After the third bell chime sounded, incense was burned and prayers were offered to the ancestors. A Daoist dressed in Daoist robes, wearing a lotus crown, and holding a jade tablet came out after a bath of incense. He gave a speech and read aloud. Then the zither and flute played in unison, sprinkling colorful petals and clean water. The Pill Grading Conference was about to begin.
The leader of the Zheng clan, Zheng Hongtu, stood up slowly and said, "The preparations were made in a hurry. The ceremony is simple and crude. I hope everyone does not mind."
All the Enlightened Masters stood up and returned the greeting. They said it was fine.
After a few more polite words, they sat down Just Now.
Zheng Hongtu had a smile on his face. He took out a white jade scroll from his sleeve, held it up in his hand, and said loudly, "This item is a bushel of 'Origin Leaving Essence Jade'. It took my Zheng Clan several hundred years of hard work to gather it. Today, if any disciple surpasses his peers and comes out on top, he can take this item away."
As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused an uproar. The people below were buzzing, and the leisurely Core Transformation Stage disciples on the flying tower were all dumbstruck. Some of the cultivators who had long since reached the second stage of the Core Formation Stage beat their chests and stamped their feet after a moment of shock, secretly blaming themselves for not having such a situation when they formed the Core Formation Stage.
After a cultivator formed their Core, they needed to gather the essence of the five elements and contain the evil energy of the earth to nourish the Golden Core.
Most cultivators needed to go through dozens or even hundreds of years of hard work until the Core could no longer be increased. Just Now, they began to try to step into the second realm.
The Origin Leaving Essence Jade was also known as a "great medicine". It was an extremely rare spiritual item in this world. It was one of the few medicines that could increase the Core's power.
When this item was born, it did not need to touch the sky, the earth, the rain, the dust, or the sound of it. It was best if it could not be seen. Zheng Hongtu said that he had collected this piece of Origin Leaving Essence Jade for hundreds of years. He was not lying at all.
The five Perfected Beings present were shocked. They did not expect Zheng Hongtu to be so generous. For the sake of this assembly, he had really put in a lot of effort. If it were not for the fact that they had reached the Nascent Soul Realm, they would have already reached the Nascent Soul realm. They would probably be envious.
Elder Gong muttered a few words. No one knew what he said.
Zhang Yan glanced at the dove a few times. He also understood the value of this item. His eyebrows raised slightly, but a faint smile floated from the corners of his mouth.
Zheng Hongtu smiled when he saw the crowd's excitement. With a wave of his hand, a Daoist wearing a tall hat and a cold expression stepped out of the smoke.
On the beach, there was a huge rock protruding from the ground. The Taoist stood on top of it and sang loudly, "Today is the Dark Azure Sect's Pill Grading Assembly. Among the true disciples of the sect, anyone who succeeds in forming a pill within ten years, You can all come and weigh yourselves! "
As soon as he finished speaking, a disciple dressed in a red robe with his hair tied up in a bun responded and shouted, "I'll give it a try!"
This person waved his sleeves and leaped out from the flying building. In a flash, he arrived at the bottom of the cliff of the Furious Waves Cliff and stood still on the beach. He first bowed to the Spiritual Masters before turning around. He looked to the side.
On the wet beach in front of him, there were a total of eighty-one copper balls. All of them were pressed into the sand. Looking closely, one could see that they were formed by two Yin and Yang copper fish hugging together. They were like one ball.
Each of these items weighed three thousand catties. Copper was "gold", fish was "Dan". When the two were combined, it represented the "Golden Dan". The power of a Dan was measured by this item.
The red-robed disciple took two steps forward under the gaze of the crowd. His expression was a little nervous. After hesitating for a moment, he took a few steps back and went to the praying mat on the side to adjust his breathing.
After a few breaths, he stood up, clenched his fists, and shouted in a low voice. A wisp of smoke rose from the halos. After being controlled by his mind, it fell down and instantly covered one of the copper fish.
That wisp of smoke slowly moved on top of it. Suddenly, he let out a "hey" sound and lifted the smoke up, lifting it up and suspending it in the air.
That wisp of smoke relaxed and slowly spread outwards. As the wisp of white smoke passed by, the copper fish that were deep in the mud were lifted up one by one. This made the disciples who only cared about watching the show to cheer and shout.
When it came to ten copper fish, he was obviously struggling. After clenching his teeth and struggling for a while, he finally lifted another two copper fish. In total, there were twelve copper fish floating above his head.
