"Junior brother, put this spirit pearl away. Let's head to the Mysterious Pagoda!" Chang Qingyue said.
Ye Feng took the Fire Spirit Orb and put it into his storage jar, then went to the Mysterious Pagoda with Chang Qingyue and Zi Yue.
As soon as Ye Feng arrived at the entrance of the Xuanji Pagoda, he saw an elder waiting there.
It was none other than the Grand Elder, Elder Lingxing!
"Have you collected all five elemental spirit orbs? Give me the five elemental spirit orbs, I'll check them," Elder Lingxing said.
Ye Feng immediately took out the five elemental spirit beads (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) and presented them to Elder Lingxing with both hands.
With a gentle wave of his hand, Elder Lingxing sent all five spirit orbs floating up from Yefeng's hand, lining them up in front of him.
Elder Lingxing formed a hand seal, and all five elemental spirit beads—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—radiated dazzling light.
Night Wind, Evergreen Moon, and Purple Moon all clearly saw that each of the five Five Elements Spirit Pearls contained a delicate and exquisite rune.
"This is..." Ziyue asked curiously.
"It's a mark I made in the Five Elements Spirit Pearl, containing a wisp of my true energy, so only I can activate it," Elder Lingxing explained.
"Why do you do this?" Ziyue asked, puzzled.
"Of course, it's to prevent cheating."
Elder Lingxing chuckled and then continued, "Refining the Five Elements Spirit Pearls is not a particularly profound method. As long as one cultivates the corresponding techniques or collects enough Five Elements Spiritual Energy, and combines it with some special materials, one can refine the Five Elements Spirit Pearls."
"So what if someone secretly condenses the Five Elements Spirit Pearls themselves and tries to pass off as someone else?"
“The Five Elements Spirit Pearls that others have condensed do not contain the runes that I personally added. So I can tell whether they are genuine Five Elements Spirit Pearls or whether someone has cheated and secretly condensed their own Five Elements Spirit Pearls just by checking them.”
Zi Yue suddenly realized and said with a smile, "So that's how it is. Elder Lingxing, you are truly cunning and shrewd."
"Um?"
Elder Lingxing frowned and looked at Ziyue.
"No, no, no, I meant Elder Lingxing, you're cunning and scheming!" Ziyue quickly corrected herself.
"That's more like it." Elder Lingxing nodded in satisfaction.
Elder Lingxing then pointed to the center of the first-floor hall of the Xuanji Pagoda and said, "Go and wait over there."
Night Breeze, Evergreen Moon, and Purple Moon then walked toward the center of the lobby on the first floor.
At this moment, in the main hall on the first floor of the Xuanji Pagoda, besides Elder Lingxing, only Yefeng, Changqingyue, and Ziyue remained.
This also means that Ye Feng and his group were the first to arrive here.
In other words, their group is the winner of this Xuanji Sect competition!
So now, whether it's the night breeze, the evergreen moon, or the purple moon, they are all very happy.
Ye Feng and his group waited inside the Xuanji Pagoda for three hours, until dawn was breaking, when the second group finally arrived successfully.
The second group was the Wind, Rain, and Cold Group.
After being inspected by Elder Lingxing, Feng Yuhan, Wen Lingyan, and Lu Zhongli strode into the first-floor hall of the Xuanji Pagoda and came before Ye Feng, Chang Qingyue, and Ziyue.
Now that they meet, the tense atmosphere between them is gone.
The six people chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"By the way, Junior Sister Wen, Junior Brother Ye is very interested in your mechanical skills and would like to learn from you," Chang Qingyue said with a smile.
Wen Lingyan tossed her hair, turned her head to look at Ye Feng, and a meaningful smile appeared on her beautiful face.
"You want to learn from me? Do you want to spar with me, or learn mechanical arts from me?" Wen Lingyan asked.
"Of course, it's the latter."
Before Ye Feng could say anything more, Chang Qingyue had already spoken with a smile.
Wen Lingyan nodded and said, "Okay, after the sect competition, Junior Brother Ye, come find me and I will teach you properly."
I'll teach you these words carefully. Wen Lingyan pronounces them with particular emphasis, as if they have some special meaning.
Ye Feng pretended not to understand the hidden meaning in Wen Lingyan's words and turned his face away from her.
Several more hours passed.
As afternoon approached, the third group finally arrived.
Ye Feng didn't recognize this group because he had never met them before.
Moreover, just as this group entered the Mysterious Pagoda, the fourth group arrived.
The fourth group consisted of Luo Mengxuan, He Lingyu, and Li Xiangxiang.
"Elder Lingxing, what place did our group get?" Luo Mengxuan asked.
"You'll see once you go in and take a look," Elder Lingxing said after examining the Five Elements Spirit Pearls.
Luo Mengxuan then entered the Mysterious Pagoda and saw that there were already three groups inside. Her expression immediately froze.
The fact that there are three groups inside the Mysterious Pagoda means that their group is in fourth place.
Only the top three groups in this sect competition will receive rewards. In other words, Luo Mengxuan, He Lingyu, and Li Xiangxiang have already missed out on the rewards!
The thought that it was so close, and that the reason it took more than ten hours to finally enter the Xuanji Pagoda, was entirely due to Ye Feng, Chang Qingyue, and Ziyue.
Luo Mengxuan glared at Ye Feng and the others with resentment.
Ye Feng and the other two were aware that Luo Mengxuan was glaring at them angrily, but they didn't care at all.
Chang Qingyue, in particular, stood up with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "Junior Sister Luo, you were just a little unlucky and didn't get third place. It's such a pity. But don't be sad, there will be another sect competition in three years. Try your best next time."
Luo Mengxuan snorted heavily and turned her head away from Chang Qingyue.
Elder Lingxing walked over and said with a smile, "You can leave now."
"Aren't we going to wait?" Ziyue asked.
"The top three have been decided, so this sect competition can end ahead of schedule," Elder Lingxing said.
"Yay!"
Purple Moon was overjoyed, and Evergreen Moon and Night Wind also smiled.
After all, it's good to leave here sooner rather than later.
They can only move around on the first floor of the Xuanji Pagoda, and there's nothing on the first floor, so staying here is really boring, and it's better to leave as soon as possible.
So Ye Feng and his two companions left the Xuanji Pagoda, used a teleportation talisman to leave the back mountain, and returned to their residence to rest.
As night fell, Ye Feng and his companions went to Tianxiang Restaurant in Taixuan City for a hearty meal.
The rankings for the sect competition have been announced, and only the top three have been revealed.
So the next morning, Ye Feng, Zi Yue, and Chang Qing Yue went to the Xuanji Sect's Sutra Repository together.
Just as he said, Chang Qingyue chose a very good auxiliary cultivation technique called the Heavenly Heart Tranquility Technique.
Once this technique is used, one can immediately enter a state of mental clarity, thereby greatly improving the efficiency of cultivation.
Moreover, this technique can be used in battle to keep oneself calm and perform at an exceptional level, unleashing one's full potential.
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