Zhang Yan had heard from Zhou Chongju that the Transforming Core stage was extremely difficult to cross. If the opening of the meridians was the foundation of the Dao, then the Jindan was the ladder to immortality. Therefore, the Jindan was also known as the "Heaven Ladder".
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Ning Chongxuan had been cultivating for less than fifty years and was already a Transforming Core cultivator. Moreover, his Jindan was of the second grade, one in a million. He was indeed worthy of being Sun Zhenren's most valued disciple.
At this moment, everyone present faintly felt that perhaps the ranking and ranking of the top ten disciples would change in the Back Door Competition in two years.
Fan Changqing happily put down the letter and looked at Zhang Yan. He slapped his forehead and said, "I almost forgot, Junior Martial Brother Zhang has not obtained the Jade Tablet yet. However, since you have killed the Demon General, I will record this merit for you!"
Finished speaking, he flicked his sleeve and a white jade flew towards Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan raised his hand and caught the white jade. He felt a chill in his palm, as if he was holding a piece of ice. With a shake of his wrist, he threw the jade into his sleeve.
When the Jade Talisman returned, he only needed to use his own blood to refine it. Like a magic weapon, he could use it as he wished. However, if the blood was forcibly removed by others, it would become completely useless. There was no need to worry about others taking credit for it.
Although he did not have this jade talisman and was unable to obtain the demon general's blood essence, he was able to kill the demon general in front of everyone's eyes. With the head as a witness, he was able to record a stroke in the merit book. The Achievement and Virtue Courtyard also recognized this.
Today, in the Conquest of San Bo, the disciples were courageously advancing because the Qincang School only accepted disciples. Apart from the direct disciples, the rest of the disciples would only be taught the ordinary methods of cultivating Qi. Only when one had made a contribution to the school, or was valued by a teacher, could one learn the Xuan Gong.
Therefore, there were usually hundreds of disciples under a cultivator, but only a few would be able to learn the Xuan Gong.
Even if it was the Celestial Sect of Wonders, the exchange of clansmen and disciples was only to maintain the relationship between each other. The techniques passed down from generation to generation would not be easily spread out.
Just like Wang Pan on the Scarlet Haze Island, Du De took him in as a disciple only for the sake of the family's interests. He didn't really teach Wang Pan the Great Dao, so even after he died, Du De still treated him indifferently.
As for the famous Three Skills and Five Scriptures and Twelve Supernatural Powers of the sect, there were rules in the sect. Apart from the sect leader, no one was allowed to teach them. Even if one had accumulated enough merit, they still needed the approval of a group of Zhenren and Elders before they could be taught.
Fan Chang stood in the main hall and said, "It is already late today. My fellow apprentices, please disperse. Even if you are going to attack San Bo, you must not neglect your cultivation."
Seeing that everything was fine, everyone dispersed.
Ren Mingyao was the last to walk out of the main hall. He looked at the red sunset on the horizon, and suddenly, he laughed out loud. If there was someone else here, they would definitely find it strange.
"Zhang Yan, oh Zhang Yan, I was almost fooled by you. The so-called 'Sword Talisman' is a combination of the five essences of the Essence of the Five Elements. It is very expensive and can only be used once. Even if you still have Sword Talismans on you, you won't have many. Hmph! It's just a bluff. Let's see how many times you can be so arrogant! "
He laughed coldly at the same place a few more times before he walked away.
After Zhang Yan returned to his courtyard, he first cultivated the Jade Talisman. Then, he calmed his mind and meditated.
When he was in meditation, he suddenly heard a soft sound of a silver bell. He slowly opened his eyes.
He could tell that the sound was summoning everyone to the main hall. After thinking for a while, he got up and walked out of the door. He leaped and turned into a ray of light and flew towards the main hall.
At this time, all the disciples also heard the summons and rushed over. Before long, they were all in the main hall.
After Zhang Yan entered the main hall, he looked up and saw that Fan Changqing was sitting on his right hand side. His original position was occupied by a handsome cultivator in a white robe with eyebrows that reached his temples.
"Senior Martial Brother Ning?"
