novelhk Chapter 335 Guiyuan Sect 34
Chapter 335 Guiyuan Sect 34
Gong Yu and Shui Qilin have already obtained four heirloom treasures.
Gong Yu had been paying close attention to the Water Kirin's condition; with each new item he acquired, the Water Kirin became even more deeply entangled in its affairs.
The smarter you are, the more certain you are of your own judgment.
Gong Yu was also unable to enter the world of the Water Kirin.
If it weren't for the fact that the Water Kirin had him in its heart, it probably wouldn't have lasted this long.
Gong Yu stroked the water unicorn's trembling body, gazing at the constantly falling goose feathers, his heart as desolate as ice.
I'm sorry, bro! In the end, he was the one who had to give up first!
Passing on traditions is very important!
But this is not something a newborn animal should have to go through!
How many water unicorns have fallen at this stage!
Gong Yu didn't know when the Water Kirin would be able to see through the illusion!
But Gong Yu firmly believed that even without inheritance, his contracted beast would be no less than any spirit beast.
Just as Gong Yu was about to give up on the Water Kirin, its blue, fluffy eyelids seemed to twitch.
I felt the heat source beside me.
Even the water unicorn, which always preferred coolness, couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
How heartwarming!
Who is it?
My mind, dulled by the ice field, began to function slightly.
Its few memories have etched a single image into its mind!
It was as if the soul, imprisoned by thousands of chains, began to struggle frantically.
The body, buried and dormant under layers of snow, struggled and stood up amidst the swirling snowflakes!
The colossal, azure-blue beast roared to the sky and charged madly in one direction without any sense of reason.
The blizzard, whipped by the cold wind, was left far behind by the giant beast.
Meanwhile, Gong Yu noticed the strange movements of the giant beast and his heart trembled. Was Ta Bing about to wake up?
The wind and snow had stopped sometime earlier.
A ray of warm sunlight shone down from the sky.
Gong Yu raised his head, his robes shimmering with a faint light, and met the clear gaze of the azure beast.
"Step on the ice!"
"Waaah!"
The water unicorn roared to the sky, seemingly responding to Gong Yu's call.
I felt the intense heat of the sun.
Gong Yu was somewhat dazed. Under the azure sky, Gong Yu felt a little dizzy and murmured, "Ta Bing, is this your inner world?"
A hint of doubt flashed in Ta Bing's pure eyes. What was Master talking about?
Can't understand!
You idiot owner!
A hint of disdain flashed in Ta Bing's eyes. He picked up Gong Yu and tossed him onto his back, then ran briskly with his strong and powerful hooves.
It's time to find the fifth heirloom!
It has already sensed the location of the fifth treasure!
Ta Bing led Gong Yu in a clear direction as they raced wildly.
Perhaps they can pass the inheritance faster than Miyagi and the Fire Kirin?
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Canglan Peak.
Cheng Jiu carefully adjusted his Taoist robe in front of the bronze mirror. As early as yesterday, Qin Che had sent over the Taoist robe that was specially made for the referees, along with a thank-you gift from Senior Sister Jin Su.
After returning to the sect, Senior Sister Jinsu prepared a gift of thanks.
Because it was a life-saving favor, Senior Sister Jin Su's master was afraid that the gift was too small, so he added a little more.
However, Cheng Jiu lived in the back mountain, which was the most heavily guarded by the sect leader, and was also the residence of the Mahayana Immortal Lord.
Senior Sister Jin Su couldn't find anyone to deliver it for the time being.
I went to find Yingyue and the others, but unfortunately they were preparing for the sect competition and couldn't spare the time to help.
It was only when Qin Che came to deliver the referee's robe to Cheng Jiu that Senior Sister Jin Su found an opportunity.
No disciple may enter the back mountain without an invitation.
Senior Sister Jin Su doesn't have Cheng Jiu's communication channels and is also preparing for the competition, so she can't spare any free time.
The referee's robe was entirely white, but the collar and cuffs were trimmed with gold embroidery.
