There were many people who had the same idea as Fu Nansi, so not all of the 32 arenas were occupied.

Most of the people were watching. Zhang Yan looked left and right, his eyes filled with eagerness to give it a try.

After a while, Zhang Yan asked, "Little Four, can I go up to the arena now?"

Fu Nansi said calmly, "Wait a little longer."

"Alright."

It was not known when, but someone had taken the initiative to challenge someone in the arena. Gradually, the freshmen began to move.

Zhang Yan was also somewhat impatient and wanted to stand up.

Fu Nansi glanced at him and said, "There's no rush, just wait for another hour."

Zhang Yan knew that he was not smart enough, so he obediently listened to Fu Nansi's words. However, his gaze was fixed on the arena. His eyes were burning with passion, like a little wolf puppy that had seen a bone.

After enduring for an hour with much difficulty, Zhang Yan stood up with a "swish" and ran towards the arena that he had his eyes on.

The arena's guardian had already rested for a long time after defeating seven or eight opponents. He originally thought that he would rest until the end of the competition, but he did not expect that someone would challenge him.

The arena's guardian was also of the earth attribute and was as strong as Zhang Yan, so Zhang Yan was very interested in him. He wanted to compete with him to see whose fist was harder.

"Zhang Yan." Zhang Yan stood on the arena and cupped his fists towards the arena's guardian.

"Ye Fei." The arena's guardian, Ye Fei, also returned the greeting.

The two of them stood facing each other. After looking at each other, Zhang Yan attacked first. His fist quickly flew towards Ye Fei's face.

Zhang Yan's fist looked ordinary, but its surface was covered with a layer of faint white light. His fist weighed 250 kilograms.

The fist was blocked by Ye Fei, who quickly kicked Zhang Yan. The two of them seemed to be evenly matched.

Fu Nansi stood below the stage and watched for a while before he turned around and left. If nothing went wrong, Zhang Yan would definitely win this round.

Zhang Yan's second beast core came from the Golden Winged Peregrine Falcon, a very fast bird-type spirit beast. Therefore, his speed was much faster than the defending champion, Ye Fei. Victory was only a matter of time.

Fu Nansi slowly walked around the ring. When there was only an hour left, he casually picked a ring defender who seemed to be weaker.

The ring defender was of the water element and was not good at close combat. His spiritual power level was also lower than Fu Nansi's. When Fu Nansi seized the opportunity to close in on him and slap him out of the ring, the crowd went into an uproar.

At this point, Fu Nansi and Zhang Yan had successfully entered the second day of the competition.

There were a total of 16 matches on the second day of the competition. There were two matches, eight in the morning and eight in the afternoon. Zhang Yan's match was in the morning, while Fu Nansi's match was in the afternoon.

After the lots were drawn, Fu Nansi prepared to return to his dormitory, but Zhang Yan stopped him.

"Xiao Si, why don't you stay and see how strong the others are?

Look, none of the students around you left. "

Zhang Yan's voice was neither loud nor soft, but there were many students around them. A few of them heard Zhang Yan's words and looked at Fu Nansi in surprise.

Fu Nansi had no choice but to stay.

He looked into the distance and saw the back of a man in a black robe walking further and further away from the square, gradually disappearing.

He really envied Wei Zhou. If only he had pretended to have a cold personality, all these problems would not have happened.

Zhang Yan's luck was good. He met another earth elemental opponent. This time, he spent a lot of time, but he still won in the end.

After leaving the arena, Zhang Yan was still in a state of excitement. It was as if the previous match did not take much effort. Fu Nansi's eyes flashed with a trace of doubt.

To be honest, Fu Nansi originally thought that Zhang Yan was just an ordinary person with good talent. But after these two matches, he started to suspect that Zhang Yan's strength might not be as simple as it seemed.

As expected, he won Fu Nansi's match in the afternoon.

At night, Fu Nansi and Zhang Yan came back from the cafeteria after dinner. They bumped into Wei Zhou in the hall on the first floor. Wei Zhou had also entered the top 8.

Wei Zhou did not treat them as invisible people like before. He nodded at them and walked past them before going upstairs.

After a few seconds, Zhang Yan looked at Fu Nansi in disbelief and said, "Wei Zhou nodded at us just now?"

Fu Nansi nodded. In Wei Zhou's world, the strong were respected. He and Zhang Yan both entered the top 8 of the Outer Courtyard Tournament. In Wei Zhou's eyes, they were not bad. But if they wanted to gain Wei Zhou's recognition, they had to defeat him.

If he remembered correctly, Wei Zhou did indeed graduate from the inner courtyard of Cangling College. He just did not know when he entered the inner courtyard.

… …

Ren Zhiling had already stayed in Ling Danzi's alchemy room for three days and three nights. In these three days, she slept on the floor whenever she was tired. Ling Danzi did not treat her as a girl at all.

On the morning of the fourth day, Ren Zhiling did not disappoint. She finally succeeded in refining the first batch of level three pills. Although there was only one pill in the furnace that was not full, this meant that Ren Zhiling was officially a level three alchemist.