Zhang Yan was startled. Didn't Ning Chongxuan say that he would only arrive tomorrow? How come he had already come tonight? But when he came in, he didn't see the Spiritual Pivot Flying Palace. Was there some mystery behind this?
He calmly went to his seat and sat down, carefully sizing up the other party.
After the elixir was dissolved, Ning Chongxuan was slightly different from before. Sitting there, the original swift and fierce Qi seemed to have been restrained, but in fact, it was like a hidden sword tip, ready to be released at any time.
When everyone had arrived, Ning Chongxuan's gaze swept down without stopping. When it passed by Zhang Yan's face, it paused slightly and then nodded slightly.
Then he turned to Fan Changqing and said, "I heard that Senior Martial Brother Fan has a map of the Jade Blood Pool here?"
Fan Changqing waved his hand and said, "Junior Martial Brother Qin, give me the map."
Junior Martial Brother Qin hurriedly got up and walked a few steps forward, unfolding the map in front of the two.
Ning Chongxuan glanced at it and memorized all the landforms. He asked, "How many places did Senior Martial Brother Fan take yesterday?"
Fan Changqing reached out and pointed a few points on the map. He said, "These six places were taken during the day."
Ning Chongxuan frowned. "Senior Martial Brother is too conservative."
Without waiting for Fan Changqing to speak, he reached out and pointed at the northernmost island in the Southern Dang Lake. He said, "This is Bamboo Island. We will take it tonight."
Fan Changqing was stunned and hesitated. He said, "Bamboo Island is in the Southern Dang Lake, backed by Perching Eagle Land Island. There are many big demons there. If we go deeper, we will reach the inner lake of the Jade Blood Pool. If we take it early, we may not be able to defend it. Why don't we take the entire Southern Dang Lake and then slowly plan …"
Ning Chongxuan interrupted him. "It's okay. This time I brought the Jing Luo Formation Flag. It's enough to defend. Besides, I can handle the demons on Bamboo Island myself. It won't make things difficult for Senior Martial Brother."
Fan Changqing nodded slowly. He said, "How can I cooperate?"
Ning Chongxuan stood up and smiled faintly. He said, "I alone am enough. Senior Martial Brother, please wait for a moment."
When he finished, everyone only saw a flash of light in front of them and then he was gone.
Fan Changqing sat in the hall and smiled bitterly. Ning Chongxuan was very strong and had Qi Yuntian's secret order. He didn't dare to disobey. He couldn't help but sigh secretly. He said, "Second Grade Dan. I'm afraid Junior Martial Brother Ning will surpass me."
After sitting in silence for about an hour, a beam of green light flew into the hall. Ning Chongxuan appeared on the main seat and said, "Fan Shixiong, I have killed all the evildoers on Bamboo Festival Island. We can move to this island now."
Fan Changqing nodded. "It's all up to you."
He took out the talisman and activated it. The Flying Palace of the Spiritual Pivot flew straight to the north. In less than a moment, it was above Bamboo Island.
There were two gateway-like horizontal peaks on the island, which seemed to divide the island into three sections. Looking down from above, it looked like a section of bamboo.
Ning Chongxuan waved his sleeve and opened the restriction he set up earlier. The Flying Palace landed on one of the horizontal peaks.
As soon as they arrived, everyone suddenly felt that the original fuzzy situation had changed. With two Core Transformation cultivators guarding this place, it was as if a sharp pillar was wedged in front of the Jade Blood Pool, firmly nailing it here. In an instant, it separated the remaining twelve islands in the South Dang Pond from the demon horde in front of them.
If the demon cultivators with Yuanying cultivation didn't come, the demons on the islands behind them would be at their mercy. The demon cultivators on the Perching Eagle Island in front of them were forced by Ning Chongxuan and Fan Changqing, so they didn't dare to move easily.
Previously, Fan Changqing's behavior was steady, but it lacked a sharp and aggressive intention. But now, as soon as Ning Chongxuan arrived, he directly pushed all the disciples to the front to face the many great demons. Everyone felt as if they were standing on a reef in the middle of a river, about to face the turbulent torrent. A string in their heart could not help but suddenly tighten. Suddenly, a kind of momentum of a life and death struggle was born.
