Xuan Ling Sect's' Xuan Ling Great Reward 'was held at the beginning of every sixty-year cycle. The original intention was for everyone in Xuan Ling Sect to pray for a smooth and prosperous life for the next sixty-year cycle. This kind of ceremony had been going on for seven to eight hundred years. As long as one was below the Jin Dan stage, one had to participate, except for those who were in closed door cultivation.
Usually, the person in charge of the 'Xuan Ling Great Reward' was the sect master of Xuan Ling Sect. Furthermore, after the ceremony, Xuan Ling Sect would open the sect's Profound Yang Secret Cave and allow a group of disciples to enter to search for opportunities.
It was said that as long as one could pass through a few grand formations in the cave, one would be able to find the Profound Yang Fruit Tree in the deepest part of the cave. The Profound Yang Fruit on the tree could be used to refine Profound Spirit Clear Liquid. Xuan Ling Sect's original intention was to test the disciples' cultivation, and plucking the Profound Yang Fruit could also be considered as a reward.
However, in the past two hundred years, the success rate of the disciples who entered the secret cave had become increasingly low. The secret cave's grand formation was extremely effective against Foundation Establishment cultivators and above. Even Xuan Ling Sect's Sect Master, Nangong Aotian, was unable to pass the first trial.
Seeing that the number of Profound Yang Fruits he brought out was decreasing, and the consumption of Profound Spirit Clear Liquid skyrocketed, Nangong Aotian had no choice but to negotiate with the two sects. As long as a disciple from the two sects passed the aptitude test, every Profound Yang Fruit obtained from the cave could be exchanged for three bottles of Profound Spirit Clear Liquid.
At the same time, Xuan Ling Sect's subordinate cultivator clans also had the opportunity to participate, as long as they obtained an entrance ticket. However, the Profound Yang Fruit obtained would be directly returned to the sect, and the clans could send two more disciples into the outer sect. Once the news spread, Xuan Ling Sect's subordinate cultivator clans acted as if they were injected with chicken blood. Each and every one of them came to the Xuan Ling Great Reward to fight for the future of their clan's descendants.
However, the entrance ticket was not so easy to obtain. Apart from the disciples who used the sect's special passage, everyone else had to at least try to ring the Profound Spirit Bell once. Although Xuan Ling Sect did not restrict the cultivation of cultivators, most of the people who came were in the middle or late stage of Foundation Establishment. There were a few early stage Foundation Establishment cultivators who came just for show.
Xuan Ling Sect also stipulated that no one was allowed to kill each other in the cave. If they were seen by others, even if they managed to find the Profound Yang Fruit, they would still be punished by the sect. But even so, among the disciples who entered each time, there were many who triggered the restrictions of the grand array or failed to walk out of the trial.
Nangong Aotian even looked for a formation master to understand the formation, but the result was that the formation could not be broken. Even if a formation master walked in himself, he would have to follow the prescribed order and follow the fixed path.
This time, Chiyang School had different opinions regarding this matter. When Vice Headmaster Li Yanzi came out of seclusion, he stood his ground and said, "Chiyang School cannot give up such a good opportunity. We must participate in the Mysterious Spirit Grand Banquet. Each hall will give a quota to these disciples so that they can have some hope. "
Headmaster Yang Yanzi could not dissuade his junior brother. Moreover, all of his junior brothers were looking forward to it, so he could only agree. "Then we will have to trouble Junior Brother to lead the disciples to participate. As long as we take out a Profound Yang Fruit to exchange for three bottles of Profound Spirit Clear Liquid, our Chiyang School's pill refining and tool refining will definitely rise to the next level."
For a time, the year-end competition in the Tool Hall and Pill Hall was filled with the smell of gunpowder. Even Ning Yuxuan, who had just come out of seclusion, participated in the competition. However, his main opponent was actually Pei Ming.
The task of presiding over the Tool Hall's evaluation fell directly on Qi Hao-si. In order to not be ridiculed, Qi Hao-si also used a blind evaluation method. He had two people enter the tool refining room to refine defensive spirit armors. He did not indicate who the items they took out belonged to. He directly had the Foundation Establishment disciples write down their evaluation results on paper and then counted the votes. In the end, Ning Yuxuan's work actually had two more votes than Pei Ming's work.
