Chapter 321: The Annoying Ceremony, Nine Mountains Auction

Master Tongming was watching the two Qi Refining disciples fighting in the field with a focused look on his face, his mind focused and his expression numb.

What? You said that the light that appears every now and then is distracting? Who are you looking down on? You are a great god, and only two or three... four or five... ten or so disciples have achieved the golden elixir. Who has never seen it? Oh, you haven't seen it so densely? I haven't seen it either...

A dozen golden elixirs are nothing, of course, and he really doesn't take them seriously.

But within half a month, Jiushan Sect actually had more than ten new Jindan cultivators...

One a day, just like a hen laying eggs...

Thinking of this, he turned around and looked at Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa also raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Qiuxian Island. He was frowning without a smile on his face, and seemed a little dissatisfied.

Master Tongming's eyes became even more profound: This Master Zheng really knows how to make people angry.

The other Nascent Souls who were watching the ceremony were not paying attention to the disciples competing, but were whispering to each other.

"Fourteen now. I remember that the Nine Mountain Sect had only this many golden elixirs before, right?"

"Double?"

"Not only that, I see that among these fourteen golden elixirs, there are actually seven high-grade golden elixirs! If given time, there will be seven more Nascent Soul cultivators? Right now, the Nine Mountains Sect only has five Nascent Soul cultivators, right?"

After saying this, all the Nascent Souls' eyes fell on Zheng Fa.

Among the group of people sitting here, there are two who are in the Nascent Soul stage, and most of the others are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Only Zheng Fa is the youngest, and his cultivation level is only at the Golden Core stage, so he seems a bit out of place sitting there.

But at this moment, he seemed to be the center of everyone's attention.

The golden elixir light coming from afar shone on him, sparkling and unforgettable.

Only that frown made everyone mutter in their hearts -

Isn't the Jiushan Sect too pitiful? There are so many talented people.

You're still frowning like that?

So dissatisfied? Everyone began to reflect: Is it because we have set too low standards for our disciples? Haven't you seen how prosperous the Jiushan Sect is now? Is it true that strict teachers produce excellent students?

Zheng Fa really didn't know that his expression could deceive disciples from other sects.

He was indeed a little disappointed.

Among these fourteen disciples, only half of them condensed top-grade golden elixirs, which was actually a little lower than his expectations.

In theory, this ratio would definitely be considered a great joyous event in any sect of Xuanwei.

But the Jiushan Sect is different after all.

After "The Golden Elixir Project", the twelve golden elixir methods in the sect have become more perfect.

That's it.

These disciples even understood the principles of the golden elixir and had basically no doubts in their minds.

Of course, this does not guarantee that everyone can form a top-grade golden elixir.

The problem is - simplification.

The effect of process simplification can be calculated using a very simple probability problem:

If there are twenty steps to be performed, and the yield rate of each step is 90%, then the total yield rate will be slightly more than 10%.

If the process is simplified to only ten steps, the overall yield rate will be more than 30%.

There is an increase of about three times.

Of course, forming a pill is not that simple - he also cannot reduce each method by half. The so-called "yield rate" varies depending on the method and the conditions of the cultivator. There is no accurate measurement and it is naturally impossible to calculate it clearly.

But the principle is roughly the same.

On the other hand, having fewer steps has another advantage: because spiritual power and soul are consumed in the process of forming the elixir, the more steps there are, the less control the cultivator has over the process. Naturally, the "yield rate" is actually getting lower and lower.

With fewer steps, there is naturally no such risk.

Therefore, Zheng Fa thought to himself...the proportion of high-quality golden elixirs should be higher.

After thinking about it, Zheng Fa shook his head. He thought that this was the first large-scale practice of the "Golden Elixir Project" and it was impossible to achieve the ideal situation completely. On the other hand, the conditions of each foundation-building disciple were different. Some people's foundation was too imperfect, which might also have a great impact.

He planned to wait for this group of disciples to come out of retreat, then summarize them one by one, further perfect the theory of the "Golden Elixir Project", and improve these golden elixir methods again.

In the future, there will be the "Fu Dao Foundation Building Method" for building the foundation, and the "Golden Elixir Project" for forming the elixir...that will be a completely different scene!

As for those disciples who have not formed a high-grade golden elixir, Xuanwei cultivators may think that they have no hope of forming a Nascent Soul...

But this thing called "Nine-Turn Golden Elixir Method" might bring some surprises to Zheng Fa.

