Longevity starts with inheriting a friend's legacy

Chapter 138: Choice, who to save?
Wu Ling muttered to himself and shook his head again: "My fist is like a fierce tiger, my body is like a smart ape, my palm is like a violent bear, and when I was flying just now, I was like a flying bird..."

"He was able to fuse the forms of several ferocious beasts together. Although it still looks a little unfamiliar, after more practice, he should be able to skillfully transform them and unleash unimaginable power."

"Not bad."

Seeing Fang Xu rushing forward and smashing the head of one of the three humanoid puppets, and the remaining two were about to be separated by him, Wuling realized that his worries were unnecessary.

This kid is too strong, especially his tiger-like boxing and bear-like palm techniques, their power is extremely terrifying!
With each punch and palm strike, the armor on the humanoid mechanical puppet was completely unable to block it.

The three humanoid mechanical puppets were quickly destroyed by Fang Xu.

"Not bad!"

Wu Ling walked down from the stands slowly, looked at Fang Xu and couldn't help but admire him: "I really misjudged you, little guy. Your understanding of martial arts is beyond my imagination."

Fang Xu smiled and bowed, "Thank you, senior. May I ask, senior, can I challenge the next level?"

If he passes the twelfth level, he will get more than 200,000 points. If he passes the thirteenth level or the fourteenth level, he will get more points.

"Next level?" Wu Ling looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Boy, you took a quarter of an hour to challenge this level. There is no time left."

Fang Xu felt a little disappointed when he heard this.

In order to perfect his martial arts this time, he used up all his time and finally exceeded the time limit by a quarter of an hour. It was indeed a bit too much to ask for the next level.

"What's your name?" Wu Ling asked.

"Hello, senior. I'm Fang Xu." Fang Xu bowed.

"Fang Xu, I think the martial arts you created this time are very interesting, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. After you learn this martial art, you can conduct a special appraisal of it."

"If you can reach the third rank or above and donate it to the sect, you can get some contribution points."

Hearing this, Fang Xu was delighted and immediately asked, "Excuse me, Senior, how many contribution points are ordinary third-grade martial arts worth in the Ascension Association?"

Wu Ling smiled and held up a finger.

"Ten thousand?" Fang Xu asked doubtfully.

Wu Ling shook his head.

“Isn’t it only worth a thousand?”

Wu Ling shook his head again and said with a smile: "It's one hundred contribution points."

"What!?"

Fang Xu is no longer calm!

An ordinary third-grade martial art is enough to create a family that dominates an entire state. I didn't expect it to be worth only one hundred contribution points in the Ascension Conference. This is too bad!
"The Ascension Association will naturally recycle one hundred contribution points, but if you want to exchange for an ordinary third-grade martial art from within the sect, you will need five thousand contribution points."

“If it’s something rare and powerful, it’s normal for it to be worth over ten thousand contribution points.” Wu Ling said with a smile.

Fang Xu was stunned when he heard this!

Recycling a few hundred and then reselling it for five thousand or even ten thousand. This is too shady!
"Boy, don't think that the Ascension to Immortality will be too dark. After all, the cost of the sect's training you is far beyond your imagination."

"Take the martial arts manuals you referred to when you created the method. If they were placed outside, with such a large number, which family could produce them?"

"Okay, follow me out."

As he spoke, he led Fang Xu out of the twelfth floor of the stone tower and appeared in the square in front of the tower.

At this point, all the warriors who had participated in the assessment had apparently finished.

Standing in the square, Fang Xu took a rough look. There were nearly 10,000 warriors participating in the third level assessment, but only about 4,000 of them walked out alive. It seemed that the rest had died in the stone tower.

"Senior Brother Fang!"

In the crowd, Long Long saw Fang Xu and shouted.

Beside him, Yun Wan and Lu Qingluo were also there. Fang Xu walked over, looked at the three people's relaxed expressions, and said with a smile: "It looks like you all gained a lot."

Long Long scratched his head and smiled, "I cleared the ninth level and got more than 20,000 points."

"Me too." Lu Qingluo said with a smile.

