"Whoa, whoa—"

The sky was only slightly bright, and the loud crowing of the golden rooster sounded in the depths of the aura-filled Yuhua Mountain......

At this time, most of the existences on Yuhua Mountain were still asleep. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yuhua Mountain, Xinyun Sect.

Wow!

A young man dressed in a black practice uniform, meticulously practicing the exercises and moves on the empty practice ground, boiling his own qi and blood.

I saw him covered in blood and blood, his body was steaming with white heat, and beads of sweat seeped from his forehead and slid down his slightly immature cheeks, but he didn't care about it, and still practiced hard.

You must know that at this hour, even the most diligent disciple has just gotten up, and he has been practicing for an hour.

The boy is thirteen or fourteen years old, with a thin body, black hair, and a pair of eyes that seem to be as deep as the night sky, people can't help but be attracted to him.

Finally, when some diligent disciples rushed to the practice ground one after another, the boy finally finished his cultivation, feeling the boiling qi and blood in his body, and the boy's eyes shot out an incomparable fighting spirit: "After another half a month of hard training, I can break through to the middle stage of qi training, and let Lan'er be impressed!"

The boy's name is Zhou Liang.

He lives in Daniu Village at the foot of Yuhua Mountain, and was favored by the deacon of Xinyun Sect who went down the mountain to accept disciples half a year ago, and brought him to Yuhua Mountain.

In Da Niu Village, he was an excellent person among his peers, and at the age of twelve, he practiced Qi Sense, officially entered the "Qi Training Period", and became a small Qi Cultivation Initial Cultivator.

And the "Lan'er" in his mouth is the girl his parents rescued from traffickers since she was a child, the two are childhood sweethearts, and even secretly make a private agreement for life, and his parents have always treated "Lan'er" as a future daughter-in-law, and treat her better than their own daughter.

Not only that, after Zhou Liang broke through to the "early stage of Qi training", in order to let "Lan'er" also break through, and then worship the cultivation sect on the mountain with himself, he even secretly gave "Lan'er" the thousand-year-old ginseng that his parents had spent years of savings to buy for him to consolidate his realm.

In the end, "Lan'er" did not live up to his expectations, and also stepped into the "early stage of Qi training", and was selected by the Xinyun Sect with him and went to Yuhua Mountain.

When he first went to Yuhua Mountain, Zhou Liang was full of confidence, looking forward to showing his ambitions in the Xinyun Sect, becoming famous, and becoming a pair of immortal couples that everyone envied.

However, when he actually arrived at the Heart Cloud Sect, he realized that he was nothing more than a whims......

Although he stepped into the "early stage of qi training" at the age of thirteen, he was already a genius in a hundred years in Daniu Village at the foot of Yuhua Mountain...... But this kind of qualification is put in the Heart Cloud Sect, and it is almost the worst group of people, just barely obtaining the status of an "outer disciple"!

And among the outer disciples of the same age, he is also the bottom existence, among the top ten outer disciples, almost any person is a real genius in the late stage of qi training, and he can easily pinch him to death in the early stage of qi training with one hand!

Seeing these situations clearly, Zhou Liang was like being beaten up, and the gap in his heart was very large, as if he had fallen from heaven to hell at once.

However, there is no such thing as a blessing, and there is no single line of evil.

"Lan'er", who went up the mountain together, his childhood sweetheart and private lifelong lover, gradually drifted away from him after coming to Xinyun Sect, and finally fell into the arms of the top three senior brothers in the outer gate.

This series of blows almost didn't make Zhou Liang out of madness.

It is said that women are the best motivation for men, and after a long period of decadence, Zhou Liang learned from the pain and was determined to work hard to cultivate and make himself stronger!

Lan'er, didn't you choose him just because his strength was much higher than mine? Then I will cultivate desperately and defeat him with my own hands, so that you can understand that your choice is wrong!

I swear!

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When Zhou Liang finished his cultivation and was about to go back, a group of Xinyun Sect disciples who had come to practice early suddenly appeared on the edge of the practice ground, and they surrounded a disciple with an arrogant look and walked towards the practice ground!

He knew all these disciples, and he didn't want to meet them, so he lowered his head slightly, and his steps turned slightly, trying to avoid them.

But the more people are afraid of something, the more they will come, and sure enough, the group of people on the edge of the practice field have already discovered Zhou Liang's existence, and only heard one person giggling and saying: "Yo, isn't this a waste that a woman has been robbed of? Why do you stop me!"

