Chapter 186: Xiyue Sect Competition
magic weapon!
To be honest, Chu Ning was a little tempted. The situation of a Jindan realm expert with or without magic weapon was completely different.
Magical weapons and spiritual weapons can be refined by weapon refiners.
Only Nascent Soul level weapon refiners can refine magic weapons, and the material requirements are extremely high.
There are currently no Nascent Soul cultivators in the entire four continents.
This means that there are almost no magic weapons circulating outside now, and many Jindan cultivators will not be able to obtain a magic weapon in their entire lives.
However, Chu Ning understood one thing more clearly. The fact that Wentianmen was willing to give up the magic weapon, and only used it as travel expenses, only showed one thing: what Wentianmen wanted to do was extremely important.
After thinking it over again and again, Chu Ning decided to refuse.
Because the Nascent Soul Patriarch of Xiyue Sect had already promised to give him a magic weapon. Secondly, he had taken great pains to let Yao Xin take on the title of genius alchemist for him. This time he went to Wentianmen, he would be exposed.
"Master, I think I'll just let it go. If this makes things difficult for the sect, I apologize."
Chu Ning refused. He knew that his refusal would inevitably affect the relationship between the Xiyue Sect and the Wentian Sect.
In the eyes of the Wentian Sect's top leaders, they showed enough sincerity, and Yao Xin was a disciple of the Xiyue Sect, so the Xiyue Sect's top leaders could command Yao Xin.
Not allowing Yao Xin to go to Wentianmen would be tantamount to not giving Wentianmen any face at all.
Fei Yuelan raised her eyes slyly; Chu Ning's refusal was somewhat unexpected to her.
In her opinion, the matter of Wentianmen would not do any harm to Chu Ning. As long as he went there, he could get a magic weapon, and there was no need to worry about his safety. Wentianmen had given a guarantee.
With the help of Wentianmen and Xiyue Sect, no one dared to attack Chu Ning, not to mention that she was planning to send a late Jindan elder to accompany Chu Ning.
"Can you tell me why you refused?"
Chu Ning said helplessly: "I am a person with a strong sense of hometown. I have been in Xiyue Sect for so long that I have already regarded Xiyue Sect as my home. I don't want to travel far."
Fei Yuelan looked at Chu Ning deeply, and after a while, she said, "This sect master understands what you mean, and will reject this matter from Wentian Sect."
"Thank you for your understanding, Master." Chu Ning bowed to express his gratitude.
"There is one more thing I need to tell you. It is about your master. The seal of Shanyang City is estimated to last for a year at most."
Chu Ning's eyes lit up. The seal of Shanyang City was about to disappear, and his master and the sect leader would be able to come out.
This is indeed good news.
"Thank you for telling me, Master."
Watching Chu Ning leave, Fei Yuelan sat in a high seat with a thoughtful look on her face.
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Half a month later, Xiyue Sect began to become lively.
The ten-year examination for Xiyue Sect disciples has begun.
Although the disciples of Xiyue Sect do not have to face dangerous environments and can receive protection from the sect, this protection is not unlimited.
Every ten years, Xiyue Sect would conduct an assessment of its disciples.
Chu Ning also learned about it from Meng Sixeng.
The assessment of Xiyue Sect's disciples is divided into two parts, one is the assessment of Qi Condensation Realm disciples, and the other is the assessment of Foundation Establishment Realm disciples.
Xiyue Sect has clear strength improvement requirements for disciples in the Qi Condensation Realm. If they fail to reach a certain level within the specified time, they will be abandoned by Xiyue Sect and sent to Xiyue Sect's industries in various cities to serve as a shopkeeper.
Once sent out, one can no longer enjoy the spirit stones and elixirs provided by the sect, and can only obtain spirit stones by completing performance tasks.
After listening to Meng Sixeng's introduction, the first thing Chu Ning thought of was the education system in his previous life.
The Qi Condensation Period can be compared to the school period. Failure to meet the requirements is equivalent to failure to be admitted to university. After the free compulsory education is over, one can no longer enjoy the benefits and can only rely on working to earn money while attending adult university.
Xiyue Sect gives five years for the early and middle stages of Qi Condensation.
For ordinary cultivators, this time is a bit short, but Xiyue Sect is a top sect, and the requirements for disciples must be very strict. The disciples who can be selected by Xiyue Sect have cultivation talents far exceeding ordinary people.
The period from the middle stage of Qi Condensation to the late stage of Qi Condensation is twenty years.
The period from the late stage of Qi Condensation to the Foundation Establishment is quite long, as long as the foundation is established within sixty years.
