I just want to torture you to death, don't force me to beat you to death

The first round is over, it’s time for the second round.

This non-procrastination approach made the onlookers even more satisfied.

Chu Ning also saw Bao Huining and eight other second-level alchemists landing on the alchemy table.

The other five people came from other cities.

The second round is Dan Dan.

Soon the referee came out with ten jade boxes and opened them one by one. Each jade box contained a pill.

"All alchemists can observe these ten elixirs, and then each write down the ingredients of the elixir. One point will be awarded for each main elixir, and the top fifteen will advance."

After the referee stated the rules, smiles appeared on the faces of Bao Huining and other second-grade alchemists.

Alchemy identification, that is the comparison of alchemy experience, on this point they completely beat those first-grade alchemists.

After the referee finished speaking, Chu Ning's expression became a little strange.

For him, this level was simply free points. With the help of the Mysterious Mirror, the ingredients of these elixirs were as transparent to him.

The reason for his strange expression was not because of this, but because he had seen all these elixirs before.

After comparing the results given by the Mysterious Mirror with the pills in the notes given to him by the mysterious strongman, he found that these ten pills had been described in detail in the notes.

"Thank you fellow Taoist, your level is not friendly to some alchemists who are talented but have no foundation."

At the top of the mountain, an alchemist looked at Xie Shouping doubtfully.

"The ten elixirs I refined are all made from extremely common medicinal materials that even a first-level alchemist can access. Furthermore, these ten elixirs were obtained by me by chance and have never been leaked to the outside world. It’s the same for first-grade or second-grade.”

After Xie Shouping answered, he murmured in his heart: It is true that there is no leakage, and it does not count as leakage to his disciples.

There were a total of fifty-eight people on the field.

Bao Huining and other eight second-grade alchemists finished observing first, and then it was Chu Ning and others' turn.

Chu Ning pretended to observe each pill for a minute. Since he couldn't get his hands on it, he could only watch it with his eyes. After reading it, he walked aside, picked up a pen and paper and started writing.

Just after Chu Ning finished writing down the ingredients of the first pill, a golden light suddenly fell and fell on an alchemist.

The alchemist groaned, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and his entire expression became depressed.

"Peeping with spiritual consciousness, eliminated."

A majestic voice came from the top of the mountain, and the alchemist on the scene was frightened, especially the alchemist who had the same Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, and no longer dared to let go of his consciousness.

Chu Ning was a little hesitant. He was thinking about writing the wrong medicinal materials?

After all, it's all right but a little too fake.

"Forget it if you make a mistake. Just leave out a few medicinal materials. Those medicinal materials that are colorless and tasteless after refining will not be included."

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Ning finished writing and glanced at the audience. There were many alchemists who had finished writing like him, but there were still many alchemists who went to observe the ten pills again.

Dang!

Half an hour later, a bell rang.

At the same time, the coercive voice came again.

"The first place is Chu Ning, the second place is You Xing, the third place is Huang Zhan... the seventh place is Qiong Liangyou, the eighth place is Bao Huining, the ninth place is Ke Yunxin..."

In the second round, only the top twenty will be selected.

As the voice fell, everyone's eyes fell on Chu Ning again.

"This... I didn't even look at this, how come the rankings came out?" A young monk asked in confusion.

"Stupid, a person with a strong golden elixir can already know what these alchemists write on their papers with just one glance. Do you still need to read them? I think they are all the same as you."

Being called a fool, the young monk not only did not dare to argue, but also apologized quickly.

"Senior is right, junior is too stupid."

"It's not stupid, it's stupid."

"It's the junior who is too stupid."

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At the top of the mountain, Xie Shouping asked the people around him, "Do any of the fellow Taoists have any objections to the ranking announced by me?"

"Fellow Daoist Xie is very fair. I agree with this ranking."

"Well, Chu Ning did answer the most, and there were no mistakes. Although You Xing had the same number of correct materials as Chu Ning, he wrote three more wrong medicinal materials."

These third-level alchemists all recognized the ranking given by Xie Shouping.

What they paid attention to was the top three, and the rest of the rankings were simply swept away.

