Chapter 36 Chapter 36 I am just a weak foundation-building cultivator...
No one escapes!!
No one could believe the way Ding Douhua was boasting, but Bai Lu would not let anyone go. He was arresting people all over the place, and it seemed that he didn't know whether he was dealing with the monster or him.
"Come, I'll feed you the medicine." Bai Lu grabbed Liang Mangu's neck and poured the medicine into his mouth. She felt him gradually stop struggling under her hands, "Hahahaha! Tell me how it feels."
Liang Mangu burst into tears: "It's just disgusting, warming, and humiliating..."
Bai Lu: "Yeah, that's just a psychological effect, it's okay."
Not only do we have to feed the medicine, but we also have to record the effects of the medicine on everyone after taking it. It's very rigorous.
——The foundation-building team of Xuanshan Immortal Sect is the team with the largest number of onlookers. Their cultivation is not the highest, but their performance is the most effective.
The monks were all betting on how long they could hold out, but they found that they were still active in the venue until the last two days. They just stopped wandering around selling small commodities and ordering magic tools, and instead set up camp on the spot.
The disciple named Bai Lu even used the existing materials to boil medicine... Although it looked a bit weird, considering that they used local materials and flexibly utilized the medicinal properties, it could be considered excellent in the secret realm!
This also confirmed that what he was repairing was indeed the alchemy cauldron.
Even in the secret realm, Bai Lu would slowly change the accessories on her body every day, which made people think that this was also part of her selling goods.
After setting up camp, Bai Lu and his party met and whispered to each other, saying that they wanted to upgrade the formation.
The monks who were watching were still wondering what the upgrade meant when they saw groups of rhinoceros hordes rushing towards Bai Lu and their camp in the secret realm.
These rhinoceros beasts look like bison, but are much bigger. Each one weighs more than 3,000 pounds, with a sturdy body. When they gallop, dust is raised.
So many rhinoceros birds roared together that the valley was almost shaken.
When they get closer, you will see that the rhinoceros is completely different from the bison. The rhinoceros is a cannibal, with red eyes, a mouth full of crooked teeth, and the horns on its head are the gathering place of spiritual power.
When these rhinoceros hornets arrived in front of them, they saw Ding Douhua holding up the formation plate and the space in front of them distorted slightly.
Just when the viewers thought that they would be teleported to other teams as before, Xiqu's head successfully passed through the twist.
Is it ineffective?
No, it wasn't invalid. The next moment, the huge body of Xiqu was split into two! Their heads and bodies were teleported to different places!
"hiss……"
The monks who were watching couldn't help but gasp.
This really used the teleportation formation to the extreme, it was precise and sharp, and Xiqu didn't even have a chance to react.
Looking at the other people, they were also cooperating well. Meng Caiqing used the Earth Walking Technique to launch sneak attacks and build protective walls. The automatic talisman drawing pen and Liang Mangu's Shen Yuntian also never stopped. Above everyone's heads, they were like a Gatling gun version of immortal cultivation, firing continuously and attacking the increasingly dense attacking monsters.
Even if there were some fish that slipped through Ding Douhua's formation, they would fall under the attack of the talisman and Shen Yuntian. As expected of a disciple from Xuanshan Immortal Sect, he used every bit of his spiritual power just right.
That fancy little cart instantly became a mobile powder depot.
With such precise control, the only drawback is probably the endurance of spiritual power. The spiritual power of the Foundation Establishment Realm is not as deep as that of other contestants.
But they just happened to have a fellow "alchemist" Bai Lu who was far superior to them. He was boiling a big pot of medicine to replenish spiritual power. Anyone who needed it could have a spoonful. They would never worry about firepower.
It is conceivable that the pre-orders for these products increased day by day as they stayed longer, and reached a peak on the last day.
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Seven days have passed, and with the sound of a bell, the first stage of the Red Dust Trial came to an end.
In the secret realm, the cultivators scattered everywhere breathed a sigh of relief. They were teleported out of the secret realm and could take a short rest.
"Junior sister! Bai Lu!" Ning Yanhu, with blood stains still on his body, looked at them in surprise, "You really managed to survive?"
Ning Yanhu was worried at first, but later his mind was full of strange beasts and he had no time to worry. When he found that they had not come back, he thought they had left after selling the goods.
Unexpectedly, we met at the finish line.
"Big Sister!" The two sides met and saw that because the foundation-building disciples stayed until the end, almost most of the Xuanshan disciples had passed the first level this time, setting a double record.
