Strange mountains and rivers

Seeing the heroic Hu Delu and Sand Ling, Chen Huaisheng felt much better.

Both of them have advanced to the middle stage of Qi refining. For both of them, this progress is already very fast, especially Hu Delu.

The two themselves are also very aware that their talents can only be considered average in the sect now. When the sect's resources become increasingly scarce, it is difficult to take care of their average performance.

Especially in the past two or three years, the Chonghua Sect has almost monopolized the entire Fuyang Dao selection, and has also extended its hands into Weihuai Dao and Zhaigu Dao. It has even developed a lot of recruitment in Youzhou in the north. people.

Most of these recruiters are old monks or Taoists with some connections in local clans and families, and they have good vision and skills.

They all saw the Chonghua Sect taking root in Yanzhou and Fuyang, the duel with the Yuelu Sect, the struggle with the Tianhe Sect, the show of strength against the Fengyi Sect, and even the strong suppression of the Youzhou Ning family, forcing them to After sorting out the Fuyang Road in a smooth and orderly manner, and having captured most of it, it was natural to understand that the rise of the Chonghua Sect in Fuyang was unstoppable.

Entering the arms of the Chonghua Sect at this time means that it can ensure the stability of the clan family for hundreds or even hundreds of years in the future, and the children of the clan family can have a better future when they are sent to the sect.

Of course, the premise is that their performance must be enough to satisfy the sect.

Therefore, in the past two or three years, the excellent Tao seeds in the entire Fuyang Road and its surroundings were dug out by these guides and sent to the gate of the Chonghua Sect.

I have to admit that Hebei has outstanding people. From a talent perspective, it is not much inferior to Zhao.

There are more than two million people in Fuyang Road, and the number of Taoist species born every year is about the same as that in Yiyang Prefecture. If we add the surrounding Weihuai Road, Zhaigu Road and Youzhou, the population range for the Chonghua Sect to choose from is actually about About five million people.

The number of children born every year in this group of people are determined to be Taoist species and sent to the mountain gate after careful selection. They are not a small number. They are much better in terms of quantity and quality than when they were in Langling.

These Taoist seeds with excellent qualifications and endowments were selected and sent to the mountain gate, which caused the number of disciples in the outer hall of the Chonghua Sect to increase exponentially, and outstanding disciples emerged one after another.

"Isn't this kind of competitive atmosphere of chasing each other very good?" Chen Huaisheng asked with a smile.

"That's good, but senior brother, after the new rules come out, if you enter the country in three years and have no breakthrough in five years, it means that the resources allocated to you by the sect will be greatly reduced, or even completely lost. Where will you go by then?"

Sandling sighed, "Nowadays, everyone is striving to be the first, and everyone is unwilling to be inferior to others. Almost every day, you can hear that someone has broken through and advanced to the next level. Everyone is under great pressure."

"Then the disciples from the Lingyun Sect are not afraid of challenges. Could it be that our old disciples from the Chonghua Sect can't keep up?" Chen Huaisheng asked rhetorically.

"It's not entirely true, but the differentiation gap is getting bigger and bigger." Hu Delu's eyes were a little unwilling to accept, but also a little confused, "Like Zhuo and his party, they have made rapid progress under the guidance of Master Zhu, and it is said that they have broken through Qi Refining The fifth level, and Zhao Wuyou, are also said to have been in retreat and are preparing to attack the fifth level of Qi Refining. "

"There are also Peng Youshu and Qin Zeju who are advancing quickly. Peng Youshu also broke through and advanced to the fourth level of Qi Refining half a year ago. Qin Zeju advanced to the fourth level of Qi Refining last month..."

Chen Huaisheng was surprised. Zhuo and his party had already broken through the fifth level of Qi refining? So fast?

He knew that Zhuo Yixing was indeed extremely talented.

Zhao Sitian and Yuan Wenbo both mentioned that Zhuo Yi Xing's spiritual roots and bones were excellent, his understanding and spirituality were very high, and he could almost understand all the techniques and techniques in practice.

Moreover, Zhu Fengbi had high hopes for him, and spent almost all his money on him. He also devoted a large amount of spiritual materials and elixirs to use bone-soaking techniques to enhance his stamina, which shows how much he valued him.

Now it seems that Zhuo Yixing has not disappointed. In just three years, he has gone from the third level of Qi Refining to the fifth level of Qi Refining. This speed is not slower than his own advancement.

There is also Zhao Wuyou, who became You Shaoyou's disciple and was also highly regarded by You Shaoyou. It has only been three years since he broke through the fourth level of Qi refining and now he has begun to retreat to attack the fifth level of Qi refining. It seems that he should be quite good at it. Only when you are confident will you retreat. Maybe next year and a half, you will be able to advance to the fifth level of Qi refining.

In comparison, although Hu Delu and Sanding Ling are already at the fourth level of Qi refining, they still have a long way to go before they can reach the fifth level of Qi refining. Even they themselves can feel that this gap is gradually being eliminated. Pull away.

Moreover, Peng Youshu and Qin Zeju did not stop, and even pursued them after becoming apprentices to Ma Daochun and Cao Renben.

