Chapter 264 Golden elixir conversation (two chapters in one)

Chapter 264 Golden elixir conversation (two chapters in one)

It looked depressing, as he was defeated by just one move. Many monks watching the ceremony lamented that this person was unlucky.

"If we meet an opponent with less strength, we will probably advance."

This is the thought in the minds of many monks watching the ceremony.

"Junior brother Liu, there is no need to be discouraged. Victory and defeat are normal things."

"Furthermore, the ranking of fighting skills only serves as a reference. In the end, it still depends on the choices of the elders."

Seeing Liu Yu who had failed and stepped down, looking "depressed", Brother Qian comforted him.

However, he successfully advanced in the first round of fighting. With the help of several sophisticated magic weapons that his father bought him, he was very confident in the second round, so he still couldn't help but show joy on his face.

"Senior brother, there is no need to say anything. I understand all this."

"It's just that the difference between the ranking within thirty and the ranking within fifteen is still too big."

Liu Yu sighed and said, seeming to feel "frustrated" by this.

"Junior brother's performance is already impressive enough. I believe the elders will definitely have a discerning eye."

Senior Brother Qian held back his joy and comforted him a little.

Second-level elixirs are not readily available, and demand often exceeds supply.

In order to be able to buy elixirs at relatively preferential prices in the future, of course, Junior Brother Liu, who can refine second-level elixirs, must make serious friends with him, so now Qian Zhijin is very approachable.

"Well, do your best."

It seemed that the comfort and encouragement had an effect. Liu Yu was "refreshed" and finally no longer depressed.

The two of them were silent for a while, watching the fight.

Anyone can participate in the Disciple Recruitment Ceremony within forty years of foundation building, but among the sixty people participating this time, or in other words, among the monks who participate in each session, the proportion of monks in the middle stage of foundation building is not high.

On the one hand, the training in the foundation building stage is more difficult. It is like replacing the small water bottle in the Qi refining stage with a large bucket. More "water" needs to be accumulated, and the quality of the "water" has also changed from gaseous to In liquid form, it is more difficult to accumulate.

On the one hand, the cost of using external forces is higher. If you want to use various cultivation resources to increase the speed of "water" accumulation, you need more spiritual stones, so many foundation-building monks cannot afford them.

The resources used to cultivate immortality in the foundation building stage are many times more expensive than those in the Qi refining stage. Take the most common Jing Yuan Dan in the early stage of foundation building, which is nearly six times more expensive than the Bi Ling Dan. The latter is still the most expensive in the Qi refining stage. One of the cultivation elixirs.

Therefore, many monks who were quite "rich" during the Qi refining period and could take elixirs from time to time to practice suddenly found that they could no longer afford the elixirs.

The family or master who could originally provide great help will be much less helpful at this time, unless there is a family or master at the golden elixir level to rely on.

As a result, the number of times to improve one's cultivation level using pills or other resources is much less. Most of the time, one can only rely on one's own spiritual roots to accumulate mana for cultivation level.

In twenty or thirty years, it would be difficult for even a dual-spiritual-rooted monk to advance from the early stage to the mid-stage of foundation building, let alone an ordinary three-spiritual-rooted monk.

Moreover, new foundation builders also need to prepare for practicing skills, top-quality magic weapons, etc. A series of things require energy and spiritual stones to prepare.

Therefore, among the sixty monks who participated in the ceremony, only about five or six had reached the middle stage of foundation building.

Although Liu Yu takes elixirs every day to practice, they are only ordinary three spiritual roots. In order to increase the chance of forming elixirs in the future, part of the mana cultivation was consumed for three times of magic fire refining, so now he has only reached the early stage of foundation building. peak.

But it is not far from the mid-term state.

Liu Yu's eyes moved as he wandered among the five fighting stages.

Except for a few one-sided battles between the newly promoted foundation builders, most cases ended in a stalemate. In the end, they competed for the secret skills attached to the skills, the depth of their magic power, and their cultivation of spells.

In other words, those with comparable strength at this stage are all monks with shallow foundations. I just chose to practice the technique, and I have one or two ordinary top-grade magic weapons, which are about the same strength as each other.

As for those monks who have just been promoted to Foundation Establishment and quickly gained good combat power, most of their families are not bad.

With the help of the elders, he can easily obtain suitable skills and sophisticated magic weapons, and the resources for cultivating immortals such as pills are far more abundant than the former, and he has accumulated deeper magical power cultivation, such as Qian Zhijin.

In this way, the former goes back and forth with the former, but the latter can defeat the former more easily.

Does this fight really only take place on the fighting stage?

"No."

Liu Yu had the answer in her heart, but she also had new questions.

