Not long after, ten young and handsome monks, including Liu Xiaolou, came to the hall. All the banquet guests should have arrived, so a handsome bearded man came out from the back of the hall. He was not young, and seemed to be in his fifties or sixties. But still handsome and heart-wrenching.
When all the young monks in the hall saw him, they all bowed and saluted, and all said, "I have met Mr. Zheng!"
Liu Xiaolou followed the salute and started talking, thinking, could this be the Zheng family's parents?
The Duke of Zheng smiled and said: "It's rare to see so many people here. You are all rising stars from around Luoshan. It's our good fortune that Luoshan has such great talents. I am very happy. Tonight's banquet can be called a feast." That’s it.”
In just a few words, Liu Xiaolou felt that it had touched his heart. He suddenly became one of the elites and became a rising star. Of course he was very happy. He bowed humbly with the other young monks and said "dare not".
Mr. Zheng entered the main seat and nodded to the steward beside him: "Let's get started."
The steward took a step forward and said loudly: "I would like to invite you all to discuss your seat!"
As the name suggests, "discussing seats" means arranging seats. Liu Xiaolou perked up and started the mental contest, but he just didn't know how to discuss it.
At that moment, someone stepped forward and held his hand: "This junior has cultivated to the seventh level of Qi Refining!"
Another person said: "Junior is on the sixth floor!"
Another person said: "This junior is also on the sixth floor."
"Junior, fifth floor!"
"Junior, seventh floor!"
"Junior, fourth floor..."
"Junior third floor... I'm ashamed..."
"Junior, second floor..."
There were a lot of people talking, each reporting his or her cultivation.
The one who claimed to be ashamed was not Liu Xiaolou. Although Liu Xiaolou was also on the third floor and ranked at the back among the young monks, he was not ashamed at all. Instead, he was quite surprised. He was surprised that he was not at the bottom and had a colleague. It's not easy to be on the third floor, but what's rare is that there's a second floor lower than you!
You're only on the second level of Qi Refining and you have the nerve to apply for service, and you don't claim to be "ashamed". How shameless do you have it?
Liu Xiaolou glanced at the second floor inadvertently, his eyes full of disdain - it looked good, but it was just an embroidered pillow!
After everyone finished reporting their cultivation bases, the steward said: "Please arrange all the distinguished officials according to their cultivation bases. The one with the highest rank will be in the front, and the one with the lowest rank will be in the back!"
So the young monks sorted themselves. In the front row were two seven-level cultivators, followed by two six-level cultivators, namely the White Cloud Swordsman and the Green Shirt Scholar, and then two fifth-level cultivators and a fourth-level cultivator. , followed by two third-floor students including Liu Xiaolou, and finally the one who reported his cultivation level on the second floor.
Liu Xiaolou turned his head and looked at the third-level person next to him. He thought that he was better in cultivation. After all, he was only missing the last acupuncture point to reach the third-level perfection, right?
The man also turned to look at him and said, "I'm Yuan Ziqi from Yuanjiawan. What do you call me, brother?"
Liu Xiaolou replied: "I am Liu Xiaolou of Sanxuanmen."
Yuan Ziqi blinked. He probably had no impression of Sanxuan Sect. He clasped his fists and said, "Jiu Yang."
Liu Xiaolou also knew nothing about Yuan Jiawan and nodded with a smile.
Suddenly I heard the steward pointing at one of them and saying, "Mr. Zhang, I heard last month that Mr. Zhang failed to break through. In just over half a month, he broke through?"
Mr. Zhang's face suddenly turned red: "Although this junior has not yet reached the realm, he is just a little short of it. He can barely reach the fifth level."
The steward shook his head and said: "It's the same level as it is. Don't make any lies. Young Master, please come back."
Mr. Zhang looked at Mr. Zheng and murmured: "Uncle Zheng..."
Duke Zheng sighed: "My nephew, please go back to the mountain. I will apologize to your father later."
Mr. Zhang, who had falsely reported his cultivation level, had no choice but to leave in despair.
