This blood magic is a kind of consumption of life energy in exchange for a short-term breakthrough in cultivation. However, the blood magic in the hands of these two people is not complete. They can only practice it to the foundation building stage, and the limit is to consume two hundred years of life.

Theoretically speaking, as long as Zhou Tong is willing, he can use this secret technique to improve his cultivation to a great level in a short period of time.

For the vast majority of monks, using this secret technique will lead to death. No one dares to joke about their longevity unless they have to.

Even Zhou Tong is very cautious about practicing this kind of technique.

Theoretically, the longer he lives, the longer his lifespan will be, but it is not unlimited. He cannot bear the cost of using this secret technique.

But to reach a greater realm, this alluring ability really made him feel itchy.

I looked at my life span of nearly a thousand years, and weighed it in my mind. I must practice this thing, but not now.

Moreover, who knows if this kind of magic technique will have any sequelae after practicing it? With his current vision, he can't see it at all.

I can only store it carefully for the time being. If it is discovered by others, I am afraid I will have to pack up and run away.

After reaping a windfall, Zhou Tong was in a good mood, humming a tune and sowing the elixir seeds he bought from the market in the secret hole he dug.

Use the Cloud and Rain Art to water it once, then ignore it. Next, you only need to come and take care of it every day, and it won't take long before you can harvest another batch of thousand-year-old elixir.

Why is it a thousand-year elixir instead of continuing to cultivate it into a ten-thousand-year elixir? Because of the characteristics of elixirs suitable for consumption during the Qi refining period, the elixir can last for about a thousand years at most. Although the elixir can survive beyond this, the medicinal properties cannot continue to increase. Continue

Continuing to cultivate it will only be a waste of time.

This is a reliable conclusion that Zhou Tong has reached through practice for a long time.

Cultivation has no time, time is rushing, another year is coming.

Zhou Tong's cultivation is still at the sixth level of Qi Refining. This year, he exchanged all his sect's contributions for some small spells.

And he never tired of it and sealed every small spell that was successfully practiced in the talisman. Over time, the number of talismans in the storage bag reached thousands.

It's just that his talent in the formation method is really lacking. After reading the preliminary explanation of the formation method he bought from Chen Changsheng for a year, he still can't even arrange a small formation.

This dampened his enthusiasm to a certain extent, but Zhou Tong didn't care much about it.

So what if your understanding of the formation is poor? If it doesn't work in one year, then ten years. If it doesn't work in ten years, then one hundred years. One day you will be able to get a first glimpse of the formation path?

This year, he added longevity points to three attributes, bringing them to 130 points. He still kept the remaining longevity points for emergencies.

During this period, Yang Mancang also came here several times. Part of the time he and Zhou Tong exchanged their cultivation experiences. Most of the time, the two of them were very drunk.

But as the sect competition approaches, Yang Mancang looks a little worried.

Zhou Tong didn't know how to persuade him. As a friend, he could only hope that he could get a good ranking in the sect competition.

Moreover, this sect competition can not only allow the sect’s senior leaders to understand the strength of low-level disciples and rationally allocate resources.

A more important reason is to select the disciples from the outer disciples who have strong fighting skills but have a slim chance of foundation building through competitions held every five years.

As a second-rate sect, Xuanling Sect only has fifty people allowed to enter the Luoyun Valley Secret Realm.

After entering, how much you can harvest depends on each person's ability. Foundation Establishment Pill is a strategic resource for all sects.

In that secret realm, even if you are a peerless genius, surrounded by a bunch of monks of the same level, you will still be at risk of falling. After the initial chaos, all the sects have reached a tacit understanding and only send these outsiders.

If the best among the disciples enters it, even if they suffer losses, they will still be within the tolerable range.

Is it dark? Zhou Tong doesn’t think so. Although there are many dangers inside, it still gives the disciples with low qualifications a glimmer of hope to build a foundation.

If they don't risk their lives, these people may not have the opportunity to build a foundation in this life, and they will watch others dancing on the grave a hundred years later.

There are still more than twenty years before the next secret realm of Luoyun Valley will be opened. If I cannot obtain the elixir for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill from other channels within this period of time, I may have to risk entering it.
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Without being able to build a foundation, he will embark on a wandering life again. In the past few years in Xuanling Sect, he is very satisfied here. Everyone here is a talented person and speaks well.

And you can learn a lot here. From this point of view, Xuanling Sect treats its disciples quite well, and there are no so-called inner disciples who have their nostrils turned to the sky, acting like they are the boss and I are the second child, causing trouble everywhere.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Three long bells rang, and Zhou Tong walked with his sword, flying towards the location of the sect competition.

During this period, most of the disciples who went out to practice will return to the sect, which is a grand event that happens once every few years.

When Zhou Tong waited for the location of the competition, thousands of disciples had already gathered here.

In addition to the martial arts competition, the sect competition also includes alchemy and weapon refining, but these two are really not interesting to watch, so the competition venue there seems a lot deserted.

Such highly professional skills are often cultivated in this area by the disciples of the cultivating family or the descendants of the sect elders, who are talented but not good at fighting.

If you want to achieve something on this path, the resources consumed will directly exclude most people.

Zhou Tong's current level of alchemy can be regarded as moderately successful. If he goes to compete, he can probably get a good ranking.

But if this happens, troubles will ensue. How can an outer disciple with no connections and no resources improve his alchemy skills to such a level? If he is caught and interrogated, wouldn’t he just give it to himself?

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After much deliberation, it's easy to fight. As long as you get into the top 300 and collect a lot of contribution points, it won't attract attention and you can get benefits. Wouldn't it be nice?

As long as you gradually improve your ranking in the remaining few competitions as your cultivation improves, it won't seem so abrupt.

If by then I find the elixir needed for the Foundation Establishment Pill, I won’t have to fight for the fifty spots.

As more and more disciples arrived, several Xuanling Sect Jindan monks came out of the air, filling up their positions. Amidst the respectful greetings of thousands of disciples, it was announced that the sect competition had officially begun.
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There is nothing to say about the alchemy and weapon refining. For those who don’t know how to do it, it will make them sleepy.

At the fighting venue, disciples who are confident in their own strength can step onto the ring.

As long as you defeat five people, you can stand out. At this stage, everyone has three chances. No matter which time you meet this condition, you can enter the more brutal knockout round.
Chapter completed!