The monk landed on the ground, clasped his fists and bowed to the crowd, and said loudly: "Today I am a guest in Qingge, thank you all for your support!"
"Eh? Fellow Taoist Tang Fu!" Fujitora noticed Chu Cheng's direction and let out a light sigh.
He walked towards Tang Fu, cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Taoist Tang Fu, long time no see. How come you are here today?"
Tang Fu smiled and said, "Tang is visiting Qingge with a friend today."
"Oh? Friend?" Fujitora was stunned, then looked at Tang Lan and Chu Cheng.
Although Tang Lan is from the Tang family, she only has Qi gathering skills, so Fujitora won't take it too seriously. As for Chu Cheng, he is only in the middle stage of foundation building. Even if he invades the Qing Pavilion, he will only be on the second floor at most. Maybe even just one layer.
Most of the people with the surname Keqing in Tangjiabao were in the middle stage of foundation building, but only about thirty of them had made it past the second floor.
Fujitora only glanced briefly and then withdrew his gaze.
"Fellow Taoist Tang Fu, I'll chat with you after Teng completes the third floor." After Fujitora finished speaking, he walked towards the tower. When he entered, a bright light flashed on the third floor of the tower and finally disappeared.
Chu Cheng looked at the glowing third layer, his eyes flickering. As for Fujitora's contempt, he didn't care. What he cares about is what is inside the tower, which can determine the combat power of the foundation-building monks.
At this time, the crowd started talking again. These guest surnames are all monks who have broken through the first or second level. As for the third level, they will only show up unless someone breaks through to the senior level.
"I'm afraid Taoist Master Teng is really going to advance to the gold level." Some people sighed with envy.
Fujitora's cultivation is indeed much stronger than before, even weaker than some gold-level guest ministers.
"I don't think so. Although Taoist Fujitora has made a breakthrough in cultivation, you and I have tried the third level, and it's really too difficult!"
"Indeed, even if you and I are on the third floor, we may not be able to pass it."
"That's not necessarily true. Fellow Daoist Fujitora has already mastered the Xuanjie technique, so he should be somewhat sure of it." Someone said enviously.
Xuanjie Kung Fu must use big kung fu points, and can only be redeemed by great achievements. The monks like them who entered Tangjiabao as guest guests did so in order to one day be able to exchange for Xuan-level skills.
Chu Cheng also lamented that the remnant soul of the golden elixir he met in the deserted valley thought that his seven leaping movements were Xuanjie techniques, and he was also very excited. Among the Four Immortal Sects, Xuanjie Kung Fu is a sect-suppressing technique that can only be learned by the masters of the past dynasties.
In Tangjiabao, even if you are a guest with a foreign surname, as long as you make a great contribution to Tangjiabao, you can choose a Xuanjie Kung Fu.
Time passed, and an hour passed quickly. However, there was still no movement in the Keqing Tower.
"Is Brother Teng going to fail?" someone wondered.
"Not necessarily. The longer you persist, the more likely Taoist Fujitora is to succeed!" someone said.
The longer you persist, the closer you are to success. If it comes out in a short time, Fujitora must have failed.
Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, the third floor of the Keqing Tower flashed again, then went out, and the fourth floor lit up again.
"Does Brother Fujitora want to break through to the fourth level? Want to directly reach the senior level?" someone exclaimed.
"Exalted..." Chu Cheng looked at the fourth floor with bright eyes. His goal is the fourth floor. Become an honorable person directly. Not only for the 20,000 high-grade spiritual stones per month, but also to gain Tangjiabao's attention.
The most important thing for him right now is resources! Resources for promotion to the later stages of foundation building.
Another stick of incense passed, and there was a flash of light on the fourth floor, followed by a figure flying out.
Fujitora's breath was messy and his face was pale. The whole person was covered with bloodshot eyes and looked very unsightly.
Everyone shook their heads. How could it be so easy to break into the fourth floor of Keqing Pavilion? Otherwise, how could there be only two honored guests now?
These casual cultivators were born in poverty, and they all relied on luck and chance to disperse step by step. They basically gathered twelve layers of Qi to build a foundation, and rarely had thirteen layers. Therefore, the foundation is naturally not as good as those core children of aristocratic families.
Even a distinguished guest might not be able to pass the thirteenth level of foundation building, let alone people like them.
Tang Fu chuckled, having already expected Fujitora's failure to break through to the fourth floor.
He took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to fellow Taoist Teng for being promoted to gold level!"
Fujitora stood up, wiped away his previous embarrassment, smiled and said: "What the hell, Fellow Taoist Tang is laughing."
After saying that, he turned around and cupped his hands towards the other guests, his smile blooming like a spring breeze.
There are more than 100 guest officials in Tangjiabao, but there are only 11 gold-level guest officials. Including him, there are 12 in total. This is something he should be proud of.
"Congratulations to Brother Teng!" someone said, changing Taoist Brother Teng to Brother Teng. The two characters were changed to one character. Even though the difference is only one character, it actually means more flattery.
Chu Cheng glanced at Fujitora, then took a step forward and walked towards the tower.
"Huh? I have never seen this person before. Is he a new guest?" He noticed Chu Cheng and spoke softly.
"The middle stage of foundation building, no, it's the peak of the middle stage. It seems that I want to pass the second level." Someone continued.
"Not necessarily. It may be difficult to pass the second floor for the first time. You must know that most of us are at the peak of the middle stage of foundation building, but it took several years to pass the second floor."
"Is it the second level? That's all! Originally I just wanted to see Brother Fujitora successfully pass the third level. Since there are new Taoist friends here, we might as well take a look."
Everyone nodded. In their minds, Chu Cheng could only pass the second level. As for the third level, it would be impossible without the later stages of foundation building. Even late-stage foundation-building monks would find it difficult to pass.
When Tang Lan saw Chu Cheng walking into the Keqing Tower, she blinked her beautiful eyes and asked Tang Fu, "Uncle Fu, do you think Mr. Chu can pass the second floor?"
Tang Fukan nodded and said softly: "Not only can it pass the second floor, it can even pass the third floor."
Tang Lan was stunned, never expecting that Tang Fu rated Chu Cheng so highly.
Time passed, and it had been two hours since Chu Cheng entered the Keqing Tower, but there was still no movement.
"It's been two hours. Could it be that this person can't even pass the first floor?" Someone in the crowd finally spoke, a little surprised.
Generally speaking, all foundation-building monks can pass through the first floor. In the past hundred years, there has never been a guest in Tangjiabao who couldn't pass through the first floor.
"Could it be that he has a false foundation? Do you want to come to Tangjiabao to show off your skills?" Someone said, "Only in this way can we explain this."
"Indeed, this person should be a fake base. Although there are not many fake base monks, there are still quite a few. Everyone, please leave. I'll take my leave first." Someone spoke and was about to leave.
"Uncle Fu..." Tang Lan bit her red lips and looked at Tang Fu.
Tang Fu smiled and said nothing, just put his hands behind his back and looked at the tall tower quietly.
Fujitora chuckled and was about to leave with the other guests. Suddenly a burst of light burst out from the tower!
