"I haven't asked my seniors for their surnames yet."
"Xue Tong, you can also call him Taoist Xuan Ling." Xue Tong didn't want to change his name. Fan Ruhua was the only one who knew him.
"Thanks to Senior Xue for favoring me, I will be blessed for the rest of my life!" Zeng Zhan was about to give a grand gift.
"No need to worry, Yun Xi has a lot of spiritual energy. You are only one level short of qualifications. You can make it with some effort. Which sect do you plan to join then?" Xue Tong asked about the Xuanjie of Daliang Kingdom.
"Qixuanmen on the outskirts of Liancheng"
"Qixuanmen, which Qixuanmen?" Xue Tong asked.
"Haha, it's the seven attributes of the Five Elements, Wind and Thunder."
"Oh, it's quite mysterious, but the basic attributes must not be underestimated. To use the most basic Law Crystal Silk, you need the late stage of the True Law." Xue Tong said.
Zeng Zhan didn't understand and didn't dare to ask more. Xue Tong said with interest: "I failed the martial arts test four years ago. I always thought that one day I could become a sea of fa and join the Qixuan Sect. When did the sect originate? Unknown, I only heard that they are a small gang adjacent to mortals.”
"The Qixuan Sect has over a thousand people and a territory of nearly one million square miles. It accepts disciples once every two years, at the autumn temple fair in half a month."
"Are there many Taoist schools in Lianzhou?"
"It is said that there are six or seven thousand-man gangs, such as Blood Shadow Pavilion and Qianjianfang, all of which recruit disciples during temple fairs."
"Most of Lianzhou has no cities or towns. There must be bigger sects."
"I don't know this junior."
"Yeah."
"Tell us about the Five Kingdoms of Yunxi" Xue Tong asked, changing the topic.
"The five kingdoms of Yunxi are Liang, Wei, Kan, Tianqi, and Bingsheng."
"Haha, your country's name is weird."
"Well, Liang Weikan is still called the same name, Tianqi and Bingsheng hundreds of years ago when the new king came to the throne and changed the country's name."
"What is the relationship between the mysterious and secular worlds?" Xue Tong continued to ask.
"The beautiful mountains, rivers and forests in Yunxi basically belong to the Mysterious Realm. There is no one to take care of the large areas of land. The dynasty is not prosperous and they have to make do. Ordinary people live a hard life. Therefore, the culture of martial arts is very strong, and every household wants to send their children there. Xuanmen.”
"Fortunately, your place is really big, and those who stutter still find a way." Xue Tong said with emotion.
"Hmm." Zeng Zhan did not return to Machete Gate. He was alone and took all his valuables with him. He left as soon as he could and checked into an inn with Xue Tong.
He bought twenty Qi Condensing Pills and practiced the exercises every day. Xue Tong also stayed behind closed doors. ...On the eighth day of August, Liancheng Autumn Temple Fair.
People from all over the country poured into the city. On Shenguang Road, the usually deserted courtyards of the seven sects in Lianzhou became noisy and lively.
Children aged ten to sixteen are led by their elders and hang out in various sects. If they are chosen, they will happily go home and wait for news of the martial arts test. If they fail, they will try their luck in another sect.
"What's the situation?" Xue Tongwei went to the scene and asked Zeng Zhan who came back from the temple fair.
"Fortunately, I followed the Taoist Master's wishes and tried to inquire about the situation of the seven sects. This is the compiled information." Zeng Zhan handed Xue Tong a few pieces of tissue paper.
After Xue Tong read it, the outline of the Lianzhou Xuanjie became somewhat clear.
"It is strange that the seven sects recruit people in a unified manner. It must be an arrangement from above. The news circulating in the market only mentions the high-level Houtian, with limited strength, and there must be a medium to large Xuanmen behind it."
"The martial arts test is not held in Lianzhou. During the temple fair, immortals will read fortunes, have menstruation and bones touched, and blood tests will be carried out. Those who pass the preliminary examination will be collected in the backyard. On the night of the tenth day of the lunar month, they will be taken to the mountains by car, and then take a spaceship to a far away place for the martial arts test. "
"Those who fail will be sent back to Lianzhou. Zeng Zhan suffered a lot that year." Xue Tong called Zeng Zhan.