"In the third round, Lao Xie, what are you going to let these alchemists compete with? Now that there are both first-grade and second-grade alchemists, you want them to make the same kind of elixir?"

Zhao Yangming said, if this is the case, it would be unfair to those first-grade alchemists.

"Yes, especially Chu Ning. It seems that he is not even a foundation builder. He has obviously suffered a big loss. Also, that You Xing is only in the early stage of foundation construction, and he is far behind those second-grade alchemists in the later stages of foundation construction. cut."

"Simple, just refine elixirs for whatever realm you are in. Before you have established the foundation, you can refine the elixirs for the Qi Condensation stage. After you have established the foundation, you can refine the elixirs that can be used by the foundation-building monks." Xie Shouping said nonchalantly.

But none of the people present objected to his words.

Although they knew that this would be unfair to second-grade alchemists, because the higher the level of elixirs, the harder it would be to refine them.

The difficulty of elixirs in the foundation-building stage is higher than that in the Qi-condensing stage. Some alchemists refine the Qi-condensing elixirs before foundation-building and have a very high success rate, but after refining foundation-building elixirs, the success rate is as low as It plummeted.

But none of them objected because this competition was designed to select talented alchemists, and those who couldn't overcome even this point were considered geniuses.

Only truly talented alchemists can be taken seriously by them. For example, Bao Huining and the second-grade alchemists who are in the later stages of foundation building are not taken seriously at all.

If his talent was really good, he would have been accepted as a disciple long ago. To put it bluntly, these people are destined to accompany him.

When the referee explained the rules of the third round, Bao Huining and others looked very unhappy, but this was the fifth elder's decision, and no matter how dissatisfied they were, they could only keep it in their hearts.

"Is there such a good thing? Then let's refine the Yuan Ning Dan."

Chu Ning smiled. This was simply a rule tailor-made for a low-level person like him. This fifth elder was really a good person.

Everyone informed the referee of the elixir they wanted to refine, and then the referee arranged for someone to bring the required medicinal materials.

Another advantage of this alchemy competition for the alchemists is that the medicinal materials are produced by the Wenjin Sect, and the elixirs belong to the alchemists themselves, which is a benefit for those eliminated alchemists.

You Xing glanced at the medicinal materials beside Chu Ning, "Are you trying to refine the Yuan Ning Dan? Below the foundation building stage, the Ning Yuan Dan is the best elixir for improving your cultivation."

Wen Jinzong acted quickly. In just a quarter of an hour, all the materials needed by the alchemist were refined, and a batch of alchemy furnaces were also replaced.

Some second-grade elixirs cannot be tolerated by ordinary elixir furnaces.

You Xing looked at Chu Ning, and Chu Ning also looked at You Xing. His intuition told him that this person would be his biggest competitor.

"Spirit Cleansing Pill? This is the most valuable and expensive pill in the early stage of foundation building."

From the medicinal materials in front of You Xing, Chu Ning also judged the elixir that You Xing wanted to refine.

Condensing Qi to foundation building is the transformation from gaseous spiritual energy to liquid spiritual energy. After foundation building, although the spiritual energy becomes liquid, there will be many impurities in the spiritual energy, so these impurities need to be washed away.

Those who have the financial resources will use elixirs that cleanse the spiritual liquid. Among them, the elixir-cleansing elixirs are the most effective. Those who don't have the financial resources can only rely on time to slowly purify them.

Suddenly feeling a malicious gaze, Chu Ning squinted and found that it came from Bao Huining.

With just a glance from the corner of his eye, Chu Ning immediately looked away, but he was wary of Bao Huining causing trouble.

Bao Huining is a second-grade alchemist from Wenjin Sect. He has good connections in Wenjin Sect, so the most likely person to manipulate them is the medicinal materials.

Therefore, Chu Ning carefully checked the medicinal materials again and felt relieved after confirming that there were no problems, but he did not let go of his guard.

"This little bag has a grudge against my disciple?"

Xie Shouping, who had been paying attention to Chu Ning from beginning to end, also noticed the clues, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes. Since he has a grudge against my disciple, there is no need to live anymore.

