CHAPTER 145: CHAPTER 129: MARTIAL ARTS ARENA

Looking at the information on the identity token, especially the low-grade spiritual artifact, made Li Yunjing green with envy.

This is truly a good treasure!

Li Yunjing didn’t have such a valuable item, nor had he even seen it up close before. He was determined to obtain it!

At the end, he saw a line of small text options: register or refuse.

Li Yunjing naturally used his divine sense to choose registration without hesitation.

How could he refuse such a thing?

In an instant, 100 contribution points were deducted from Li Yunjing’s identity token.

"The sect likely earns quite a lot of contribution points from the disciples through this competition! It’s really ruthless!"

Li Yunjing slightly shook his head.

The purchasing power of 100 contribution points is equivalent to 120 low-grade spirit stones.

For an outer disciple, that’s already a significant amount.

If one were to earn it by performing tasks in the sect gradually, it might take half a year or even a year to accumulate.

Li Yunjing couldn’t help but sigh.

If he had just stayed in the sect doing tasks, he might have wasted away long ago, unable to even gather the registration fee.

The tasks in the sect are the bare minimum assurance for cultivators; if you want to earn more, you need to complete more tasks.

Only the disciples of Shenxiao Dao Sect’s inner sect can quickly accumulate wealth.

Inner sect disciples often get tasks outside the sect, especially bounty tasks, whose rewards are enviably generous.

Last time, when Li Yunjing traveled on the Cyan Cloud Ship, he was ambushed by the Yin Mountain Bone Demon.

Steward Liang and the others had already reported this to the sect elders.

This incident angered the sect’s higher-ups, and besides sending people to hunt the demon, they issued a bounty order.

Some true disciples had already left the sect for this matter.

If the Yin Mountain Bone Demon were caught, the rewards would be so rich that even Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators could rest for decades without worrying about resources.

These are the real quick ways to earn resources within the sect.

Li Yunjing planned to participate in the outer sect competition, advance to the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation Realm, become an inner sect disciple, and take more bounty tasks.

As for Li Yunjing thinking the sect was harvesting the wealth of outer disciples through the registration fee, he underestimated Shenxiao Dao Sect’s measures.

In reality, there used to be no registration restrictions, and almost all outer sect disciples would register.

Except for those on duty who couldn’t leave, every year, fifty or sixty thousand disciples participated.

From start to finish, the entire sect was incredibly busy.

It was really not worth the effort.

To increase efficiency, they established the rule: besides paying 100 contribution points, only those at the sixth layer of Qi Cultivation Realm could register.

This way, those who believed they had no strength wouldn’t register, reducing the pressure on the sect to organize the event.

Even with these measures, every year, one to two thousand people still register.

The scale isn’t small anymore.

Within Shenxiao Dao Sect’s outer sect, not everyone aims for the top three or four positions; other spots also offer nice rewards.

Many hold the thought, "I can’t beat the top experts, but surely I can beat the average disciples!"

Because of this mindset, the outer sect competition is extremely fierce.

After registering himself, Li Yunjing communicated with his group members, asking if they had registered.

It turned out that half of them hadn’t registered, but Jin Shouyun, Su Guo, Zhou Ruying, and Yuan Hongzhi had decided to participate.

The other four who didn’t participate knew their limits. They’ve stayed in the Scripture Pavilion for years without any combat experience, and they didn’t think they could win against others.

Rather than waste 100 contribution points on registration, they chose to stay honestly in the Scripture Pavilion.

Everyone has their own aspirations; Li Yunjing didn’t interfere with his group members’ choices as everyone is free to decide.

According to the rules, participants could take leave or shift their duty if they had a match that day, ensuring no delays in the competition.

Of course, if injured, the sect would take care of them during their recovery period without deducting their contribution points.

In this regard, the sect is quite considerate.

Li Yunjing held a brief meeting with his group members.

In the following days, those who registered rested, while the others voluntarily took over their work.

Li Yunjing also maintained his condition. With a solid foundation, he didn’t need to cultivate but just kept his mental state at its peak.

Days passed just like that.

When Yan Dingzhi and the others came to take over, it was the day of the outer sect competition.

"Brother Li, how are you feeling? What results are you aiming for this time?"

Yan Dingzhi asked with a smile when he saw Li Yunjing.

"Naturally aiming for the first place! How about you, Brother Yan?"

Li Yunjing lightly laughed, hiding nothing. He didn’t think he would lose to anyone.

"Hiss..."

Yan Dingzhi gasped and took a while to calm down, praising, "Brother Li, your ambition is great, unlike us. I’d be satisfied with a spot in the top sixty-four."

"Hehe! With Brother Yan’s strength, you’ll surely succeed!"

Li Yunjing encouraged.

"Sigh! It’s not that simple! I know my own limits clearly. I just hope the opponent I draw isn’t too strong!"

Yan Dingzhi shook his head slightly. With a clear mind, he wouldn’t blindly believe in his own abilities like Li Yunjing.

In Yan Dingzhi’s view, Li Yunjing had never been beaten down in the sect!