Beauty and the Bodyguard

The position of the third Pavilion master was well known as a gold-plated position. It was a hot spot, and even the core inner disciples might not be able to get it. If a newcomer like Lin Yi could get it, it would be a great benefit.

"The third Pavilion master of the welcoming new pavilion?" Shangguan LAN 'er tilted her head and thought for a while, then reluctantly nodded and said,""That's more like it. Grandpa, you can't go back on your word. Let's pinky swear!"

"Alright, let's make a pinky promise. The old saying that girls side with their husbands is true." Shangguan Tianhua did not know whether to laugh or cry as he shook his head.""But let's make this clear-only you and I will know about this, you can't tell Lin Yi about this, okay?"

"I know!" Shangguan LAN 'er stuck out her tongue in an adorable manner.

A few days later, the annual inner disciples "year-end competition finally began.

Lin Yi followed the notification he just received and went to the arena. This place wasn't unfamiliar-it was the place where he killed su Zhaohe in one move, the Beidao ring.

However, to Lin Yi's surprise, he wasn't the only one participating in the inner sect competition. Meng Tong was there as well!

Looking at the white-haired Meng Tong from afar, Lin Yi couldn't help but be shocked. This guy's strength had unknowingly reached the early gold core realm. How was this possible?

If it wasn't for the fact that his golden finger never went wrong, Lin Yi would've suspected that his eyes were playing tricks on him. Meng Tong and Xu lingchong were always together, but they rarely saw each other in the Ying Xin Pavilion. Lin Yi hadn't seen this person in a long time.

However, the last time Xu lingchong brought people to stop him, Meng Tong was also present. At that time, this guy's strength was only in the middle stage of the foundation building realm. Now, in less than two months, he had actually become an early stage golden core Master. This was too strange, right?

Although Lin Yi himself was an abnormal example, that was due to all sorts of fortuitous encounters, high quality pills, and all sorts of heaven-defying golden fingers. They couldn't say that Meng Tong had as many cards up his sleeve, right?

What made Lin Yi even more surprised was that Meng Tong was walking with Xu lingchong, and they seemed to have mentioned dual cultivation.

Dual cultivation? Lin Yi was surprised-the two were always together, but they were both men! Even if lingchong was removed, she wouldn't be considered a woman, would she? how were they supposed to dual cultivate? It was really strange!

Other than that, Lin Yi let out a breath of relief when he saw that Meng Tong was participating in the inner sect competition as well. This meant that even if it was Xu lingchong's doing, this young master Xu wasn't at the stage where he could hide the truth from the masses. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Meng Tong join in as a foil.

Besides, Lin Yi didn't really have much of an objection to the inner sect competition. The core disciples were all golden core Masters, and this was a rare opportunity to train himself in actual combat. He couldn't wait for it.

Perhaps when the inner sect competition ended, the opportunity to break through would arrive. From then on, he would break through the bottleneck and become a peak early gold core expert. That would be a great thing!

At the North Island's arena, there were already dozens of people sitting in the surrounding stands. Each of them was calm and steady, not to be underestimated. These people were obviously golden core stage Masters.

There shouldn't be any random people here, and Lin Yi guessed that they must be the core disciples of the three pavilions.

Although not all of them had arrived, at this time, just the number of golden core stage Masters gathered at the scene was at least 70 people. In the end, it might even reach 80, or even as many as 100 people.

Any golden core stage cultivator would be considered an elite in any other sect. The three pavilions were indeed the behemoths that dominated the entire North Island. Such a deep foundation was no small matter.

As far as Lin Yi was concerned, the three pavilions were huge forces-they weren't any weaker than the top sects on the central island. It was clear that the other four islands weren't just mere subsidiaries of the central island.

The inner sect disciples weren't all here yet, and Lin Yi, like everyone else, found an empty seat and sat down. He also paid attention to the people present-his next opponent would be among them.

Just as Lin Yi was observing his opponents, the welcoming Pavilion's newbie competition finally came to an end after a few days of intense competition.

However, although it was intense, there was a clear distinction between the strong and the weak. Even if everyone was at the same starting line when they first entered, after a year of tug-of-war, the difference in strength between each other was like heaven and earth.

Even after excluding Lin Yi and Meng Tong, the rest of the newbies still had their own levels. Take the GreenCloud Pavilion newbies as an example-Xiao ran, Qiao hongcai, li Zhengming, and Murong Zhen were all peak early Foundation Stage cultivators. They were the first group, and the rest of the group was behind them.

As a matter of fact, there were no accidents in the results of the rookie competition. Xiao ran took the first place without any trouble, while Qiao hongcai and Murong Zhen fought until both of them were injured and tied for second place. As for Lee Zhengming, he was ranked fourth without a sound.

With Lee Zhengming's true strength and background, even if he wasn't on the same level as Xiao ran, he was at least on par with Qiao hongcai and Murong Zhen. It was just that he was afraid of the blood feud that he had with Xiao ran, so he didn't dare to show off too much and deliberately held back his strength.

In any case, as long as he could lock onto the top five, he would be able to become an official outer disciple of the GreenCloud Pavilion. As for the position of the top position that everyone yearned for, he didn't care about it at all. Other than strength, everything else was just an illusion.

In the end, Xiao ran, Qiao hongcai, Murong Zhen, Lee Zhengming, and another new disciple of the GreenCloud Pavilion became official outer disciples.

As for the other newbies who lost the competition, they could only stay in the welcoming new pavilion to do odd jobs. For those who had yet to reach the foundation establishment stage like Cha Wu, they were even worse off. Before the start of the competition, they had been sent to the spiritual Jade Hall to mine ores. It was simply too miserable.

As for the ascending Sky Pavilion and the mysterious Pavilion, the results weren't too shocking either. What was worth mentioning was that a few people from the secular world-Kang Zhaoming and Zhong pinliang from the ascending Sky Pavilion, Dongfang Badao and pugilist WUFA from the mysterious Pavilion-had all successfully become official outer disciples.

Along with Xiao ran from the Qingyun Pavilion and Lin Yi, the heaven-defying freak, this group of people from the secular world performed brilliantly in the North Island region, not to mention the other islands. They completely stepped on the newcomers from the Sky Class islands, causing a lot of discussion and changing people's perception of the secular world. (To be continued.) "If you like this work, you're welcome to come to Qidian.com to give your recommendation and monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please read on M.Qidian.com.)