"Elder, they just went to the martial arts field. They said they want to challenge the Tiger Ranking," the disciple in purple clothes said.
"Let's go take a look." The white-browed elder glanced again at the disciples on the ground who were injured, didn't pay too much attention, instructed a few disciples around to help them up, and then said to the two stewards by his side. The three of them then hurried to the martial arts field.
"Brother Lin, your strength is really formidable. Zhou Baotian was actually knocked down by you in one move. To what extent has your strength reached?" Peng Chuanxiong asked Li Lin on the way to the martial arts field.
"Not high. It's no problem to deal with a fourth-level martial instructor," Li Lin said with a light smile.
"Brother Lin, but you have to be careful. Zhou Yuhou was badly dealt with by you today. He might seek revenge. He is from the Four Seas Gang," Peng Chuanxiong said.
"Four Seas Gang?" Li Lin asked, puzzled, not knowing about these.
"The Four Seas Gang is a group led by Hu Sihai, so we call it the Four Seas Gang. Hu Sihai is a strong figure ranked fifth on the Tiger Ranking. In a year, he could easily become a direct disciple. So, among us ordinary disciples, no one dares to provoke him," Lai Yuejing said.
On the way to the martial arts field, Li Lin also learned from the mouths of Lai Yuejing and the others the reason for the bad reputation of room 806. The four had offended Hu Sihai a year ago and ended up being forced by Hu Sihai to owe a note, needing to compensate 500,000 gold coins. They would be harassed for payment every month and beaten up if they couldn't pay.
500,000 gold coins, although the families of the four were small clans and could come up with 500,000 gold coins, it was not something easy to discuss with the family. The Yunyang Sect completely ignores these disputes among disciples, as long as no lives are lost. If there's an issue, it's resolved by competing in the martial arts field. The loser must unconditionally obey the winner, which has been an unwritten rule in the Yunyang Sect for a long time.
The four had also competed, but their strength was simply not enough, so they have been bullied, getting beaten up once a month. If someone got close to these four, they would also be beaten up by the people from the Four Seas Gang. Eventually, all disciples kept their distance from the people of room 806, not wanting to provoke the Four Seas Gang.
That's why Peng Chuanxiong warned Li Lin, as the reputation of room 806 was not good. Inside Yunyang Sect, everyone would stay far away from these four.
"Is this the Tiger Ranking?" Half an hour later, a huge square appeared in front of Li Lin. The square was covered with thick stone slabs, and at the entrance, there was a giant stone tiger about ten meters high and forty to fifty meters long standing at the entrance.
This stone tiger sculpture was majestic and domineering, as if it were a living creature. On the back of the stone tiger, there were rows of neatly arranged names. Among them, Li Lin saw Hu Sihai, who was just mentioned by Yue Buqun and the others, ranked fifth in the first row.
"Brother Lin, this is the Tiger Ranking. Those on the Tiger Ranking don't have to do menial tasks anymore and can receive an additional third-grade pill every month," Peng Chuanxiong said.
"Ready to challenge." Li Lin said with a slight smile, thinking that this Tiger Ranking was probably just a formality for him.
"To challenge, you must first register. It's not as simple as just saying you want to challenge," Yang Wei said.
"Register? How do we register? Are there many people queuing up to challenge?" Li Lin asked.
"If everyone could challenge the people on the Tiger Ranking at will, then the people on the Tiger Ranking would be exhausted to death," Yue Buqun said. "Every new disciple gets one point. There's a record with the elder in charge of the Tiger Ranking. All disciples can challenge opponents at will. If you win, you get one point. If you lose, you lose one point to the winner. Without points, you can't challenge. After a year, the sect will give you another point."
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Pausing for a moment, Yue Buqun continued: "Of course, if you lose all your points, you can earn points by opening a shop in the sect, which are transactions with gold coins. If you earn a thousand gold coins, you can exchange it for one point with the sect. But if you buy it yourself, it costs ten thousand gold coins. Also, you can buy and sell points with those who have points to sell, with the price around five thousand gold coins."
"That's interesting." Li Lin was somewhat surprised, then understood that without some restrictions, everyone might be challenged every day.
"Also, challenging a general disciple costs one point. If you challenge a disciple on the Tiger Ranking, it costs three points. If people on the Tiger Ranking challenge each other, it needs five points. With points, you can challenge any opponent freely, but in order. If challenging someone on the Tiger Ranking, you can only challenge the last one, which is the disciple ranked 100th. After accepting the challenge, if the disciple ranked 100th wins, he can gain three points and rest for three days. If someone challenges within these three days, he can refuse. But if someone challenges after three days and he doesn't accept, he will be fined three points, and the ranking will be taken by the challenger," Lai Yuejing said.
