Chapter 31 The Chief Director of the Competition within the Gate
"Apprentice, what you have learned is very complex. Although you can understand it comprehensively, you tend to think too much when fighting."
"In the upcoming disciple competition, you are only allowed to use three spells to fight with other disciples... Well, you can use more spells when you are about to lose. Try to win without getting hurt."
"Practice fighting skills only to protect your own Tao and fruit. Don't abandon the basics and pursue the last. Always remember that the Tao is the only one."
Master Qingsu’s instructions are still echoing in my ears;
Li Pingan was the only one left in the forest.
He sat cross-legged on the grass and used nine spiritual stones to set up a small spirit gathering array. The immortal treasure spear was lying across his legs, and a faint breath was floating out of Li Ping'an's mouth and nose and flowing into the barrel of the spear.
Li Ping'an is using the power of the soul to refine the spear according to the sacrificial refining method taught by his master.
When the Qi Refiner is in the God Gathering Realm, his own soul is gathered into the Yuan Soul. Only when he reaches the Void Refining Realm can he 'transform his spirit' and gradually transform towards the Yuan Shen.
The master asked him to use only three techniques in the competition, which undoubtedly added a little more difficulty to his journey to the competition.
Li Ping'an naturally understood that his master wanted him to change from the complex to the simple and simplify the fighting techniques as much as possible.
What can he do?
Compared to his father, his cultivation speed is too slow. In order to gain more skills, he can only practice more techniques.
Li Ping'an did not reveal all of his fighting methods to his master today, but hid some partial methods that he had figured out by himself.
First, these side moves should not be used in a big competition within the gate.
The second reason is...the main purpose of these partial moves is that they are not used in the right way.
Of course, Li Ping'an also has some normal side moves, such as the "Exploding Spirit Technique" that can detonate special magic weapons, and the supporting "Detonation Magic Weapon Array", which can largely make up for Li Ping'an's low level and magic skills at this time.
Despite his weak physical strength, only a small amount of mana is needed during the fight, and powerful spiritual power can be unleashed in an instant, temporarily alleviating Li Ping'an's phobia of insufficient firepower.
The only drawback of this move is that it requires more spirit stones.
'The benefits I can get from this competition are only the rewards within the sect. It is of little use to me to become famous within the sect. It doesn't matter where I go. If I break into the top 50 on the Heavenly Ranking, I will win.'
Um?
Li Ping'an's spiritual consciousness suddenly became alarmed. Someone had quietly approached him, and there was no breath in his body!
He was about to break out and run away, calling for his master, when he heard his father shout in a suppressed and low voice:
"Safety--"
"dad?"
Li Ping'an turned to look at the corner, his expression full of confusion.
Li Dazhi's upper body was lying on the branch of the big tree, his legs were still embedded in the trunk of the big tree, and he was waving gently to him.
Good news: My father really listened to his advice and practiced the Five Elements Escape Technique carefully.
Bad news: My father used the Five Elements Escape Technique in weird places.
Li Ping'an let the spear float behind him, strolled to the tree, and said with a wry smile: "Dad, you just come here openly, why are you always hiding."
"It's not because I'm afraid of bumping into Master You and embarrassing everyone."
Li Dazhi chuckled, his smile somewhat lacking in confidence, and he deliberately asked for words: "Then what...how have you been cultivating these past two days?"
Li Pingan's eyes immediately became sharp: "Dad, didn't you say you wanted to practice in seclusion?"
"Well, someone is really calling me to come out to work, and I can't refuse easily."
Li Dazhi spoke a little hesitantly.
Li Ping'an sighed secretly in his heart, then smiled and said: "Dad, did you promise something to others outside, and now you are in a bit of a dilemma?"
"My son still understands me! Haha!"
Li Dazhi climbed out of the tree trunk, jumped in front of Li Pingan, laughed and punched Li Pingan on the shoulder, and suddenly became serious again:
"But you guessed wrong this time.
"I didn't make random promises to others. It was the commander who ordered my general."
Li Ping'an was also a little confused: "The leader gave the order? Why did the leader suddenly give the order?"
"This, cough! What's standing in front of you now is!"