Even the monks waiting outside cheered!
Liang Mangu finally got the call he had always dreamed of. He waved his hands with great satisfaction. To him, this Red Dust Trial was a complete success. They had already won by passing the first level.
Didn’t you see that? Even the arrogant Senior Brother Pei nodded and said, “Not bad.”
Bai Lu met the gaze of the unique disciples of the Qingtian Sword Sect in the crowd. His team had given up early and escaped. Now he found that they were not as good as the Foundation Establishment cultivators he had ridiculed. Those people had actually passed the test and received praise from everyone. He couldn't help but feel jealous.
Bailu made a face very politely: Lululu.
The disciple of the Qingtian Sword Sect was so angry that his mouth twitched. He was about to leave angrily, but was stopped by Ding Douhua, who made a crooked gesture with her hands, imitating the attacking appearance of a giant python.
The disciples of the Qingtian Sword Sect suddenly realized that the giant python that fell from the sky was... them!
This almost made him vomit blood in anger, but he was helpless and could only rage helplessly in front of the crowd. A dignified disciple of Xuanshan was actually so insidious!
Most of those who passed the first level came from famous sects, such as Xuanshan, Xuandu Taoist Sect, Wudinghai, etc.
Ning Yanhu also greeted You Yue from Xuan Du Taoist Sect, whom they did not meet inside.
You Yue looked at Xuanshan's foundation-building disciples with some surprise. Like almost everyone else, he thought that they would eventually take the initiative to leave the country. It was just that he was not like those cultivators who were watching the real-time events from outside and witnessed the whole process of them holding on to the end.
But You Yue knew that he had some skills.
Among Xuanshan's disciples, You Yue originally only had his eyes on Pei Zhaoting and Ning Yanhu, but now he also praised them: "My goodness, your kids are pretty good."
Ning Yanhu glanced at him proudly and said, "Of course, you don't know..." Even within our Xuanshan, we have suffered greatly from it. Well, let's not talk about that.
"Hey, did you meet the bald guy?" You Yue suddenly raised his chin and motioned Ning Yanhu to look at a cultivator in the corner.
Compared with most monks who have familiar monks even if they don't have fellow disciples, this monk is alone and doesn't talk to anyone.
This person was dressed in a white monk's robe and had a calm expression. He was regulating his breathing alone.
From the way he is dressed, you can tell that he is a disciple of the Buddhist sect from Rādhāngāng Island.
"I've never seen him before. Could that be the Liuli Master from Miaoxin Temple?" Ning Yanhu pondered. Randeng Island was the farthest away, and she arrived at Miaoxin Temple almost immediately before the start of the competition, so she didn't have time to inquire about it.
It is said that this Liuli Master successfully established his foundation in the time it takes to light a lamp. He rarely left the Burning Lamp Continent before. This time he came to participate in the Red Dust Trial, and he came alone.
Few people would act on their own, unless they were extremely confident, like Huo Xuexiang who was said to have passed the test alone. Or if they really had no friends and no team was willing to take them in, they would generally be eliminated quickly.
Master Liuli is obviously the former.
"If it's hard, come and participate yourself." You Yue sighed and encouraged Ning Yanhu, "You can challenge him in the next round."
Ning Yanhu almost cursed out loud: "...Why don't you challenge!"
You Yue said confidently: "I am unlucky. What should I do if I lose? If you don't believe me, ask your junior brother."
Bai Lu poked her head out from Ning Yanhu's shoulder and said, "Senior Sister, he has really bad luck. By the way, Senior Brother You, didn't you say you wanted to draw?"
"Haha, I'm out of money." You Yue stretched and said to Bai Lu, "How about this, you give me credit and I'll take some first. As a businessman, you won't be so stingy, right? I'm from Xuan Du, I will definitely not default on my debt."
He looked at Bai Lu with interest, wanting to see what this boy would say.
Bai Lu smiled at him politely, slowly slid down, and disappeared behind Ning Yanhu.
You Yue: “?”
What? You just smiled and ran away without saying a word? You people from Xuanshan are really shameless.
"Even brothers should settle accounts. Besides, we are not brothers, and you are always trying to save face." Ning Yanhu also took the opportunity to slip away, "See you!"
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As soon as Bai Lu returned to the camp, Luo Luo Bird and his uncle who stayed behind almost cried: "Bai Lu, you are finally back."
