“Although you have reached the peak of the Qi training realm, your spiritual power is still a long way from crossing the barrier of the Yuanshen realm.

I have high expectations for you. I hope you can achieve Yin God before entering the Transformation Realm and catch up with the footsteps of the saintly geniuses in the heyday of cultivation. So there is no need to rush the method of refining the spirit."

Shen Yuan felt guilty for a moment, but on the surface he commented with a nonchalant attitude.

Gong Buyu's cold and pretty face showed a serious expression, and he nodded and replied softly:

"Bu Yu will not let down my master's trust and will definitely achieve Yin God before entering the Transformation Realm!"

Relying on the CPU, his own disciples temporarily resolved the crisis of the soul refining method, and Shen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, as early as when the main mission of the sect competition came out, Shen Yuan noticed the existence of the "Taixu Soul Refining Method".

But Shen Yuan had just been tricked by the main quest of Xiuxian Yi not long ago, and he was not interested in the "Taixu Soul Refining Method" which he had never heard of.

Moreover, in the various classics released on the Daode forum, there is no record of anything above the Qi training realm, which involves the foundation of all major sects, so Shen Yuan has no idea what the so-called spirit refining method actually represents.

Now that Gong Buyu mentioned it, Shen Yuan realized the importance of the soul refining method.

The whole thing suddenly became a little awkward.

Gong Buhuo rejected Rong Cheng Dayutian's soul refining method and chose to let Gong Buyu learn the soul refining method from Shen Yuan to complete his promotion.

And Shen Yuan himself also needs the spirit refining method after "Zixia Qi Refining Method" to complete the subsequent stage of refining qi into spirit.

Shen Yuan could certainly search for other soul-refining methods to complete subsequent advancement, but if Gong Buyu failed to practice the "Taixu Soul-refining Method", it would inevitably arouse Gong Buhuo's suspicion.

Once an old monster who has lived for ten thousand years begins to have doubts, Shen Yuan's reputation as a supreme Taoist will no longer be able to hold up.

What's more, finding another method of refining the soul is not an easy task. This kind of true method is a treasure that suppresses the sect's foundation for everyone, and it is impossible to leak it easily.

Even if one finds a barely passable method of refining the soul, there will inevitably be a gap between it and the "Taixu Soul Refining Method" which is known as the best in the Xuanhuang Realm.

In this way, completing the main task: Sect Competition, becomes the best way out.

As long as you complete the task and get the "Taixu Refining Spirit Method", everything seems to be solved.

"But the problem right now is that my Luoyun Sect is just an empty shell. How can we complete the sect competition?"

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan couldn't help but feel a headache.

Gong Buyu became his disciple, and had successfully doubled the population of Luoyun Sect from one person to two people.

Even if Bai Xue, who pretended to be the eldest senior sister, was included, it would only be one more cat. With such a lineup, it would not even be enough to play a mahjong table, let alone hold a sect competition.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan inconspicuously opened the system interface for the main task: Sect Competition.

Main quest: Sect competition.

In order to establish the host's position in the sect, please ask the host to participate in the sect competition and win the first place in the sect competition!

Completion reward: Luoyun Sect's secret book "Taixu Spirit Refining Method"

Ignoring other relevant information, Shen Yuan tried to click on the four words "Sect Competition", and a detailed explanation popped up on the artificial intelligence system.

System: The sect competition is a grand event held by all major sects to test the cultivation of their disciples. Usually, disciples are summoned to hold a competition every three years. During the competition, representatives from various major caves and blessed lands will watch the ceremony and catch a glimpse of the sect's geniuses.

The winner of the sect competition becomes the leader among his peers and has the hope of being listed as a candidate for true succession.

The more Shen Yuan read the introduction to the sect competition, the colder he felt in his heart. There was not a single thing he could accomplish in it.

Putting aside the fact that he only had one cat among his disciples, the condition of inviting people from various sects to watch the ceremony was not something Shen Yuan could do.

The condition of having representatives from all the major caves and blessed places to watch the ceremony would require a sect with great reputation to fulfill.

The entire Luoyun Sect was wiped out from history by the heavenly punishment. No one would pay attention even if the name of Luoyun Sect was mentioned, let alone inviting the major cave paradises.

If he used the title of Supreme Taoist and asked Rong Cheng Dayutian to help promote it, it might attract the attention of various major caves and blessed lands, but there was no doubt that this would also put Shen Yuan in a dangerous position.

His identity might be exposed if he was not careful. Taking such a big risk just to complete a main mission was definitely not worth it for Shen Yuan.

Even if all difficulties and dangers were overcome and Shen Yuan successfully convened the sect competition and invited people from various sects to watch the ceremony, the main task required Shen Yuan to win the sect competition!

"I am the Supreme Daoist, the founder and leader of Luoyun Sect. Can I really fight with my disciples?"

"If this is true, wouldn't it be a huge joke?"

Shen Yuan felt his eyelids twitching slightly. This main quest was full of pitfalls and it didn't look like it could be completed normally.

"This is much more difficult than the electronic Sutra Library copied from the forum. It's completely different."

Gong Buyu, who was standing by, saw Shen Yuan fell into silence and began to feel uneasy.

"Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"Or does Master have any other ideas?"

After thinking for a long time, Shen Yuan still couldn't find a solution. He looked up with some regret in his heart.

Suddenly, Shen Yuan's expression changed slightly, and his eyes looked in the direction outside the secret realm of the courtyard.

