Half an hour later, the elders of the Taoist court announced the results of the first round of competition in public. Senior sister Xue Bingxuan won the first place without any suspense, and had a clear advantage over the second place.
Although there are still nine rounds of competitions to come, unless she makes a major mistake, it will be difficult for anyone to catch up with this gap, and it is not a problem to get the first place in the overall score.
At the same time, the results of the first round from Cheng Yulan and Luo Huan were also transmitted. The two of them also defeated the others and won the first battle.
This result was obviously beyond the expectations of many monks on the viewing platform. Some of those who originally had confidence in their own sect could not help but feel a little discouraged:
"...What's going on? Are you letting the female cultivators from Yunmeng Heavenly Palace compete again? I thought our Senior Brother Yun would show off his skills. He has been preparing for this grand event for a long time!"
"It's really strange. Hasn't Yunmeng Tiangong been in decline for a long time? How come so many powerful people suddenly appeared this time? This Xue Bingxuan just won the sword competition. I didn't expect that he had the same attainments in alchemy.
It’s so terrible!”
"Don't be too happy. This is only the first round. There are nine more competitions to come. I don't believe she will never make mistakes!"
"Forget it, why don't you look at what level of cultivation she has now? At the peak of Yuanxian, among the senior brothers and sisters in your family, who's cultivation level can be compared with hers? It's too far behind!
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"What a pity! The Houtian Lingbao level alchemy furnace and the three volumes of ancient alchemy scriptures will all be owned by Yunmeng Tiangong. The benefits they got this time are really too many."
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Qin Muling calmly sipped the spiritual wine and waited for the next round to start with a relaxed expression. His natural magical powers quietly turned on, and the discussions of the monks around him did not escape his ears at all.
Not everyone was willing to be convinced, and they were full of resentment, ridicule, questioning, and curses, especially those forces bordering the territory of Yunmeng Tiangong, whose words were full of malice.
But that doesn’t matter. You’ve lost if you lose, so why don’t you allow others to vent a few words?
However, the performance of the senior sisters this time is indeed too eye-catching. In so many previous fairs of immortals, there has never been an orthodox force that has dominated the limelight like Yunmeng Tiangong. It is inevitable to attract people's envy.
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Qin Muling thought for a moment, and said to Yu Lingzhou with his spiritual thoughts: "I need to inform the Master Master in advance and send more Supreme Elders here? I'm afraid that some forces can't help but cause trouble, especially after the Immortal Grand Meeting is over.
The journey back is probably when we are most in danger."
Yu Lingzhou looked slightly startled and nodded slightly: "This is necessary. Not only will more people come, it is best to bring Lihuang Xingyun Tower with them. They will definitely be able to steal the chicken but lose the rice!"
In fact, it is not difficult to guess. Seeing that the disciples of Yunmeng Tiangong have benefited so much this time, those forces who have a grudge against Yunmeng Tiangong and are not happy to see this orthodoxy rise again will definitely seize it as long as they are not too stupid.
Do something at this critical time, otherwise it will be more difficult to find opportunities in the future.
During the exchange, the second round of alchemy began. This time the question asked by the elders was to refine the Pure Yuan Sheng Snow Pill, which was one level higher than the Spirit Transformation and Qi Replenishing Pill, so the difficulty was naturally increased accordingly.
As for the rules, they are all the same. Whoever refines the most pills and has the best quality will win.
Qin Muling was leisurely sipping spiritual wine and nectar, and occasionally opened her mouth to catch the snowflakes that Yu Binghua had peeled and handed over to her. With good wine, delicious food and beautiful women, the three major joys of life were fulfilled.
In the distance, in the area where the monks of the Goddess Sect were, a pair of bright eyes with a slightly gloomy color stared at the silhouette of the beautiful young man from a distance, silently.
Princess Long Yi was wrapped in a green robe, and the hood and veil on her head hid her stunning beauty. Therefore, no one knew her true identity, and they only thought she was a confidant maid who followed Su Yuanzhen.
