() The "Lower-level Cultivators" evaluation contest is held every 10 years.

In the Yuyu realm, the cultivation level is not only a symbol of strength, but also a symbol of identity and status. After all, unlike the Great Red Realm, there is no such thing as "ordinary people" in the Yuyu Realm, and here is a world where people cultivate truth. Due to the strict hierarchy, cultivators are counted as "junior cultivators" at the beginning, and only after obtaining the qualifications of lower-level cultivators can they continue their cultivation in the future.

Xiao Tianhe was quite puzzled by this point, cultivation was his own business, and he couldn't rely on others, so why did he have to ask others to verify the identity of a lower-level cultivator before he could continue to cultivate?

Liao Qifeng gave a simple explanation to this question. It is precisely because of the strict division of cultivation levels that the status brought by strength is more and more important and superior. In the two armies of immortals and demons, status is also the main factor affecting the position held. Moreover, the higher the status, the richer the cultivation resources that can be enjoyed.

Xiao Tianhe listened to it, but he was still a little disapproving. Maybe it's because the concept of cultivation in the Great Red Realm is different from that of the Yuyu Realm, and he doesn't care about those illusory reputations, status, etc. at all. As for the so-called "cultivation resources", he already has the Sky Splitting Knife, "Yutian Sword Codex", Meng Zhangpei, it can be said that there is nothing else to ask for.

At present, the only thing that interests him a little is the magic weapon with his own blessing effect. And in order to buy the magic weapon, you must take the opportunity of the Ascendant duel after the evaluation competition to collect some more money. Therefore, in the three months before the competition, Xiao Tianhe prepared very seriously. He also carefully thought about the problem of the body method, and after groping and hard practice, he was already familiar with the body method of urging "Dragon Tour" with Meng Li. Everything is ready, everything is waiting for the competition.

A few days before the game, there was a long queue of registrations in Feiyun City, and the whole area was extremely noisy all day long, so noisy that Xiao Tianhe couldn't calm down at all. Anyway, he had already entered the competition directly as an ascender, so he didn't need to sign up, so he simply moved to Duhailou to live with Lu Xiaoyan.

On the day of the competition, three cannons were opened. Xiao Tianhe and the other contestants gathered in the large square in the northwest of Feiyun City. On the north side of the square, a high platform was built to serve as a pulpit. A cadre of people was sitting on the high platform, all of them sitting upright, and General Yong and the city lord of Qiu were also among them.

General Yong's eyesight was excellent, and he saw Xiao Tianhe at a glance in the crowd of people, and nodded at him with a smile. Next to General Yong, there were several people wearing hats covering their faces, presumably the senior leaders of the immortal and demon armies. One of them noticed General Yong's actions and also looked at Xiao Tianhe's side. Suddenly, a breeze blew, and the white yarn on the edge of the hat moved slightly, and Xiao Tianhe happened to see the man's eyes.

What a sharp look it was, like a cold blade, which made people shudder. Just a moment, Xiao Tianhe felt that he was seen through and through, and no secret could be hidden. This is not a look that ordinary people can make, that person must be an extremely powerful master.

The reason why Xiao Tianhe was so sensitive to his eyes was because the man's face was still covered with a layer of black cloth, and only two eyes were exposed. "It's really tightly covered...... Xiao Tianhe said in his heart.

"Sure enough, we met again. A voice suddenly came from the side, Xiao Tianhe turned his head and saw that it was the immortal ascendant who he met in the Wanxian Tower that day-Fu Guangxian.

Xiao Tianhe didn't have much of a good impression of this Fu Guangxian. After the first encounter, Xiao Tianhe once carefully recalled that he had never heard the name "Fu Guangxian" when he was in the Qinglong Continent. Xiao Tianhe had already concluded that this person must be an immortal cultivator of his predecessors. If it is a peer or junior immortal cultivator, with such a cultivation speed, he must have already been famous in the world. Since he is a senior immortal cultivator and a casual cultivator, it means that at the time of the immortal demon war, he should have been in the realm of annihilation. You must know that the scattered cultivation of the Silent Extinction Realm is rare, and even the dignified Taiqing Sect Master Li Yuanxiao is only in the late stage of Silence. The reason why this "Fu Guangxian" is "nameless" is that he hid during the fairy and demon war, and after the unification of the immortal cultivation world of the Qinglong Continent and the establishment of the Qinglong Sect, he came out and joined the Canghai Vein of the Qinglong Sect. As for the reason, Xiao Tianhe guessed that it was mostly to enjoy the resources of cultivating immortals.

