The order was issued, and the entire disciples in the Wuxiang Sword Sect became excited. Especially when they saw the top ten rewards listed by the sect, they were even more excited. They wanted to show off their skills during the competition and let the sect's senior officials take a good look.
Xuan Wuxiang and the other three were so busy that there was smoke under their feet. They had originally retreated into seclusion immediately, but had to postpone their plans to refine the Immortal Crystal.
Jian Wuya glanced at Cheng Ling resentfully and asked, "Sect Master, why did you think of holding some sect competition again?"
Cheng Ling smiled and said: "Uncle Sword Master, a sect always has to compete. Didn't I also participate in the competition at the Famous Sword Academy? Besides, after recruiting disciples from the Dakai Mountain Sect, the sect has added a lot of fresh blood. These The cultivation aptitude and enlightenment of new disciples can only be reflected in the competition."
"One more thing, Wuxiang Sword Sect and Shangluo City are on the right track, and a corresponding system will be established. From now on, a competition will be held every year for disciples below the Golden Core stage, with the best rewards until Only those who reach the Nascent Soul stage can become inner disciples. The process from the Nascent Soul stage to the combined stage takes place every three years, which is also a spur to the disciples."
"The venue for the competition will be arranged according to this year's schedule. The Golden Core Stage and below will be placed in Shangluo City. All sects on the mainland are welcome to come and watch the ceremony. This will not only promote the prosperity of the city, but also be an opportunity for the sects to show their strength to the outside world."
The three of them nodded in agreement. They had all been sect masters and hospital masters for many years, so they naturally knew the three flavors. As for the competitions at the Nascent Soul stage and above, that's a shame. Except for the disciples in the sect or the elders of the sect who have good friendships, it is impossible to come in and watch the ceremony.
Cheng Ling added: "The sect competition must be perfect, and don't be stingy in terms of rewards. The sect must give out everything it has. In ten years, we must try our best to catch up, at least in the east, we must be invincible." land."
The three of them agreed in unison and got ready to go.
Cheng Ling went to the fourth hall master of the Alchemy Weapon Array and asked, "Hall Master Wang, are you able to refine the best armor now?"
Wang Huairen's expression turned bitter, and he said helplessly: "Sect Master, my current weapon refining level has only reached the late eighth level. Maybe old Hall Master Zhang Hu can do it."
"Well... Then you and Zhang Hu work together to find a way to refine some of the best armor. I will give you ten years. It will take at least ten. Can you do it?"
"Ten years? This... I don't know what's going on. I still need to discuss it with the old hall master."
Cheng Ling nodded, turned to Fu Jian and said, "Master Fu, please raise the level of the talisman refining products as soon as possible in these ten years. By then, we will provide as many talismans as we have to our sect. The higher the level, the better!"
"Yes, Sect Master!" Fu Jian agreed.
"As for Hall Master He and Hall Master Xia, the elixirs and formation disks must be of high quality and quantity. Have you learned how to refine the several elixirs and formation disks I taught you?"
The two looked at each other awkwardly, and He Shuying said helplessly: "Sect Master, it is too difficult to refine the ninth-grade elixir. At present, my subordinates can only refine the calamity-breaking elixir, and the success rate and quality of the elixir are not high."
Xia Zhentian also said: "Sect Master, my subordinates can only refine eighth-grade formation disks."
Cheng Ling frowned, but he also knew that it was not easy to improve the way of alchemy and formation. After pondering for a while, he said: "It will also take ten years for you to reach the realm of the ninth-grade grandmaster. The elixirs and formation plates must be guaranteed."
The two of them had no choice but to say: "Yes, Sect Master!"
After sending the four people away, Cheng Ling arrived
In Xiyan's cave, the latter was tending flowers and plants in the garden, with a happy expression on his face.
Cheng Ling muttered to himself that the women next to him were better than Xi Yan in terms of appearance, but not as good as her in terms of temperament. She has been noble since she was a child and can be considered a noble in Luoye City. Therefore, she is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The decoration in the cave is also elegant and noble, which is much more pleasing to the eye than the others.
Xiyan was very happy to see him coming and asked, "Brother Ling, why do you have time to come to my place today?"
Cheng Ling smiled and hugged her slim waist and said, "I have something to ask you for help."
"What's up?"
"Hey, this is the formula for Huiyuan Dan. I want you to study it thoroughly and teach it to He Shuying. You know, in ten years I will go to Wushengyi Palace and I don't have time to teach her bit by bit, so I can only bother is you."
"Brother Ling, Wushengyi Palace is not very dangerous, right? You must be careful!"
Cheng Ling smiled and touched her tender cheek and said: "Don't worry, you don't know what I am capable of. I will come back safely. You should practice more during this period and strive to reach the Mahayana stage as soon as possible, otherwise If Qingyan and I ascend to the immortal world, you will be the only one left here!"
Xiyan suddenly became anxious and said: "Then you have to wait for me, hey! Who said that my qualifications are not high? Sister Qingyan is already in the middle stage of Mahayana, and I have been wandering around to overcome the tribulation and reach perfection."
"Don't worry, you can do it as long as you work hard. If you need anything, just get it from the main peak!"
This is no joke, there are a lot of good things in the main peak. Enlightenment Tea, Small Enlightenment Fruit, Tribulation-Breaking Pill, Huangji Pill, Tianxin Pill, Spirit Essence, Haoyue Spring, Fengling Apricot, Fire Pear Fruit, Phoenix Tree, etc., all of them can make people in the Taoist world go crazy.
It's just that although these things are precious, if you eat them too much, they will have less effect. Xiyan didn't want to waste them too much, so she nodded and said, "Brother Ling, I will work hard."
Cheng Ling said a few words of comfort before leaving.
