding." ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded secretly, with a slight smile on their faces, and they all understood what was going on.

But only the hot-tempered Sixth Elder didn't hear a clue, but instead asked, "Second brother, what's going on, what are you laughing at here?" ”

"Sixth brother, you are really stupid. The three elders next to him looked happy, stroked his white beard, and said to him with a smile, "Don't you understand this, this Qin Gongzi and our sect master are estimated to have already secretly fallen in love, so our eldest brother took the horse in advance...... Curryed favor with this Qin Gongzi in advance, so the sect master must have been happy when he heard it, so he handed over all the major affairs in the sect in the past few days to him. ”

"That's right, why didn't I think of it!" the sixth elder patted his thigh, and then he understood the so-called "facts".

He pondered for a while, then looked up and smiled: "It's still our eldest brother who has foresight, you see that people have got such a good position, let's take advantage of it." ”

"Yes, the matter between Gongzi Qin and our sect master must have been decided, let's not call people by their names every day, otherwise Gongzi Qin will think that we are not polite, and learn from the eldest brother, and be courteous to others all the year round, so that the sect master is also happy, everyone is happy, hahaha!" The second elder next to him said with a smile.

The Fifth Elder, who had not spoken, nodded, and also stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This Qin Gongzi is a talent, but he is very compatible with our sect master. ”

"Yes, the sect master's vision, I still need you to say more. The second elder patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Let's go, let's go and see the future uncle of the Tianque Sect." ”

Several elders all laughed and walked into the main hall together.

Chen Yanbai and Qin Yuang were sitting on the top of the main hall talking about something, and the great elders on the side were also echoing, and they were all stunned when they saw these elders walking in side by side with smiles on their faces.

When the six elders walked into the hall, they directly bowed their hands and shouted, "See Gu ......."

The expression of the five elders next to him changed, and he quickly covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Participate in Gongzi Qin." ”

"Ah, yes, yes, see Qin Gongzi. Several of the Great Elders all chimed in.

This sudden suddenness directly made Qin Yuang stunned in place, and his hand holding the teacup slowly put it down for a long time, and the corners of his mouth twitched and said, "Okay, um." ”

Chen Yubai was also confused, and said to a few people: "Elders, you have worked hard recently, why didn't you come in just now, what are you talking about there, sit down and have a cup of tea." ”

"Yes, Sect Master. ”

Several elders took their seats one after another, but they all stared at Qin Yuang with a smile on their faces.

"Uh...... Guys, is there anything on my face?" Qin Yuang was really a little hairy by these old men's staring, and asked.

The corners of the second elder's mouth hooked slightly, looked at Qin Yuang and said, "No, I just look at Qin Gongzi's talent, he is suave, it's really rare, it's rare!"

Qin Yuang raised his eyebrows suspiciously, and said in his heart that these people didn't know him for the first day, so why did they all see each other like this.

He looked at Chen Yubai next to him, but she didn't understand anything, so she spread her hands helplessly.

The great elder on the side seemed to see something, just now he heard that the sixth child seemed to be talking about seeing his uncle, and he understood in his heart that it was probably the lie he told a few days ago, so he hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Sect Master, let's continue to talk about the Liaozhou Dabi just now." ”

"Good. Chen Yubai nodded, coughed lightly and said, "Elders, you didn't come in just now, I'll say it again." ”

When several elders saw Chen Yubai start to talk about business, they all sat up straight and listened carefully.

Chen Yubai pointed to the many disciples who had already gathered in the square outside, and said to everyone: "Elders, there are eleven days before the Liaozhou Great Competition will begin, and I have just asked all the disciples to gather in the square in half an hour, and then select some who have the potential to participate in the Liaozhou Great Competition. ”

After speaking, she looked at the Sixth Elder and the Fifth Elder and said, "Fifth Elder, Sixth Elder, let's trouble the two of you to go out and handle this matter, let the Lingwu Realm be divided into a group, the Daowu Realm be divided into a group, and the disciples of Gangwu will all be gathered." ”

"Yes, Sect Master. The two elders said yes and walked out of the hall together.

Chen Yubai nodded and continued: "Liaozhou Dabi, the disciples of the Lingwu Realm are required to be in a group, the disciples of the Gangwu Realm are in a group, of course, the disciples of the Daowu Realm are also in a group, but the number of people they select is different, and our Tianque Sect has only been allocated twelve places. ”

Qin Yuang, who had not spoken, also spoke: "Great Elder, Third Elder, these twelve places of our Tianque Sect are assigned to the disciples of the three realms, which means that we can send four Dao Martial Realms, four Spirit Martial Realms, and four Gangwu Realms. ”

"Well, the subordinates understand. The Great Elder nodded slightly and silently wrote it down.

Chen Yubai took a sip of tea and continued: "So, today I will directly select some from all the disciples, I have preliminarily decided to let them compete first, Great Elder, how many disciples are there in each of our realms?"

