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Zhao Kui had been practicing diligently during this half a year. As early as three months ago, Zhao Kui had already entered the sixth stage of Houtian realm, and three months later, he had almost reached the middle stage of Houtian sixth stage. It was not impossible for him to enter the seventh stage in just a few months.

Hu Xing had also worked very hard these few months, he had finally entered the Houtian fifth stage, and Zhang Zhi was also not bad, at the peak of Houtian fourth stage, it wouldn't take too long for him to reach the same level as Hu Xing.

Zhao Kui had finished reading all the books on medicinal herbs within the past six months. Today, he was going to look for Elder Wang to start learning the basics of pill refining techniques.

Actually, Zhao Kui was not currently called learning alchemy, but to learn the characteristics of various medicinal herbs, the effects of combining them with each other, as well as the growth and cultivation of various medicinal herbs. In fact, Zhao Kui was currently not learning alchemy, but to learn the characteristics of various medicinal herbs, the effects of matching each other, as well as the growth and cultivation of various medicinal herbs.

Zhao Kui came to Elder Wang's room and knocked on the door before saying, "Elder Wang, this is Zhao Kui. I've read all the books on medicinal herbs. According to your instructions, I will look for you for a further study." Elder Wang had helped him quite a bit, and the words he said were filled with gratitude. This was Zhao Kui's code of conduct.

"Oh? It's Zhao Kui. Come in first. " Elder Wang's voice was as calm as ever, but from his voice, one could hear a hint of happiness and satisfaction.

"Elder Wang!" Zhao Kui walked in and respectfully bowed.

"There's no need to be courteous. Zhao Kui, you've already memorized so many medicinal ingredients?" Elder Wang asked with a smile.

"I'll remember it all!" Zhao Kui answered.

"Alright, I believe you. From today onwards, you will come here to study every night. You must prepare yourself, as you will be very tired!" Elder Wang said.

"Yes, I understand. Elder Wang, I will take my leave first. I will come back tonight."

"Alright, go!"

Zhao Kui respectfully bowed again.

Under Elder Wang's satisfied gaze, Zhao Kui withdrew.

After Zhao Kui returned to his residence, he went to the training grounds with Hu Xing and Zhang Zhi. Only after everyone had gathered did Teacher Zhao announce a piece of news.

Those with high rankings could also get some rewards, such as the pill formulas, the martial arts manuals, and so on. The competitors would choose young people under the age of twenty to participate, and each county sect would select five participants to participate in the competition. Of course, a large portion of the disciples in the sect would go and participate in the competition to support the five people participating, while the number one sect, the Heaven Origin Sect, would supervise the competition.

There were a total of seven counties under Song Yuan Manor: River City County, Qin County, Xuan Zi County, Luo County, Yufeng County, Qingcheng County, and Guiyuan County. Each of these seven counties had a sect.

The Qin County was the strongest in the last session, the Da Ming Sect in Xuan Zi County was the fourth strongest, the Luo County was the second strongest, the Yu Feng County was the fifth, the Qing City County was the seventh strongest, the Gui Yuan County was the third strongest, and the Falling Cloud Sect was only sixth.

When talking about his sect, Teacher Zhao couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed. His sect was ranked second from the bottom, making him feel ashamed.

Following that, Teacher Zhao introduced the contents of the competition. The competition was divided into seven groups, with the top two in each group, then the remaining fourteen people would be split into seven groups, and seven people would be taken out. After the seven people had finished their competition, the top seven people would be given a ranking.

Among the top seven, the first place would get seven points, the second place would get six points, and so on. After calculating the total amount of points, one could determine the ranking of the sect.

The participants for this competition had already been decided. The last Falling Cloud Sect competition was for this service. The participants were: Zhao Kui, Ye Nan, Zhang Chenyu, Jin Jingqiang, and Cao Yuan.

This time, the strength of the Falling Cloud Sect was much stronger than before, so the Falling Cloud Sect had also invested a lot into this competition. Within the next half month, they will each supply a pill to feed the inner strength and outer strength of the disciples, and these pills will only be distributed once a month. For this competition, the pills spent by the Falling Cloud Sect in the next half month would be the pills they had spent in the past fifteen months.

Zhao Kui was also looking forward to the competition as he urgently needed more opponents to temper his fighting strength. Of course, his goal was not only to temper himself in this small competition between counties, but also to get a better understanding of the cities and the countries above them. Zhao Kui could easily imagine the differences between the cities, and he knew that with the help of his alchemy skills and his early practice, the disciples of the sects would definitely be much stronger than him.

Zhao Kui's own strength had only increased tremendously over the past six months. How could he compare to those of the same age who had already lived in such a good environment for more than a dozen years?

Zhao Kui's standards were very high, and the pressure he felt was also very great. He had no other choice but to work even harder in cultivating martial arts to make up for his shortcomings.

Zhao Kui spent the next half month practicing diligently every day, at the same time, he also had to go to Elder Wang's place to study. Zhao Kui spent every day practicing diligently, at the same time, he had to go to Elder Wang's place to study.

On the last night of this half a month, after Zhao Kui finished his studies, he bid Elder Wang farewell. "Elder Wang, I need to participate in the Large Competition. I can't come here to study during the competition. Please forgive me."

"Ke ke, it's alright. This is not your fault, how can I forgive you? You should go and compete with peace of mind. Do your best to show off and not embarrass our sect!" Elder Wang warned Zhao Kui.

With that, Elder Wang took out a small porcelain bottle and passed it to Zhao Kui. "Zhao Kui, these are some healing pills. Take them with you, just in case!"

Zhao Kui knew that Elder Wang was in charge of the sect's pills and he had the authority to do so. Thus, he did not put on airs. He accepted the pills and expressed his gratitude to Elder Wang before leaving.

In this half a month's time, Elder Wang had given Zhao Kui a medicinal pill that surpassed the power of the Houtian sixth stage, but it was not as overbearing as the power of the Houtian seventh stage, so it would not harm Zhao Kui's body. Zhao Kui knew that these medicinal pills were specially refined for him by Elder Wang, so he could only silently thank Elder Wang in his heart.

If he had enough time, Zhao Kui would still be able to break through to the seventh level of the Houtian realm. Unfortunately, time was not allowed, the competition was already over, and the Fallen Cloud Sect disciples had already gone to the Tianyuan sect in Song Yuan Province.