I cast eternal life with the seeds of Tao

Elder Di was obviously impatient. Without saying anything, he announced the start of the competition.

The four Iron Blood Gate deacons did not dare to question. One of them took out a wooden box with a black silk covering the top and said to the audience.

"There are a total of 47 merchant representatives participating in this competition. We will draw lots and fight each other.

After two rounds of competition, the merchants represented by the twelve winners will be qualified to be permanent merchants in Iron Blood City for three years."

After that, he placed the wooden box in front of everyone and announced: "Now the first round of drawing lots will begin."

Everyone came forward one after another and drew bamboo number sticks from the wooden box. The bamboo sticks were marked with numbers from one to twenty-four.

Those who drew the same number would be the opponents in the first round.

Soon the drawing was completed, and everyone began to search for their opponents.

The 47 participating representatives were also divided into strong and weak.

The strongest among them were the twelve representatives of the permanent merchants in the previous session.

These twelve merchants have been operating in Tiexue City for a long time, and some have even obtained permanent residency qualifications for many consecutive times.

Having developed in Tiexue City for decades, they have strong financial resources and have cultivated extraordinary strongmen.

The acquired masters they sent are basically Qi Refiners in the late stage of the Refining Zang Realm.

The representatives of other foreign merchants are of varying quality.

At this time, everyone found their opponents with the number signs.

Some people looked embarrassed, some secretly delighted, and some were eager to try.

The deacon in charge of drawing lots looked at everyone present and suddenly asked: "Excuse me, who drew number 24?"

At this time, in the corner, Zhao Heng, dressed in green, raised the number sign in his hand expressionlessly, with the number "24" written on it.

The black-clad steward nodded and said, "Congratulations, there is only one number 24, which is a bye. You can directly advance to the second round."

As soon as this was said, everyone present looked at Zhao Heng, with envy and jealousy in their eyes that could not be concealed.

"What, there is a bye!"

"Damn, he advanced directly, this guy is too lucky!"

"Hmph, now he can rely on luck, if he is not strong enough, he will be eliminated in the second round."

...

Zhao Heng ignored the discussion of the crowd, walked aside calmly, stood with his hands behind his back, and turned from a contestant to a spectator.

At the same time, he also noticed that on the high platform, the Iron Blood Sect elder Di Wanhe was looking at him.

Zhao Heng smiled calmly in his heart, everything was in his plan, including the number 24 in his hand.

After all, with his spiritual perception, it is very simple to control the number.

He did this just to attract the attention of the Iron Blood Sect elder.

At this time, Di Wanhe looked down at Zhao Heng who had left the crowd, his eyes narrowed slightly, and used his spiritual sense to detect the other party's breath.

"Hmm... There is no fluctuation of profound energy, but the blood and qi seem to be very vigorous. It turns out that he is a body forging practitioner. He is lucky. Which merchant is this representative from?"

Di Wanhe asked casually.

A black-clothed deacon beside him spoke quickly.

"Report to the elder, this is the representative of the Song family. The Song family is a merchant who has just moved to Tiexue City. It is said that they came here to escape the beast tide.

Some time ago, the head of the Song family was still in the city, recruiting masters everywhere to participate in the selection.

But I heard that the major merchants in the city have already robbed all the acquired masters in the city, and the Song family didn't know where to find such a person temporarily."

"Oh..."

"So that's the case. It seems that the Song family will be disappointed."

Hearing this, several deacons were slightly surprised.

One asked: "What do you think, elder?"

Di Wanhe had an expression of knowing everything.

"In Zhongzhou, there are a large number of body forging masters, but as long as they can cultivate Xuanqi, few people will choose to become body forging masters. Do you know why?"

A black-clothed steward answered: "I heard that the higher the level of body forging masters' cultivation, the more resources they consume, especially the demand for blood crystals."

Di Wanhe nodded and said: "This is just one of the reasons. There are two main reasons.

First, the threshold for body forging masters is low, but it is difficult to practice well. Ordinary people can basically become entry-level body forging masters as long as they practice some horizontal training techniques and take some medicines to nourish qi and blood.

But because of the lack of systematic training, these horizontal training techniques are easy to leave hidden diseases, and they rely on qi and blood medicinal materials and blood crystals, which often make qi and blood complicated and not refined.

So, unless they are body forging masters cultivated by some big forces.

Generally, body forging masters without backgrounds are thick-skinned on the surface, but in fact their bodies are full of holes, hidden diseases are everywhere, and their combat power is not that strong."

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard this.

"What about the second point, elder?"

Di Wanhe said with a sense of superiority in his eyes.

"The second point, which is also the most fatal point for body forging warriors, is that it is too difficult to break through.

Especially if you want to transform your physical body and enter the innate realm, the difficulty is huge, far exceeding that of Qi refining warriors.

This is why, although there are many body forging warriors in Zhongzhou, there are very few masters in this realm.

It can be said that nine out of ten body forging warriors are reckless men with no future."

Hearing this, the only body forging warrior among the four black-clothed deacons was full of black lines, feeling that he was implied by the elder.

