It could be said that the Martial Arts Pavilion was equivalent to a martial arts sect among the common people, while the six martial arts schools had not reached the lowest threshold yet. It was just that people did not understand them well enough, so they always thought that the six martial arts schools were the holy lands of martial arts.
As for why the Martial Arts Pavilion was above the six martial arts schools, the reason was simple. The six martial arts schools almost all got their monthly elixirs from the Martial Arts Pavilion. There must have been some kind of agreement.
Because of the Martial Arts Pavilion's prosperity and power, the six martial arts schools tried their best to send talents to the Martial Arts Pavilion. However, after so many years, there were only a few who had the ability to study in the Martial Arts Pavilion. At least in the Guowei Martial Arts School, no disciple had ever come to the Martial Arts Pavilion.
That was Song Wenxuan, who had helped me before. He made a name for himself in the last Dojo Challenge Competition, but after a fierce battle, he still missed this opportunity.
Every Dojo Challenge Competition only had one or two spots at most. Sometimes, there were no spots at all. Just like this year, the Martial Arts Pavilion was only responsible for providing the rewards. It was not hard to see how picky their selection criteria were. However, I always felt that I had reached that standard. Maybe they had some concerns and did not dare to recruit me easily.
I hope it was not because of the Blood Demon, or else I would have a headache.
Actually, I'm not completely clueless about this formation. On the contrary, when I came into contact with Zhang Zhenren in the Martial Saint Tablet, I truly felt the Mountain Guarding Formation of the WuTang Mountain. It's really amazing. The formation of the True Martial Pavilion might not even be a tenth of it.
Alas, it's a pity that Immortal Zhang only taught me the Seven Skills of True Martial Arts. He didn't teach me anything about formations. However, I shouldn't be greedy. It's not easy for me to achieve what I have now.
"Xiao Zhuang, since you happened to come to the Martial Arts Pavilion, I will help you ask about the rewards later, so that you don't have to make another trip next time." Grandmaster Chen thought for a while and said.
"Alright, Master. I'll have to trouble you then."
I cupped my fists in gratitude. It had been a while since the Dojo Challenge Competition ended, but the rewards had been delayed again and again. I always felt that there was something fishy about it. I had to strike while the iron was hot. If I had an indifferent attitude, I might have been killed.
"Mm, it's fine. What's yours can't run away."
Grandmaster Chen patted my shoulder. Even though he said that, he was still worried. Previously, he hadn't made it clear what the prize for the champion would be. If someone with ulterior motives played tricks behind the scenes and casually gave one or two bottles of pills, it would be depressing.
At this time, Ye Duzui took out his phone and made a call. Not long after, someone came out to greet him.
He was dressed in ancient attire. There was a big "Zhen" character printed on the back of his robe. However, he didn't seem to recognize me. He was very polite to the two elders.
In fact, this was also normal. The ordinary disciples of the True Martial Hall basically didn't have the authority to go out. Only heroes like Chen Haonan and Huang Yaoshi could freely go in and out.
Therefore, they knew very little about the situation in the outside world. In order to let the disciples who had fallen behind in cultivation focus on martial arts, they were not even allowed to use communication tools like mobile phones. In this aspect, they were much stricter than the six great martial arts dojos.
After all, there were too many functions in smartphones. It was already a hindrance. If they didn't work hard, they would be kicked out sooner or later.
Although it wasn't very humane, it was an effective method. If they wanted to obtain the corresponding rights and status, they had to work hard to climb up.
Previously, the disciples of the Guowei Martial Arts Dojo were typical polarized. The inner disciples secretly nibbled away the cultivation resources of the outer disciples. To put it bluntly, it was a small dog-eat-dog society. Fortunately, my appearance broke this pattern. Although those brothers were still outer disciples, their status was no worse than that of the inner disciples.
Under the guidance of this person, it didn't take long for us to arrive at a small open-air martial arts arena. There were already a few people waiting here in advance.
"Everyone, sorry for being late." Ye Duzui smiled and took the initiative to greet them.
"Lord Zhan Long, we actually just arrived."
These people were generally older, but they looked quite energetic. Their cultivation realm wasn't very high. They were basically at the early stage of Transforming Strength. The most powerful one was only at the middle stage of Transforming Strength …
I was a little surprised. Were the big shots of the True Martial Hall only at this level?
Of course, I didn't show any doubt on my face.
"Hey, I didn't expect Brother Chen to come with us." A white-bearded old man said with slight surprise.
"Haha, Brother Tian, I haven't seen you for many years. You haven't changed a bit. The True Martial Hall is indeed a treasure land." Grandmaster Chen sighed.
The white-bearded old man suddenly smiled from ear to ear. His gaze shifted to me. "I assume this young man is your last disciple?"
"Yes, yes. I almost forgot to introduce him."
Grandmaster Chen nodded and then lowered his voice. "Xiao Zhuang, these are the elders of the Refining Hall. The one in blue is surnamed …"
My memory was very good. I understood everything after Grandmaster Chen said it once. No wonder his strength wasn't high. He was a blacksmith.
"In today's Martial Arts World, there are very few people who can be called Artifact Refiners. When these people work together, they can often forge middle-grade refined weapons or even superior-grade refined weapons!" Grandmaster Chen's words were shocking.
As soon as I heard Upper Grade Refined Weapons, I couldn't calm down. One must know that when the Golden Snake Sword was repaired, it was only a Middle Grade Refined Weapon. Later, as I grew, it became an Upper Grade Refined Weapon. It also came with a very destructive killing move.