Chapter 37 This time, the entire Cijian Peak was PUA...
In order to take care of Nan Si Ning, Qin Sangyue specifically explained the situation of the Canglan Sect's competition.
The big score is divided into individual arena and group arena. The individual arena is divided into different stages according to the golden elixir, foundation building and Qi refining. The first place in each realm can challenge a fellow disciple across levels.
In the original novel, Luo Qingyao defeated all the Qi Refining Stage cultivators and chose to challenge the second senior brother who was in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Then, relying on the Ziwei Sky Fire, she severely injured the second senior brother Yuan Qing'an.
What left a psychological trauma on Yuan Qing'an was not the power of the Ziwei Skyfire, but Luo Qingyao's murderous intent towards Cijian Peak.
This group arena is for the disciples of each peak master or elder. Each arena can send out five people to form a team and compete against each other.
In the original novel, Ci Jianfeng was hit hard in the individual arena, so that he could not even participate in the group arena. In the end, he lost the treatment of a first-class peak and directly fell to a third-class peak, suffering bullying and ridicule.
While listening to Qin Sangyue's explanation, Nan Sining recalled the plot and gradually matched many things.
As soon as Qin Sangyue finished speaking, Hua Shengqing couldn't wait to say, "Big Sister, Third Brother's condition is unclear right now. I'm afraid he won't be able to participate in the competition. Please assign his work to me!"
Liang Xiao frowned and said, "Seventh Junior Sister, you have just established your foundation and need time to consolidate it. Let me do it!"
If it were in the past, Hua Shengqing would have agreed without hesitation, but this time, she hesitated.
It sounded like Fourth Senior Brother was doing this for her own good, but Hua Shengqing always felt that she shouldn't put his words first and should focus more on her own thoughts.
So, Hua Shengqing turned to Qin Sangyue and asked, "Senior Sister, what do you think?"
Although Zhou Lixing is only in the late stage of foundation building, he has a steady temperament and does not rush or stand out. He takes a steady and solid approach. In Qin Sangyue's plan, he is the mainstay of the foundation building period, and it is more appropriate for him to provide a safety net.
But Hua Shengqing's personality is almost completely opposite to Zhou Lixing's.
After a brief consideration, Qin Sangyue said, "Seventh Junior Sister, you're the type who likes to rush in and do things quickly. Maintaining things isn't for you. Let Fourth Junior Brother do it."
Hua Shengqing then responded: "Then I will listen to Senior Sister."
Although Hua Shengqing listened to him this time, Liang Xiao still felt something was strange.
Next, several people discussed the competition in detail.
Nan Sining felt that Qin Sangyue was the eldest senior sister and was the one who made the main decisions, while the second senior brother was the best military advisor.
There isn't much to say about the individual competition, it's mainly about the group competition.
If you are drawn to the starting ring, you must insist on defending it.
As Cijian Peak has fewer people, others will notice this and attack them in rotation, and after exhausting them completely, they will defeat them.
Nan Si Ning felt that this arrangement was unscientific: "If the person who receives and sends the ring is defeated, can't challenge others?"
"Of course not. After failing to defend the title, there is still another chance to challenge."
"Then you can lose first, get off the stage and rest for a while, then challenge others!" Nan Sining said as a matter of course.
It's impossible that the eldest sister and second brother didn't think of such a simple tactic, right?
Qin Sangyue said, "Of course we considered using this tactic, but the Sect Master and the elders said it was a sign of cowardice and shouldn't be used. If the person defending the ring fails, even if they win later, it will affect their ranking."
Nan Sining: ...
It turns out that the entire Cijian Peak has been PUA.
After asking in detail, Nan Si Ning found out that in the sect competition three years ago, among the first arena, only Cijian Peak was a first-class peak, and the others were either second-class or third-class, and some peaks were not even among the top three.
Therefore, few of them dare to use this tactic deliberately.
Nan Si Ning sneered, "They even cheated in the drawing of lots! How dare they ask so much of Cijian Peak? Senior Sister, although sword cultivators must forge ahead, they also need to use some tactics at critical moments, right? This time, if we want to maintain our status as a first-class peak and uphold Master's reputation, we must use this tactic."
Compared to Qin Sangyue's hesitation, Yuan Qing'an accepted it more quickly.