After returning home, he gave Wu Chenlong ten fairy crystals and told him to use them carefully. Then he took a breath and entered the cave to continue retreat!
A month passed quickly, and the disciple competition of the Wuxiang Sword Sect was in full swing. The first thing to be held was the Golden Elixir Stage Competition, which was held in the central square of Shangluo City. Many monks came to watch the ceremony. Seeing the level of the Wuxiang Sword Sect disciples, they all nodded silently.
"The Ouyang family is wiped out. Judging from the appearance of the Wuxiang Sword Sect, it will definitely become a new force in Canglan Continent and fill the gap of the nine major forces."
"Yes, I originally thought that the Nangong family could become the tenth largest force, but I didn't expect that the Zhao family would be so decisive. Looking at the competition between these disciples, it seems that they are even stronger than the Nangong family back then."
"Yes, the Wuxiang Sword Sect has risen strongly, and the Canglan Continent is about to change!"
"...."
As Cheng Ling expected, the holding of the competition allowed the monks on the mainland to see the powerful strength of the Wuxiang Sword Sect, and the order in Shangluo City was even more orderly. Every mortal and monk within a radius of ten thousand miles is proud to join the Wuxiang Sword Sect. After discussion, Xuan Wuxiang and the other three finally decided to recruit disciples once a year, but the rules for recruiting disciples were stricter to allow the sect to develop in an orderly manner.
On the other side, Cheng Ling and others were completely immersed in seclusion.
In the third year after the ten-year agreement, Zhang Hu and Song Yingjie advanced to the Mahayana stage. Cheng Ling gave each of them ten fairy crystals, hoping that they could continue their efforts.
In the fourth year after the ten-year agreement, Liu
Qing Yan, Jian Yinghao, and Xie Feng have reached the late stage of Mahayana, while Bai Suzhen, Jian Fengshuang, Wu Chenlong, Xuan Wuxiang, Jian Wuya, and Jian Wuhai have reached the middle stage of Mahayana.
In the fifth year after the ten-year agreement, six people, Xiyan, Liu Qingsong, Wu Tianzhao, Xiao Jiutian, Xiao Changtian, and Song Hanyu, were promoted to the Mahayana stage, and the number of Mahayana stage monks from the Wuxiang Sword Sect increased by eight.
Coupled with the development of Shangluo City and the sect in recent years, more and more disciples have joined the Wuxiang Sword Sect, and the number of disciples has increased to more than three million, making it the most powerful sect in the eastern region.
In the past five years, the remaining eight major forces have also quieted down, and Canglan Continent has fallen into calm again.
In the southern region, after a reshuffle, the East China Sea Dragon Palace and the Duanmu Family withdrew from the southeast, leaving only the Fengyan Sect and the Mingjian Academy branch in the entire region. As for the remaining small forces, the fittest will survive and eventually form four forces.
With the help of Cheng Ling, the Zhou family became stronger and stronger, becoming one of these four forces, and finally restored its former glory. Zhou Changtian was impressed by Cheng Ling's kindness in helping, and completely preserved the Wuxiang Valley in the clan's territory, and asked Zhou Zhiyuan to go to the Wuxiang Sword Sect, as a family representative, to obey Cheng Ling's orders.
Zhou Zhiyuan naturally wanted it. Not only did the aura within the Wuxiang Sword Sect be richer than that of Tongyou Valley, but the cultivation atmosphere within the sect was not comparable to that of the Zhou family. After staying for a while, his cultivation reached a thousand miles, and he soon reached the peak of transcending tribulations, and was only a thin line away from the Mahayana stage.
Everything is developing in a good direction, time passes slowly, and the ten-year period is gradually approaching. In June of the ninth year, with only half a year left before the ten-year period, Cheng Ling finally slowly opened his eyes.
"Huh... I finally entered the Mahayana Consummation. It's not easy! Two hundred and twenty fairy crystals were given to Liu Qingyan, Bai Suzhen and others, and more than a hundred were left. Nearly a hundred fairy crystals were left. After refining, my cultivation has finally reached Mahayana perfection. But I feel that my cultivation has not reached its limit yet, and I can increase it again as long as I still have immortal crystals."
He smiled bitterly in his heart, the resources consumed by his cultivation were too huge. Forget it, the ten-year appointment is approaching, let’s see what level Liu Qingyan and others have reached!
He stood up, moved, and arrived at the sect leader in an instant. The disciples guarding the leader hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"Go and invite all the princes and elders, as well as several hall masters!"
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Cheng Ling sat down at the top, and not long after, everyone came one by one. They had finished their training long ago. If Cheng Ling hadn't been in seclusion, they would have been planning to discuss the manpower to go to Wushengyi Palace. Now that I see him issuing a summons, he must have finished his retreat. I don’t know what level of cultivation he has reached.
As soon as they saw Cheng Ling, they all said happily: "Congratulations, Master!"
Cheng Ling laughed loudly, and his spiritual consciousness swept away. Everyone inside, including Liu Qingyan, Jian Yinghao, Xie Feng, and Bai Suzhen, had reached Mahayana perfection.
Jian Fengshuang, Wu Chenlong, and Feng Yanran have reached the late Mahayana stage.
Xuan Wuxiang, Jian Wuya, Jian Wuhai, Zhang Hu, Song Yingjie, and Xiyan have reached the middle stage of Mahayana.
The remaining six people, Xiao Changtian, Liu Qingsong, Wu Tianzhao, Xiao Jiutian, Zhou Zhiyuan and Song Hanyu, have reached the early stage of Mahayana.
Cheng Ling felt a little ashamed. The last six people had not left them because of the limited number of immortal crystals. Otherwise, they might have been able to go further and reach the middle stage of Mahayana.
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Everyone is very good. In ten years, the sect has made a huge leap. This trip to Wushengyi Palace will give me greater confidence."