Luo Luo Bird stretched out a claw, which was still shaking. "Do you know how we spend our days?"
Bai Lu looked at him with eyes wide open: "Why, did you kill the monster like us?"
Luo Luo Bird: “…”
Well, that's not the case. He swallowed all his complaints, which made him feel inexplicably aggrieved.
Uncle Master covered his head and said, "Aren't you tired if you don't kill the monsters? So many orders, so many... We send and receive orders, count, collect deposits, my eyes are tired. Bai Lu, Uncle Master, I was an accountant in prison before I became an immortal. Do you know how painful it is for me to calculate these accounts? I swore that I would never calculate the accounts again, but I made an exception for you!"
...Oh my god, my uncle is a man with a story.
"Uncle Master, you've worked hard." Liang Mangu stepped forward to give his uncle a shoulder massage. Seeing so many orders, he looked much happier than after passing the first level of the Red Dust Trial. Hahahaha, the best seller in Xuanshan is him! He's so proud!
Bai Lu and Meng Caiqing also counted the deposits that Luo Luo and their uncle had helped collect. This amount of orders would keep them busy for a while.
Bai Lu has already made a plan: "When I get back, I'll find a few classmates who are doing outsourcing work to start the job." She has even planned on recruiting workers.
"Wow, brother, you have so many pre-orders for small commodities!" Ding Douhua said in surprise.
"Of course. When you came back, didn't you notice the sound of flower bells everywhere on the street? It's all because of the White Dew. Now there are no flower bells to add to the decoration, so we have to sell them by the root." Luo Luo Bird said.
"Hmm?" Bai Lu touched the flower bells and said regretfully, "If I had known earlier, I would have collected a batch of flower bells in advance..."
"It's not too late now!" Liang Mangu said excitedly, "We should go out and set up a stall now. Everyone still knows us."
Now is the time when everyone admires them. Liang Mangu was so excited that he was shaking when he thought about going out and showing off.
Meng Caiqing asked him: "Aren't you going to prepare for the second level?"
"Me?" Liang Mangu pointed at himself and almost laughed. "The first level was so dangerous, I can just go on stage and watch the fun in the second level."
The second level is a points competition in the form of a ring. You can earn five points by defeating an opponent, and you can also eat into your opponent's points. The first person to accumulate enough points can get a ticket to the third level.
"I still have to try my best. If I manage to defeat someone by chance, it would sound better to say that I leave with a score of five rather than zero." Meng Caiqing muttered to himself, but his voice was so loud that people outside the camp could hear it.
Bai Lu pointed at Junior Brother Cheng and said, "Then you fight Junior Brother Cheng. It's not like you can't challenge your fellow disciples. Open your mind a little."
Junior Brother Cheng: “…”
That's too broad a line of thought. Brother Cheng burst into tears: "Why? Brother Bai, why don't I hit you?"
Bai Lu asked doubtfully, "Can you beat him?"
Everyone: “…”
That's true, but...
Junior Brother Cheng said in horror: "We are all the meat in the eyes of others, so we must not kill each other."
Only the six of them who were at the Foundation Establishment Stage reached the second level.
“It doesn’t matter who you lose to…”
“…”
"Hu Zi, Zhao Ting, come and take a look at this first." The uncle interrupted the chat. They did not just sell goods, they also recorded some videos with magic tools, all of which were performances of the contestants worthy of attention.
Bai Lu also leaned over to take a look. He saw Senior Brother You Yue from Xuan Du Taoist Sect taking action with his own eyes... and some of them talking. There were also some others who had sold goods to them and they had met each other to some extent, like Jin Sunzhi from Wu Ding Hai.
There was only the Master Liuli from Randengzhou, whom Bai Lu had met when she left the country. He was alone, and Bai Lu had not seen him while setting up stalls everywhere these days.
In the recorded clip, Liuli stood by the pond, and suddenly saw a huge water snake flying out of the pond. Bai Lu didn't know if it was a water snake, but it looked like a snake in the water, so he could only confirm that it was not the one in the atlas he had memorized. The big water snake strangled Liuli. The white-clothed cultivator was even more slippery than the water snake. He turned around and stepped on the snake's head, then drew out his Zen stick and shot three spiritual powers at the snake's head like flowing clouds and water.
He pierced the snake head one by one from the same place. After three breaths, he flipped backwards and landed on the ground. The snake's head exploded with a "bang", blowing the whole snake away.
