Fairy cage

When Yu Lie heard the reward from the white goose, he was immediately shocked and the expression on his face was stunned.

"Thousands of spiritual stones, D-level Taoist skills, spiritual energy chambers..." Yu Lie counted them one by one.

As the second placer in this assessment, apart from his status as an inner disciple, he can get a share of all the other benefits!

Among these rewards, even the worst one, a thousand spiritual stones, is equivalent to the salary that an ordinary low-level Taoist disciple can save by not eating or drinking for ten years.

Yu Lie came back to his senses and thought happily: "In other words, I, Yu, have become suddenly rich. I have a house, a position, and an identity!"

"The edict has been read out." Bai Gouzi looked at the people with wonderful expressions and said with a smile:

"The immortal urn has incorporated your identity into the Tao Palace through the dragon's energy, and the Tao Palace talisman has been condensed in your Tao urn. From now on, you are a member of our Tao Palace. If you need to achieve the seventh level before the age of sixty, you will not have your status revoked. If you can become a Taoist priest before the age of sixty, you will have a special chance.

Okay, the related matters of entering the Dao Palace have been handed over to you just now. Pindao and Senior Brother Xue left first. "

After saying these words, Bai Gouzi raised his hands to the silent Xue Dropzi next to him. The two nodded to each other, and then they stepped into the immortal jar, shrank their bodies, and disappeared in an instant.

"Tao Palace! Haha, Pindao finally got what he wanted, and now he is a member of the Tao Palace!"

As soon as the two Taoist priests left, there were bursts of noise on the Xianlu altar. Some Taoist disciples raised their heads and laughed, while others gritted their teeth, hating that they did not get a good ranking in this round of assessment.

"What a shame, there are only a few missing!"

There were also Taoist disciples who heard Bai Ezi's words before leaving and thought in their hearts: "Become a Taoist official or a Taoist priest before the age of sixty!"

For everyone, the former is quite possible. After all, no one at the scene is over thirty-five years old, and the requirement for breaking through the Taoist priests is thirty years of Taoism. In the eyes of everyone, their probability of success is low. great!

But the latter's requirement to become a Taoist priest before the age of sixty undoubtedly calmed them down.

Yu Lie was also calculating in his heart:

"I have only been practicing Taoism for eleven years now, and I still have two transformations and twenty years of cultivation before I can break through the Taoist priesthood. If I want to become a Taoist priest before the age of sixty, I don't have enough time."

Even if he maintains his current cultivation speed and gains ten years of Taoism every year, he may not be able to be promoted to a Taoist priest before the age of sixty. Because every time you break through a threshold, you have to let your body rest for at least a year before you can start the next normal transformation.

And Yu Lie can't just meditate and refine his Qi. He also has to study alchemy, cultivate blood vessels, etc.

What's more important is that the further a Taoist's cultivation progresses, the more resources he needs to spend for each additional year of Taoism, and it becomes more and more every year.

"Although it is said that one can become a Taoist priest after the age of sixty, but before the age of sixty, the sooner one becomes a Taoist priest, the better and the greater the potential. Judging from the tone of Bai Goose, the two of them are probably in their sixties. Be promoted to a Taoist priest before the age of 10..."

Thoughts surged in Yu Lie's mind, and he suddenly had a goal in mind: "We must break through and become a Taoist priest as soon as possible, and be promoted to a sixth-grade Taoist priest before the age of sixty!"

Suddenly, a voice rang out from beside Yu Lie, breaking his thoughts:

"Fellow Daoist Yu, congratulations to Friend Daoist Yu!"

When Yu Lie raised his eyes, he found a Taoist disciple in green robes standing in front of him, with a spring-like smile on his face.

This man was the first Taoist disciple Yu Lie saw after he woke up. His name was Gu Xuecheng.

Gu Xuecheng is suspected to be a descendant of the family in Daocheng. Now that I'm walking over, I may have seen Yu Lie in second place and came here specifically to get close.

Yu Lie also glanced at the list of names in the air that had not faded away, and found that Gu Xuecheng's ranking was quite high, exactly in third place, only one place behind him.

So Yu Lie suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart and smiled on his face: "I have met the ancient Taoist friend, and I am happy with him."

Just when Yu Lie was about to chat with the other party, Gu Xuecheng suddenly transmitted a voice to Yu Lie's ears and secretly said: "Brother Yu, can you and I take a step to talk."

This request made Yu Lie raise his eyebrows slightly. He glanced at the chaotic crowd around him, thought for a while, and then returned: "Fellow Taoist Gu, just say what you say. We are all classmates, so why should we be so arrogant?"

When Gu Xuecheng heard Yu Lie's words, the expression on his face was unnatural, but he nodded.

After a pause, the man said with a wry smile:

"To be honest, I came here to ask my Taoist friend for something. Now that I have passed the assessment and am ranked second, I can choose a job at will among the various rooms in the Taoist palace. I just want to get started. I got this job from the hands of fellow Taoist."

