Shen Long stood next to the Yuling Pool and released the Iron Tail Scorpion and Fire Rock Beast.
In this small competition, they put in a lot of effort, especially the fire rock beast, which had thick skin and thick flesh, and was injured by the monster transformed from the Thousand Demon Tower.
Shen Long took out two spirit feeding pills, fed them to them, and fed them some silver marrow spirit rice before exiting the spirit tower.
After leaving Qingmeiyuan, Shen Long took out his flying magic weapon and flew towards the distance.
After a cup of tea, Shen Long landed outside a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. Outside the valley stood a green stone tablet more than ten feet high, with the three characters "Free Trade Valley" engraved on it.
This is a trading place provided by the Yuling Sect for the disciples of the sect. Most of the disciples who trade here are Qi Refining monks, and they have common immortal cultivation resources such as elixirs, elixirs, spirit insects, spirit beasts, magic weapons, and formations.
Before Shen Long entered the Free Trade Valley, a burst of noise came from the valley.
He put away his flying magic weapon and walked in.
The streets are spacious and clean. The shops on both sides are built against the mountains. There is a constant flow of people and the sound of shouting and selling.
Shen Long walked along the street, and not long after, he appeared at the door of a three-story blue attic, with the three characters "Lingjiu Pavilion" written on the plaque.
He walked into the Lingjiu Pavilion and bought a pot of spiritual wine for fifty yuan of spiritual stones. He then went to the Lingguo Pavilion next door to buy some Qingyue peaches.
Shen Long did not leave in a hurry, but walked forward along the street.
Half a quarter of an hour later, he appeared in a vast bluestone square. There were many stalls here. The stall owners were all Qi Refining monks, and they were all disciples of the Yuling Sect.
There are all kinds of things on the stall, including spiritual rice, spiritual honey, monster materials, spiritual beasts, and spiritual insects.
There is an area in the Qianling Mountains where many first-level monsters live. The Yuling Sect keeps them for their disciples to practice. After all, the monsters transformed by the Qianling Tower are dead, and there is a certain gap in strength between them and the living monsters. Chuang If you are defeated in Thousand Demon Tower, you can be teleported out. If you are defeated by hunting monsters, you may die.
Shen Long would come over every once in a while to see if he could find anything missing.
He walked around the Qingshi Square but failed to find anything, so he left the Free Trade Valley and returned to Qingyun Peak.
Shen Long came to Sun Sen's residence and issued a transmission note.
Not long after, the courtyard door opened and Sun Furong walked out.
"Senior Brother Shen, my father has gone out and hasn't come back yet. You should come in first!"
Sun Furong invited Shen Long in and brought him to the blue stone table in the peach blossom forest.
She took out tea leaves and made tea, poured tea for Shen Long, and started chatting.
Sun Furong asked Shen Long about his experience of breaking into the Thousand Demons Tower. Shen Long told the truth. There was no need to hide this. Many Yuling Sect monks had seen Shen Long break through.
"Cultivation of five first-level spells to great perfection, Senior Brother Shen, you will definitely get a good ranking in the next competition."
Sun Furong said.
"Junior sister Sun is joking. I am only in the 20s in the small competition. Many masters have not participated in the small competition. Their goal is the big competition. It is not easy to get a good ranking in the big competition."
Shen Long said seriously.
The most important thing is to know yourself. This time he ranked twenty-fifth in the competition. In addition to his own strength, it also had a lot to do with going out with some masters.
With Shen Long's current strength, it will not be easy for him to get a good ranking in the competition.
"This time in the small competition, Junior Brother Shen was able to get the 25th place, which is already a very good result. As for the big competition, it is not a problem to squeeze into the 300th place. The top ten is indeed too difficult."
A familiar male voice sounded.
Shen Long turned around and saw Sun Sen walking in.
He stood up and said gratefully: "Thanks to Senior Brother Sun for your guidance this time, if you hadn't told me about your experience of breaking into the Thousand Demons Tower, and the previous two times when you were in the top fifty, I wouldn't have been able to achieve such a good result." "Results, this pot of apricot blossom brew is a little bit of my heart, please don't dislike it, Senior Brother Sun."
He took out an exquisite golden wine bottle and handed it to Sun Sen with both hands.
Shen Long will never forget those who have helped him, and every drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring of water.