When the Qinglong Continent was facing the catastrophe of imminent annihilation, this person only cared about his own cultivation, and it could be said that he was a person who did not have "great righteousness"; when the Qinglong Continent returned to peace, this person reappeared in the rivers and lakes "at the right time", and it seemed that he was also a person with a "small profit". Although he can't criticize this kind of behavior of putting interests first and taking care of himself, Xiao Tianhe always feels that a good man should stand up to the sky and be arrogant. The whole world is safe and harmful, and as an immortal cultivator, it should be regarded as one's own responsibility.

"yes, meet again. Xiao Tianhe squeezed out a smile.

Perhaps because Fu Guangxian's reputation had already spread, and the people around him were paying attention to the two of them, Xiao Tianhe was stabbed uncomfortably by many eyes.

"In the final showdown, I won't show mercy. Fu Guangxian still harbored a deep-rooted hatred for demon cultivators, not to mention that Xiao Tianhe would also become an opponent, so of course he didn't look at Xiao Tianhe so well.

"If you don't have anything to say, don't say it, what are you doing with all this nonsense?" Xiao Tianhe complained in his heart, "Now everyone else can guess my identity......"

"That man...... Could it be the Demon Path Ascension?"

"Wouldn't it?, I haven't seen a Demon Ascendant for so long......"

"Only the Ascended will have the final duel match! The person next to him is the person who has just ascended from our Immortal Clan, I heard that he has only been in the Triple House for nine years and has adapted to it, so it's amazing!"

"Oh, so it is estimated that that person should be a Demon Dao Ascendant, no wonder General Yong nodded politely to him just now!"

......

The people around him talked a lot, and sure enough, as Xiao Tianhe expected, everyone quickly deduced him from Fu Guangxian's words.

"Then I have to fight with all my might!" Xiao Tianhe forced a smile.

Xiao Tianhe's answer also confirmed people's speculation about him, and the discussion became louder.

The cultivators' sense of hearing was so keen, not to mention that the person who spoke was right next to them, so those words of discussion almost word for word penetrated into the ears of the two of them. Most of them are full of praise for Fu Guangxian's "nine-year feat". The words of praise from others seemed to be very useful to Fu Guangxian, he smiled faintly and stopped talking to Xiao Tianhe. Perhaps in his mind, he had already expected that he would win.

On the high platform, the Qiu City Lord stood up and raised his hand to signal, and the noisy voices in the square immediately quieted down.

The Qiu City Lord cleared his throat and said loudly, "As in previous editions, the schedule and rules of this year's Lower-Level Cultivator Evaluation Contest will be announced by me. "With high-level people present on both the immortal and demon sides, it is relatively fair for the city lord of Feiyun City to announce the matters of the competition.

"The competition mode of this tournament is no longer to take turns to approve qualifications, but to one round of nuclear customization. The resounding voice of the Qiu City Lord echoed in the square, "The verification system has also abandoned the detection method and changed it to the actual combat method!"

When they heard the word "actual combat", the crowd in the audience began to stir. Actual combat means that there will be danger. The cultivators who participated in the competition were only immortals and demons, and they listened to the meaning of the city lord to have a big melee with a fixed target. It's not a day or two since the immortals and demons don't like each other, so many people are moving together, so it's not messy? The sword has no eyes, if it is injured, disabled, or even dead, what can it do?

"Silence!" the Qiu City Lord shouted dissatisfiedly.

After the crowd quieted down again, he continued, "The content of the contest is announced below: each contestant must go to the Yaoming Forest of the Zongpiao Realm and get three Demon Spirit Orbs of the Demon Clan within a limited time. The evaluation criteria of the competition: as long as the number of demon orbs is enough for three, it will be qualified, but the reward is determined according to the color of the demon orb taken. The better the color, the greater the reward. The contest is limited to three months, starting now and ending at midnight on the end of the year. As for the rules of the tournament, it is – there are no rules!"

People exploded with a "whoosh", some complained, some lamented, some excited, some disappointed, joyful, angry, sad, and all kinds of expressions. This year's evaluation competition is too unusual, the so-called "actual combat", it turns out that it does not refer to the immortals and demons, but to the demon clan.

The bigwigs on the stage got up one after another and left the square from the stairs behind the stage. However, many of the cultivators who participated in the competition did not have the slightest intention of dispersing.

