Chapter 45 (1): Worn-Out Bowling Ball

 

In the forest, Su Yu's left hand is holding a big white monster's inner core, which comes from a wind demon bird.

In her right hand is a monster's inner core in gray with white stripes from a psychedelic man-eating grouper.

In addition to the different colors, the former has a whirlwind spinning inside the core, and the latter is cold and uncomfortable to touch.

A wind demon bird is noisy, but its wings can form a whirlwind. It is a wind element monster.

The man-eating grouper is a half-water element and a half-mind-polluting monster.

There are two halo lines on the inner core of these two monsters, which shows their rank.

"Second Senior Sister, this second-grade man-eating grouper's inner core is worth 8,000 to 10,000 spirit stones. The wind demon bird is slightly cheaper. A second-grade inner core is 6,000 to 8,000 spirit stones."

Yu Dong flicked his abacus excitedly.

He was influenced by his new exercise and couldn't help but continuously calculate.

Su Yu smiled and nodded.

There is a financial staff in her back kitchen. Finally, she no longer has to calculate the accounts by herself.

"These should be classified as the property of our peak and split according to our contribution this time."

Yu Dong's face glowed.

Hang Wan'er pricked up her ears. Yan Yan's movement of wiping her sword stopped. Lu Yizhou and Zhao Ran were also looking forward to his next words.

"In total, each of us can get 29,400 spirit stones. Second Senior Sister can get 236,200 spirit stones. Oh, Second Senior Sister also has the 190,000 spirit stones from Rongying Peak."

Yu Dong's voice trembled.

Everyone from Zhiqiong Peak was stunned.

Hang Wan'er lifted her hair to reveal her bright and delicate ears. "How much?"

Twenty-nine thousand spirit stones per person!

Zhao Ran rubbed his fingers excitedly. "Three more times like this, and I can repay my debt of the second-grade comb!"

Lu Yizhou and Yan Yan couldn't help but grin.

Before, even when they went to the secret realm, they had never earned so many spirit stones.

This is so much greater than what they got from the last competition. Not to mention, their big brother is strong, and there are not many opportunities for them to shoot. Moreover, the low-level monsters dare not approach their senior brother. How can it be like today? Those wind demon birds rush towards them wickedly, wanting to kill them.

It is good that they want to come.

The fiercer, the better.

More importantly, they also gain something in their cultivation, improving their exercises. Now facing some second-grade monsters, they have the strength to fight them, and it is a little easier.

"How come we let more than 60 escape?" Zhao Ran patted his thigh with a disappointed look. "It's all my fault that I didn't learn Guiyi Swordsmanship. Otherwise, I would be like Sixth Senior Brother. With seventeen or eighteen swords, they absolutely can't escape."

Hang Wan'er also regretted it too much. "Why did I only catch them one by one?"

She wanted to practice her Seven Emotions and Six Desires exercise and practice her eyesight.1

As a result, she was too arrogant.

Why was she bother practicing? Money is more important.2

Su Yu looked at them with relief.

Yes, her deputies have learned to sum up today's gains and losses by themselves.

They have to hone and improve their skills in such constant self-examination.

Learning never ends.

Yu Dong finished his calculation and recorded each line in his account. His peach blossom's eyes were faintly lustrous and restrained.

His math is flawless and efficient.

The more he counts, the sharper his five senses and his mind.

"When the competition is over, I will go to the exchange office to sell these inner cores. Second Senior Sister, do you want to keep some?" Yu Dong asked for instructions.

Su Yu collected two of them. "Keep these two as the peak inventory, and sell the rest for spirit stones."

In this way, the kitchen's current and fixed assets are in healthy balance.

Today, she has come back on top.

In this Third-Class Peaks Competition, each challenge will give the disciples a generous reward as long as their performance is excellent.

In this trial ground, monsters' inner core can be taken into their own pockets as long as they have the abilities.

Su Yu is very satisfied with Nanxun's reward and punishment system.

"Second Senior Sister, has Elder Hong approved our application for... snacks?" Zhao Ran remembered and asked immediately.

Everyone looked at Su Yu expectantly.

After they passed the wind demon birds, they found that they had reached the center of the trial ground. Further forward, it was the area of ​​the fourth challenge according to previous years.

At this moment, they are meditating and resting on the spot.

They are also waiting for the elder's reply.

Su Yu took out her jade slip and glanced at it. As expected, she shook her head regretfully, "Rejected."

This time the third-class peaks competition has a new rule: they are not allowed to take pills.

Zhao Ran's expression immediately collapsed. The others also couldn't help but be disappointed.

"Hey, it's not that Senior Sister doesn't want to make it for you. It's just that the sect has rules." Su Yu got up, put away the scrubbed pots and pans, and sighed regretfully, "As disciples, you must follow the rules of the sect."