He had been in poor health in previous years, and during the competition three years ago, he had to temporarily withdraw from the competition due to a spiritual power chaos. Yuan Qing'an always felt that he was responsible for that disastrous defeat.
Seeing that the second senior brother was interested, Nan Si Ning was no longer worried. He was sure that he could convince the eldest senior sister.
After a brief discussion about the competition, Yuan Qing'an said he wanted to talk to the senior sister alone about some things. Liang Xiao also wanted to pull Hua Shengqing aside to have a private chat, so Nan Si Ning took the little beast back to his own yard.
She had to refine the human speech pill for the little beast to stimulate its ability to speak, and she also had to refine some pills to prepare for the competition. She was really busy.
Mainly, she also wanted to try what it felt like to refine elixirs with the true fire of the sun, and she was really impatient.
Back in the courtyard, Nan Si Ning took out the jade slip and told Chen Tangyuan about the elixir she wanted to refine and the spiritual plants she needed. Chen Tangyuan immediately replied, "Junior Sister Nan, if you want to refine the elixir, would you like to come to the main hall to refine it? Many of my fellow disciples regret not being able to see you refine the elixir!"
Nan Si Ning upgraded the pills directly on the flying boat. The alchemists who watched her making pills seemed to have gained something. Among those who took the fragments of her pill furnace, seven or eight people had some insights, and three of them had sudden realizations. So everyone became more enthusiastic about watching Nan Si Ning making pills.
Nan Si Ning touched his chin and thought for a moment before replying, "That's fine, but I won't be buying spiritual plants with spiritual stones anymore."
Chen Tangyuan immediately said: "Master has already said that if Junior Sister Nan wants any spiritual plants, as long as there are any in the warehouse, you can take them. Junior Sister, you are here, just treat it as your own master."
Even though he wasn't even considered an outer disciple of the Lian Sect, he was treated like a direct disciple. This Medicine King City was truly full of humanity! If it weren't for the kindness of his own sect, Nan Si Ning would have been tempted to switch sides with them.
After making the decision with Shen Tangyuan, Nan Sining took the little beast to the main hall.
I heard that Nan Sining was going to make elixirs, so quite a few people have gathered here.
Nan Si Ning had seen many small scenes like this, so he was not panicked. However, the little beast seemed to have some social anxiety and was afraid of facing so many people, so he kept sticking closely behind Nan Si Ning.
After Nan Si Ning took out his alchemy furnace, he thought for a moment, then took out a butt pad and some pills and gave them to the little beast: "Don't be afraid, they are all good people."
The little beast sat obediently on the butt cushion, holding a few medicine bottles in its little paws, and stayed close to Nan Si Ning.
Because its aura seemed very ordinary, although it looked strange, many people didn't care about it after taking a look at it, because Nan Sining began to warm up the furnace and prepare to make the elixir!
As soon as Nan Si Ning's strange fire appeared, someone asked in surprise, "Did Senior Sister Nan subdue the strange fire?"
Nan Si Ning smiled and replied, "Yes, I have to thank you Medicine King City for your generosity. I was able to obtain this Glazed Sky Fire smoothly. This is also the first time I use it to make an elixir!"
Nan Sining's words reached the ears of everyone present, surprising many people:
"This time, Second Senior Brother led people to the secret realm, and most of them suffered heavy losses. Few people obtained the strange fire. I didn't expect that Junior Sister Nan could actually subdue such a powerful strange fire."
"Yes, it can be seen that this luck is really hard to say."
"Needless to say, how important is luck to a cultivator? How many famous cultivators in history didn't have extraordinary luck?"
"Junior Sister Nan has been stupid for so long, her energy has reached rock bottom, and now it should be turning around."
"I think so too. If good fortune can truly come after bad luck, I'll be able to accept my recent misfortune a little better."
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"It seems that those other brothers are really lacking in luck."
"Who says it's not true? Who among those who can pass the exam to become an Alchemist is not talented? It's a pity that some people have been severely injured and their cultivation level has dropped. They have to start all over again."
"I heard that the brothers got into such bad luck this time because they left with that Canglan Sect disciple named Luo Qingyao!"
"Really? Wasn't it rumored that Luo Qingyao wasn't a good person? Why did the brothers want to be with her?"
“Who knows…”
"But Luo Qingyao is indeed quite outstanding in appearance. Are you brothers mesmerized by her appearance?"