This is the assessment requirement for Qi Condensation disciples.
Xiyue Sect also has assessment requirements for disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage, but this assessment does not mean that unqualified disciples will be sent out. It’s just that those who fail the assessment will be able to enjoy fewer sect resources.
To put it bluntly, the faster the breakthrough and the more potential one shows, the more resources the sect will give him. The more resources one gets, the faster one will break through. This is a virtuous cycle.
For the foundation-building cultivators of Xiyue Sect, failing to pass the assessment means that they will gradually fall behind those who have passed the assessment.
The only remedy is to go out and look for resources, or to complete sect missions to gain points in exchange for the desired resources.
The sect assessment is no problem for the talented disciples of Xiyue Sect. These talented disciples are more focused on the sect competition after the assessment.
Taking into consideration that the realm improvement to the late Qi Condensation stage and the Foundation Establishment stage would not be achieved in ten years, the Xiyue Sect specially set up a sect competition in order to motivate the disciples to practice.
Ten winners will be selected from all Qi Condensation Realm disciples regardless of their realm. The top three will receive Foundation Establishment Pills as rewards. Each disciple can only register twice.
The foundation-building disciples are divided into three competitions based on their realm.
The first disciple in the early stage of foundation building will be selected, the first disciple in the middle stage of foundation building will also be selected, and the top ten disciples in the late stage of foundation building will be selected.
In every sect competition, the most attractive part is the competition in the late stage of foundation building.
The competition in the late stage of foundation building is the strongest contest among all the foundation building disciples of Xiyue Sect.
Chu Ning originally felt that this kind of sect competition had nothing to do with him. He was not a disciple of the Xiyue Sect and could only watch the fun at most.
What Chu Ning didn't expect was that Tang Ruowei signed up.
Since his own woman had signed up, Chu Ning would definitely pay attention to her. Only after paying attention did he realize that he had really underestimated the disciples of Xiyue Sect.
The first place winner of the last Xiyue Sect Foundation Establishment Competition had entered the Golden Core stage seven years ago, and the same was true of the first place winner of the previous Foundation Establishment Competition.
If you flip back further, you will find that some of the first place winners were unable to enter the Golden Elixir stage because they encountered accidents when they went out later.
In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, a Jindan expert will be born in Xiyue Sect every ten years. It is really terrifying.
In the Hundred Cities area, the appearance of a powerful Jindan master can change the situation in a region and even lead a country.
According to the accurate data he had learned, the Xiyue Sect produced a Jindan expert every twenty years on average. This was the huge gap between the top sects and ordinary sects.
After understanding this, Chu Ning's advice to Tang Ruowei about participating in the competition was that participation is the most important thing.
Having the courage to sign up means you have already defeated yourself.
However, he was met with a few cold stares from Tang Ruowei.
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Chu Ning did not go to watch the Qi Condensation Realm sect competition, but when it came to the Foundation Establishment Realm's turn, Chu Ning showed up at the competition square.
In the competition for the early stage of foundation building, there was Meng Si Zeng, an acquaintance of Chu Ning.
Meng Si has been in the early stage of foundation building for twenty years and has reached the peak of the early stage of foundation building. In his words, I could have broken through to the middle stage of foundation building as early as last year, but I waited for two years just for this competition.
The Xiyue Sect's sect competition was held in a valley behind Yuefeng Mountain. The entire valley was paved with bluestone and white jade. Each piece of jade was extremely regular and arranged into a huge square.
There are several jade pillars in this square, with some runes carved on them.
The competition will be held in this square.
The Jade Square covers the entire valley, and except for the entrance to the valley, there are several raised stone platforms on the canyon walls on the other three sides.
These stone platforms are prepared for guests watching the ceremony.
Every time Xiyue Sect holds a big competition, not only disciples of the sect come to watch, but also some affiliated sects of Xiyue Sect will bring their disciples to watch.
For the Xiyue Sect, this is an opportunity to flex its muscles. The strength of the younger generation of disciples is there, which can prevent these affiliated sects from having any disloyalty.
As for those affiliated sects, bringing their disciples to watch the Xiyue Sect's competition can help their disciples get rid of their pride and realize that there are always better talents than them in this world.
At this moment, on the high stone platform opposite the entrance to the valley, stood a female Jindan cultivator. This was Li Caiying, who was in charge of presiding over this early foundation-building competition.
"Chun Ning, come here?"
Li Caiying had a good impression of Chu Ning. Although she didn't know that Chu Ning was Yao Xin, she knew that Chu Ning had already entered the Golden Core Realm, so she greeted him immediately.
