"This year's Donglan 'Ten Summit Martial Arts' will continue to follow the practice of previous years, and as long as the new disciples of each outer sect have reached the cultivator stage or above, they can participate in the preliminary round, also known as the elimination round. For the sake of fairness, there are no special restrictions on gender and age, as long as the above conditions are met, anyone can participate. ”

When Huang Geng said this, he raised his head and glanced around, and said in a low voice:

"There are about fifty or sixty disciples under my Quanying Sect who meet the conditions for fighting, and I hope that everyone will show the spirit of hard work to earn back some face for their own sect, and also hand over a satisfactory answer sheet for their hard work over the years. ”

He held up the paper in his hand and said triumphantly:

"In order to let you have a clearer understanding of the knockout round, this teaching has also collected the questions of the first three knockout rounds of the 'Ten Summit Martial Arts' in the past ten years. ”

There was an exclamation from the audience, apparently deeply shocked by the number.

Seeing the frightened appearance of the disciples, Huang Geng was very satisfied, this is the effect I want!

He continued: "The previous three Donglan 'Ten Summit Martial Arts' had different knockout topics, the previous one was 'Climbing the Peak,' the last time was 'Crossing the Cliff,' and the previous time was 'Chopping Firewood.' ’”

"Chopping wood?"

All the disciples looked at each other, and a voice of surprise sounded.

For example, the topics of "climbing the peak" and "crossing the cliff" are easier to understand, but can the work of "chopping wood" also be used as the topic of the big competition knockout?

Bai Shan took the lead in opening his mouth and teased: "In this way, where is it still necessary to cultivate hard, and find an old farmer who has chopped firewood for a few years, wouldn't he be able to pass the test smoothly?"

His words immediately caused some laughter, but Huang Geng glared at him fiercely, and he quickly closed his mouth in fright.

"Although the questions of these three knockout rounds are very different, they have their own difficulties and points, but in the final analysis, they are all about testing the cultivation of the dual powers of life and spirit of the disciples of each outer sect. ”

Huang Geng said with a rare seriousness: "First of all, take the previous 'summit' topic as an example, a dangerous peak is more than a thousand zhang high, and no matter what means are used within the limited time, as long as you climb to the top of the peak, you can pass the level, you can talk about it, how should you climb it?"

When the disciples heard this, they really began to think.

In the middle of the morning, disciples began to speak out one after another, but there were no good methods, nothing more than running all the way and resting in a planned way.

"Isn't this fair? Those sword cultivation disciples can fight with the sword, but we are pure martial arts cultivators, wouldn't it be a great loss?" a bold disciple immediately shouted.

Many others nodded yes, apparently having similar thoughts in their hearts.

"Ridiculous. Cui Sheng, who had not spoken for a long time, said: "You can go to the sword during the cultivation period, but after several years of cultivation, how many of these outer disciples can reach such a point?"

"Teach Cui Xi don't forget, where do those sword cultivation disciples need to reach the cultivation stage, a flying sword infused with spiritual power can easily achieve the goal. ”

The person who said this was still the previous disciple, his personality was extremely straightforward, even in the face of the teacher, he did not give up an inch between his words.

"That's why you are ridiculous. ”

Cui Sheng sneered: "This flying sword infused with spiritual power is simply not expensive, how many people can have this skill? And even if it is infused with spiritual power, how many can fly straight to the thousand? If the strength is not continued, there will be a risk of life at any time, in the final analysis, it still depends on the depth of one's own cultivation." ”

"Cui Jiaoxi is right. ”

Huang Geng continued: "According to written records, this 'Ascending the Peak' elimination competition has come up with strange tricks from all outer disciples, some people rely on the power of life and spirit to choose to climb empty-handed; some people fly up with the spirit sword; some people use the four sword wheels in the second half of the stage, using the sword as a step; there are also people who turn into soil and build their own ladders; the most peculiar thing is that there are a group of brothers with earth life grids, who actually use earth life force together, and plan to work together to create a shortcut to the upward movement internally, but it costs a lot of spiritual power, but a few hundred zhang will be completely abandoned. ”

"At that time, there were no less than 2,000 disciples who participated in the 'Ten Summit Martial Arts', and only about 300 people finally reached the summit, among which my pure martial arts disciples accounted for 17 places, most of them broke through the peak stone with the power of the gold system, and climbed to the peak step by step with a resolute will. ”

"Speaking of which, do you still doubt the strength of our pure martial arts cultivation?" Cui Sheng said coldly.

After he said this, many disciples really showed a firm look on their faces, and their self-confidence was greatly enhanced.

"And the last time the topic of elimination was 'crossing the cliff,' these two cliffs are a stone beam that is connected end to end, no more than one meter wide, and people walking to it can not only look down on the 10,000-foot empty stream, but also endure the strong cracking mountain wind, and there is a danger ......to life at any time."

Huang Geng sneered: "Such a terrifying and dangerous place, what good way do you have to do it?"

After the last Q&A, the disciples were obviously quite enthusiastic this time, and some of them even proposed several methods, some people said that they would stick to their swords and move forward steadily, and some people would crawl close to the beams and fight steadily.

