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"Aren't you curious about what kind of pills they are?" Xuan Huang asked, waving his hand to let the four of them rise.

"This?"

The four were dumbfounded again, wondering what the procedure was.

Usually, at this time, Master Xuan would be 'seeing them off,' and they would need to leave.

"Pills, or rather, spiritual medicines and plants, all have great potential. Previous development focused on expansion, and now it has achieved some success. Therefore, other methods cannot be neglected. There must be fundamental methods, auxiliary methods, and the cultivation of a hundred arts to form a complete cycle."

He added, "Therefore, I have decided to hold a competition during this year-end period, the Hundred Arts Competition. It will be organized by Wang Zihou of the Hundred Herbs Pavilion, and the four major forces must assist and support it. The top three in each event will receive my personal guidance and free access to the dream world imprints related to them…"

Xuan Huang beckoned, and Wang Zihou walked in with a bow.

After entering, he first greeted Xuan Huang and then nodded to the leaders of the major forces.

"You can inquire about the specific rules from Wang Zihou. Wang Zihou will preside, and the four major forces will assist…" Xuan Huang said to the leaders of the four major forces.

Finally, the four understood what he meant. So that's how it would be extended.

It felt a bit informal.

Moreover, Master Xuan, you're giving us pills to help us step into the eleventh level, and then extending it into a competition like this?

Isn't that a bit heartbreaking?

We were still moved to tears, and you immediately used the preciousness of the pills to hold a competition.

Are we ten just additives?

In short, the four of them walked out of Xuan Huang's courtyard in a daze.

Even more miserable was Li Bokang, who was just a witness. Master Xuan didn't even speak to him.

Alas!

…

However, life still had to go on.

The leaders of the four major forces quickly organized their thoughts and pulled Wang Zihou, this lucky guy, into a council hall to inquire in detail.

Through Wang Zihou's explanation, they understood that this organizer was really not suitable for any of the four major forces.

No one would be convinced if any of them held it. The person designated by Master Xuan was the most suitable.

The four major forces assisting, Wang Zihou presiding, and the Merit Hall supervising was the best way.

"Pavilion Master Wang is deeply valued by Master Xuan," Yan Lai said sourly.

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. You four are Master Xuan's introductory disciples. I have heard Master Xuan's favoritism towards you four, and I am extremely envious," Wang Zihou said.

Wang Zihou had never experienced such a high-end situation before.

It was the first time he had been stared at by the leaders of the four major forces like this.

"Haha, we are grateful for Master Xuan's favor and always remember it in our hearts, never daring to forget it," Yan Lai said happily upon hearing this.

Although Master Xuan's arrangement made them four seem like extras.

But they weren't really extras.

Master Xuan had said he favored them.

"Come, old brother, tell us in detail how we should assist you."

The title of "old brother" made Wang Zihou's soul fly away.

"Mr. Yan Lai, I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare! Just call me Little Wang."

"Alright, Pavilion Master Wang, tell us in detail," Yan Lai naturally wouldn't call him Little Wang.

He was someone valued by Master Xuan, so calling him Little Wang was too trivial.

Wang Zihou said, "The origin is like this… Later, I also had some small thoughts. You seniors should know that my talent is not outstanding, and at the beginning, I relied entirely on having some family wealth… I wondered if there was a way to change my talent."

As Wang Zihou described it, the four became more and more solemn.

They finally understood why this person was valued by Master Xuan. He had actually thought of such a method.

Replacing Dao seeds with spiritual plants.

Dao seeds need to be cultivated and nurtured, and cultivation and nurturing require talent. He directly implants real spiritual plants and merges them with Dao seeds.

His Dao seed may not have enough foundation, and cultivation may be slow.

But it can be integrated into spiritual plants, allowing real spiritual plants to replace Dao seeds, achieving a result greater than one plus one.

"Pavilion Master Wang, if your spiritual root method is developed, it will bring a change of fate to countless cultivators with poor talent. Even in my Daoist sect, there are many who lack talent. If…"

Jiu Tong said, if it was really created, it would be a huge breakthrough.