Fang Xu nodded and looked at Yun Wan: "What about you?"

Yun Wan smiled mischievously and said, "Guess."

Seeing the irrepressible joy on her face, Fang Xu estimated that she had probably passed two levels.

"You've passed the tenth floor?"

Yun Wan smiled and nodded: "I got more than 80,000 points."

"By the way, Fang Xu, did you go to the eleventh floor? I didn't see you on the tenth floor."

Fang Xu shook his head and was about to speak when Kuang Qing's voice rang out in front of the square.

"Okay, everyone pay attention!"

Hearing his voice, all the warriors in the square looked over nervously.

Among them, some warriors whose points were only one or two thousand had begun to tremble uncontrollably.

They knew that the next step was to decide their own fate.

"First of all, congratulations on successfully passing the three-level assessment."

"But this does not mean that you will all become disciples of my Ascension Society."

As Kuang Qing spoke, he slowly took out a piece of paper and glanced at it, saying, "There are a total of 4,120 examinees who have passed the third level."

"According to the proportion... those who have reached 13,200 points, congratulations, you can leave through the passage on my right hand side."

As soon as Kuang Qing finished speaking, many people in the field showed deep joy on their faces and ran towards the exit on the right.

After careful verification, these people disappeared at the exit one after another.

Fang Xu and the other three also followed the crowd and left the square. After everyone who had met the requirements had left, Kuang Qing looked at the remaining people and said indifferently:

"Those whose points do not reach 13,200 points..."

"The elder in charge will show some leniency this year and decide to give you a chance to change your fate."

Hearing this, more than 3,000 disciples in the square, who had originally looked ashen, suddenly showed an unconcealable excitement on their faces.

"You will enter the arena on the first floor of the stone tower to fight later. The twenty people who survive can still become disciples of the Ascension Society."

"Let's get ready."

After Kuang Qing finished speaking, he waved his hand and ordered the inner disciples to drive all the more than 3,000 people in the field into the stone tower.

On the other side, Fang Xu and other disciples who passed the test were standing in a magnificent hall.

"I heard that the first place in this entrance examination will receive an extra reward!"

"Really? What's the reward?"

"I heard from my distant cousin's husband's brother that it seems like he will give a lot of contribution points!"

"Contribution points? They are a necessity for the daily practice of the Ascension Society. Who do you think will be the top newcomer this time?"

"I don't know. Anyway, it wasn't me. I just happened to come here along the line."

"Do you still remember the ruthless man who single-handedly defeated more than a dozen warriors from Jizhou who blocked the road and collected tolls in the first level?"

"Him? Now I remember, he seemed to have looted a lot of mechanical puppet cores from those Jizhou warriors. Could he be the first one?"

"Impossible. I saw him endure three days of the second level and didn't understand anything. He only gained 10,000 or 20,000 points in the first level, which is nothing."

……

After being led into the hall, no one else came to tell them what to do next, so these warriors chatted together in groups of three or five.

"Fang Xu, do you have a chance to get first place this time?" Yun Wan looked at Fang Xu in the crowd and asked.

She knew roughly that Fang Xu was going to at least the eleventh floor, or possibly even higher.

The points you can get by clearing the eleventh level are as high as 100,000. If it is the twelfth level, it will be at least 200,000 points.

Taking into account the points he got in the first level, Yun Wan felt that Fang Xu would definitely take first place in this assessment.

"Not sure." Fang Xu shook his head.

During the first level of the assessment, many warriors had banded together to rob others, and he had no idea if anyone had gotten more points than him.

In the second level, he was so focused on comprehending the skills that he didn't notice whether he had gained any large points.

As for the third level, he was alone on the twelfth level, and no one knew whether he had reached the supreme thirteenth and fourteenth levels.

"What do you think the reward for the first place in this assessment will be?" Long Long asked curiously.

"It must be some martial arts techniques, rare treasures and so on. I guess there might be some contribution points as well." Lu Qingluo answered first.

Fang Xu nodded. The rewards that the Ascension Association would offer were most likely what their new disciples would urgently need.

