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Hearing Xuan Hui's words, Yun Meng and Zi Lan were both somewhat disappointed, and thinking about the future of their peak, they felt sad and dejected.

That's true. Nowadays, disciples all pursue power or wealth, and sword cultivation and alchemy/talisman making are their top choices. That's why Sword Peak and Pill/Talisman Peak have so many outstanding disciples, and most of the people on the top 100 list are from these two peaks.

Cultivating skills like beast taming, medicine, and magic is no longer a popular choice. The same applies to the Array Weapon Peak, though its master, Immortal Lord Illusion Moon, is taciturn, immersed in array formations, and doesn't participate in their discussion.

After chatting for a while, the group turned their attention to the venue for the outer disciples' competition.

At this time, Lin Yitang and others had completed the process of measuring their physical condition, bone age, and registration, and new name tags were hung on their waists.

As instructed by the Golden Core Elder, this wooden plaque serves as proof of participation in the competition, and also possesses the ability to award points and rank individuals. Due to sect-specific measures, the plaque is difficult to damage and cannot be altered, eliminating the possibility of forgery.

The wooden plaques are engraved with each disciple's name, age, and cultivation level. During the competition, the plaques will automatically record the disciples' performance and calculate their scores and rankings accordingly.

The competition adopts a ring-style format, where disciples will fight one-on-one, with the winner advancing and the loser being eliminated. The wooden plaque will be updated in real time with the disciples' battle records and rankings, allowing everyone to clearly see the progress of the competition.

In addition, the wooden sign also serves as a photo opportunity, making it a truly versatile piece of furniture.

Lin Yitang's wooden plaque recorded her name and her still unknown ranking. At only sixteen years old, the words "Ninth Level of Qi Refining" still attracted the attention of many people around her, who could hardly believe that there was such a young person at the high level of Qi Refining.

After everyone had registered, the Golden Core cultivator in charge took the stage and announced the rules of the competition.

He first placed a huge crystal screen in the square, displaying numbers and the names of the cultivators.

This is the ranking list from the end of the previous Outer Disciples Competition, also known as the Outer Disciples Top 100 List.

On the list, a series of names, some familiar and some unfamiliar, were prominently displayed. Some names were prefixed with "One Sword Peak," while others were prefixed with "Beast Taming Peak." These were all disciples who had performed exceptionally well in the previous competition.

The Golden Core cultivator in charge cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, welcome to the Tai Que Sect's Outer Disciple Grand Competition. The purpose of this competition is to select outstanding outer disciples to inject new blood into the future of our Tai Que Sect."

"The rewards for the Grand Competition are also very generous. Disciples who make it into the top 100 of the outer sect will have the privilege of borrowing books on the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion and ten bottles of Spirit Nourishing Pills. The top ten disciples will have the opportunity to ask an elder a question and receive a mid-grade magic weapon."

"The top three will receive a Foundation Establishment Pill, a thousand-year-old spiritual herb, and a high-grade magic weapon! At the same time, all disciples who make it into the top ten will be qualified to enter the inner sect for further study."

These words immediately sparked a flurry of discussion among the audience, all marveling at the generosity of Emperor Taique.

Foundation Establishment Pills, thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and top-grade magic treasures—these are all extremely precious items, even rarer outside the sect. Unexpectedly, they were given as rewards to disciples during the outer sect disciple competition.

The opportunity to enter the inner sect for further study is the ultimate goal that everyone dreams of!

Even Lin Yitang was somewhat stunned, not expecting the rewards for the disciple competition to be so generous.

Leaving aside the top 100, the top 10 actually get the chance to ask the elders questions, which means they get a chance to be instructed by the elders!

The top three items were actually high-grade magic treasures and Foundation Establishment Pills!

As for the thousand-year-old spiritual herb, she already possessed it, so she ignored it.

Compared to top-grade magic treasures, Lin Yitang coveted the Foundation Establishment Pill.

As is widely known, the Foundation Establishment Pill is an extremely rare and precious treasure in the cultivation world, used to help cultivators advance from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment.

However, refining Foundation Establishment Pills is extremely difficult, requiring a vast amount of rare and precious materials, and the success rate is extremely low. Therefore, Foundation Establishment Pills are extremely rare in the cultivation world, and their price is astonishingly high.

For cultivators, breaking through the Qi Refining stage is a major hurdle on their cultivation path. Many cultivators spend their entire lives without ever overcoming this barrier. However, the Foundation Establishment Pill offers a shortcut. After consuming the Foundation Establishment Pill, cultivators can use the medicinal power to break through the Qi Refining bottleneck, greatly increasing their chances of successfully establishing their foundation.

This is why Foundation Establishment Pills are highly sought after in the cultivation world. Whether it's a large sect or a small family, they all regard them as a priceless treasure.

Many cultivators are willing to give up everything to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill. However, due to the scarcity of Foundation Establishment Pills, most cultivators never obtain one in their entire lives.

In the cultivation world, the few Foundation Establishment Pills available are concentrated within major sects or forces, making them difficult to distribute to outsiders. Therefore, they are basically unavailable on the market. Only the Taique Sect, being one of the top three sects with abundant wealth, has the surplus to share with its outer disciples.

Now, anyone who finishes in the top three of the competition will receive a Foundation Establishment Pill! This is undoubtedly a huge temptation for Lin Yitang.

Originally, she only wanted to enter the top ten and get a spot as an inner disciple, but suddenly she became envious of the top three positions.

Lin Yitang then looked at the huge crystal screen next to the arena.

The names shown above are all the enemies she needs to defeat.

Most of the top twenty have already gone to the inner sect, so there's no need to worry.

What remains are very troublesome characters.

After all, those who made it into the top 100 in the previous outer disciple competition will definitely be even stronger this time.

Although Lin Yitang has some fighting experience, he has only fought against sword cultivators and has not faced people with other methods. He does not have corresponding techniques to deal with people from other peaks.

However, she had gained some understanding of Fan Niannian while doing missions, so she wasn't completely clueless.

Then, the Golden Core cultivator began to explain the specific details of the disciple competition.

This competition has three stages, which will determine the top 100, top 10, and top 3 people respectively.

The first round of competition involves all outer disciples entering a single arena for a chaotic free-for-all. The last one hundred remaining on the arena who are still able to move will advance to the top 100.

The content of the first level alone shocked many people.

A free-for-all, meaning everyone except yourself is to be driven out of the arena, leaving only one hundred people. That's incredibly chaotic; anyone without real skill simply won't last!

However, everyone can understand this rule. After all, there are just too many people in the outer sect. Each time the disciple recruitment conference brings in several hundred people, and the number of people in each conference adds up to tens of thousands. It would take a lot of time to determine the top 100.

This rule of the sect shortened the time from tens of thousands to a hundred people, allowing the weak to be eliminated quickly, leaving only the truly strong, one in a thousand.

Soon, under the command of the Golden Core True Person, all the disciples participating in the outer sect competition entered the arena one after another.