It looked depressing, and he was defeated by just one move. Many monks watching the ceremony lamented that this person was unlucky.
"If we meet an opponent with less strength, we will probably advance."
This is the thought in the minds of many monks watching the ceremony.
"Junior brother Liu, there is no need to be discouraged. Victory and defeat are normal things."
"Furthermore, the ranking of fighting skills only serves as a reference. In the end, it still depends on the choices of the elders."
Seeing Liu Yu who had failed and stepped down, looking "depressed", Brother Qian comforted him.
However, he successfully advanced in the first round of fighting, and with the help of several fine magic weapons that his father purchased for him, he was very confident in the second round, so he still couldn't help but show joy on his face.
"Senior brother, there is no need to say anything. I understand all this."
"It's just that the difference between the ranking within thirty and the ranking within fifteen is still too big."
Liu Yu sighed and said, seeming to feel "frustrated" by this.
"Junior brother's performance is already impressive enough. I believe the elders will definitely be discerning."
Senior Brother Qian held back his joy and comforted him a little.
Second-level elixirs are not readily available, and demand often exceeds supply.
In order to be able to buy elixirs at relatively favorable prices from time to time in the future, of course, Junior Brother Liu, who can refine second-level elixirs, must make serious friends with him, so now Qian Zhijin is very approachable.
"Well, try your best."
It seemed that the comfort and encouragement had an effect. Liu Yu was "refreshed" and finally no longer depressed.
Then the two of them fell silent, quietly watching the fight.
Anyone can participate in the Disciple Recruitment Ceremony within forty years of foundation building, but among the sixty people participating this time, or in other words, among the monks who participate in each session, the proportion of monks in the middle stage of foundation building is not high.
On the one hand, the training in the foundation building stage is more difficult. It is like replacing the small water bottle in the Qi refining stage with a large bucket. More "water" needs to be accumulated, and the quality of "water" has also changed from gaseous to
In liquid form, it is more difficult to accumulate.
On the one hand, the cost of relying on external forces is higher. If you want to use various immortal cultivation resources to increase the accumulation speed of "water", you will need more spiritual stones, so many foundation-building monks cannot afford them.
The resources used to cultivate immortality in the foundation building stage are many times more expensive than those in the Qi refining stage. Take the most common Jing Yuan Dan in the early stage of foundation building, it is nearly six times more expensive than the Bi Ling Dan, and the latter is still the most expensive in the Qi refining stage.
One of the cultivation elixirs.
Therefore, many monks who were quite "rich" during the Qi refining period and could take elixirs from time to time to practice suddenly found that they could no longer afford the elixirs.
The family or master who could originally provide great help will be much less helpful at this time, unless there is a family or master at the Golden Core level to rely on.
As a result, the number of times to use elixirs or other resources to improve your cultivation level is much less. Most of the time, you can only rely on your own spiritual roots and painstakingly accumulate mana to cultivate your level.
And within twenty or thirty years, it would be difficult for even a monk with two spiritual roots to advance from the early stage to the middle stage of foundation building, let alone an ordinary monk with three spiritual roots.
Moreover, new Foundation Builders also need to prepare for practicing skills, top-quality magic weapons, etc. A series of things require energy and spiritual stones to prepare.
Therefore, among the sixty monks who participated in the ceremony, only about five or six had reached the middle stage of foundation building.
Although Liu Yu takes elixirs every day to practice, they are only ordinary three spiritual roots. In order to increase the chance of elixir formation in the future, part of the magic fire cultivation was consumed three times, so now he has only reached the early stage of foundation building.
peak.
But it’s not far from the mid-term stage.
Liu Yu's eyes moved as he wandered among the five fighting stages.
Except for a few one-sided battles between the newly promoted foundation builders, most cases ended in a stalemate. In the end, they competed on the secret techniques attached to the techniques, the depth of their magic power, and their cultivation of spells.
In other words, at this stage, those who are of equal strength are all monks with shallow foundations. They have just chosen to practice the exercises and have one or two ordinary top-grade magic weapons, but their strengths are about the same.
As for those monks who have just been promoted to Foundation Establishment and quickly gained considerable combat power, most of their families are not bad.
With the help of his elders, he easily obtained suitable skills and sophisticated magical weapons, and the resources for cultivating immortals such as pills were far more abundant than the former, and he accumulated deeper magical power cultivation, such as Qian Zhijin.
In this way, the former goes back and forth with the former, but the latter can defeat the former more easily.
Does this fight really only take place on the fighting stage?
"No."
Liu Yu had the answer in her heart, but she also had new questions.
Among the monks who can build the foundation, except for the very few who are excellent with the dual spiritual roots and the alien spiritual roots, most of the remaining monks are the three spiritual root monks, and their qualifications are not much different.
