Chapter 9: Rewards

"There's an opportunity to enter the Sutra Pavilion to select spiritual techniques... and there are contribution points."

Among the crowd, Chen Ze's heart was filled with excitement.

Not to mention the chance to select spiritual techniques in the Sutra Pavilion, just the contribution points alone were very attractive to him.

Because as long as he had one hundred contribution points, he could exchange them for a mid-level Treasure Token and then go to the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion to select something to take away.

On the first floor, he could already obtain High Grade spiritual weapons. If he went to the second floor, it wouldn't be excessive to obtain one or two Supreme Grade spiritual weapons, right?

And to obtain a Supreme Grade spiritual weapon through normal means, it would require at least four hundred contribution points.

"Securing a spot in the top two while staying alive."

Chen Ze quickly established his goal for this demon-slaying experience in his mind.

Whether he could make it to the top two in this trial depended largely on luck.

If he had a bit of luck and encountered more Demonic Cultivators, it would be normal for him to accidentally make it to the top two.

With this thought in mind, he began to assess his competitors in the same group as him.

There were a total of ten people in the fifth group, among whom the strongest was Xiao Qing, the second-generation disciple of Emerald Bamboo Peak, with a cultivation level of Qi Refining seventh layer.

The second-ranked was Yan Qing from Dragon Symbol Peak, with a cultivation level of Qi Refining fifth layer.

As for the other seven people, four were at Qi Refining fourth layer, and three were at Qi Refining third layer.

"Xiao Qing is a second-generation disciple with the strongest cultivation level and the best equipment. His advantage is self-evident.

Yan Qing is a disciple of Dragon Symbol Peak. Since Dragon Symbol Peak can exchange spirit stones for contribution points every month, disciples who are willing to join Dragon Symbol Peak are usually born into large cultivation families in the surrounding area.

These people are not lacking in spirit stones, and sometimes they have more resources outside of Azure Sun Sect than some second-generation disciples within the sect. So even though Yan Qing is only at Qi Refining fifth layer, he is still a formidable opponent.

As for the disciples from the other four peaks, Heaven Connecting Peak has the overall strongest strength, with two disciples at Qi Refining fourth layer.

Although disciples from Fallen Cloud Peak are generally not outstanding, they have a variety of tasks, so their practical combat experience is very rich.

There's nothing much to say about the disciples from Pill and Weapon Peak. Although their cultivation levels are a bit lower, they have a wide variety of pills and talismans.

As for Mysterious Serene Peak... um..."

Chen Ze looked at the disciples from Mysterious Serene Peak in the fifth group and suddenly realized that there was only one disciple from Mysterious Serene Peak, and she was a female disciple at Qi Refining fourth layer. At this moment, everyone was discussing, but she looked around with a confused expression.

"I forgot that Senior Wu from Mysterious Serene Peak has already left."

Chen Ze suddenly realized.

According to reason, their group should have had eleven people, but he was a lone wolf. However, with Senior Wu gone, Mysterious Serene Peak now also had a lone wolf.

So perhaps he should team up with this female disciple.

Wait, something's not right... Could this person be Xu Weiran from Mysterious Serene Peak...

Chen Ze suddenly remembered some jokes Senior Wu had mentioned during their chat.

At that time, he said that among the new disciples of Mysterious Serene Peak, there was a peculiar one who always liked to bring back injured small animals from the mountains to take care of. That was fine, but one time when they went out on a demon-slaying mission, this person actually picked up an injured little demon and was severely scolded by their master.

"Could it be her?"

Seeing the innocent appearance of this female disciple and considering her impoverished background, Chen Ze concluded that she was most likely Xu Weiran, whom Senior Wu had mentioned.

"This girl's talent is not bad. She can take care of so many miscellaneous things and still cultivate to Qi Refining fourth layer. However, her personality is only suitable for being friends. As a teammate... forget it, especially in this kind of demon-slaying trial."

Chen Ze muttered to himself.

When Xu Weiran looked over in his direction with a brave expression, he didn't hesitate and turned around to leave the main hall.

