Everyone's hearts are like mirrors, since Qi Xiaobai is now back in the team, it means that Qin Ye believes in him.

If Qi Xiaobad is not a traitor, then the person who identified Qi Xiaobad in the first place is a traitor!

It's just that Qin Ye didn't say anything, and the others didn't dare to act rashly.

As the fourth disciple of Chen Cheng, the more he thought about it along the way, the more weak his heart became.

It was true that he couldn't stand the torture before, so he recruited Qin Ye's details to Yuwen Ao.

Later, he was afraid that the matter would be revealed, so he decided to call the thief to catch the thief, and planted the tracking stone design to Qi Xiaobai.

Finally, he couldn't bear the unkind stares from the people around him, and saw him leap high, trying to escape the team and fly away.

But Zhang Xiaoxiao seems to have been prepared, just waiting for someone not to admit himself.

Obviously, whoever has a weak heart at this time shows who is the real traitor.

Chen Cheng's actions are enough to explain the truth of the matter.

She raised the knife in her hand, and a bloody mark appeared on Chen Cheng's neck in the air, and the next moment she fell heavily to the ground, and there was no more breath.

Qin Ye didn't stop her, just walked forward without looking back.

The test of the disciple requires not only talent and perseverance, but also character and loyalty.

This time when I went down the mountain, five of the six disciples passed the level, which was already very commendable.

"You should go and apologize to the little bad." Qin Ye took the lead and reminded Zhang Xiaoxiao beside him.

As Qi Xiaobai's master, Zhang Xiaoxiao was undoubtedly the happiest to learn that his disciple was not a traitor.

She listened to Qin Ye's words, and said with a smile: "Apology is necessary, but the subordinates want to ask the sect master, how can you tell that the little bad is not a traitor?" ”

Qin Ye said eloquently: "To look at a person, you have to look at his past, and you can't look at the leopard in the tube!" ”

"Do you remember when you encountered a black shop on the road outside the South County?"

"At that time, Tang Jingjing, Qi Xiaobai and Li Yang fought to the death against the two of them, and others thought that Yin Buffalo, Chen Cheng, and Li Xin were drugged."

"But I have been immersed in the poisonous way for many years, how can I not notice that only Yin Buffalo and Li Xin are really poisoned, and Chen Cheng pretended to faint without drinking the poisoned wine, but in fact, he let his fellow disciples fight to death, and he was a turtle with a shrunken head!"

"In addition, the nature of the little bad is not bad, although it is a little stubborn, but it admits death, and is not driven by interests, if you treat him well, he will give you his sincerity!"

When these words reached the ears of the disciples behind him, Tang Jingjing teased Qi Xiaobai one after another, while Qi Xiaobai was red-faced and pretended not to care.

Qin Ye taught earnestly: "In addition, you must also learn to figure out the psychology of the enemy!" ”

"What a character Yuwen Ao is, a generation of heroes!"

"With his city government and experience, how can he leak his mouth and easily expose the identity of the traitor?"

"He just wants to deliberately blame the little bad guys to protect the real mole and at the same time tear us apart."

"The so-called soldiers are not tired of cheating, probably so!"

Zhang Xiaoxiao suddenly realized, and praised from the bottom of his heart: "The sect master is young and talented, and he is resourceful!" In this world, there must be no one who can stand out! ”

Qin Ye stopped, looked up at the sky, and whispered: "In this world, there is a strange woman, who is truly superior in wisdom and insurmounted. ”

"Even I'm willing to bow to the wind, and I'm ashamed."

"She designed to deceive me, but she tried to save me."

Zhang Xiaoxiao and the other disciples looked at Qin Ye Xiaosuo's back and knew that he was thinking of a certain old man.

So the crowd stood quietly behind him. Many times, it is better to remember alone than to comfort with words.

……

Five days later, the group unhurriedly left the border of Nanjun and re-entered the desert where they came.

As Qin Ye recovered from his injuries, the true yuan in his body recondensed, and his cultivation actually broke through to the realm of a fourth-order martial sect.

Zhang Xiaoxiao and others congratulated one after another, but thinking about it, this is also a matter of course.

After experiencing the big battle with Yuwen Ji, he jumped to the third order to fight the enemy, if he couldn't comprehend it, then he wasted this opportunity.

Not only did Qin Ye make a breakthrough, but after this period of training, along with Zhang Xiaoxiao and all the disciples, they also advanced.

Now that Zhang Xiaoxiao has touched the threshold of a seventh-order formation master, as long as he has a slight chance, he can become a seventh-order formation master comparable to the powerhouse of the Martial Sect.

And Tang Jingjing and the others had also broken through to the seventh-order martial arts, and the progress of the disciples was obvious.

Suddenly, Qin Ye and Zhang Xiaoxiao's rings appeared at the same time, and the two glanced at each other and took out a stack of yellow communication rune paper in the ring.

This was what Zhang Xiaoxiao gave to Qin Ye before they went down the mountain, saying that they could pass on information to Tiangang Mountain.

Now that the rune paper has an induction, it must be Shi Changming and others who sent them a message from Tiangang Mountain.

Qin Ye and Zhang Xiaoxiao were worried that something would happen to the sect, so they hurriedly took out one of the rune papers and threw it into the air.

I saw the yellow rune paper burning in the air, and a brief message emerged.