Sun Sen did not refuse, accepted it, and said: "Junior Brother Shen, come and have dinner at my place tonight!"
"Let's go another day! I promised Senior Brother Qin a long time ago that we would get together at his place."
Shen Long said.
"Okay, then I won't stay any longer. If you don't understand anything, you can come and ask me. Furong, I'll give you one to Junior Brother Shen."
Sun Sen ordered.
Sun Furong personally sent Shen Long away. After Shen Long left, she closed the courtyard door.
"Furong, keep in touch with Junior Brother Shen in the future. I shared my experience of entering the Thousand Demons Tower with many people. They all made it to the top fifty and were all celebrating. Only Junior Brother Shen immediately sent me a pot of spiritual wine. , things are not expensive, and it is especially rare to have this kind of heart.”
Sun Sen ordered.
From this, we can see that Shen Long is a grateful person.
"I got it, Dad."
Sun Furong agreed. She thought of something and said, "Dad, do you think Senior Brother Sun can get a good place in the competition?"
"According to my analysis, there is no problem for him to get into the top 300. If he wants to get into the top ten, there is not much hope. Junior Brother Han and Junior Sister Wei are all rushing to get into the top ten, but they may not be able to get into the top ten. .”
Sun Sen said.
The competition rewards the top 300 disciples, and the top ten can receive Foundation Establishment Pills. The competition in each competition is fierce.
"Junior Brother Shen is not yet thirty years old. He will not be able to make it into the top ten in the next competition. There is hope for the next competition. There is no harm in you making friends with him."
Sun Sen warned.
Sun Furong nodded and agreed.
Songtao Courtyard has a three-story green attic, three acres of spiritual land, a fish pond and a stone pavilion.
Qin Bao, Shen Long, Ye Yuqing, Ye Yutang, and Li Lei were sitting in the stone pavilion, drinking and chatting.
Shen Long didn't come empty-handed and took out the Qingyue Peach he bought.
"Junior Sister Ye, Junior Brother Shen, and Junior Brother Li, are you interested in going out to hunt monsters and earn good deeds?"
Qin Bao asked.
It's not easy for him to get a good ranking in the competition. At the very least, he has to buy a set of medium-grade magic weapons. He simply can't afford so many spiritual stones and plans to go out to hunt monsters.
The four of them, Ye Yuqing, are not weak, especially Ye Yuqing and Ye Yutang. Their spiritual beasts and birds are not weak, and they also have a large number of first-level talismans.
Not to mention Shen Long, it can be called a mobile humanoid magic weapon, the casting speed is extremely fast, and the power of the spell is not small.
"I don't have that plan!"
Ye Yuqing declined politely. She drew the talisman and handed it over to the Yuling Sect. She could still gain good deeds, and she could also ask Qian Dafu to help sell it and earn spiritual stones.
"I don't have that plan for the time being. Senior brother Qin wants to go out to hunt monsters?"
Shen Long asked.
Qin Bao took a sip of spiritual wine and nodded: "In order to pass the entrance examination, I spent spiritual stones to buy powerful talismans and disposable magic weapons. I have been living on my laurels for more than two years since I started, and the little salary given by the sect I can only make ends meet. If I want to get a good ranking in the competition, I must at least have a set of middle-grade magic weapons. I am already in my thirties. The competition in three years will be my only chance to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill. Otherwise, I will rely on Good deeds, I can’t save 30,000 good deeds before I’m forty years old.”
As we all know, the best time to build a foundation is before the age of forty. After the age of forty, the difficulty of building a foundation increases a lot.
"Yes! It's not easy for us casual cultivators. To get started, we have already spent a lot of spiritual stones. Unlike Senior Sister Ye, we can make talismans and earn spiritual stones."
Li Lei's face was full of envy.
"I finally joined the Yuling Sect. I'm still young. I won't be able to get the Foundation Establishment Pill in the competition three years later. There's still another time, Senior Brother Qin, please find someone else!"
Shen Long told the truth.
If he wants the Foundation Building Pill, he can just take out the Spirit Control Token.
In three years' time, Shen Long will not yet reach thirty years old. The competition will be held once every ten years. He can participate in two competitions and there is no need to hunt monsters.
"Count me in! I only made it to the fifty this time. It's even harder for Dabi to break into the top three hundred. If you don't work hard, you won't be able to build a foundation."
