Chapter 533
Zhai Yuanhao had grown taller and stronger, but when he saw Yuan Jing, he still showed his white teeth and smiled brightly and sunny, with the youthful vigor that is unique to young people.
Yuan Jing saw this kind of Fifth Brother and thought it was good. If the male protagonist was allowed to choose, would he be willing to choose such a lonely and scarred path? Yuan Jing thought not.
Zhai Yuanhao followed Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi back to the Xingjian Sect's base. He kept talking and smiling all the way. He asked Yuan Jing and the others about their experiences and talked about the amazing things that happened in the league. He said that he had gained a lot along the way and his strength had improved during the competition.
Yuan Jing casually cast a barrier to prevent the sound of their communication from being transmitted. Even if outsiders wanted to eavesdrop, their soul power could not hide from their perception. Zhai Yuanhao blinked when he saw this, and Duan Linzhi turned around and rolled his eyes. This male protagonist was actually a bit stupid. Without Yuan Jing's help along the way, he would definitely have to repeat the experiences in the plot and end up alone.
I really want to ask Yuan Jing to abandon this silly boy, but I know clearly that this is impossible, just as he inherited Duan Linzhi's body, he also has responsibilities to the Duan royal family and Emperor Duan.
"Brother Duan and I got a lot of good stuff this time. I sorted out some of them for you, Fifth Brother..."
Zhai Yuanhao quickly refused: "No, that's not possible. It's your own thing, Eighth Brother. If you want to give it away, you should give it to the Xingjian Sect."
"Fifth brother, don't rush to push it away. Listen to me first." Yuan Jing knew his fifth brother's character. Even though he has come out to make a living, his integrity has not been erased. "We will give the same thing to Xingjian Sect, but we found the thing, so of course we have the right to deal with it. We are brothers, who else should we give it to if not you? Or does fifth brother only hope that the family will rely on me, the eighth brother, to protect it in the future? That would be too tiring."
Zhai Yuanhao hesitated for a long time, not knowing what to say. Of course, he couldn't ask his eighth brother to protect him alone. He was still the older brother, so how could he put the responsibility on his eighth brother?
"Or is it that when you find something good, you won't think of me, your eighth brother?"
Zhai Yuanhao waved his hands and shook his head quickly. That was even more impossible. He was so anxious that smoke was coming out of his head: "Eighth brother, who do you think I am?"
"That's it, if you can do it, why can't I do it?" Yuan Jing said with his hands spread out.
Duan Linzhi saw that Zhai Yuanhao, this fool, was almost led to the sky by Yuan Jing, and his mouth twitched a few times. How could this fool be Yuan Jing's opponent? As long as he followed in, there would only be one result, that is, he would be fooled by Yuan Jing to accept a bunch of things.
Then Yuan Jing dropped a thunderbolt on Zhai Yuanhao: "Brother Duan and I pried open a mansion left by the Dan Emperor and got a lot of good things."
"Dan Emperor? Really?!" Zhai Yuanhao stood up in shock.
"Of course it's true." Yuan Jing thought to himself. Don't be too surprised. In the plot, you, Zhai Yuanhao, not only pried open the Dan Emperor's mansion, but also the tombs of the Martial Saint and the Martial Emperor. "I got a heavenly soul power secret book in it. I copied a copy for my fifth brother, and also the one about alchemy. I gave each one to my fifth brother."
"Why do I need this? I don't specialize in making pills."
Yuan Jing patted his shoulder and said, "Do you think that only alchemists can practice this secret book? You are wrong, absolutely wrong. When you reach Brother Duan's level, you will find that practicing this secret book will make you advance faster. Even if you advance to the Martial Saint and Martial Emperor in the future, it will be much easier than other warriors."
"Really?" Zhai Yuanhao was surprised and turned to look at Duan Linzhi to ask him for confirmation.
Duan Linzhi said speechlessly: "You don't believe what your eighth brother said?"
"I believe it, I believe it. There is no way my eighth brother would lie to me. There is no need to lie about such a thing." Zhai Yuanhao was rubbing his head in confusion.
“That sect…” Zhai Yuanhao felt a little guilty about the fact that he himself was cultivating a heavenly-level soul power secret book, and even the leader of the Qimu Sect could not meet such conditions. But this thing belonged to his eighth brother. He could give it to himself, but he didn’t have the nerve to ask his eighth brother to hand it over to the Qimu Sect.
Yuan Jing patted his shoulder and said, "It won't be too late to take it out when you can speak in Qimumen without anyone questioning you. The most important thing is that you must be strong enough to protect it, otherwise you will end up with bad intentions. As far as I know, even Danyang Sect and the Chang family don't have a heaven-level soul power secret book."
After hearing what his eighth brother said, Zhai Yuanhao felt that the thing in his hand was getting hot. Even the Danyang Sect didn't have it, but his eighth brother gave it to him just as he said, and even tried every means to persuade him to accept it. He had no way to repay his eighth brother's kindness, and the most important thing right now was to prevent the possibility of this thing on his eighth brother being leaked out.
"Eighth brother, I understand. I will memorize the above contents as soon as possible and then destroy these things." He knew that what his eighth brother said might not be an exaggeration. For example, if the Danyang Sect knew that the Qimu Sect had such a heavenly secret book, it would be estimated that the Qimu Sect would be doomed soon. Not to mention handing over the secret book, would the Danyang Sect allow the Qimu Sect to grow stronger with the help of this secret book?