"Shh... Stop arguing with the senior brothers! The important thing is to focus on refining the elixir!"
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Nan Si Ning didn't know how much attention and response this strange fire had attracted as soon as it was released. Her goal was to make this strange fire known and let people spread the name of Liuli Li Tianhuo.
With this first impression, many people will not think of the strange fire in the direction of the true fire of the sun.
When warming the stove, Nan Sining could feel the difference between the strange fire and ordinary fire. The fire really followed his heart. Not only could he easily control the size and power of the fire, but the desired temperature was also completely in line with his wishes.
This Yuntian gold furnace seemed to like the strange fire as well. The whole furnace was as bright as a colorful marquee, so dazzling that it was blinding.
Nan Sining still couldn't get used to the conspicuousness of his alchemy furnace, but the little beast next to him was fascinated by it. The colorful light reflected in its eyes made it seem as if its eyes were also shining with colorful light.
The speed of heating the stove is two-thirds faster than before. Nan Sining sighed, the strange fire is great!
Not only is it fast, it also saves her a lot of energy and spiritual power in controlling fire. It’s so trouble-free!
Although it was his first time to refine the Renyan Pill, Nan Sining was very familiar with it.
This elixir is originally used more frequently by the Beast Taming Sect. Real alchemy practitioners are unlikely to be involved in this aspect. Most of the time, only the alchemy practitioners supported by the Beast Taming Sect will refine it.
The common elixir recipes nowadays use simple spiritual plants and the recipes are also simple, so they are easy to refine, but Nan Sining’s is different.
Noticing that the spiritual plants and hand seals used by Nan Si Ning were somewhat novel, the focus of discussion gradually shifted:
"The spiritual plants she used are different from what I know!"
"The method of refining the elixir is also different. What's going on?"
"Is this your first time here? Junior Sister Nan has always been refining pills this way. Furthermore, the spiritual plants she uses are generally lower-level and easier to find than those used in common recipes. Even Master and Senior Brother are amazed by her recipes!"
"So, this Junior Sister Nan can research the pill formula herself?"
"I don't know about that. Perhaps she got the inheritance from an ancient alchemy master through some chance."
Who can say for sure about chance?
The attraction of watching Nan Si Ning making elixirs lies here. Not only are his operations smooth and flowing, but he also has novel elixir recipes that always give alchemists a refreshing feeling.
Soon, Renyan Dan was refined. The full furnace of pills had a faint fluorescent light, like a nest of snowballs, which looked very tempting and cute.
When the little beast smelled the fragrance of the pill, it began to sniff it greedily with its little nose twitching.
Nan Sining packed the pills into three bottles, leaving one for the little beast and the other two for Yaowang City.
Although the people in Yaowang City had never thought of asking her to refine pills in return, Nan Sining didn't want to take other people's things for free.
Nan Sining has a good grasp of the ways of the world.
Soon Nan Sining continued to refine pills. Not to mention the low-level ordinary pills such as the Small Rejuvenation Pill, the Soul-Replenishing Pill, and the Yuan-Restoring Pill, he produced them one furnace after another, which made the alchemists in Yaowang City go from shocked to numb. He also made third-level pills such as the Big Rejuvenation Pill and the Small Huan Pill in every furnace, and each furnace was of the best quality. At least one bottle could be refined in one furnace.
This efficiency in alchemy truly shocked the entire Yaowang City.
It turns out that Junior Sister Nan, with the Strange Fire, is so amazing! Back then, she could only use ordinary fire to refine pills, which was really unfair to her. No wonder Master specifically asked her to obtain the Strange Fire.
This time they really saw what it means to be even more powerful than a tiger.
Nan Sining was tireless when refining the elixir. After she had refined more than ten furnaces of elixirs, she felt that her spiritual power was exhausted, so she quickly stopped to rest.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, many people came forward to ask Nan Si Ning for advice, and Nan Si Ning was generous with his suggestions, which made many people have a better impression of Nan Si Ning.
Later, Qin Xueyang came to see Nan Sining specially. Seeing that she looked obviously tired but was still surrounded by so many people, he asked them to leave.
"Senior Sister Qin, you're here." Nan Sining greeted.
Because of the changes in the Strange Fire Secret Realm, not only was Chen Tangyuan extremely busy, but even Qin Xueyang had a lot more things to do.