Everyone bowed their heads and nodded helplessly.

In front of the projection array, the red-robed elder in the seat nodded in relief. He glanced at a certain disrespectful sword cultivator behind him.

"If you want to break the rules, then you have to live up to expectations. In the future, when you become the sect leader, the rules will be made by you. Who else will prevent you from eating Senior Sister's snacks?"

Hang Wan'er and the others' eyes lit up immediately.

"Senior sister, I don't have such high ambitions... How about I just become a big elder? Just let Third Senior Brother be the head."

"If Third Senior Brother is the sect leader, then I will be the deputy leader?"

Elder Hong: ...

Precepts Hall elders & Peak Masters: ...

 

The disciples watching the battle were dumbfounded.

Elder Zhang was holding the teacup, and his shoulders were shaking. "Hahaha, okay. This old man has to work hard to live longer, so I could see this great event!"

The rest of the Nascent Souls looked at him speechlessly.

The current Sect Master and the Great Elder are both at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Stage.

Anyone who wants to replace them must at least break through the Spirit Transformation stage.

A few young disciples in Foundation Building, who have not even arrived at the Golden Core stage, really dare to dream!1

"For this third challenge, Zhiqiong Peak is ranked fourth, right? The top three peaks are far ahead of the other peaks. Zhiqiong Peak is close behind them, which can be considered the fourth."

"Zhiqiong Peak was a bit behind on the site of the man-eating groupers. However, none of them was injured. The quality of their completion is almost the same as Chen Shuxin's Linran Peak."

"How to assess the order of this challenge depends on the Precepts Hall."

The disciples who watched the battle had a lot of discussions.

But Zhiqiong Peak didn't think so much at this moment.

Su Yu felt that her deputies did a good job this time.

Immediately, she looked at everyone. "Since the elders don't allow you to use elixir, then take out the worn out... magic bowling ball and use it."

As soon as she said that, Zhao Ran's eyes lit up.

The disciples watching outside couldn't help but wonder, 'What is a magic bowling ball?'

And it didn't take long for them to see the five core disciples of Zhiqiong Peak nod solemnly. One after another, they solemnly took out a ball whose spiritual energy had been exhausted from their spatial storage bag as if it were a ritual. It is the first-grade snow-white magic ball that has lost half of its aura.

It is white and snowball-shaped, with three small holes on the surface. This is the magic weapon that has just now knocked a group of man-eating groupers off the lake.

The balls were as high as a calf when it was used earlier. But now, it has become a waste and shrunk to the size of longan.

"This is damaged. How can it be used?"

"Can't you fix it?"

"Is Zhiqiong Peak still so poor? Their magic weapon was broken like this, and they still need to continue to use it? If you are short of money, let me spend some spirit stones on renting a comb!"

Everyone was in an uproar.

However, before the person finished speaking, Zhao Ran in the projection array suddenly stood up.

For some reason, he looked towards the sky and stood with his hand behind his back to the projection array.

He looked up and called, "Judgment Elders, are you looking at us?"

Everyone was confused.

The red-robed elders raised their eyebrows.

During the competition, the elders will not interfere. They will not give any help to the disciples unless they are seriously injured or in danger of death.

But they heard Zhao Ran in the projection array say earnestly and respectfully, "I am disciple Zhao Ran. This time I am not taking any elixir. Please don't misunderstand this disciple again."

 

'Of course.'

The red-robed elders nodded.

'This disciple is just abiding by the rules.'

"This time, this disciple is only taking the remains of this magic weapon. There will be no improvement in cultivation."

!?

Elder Hong, in a red robe, suddenly raised his head with an expression full of surprise.

The peak masters and elders on the viewing seat all retracted their gazes from the projection arrays of other peaks and looked at Zhiqiong Peak.

"What did he say? I don't seem to catch it."

"This old man was talking to Yuan Rong. What did this kid say?"

All the Nascent Souls felt that they heard it wrong.

But in the projection array, after Zhao Ran finished speaking, he returned to his old tree stump and sat down.

He also washed his hands with spirit water before taking out a bowl and chopsticks from his storage bag.

Then he picked up the second-grade magic bowling ball that had lost its aura...

"Wait, Senior Sister will pour you some soup. Together, the taste will be better." Su Yu smiled, held a double-eared soup pot, and gave each of them a small spoonful of soup in their porcelain bowl.

The audience: ...

"Thank you, Senior Sister!" Zhao Ran and the other five disciples in the projection array all blushed.

Hang Wan'er took a deep breath. "Little Sixteenth, you will give the eulogy for this magic weapon this time."

"Yes, Seventh Sister."