Heh, why hesitate?

I'll make the decision for you. Goodbye!

...

After leaving the main hall of the main peak, Chen Ze continued to ponder.

In fact, when it came to dealing with low-level Demonic Cultivators, he didn't have much advantage compared to others.

Because he could see that other disciples could also sense them with their Demon-Sensing Discs.

So in order to distance himself from the other disciples, he had to deal with the potential Demonic Cultivators that couldn't be sensed by the Demon-Sensing Discs.

And among these potential Demonic Cultivators, there must be some strong ones that he would find difficult to deal with...

After much thought, he decided to visit Ruifeng City before the start of the trial to gather some information.

On one hand, he could determine a few important targets in advance.

When the trial begins, he can quickly accumulate early advantages by solving these goals.

On the other hand, he can also first see which people and places are more dangerous, and try to stay away from them to avoid getting into trouble.

In addition to scouting, he can also sell Wu Shixiong's inheritance when he goes down the mountain, and purchase the necessary items.

However, this matter should not be rushed, as scouting is for obtaining information, and information has a time limit.

After much thought, he decided to go to Ruifeng City again in twenty days.

...

At night, in a quiet courtyard on the main peak, Xiao Qing stood respectfully in front of a refined middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man was his father, Xiao He, and also an elder of the inner sect.

"Qing'er, keep this." Xiao He took out a storage bag and handed it to Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing took it and inspected it. Besides a Supreme Grade spiritual weapon and three spiritual talismans, there was also a portrait with the name and address of the person in the painting written below.

"Dad, who is this portrait of?" Although Xiao Qing had a faint guess, he still asked.

"It's a Demonic Cultivator lurking in Ruifeng City. His current cultivation is at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and he may reach the seventh level in a month. If you eliminate him, the demonic energy you obtain will be equivalent to dealing with more than a dozen low-level Demonic Cultivators. But if you can stay ahead, there's no need to bother with this person."

"I understand, Father," Xiao Qing replied in a deep voice.

He had no resistance to his father's care because it was his advantage. It would be foolish to not use his advantage and give resources to others.

"What's wrong? Do you still have concerns?" Seeing hesitation in Xiao Qing's eyes, Xiao He asked again.

"Dad, the Yan Qing family on Dragon Symbol Peak has considerable influence. Do you think they will let powerful members of their family intervene in this trial?"

Xiao Qing voiced his concerns.

He didn't care much about spiritual treasures and such, but if Yan Qing secretly brought along a Foundation Building cultivator from his family, what was the point of the trial?

Xiao He smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, this trial concerns the interests of both Azure Sun Sect and Demon Dao. If the Yan family dares to do that, it would disrupt the hard-won understanding between Azure Sun Sect and Demon Dao. Even if we don't trouble them, Demon Dao will find a way to retaliate. The Yan family wouldn't take such a big risk for a junior disciple's trial."

"Then I can rest assured," Xiao Qing's worried expression disappeared, replaced by confidence.

Yan Qing was the only one in the fifth group worth his attention. As for the others, he didn't care.

What could two people achieve together?

The demonic energy in the Demon Scrying Disk couldn't be transferred between them.

In simple terms, two people cooperating couldn't act separately and then gather the demonic energy together at the end.

If they wanted to cooperate, they had to stay together from the beginning, and in this case, the efficiency of searching would only be slightly higher than that of a single person.

...

On the other side, in a small courtyard on Dragon Symbol Peak, Yan Qing was busy writing a letter to his family.

In addition to asking the family to prepare some resources, he also wanted them to arrange for some people to go to Ruifeng City to gather information.

It would be best to capture some low-level Demonic Cultivators in a hidden place first, and then he could go there directly to harvest them when the trial began.

He knew very well that this was probably the limit his family could do for him.

So he didn't make any more excessive demands.

"It's a pity that the family doesn't have a Demon Scrying Disk..." Yan Qing muttered to himself.

Although he felt a little regretful, he didn't insist on winning first place.

For him, securing second place was enough.

(End of this chapter)

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