"I'm sure you can't think of the result this time when you break your head. ”

Huang Geng sneered: "The outer disciples who participated in the competition at that time, after boarding the side of the stone beam, took turns to check, this stone beam is too thin, and the mountain wind between the beginning and the end is violent, even the most confident disciple does not dare to say that he has the certainty of passing." ”

"If it were me, I would rather risk my life than risk my life. Bai Shan's voice was once again the first to speak.

Huang Geng glanced at him and said: "Hmph, the examiner of the knockout competition at that time immediately asked all the outer disciples to make a choice, if they are willing to stay on the spot, if they are unwilling, they can give up the game on the spot, there were more than 1,000 disciples who thought the same as you at that time." ”

He said coldly: "Finally, after all the disciples who had given up before had withdrawn, the examiner directly announced: All the disciples who are willing to stay and participate in this round of examinations will directly enter the semi-finals without the assessment! ”

The disciples at the scene let out a burst of exclamations, and Bai Shan's face immediately turned red.

"So every year the examiners change, and the questions they come up with are different, even if they don't test their spiritual behavior, they will also test their will and wisdom. And on the previous occasion, the examiner of the knockout round at that time was the current Great Elder of the Donglan Sword Sect, Yi Fuping! ”

Huang Geng sneered: "This word for chopping wood seems simple, but in fact it is extremely difficult, you can guess this question of this Donglan Great Elder, where should you start?

A disciple raised his hand and said, "Presumably it is to test the accuracy and speed of the sword?"

Huang Geng shook his head and said, "If the speed of the sword is tested, then wouldn't the disciples of pure martial arts cultivation, medicine cultivation and instrument cultivation all be eliminated?"

"That must be the subtle difference between the wounds after the wood is broken, such as the texture and the incision?" said another disciple.

For the disciple who spoke out, Huang Geng immediately cast a look of approval, but he was still noncommittal, as if this answer was not enough.

Seeing that many disciples were scratching their ears and cheeks, looking like they wanted to break their heads, he smiled and said:

"This Elder Yifuping's thinking is more ancient and rare in the world! He titled the word chopping wood, but in the end, he eliminated all the disciples who directly drew their swords to cut firewood, and directly split firewood with brute force. ”

"Ahh

The disciples opened their mouths one after another, dumbfounded.

In fact, some disciples had already heard about the previous knockout tournament from some sources, but they all smiled silently.

"It's not just you, everyone didn't understand at first, and even the Shangguan Fei Sect at that time personally came forward to inquire about the intentions, only to learn that the real intention of this Great Elder B was to test the creativity of all the disciples. ”

"Creativity? Chopping wood also needs to be creative?"

"It's not bad at all, since his topic is chopping wood, naturally I don't want everyone to simply split the firewood, if it's so simple, then what do you still do to cultivate swords and martial arts, you might as well go home and chop wood. ”

Huang Geng Zhengse said: "And at that time, many intelligent disciples had already realized this, and there were many people who poured the sword body with the life force of the five elements, and tossed the firewood in every way. And all the disciples who leave traces of life force on the firewood will all enter the semi-finals. ”

He smiled and said: "There are many bizarre cases among them, such as some medicinal cultivation disciples who directly poisoned the firewood, some instrument cultivation disciples who played with their hearts and made firewood into countless thin sticks or scraps, and there was also an obese disciple named Tang Fei who was the most prominent, and directly carried the fire sword to burn the firewood into a cloud of ashes. ”

Cinnabar's heart moved, it turned out that the law enforcement captain Tang Fei had such a ridiculous act back then.

But even so, the number of people who advanced to the semi-finals was pitiful, only about 100 people, which was the smallest number of people who entered the semi-finals in the past. Huang Geng sighed.

"Based on past experience, I can only tell you one thing, don't care about the topic in tomorrow's knockout round, but to delve into the character of the examiner, a person's own characteristics, it is easy to determine what behavior he will do. ”

When the disciples heard Huang Geng's words, they all nodded yes, obviously agreeing with Huang Geng's teachings.

There are even several people who were inspired by Huang Geng's narration and were in a surging mood, and they couldn't wait to set off for the game immediately.

"You should keep Huang Jiaoxi's words in mind, and I will also talk about two points below. ”

Feng Xiaotian concluded: "We are pure martial arts cultivation, so naturally we have to take out our pure martial arts cultivation spirit, today everyone will have a good rest and recuperation after going back, and we will officially set off at the beginning of tomorrow." Everyone had the right to warm up for the long distance along the way, and after arriving, the warm-up was basically completed, and it was just right to participate in the race. ”

Many disciples in the audience spoke in unison and gave a deafening answer.

In the crowd, only Bai Shan said with a sad face: "What the hell is hot, you must not be tired and half dead on this walk, you at least have the hope of entering the semi-finals, I, a pure soy sauce player, don't I have to work hard in vain?"

Cinnabar looked at him and said with some sympathy: "Why don't you go?"

"You think it's beautiful, I have to be there!"

Bai Shan smiled mysteriously and said, "Because this time I made a lot of money and bought a special position." ”