A few days later.
Zhou Qing practiced hard and finally upgraded [Xuan Yan Technique], [Fire Feather Technique], and [Burning Wind Technique] to level 4!
The upgrade of the three major spells also allowed him to gain a total of 15 points of professional experience, taking another solid step forward to reach level 8.
Due to the increase in "god" attributes, his efficiency in practicing spells is now much faster than it was more than a month ago, so he can improve faster than expected.
After completing the key spell level breakthrough:
Zhou Qing temporarily slowed down his training speed and took more time to relax his mind every day in preparation for the competition that takes place once every three months.
Three days later.
"boom!"
Flying fire clouds fell from the sky and landed in front of the Supervision Office.
"Senior Brother Zhou, you are here!"
The disciples on duty at the Supervision Office have been replaced, but they still know Zhou Qing and have a smile on their faces.
"Well, I'm sorry to bother you, senior brother."
Zhou Qing waved his sleeves, and dozens of bundles of spiritual bamboo appeared nearby, occupying a large area.
The capacity of low-level storage bags is quite limited. In order to load these spiritual bamboos, Zhou Qing had to go to Qingyang Shanfang City and buy several storage bags.
"The total of 1,800 kilograms of spiritual bamboo is exactly the 30th day's share. Please count it, senior brother."
"Okay, Senior Brother Zhou, wait a moment."
The disciple on duty responded and stepped forward to count them. The count was quickly completed.
"no problem."
The disciple on duty opened the merit book, stopped at the single page where Zhou Qing's name was recorded, and made a check mark.
"okay."
The disciple on duty closed the merit book and said with a smile on his face:
"Tomorrow is the outer sect competition that happens once every three months. Many senior brothers and sisters will come back to participate. Senior Brother Zhou, don't miss it."
"Thank you for reminding."
Zhou Qing smiled slightly and said meaningfully:
"Of course I won't miss such a grand event."
…………
The next day, early morning.
Many new disciples came to the Supervision Office, waiting for their monthly reckoning.
Different from the past, many new disciples were whispering to each other and discussing what happened to Xiao Bi today, with much excitement in their expressions.
Not only can you feast your eyes today and witness the battles between many powerful brothers and sisters, but also because you don't have to do hard labor on this day and can avoid being called.
"There are a lot fewer people."
Zhou Qing glanced around and found that there were a few missing figures in the crowd, including Liu Songren.
Three months, if there is no shortage of elixirs, would be enough time for many talented disciples to break through to the fourth heaven and get rid of their status as new disciples.
A moment later:
"The supervisor is here!"
Someone shouted, and the crowd quickly fell silent.
A tall, middle-aged man with a beard came out of the Supervisory Office, glanced at the many disciples, paused for a moment on Zhou Qing, and nodded slightly.
"Start counting!"
Without waiting for the many new disciples to salute, he quickly took the merit book and began to calculate it.
"Disciple Zhou Qing, my merit points are full in thirty days!"
The first thing he read was Zhou Qing's name. After a pause, he started to read the names of the other new disciples:
"The newly promoted disciple Yang Hong has completed his merits in thirty days!"
"The newly promoted disciple Qian Honglei has completed his merit points in thirty days!"
"New disciple..."
In just a dozen breaths, he finished reading the names of many disciples, closed the merit book, turned around and returned to the inspection office.
You passed the professional assessment and gained 20 points of professional experience based on your performance!
Your profession [Outer Court Disciple] has been upgraded to level 7 (367/400)
"good."
Zhou Qing got his wish and got 20 points of professional experience.
"Today is Xiaobi!"
He was getting more and more excited:
"The competition is held once every three months and is open to all Qingzhuyuan disciples!"
"If you can get a ranking among them, the professional experience you will get will definitely be far more than the labor service once a month, which is only for new disciples!"
Once a month, you can get 20 career experience points.
And in this small competition held once every three months, if you can be ranked in the top ten, you can at least gain several times the experience, right?
"If everything goes well, it is estimated that the [Outer Court Disciple] will be promoted to level 8 today!"
When Zhou Qing thought of this, he felt even more confident.
"Let's go! The outer competition is about to begin!"
"Let's go! Don't waste time!"
"Let's go! Brother Qian, let's go together..."
Many disciples dispersed with a bang and happily merged into a crowd, running in the same direction.
"Senior Brother Zhou!"
Wu Ming also came to Zhou Qing's side and laughed and said:
"Let's go and see Xiaobi too."
"Um."
Zhou Qing nodded slightly and followed the flow of people with Wu Ming to the depths of Qingzhu Courtyard.
In the Qingzhu Courtyard, a special performance field was built as a special place for fighting. In addition to the disciples' duels, it was mainly used as a venue for small competitions.
As for the annual Outer Sect Competition and Twelve Academy Performances, they have to go to Shouyang Peak.
"Junior Brother Wu."
Zhou Qing looked at Wu Ming beside him and asked:
"How is your cultivation going? How long will it take to break through to the fourth level?"
"soon."
Wu Ming replied in a brisk tone:
"It will take about half a month of hard training and it will be almost done."
"Really? Then I have to congratulate you in advance."
Zhou Qing couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
Wu Ming's talent is still very good, and he is probably even better than Liu Songren.
After all, Wu Ming, like many disciples, was not from an immortal family and had never even taken a pulse-opening pill.
"Senior Brother Zhou, what about you?"
Wu Ming asked curiously:
"Have you broken through to the fifth heaven?"
"Um."
Zhou Qing had no intention of hiding it and nodded.
"so smart?!"
Wu Ming's eyes suddenly widened and he couldn't help but said with envy:
"It's great to join the Seven Great Regiments. The benefits are incredible!"