At this time, the importance of family comes to light.
The new Foundation Architects with strong family backgrounds and profound foundations have already passed the most difficult stage, and can quickly gain considerable strength. The new Foundation Architects with shallow foundations have just passed the most difficult stage, and their current strength is definitely not as good as the former ones.
Why did the sect make this change?
Is this selection method really fair?
From the past, focusing on potential when displaying specialties, to the current focus on strength, does this change indicate something?
A thoughtful look flashed in Liu Yu's eyes, and she thought silently.
Regardless of the different thoughts of everyone in the arena, the fight continued non-stop. As soon as the two people stepped off the stage, two more people came on stage.
Qian Zhijin's strength is at the upper end of the newly promoted foundation building, and his opponents in the second round are not those "geniuses" who have reached the middle stage of foundation building, so after a relatively hard battle, he still successfully advanced.
Time gradually passed, and the number of monks fighting at the end became smaller and smaller. However, the time to recover mana remained the same, so the entire apprenticeship ceremony did not go quickly.
It wasn't until Chen hour on the second day, when the sky was filled with red clouds, that all the fighting ended.
During the process, the monks from Cangyue Valley watched silently in the pavilion, while the female cultivators from Piaoxue Pavilion gathered together and chatted at the fighting platform, seeming to be commenting.
In the end, Qian Zhijin did not advance into the eight places in the third round. He met a monk with a deeper knowledge and was defeated.
But looking at his expression, it seems that he has been mentally prepared for a long time and will be satisfied if he can pass the second round.
After the fight was over, the monks who participated in the ceremony returned to their original positions and waited for the news.
Some people feel that their rankings are good and are full of confidence with smiles on their faces. Some people have gloomy faces and worry about gains and losses, obviously knowing that their performance is very average.
On the vermilion Taishi chair, seven Jindan elders turned their heads to communicate with each other, their lips moving as if they were discussing the matter.
There was no stupid young man who dared to use his spiritual consciousness to spy on the elders' conversation. A group of foundation-building monks stood quietly and waited patiently.
As time went by, some monks began to lose their composure and became anxious.
After all, there are only seven elders who came to accept disciples this time. Even if each of them accepts two disciples, there are only fourteen lucky ones.
This also means that five-sixths of the monks are destined to lose the election and lose the opportunity to receive important help.
After about a quarter of an hour, the elders seemed to have finalized the candidates, nodded to each other and stopped communicating.
"Xu Donglai" "Zhou Yan"
The elder sitting on the Grand Master's chair in the center of the high platform, with a slim figure and a full head of white hair, took the lead in flying to the top of the foundation-building monks and read out two names.
Through previous exchanges and listening, Liu Yu knew that this was an elder from the late Jindan period, with a Taoist name of Kongxuan and a common name of Zhou.
"The disciple is here!"
It was indeed a great blessing to be favored by the elders. Zhou Yan and the monk named Xu Donglai both had joyful expressions on their faces, and then they stood up and saluted respectfully.
Master Kong Xuan nodded lightly, then raised his right hand upwards, and the two people below were lifted up by an invisible force and slowly approached him.
The two of them did not resist, and after getting close to two feet, they were carried and flew towards the mountainside of Tongtian Peak, and disappeared in the clouds and mist after a while.
"Liu Yu"
After Master Kongxuan left, Master Changkong immediately stood up and flew to the sky, calling out Liu Yu's name with a touch of majesty in his voice.
After saying a name, Master Changkong remained silent, which disappointed many of the foundation-building monks who had been looking forward to it. At the same time, they were envious of this "good luck" fellow disciples, including Qian Zhijin.
"The disciple is here!"
Liu Yu looked calm, stood up from the crowd of foundation-building monks calmly, bowed down and said.
Because he didn't understand enough, the elder didn't say anything, so he didn't get up without permission to avoid violating the taboo.
At this time, Liu Yu's heart was extremely solemn, and the hidden spirit technique was secretly operating. Although he had long known that ordinary Jindan monks could not see through the truth, he still felt a little nervous when the matter came to pass.
After all, he is receiving the most attention now.
Although he did not raise his head, his keen spiritual sense could detect that Master Changkong's gaze was falling on him with a hint of scrutiny.
"good."
"Get up."
After about two breaths, a voice came, and Liu Yu felt relieved.
Then I felt an invisible force descending around me, taking my body upwards. The process was quite rough and direct.
He knew what was going on, so he didn't resist.
At the same time, I carefully felt the mystery of the invisible force, and finally realized that this invisible force is not very strong, and I can completely break free as long as I use my magic power to resist.
