Chapter 159 Selection Rules
"What kind of spiritual plant is this?"
Zhong Yue, who had rushed over, asked, "After all, this is an unexplored area, and I'm worried about the safety of my teammates."
He was very familiar with the types and habits of demonic beasts, but he knew relatively little about spiritual plants, only some high-value spiritual herbs.
Ji An said in a deep voice:
"This is Xuan Ye Sword Bamboo, a very rare earth-elemental spirit bamboo. The spiritual material itself is nothing special, but the spiritual leaves it grows are invaluable spiritual objects."
The leaves can be refined into metal elemental liquid for weapon crafting, and can also be used by sword cultivators to refine flying swords.
If it could be cultivated into a second-tier spirit bamboo, its value would be even greater.
In the entire Western Continent, only Fallen Maple Valley has planted a batch of Mysterious Leaf Sword Bamboo. It is said that this spiritual plant can grow continuously over time, and can grow into a second-grade top-quality spiritual tree at its highest level.
Second-tier top-grade materials have always been the main materials for refining top-grade spiritual weapons.
"Are there any second-tier spirit bamboos here?"
Zhong Yue's eyes lit up. He realized that this grade of material would definitely earn him a lot of contribution points, and he might even get some minor merit points.
"Of course not, these spirit bamboos are only at the first-grade high-quality level right now."
That's not important. What's important is that with this batch of spirit bamboo, the sect has broken Fallen Maple Valley's monopoly.
Ji An explained that when sect weapon refiners forge second-tier metal-elemental spiritual weapons, they all need to purchase some leaves of Xuan Ye Sword Bamboo from Luo Feng Valley.
One pound of leaves can only be refined into half an ounce of spiritual liquid; the demand is huge. He turned his head and said:
"Senior brother, send a signal to notify the sect."
Each mission team was equipped with some disposable distress artifacts, which were activated when encountering uncontrollable monsters.
In Ji An's view, if there are no high-level cultivators from sects nearby after such a magical artifact is activated, the opponent will most likely just wait to die.
High-level demonic beasts can slaughter low-level human cultivators very quickly, and they can even get a few bites while escaping.
Is it necessary?
Zhong Yue grinned, feeling that it was making a mountain out of a molehill; it was just a first-grade high-level spiritual plant.
"Listen to me, you won't go wrong!"
"All right."
An arrow pierced the clouds and exploded in the air with a whistling sound, forming a golden flower that was clearly visible for miles around.
A dozen or so breaths later, Ji An saw a streak of silver light pierce through the air.
Li Haoran, riding the light of his sword, swooped down and shouted:
"Was it you who sent the signal? Where are the monsters?"
He saw that the group of people were calm and composed, showing no signs of panic, but the signal was clearly coming from here.
Ji An cupped his hands and said:
"Senior brother, we are not in danger."
The reason for sending the signal was that a batch of Mysterious Leaf Sword Bamboo had been discovered, and the sect was specifically notified.
He didn't try to strike up a conversation; they had only met once, and it was hard to say whether the other person, such a privileged individual, would even remember him.
He has always believed that it's better to have less contact with someone who doesn't have an equal status.
As soon as Ji An finished speaking, he saw a flash of light before his eyes and then saw Li Haoran riding a sword light past him. He was startled.
'Such speed! If I were to fight him, I'd probably have already taken several sword strikes.'
Li Haoran smiled slightly and said softly:
"Indeed, it is Xuan Ye Sword Bamboo. The sect's spirit farmers have something to do."
His flying sword needs to be refined with various spiritual items. If the sect can cultivate second-tier spiritual bamboo, he can exchange it with contribution points, saving him a lot of trouble.
"I will report your names to the sect and reward you accordingly."
"Reporting to Senior Brother, my name is Ji An."
The three Foundation Establishment stage cultivators in the team announced their names one by one, and then continued forward.
The next day.
Mingfeng Mountain has been basically searched, and the many cultivators have been regrouped.
At the foot of the mountain, the array masters directed their disciples to place the array plates.
At the outermost edge of the mountain range, a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators patrolled back and forth in flying shuttles.
Occasionally, a golden eagle would fly by, but they would be driven away by the group.
The weeds and trees in this area have been cleared, cut down, and burned, as if a wildfire had occurred.
"Senior Brother Ji!"
Zeng Rui, whose arm was wrapped in bandages, greeted them with a look of joy at their long-awaited reunion.
"What happened?"
Ji An asked with concern, "Generally speaking, cultivators rarely need to wrap bandages after being injured, unless they suffer a serious injury."
"I was a bit unlucky. I encountered a late-stage Foundation Establishment Black Wind Wolf that had awakened the Wind Blade Technique, and this arm was severed below the elbow."
Fortunately, his senior uncle had taken over, and he had also taken some spiritual medicine. After a few months of recuperation, he was fine.
Zeng Rui patted his chest with his intact arm and said with lingering fear.
The beast's attacks were extremely sharp; it broke through the defensive aura of the high-grade magic artifact he had purchased in just two moves, and also severed his arm in the process.
His teammate fared even worse; half of his head was cut off, and he died on the spot.
Ji An nodded slightly and said:
"It's good that you're alright. You can take a break when you're casting the spell later."
He assigned ten Foundation Establishment stage spirit farmers to plant Blood Devouring Vine.
As a neighbor and senior colleague, it's only right that I take care of the injured.
Ji An examined the seeds and felt that they were not very viable.
He made a hand seal, releasing the Azure Wood Transformation Technique. The vibrant greenery brightened the eyes of the nearby cultivators, and a burgeoning vitality spread out.