Gu Xuecheng showed a sincere look on his face: "This assessment shows that my Taoist skills are inferior to those of others. I was ashamed to mention this to fellow Taoists. However, there is a reason, and I really have to shamelessly come to my fellow Taoists to ask for help." .”

Yu Lie had a strange expression on his face after hearing these words.

Seeing Yu Lie's hesitation, Gu Xuecheng quickly said: "Don't worry, fellow Taoist, poor Taoists will not let fellow Taoists suffer, and the price is easy to negotiate..."

But before he finished the rest of his words, Yu Lie shook his head, cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, Pindao has no such intention."

Gu Xuecheng choked on his words.

But the other party did not come alone. There were two Taoist disciples standing behind him. Someone from these two people immediately sent a message to Yu Lie:

"Fellow Taoist, I suggest you think it over carefully. Do you know the advantage of ranking second? Why is it exactly the same position?"

Yu Lie raised his eyes and glanced at the Taoist disciple, with a half-smile on his face, and said directly: "Oh, fellow Taoist, please tell me, so that I can understand why the advantage of second place is the position."

The Taoist disciples at the scene stood closely together, and Yu Lie and Gu Xuecheng were the second and third placers in this assessment respectively, which attracted the attention of other Taoist disciples. Therefore, when someone heard Yu Lie's words, they immediately He turned around and looked over.

Nagu Xuecheng saw that Yu Lie did not communicate through sound transmission, but spoke directly. He took a deep look at Yu Lie, and immediately took out a charm from his sleeve and dropped it ten feet around his body, forming a soundproof barrier.

Gu Xuecheng raised his hand to stop the Taoist disciple behind him. His face was still gentle and he said apologetically:

"Brother Yu, to be honest, this benefit of second place was obtained specifically for Pindao, a dissatisfied one in Pindao's family. The hope was that Pindao could directly enter the palace when he joined the palace. In the hall under the command of the ancestor, follow the ancestor to practice, and when you become a seventh-grade Taoist official, you can be accepted by the ancestor as a disciple."

There was so much information in these words that Yu Lie couldn't help but frown.

He was also stunned in his heart: "Good guy, this is just the right time for me to occupy someone else's carrot pit again?"

Yu Lie couldn't help but recall the situation when he was in Blackwater Town. At that time, he was also lucky enough to get the opportunity to join the Yaofang Hall, and then he encountered something similar to now.

The difference is that at that time, it was someone who was much higher than him who forced him, but now someone is trying to rely on family power.

Gu Xuecheng saw the strange look on Yu Lie's face, and his eyes showed surprise. He thought there was something going on, and immediately said:

"If fellow Taoist agrees, Pindao can guarantee that fellow Taoist will have enough medicine to take during the eighth-grade stage! And Pindao still has some personal money, three thousand spirit stones. This matter can be regarded as Pindao owes fellow Taoist a favor. , if Taoist friend needs Pindao's help for something in the future, Pindao will never hesitate, and the Gu family will also remember this favor from fellow Taoist!"

But when Yu Lie heard the other party's promise, he suddenly laughed in his heart.

It should be noted that Yu Lie is now a lower-level Taoist disciple. He has completed two of the four transformations of the eighth-level stage. In total, he only has two transformations of "Seven Apertures in the Heart" and "Returning Essence and Replenishing the Brain".

In addition, Yu Lie has now received a reward from the Tao Palace, including a dose of medicine. In other words, there is a high probability that the remaining items are only missing one dose of medicine.

Therefore, Gu Xuecheng's so-called guarantee that there is no shortage of drugs at the eighth-grade stage, the other party only needs to hand over a drug exchange opportunity in his hand, that is, to trade the benefits of third place for the benefits of second place.

Fortunately, this person did not regard Yu Liezhen as a fool, and promised to make up for three thousand spiritual stones and a favor.

But even so, such conditions are still not generous in Yu Lie's opinion. If the other party's condition was to provide a medicine that would help him become a seventh-grade Taoist priest, Yu Lie might consider it.

But it was just a matter of consideration. As soon as Gu Xuecheng finished speaking, Yu Lie had no intention of bargaining with the other party.

He bowed his hands and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry. As for taking medicine, I am well prepared, so I won't bother my fellow Taoist."

Before Gu Xuecheng and others could speak again, Yu Lie said again: "I also ask fellow Taoists to remove the spell. I have to go and congratulate other fellow Taoists."

Gu Xuecheng was unwilling to give in. The gentle expression on his face was completely unbearable. There was a coldness in his eyes and he blurted out:

"Brother Yu! Aren't you afraid of offending me, Gu Xuecheng, or my Gu family?"

These words fell into Yu Lie's ears, and the smile on Yu Lie's face disappeared.

