The waning moon hung high in the sky, clear and moving. Yi Yuan made another drink of spiritual tea, and the night sky seemed particularly quiet.
There are mountains in the distance, and on one of the mountainsides, there are bright lights. There is still light coming from several mountains away, and it seems to be from the side of Deacon Peak.
When Yi Yuan was registering, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the many attics occupying a large space. At that time, he had no time to ask the master.
Shangguan Lang looked in the direction Yi Yuan was looking and told him: "That is the Shangqing Sect's own market. It is similar to a mortal town. It is mainly used for the quick exchange of resources between monks. Let's go shopping together when we have time."
Yi Yuan nodded and agreed. He also wanted to see the difference between the city and ordinary towns.
"There are four peaks outside Fang City, namely Rising Sun Peak, Chaoyang Peak, Chuyang Peak, and Sunset Peak. There are approximately more than 8,000 foundation-building monks in our sect distributed among them; Sunset Peak also accepts some Qi Refiners with relatively high qualifications and talents. Early disciples, just like the area we live in now, are exclusive to core disciples."
"Outside the four peaks, there are twelve lower peaks, namely the First Qi Refining Peak, the Second Qi Refining Peak... all the way to the Twelve Qi Refining Peaks. There are more than 80,000 Qi Refining Period disciples in our sect. Evenly distributed among them.”
After taking a sip of spiritual tea, Shangguan Lang continued: "When I was ten years old, I joined the Shangqing Sect with my sister and entered Sunset Peak directly. After two years of hard work, we entered the foundation building period. Four years later, the two of us came together. Go to the core disciple area. It has been two years now. When you have time, you can introduce him to his twin sister."
Yi Yuan was very moved. The other party not only introduced some basic information about the sect, but also talked about his own practice experience. Although it is an understatement, one can imagine the dedication and hardship involved.
After a moment, Shangguan Lang continued: "In our core area, the identity of the core disciples is not static. After Yuan Day, on the fifteenth day, the sect will refer to the performance and contribution to the sect in the past year. The last ten will be selected, and then the top ten will be selected from the four foundation-building peaks to challenge. If the challenge is successful, the person who succeeds can enter the core area, and the one who fails will move out of the core area."
"Although there are a hundred people in the core area, there are high and low levels. The ten people at the top receive two to five times the salary of the other ninety people."
"There are also a hundred core disciples in the Qi Refining Period at Sunset Peak. They must also accept challenges on the twentieth day of the first day of every year. The rules are the same as ours. There are some Qi Refining disciples that cannot be underestimated. There are always one or two warriors. The strength can reach the early stage of foundation building."
Yi Yuan was a little surprised. Shangguan Lang really shouldn't be underestimated. Within eight years of entering the sect, he was directly promoted to the status of a core disciple.
During the Qi refining period, he directly entered the Sunset Peak. Six years later, he was promoted to the core foundation disciple. Now he has lived here for two years, which shows that the other party is very strong. During the Qi refining period, they had the early stage of foundation building combat power, and they were probably talking about the two of them.
Shangguan Lang described his experience in great detail, indicating that the other party not only valued his master's face, but also treated him sincerely and honestly. As for other reasons, Yi Yuan has not thought of them yet.
Here, Shangguan Lang also observed Yi Yuan carefully while talking, and found that the other person's face was always calm without any fluctuations. He also admired his character very much, and estimated that the other person's qualifications were at least no worse than his own.
If he had known that Yi Yuan was qualified in the Five Elements, he doesn't know whether he would be as good with him as he is now.
Shangguan Lang suddenly thought of a question: There were originally one hundred core disciples, but one of them fell this year, and he was replaced by Yi Yuan, ranking exactly one hundred. Will he accept the challenge after that year? Looking at his cultivation in the later stage of Qi refining, Shangguan Lang didn't know what to say. How should the senior leaders of this sect arrange it? How to tell Yi Yuan? There was silence for a while.
About a thousand kilometers south of Shangqing Peak, there is a peak slightly lower than Shangqing Peak, which is called Nanming Mountain.
At this moment, Fairy Hongxiao was sitting outside the cave on the top of the mountain, Feng Qingqi was silent beside her, and Fairy Bai was taking a nap on the edge of the cliff not far away.
After a long time, Fairy Hongxiao said to herself: "I blocked the New Year's challenge this time. Xiao Yuan will have to deal with the next challenge by himself."｜
Feng Qingqi was a little puzzled: "Since Master is worried about Xiao Yuan, why doesn't he take him directly to Nanming Mountain to practice? There is much more spiritual energy here than there."
"In the core foundation building area, there are so many foundation building disciples, and half of them have backgrounds behind them. Why do they still practice here?"
"Qingqi, you grew up in Nanming Mountain. You have never encountered dangers in the world, and your true body is Suzaku. Fortunately, you have the blessing of your master, and you can successfully transform and join the Shangqing sect. From now on, when you go outside, you will be protected by the sect, and no one will touch you. , but you must also be careful, hide your true body, and try not to use your true body until you are in a desperate situation."
"Do you know that in the world of cultivation, no one is spared when monsters encounter monsters? Everyone kills monsters and eliminates them. There is no place for monsters to live in the world. The place where monsters live for thousands of miles in the Qinglong Mountains is just a place where monsters live. He was kept in captivity by the Immortal Cultivation Sect for the training of his disciples."
The Crane Fairy on the edge of the cliff curled her wings slightly, and said to herself: "Fortunately for me... I am from a famous family, so I will not be killed."
She was originally a mount raised by the Shangqing Sect. She had some supernatural powers since she was a child and was loved by Fairy Hongxiao. She was taken to Nanming Mountain to practice and her life was very stable.
Feng Qingqi was silent in her heart. When she heard her master talking about this matter again, she still felt a little sad: There is no resting place for monsters in this vast world! Finally, I let out a sigh of relief. I have lived in Nanming Mountain since I was a child. Unlike other monsters, I basically have no contact with them and can't control them that much. At least, I am very satisfied with my life now.
Fairy Hongxiao looked at Qingqi and continued to speak: "Suzaku is the descendant of the first-class divine beast in the world. He possesses inherited skills. As long as you practice seriously, you will be able to ascend to the upper world sooner or later. You have the Shangqing Sect in your heart, waiting for your magical skills. Dacheng, the world is so big that you can travel anywhere."
"Although your junior brother's qualifications are a bit lacking, his understanding is amazing. His situation is somewhat complicated and special. He may be able to break through the path of cultivation that others cannot."
"Originally I wanted to fight for at least three years for him, but unfortunately someone blocked it and finally fought for one year for him. He is now in the late stage of Qi refining, so one year should be enough, right?" Fairy Hongxiao sounded a little unconfident.
"The edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold; give him some pressure, so that he will be more motivated to practice." Fairy Hongxiao gave herself more confidence.
"Qingqi, please remind him later that the pressure can be greater to save him time to think wildly." Fairy Hong Xiao added, she was afraid that Yi Yuan would not be under enough pressure and would miss someone easily and disrupt his practice.
Feng Qingqi nodded. She was happy to tease her junior brother. As for what the master said later, she didn't quite understand it, but it didn't matter anymore. She planned to take time to go shopping in the next two days.
Then she heard the message from Fairy He: "Sister Qingqi, when you go to find Xiao Yuan, don't forget to take me with you." She now likes to listen to Yi Yuan's speech and has promised to give him gifts.
Feng Qingqi nodded, looking at Fairy He who was sleeping not far away and didn't know what to say. With her qualifications, if she works hard enough, she can reach the Divine Transformation stage, but her current state is at the Nascent Soul stage at best.