"Damn! I didn't expect the assessment of this competition to be so difficult, I knew that I would have signed up in two other places!"

"I don't know who came up with the bad idea, is that a place where we can wander casually in the Zongpiao Realm? If I had that ability, I would not be a low-level cultivator for a long time, what kind of competition would I have come to participate in?"

"There is a reward for paying! It is much more interesting than the monotonous evaluation on stage in the past!"

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On the way out of the square for Xiao Tianhe, all kinds of complicated discussions were in his ears. He didn't particularly care about the "novelty and uniqueness" of the competition, and he didn't know what the previous competition was like anyway. As long as it's fair, he doesn't have any opinions. At present, the most important thing is to first find out what the "Zongpiao Realm" is, where the specific location is, and how strong the demon clan is there.

On the way back to Xinwangying, Xiao Tianhe had an exchange of consciousness with Shi Haoming in Meng Zhang's realm.

"Oh, Zongpiao Realm! Hehe, it's a 'good place'. Shi Haoming's teasing tone showed that he knew a lot about the Zong Piao Realm.

"It sounds similar to 'Meng Zhangjie'. "Xiao Tian Dao.

"No, no, no, it's far from it. Zongpiao Realm is just an area of Yuyu Realm. This area belongs to the realm of no one to rule, but it is occupied by the demon clan, so it is one of the places that cultivators do not want to set foot in. Shi Haoming explained.

Xiao Tianhe couldn't understand it again: "Since it is occupied by the demon clan, why do you still say 'no one rules'?"

"Those realms were actually originally the territory of the human race, and most of the demon clans that encroached on the territory of the human race were spontaneous, not the orders of the five demon tribes. Shi Hao said, "You must know that the demon clan also has a hierarchical rule. However, due to the large number of demon clans, the real discipline is the core area of the demon clan, like the demon clan on the periphery, some are ignorant, some are bloodthirsty, some are not open, and some have different hearts. For these demon clans, the Demon Spirit Emperor will not care, and he is too lazy to care. In addition, those realms are all desolate areas with complex terrain and harsh climate, and even if the immortals and demons want to take it back, they will have to pay a heavy price. What's more, after snatching it back, the demon clan will regain it, after all, factors such as terrain and climate have no impact on the demon clan. After repeating this several times, the immortals and demons gave up, because the lost territory recovered at the cost was not only difficult to defend, but also really useless. doesn't admit that it's the territory of the demon clan, it's just a loss of face. Zongpiao Realm is one of such areas. ”

"Is there a lot of this kind of place?"

"Yes, there are about a dozen of them. It's just that Zongpiao Realm is one of the more famous ones. The demon clan there, I'm afraid the strength is not low. Shi Haoming paused, and then said, "The last Jiao Demon of the Dongjiao Palace was caught in the Meng Zhang realm there. ”

"What?" Xiao Tianhe was taken aback, "In this way, the strength of the demon clan in the Zongpiao Realm should be about the same as yours, isn't this too exaggerated? I still need three demon spirit orbs, where can I beat them?"

"You should take the test well

Consider the content and conditions of the contest. I have to admire that the person who set this set of rules is an amazing person. Shi Haoming praised.

"Oh?" Xiao Tianhe's eyes lit up, he had been thinking about the affairs of the Zongpiao Realm, and he really should think about the other aspects of the competition.

"Remind you, when the enemy is very powerful, it is not easy to collect one Demon Orb, why do you still ask to collect three Demon Orbs? Shi Haoming didn't say anything. Although Xiao Tianhe is his master, he can't always make arrangements for Xiao Tianhe in everything. People, it's better to rely on yourself.

Xiao Tianhe pondered all the way and returned to the New Hope Camp. Liao Qifeng and Sun Hailiang were standing at the gate of the camp, and when they saw Xiao Tianhe's figure, the two immediately greeted them.

"Brother Xiao, we have heard that this competition is very different from previous ones. Really, why embarrass you?" Liao Qifeng was quite worried about Xiao Tianhe.

Xiao Tianhe smiled indifferently: "I didn't expect the news to go faster than me! Whether it's embarrassing or not, there are always qualified people." If no one qualified, then there would be no need to hold this contest, would it?"

