I can't keep a low profile when cultivating immortality; the sixth one is actually myself.

"Disciples, three years have passed since you joined the sect."

To test the cultivation achievements of all disciples over the past three years, the sect is holding this sect competition.

The competition officially begins today.

All participating disciples will then enter their respective secret realms for trials.

During the trial, fellow disciples are forbidden from killing each other. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!

Fighting against demonic beasts is a matter of life and death for all disciples; please act according to your abilities.

The trial will last for three days. Those who have not left the secret realm after three days will not be accepted!

"Time's up, come in!"

At the command of the elder presiding over the assembly, all the disciples began to enter the teleportation portal in an orderly manner.

Many disciples, upon reaching the teleportation portal, would immediately apply several talismans to themselves without saying a word.

Some used it for self-protection, some for lightness, and some even for stealth...

They then went directly into the portal and quickly dispersed.

Toyokawa stood with a group of senior brothers and sisters.

He didn't expect to achieve a high ranking in this competition.

Master said that rankings don't matter!

He was just there to go through the motions, to make a cameo appearance!

But jokes aside, it wouldn't be good to actually end up at the end of the list!

Therefore, the tokens that are required still need to be obtained, and even more so.

After all, he also needs to be promoted to a core disciple, so he has to be in the top 100.

This time, the senior students had already agreed to split up and make their own way in the future.

Everyone has their own pride.

The competition is closely related to everyone's vital interests, and the status of a core disciple is especially coveted. Everyone has long coveted a core disciple position and is determined to obtain it.

If we act together and obtain enough tokens, everyone will be happy and we can all enter the top 100.

But what if it's not enough? How should it be divided, who gets more and who gets less? No matter what, it's a matter that hurts feelings.

It's best to avoid doing things that hurt feelings unless absolutely necessary.

Therefore, acting independently is a good option.

Everyone is only responsible for themselves. Success or failure is none of anyone else's business.

Toyokawa, of course, didn't care about this.

In the inner disciple trial area, the strongest demonic beast is only at the early stage of Spirit Gathering.

He's already at the peak of the Spirit Gathering stage, what's he afraid of! Going in will be a piece of cake for him, right?

In other words, he has no interest in first place. If he were, who among this year's inner disciples could possibly beat him?

Sigh, I suddenly feel an overwhelming loneliness!

Finally, it was Toyokawa and his group's turn to enter the gate.

Everyone else activated some kind of survival measures, but he just swaggered in.

Choose a direction and leisurely head forward.

Figures kept flashing past me, as if afraid of falling behind.

They traveled for dozens of miles before they finally lost all traces of their fellow disciples in the vicinity.

With a thought, he spread his spiritual sense and discovered that the entire trial area was actually not very large, only a few hundred miles in circumference.

His spiritual sense easily covered the entire trial area, allowing him to see clearly the actions of each disciple.

After thinking for a moment, Toyokawa decided to aim for 99th place this time.

So, he headed towards the nearby monsters while calculating the gains of each disciple.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, we arrived near a one-horned demon wolf.

The unicorn wolf was already on guard and was just about to launch an attack when suddenly everything went black and it collapsed to the ground.

Fengchuan walked over, took out a gold token, and put it into his storage bag.

Continuing onward, about half a mile away, a boar with iron teeth was hiding in the bushes.

It kept its eyes fixed on Toyokawa without moving an inch.

It wasn't until Toyokawa was within ten meters of it that it suddenly darted out.

But after running only two steps, it lost consciousness, and its body fell directly half a meter in front of Toyokawa.

You have received another gold token.

Continuing forward, they encountered two enormous silver-horned polar bears, and the Yin-Yang Swords flashed out.

Along the way, sword shadows appeared, and they passed right through the two white bears.

The polar bear is dead! I've acquired two more gold tokens.

At this point, Toyokawa completely lost interest in the trial.

None of these monsters can withstand a single blow; it's boring!