A hint of anger flashed in Zhou Liang's eyes, but his head was lowered, and his steps were quickened.

"Are you deaf?"

At this moment, a figure struck, and a big hand as fast as lightning slapped heavily on his head.

"Zhuang Fei, why do you keep pestering me and not letting me go......"

Zhou Liang's head was biased, and he could avoid this sudden slap, otherwise he would have to be slapped on the head and lose face!

Zhou Liang is too familiar with this person who attacked him, and the other party is also an outer disciple, but his ranking is much higher than Zhou Liang's in the outer gate, and his realm has reached the middle stage of qi training, and he is very powerful!

Just now, Zhou Liang was able to dodge the opponent's sneak attack, and he completely relied on the combat instinct that he practiced weekdays, otherwise he would definitely suffer a big loss if he changed to a single disciple in the early stage of Qi training!

At this time, this disciple looked at Zhou Liang with a hint of doubt in his eyes, as if he was puzzled that the waste he wanted to fight on weekdays had actually dodged his sneak attack.

"Zhuang Fei, what do you mean by that?"

Zhou Liang was furious, and his heart was extremely disgusted with the disciple in front of him who had repeatedly entangled him.

In fact, when he first arrived at Xinyun Sect, he had already had an unpleasant encounter with Zhuang Fei, because at that time, Zhuang Fei was jealous of the beautiful "Lan'er" by his side, so he spoke disrespectfully and said disrespectful words in his mouth, and the two almost fought.

Although there was no fight, after all, the deacon was present, but it still planted the seeds of hatred for the relationship between the two in the future.

It just so happened that Zhuang Fei was a very vindictive person, so since then, he kept asking Zhou Liang for trouble. And since "Lan'er" left him, Zhuang Fei seized every opportunity to humiliate him, calling him "a waste who can't even keep his own woman".

"Zhuang Fei! If you can't get down with ten punches, then you will be too embarrassed!"

"Ten punches, Zhuang Fei has already reached the peak of the middle stage of Qi training, I think as long as he has three punches, he can beat this waste!"

"Three punches, although this waste is wasted, but it is also the early stage of Qi training, Zhuang Fei wants to solve it with three punches, it's a bit difficult, right?"

The disciples of the Xinyun Sect who had rushed to the practice ground for morning practice one after another gathered around, revealing a gloating look.

"Three punches, do you need three punches?" Zhuang Fei raised his head and laughed, with a look of disdain: "You guys are too worthy of this waste, I only need one punch to beat this waste!"

All it takes is one punch!

Many of the disciples who were watching were in an uproar and shook their heads one after another, feeling incredulous.

"A punch?"

Zhou Liang clenched his fists, and his face showed a look of shame.

He and Zhuang Fei were in the early stage and middle of Qi training, and if the other party tried his best, it was still possible to defeat him with three punches.

But a punch......

This simply trampled his dignity into the dust, which is the contempt of Chi Guoguo!

Looking at the undisguised disdain in Zhuang Fei's eyes, Zhou Liang forced himself to calm down: "You can't be rash, even if you take a punch from him, what is it? The other party will find other reasons not to let me go!"

In the past half a year since he went up to the mountain to cultivate immortals, he has already tasted the heat and coldness of the world from heaven to hell, and he has gradually smoothed out the original edges and corners.

"What kind of ability is it to talk big with a lot of people? If there is a kind, in three days, how about a fight with me here?!"

Zhou Liang completely calmed down, staring at Zhuang Fei indifferently, his eyes did not blink.

Seeing this, Zhuang Fei's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth raised an evil amplitude: "Okay, I'll let you continue to live happily for three days, and see what tricks you can come up with after three days?"

A delaying tactic?

Zhou Liang sighed in his heart, he was indeed just delaying the army now, but he was just delaying the time when he was beaten and humiliated by three days. Three days later, a bleak future awaits him.

"If I want to get rid of Zhuang Fei's bullying, I must break through to the middle stage of Qi cultivation within three days, otherwise I won't be able to live my days in the Heart Cloud Sect!"

Zhou Liang knew very well in his heart that the most important thing for him to fall into this step of the field was that he had no strength.

Leaving the practice ground, Zhou Liang returned to his small courtyard.

It was only when he returned that he could feel a little warmth, because his parents lived here.

As the saying goes, "When one person attains the Tao, the chicken and dog ascend to heaven"!

