Chapter 106: Disciples first, then the alchemy competition

In the manor.

Bao Huining had a gloomy face and Huang Fei lowered his head and dared not say a word.

"How did he know about the Alchemist Competition?"

"I don't know, but I guess Chu Ning must have heard it when other disciples were chatting."

Huang Fei did not dare to look up, and explained: "Many disciples know that Chu Ning is no longer a Dan slave, and my nephew did not restrict him from leaving the courtyard. I think some disciples did not avoid talking to him."

Before giving Chu Ning advice on how to survive, Huang Fei had already thought of Uncle Bao's questioning and had already thought of an excuse.

Moreover, this explanation is very convincing. Even if Master Bao wants to investigate, he will not be able to find out.

Which disciple would admit that he said these words in front of Chu Ning? Huang Fei felt the pressure from Uncle Bao at this moment. In just a few breaths, he was sweating all over. Just when he was about to be unable to bear it, the pressure suddenly disappeared.

"Keep an eye on him. Don't let him live after he's eliminated. Don't let me down again."

"yes."

Huang Fei walked out of the manor, all wet, not daring to show any expression on his face. Uncle Bao was in the late stage of foundation building, and his spiritual awareness could reach the gate of the manor.

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Ask about the main peak of this peak and the hall at the highest point.

For all the disciples of Wenjin Peak, this is the place they most yearn for, but those who can step in here are at least at the deacon level.

"Fifth Elder, why do you allow outsiders to participate in this Alchemist Competition? Are you going to accept an outsider as your disciple in the end?"

There were seven old men in the hall.

These are the leader and six elders of Wenjin Sect.

"What's the problem?"

Xie Shouping glanced over coldly: "Fourth Elder, do you think I did something wrong?"

"I just think that the Fifth Elder can recruit disciples from among the alchemists in the sect. We now have dozens of alchemists in the sect, and three second-grade alchemists. Bao Huining has broken through from a first-grade alchemist to a second-grade alchemist in more than ten years. He can be considered an alchemy genius."

"Since he is a genius, you should accept him as your disciple, Fourth Elder."

The Fourth Elder's mouth twitched, he was not an alchemist.

"Fifth Elder, please don't be angry. The Fourth Elder is also considering the sect. He always thinks that the wealth should not be wasted."

When the leader of Wenjin Sect stepped out to smooth things over, Xie Shouping snorted coldly: "Even if he is not a disciple of our sect, so what? If he has talent and is accepted as a disciple by this old man, then he will also become a disciple of our sect, right?"

"What the Fifth Elder said makes sense. It seems that the elders present here are not from the current sect either."

The speaker was an old man in green. His words made the Wenjin Sect leader look unnatural for a moment.

The composition of disciples in Wenjin Sect is very complex. In fact, it is not just Wenjin Sect. All sects in the entire Baicheng area are different from other sects.

Other sects train people from the top leaders to the disciples generation after generation.

That is because these sects have or have had Nascent Soul masters in charge. A Nascent Soul master has a lifespan of nearly a thousand years, and if he is in the late Nascent Soul stage, it can last for thousands of years.

With such a strong man in charge, he is enough to train several generations of disciples, and those disciples will also have a sense of belonging to the sect.

But the sects in their Hundred Cities area are more of an alliance of interests. To put it bluntly, the resources of a city cannot be consumed by one or two Jindan powerhouses, so they gather a few more Jindan powerhouses to form a sect, so as to resist other Jindan powerhouses who come to compete for interests.

The rebellion of the Second Elder that happened not long ago was reported to the outside world as a rebellion by the Second Elder, but those of them present knew very well that it was nothing more than the Second Elder having broken through to the late Jindan stage and wanting to compete for the position of Sect Master.

"Well, there is nothing to argue about. Since the Fifth Elder wants to hold an Alchemist Competition, it is also for us to recruit talented disciples for the current sect. The sect will fully support it."

The leader of Wenjin Sect openly wanted to maintain the harmony among everyone, but the elders present knew that if everyone really stopped arguing, the leader would probably have trouble sleeping.

"Since you have no objections, I will go and organize the Alchemist Competition."

Xie Shouping left as soon as he said he would. The other elders all had envy in their eyes. This is the power of the alchemist.