Master Liuli brushed off the corner of his clothes and continued walking forward calmly. He did not make a single unnecessary movement from beginning to end, and his heart was as hard as iron.
Luo Luo couldn't help but say, "That's not very merciful."
The Xuanshan team couldn't help but burst into an uproar and started a discussion.
"This person's cultivation is very high, he is definitely the third eldest brother!"
"That Zen staff is not an ordinary thing—"
"Why is he alone in the secret realm? Doesn't he have any friends?"
The weapon spirit suddenly spoke: "This Zen staff is not ordinary."
"How come Senior Qi Ling is trying to imitate me? I just said that the Zen staff is not an ordinary object." Liang Mangu said with a smile.
The weapon spirit took shape, rolled its eyes at him, and said to the others, "Be careful."
The Xuanshan contestants took a breath and nodded silently.
Liang Mangu's eyes turned: "Hey, how about bringing Senior Qi Ling to the field, and then let him..."
"Were you waiting for this idea?" Ning Yanhu knocked on his head. "Your spirit has been here so many times, and it has long been forbidden to use it. And not only on the field, but also off the field, you can't just find someone to merge with. You can only stay in my token, and you can't show up more than ten feet away from me."
How many bitter tears of monks are contained in this? Perhaps only the monks of previous generations can explain it.
Only the crazy ones were the most relaxed. They had already achieved their goal and would only make money from now on. They were also laughing when they saw contestants with such skills. Anyway, they would let Brother Pei and Big Sister face the difficulties.
Bai Lu was flipping through the orders leisurely, and saw that someone actually wanted to order a mandarin duck decorated cake, "Haha, this person also wants to envy the mandarin ducks and the immortals, me and I——"
My master and I almost became a pair of mandarin ducks!
Unfortunately, before she could finish her words, a hand reached out and covered Bai Lu's mouth.
Bai Lu turned her head and looked at the silent black puppet, "Hmm?"
Master?
Huo Xuexiang nodded.
He knew what Bai Lu was going to say next, so in order to avoid saying it in front of so many people... it was better to shut her up.
Bai Lu pulled Huo Xuexiang's hand off and dragged him aside. "Master, did you see what I did in there?"
Although Bai Lu was responsible for spiritual support in the first level, she had a lot of things to do.
"I saw Luo Luo taking the photo." Huo Xuexiang said simply, "You did a great job."
After a while, he couldn't help but say, "I thought you were going to glide on the sword in the first level."
"Hahahaha! Master, you are scared!" Bai Lu laughed, "But we have to show our magic weapons, the suitable ones are the best, and my medicine is also very important."
Huo Xuexiang thought of the form of Bai Lu's medicine and couldn't help but remain silent for a moment.
"Master, if..." Bai Lu hesitated, "if you found out that I lied to you, would you be angry?"
Huo Xuexiang said calmly: "Haven't you already lied about it?"
Bai Lu was shocked. Master actually already knew about this? !
Huo Xuexiang said nonchalantly: "I asked you to practice swordplay, and you said you would do it right away. I called you to get up, and you said you got up, but in fact your face was still buried in the pillow."
Bai Lu: “…”
"But Master never argued with me, which shows that you are very generous." Bai Lu thought again, and he should have confidence in himself. Even if Master was frightened by the broom spirit when he was a child, he would definitely not let me down. Although I am a foreigner, I have learned Chinese and swordsmanship very well, and I will definitely be able to get the master-disciple status. When he gets a good ranking with the skills taught by Master, he will show Master his hidden skills.
Bai Lu's confidence swelled up again, "Master, wait for me to give you a surprise!"
Huo Xuexiang asked softly: "What surprise?"
"Well, just wait for me." Bai Lu didn't know why, it was like she was on a roller coaster. She was full of confidence in the last second, but seemed a little unsure in the next second, and her tone was also erratic.
Huo Xuexiang: “…”
Alas, these words sounded like a threat. I don’t know what Bai Lu did again…
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After the first level, the contestants were given a few days to rest before starting the second level.
Early in the morning, everyone was preparing their attire for the performance, except Bai Lu, who was running around in a hurry, but it was unclear what she was anxious about.
Liang Mangu asked with concern: "Brother Bai, what's wrong? Did you forget to bring your jade pendant?"
Bai Lu pondered: "Why didn't my master give me a test? This is his time to show off."
Liang Mangu: “…” I knew that Brother Bai might be anxious for something very special, but I didn’t expect it to be so special.