"I'm just making a fool of myself. Because I have poor talent, I can only think of other ways. Therefore, I must hold this competition well. Only if I hold it well will Master Xuan give me guidance."

Wang Zihou didn't want the competition to be imperfect due to other reasons.

Therefore, he communicated with the four major forces openly, revealing his method.

"Amitabha, my Buddhist sect also has path dependence."

"The Confucian school is the same."

"The Martial Dao Alliance is also like this."

Wang Zihou hurriedly said, "The geniuses in the sects of you seniors are like carps crossing the river. Talent is enough for cultivation. Therefore, they won't think of other paths. I am forced to do so."

What Wang Zihou said was also the truth.

The four major forces had the problem of path dependence, but also because there were too many geniuses.

There were too many geniuses, suppressing innovation.

After all, it was possible to follow the established steps, so why bother to put in the effort.

"Pavilion Master Wang, don't be humble. We can praise you as flattery, but Master Xuan is so optimistic about you and entrusts you with important tasks. What should we say about this? Master Xuan wouldn't misjudge people, would he?" Sun Hui said.

"Uh?" Wang Zihou was speechless.

How should he answer this?

In this way, he did have a shining point and wasn't a complete waste?

"I guess I have some strengths. I think about things a lot, haha," Wang Zihou admitted.

Sun Hui patted him on the shoulder and said, "Pavilion Master Wang, look, since 'thinking about things' can lead to the spiritual root method that Master Xuan is optimistic about.

Why don't you 'think about things' for our Martial Dao Alliance and see if there are other paths for our body refining cultivators?"

After speaking, Wang Zihou was stunned. Before he could refuse, he heard Sun Hui continue, "If there is a 'spiritual root method' suitable for the Martial Dao Alliance, how about Pavilion Master Wang becoming our honorary deputy director?"

The Martial Dao Alliance lacked other paths even more.

Although focusing on one thing and being martial was the way, who wouldn't like more paths?

Therefore, he directly made a promise, an honorary deputy director.

This would divide the Martial Dao Alliance's luck. This pie was very substantial.

Wang Zih Hao gasped, surprised and a little delighted, as he had indeed considered such a thing.

Seeing Wang Zih Hao's reaction, Sun Hui, who was already very interested, felt that there was potential.

"Pavilion Master Wang, I am serious. Everyone can testify that Sun is a man of his word," Sun Hui quickly stated.

He even asked Yan Lai and the others to testify.

"No, no, no, Chief Steward Sun, there's no need to be like that. I believe Chief Steward Sun; I was just a little distracted… I do indeed have a ‘wild idea.’"

"Oh? Please tell me." Sun Hui pulled Wang Zih Hao to sit down, appearing all ears.

"Of course, Chief Steward Sun, just take it as my wild idea; it may not be right…"

He said, "It's like this, after body refiners open up their Dantian Qi Sea, can they nurture divine weapons within their Qi Sea, a divine weapon technique similar to the spiritual root technique?"

"The Dantian Qi Sea is an internal small world. While expanding the Qi Sea and forging the spring, can we nurture divine weapons, similar to the power of thought blessing created by the sweeping monk master of Buddhism?

One can store it in a dream to create a real dream. Can we store weapons in the Dantian Qi Sea to forge a more powerful Qi Sea, and nurture divine weapons while the Qi Sea grows stronger…"

As Wang Zih Hao described it, everyone present understood.

This was a feasible method, but compared to the spiritual root technique, the difference was huge.

The spiritual root technique could increase talent, while the divine weapon technique seemed only to assist in forging a unique and powerful divine weapon.

But Wang Zih Hao's next ‘wild idea’ was interesting.

He continued, "This divine weapon should not simply be thought of as a weapon.

Would a strange entity work? Strange entities are fragments of rules. As long as it's a fragment, there will be a major hurdle at least at the fourth level, right? If the divine weapon nurtured by the Qi Sea is a strange entity, I think it's equivalent to controlling the strange entity. As long as the will can keep up and suppress the strange rules, then the will can steer, and the strange divine weapon becomes a source of creation…"

Sun Hui's eyes lit up.

