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Fallen Leaves Peak, inside a cave.

Han Yan suddenly opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of impure Qi. He used his Spiritual Sense to scan his body and felt that there were only five air masses in his Dantian. He could not help but sigh, "It is really difficult to cut off the ties with the mortal world. If I can't forget, can I really not go any further?" In these three years, he cultivated nonstop. He used up all the Spirit Gathering Pills and Spirit Stone, and using the Heavenly Dao Imperial Jade Seal's Spirit Gathering abilities, he reached the realm of Fifth stage of Qi Refining Stage in one go. After reaching the fifth level, the absorption speed suddenly slowed down. Although he could still absorb spiritual energy, no matter how much spiritual energy he absorbed, he couldn't break through.

There was only one explanation for this situation, and that was that they could not forget their mortal destiny. If they could not break it, then they could not activate the technique and enter the next level. Within three years, Han Yan was already satisfied to be able to cultivate to this level. Hearing the sound of the bell, his body moved and quickly left the cave, heading straight for the peak of Mt. Tianming.

On the way, they met quite a few disciples who were heading towards Daylight Peak. When they saw Han Yan, they successively revealed shocked expressions.

Han Yan was already used to this kind of expression. Training to the Fifth stage of Qi Refining Stage in three years, this kind of speed was already considered fast in the entire sect.

An hour later, Han Yan arrived at the plaza outside the hall. Over five thousand disciples had all arrived, gathered together and were chatting about something in low voices.

Han Yan closed his eyes, waiting for the Sect Leader to appear.

Suddenly, a voice sounded. "Han Yan, you're finally here."

Han Yan opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the voice. Seeing Xie Hu running over excitedly, he smiled and said: "Three years of closed door training, how was the harvest?"

Xie Hu did not reply. His divine sense swept across Han Yan's body, and after that, he opened his mouth wide, saying in shock: "If I knew you would work so hard to cultivate, you would have done it too quickly!"

"I was just lucky." Han Yan laughed and said.

Xie Hu waved his hands and said disbelievingly, "Don't talk to me about luck. I've been cultivating non-stop for the past three years, why can't I compare to your luck!" He paused for a moment, then suddenly thought of something, and said: "Han Yan, I just saw that many disciples have already broken through to the Fifth stage of Qi Refining Stage realm. It's good that I'm still stuck at the 3rd level of the Refinement Stage." He understood in his heart that with his talent, if he did not have that many Spirit Gathering Pills, and with so many Spirit Stone, he would never be able to break through to the 3rd level of the Refinement Stage. However, he had a question in his mind. Why would the sect spare no expense to increase their cultivation bases?

Han Yan had thought of this question before, but couldn't come to a conclusion. From what Tang Xiaofeng said, in the many years that he had been in the sect, he had never distributed so many Pill s like this. Thus, there was only one explanation: What happened within the sect? That was why disciples were willing to pay any price to raise their cultivation.

Not far away, Han Fei was chatting with a young man. That young man's face was as fair as jade and had an imposing manner. There were less than ten disciples with this level of cultivation in the entire sect. They were the core disciples of the sect, the kind that were specially groomed.

Han Fei looked around, seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he sent a sound transmission to Zhang He: "Senior Zhang He, is everything alright?!"

Zhang He laughed, and lightly patted Han Fei's shoulders and said: Junior Martial Brother Han, we have known each other for so many years, you still don't believe in me? I didn't like that brat for a long time, and I also felt unhappy about what happened last time, but since Master didn't want me to find trouble with him, I couldn't do anything about it. When the time comes, even if he doesn't challenge me, I will still drag him up. "

The him that the two of them were talking about, was naturally Han Yan. With Han Fei's cultivation, he barely managed to enter the top 100. Even if he did, he had no rights to speak. Han Fei really wanted to teach Han Yan a lesson, but he was afraid that he would not have the chance to do so. He wanted Zhang He to help him, to make him mock Han Yan during the competition, and forced Han Yan to fight.

Two hours later, a group of cultivators emerged one after another, led by a man dressed in yellow. It was none other than the Sect Leader, Daoist Master Hong, and the others. Han Yan's master, Wei Peng was among them. When Wei Peng first appeared, he started to look around the plaza, and when he saw Han Yan, he accidentally used his Spiritual Sense to sense him. In his opinion, it was already good that Han Yan was able to cultivate past the 3rd level of the Refinement Stage. But after he sensed Han Yan's cultivation, he could not help but stare wide-eyed.

Zhang Daoqing saw Wei Peng's shocked expression and replied him with a sound transmission, "Shocked! When I found out that Sect Leader Senior Brother is trying to increase disciple's overall strength at all costs, I was also very surprised. There were a lot of them in the Spirit Gathering Pill Sect, but there were not many Spirit Stone. Now I understand, Sect Master is right. If three years ago, he didn't take out that many Spirit Stone, there would have been only a handful of disciples among them who could have improved a level. "

Wei Peng simply could not hear what he was saying. There was only one thought in his mind, "How is this possible?

As everyone walked to the front steps of the great hall, Daoist Master Hong Daoyi lightly coughed to calm everyone down. When everyone quietened down and they lined up neatly on the plaza, Daoist Master Hong Shi said in a clear voice, "First of all, I would like to congratulate everyone on obtaining such a great harvest in three years. Secondly, I wish to congratulate those disciples who have improved by more than three levels.

Tianming Sect had more than five thousand Qi Cultivation stage disciples. It was extremely rare to see disciples who could raise their cultivation by more than three levels in three years, and there were less than five hundred of them altogether. Most of these people had spiritual root of at least five stars. It had to be said that it was a miracle for Han Yan to raise his cultivation by more than three levels in three years. On one hand, this miracle was the result of his hard work, and on the other hand, it came from a Heavenly Dao Imperial Jade Seal.