"I'll take a look. The Great Elder nodded, took out a booklet from his bosom, flipped through it twice, and read, "Sect Master, we have a total of nine hundred and twenty-three Dao Martial Realm disciples, two hundred and eighty-six Lingwu Realm disciples, and thirty-seven Gangwu Realm disciples. ”

"Okay, it's just that there are so many people now, what method can be used to pick out some outstanding ones from among them?" Chen Yubai frowned slightly and looked at the Great Elder, "Just saying that these more than nine hundred disciples of the Dao Martial Realm is a big battle, and it is estimated that it will take a lot of time. ”

"This ......" The Great Elder was also a little hesitant, he knew that what Chen Yubai said was right, of course these more than nine hundred people could not test their strength one by one, otherwise they would be tired and exhausted, so they should find a way to select disciples as soon as possible.

After a few people thought for a while, the third elder said, "Sect Master, or let them fight each other, as long as a few rounds later, there will only be a few people left who will win." ”

After hearing this, Chen Yubai immediately shook his head: "No, I have also considered this method, but now it is not only a matter of too many people, how do you know which of them is about the same strength as whom, and how to distribute it when fighting?"

"Yes, third, your method is not very good. The Great Elder also shook his head slightly, and said to the Third Elder, "Have you ever thought that if we distribute it at will and let the two top disciples come together at that time, wouldn't it be that only one person can advance, and in the end, one of the best disciples will be wasted, and another disciple who is a little worse will be replaced. ”

When the three elders heard this, they immediately felt that it made sense, and several of them all fell into deep thought again.

Suddenly, the second elder stood up and said, "Otherwise, let them all go to the back mountain to catch demon beasts, and when the time comes, whoever of them gets more demon pills will be successfully promoted, and we just need to pick the most four people." ”

After hearing this, Chen Yubai's eyes couldn't help but light up, nodded and said: "This is a good idea, but I don't want to directly select the four disciples, because the error of this method is a bit large, and they are likely to get not many demon pills because of luck, so I want to pick out the top dozens for the time being, and then let them compete with each other for strength, and then make a selection." ”

The Second Elder and the Great Elder both nodded silently, this method may be the fastest way that can be done now, and there are many demon beasts in the back mountain, and there are many demon beasts that meet the corresponding level of the disciples, so when the time comes, just ask them to catch them themselves.

But Qin Yuang shook his head, and everyone looked at him.

Chen Yubai saw that he didn't seem to agree with this method, so he asked, "What's wrong Qin Yuang, what do you think?"

"I don't think it's right. Qin Yuang pointed to the many disciples on the square and continued, "You see, there are already so many people gathered outside now, and when all the disciples arrive, I'm afraid there will be more of them." ”

He paused slightly, and said with a smile: "So haven't you thought about it, if more than a thousand people all rush to the back mountain, will there be a mess at that time, will there be a fight because of the competition for the demon pill of the demon beast, and if these more than 1,000 people have all collected enough demon pills, then I'm afraid it will be at least tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow, don't forget, there are still eleven days before the start of the Liaozhou Dabi, do you think there is such a generous time for us?"

After hearing this, several people couldn't help but be shocked, they didn't expect Qin Yuang, who seemed to be absent-minded at all, to have such careful thinking, they were just about to speak, but Qin Yuang interrupted them again.

He took a sip of tea lightly and continued: "Besides, you don't know the habits of demon beasts, they themselves have a nature to avoid natural enemies, if you feel that the enemy stronger than yourself enters the territory, they will directly dodge, and will not fight against the enemy, if we really let all the disciples enter the back mountain to hunt demon beasts and collect demon pills, then it is likely that no one will get a few demon pills at that time, so this method is not fair." ”

When the Great Elder heard this, he instantly clapped his hands and smiled: "Gongzi Qin is really powerful, the old man didn't expect this at all. ”

"Yes, what Qin Gongzi said is extremely true, these demon beasts will not fight against their powerful enemies at all, and it is likely that the powerful disciples will not get the demon pill, and the weaker disciples will not be able to defeat the demon beasts, but some low-level cultivators who go in groups will get most of the demon pills for their disciples, which is not appropriate. The Second Elder and the Fifth Elder also expressed their opinions.

Chen Yanbai nodded slightly at Qin Yuang, knowing him a little more in his heart, he was worthy of being a person who had sat on the throne of Qingyun Kingdom for more than 20 years, and he was indeed much more careful about thinking about things than these ordinary people of theirs.

But she saw that Qin Yuang was not flustered at all, but calmed down, guessing in her heart that he might have already had an idea, so she asked, "Then do you have any way?"

"Of course. The corners of Qin Yuang's mouth hooked slightly, looked at the Great Elder and asked, "Where is the seventh?"

"Back to the Emperor...... Eh, Qin Gongzi, he is cultivating in the spirit stone veins in the back mountain. The Great Elder almost missed something, but quickly said.

"Well, I've got an idea. Qin Yuang nodded and said to Chen Yanbai, "Then you can let the three elders also arrange for the disciples to gather, and let them all wait in the square for a while." ”

Chen Yubai glanced at him, and then said to the two elders: "Great Elder, Second Elder, you two should also go out together to arrange for the disciples to gather, Fifth Elder, you send some disciples to the residential area to see if there are any disciples who have not been notified missing, let them all gather in the square quickly." ”

"Yes, sect master, my subordinates retire. ”

The three elders answered, and they all turned around and walked out of the main hall.

Watching the three of them go out slowly, Chen Yubai looked at Qin Yuang and asked, "What, do you have any ideas?"

"Follow me and you'll know. Qin Yu smiled, hooked his hand at Chen Yubai, and stood up and walked outside.