"It would be great if I had someone to support me. Then I would not be short of Pulse Opening Pills, and I would definitely be able to break through faster!"
Zhou Qing smiled and said nothing.
The two of them were walking and chatting, and as the flow of people continued to deepen, they soon reached the edge of the performance field.
Take a quick look:
The performance venue is a hundred feet square, surrounded by rows of stepped stone seats, which can accommodate one to two thousand people.
"Oh, it's so lively!"
Wu Ming exclaimed.
The performance venue at this moment was bustling with people, with hundreds of figures in attendance, making it much more lively than the usual Qingzhuyuan.
"Boom!" "Boom!"...
From time to time, there is a ray of light falling from the sky. Apparently, the brothers and sisters of Qingzhuyuan who have not arrived yet are coming back one after another.
"That's Inspector Shen over there, and there are two patrol inspectors. This should be the place to sign up."
Wu Ming pointed to a crowded corner, where many senior brothers and sisters from Qingzhuyuan had already lined up in two long lines to register at a long table.
Sitting behind the long table were Inspector Shen and the two inspectors. After inspecting the identity tokens and enthroning names, they issued a number plate.
"The one on the left should be the registration point for the middle stage of pulse opening, and the one on the right is for the late stage of pulse opening."
Zhou Qing observed for a while and came to a conclusion.
Leaving aside those who are in the late stage of opening the meridians, most of the applicants for Xiaobi in the middle stage of opening the meridians are disciples of the sixth heaven of opening the meridians, and there are also a small number of disciples of the fifth heaven.
There are 1,200 disciples in the Qingzhu Academy, and those in the middle stage of opening the pulse account for the majority, at least 700 or 800. Therefore, the length of the team on the left is much longer than that on the right, which can be distinguished at a glance.
"It is estimated that at least three to four hundred people have signed up this time."
So many people have signed up, but only those in the top ten will receive generous rewards. You can imagine how fierce the competition is!
Even if there is no hope of winning the ranking, it is a rare and valuable experience to fight against monks of the same level in a fair and safe environment, which is why so many people signed up.
Of course, if the difference in strength is too big, then going up to them is just looking for abuse. It will only be embarrassing and will not add any fighting experience.
Because of this, most self-aware fourth- and fifth-level disciples have no intention of signing up. They are just spectators who come to watch the competition.
Two quarters of an hour later:
The escaping light falling from the sky is becoming increasingly rare and can hardly be seen anymore, and there is only one line left in front of the long table.
At this time, Zhou Qing finally took steps and walked towards the registration office in the corner of the performance venue.
"Junior Brother Wu, wait a moment."
"Senior Brother Zhou? What are you..."
Wu Ming was startled and looked blankly at Zhou Qing's leaving figure.
There are still many people paying attention to Zhou Qing, and soon someone found him queuing at the registration office, which triggered a lot of discussion:
"Isn't that Senior Brother Zhou?"
"Yeah, I didn't expect that he would also sign up for the competition?"
"Hmm...maybe he has broken through to the fifth level of meridians?"
"It's not impossible. I heard that the Rainbow Battle Group was very generous to him, but even if he breaks through to the fifth level and wants to participate in the small competition, it would still be a bit..."
"I heard from these new junior brothers and sisters that the one at the bottom seems to be Junior Brother Zhou Qing who has become quite famous recently?"
"Hmph! The appearance is pretty good, but to avoid being a little arrogant, I'm going to be in trouble this time..."
Many disciples of Qingzhuyuan were talking about it, and even many senior brothers and sisters who were in the middle or even late stage of opening the meridians noticed Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing turned a deaf ear to this and just lined up and waited silently.
"Huh? Zhou Qing!"
After queuing for a while, it was finally Zhou Qing's turn. Supervisor Shen, who was sitting behind the long table, was surprised when he saw him.
"Zhou Qing, do you also want to sign up for this competition?"
His brows wrinkled slightly, and he also felt that Zhou Qing was a little overconfident and couldn't handle himself clearly.
How long has Zhou Qingcai been practicing? It only takes three months to fully calculate!
As for Qingzhuyuan's Xiaobi, even those opponents who are only at the mid-level of opening the pulse, each of them has been practicing for several years, and they are not at the same level as Zhou Qing.
"Report to Inspector Shen."
Zhou Qing showed respect and saluted:
"You also know that I have not yet taken over the dispatch task from the General Affairs Hall, and I have no chance to practice."
"This time I broke through to the fifth level, so I want to gain some experience in fighting by participating in a small competition."
"I see."
Supervisor Shen looked relieved a lot, nodded and said:
"Since you have this ambition, that's a good thing."
"But after all, you haven't been practicing for a long time. Any senior brother or sister who signed up will probably be stronger than you. You have to know it well."
He said seriously:
"Sometimes, suffering is a blessing. Your potential is vast, so you don't have to fight for shortcomings and shortcomings."
The more a genius is above his peers, the more arrogant he is, and the harder it is to bear his own failure.
Supervisor Shen was also afraid that Zhou Qing would be completely defeated in the small competition and his spirit would be hit and depressed, so he gave some advice in advance.
"yes."
Zhou Qing replied respectfully:
"Disciples must remember Supervisor Shen's teachings."
Of course Inspector Shen didn't know how strong he really was at this moment.
From the standpoint of a teacher, he was grateful for the fact that the other party was so considerate of him and made special mentions of him.
"Um."
Inspector Shen nodded slightly, turned around and said:
"Inspector Li, please sign up for this kid."
"no problem."
Inspector Li replied bluntly, quickly completed the registration for Zhou Qing and issued a number plate.
Zhou Qing took the number plate and left. He looked down and saw a number on it:
Number two hundred and seventy-four.