Daoist Master Hong said with his divine sense, all disciples could see their cultivation, and then, he said in a loud voice, "Qi Hao …"

An ordinary-looking disciple walked out from the crowd, cupped his hands, and said, "Disciple is here."

Daoist Master Hong said with a nod, "Your cultivation is the highest amongst all the disciples. Stand on the first stone platform!"

There were a hundred white jade platforms erected around the plaza, and every thirty meters, there were one to a hundred numbers written on them.

Qi Hao stood on the first stone platform, which had an extraordinary meaning. This first stone platform, not only did it represent one's highest cultivation level amongst Qi Cultivation stage disciples, it also had the status of being a Eldest Brother. Among the Qi Cultivation stage disciples, only seven could be called Senior Brothers. First place was the Eldest Brother, second place was the Second Senior Brother, and seventh place was the Seventh Senior Brother.

Therefore, the first seven disciples were the core disciples of the sect. Even if the elders saw them, they still had to be polite and not rashly offend them. This was because the Sect Elders and Elders all understood that at an unknown time, they would break through the Qi Cultivation Stage and reach the Foundation Establishment Stage. That way, he would be able to become an elder of the sect like them.

"Zhang Long, Sun Yue, Zhang He, Jiang Min, Wang Ping, Zhou Fei." Adept Hong Daozi continuously called out six disciples, telling them to stand on the second step to the seventh step.

After the seven disciples had appeared, Daoist Master Hong Dao1 once again called out their names. After shouting out a hundred disciples in a single breath, he finally stopped.

These one hundred people astonishingly included Han Fei. Although his cultivation was at the seventh level of Qi Disciple Stage, he was the last, or at least in the top one hundred.

Han Fei stood at the 98th step, he was extremely excited, he never thought that he would actually be able to enter the top 100. As he was feeling excited in his heart, Han Fei didn't forget to look at Han Yan as he said bitterly in his heart: "Han Yan, three years ago, you disgraced me greatly in front of everyone. Although I can't personally teach you a lesson now, there will still be someone who will help me vent my anger later on.

Of the top one hundred disciples, the weakest was at Qi Disciple level seven. Naturally, Han Yan's cultivation would not be able to enter the top one hundred.

Regarding this matter, Han Yan did not put it to heart. However, Han Fei being able to enter the top 100 still surprised him. A person's talent was indeed very important. To be able to go from the 3rd to the 7th level of the Refinement Stage in three years was indeed a rare occurrence in a hundred years. Even in the cultivation world, this kind of cultivation speed could be considered one of the best.

When all one hundred disciples stood still, Daoist Master Hong said, "These one hundred disciples, their cultivation bases are all above Qi Disciple level 7. This is especially true for Han Fei. He has only been in the sect for only four years, but he has managed to cultivate from the entry stage to the seventh level of the Qi Disciple stage. Everyone has to follow his example. "Work hard and train."

Saying that, Daoist Master Hong Dian paused for a moment, and continued, "Of course, although their cultivation is ranked in the top 100, their combat experience is not necessarily in the top. If anyone among you all is unwilling, you can challenge them, and any successful challenger can replace them and obtain the Foundation Building Pill s prize. "Remember, no matter how you fail, everyone only has one chance to issue a challenge."

At the same time, Zhang Daoqing's figure flashed and landed in the center of the plaza. After he ordered his disciples to disperse, he patted the storage bag on his waist and a palm-sized stage flew out. The arena was as long as the wind. In just a few moments, it was already three zhang high and more than 100 zhang wide. The stage was entirely black, and it was unknown what type of mineral was used to refine it. When the sunlight shone on it, it emitted specks of light, forming a stark contrast with the white jade floor.

After Zhang Daoqing walked out of the stage, he leaped up and landed on the stage, then said loudly: "Everyone, the stage has been completed, whoever wants to challenge, as long as they jump onto the stage and announce their rank as challenger, can challenge them." With that, he stood at the edge of the arena and swept his gaze across the crowd, before shouting loudly, "Begin the challenge."

Han Yan was depressed in his heart, he had originally thought that this competition would be held by drawing lots, he did not expect it to be like this. Although this kind of competition was unfair, it saved a lot of time. Why did the sect want to reduce the time spent in the competition? Han Yan secretly felt that something must have happened, and after the competition, the Sect Leader would even inform everyone.

Xie Hu suddenly pulled Han Yan and said: "Brother, let's try going up and see, the top 100 have Gongji Pellets."

Han Yan laughed bitterly and at the same time, sent a sound transmission: "Forget it! If you want to be beaten half to death, you can go up. "

Xie Hu scratched his head, and said while shaking his head: "What should I do, I know, although the Gong Ji Pill is good, if you have the ability you can take it."

The plaza became extremely quiet. It was not that no one spoke, but everyone whispered in a voice transmission like Xie Hu did.

In front of the hall, Daoist Master Hong frowned and pretended to be angry: "Could it be that my Tianming Sect is a coward, and no disciple dares to challenge me?"

With that said, a person flew out from the crowd and landed on the arena. He bowed towards the direction of the great hall, then cupped his hands towards Zhang Daoqing who was in charge of the stage and said: "Disciple Liu Gang, challenges number one..." This might be the first time he showed himself in front of so many people, but he was so nervous that he forgot who he was going to challenge.

Zhang Daoqing gave the disciple a look that didn't need to worry, and gently asked: "Who are you challenging?"

With so many people watching, Liu Gang became even more nervous and said, "Disciple is going to... "He wants to challenge number one hundred, Peng Yue."