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At the entrance of the Clear River Palace was a plaza which stretched as far as the eye could see. It was said that it was the largest plaza in the entire Black Tortoise Continent, hundreds of thousands of square meters.

At this moment, the plaza was filled with heads. There were men and women, and the majority of them were dressed extravagantly. It could be seen that these people were all descendants of large clans. Only a very small number of people wore sackcloth, indicating that their families were not well off. This kind of person's cultivation base was slightly lower, but the aura emitted from their body was even stronger than that of the well-dressed disciples.

Not long after the summit arrived at the square, Shangguan Yujie and her friends all came.

They were all the precious treasures of the big families. Their goal in cultivating martial arts was to strengthen their bodies, and they also did not want to suffer hardships. As a result, their cultivation was not very high, and they were all below the warrior realm.

They were here to watch the show, but Shangguan Yujie had encouraged them to join the preliminaries. As for what the result would be, they didn't care. They were clearly having fun competing.

The atmosphere in the square was a bit tense. The well-dressed juniors seemed to be high and mighty, completely looking down on the coarse linen clothes of the juniors. The coarse linen clothes of the juniors also showed their disdain towards the richly dressed juniors, their eyes full of contempt.

"What's so special about that? Isn't it just reincarnation?"

"Rebirth is also a skill. If you have the ability, then you should be reborn."

Naturally, the well-dressed disciples were not to be outdone. Immediately, someone mocked and retorted.

The moment the two sides disagreed, they both began to rub their hands together. The Clear River Brothel disciples who were maintaining order at the scene saw that the situation had gone awry and quickly separated them from the crowd. Only then did they stop the bloodshed from taking place.

"Everyone, quiet down and listen to what this old man has to say."

Suddenly, a voice that was loud as a bell echoed throughout the entire plaza. When the people in the square heard the voice, they immediately quietened down and looked towards the main stage.

In the blink of an eye, the entire plaza became deathly silent, so silent that even a pin drop could be heard.

On the main stage, Shangguan Tianming looked down at the tens of thousands of disciples with a smile on his face, before nodding in satisfaction. This year's event was grand and not only were the participants the best in the history of Grand Xia, their cultivation base was also the best in the history of Grand Xia.

The previous year was the worst, when Shangguan Bing Qing was thirteen years old, and had just reached the Warrior Level. Even Shangguan Tianming did not have much hope in her, but Shangguan Bing Qing had managed to survive by relying on her own cultivation, and the number of magic pills she had obtained was at tenth place, and with her Heavenly Divine Body, she had become one of the twenty core disciples.

If Shangguan Bing Qing's cultivation had been changed then, let alone core disciples, even becoming an inner disciple would be a problem.

Shangguan Tianming had long since heard from his disciples that those who wanted to join the Clear River Palace had pretty good cultivation levels, so when he heard from Shangguan Bing Qing that Shangguan Yujie was also participating in the Qualification Competition, he was angered to the point that his face turned green, and he shouted loudly: "Playing a random zither, do you think she doesn't know how much she has?"

Although Shangguan Yujie had already broken through to the Warrior Level, her total combat power was not even equal to that of a Warrior at the Peak of the Warrior Level. Otherwise, she would not have been easily overpowered by Yu Yi Qun on that day in the arena.

In Shangguan Tianming's opinion, Shangguan Yujie's actions were not a disgrace to him, but a disgrace to the entire Shangguan Family.

Shangguan Bing Qing understood Shangguan Yujie's temper, if she insisted on stopping Shangguan Yujie from participating, Shangguan Yujie would definitely hate her for the rest of her life.

After clearing up all the pros and cons, Shangguan Bing said to Shangguan Tianming: "Uncle, this is what my nephew thinks. In the beginning, little nephew did not approve of her participating in the selection as well. After all, she is still young, and if she did not participate this time, she could still participate in the next time, or even the next time. But after thinking about how there is no danger to her life during the selection, little nephew did not advise her to give up.

Shangguan Bing Qing did not say that Shangguan Yujie had changed her original intentions for a man, otherwise, even if she had said all sorts of things, Shangguan Tian Ming would definitely not have allowed Shangguan Yu Jie to participate in the preliminaries.

Shangguan Tian Ming felt that Shangguan Bing Qing's words made sense, and with someone reminding him to host the meeting, he reluctantly agreed to Shangguan Yu Jie's participation, and also said some encouraging words for Shangguan Bing Qing to pass on.

On the way to the square, Shangguan Tianming still held a glimmer of hope for Shangguan Yujie. However, when he saw that most of the teenagers in the square were at least at the Warrior Stage, and many of them were even infinitely close to the Martial Master Stage, the tiny hope in his heart vanished instantly.

One had to have something good to have. Shangguan Tianming was very excited to see so many geniuses wanting to join the Clear River Palace, and his face was filled with unconcealable excitement. After all, this world belonged to the young, and the rise of the Clear River Brothel depended on them.

Shangguan Tian Ming walked to the front of the stage and said with a smile on his face: "Everyone, let me introduce myself. I am the Vice Palace Master of the Clear River Palace and will be personally hosting this year's recruitment meeting. As for the rules of the preliminaries, I'm sure everyone knows about them.

"However, in view of the general increase in the cultivation of the disciples participating in the Gathering of the Mercenaries, the rules have been slightly changed. The Class 1 Magical Beast has changed to a Class 2 Magical Beast."

As soon as Shangguan Tianming finished speaking, the audience burst into an uproar.

Someone asked worriedly, "Are there any life worries?"

Shangguan Tianming explained: "There is no danger of life, and just like before, the moment the human body cannot withstand the attacks of the magical beasts, it will be automatically transported out of the training grounds."

Upon hearing Shangguan Tian Ming's words, everyone in the crowd heaved a sigh of relief.

Shangguan Tianming continued: "As the level of the training grounds increased this time, the rewards also increased accordingly." The contestant who obtains the most Class 7 Monster Cores will receive a Class 7 Monster Core, the second will receive a Class 6 Monster Core, the third will receive a Class 5 Monster Core, the fourth to the tenth will receive a Class 4 Monster Core, and the eleventh to the twentieth will receive a Class 3 Monster Core. Any participant who has not been teleported out by the time the event ends, will be able to obtain a Class 2 Monster Core, and will also have the chance to become an Inner Disciple of the Clear River Palace. "

When they heard the final reward, all the competitors in the square immediately cheered. Many people came for the inner court disciples. If he couldn't even be an inner court disciple, then he might as well not join the Clear River Palace.

Shangguan Tianming said: "In the end, I would like to remind everyone that the protection measures in the training grounds are only for humans, not the magical beasts that the competitors are carrying. In order to prevent cheating, the competitors' own magical beasts not only lacked attack power, but could also be killed easily by the magical beasts in the training field. When your magical beast dies, don't blame me for not reminding you. "