Next, in order to be fair, Qi Hao-si also let the disciples directly test it on the spot. The result was that Ning Yuxuan's skill was indeed better. This made Pei Ming so angry that he announced on the spot that he would go into seclusion to cultivate. This time, the Tool Hall became Qi Hao-si's one-man hall. Everyone had a tacit understanding.
When the results were reported to Yi Tian, it was already three days later. Yi Tian just smiled. Ning Yuxuan was his great benefactor. This time, the materials he used were personally processed by Yi Tian. When Ning Yuxuan entered the warehouse to choose materials, he was also informed by Huang Ziang early in the morning. He only needed to choose the materials that Yi Tian prepared for him.
After more than a year in the cave, Yi Tian also calculated the time. There was about half a month before the first selection of the Profound Spirit Great Reward. This time, the four people from Chiyang School had already been confirmed. They were Ning Yuxuan, Lu Qihao, and Gao Shou. What Yi Tian didn't expect the most was that although Qu Yifeng had cultivated to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, he was still in seclusion. The Discipline Hall didn't want to waste this opportunity and directly nominated Gao Shou, who was in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, to give face to the Gao Clan. The four people all received the participation jade token and prepared to go to Xuan Ling School with Vice Sect Master Lie Yanzi half a month later.
Sitting on the stone bed in the cave, Yi Tian looked at the jade token that Nangong Qianyun gave him and bitterly smiled. When the time came, what identity should he use to participate? If Yi Tian wore the Chiyang School's disciple uniform and went in, it would definitely make Vice Sect Master Lie Yanzi's face ugly.
In order to avoid trouble, he finally decided to go with the identity of an aristocratic family's rogue cultivator. Since Nangong Qianyun gave him the entrance ticket, he didn't want to waste it. After taking out the Profound Yang Fruit, he believed that someone wouldn't treat him badly.
Yi Tian went to the Artifact Hall and casually received a mission. Then, he sneaked out of the sect in the middle of the night. After flying for about three to four hundred li, he immediately found a place to change into the clothes of an aristocratic family loose cultivator. He put away his signature flywheel, put on a human-skinned mask, and set up a spirit sword before rushing back to Xuan Ling Sect.
Yi Tian also knew where there would be patrols in Chiyang School's territory. Thus, he decided on a route early in the morning. If he could avoid them, he would do so. If he couldn't, he would fly at a low altitude and take advantage of the gaps between patrols to sneak past. When he arrived at Xuan Ling School's territory, Yi Tian completely let loose. Along the way, he encountered many Xuan Ling School disciples who stopped him and asked him questions. Fortunately, he gave himself a pseudonym, Yi Tian. He was a participant from Xuan Ling School's affiliated cultivation family, the Yi Clan. He had Pill Master Nangong Qianyun's invitation jade token and came to participate in the competition.
When the disciples checked the jade token, they revealed a respectful expression and directly let him pass. Yi Tian originally didn't know, but after asking, the patrolling disciples told him that Nangong Qianyun was the Sect Master's favorite granddaughter. The people she introduced all had some weight, so everyone gave her face and didn't want to offend her.
When Yi Tian obtained the Xuan Yang True Fire secret manual, he already had doubts in his heart. Back then, when Xuan Yang was divided into three parts, why did the Scarlet Yang Branch's people move out of the Xuan Yang Main Hall? Why did the Xuan Ling Branch's branch occupy the best place? It was like a large family in the mortal world. After the old father died, the ancestral home was passed down to the younger son, while the older brothers moved out to live in straw huts. It didn't feel right at all.
Roughly ten days later, Yi Tian arrived at the foot of Xuan Ling Mountain at a leisurely pace. Like before, he took out his jade token and showed it to the Xuan Ling School's disciple. After a round of questioning, he wasn't put in a difficult position and smoothly entered Xuan Ling School's outer sect encampment.