Although Bao Huining was Xie Shouping's registered disciple, in Xie Shouping's eyes he was no different from other ordinary disciples of Wenjin Sect.

Dang!

The bell sounded for round three.

Start warming the oven.

The alchemy refining time this time will be a bit long. Fortunately, the monks in the foundation-building stage can live without food. It will be no problem if they don't eat for ten days and a half.

As a late-stage Qi Condensation monk, Chu Ning would be fine for a few days, but it would be uncomfortable no matter how long it took.

However, Wen Jinzong was very considerate and provided the Bigu Pill, which was placed on the side of the alchemy platform. You can take it yourself if needed.

"The organizer is really thoughtful and has taken into account people like me who have no foundation."

Chu Ning thought with emotion, if he were the fifth elder, he might not have thought of this. Who would have thought that an alchemist in the Qi Condensation Stage could reach this point?

No wonder he is an elder or a golden elixir, he thinks about all aspects of the problem thoroughly.

Chu Ning and the others had the Bigu Pill, but some of the monks who were watching did not receive such good treatment. Many monks also knew that this time they might have to wait for ten days and a half. Many monks decided to leave first and wait until the second half of the year. Cheng came over to watch again.

Among the people leaving, there were several men and women in the late stage of Qi Condensation who were slowly walking down Wenjin Peak.

"Senior brother, that alchemist Chu Ning is too powerful. Except for him in this third round, all of them are strong in the foundation building stage."

"More than just powerful, although this Chu Ning does not have a Foundation Establishment, with his alchemy talent, as long as he is willing, there are forces willing to use the Foundation Establishment Pill to attract him."

"Elder brother, why don't you say anything? What are you thinking about? It's not like you were shocked."

"What's so shocking about this? Although this Chu Ning looks young, you can't tell how old he really is from his appearance. Alchemists like to take Zhuyan Dan the most."

Generally, monks need to spend spirit stones to take the Beauty Pill. Will alchemists be short of this stuff?

"That's right. Senior Brother, you have already reached the late stage of Qi Condensation at the age of forty. You are also a genius disciple in our sect. Even the master said that Senior Brother, you are very likely to break the record of our sect. You will be able to build a disciple before the age of sixty. The first gay person."

Kaijia listened to the words of these junior brothers and sisters, but did not answer them. What he was thinking about was not these, but the origin of Chu Ning.

If it was indeed the same person as he suspected, then he would have to inform his master immediately.

"How many spirit stones do you have on your body?"

"Spiritual stone? Senior brother, do you want to buy something?"

The total net worth of the three junior brothers and two junior sisters totaled one hundred and twenty low-grade spiritual stones.

"If I have two hundred or three hundred spiritual stones, it should be enough."

Kaijia calculated in his mind: You lend the spirit stone to the senior brother first. The senior brother needs the spiritual stone to verify something, which is very important to our sect. "

Hearing Kaikai Jia's words, several junior brothers and sisters looked at each other, but they all readily handed over to Kaikai Jia.

After going down the mountain and returning to the inn, I opened my armor and drew a picture, and then went to a place. Half an hour later, I showed up at the inn in Fangshi. I spent three hundred spiritual stones and mailed a letter and the painting in reply. Sect.

If you go express, the price is extremely expensive.

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Liang Dynasty, Shangyun Sect.

The head of the Shangyun Sect was a little confused when he received the letter from his eldest disciple.

Super urgent?

Could it be that something big happened?

Open the letter and see a picture first?

Who is this?

Why would my disciple send me a portrait by mail?

However, after reading the letter mailed along with the portrait, the head of the Shangyun Sect became excited.

"It's great to open armor. This news is extremely important."

Subsequently, the leader summoned several elders of the sect for a secret discussion, and finally came up with a plan.

First, investigate whether the talented alchemist Chu Ning in the portrait is the same person as the Chu Ning who came out of Raozhou Mansion. If they are the same person, then the Shangyun Sect will abandon Raozhou Mansion.

In order to seize Raozhou Mansion, Shangyun Party conducted a thorough investigation of the Chen family, not only the Chen family's current combat power, but also the young disciples of the Chen family.