Ling Danzi's eyes flashed with a hint of a smile. Ren Zhiling had done what he thought would take five days to do in three days. It seemed like her talent was above his expectations.

Ren Zhiling, this sly little girl, had to be pushed or else her talent would be wasted.

"Teacher, I did it!"

Ren Zhiling was overjoyed at this turn of events. She was really afraid that if she didn't refine a Third Grade Dan by the day of the Alchemist Competition, Ling Danzi would be so angry that he would expel this "traitorous disciple" from the sect.

"Refining a pill that lacks spiritual energy can make you this excited?"

Generally, teachers would teach students according to their aptitude. Those who lacked self-confidence would praise them more. For people like Ren Zhiling, they needed to be suppressed when they were complacent.

Ren Zhiling pouted in disgust. After wasting countless spiritual plants for so many days, she was finally able to refine a level three pill. Wasn't it enough to be happy for a while?

After a while, Ren Zhiling's face showed a bright smile again. She said to Ling Danzi in a flattering manner, "My best teacher … You see, I've been out for so many days. Can I go back to the dormitory to take a look?"

According to the time, today should be the day of the Outer Courtyard Competition. Ren Zhiling was very curious about Fu Nansi and Zhang Yan's results.

Ling Danzi asked doubtfully, "Why are you going back to the dormitory?"

Ling Danzi had been staying in the Lingzhu space all this time. In addition, Ren Zhiling did not mention Fu Nansi to him, so he did not understand why Ren Zhiling would miss a dormitory that she had just stayed in for a day.

"Teacher, I want to go back and see my follower. He also participated in the Outer Courtyard Ranking Competition this time."

"Follower?"

Ling Danzi's voice suddenly became louder. Ren Zhiling had just been promoted to a level three alchemist. How could she have a follower?

"When did you take in a follower?

How is his character?

How is his talent?

Lingling … How can you be so casual! "

Ling Danzi felt that his teaching was not good enough. Otherwise, how could Ren Zhiling casually take in a follower?

A follower was a double-edged sword for an alchemist.

Ren Zhiling immediately explained to Ling Danzi.

After listening to Ren Zhiling's explanation, Ling Danzi became even angrier. "You, a level twenty warrior, dared to save someone in the mystical beast forest?

Aren't you afraid that it's a trap? "

Ren Zhiling smiled embarrassedly. Of course she was afraid, but she had a backer. "Teacher … Weren't you in my Lingzhu space at that time? With a powerful level nine alchemist like you, what do I have to be afraid of? Besides, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."

"You … You little girl, you're too kind." Ling Danzi could only stare at her. Ren Zhiling's idea was not wrong. With him around, she was not afraid of anyone bullying her, but … "In the future, when I'm not in your space, remember to be more careful. You were lucky this time to meet a simple person. Next time, you won't be so lucky."

"I know, teacher!"

Looking at Ren Zhiling's fawning expression, Ling Danzi waved his hand. "Go, come back early."

"Thank you, Miss Xie!" After speaking, Ren Zhiling turned and left.

After Ren Zhiling left, Ling Danzi's expression turned cold. Later, he would personally meet this "Fourth Fu" and see if he was qualified to be Ren Zhiling's follower.

It was now five o 'clock in the morning. When Ren Zhiling returned to the dormitory, Fu Nansi and Zhang Yan were preparing to go to the cafeteria for breakfast.

The first person to see Ren Zhiling was Zhang Yan. He pulled on Fu Nansi's sleeve in surprise and said, "Ren Zhiling is back!"

"En?"

Fu Nansi originally thought that he would only be able to see Ren Zhiling on the day of the Alchemy Competition. He didn't expect her to be back so early.

As they spoke, Ren Zhiling had already walked into the hall. After greeting them, she asked, "You didn't come out of the alchemy room for the past three days. How was the competition?"

Zhang Yan rushed to answer first. "Ren Zhiling and I both entered the top eight. Ren Zhiling, I'm even closer to becoming your follower!"

Ren Zhiling was speechless. Teacher had just warned her not to casually accept followers. If she prayed that Zhang Yan didn't enter the top three, wouldn't that be too unfriendly?

Fu Nansi only softly greeted Zhang Yan after he finished speaking. "Zhiling."

It had only been two days since they last met, but she noticed that Fu Nansi was a little different from before. There seemed to be a hint of masculinity in his eyes.

Ren Zhiling felt that it might have something to do with the competition she participated in these past two days.

Sure enough, a man who had seen the world was different from a man who hadn't.

Ren Zhiling's lips curled up. "You're all so good. Good luck in today's competition!"

"En en, I'll do my best. Ren Zhiling, do you want to come and watch our competition?" Zhang Yan's eyes were filled with anticipation.

"I … have to go back later."

Ren Zhiling naturally wanted to watch the competition. However, if she went back too late, Ling Danzi would be angry again.

Ling Danzi was always angry. She really couldn't do anything about it.

"Alright." The deep dimples on Zhang Yan's face disappeared when he heard this.

Ren Zhiling turned to look at Fu Nansi. Although Fu Nansi didn't say anything, he had a wronged expression on his face.