Zhou Liang went up the mountain to worship the Xinyun Sect and became an outer disciple, the parents at the foot of the mountain, also because of his status as an "outer disciple", lived in the Xinyun Sect, and had no worries about food and clothing every day. It is simply the best place to retire and enjoy happiness.

This is the glory and welfare that belongs to the "outer disciples".

However, the number of "outer disciples" is limited, and if they can't keep their status as "outer disciples", they will be demoted to the most humble and tiring "miscellaneous disciples". At that time, the treatment of parents also changed, and they changed from those who enjoyed pure happiness to handymen and servants who served the parents of other outstanding disciples.

This is called "one person loses his way, and the chicken and dog suffer". This is also unbearable for every child.

"Liang'er is back, hurry up and wash your face and eat! Your mother has already prepared the meal, and it is all your favorite food. ”

As soon as he entered the courtyard, a middle-aged man pushed open the door and beckoned to Zhou Liang.

This is exactly Zhou Liang's father, Zhou Dachuan.

"Liang'er, come over and eat!"

Mother Du Jiuniang, wiped the sweat from her forehead and spread the food on the table......

When the family was eating around the table, the atmosphere on the table was not as warm and lively as before, but gradually became heavy, Zhou Dachuan and Du Jiuniang looked at Zhou Liang, looking like they wanted to say something but couldn't open their mouths.

"Father, Mother, what happened......?

Zhou's conscience froze, and an ominous premonition suddenly rose.

Zhou Dachuan and his wife nodded helplessly, confirming Zhou Liang's hunch.

"Yes, the 'Heart Cloud Ranking Competition'. ”

Zhou Dachuan took a deep breath and finally spit out a few words, as if he had exhausted all his strength.

"What should come is ...... after all"

Hearing the words "Heart Cloud List Competition", Zhou Liang almost sat unsteadily, and it seemed that his body was hollowed out all of a sudden.

Zhou Dachuan nodded, his expression was very solemn: "According to the rules of the Xinyun Sect, if the outer disciples do not reach the middle stage of Qi cultivation, they will not be eligible to participate in the 'Xinyun List Competition'. Outer disciples who are unable to participate in the competition will be demoted to 'miscellaneous disciples', and their parents and family members will also be demoted to miscellaneous servants to serve the parents and families of other outer disciples. ”

No way!

Although he had been mentally prepared, Zhou Liang was still deeply uneasy when he heard his father's words, he didn't want to become a "miscellaneous disciple", let alone affect his parents and make them become lowly miscellaneous servants, which was a great unfilial piety!

The Heart Cloud List Contest is the annual disciple assessment competition of the Heart Cloud Sect, and it is also an excellent opportunity for outer disciples to leap into the dragon gate and change their fate!

And the Heart Cloud List Contest is the beginning of a nightmare for those outer disciples who can't participate.

Because if the outer disciple can't participate in the Heart Cloud List Competition, then he will be automatically demoted from the outer disciple to the "miscellaneous disciple"! This is not only the personal degradation of the outer disciple, but also the drag on the parents who once enjoyed happiness because of themselves to suffer and suffer together!

"No, I can't let my parents follow me and become a handyman......"

Zhou Liang clenched his fists, his eyes red.

"Father, mother, don't worry, I will definitely break through to the middle stage of Qi training before the Heart Cloud Ranking Competition, I will definitely do it!"

Zhou Liang took a deep breath and calmly looked at his parents, who had spent most of his life saving to cultivate himself into the person he is cultivating today, and his gums were biting out blood.

"There is only one month left in the Heart Cloud List Competition, and within a month, if you want to break through, I'm afraid it's ......"

Zhou Dachuan said in the end, only shaking his head and sighing.

I only have one month left? In a month, I will take my parents and become a miscellaneous disciple who can be bullied? A family of three has completely become a slave-like existence?

Zhou conscience chilled, his eyes were black, he had never felt so desperate, not even when "Lan'er" betrayed.

If you can break through to the middle stage of Qi cultivation in a month, you will already break through, and if you want to break through this month, unless pie falls from the sky.

The atmosphere inside the room was eerily dreary.

After a long time, Zhou Liang's mother Du Jiuniang came over and patted Zhou Liang's back gently, and comforted: "Liang'er, no matter what the result is, your father and I won't blame you, it's a big deal to go down the mountain after two years of hard work, let's go home, the family lives happily, and I don't want to cultivate immortals." ”

"That's right! Back to the village at the foot of Yuhua Mountain, with your skills in the early stage of Qi training, you can go to the city to get a good job in the government, and you will be rich and prosperous, and you will enjoy endless things, so why bother yourself here?!"