Then, he simply chopped off the two polar bears' paws, cleaned them, lit a fire, and roasted the bear paws.

After a stick of incense has burned, the aroma of meat fills the air, and you take a big bite.

Mmm! Not bad! The meat is tender, chewy, and flavorful without being greasy.

After finishing the eight bear paws, Toyokawa set off again.

However, after taking only a few steps, his spiritual sense detected that his senior brother Shangguan Fei had encountered a monster at the third level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, the Rock Armor Dragon.

Rock Armor Dragon looks somewhat like a dinosaur, but its entire body is covered in rock armor.

This monster has extremely strong defenses. If you encounter it and cannot break through its defenses, you will only be worn down to death.

Shangguan Fei is having a real headache right now.

Although the Rock Armor Dragon is not fast, its attacks are extremely sharp.

Especially its tail; if you were to be accidentally struck by it, even a high-level cultivator at the Spirit Gathering stage would probably be reduced to dust.

Shangguan Fei knew that he was only at the first level of the Spirit Gathering stage and had no chance of defeating the Rock Armor Dragon in front of him, so he had already planned to retreat. However, the Rock Armor Dragon was persistent and kept pestering him, refusing to let him leave.

At this moment, Shangguan Fei's spiritual energy was almost depleted, and his attack power was getting weaker and weaker.

If we delay any longer, we'll probably be worn down by the Rock Armor Dragon.

Upon seeing this, Toyokawa dared not delay and rushed to the rescue. Fortunately, they were not far apart.

Using the Yin-Yang Misty Steps movement technique, the figure remained in place while the body had already moved more than ten feet away.

In a few flashes, they had already arrived near Shangguan Fei.

"Senior Brother Shangguan, over here!" Feng Chuan called out.

His hands moved swiftly, and the two flying swords had already been sent flying.

They crashed into the Rock Armor Dragon from both the front and the back, causing the Rock Armor Dragon to stagger.

The Rock Armor Dragon then stopped its pursuit and looked at Toyokawa with a wary expression.

Fengchuan's outward cultivation level is the third level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, which is comparable to that of Yan Jialong.

However, the Rock Armored Dragon instinctively sensed that Toyokawa was extremely dangerous and that it might not be able to defeat him. So, without lingering for a fight, the Rock Armored Dragon turned and left.

At this moment, Shangguan Fei still looked shaken.

"Thank you so much, Junior Brother Feng! If it weren't for you, I might have been in big trouble this time."

What a stroke of bad luck! I actually encountered a Rock Armored Dragon at the third level of Spirit Gathering.

"Luckily he wasn't fast, otherwise I'd probably be dead by now!" Shangguan Fei said.

"Haha, senior brother, you don't need to be so polite. I just happened to be nearby."

Seeing that you were in danger, I came to help.

Fortunately, the rock armored dragon saw that there were many of us and dared not take any risks.

Otherwise, we'd probably have to go through a tough battle! Toyokawa replied modestly.

"By the way, senior brother, you should quickly meditate to recover your spiritual energy. I'll keep watch for you!" Fengchuan reminded him.

"Oh, okay, thank you very much, junior brother!"

After Shangguan Fei finished speaking, he sat down on the ground, took out a bottle of Rejuvenation Pills, and swallowed one.

After an incense stick had burned, Shangguan Fei's spiritual power had finally recovered to about 60-70%, and he opened his eyes and woke up.

"Thank you so much, junior brother, for taking up so much of your time!" Shangguan Fei said.

"Hehe, what are you saying, senior brother? We're all fellow disciples, how could I not help you now that we've met! So, what are your plans next, senior brother?" Feng Chuan asked.

"I plan to explore other directions. What about you, Junior Brother?" Shangguan Fei replied.

"I'm just wandering around," Toyokawa said.

"Alright, then we'll part ways here. Once we're out of the secret realm, I'll treat you to a drink!" Shangguan Fei said.