This was the grasp of momentum and the understanding of Dao. It was not that Fan Changqing was not as good as Ning Chongxuan, but the two's Dao was different, so their actions were poles apart and had a different impact on everyone's state of mind.
A cultivator sitting next to Ren Mingyao whispered, "Senior Martial Brother Ren, Senior Martial Brother Ning's action is like pushing himself to the throat of the Jade Blood Pool. Can the old demon bear it?"
Ren Mingyao sneered. "Even if he can't bear it, he has to bear it."
"Why?"
Ren Mingyao said indifferently, "Reverend Zhu and Reverend Yan have been sitting on the Star Searching Platform day in and day out to sense the Qi activity. If I were to leave the Immortal's Cave, I would definitely be detected by the two Reverends. How could I dare to take such a risk? Besides, if he dies, we don't have to do anything. His thousands of years of foundation will be immediately divided by his subordinates. Hiding in the cave's restriction, he can still struggle at death's door for a few days. "
The cultivator couldn't help but nod.
In fact, even without the faint deterrence of Zhenren Zhu and Zhenren Yan, as the Demon Lord, Luo Mengze wouldn't easily appear until the last moment. This was like the head of Qincang School. If he appeared to fight the enemy, it would give the outside world the impression that Qincang School was in a life-and-death situation. Perhaps the entire Donghua Continent would be shaken because of this.
In the main hall, Ning Chongxuan glanced down and said, "Yesterday, Senior Apprentice-Brother Fan led the other Junior Apprentice-Brothers to sweep the six islands, but there are still twelve islands in the South Dang Swamp that haven't been cleared. Now that we have occupied Bamboo Island, it's time to turn around and sweep away the demon aura. Before dawn, we must take the entire South Dang Swamp!"
Fan Changqing frowned and said, "Junior Apprentice-Brother Ning, I'm afraid we don't have enough people right now."
Originally, he had brought ten Mystic Light Stage cultivators. Including Zhang Yan, there were only eleven people. Now that two people had died in battle, there were only nine people left.
Ning Chongxuan smiled faintly and said, "What's so difficult about this? Where is Ren Mingyao? "
Ren Mingyao quickly stood up and said, "I'm here. What orders do you have for me, Senior Apprentice-Brother?"
Ning Chongxuan's eyes shone with a sharp light as he said in a low voice, "I'll give you four hours to sweep the two islands in the southwest corner. Do you have any difficulties?"
Ren Mingyao cupped his hands and said, "Since Senior Apprentice-Brother is giving me merits, I will gladly accept them."
Ning Chongxuan turned to look at Zhang Yan and said unquestionably, "Zhang Yan, Junior Apprentice-Brother Zhang. You go and eliminate the two islands in the southeast corner. "
Zhang Yan smiled faintly and stood up, saying, "I'll follow Senior Apprentice-Brother's orders."
Ren Mingyao's eyes couldn't help but twitch slightly.
Everyone's expression was also a little strange. Although Zhang Yan had killed that Daemon General during the day, in everyone's hearts, they still felt that he was not as good as Ren Mingyao. This kind of impression could not be changed in a short time. However, Ning Chongxuan's action clearly placed the two's strength on the same level.
Ning Chongxuan nodded slightly and said coldly, "The remaining eight islands will be handed over to the remaining Junior Apprentice-Brothers. If anyone slacks off and does not advance, don't blame me for diminishing his previous merits."
When these words came out, everyone's heart trembled.
Ning Chongxuan flicked his sleeve and a total of nine lights flew to everyone. "These are the sleeve bags bestowed by the sect. There are three sets of array flags in each bag. After you destroy the islands, you will arrange them yourselves to prevent them from being taken over by demons again. Do you understand?"
Everyone hurriedly said yes.
Ning Chongxuan said no more and flicked his sleeve again. No one dared to hesitate. Streaks of flowing light flashed out of the hall and flew toward the various demon islands in the southern Dang Swamp.
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