Zhao Ran instantly became a little serious. He held the bowl with both hands and groaned in grief, "Today, Second Senior Sister refined this magic bowling ball and helped us to defeat the enemy's man-eating groupers. Of course, the magic bowling ball is severely damaged and has lost its aura. It cannot be used anymore."

"The damage to these magic weapons is because of our low strength. If we are at the peak of the Golden Core, it will not be like this. Therefore, today I will break the fast again to understand the deep meaning that Second Sister hid in this magic weapon."2

The audience: "?"

Zhao Ran said loudly, "When cultivation is low, enemies are knives, and I am the fish!"

"Only by becoming strong and practising diligently can we protect our next magic weapon." After Zhao Ran finished speaking, he took a deep breath.

Hang Wan'er's eyes were red. "Don't forget the teachings of Second Senior Sister!"

After saying that, she raised her head, picked up the small white porcelain soup bowl, drank the steaming white soup in the bowl, and swallowed the round, aura-less snow-white ball.

Outside the projection array, everyone was shocked.

If a magic weapon is damaged, it will usually reveal monster bones, a damaged inner core and its other refining materials.

They looked at Su Yu in amazement. They saw her standing with her hands behind her back on the trial ground. Her eyebrows were curved, her phoenix eyes were glinting, and she watched her juniors eat the fish balls with relief.

'Zhiqiong Peak is... terrifying!'

'No wonder they are so strong!'

Every time their magic weapons are broken, they have to eat it. Who would dare not work hard?

 

"Okay!" Elder Zhang clapped his palms. He didn't even know that Zhiqiong Peak had such a tradition. "Nanxun has these disciples, and it is expected to prosper in the next thousand years!"

The Precepts Hall elders all sighed.

Each peak masters also have a complex complexion.

Yuan Rong, the master of the eleventh-place peak, smiled and nodded. "It's no wonder that this year is not only Little Su, but other disciples have also made great progress. It is impossible for these kinds of hard-working people not to improve."

But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw that in the projection array, the chubby little swordsman, who was still full of grief just now, stretched out his face. His mouth is messily inhaling the bowl of soup. His eyes revealed a burst of indulgence and intoxication.1

Yuan Rong: "?"

"It's so fresh and satisfying," Zhao Ran held the bowl and closed his eyes quickly as if he was savoring the taste in his mouth. "This is flesh and blood of a second-grade man-eating grouper. As if they came alive in my mouth, swimming between my teeth, chanting, and attacking my sea of ​​consciousness..."

"It slipped in my mouth." Hang Wan'er squinted her watery eyes, and her pink lips were shiny. "As soon as I bit it, hot juice burst out from inside this magic bowling ball. There is no fishy or soil smell. I only feel the strength and lightness of the man-eating grouper. It was mellow and gentle to my Dantian."1

Yan Yan nodded, took out another snow-white ball from his storage bag, threw it into his bowl, and swallowed it.

His usual expressionless expression moved slightly as if he was enjoying it.

People outside the projection array: "?"

Some people also swallowed.

Finally, when the five people from Zhiqiong Peak finished taking their snacks, they all rinsed their tableware and chopsticks, stood up in awe and thanked Su Yu.

"Thank you for your teaching."

"I have already felt the despair of this man-eating grouper. I will definitely practice hard!"

After that, they all crossed their knees and immediately seized the time to meditate, as if they didn't want to waste even half a minute.

There is silence outside the projection array.

The elders, peak masters, and spectating disciples were all suffocatingly quiet.

'Too shocking.'

The disciples of Zhiqiong Peak not only ate the remains of their magic weapon but also enjoyed it so much.

They can only see the movements of everyone in the projection array, but they cannot perceive the smell.

But they have cultivated so far, and they are not fools—

"When Zhiqiong Peak's magic weapon is broken, it looks like a dish? They looked so happy to eat it?"

"No wonder they have various food fragrances when they use their magic weapons!"

"My ancestor... So when Su Yu was refining magic weapons, she deliberately put a dish into the magic weapon to teach her younger brothers and sisters? Once it is damaged, it will become food to tell her younger brothers and sisters, if they don't forge ahead, you will be eaten like those man-eating fish?"1

"She's so cruel."

"Cultivation is always going against the sky. How can you soar without being ruthless? She is ruthless. It is good to be ruthless! I just wanted her magic weapon before, but now I really admire her. I don't know if Zhiqiong Peak still lacks a friend..."

 

"Zhao Ran is really blessed. If only I had such a senior sister."

"Does Zhiqiong Peak still accept disciples this year?"1

Disciples who watched the game discussed endlessly.

The rest of Zhiqiong Peak's disciples raised their chests proudly.

'She is their sister!'

"Junior brothers and sisters, let us drink water instead of damaged magic bowling balls and remember the teachings of Second Sister."