Not long after the two parted ways, Toyokawa encountered another group of monsters.

It's a Gale Wolf.

There were more than twenty of them, all of whom had the strength of the mid-stage of Body Tempering, while the leader was at the peak of Body Tempering.

Faced with a large number of Gale Wolves, Toyokawa did not directly use his sword to fight them. He suddenly wanted to test the magic he had been practicing for a long time.

Of the Five Elements Spiritual Techniques, apart from a few second-grade techniques that require Foundation Establishment stage power to control and are currently beyond his grasp, he has already mastered all the others.

He moved his fingers swiftly, and a golden spiritual energy flashed from his fingertips.

In mid-air, countless golden sword shadows immediately appeared.

Seeing that the Swift Wolf was about to reach them, Toyokawa remained calm and unhurried, and gave a shout.

"A torrential rain of swords—fall!"

All the golden sword shadows, like a waterfall cascading down from the heavens, plunged straight down.

The Gale Wolf was extremely fast, but it still couldn't outrun the Sword Shadow.

The moment the sword touched the ground, a scene of utter devastation unfolded before their eyes.

All the Gale Wolves were frozen in time at the moment the sword shadow landed, but now there are none left alive.

With a few quick steps, another 23 tokens were obtained: one gold token and 22 bronze tokens.

Continuing onward, they harvested another 12 gold tokens and 56 bronze tokens along the way.

He has currently earned a total of 18 gold tokens and 78 bronze tokens.

That should be enough, so Toyokawa stopped killing and found a secluded place to cultivate.

They arrived at a cave, where a lightning leopard, a demonic beast at the third level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, originally lived.

Unfortunately, it was unlucky to encounter Toyokawa, who had no sense of martial ethics.

Not only did they occupy someone else's territory, but they also beat them to death. It's utterly heinous.

He activated the array plate, covering a radius of one zhang around himself, and then took out spirit stones to begin cultivating.

After cultivating for more than two days, the trial is almost over.

Fengchuan stopped cultivating, spread his spiritual sense, and found that most of the inner disciples were still there, with only a few casualties.

Several of his senior classmates who were familiar with him were also present and in relatively good condition.

Everyone had a faint smile on their face, indicating that they must have gained a lot.

They all seem confident that they can enter the core ranks.

Toyokawa decided not to wait any longer and got up to walk back.

Along the way, they encountered some ignorant monsters who rushed to give them tokens!

We can't let their good intentions go to waste, so let's send them to paradise as soon as possible!

The red-eyed golden eagle and the iron-feathered eagle, relying on their ability to fly, repeatedly provoked Toyokawa. Toyokawa didn't want to argue with them, but he couldn't stand their increasingly audacious behavior.

Two flying swords shot out in an instant, and in a moment the two demonic beasts were separated from their bodies, their blood splattering across the sky.

They found two more gold tokens.

Then they encountered the Four-Horned Rhinoceros and the Flame Python. Reluctantly, they could only go all the way and send them to their deaths.

You have obtained two more gold tokens.

By the time Fengchuan left the secret realm, quite a few people had already emerged.

Instead of rushing to hand over the tokens they had collected, they stood aside and waited patiently.

Three more hours passed, and the secret realm was completely closed.

Those who have already come out have basically come out, and those who haven't come out are unlikely to come out either.

Those who had not yet handed in their tokens began to do so one after another.

Fengchuan also submitted his tokens and discovered that the disciple ranked ninety-eighth had received a total of 11 gold tokens and 37 silver tokens.

Toyokawa then submitted 11 gold tokens and 36 silver tokens, ranking 99th.

The original 99 were squeezed into 100.

He was originally ranked 100th, looking at Toyokawa with a resentful expression.

I finally got 100th place, and it slipped through my fingers just like that. How hateful!

He glanced at the rankings with his spiritual sense and saw that all his senior brothers and sisters were in the top 100, and their rankings were quite good.