Immortal Palace Longevity

"Ding Ding Ding~"

"Bang Bang Bang~"

At the foot of Tongtian Peak, the huge Zhenyang Dojo roared continuously, and the sound of the collision of magic weapons and spells spread all over the place.

Thousands of people gathered here, and many cultivators focused their attention on the two figures on the martial arts stage.

Today is the day of the Yuanyang Sect's competition, a rare event that happens once every ten years.

As the Yuanyang Sect successively destroyed the Hehuan Sect and Piaoxue Pavilion, and suppressed the Cangyue Valley and Qingxu Sect, its territory increased rapidly.

As a result, the number of disciples with excellent spiritual roots and aptitudes naturally increased gradually.

So after twenty or thirty years, although the number of cultivators at the Jindan level has not changed much, the number of Yuanyang Sect's Qi-refining and foundation-building disciples has obviously exceeded that before the expansion.

In recent years, there have been "little geniuses" with amazing talents coming out from time to time, and they have risen to the foundation-building realm with great momentum.

Whether it is the family lineage or the branch lineage, many masters have emerged in recent years.

The man on the street is like jade, and the young master is unparalleled in the world!

Compared with the "Three Heroes and Four Heroes" in the past, the Yuanyang Sect is now a shining star, and the seven places are simply not enough.

After all, some foundation-building masters, even if they cannot enter the top seven, their strength is far beyond that of ordinary foundation-building masters.

Therefore, the title of the Three Heroes and Four Heroes is no longer appropriate, and they are replaced by the "Thirty-Six Heavenly Gangs" and "Seventy-Two Earthly Evils", which are called the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Evil List"

Generally refers to the thirty-six people with the strongest foundation-building period in the Yuanyang Sect, and the seventy-two people with the strongest Qi-refining period.

In the martial arts arena, the mana of the foundation-building period is surging, and the situation of the battle is gradually becoming clear.

A man in red, controlling a golden long stick, has a clear advantage in the offensive.

On the other side, a female cultivator in a light purple dress, controlling an ice crystal long sword, fell into a disadvantage.

The two have similar cultivation levels, both at the peak of foundation-building, and the difference in strength is not big.

The red-clothed man's golden long stick is a top-grade spiritual weapon, and the purple-skirted female cultivator has superb magic. If the interests are not too great, the two will not fight to the end.

But today is different. Today is the Yuanyang Sect's thirty-year competition. Only the top six in comprehensive scores can get the "Jie Jindan" reward.

Usually according to the unspoken rules, the top six disciples with clean origins can directly get a Jie Jindan.

As the best Jie Dan spiritual object, the importance of Jie Jindan is self-evident.

Therefore, even when facing the fellow disciples who used to laugh and talk, no one will show mercy.

In the battle of the Tao, there is only progress and no retreat!

Although the two are not much different in strength, the red-clothed man has a better family background. He was given fine elixirs and high-quality spiritual stones by his elders to restore his mana, so he can let go and use various powerful moves.

In this way, after a period of stalemate, as the mana consumption became more and more serious, the purple-skirted female cultivator gradually couldn't hold on.

"Junior Sister Chen, admit defeat!"

Seeing that the time had come, the man in red spoke calmly, and the situation was under control.

Although this was the case, he did not let his guard down, and generously injected his magic power into the spiritual weapon, making the golden long stick glow with spiritual light.

In the blink of an eye, it changed to about 70 to 80 feet long and thick, and fell heavily on the opponent with great force.

"Bang!!!"

The accumulation of advantages turned into a winning advantage. Facing the opponent's all-out attack, the purple-skirted female cultivator could only muster up the remaining strength to resist.

But after a crackling roar, the ice crystal sword and spells she had cast were still defeated one after another.

"I admit defeat!"

The purple-skirted female cultivator turned pale, looking at the rapidly approaching magic weapon, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, and she could only helplessly admit defeat.

It is difficult to block the magic weapon of the same level cultivator with a magic shield alone, not to mention that this is a top-grade spiritual weapon.

As the words of surrender were spoken, the golden long stick that was attacking her suddenly shone, and finally stopped ten feet away from her.

"Junior sister, thank you for letting me."

The red-clothed male cultivator was polite, but the arrogance in his eyes was not concealed.

His name was Li Guanjie, and he was a disciple of a certain Jindan elder in the sect. He was highly valued by the master and was accepted as a personal disciple.

In order to deal with this crucial battle, the master specially gave her various means. When everyone's cultivation was almost the same, there was no reason to lose.

"This junior sister Wei Yunying, although her cultivation was also at the peak of foundation building, she was too old and had ordinary qualifications. Even if she got the Jindan, the chance of forming a Jindan was not great."

"Instead of wasting resources, it is better to leave them to useful people!"

"With the Jindan..."

On the martial arts stage, seeing "Junior Sister Wei" with a gloomy face, Li Guanjie was quite proud.

He began to imagine the good times of being a Jindan ancestor.

Now the sect is in need of people. After becoming a Jindan elder and being sent out, he can immediately gain a lot of power.

Not to mention calling the wind and rain, he is also a local tyrant, grabbing a lot of immortal cultivation resources.

