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magic weapon!

To be honest, Chu Ning was a little moved. There was a completely different difference between those who were strong in the Golden Core Realm and had magic weapons and those who didn't.

Magic weapons and spiritual weapons can be refined by weapon refiners.

Magic weapons can only be refined by Yuanying-level weapon refiners, and the requirements for materials are extremely high.

In the entire four continents, there is currently no Nascent Soul refining weapon.

This means that there are almost no magic weapons leaking out now, and many Jindan monks will not be able to obtain a magic weapon in their lifetime.

But Chu Ning understands one thing better. Wentianmen is willing to take out the magic weapon, and it is only used as travel expenses. It only means one thing. What Wentianmen wants to do is extremely important.

After thinking again and again, Chu Ning decided to refuse.

Because the ancestor of Yuanying of Xiyue Sect had promised to give him a magic weapon, and secondly, he had tried his best to let Yao Xin take on the title of genius alchemist for him, so he was exposed when he went to Wentianmen.

"Sect Master, I think it's better to forget it after thinking about it. If this has made things difficult for the sect, I apologize."

Chu Ning refused. He knew that his refusal would inevitably affect the relationship between Xiyue Sect and Wentian Sect.

In the eyes of Wentianmen's senior officials, they showed enough sincerity, and Yao Xin was a disciple of Xiyue Sect. The senior officials of Xiyue Sect were the ones who ordered Yao Xin to be moved.

Not letting Yao Xin go to Wentianmen would be tantamount to not giving Wentianmen any face.

Fei Yuelan raised her eyebrows, and Chu Ning's rejection was somewhat beyond her expectation.

In her opinion, Wentianmen's matter would not do any harm to Chu Ning. As long as he went there, he could get a magic weapon. There was no need to worry about safety. Wentianmen had made a guarantee.

With Wentianmen and Xiyue Sect, no one dared to take action against Chu Ning, not to mention that she was planning to send a late-stage Jindan elder to accompany Chu Ning.

"If you can tell this sect leader, why refuse?"

Chu Ning said helplessly: "This junior is a person with a strong sense of hometown. After staying in Xiyue Sect for so long, he has already made Xiyue Sect his family and does not want to travel far away."

Fei Yuelan looked deeply at Chu Ning and said after a while: "This sect master understands what you mean and will push this matter away from Wentianmen."

"Thank you for your understanding." Chu Ning saluted to express his gratitude.

"There is one more thing I want to tell you about your master. The seal of Shanyang City is estimated to last for a year at most."

Chu Ning's eyes lit up. The seal of Shanyang City was about to disappear, and then his master and the sect master would be able to come out.

This is indeed good news.

"Thank you, Master, for informing me."

After watching Chu Ning leave, Fei Yuelan sat in a high position with a thoughtful look on her face.

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Half a month later, Xiyue Sect began to become lively.

The examination for Xiyue Sect disciples, which takes place every ten years, has begun.

Although Xiyue Sect's disciples do not have to face dangerous environments and can receive protection from the sect, this protection is not unlimited.

Every ten years, Xiyue Sect will conduct a disciple assessment.

Chu Ning also learned about it from Meng Siceng.

The Xiyue Sect's disciple assessment is divided into two parts, one is the assessment for Qi Condensation Realm disciples, and the other is the assessment for Foundation Establishment Realm disciples.

For Qi Condensation Realm disciples, Xiyue Sect has obvious requirements for strength improvement. If they fail to reach a certain level within the specified time, they will be given up by Xiyue Sect and assigned to Xiyue Sect's properties in various cities. A shopkeeper.

Once you are sent out, you can no longer enjoy the spiritual stones and elixirs provided by the sect. You can only obtain spiritual stones by completing achievements.

After Chu Ning listened to Meng Siceng's introduction, the first thing he thought of was the education system in his previous life.

Comparing the Qi Condensation Period to schooling, those who fail to meet the requirements are equivalent to failing to enter college. After the free compulsory education ends, they will no longer be able to enjoy benefits and can only make money while working. Go to adult college.

Xiyue Sect gave five years for the early stage of Qi Condensation and the middle stage of Qi Condensation.

For ordinary monks, this time is a bit short, but Xiyue Sect is a top sect and must have strict requirements for its disciples. The disciples who can be favored by Xiyue Sect have a talent for cultivation that far exceeds that of ordinary people.

The period from the middle stage of Qi Condensation to the late stage of Qi Condensation is twenty years.

The period from the late stage of Qi Condensation to foundation building is very long, as long as the foundation is established within sixty years.