Chen Huaisheng realized that in the past year or two, although he had entered the country quickly, he had to say that he had somewhat neglected the people around him.

This is true for Min Qingyu, Ren Wugou, Yunlei, and Hu Delu.

But he had to.

Chen Huaisheng knew very well that if he fell behind, no matter how fast Min Qingyu and Hu Delu entered the country, it would not mean much.

No matter how hard they try, they can't catch up with themselves, and it's difficult for them to be included in the sight of the sect's senior leaders. Only if their practice continues to speed up and the distance between them and the surrounding competitors becomes wider and wider, will they have more opportunities.

In fact, they all should understand this, but if it comes down to it, they may still feel a little disappointed and anxious.

Maybe people like Min Qingyu who have always been by his side are better off, but Hu Delu and the others are sure that this feeling is even stronger.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Huaisheng nodded: "Zhuo Yixing and Zhao Wuyou have performed so well, are they still not the best?"

Hu Delu shook his head, "Senior brother, your thoughts have been outside in the past two years. Otherwise, you are practicing in seclusion. We don't dare to disturb your practice, so we have never mentioned these matters within the sect to you. But there are indeed many amazing talents among the new disciples recruited by the sect in the past two years..."

"Datu Weizi has a disciple who started the year before last, Miao Miao, who is less than three years old and is thirteen this year. Now he has reached the third level of Qi refining. Chief Ding also made an exception to accept him as a disciple. There is another one who belongs to the Du family in Bajiao Village. Du Qingyuan, a disciple of the distant branch of the Du family, is only fourteen. He has been in the second level of Qi refining for two years. Elder Li Yu also made an exception as a disciple before going out to travel. Now he has entrusted Senior Brother Wang Yao to temporarily discipline him... "

"There are many disciples from Lingyun Sect who have performed well. Huo Yuanzong is only seventeen years old and is at the fifth level of Qi refining. Cui Tuifu is fifteen years old and is at the fourth level of Qi refining, but he has also gone into seclusion to attack the fifth level of Qi refining..., There is also Junior Sister Ding Xizhen. I don’t know if Senior Brother has any impression. She is the great-granddaughter of Chief Ding. More than a year ago, she was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, but she was accepted as a disciple by the master. Now she is also a Qi Refiner. The fifth level of Qi, and it is starting to hit the sixth level of Qi refining,..."

The leader accepted Ding Xizhen as his apprentice? Ding Runyao’s daughter? Having appeared in the battle with the demon corpse, Chen Huaisheng still had some impressions.

I have another junior sister?

Chen Huaisheng was surprised.

Didn't it mean that Shang Jiuling didn't plan to accept disciples? Moreover, he has accepted Ding Zongshou's great-granddaughter as his disciple, so how can he discuss seniority with Ding Zongshou?

This is really a confusing account.

However, this situation is not uncommon in the sect. Some disciples are chosen by high-level bosses and accepted as disciples, thus breaking away from their original family identity. This is also a blessing.

However, this kind of action between Shang Jiuling and Ding Zongshou is a bit like "joining forces", or does Lingyun Sect's joining really put too much pressure on some people?

Chen Huaisheng felt that this was not the case.

Sandeling added: "And almost every now and then, you can hear about the outstanding performances of the new juniors who appear suddenly, which makes everyone feel a little restless."

Chen Huaisheng can understand their anxiety. Sander is already thirty, and Hu Delu and Zhao Liangkui are both in their early twenties. If this situation keeps happening, it is normal for them to worry about their future.

If they had never experienced the dazzling performance of the outstanding performers around them, and had not had the psychological advantage of leading in the early stage, then maybe it would be better, but they had, and now they are faced with falling behind. The feeling of going from luxury to frugality is not pleasant.

To be honest, the qualifications of Hu Delu, Sanding Ling, and Zhao Liangkui could only be considered above-average. If the new disciples recruited by the sect after arriving in Hebei and the disciples from Lingyun Sect were to be incorporated, their qualifications might only be above average. It can be considered average.

In fact, these disciples who are constantly emerging are not much more than before in terms of proportion, but they have definitely increased in number, and people's inertia is to only see those who are dazzling, and more of those who are unknown and ordinary. were subconsciously ignored.

It is these reasons that make them feel stressed.

It's not easy to be the leader. Chen Huaisheng now understands this kind of pressure and feeling.

Although Hu Delu and the others can understand their current situation, and even have no complaints about the fact that they have barely cared about them in the past two years, they definitely still hope that they have reached the peak of Qi refining and can give them some advice when they have some free time. and guidance and even help.

I was still a little too arrogant before, or too confident, and my understanding of this was too shallow, and I didn't expect what would happen next.

Now it seems that Zhao Sitian only chose Ren Wuchen as his apprentice.

If this emotion persists for a long time, this small team may break up.

In fact, it doesn't matter if they break up, but Chen Huaisheng doesn't want his reputation to be lost in the sect, and Chen Huaisheng also knows that maintaining such a team will cost him some energy and expenses, but it will also bring a lot of convenience and help. This also has advantages and disadvantages.

It's time to think about it for them. With Min Qingyu as a helper, it won't take much thought and energy.

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