"Xue has been visiting Lianzhou for half a month and has seen some strange and interesting things. Now he is planning to go to Luanzhou to see it."
"This introductory Qi Refining Scripture, as well as the basic Five Elements spells, are all passed on to you."
"I will give you the skills and spiritual stones. If you still can't become a martial artist, it would be better to stay away from the path of immortality. Be an honest mortal and stop thinking about cultivating immortals." Xue Tong handed over the skills and five thousand spiritual stones. Put it on the table.
"Oh, I can't repay the immortal's great kindness." Zeng Zhan kowtowed and saluted, but was interrupted by Xue Tong.
"There is no need to mention the meeting between you and me to outsiders."
"You take care of yourself. We'll see you again when we are destined." Zeng Zhan's eyesight suddenly turned empty. There was only the window sash that was pushed back and swayed back and forth.
...Twilight fell, covering the entire city. In Shenguang Back Street, the back door of Qianjianfang's courtyard opened, and nine carriages drove out, followed by dozens of carriages from Blood Shadow Pavilion and Qixuan Sect in a long snake, leaving Liancheng.
Xue Tong rode a vulture hovering in the clouds, following far behind. Nearing Hai hour, the convoy entered an empty valley. In the middle of the valley, several large spaceships docked.
Xue Tong planned to follow the spacecraft to the place where the martial arts test was conducted. On the second deck of the ship in the middle, a tall man in black stood with his hands behind his back, watching the convoy enter the valley.
The valley immediately became busy. The sleepy children were woken up and put on board one by one. Xue Tong suddenly frowned.
...The man in black, Li Chengpei, noticed something strange. Chaotic footsteps came from the mouth of the valley.
"There has never been any trouble when outsiders came to lead the valley. Where are the people guarding the valley entrance?" Li Chengpei whistled, and the busy man in black was stunned. The warriors from the Qixuan Sect and other sects also showed puzzled looks.
Li Tangwu warned that what could happen to Yingyingu? Only children who didn't know what was going on would continue to line up to get on the boat.
"Shu Jie, you guys follow me, while the others continue." Li Chengpei ran towards the mouth of the valley, followed by Zhang Shujie and six others.
On the dirt road in front of the valley entrance and on the hillsides on both sides, there are longing figures, surrounded by a group of monks in green clothes.
"You beast of the Lichen Sect!" Li Chengpei spat and cursed. Li Chengpei's family
The envoys of the "Taiyi Sect" brought eight acquired master-level monks, picked up more than 200 children who passed the preliminary selection, and went to Pengshan, 3,000 miles away, for a martial arts test.
The seven sects in Lianzhou are all lower-level gangs of the Taiyi Sect. The martial arts test plate and the martial arts test spell passed down in ancient times are not available to ordinary gangs. The Taiyi Sect is on the periphery of the territory, allowing the small sects to develop, eliminating many chores such as recruiting new people.
Newcomers with high talents stay in Taiyi Sect directly, while the rest join the sent gangs. Those with Jiujie martial arts and below are sent back to Shenguang Street to be picked up by their family elders.
The Lichen Sect is the rival of the Taiyi Sect, and the two sects have been at odds with each other for a long time. But it was unheard of for Li Chengpei to dare to cause trouble in the process of introducing new people, even though he was in the late Xiantian stage and had been practicing for more than 200 years.
To cause chaos at this time can be described as risking the disdain of the world and committing a crime that is intolerable in both the Xuanxu and secular worlds! Soon, Li Chengpei's pupils shrank and his heart sank!
Two corpses lay across the mouth of the valley, and warriors from the Taiyi Sect received them. What's worse is that the Lichen Sect has four late-stage innates and more than ten high-level acquired ones.
Qian Minghong, the leader, was known to Li Chengpei.
"Deputy Hall Master Qian, what does the Lichen Sect want to do? This is the hinterland of Taiyi Sect. Guizong will not think of attacking children."
"Lichen Sect is not as shameless as you, and will only attack you." As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning hit Zhang Shujie.
Zhang Shujie flew out with his shield and his body, twisted a few times and stopped moving. There was a burning smell in the air.
"You" Li Chengpei didn't leave, nor did he stay. Lichen Sect is six thousand miles away from Liancheng. Qian Minghong shows up unexpectedly. What Li Chengpei thought was a routine errand turns into a life-threatening disaster.