This is the assessment requirement for Qi Condensation disciples.

Xiyue Sect also has assessment requirements for foundation-building disciples, but this assessment does not mean that unqualified disciples will be sent out, but those who fail to pass the assessment will enjoy fewer sect resources.

To put it bluntly, the faster the breakthrough is, the more potential the performance is, the more resources the sect will provide, and the more resources are provided, the faster the breakthrough will be. This is a virtuous cycle.

For the foundation-building monks of Xiyue Sect, failing to pass the assessment means that they will be slowly pulled away by those who pass the assessment.

The only remedy is to go out and look for resources, or earn points by completing sect tasks in exchange for the resources you want.

The sect assessment is not a big deal for the genius disciples of Xiyue Sect. These genius disciples pay more attention to the sect competition after the assessment.

Xiyue Sect considered that the improvement of the realm in the late Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment stages could not be achieved in ten years. In order to stimulate the disciples' cultivation spirit, Xiyue Sect specially set up a sect competition.

Qi Condensation Realm disciples will be ranked among the ten winners regardless of their level. The top three will be rewarded with Foundation Establishment Pills. Each disciple can only sign up twice.

Foundation-building disciples are divided into three competitions based on their realm.

The first place among the disciples in the early stage of foundation building, the first place among the disciples in the middle stage of foundation building, and the top ten in the late stage of foundation building.

In every sect competition, the most attractive thing is the competition in the later stage of foundation building.

The competition in the later stage of foundation building is the strongest competition among all the foundation building disciples of Xiyue Sect.

Chu Ning originally felt that this kind of sect competition had nothing to do with him. He was not a disciple of the Xiyue Sect, so at most it was just for fun.

What Chu Ning didn't expect was that Tang Ruowei signed up.

If his own woman signed up, Chu Ning would definitely pay attention to it. After paying attention, he realized that he had really underestimated the disciples of Xiyue Sect.

The first place in the last Xiyue Sect's foundation building competition had entered the Golden Core seven years ago, and the same was true for the first place in the previous foundation building competition.

If you scroll further, you will find that some of the first placers failed to enter the golden elixir because they encountered accidents when they went out.

In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, Xiyue Sect will give birth to a strong Jindan master every ten years, which is really terrifying.

In the Hundred Cities area, the appearance of a strong Jindan man can change the situation in an area, and can even lead a country.

According to the accurate data he learned, Xiyue Sect produces a strong Jindan every twenty years on average. This is the same gap between top sects and ordinary sects.

After understanding this, Chu Ning's advice to Tang Ruowei in participating in this competition was to focus on participation.

If you have the courage to sign up, you have already defeated yourself.

However, Tang Ruowei received a few looks.

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Chu Ning did not go to the sect competition in the Qi Condensation Realm, but when it was the turn of the Foundation Establishment Realm, Chu Ning appeared in the competition square.

During the great competition in the early stages of foundation building, there was Meng Siceng, an acquaintance of Chu Ning.

Meng Sizeng has been in the early stage of foundation building for twenty years and is already at the peak of the early stage of foundation building. In his words, I was actually able to break through to the middle stage of foundation building as early as last year. I had to wait two years just for this. A big competition.

Xiyue Sect's sect competition is in a valley behind Yuefeng. The entire valley is paved with bluestone and white jade, and each piece of jade is extremely regular and arranged into a huge square.

There are several jade pillars in this square with some runes carved on them.

The competition will be held in this square.

The jade square covers the entire valley, and except for the entrance to the valley, there are several raised stone platforms on the stone walls of the other three sides of the valley.

These stone platforms are prepared for guests attending the ceremony.

Every time the Xiyue Sect holds a competition, not only the disciples of the sect will come to watch, but also some affiliated sects of the Xiyue Sect, who will also bring their disciples to watch.

For Xiyue Sect, this is an opportunity to show off their muscles. The strength of the younger generation of disciples can be shown here to prevent these affiliated sects from having any dissent.

For those affiliated sects, bringing their disciples to watch Xiyue Sect's competition can make their own disciples get rid of their pride and know that there is a world out there, and there are geniuses better than them in this world.

At this moment, on the high platform of the stone wall opposite the entrance of the valley, stood a female golden elixir cultivator. This was Li Caiying, who was responsible for presiding over this initial foundation-building competition.

"Chun Ning, come here?"

Li Caiying had a very good impression of Chu Ning. Although she didn't know that Chu Ning was Yao Xin, she knew that Chu Ning had entered the golden elixir realm, so she immediately greeted him.

