"Our sect disciples are allowed to learn any skill they want as long as it wouldn't affect their mind, apart from sword fighting, the only skill they must all learn is archery, so I suggest that we let the both of them compete in archery, this way, it would be fair to the both of them," the sect madam said, then they all begin to discuss amongst themselves, they couldn't understand how competing in archery was going to show who is stronger or more skilled.

"Sect madam, that is a good idea but this competition was arranged by the guardians and the young mistress, to show who is stronger and more skilled, competing in archery won't help us know who is more skilled amongst the both of them," the first elder said ​​

"I have a way to reveal that, they won't be using a bow in this competition, they will use the mountain splitting arrows to pierce through the millennium rock with their internal force and their eyes will also be covered," the sect madam said.

The disciples began to discuss amongst themselves again, the millennium rock is known to be very strong and unbreakable, the only way to break it is by finding its weak spot but it is not very easy to find it.

"The both of them are good at archery but I really don't know who will win if the sect madam increases the difficulty of this round" Huo Mei said

"The millennium rock is already hard to break, how can they break it with their eyes covered," Huo Qiang said in confusion.

They were all confused by the sect madam suggestion, in this sect, only the third elder and the sect madam has ever broken the millennium rock but the both of them broke it with a little stone and till this day, none of the disciples could understand how they did it.

The mountain splitting arrow is also one of the hardest weapons to use amongst all the weapons that the flame sect has invented, using the mountain splitting arrow will definitely decrease their chances of winning.

"Sect madam, how is the winner going to be decided?" the third elder asked with a smile on his face, he knew that the test was very easy and the only difficulty is finding the millennium rock weak spot and controlling the mountain splitting arrow but for him, this round is going to be fun to watch than the other rounds.

"Whoever shatters the millennium rock to pieces is the winner and it will also determine what level of cultivation the both of you are," the sect madam said then she sat back on her seat while she waited for the disciples she sent to bring all the materials they needed for this round. A few minutes later, the disciples she sent returned with the millennium rocks and the mountain splitting arrows, then they set the rock in front of them and handed the arrows to the two of them.

"You can examine this rock for ten seconds to find the weak spot but even if you find the weak spot and you are not strong enough to break it then it is still useless," the sect madam said

"How are they supposed to used ten seconds to find the weak spot in this large rock," Huo Lian said

"From what she said, even the weak spot is hard to break without enough strength, I hope Huo Ying wins," Huo Mei said

"If Bingchen wins then he will become arrogant and continue to defy Huo Ying but if she wins then she can put him in his place," Huo Li said

"But if the sect madam knows that, why does she want to make things easier for Bingchen?" Huo Qiang asked

"That is because you don't know my master well, even if Bingchen wins, she doesn't care about who wins, she wants to give Bingchen a fair chance to compete with Huo Ying and she wants to give Huo Ying a good chance to show that she is superior to him," Huo Li said as she brought her ponytail to her shoulder and fondled with it.

"You really know her well, it seems like Huo Ying also knows what she is thinking," Huo Mei said

"This is going to be more fun than the previous rounds," Huo Li said

Huo Ying and Bingchen moved closer to the millennium rock, then they examined it while one of the disciples started doing the countdown, just as the disciples reached ten, the both of them smiled and returned to their position.

"Why did they just smile, they seem to have found the weak spot?"

"I think so too, both of them are very skilled, I don't think it will be very hard for them to find the weak spot"

"Who did you bet on?"

"who do you think, of course, I placed my bet on the young mistress, I don't believe that guardian Bingchen can defeat the young mistress"

"I placed my bet-on Guardian Bingchen, he might not be as skilled as her but he is very good when it comes to strategies so I believe that he will win this round"

"Fool, do you know what this round means?"

"Isn't it just a competition?"

"If guardian Bingchen wins then he would be on par with the young mistress and he might want to compete with her for the position of the future sect leader"

"What if the young mistress wins?"

"Then she has proved herself to be stronger than him"

"Oooooh!"

"the both of you should keep quiet, they will soon start" a female advanced disciple ordered, the both of them quickly turned to look at who had then scolded them, they cowered their head when they realized that it was an advanced disciple.

"We are sorry, senior sister" they chorused

A disciple handed a black piece of cloth to both of them, then they covered their eyes with it.

"I announce that this round will now commence!" the Mcee shouted

The both of them suspended their arrows in the air, then they arched their hands at both sides of the arrow, a red aura flowed into the black arrow.

The arrow immediately turned golden which is the normal colour of the mountain splitting arrow when it is activated, a ball of red aura surrounded the arrow as they tried to control it in order to make it hit the right spot.

"They might not be able to control the mountain splitting arrow," the sect leader said

"if they can't even control that then they are not strong enough to represent the flame sect" the sect madam replied

They increased the internal force they were channelling into the arow then they arrow started spinning with very fast speed but they were still not satisfied, they increased the internal force again then the speed the arrow was spinning at increased three times the normal speed.

They turned their palms around and pushed the arrow forwards with a large amount of force, the arrow started travelling at a very fast speed towards the millennium rock, everyone focused their attention on the arrow as it travelled with their eyes widened to see the arow clearly, the arrow finally piece through the millennium rock…..

Crack!!!

Thud!!!

