Due to the slight difference in the number of halls participating in each competition, in general, the number of groups is always fixed, but the number of players participating in each group can be varied.

In the finals stage, the five disciples who won the first place in the group, plus the three disciples selected by the Patriarch Hall, a total of eight disciples will have a one-on-one elimination competition until the first place is decided.

According to the relevant provisions of the "Measures for the Use of the Results of the Mochizuki Sword Sect's Sect Competitions (Provisional)", if a disciple of the Patriarch Hall does not enter the top four in the competition, then he will be expelled from the Patriarch Hall.

At the same time, in principle, among the top four disciples who won the second round of the competition, there are ordinary disciples who can be qualified to enter the Ancestral Master Hall.

It can be said that getting the top four results in the sect small competition is the only chance for ordinary disciples to enter the ancestral hall.

In addition, according to the traditional practice of the Mochizuki Sword Sect, the Sect Patriarch Hall, the Four Great Sword Halls and the Spirit Beast Hall, in addition to the above six halls must participate, the rest of the halls such as the Deacon Hall, the Pill Hall, and the Internal Affairs Hall do not make hard and fast rules, if the disciples in the hall want to participate, the sect will reward them separately, and if they do not want to participate, the sect will not give any punishment.

However, there is only one hall that clearly states that it cannot participate, and that is the Discipline Academy. It's not that there are no low-level disciples in the Discipline Academy, nor is it that the Discipline Academy is not strong. Rather, considering the special status of the disciples of the Discipline Academy, it is inevitable to offend people on weekdays, and among the opponents in the competition, there are those who are afraid, those who have ulterior motives, and those who take the opportunity to take revenge!

More things are better than less, so the sect simply stipulated that the Discipline Academy could not participate in the sect's small competition, and the assessment of the disciples in the hall would be arranged separately!

I don't know if you have found it, this sect Xiaobi is mainly for the purpose of assessing the individual cultivation of disciples, and there is no collective project, which is fine for ordinary disciples, but it is not very fair to the Liu sisters.

If you want to ask why it is not fair to them, you have to start with their teachers.

The master they followed, Shangguan Fei, a seven-grade golden water alien spirit root cultivator, majored in ice exercises.

Then we have questions again, Liu Mei'er is a five-grade golden spirit root, Liu Ye'er is a five-grade water spirit root, these two are single-attribute spirit roots, how can they practice ice attribute spells that can only be used by cultivating alien spirit roots?!

This is thanks to their twin status.

It is precisely because they are twins, their innate spiritual power fluctuations are very close, and they happen to awaken the golden water spiritual root that is also a fifth grade, Shangguan Fei had a whim, and at the same time accepted the two as apprentices, trying to let the two of them practice different branches of the ice system exercises, and form a sword formation when facing the enemy, and the fusion of gold and water spiritual power to achieve the effect of ice exercises.

Unexpectedly, her attempt was really successful with the Liu sisters.

On weekdays, as long as the two sisters join forces, coupled with the particularity of the ice system exercises, even if three or four disciples of the same level and initiate go together, they are not their opponents, but there is a problem when the sect is small.

The sect is a personal project, and the rules do not allow the two sisters to join forces against the enemy.

Since the two sisters can't join forces, then the ice spell naturally can't be used.

Without the sword array and the special exercises, just by virtue of the strength of the two sisters' own five-grade spiritual roots, they would not be able to excel at all when the sect was in a small competition, let alone take the number of core disciples.

This sect is their last chance.

According to their age, in another five years, when the next sect is small, they should reach the foundation building period.

In front of many masters in the foundation building period, it is even more impossible for them to get good results.

This is the main reason why the Liu sisters desperately need the Melting Elixir.

Fortunately, I was fortunate not to be dishonored, and I completed the refining of the Melting Spirit Pill in front of the small competition of the sect, maybe the Liu sisters can really make a surprise for everyone in this competition when everyone is not optimistic about them!

I hope it's a surprise, but don't make a surprise!

Hehe!

......

However, the surprise of the Liu sisters has not yet arrived, but Gu Ming's surprise has come.

During the time of drinking and chatting, when he knew that Gu Ming was worried about the matter of meditation, Xia Lang laughed.

He also thought that Gu Ming's absent-minded appearance was for some great event!

Quiet room, we have more internal affairs halls!

There are not many disciples in the internal affairs hall, and everyone does not have to participate in the sect competition, so the quiet room in the hall is not used several times a year, and the grass is almost growing at the door of the quiet room.

Xia Lang waved his hand and made the decision for the Internal Affairs Hall, and agreed to borrow Gu Mingjing's room on the spot.

Is one enough?

If it's not enough, just ask!

If you want, you can use one for cultivation, one for sleeping, and one for peeing!

Gu Ming: One is enough, really one is enough!

In order to express his gratitude, Gu Ming raised his glass again and toasted Xia Lang.

The two of them clinked their glasses and laughed.

Joyfully!

Narrator: Nonsense! Of course you take other people's things for favors, of course!

......

Naturally, the effect of cultivating in the ashram is much better than in one's own residence.

Without the distractions of the outside world, Gu Ming cultivated quietly and completely immersed himself in the world created by the Changchun exercises.

Spit out the old and embrace the new, blow and nourish the essence;

Conduct qi and make peace, refine and nourish the form;

Strengthen the roots, replenish the shape and nourish the spirit;

The sea stores jade liquid, and the heaven and earth are elongated.

......

Cycle after cycle, week after week.

Gu Ming's cultivation slowly improved unconsciously, and time slowly passed unconsciously.