These things are nothing more than skills, secret techniques, martial arts, and some elixirs and weapons.

There are definitely contribution points, after all, this thing is more practical than other things.

"Fang Xu..." Lu Qingluo glanced at Fang Xu, as if he wanted to say something, but when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.

Although she didn't say it, Fang Xu roughly understood what she wanted to say.

"Everyone, silence!"

At this moment, a loud voice was heard in the hall, making everyone's ears buzz.

Everyone stopped talking immediately and looked towards the platform in front of the hall.

On the high platform, Jiang Feng, dressed in white and with silver hair, walked slowly towards them, leading a group of elders and deacons of the Ascension Society.

After standing still on the high platform, Jiang Feng put his hands behind his back, looked at everyone and said with a faint smile: "First of all, on behalf of the Shengxian Association, I welcome you to join."

"From now on, you are the outer disciples of our Ascension Society. While enjoying the protection of the Ascension Society, you can also enjoy all the resources that outer disciples can obtain, provided that you have enough contribution points."

"In the Ascension Association, there are many ways to obtain contribution points. Your elders who teach you skills will explain it to you in detail later. I won't waste time."

"I believe some of you have heard that the Ascension Association rewards outstanding students every year, and this year is no exception."

After Jiang Feng finished speaking, he turned slightly to look at the deacon Kuang Qing who was presiding over the assessment.

Kuang Qing strode up to him, bowed slightly to him, then turned to look at everyone and said in a deep voice:

"Only the top ten will receive rewards in this assessment!"

"Now, the person whose name I called, come up and receive your prize!"

"The tenth place is Huangzhou Yunwan!"

Yun Wan is ranked tenth! ?

Fang Xu was a little surprised when he heard the name, but then he understood it after thinking about it.

In the first level, he gave Yun Wan and Lu Qingluo tens of thousands of points each. In the second level, Yun Wan should have also gained a lot of points. In addition, she passed two levels of the stone tower in the third level and obtained more than 80,000 points at one time. The total points must have exceeded 100,000.

"Senior Sister Yun is so awesome!" Long Long said excitedly.

Yun Wan was also a little confused at this time, and then hurriedly walked to the high platform and bowed slightly to Kuang Qing. "Wait aside first." Kuang Qing said kindly.

"Ninth place, Jizhou Shentuqu!"

"Eighth place, Jizhou Yuwen Yi!"

"Seventh place..."

Kuang Qing called up all the warriors from number four to ten at once.

"Each of you can get 5,000 contribution points, ten fifth-grade Qi and Blood Pills, ten fifth-grade Pei Yuan Pills, and a chance to enter the first ten floors of the Wanfa Stone Pagoda for one day."

As soon as Kuang Qing finished speaking, a group of inner disciples came up to them carrying trays.

On the tray were the rewards that the people had received this time and their identity tokens.

Apparently, the Ascension Society has people who are well versed in the art of formations. Some complex formations are engraved on the identity tokens, which, in addition to recording each person's identity information, can also store contribution points.

After the seven people received their things, they all bowed to Kuang Qing and went back downstairs.

"Next is the third place, Liang Zijin from Jizhou!"

"Second place, Liangzhou Hua Xiaorui!"

Following Kuang Qing's voice, a man and a woman walked up from the crowd.

"The second place is such a petite woman. She doesn't look like she has any skills?"

"Exactly. Apart from having a nice appearance, it seems like he can't even withstand a punch from me..."

"Hush! Keep your voices down. Haven't you heard that the number one inner disciple of our Yu Kingdom's Ascension Association is also a weak-looking female disciple?"

“It seems to be true…”

Below, many people were whispering when they saw the second place winner, Hua Xiaorui from Beihuangliang Province.

Fang Xu also noticed Hua Xiaorui.

He does look frail, almost as weak as Chu Mu.

But Hua Xiaorui gave people a very strange feeling, and he couldn't tell exactly what was strange about it.

"You two will be rewarded with 10,000 contribution points, 20 fifth-grade Qi and Blood Pills, 20 fifth-grade Yuan-nourishing Pills, and the opportunity to enter the Cliff Underground Palace for a day of contemplation."

