After the championship battle ended, the top ten of this competition were quickly decided.
The first place is undoubtedly Gu Xiaoxing, and Lu Linger is ranked second because she has a little more earth spirit than Chen Zili, and Chen Zili is third!
As for the last seven, they are outer disciples whose cultivation has reached the eighth level of Qi Condensation.
And from today onwards, they will belong to the inner sect!
In fact, such a result made many people sigh. They thought it should be a competition between Chen Zili, Du Siyu and Wu Er, and barely count Bai Xiangtian. But in the end, only Chen Zili appeared in the top ten, and he was only ranked third.
Gu Xiaoxing was undoubtedly the biggest dark horse. Having joined the sect for only four months, he easily defeated Chen Zili, a prodigy recognized by the sect and whose cultivation had reached the ninth level of Qi Condensation, by relying on his cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Condensation, and overwhelmed everyone to become the champion of the competition!
Gu Xiaoxing's name and deeds spread throughout the sect in an instant, and everyone knew about it!
At the sect's mountain gate, ten people stood respectfully. They were the ten people who passed the outer sect competition and entered the inner sect.
Gu Xiaoxing and Lu Linger had the lowest cultivation base, but they stood at the top. Feeling proud, Gu Xiaoxing subconsciously patted his belly. He felt that he was too thin. If he were fatter, he would be more majestic!
As for Lu Linger, she would occasionally look at her little brother with admiration on her face, which made the Sanyang Spirit Refining Furnace on her little head grow bigger. In fact, the little girl originally lived in the mountains of the sect, and she was just going through the motions at this moment.
Soon, an elder came down the mountain to lead the way and handed out ten jade tokens to everyone. These jade tokens represented the identity of inner sect disciples.
At the same time, Gu Xiaoxing also realized that when he held the jade token and looked at the mountain, the fog that originally covered the entire mountain disappeared , and the sect’s mountain appeared clearly before his eyes. He then realized that this jade token not only symbolized his identity, but was also the "key" to unlock the sect’s mountain maze!
From now on, they will bid farewell to Shiling Peak and live deep in the mountains of the sect.
The sect's mountain has five layers of mountains around it. The inner disciples live on the first layer, and above that, the second layer is places like the Transmission Pavilion and the Spirit Medicine Garden. The third layer is where the second-generation elders practice, the fourth layer is for the first-generation elders, and the fifth layer is where the sect master retreats!
As for the top of the sect's mountain, there is a magical treasure guarding the sect there. It is because of the existence of this magical treasure that the Soul-Devouring Sect is able to compete with those ancient sects in the small wasteland that have been passed down for thousands of years!
It is said that... most of the Soul Devouring Sect's skills are inherited from that magical treasure, even the Soul Controlling Technique based on the Soul Devouring Body!
Gu Xiaoxing had just joined the sect and knew only a few things about it. Now he had come to his own cave for cultivation. There was a spirit gathering formation engraved in the cave, and the spiritual energy there was much richer than outside the cave. The simple houses in the Chaiyuan of Shiling Peak could not compare to it.
After simply arranging the cave, he was called to a hall on the second level of the mountain. Not only him, but all the top ten in the competition were there, and this time, it was Master Bai who met them in person.
Master Bai was living in a high position, and there was obviously a hint of worry in his eyes, but when he looked at Gu Xiaoxing, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
"The top three will stay, and the rest can go to Gongshan Pavilion to get a Yuanling Pill each." Master Bai said lightly.
Everyone was immediately overjoyed. The value of the Yuanling Pill was far greater than the spiritual marrow. They were already at the eighth level of Qi Condensation, and this Yuanling Pill was enough to allow them to break through to the ninth level of Qi Condensation!
And there won't be any hidden dangers, but the spiritual power contained in this pill is too rich, and one needs to reach at least the eighth level of Qi Condensation before taking it. They are just right for this, so they thanked and left.
At this moment, the only ones left in the hall were the top three in the competition, namely Gu Xiaoxing, Lu Linger and Chen Zili!
"As for you... In addition to the Yuanling Pill, the top three in the Outer Sect Competition can ask for one thing, either a superior technique, a superior magic technique, or a superior magic weapon..." Master Bai first cast his eyes on Chen Zili, "What do you want?"
"I don't want any of you!" Chen Zili said without hesitation, "Disciple, I only ask the Master to allow me to enter the Sword Tomb!"
Master Bai glanced at him and said slowly, "Do you know that there is only one path in the sword tomb? If you can't get through it, you will be buried in the tomb!"
Chen Zili seemed to have no emotions. Facing life and death, his eyes were still calm. Only his voice was firm as he said, "Disciple knows, and it is the same as my heart. I only have this sword. Please help me!"
Master Bai seemed to have expected him to say that. He waved his hand helplessly, and suddenly, a jade sword talisman flew out.
Holding the sword talisman, Chen Zili seemed to be a little excited, and then he thanked and left.
Master Bai shifted his gaze to Lu Linger again, but before he could say anything, the little girl spoke first.
"Master, Ling'er wants to learn a technique that can make her fatter and prettier!"
Master Bai's mouth twitched, and he did not answer. Instead, he looked at Gu Xiaoxing beside him strangely.
Gu Xiaoxing immediately felt frightened by the look on his face, especially since he not only felt Master Bai's gaze, but also an even more terrifying aura on Lu Ling'er's head. He felt that he should find some time to have a good talk with the little girl, otherwise he would really be refined into the furnace sooner or later.
"Ahem...! Ling'er, how can there be such a technique in the world? There is no shortcut to anything. You should change to another one." Gu Xiaoxing tried to remedy the situation.