In the past two years, Zhai Yuanhao's strength has not only increased, but his character has also improved a lot, and he is no longer so naive when considering things.
"I believe in Fifth Brother."
The words "believe in fifth brother" made Zhai Yuanhao feel that the burden on his shoulders was much heavier, but he suddenly felt infinite strength. He must not bring any danger to his eighth brother.
Zhai Yuanhao stayed with Yuan Jing and memorized the secret book and the records about alchemy. After making sure that he would not forget them, he burned them. This also made him stay in the territory of Xingjian Sect for a long time. When he left, the people who were watching him secretly also left with him.
The Fifth Prince said with a gloomy face: "Is this the news you brought to my Highness? Is that country bumpkin close to Duan Linzhi?"
"Your Highness, the warrior who went out to train with Duan Linzhi is called Zhai Yuanjing. According to the information obtained by my subordinates, Zhai Yuanjing and Zhai Yuanhao are cousins and have a very good relationship."
"Damn it!" The fifth prince swept everything on the table in front of him to the ground with a flick of his sleeves.
Even though the Fifth Prince was furious, he also knew that if he touched Zhai Yuanhao, then Zhai Yuanjing would not sit idly by. Involving him would likely drag Duan Linzhi into the matter as well. Not to mention him, the Fifth Prince, even the royal family of the Divine Eagle Nation did not want to provoke this sword madman who was only one step away from becoming a Saint.
I'm just a country bumpkin, why am I so lucky?
After the Fifth Prince had vented his anger, his subordinates dared to say, "Your Highness, why don't we take a long-term view? Although the Qimu Sect is important, it is nothing compared to the Danyang Sect. If..."
The Fifth Prince gradually laughed out loud, yes, he could definitely kill someone by borrowing someone else's knife. Even the leader of the Qimu Sect and Mu Xuanzhi made the Fifth Prince want to get rid of them as soon as possible. He would rather destroy everything he couldn't get.
The next day on the field, Zhai Yuanhao came to find Yuan Jing again. He winked at Yuan Jing. He had tried the soul power secret book last night and was pleasantly surprised to find that the secret book was particularly suitable for him. He felt other benefits after practicing it for a night. This time he really believed what his eighth brother said. At the same time, practicing this secret book would not only not hinder his strength, but would also have a blessing effect.
The final result of the alchemy competition that day was announced. The champion was a disciple named Yan Yuancheng from Danyang Sect, and the runner-up was Chang Ji from the Chang family. This result was not surprising to everyone. One was from the largest alchemy sect, one was from a first-class alchemy family, the third was an alchemist from Wushuang Sect, and Mu Xuanning, the eldest lady of Qimu Sect, was ranked fourth. It can be seen that Qimu Sect was quite satisfied with this result.
Feng Jing saw Yan Yuancheng and Chang Ji on the stage trying to show off their arrogance, and couldn't help curling his lips. These two self-righteous guys really thought they were the best alchemy geniuses among their peers? The pills they made were not as good as those that Junior Brother Zhai casually gave away.
It's a pity that the Xingjian Sect has such a genius in alchemy hidden and cannot reveal it to the outside world, which makes him feel suffocated.
Not to mention him, even Mu Xuanning felt quite strange when she looked at Yan Yuancheng and Chang Ji who were on the same stage. She had discussed with these two geniuses before, but it was never as enjoyable as when she discussed with Zhai Yuanjing. Compared with them, Zhai Yuanjing was more of a master. Every time she discussed with him, Mu Xuanning could always get inspiration and enlightenment. Since that trip to the bottom of the cliff, her alchemy skills had improved a lot.
But she said nothing. It can be seen from the fact that Zhai Yuanjing did not participate in this league that Zhai Yuanjing was unwilling to be in the limelight. Let these two people think that they are invincible among their peers.
After the league ended, Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi were going back to the sect together, and Zhai Yuanhao said goodbye to his eighth brother reluctantly.
After returning to the sect, the two were called by the sect master, who said, "You two can no longer stay out of the Eight Nations Tournament. This is related to the interests of our Xingjian Sect and the countries and sects on this land. Not to mention our Xingjian Sect and the Golden Scarlet Nation, even the Divine Eagle Nation and the Eastern Phoenix Nation hope that you, Linzhi, can participate."
Duan Linzhi nodded. Since he was staying in the Xingjian Sect, he had to fulfill his duties as a disciple of the Xingjian Sect. He understood this principle: "Master, don't worry. I won't break my promise."
The clan leader set him another goal: "It would be best if you could break through again and advance to the Martial Saint level during the competition. That way, you can outperform other countries in the competition."
Duan Linzhi raised his eyelids and looked at the sect master, who touched his face and said, "Are my demands too high?"
Duan Linzhi said indifferently: "Not high at all."
As he said this, he shook his body and the aura of a Martial Saint leaked out. Even the sect leader was so shocked that his eyes widened, losing his usual composure, and then he burst into laughter. This kid had deceived everyone and had actually become a Martial Saint quietly.
Then he sighed and shook his head. Even he was jealous of this kid's talent. How old was he, but he had already become a Martial Saint. It was a foregone conclusion that he would become a Martial Emperor in the future. Moreover, he had a good character and was able to keep calm. If it were someone else, he probably wouldn't have hidden his true cultivation level during the Three Kingdoms League.
But the fact that he is a ninth-rank general is astonishing enough.
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