"Senior Li."

Chu Ning originally came just to cheer up Meng Sizeng, but she didn't expect that Senior Li would suddenly greet her, and she had no choice but to fly up to the high platform in full view of everyone.

In Li Caiying's view, Chu Ning was a strong Jindan expert and the son-in-law of the Xiyue Sect, so he was one of his own. Naturally, he could not go to the guest viewing platforms on both sides, but he did not know that her actions attracted the attention of all the monks present.

Everyone's eyes fell on Chu Ning curiously. The disciples of Xiyue Sect naturally knew Chu Ning. In the past few years, Chu Ning and Tang Ruowei were the couple of gods and immortals in Riyue Mountain, and many disciples had met them.

The name of Chu Shenqing, Xiyue Sect’s number one love sage, is already known to everyone.

On the stone platforms on both sides of the mountain wall, those from the Xiyue Sect's affiliated sects came to watch the ceremony. They all had curious eyes in their eyes as they listened to the discussion of the Xiyue Sect disciples below.

Especially the young disciples, who looked at Chu Ning with their eyes peeled, were curious as to why this man could become Tang Ruowei's Taoist companion.

Tang Ruowei's reputation is not very famous in other continents, but for the affiliated sects of Xiyue Sect, they have long known about the existence of such a person.

But this Chu Ning doesn't seem to be anything special and has no background. How could Xiyue Sect approve of this marriage?

Chu Ning's realm is still hidden in the middle stage of foundation building. Unless he takes the initiative to expose the strength of the golden elixir realm, his true realm will not be seen in the late golden elixir realm.

There were no late-stage Golden Elixir strongmen at the scene, and several high-level officials from affiliated sects who came to watch the ceremony were in the early stages of the Golden Elixir.

"This is the son-in-law of Xiyue Sect. He doesn't look special." A young man muttered in a low voice.

"Stop talking nonsense."

The old man next to the man immediately scolded him. How could the Xiyue Sect's son-in-law be discussed by affiliated sects like them?

After saying that, the old man looked at Li Caiying on the stone platform in the middle and expressed his apology from a distance.

Li Caiying glanced at the young man next to the old man with indifferent eyes. Just this glance caused cold sweat to appear on the young man's forehead.

"Look, you are looked down upon by others. If you show your true strength, I'm afraid no one will dare to gossip about you. Also, you are already in the Golden Core realm, so it would be inappropriate to call me senior."

Li Caiying is also in the early stage of the Golden Elixir, and is considered to be in the same realm as Chu Ning. The rules of the monk circle are that if they are in the same realm, they should be treated as fellow Taoists.

Chu Ning smiled slightly. Naturally, he would not really call Li Caiying a peer, and said: "Elder Li, cultivation is about training the mind. Why should you care about the gossip of unrelated people."

"It's rare for you to be in such a state of mind at your age. No wonder you can break through to the golden elixir."

Li Caiying's eyes lit up. Chu Ning gave her the feeling that she was not at all like a young monk who was less than a hundred years old, but more like an old man who had gone through many vicissitudes and experienced a long time.

"With your temperament, you shouldn't be here?"

"This junior has made good friends with a disciple of Hongsun Peak. This disciple also signed up for this competition and came to watch the battle."

"Oh, which disciple is it?"

Li Caiying was curious, the person Chu Ning could make friends with must be a disciple with extraordinary talents.

The other party is in the early stage of foundation building and may not necessarily be a disciple. You can observe it yourself.

Every elder of the Xiyue Sect must accept a disciple. Li Caiying, as a newly promoted elder of Jindan, has not yet accepted a direct disciple. The reason why she is hosting this competition is to give her a key observation. Opportunities for talented disciples.

"Uh... that's the one who just walked out of the ring."

Chu Ning's expression was a little strange. He came at the right time. At this time, it was Meng Sizen's turn to play. As a result, he was defeated by talking to Elder Li.

Li Caiying twitched the corner of her mouth and chose to end the topic.

Now that Meng Sizen had been defeated, Chu Ning watched a few more battles in the early stages of foundation building before leaving. The battles in the early stages of foundation building could not attract his attention.

He is not an elder of the Xiyue Sect, and he has to select talented people to become his disciples.

Red Sun Peak.

Chu Ning saw Meng Siceng with a lonely expression.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, I lost."

Meng Si once looked at Chu Ning with a bitter smile on his face. He deliberately delayed entering the middle stage of foundation building for this competition, but he didn't expect that he would lose in just the second round, and he would lose so miserably.