"Yeah, I happened to be passing by here, so I came to take a look."
Nan Sining took the opportunity to ask about her recent situation, and Qin Xueyang's face turned ugly when she mentioned this.
With such a big thing happening, there are a lot of things to do everywhere in Yaowang City. In the past, Shen Tangyuan had Hu Yan who could serve as his assistant, but now Hu Yan has also been punished, so she, the third senior sister, has to take over.
She had always disliked Luo Qingyao, and after learning what had happened, she was even more disgusted with her: "My stupid junior brother finally understood that he was being used by Luo Qingyao."
Nan Si Ning had no interest in this: "Thank you for your hard work, Senior Sister Qin."
Qin Xueyang thought she was talking about how she was sent everywhere to deal with problems and clean up the mess, so she said, "Junior Sister Nan, this matter has nothing to do with you. You don't have to say that."
Nan Si Ning laughed: "No, I mean, it's really hard for you to take care of such a stupid junior brother."
Qin Xueyang was stunned for a moment before he started to laugh. "Your words are quite interesting. However, my foolish junior brother mentioned something that I think you people from Cijian Peak need to listen to."
Nan Si Ning restrained his smile and asked, "What's the matter?"
It's definitely not a good thing.
"It has something to do with your sect's competition, but we can't say for sure. If you, the people from Cijian Peak, go and listen, you should be able to understand what's going on better than us."
Nan Si Ning stood up immediately: "Okay, I'll go with you to take a look."
Qin Xueyang said something to Qin Sangyue, then said to Nan Si Ning, "Come with me. Your senior sister will be there too."
Nan Sining followed Qin Xueyang to the top of Xiao Jingwen's peak, where he not only saw the beautiful scenery and the dancing cranes, but also saw numerous formations.
It seems that the King of Medicine has made up his mind to give Xiao Jingwen a good lesson.
Qin Sangyue also arrived at the right time, and Qin Xueyang opened the many restrictions and formations and took the two people in.
It was not until Qin Xueyang led the two of them up the mountain that Nan Si Ning realized that Xiao Jingwen was not practicing in the yard, but in a more hidden and remote cave.
The alchemists are quite good at having fun.
When Nan Sining saw Xiao Jingwen again in the cave, he found that he looked much more haggard. Not only was he thinner, but he also looked much more sloppy.
Hearing the noise, Xiao Jingwen said weakly: “Third Senior Sister, you are finally here. If you don’t come, I will die.”
Qin Xueyang said disdainfully, "If you die, I can save some energy. Stop pretending, Junior Sisters Qin and Nan from Cijian Peak are here."
Xiao Jingwen opened his eyes in surprise: "What are they doing here?"
Qin Sangyue took the initiative to say, "I heard from Senior Sister Qin that when you were with Luo Qingyao, you heard some things about our sect's competition. Can you tell us about it?"
When Xiao Jingwen heard this, he immediately deflated: “So it’s about this.”
Qin Xueyang said in a somewhat stern tone: "Please recall carefully what Luo Qingyao said. This is very important to Cijian Peak."
Xiao Jingwen continued to play dead: “But it’s of no use to me.”
Qin Xueyang was so angry at this stupid junior brother that he was about to step forward and hit him twice, but was stopped by Nan Sining.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao, if you are willing to talk about it, I can help you plead with Senior Medicine King." Nan Si Ning said with a smile.
Xiao Jingwen raised his eyelids and glanced at Nan Si Ning with a very complicated look.
Although he was defeated by Nan Sining and was convinced of her alchemy ability, Xiao Jingwen still had no good feelings towards her as a person.
The image of Luo Qingyao had collapsed in his heart, but the resentment towards Nan Sining that Luo Qingyao had instilled in him had not faded much.
He knew rationally that his dislike for Nan Si Ning was somewhat unreasonable, but he couldn't change it for the time being.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Just give me a definite answer whether it will work or not." Nan Si Ning said, not only did he not seem anxious, but rather impatient.
Although she didn't know what Xiao Jingwen was thinking, it was right not to give him a good look.
Xiao Jingwen pursed his lips and said, "I did something wrong, and it is right for Master to punish me. I don't need you to say good things for me."