"Senior brother, what skillful methods!"
The spirit farmers, all knowledgeable, exclaimed that the magical intent contained in the opponent's spell was far superior to their own.
After completing the spell, Ji An patted his spirit beast pouch, summoned a gray-feathered sand goose to sit on, and shouted:
"Everyone, you are responsible for releasing the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Spell, and I will handle the rainmaking. Let's begin."
His "Spring Breeze and Rain Technique" can cover an area of thirty acres, which he is confident is the largest.
Following his command, the Lingnong began to cast the Earth Returning to Origin Spell.
Each spirit farmer was accompanied by ten Qi Refining stage disciples. These disciples would lift wooden buckets filled with seeds and use their manipulation techniques to scatter the seeds.
This job doesn't require much technical skill; you just need to scatter the seeds evenly on the ground.
The gray-feathered sand goose flew steadily and obediently. It was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and now that it saw so many Foundation Establishment cultivators, it dared not be presumptuous in the slightest.
The earthy yellow light flickered continuously, revealing a bustling scene of planting.
In just one hour, the spirit farmers and many Qi Refining disciples planted all 400,000 jin of Blood Devouring Vine seeds.
Ji An remained mounted on his beast, his fingers flying across the ground, constantly unleashing the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique.
White mist surged and spread, and spiritual rain poured down, filling the air with a moistening atmosphere.
Soon, the seeds of the Bloodthirsty Vine sprouted and stretched upwards in the spiritual rain.
"How can it grow so fast?"
A spirit farmer who was also responsible for rainmaking shook his head awkwardly. The blood-devouring vines next door had already grown to more than three inches tall, while the area he was responsible for had only sprouted an inch. The difference was too obvious.
Ji An finished casting the spell and shouted:
"Water with fresh blood!"
To make the Bloodthirsty Vine grow as quickly as possible, it is necessary to water it with beast blood.
Numerous Qi Refining stage disciples boarded the flying boat and poured buckets of beast blood down into the air; the blood contained many chunks of meat.
These are materials from the Qi Refining stage Black Wind Wolves killed in the last two days; the sect has gone to great lengths to acquire them.
Nourished by fresh blood, the blood-devouring vine's red veins became even more crimson, and it quickly grew two or three inches taller, with its tendrils becoming even thicker.
Such blood-devouring vines can pose a deadly threat to wild beasts and also pose a certain threat to low-level monsters.
From then on, this area became a no-go zone for life.
As the sun set, the earth was stained crimson, and a strong stench of blood filled the air.
Ji An saw a beam of earth-yellow light, more than twenty feet high, forming along the foot of Mingfeng Mountain.
Cheers erupted from the cultivators; the mountain-protecting formation had taken effect.
"Haha, we're safe now! We don't have to worry about other monsters attacking us anymore!"
Mingfeng Mountain is a second-tier high-grade spiritual vein. If the spiritual energy in the vein is extracted at any cost, it can hold off the attacks of Golden Core stage demonic beasts for a period of time.
On the mountainside, cultivators from three sects gathered together.
Most of the cultivators from Yuanhe Mountain were burly and shirtless, revealing their strong muscles.
He has various types of tattoos on his body, which are said to be runes that help with body tempering.
Among the cultivators in Fallen Maple Valley, there are more female cultivators, about half of them. They wear light blue robes, similar in style to skirts, and move like green flowers.
Zeng Rui, her eyes filled with envy, whispered:
"It's easier to find a cultivation partner if you cultivate in Maple Valley."
He felt he had joined the wrong sect; Fallen Maple Valley was more suitable for him, a spirit farmer.
Ji An chuckled and said:
"That's not necessarily true. What my junior brother seeks is to expand his family and establish a cultivation clan."
If you're looking for a Daoist partner, are you sure you can take a concubine?
The higher the level of a cultivator, the more difficult it is to conceive. If the other party wants to quickly have offspring, they must find more female cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.
Having a Daoist partner, he probably wouldn't let him do this.
Zeng Rui touched his nose and chuckled.
As night fell and the bright moon hung high in the sky, the distant roars of demonic beasts could be faintly heard.
At the temporary headquarters of the Golden Spirit Sect, many Foundation Establishment cultivators sat around a campfire.
Lin Jiuxiao's voice echoed throughout the area, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
"The battle went smoothly. In the next few days, all we need to do is build this place into a celestial city, and then we can gradually withdraw."
The three sects and the Azure Cloud Immortal City Association each opened a flight route to facilitate the travel of cultivators.
We really want to build a fairy city here!
Ji An grinned; he had suspected this before, and now it had come true.
The other cultivators quickly grasped the true purpose of the various sects and were amazed.
Lin Jiuxiao paused for a few moments before continuing:
"In four years, it will be the day of the Three Sects Grand Competition. The winner of this competition will receive even more generous rewards."
The selection rules for this year's participants are different from those of the past. The sect has decided to use combat ability as the standard and establish a kill list, which is divided into three groups: early, middle and late Foundation Establishment stages.
Slaying demonic beasts around Mingfeng Mountain earns points. The top ten cultivators in each group qualify for the competition, and the rankings are finalized three months before the Three Sects Tournament.
The three sects jointly seized Mingfeng Mountain and established Mingfeng Immortal City. Their next step is to use various means to gather more independent cultivators and families to settle there.
In just a few years, this place will become as prosperous as Qingyun Immortal City.
Of the profits generated by Mingfeng Immortal City, each sect takes 30%, and the remaining 10% is divided among the results of the competition.
The top-ranked sect takes half, the second-ranked sect takes 30%, and the third-ranked sect takes 20%.
(End of this chapter)
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