Li Dazhi held his head high and held his hands behind his back, like a general on the stage. He shook his head and murmured for a while before calmly speaking:
"The closed disciple of Wan Yun Patriarch, the father of Wan Yun's strongest disciple tomorrow, and the chief director of Wan Yun Sect's disciple competition!"
What the hell?
Li Ping'an's forehead was filled with question marks.
Li Dazhi sighed and said honestly:
"I added the three words "chief director" myself.
"The head asked Miaoyun Hall, Yangyun Hall, and Fanshi Hall to fully assist my father in preparing for this inner disciples competition. He also said that he should try his best to come up with some new ideas and make it more lively."
Li Ping'an frowned when he heard this: "Is there someone trying to dig a hole for us to jump into?"
"I actually inquired about it," Li Dazhi sighed. "When the sect's senior leaders were meeting, an elder named Bi brought it up and said that I was also a new disciple and wanted to participate in this competition."
Li Pingan's eyes immediately became sharp.
This person harbors evil intentions.
Li Dazhi added: "Fortunately, the leader gave me a hand and changed my participation in the competition to participating in this matter."
Li Dazhi looked around, his voice became much more cautious, and his dialect accent became thicker:
"We must remember the kindness shown by the leader this time.
"Those villains, when I can defeat them in the future, I will slowly return them to them. I don't need to pay attention to them now, mainly because my strength does not allow it.
"The trouble with this is that the leader wants me to prepare for this competition...
"Ping An, you also know that I could get dirty even if I had a factory party in the past. It would be absolutely fine if you asked me to engage in production. I almost became an eighth-level bench worker back then, but these parties, social gatherings, sports games, etc., I
I really don’t know how to do it!
"My head is buzzing now, and I feel like I have to grow a new brain. I can only ask you to come over and help dad."
"Ping An, will you be the assistant director?"
"Dad," Li Pingan said helplessly, "I am now an inner disciple and I want to participate in this competition."
"There is no conflict between being a disciple participating in a competition and being an assistant director to help prepare for the competition."
Li Dazhi lightly hit Li Ping'an's chest with the back of his hand and said again:
"Now there must be many people who want to see your father and me embarrassed.
"You can't bear to see dad being squeezed by those old men?
"Come here and join me... Well, chat with the elders and give them a little shock of scientific society!"
"Dad, since you have decided, I will just do the work. You can let me think about how to do it."
Li Ping'an crossed his arms and paced back and forth, thinking carefully in his heart.
When his father asked him to help, of course he would not refuse. Father and son are one, sharing weal and woe.
The problem now is that they really don't have much time to prepare, and the competition is imminent. The invitations to Wanyun Sect's "Friend Sect" have been sent out, and there are only six days left.
"Dad, I'll try my best to help you make a plan, but I won't be involved in the actual implementation, and let's agree on three chapters first."
"no problem!"
"First of all, dad, you can't ask me what my opinion is in front of outsiders. Let's talk about this behind closed doors. In front of outsiders, I'm just going to follow you to gain fame. It's up to you and me."
"OK!"
"Second, dad, don't be anxious if anything happens. They may try to anger you. Getting angry in a hurry is not good for the Taoist mind."
"You underestimate your father too much," Li Dazhi grinned, "When I was working in a factory in my hometown, I always pretended to be a grandson in front of all the uncles. What if I pretend to be a grandson for a few more years?"
"Dad, these are two different things. Cultivation of the Tao requires clear thoughts. Anyone who wants to harm your Taoist heart is an enemy second only to the enemy of life and death.
"Third... Dad, please stop drinking recently."
Li Pingan said seriously:
"If this matter goes wrong, it will affect your future development in the sect.
"But if it is done well, the rewards will not be small. At least... now the leader has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility. Dad, you have taken care of this matter, and the leader's face will be bright."
Li Dazhi smiled and said: "Things have their own priorities. I'm not a bad drunkard. I usually drink everywhere just to quickly build a good relationship with the immortals in my sect."
"Then this..."
Li Ping'an's expression became serious and he said in his voice:
"Dad, please go to the Fanshi Hall first and talk to the elders from the outer sect you are familiar with about this matter.