"Senior Li."
Chu Ning originally just came to cheer Meng Simeng up, but he didn't expect that Senior Li would suddenly greet him, so he had no choice but to fly up to the platform in front of everyone.
In Li Caiying's view, Chu Ning is a Jindan powerhouse and the son-in-law of Xiyue Sect, which means he is one of them. Naturally, he cannot go to the guest viewing platforms on both sides. However, she doesn't know that her actions have attracted the attention of all the cultivators present.
Everyone's eyes fell on Chu Ning curiously. The disciples of Xiyue Sect naturally knew Chu Ning. In recent years, Chu Ning and Tang Ruowei had been a fairy couple in Riyue Mountain. Many disciples had met them.
The name of Chu Shenqing, the number one love saint of Xiyue Sect, is known to everyone.
On the stone platforms on both sides of the mountain wall, those people from the affiliated sects of Xiyue Sect who came to watch the ceremony listened to the discussions of the Xiyue Sect disciples below with curiosity in their eyes.
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Especially those young disciples, they stared at Chu Ning with eyes full of excitement. They were curious about how this person could become Tang Ruowei's Taoist partner.
Tang Ruowei's reputation is not very well-known in other continents, but for the affiliated sects of Xiyue Sect, they have long known about the existence of such a person.
But Chu Ning doesn't seem to be anything special, and doesn't have any background. How could Xiyue Sect approve of this marriage?
Chu Ning's realm is still hidden in the middle stage of foundation building. Unless he takes the initiative to expose the strength of the Golden Core Realm, his true realm cannot be seen below the late Golden Core Realm.
There were no late Jindan-stage strongmen at the scene, and the few high-ranking members of affiliated sects who came to watch the ceremony were only in the early Jindan stage.
"This is the son-in-law of Xiyue Sect. He doesn't look special." A young man muttered in a low voice.
"Stop talking nonsense."
The old man beside the man immediately scolded him, saying that the son-in-law of Xiyue Sect was not something that their affiliated sects could discuss.
After saying this, the old man looked at Li Caiying who was sitting on the stone platform in the middle and expressed his apologies from afar.
Li Caiying glanced indifferently at the young man next to the old man, and just this one glance made cold sweat appear on the young man's forehead.
"See, you are looked down upon. If you show your true strength, I am afraid no one will dare to gossip about you. Also, you are already in the Golden Core Realm, so it is not appropriate to call me senior."
Li Caiying is also in the early stage of Golden Core, and is at the same realm as Chu Ning. According to the rules of the cultivator circle, people at the same realm should call each other fellow Taoists.
Chu Ning smiled slightly. He would not really call Li Caiying a peer. He said, "Elder Li, cultivation is about refining the mind. Why should we care about the gossips of irrelevant people?"
"It's rare for you to have such a state of mind at your age. No wonder you can break through to the Golden Core stage."
Li Caiying's eyes lit up. Chu Ning gave her the feeling that he was not a young cultivator who was less than a hundred years old. Instead, he was more like an old senior who had experienced many vicissitudes of life and gone through a long period of time.
"With your personality, shouldn't you be here?"
"I am good friends with a disciple from Hongri Peak. This disciple has also signed up for this competition and is here to watch the battle."
"Oh, which disciple is it?"
Li Caiying was curious that the person who could make friends with Chu Ning must be a disciple with extraordinary talent.
The other party is in the initial stage of foundation building and may not have become a disciple. You can observe him yourself.
Every elder of Xiyue Sect has to accept disciples. As an elder who has just reached the Golden Core stage, Li Caiying has not accepted any disciples yet. The reason why she is hosting this competition is to give her a chance to focus on observing talented disciples.
"Uh... that's the one who just walked out of the ring."
Chu Ning had a strange expression on his face. He came at the right time. It happened to be Meng Sixeng's turn to play. However, while he was talking to Elder Li, Meng Sixeng was defeated.
Li Caiying's mouth twitched and she chose to end the topic.
Since Meng Si Zeng had already been defeated, Chu Ning watched a few more battles in the early stage of foundation building and then left. The battles in the early stage of foundation building could not attract his attention.
He is not an elder of Xiyue Sect, so he cannot select talented people from among them to be his disciples.
Red Sun Peak.
Chu Ning saw Meng Sixeng with a lonely expression on his face.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, I lost."
Meng Sizen looked at Chu Ning with a bitter smile on his face. He had deliberately delayed entering the middle stage of foundation building for the sake of this competition, but he did not expect to be defeated in the second round, and the defeat was so miserably.