Li Lei said.
Qin Bao nodded, changed the topic, and started chatting.
Half an hour later, Shen Long, Ye Yuqing and Ye Yutang said goodbye and left.
"It's understandable that Senior Sister Ye won't join us. After all, they can earn spiritual stones by making talismans. It's strange that Junior Brother Shen doesn't join us either."
Li Lei guessed.
"He is indeed talented in magic, and has a complete set of mid-grade magic weapons, and he is still young. This time he got a good ranking in the big competition and received a reward. Then in three years, he got a good ranking in the small competition and won again. Rewards, with these rewards, he can purchase immortal cultivation resources and improve his own strength."
Qin Bao analyzed, his face full of envy.
If he were ten years younger, he would do the same thing.
"Okay, since they are unwilling to join us, let's find others to cooperate! In order to build the foundation, we must work hard!"
Qin Bao said in a deep voice, Yu Ling Sect has tens of thousands of Qi refining disciples, and not many can advance to the foundation building stage. He does not want to die of old age refining Qi.
As soon as Shen Long approached Qingmei Courtyard, he saw Lin Cheng and a fat young man in red shirt standing at the gate of Qingmei Courtyard.
"Senior Brother Shen, you are back. Congratulations! Senior Brother Shen! Xiao Bi has achieved such a good ranking."
Lin Cheng congratulated, his face filled with envy.
Shen Long nodded, his eyes fell on the young man in red shirt, and asked: "Who is this junior brother?"
"This is my youngest son Lin Shan, Shan'er, this is the senior brother Shen I told you about."
Lin Cheng said.
The young man in red shirt took a step forward, clasped his fists and said, "Little brother Lin Shan, I have met Senior Brother Shen."
Shen Long opened the restriction and invited them in.
"Senior Brother Shen, I will continue to help you plant the silver marrow rice. I don't want the spirit stone anymore. How about you give Shan'er some guidance on how to practice your magic when you have time?"
Lin Cheng looked forward to it.
In this competition, Shen Long's ranking is not low. He is willing to give Lin Shan some guidance. Lin Shan will definitely make some progress. To take a step back, even if Lin Shan stays where he is, he will at least get to know Shen Long, which will help him build relationships in the future.
"Guide Junior Brother Lin to practice magic? I don't have that much time."
Shen Long declined politely.
"I won't waste much of Senior Brother Shen's time. Whenever you are free, contact me and I will come over in person to give you some advice."
Lin Shan said that he didn't expect to learn much, he mainly wanted to make friends with Shen Long.
"Okay! But I have to go to Qingyun Palace to cultivate for a while. Then I will give the silver marrow rice to Junior Brother Lin. When I come out, I will give Junior Brother Lin some guidance on how to practice spells."
Shen Long said.
"No problem. As long as I'm here, there will definitely be no problem with the Silver Marrow Spirit Rice. Don't worry, Senior Brother Shen!"
Lin Cheng assured, patting his chest.
Lin Shan took out a blue clay pot, handed it to Shen Long, and said, "Senior Brother Shen, this is the spiritual honey brewed by the Silver Wing Yan Bee. It's not respectful to be careful."
"Just keep it for yourself."
Shen Long declined.
"Senior Brother Shen is out. It's just a jar of spiritual honey. It's not worth a few spiritual stones. I don't give it to you often. This time you squeeze into the top fifty, just treat it as our gift. We can't give it too much." s things."
Lin Cheng said, looking forward to it.
"Okay! Then I'll accept it. These are some of my experiences in practicing magic. Junior Brother Lin, please take a look at it first. I hope it will be helpful to you. If you don't understand anything, you can come to me. If it's convenient for me, answer."
Shen Long accepted the pottery pot, took out a blue jade slip, and handed it to Lin Shan.
Lin Shan thanked him and accepted the jade slip.
Shen Long made tea to entertain them. Lin Shan asked Shen Long about his experience in practicing magic, and Shen Long told the truth.
After drinking a pot of spiritual tea, Lin Cheng and Lin Shan said goodbye and left.
Shen Long walked into a secret room, sat cross-legged on the blue stone bed, and started practicing.
One night passed quickly. Early the next morning, Shen Long walked out of Qingmei Courtyard. He came to Qingcan Courtyard and sent Lin Cheng a transmission note.