A third-grade alchemist is enough to attract many Jindan masters to make friends. Who dares to underestimate the connections of a third-grade alchemist? To put it bluntly, if an external force really breaks into Wenjin City one day, they are afraid that the other party will definitely cut the grass and wipe out the roots. But Xie Shouping doesn't have to worry about this. No force will refuse the surrender of an alchemist.

Didn't you see that the sect master couldn't do anything to Xie Shouping? If Wen Jinzong really wants to become a sect, then there must be a Yuanying strongman to truly unite everyone. Although the sect master is in the late Jindan stage, the Jindan is the Jindan, and he can't become a Yuanying.

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After a year, Chu Ning appeared in the market again and had a feeling that everything and everyone had changed.

He returned to the shop that Qin Shan had transferred to him.

But this shop has been occupied by someone else.

"According to what Huang Fei said, the rule in Wenjin City is to recognize the land deed instead of the person. As long as my land deed is still there, then this shop is still mine."

He had let Black Snake take the title deed away, and the people from Wen Jin Zong didn't ask him for it, so the shop still belonged to him.

"Lao Hei, we have a death immunity buff on us now. Since we have already made two enemies in the late stage of foundation building, we don't care about one more."

Chu Ning whispered in his heart. The most important thing was that ever since he was captured and made a Dan slave, he had been holding back a fire of evil in his heart. If he didn't vent it, he was afraid that his heart of Taoism would not be clear.

Since I can't hide anymore, I'll just give up.

They even want to rob a drug store. No matter how powerful the person behind it is, he will not be stronger than Bao Huining and Qiong Liangyou.

"Senior, do you want to buy anything?"

As soon as Chu Ning entered the door, a female cultivator came to greet him.

The shop still sells medicinal herbs. Apparently, the person who occupies the shop knows that it would be most appropriate to open a herbal medicine shop because there will be regular customers.

"Let your shopkeeper come out. I have something to discuss with him."

Chu Ning did not make things difficult for these female receptionists and shopping guides, as they were just paid to do so.

"Looking for the shopkeeper? Then please wait a moment, senior."

Feeling the majestic spiritual energy from Chu Ning, the female cultivator did not dare to question and hurried to the backyard. In fact, Chu Ning had already known the situation in the backyard through his spiritual sense.

He ate top-grade Qi Condensation Pills and Yuan Condensation Pills as candy beans. Although he did not break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his spiritual awareness could already extend to a distance of thirty meters.

This distance is equivalent to that of a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building.

After signing the life contract with Lao Hei, although the difficulty of building the foundation increased, once the foundation is successfully built, he can be regarded as a leader in the early stage of foundation building.

According to Lao Hei, the benefits of two people forming a life contract are not just as simple as being able to communicate with each other's minds. There are greater benefits, but they have to be achieved after the foundation is established.

Well, to sum it up in one sentence, our blessings are yet to come.

Chu Ning wasn't sure whether Lao Hei was just making big promises for him, but he had no choice but to take that step.

Having made his choice, he will never regret it.

After a while, a cultivator in the late Qi Condensation stage walked out from the backyard. When he saw Chu Ning, his expression changed, and he obviously recognized Chu Ning's identity.

"I give you two choices. One is to walk out by yourself and don't take anything from this shop."

Since the other party recognized him, Chu Ning didn't waste any more words.

"What's the other option?" the shopkeeper asked subconsciously.

"The other option is that I throw you out, and you can't take anything from the shop with you, but I can't guarantee that you will be intact in that case."

The shopkeeper didn't expect Chu Ning to be so overbearing, but he laughed: "Chu Ning, it is indeed unexpected that you can come back alive after becoming a Dan slave, but I don't know where you get the confidence to say this, I am also in the late stage of Qi Condensation..."

"That's enough!"

Chu Ning's figure flashed on the spot, and he appeared in front of the shopkeeper like a ghost. He didn't use any magic, but just unfolded his martial arts skills and threw a simple punch.

The shopkeeper had a look of horror on his face, because the spiritual energy released by this punch, in his opinion, was stronger than that of his own boss.

But my boss is about to build his foundation.

Bang! At such a close distance, the shopkeeper didn't even have a chance to fight back.

This is the difference between Qi Condensation cultivators and warriors. Qi Condensation cultivators practice magic, which requires time to cast spells, and they are not like Foundation Establishment warriors who can use their spiritual sense to block and create distance.