Liu Xiaolou was also speechless. Since he had applied for the service, he would know his cultivation level in a future test. Could this be a lie? Although he was overjoyed that there was one less competitor, he couldn't help but wonder: "Since this man named Zhang is a close friend of the Zheng family, why does he come here to ask for donations? Still cares so much?"
The steward added: "Fellow gentlemen, some are old and ignorant, and some are ignorant and ignorant. I still don't recognize him. Please tell me about your family background."
A group of young monks announced their family status:
"This junior is from Yunxi Baiyun Villa, my father Yun Conglong!"
"This junior is a disciple of Huangti Palace, my master is Chongyang layman."
"This junior is from the Three Emperors Sect, and my father is Peng Qingyun, the elder of the Three Emperors Sect."
"This junior is the famous Chen family..."
When it was Liu Xiaolou's turn, he announced: "Junior, the leader of the Sanxuan Sect...!"
Everyone was surprised. Liu Xiaolou suddenly became the focus of attention in the hall, and even Mr. Zheng turned his eyes.
The steward couldn't help but ask: "This handsome man, dare I ask which Immortal Sect the Sanxuan Sect is?"
There is no way to avoid this level. If you succeed in applying, people will definitely ask for details in the future, so Liu Xiaolou had to answer honestly: "The Sanxuan Sect... is the Wulongshan Sect."
The steward asked: "Wulong Mountain... is Wulong Mountain in western Hunan?"
"yes."
After answering with the word "yes", all the heroes shook their heads, and even sneered softly.
The steward stopped paying attention to Liu Xiaolou and looked at the young man in the last row on the second floor of Qi Refining. He simply replied: "This junior is from the Ding family in Shuanglong Town."
But I saw the steward was in awe: "Family guests, please come forward to the first three."
The young monk named Ding stepped forward with a smile, passed Liu Xiaolou and Yuan Ziqi, and stood in the row on the sixth floor.
The steward added: "Please invite the distinguished guests from the Three Emperors Sect to come forward, and the two distinguished guests from Baiyun Villa and Huangti Palace to come forward, one each."
After the queue was rearranged, the steward paused, looked at Liu Xiaolou and Yuan Ziqi, who were standing side by side, and said, "Please step back, this distinguished guest from the Sanxuan Sect."
When it comes to family background, Liu Xiaolou is the weakest. No one can compare with him, so he has to accept his fate and retreat to the last place.
The steward spoke again: "Please report the mysterious skills you have practiced!"
"The Six Desolate Wuji Kung passed down by the junior sect!"
"Junior, practice the wonderful method of the Three Emperors!"
"The Baiyun Sword Technique is passed down from my family to this younger generation!"
"What juniors have learned..."
"younger generation……"
When it was Liu Xiaolou's turn, he had already made up his mind and reported two skills: "This junior will practice the Three Mysterious Techniques and the Qianji Sutra!" Needless to say, the Three Mysterious Techniques, but the Thousand Extremes Sutra is a catalog of materials for the formation plate, and it does not count. Xuan Gong, but as the saying goes, if you have too many skills, you won't be burdened with one thing.
The steward discussed in whispers with Mr. Zheng for a while and adjusted the order of several people. Liu Xiaolou still stayed put. It can be seen that the so-called Three Mysterious Skills and Qianji Sutra failed to impress Mr. Zheng.
Suddenly, the steward asked again: "Dear gentlemen, have any of you learned the dual cultivation method?"
Some of the young monks looked at each other, some looked intently, some blushed and lowered their heads. The whole hall was solemn, and no one answered.
Only Liu Xiaolou was moved. Although he didn't know what the relationship was between recruiting worshipers and whether he had learned the dual cultivation method, he still raised his hand: "There is a mysterious method among the junior's three profound arts, called the Yin and Yang Sutra, which is the dual cultivation method."
At this moment, it’s impossible not to fight.
Although it aroused a look of contempt, the effect was extremely significant. The person in charge immediately announced: "Invite the three top three masters of the Sanxuan Sect to come forward!"
Liu Xiaolou happily queued to the front and reached the sixth position. He heard Mr. Zheng stroking his beard and saying with a smile: "Okay, it's good to know the art of double cultivation. It's better to have a son soon."
Liu Xiaolou couldn't help but be stunned.