Except for the very few outstanding monks with dual spiritual roots who can build foundations, most of the rest are monks with three spiritual roots. Their qualifications are not much different.

At this time, the importance of family is reflected.

The new member of the family, who has a strong and profound foundation, has already passed the most difficult stage and can quickly gain considerable strength. The new foundation builder with a shallow foundation has just passed the most difficult stage, and his current strength is definitely not as good as the former.

Why did the sect make this change?

Is this selection method really fair?

From the previous emphasis on potential when displaying specialties to the current emphasis on strength in fighting skills, does this change indicate something?

A thoughtful look flashed in Liu Yu's eyes, and she thought silently.

Regardless of the different thoughts of everyone in the field, the fight continued without stopping. Two people stepped off the stage and immediately two people came on stage.

Qian Zhijin's strength is at the upper end of the newly promoted foundation building, and his opponents in the second round are not those "geniuses" who have reached the middle stage of foundation building, so after a relatively hard battle, he still successfully advanced.

Time gradually passed, and the number of monks fighting at the end became smaller and smaller. However, the time to restore mana remained the same, so the entire apprenticeship ceremony did not go quickly.

It wasn't until Chen hour on the second day, when the sky was filled with red clouds, that all the fighting ended.

During the process, the monks from Cangyue Valley watched silently in the pavilion, but the female cultivators from Piaoxue Pavilion gathered together and chatted at the fighting platform, seeming to be making comments.

In the end, Qian Zhijin did not advance into the eight places in the third round. He met a monk with a deeper knowledge and was defeated.

But judging from his expression, it seemed that he had been mentally prepared for a long time and would be satisfied if he could pass the second round.

After the fight was over, the monks who participated in the ceremony returned to their original positions and waited for the news.

Some people feel that their ranking is good, and they are full of confidence and smile. Some people looked gloomy and worried about gains and losses, obviously knowing that their performance was very average.

On the vermilion Taishi chair, the seven Jindan elders turned their heads to communicate with each other, their lips moving as if they were discussing the matter.

There was no fool in the squad who dared to use his spiritual consciousness to spy on the elders' conversation. A group of foundation-building monks stood quietly and waited patiently.

As time passed, some monks began to lose their composure and became anxious.

After all, there are only seven elders who came to accept disciples this time. Even if each of them accepts two disciples, there are only fourteen lucky ones.

This also means that five-sixths of the monks are destined to lose the election and lose the opportunity to receive important help.

After about a quarter of an hour, the elders seemed to have finalized the candidates, nodded to each other and stopped communicating.

"Xu Donglai" "Zhou Yan"

The elder sitting on the Grand Master's chair in the center of the high platform, with a slim figure and a full head of white hair, took the lead in flying to the top of the foundation-building monks and read out two names.

Through previous exchanges and listening, Liu Yu knew that this was an elder in the late Jindan period, with a Taoist name of Kongxuan and a common name of Zhou.

"The disciple is here!"

It was indeed a great blessing to be favored by the elders. Both Zhou Yan and the monk named Xu Donglai flashed joy on their faces, and then stood up and saluted respectfully.

Master Kong Xuan nodded lightly, then raised his right hand upwards, and the two people below were lifted up by an invisible force and slowly approached him.

The two of them did not resist. After getting closer than two feet, they were carried and flew towards the mountainside of Tongtian Peak. After a while, they disappeared in the clouds and mist.

"Liu Yu"

After Master Kongxuan left, Master Changkong immediately stood up and flew to the sky, calling out Liu Yu's name with a touch of majesty in his voice.

After saying a name, Master Changkong remained silent, which disappointed many of the foundation-building monks who had been looking forward to it. At the same time, they were envious of this "good luck" fellow disciples, including Qian Zhijin.

"The disciple is here!"

Liu Yu looked calm, stood up from the many foundation-building monks calmly, bowed down and said.

Because he didn't understand enough, he didn't get up without permission because the elder didn't speak, so as not to violate the taboo.

At this time, Liu Yu's heart was extremely solemn, and the hidden spirit technique was secretly operating. Although he had long known that ordinary Jindan monks could not see through the truth, he still felt a little nervous when the matter came to pass.

After all, he is being focused on now.

Although he didn't raise his head, his keen spiritual sense could detect that Master Changkong's eyes were full of scrutiny. It was falling on him.

"good."

"Get up."

After about two breaths, a voice came, and Liu Yu felt relieved.

Then he felt an invisible force descending around him, taking his body upwards. The process was quite rough and direct.

He knew what was going on, so he didn't resist.

At the same time, I carefully felt the mystery of the invisible force, and finally realized that this invisible force is not very strong, and I can completely break free as long as I use my magic power to resist.