The disciple guarding the entrance warned Yi Tian, "Aristocratic family disciples are only allowed to move about in Xuan Ling School's outer sect market. You are not allowed to trespass into the inner sect's important areas and are not allowed to disturb the outer sect disciples' cultivation. If you have any intention to sell anything in the market, you are to register it directly. If there is a dispute, you are to clarify it truthfully. You are not allowed to bully others and force them to sell."
Yi Tian was well aware of these matters. Xuan Ling School was still under the banner of protecting the sect's disciples. He was a powerful dragon, but he couldn't suppress a local snake. Here, he couldn't do anything overboard.
When he entered the market, he saw that it was more than twice the size of the Scarlet Yang Square. It was almost the size of Fanxing City. The outer sect's territory was also several times larger than Chiyang School's. Yi Tian grumbled in his heart. It seems that the ancestral property of this' younger son 'is really awesome. Compared to this place, the Scarlet Flame Hill is really a straw hut. If the outer sect is already like this, there's no need to talk about the inner sect. There must be even better blessed lands. Yi Tian was still thinking about how the cave abode of the Xuan Yang Sect's ancestor, Yun Zhongzheng, was like. It should be much better than Chiyang School's Lava Cave.
There were also many shops on the street. When Yi Tian went in to check the products, he found that they were all very ordinary. Even the goods used by Foundation Establishment cultivators were mostly the same. There was nothing special about them. After asking around, he found out that the best goods in Xuan Ling School Market were all gathered in the Hall of Heroes. Sect's true disciples often went in and out of that place. Some aristocratic families and itinerant cultivators would also go there to trade.
If one wanted to pick up some scraps, they would have to go to the street stalls in the north of the market. Sometimes, Foundation Establishment cultivators could also find some good stuff there. Yi Tian really didn't believe it. He specially went to the street stalls in North City to take a look. Most of the things on sale were useless. He used more than two hours to sweep through the entire street. Finally, he stopped in front of a Qi Refining cultivator's stall that looked like an outer sect disciple.
There was a red and white needle on the stall that caught Yi Tian's attention. It was supposed to be a whole needle, but for some reason, it was broken in half. Yi Tian touched it with his hand and found that the material was a little special. It looked like it was made of Star Iron. But after touching it, it felt cold. It should be a needle. It probably fell from a Luo Geng.
The cultivator at the stall saw that Yi Tian was an itinerant Foundation Establishment cultivator and was not afraid. He only urged, "This thing is worth five hundred spirit stones or forty sect contribution points." After saying that, he waited for Yi Tian's reply.
After thinking for a while, Yi Tian directly said, "Four hundred spirit stones, no bargaining. I just want this material. I'll take it back and refine it. If it's okay, then nod."
Unexpectedly, the stall owner immediately nodded without thinking. This time, it was Yi Tian's turn. The other person was just guessing, and he took it seriously. But what was said couldn't be taken back. There was no way to deny it, not to mention that this was the other person's territory. He took out a storage bag from his waist and took out four hundred spirit stones from it. After the money and goods were settled, Yi Tian hurriedly left the stall.
Before he walked far, he saw a familiar person walking toward him. After taking a closer look, it was Xiao Linhang, whom he saw in Purgatory Valley. There was an eight trigram in his left hand. He was divining as he walked, as if he was looking for something. Yi Tian met him, but he didn't greet him. After passing by, he directly dodged to the side and stared back at him.
This Zhongzhou Tianyun Sect was too mysterious. Since a person like him came here, there must be a reason. Yi Tian saw him stop after a few steps. His hand seemed to be divining. After three breaths, he walked toward the stall where Yi Tian had just shopped. In the distance, Yi Tian only saw Xiao Linhang looking at the stall for a long time without doing anything. Then, he started chatting with the stall owner. Then, he saw Xiao Linhang take out a few spirit stones. After the stall owner put them away, he pointed in the direction he just left and even gestured with his hand.
At this point, Yi Tian still didn't understand that he had intercepted Xiao Linhang this time. The needle he just bought must be the one he was looking for. Something that could catch his eye couldn't be ordinary. Thinking of this, Yi Tian also left first. He also directly put the two broken needles into the Inscription of Flame Ring.
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