Zhang Yan could see clearly from the air. Speaking of which, the weight of each drop of the Serene Yin Heavy Water in his energy sea exceeded that of the copper fish below.
However, this water was painstakingly refined and condensed. When it flew, it consumed vital energy and also needed a spell to control it. To put it bluntly, it was actually a Dao technique. As for the Yin and Yang copper balls, it was purely captured by the power of a Dan. If the power of a Dan evolved into a supernatural power, it would not be a problem to shatter these copper balls. Therefore, the two could not be compared.
Zheng Hongtu took a few glances at the cloud couch and asked, "Who is this?
Immediately, an attendant disciple came up and said, "This is Lin Yue from the Lin clan."
Zheng Hongtu nodded and said, "To be able to take twelve Yin and Yang copper fish out of thin air, it is considered a seventh-grade Dan."
For the three lower grades of Yin and Yang copper fish, the power of a Dan could at most increase by twelve, the three middle grades could increase by thirty-six, and the three upper grades could increase by more than a hundred and eight.
Lin Yue had taken twelve, which was his limit. He would never be able to surpass it in his lifetime.
Sitting on the seat to the left of Zheng Hongtu was the Du clan leader, Du Ruoyu. He sighed and said, "Although he is diligent, it is also a pity."
Those who achieved the three lower grades of Dan had no hope of reaching the Great Dao. For those who achieved the seventh-grade Dan, they could only cultivate Dan, refine magic tools, collect Evil Qi, boil the five essences, or watch over disciples and many other chores.
Zheng Hongtu took care of the attendant disciple and said, "Look at him, it is rare. Don't disappoint him. Go, give him a cup of True Sand."
This Lin Yue also knew that his Dan was not of a high grade and could not be shown in public. The reason why he came up first was because someone had taken care of him. It was just to pave the way for the disciples of the big clans who came later. Originally, he did not have any other thoughts and just wanted to deal with it and then leave. He did not expect to be given a cup of True Sand. He was overjoyed and repeatedly thanked him.
After he left under the envious gazes, the cold-faced Taoist who was standing on the protruding boulder shouted again, "Who else?"
At this moment, the expression of the black-faced Taoist sitting in a flying building changed. He thought that since he had achieved the sixth-grade Dan, it should be his turn. Thus, without hesitation, he jumped up and threw himself onto the cliff.
But at this moment. Another person also flew out. The two of them landed in front of the cliff at almost the same time. They looked at each other, not expecting the other to come at the same time.
The young cultivator had smooth eyebrows, bright eyes, and fair skin. He smiled and said, "Junior Brother Kou, why don't you let me try first?"
The black-faced Taoist sighed. "Senior Brother Xu's Dan power is better than mine. If you try first, how can I have the face to go up? Let me go first. "
Although Senior Brother Xu also coveted the Origin Essence Jade, he also knew that it was not his turn, so he could only fight for a good reputation in front of the other clans.
However, he heard that this Junior Brother Kou had been diligently cultivating these days and seemed to have made some progress in Dan power. He was also worried that if the other party beat him, he would not have the face to go up again. Thus, he was not willing to give in.
Sitting to the right of Zheng Hongtu was the Feng clan leader, Feng Haiqing. He had a goatee and a thin face. He had white hair and white eyebrows and looked like an old man in his seventies. Seeing that the two of them were not giving in, he asked with interest, "Who are these two people?"
One of the attendant disciples bowed slightly, pointed down and said, "Reporting to Master, the black-faced one is Kou clan disciple Kou Yangchen. And the white-faced one is Xu clan disciple Xu Zhongliu. "
Feng Haiqing chuckled. "Since we can't come to an agreement, let's go according to family name. The one with the lower ranking will go first. What do you think, Brother Zheng?"
Zheng Hongtu was fine with it and said, "Alright."
As soon as he said this, someone immediately passed on the message.
Normally speaking, the more powerful a clan was, the higher their ranking would be. However, the Kou clan and the Xu clan were ranked ninth and tenth respectively among the twelve major clans. There was only a slight difference between them, and their strength was almost the same.
But since the Xu clan was ranked above the Kou clan, they could only let the black-faced Taoist go first.
The black-faced Taoist cupped his hands and smiled. "I've taken advantage of Senior Brother Xu."
Xu Zhongliu shook his head helplessly and retreated.
