A small casual cultivator!

Chapter 427 Daoxuan Sect

Then more than a hundred forces arrived one after another, all of them were large and small sects, aristocratic chambers of commerce, etc. Although the majority of them were human forces, there were also some other races mixed in.

However, due to venue limitations, it is naturally impossible to allow all participating alchemists to make pills together. Otherwise, if one furnace explodes, a large number of people around will be affected.

So everyone comes in batches, so that the people in front have enough time to rest and recover.

And as long as you meet the requirements, you can enter the next round of competition.

"Brother Lu, look, those are the senior alchemists in the city. I think they are the referees of this competition. We don't usually see them."

Xu Feng said to several old men beside the competition stage.

"A second-grade alchemist?"

Lu Luan looked at them carefully. These old men all had their hair tied up in a bun and wore long robes. They had a temperament that was completely different from that of ordinary people.

The universal grades of alchemists are first, second, and third grades upwards. In fact, the so-called high-level alchemists are second-grade alchemists, but the word second grade doesn't sound very powerful, and alchemists pride themselves on being noble, so there are different names for them. Lu Luan is not sure what the names are in other places, but he knows that in Bailuzhou, those who can refine inferior elixirs are called low-level alchemists, those who can refine first-grade elixirs are called intermediate, and those who can refine second-grade elixirs are called high-level, which sounds much more comfortable.

In fact, these miscellaneous titles are all relative. If in a place where alchemists are strong, a second-grade alchemist may be called a low-level alchemist. This is like a person in the foundation-building stage. In a small place where everyone is practicing Qi refining, he can call himself "this seat" or "this master" in a mysterious way. But once he arrives in a big place and faces powerful people, he has to call himself a junior.

"Judging from their attire, they should be high-level alchemists from the Cangyun Chamber of Commerce and the City Lord's Mansion. Even those at the Golden Core Realm wouldn't dare to offend them easily upon seeing them," said Xu Feng.

"Ah."

Lu Luan agreed. After all, in terms of worth alone, an alchemist who could refine top-grade second-class elixirs was worth several people at the peak of the Golden Core stage.

Then Xu Feng continued to introduce it to him.

A quarter of an hour later.

"Brother Lu, it's time to start."

Xu Feng said when he saw the spiritual patterns begin to shine on the three-hundred-foot-wide competition stage.

Sure enough, after a while, an old man in a gray robe appeared on the stage. Although he was thin, one could feel that under the thin robe, he had extremely strong bones.

"Golden Core Realm."

Lu Luan showed a hint of shock.

At first glance, this old man looks like a piece of fine iron that has been tempered a thousand times.

When breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, the human body will be repeatedly tempered by the sharp power of the Cave Heaven, and the flesh and blood all over the body will be shattered, but this is like the wings of an eagle, which will become stronger each time it recovers, and it will be destroyed and reorganized, stimulating the potential of the Huangting, thus becoming a Golden Core in one step and being reborn.

In this process, the stronger the physical body, the easier it is to succeed. Many people who have reached the half-step golden elixir stage have died before they could unleash the power of the Huangting because their bodies were not strong enough.

But if successful, life will be sublimated. This is why the bodies of people in the Jindan realm can remain intact for hundreds of years even after death.

"It turned out to be Senior Ye Lingjun."

Xu Feng obviously knew this person, and there was admiration in his eyes.

Seeing Lu Luan looking at him in confusion, he explained: "Brother Lu, you don't know that Senior Ye Lingjun created a miracle."

"How to say?"

Lu Luan became curious.

"Senior Ye broke through to the Golden Core Realm when he was over 150 years old." Xu Feng was delighted.

For someone who has reached the half-step golden elixir stage, being over 150 years old is equivalent to being in his 60s or 70s for an ordinary person. The body has already begun to age. It is truly a miracle that he can still break through under such circumstances.

"It's indeed extraordinary." After hearing this, Lu Luan's eyes also showed surprise.

"I heard that Senior Ye had reached the peak of foundation building at the age of forty, and half a step to golden elixir at the age of sixty. However, when he was eighty years old and preparing to break through, he went to explore the secret realm and was seriously injured and almost died. When everyone thought that his cultivation would only stop there, he unexpectedly made another breakthrough after the age of one hundred and fifty, successfully squeezed into the golden elixir realm, and fought for more than three hundred years. Some people say that he has accumulated a lot of experience, while others think that he had some kind of fortuitous encounter."

Xu Feng continued to introduce.

It is no wonder that some people think so. For cultivators who have reached the half-step golden elixir stage, the golden period for breaking through the realm is generally before the age of one hundred. This is like weightlifting. If you do not make a breakthrough in this stage, you will have to pay a greater price in the future.

"What a fate!"

Lu Luan thought to himself, except for those who are born with talent, how many of the others who can reach the Golden Core Realm will have a smooth journey? Most of them are like him, having experienced many hardships and obstacles, and several life and death experiences.