After figuring this out, Zheng Fa looked up and saw that the Nascent Soul cultivators around him were looking at him with rather strange eyes.

"You're looking at me like that..." he asked blankly, "Is the competition over?"

"Um?"

Everyone turned around and saw the victorious disciple standing in the theater, with his hands on his hips, looking lonely, aggrieved, and bored.

…

After the sports meet, there will be a commendation meeting, and the same is naturally true after the Hundred Immortals Ceremony!

The Hundred Immortals Dharma Assembly is divided into three groups: Golden Elixir, Foundation Building, and Qi Training. The top eight in each group will receive rewards from Master Tongming.

Zheng Fa looked at the Seventh Young Master standing stupidly on the stage and shook his head:

This guy can actually rank seventh in the Qi training group!

The quality of this generation of disciples of the Hundred Immortals League is worrying! But it is understandable when you think about it——

Not only has the Seventh Young Master's cultivation reached the late stage of Qi training, but also, apart from the disciples of the Nine Mountains Sect, his attainments in talismans are definitely among the best in the Hundred Immortals Alliance.

But...Talismans have great advantages among Qi training disciples. After all, magic weapons and the like can only be used after reaching the Golden Core stage.

In addition, this person is now highly regarded in the Qingmu Sect, and the Qingmu Sect is good at alchemy.

Zheng Fa had watched the Seventh Young Master's fight: This guy is definitely a krypton gold and drug-taking warrior! Those with higher cultivation levels don't have as many talismans as him, those with the same number of talismans as him don't have as many pills as him, and even those with more pills than him don't admit defeat as quickly as he does! Master Tongming distributed various rewards such as spiritual stones and treasures to these disciples, and he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart - because he could feel that everyone seemed to be a little absent-minded.

Him too.

Because they were all waiting for the next event - the Jiushan Sect's New Golden Elixir Ceremony.

This was also suggested by Uncle Pang. He felt that Zheng Fa's formation of the elixir should be celebrated. However, Zheng Fa refused. After all, there was a celebration when he took over as the head of the sect, and the time difference between the two was very short. Zheng Fa was unwilling to make trouble.

Now that there are fourteen more Jindan cultivators in the sect, the strength has been greatly enhanced. We might as well take advantage of the excitement in the Nine Mountains Realm and hold a grand event.

Zheng Fa thought about it for two days and finally agreed - it's human nature to want to show off after a breakthrough in cultivation, right?

He couldn't deprive those new Jindan disciples of this fun.

What surprised him was that Master Tongming and the others were also quite interested.

Therefore, after the Hundred Immortals Alliance Commendation Conference, it will be the Nine Mountains Sect Golden Elixir Celebration.

After the Seventh Young Master and his companions received their rewards, the fourteen newly promoted Jindan of the Jiushan Sect lined up and walked onto the stage. They had just advanced to the next level, and their aura had not yet been completely restrained, but as they walked together, their imposing manner was quite overwhelming.

Even the Nascent Souls who were watching the ceremony couldn't help but hold their breath and looked at these disciples with complicated eyes.

The leader among the fourteen was Uncle Pang’s disciple Sun Daoyu. He had formed a top-grade golden elixir and was well-known among the disciples, so he was secretly the leader of the group.

At this moment, Sun Daoyu was no longer as calm and composed as before. He had a silly smile on his face. When he saw Zheng Fa, he couldn't help but grinning, and it was obvious that he was very happy.

Offstage, Uncle Pang and Zhou Qianyuan looked at this disciple, their faces smiling as if they were chrysanthemums.

The Golden Elixir Ceremony is actually not as good as the commendation meeting just now - because there are no rewards.

The most important thing is to let these new Jindan disciples meet all the disciples, and at the same time, replace their waist badges with those of true disciples.

Zheng Fa handed the newly made badge to Sun Daoyu. Sun Daoyu took the badge and rubbed it carefully with his fingers, his eyes turning red.

Zheng Fa patted his shoulder and pushed him forward gently.

Sun Daoyu took two steps and stood in front of Zheng Fa, facing the bustling crowd of Jiushan Sect disciples and foreign cultivators below the stage.

First, the disciples of Jiushan Sect bowed to him and said, "Congratulations, Senior Brother, on achieving the Golden Elixir and becoming a true disciple!"

Tens of thousands of people shouted together, and the sound shook the four directions.

Sun Daoyu quickly returned the gift.

Then came the foreign monks who were watching the ceremony and congratulated him.