"You can take the initiative to say that everything will continue as usual and see if anyone comes out to cause trouble.
"I'll make a detailed plan. Later, dad, you can just follow the steps. It can be done in four hours."
Li Dazhi breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally felt a little confident.
Li Ping'an said again: "By the way, dad, when you pass by Caiyun Peak, send a message to the priest sister and ask her to come here tomorrow morning, and I will teach her some fighting skills."
Li Dazhi agreed wholeheartedly, turned around and sent a message jade charm to Mu Ningning.
This is a major matter for Lao Li's family. How could he be negligent in the slightest?
…
After his father left, Li Ping'an returned to the cave to meet his master and told him that he would help his father prepare for the Luomen Internal Competition later.
"Um?"
Qingsu doesn’t quite understand:
"Isn't your father just Yuan Xian? Is he here to prepare for this competition?"
"Well," Li Ping'an shrugged, "I don't know why the head gave such an important task to my father."
"You can just go and help yourself."
Qingsu nodded gently:
"If you are short of manpower to move things, you can come and call me."
Li Ping'an almost laughed out loud: "Master, don't worry, there are many outer disciples, and there are many deacons... However, I am afraid that the disciples will not be able to fully prepare for this competition."
"It's okay," Qing Su said seriously, "If you are eliminated too early, I will help you make up a reward so that you will not be worse than others."
Li Ping'an:......
He does not lack the wealth to cultivate, but the master has said so, and he cannot embarrass the master;
So Li Ping'an deliberately showed an expression of joy, then quickly hid the expression and bowed to his master.
"Thank you, Master! I will go and make some preparations now."
Qingsu seemed quite satisfied and continued to comprehend the great road beside the spring.
Let's say that Li Ping'an returned to his room, spread out a piece of cloth, and carefully recalled the two summer sports games he participated in during his college days.
He first made an action outline;
Then he wrote hard and wrote down the outline of the specific process of the competition inside the door, and then deduced it in detail, checking for omissions and filling in the gaps.
After his father became an immortal, his status within the family also experienced subtle changes.
For my father, preparing for this competition is also a good opportunity to make a name for himself.
If the father shows sufficient 'leadership' and 'organizational skills', he will receive more care from the boss and his future will be brighter.
But you need to pay attention to everything and leave some room for everything.
This internal competition only needs to achieve the effect of ‘stability while bringing out new ideas’, and it doesn’t have to be too conspicuous.
Li Pingan was busy writing and drawing, and three or four hours passed by without realizing it.
A message-carrying jade talisman came through the air and hung outside the cave gate.
Li Ping'an understood immediately, packed up the seven or eight rolls of cloth in front of him, briefly finished the contents of the jade talisman at hand, changed into a light blue disciple's robe, and prepared to rush to the main peak.
As soon as he took off, he saw Wei Yanzi waiting in the clouds.
Li Ping'an smiled and said: "Deacon, aren't you going to take up a post on the coast of the East China Sea?"
"We won't leave until after the competition inside the gate."
Wei Yanzi looked depressed:
"Now the door is in need of manpower... Sigh, how can it be more comfortable outside than in the mountains, but the elders have made arrangements, so I can only obey your orders."
Wei Yanzi drove him forward on the clouds, and he was accustomed to contacting and transmitting sounds.
Li Ping'an briefly asked about the past competitions, and Wei Yanzi knew everything.
To put it simply, in previous years, an arena was set up at the foot of the main peak, and new disciples would compete one by one.
Li Ping'an asked: "How enthusiastic are the participating disciples?"
"Positivity?"
Wei Yanzi was not used to such vocabulary. He understood it only after thinking about it carefully, and said with a smile:
"Everyone attaches great importance to this kind of competition. After all, it can make you famous, and the rewards given by the sect are not low."
That being said, there is no problem with the players’ enthusiasm.
If you want to make the competition more lively, you have to start from other directions.
"Deacon, were there many immortals who watched the competition in previous years?"
"This is really not much."
Wei Yanzi smiled and said:
"The people who came on the day of the competition were basically the disciples who participated in the competition. Most of the inner disciples who have passed the time limit for participation will not show up. Most of the immortals present are working in the Sixth Hall.
