The Leisurely Life of a Young Man in the World of Cultivation

After learning about the inner disciples' situation, Lu Changfeng thought that this matter would only be dealt with after it escalated, unlike the outer disciples' situation.

Just a few days later, Elder Liu came looking for him. He first bowed to Lu Changfeng, then asked with a smile,

"Changfeng, have you been busy with work lately?"

Seeing this, Lu Changfeng, who was munching on an ice pop by the roadside, was taken aback, then handed him an ice pop.

"Want some?"

Elder Liu didn't stand on ceremony; he immediately took the popsicle and squatted down by the roadside to sip it, just like Lu Changfeng.

"Elder Liu, get to the point. We can decide how busy I am after you've finished speaking!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Liu paused in his slurping of an ice pop, then his lips twitched.

"Alright, the reason I asked you to come here this time is actually just one thing!"

"You know about the situation inside the sect, right?"

"Because in recent years, there have been more and more disciples with high talent, but the elders' energy is limited. This has led to the inner sect elders being very tight-lipped about the inheritance they hold, all wanting to find a disciple with exceptional talent to help them soar to great heights!"

"You know the situation of our Heavenly Star Sect; our main principle is to accept all comers!"

"But as you know, the inner sect operates on a master-disciple system. Masters control the inherited cultivation techniques, but if they don't take on disciples, the newly appointed inner sect disciples won't have access to better techniques!"

Hearing this, Lu Changfeng finally understood the source of the conflict among the inner disciples: it was the cultivation techniques.

But thinking about it, it makes sense, since the higher the level of the cultivation technique, the faster the cultivation speed will be.

Disciples in the new era are all quite talented, so cultivation techniques become crucial; however, without a master, one cannot obtain the best techniques.

And that's where the conflict comes from.

Elder Liu continued,

"Therefore, according to the negotiations, the sect will hold a tournament between new and old disciples. Whoever loses will have to share their cultivation technique with everyone!"

"But if they win, they can continue with the traditional master-apprentice system!"

"We're looking for you because you have a certain prestige and are quite capable among the new disciples!"

"So I'd like you to be the referee for the early Foundation Establishment stage arena!"

Now Lu Changfeng finally understood why he had been summoned.

Actually, he thought this method was quite good. On the one hand, losing meant that your teaching level was not up to standard, so you shouldn't have any objections to having the technique presented.

As for the other side, if you can't win, it means that it's understandable that the master doesn't think much of the new disciple, so the new disciple shouldn't call him that either!

This means that new disciples need to work harder to become stronger if they want better techniques, while experienced masters, in order to preserve their lineage, can only make their disciples stronger.

In short, it's a great way to kill two birds with one stone.

"Okay, if that's the case, then I can agree!"

He happened to be bored, and he could also take the opportunity to see just how strong the non-top-tier new-era geniuses really were.

Soon the battle between the old and the new officially began.

Although neither the new nor the old disciples spoke on the arena, their expressions revealed that they were all angry.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

Senior disciples undergo various tests before being accepted by their masters and receiving higher-level cultivation techniques. Why should a newcomer like you demand cultivation techniques right away?

The new disciple was also very angry. "You only have a mid-grade spiritual root with attributes, while I have a high-grade spiritual root with attributes. Don't I have a brighter future than you?"

Seeing that both of them were ready, Lu Changfeng immediately nodded to them.

"On your marks, get set, go!"

At a command, the two disciples in front of Lu Changfeng immediately clashed.

However, the expected fierce confrontation did not occur; instead, the situation became one-sided.

Although the older disciple had cultivated for longer and was at the Great Perfection of the early Foundation Establishment stage, his opponent had only just reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

But this new disciple possesses an unusual phenomenon, though not a top-tier one, yet he effortlessly surpasses those of higher levels.

With just three consecutive moves, the veteran disciple was knocked off the stage by the new disciple in one strike.

The master, whose senior disciple had just been knocked off the stage, darkened his face, then turned and left without even glancing at his disciple.

Upon seeing this, Lu Changfeng immediately announced,

"The new disciple wins!"

Upon hearing this, the new disciple cupped his hands in greeting to Lu Changfeng, then laughed loudly as he descended to greet the envious onlookers who were eager to join his Qi Refining stage fantasies.

Then came the second and third matches, and it wasn't until the sun began to set that Lu Changfeng's team finally stopped.

Based on the competition that day, he had a total of 150 matches, and his senior disciple won only 35 of them.

Frankly speaking, this proportion is already quite high. Before the great changes in the world, those with superior spiritual roots were considered geniuses; now, those with superior spiritual roots can only be considered to have some talent.

Besides, the new disciples who are promoted are all the most talented in this batch, so they all have extraordinary abilities.

Having 35 people who can win is already pretty impressive.

Then he went to the other arenas, including the early Foundation Establishment arena where Lu Changfeng was located, as well as the mid-Foundation Establishment and late-Foundation Establishment arenas.

The early Foundation Establishment stage is over, the late Foundation Establishment stage is over, and now only the mid-Foundation Establishment stage has a few contestants left to finish their matches.

However, at this moment, on the Foundation Establishment mid-stage arena marked with number 7, the two disciples were engaged in a fierce battle of ping-pong.

The new disciple unleashed a strange phenomenon, relentlessly pressuring the older disciple to attack. Although the older disciple struggled to defend, he ultimately managed to withstand the attack.

On the surface, it was only a matter of time before the senior disciple lost, but Lu Changfeng saw something amiss.

"Hiss, this senior disciple is actually using this new disciple's extraordinary phenomenon to hone himself?"

"That's crazy?"

But he quickly realized that in the past, it took ruthless people to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage under those circumstances. Now, this kind of place, where there is a sense of crisis but no real concern for one's life, is just too suitable for tempering oneself.

The new disciple quickly noticed this and immediately shouted,

"You actually used me as a whetstone? Die!"

Seeing this, the senior disciple couldn't help but sigh.

"As expected, it didn't reach its limit. Oh well, let it go!"

Immediately afterwards, the senior disciple unleashed his full power, and at the same time, strange phenomena slowly rose from his body.

Red ribbons shot out from the strange phenomenon, instantly binding the new disciple.

Only after confirming that the opponent had no chance of resistance did the referee declare the senior disciple the winner.

Everyone was stunned by what they saw.

I never expected that this senior disciple was hiding his strength so well, still holding back even under those circumstances.

However, once the match ended and all the information was gathered, the result finally came out.

But what's truly astonishing is that almost everyone in the late Foundation Establishment stage was defeated in the arena, and only a very few in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage managed to retain their inheritance.

As for the early stages of Foundation Establishment, no one had high hopes for them, but they ended up winning the most.

After some discussion, the elders who could have preserved the tradition opted to open up the cultivation method.

From this point on, all the inherited techniques of the inner sect can be learned by paying with spirit stones.

Although each book requires a large number of spirit stones, it is already quite good.

A few days later, at Luoyun Inn,

Lu Changfeng had just arrived at the inn on his motorcycle when he saw Li Mingfei all smiles.

"Hey, why are you laughing so happily? Did you eat bee poop?"