The system is the proficiency panel

After a while, Lin Ji casually glanced at the land below. It was deserted and filled with the roars of wild beasts. There was also a forest shrouded in mist and its size could not be seen.

"Strange, this place is not far from Xuantian Sect, why can't I see any human gathering place?"

Lin Ji, who was suspicious, asked the question immediately.

"Uncle Master, why is there so few people here?"

"You should have seen the map of the East Continent. This is the edge of the Misty Forest. Only cultivators come here to hunt monsters and pick herbs. Mortals simply cannot survive around here."

"Thank you, uncle master, for clearing up my doubts." Lin Ji was thinking after he finished speaking.

"Then this Misty Forest is quite large. The location marked on the map is quite far from Xuantian Sect, but the edge is only about a thousand miles away from Xuantian Sect. No wonder there are so many tasks related to this place on the jade card."

The two flew along the edge for a long time before leaving the foggy forest. During the flight, Lin Ji could vaguely see something fighting in the fog.

"Is the master coming soon?"

Lin Ji looked at the village and the smoke from cooking that appeared below and asked Uncle Master Ye.

"We have reached the border of Liang State. We will be there soon. You can practice to kill time."

Uncle Ye patiently answered the questions and suggested that Lin Ji practice.

Lin Ji started practicing and felt the state of his body. He thought that he was close to the third level of Qi training.

"If I were in Broken Mountain, I would probably be able to break through tonight. The concentration of spiritual energy outside is a bit low, so I can only use spiritual stones to speed it up."

Lin Ji took out a low-grade spirit stone and absorbed the spiritual energy in it to replenish the energy consumed by his body's constant tempering.

"The concentration of low-grade spirit stones and Broken Mountain with the help of the Spirit Gathering Array is about the same. I hope I can gain something from this trip. Otherwise, I might as well stay in Broken Mountain. Anyway, my swordsmanship has already made a breakthrough."

……

In a magnificent palace in the Liang Kingdom Palace, an old man in white clothes and a young man were talking.

"Xie Jiang, how many people are participating in the selection of independent cultivators this time?"

"Uncle Master, there are about 200 independent cultivators participating, and only 30 of them are of the right age and have passed the initial sword test. They are all at the fourth or fifth level of Qi training. Currently, no one has sword power, so maybe they are hiding it."

The old man looked a little unhappy when he heard the answer.

"There are fewer and fewer talented independent cultivators in recent years. How can I explain this to the sect?"

"There's nothing we can do, Uncle Master. Ever since the return of the Yuanying Zhenjun of Xuantian Sect more than ten years ago, many talented independent cultivators in the East Continent have flocked to Xuantian Sect."

"Xuantian Sect is really lucky. Suddenly, someone broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm and became the number one force in the Eastern Continent. But for some reason, that Realm is unwilling to unify the Eastern Continent and only occupies one quarter of the territory, making it difficult for the sect to surrender. Ahem... don't let this word get out."

"It's my uncle." The young man named Xie Jiang looked helpless. My uncle has often said this in the past few years, but what's the use?

"By the way, there was news from the sect some time ago that a fourth-level foundation-building cultivator from the Xuantian Sect will come to watch the trials. He should be here soon, so you should entertain him well."

"Understood, Uncle Master, I will withdraw first."

Xie Jiang said goodbye to the old man and left the hall, then sent someone to clean up the room.

……

Lin Ji looked at the capital of Liang State from the sky. It looked quite prosperous.

Ye Xun arrived at the palace on a crane, and Lin Ji used his mental power to investigate and discovered a formation that covered the entire palace.

"One is at the second level of Qi training, and the other is probably a foundation-building cultivator. I felt like running away at the first sight of them. They must be from Xuantian Sect."

Xie Jiang looked at the two people on the cranes in the sky and flew up to say hello.

"Excuse me, are you two cultivators from Xuantian Sect? I am Xie Jiang, a Qi training cultivator from Jian Sect."