Chu Ning grabbed the shopkeeper's flying foot with his right hand and threw him towards the door. This shop was his and could not be destroyed.

The shopkeeper fell on the street in the market town. Seeing this, several clerks in the drugstore turned pale and were so frightened that they dared not move.

"Chu Ning, behind me..."

After a few breaths, the shopkeeper got up from the ground and was about to announce the name of his boss.

"I forgot to tell you that I'm an alchemist and I'm going to participate in the Alchemist Competition."

Chu Ning's plain words made the shopkeeper swallow back all the words in his heart.

At this time, the person Wen Jincheng could not afford to offend the most was the alchemist.

The alchemy competition organized by the five elders of Wenjin Sect raised the status of the alchemists, who were already of extremely high status, to several levels higher.

Even the boss behind him would not offend the alchemist at this time.

"Let's all go."

Watching the shopkeeper limping away, Chu Ning walked back to the store. His words made the clerks feel as if they had been pardoned. They walked out of the store as quickly as possible, fearing that they would not be able to leave if they were a little slower.

On the street, many monks passing by, including the owners of the surrounding shops, were looking over here curiously.

They really wanted to know what had happened and why someone dared to cause trouble in the market town.

Do you think your life is too long? Do you want to be captured by the Jin Sect and made a slave?

In just a short while, the patrolling disciples of Wenjin Sect arrived, and many cultivators looked like they were waiting for a good show.

"The rules of the market do not allow fighting. Is it you?"

Four disciples of the Wenjin Sect who were in the late Qi Condensation stage came in. The leader spoke according to the usual practice, but when he saw Chu Ning's appearance clearly, he was shocked.

Chu Ning also recognized the other person, the outer disciple of Wenjin Sect who had come to the pharmacy to arrest him.

"This shop is mine. That person took over the shop while I was away. It should be okay for me to take it back now."

"You said this shop is yours, but do you have any evidence? Besides, even if..."

"Qin Long, stop talking."

The leading outer sect disciple of Wenjin Sect interrupted his companion and looked at Chu Ning: "Since you have a legitimate reason, we will not pursue it this time. But if you do it again next time, don't blame us for being rude."

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Zhang Yang held his companions and said these words, signaling with his eyes that his companions should leave with him first.

The many monks who were watching the fun outside the store were all shocked when they saw Zhang Yang and his three companions enter the store and come out after a while.

He had fought in the market, but he had not been caught by the disciples of Wenjin Sect. Could this person have a great background? Zhang Yang led his three companions out of the crowd, and when there were no people around, he said, "I know you are confused. I will tell you one thing. I caught this person a year ago and made him a slave, but now he is back intact. You should know what this means."

Qin Long broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this.

As outer sect disciples, they certainly knew the consequences of being a Dan slave: almost no one would be able to come out alive.

He can only be released if he makes the acquaintance of a powerful person in the sect.

"Brother Qin, thank you for your advice. I almost made a big mistake."

There is no right to fight in the market town. This rule was set by the sect and is used to restrain those cultivators who are not from the sect.

Have you ever seen anyone set rules to restrain himself?

If this person has a powerful figure in the sect standing behind him, he does not need to abide by such rules.

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"Then Chu Ning came back and hurt you?"

"Well, that Chu Ning is extremely arrogant, Boss, you have to make the decision for me."

In a mansion somewhere, the shopkeeper who was beaten by Chu Ning was standing in front of the man, complaining about his grievances.

"Just because he's an alchemist, he's so arrogant? There may be other reasons. Let me investigate. You go down to the warehouse to get the pills to heal your wounds."

After pacifying his men and letting them retreat, Yang Chaolie frowned. Although no one dared to attack the alchemists now because of a word from the fifth elder of the Wenjin Sect, these alchemists were not fools and the fifth elder was not their backer. After the competition was over, those who had grudges would still seek revenge.

The identity of alchemist cannot protect them for a lifetime.

It is impossible that Chu Ning did not understand this truth, so why did he dare to take action? Could it be that he had made friends with some powerful people in Wenjin Sect?

The more Yang Chaolie thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible. Chu Ning was captured and became a Dan slave, but he could come back. This was not an ordinary matter.