Wearing it, even Cheng Jiu's exceptionally beautiful face exudes a serious and untouchable aura.
Guiyuan Sect's aesthetic sense is not bad!
Cheng Jiu looked at herself in the mirror with great satisfaction. Dressed like this, who could guess her age!
You must call him Elder!
However, Cheng Jiu is now a Nascent Soul Elder, and he deserves the title.
Alright, let's go!
Although Senior Sister Chang Yue did not specify the start time for Cheng Jiu.
But it's not good to keep people waiting!
It was still barely dawn.
The little cloud beast has become increasingly plump after a few days at the rental place!
Although the physical body is a cloud, its outward spiritual manifestation cannot be faked.
It seems they were taken good care of at the rental place!
The senior colleague at the rental office is really a good friend.
The customization fee for the Little Cloud Beast's custom flavor is not only free, but also includes an extra 10,000 catties of Little Cloud Beast's custom spirit beast food.
Cheng Jiu only needs to pay Senior Brother Qin Che the price of 40,000 catties of spirit beast!
Seeing how satisfied the little cloud beast was, Cheng Jiu strongly recommended putting custom items on the regular menu, believing that the rental shop's business would definitely improve!
However, whether the senior brothers and sisters at the rental office are willing is another matter, considering that the types of spirit beast food have remained unchanged for thousands of years.
The senior students in the past were definitely not as diligent as the senior students in the current rental department!
They mounted the little cloud beast and flew towards the location of the sect's competition.
After some renovations, the arenas for the competitions of different realms were separated.
The test site during the foundation-building period was a single peak.
Cheng Jiu felt he had arrived early, but the Foundation Establishment competition arena was packed with people.
In the sky, the elders, accompanied by their disciples, sat undignifiedly on their contracted beasts, soaring through the air.
The oppressive atmosphere was astonishing; just look at the disciples below—they didn't dare to make a sound.
The Foundation Establishment stage disciples came from this area the most, and they were the most diverse, including personal disciples, inner disciples, outer disciples, and even miscellaneous disciples.
They are all ambitious, here to give it their all and try their luck!
The number of applicants alone exceeded ten thousand!
No wonder Senior Sister Chang Yue said that there is a lack of referees in the Foundation Establishment stage!
Having so many people is a huge workload in itself!
Therefore, the first three rounds could not possibly be one-on-one matches!
If it were a one-on-one competition to determine the winners, who knows when it would take.
It is said that Senior Sister Chang Yue even specially applied for three medium-sized dungeons for this purpose.
The sect leader thought that with so many disciples participating, the final spots would definitely be taken by only a few people. So many disciples, such a great opportunity.
Even if we can't eat meat, some soup is good too. We can't give them nothing at all, otherwise the disciples below will definitely be dissatisfied!
With a wave of his hand, he agreed to Senior Sister Chang Yue's request and even specially approved three resource-rich secret realms that had only undergone simple cleaning and were yet to be developed, to be used as arenas for the Foundation Establishment stage competition.
All resources acquired can be kept for oneself and need not be handed over to the sect!
This is a huge benefit, an incredibly huge benefit!
Even if you don't get a spot in the end, you definitely won't lose out as long as you participate.
This move by the sect is purely to provide benefits to its disciples!
The effect is remarkable.
The discontent that had been subtly emanating from the disciples vanished instantly within the three secret realms.
After all, compared to the unseen and intangible Star Domain, the tangible benefits that can be obtained are more important to these lower-level disciples.
Cheng Jiu and her group were tasked with protecting the safety of the participating disciples within the secret realm.
After all, this is an internal competition within the sect, and the sect does not want any accidents to happen to the participating disciples.
Internal competition within the sect forbids attacking fellow sect members; any violation will be dealt with accordingly.
For minor offenses, the contest spot will be invalidated and the case will be handed over to the Enforcement Hall for further processing.
Those with serious offenses will be expelled from the sect!
If it endangers life!
According to clan rules, execute him!
Senior Sister Chang Yue finished reading the warning in a cold and hard tone!
