Yun Luoyan and Bai Xiao stared at Su Qing with their mouths agape, their faces filled with disbelief.
Burning one's lifespan to build a foundation, after which one only has fifty years of lifespan left?
Are they crazy? How could they do something like this?
Just for the chance to enter the Myriad Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map? Do they even know that even if they successfully establish their foundation, they will only be the worst foundation-establishing cultivators?
Even if you can enter the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" map, you're just a runner-up. Such a great opportunity isn't so easy to come by.
"This is the only way I can think of to quickly establish a foundation. There may be other methods that we are unaware of. However, one thing I am certain of is that no matter how one establishes a foundation, there will be a price to pay. The barrier between the Qi Refining stage and the Foundation Establishment stage is not so easy to break through."
Su Qing's words silenced both Yun Luoyan and Bai Xiao.
They couldn't believe that people would go to such lengths for the chance to enter the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" scroll.
Two days passed quickly.
The selection competition began quickly. In the past, this was indeed a grand event in the outer sect of Xuanling Sect. After all, everyone joined Xuanling Sect for cultivation, hoping to one day become an inner disciple of Xuanling Sect.
As long as one becomes an inner disciple of the Xuanling Sect, one's family will also be able to rise to a higher level.
However, this selection competition was unusual from the very beginning, because the Xuanling Sect Master personally presided over the competition, with the White Protector of Piaomiao Peak and the Jiang Protector of Biyun Peak assisting in the presiding. Moreover, the guest elder Wen Yutian, the Law Enforcement Hall Protector of Wuji Sect, was also present to observe the ceremony, and even Qiu Zigen, a Foundation Establishment disciple of Wuji Sect, was invited to participate.
The outer disciples were extremely excited.
This is a chance to shine. If the sect leader or protector takes a liking to you, you might even have the opportunity to become a Nascent Soul expert's personal disciple!
"All the Foundation Establishment disciples participating in this selection are Xuanling Sect disciples who have successfully established their foundation within the past year. There are 980 outer disciples, 58 inner disciples, and 3 personal disciples qualified to participate in this selection."
The crowd erupted in uproar.
One year!
In one year, more than a thousand disciples of the Xuanling Sect successfully established their foundation.
"In addition, there is one Foundation Establishment stage disciple from the Wuji Sect participating. We welcome Qiu Zigen, a disciple from the Wuji Sect."
Qiu Zigen stood up with a smile and waved to the many Xuanling Sect disciples.
Su Qing's expression darkened. She knew that the Wuji Sect would not let the matter rest because of Yan Ziying, but she did not expect that the Wuji Sect would actually come knocking on her door.
She killed Chu Yuntai at Yueling Mountain; Qiu Zigen and his master behind him probably already know about it.
Su Qing felt that Qiu Zigen's participation in this selection competition was ill-intentioned!
"So handsome! This disciple of the Wuji Sect is so handsome, and I heard he's also a music cultivator." Liu Xuan stood next to Su Qing, holding Su Qing's hand, her eyes full of stars.
Not far away, Xi Ran's lips curled into a cold smile.
She is now a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but she did not tell Liu Xuan about her Foundation Establishment immediately. She planned to give Liu Xuan a surprise after entering the Myriad Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map.
Su Qing nodded perfunctorily, then turned to Yu Kui and said in a low voice, "Senior brother, we must be careful of this cultivator from the Wuji Sect."
"I know!" Yu Kui had gone through the secret realm adventure with Su Qing. Their Xuanling Sect crushed the Wuji Sect in the secret realm, and all the Wuji Sect disciples were wiped out. Although they kept quiet about what happened in the secret realm, the Wuji Sect must have been able to guess some things, and even blamed the Xuanling Sect disciples for it.
Apart from Su Qing, everyone who entered the secret realm was at the peak of the Qi Refining stage. After accumulating experience from exploring the secret realm and cultivating for the past few days, they had all reached the Foundation Establishment stage. This time, they were all going to be selected within the Myriad Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map.
If Qiu Zigen of the Wuji Sect wants to cause them trouble, they'll probably have to settle it here in this vast landscape painting.
What Yu Kui didn't know was that Su Qing had already fought Qiu Zigen at Yueling Mountain.
"Junior Sister Su Qing, there are restrictions on the pills and talismans that can be brought into the 'Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains' painting during the selection competition. You must be careful," Yu Kui said.
"It's okay, I brought enough materials," Su Qing said.
Yu Kui opened her mouth, but could only answer with, "Okay."
Upon hearing that so many Xuanling Sect disciples were participating, the sect leader frowned slightly.
The number of inner disciples and personal disciples is unchanged from two days ago, but the number of outer disciples seems a bit off.
Weren't there only about 800 people a couple of days ago? How come there are more than 150 Foundation Establishment disciples in just two days?
"You are not allowed to bring any talismans into this secret realm. You may only bring ten Grade 3 Spirit Returning Pills to recover from your injuries."
"What if we need other pills?" a cultivator asked loudly.
“You can refine it yourselves. You can bring the raw materials into the secret realm, or you can search for the spiritual herbs and monster materials you need in the secret realm, but you cannot bring the finished product in.”
"You can only bring magic weapons of the same level issued to inner disciples of the sect. If you use other higher-level magic weapons after entering the secret realm, you will be expelled."
It seems that Su Qing cannot bring the Soul-Capturing Bell inside.
However, Su Qing didn't care. Anyway, she was already at the Foundation Establishment stage. If she faced Qiu Zigen this time, she would definitely not set up any formations like before. She was confident that even if she went straight for him, she could cripple Qiu Zigen.
As they lined up to enter the Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map, the Xuanling Sect disciples were all wearing the disciple robes issued to them by the inner disciples of the Xuanling Sect. Qiu Zigen did not deviate from the norm and wore the Wuji Sect disciple robes. Among the white disciple robes, his cyan disciple robes stood out.
The teleportation array in the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" map is also random. Su Qing stood in the teleportation array, and the surrounding area immediately lit up. In an instant, she had entered the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" map.
At this moment, Su Qing stood in front of an abandoned ruin. The broken walls and exquisite stone carvings hinted at its former glory, but now it was only desolate.
Su Qing looked around and saw only desolation; there wasn't a single person around.
Stepping on the gravel on the ground, Su Qing walked to a low wall. Instead of continuing to search for other Xuanling Sect disciples, she took out a talisman pen and a stack of blank talisman paper from her storage space, sat down on the ground, and began to draw talismans.
Xuan Qingye, the sect leader's personal disciple, was also teleported into the Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map. He looked around but didn't see anyone, so he wandered around the area.
He has always been cold and aloof, with an air of keeping people at arm's length. He has no friends in the Xuanling Sect. This time, he entered the Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map simply to follow his master's orders and go through the motions.
As a result, he witnessed a surprising scene.
A newly established Foundation Establishment cultivator was sitting by a low wall, drawing talismans with flamboyant strokes...
How did drawing talismans become so simple?
As Xuan Qingye moved a little closer, she saw that it was just a first-grade talisman explosion talisman, and she felt a little better. It was just a first-grade talisman, so it was normal to draw it quickly.
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