Three months after the trial ended, one after another disciples applied to the sect for cave retreat to break through to the foundation-building realm.
At the same time, Qiu Di was the first to apply for the Five Elements Foundation Building quota among the five people.
Four months after the trial ended, Hong Sihai was the second to apply for Five Elements Foundation Building among the five places.
Six months after the trial ended, in the mountains outside the sect, hundreds of disciples were building foundations. Eight out of twenty of them succeeded in building foundations, with a success rate of nearly 30%.
At first glance, the chance of less than 30% seems very low, but in the outside world, among casual cultivators, either because of low qualifications, insufficient resources, or lack of elixirs to build a foundation, the chance of success is only 10%, and among ten people , it is rare to have a successful foundation building.
Relatively speaking, the success rate of foundation building for sect disciples is nearly 30%, which is already several times that of ordinary monks. It can be considered a very high ratio.
And these disciples are all qualified to apply to become inner disciples.
Among these twenty-eight people, two are the most conspicuous.
Hong Sihai, Qiu Di.
Both of them were among the top five in this trial. At the same time, although the two of them built their foundations nearly a month apart, they succeeded in building the foundations on their front and rear feet, only one day apart.
The time from breakthrough to foundation building is not fixed. The time required for each monk's breakthrough will be different, ranging from half a year to a month.
To name a few.
There are also many reasons for the difference. For example, the difficulty of the breakthrough is different, the quality of the exercises is different, the experience of the breakthrough is different, the amount of spiritual power is different, the pills taken are different, etc., etc., which can all cause the length of the breakthrough. .
Hong Sihai and Qiu Di were both disciples of the same batch of disciples. They were of the same generation as Lingchu and others, but they started at different times.
The two broke through the foundation building almost at the same time this time, and their attitudes were completely different.
After Qiu Di's breakthrough, he fell silent. Hearing that he had just applied for the examination as an inner disciple, he stayed behind closed doors to consolidate his cultivation.
Hong Sihai, on the other hand, is completely different from Qiu Di.
As soon as he made a breakthrough and consolidated his cultivation for two days, he sent invitations widely and invited many disciples to the restaurant to attend his celebration banquet.
Lingchu was also invited.
Sang Zi handed over a pure white invitation, with the words "Junior Sister Yu" elegantly written in gold-sprinkled fonts.
Lingchu took the invitation, and light cyan spiritual energy poured into the invitation. The originally pure white invitation instantly turned into a light smoke, and in the air, flying cranes rose up, each with only It is about the size of a baby's hand, has shiny black wing tips, and a long and stretched neck, making it extremely elegant and agile.
Then, fonts that looked like ink and wash appeared in the air.
It's the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, Si Shi, on the first floor.
Flooding the world.
The jade hand waved lightly, and the sleeves of the robe passed by, and the lingering smoke disappeared without a trace. The flying crane was shattered into pieces, and in the blink of an eye it turned into an ordinary pure white invitation.
Sometimes, the life of a monk is extremely simple, without any secular rules and regulations.
Sometimes, the monks' values are more complex and cumbersome than those of the secular world.
For example, the invitation in front of me.
Monks often invite each other for small things, and just send notes to each other. It is simple and convenient. However, even monks are not completely separated from the existence of emotions and desires. When encountering some grand things, they will naturally be grand. dinner.
At this time, the transmission of musical notes was a bit sloppy, and ordinary invitations like the secular world were somewhat inconsistent with the status of a monk. Therefore, this kind of invitation made with spiritual grass added was drawn with spiritual ink. Spiritual pictures have become the most commonly used invitations among monks when they entertain fellow Taoists on grand occasions.
It is both beautiful and shows the difference between monks.
Lingchu didn't think it was bad, because it really looked good.
"Lingchu, are you going?" Sang Zi has become more and more comfortable with Lingchu after getting along with him for a long time. When something happens, he dares to ask his doubts directly.
Rubbing the invitation with his fingers, Lingchu pondered for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said in a brisk tone, "Go, why not?"
Sang Zi looked at the girl who had grown into a slim figure with confusion, "This Senior Brother Hong, oh, no, now I should call you Senior Uncle Hong. This Senior Uncle Hong, I remember you and him seem to be the same." Never had any friendship.”
Sang Zi is a handyman disciple. He is not ranked according to the seniority of formal disciples. Naturally, he can only be called according to his cultivation level.
After taking care of Qingzhu Courtyard for so many years, Sang Zi also knew a lot about Lingchu's friends and temperament. He knew that Lingchu and Hong Sihai had never had any contact before. , it can be regarded as a private banquet, why did Lingchu be invited? Moreover, Lingchu has always been too lazy to deal with people he doesn't know, how could he agree so quickly today.
Lingchu didn't know that in just such a short while, Sangzi had already thought so much in his mind. He simply explained, "Senior Brother Hong will share his experience on the first floor."
What Lingchu didn't say was that before receiving Hong Sihai's invitation, he had received the transmission talisman from senior brother Ran Qi. The transmission talisman would only be heard by the owner of the transmission talisman, and only the owner of the transmission talisman would be recognized, so Sangzi did not I knew there had been transmission talismans, but I didn't even know what they contained.
At that time, although it was not intentional, he still ruined the small welcome banquet carefully prepared by Senior Brother Ran Qi. Afterwards, Senior Brother Ran Qi not only did not delve into the events of that day, but also apologized to Lingchu and others in private. , and even gave gifts, which made Lingchu and others very fond of senior brother Ran Qi, and they also apologized for disturbing other people's banquets.
In addition, Lingchu really wanted to know what he needed to pay attention to when breaking through the foundation building, and what good experiences he had to share. These were all mentioned in the transmission notes sent by senior brother Ran Qi before.
Lingchu loved reading and often visited the Scripture Collection Pavilion, so he had a little friendship with many of the guardian elders and deacons of the Scripture Collection Pavilion. These people would also give Lingchu some precautions. The Scripture Collection Pavilion also had such books. The sect will also have special courses to explain.
These are historical records. The experience of the predecessors is naturally very valuable, but Lingchu feels that Senior Brother Ran Qi is right. These people who have just broken through Foundation Establishment are at the time when the experience of Foundation Establishment is the hottest, and they are also very useful for reference. value.
Hong Sihai also said in advance that he would share his foundation building experience at this banquet, so everyone flocked to it.
Generally speaking, one is senior brother Ran Qi and the other is experience.
So even if Lingchu didn't know Hong Sihai, he would still go to this banquet, and he could still eat and drink.
The first floor is the largest restaurant in Sanqingfang City. I heard that the food is delicious.
Thinking of this, Lingchu showed a happy smile.
As a result, before the joy was over, the girl next to her, Sang Zi, poured a basin of cold water on Lingchu.
"Don't we still have to prepare gifts? Have you thought about what to give? There's no telling if the Foundation Establishment Monk's useful things will be worth your money."
Sangzi opened his mouth to finish the attack without hesitation. Lingchu, who was in a happy state, suddenly had a smile on his face and his face fell. These days, as a monk, eating and drinking is also a technical job.
Lingchu counted on his fingers, the cheapest and most useful things for foundation-building monks could be eaten on the first floor...
Thinking about it again, there will be the foundation building gift from Senior Sister Zhantai, as well as Yun Haotian, Situ Yang, Shen Wenzhou, Jiang Hanyan, Yu Xiaoxiao, Luo Yu, Wu Yun...
The more he thought about it, the more his head hurt. After becoming a monk, he still had to think about interpersonal relationships. Lingchu tilted his head and thought for a while, wondering whether he should hold a banquet after building his foundation so that he could repay his money?
