I have a magical tree

Xijing City is indeed majestic, but after seeing the wonders of heaven and earth such as Tongtian Dadu, this majestic city can no longer shock him too much.

However, as a man-made wonder, it is still worthy of praise, because it represents the most peak skill of the human race and represents civilization.

This is different from the wonders of heaven and earth like Tongtian Dadu, but there is no difference between the two. At least in Xu Dao's view, both are rare!

It is better to say that it is the difference between humanities and nature than it is the contrast between the way of heaven and the way of humanity.

The way of heaven is indeed noble and great, but we cannot think of humanity as insignificant and unworthy of mentioning.

Arriving at the gate of the city, Xu Dao saw a familiar sight again and received his identity card. This reminded him of Xining County and Laoyang Mountain, as well as the woman on Laoyang Mountain that he couldn't figure out.

Huangfuxuan was the first person who could still recognize him after he changed his appearance and aura. It was indeed a bit unfathomable.

Xu Dao familiarly reported his name, cultivation base, and paid a ten-gold deposit. This deposit is not cheap, it is twice as expensive as the county city. What is the difference between this and stealing money?

Therefore, poor people are not worthy of entering Xijing City!

"What are you here for?"

"Ah?" Xu Dao was stunned when he heard the question. Do you even need to ask what to do when entering Xijing City? No matter in Xining County or Tai'an County, there is no such problem.

"Asking why you came to Xijing!" The man was a little impatient.

"Participate in the medicine refining competition!"

"Huh?" The man was stunned when he heard this, "Do you have any proof?"

Xu Dao reached into his sleeves and took out a small order from the "Nothing" card. This is the voucher. Each quota corresponds to a small order. This thing is issued by Xijing after the registration quotas are reported in various places.

All participants need this as a voucher to participate in the competition.

The man took the small order, looked at it carefully, and then handed the small order back to Xu Dao, "Why didn't you take this out earlier?"

As he spoke, he took back the identity tag he had prepared before and returned the ten-gold deposit given by Xu Dao.

"For those who participate in the competition, this small order is their identity card. There is no need to apply for it separately! Go in!"

The man waved his hand, indicating that Xu Dao could leave.

Xu Dao took back the deposit, nodded and was about to leave when he heard the official say: "Keep that little order properly. If you don't have a place to stay, go directly to Wanyao Villa. With this order, you can get free food and lodging, and you can also return the money." Yes… I wish you something to gain from the competition!”

"Thank you!" Xu Dao thought to himself. This official looked cold, but he was actually quite a nice person.

He had arrived in Xijing and was about to participate in the medicine refining competition, so Xu Dao showed his true face at this time.

After all, you have to prove your true identity to participate in the competition. You can't take Xu Dao's identity card but show another face to participate. That is asking for trouble!

Xu Dao briefly walked around the city, but Xijing was too big to visit in a short time, so he could only go to Wanyao Villa to prepare to settle down first.

Wanyao Garden is a garden specially built for the medicine refining competition. It is affiliated to the government and provides free food and accommodation. Its purpose is to provide convenience to the contestants.

Although Xu Dao is not short of money, if there is a free one, why spend money? The free one is the most delicious.

Furthermore, staying at Wanyao Villa naturally has advantages that other places do not have, that is, for those who are participating in the Medicine Refining Competition for the first time, they can obtain a lot of information about the Medicine Refining Competition here.

As for the name of Bieyuan, it was taken from the name of the cave. That cave was named Wanyao Cave, and that's how Wanyao Bieyuan came into being.

Arriving at the gate of Wanyao Villa, he had just stood still when officials came forward.

"Sir, are you here to participate in the medicine refining competition?"

"yes!"

"Then please come with me, sir!" Upon hearing Xu Dao's affirmative answer, the official immediately smiled even wider and his attitude became more respectful.

After entering, the official led Xu Dao to sit down.

"Please show your credentials, sir!"

Xu Dao took out the small order again. The official took it, checked it carefully, and then recorded Xu Dao's information before handing it back to Xu Dao.

"Sir, there is still one month until the official start of the competition. However, before the competition, that is, half a month later, there will be an assessment. During this time, you can stay here."

"Assessment?"

"Yes, but you don't have to worry, sir. The main purpose of this assessment is to screen out those who are cheating. In every competition, there will always be people who are neither proficient in refining medicine nor have the talent for this. They want to fish in troubled waters and enter the cave to find. Opportunity.”

"After all, the quota is precious and rare, so it would be a pity to waste it!"

Xu Dao nodded, so that’s it! It's quite strict, but it's excusable, and it further illustrates how valuable the quota is.

Then he was led to a small private courtyard.

It was really luxurious. One person had a courtyard. He had previously thought that one person and one room was the limit. After all, this is Xijing City where every inch of land is precious.

Wanyao Villa was much bigger than he imagined.

Xu Dao pushed the door open and went in. The courtyard was not too big, but it was interesting. There were flowers and plants. The house was equipped with beds, bedding, pots and pans, as well as firewood, rice, oil and salt. You could just move in directly.

The consideration was quite thoughtful, much better than Xu Dao imagined.

He walked around the house and then came to the courtyard again. He saw a man standing outside the courtyard, standing on tiptoes and looking towards him.

"Who are you……"

The man smiled and said: "Of course he is also a contestant in the medicine refining competition!"

Xu Dao was surprised. He thought he came early enough, but he didn't expect someone to come earlier than him.

"My name is Wenren Zhou, and I live next to you!" The man pointed to a small courtyard next to Xu Dao.

"My name is Xu Dao, Brother Wenren, nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you!"

Xu Dao opened the gate and invited Wenren Zhou in, "Brother Wenren, why are you here so early?"

"It's not too early! There's only a month left before the competition, and many people have already come. After all, the opportunity is rare and no one wants to miss it."

"That's true, but this is my first time participating, and I don't know much about the so-called alchemy competition. Brother Wenren, can you teach me?"

Wenren Zhou shook his head, "I don't know, because this is my first time participating, but there will be a banquet later, and some seniors will attend. If you are interested, you can go and have a look! Maybe you can gain something!"

"Will Brother Wenren go?"

"Of course I have to go and see, and meet those Taoist friends by the way! This banquet is also an exchange of alchemy, and I hope it will be fruitful." Wenren Zhou nodded.

"In that case, I'll go take a look too. Brother Wenren, please give me some advice when the time comes." Xu Dao suddenly became interested.

Those who can come here to participate in the medicine refining competition are all geniuses in alchemy from all over the world. Going to take a look and have some exchanges may benefit him from alchemy.

If it is just a banquet, he really has no interest.