Chapter 68: Inner Gate Plaza

  "I was fortunate enough to obtain the Bone Jade Blood Coral, and after refining it, I found that it could replace ten years of ordinary body refinement! And through these days of cultivating the 'Panlong Jin', I not only gained a deeper understanding of the way of body refinement, but my cultivation also became extremely systematic. Now, my body refinement realm has further solidified, and I have already reached the sixth level of skin refinement, with a single arm having six thousand jin of strength!"

  "For nearly a month now, I haven't relaxed my inner energy cultivation at all. At home, without any distractions, I've been focusing on cultivating my skills, and the efficiency is very high. The speed of my improvement has increased much more than before. Now, I have already reached the fifth rank of martial arts, and among the outer door disciples, I am already considered to be of a higher standard!"

  Withdraw your fist, stop and rest, focus on preparing for tomorrow's family outer door disciple competition. Ning Chong thought with joy, and couldn't help but look up at the high sky.

  Since that strange encounter, his martial arts life has changed completely, his sky is no longer limited to the size of an entrance, but is infinitely vast and boundless!

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  The annual Outer Disciple Competition of the Ning family is one of the most important days for the Ning family.

  Because of the results of the outer door disciples' big comparison, not only will they assess their potential and decide their future, but the top five in the big comparison can also enter the family's inner door and become a respected family inner door disciple, enjoying the most abundant cultivation resources provided by the family.

  The number of disciples in the Ning family is not large, and the threshold for entering is extremely strict. Every year, the worst one among the inner door disciples will be eliminated to enhance the fierce competition, survival of the fittest, concentrate family resources, and cultivate the most outstanding talents.

  Ning Chong had long been fully prepared for this day, and he arrived at the Inner Court Square where the disciples participating in the Family Outer Sect's Grand Competition were gathered, neither hastily nor slowly.

  A large crowd had already gathered in the square, with most people surrounding a huge bulletin board, carefully watching the announcement on it.

  The announcements on the bulletin board are mainly about the rules and precautions for the outer door disciples' competition, as well as some major events within the family. If there is any change in the selection conference, it will also be released on the bulletin board at the first time.

  Ning Chong walked over from a distance, seeing the commotion in front of the notice board. This was his first time participating in the Outer Sect Disciple Grand Competition, but he had heard of many geniuses among the outer sect disciples. As for the others, he wasn't too familiar with them. Now was a good opportunity to observe their abilities.

  Gradually approaching the crowd, Ning clearly heard various discussions by people's ears:

  "The five people who finally got the quota to enter the family's inner door last year were still occupied by the disciples who were eliminated from the inner door the year before, I wonder if this year will be an exception?"

  "It's going to be tough... Those seniors who have entered the inner gate before are not ordinary strong, it would be too easy for them to crush us! This year, I'm afraid it will be the same as in the past, that senior will occupy the first place in the big competition and regain the qualification to enter the inner gate..."

  "Heh heh! I don't think it's certain, this time our outer sect disciples are quite talented, just the first among them, Ning Fan Yu, already has a chance to challenge that senior brother!"

  "Is it Ning Fan Yu? The one with exceptional martial arts talent and is known as a super genius?"

  "Who is he? A month ago, I heard that he had already broken through to the sixth rank of martial arts! At his age, this cultivation speed is absolutely the first in the family's nearly hundred years! Even Ning Zihou, who is known as the number one person among the younger generation in the inner door, was unable to do so at the same age! And I heard that a few days ago, he successfully broke through to the middle of the sixth rank after closing his doors for a month, and after coming out, he challenged a strong martial artist of the seventh rank and defeated him within ten moves! Tsk tsk, with such martial arts talent, it's likely that he will replace Ning Zihou as soon as he enters the inner door, it's just a matter of time!"

  At this point, Ning Chong's eyebrows also furrowed tightly.

  Wu Xiu's battle, the cross-border battle within the same realm, and winning while fighting, is actually a very difficult thing, even in the "Martial Disciple Realm" such a low-level realm.

  The martial arts world has always had the saying "one level higher in cultivation can crush a person", and the difference in cultivation brought about by the same rank is extremely large, because cultivation determines the quantity and quality of the inner yuanqi, the higher the difference in cultivation between ranks, the more obvious the difference in quantity and quality of inner yuanqi.

  Wuxiu's internal yuan force comes from the condensation and transformation of the heavenly yuan energy, this strange energy not only can refine Wuxiu's body, making Wuxiu's qi and physical strength grow, but also through mastery and application, greatly enhance Wuxiu's attack destructive power and defensive thickness.

  Wu Xiu's physical strength is not as good as Ti Xiu, but once he uses his internal yuan force, the power of his attack becomes extremely strong, in no way inferior to Ti Xiu who can casually strike with a force of several thousand catties.

  So, although Dan medicine, martial skills, and Gongfa can affect a warrior's actual strength, the cultivation base is still the main basis for judging a warrior's strength.

  At this time, Ning Chong couldn't help but raise his evaluation of Ning Fan again after hearing that he could actually transcend the stages and fight, and win without much difficulty.

  Of course, Ning Chong's reaction was just that. Although Ning Fan could fight across realms, he could too, and even more so!

  He had an unusual feeling of assistance, making it easy to cultivate martial skills and internal energy to a high level. He also obtained the extraordinary "Panlong Jin", possessing a strong physical quality and power comparable to those of the same rank. This made his capital for cross-ranking battles extremely rich, and he had no reason to show weakness in front of Ning Fangyu.

  Just as Ning Chong was deep in thought, he suddenly heard several people coldly laugh and say:

  "Hmph, what a loud and boastful statement! Ning Fan is indeed somewhat talented, but with talent alone, how can he compare to our Master Ning Ziyue?! Hmph, even now, his strength is only that of a sixth-stage martial artist. This level of strength, in the inner sect, is utterly insignificant!"

  As soon as the words came out, the man immediately attracted the attention of many people in the square, but someone immediately exclaimed: "It's a disciple who was eliminated from the inner door last year!"

  A young man walked slowly amidst the crowd's gasps and staring eyes.

  "Haha, I think that Ning Fan Yu is just being hyped up by others, a name that's all talk and no substance, not worth mentioning! Only idiots like you would believe it!"

  The young man walked with big strides, speaking again with disdain. He had a horse face, thin eyes, and an expression of arrogance and sarcasm on his face. He looked to be around twenty years old.

  And seeing the quite thick yuan force aura on his body, he was at least a "Martial Disciple Seventh Stage" in cultivation.

  After the horse-faced youth appeared, those who were originally discussing Ning Fan Yu also stopped and turned their faces away. They were just chatting idly and wouldn't be willing to get into trouble for someone mentioned in a casual conversation.

  "Hum, what a reputation for nothing!"

  Suddenly, a cold laugh sounded, followed by a fierce aura that pressed down on everyone in the scene, making them feel as if they had been swept away by a strong gust of wind, feeling a considerable amount of pressure.

  In shock, everyone turned their heads to look, and they saw that ten or so steps away, Ning Fan Yu was standing with his back to them, his hands behind him, coldly and indifferently standing there, his eyes tightly fixed on the horse-faced man who had just mocked him.

  Ning Chong also noticed Ning Fan's arrival in the first moment, compared to a month ago, Ning Fan's elemental force aura had become even more intense, indeed already possessing mid-sixth-stage Warrior power!

  This cultivation speed is indeed terrifying, worthy of being called the number one outer sect disciple!