These people also had serious expressions on their faces - Jin Dan was considered a big figure in the Xuanwei Realm, not to mention that it was a top-grade Jin Dan, a talent that could hopefully lead to the achievement of the Nascent Soul stage.

Even those Nascent Souls secretly remembered Sun Daoyu's face.

After the seven disciples received their badges and accepted everyone's congratulations, the eighth person's face was no longer filled with pure happiness... he also looked a little ashamed.

Because what he condensed was just a mid-grade golden elixir.

The disciples after him also looked dejected.

Master Tongming and the others were watching from the audience, and they were even more puzzled: The middle-grade golden elixir was a little short, but was it necessary to do so? Huh? Why are you all more arrogant than the other in the Jiushan Sect?

Master Tongming turned around and looked at the elite disciples he brought with him. He secretly calculated in his heart that among the hundreds of Jindan cultivators, no more than fifteen of them had high-grade Jindan! Even so, they were the essence of his disciples from the past few generations of the Hundred Immortals Alliance!

Looking at the disgraced face of the disciple on the stage, he was furious! Zheng Fa understood the dismay of the disciple...

He patted the man on the shoulder, smiled, and said, "After you go back, summarize the mistakes you made during the Dan Formation process so that future disciples can learn from them."

The disciple in front of him lowered his head and spoke in a muffled tone, but he did not refuse. He said, "Yes, I am not as good as Senior Brother Sun and the others. It is good for me to make some contributions to the sect and give a few reminders to my junior brothers."

Obviously, he really understood Zheng Fa's thoughts.

Zheng Fa felt relieved, patted him hard, and said with a smile: "It's just that the Dan formation is a little bit short, it's not irreparable."

The disciple suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Zheng Fa, and saw him smiling at him and nodding slightly.

"……yes!"

The disciple immediately became excited.

Master Tongming and others in the audience were even more confused...

No, can you explain to me what it means to succeed without regrets?

What do you mean it can still be salvaged?

What Zheng Fa said is simply nonsense.

However, when Zheng Fa said this, not only this disciple, but also several disciples behind the team were all smiling happily, as if they had no doubt at all.

Master Tong Ming: …

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He felt that the people in the Nine Mountains were a little bit abnormal...

What Zheng Fa was talking about was naturally the "Nine-Turn Golden Elixir Method".

The group of disciples took their badges and walked to the back of the platform, where the older generation of Jindan disciples gathered.

There were originally only a dozen or so Jindan disciples in the Jiushan Sect, but now there are twice as many, and the change is very obvious.

What's more, among the previous Jindan disciples, besides Senior Sister Yuan, there was only another male disciple who could produce top-grade Jindan.

Now that there are seven more high-grade golden elixirs, how could their strength be more than doubled? As Sun Daoyu and his companions approached, the faces of these older generation golden elixir disciples could not help but look a little gloomy... after all, the quality of their golden elixirs was relatively low.

Looking at their expressions, Sun Daoyu understood and said softly, "Brother, why do you have to do this?"

"Um?"

“I have wasted all these years in the foundation-building stage. Thanks to the breakthrough of the sect master, I will be able to achieve a high-grade golden elixir… Now that the sect master is already in the golden elixir stage, if he achieves the Nascent Soul stage, just think about it…”

He didn't finish his words, but the expressions of the old disciples around him changed, as if they immediately understood what he meant.

Think about what Zheng Fa said to that middle-grade Jindan disciple just now...

All of a sudden, these old disciples who had been a little disappointed just now all looked at Zheng Fa, wishing that their master could achieve the Golden Elixir in one day and the Nascent Soul in three days...

Let these people also enjoy the happiness of rising to higher positions!

After the celebration, Zheng Fa walked off the stage and specifically thanked the Yuanyings from the outside world for watching the ceremony.

"It's nothing. It's a blessing for us to meet so many talented people and beautiful women."

A Nascent Soul cultivator said with a smile.

"Exactly! Your sect has so many top-grade golden elixirs, which really opens my eyes!"

“It’s worth the trip, it’s worth the trip!”

Everyone also praised it. It was obvious that they felt that they had broadened their horizons and were very satisfied with being able to participate in the Jiushan Sect's Golden Elixir Ceremony.

The only one who was dissatisfied was Master Tongming...