"Is that so?" Lu Ling'er was very disappointed and lost interest all of a sudden. "Then just give it to me, Master."
Finally, Lu Linger also left. In the hall, except for Master Bai who was on the throne, only Gu Xiaoxing was left.
Seeing that Master Bai was staring at him without saying anything, Gu Xiaoxing asked cautiously, "Bai...Uncle Bai?"
"Yes." Master Bai nodded, "Xiaoxing, what do you want?"
Gu Xiaoxing rolled his eyes and said without further hesitation, "Xiaoxing wants to learn a divination technique that can predict good and bad fortune."
“Nonsense!”
However, as soon as Gu Xiaoxing said that, Master Bai immediately objected, saying, "With your little Taoist skills, you want to speculate on the mysteries of heaven. Good and bad fortune are all determined by fate. The more you see, the harder it is to defy fate. You are still far from being good enough. Change someone else."
Gu Xiaoxing secretly curled his lips and thought to himself: "Why don't you just tell me that my cultivation is not enough? I don't believe in the idea of ​​destiny being difficult to defy..."
But since Master Bai had said so, he had no choice but to say weakly: "Then Uncle Bai, just give me a technique that can make me fatter..."
Gu Xiaoxing couldn't continue talking because he noticed that Master Bai's face had darkened. He thought he was going to be scolded again, but Master Bai just sighed and said, "Xiaoxing, I know you are stubborn and can't concentrate on your cultivation. But since I have brought you into the sect, I also hope that you can learn and succeed. I don't ask you to be able to stand on your own, but at least you have to have some means to protect your life. The Soul Devouring Sect has been planning for many years, and a war is imminent. When the war starts, you can only rely on yourself. Do you understand?"
Gu Xiaoxing was moved when he heard these words. He knew that in this Soul Devouring Sect, apart from Dongfang Yu who had left and the little girl Lu Linger, the only one who really cared about him was Master Bai. He straightened his face and said respectfully, "Uncle Bai, please make the decision. Xiaoxing will listen to Uncle Bai!"
Master Bai pondered for a moment and said, "In fact, as the champion of the outer sect competition, you have the opportunity to meet the ancestor."
"Ancestor?" Gu Xiaoxing had never heard of any ancestor in the Soul-Devouring Sect.
Master Bai nodded, as if he saw through Gu Xiaoxing's confusion, and said, "The so-called ancestor is the spiritual treasure that protects the sect. Our Soul-Devouring Sect is different from other sects because of this spiritual treasure. It can be said that this spiritual treasure is the founder of the sect, so it is also called the ancestor, and I am just the ancestor's registered disciple."
Gu Xiaoxing was stunned by what he heard. He knew that above the magic weapon was the magic treasure, and above the magic treasure was the spiritual treasure.
The so-called Lingbao is a treasure that has intelligence and wisdom, but I have never heard that a Lingbao can accept disciples or even establish a sect!
This is a bit outrageous...
But Master Bai didn't mean to joke at all. He continued, "According to the old rules, the winner of the competition is eligible to meet the ancestor. If there is a chance, the ancestor will accept him as a registered disciple. However, the ancestor has been silent for many years and has not accepted any disciples for a long time."
"Uncle Bai, how many disciples did the ancestor have?" asked Gu Xiaoxing.
Master Bai did not hide anything and said, "Three are registered, and one is the true disciple!"
Gu Xiaoxing guessed that the three listed ones should be the three great Jindan elders, and as for the true disciple, he must be the sect master!
"Forget it. Although this rule has been abandoned for many years, I think it still counts. I'll take you to try it!" After saying that, Master Bai waved his sleeves.
Gu Xiaoxing just felt dizzy, and he appeared on the top of the sect's mountain in the midst of mist and clouds. He shook his slightly dizzy head, and what came into his sight was a huge palace, which stood alone on the top of the mountain like a jade sky, stretching out into the universe.
"Go ahead. If you can step into the palace, it means you are destined to be together." said Master Bai.
Gu Xiaoxing looked and saw that the palace door was wide open. In front of the palace door was a bluestone avenue. It seemed that anyone could walk in. He couldn't help but wonder, is this difficult?
Without hesitation, Gu Xiaoxing walked towards the palace gate, thinking it would be easy. However, when he stepped onto the bluestone avenue, he felt an icy chill, as if he was being stared at by an evil ghost, which made him shudder.
When he looked again, the palace gate seemed to have turned into a huge abyss, with a faint chill constantly overflowing from it.
Gu Xiaoxing swallowed his saliva, a little scared, cold sweat broke out on his back, but when he thought that the ancestor of the sect was enshrined inside, there should be no danger. Adding to that what Master Bai had said before for his own good, he mustered up the courage to walk forward step by step.
But the further he walked forward, the stronger the creepy feeling became, as if the palace gate really was a giant mouth that could eat people, and Gu Xiaoxing's heart began to beat fast.
"It's just a magical treasure. There's nothing to be afraid of. It's just like that stinky stove. Don't be afraid!" Gu Xiaoxing encouraged himself in his heart and continued to move forward step by step.
Just as he walked along the bluestone avenue and looked inside through the palace gate, what he saw was a pitch-black coffin!
At this moment, the fear in Gu Xiaoxing's heart surpassed everything else. Without any hesitation, he turned around and ran. But the moment he turned around, he felt a big hand grabbing him from behind.
Gu Xiaoxing was immediately terrified, and then fainted...
Outside the palace, Master Bai looked at this scene in surprise.
"Did you really let him in?"