Kou Yangchen first bowed towards the sky, then he lifted the hem of his robe and flew to the top of a reef. He looked at the huge shadows under the sea.
The surrounding disciples were instantly interested.
Du Ruoyu stroked his beard and smiled. "Oh, is he going to subdue the Dragon Whale?"
No matter how heavy the copper fish was, it was still an inanimate object. However, the Dragon Whale was a living creature, and its body was huge. It could even stir up huge waves in the water. The difference in difficulty between the two could be seen at a glance.
Most of the time, only cultivators who had refined their Core to the top three grades would weigh the power of their Core Just Now.
The black-faced Taoist faced the sea breeze and took a deep breath. He shouted at the strong men on the shore, "Release four!"
Xu Zhongliu, who was waiting at the side, was shocked when he heard this. He couldn't help but stare closely.
The strong men with bulging muscles and bare upper bodies didn't hesitate to push the capstan and release the Cloud Sun Golden Chains.
This was also a rare sight. More than ten thousand disciples stretched their necks and watched attentively.
As soon as the chains were released, the waves below started to surge. Seeing this, the black-faced Taoist didn't dare to delay. He roared and released the Core Fiend Qi.
However, this time, he didn't subdue the Dragon Whales one by one like before. Instead, four pillars of smoke came down in one breath and pressed down on the four Dragon Whales.
Several dark shadows appeared under the waves and were hit by the smoke. After a few muffled sounds, they were firmly pressed to the seabed. They couldn't move for a while. Immediately, someone cheered.
After the black-faced Taoist endured for a while, his face was already red. His hands and feet were also trembling slightly. The Taoist who evaluated the Taoist jumped over to take a few glances and then nodded at him.
The black-faced Taoist relaxed and retreated a few steps. His legs went soft and he almost fell to the ground. He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He let out a long sigh and secretly thanked his lucky stars.
Although he subdued four Dragon Whales in one breath and looked much stronger than before, in reality, he had a slight advantage.
He didn't wait for the Dragon Whales to activate their blood vessels and recover their strength. Just Now, he made his move. Strictly speaking, his Core Qi wasn't enough to subdue these four Dragon Whales. However, his Core Qi wasn't of a high grade, and no one intentionally pointed it out. The few Perfected Masters naturally wouldn't argue with him.
Du Ruoyu praised, "Good, good, a sixth-grade Core Qi can subdue four Dragon Whales. It's quite rare. It shows that he has been cultivating diligently. If he continues with this tenacity, he will achieve Dao one day."
He glanced at Zheng Hongtu and said with a smile, "Since Senior Brother has given me a gift, I can't be a descendant. Come, bring the magic sword I used before and give it to this person."
Immediately, a disciple answered and brought a magic sword with apricot yellow tassels down.
After the black-faced Taoist received the sword, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly bowed and thanked, "Thank you, Perfected Master Du, for the gift!"
After he came down, it was Xu Zhongliu's turn. The Dao Grade Daoist looked in his direction.
Xu Zhongliu came to the cliff and took a few glances. He pondered for a moment and finally shook his head. He said to the Dao Grade Daoist, "No matter how hard I try, I can't beat Junior Brother Kou. If I go up, I will only make people laugh. It's better not to try."
The black-faced Taoist was startled and said with an ashamed expression, "Senior Brother Xu, I …"
Xu Zhongliu smiled and patted him on the shoulder. Then, he floated away.
The Feng clan's Clan Leader, Feng Haiqing, saw this and nodded. "The disciples of my aristocratic families are indeed of noble character and know their own limits."
His voice wasn't loud, but when it reached Elder Gong's ears, the corner of his mouth twitched and he couldn't help but snort.
Feng Haiqing ignored him and turned to look at Zhang Yan. He suddenly said, "Zhang Yan, how many disciples of my aristocratic families have gone down? Why don't you go and measure the Core Qi too?"
After his voice came out, it rumbled loudly, causing everyone to involuntarily focus their attention on Zhang Yan again.
Zhang Yan smiled and cupped his hands. He replied in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, "Perfected Master Feng, I'm afraid it's not the time yet."
Feng Haiqing had heard from the Du and Zheng clansmen that Zhang Yan's Dan was at least of the sixth-grade or higher. Right now, his Dan was at least of the lower three grades. Perhaps he could still hold on, so he didn't press him any further. He chuckled and squinted his eyes, "Then this old man will wait here."
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… (To be continued …)
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