"This time it happened that because Qing Su was being hunted down, many immortals came out of seclusion, so we wanted to take this opportunity to have some fun."
It was pretty much what Li Pingan had expected.
A martial arts fight between disciples with lower cultivation levels is really not interesting to an immortal.
The audience's problem is not difficult to solve. He has already written down several sets of solutions in the jade talisman.
Halfway through the flight, Wei Yanzi was hesitant to speak, but finally he spoke:
"Ping An, the situation in Fanshi Palace is a little not right right now."
"How to say?"
Wei Yanzi looked ahead, his lips squirming slightly:
"Originally, the competition was just done according to the old rules. There were only three things in total: building the arena, setting up the formation, and setting the rules. Any inner sect elder could easily preside over it.
"But this time, the sect leader suddenly asked Master Dazhi to coordinate the competition within the sect.
"Master Dazhi originally planned to follow the old rules, but when he was discussing with several outer sect elders, a few outer sect elders who usually don't take care of things suddenly appeared, half-supported, half-crowded, and set up Master Dazhi.
"Looking at how they are, if this year's competition cannot be an unprecedented success, it is because the great master is not capable enough and is not doing things well.
"Tsk, do you think it's irritating or not?"
Li Ping'an raised his eyebrows slightly and said with his spiritual consciousness: "Deacon, when you arrive at the Fanshi Hall later, point out these elders to me."
"Okay, I'll go behind them later and then come back behind you."
"Excuse me, deacon."
While he was talking, the Fanshi Hall on the main peak was already approaching.
…
When Li Ping'an arrived at Fanshi Palace, he discovered that his father was indeed not in good condition.
My father and more than a dozen outer sect elders were sitting in the middle of the hall, with many immortals watching from the outside;
The two elders were introducing the structure of the arena, and my father was a little dazed beside him.
In short: boring.
Li Ping'an stood at the gate of the palace with his hands behind his back, and some memories from his childhood suddenly emerged in his heart.
This is also his only memory of his childhood:
[A bright red banner, high-hanging light bulbs, a long table on a simple rostrum, and an electric microphone on the table. The factory director, who was still young at the time, with a shiny slicked back hair, spoke impassionedly to
The employees in the audience were giving production encouragement speeches.]
"Peace, peace?"
Wei Yanzi called softly from the side. He had already walked around behind the four outer sect elders and returned to Li Ping'an.
Li Ping'an took Wei Yanzi's arm and whispered a few words, then stuffed a storage bag into her.
Although Wei Yanzi didn't know why, he didn't ask why. He took the things Li Ping'an gave him, lowered his head and hurried aside.
After a while, several outer disciples carried seven or eight long tables and quickly arrived at the center of the hall. Under the frowning gaze of the elders, they used the long tables to form the word "door" and spread a dark red coarse cloth on the table tops.
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Li Dazhi was also confused: "What are you doing?"
Wei Yanzi walked over quickly and placed three things in front of Li Dazhi.
A 'tea jar' carved from white jade, a long vertical loudspeaker, and a simple jade talisman for recording events.
There is a blue border on the edge of the teapot, with a simple portrait of an immortal painted on it, and a small couplet on the left and right of the portrait.
Written on the right: A heart of Tao condenses into immortal bones;
Written on the left: Serve as a teacher wholeheartedly;
Hengpi: Keep a low profile.
Li Dazhi fell in love with the tea vat as soon as he saw it. He held it with his left hand and felt the temperature of the hot tea inside. He lowered his head and saw a few small red wolfberry-shaped fruits floating on the tea. He closed his eyes and sighed with satisfaction.
His celestial sense penetrated the jade talisman that recorded events, and when he saw the clear and clear lines, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"this?"
"Master Dazhi?"
The elders of the outer sect didn't know why.
Li Dazhi turned around and looked around, and soon found Li Ping'an standing in the corner.
Father and son looked at each other, and Li Dazhi grinned.
He raised the teapot and took a sip of the hot tea, cleared his throat, pulled the amplifying instrument in front of him, leaned forward slightly, and his eyes were bright.