The three days passed quickly, and everyone returned to the "Wuchang Square" under the escort of the three sects and nine factions, but this time the pomp was very different.

Ye Chen saw that there were still many people sitting separately on Wuchang Square, and at the same time, the signs of which sect they belonged to were written above their seats. At the same time, Ye Chen found that at this time, Du Fu and everyone else looked at these people with respect.

Ye Chen said in his heart: "It seems that these people must be people with relatively high status among the three sects and nine sects, and they should be at the level of elders." ”

Bai Luoxian was beside him and said, "Brother Chen, it seems that this time for you, the elders of all sects and sects have been alarmed. ”

Ye Chen said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, where do I have such a big face." ”

Du Fu explained: "She is not wrong, all of you have performed too well in this competition, so each sect and faction sent the elders to make a decision. ”

Huineng said with a smile: "There are so many surprises that your kid has brought us, even the people behind it feel incredible. So for the sake of your whereabouts, the three of us have been very nervous for the past three days!"

Ge Hong said, "It is precisely because of this that the top leaders of the three sects have sent three elders to decide the question of your belonging. But for now, let's take you to see the elders. ”

"A few people, this 'Sect Competition', I don't think there is a need for a battle among the rest of the people, right?" said an old man in a black-robed robe. Then he smiled and looked at the other elders next to him.

"The battle three days ago was already thrilling. And many people have elected Ye Chen as the champion, so I also think it's not necessary. The elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect also nodded and said with a smile.

Hearing this, the other powerhouses of various sects on the side also nodded slightly, and then their eyes invariably projected downward, and finally converged on a slender and young figure below.

The people of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect frowned slightly, and said in their hearts: "Damn, Xiao Long was defeated. But now I can't reverse the overall situation alone, I have to ask Wu Tong how to do things. ”

The so-called first place in the competition, although it seems to be a false name, but for the three schools and nine factions, it has a very important role. Because according to the rules, any sect that the champion joins will be able to get the greatest financial support from the Martial Arts Dynasty.

If you want to maintain the long-term prosperity of a sect, you not only need fresh blood, but more importantly, you need to be linked to the ruler. For example, the reason why Confucianism, where Ye Chen lived in his previous life, was able to become the mainstream of thought in a two-thousand-year-old feudal society was because it constantly met the needs of rulers. Of course, these geniuses who can stand out from the sect competition are all considered excellent, and if they can be earned, they will have a great effect on the growth of their sect's strength in the future.

Although the selection of disciples from the annual "sect competition" is only one of the channels for the three sects and nine factions to recruit disciples, but for this kind of blood, there are obviously not too many sects, and over the years, for the economic problems of the various sects and factions in the Jianghu Continent, there have been many disputes between the three sects and nine factions.

And it is precisely because of these disputes that some rules have been introduced, such as this sect competition, which is to determine which super sect can obtain the most economic resources based on the ownership of the final champion.

If the economic resources of the Jianghu Continent are divided into ten percent, then the sect to which the champion belongs can add an additional layer from the original one percent, which is almost twice as many as the other sects.

And most of the champions of these sect competitions are people who were born in poor families, so these champions naturally basically joined one of the three great avenues, so the strength of the three sects of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism has become stronger and stronger, and they have become the biggest profiteers.

After Wu Tong thought of this, he immediately realized that it was becoming more and more unfavorable to the future development of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect. Then he secretly decided in his heart: "I have to find a way to see if I can dig Ye Chen over." ”

On Wuchang Square, the eyes of the elders of the three sects and nine sects all converged on Ye Chen below at this moment, and even the eyes around below were also shifted, and finally all of them were condensed on Ye Chen. These people have been here again for a long time, just to catch a glimpse of the final champion.

The sudden attention of the audience made Ye Chen stunned for a moment, and he felt that the position of the champion did not seem to be as simple as he thought.

"Ye Chen, which sect do you want to enter next?" Du Fu looked at him with a smile at this time, and his kind tone made Ye Chen have a bad feeling.

Ye Chen looked at the person on the stage who was dressed as a scholar like Du Fu, and asked Du Fu, "Who is the elder who came this time?"

Du Fu said: "Speaking of his name, you must know. He is Dong Zhongshu. ”

Ye Chen said in his heart: "No, Dong Zhongshu is so powerful?" Then he thought about Su Shi's example, and soon understood that this was a matter of course.

Ye Chen respectfully said to Dong Zhongshu, "Elder Dong is polite. Then he was surprised to find that Su Shi was standing beside Dong Zhongshu. He immediately shouted, "Brother Su, where have you been these past few days." ”

Su Shi also said excitedly: "Brother Ye Xian, I didn't expect you to be so powerful. It's really You Sheng's brother!"

Dong Zhongshu said with a smile: "Boy Su, you see that this kid Ye Chen is indeed much stronger than you back then. Then he continued: "Ye Chen, your brother is also in my Confucian Sect, so you might as well come to me." ”

Suddenly, a monk in a red robe walked out, and he said, "Dong Zhongshu, are you playing like this? Although you are hundreds of years older than the poor monk, I can't get used to your actions. ”

Ye Chen asked curiously, "I don't know what the master is?" because he looked at the performance of the person in front of him and reminded him of a person.

The red-clothed monk said: "The poor monk's name is Tang Xuanzang. ”

Although Ye Chen guessed his identity, he was still surprised. Then he respectfully asked, "Dare to ask the master, where is your eldest apprentice Sun Wukong?"

Tang Xuanzang was surprised: "The poor monk has not accepted apprentices, but I know the Monkey King you said." It was a character from a book written by a former disciple of Confucianism. His name is Wu Chengen. ”

Ye Chen suddenly realized: "I see, I understand." ”

Tang Xuanzang said with a smile: "Ye Chen sees that you seem to know something about me, so it's better to be a Buddhist." ”

As soon as Tang Xuanzang's words came out, before Ye Chen could react, he provoked one of the Daomen. I saw that the man looked like a heavenly master, and said: "The monks don't speak, you Tang Xuanzang actually said that people understand you in order to ask Ye Chen." I, Zhang Ling, were the first to disagree. ”

Ye Chen was shocked again: "What is the situation, even Zhang Tianshi has come out?"