"Ye Xun, the foundation-building cultivator of Xuantian Sect, this is a disciple from the sect, and he brings a lot of insights."

"Please follow me. I have prepared a yard for you two to stay in temporarily."

Lin Ji and the other person followed Xie Jiang to a courtyard on the east side of the palace. The environment was beautiful and there was a lake. When they walked into the house, they saw several palace maids standing inside on standby.

"This is our temporary residence called Qingxinyuan. Are you satisfied?"

"It's okay." Uncle Ye and Lin Ji both dislike overly ornate decorations, so this place is just right.

"I still have to prepare for the competition, so I'll take my leave now. If you have any requests, you can tell the maid. This is a token that allows you to enter and exit the palace freely. Please accept it."

Xie Jiang placed the two tokens on the table, bowed and left.

Uncle Master Ye waved his hand to let the palace maid leave the room and wait outside, and handed a token to Lin Ji.

"You can stay in the room on the left. The competition starts tomorrow. There's still time. You can take the token and go out for a walk."

"Thank you, Uncle Master. I am leaving now."

Lin Ji hung the token around his waist, said goodbye to Ye Xun, walked out of the yard and strolled around the palace.

"It's boring. We are all mortals. Didn't they say there would be a competition tomorrow? How come I didn't see a single monk?"

Lin Ji walked through several courtyards and palace gates and met only palace maids and guards, all of whom were mortals.

Just when Lin Ji was about to go out of the palace to take a look, he heard the fluctuation of spiritual power coming from a distant corner, and Lin Ji immediately rushed there.

As soon as Lin Ji walked into the courtyard, a mocking voice was heard.

"I didn't expect that a loser like you, Wang Ge, could pass the Sword Sect's preliminary test! I'll teach you a lesson and let you know that this is not the place you should be."

The two men started fighting, and there was the sound of weapons clashing. There were also some monks watching the fight around.

"Wang Song, you are the loser. You have been practicing Qi at level 5 for so long and you still can't beat me who is practicing Qi at level ."

"Shut up! Look at the sword!"

Lin Ji was watching the fight inside the yard from the entrance. These two boys were about 15 years old, and from what he heard, they should not be enemies with each other.

"This Wang Ge is pretty good. His swordsmanship is almost touching the momentum, but I don't know what kind it will be. As for Wang Song's swordsmanship, it can only be considered skilled. I guess he will lose soon. So useless."

Wang Ge held a sword across Wang Song's neck. Wang Song looked grim but dared not move.

"So you are the loser, Wang Song. If I hadn't wanted to start training again, you wouldn't even be qualified to compete with me!"

Wang Ge had a grim look on his face, and after he finished speaking, he hit Wang Song's stomach with the hilt of his sword, causing him to bend over and vomit, and then he left.

"It's over. If I use sword power, I can only fight a defensive battle with Wang Ge. He is much faster than me. If I use the space-time domain, I will definitely win."

After watching the battle in front of him, Lin Ji analyzed what level he should be at.

"That guy called Wang Ge is so strong, he won at the smaller stage, who is he?"

"These two are both descendants of the Wang family in the city. Wang Ge has always been a loser in the Wang family. I didn't expect him to be so powerful all of a sudden. I guess he had some kind of adventure."

"Who cares? Wang Song's injury won't restore him to perfect condition even if he takes medicine tomorrow. We'll have one less competitor."

A few people who were chatting laughed when they thought of this.

Lin Ji walked into the yard with a smile on his face, passing by Wang Song who had recovered from vomiting, and wanted to exchange sword skills with the people inside.

"You look down on me too, kid?"

Wang Song looked at Lin Ji who was passing by with a smile on his face. He was also upset at everyone after being defeated head-on by someone he considered a waste. Just when he was about to vent his anger, a kid who was at the second level of Qi training came.

"Yes what's the matter?"

Lin Ji looked indifferent. Even if Wang Song was in perfect condition, he couldn't beat him, not to mention that he was injured now.