When he slowly finished his exercises, the alchemy system prompted that the progress of the cultivation of the Changchun Gong Method was just 2000/10000!

With the help of a large number of external factors, Gu Ming finally reached the second small realm in the middle stage of Qi refining, the Refining Realm!

Gu Ming smiled, he was still very satisfied with the results of his retreat.

If he hadn't agreed to Tian Na to go to see her competition, Gu Ming would probably continue to retreat for a period of time, and it would not end until he ran out of pills.

Thinking of the breakup of the two in the sunset that day.

Well, it's a separation, not a breakup.

When the two separated, Tian Na turned around in three steps, and reluctantly warned him again and again: You must come! You must remember to come! You must remember to come to the scene!

Hehe, this girl is really cute!

Today is the day of the sect Xiaobi.

Originally, he planned to go to the Sword Washing Hall where the Liu sisters were located, but they didn't invite him, and he was embarrassed to find it himself!

He had already done what he could for the two sisters, and it was not very important that he did his best to obey the fate of God, and he didn't get to the scene.

On this side, since he promised Tian Na, Gu Ming must go.

Although he is not very interested in swords, swords, and killings, it doesn't prevent him from seeing beautiful women!

Of course, just because he doesn't like to be competitive doesn't mean that others don't like it either.

No, after he left the ashram and went to his residence to change his clothes, he just stepped out of the room and met Mingyue with an excited face.

"Senior brother, junior brother, let's go, watch the excitement with Brother Wei!"

Gu Ming shook his hand and swept away, Mingyue grabbed his sleeve, and smiled.

"I'm sorry! I already have an appointment, so I can't accompany my senior brother this time!

Hearing Gu Ming say this, Mingyue's big eyes flickered, and she smiled mysteriously: "Oh, are you going to have a tryst with that little girl who plays with snakes, or are you going to fool around with your pair of big-eyed little lovers?"

Your sister, brother knows that your dog can't spit ivory out of his mouth!

Still playing with snakes, I'll see you play with eggs!

Gu Mingcai didn't want to talk to Mingyue here, wasting precious time!

When the time comes, she misses Tian Na's competition, and that girl has to cry for a long time, and she has to waste another tongue?!

"Senior brother is joking! There is really something to do, don't pass here, farewell!"

If Mingyue can let Gu Ming go like this, then he won't be Mingyue!

Seeing that his junior brother wanted to slip away, Mingyue swooped at him, using her hands and feet together, hugging Gu Ming from behind like a monkey.

"Don't go, junior brother! Our senior brothers are blessed and enjoy hardships together, even if you go up the knife mountain and go down to the oil pot today, the senior brother will go with you!"

Enjoy your sister's blessings!

Do you still do less of the things that "you enjoy when you are blessed and I am difficult to do"?

Gu Ming twisted his body, his hands trying to grab Mingyue and get him off himself, but how could he be Mingyue's opponent in this regard.

I saw that Mingyue slid like a loach, writhing on Gu Ming's body, so that the junior brother didn't even touch a single hair.

Seeing that he was about to be late, Gu Ming was anxious and had no choice but to compromise.

Gu Ming: Senior brother, you come down!

Mingyue: I'm going to go together! I'm going to go together!

Gu Ming: Okay, okay, I promise to take you with me! But you also have to promise me that you will listen to me after you go, and you can't do anything, you can't mess around, and you can't go to "fight the autumn breeze"!

Mingyue: Okay, okay, I promise you!

Mingyue readily agreed, and then muttered something in her mouth.

Gu Ming: ...... Senior brother, are you playing some bad idea again!

Mingyue: No, the young master has righteousness in his chest and courage in his work, how can he have any bad ideas! I think you are too careful!

Gu Ming: ......

In order to be in a hurry, Gu Ming could only stop digging deeper.

Forget it, I can only act at the opportunity.

Hey, I hope this senior brother can settle down a little bit today!

......

The first stage of the competition was arranged and organized by each hall itself, so it was also held on each hall's own territory.

During the period of Gu Ming's retreat, the various halls had already completed the construction of the venue and other related facilities and equipment.

According to the arrangement, starting this morning, it will be a competition for the disciples of the Qi refining period for two consecutive days.

Due to the relatively large number of disciples in the Qi refining period, the competition was conducted in the form of a ring competition.

I saw that in the middle of the martial arts arena, five three-zhang square rings were lined up.

Each ring here is the same shape, the only difference is the character number in the middle of the ring, A, B, C, D, E.

Each participating disciple can get five tokens, which correspond to five rings, which means that each disciple has one chance to board these five rings respectively.

According to the regulations, after Xiaobi starts, within two hours, the first person to enter the stage in each ring will defend the ring, and the rest of the disciples can go to the stage to attack.

The time limit for each challenge is one stick of incense, and during the challenge time, if any side is unable to resist, fall out of the ring, or surrender voluntarily, the winner will stay in the ring and accept the next attacker's challenge as the champion.

During the competition, both lost consciousness, both fell into the ring, and when the time was up, the winner was not decided, and it was a draw. In the event of a tie, unless both players are unconscious and unable to play, the next player on the stage automatically becomes the champion, and the rest of the situation is determined by the ring judges to determine who continues to defend as the champion!

After the end of the small competition, the five people who successfully defend the five rings can obtain the status of core disciples and participate in the second stage of the competition as representatives of the hall.

If there are special circumstances, when there are less than five successful defenders, the hall master will determine the list of final hall representatives according to the competition.