His gaze swept down around, making the person's heart tremble with fear! Only then did he look away.
This is just a preliminary round, not a formal competition.
Once the preliminary round spots are determined, the sect competition will officially begin.
So only Cheng Jiu and the other referees came!
There were too many disciples participating, so the selection was conducted in three secret realms.
The maximum total resource value that can be obtained from each secret realm is 100 people.
Such a selection process is definitely flawed, but it's the most common method in the cultivation world!
Luck is also a measure of cultivation!
Who can say that luck isn't a form of strength?
There are plenty of resources in the medium-sized secret realm, but with so many disciples, without strength, luck, and speed, these resources will probably be divided up very quickly!
Then it will be a contest of strength!
Yes, you cannot attack fellow disciples.
But if it's a serious challenge, the judges like Cheng Jiu will turn a blind eye.
But resorting to underhanded tactics is absolutely unacceptable!
Senior Sister Chang Yue took this into consideration, so the preliminary round was not scheduled for a very long time, only two days.
Allow ample time for resource gathering and for disciples to conduct private challenges!
Two days is enough to refine the gold.
Ten Nascent Soul elders enter each secret realm, each guarding a specific area to monitor the competing disciples from all angles!
Of course, it is also necessary to avoid suspicion. Disciples who have a good relationship should never be in the same secret realm.
The fact that we didn't mention whether the elders might secretly help is to prove that it was fair enough when the matter is brought up later.
This Foundation Establishment stage competition is not only for Junior Sister Yuan Ning.
Several of Yao Feng's junior disciples also participated.
Cheng Jiu and Yao Feng have always been on good terms.
Therefore, Senior Sister Chang Yue assigned Cheng Jiu to the Third Secret Realm.
All of them were unfamiliar disciples; Cheng Jiu didn't recognize a single one of them.
That's really thoughtful!
In a medium-sized secret realm, the Nascent Soul Realm is already the highest level of cultivation within the realm.
Without the suppression of rules, the divine sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator can extend to a great distance.
Within the area covered by his divine sense, Cheng Jiu could perceive every blade of grass, every tree, every movement, and every stillness with unparalleled clarity.
It was as if they were gods who could control everything in this region.
Cheng Jiu knew that this was his own illusion.
Because the highest level of strength in this secret realm is fixed at the Nascent Soul stage, the Heavenly Dao of the small secret realm offered no resistance to Cheng Jiu's invasion, which led Cheng Jiu to have this misconception.
Such authority as that in the Xuan Tian Continent is only available to those at the Mahayana Realm!
Cheng Jiu's illusion can at most be called a pseudo-hallucination!
But it's still wonderful!
Cheng Jiu sighed!
Also, hey, kids are so much fun!
For example, the chubby little guy in the area she was guarding.
Around twelve or thirteen years old, he reached the peak of Foundation Establishment.
His attire was quite impressive compared to the other disciples, and he exuded an air of wealth.
Clearly, the chubby boy's elders have high hopes for him!
But the chubby boy himself doesn't seem to have that much ambition!
Upon entering the secret realm, instead of searching for resources, they simply wandered around in the same spot.
The place where he landed was rich in resources, but the chubby boy managed to kill a demon rabbit without picking a single plant.
As for Cheng Jiu's roasted rabbit skills, they were just so-so.
It's just cooked through, to the point where it's edible!
The chubby boy continued to eat with great relish.
After eating and drinking my fill, I took out the tent, wrapped myself in my clothes, and rolled inside to sleep soundly!
But hey, little fatty, don't you know that the more resources you have, the more abundant and stronger the monsters you encounter?
Unfortunately, this chubby kid who just wanted to give up won the lottery!
This is the territory of a nest of swamp snakes, led by an ancestor at the Golden Core stage, along with hundreds of its snake offspring, who are at the Foundation Establishment or Qi Refining stages.
If he doesn't want to become the snake's meal, the chubby boy either has to stage a frenzied snake chase or fight to the death against hundreds of giant pythons.
As for the third option...