Su Yuanzhen was sitting next to him, toasting frequently with the elders of the Goddess Sect, chatting and laughing happily.
With a faint sigh, the princess picked up the wine bottle in front of her and sipped silently. She really wanted to go over and talk to the boy, just like she did before, but she just recalled her mother's warning to her, but in the end she didn't dare to act on it.
If Qin Muling is really that thing in the legend, this cause and effect is too big to be involved. Not to mention herself, even Emperor Qinghuan is quite afraid, and some of the original plans can only be chosen
put on hold.
So, if no opportunity arises, maybe I will never have anything to do with him in the future, right?
Thinking about it carefully, I still feel a little unwilling in my heart, as if I have missed the most important thing in my career.
"Your Highness..."
Su Yuanzhen turned his head slightly. Just looking at Princess Long Yi's reaction, how could he not guess what she was thinking? So he whispered with his spiritual mind: "If Your Highness really wants to, it's okay, as long as you don't talk to him."
It's okay to be enemies, but maintain a good relationship, and you may not have no opportunities in the future."
Princess Long Yi seemed to be a little moved, and after thinking for a while, she responded: "Don't worry, let's take a look first and then talk. If my prediction is correct, this time Taoist Youxuan's secret realm of the cave is opened, he will definitely perform unexpectedly.
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Su Yuanzhen had no objection to this. He looked back and stared at the young man deeply. Not to mention the princess, she also had her own thoughts. It would be a fool to seize such a unique opportunity by any means.
Even if you can't grasp it, it's great to be able to give it a try.
Time passed quietly, and a few hours later, the second round of competition came to an end. Senior sister Xue Bingxuan successfully completed the victory, and produced a total of more than 150 pills. The quality was excellent, and she completely defeated the other monks. She was naturally praised by the Taoist elders.
They rated it number one.
Just like this, round after round, Yin Yang Yun Ji Dan, Zi Citron Soul Recovery Pill, Shangyuan Marrow Cleansing Pill... The exam questions listed by the elders became more and more difficult, so that many monks found it difficult to continue, and after failing to refine the elixir, they were
Sent to elimination.
But with Xue Bingxuan's cultivation level, these are just a piece of cake, and she can successfully complete every test question, leaving everyone far behind.
It was not until ten days and ten nights that the Alchemy Competition finally reached its final stage.
The last test question is to refine the Qinyuan Spirit Pill. According to the elixir grading standards of this time and space world, there are seven levels: mortal, human, earth, spirit, true, heaven, and immortal. Each level has upper, middle, and lower levels.
With three grades, this Qinyuan Spirit Pill is already among the top-grade spiritual pills.
By this time, most of the monks in the field had withdrawn, and there were less than 600 monks who were still holding on, and only a few of them still had energy left.
Refining alchemy is a technical job, but also a labor of strength. Although after each round, the participating monks can get a certain amount of rest time and are provided with elixirs to replenish their mana, but the lost energy and spirit are not so easy to recover quickly.
There's so much pressure, so it's not surprising that this is the case.
Only Xue Bingxuan is still calm and composed, and the spiritual charm from the innate Hongmeng spiritual root in her body keeps her in peak condition, so her performance so far has been perfect.
Because it was the most difficult, the time was extra long this time, and the result was not decided until three days and three nights.
As the moment of elixir production approaches, in the passage below the elixir furnace, the bright blue spiritual flames are rolling and surging, and the temperature is extremely high.
Xue Bingxuan sat in front of the alchemy furnace, her dark and clear beautiful eyes full of concentration, and she carefully played out the last few spiritual techniques, controlling the changes in the fire with subtlety.
After a while, as a low humming sound sounded, billowing mist continued to gush out, gathering into a huge cloud above the alchemy furnace, and the intoxicating medicinal fragrance spread out.
Xue Bingxuan silently played the last magic trick, and the heavy pill furnace lid slowly rose, and more than twenty thumb-sized golden pills slowly emerged, floating in the clouds.