Then Liu Yu was taken along by Master Changkong, lifted up into the sky by invisible force, and flew towards the windy mountainside.

The scenery in front of me was retreating rapidly. A sea of ​​clouds on the mountainside was getting closer and closer. At the same time, the spiritual energy gradually became stronger. But not far from the mountainside, the spiritual energy had already surpassed Cailian Mountain.

It is indeed a fourth-level spiritual mountain!

On the other side, in the cave of Changfeng Zhenren.

On a set of tables and chairs made of second-grade yellow pear wood, three real people were seated respectively with serious expressions. Zhongxuan Zhenren and Piaoxue Pavilion Jurchen were explaining the purpose of their visit.

"Two fellow Taoists, have the affairs of Yan and Nanyu been decided?"

The news he just heard was so shocking that Master Changfeng looked solemn and confirmed it again with Master Zhongxuan and Master Piaoxue Pavilion.

"Fellow Daoist Changfeng, this matter is the information obtained by our sect's secret agents, and it has been confirmed without a doubt."

"The ancestor of our sect has personally visited Senior Ximen in Waning Moon Valley and sent me and fellow Taoist Chongxuan here to inform your sect."

"Promise..."

The real woman from Piaoxue Pavilion once again stated the purpose of her trip with a flash of her eyes. Master Zhongxuan nodded from time to time to prove the authenticity of this matter.

A piece of news that shocked the nations came out of her mouth, and Master Changfeng's face became more and more solemn.

"This is a big matter, related to the changes in the world of immortality in various countries and the rise and fall of sects. I cannot make decisions on my own. I must ask my ancestor for instructions."

"I also ask you two to come with me to meet Patriarch Tianfeng!"

Master Changfeng frowned upon hearing this, stroked his beard and began to think. After a while, he stood up and spoke solemnly to the two of them.

"It's all right, that's why we're here."

The female cultivator of Piaoxue Pavilion and Master Zhongxuan looked at each other, and then they both nodded happily.

…

Through the covering clouds and mist, the majestic and majestic peak of Tongtian Peak truly appeared in front of Liu Yu.

But before he had time to appreciate it, he was led by Master Changkong and galloped away to a certain side.

Tall and ancient trees, among which fairy birds and animals move freely, and there is a rich aura in the air. Everything seems harmonious and natural, truly like a fairy.

In a hurry, Liu Yu could only feel so much.

The turquoise lake has blue, white, and red spiritual lotuses of various colors, and there is a faint mist on the lake.

Soon, a turquoise lake with many spiritual lotus floating in it came into view.

There are several pavilion-like buildings in the center of the lake. A long wooden bridge connects the buildings to the shore, and leads to a large and simple cave at the end.

Li Changkong took Liu Yu to a small pavilion in the middle of the lake, and then sat on the wooden bench minding his own business.

"You should already know the reason why I chose you, right?"

"Without further ado, would you like to be my named disciple?"

Li Changfeng sat upright and showed no anger, and after a while he spoke straight to the point.

Elder Yan had already told a lot of information about Liu Yu during his introduction, and coupled with his own investigation, Li Changkong believed that he knew enough about Liu Yu.

In his opinion, the performance of the junior in front of him was mediocre. Apart from being remarkable in alchemy, there was no bright spot. In other aspects, he could only be said to be very mediocre.

But for Yan Shikuan's sake, it is not unacceptable to accept him as a registered disciple.

"Disciple is willing!"

"Liu Yu meets Master!"

Liu Yu was "excited" when he heard this, and immediately bowed deeply and saluted.

The respectful attitude and excited emotions are completely in line with the ardent expectations of ordinary foundation-building monks facing this matter.

coming!

He secretly thought in his heart that the identity of the registered disciple was exactly what he wanted, and that was what he wanted.

During the fight, I was worried that if I performed too well, I would be accepted as my direct disciple, but now I finally got my wish.

According to the rules of the world of immortality, when a disciple becomes a master, he usually has to kneel down and bow down.

Because the master preaches and teaches, teaches the way of cultivating immortals and the hope of immortality, his "kindness" is to some extent even greater than that of his biological parents.

But there are exceptions to everything. Registered disciples often do not receive the master's true teachings, but only learn some superficial skills, or are even simply treated as errand boys.

The gap between the two is naturally huge.

Therefore, when a named disciple becomes a disciple, he or she may or may not kneel down, depending on the monk's own wishes.

But most of the registered disciples still wanted to become regular disciples, so most of them knelt down.

However, Liu Yu had no intention of "turning into a full-time official" and did not want to be very close to his nominal master, so he naturally stood and saluted as if unaware.

What if this master likes me and assigns some tasks from time to time and orders me to run errands?

So, it’s better to keep it at arm’s length!

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