A murderous intention arose in Yu Lie's heart. He stared at the man named Gu in front of him, wishing he could slap this guy to death on the spot.

It was like this in Blackwater Town, and it was similar during the assessment. How could it be so difficult for a child from a poor family to get some benefits?

Also, these guys have some backgrounds and are not afraid of offending ruthless people!

Suddenly, before Yu Lie could react, a "clapping" sound sounded from beside him: "Haha!"

"It's fun, it's fun." Someone said in a sweet voice:

"I only dare to end up in last place, and you, your Gu family, dare to take advantage of the first few!"

The speaker was none other than the big-headed doll sitting next to Yu Lie. The other party patted his belly and spoke a little stutteringly.

Gu Xuecheng and others were stunned, especially Gu Xuecheng. He frowned and thought for a moment, then turned to look at the last one, his eyelids twitching slightly.

Gu Xuecheng's expression stiffened for a moment, and he tentatively said, "Who is your Excellency, from the Wa family?"

The big-headed doll touched its belly and asked in an old-fashioned manner: "How many Wa families are there in the city?"

At this time, the expression on Gu Xuecheng's face changed, and he immediately became gentle and elegant again.

He took the initiative to bow to the big-headed doll and said:

"I don't know how to be wise, but I didn't know that fellow Taoist Wa also participated in this palace entrance examination. Congratulations to fellow Taoist for passing the examination."

Gu Xuecheng was not sure about the specific relationship between Yu Lie and the big-headed doll. He immediately bowed to Yu Lie apologetically: "I'm sorry, I've offended Fellow Daoist Yu. I made those unreasonable demands just now. Please treat Fellow Daoist Yu as an idiot and a loser." The wild words made fellow Taoists laugh.

I really bother you two today. "

After saying these words, Gu Xuecheng was about to leave quickly.

The other party's behavior of being so arrogant and respectful not only made Yu Lie, but also the two Taoist disciples behind him stunned, and they didn't react for a while.

Gu Xuecheng bumped into the two companions beside him. As if he thought of something, he immediately put his hand into his sleeve and took out a storage bag. A companion is also a voice transmitter.

Soon, Gu Xuecheng held the storage bag and handed it over to Yu Lie:

"These are more than three hundred spirit stones. As an apology for being rude just now, I ask Brother Yu to accept them."

The other party did not give Yu Lie a chance to refuse, and said urgently: "The assessment has just ended, and a lot of money was spent during it. If you feel that the spiritual stones are not enough, Pindao will send them to the two Taoists later."

After saying this, the man took his two companions and left in a hurry, blending into the crowd.

"this,"

Yu Lie looked at the storage bag placed on the corpse of a Taoist disciple, but he still couldn't react for the moment.

But Wa Twelve had a happy look on his face. He climbed down from the pile of corpses, grabbed the storage bag, opened it, took out the spirit stones and counted them: "One, two, three... three hundred and sixty-one .”

After Yu Lie came back to his senses, he quietly watched the other party counting the spiritual stones, wondering whether he should also pay the other party a "protection fee."

After counting the results, Wa Twelve stood up, poured the spirit stones directly on the ground, divided them into two piles, pointed at them respectively and said: "Yours and mine."

The two piles of spiritual stones were exactly half each, and the extra one was bitten by Wa Twelve with his teeth, split into two pieces, and placed on top of the pile of spiritual stones.

Yu Lie looked at the other party's happy smile, his face was startled, and he felt a sigh of relief in his heart.

Yu Lie simply sat cross-legged in front of the spirit stone, cupped his hands to thank him, and then put the spirit stone into his sleeve politely:

"Thank you so much, Brother Wa, for what happened today!"

It seems that it is really good to have a background!

………………

And the other side.

After Gu Xuecheng left, one of the two Taoist disciples beside him immediately asked: "Brother Gu, where did that baby girl come from just now?"

The other person seemed to be reluctant to part with the spirit stone he had just taken out, and whispered: "Although the one named Yu has something to do with the milk doll, Brother Gu's reaction doesn't have to be so big."

When Gu Xuecheng heard what the two said, he subconsciously looked in the direction of Yu Lie and the big-headed doll, and his expression completely fell.

The man's expression turned cold and he immediately scolded: "You two know very well!"

These words made the two Taoist disciples look unhappy.

When Gu Xuecheng saw it, not only did he not comfort him, but he sneered: "Don't blame Gu for not reminding you that it is not a shameful thing to give in when you encounter hard problems. Even if you lose face, it is better than ruining your path, or even... Be stronger if you lose your life.”

These words immediately turned the displeasure in the eyes of the two Taoist disciples into surprise and suspicion.

Before the two of them could react, Gu Xuecheng looked around and walked towards someone.

He sent a message to the two of them and said: "Follow me. Pindao still has to find the guy who is ranked number one to make a deal. Bad luck! I hope that guy is a real bastard who is easy to fool."