"Victory and defeat are normal things in life, so why should Fellow Daoist Meng not let it go?" Chu Ning comforted him.

"I can accept defeat, but I didn't expect to lose so miserably."

This was the reason why Meng Siceng couldn't let go.

Chu Ning smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Meng, you are stuck in a corner and can't get out. Since you can control it and not break through, can other brothers be able to do it? Maybe the brother who beats you has been waiting for many years longer than you."

These words were not meant to comfort Meng Sizeng. When he was in the square earlier, he paid attention to those disciples who were in the early stage of foundation building. They were said to be in the early stage of foundation building, but their spiritual power was not much different from the middle stage of foundation building.

In other words, Lao Liu was not just Meng Sixeng.

"real?"

The loneliness in Meng Sizeng's eyes was slightly lessened: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Chu, for your advice. I feel a lot better."

After comforting Meng Sizeng for a few words, Chu Ning was ready to return home, but she didn't expect Yao Xin to be waiting in front of the cave.

"Sister Yao, are you here?"

Chu Ning was surprised. Ever since he took over his identity as an alchemist, Yao Xin had been in seclusion on Qinghuo Peak and almost never left the mountain.

"Junior Brother Chu, is it convenient to talk here?" Yao Xin did not answer immediately, but asked.

"Come in and talk."

Chu Ning took Yao Xin into the cave, and then activated the defense formation.

"Someone just arrived at Qinghuo Peak. The guest from Wentianmen came to visit our Xiyue Sect's grand competition. At that time, she asked me a few questions about alchemy. I couldn't answer them, so I had to ask There is no reason to shirk it.”

Yao Xin's expression was a little uneasy, and Chu Ning frowned. Has anyone from Wentianmen gone to Qinghuo Peak?

Qinghuo Peak's formation can protect even ordinary Jindan experts. This formation has been kept open for a long time. How did the people from Wentianmen enter?

"Originally, I wanted to inform the sect master, but in the past few days, many people from other sects have come to visit. The sect master is afraid that he will not have time to receive the guests, so I can only discuss it with you, Junior Brother Chu."

Over the years, in order to play the role of a genius alchemist, Yao Xin also gained some alchemy knowledge. She understood some common sense alchemy knowledge, including some pills, but the girl who asked Tianmen asked very tricky questions. She No one could answer.

"Who is the person coming from Tianmen?"

"A girl whose realm is only foundation building, this is what I find weird."

"I understand. I will discuss this matter with the sect master. Senior Sister Yao, you will retreat immediately when you return to Qinghuo Peak."

After seeing Yao Xin out of the cave, Chu Ning stood at the door of the cave and was lost in thought.

The foundation-building girl of Wentianmen passed through the formation that could prevent the entry of strong people in the early stage of the Golden Core. This fact itself revealed something strange.

How did this girl do it?

Recalling what the sect leader said not long ago, Wentianmen was willing to provide a magic weapon to invite him, and he had a guess in his mind.

Wentianmen knew that he would not go, so he came directly to the door?

But if he came directly to the door, shouldn't he also contact the sect leader?

This kind of behavior of going to Qinghuo Peak is rude and will cause dissatisfaction of Xiyue Sect.

Ask Tianmen, what are your plans?

Chu Ning touched his chin and turned around to walk towards the cave, but the next moment he moved as fast as lightning and swung his palm towards the forest a hundred meters away on the left.

In the forest, the girl who was hiding with her neck curled up did not expect that Chu Ning would find her. She didn't have time to react and just stood there blankly.

Uh-huh!

After seeing the girl's appearance clearly, Chu Ning changed the direction of his palm and landed on the open space on the left side of the girl.

Spiritual power rippled, and a pit was directly exploded in the open space.

The girl's face turned pale, and she burst into tears the next moment.

Looking at the crying girl, the corner of Chu Ning's mouth twitched. Just when he sent Yao Xin away, his consciousness felt someone hiding in the woods nearby, but the strange thing was that his consciousness could only sense the presence of someone. , but couldn’t see the other person’s face.

The reason why he stopped at the last moment was because he recognized the girl's identity.

When he was competing in the alchemy competition in Lanyue City Square, this girl was standing on the high platform. Although he did not ask the identities of the powerful people on the high platform afterwards, he also knew that someone who could stand there as a foundation builder must be someone. The beloved daughter or disciple of a strong man.

So, this woman is from Wentianmen, is she the one who sneaked into Qinghuo Peak?