"This method is quite clever." Li Lin smiled slightly. This, to some extent, also curbed the situation where a disciple might be challenged every day, allowing everyone a chance to challenge, and the opponent couldn't refuse. It seems the disciple ranked 100th on the Tiger Ranking would be the most challenged.
"Brother Lin, let's go register first. You're a new disciple with only one point. You need to win three points to challenge the disciple ranked 100th on the Tiger Ranking. But we four still have one point each, which we can transfer to you. Then you can challenge Gongsun Tao, who is ranked 100th now. But if someone else is also challenging Gongsun Tao, you'll have to wait three days," Yang Wei said.
"It really is complicated." Li Lin smiled lightly and then walked inside.
"Bang, bang..."
"Quick, defeat him."...
Upon reaching the edge of the square, early in the morning, there were already many disciples in the martial arts field. The square was divided into several areas, with groups of disciples fiercely competing.
Through the introduction of Peng Chuanxiong and others, Li Lin learned that these were ordinary disciples challenging to win points. As for challenging those on the Tiger Ranking, that was happening in the largest area in the middle of the square.
Looking at the disciples competing in the square, their strength ranged from first to third-level martial instructors. Li Lin didn't pay much attention. With his current strength, as long as he didn't encounter an eighth or ninth-level martial soul, it would be fine. Even if he did, he could still manage by fighting hard.
"Elder Duan, we want to challenge Gongsun Tao, who is on the Tiger Ranking." After walking around the square, the five people reached a long stand in the square. Yue Buqun said to a middle-aged man on the stand who looked like a Yunyang Sect elder. This person's name was Duan, specifically in charge of the martial arts field.
Li Lin glanced at this middle-aged man, who was just an outer sect elder of Yunyang Sect. Being called an elder, compared to inner sect elders, the difference was significant.
"Challenging the Tiger Ranking, who among you wants to challenge, and do you have enough points?" Elder Duan looked at Li Lin and the others, seeming a bit unfamiliar, which was because Yue Buqun and the others rarely came to the martial arts field.
"Li Lin will challenge. We will transfer our points to Li Lin," Lai Yuejing said. In the sect, transferring points is quite normal, and the elder wouldn't object.
"Li Lin? Seems like there's no such name. Are you not a Yunyang Sect disciple?" Elder Duan checked for a moment on a jade slip in front of him and then stared at Li Lin, asking. Among the new disciples in Yunyang Sect, there wasn't one named Li Lin.
"Elder Duan, Li Lin just arrived yesterday. He is a Yunyang Sect disciple but didn't report a year and a half ago, so you don't have a record in your jade slip," just then, three figures arrived.
"Greetings to Elder Bai, greetings to the two stewards." Li Lin saluted. The arrivals were Elder Bai with white eyebrows and two people Li Lin had seen before. These were the stewards who had gone to Qingyun Town with Elder Bai.
At this moment, Elder Bai and the two stewards looked at Li Lin with a surprised and incredulous gaze.
"So that's how it is. Then there's no problem. But the one ranked 100th, Gongsun Tao, just accepted a challenge yesterday. If you want to challenge, you'll have to wait until the day after tomorrow," Elder Duan said after hearing what Elder Bai said.
"Elder Duan, check the one ranked 98th, Chen Qinghai," Elder Bai said.
"He also just had a match yesterday. Only the one ranked 99th, Zhou Baotian, is available. Others, from 100th to 89th, are all scheduled. Only the one ranked 88th, Huang Chengli, he doesn't have a schedule," Elder Duan checked for a moment on his jade slip and then said.
"The 99th-ranked Zhou Baotian has already been defeated," Elder Bai said to Elder Duan, then turned to Li Lin: "Lin'er, the one ranked 88th, Huang Chengli, has a peak fourth-level martial instructor cultivation. Do you want to try?"
"No problem," Li Lin smiled lightly. Being ranked 88th, with a peak fourth-level martial instructor cultivation, had no impact on him. He just needed to get into the Tiger Ranking.
"Elder Bai, Li Lin is a new disciple. If he wants to challenge someone on the Tiger Ranking ranked above 80, he needs twenty points. Their points combined are not enough," Elder Duan said to Elder Bai.
"No matter, count it on me. Notify Huang Chengli to come to the martial arts field immediately," Elder Bai said to Elder Duan.