Chapter 296 The Battle for Talent

She was released after only a little over a year, having had her teaching position confiscated for three years.

Upon hearing this, Jia Xitong looked at her friend who was sitting by the fire pit and asked, "Why do you want to hang out with her?"

"They all take on side jobs, and she pays the most."

Hu Changxiu gave a very realistic answer.

There was a time when they too bowed their heads to make a living. As the saying goes, if you've been caught in the rain, you don't want your friends to be soaked to the bone.

Jia Xitong slapped her thigh generously, "What does she mainly want you to do? Tell me, and I'll introduce you to someone better. This Puyun is really no good."

Hu Changxiu could tell from his broken promise.

"I'm just setting up the formation."

As a teacher who got the job through this skill, this is all he knows how to do.

"The potential of this formation is enormous."

Upon hearing this, Jia Xitong replied, and then manipulated the Suzuki Flying Owl to turn around and fly towards Xianlong Peak, "My host knows a lot of people, I'll take you to find him."

Xianlong Peak

Shang Yanting and Huo Rui both fell silent as they looked at the people Jia Xitong had brought back.

Well, they had just mentioned that Xianlong Peak lacked a cultivator skilled in formations, and that afternoon Jia Xitong brought one back to Shang Yanting. Although he was just an unknown formation instructor, Xianlong Peak was in dire need of manpower right now, and he could fill the vacancy perfectly.

What formations do you know?

Huo Rui sat down and asked Shang Yanting in detail.

"Formations are not classified according to quantity. They are mainly based on the evolution of the five elements and the principles of deduction. The core of the formation is the center, which is driven by spiritual power to operate it."

Hu Changxiu's stammering speech made Huo Rui feel very tired.

I couldn't understand it very well either.

Huo Rui: "How long have you been studying formations?"

Hu Changxiu: "He learned to pee when he was little."

Huo Rui: "Could you set up a small formation for us to see?"

Hu Changxiu: "What kind of formation do you want?"

To complete the task given to him by Shang Yanting, Huo Rui had come into contact with quite a few array masters. Among them were some formidable ones, but when demonstrating their skills, they all only used their most proficient arrays. This young array master actually dared to ask him what kind of array he wanted; that was quite a boast.

Huo Rui glanced at Shang Yanting standing beside him, then said, "I want an array that can conceal one's aura and spiritual energy. Can you set that up?"

"I...I'll give it a try."

Hu Changxiu nodded, rolled up his sleeves, and didn't seem to be faking it.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a dozen spirit stones, complex incantations and arrays were laid out, forming a simple concealment array.

Huo Rui stepped inside and immediately began to radiate spiritual energy in all directions.

Under the operation of the formation, spiritual energy formed a circle around the area and merged into the formation. While it couldn't be said that spiritual energy and aura were completely concealed, this formation could at least hide about 70% of it!

Huo Rui suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him in surprise.

That little bucket is truly a lucky star!

They had been searching for the formation for a long time, but it turned out to be found without any effort at all.

Hu Changxiu was stood up by Pu Yun and spent another day sitting on the sidelines. After an hour at Xianlong Peak, he successfully signed the contract.

Is it okay now?

"Can!"

Huo Rui went out with him with a smile on his face.

Seeing Huo Rui's enthusiastic attitude, Jia Xitong asked, "Host, is Fellow Daoist Hu particularly powerful?"

"Um."

Shang Yanting nodded, "Your friend is very outstanding."

"Fellow Daoist Hu is usually very low-key. If Pu Yun hadn't stood him up, I wouldn't have known he was so powerful."

Jia Xitong chuckled, "I originally wanted to ask you to help Fellow Daoist Hu find a good part-time job, but I didn't expect him to become one of ours now."

"Pu Yun?"

Upon hearing the name, Shang Yanting instantly remembered who it was. He frowned slightly and took out a communication talisman, from which came Shang Huorui's voice.

"Your Excellency?"

Huo Rui was on his way to see Hu Changxiu off when he left. He didn't know why Shang Yanting had asked him to do this. "Prepare a room for Hu Changxiu and ask him to move to Xianlong Peak."

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On the other side

Wanqijing Peak

Pu Yun is currently enjoying tea with someone.

Being suspended from school for three years, aside from the initial humiliation and anger, her aunt not only did not blame her for seriously injuring the Dryland Tortoise, but she was also well taken care of in the peak and suffered no loss at all.

However, the previous year and a half

Her aunt asked her to go into seclusion to cultivate, and she only came out a month ago.

The Wanqi family has always enjoyed recruiting talented individuals from all walks of life, especially those cultivators of humble origins but with considerable potential. These individuals may not yet be considered talents, but they are highly likely to become prominent figures in the future. The Wanqi family's strategy is to help and nurture them at minimal cost. If even one or two out of ten cultivators succeed, the Wanqi family will only profit.

A few days ago, her aunt noticed the little array cultivator who had a stutter but could still be a teacher, and specially sent her to contact and subdue him.

We were supposed to meet formally today, but a friend of hers came to visit this morning.

On one side is a lowly cultivator, and on the other is a close friend of the same cultivation level.

The relative importance of each is obvious at a glance.

So she immediately gave up going to the agreed place and sat down to talk with her friend until her friend left before calmly heading out.

After leaving the house, she headed straight for the agreed-upon location. It was already close to evening, so naturally, no one was there.

These days, even junior cultivators aren't willing to wait even a moment longer.

Pu Yun didn't linger and hurried towards the teachers' accommodation.

Still no one was there.

She stopped a passing monk and asked, "Where's the stutterer who lives here?"

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