This elixir has a good healing effect. It is a commonly used elixir among middle-level monks. It has a huge market demand and is relatively expensive. It is one of the necessary cultivation resources for the core disciples of various major sects.
The Taoist boys nearby immediately stepped forward, carefully put these elixirs into jade bottles, and then presented them to the Taoist elders for identification and evaluation results.
Xue Bingxuan looked around with bright eyes and found that in this last stage, the number of monks who successfully refined the elixir was less than 50%. The rest either ran out of mana midway and had no way to continue and had to quit quietly, and some due to control errors.
If the alchemy furnace is blown up, otherwise all the medicinal materials will be destroyed.
Moreover, even for those monks who succeeded in refining elixirs, the quality and quantity of their elixirs could not be determined. Those with the best results only refined a dozen or so elixirs, and their quality was average, incomparable to Xue Bingxuan.
After a while, the Taoist elder who presided over the competition announced the results in public, and Xue Bingxuan won the first place as expected.
The rewards were then distributed, including an acquired spiritual treasure level alchemy furnace, three volumes of ancient alchemy scriptures treasured in the secret vault of the Taoist court, three hundred magical medicines, and seven Taiyi Liangyi pills.
The function of this heaven-level high-grade elixir is to extend life. Each elixir can increase life span by ten thousand years, and can be reused many times. Even for a true immortal, seventy thousand years of life span is not a small amount.
At this moment, good news also came from Cheng Yulan and Luo Huan, who respectively won the first place in this group.
The reward that the second senior sister Cheng Yulan received was an acquired spiritual treasure-level formation flag, three volumes of formation secrets collected by the Taoist court, plus a pile of heavenly and earthly treasure-level raw materials for refining the formation equipment, seven Taiyi two
Yi Dan; fifth senior sister Luo Huan received a set of acquired spiritual treasure-level talisman seals, three volumes of ancient talismans collected by the Taoist court, and other rewards were the same.
Finally, the special envoy of the Taoist court announced a ten-day rest, and then came the most important part of the gathering of immortals: opening the secret cave of Taoist Master Youxuan in ancient times, allowing monks from all walks of life to enter it to explore and encounter immortality, and everything they gain inside can be harvested on their own.
If you stay, the Taoist court will not take any money from you.
"Finally I can get involved."
Qin Muling said with slight emotion that since the grand gathering of immortals began, he has been just a spectator, and only now has he had the opportunity to show his face.
Xue Bingxuan smiled: "This matter is not urgent. Let's discuss it slowly after we get back."
So the group of people returned to their base. During this period, some monks from other sects tried to come over and strike up a conversation, but they were blocked by the people sent by Tianjun Yueyi.
At this time, it is naturally inappropriate to create extraneous matters. No matter whether the other party is well-intentioned or malicious, there is no need to pay attention to it.
In the inner room, the girls Xue Bingxuan and Qin Muling began to study the map of the secret cave of Taoist Master Youxuan.
This map was naturally issued by the Taoist court, but it was incomplete and limited to the peripheral areas of the secret realm. It was also relatively rough and could barely be used as a reference. When operating inside, the monks had to rely mainly on themselves.
"It's a bit dangerous, and it feels as good as the Mysterious Mist Realm!"
Qi Yalan murmured, and the girls agreed. In fact, this is a relatively euphemistic way of saying it. After countless years of exploration by monks from generation to generation, the rules of the world and the information on many areas have been quite perfect. Therefore, those who survive in it
The difficulty is not as exaggerated as imagined.
But this is the first time that the secret realm of Youxuan Taoist's cave has been opened. Who knows what deadly things are inside? If the group is destroyed because of provoking some kind of powerful guy, it wouldn't be an unusual result.
Especially due to the limitations of the laws of heaven and earth inside, all monks can only maintain the level of cultivation at the peak of the Ascension Realm when operating inside. Once they exceed this level, they may be obliterated by the mysterious existence inside, and they will have no chance to escape.