"The Imperial City Clan Qualifying Tournament is about to begin, please ask the Sect Master and the Vermilion Bird Hall Master to quickly return to the mountain to preside over the overall situation!"

Qin Ye looked at this news and asked Zhang Xiaoxiao next to him puzzled: "Xiaoxiao, do you know what the clan ranking match is?" ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao obviously knew more about the affairs of the Imperial City than Qin Ye, and said with a smile: "The Clan Qualifying Tournament is a grand event held in the Imperial Capital every thirty years!" ”

"It aims to rank all the large and small clans of the Sima Empire, including the sects, gangs, and martial arts families of the founding faction, according to their strength."

"As long as you can squeeze into the top ten in the clan ranking competition and become one of the top ten clans in the empire, you will be canonized by the emperor!"

"Not only are there a large number of martial arts and spirit weapons, but there is also an entire undeveloped vein as a reward."

"Doing this, on the one hand, can show the emperor's grace and help the royal family win over those powerful clans."

"On the other hand, it is also to encourage the cultivators of the Sima Empire to cultivate hard, cultivate more peak powerhouses in the empire, and improve the overall combat power of the Sima Empire!"

Qin Ye nodded, expressing understanding.

Even the royal family of the Sima Empire needs to use some means to envelop the various sects on the rivers and lakes.

The advantage of this is not only to make the empire easier to govern, but also to consider whether it has the ability to annex a monolithic territory in the event of an invasion by a foreign enemy, as long as it is united internally and united externally.

The reward offered by the royal family is also extremely tempting, and thirty years is enough time for a sect to grow and grow, or decline and fall.

The Clan Qualifying Tournament, which takes place every thirty years, is a good time to re-select powerful clans as the royal family's helpers, and tie them to the royal family's warship to advance and retreat together.

Presumably, no clan could refuse such a rich reward, these things were all cultivation resources that could make the clan go to the next level, and their attraction was not insignificant.

After a while, Qin Ye figured out what was at stake, and couldn't help but be interested in it, so he asked, "What is the system of the clan qualifying competition?" How to select the top ten clans? ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and replied: "According to the practice of the last qualifying competition, all the clans that signed up for the competition will have two battles!" ”

"One is the peak battle of the clan, and the other is the battle of the disciples of the clan."

"The former is a contest between the peak powerhouses of their respective clans, and the latter is a competition for the talents of the clan's disciples, both of which are necessary conditions for a clan to be strong!"

Qin Ye groaned: "Actually, our Tiangang Sect can just take the opportunity to make a name for itself in the Imperial City, and make this qualifying tournament an opportunity for the sect to take off!" ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao was eager to try: "Yes, the sect master has the Five Elements Thunder Bead in his hand, and the peak battle is definitely a sure victory!" ”

"Moreover, after this experience, several disciples of Tang Jingjing have improved their strength, and they must be able to achieve good results in the qualifying competition!"

Qin Ye smiled: "In that case, let's speed up a little bit so as not to miss the qualifying match!" ”

But when the disciples heard this, their faces were like bitter melons.

The so-called speed of the patriarch, everyone was palpitating, remembering the inhumane experience of marching from the imperial city to Nanjun at that time, it was like a nightmare.

This trip back, I thought it would be easy, but I didn't know that I had to rush back to participate in the clan qualifying tournament.

On the way back, the requirements for them were definitely more stringent than before, so Tang Jingjing and the others rolled their eyes wildly.

In the following days, needless to say, Qin Ye and his party of seven people hurried day and night.

Everyone's cultivation has improved compared to when they came, so the speed of rushing is faster than before.

But even so, Qin Ye was still not satisfied, and from time to time he punished the disciples who fell behind.

Therefore, Tang Jingjing and the others all used their strength to eat milk, and they galloped on the desert with enough Zhenyuan, for fear of falling last.

In this way, the condensation of the true yuan of all the disciples and the limit of their physical strength have been significantly improved, and there are even faint signs of breaking through.

It took more than two months to arrive, and the return trip only took a month and a half.

When a few disciples saw the Tiangang Mountain Range from afar, they almost wanted to cry, this devil training was finally over, and finally the bitterness came!

……

An hour later, the bells and drums of Tiangang Mountain rang in unison, such as a happy event, this is the etiquette to welcome the sect master back to the mountain.

Qin Ye walked on the mountain road, saw the neat and clean mountain appearance along the way, and the people who welcomed him on the road, and couldn't help but secretly praise Shi Changming and others for the management of the sect in the year he went down the mountain, and the sect showed a thriving development trend.

In the meeting hall of Tiangang Sect, Qin Ye sat on the main seat, and Shi Changming, Yuan Kaishan, Zhao Dahai, Xu Youlong, Zhang Xiaoxiao, Long Xiao, and Heshan sat below.

Tang Jingjing, Yin Buffalo, Li Yang, Li Xin and Qi Xiaobai, as the five inner disciples of the Tiangang Sect, stood behind their respective masters with radiant spirits.

Only Xu Youlong has no disciples behind him, and compared to other hall masters, he seems a little lonely.

On the way to accompany Qin Ye up the mountain just now, he had already heard Zhang Xiaoxiao tell him about the betrayal of his disciple Chen Cheng.

Xu Youlong couldn't help but feel a little sad about this matter, and even more angry.