Kaijia was in charge of this investigation at the beginning.

When Zhang Kaijia investigated the Chen family, he naturally found out the relationship between Liu Junshan and Chen Jingyi. When he investigated Liu Junshan, he learned that Liu Junshan had a disciple named Chu Ning.

Liu Junshan was only in the middle stage of Qi Condensation, so his disciple Kaijia naturally didn't take it to heart. He investigated Chu Ning because he discovered that the jade pendant worn by Liu Junshan's son was a magic weapon.

It is actually normal for the Qi Condensing monks to have magic weapons, but it is not normal for the Qi Condensing monks of the Liang Dynasty to have magic weapons. The Liang Dynasty has been blocked for so long, and some of the original magic weapons have long since expired.

It is not an exaggeration to say that for families like the Liang Dynasty who had advanced stages of Qi Condensation, each family probably only had one or two magic weapons that were on the verge of failure.

Kaijia didn't like this magic weapon, but he was just a son-in-law of the Chen family, but there was a magic weapon that made Kaijia interested in it, and he also remembered the names Liu Junshan and Chu Ning.

But I just remembered the name.

Until not long ago, I learned that the extremely talented alchemist named Chu Ning.

The memory came back to him, and his heart skipped a beat.

At first he suspected that it was someone with the same name, but when he thought of Liu Junshan's magic weapon, he became a little worried and decided to go to Fangshi to find someone to find out about Chu Ning's origins.

There are people who sell information in the market, and Chu Ning is extremely dazzling in this alchemist competition. There are many people who come to inquire about the information, but the information seller does not doubt the purpose of Kaijia's inquiry.

Even if there is any ulterior motive, it has nothing to do with them.

After getting some information from Chu Ning, Kaijia began to murmur in his heart. This Chu Ning had no background or origins. He was a man who had just started living at the edge of the inner city in the late stage of Qi Ning. He made his first fortune by selling his lifespan. Shi and alchemy were also learned in Fangshi, which is consistent with the characteristics of coming from the Liang Dynasty.

The common characteristic of Liang Dynasty monks was poverty.

The only discrepancy is that Chu Ning showed up at Jincheng several months earlier than Liang Chao lifted the blockade.

After some thought, Kaijia decided that he would rather spend hundreds of spirit stones to spread the news back to the sect.

Wrong. Although a large sum of spiritual stones was lost, what if... what if this Chu Ning was that Chu Ning?

For such a talented alchemist, it doesn’t take much thought to know that he can definitely build a foundation. Once the foundation is built and this terrifying alchemy talent is added to the foundation, they will really have to stand up for their teacher. Then they will not be able to bear it when they go to Yunmen. blow.

How many monks of the same realm can an alchemist summon?

Someone has calculated that the bottom ten are guaranteed to be the bottom.

The longer you live, the more you can call upon.

Not to mention that the refined elixirs can be used by monks of the same realm, but even if you ask for some elixirs for your disciples, you have to owe a favor.

The most important point is that, regardless of any internal conflicts within the circle of alchemists, once they are exposed to the outside world, they are very consistent.

To put it bluntly, it is to protect the collective interests of alchemists.

There is only one leader of the Shangyun Sect who is in the early stage of foundation building. If this Chu Ning gets angry because of his master, the Shangyun Sect will be gone.

Raozhou Mansion, Liu Mansion.

Liu Junshan saw Liu Da off with a look of confusion on his face.

"Junshan, what happened?"

Chen Jingyi saw her husband's confused expression and asked from the side.

"Liu Da just told me that someone took Chu Ning's portrait and asked if the person in the painting was Chu Ning. Although the person who approached Liu Da concealed it very well, Liu Da was sure that the person was from the Shangyun Sect."

Liu Junshan didn't hide it from his wife. After listening to Liu Da's words, he was a little confused. Why were the people from Shangyun Sect investigating his disciples?

Chu Ning has left Liang Chao for more than a year, and logically speaking, he should have no connection with the Shangyun Sect.

Shangyun Sect?

Chen Jingyi was also confused. Over the past year or so, outside sects had established a firm foothold in the Liang Dynasty and began to gradually encroach on them, the local forces of the Liang Dynasty.