According to the previous rules, with Li Guanjie's sixth place in the fight, he should have a share of the golden elixir.

"The winner is Li Guanjie!"

After the fight, the golden elixir elders came out soon to announce the winner of the fight.

The literary fight was already completed, and with the last place in the martial arts fight decided, this sect competition officially ended.

The sect elders will discuss the results of the literary and martial arts fights and then announce the ranking of the sect competition.

The ownership of the six "golden elixir" that has attracted the hearts of thousands of cultivators will also be clear.

"Thank you, elder, I'll take my leave!"

Li Guanjie bowed slightly and walked down the stairs in high spirits and returned to his own group.

His relatives and friends soon sent congratulations.

In the eyes of many cultivators, Li Guanjie has the care of the Jindan elder and his own strength is extraordinary, so it is almost certain that he will win a Jindan.

However, there are only a few cultivators like him who have excellent qualifications and deep backgrounds.

Most cultivators are ordinary cultivators with mediocre qualifications and no background.

Seeing the high-spirited Li Guanjie from afar, many ordinary disciples fell silent, with a complex and inexplicable emotion in their hearts.

Obviously, this person won according to the rules of the competition, but for some reason, they just felt indignant!

In the eyes of many ordinary disciples, Wei Yunying is no worse than him, and his magic is obviously much better.

However, due to the quality of spiritual tools, elixirs, and spiritual stones, he ended up in failure.

In terms of form, Li Guanjie's victory is undisputed, but many ordinary disciples always feel unfair.

Because to some extent, the direction of this battle is not actually in the process of the battle.

The outcome of the fight is already determined outside the martial arts arena.

If there were no elixir spirit stones or the top-grade spiritual weapon given by the Jindan master, it would be unknown who would win.

But fundamentally, this situation has been destined since the moment of birth. Many people may be unwilling, but they cannot change the reality.

This is the idea of ​​most ordinary disciples.

However, some knowledgeable foundation-building deacons know that the top six in the martial arts fight are not necessarily able to get the Jindan.

If someone has a strong background, which is enough to make most Jindan elders speechless, even if the fight is ranked lower, they can still get the elixir "fairly, justly and openly" according to the rules.

Of course, this situation is very rare, because the "sect competition" is of great importance, and I don't know how many eyes are watching.

Once you go too far and are unwilling to do even the superficial work, it will cause the sect to be divided.

Such a responsibility is unbearable for ordinary elders.

In short, the ownership of the Jindan will be revealed after the elders discuss it.

In a corner of the dojo, a male cultivator crossed his arms and had a blank expression on his face, seemingly not caring about the outcome at all.

He was at the peak of foundation building, with long braids and thunder patterns on his face, and his naked upper body with bulging muscles, exuding a fierce temperament that made it difficult for people to approach him.

This person was called Pang Wanli, and he had a thunder attribute spiritual root, so he was nicknamed "the Taoist who fell on thunder".

Pang Wanli not only ranked third in the "Tiangang List", but also ranked first in martial arts.

With such a record, as long as the foundation was clean, according to past practices, it would be undisputed to take down a golden elixir.

Similarly, the first place in literary fighting also had preferential treatment, but the weight was not as high as that in martial arts.

In a sect competition, some people were happy and some were lonely.

Especially those who ranked in the top ten in literary and martial arts, but did not enter the top six, felt extremely tormented at this moment.

They had the hope of obtaining a golden elixir, but the chance was not very big, but the golden elixir was too important, so many people were worried about gains and losses.

There are also some people who are ranked in the top ten and are relatively advanced, and have some relationship with one or more elders, and have "made many visits" beforehand.

So overall, they are still relatively relieved and wait with a calm face.

However, when they occasionally look at the elders' seats, the unnatural look in their eyes still reveals their inner uneasiness.

The last batch of cultivators who participated in the competition ranked outside the top ten in the civil and martial arts competitions, and it is completely impossible for them to get the chance to form a golden elixir. At this moment, they are relieved.

Some young deacons, after experiencing this failure, are more motivated and determined to go back and practice well, and strive for a good ranking in the next competition.

Because of the grace of "Qingyang Patriarch", the sect competition has been shortened from once every fifty years to once every thirty years, so they still have a chance to participate in the next competition.

And some other old foundation-building deacons, whose qi and blood have already declined in the next competition, have completely given up that idea.

Some of them still want to obtain the spiritual objects of forming a elixir through other channels to see if they can succeed by luck.

Some people have completely given up the idea of ​​reaching the Golden Core Realm.

They plan to find a leisurely department and spend the rest of their lives serving the sect, or retire and return home to start their own family of immortal cultivation.

In a corner of the dojo, a dark-skinned ordinary-looking disciple was silent with a lost look.

"Ninth in the literary contest, tenth in the martial arts contest."

"The master has passed away, and I don't know many of the elders."

"It seems that there is no hope of obtaining the "Golden Core" in this sect competition."

Silently staring at the elders' seats, Liu An thought a little disappointedly.

After so many years, his cultivation has reached the peak of the foundation-building stage, so he participated in the sect competition to try his luck at the Golden Core.