Di Wanhe glanced at Zhao Heng below.

"Since this person is a body forging warrior with no background, he is probably just a good-for-nothing."

After that, Di Wanhe lost interest in Zhao Heng and turned his attention back to the ring.

At this time, the three rings had already started the competition, and the three groups of opponents in front started fighting at the same time.

And Zhao Heng was also watching the competition seriously. He was still very curious about the combat power level of the cultivators in Zhongzhou.

However, after watching several ring competitions, Zhao Heng shook his head secretly.

The level of these ring competitions was still too low, perhaps because these merchant representatives were all casual cultivators.

Whether it was the skills or the martial arts, they all seemed a bit clumsy.

Except for the representatives of the twelve old merchants, who still had some strength, many of the others were just filling in the numbers.

Zhao Heng also paid special attention to the competition of several body forging warriors.

I thought there would be some different experiences, but the result was very embarrassing.

These body forging warriors have strong blood and qi power, and their physical strength is barely acceptable.

It should be able to compete with these body forging warriors in the refining organ realm.

But when they really got on the ring, the weaknesses of the body forging warriors were exposed.

First of all, it is the ability to move.

Most of the body-building warriors are much slower than the Qi-refining warriors who have practiced body skills.

Secondly, it is the perception. Most of these body-building warriors have weak mental power and lack the ability to perceive danger.

As a result, they are led by the nose by the Qi-refining warriors and become "human sandbags" when they are on the stage.

Zhao Heng saw a body-building warrior being bombarded from all directions by a Qi-refining warrior with flexible body skills. He had no way to deal with the opponent and could only mobilize his blood and resist with his body.

In the end, the body-building warrior was knocked off the stage without even touching his opponent, causing laughter at the scene.

"Alas... what a bunch of reckless men." Zhao Heng couldn't help but secretly comment.

In the end, after more than a dozen competitions, there was one that really caught Zhao Heng's attention.

It was the one where the only divine master in the whole venue, the ordinary-looking black-clothed woman, came on stage to compete.

The opponent of this woman was an opponent of the fifth level of the refining organ realm, and her strength was neither strong nor weak.

But against the Divine Master who is recognized as the weakest in the early stage, the advantage is still great.

Everyone thought that the female Divine Master would be defeated quickly.

Unexpectedly, the two of them just met, and the powerful Qi Refiner fell down with his head raised, causing exclamations at the scene.

Everyone didn't know what happened.

Zhao Heng under the ring sensed the moment before the woman made a move.

The mental power was released, turned into a thin needle, and directly pierced into the man's Divine Platform, causing the other party to faint.

This is obviously also a kind of Divine Consciousness Secret Technique.

The Divine Master of Zhongzhou Domain is really good at performing this secret technique before the Divine Consciousness is condensed.

At this time, on the high platform, Di Wanhe, who had also lost interest in these ring battles.

Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but sit up straight, his eyes lit up.

"Record her information, and invite her to join our Iron Blood Sect immediately after the competition.

A divine master with extraordinary talent is much rarer than those reckless body builders."

The body builder deacon who was in charge of recording was once again frowning!

The first round of competition was over quickly.

Including Zhao Heng, who had a bye in the first round, 24 merchant representatives entered the second round.

The next step was to draw lots, with numbers from one to twelve.

This time, Zhao Heng drew number ten.

The man who drew number ten with him was a man in yellow.

He held a three-foot-long steel claw, had a sturdy figure, sharp eyes, and a bulging temple. He was a Qi Refiner of the seventh level of the Refining Organ Realm.

The merchant he represented was also one of the twelve old merchants in Iron Blood City.

This man was extraordinary, especially his body movements, which were as light as a fox.

Coincidentally, the one who fought with him in the last round was the body builder who was knocked off the stage without touching him.

At this time, the man in yellow also saw the number 10 in Zhao Heng's hand.

A playful smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Seeing this, many contestants on the side cast envious eyes at the man in yellow.

"This guy is so lucky. He has faced the body forging warriors twice in a row."

"Yes, these body forging warriors are so clumsy and can only resist. They are basically live targets."

"Look, what did I say? It's useless for this kid to have a bye in the first round. He will have a hard time later!"

...

While the crowd was talking, the second round of the ring competition started directly.

The three groups with the highest numbers will compete first.

Compared with the first round of competition, the second round was obviously much more intense, especially the representatives of the twelve old merchants.

In order to help their employers win permanent status, they all used their best means and displayed powerful martial arts and secret techniques.

For a while, there were bursts of exclamations on the field.

After a fierce battle, nine consecutive competitions have been decided, and most of the winners are representatives of veteran merchants.

But among them, the goddess teacher unexpectedly defeated a representative of a veteran merchant at the seventh level of the Refining Organ Realm, attracting the attention of the whole audience.

It also made Di Wanhe, who was watching the battle on the high platform, appreciate this woman even more.

Finally, the last three groups of competitions began at the same time, and Zhao Heng calmly stepped onto a stage.