She learned from her eldest brother that the Shangyun Sect and two other sects with strong men in the foundation-building stage had recently taken a fancy to Raozhou Prefecture and wanted to force the Chen family to give up Raozhou.

Now the elders are also thinking about what to choose?

Either send the children of the Chen family to one of these sects and form an alliance with the other party, which means that the Chen family is their subordinate family, or leave Raozhou.

Otherwise, even if they give up their territory in Raozhou, as long as the Chen family is still in Raozhou, no matter which sect takes over Raozhou in the end, the Chen family will be like a thorn in the side and will quickly pull away.

"I will tell my brother about this matter. We know too little information and can't analyze it and come up with any results."

Seven days later.

The sun was shining brightly, but it could not dispel the solemn atmosphere that enveloped Chen's mansion.

Today is the day when the Shangyun Sect and the other two sects give the Chen family an ultimatum.

Several talented members of the younger generation of the Chen family have been secretly moved, but Chen Jingwu did not leave, but the four elders were held down behind the crowd.

"Have you Chen family made your choice?"

A black shadow came from the sky. An old man with a sword was suspended above the wall of the Chen Mansion, accompanied by three late-stage Qi Condensation monks sitting on cranes.

The visitors were the master of the Blue Flame Sect and three elders.

The pressure of the strong men in the Foundation Establishment Stage made the faces of the Chen family turn a little pale. Seeing the distress of their clan members, the four elders of the Chen family also released their breaths, but after a while, all four of them took a step back.

"Old Monster Lan, you came quite early."

Before the four elders of the Chen family could respond, several more figures appeared in the sky. This time they were from the Qingshan Sect. They were still a strong man in the foundation building stage and three late-stage Qi Condensation monks.

There is more than one person who likes Shangrao Prefecture.

"Seniors, our Chen family is willing to give up Raozhou Mansion, but who will belong to Raozhou should wait until the seniors of Shangyun Sect arrive. The three seniors will decide."

Give up Raozhou.

This is a unanimous decision made by the elders of the Chen family. If the land is lost and the future generations can build a foundation, they can get it back.

Keeping the green hills, you don’t have to worry about having no firewood.

"Just give up the sect, don't your Chen family plan to merge into my Lan Yan Sect?"

The master of the Blue Flame Sect snorted coldly. The Chen family has four late-stage Qi Condensation monks, plus those talented disciples. If they are merged into the Blue Flame Sect, the Blue Flame Sect will definitely give birth to a second foundation-building stage strongman within a hundred years. By.

"What's the point of Lanyan Sect? It will be merged into our Qingshan Sect. Raozhou will still be left to your Chen family."

The leader of the Qingshan Sect then spoke. He also took a fancy to the children of the Chen family, especially Chen Jingwu. Although he was still in the middle stage of Qi Condensation, his cultivation talent was not low and he had the potential to build a foundation.

The expressions of the four elders of the Chen family changed. It seemed that these two factions wanted not only the territory, but also the people of the Chen family.

As for the two factions not fearing that the Chen family would succeed in practicing and rebel against the sect after joining, the four elders of the Chen family also knew the reason.

There are many ways to control disciples in the cultivation world. Not to mention pills and some forbidden spells, just the oath of heaven is enough.

"Two seniors, let's wait until the seniors from the Shangyun Sect arrive."

The four elders of the Chen family could only choose to drag them away first, and just after the eldest elder of the Chen family finished speaking, another stream of light came across the sky in the distance.

Everyone knew that the people from Shangyun Sect had arrived.

"I am the leader of the Shangyun Sect, Zhang Jinghe, who came uninvited. I can only send you an apology. I hope all fellow Taoists of the Chen family will forgive me."

Zhang Jinghe and the five elders did not float in the air like the two factions, but landed in the Chen family courtyard.

This scene silenced everyone in heaven and on earth?

Courtesy first and then soldiers?

There is no need for this.

Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Zhang Jinghe smiled and said: "Raozhou Prefecture has outstanding people and numerous geniuses, and the Chen family has contributed a lot. My Shangyun Sect will not fight for Raozhou, and our sect is willing to form an alliance with the Chen family. It is a covenant of equality."