Although he said this, there was a lot of resentment in his tone, and Xiao Jingwen didn't know who he was blaming.
Qin Sangyue and Nan Sining looked at each other. It was within their expectations that Xiao Jingwen was unwilling to say anything.
"Forget it if you don't want to talk about it," Qin Sangyue said to Qin Xueyang who was about to go up and beat Xiao Jingwen, "One force can defeat ten skills. We at Cijian Peak have made some progress recently. I think even if there are some changes in the competition, we can handle it."
Qin Xueyang had no choice but to suppress his anger.
The three of them no longer cared about Xiao Jingwen and turned to leave. When they reached the entrance of the cave, Xiao Jingwen suddenly said, "But I can also tell you this."
Qin Xueyang turned around and yelled angrily, "Why are you panting so hard while talking?! As a male cultivator, can't you be more straightforward?!"
Xiao Jingwen couldn't help but shrink his neck.
He just has some complicated emotions in his mind, so he can't make up his mind. Is it necessary to be so fierce?
Nan Si Ning also turned around, thought for a moment, and then took out a jade slip from his storage ring. He said, "This jade slip records my experience in alchemy over the past period of time. If you are willing to tell me, I will give it to you."
Xiao Jingwen's eyes really lit up.
Although he accepted his defeat, he really wanted to know why Nan Sining was able to defeat him, considering she had not learned much about alchemy.
After the surprise, he felt a little ashamed. He was so shy. Nan Si Ning was much more generous than him.
"Thank you, Junior Sister Nan." Xiao Jingwen was much more serious and sincere this time. "Back on the flying boat, Master Luo... Luo Qingyao told me that I couldn't stay in Medicine King City for too long. She had to rush back to participate in the sect competition. I guess she also hinted that I should refine more pills for her. When I asked about the details of the competition, she told me that the group battles would be changed to team training this time."
Nan Sining and Qin Sangyue were both very surprised. They had indeed not heard anything about this matter, and they did not expect Luo Qingyao to reveal it to an outsider so casually.
After feeling indignant, Nan Si Ning threw the jade slip in his hand to Xiao Jingwen and said, "Thank you very much. This is indeed a change we didn't expect."
After Xiao Jingwen grabbed the jade slip, he only used his spiritual sense to explore it slightly, and then held it tightly in his hand.
He didn't expect that Nan Si Ning was so sincere. The contents were all records and reviews of her alchemy during this period, and the content was detailed and rich.
Seeing several people about to leave, Xiao Jingwen hurriedly stood up and took two steps after them, saying, "Your team training should take you to some secret realm. Luo Qingyao didn't tell me the details, so this is all I know!"
Nan Si Ning waved his hand behind his back. The only place that could accommodate so many people for team training was a secret realm. If he didn't know which secret realm it was, this news would be of little significance.
When leaving Xiao Jingwen's mountain, Qin Xueyang said: "Junior Sister Nan doesn't have to exchange such an important thing with him."
Nan Si Ning smiled and said, "That's just a backup. I still have the original! Besides, although Fellow Daoist Xiao opposed me, he held his ground. I gained a lot from sparring with him. Compared to his Yuntian Gold Carving Furnace, a memoir of his experience is nothing."
Xiao Jingwen is a little stupid, but he is not a bad person. Moreover, he is the grandson of the King of Medicine. For the sake of the King of Medicine, Nan Si Ning does not want to make things too awkward with him.
Qin Xueyang sent the two back and left.
Qin Sangyue called everyone from Cijian Peak over and told them the news that Xiao Jingwen had revealed to them.
Hua Shengqing was still as hot-tempered as ever. "Luo Qingyao relied on her status as the Sect Master's personal disciple to know this crucial information in advance. The Sect Master is unfair! He doesn't deserve to be the Sect Master!"
Liang Xiao immediately stopped her and said, "Seventh Junior Sister! Be careful with your words!"
Hua Shengqing snorted, "I told you, what's the matter? He hasn't even reached the Mahayana stage of a Half-Step Immortal yet. Can he sense my scolding?"
Nan Si Ning said, "Seventh Senior Sister, your scolding is correct. As the leader of our sect, the Sect Master should be fair and just. But Luo Qingyao has taken advantage of him and done so many bad things without being punished. The decline of a sect always starts with such trivial matters. This time, we can't tolerate it. We have to kill him!"
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