The rock that was placed in front of Bingchen was split into two immediately the arrow pierced through the rock, they all cheered then they turned to look at Huo Ying's rock which was still looking untouched and the arrow she shot was nowhere to be found.

"eeeh! why is the young mistress rock still in place, will she perhaps lose to guardian Bingchen"

"I didn't think that the young mistress would be inferior to Bingchen, no piece of rock even fell from her own rock"

"What just happened, why is Huo Ying's rock still in place, how could Bingchen be stronger than her," Huo Lian said with confusion

"Where did her arrow go, I can't see it," Huo Mei said

"She is stronger than Bingchen, there is no way he would be able to win against her" Huo Qiang said

"You are all too hasty, just wait for the real winner to be shown," Huo Mei said with a crooked smile etched on her face, she had seen through everything that happened while other didn't see what happened to Huo Ying's arrow.

Huo Ying was confused, she was sure that she didn't need to use her full strength on the rock so she just reduced her strength when she shot the arrow but how come her rock is still in place, Bingchen was also surprised that he was actually able to split the rock into two while Huo Ying couldn't, his lips tilted to form a proud smile.

The sect madam was also confused, she was sure that the both of them found the weak spot but how come Huo Ying couldn't even break a little part of the rock, there is only one way to find out….

She looked down to look at Huo Li's expression, the smile on her face told her that she knew what had happened, Huo Li's golden demonic eye can see through anything so she must have seen what happened.

"I announce that the winner of this round is…is…is guardian Bingchen" the Mcee announced, then those who had placed their bet on Bingchen started cheering although they weren't many of them, then….

Crack!!!!

Boom!

Boom!!!!

They all turned when they heard the exploding sound behind them, they all widened their eyes at the sight of Huo Ying's rock shattering into pieces and turning into sand. They couldn't believe their eyes….

THE MILLIENUIM ROCK HAS BEEN REDUCED TO NOTHING!!!

Huo Ying was also shocked, she didn't expect the little strength she put in to have destroyed the millennium rock to such state.

"I told you that the real winner will be revealed soon," Huo Li said

"The young mistress is no longer at the core formation stage she is…..." Huo Mei stuttered.

The third elder shattered the millennium rock in the same way when he was at the tenth level of the nascent soul stage in his youth while the sect madam shattered it in the same way when she was at the ninth level of the nascent soul stage but Huo Ying…...

How did she do that…...

"It seems like the young mistress has even surpassed the achievement of the sect madam and the third elder," the first elder said, although he wasn't happy that Bingchen has lost to Huo Ying, it still came as a shock to him.

"I remember that the young mistress was still at the tenth level of the core formation stage when I assessed her last month, how did she enter the eight level of the nascent soul in such a short time," the third elder said with awe written on his face.

"I also don't understand and she could even shatter the millennium rock into sand at the tenth-level," the sect madam said, she wanted Huo Ying to win but she never expected that she would be able to achieve that.

Even Huo Ying was shocked at her performance, she didn't even realize that she was at the nascent stage not to talk of the eight-level

"I announce that the winner is the young mistress!" the Mcee shouted, then all the disciple started cheering.

"Why don't we discuss how she increased her cultivation level later, for now, don't bring it up," the sect leader said, he was worried that she has done something wrong but he couldn't make it public.

"Okay!" the sect madam replied

"Since the winner of the competition has been announced, I assume that the competition is over?" the sect leader asked

"No, I haven't fought with anyone yet," Huo Li complained

"Why do you always think of fighting?" the sect madam questioned with a scolding look on her face.

"master, if I don't even have anyone to fight with, then it won't be fun to train anymore," Huo Li answered with a sulking look and her lips pouted.

"Huo Li…." The sect madam said, she quickly understood what she meant so she sat back reluctantly.

"I was planning to give a gift to the winner but since Huo Ying is the winner, I will give the gift to Bingchen" the sect madam announced

"Mother, that is not fair, I won the competition, why should Bingchen get the gift," Huo Ying said

"You are the young mistress, so the gift should belong to Bingchen, I have made my decision and it won't change, Bingchen come to my chamber to get your gift later," the sect madam said then she stood up from her seat and climbed down the stairs then she left the training ground.

The sect leader removed the shield on the training ground then he left the training ground with the elder following behind him.

"Huo Ying meet me in my chamber with the guardians and Huo Li," the sect leader said before he left the training ground.

All the disciples gathered around the betting station to collect their money according to how many times they won, those who had bet their money on Bingchen were dejected when they lost all their money all because of one wrong choice. Huo Li and the guardians ran forward to meet Huo Ying…

"Huo Ying, you are so amazing, how did you do that?" Huo Mei asked with a broad smile on her face.

"I also don't know, I thought I would be able to break the rock into two or three so I didn't use my full strength but I didn't expect the little strength I put in to have produced such result," Huo Ying said

"There is something strange here, It took me two years to reach the seventh level of the nascent stage and my master told me that it was a miracle for me to have reached the seventh stage from the sixth stage because the hardest levels of the nascent soul stage are the sixth level to the tenth level, how could you break into the eight-level from the tenth stage of the core formation in such a short time," Huo Li said

"I also think the same way too, I didn't even know that I was at the eight-level but I can't be sure maybe I am still at the tenth level of the core formation stage but my internal strength just increased," Huo Ying said