"Yes, Third Senior Brother!"

There are only a few people in Zhiqiong Peak, but their voices are as loud as earthquakes.

The eyes of many elders of the Precepts Hall flashed in admiration.

Elder Zhang is even more proud.

After half a column of incense, Elder Hong stood up and immediately entered the trial ground.

He appeared in front of Zhiqiong Peak.

"Hey, did the elder hear me?" Zhao Ran was surprised.

As soon as Hang Wan'er's Seven Emotions and Six Desires exercise started, she was full of joy and anticipation.

Yan Yan held his sword, and Lu Yizhou nervously supported his guqin.

Yu Dong muttered silently, "If we win the top six this round, plus the first two challenges when we were the first, then the probability of our final ranking could squeeze into the top six is ​​no less than 50%...

The red-robed elder frowned.

Su Yu smiled and stood up, "Elder Hong."

The red-robed elder nodded to her. He had deep wrinkles on his forehead, but the strange thing was that the rest of his face was very young. His outstretched hands were as smooth as jade.

"The third challenge. Zhiqiong Peak, your disciples are all in Foundation Building. However, when faced with a surprise attack from other peaks and you were in danger..."

When he said this, he took a special look at Su Yu.

"Su Yu subdued second-grade man-eating groupers. Your combat power was evaluated. Your foundation is excellent, and you can conquer someone in the initial stage of Golden Core."

"In addition, the magic weapon you refined not only allowed everyone to pass the devouring river but also eliminated the chief of the sixth-place peak in one fell swoop." The Elder Hong paused, and immediately his smooth hands condensed out a complex talisman of thin air. The talisman floated in front of Su Yu.

"The Precepts Hall hereby commends you with a third-grade monster inner core. You can go to the exchange office to choose by yourself."4

A third-rank monster beast's inner core is worth 50,000 Spirit Stones.

Hang Wan'er's beautiful eyes are delighted. Her face is full of smiles.

The elder soon turned his attention to her. "In the second location, disciple Hang Wan'er faced hundreds of second-rank wind demon birds. You showed forbearance and restraint, waiting for the most suitable time to assist your teammates. You were not in a hurry to achieve success and not in a hurry to grab credit."

"Excellent state of mind foundation. The reward is using the meditation hall for ten days."1

Hang Wan'er blushed. 'Did the elder see it?'

She also has rewards!

"Yu Dong. It took you less than three days to comprehend a mysterious-level exercise, and you have already got a little experience without any omissions. In the first location, you helped your companions to cross the river. Your foundation of comprehension is excellent. You will be rewarded with using the Meditation Hall for a ten-days."

Yu Dong raised his peach blossom eyes in shock, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

Is he excellent?

When he entered into meditation before, his cultivation had always been very slow.

Yu Dong suddenly looked at Su Yu gratefully.

"Yan Yan, your Guiyi swordsmanship is becoming more and more mature. Lu Yizhou, your Hundreds of Birds Facing the Phoenix have stepped into the realm of transformation. You have been rewarded the use of Wanjian Valley and Qin Pavilion for ten days, respectively."

The two were delighted.

Zhao Ran looked left and right and felt a little depressed. However, his performance was average. It was right that he was not praised or rewarded by the elders, but he was still happy for his brothers and sisters.1

"In the first location, all peaks must restrain mental interference and cross the river safely. But Zhiqiong Peak also cleaned up the lake and killed forty or fifty of the enemy man-eating groupers.

In the second location, all peaks must defend against hundreds of wind demon birds, which are stronger than the Hundred Birds Forest. However, Zhiqiong Peak also counterattacked and scared the birds away. "

"Excellent performance on both challenges."

"In the third challenge, Zhiqiong Peak ranked first among the three peaks in the west gate. They received an excellent rating."

The red-robed elder announced in a deep voice and flew into the air.

Everyone at Zhiqiong Peak looked at each other and excitedly collided their swords, qin, and hairpin in cheers!

At this moment, the elder with fluttering robe and sleeves spoke again.

"The fourth challenge is in the center of the test field. All twelve peaks ranked according to last year's ranking will start the challenge in turn."

The eyes of everyone from Zhiqiong Peak flickered.

"For the fourth challenge of this year, six people will be sent from each peak. Eliminated disciples will not be allowed to participate. Zhiqiong Peak, you still have a chance to change the six participants. Do you want to change?"

The red-robed elder stared at them.

Su Yu has a weird expression.

Hang Wan'er and others also glanced at each other and hesitantly touched their Dantian—their spiritual power was full.

"Thank you, elder. We will not replace our team." Su Yu said.

They were not injured or overwhelmed.

Now, after some rest for three incense sticks, they already feel alive.

The disciples outside the projection array were surprised.