"What are you showing?" He was puzzled. Didn't Sword Master come over two days ago? Did they really have to meet every day? They were so inseparable?
Bai Lu has planned it all out, and said faintly, "I'm going to the competition, and he should stand here and tell me that no matter how I perform, all of Dian Mei Feng loves me very much. Then I will reply to him that I will definitely make Dian Mei Feng proud."
Liang Mangu didn't know what was going on, and shuddered in a cheesy way: "...There are only you two, master and disciple, in the entire Dianmei Peak."
He simply couldn't understand why anyone would stick to his master, and it was good enough that they didn't hide from him... But seeing as the sect had been spreading rumors about the relationship between the two, Liang Mangu didn't dare to continue complaining.
"Hey, I guess the Sword Master is busy."
“No matter how busy you are, you must remember to look after your disciple. Otherwise, what if I learn bad things outside?” Bai Lu remembered that Huo Xuexiang said it was almost over last time, and maybe the Supreme Elder was ascending to heaven.
The spirit of Ning Yanhu immediately laughed: "It's good that you don't lead others astray."
Bai Lu: "You are talking nonsense. When have I ever led others astray?"
Liang Mangu: "That's right, how can you wrongly accuse Brother Bai?"
Meng Caiqing: “Yeah.”
Weapon Spirit: “…” You guys are the worst at learning!!
The group arrived at Yujing Palace and entered the secret realm again. This time the terrain changed slightly. There were many large and small grass islands in a lake. These were the arenas where many matches could be held at the same time.
When the points race started, everyone started choosing their opponents next to the grass island.
Yujing Palace did not arrange any activities such as drawing lots, but instead left it to the contestants to challenge themselves, probably to increase the viewing experience.
From this we can see the personalities of many players. Some players who are concerned about their reputation are often embarrassed to choose opponents who are known to be weaker, even if their points are easier to get. But some people want to win the Red Dust Trial in a glorious way.
For example, when Bai Lu and several other Foundation Establishment Realm contestants who were clearly standing there, a few people saw them and smiled and walked away to choose other opponents to join the stage, not bothering to take these few points.
They have already won everyone's respect in the first stage, by relying on teamwork, but now it is a one-on-one competition. It is conceivable that they will be defeated sooner or later, it just depends on who will defeat them.
Some people will just smile and walk away, and naturally there will be people who will target these foundation-building cultivators.
"Fellow Daoist..." A sword cultivator walked up to Bai Lu.
After saying just two words, Bai Lu lowered her head and said pitifully: "Brother, you are not going to challenge me first, are you? I am only at the Foundation Establishment Stage..."
The swordsman made a "hmm" sound and felt people all around him looking at him with contempt. He then looked at Bai Lu, whose two green eyes were like rippling lake water, innocent and weak.
Bai Lu was still wearing Xuanshan's school uniform today. She had his chubby bee brooch on her chest, several crystal bracelets on her hands, and a light pink red willow flower ring on her finger.
In Xuanshan's small group, he provided high-quality spiritual power guarantee for everyone as a pill cultivator, and also brought a lot of goods, and he has already gained considerable fame.
The sword cultivator blushed when he was looked at, and stammered, "No, no, I just wanted to ask fellow Taoist, do you still have those plum cakes for sale?"
"Fellow Daoist, after you finish the competition, come to our camp to find Xuanshan disciples. We have prepared the goods there." Bai Lu smiled and whispered, "Thank you."
"I understand, I understand!" The sword cultivator scratched his head and ran away quickly.
Liang Mangu on the side: "..."
Are you really going to make Meifeng so proud?
How to say it, although our Brother Bai has only the foundation-building cultivation level, he can't forget it better than anyone else. Bai Lu defeated the blood corpse demon as soon as he established the foundation. He is also a serious sword cultivator.
But this gave Liang Mangu some inspiration...
The next moment, You Yue from Xuan Du Dao Sect walked up to him and said, "Little gambler, let's go to the ring."
"?" Liang Mangu tried hard to squeeze out a pitiful expression, "Brother, I am just a weak foundation-building cultivator. I want to stay on the field for a while longer. Can you please not choose me first..."
"I chose the foundation-building cultivators." You Yue laughed loudly, not caring about his reputation as the heir of Xuan Du Dao Sect. He clenched his fists and said, "If I can beat a few more people like you, I can pass the level directly and save some energy for the third level."
Liang Mangu: “…”
I'm so angry, why is this trick of his not working at all!!
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