This method was good. He generally understood it, but many details needed to be deduced slowly.

Treating the strange entity as a source of progress, as long as the will can keep up.

Using the strange entity to break through the barriers of the body and talent.

Even reaching the fourth level and then completely refining the strange entity to achieve oneself.

Moreover, even if this path doesn't work, just nurturing a divine weapon has many benefits.

At least one can have an extra divine weapon, and the process of nurturing can also temper the will and hone control.

No matter how you look at it, it's an excellent method.

"Pavilion Master Wang, my Martial Dao Alliance will fully support the competition hosted by Pavilion Master Wang. How about we discuss it in detail after the competition?"

Now was not the time for detailed discussion.

It would be impossible to completely understand it without several months. Wang Zih Hao only gave a general idea.

But the outline was established, and it was just a matter of slowly filling in the details, slowly solving all the problems, until it worked.

"Okay, okay. I will discuss it carefully with Chief Steward Sun after the competition."

Wang Zih Hao also hurriedly responded.

To be honest, he had already exhausted his ideas. He had only had thoughts about the divine weapon technique.

Unlike the spiritual root technique, which concerned his own path, he would study it whenever he had time.

Yan Lai, Jiu Tong, and Minghui felt a little regret.

However, knowing the general idea was enough. They would explore it themselves after returning to see if it worked.

After all, the three major forces had the most body refiners.

Just the method of nurturing divine weapons was a huge gain.

Especially Minghui, they had a mantra for blessing with the power of thought.

It was just a matter of blessing the dream world. Now they needed to find a way to bless it and store it in the Dantian Qi Sea.

With the mantra, they could be said to be ahead of others.

Looking at it this way, the little monk named Sweeping Monk was really good.

Should he take him as a disciple after returning?

Just the nickname ‘Sweeping Monk’ made people couldn't help but think more.

Minghui's eyes lit up.

…

With the support of the four major forces, the competition was easy to handle.

That afternoon, a message appeared on the identity tokens of all cultivators.

[Major Good News, Major Good News]

[In order to develop alchemy, talisman crafting, spiritual planting… Under the guidance of the Mysterious Master, Pavilion Master Wang Zih Hao of Hundred Herbs Pavilion will host the first Qingyun Mountain Hundred Arts Competition for cultivators. This competition will select alchemy geniuses, talisman crafting…

The top one hundred will be welcomed to join the four major forces and Hundred Herbs Pavilion…

The top ten will seek errands in the Hall of Merit… The top three will receive personal guidance from the Mysterious Master and in the dream world…

Fellow Daoists, the glorious era has arrived. As the hundred arts of immortal cultivation…

This is our first time holding a competition. In the future, the next session will be held according to the time…

Geniuses gather, luck soars, do you have a skill, do you have a special talent?

Come on, the first Qingyun Mountain Hundred Arts Competition will be your stage…

Personally instructed by the Mysterious Master, supervised by the Hall of Merit, assisted by the four major forces, hosted by Hundred Herbs Pavilion, and recorded and reported by Listening Tower…

Dream world auditions will select the top one hundred in each category…

The opportunity to change your destiny is before you, the glorious road is under your feet…]

—

When all the cultivators received this message, it immediately exploded.

The first Qingyun Mountain Hundred Arts Competition was not a competition of combat power, but a competition of hundred arts.

After calming down, some were disappointed, and some were pleasantly surprised.

Those who were disappointed were those who had no special skills, while those who were pleasantly surprised were those who had special skills in the hundred arts.

Cultivators with special skills even couldn't help but shed tears, finally, their hard work had paid off.

The stage for them to play had arrived.

"Praise the Mysterious Yellow Dao Lord!"

"Qingyun Mountain, I'm coming!"

Many cultivators let out the deepest shouts from their hearts, and countless words of praise came out of their mouths.

…

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