Two inner disciples came to Liang Zijin and Hua Xiaorui holding trays with a hint of envy.

The Cliff Underground Palace is where the "Cliff Heavenly Scripture" is located.

Although these two people only have one day of observation opportunity, it is also very rare. After all, all the disciples of the Ascension Association who want to enter the cliff underground palace have to spend 100,000 contribution points to stay for ten days. In other words, this reward alone for the two people is worth 10,000 contribution points.

After receiving the prizes, both of them bowed to Kuang Qing and left the platform.

"First place..."

"Kuang Qing, I will personally present the award to the first place winner." Jiang Feng on the side suddenly said with a smile.

Kuang Qing said nothing and stood aside respectfully.

"First place, Fang Xu from Huangzhou."

Jiang Feng looked at Fang Xu in the crowd.

Everyone present looked at him in unison.

"Senior Brother Fang, I knew you would be the first place!" Long Long shouted excitedly!

"Fang Xu!" Yun Wan and Lu Qingluo were also very happy.

A smile appeared on Fang Xu's face, and under the gaze of everyone, he slowly walked to the platform.

"Not bad, you didn't disappoint me." Jiang Feng smiled faintly and waved to the inner disciple behind him.

The inner sect disciple immediately brought the tray over.

"Your reward is 20,000 contribution points, ten sixth-grade Qi and Blood Pills, ten sixth-grade Pei Yuan Pills, and three days of meditation time in the Cliff Underground Palace."

"In addition, I will give you a personal reward." Jiang Feng said, took out a jade token and handed it to him, saying: "Take this token to find me in the back mountain at night."

Fang Xu took the token, thought for a moment, and bowed to Jiang Feng: "Thank you, Elder Jiang."

Jiang Feng nodded slightly, turned to look at Kuang Qing and said, "I'll leave it to you from now on," and left the hall.

After Fang Xu returned to his original position, Kuang Qing slowly said:

"From now on, all of you will follow the elder who teaches you skills to practice in the outer sect."

"At the beginning of every month, everyone can apply to the elder who teaches skills to become an inner disciple. Once you complete the promotion task, you can be promoted to an inner disciple."

"If the mission fails, you are not allowed to reapply within six months."

"The specific matters of advancement will be explained to you personally by the elder who teaches you the skills."

"Okay, everyone, come forward to collect your identity tokens and items."

……

At night, after Fang Xu returned to his residence and made his bed, he walked towards the back mountain with the token given by Jiang Feng.

"stop!"

"The back mountain is a forbidden area, no one is allowed to approach!"

After wandering around for a long time, Fang Xu finally found the way to the back mountain. Just as he was about to go over, he was stopped by two disciples wearing black and white robes.

"Two senior brothers, I'm here to see Elder Jiang on orders." Fang Xu bowed quickly.

"See the elder in charge? Do you have a token?" one of them asked with a frown.

Fang Xu quickly took out the token that Jiang Feng had given him during the day.

The two of them took a look and then made way, saying, "Follow this mountain road all the way until you see a bamboo forest. That's where the elder in charge lives. Don't go anywhere else!"

Fang Xu nodded and walked towards the back mountain as the two had said.

When they reached halfway up the mountain, Fang Xu vaguely heard a faint sound of a guqin. The tune was sad and melodious, and it went on and on, with a faint sigh from a woman seeming to be heard in between.

Fang Xu paused and glanced in the direction where the sound came from, but only saw lush and green forests.

After hesitating for a moment, he remembered what the two disciples had told him. He immediately suppressed his curiosity and headed straight ahead.

When Fang Xu arrived in front of the bamboo forest, Jiang Feng, dressed in white, had obviously been waiting there for a long time. When he saw Fang Xu, he frowned and asked, "Why are you so late?"

Fang Xu bowed awkwardly: "I'm lost."

Jiang Feng turned around and glanced at him: "The Zhushi Hall has a map of the Ascension Association. It only costs five contribution points to exchange it."