Abandoning Raozhou and making good friends with the Chen family was the result of discussions between the head of the Shangyun Sect and the five elders.

Even this time, Zhang Jinghe originally only wanted to bring two elders, but all five elders wanted to come. These five elders are all in the late stage of Qi Condensation, and are just one step away from foundation building.

What's the difference?

Isn't it the Foundation Establishment Pill?

When Chu Ning becomes a second-grade alchemist, won't he be able to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill?

Now let's establish a good relationship with the Chen family first, and the most important thing is to establish a good relationship with Chu Ning's master, so that we can be more willing to visit him in the future.

Zhang Jinghe also knew the thoughts of the five elders, and finally brought them all.

The two masters of Lanyan Sect and Qingshan Sect suspended in the sky were a little confused. What kind of medicine is this Jinghe selling in the gourd?

They suddenly gave up Raozhou, and also wanted to form an equal alliance with the Chen family. Doesn't this mean that if the Chen family is unwilling to withdraw from Raozhou, they will take action against the Chen family, and the Shangyun faction will stand on the Chen family's side and start a war with them.

The two sect leaders guessed correctly that Zhang Jinghe did have this intention. If the Chen family refused to leave, he would come to the sect and stand with the Chen family.

Regarding the Foundation Establishment monks, although there were two opposite him, and all three of them were in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, he entered the middle stage of Foundation Establishment twenty years earlier than these two.

If it was just an ordinary sparring match, he would not be the opponent of the two of them, but if it was a life and death battle, it would not necessarily be the case. After all, he could be a backer, and after all, the two of them had to guard against whether the other would hold back.

The late Qi Condensation monks, plus the four members of the Chen family, were no less numerous than these two factions.

The most important thing is that Zhang Jinghe knows that these two people will not risk the entire sect to fight just because of Rao Zhouzhen.

"Sect Master, I'm afraid there's something fishy about this matter. Zhang Jinghe's words about "outstanding people and talented people" are probably not without purpose."

The elder of Lanyan Sect transmitted a message to the sect master, but his message also reached the ears of the sect master of Qingshan Sect.

The sect master and the sect master looked at each other, and they got the answer from each other's eyes, and they also knew what to do.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Zhang is right. There are outstanding people in Raozhou, and the Chen family has indeed contributed a lot. I, the Lanyan Sect, were just joking before."

"Okay, the Chen family can withstand the pressure under our deliberate pressure and leave Raozhou to the Chen family. This sect leader is relieved."

As soon as the two men changed their tune, what they said made the young disciples of the Chen family a little confused?

Why do you call it withstanding the pressure?

Didn’t the elders and family head decide to evacuate?

However, the four elders of the Chen family guessed some clues. The problem may lie in the words of the head of the sect, "There are outstanding people and talented people."

But it seems that the Chen family does not have a child outstanding enough to make the Shangyun Sect fearful.

Is there one in the entire Raozhou Prefecture?

Probably not.

To put it bluntly, even if there is such a genius in Raozhou Prefecture, it has nothing to do with the Chen family.

Among all the people at the scene, Chen Jingwu was the only one with eyes wide open, thinking of what his sister had told him a few days ago, that the sect seemed to be investigating Chu Ning's information.

Outstanding people...

Chu Ning is indeed a genius.

The most important thing is that Chu Ning has a good relationship with the Chen family.

Meeting these two conditions, coupled with the Shangyun Sect's investigation, Chen Jingwu knew that his judgment should be correct.

But it was this that shocked him even more.

In just a short time, Chu Ning has grown to the point where he can be feared by those in the foundation building stage.

Others practice cultivation step by step.

Did Chu Ning practice by flying sword?

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Ask Jincheng.

Ask Jinfeng.

Alchemy platform.

It's time to start this round of elixirs.

The entire viewing platform was once again filled with water, and Zhang Kai's eyes were fixed on Chu Ning's alchemy furnace.

If the sect didn't send a letter back for so long, then according to what he said in the letter, this Chu Ning is that Chu Ning.

If not, the sect will send a message.

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