Seven years later.
With the once-in-a-decade Inner Sect Competition fast approaching, it has attracted the attention of most disciples throughout the sect.
This competition will be held not only by the inner sect members but also by the outer sect members.
Outer disciples compete in minor and major competitions to gain entry into the inner sect and receive resource rewards. The major competition for inner disciples is a contest for the availability of Foundation Establishment Pills.
For Foundation Establishment stage disciples, this is an opportunity to become a main branch disciple and enter the core training sequence of the Cloud Soaring Sect.
Such a grand competition naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the Cloud Soaring Sect, making it a major event.
However, it had no impact on Lin Xiuyuan. Although he had done some summoning missions in the past few years to earn contribution points, it was only to avoid looking bad and being forced to make arrangements by the deacon hall.
Simply accepting some simple tasks, such as making spirit talismans for the disciples of Lingxiao Mountain, is so simple that the contribution points are naturally not many. For each task completed and five spirit talismans made, in addition to the spirit stone reward, only one contribution point is awarded!
With so few contribution points, you don't even qualify to participate in the competition. You need at least 100 contribution points!
This shows that Lin Xiuyuan had no intention of participating.
After all, although one can gain the opportunity to advance through the competition and become a disciple of the main lineage, seizing this opportunity is not so simple.
There are over a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators on Mount Jiuxiao, but only thirty spots are available in the ten-year Grand Competition, which shows how fierce the competition is.
Without a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level, it is virtually impossible to secure a promotion spot.
Therefore, Lin Xiuyuan never had any intention of participating in this competition. He planned to accept simple talisman summoning tasks at will without delaying his cultivation and talisman making, slowly accumulate contribution points, and then set his sights on becoming a disciple of the main lineage within the next three competitions!
Lin Xiuyuan continued his steady cultivation, and every few months he would go out for two or three days to Pingshan City to sell talismans and buy what he needed for cultivation.
Seven years of arduous training had completely squandered Lin Xiuyuan's fortune, barely enough to sustain him for less than four years of high-speed cultivation...
Although Lin Xiuyuan obtained many spiritual items in the secret place of Hundred Python Mountain, they were all very useful and he would not sell them. Most of them were rare spiritual items suitable for the cultivation needs of the Foundation Establishment and Purple Mansion stages. Now he was just waiting for Huo Yun to become a Foundation Establishment alchemist before he could have her refine them.
In the first four years, with the help of a large amount of spirit stones, and with Yangfa Pills as the main ingredient, supplemented by Jinyuan Pills and the spirit liquid of the Rainbow Lotus, Lin Xiuyuan made extremely rapid progress, directly comparable to the speed of geniuses.
However, after nearly 400,000 spirit stones were used up, for the next three years, he could only afford to buy Golden Essence Pills to cultivate with less than 2,000 spirit stones per month, and his cultivation speed suddenly became extremely slow.
Fortunately, with the support of abundant resources over the previous four years, even at a slow pace, there was still considerable progress in the last three years, and he barely managed to reach the mid-stage of the early Foundation Establishment stage!
Seven years later, the purple light of the Fire Dragon Talisman had accumulated to more than 60%, while the Xuanjia Talisman had decreased to only 40-50%. Now, the main focus is on refining the Fire Dragon Talisman, which is not expensive and is suitable for Lin Xiuyuan's use. After all, the only powerful method he has now is basically this talisman.
"It's slower than expected; it might not be until the fourth competition..."
Lin Xiuyuan shook his head, helpless. His current income could only support this cultivation speed and ensure the supply of Golden Essence Pills for refining. Even if he stopped breeding spirit beasts and had an extra two thousand spirit stones, it wouldn't significantly increase his cultivation speed. In just four years, he had used up nearly four hundred thousand spirit stones, demonstrating the enormous expense.
Unfortunately, for someone with such mixed spiritual roots to compare with the cultivation speed of geniuses, the only option is to throw spirit stones and resources at him!
Now, all he can do is wait for the purple light to fully illuminate the mysteries, allowing him to grasp the essence of the talismans, enhance their power, and save time. This will increase efficiency, significantly boost his income, and allow him to maintain his high-speed cultivation!
Lin Xiuyuan didn't pay much attention to the competition. He went out to Pingshan City to sell talismans and buy a few bottles of Golden Essence Pills. After passing through Zhongxiao Mountain, he accepted a simple talisman summoning mission and returned to his cave to continue his secluded cultivation.
I thought I could continue cultivating peacefully and fully enjoy this tranquil environment.
However, on the eve of the competition, a message from the Hall of Deacons made Lin Xiuyuan frown.
"A forced summoning mission? The spirit stone mine was attacked, and I was sent to accompany some senior brothers and sisters to guard it for a period of time, and to investigate the real culprit?"
Lin Xiuyuan frowned, somewhat puzzled as to why he, a newly arrived Foundation Establishment disciple, would be forcibly assigned such a task, which seemed to be quite dangerous!
"It's a bit strange. I'm a new disciple. Logically speaking, such a mandatory task shouldn't fall on my shoulders so quickly. After all, new disciples need a period of time to cultivate and inherit the true methods."
Feeling somewhat puzzled, Lin Xiuyuan picked up the jade slip and sent a message to Zhang Zhiyong, asking him what exactly was going on.
Although Lin Xiuyuan had been in seclusion for years, he would go out every few months to maintain this relationship and keep their acquaintance somewhat superficial.
Zhang Zhiyong quickly replied with a message.
"Haha, Junior Brother Lin, you've also been assigned a mandatory mission? Don't worry, there's nothing strange about it. It's just that the Grand Competition is coming up, and too many disciples are participating. There aren't many people taking on the summoning missions, so naturally they can't assign those disciples who are participating in the Grand Competition to do it. Therefore, they've recruited us newcomers to be the main force."
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