Unless the situation is extremely dire, the guardian elders will not easily take action!
In other words, Cheng Jiu wouldn't save the chubby boy unless he was beaten half to death!
pray!
Poor little fat boy!
Cheng Jiu looked at the tent, which was now submerged by hundreds of swamp snakes, with pity.
This place has more resources than the chubby guy, but it's just slacking off.
The girl on the other side was so diligent and hardworking that Cheng Jiu was moved to tears.
Unfortunately, the resources they encountered along the way were either in extremely harsh environments or guarded by powerful monsters!
The little girl worked very hard and didn't give up on any of them!
But little girl, those are purple money leaves. Why are you only picking the fruit and branches and throwing away the leaves?
The fruit and branches are useless!
Those are the roots of the dark-patterned vine; you're not even harvesting the whole plant!
What's the point of just taking the top part?
Cheng Jiu watched as the girl worked hard and was quite capable, but she only collected useless resources, while precisely omitting the useful ones, which was quite impressive.
Even a 90% discount from Cheng Jiu would be a huge bargain for these exchanged resource points!
Oh, right! There's another unlucky guy who's just as bad as Senior Brother Qin Che!
It's still hanging in the tree and hasn't come down!
I wonder if any kind person will pass by and be able to help him!
However, given the current situation, it will most likely be carried back to its nest by the gray eagles circling in the sky as a reserve food.
Cheng Jiu did not make a move, after all, he had said that he would not make a move unless it was a matter of life and death.
Who knows, this unlucky fellow might have another opportunity and turn misfortune into good fortune!
Cheng Jiu felt that he made the right decision to become a referee this time!
This is so much fun! Canglan Peak is nowhere near as interesting as this.
Cheng Jiu thought of Yuan Ning, who was also participating in the preliminary rounds. Thinking of that unlucky little girl, he felt a little worried. Wait, Yuan Ning should know how to collect resources, right?
Cheng Jiu thought about it, but was still somewhat uncertain!
After all, the unreliability of the Venerable Xuanzhen had deeply penetrated her mind. Would the Venerable Xuanzhen teach the little girl?
A rare hint of regret crept into Cheng Jiu's mouth. Why hadn't she taught the little girl how to gather resources?
Cheng Jiu composed himself, confident that with the girl's abilities, she would definitely make it into the preliminary rounds!
On the other side, the chubby boy, who had finally woken up, also saw the dimly lit environment and thought it was dark.
As soon as the tent was slightly opened, a snake darted out!
"Hey!"
The chubby boy screamed in fright, and with a swift movement, a cleaver appeared in his hand. He severed the snake's head and quickly closed the tent.
Looking at the snake's head that had fallen to the ground and was still struggling frantically.
The chubby boy felt nauseous and vomited profusely!
I'm too scared to go out!
I have absolutely no idea how many snakes are outside!
Where did all these snakes come from?!
The chubby boy, who hasn't experienced much hardship, has a bitter face!
sigh!
I never expected that this chubby kid was actually a body cultivator!
Cheng Jiu was slightly surprised; that agility and speed were not something an ordinary disciple possessed.
Swamp snakes are quite fast!
The chubby boy seemed determined to stay hidden in the tent and not come out.
On the other hand, Cheng Jiu just wanted to say to that little girl, "Why don't you just stop collecting resources!"
You can collect the corpses of the monsters you killed!
Cheng Jiu then realized that this little girl was incredibly stubborn, only collecting resources from her.
She didn't even glance at the monster she killed!
Cheng Jiuchao was curious about the girl's background!
Monsters are also valuable resources, okay!
As for that unfortunate fellow, he has already successfully made his home in the Grey Eagle's Nest.
He's unlucky, really unlucky, but he's truly talented.
I don't know how he did it, but the gray eagle actually mistook him for a cub.
Now, shamelessly, he stays in the gray eagle's nest with the eaglets, receiving food from the gray eagles!
This year's Foundation Establishment stage disciples are all incredibly capable.
Cheng Jiu sighed!