Zhou Dachuan also walked over, patted the back of Zhou Liang's hand, and comforted.

Obviously, they don't think that Zhou Liang will be able to break through in this last month, but as parents, they don't want to watch their children suffer even if they become mediocre......

Go back to Yuhua Mountain?

"Impossible!"

Zhou Liang thought of the scenery when he went up the mountain, and then thought about the embarrassment of going down the mountain, which was unacceptable, not to mention that if he really went down the mountain, wouldn't it be equivalent to admitting to "Lan'er" and other people who ridiculed him as a waste that he was really a waste?

He once swore that in front of "Lan'er", he must trample the man she relied on as a backer under his feet!

This oath has not yet been fulfilled! How can I admit defeat! How can I possibly!

Zhou Liang roared, rushed out of the small courtyard, and rushed towards the top of Yuhua Mountain.

"Liang'er...... Alas, this kid has been so stubborn since he was a child!"

The sigh of the parents came faintly from inside the house.

Bang!

When Zhou Liang was standing on the top of Yuhua Mountain panting, suddenly the sky exploded, and the sunrise just now was sunny, and the dark clouds suddenly rose and the thunderstorm poured into the sky!

It seems that God wants to play tricks on him, and he is unwilling to give him a good weather to relieve his boredom.

"Thief God, why did you make this joke on me, let me cultivate to the early stage of Qi cultivation, but I will never be able to advance to the middle stage of Qi training!Why?!"

Zhou Liang stood on the top of the mountain, drenched in pouring rain, looking up to the sky and howling, as if venting his dissatisfaction to the God in the dark.

Bang!

The thunder in the sky was great, completely drowning Zhou Liang's voice, the thunder light wandered away, condensed into a thunder dragon in the dark clouds, and the thunder flashed violently, it seemed that the end was coming, and it seemed that God heard the voice of the disrespectful person and wanted to kill this disrespectful person.

"Oops, the Thunder is getting stronger!"

Zhou Liang felt that his heart was becoming more and more depressed, because the dark clouds were getting lower and lower, and the thunder light in the dark clouds was becoming more and more intense, as if he could touch the thunder light as soon as he stretched out his hand, and then he was burned to ashes.

Boom -

Finally, a black thunderbolt the thickness of a water tank fell from the sky and struck straight towards the top of the mountain where Zhou Liang was!

"Boy, you're sick, why are you running in here, it's causing my Heavenly Tribulation to be doubled!" Just as Zhou Liang was staring blankly at the huge lightning that fell from the sky, an angry voice sounded from behind him: "Get out of here!"

Syllable!

Before Zhou Liang could turn his head to look at the owner of the voice, he was swept up by a fine light, and then flew down the mountain.

However, there was still a beam of lightning as thick as his arm came after him, and suddenly he felt numb all over his body, his clothes instantly blackened, and his ears rumbled.

Boom!

After this lightning, the essence light that rolled around him seemed to be dispersed a lot by the thunder and lightning, and then it was not enough to fly down the mountain with him, and suddenly Zhou Liang fell halfway up the mountain with the essence light.

"Ouch! it hurts me...... This is...... That light just now?"

Fortunately, Zhou Liang practiced weekdays, so he didn't fall to his death, he stood up trembling all over, and saw a shining bronze ancient mirror lying quietly in the grass not far away.

This bronze ancient mirror is exquisitely made, and it is a first-class product at a glance, and only the rich and noble can afford it.

However, Zhou Liang didn't dare to think of it as a mirror for Aunt Fugui's wife's makeup, he guessed that the light that flew him down the mountain just now was transformed by this mirror.

"Is it a magic weapon?"

Zhou Liang's heart moved, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face. The magic weapon, for a poor boy like him in the Qi training period, is simply a luxury.

So, he ran impatiently to the edge of the grass, and bent down to grab the bronze mirror.

Sou!

Before Zhou Liang's hand could touch it, the bronze ancient mirror turned into a fine light, pierced Zhou Liang's eyebrows, and drilled in.

"Ah, it hurts......"

Zhou Liang hugged his bleeding forehead and roared, as if he was in great pain, and then fainted to the ground, no longer moving.

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