Fang Xu curled his lips and said nothing.

A broken map requires five contribution points, and an ordinary third-grade martial art only requires more than a hundred contribution points. It's too unfair!
"Do you know why I called you here?" Jiang Feng asked.

Fang Xu shook his head. He had no idea why Jiang Feng came to see him in the middle of the night.

"I heard that you have a master outside the mountain, who was imprisoned because he offended Changqing's registered disciple. Is this true?"

Fang Xu nodded: "My master is Lu Zhiyuan, Elder..."

"You can release the person, but you have to listen to me first." Jiang Feng interrupted Fang Xu and said, "I also heard from Chang Qing that the old ape who followed you doesn't have much time left?"

Ape Uncle...

When mentioning the old ape, Fang Xu felt guilty.

As the two walked along the way, the old ape fought a fierce battle with the head of the Lu family, Lu Shengren, and the head of the Tuoba family, Tuoba Xiong, in order to save him, and almost exhausted all his energy and blood.

Now that a few of us have come to the Ascension Association to take the entrance exam, we haven't been back to see him for some time.

"I said I would give you a reward. Now you can choose."

"Although I cannot save the old ape, I can temporarily extend his life by one year."

"As for your master, if you want to save him yourself, you have no choice but to go to Dengxiantai." At this point, Jiang Feng smiled faintly and said, "Changqing is protecting his shortcomings, so I naturally can't forcefully intervene in this matter."

Fang Xu nodded to show his understanding.

Jiang Feng and Xu Changqing have a deep friendship, and it is impossible for him to offend Xu Changqing just because he is a new disciple.

Besides, although Wu Huan is dead, he once saved Xu Changqing. As a deacon of the Ascension Society, Xu Changqing cannot go back on his promise. Fortunately, his master is only imprisoned now and is not in any serious danger.

Everything will be fine once I pass Dengxiantai and rescue him.

"Elder Jiang, may I ask when I can go to the Immortal Stage?"

He must save the old ape, and his master Lu Zhiyuan must also be saved.

On the road to rising in martial arts, Lu Zhiyuan helped me a lot. Once a teacher, always a father, and I can't give up on him.

"Don't worry. If you try to reach the Immortal Stage with your current level, I'm afraid you won't be able to pass even one level. Let's wait until you become a martial artist."

Martial arts master?

Fang Xu frowned when he heard this.

I am now at the eighth level of martial arts apprentice, and it will take at least some time before I can break through to the level of martial arts master.

"Can't we do it earlier? I'm..."

"I know that you have the strength to defeat a martial artist now, but the immortal platform is extremely oppressive to martial artists below the martial artist level. Without the support of the star map, you won't be able to hold on."

"Here's a piece of advice for you. Don't waste the chance to enter the Cliff Underground Palace. It's best to use it when you reach the critical moment of your breakthrough as a martial artist."

"Go ahead. Get ready in the next few days. I'll let you know when the time comes. Bring the old ape with you."

……

Huayang Mountain, Tianluan Peak.

Seven days have passed since the entrance examination. After a heavy snowfall, everything is covered in silver.

"Fang Xu, I plan to apply to be promoted to an inner disciple after the New Year's Day." Yun Wan said slowly on the snowy mountain path.

"Well, with your current state, you should indeed go to the inner gate."

Compared with inner disciples, outer disciples have too few resources to use.

Not only that, the outer disciples also have to undertake some miscellaneous tasks, such as helping the Divine Weapon Hall to mine ore, forging iron embryos, helping the Herb Hall to find herbs, taking care of the medicine garden, and even cleaning the mountain gate. These kinds of things are the jobs of the outer disciples.

Although these jobs all have contribution points, they are pitifully few.

"When are you going to apply to be promoted to an inner disciple?" Yun Wan suddenly asked.

He roughly knew Fang Xu's strength. Although his realm was only at the eighth level of martial artist, he should be able to complete the promotion task.

"I...will wait a little longer. I will apply once I break through to become a martial artist." Fang Xu said.

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the inner gate." Yun Wan said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)