This old man was obviously very famous. When he appeared on the stage, many people looked at him with admiration.

The old man smiled and looked around, then cleared his throat and said in a deep and heavy voice: "Dear Taoist friends, I am Ye Lingjun, the host of this alchemy competition. First of all, I would like to thank all Taoist friends for their kindness..."

What followed was some polite words.

After briefly explaining the rules, he introduced the competition to the elders on the stage: "This competition will be judged by Fellow Daoist Mo Wenhe from the City Lord's Mansion, Fellow Daoist Lin Yunzhi, Fellow Daoist Wang Jiadong from our Cangyun Chamber of Commerce... and Fellow Daoist Wu Guozhu from Tianhai Gate. They will judge the quality of the elixirs."

"However, unlike previous competitions, this competition is divided into five rounds. The top ten can directly become disciples of Daoxuan Sect's Danhuo Peak. The top three city lords will also reward each of them with a top-level intermediate spiritual tool, Dan Ding. In addition, if you are unable to enter the top ten due to your young age, but your performance is outstanding, you will also have the opportunity to go to Daoxuan Sect."

"Oh my god, this reward is too scary. The top ten can directly join Daoxuan Sect."

"Yes, it is one of the most important sects in the Wilderness."

"It's like a step to heaven. Daoxuan Sect is famous for its strictness in accepting disciples."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar. Hearing that they could join this immortal sect, the people watching around seemed even more excited than the contestants.

"There is such a benefit this time."

Xu Feng was also very surprised, but there was more envy in his eyes.

"Can this still happen?"

Lu Luan was still in shock for a moment. He hadn't expected that he didn't have to go to Daoxuanmen for fierce competition. He could just participate in a competition in Bailuzhou.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, do we outsiders have a chance?"

People from other races asked, their eyes burning.

"As long as you can make it into the top ten or perform well, you will have a chance," Ye Lingjun explained.

After answering a few more questions, he continued with a long speech.

Although he spoke with great excitement, the people who came to watch were very impatient and had no intention of listening to him. They just wanted the competition to start quickly so that they could catch a glimpse of the alchemist.

In fact, there are many people who can make alchemy among those sitting and watching around, but their skills are not very good. Their real purpose of coming to watch is to learn. The alchemy techniques trained by the major forces in Bailuzhou are the most authentic and very valuable for reference.

Finally, under everyone's expectant eyes, Ye Lingjun finished explaining everything and said:

"The Alchemy Competition begins."

"It's finally starting."

The spectators who were sitting around began to make a commotion, and the scene began to be noisy.

Quiet, quiet.

Ye Lingjun said loudly, and after the situation calmed down, he continued: "The first round is divided into seven games. The requirements are the same as in previous sessions. You must refine the rejuvenation pill within one hour. The top 150 people with the best quality will enter the next round."

Rejuvenation Pill is a common healing pill. It is simple to refine and is mainly used by people who practice Qi Refining. Refining the Rejuvenation Pill is something that almost everyone who practices alchemy must do. Those forces will use this pill to practice when they are training alchemists.

After he finished speaking, he looked towards the competition stage, and saw fifty stone platforms slowly rising from the competition stage, with dozens of spiritual herbs placed on each stone platform.

"Dear alchemists, please."

Ye Lingjun looked at the contestants from those forces.

Due to concerns about mutual interference, the first match of the first round was for fifty people, with each person separated by several dozen feet.

"I come."

"First game, get a good sign."

"It's just a small rejuvenation pill."

Soon, many figures flew up and sat on the stone platform.

This alchemy competition adopts a voluntary approach. All contestants have to go on stage anyway, it’s just a matter of order.

Soon, all fifty seats were occupied.

"There are still independent cultivators?"

Lu Luan also saw that among these fifty people, several flew up from the Huang and Xuan positions and did not belong to any camp.

Xu Feng replied: "This is normal. As long as I pay enough entry fees and have a strange fire, I can go up. There are also independent cultivators who can make pills, but there are few of them."

Maybe because he was also a casual cultivator, he asked, "Brother Xu, how good were the casual cultivators who participated in the competition before?"

"This..." Xu Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Compared with those powerful people, there is still some gap. After all, there are not so many spiritual medicines for them to squander."

Lu Luan stopped asking and looked ahead carefully.

He also knew in his heart that the talent of those alchemists in alchemy must be average. Otherwise, they would not be independent practitioners. The purpose of participating in the competition now was probably to target the spiritual herbs prepared by the Cang Yun Chamber of Commerce for the competition. After all, the entry fee was less than half of the value of these spiritual herbs. Even if they did not enter the next round, they still got a chance to practice.

On the competition stage, the contestants were ready, and as a bell rang, they took out their alchemy furnaces.

Then a flame appeared in each of their hands. These were Dan fires, most of which were refined from various strange fires between heaven and earth, such as demon fire, Yin fire, earth fire, etc. The rarer ones were derived from powerful exercises. Only those who possessed Dan fire were qualified to become alchemists.