His eyes turned rapidly, and it was important to save his life.
"Deputy Hall Master Qian won't kill us all. If you have any words or suggestions that you would like to take to Pengshan, just say so."
"The Lichen Sect will really kill the entire Taiyi Sect!" Qian Minghong winked at his companion. The monks from the Lichen Sect dispersed with a shout. Li Chengpei and others were a little behind in the martial arts level, and their number was so small that it was already difficult to reach the sky if they wanted to leave.
"Wait a minute, Deputy Hall Master Qian is not afraid of causing a war between the two sects."
"When you blatantly do bad things, you don't seem to be afraid of causing a war between the two sects!" Qian Minghong drew his sword and was about to take action.
The evil ghost suddenly howled! A dark shadow jumped out of the trees on the roadside, and the gloomy ghost's suffocating aura suddenly frightened everyone.
Immediately afterwards, the figure flew across the top of the tree, and Xue Tong landed between the two warriors. Next to him was the skeleton Yaksha breathing green mist, holding a dark magic sword.
"The Lichen Sect ambushed and attacked the newcomer," Xue Tong said with a frown. Qian Minghong's face suddenly turned pale, and his heart felt cold.
Xue Tong's huge spiritual pressure caused the high-ranking Houtian, who had slightly lower magic power, to have cold sweat running down his back. Li Chengpei seemed to be grasping at straws,
"Yes, what the Taoist Master said is that the Lichen Sect is so treacherous and shameless that they actually committed such a great evil!"
"Get out of here! I won't hold you accountable." Xue Tong waved his hand and shouted. Li Chengpei was overjoyed and bowed repeatedly. The day after tomorrow, Taiyi Zong also thanked him in unison.
"Qian is bold, Taoist priest, can you listen to what I say next?" Qian Minghong hesitated for a moment and said. The Li Chen Sect's Xiantian winked and signaled Qian Minghong not to be nagging. Xue Tong and his two favorites were more powerful than him, and Luo Li's eight nagging would most likely cost him his life.
"Say!" Xue Tong said in a deep voice.
"Perhaps the Taoist Master doesn't know that the Taiyi Sect is the despicable and shameless person. Relying on his slightly stronger strength, he has repeatedly killed women and children in the Lichen Sect's territory. This sect couldn't bear it anymore, so it used this trick. It can be regarded as a last resort."
"Besides, we have no plans to deal with children and the weak Seven Lianzhou Sects. The delay will not affect our trip to Pengshan for a martial arts test at most." Qian Minghong said.
"Nonsense! The Lichen Sect's behavior has been seen by the Taoist priest. They have always been like this. Today they brutally killed the Taiyi Sect monks and plotted against the few. Fortunately, the Taoist priest passed by. It can be said that God has eyes." Li Chengpei argued loudly. .
Qian and Li went back and forth, scolding each other over a cup of tea. Xue Tong raised his hand, meaning to shut up.
"Xue doesn't care about the affairs of your two sects. It seems that the Lichen sect has killed three people and taken advantage of it. Let's stop here and go our separate ways." Qian Minghong sighed deeply, feeling disappointed. To the extreme, take away the Chen Sect people and retreat.
"My benefactor has a great surname. He went to Pengshan to be a Taoist priest and saved us and the children who were practicing martial arts. The Taiyi Sect will definitely treat him as an honored guest." Li Chengpei said with a deep bow.
"No need, Taiyi Sect remembers that Xue Tong once saved people. Just be polite when dealing with him in the future."
"Of course!"
"Taoist Master Xue, I'm going to say goodbye. We need to return to Pengshan as soon as possible. We can't miss the time for the martial arts test."
"Thank you for saving my life." Li Chengpei followed the rules of Yunxi Xuanjie and poured out half of the spiritual stones in the storage bag. The others followed suit and piled up more than a million spiritual stones.
In the Jingyin Valley, everything was done, and most of the escorting warriors from the seven Lianzhou sects were watching the excitement from a distance.
"Go." Xue Tong was in a bad mood, not sure whether his action to save people was appropriate or not.
"Did I save the evil man?" Xue Tong recalled Qian Minghong's accusation just now.