Then Liu Yu was taken along by Master Changkong, lifted into the sky by invisible force, and flew towards the windy mountainside.
The scenery in front of us was retreating rapidly, and a sea of clouds on the mountainside was getting closer and closer. At the same time, the spiritual energy gradually became stronger. But not far from the mountainside, the spiritual energy had already surpassed Cailian Mountain.
It is indeed a fourth-level Lingshan!
On the other side, in the cave of Changfeng Master.
On a set of tables and chairs made of second-grade yellow pear wood, three real people were seated respectively with serious expressions. Zhenren Zhongxuan and Zhenren Piaoxuege were explaining the purpose of their visit.
"Two Taoist friends, the affairs of Yan State and Nan Yu State have been decided?"
The news he just heard was so shocking that Master Changfeng looked solemn and confirmed it again with Master Zhongxuan and Master Piaoxue Pavilion.
"Fellow Daoist Changfeng, this matter is the information obtained by our sect's secret agents, and it has been confirmed without a doubt."
"The ancestor of our sect has personally visited Senior Ximen in Waning Moon Valley and sent me and fellow Taoist Chongxuan here to inform your sect."
"Promise......"
The real woman from Piaoxue Pavilion once again stated the purpose of her trip with a flash of her eyes. Master Zhongxuan nodded from time to time to prove the authenticity of this matter.
A piece of news that shocked all countries came out of her mouth, and Master Changfeng's face became more and more solemn.
"This is a big matter. It involves the changes in the world of immortal cultivation in various countries and the rise and fall of sects. I cannot make decisions on my own. I must ask my ancestor for instructions."
"I also ask you two to come with me to meet Patriarch Tianfeng!"
Master Changfeng frowned upon hearing this, stroked his beard and began to think. After a while, he stood up and spoke solemnly to the two of them.
"It's all right, that's why we're here."
The female cultivator of Piaoxue Pavilion and Master Zhongxuan looked at each other, and then they both nodded happily.
…
Through the covering clouds and mist, the majestic and majestic peak of Tongtian Peak truly appeared in front of Liu Yu's eyes.
But before he had time to appreciate it, he was led by Master Changkong and galloped away to a certain side.
Tall and ancient trees, fairy birds and animals moving freely among them, and the rich aura in the air. Everything looks harmonious and natural, truly like a fairy home.
In a hurry, Liu Yu could only feel so much.
The turquoise lake has blue, white, and red lotus flowers of various colors, and there is a faint mist on the lake surface.
Not long after, a turquoise lake with many floating lotuses came into view.
There are several pavilion-like buildings in the center of the lake. A long wooden bridge connects the buildings to the shore, and leads to a large and simple cave at the end.
Li Changkong took Liu Yu to a small pavilion in the middle of the lake, and then sat on the wooden bench minding his own business.
"You should already know the reason why I chose you, right?"
"Without further ado, would you like to be my registered disciple?"
Li Changfeng sat upright and showed no anger, and after a while he spoke straight to the point.
Elder Yan had already told a lot of information about Liu Yu during his introduction, and coupled with his own investigation, Li Changkong believed that he knew enough about Liu Yu.
In his opinion, the performance of the junior in front of him was mediocre. Apart from being remarkable in alchemy, there was no bright spot. In other aspects, he could only be said to be very mediocre.
But for Yan Shikuan's sake, it is not unacceptable to accept him as a registered disciple.
"Disciple is willing!"
"Liu Yu meets Master!"
Liu Yu was "excited" when he heard this, and immediately bowed deeply and saluted.
The respectful attitude and emotional excitement are completely in line with the ardent expectations of ordinary foundation-building monks facing this matter.
coming!
He secretly thought in his heart that the identity of the registered disciple was exactly what he wanted, and that was what he wanted.
During the fight, I was worried that if I performed too well, I would be accepted as my direct disciple, but now I finally got my wish.
According to the rules of the world of immortality, when a disciple becomes a master, he or she must kneel down and bow down.
Because the master preaches and teaches, teaches the way to immortality, the hope of immortality, and the importance of "kindness" to some extent, it is even worse than that of biological parents.
But there are exceptions to everything. Registered disciples often do not receive the master's true teachings, but only learn some superficial skills, and are even simply treated as errand boys.
The gap between the two is naturally huge.
Therefore, when a registered disciple pays homage, he or she may or may not kneel down, depending on the monk's own wishes.
But most of the registered disciples still hope to become regular disciples, so most of them knelt down.
However, Liu Yu had no intention of "turning into a full-time official" and did not want to be very close to his nominal master, so he naturally stood and saluted as if he didn't know what he was doing.
What if this master likes me and assigns some tasks from time to time and orders me to run errands?