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Chu Ning didn't know that he was captured and came back safe and sound, which led to many people misunderstanding him. Even if these people investigated, they would not find any results.

People of Bao Huining and Qiong Liangyou's level would naturally not announce to the outside world that they were targeting a Danu.

After taking back the pharmacy, he chose to close it down.

What he needs now is to prepare for the Alchemist Competition. Before he knows when the mysterious old man will appear, the best way to save himself is to stand out in the Alchemist Competition.

Chu Ning had never thought of escaping from Wenjin City. Running away at this time would only give Bao Huining and Qiong Liangyou the opportunity to attack him.

"With the Secret Mirror and the notes given by this senior, it shouldn't be a big problem for me to get a good result in the alchemy competition."

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Seven days later.

Wenjin Peak was open to the public for the first time because the Alchemist Competition was held on Wenjin Peak.

Wen Jinzong allowed the monks to watch the alchemy competition.

On the hillside of Wenjin Peak is the Alchemy Platform.

It is several hundred feet wide and is filled with more than three hundred alchemy furnaces.

Yesterday.

The fifth elder of Wenjin Sect finally announced the rules for the first game.

The first round of this alchemy competition is to refine the Qi Condensing Pill.

The most popular elixir, and also the first elixir that many alchemists try to make.

In the words of the fifth elder, it is a test of everyone's basic skills.

Because there are nearly three hundred alchemists who have registered, only the top fifty will be selected for this preliminary round.

An elimination rate of over three to one.

The minimum requirement is a good quality Qi Condensing Pill. If it is not of good quality, you will be eliminated even if you are ranked in the top 50.

The medicinal materials and alchemy furnace were provided by Wenjin Sect.

The level of success is determined by the number of Qi Condensation Pills refined.

In other words, if you want to rank higher, you can put more medicinal materials in the furnace, but the more medicinal materials you put in, the more it tests the alchemist's level.

If you can refine a top-grade product, one top-grade product is equivalent to five good-grade products.

The Wenjin Sect naturally does not have that many alchemists. Even the Wenjin City cannot gather more than 300 alchemists. Many alchemists come from other cities, all for the opportunity to become the Fifth Elder's personal disciple.

At the top of Wenjin Peak, in addition to the six elders and the sect leader, there were seven more figures.

These seven people are all powerful Jindan masters and are also third-grade alchemists.

And the distinction was very clear. These seven people and Xie Shouping stood in one area, and they didn't pay any attention to Sect Master Wen Jin and several other elders.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist. You did a great job organizing this Alchemist Competition. I want to host one as well to see if I can find one or two good talents."

"Don't even think about it. With what Fellow Daoist Xie has done, I'm afraid all the talented alchemists in the past few decades will be caught by him."

"What do you mean by killing all? I have already announced that I will only recruit one disciple this time. If there are other talents that you like, you can accept them as disciples. I will not stop you."

"Are you serious?"

"Of course it's true."

Xie Shouping thought to himself, "I held this Alchemist Competition just for my disciple. The others are just guests."

"Do you think that the person who wins first place will not accept Old Xie as his master?"

An old man with triangular eyes suddenly said something that made the others fall silent.

"Old Zhao, there is something behind what you said." Xie Shouping looked at the man.

"Haha, I just said that casually."

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Under the beautiful sun, the breeze blows.

Points of sunlight fell on the alchemy platform and on the gilded alchemy furnaces. The golden light reflected and painted half of the Wenjin Peak golden.

It adds a bit of solemnity.

There were foundation-building cultivators flying in the air in the deep space above the cliff outside the alchemy platform, ready to watch this grand alchemy event.

Those who were not strong enough to build a foundation surrounded the alchemy platform.

Some cultivators in the late Qi Condensation stage were even squeezed by those in the middle Qi Condensation stage, but they did not dare to push them away because there were outer sect elders from the Wenjin Sect maintaining order.

I can only silently memorize the faces of these guys and settle the score with them after I get down the mountain.

Alchemy furnace No. 168.

Chu Ning stood in front of the alchemy furnace, feeling the gazes of the people around him. This alchemy competition was really attracting a lot of attention.

After checking that there were no problems with the medicinal materials and the alchemy furnace, Chu Ning stood there quietly.

Ding! A bell rang, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

The competition begins.

(End of this chapter)