Sun Hailiang and Liao Qifeng glanced at each other and gave Xiao Tianhe a thumbs up. Sun Hailiang praised and said, "Brother Xiao is so calm, this kind of heart is admirable! But I also want to remind you that the Yaoming Forest in the Zongpiao Realm is not a good place to go. Come, Brother Liao and I have prepared some useful things for you. ”

When the three of them came to Liao Qifeng's tent, they saw a small pile of bits and pieces on the table, and a blue square cloth underneath.

"After hearing the news of the restructuring of the competition, we went through the boxes and cabinets to find these things for you. Liao Qifeng pointed to a piece of yellow paper folded in all directions, "This is a map, which indicates the location of the Zong Piao Realm. Merely...... The map is a bit old, and the paper is brittle, so you have to look at it with a little lighter hands. Originally, I wanted to get a topographic map of the Zongpiao Realm for you, but unfortunately that kind of map is very rare, and I don't have the time to collect the map, so I really can't help it. ”

Xiao Tianhe nodded: "Just know how to get to the Zongpiao Realm." The conference designated that the Demon Spirit Orb should be collected in the Yaoming Forest, and without the topographic map of the Zongpiao Realm, it would not have much impact. ”

"Those vials are some elixirs that the two of us put together, the quality is not very high, but it is better than nothing. ”

Xiao Tianhe took a look, there are detoxification, healing, recovery and so on, the types are quite good.

"This ring is a gift that the two of us and Xiaoluzi pooled together to buy for you, and it is a magic weapon that can store items. After all, financial resources are limited, and we have done our best to buy this ring. I wanted to give it to you after the tournament, so I'll give it to you in advance now, just in time. Liao Qifeng picked up an inconspicuous green jade ring and handed it to Xiao Tianhe.

Sun Hailiang picked up a bunch of clothes, pants, shoes and other items: "You have just ascended, you must have no other clothes to change, right? Although these sets of clothes are not new, they are very clean." If you tear your clothes in the battle with the demon clan in the Bright Forest, you can have a spare replacement. With that storage ring, it's no hassle to carry this pile of clothes. ”

Xiao Tianhe took the ring and clothes, and did not immediately admit the owner to save them, but turned around and put them on the stool behind him, let out a long sigh, and then turned around, walked to Liao Qifeng and Sun Hailiang, and gave them a big hug respectively.

"Hey, three big men, don't be grateful, I can't stand it!" Liao Qifeng snorted.

Xiao Tianhe said with a smile: "Look at the two of you five big and three coarse, your mind is even more detailed than the girl's family." Thank you, your kindness, Xiao remembered it in his heart. With that, he wrapped the blue cloth on the table, and recognized the green jade ring as the owner.

"Hey, this magic weapon is really interesting!" Xiao Tianhe could clearly feel that inside the green jade ring, there was another small space, about the size of a wardrobe.

"The storage space magic weapon is the most expensive auxiliary magic weapon, and the larger the storage space, the higher the price. The three of us each paid the equivalent of twenty years' worth of money, which was just enough to buy. The space is a little smaller, but fortunately, you don't have much to carry with you now, enough to store. Liao Qifeng was a little embarrassed, as if he couldn't take such a space-sized storage ring as a gift, but the price was really there. No way, the magic weapon with such a convenient effect is too expensive.

"Not a lot of things? Xiao Tianhe laughed secretly in his heart, they didn't see the red meng stone and blue yuan stone in the Meng Zhang realm that were piled up like two mountains.

"Space magic weapon...... Now that I think about it, Meng Zhangpei can be regarded as having this effect, but it can not only store things, but also hold the demon clan to work for the owner, and it can also change the terrain of the Central Asian world according to the owner's mind, I don't know how much such a magic weapon can be worth...... No, no, Meng Zhangpei's space is by no means as simple as storage space, there is heaven, earth, and time in it, as the so-called 'up and down the four directions are said to be the universe, and the past and present are called the universe', which is clearly a complete world. Xiao Tianhe thought about it as his mind moved, and put a dry item into the Meng Zhang realm. With Meng Zhangpei, that storage ring would not be useful.

"Well, the tournament is only three months long, and I'm on my way. Xiao Tianhe said goodbye to the two.

Liao Qifeng sighed: "Alas, I wanted to go with Brother Sun and Xiao Luzi to cheer you on at the time of the competition, but now I can't go." Brother Xiao, take care all the way!"

"I appreciate your kindness. Our friendship will last a long time in the future!" Xiao Tianhe walked out of the tent and waved his hand to the two.

Liao Qifeng and Sun Hailiang arched their hands and said in unison: "I wish Brother Xiao success!"