In front of the gate of the courtyard, a black car slowly stopped beside the gate. The luxurious and restrained car seemed out of place with the dilapidated alleys around it.

A young man opened the car door, slowly got out of the car and came to the gate of the courtyard.

The person who came was Xue Mingzhi, who had not been here for a while. At this moment, he was dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked radiant. His spirit and energy seemed to have reached the peak. Although his appearance had not changed, his spirited attitude was almost completely different from before.

This month is definitely the proudest month for Xue Mingzhi.

A month ago, Xue Mingzhi and Shen Yuan participated in an auction in Yunfu Market, which successfully allowed him to show his face in front of everyone in the Tianjiao Club.

After returning, Shen Yuan gave him a cup of precious spiritual tea, which allowed his cultivation to rapidly improve. In just one month, he successfully entered the peak of the Qi Transformation Realm.

This speed shocked the entire Xue family. Changyuan Bo, who was far away in the Western Army, did not hesitate to use his personal connections to invite a great cultivator in the Qi training realm to examine his body.

After confirming that there was no sign of unstable foundation, Xue Mingzhi became famous throughout the imperial capital.

His name, a mere son of an earl, was successfully placed on the desks of many princes and generals. Aristocratic families, royal relatives, and princes' sons, who the Xue family had never had contact with before, all took the initiative to send him invitations.

There are even people who list him as one of the top ten geniuses in the imperial capital, a genius who will be able to carry the power of the Great Xia court in the future.

At this point, Xue Mingzhi truly stepped into the upper class of the imperial capital, a height that his uncle the Xue family had never reached after thousands of years of accumulation.

The once unattainable daughter of heaven constantly courted him, and the noble royal family members and princes treated him as a brother.

For a moment, Xue Mingzhi felt as if he was floating in the air.

At the same time, Xue Mingzhi also learned from other channels that after he left that day, various forces including the Imperial Observatory had tried to find him.

Normally, with the identity identified by the people from the Tianjiao Society, it would be a piece of cake for the various forces from the Imperial Observatory and Laojun Mountain to find him.

However, after he was promoted to the peak of Qi Transformation Realm, all the forces trying to find him became silent. This made Xue Mingzhi think that it was the huge influence brought by his own cultivation advancement that made all forces start to be cautious and dare not provoke him easily.

Xue Mingzhi enjoyed the fame brought by his growing strength. After enjoying two days of busy banquets, Xue Mingzhi did not completely sink into it.

He refused the solicitation of various powerful people and secretly returned to the small place of Wencheng.

Xue Mingzhi did not forget that Mr. Shen asked him to visit him again after he reached the peak of the Qi Transformation Realm.

Xue Mingzhi looked at the courtyard and noticed a new plaque above the courtyard at first glance.

"A small cave with beautiful scenery? Sir, this precious place of yours is indeed worthy of being called a small cave."

After tidying up his clothes at the door, Xue Mingzhi did not behave disrespectfully towards Shen Yuan just because of his fame.

Xue Mingzhi knew very well that the reason he was able to go from a little genius in the Xue family to a genius-level figure famous throughout the imperial capital was all because of the help of the master.

So in front of the teacher, Xue Mingzhi did not dare to show the slightest disrespect.

"Xue Mingzhi wants to see you, sir!"

Shen Yuan looked at Xue Mingzhi who was in high spirits at the door, and with a slight smile on his face, he instructed Gong Buyu:

"Guests are coming, go greet them!"

Gong Buyu stood up and nodded slightly, then walked towards the gate with his long legs.

The gate of the courtyard slowly opened, and Xue Mingzhi was stunned when he saw the beautiful girl with silver hair in front of him.

The girl had an indifferent look and a cold temperament. Just her appearance in front of the door made Xue Mingzhi feel a chill in his face.

"Who are you?"

Xue Mingzhi naturally did not dare to neglect the person who came out of the small cave, and asked respectfully.

"Come in, Master is waiting for you."

Gong Buyu had no intention of greeting Xue Mingzhi. He just opened the door and motioned for Xue Mingzhi to come in.

Xue Mingzhi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stepped into the courtyard and followed behind Gong Buyu, asking curiously:

"Are you the master's disciple?"

"I am the registered disciple that Master has just accepted." Gong Buyu explained with rare patience.

Xue Mingzhi was shocked and a look of regret appeared on his face.

He had wanted to establish a relationship with Shen Yuan a long time ago. If he had known that Shen Yuan would recruit disciples, he would have taken the initiative to become Shen Yuan's disciple.

He looked up and down at the cold girl in front of him and asked in a low voice:

"Do you know what conditions are required to become a disciple of the master?"

Gong Buyu glanced at Xue Mingzhi, shook his head slightly and said:

"Your cultivation is too low, it is impossible for the master to accept you."

"Your cultivation is too low?" Xue Mingzhi's eyes widened immediately, and he said with a look of dissatisfaction on his face:

"So what is your cultivation level?"

Gong Buyu paused for a moment, and released a little of the restrained aura in his body. In an instant, the Qi between heaven and earth turned into a bone-chilling chill that froze the soul and began to spread.

During the entire process, Xue Mingzhi didn't even have time to react, as if his breathing was completely frozen.

However, all this was fleeting, and the surrounding temperature returned to normal in an instant. Xue Mingzhi gasped and looked at Gong Buyu in horror.

The girl with a cold temperament spoke calmly:

"The peak of Qi Refining Realm."