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"Actually, it's nothing. As long as you meet up with your junior brother as soon as possible after entering, and with the protection of his supreme luck, everything will be fine," Luo Wanqing said.
Qin Muling nodded: "That's no problem. Even if we get separated, I am now strong enough to protect myself. Even if I lose, I can escape safely."
With the experience in the Mist Fantasy Secret Realm last time, and the fact that his cultivation level is not what it used to be, he is indeed much more confident.
"Okay, anyway, there are still ten days until the secret realm opens, let's continue practicing!"
Cheng Yulan said, she was thinking about her junior brother's enlightenment and would not waste a moment.
The other senior sisters had no objections. Yu Binghua looked at Qin Muling and said, "Since we are practicing, we might as well do it together."
Luo Wanqing couldn't help but frown, Xue Bingxuan quietly tugged at her sleeves, turned around and said, "Okay, you can change clothes with us."
"Change clothes?"
Yu Binghua was a little confused. She didn't know that she needed to change clothes when practicing with her junior brother. Is this his special preference?
When she entered the boudoir and saw the large piles of colorful and strange clothes brought out by the senior sister, the new senior sister was immediately stunned.
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
Especially some of the clothes were so revealing that they were just a few straps and strips of cloth that couldn't cover any part, and there were also some weird props that she couldn't even recognize what they were for.
"Don't hesitate, put it on quickly. If you want to 'practice' with your junior brother, you will have to dress like this every day from now on."
Luo Huan said while suppressing a smile, and Yu Binghua agreed blankly. Under the urging of the senior sisters, he hesitantly took off his inner and outer skirts, revealing a flawless body as beautiful as jade.
Luo Huan skillfully took off her dress and put on a gold necklace studded with gems in front of the gorgeous full-length mirror. The necklace was also connected with a thin chain, and then there were drops of blood and pure black bud long stockings.
, it seemed that Yu Binghua was quite ashamed. She had never expected that the senior sisters would dress in such a bold and bold style. It was really... too shameful.
Just at the thought of getting close to her junior brother, the resistance in Yu Binghua's heart became less obvious, and she was shy and coy with a sense of eager anticipation.
Then, the senior sisters held her down and manipulated her in the same way, put her into this shameful and exciting dress, and then she was half pushed and half pulled onto the splendid bed, with Qin Muling already sitting in it.
However, the next scene that Yu Binghua was most shyly looking forward to did not happen. The junior brother did not make any extraordinary move towards her, and her training was still a serious one.
It wasn't until that lonely and profound light of enlightenment emerged from his junior brother that Yu Binghua understood the reason. She was shocked but also felt inexplicably angry.
No wonder these Wanderers have always been mysterious and guarded against other seniors and juniors as they guard against thieves. No wonder their cultivation level improved so quickly. It turned out to be all because of their junior brother.
"Just understand the benefits in your heart and don't tell anyone. If you don't want all those foxy people outside to compete for your junior brother!" Xue Bingxuan warned.
"OK."
Yu Binghua nodded vigorously, sat next to Qin Muling, and entered the cultivation state with great excitement.
Ten days passed quickly, and when Qin Muling and the senior sisters were finishing their work that day, a maid suddenly came from outside to report that Princess Long Yi had come to visit and wanted to see him by name.
"What's she doing here again?"
There was obvious vigilance in Qi Yalan's tone, and the senior sisters were no exception.
Qin Muling didn't take it seriously: "I'll go and tell her that you can stay in the back room. I think she won't have any evil intentions."
In the first two meetings, he had a good impression of the princess, so there should be no problem in visiting her this time.
In the living room, Princess Long Yi was standing by the window, her eyebrows slightly furrowed. She was dressed in a gorgeous bright yellow palace dress, her figure was as plump as a cage of mist, and her face was as beautiful as a fairy.
"Your Highness."
Qin Muling's magnetic and gentle voice sounded behind him.
Princess Long Yi turned sideways slightly, a smile appeared in her beautiful eyes: "Tomorrow is the day when the secret realm of the cave will be opened, so I came to see you..."