Not long after, the courtyard door opened and Lin Cheng walked out.
"Morning! Senior Brother Shen!"
Lin Cheng greeted with a smile.
"This is the access token for Qingmei Pavilion. I am going to Qingyun Temple to practice for a while. I will leave the Silver Marrow Spirit Rice to you. Don't make any mistakes. There is nothing valuable in Qingmei Pavilion."
Shen Long took out the token and handed it to Lin Cheng.
"Keep it with me, and Senior Brother Shen can practice with peace of mind."
Lin Cheng patted his chest and agreed, accepting the token.
Shen Long gave some instructions and walked towards the mountain.
After eating the spiritual meal, he walked into Qingyun Hall, where Qin Shan was setting up a training room for Ye Yuqing and others.
Not long after, Qin Shan led Shen Long into a bluestone passage. There were many practice rooms with closed doors.
"Congratulations! Junior Brother Shen, I saw you right."
Qin Shan congratulated.
"I have thanked Senior Brother Qin for taking care of me over the past two years and showing me your kindness."
Shen Long took out fifty spiritual stones and handed them to Qin Shan.
"Junior Brother Shen, you're welcome. We are brothers from the same sect, so there is no need to be so arrogant. I hope you can get a good ranking in the competition three years later and bring glory to our Qingyun Peak."
Qin Shan declined.
Shen Long won the 25th place in the small competition this time. There is a high probability that he will be among the top 300 in the big competition three years later. He might reach the top in one step. He did not dare to accept any more bribes from Shen Long.
"It's just a little thought. I got a thousand spiritual stones this time. Isn't it too little for Senior Brother Qin?"
Shen Long said seriously.
"Okay! Then I'll accept it. Junior Brother Shen won a good place in the competition, so don't forget me when holding a banquet."
Qin Shan said enthusiastically.
Shen Long nodded and agreed.
Not long after, they came to the end, where there were two practice rooms.
Qin Shan took Shen Long to the last practice room and said through a message: "This stone room was originally reserved for Junior Brother Gu, but he held a big banquet last night and entertained many people. Now that he is still awake, he gave it to Shen Junior Brother! The spiritual energy in this stone room is more abundant. Junior Brother Shen just needs to know about it and don’t tell anyone."
There are many practice rooms in Qingyun Temple, and some practice rooms have relatively abundant spiritual energy. According to regulations, they are reserved for disciples with higher rankings than Xiao Bi. Qin Shan is responsible for managing the practice rooms. If he doesn't say anything, other disciples will not know which practice room has more spiritual energy. abundant.
Shen Long nodded, it seemed that the fifty spiritual stones were not in vain.
There is a square groove on the door of the practice room. Qin Shan took out a square token, put it into the groove, and injected mana. The token suddenly lit up with a dazzling blue light, and the door opened, revealing a room more than ten feet in size. The stone chamber came into view, and an abundant spiritual energy rushed towards the face.
Qin Shan took off the token, handed it to Shen Long, and said: "This is the token for entering and exiting the practice room. Keep it, Junior Brother Shen. You can practice in the practice room for half a year, starting from today. I will remind you when the time comes."
"What if I am in a critical period of cultivation and the time is up, do I have to come out?"
Shen Long asked.
"That's not necessary. It's okay to delay for a few days. If it takes too long, you have to pay the spiritual stone. It can be postponed for up to two months."
Qin Shan said that if there are no restrictions, the disciples who practice in the practice room will act rogue and stay in there to practice all the time, which is unfair to other disciples.
Shen Long nodded, indicating that he understood.
"I won't disturb Junior Brother Shen's cultivation. I'll take my leave."
Qin Shan turned around and left.
Shen Long closed the door with a token. There was a blue stone bed about ten feet long in the stone room.
Shen Long took out a Bigu Pill and swallowed it.
One Bigu Pill can make you fast for a month, which has no benefit to your practice. The advantage is that you don’t need to eat, so you can practice with peace of mind.
Shen Long had already bought a bottle of Bigu Pill, which came in handy.
Shen Long sat cross-legged on the stone bed and started practicing.
The spiritual energy here is more than twice as dense as Qingmeiyuan. He practiced here for half a year compared to one year at Qingmeiyuan.
Not long after, a blue glow appeared on his body, covering his whole body.
(End of chapter)