Although he practiced the top-grade skills and had the best spiritual tools, the foundation-building cultivators of the Yuanyang Sect are now as numerous as clouds.

Liu An tried his best, but he finally stopped at the tenth place in the martial arts contest.

With such a result, he still had a chance to obtain the Golden Core with the care of the head master Wu Chengen.

But with the passing of his master, he had been devoted to cultivation and didn't know the elders, so everything came to nothing.

"It doesn't matter, I can still participate in the next competition."

"In the next thirty years, I will prepare one or two top-grade spiritual tools and practice second-level spells. I may be able to enter the top six next time!"

Liu An comforted himself, but he still couldn't hide his disappointment.

Listening to the comfort of his fellow disciples, he could only force a smile, and was obviously a little absent-minded.

Thanks to his master’s care, he had more resources for cultivation. Although his spiritual roots were mediocre, his cultivation speed was not too slow.

So after all the ups and downs, he still reached the peak of foundation building at the age of 130.

He is over 140 years old this year, which is the best age to break through the bottleneck of the golden elixir.

The next big competition will be in 30 years, when the blood and qi will begin to decline. Even if he gets the golden elixir, the chance of forming a golden elixir will definitely not be as good as it is now.

…

In the eyes of the sect disciples, Yuan Kingdom vassals, and thousands of cultivators, five golden elixir elders, two women and three men, set up a soundproof barrier on the high platform to communicate.

The five people sat on the master’s chair, and the female cultivator in the center was surprisingly the eldest sister "Li Buyu".

Li Bu Tong, who was also from the Li family, was also among them.

"First in martial arts, nephew Pang has a clean foundation and good results in literature. He should be ranked first in the competition and get a golden elixir."

"What do you think, fellow disciples?"

As the elder in charge of this competition, Li Buyu looked down at the thousands of monks in the Taoist temple and broke the silence first.

"It should be so. I have no objection."

"I agree..."

First in martial arts, directly ranked first in the competition, and get a golden elixir reward.

This is the unspoken rule of Yuanyang Sect for thousands of years. No one can find fault with it, so everyone nodded in agreement.

"Nephew Mo ranked third in martial arts, and his overall performance is remarkable. I think he should be ranked second."

"What do you think, fellow disciples?!"

After Li Buyu spoke, an elder with a head full of white hair and the longest experience at the scene proposed.

This person belongs to the other courtyard lineage, and the "nephew Mo" he mentioned is also a rising star of the other courtyard lineage.

"Junior Brother Mo" has a good overall score and is indeed qualified to rank second. In addition, this elder has the longest experience, so after Li Buyu nodded first, the other elders also nodded.

"Junior Brother Tian..."

"Junior Brother Guan..."

The formation of the golden elixir is of great importance. It is very likely to create a golden elixir cultivator. The more golden elixir cultivators there are, the greater the voice of their faction in the elders' council.

So everyone did not avoid suspicion and recommended their close juniors.

The top three were fine. The candidates recommended had a clear advantage over the other cultivators, and the controversy was less and the approval was very smooth.

But the advantages of the candidates behind were not so obvious.

Under the influence of interests, the five people all wanted their close juniors to obtain the formation of the golden elixir, so they began to argue.

For a while, no one could convince anyone, and they could only vote by raising their hands.

In this way, the top five in the competition were finally determined.

"Junior brother Li Guanjie, ranked sixth in the martial arts competition, and also did well in the literary competition..."

After the top five were determined, an elder from the master-disciple lineage couldn't wait to speak.

He was not Li Guanjie's master, but he belonged to the same faction, and was entrusted by his master to promise to do his best.

Perhaps because the arrangements were in place, another elder nodded in agreement just after the elder finished speaking.

Another elder also hesitated, as if he might raise his hand to agree at any time.

As long as one more elder raised his hand, the matter could be settled by the majority rule.

Seeing this, the elder who nominated Li Guanjie smiled a little.

But the next moment, Li Buyu spoke, which froze his smile.

"Wait a minute."

"I think that the performance of nephew Liu An is also remarkable."

"The most important thing is that Uncle Qingyang also said "this boy is not bad."

"I nominate nephew Liu, fellow disciples, please consider it carefully."

Putting down the teacup, Li Buyu said slowly.

As she spoke, she glanced casually and caught a glimpse of the ordinary-looking, dark-skinned cultivator in the crowd.

"This..."

As soon as these words came out, several people looked at each other, and all showed some hesitation on their faces.

"I agree"

"I agree"

After a few breaths of silence, several elders nodded in agreement, and Liu An successfully won the sixth place in the competition.

Even the elder who strongly recommended Li Guanjie silently voted in favor.

Just kidding, the ancestor said "this boy is not bad", which means that he can be trained.

In this way, if nephew Liu participated in the competition and did not even get a place, wouldn't it mean that the ancestor made a mistake?

The ancestor is wise and powerful, so it is impossible for him to make a mistake.

They must have failed to notice it, and they need to re-examine it seriously and carefully.

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PS: There is another chapter in the early morning, so don't wait.