He looked at these people with confusion in his eyes:

What's the point of a worthwhile trip? Didn't I invite you all to come here to watch the Hundred Immortals Dharma Assembly? Zheng Fa talked to everyone for a few words before he talked about his purpose: "My Jiushan Sect is opening on the island, and the market will open today. At that time, there will be a small auction. If you are interested, you may as well come and have a look."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

Zheng Fa took out some colorful brochures from behind him and handed them to them, saying, "These are the items that my sect prepared for auction. By the way, my sect accepts both spirit stones and magic weapons. If you want to sell something through my sect, you can also go to Senior Sister Zhang."

"Okay, okay..."

After seeing him leave, everyone gathered together and took a quick look at the various auction items in the booklet. After reading them, they all shook their heads.

"There doesn't seem to be anything good in this Nine Mountain Realm. Why are there so many external pills?"

“Hmm, these magic weapons seem to belong to the Great Freedom Demon Cult?”

"I remember this coffin, it belongs to the old man in the bronze coffin."

"It's not bad actually. The Nine Mountains Sect doesn't have a deep foundation."

Everyone nodded. After this Golden Elixir Ceremony, their expectations for the Jiushan Sect suddenly increased a lot.

Looking at this booklet now, I am a little disappointed.

Master Tong Ming also said: "The Nine Mountains Realm seems to be poor, and many things must be purchased through our Hundred Immortals Alliance."

Hearing this, the other Nascent Soul cultivators also realized that the Jiushan Sect might not have many good things.

Don't mention it, my heart suddenly felt much more balanced...

"So are you going?"

"I'm not going. There's nothing I want."

"I'm not interested."

"I'd like to go and take a look. The magic weapon of the Great Freedom Demon Cult also has its own unique features."

"I also want to buy some lightning spiritual materials."

Master Tongming estimated that more than half of the people had no interest in this auction.

He looked at Master Chengkong standing beside him, only to see that the man hadn't even read the booklet...

As if noticing his gaze, Master Chengkong smiled and explained, "The only interesting thing about the Nine Mountain Realm is the lightning materials of the Lightning Element, but they are auctioning them off, so they are of no use to me."

His tone was lazy, and it seemed that he genuinely looked down on this so-called auction.

But Master Tongming also understood him...

You have joined the Supreme Dao, but you still deserve a beating.

Wouldn't it be in vain to find such a big backer? Not to mention that he didn't say it in front of Zheng Fa, even if he did, would Zheng Fa dare to say anything? To be honest, he didn't plan to go either.

As a god, these things are useless to him.

…

But Master Tongming was not in a hurry to leave. After all, some disciples and elders of the Hundred Immortals Alliance also wanted to go to the auction to take a look.

What's more, there is the market on Jingkai Island, so he might as well delay it for a few more days. There is no rush for him.

At night, he heard a sudden scream coming from outside the surrounding yard.

He frowned, and with a touch of his spiritual sense he knew that it was two foundation-building disciples from the Hundred Immortals Alliance who were talking.

"You mean, the Nine Mountain disciples' ability to condense top-grade golden elixirs is related to those external elixirs?"

"right!"

“Is this true or false?”

"How can this be false? My cousin's sister-in-law's brother used to be from the Jiushan Sect!" Another voice was heard saying confidently, "I have found out everything!"

"Every one of these Jindan disciples from the Jiushan Sect has participated in a course called the 'Jindan Project'!"

"What is the Golden Elixir Project?"

"How would I know that? I just know that those external pills are also related to the Golden Pill Project!"

Master Tongming was stunned, his expression immediately became serious, and he continued to listen attentively.

"Are you serious?"

"You don't believe it? It happens that you have any spiritual stones on you? Lend them to me, and I'll go to the auction to see if I can buy an external pill!"

“…No!”

The two men walked away pulling each other. Master Tongming looked at the beams of the house and had an idea in his mind.

…

Three days later, on Jingkai Island, the door of a large two-story wooden building was bustling with people.

Master Tongming arrived at the door at the right time. He looked into the building and was stunned: "Hey, didn't you say you didn't want anything? Who? You!"

Didn’t you say you weren’t interested? He saw with his own eyes that those Yuanyings who had been unable to come before were all walking in one by one!

"Tongming, why are you standing here?"

Behind him, a voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't recognize it.

He turned around suddenly and saw Master Chengkong standing behind him, also walking towards the building.

"Emissary? Are you here to attend the auction as well?"

"Um."

"You are not..."

"Um?"

Master Chengkong glanced at him, and Master Tongming had to shut up. He could understand Master Chengkong: after worshipping the Supreme Dao, he would not go back on his word and call a deer a horse...

Isn't it a waste to find such a big backer? He didn't dare to say anything.

(End of this chapter)