"Victory and defeat are common in life. Why shouldn't you let it go, Brother Meng?" Chu Ning consoled him.
"I can accept losing, but I didn't expect to lose so badly."
This is why Meng Simeng cannot let it go.
Chu Ning smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Meng, you are stuck in a dead end. Since you can control not to break through, then other brothers can do it. Maybe the brother who beat you has been waiting for more years than you."
These words were not meant to comfort Meng Sixeng. When he was in the square earlier, he paid attention to those disciples who were in the early stage of foundation building. Although they were in the early stage of foundation building, their spiritual power was not much different from that of the middle stage of foundation building.
In other words, there is more than just Meng Sizen who is the sixth brother.
"real?"
The desolation in Meng Si Zeng's eyes was slightly less: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Chu, for your advice. I feel much better now."
After comforting Meng Simeng with a few words, Chu Ning was ready to return home, but he didn't expect that Yao Xin was waiting in front of the cave.
"Sister Yao, why are you here?"
Chu Ning was surprised. Ever since he took over his role as the alchemist, Yao Xin had been in seclusion on Qinghuo Peak and hardly ever left the mountain.
"Junior Brother Chu, is it convenient to talk here?" Yao Xin did not answer immediately, but asked.
"Come in and talk."
Chu Ning brought Yao Xin into the cave and then activated the defense formation.
"Someone just arrived at Qinghuo Peak. She was a guest from Wentian Sect. She came to observe our Xiyue Sect's competition. She asked me a few questions about alchemy, but I couldn't answer them, so I could only find an excuse to refuse."
Yao Xin looked a little nervous. Chu Ning frowned. Did someone from the Heavenly Questioning Sect go up to the Qinghuo Peak? The formation of the Qinghuo Peak can protect even ordinary Jindan masters. This formation has been kept open for a long time. How did someone from the Heavenly Questioning Sect get in? "I originally wanted to inform the Sect Master, but there are many people from other sects coming to visit in the past few days. I'm afraid the Sect Master doesn't have time to receive the guests. I can only discuss it with you, Junior Brother Chu."
Over the years, in order to play the role of a genius alchemist well, Yao Xin had also made up for some alchemy knowledge. She had learned some common sense alchemy knowledge including some elixirs, but the questions asked by the girl from Wentianmen were very tricky and she couldn't answer any of them.
"Who is the person from Tianmen?"
"A young girl, whose realm is only foundation building, this is also what I find weird."
"I understand. I will discuss this matter with the sect master. Senior Sister Yao, you should go into seclusion immediately when you return to Qinghuo Peak."
After sending Yao Xin out of the cave, Chu Ning stood at the entrance of the cave and fell into deep thought.
The fact that the foundation-building girl from the Wentian Sect passed through the formation that could prevent early Jindan-stage strongmen from entering was itself strange.
How did this girl do it? Thinking of what the sect master said not long ago, that Wentianmen was willing to offer a magic weapon to invite him, he had a guess in his mind.
Did the Wentian Sect come to my door directly because they knew I wouldn't go? But if they came directly, shouldn't they have contacted the Sect Master?
This behavior of seeking out Qinghuo Peak is a disrespectful act and will cause dissatisfaction in Xiyue Sect.
Wentianmen, what's the plan? Chu Ning touched his chin, turned around and walked towards the cave, but the next moment his figure was as fast as lightning, and he swung his palm towards the forest a hundred meters away on the left.
The girl who was hiding in the forest with her neck shrunk did not expect Chu Ning to find her at all. She did not even have time to react and just stood there stupidly.
Swish! After seeing the girl's face clearly, Chu Ning changed the direction of his palm and landed on the open space to the left of the girl.
The spiritual energy surged, and a pit was blasted directly out of the open space.
The girl's face turned pale, and the next moment she suddenly burst into tears.
Looking at the crying girl, Chu Ning's mouth twitched. Just when he sent Yao Xin away, his spiritual sense sensed that there was someone hiding in the woods nearby. However, the strange thing was that his spiritual sense could only sense the presence of someone but could not see the other person's appearance.
The reason why he stopped at the last moment was because he recognized the girl's identity.
When he was holding the alchemy competition in Lanyue City Square, this girl was standing on the platform. Although he did not ask about the identities of the strong men on the platform afterwards, he knew that since she could stand there as a foundation-building figure, she must be the beloved daughter or disciple of some strong man.
So, this woman is from Wentianmen, and she is the one who sneaked into Qinghuo Peak? (End of this chapter)