Chapter 97 Xu Family Competition

Sects have Sect competitions, and families also have Family competitions.

This is an opportunity to test the strength and cultivation status of the younger generation.

On the third anniversary of his succession as Clan Leader, Xu Qingzhou decided to hold a grand competition within the Xu Family.

The first purpose is to urge the young people in the clan to Cultivate and give them some pressure and motivation.

The pressure comes from being ridiculed if the ranking is too low.

The motivation comes from receiving generous rewards for ranking high.

The second purpose is to gather the young people in the clan to see if there are any undiscovered Heavenly Chosen who were missed, so they can be found and invested in early.

After Xu Qingzhou informed the Other Elders about this matter, they began to organize it.

This is a good thing for the Xu Family. It hadn't been held before simply because the Xu Family didn't have that many people participating, nor did they have extra treasures to reward them.

This matter is mainly the responsibility of the Fourth Elder. The Elders were originally ranked according to strength. Although he is the Fourth Elder, he is the oldest, with white hair.

Recently, new problems have been coming to Xu Qingzhou every day.

"Clan Leader, can Mu Ge and Xiao Luo participate?"

Xu Qingzhou looked at him with a speechless expression.

What kind of ridiculous words are you speaking? Although they are only in the Xuan Dan (Middle Stage), even I, in the early Purple Mansion, cannot guarantee a stable victory against them. Why let them participate? To abuse other clan members?

We are holding the clan competition to give the young clan members pressure and motivation, not to crush their Dao Hearts!!

"They do not need to participate."

After the Fourth Elder noted it down, he asked again, "The double-elimination format you mentioned seems a bit troublesome compared to the normal knockout format…."

Xu Qingzhou raised his hand to interrupt him.

"We are holding the clan competition to test their strength, not just to simply select a first and second place. The double-elimination format can give them a chance to fail once and still display their full strength."

Normally, two people compete, the winner advances, and the loser is eliminated. Xu Qingzhou felt this wasn't suitable for the Xu Family, which is why he told him about the double-elimination format.

The Fourth Elder nodded, seemingly understanding but not fully.

Seeing that he still wanted to ask something, Xu Qingzhou directly sent him away.

It would be fine if they were genuinely issues that needed consideration, but every time he asks obvious questions.

Xu Qingzhou even suspected that he was bored and just using questions as an excuse to chat with him.

Before, Xu Qingzhou also saw that the Other Elders all had things to do, and only he was idle due to his age, which is why he arranged this task for him. Now it seems he made a mistake.

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Soon, the day of the Xu Family Competition arrived.

The Xu Family Courtyard is extremely spacious, with a dedicated Martial Arts Arena in the back courtyard for competitions, including ten martial arts platforms.

Normally, the Xu Family members either Cultivate here or practice martial arts in the back mountain.

Today, most of the Xu Family members are basically present, as this is the Xu Family's first grand competition.

As the Xu Family Clan Leader, before it began, Xu Qingzhou said a few words as usual.

Xu Qingzhou flew to the sky at the very front, with his hands behind his back, surveying the many Xu Family members below.

They all looked at Xu Qingzhou with eyes full of worship and admiration. In the three years he has been the Clan Leader, the changes in the Xu Family can be said to be earth-shattering. Everyone has seen Xu Qingzhou's efforts.

Now, in the eyes of the Xu Family members, Xu Qingzhou is the heaven of the Xu Family. His words are more effective than anyone else's.

Sometimes, if Xu Qingzhou sees a certain clan member and takes the initiative to greet them, it can make them happy for a whole day.

"Cough cough, the Xu Family Competition officially begins!"

After speaking, Xu Qingzhou went down and sat there.

The Xu Family members hadn't even reacted yet.

Has it started?

It's already over!

This is too fast!!

Others give long speeches, talking non-stop, almost starting from the origin of the world. But you, on the other hand, finished in one sentence.

By the time everyone came back to their senses, everything was proceeding according to the plan that had already been set.

Yunshan City and Yuhe City also have two Xu Family branches. Every year in early July, the Fifth Elder, who is responsible for testing the cultivation Aptitude of clan members, will go there and bring back the young clan members who can Cultivate.

Therefore, most of the Xu Family members who can Cultivate are basically here.

A total of five hundred and fifty clan members participated in this Xu Family Competition.

They are basically in the Qi Gathering Realm and Naling Realm, and of course, there are also some bold ones in the Qi Refining Realm.

Three years ago, the Xu Family only had a little over fifty people in the Qi Gathering Realm and Naling Realm combined. Now, that number has increased tenfold.

At that time, the Xu Family didn't have any wealth, companions, techniques, or resources. Now they have everything, and the Aptitude of the clan members has also improved, so development is naturally fast.

"Bang!"

On the martial arts platform, Xu Yan repelled his opponent with a punch, causing them to retreat repeatedly and finally fall off the platform.

"Xu Yan, advances!"

The Xu Family member who fell off the platform got up and cupped his hands, saying, "Clan Brother, you are formidable. I am thoroughly convinced."

"Clan Junior has only cultivated two years less than me. His future is promising."

As Xu Yan, the third person in the younger generation to reach the Xuan Dan Realm, participating in the clan competition was a bit like bullying others.

But Xu Qingzhou still let him participate, precisely to set a goal for the clan members.

As for why Xu Luo and Xu Muge were not set as goals for the clan members, the reason is simple.

A goal is something that can be hoped to be caught up with through effort, not something that cannot be caught up with no matter how hard one tries.

Apart from Xu Yan, the other members of the Bandit Suppression Squad basically advanced smoothly with overwhelming dominance.

After all, their talent is stronger, they enjoy more resources, and they work harder. Such performance is inevitable.

Xu Qingzhou, sitting in the main seat at the very front, had been watching each martial arts platform seriously. He watched almost every match, and his purpose was clear.

It was to find people with problematic character and personality in all aspects through their matches.

There are many Xu Family members now, and with more people, problems are bound to arise.

Discover them in time and correct them in time. If they really cannot be corrected, then eliminate them. Unstable factors cannot be allowed to continue to grow.

For example, if a clan member becomes twisted in personality due to certain reasons and becomes a cowardly bully, insidious, and cunning backstabber, then they must be dealt with in time and not allowed to cause a major disaster.

Not just Xu Qingzhou, but the other few Elders were also seriously watching every match under Xu Qingzhou's instruction.

They say you can see a person's character from their drinking habits. In reality, a person's character and habits can be seen more clearly from the process of their battles with others.

The more things involved and the more important the battle, the clearer it can be seen.

For this, Xu Qingzhou set generous rewards. There are rewards from first place to thirtieth.

Moreover, the rewards set by Xu Qingzhou are extremely generous, even when placed among third-rate or even second-rate forces.

Under these generous rewards, the clan members participating in the competition naturally gave their all, and some also wanted to take shortcuts.

Xu Qingzhou and the seven Elders, with sharp eyes, were looking for people who would stop at nothing and had no bottom line.

Of course, Xu Qingzhou was also looking for a Heavenly Chosen, but he hadn't found this fourth Heavenly Chosen yet.