Chapter Fourteen: The General Election Shows a Variety of Life
After the discussion, Li Gandang still laughed, stood up and patted the dust on his butt.
Seeing a ball of light flying out of Li Gandang's jade talisman and landing in his own, Ye Qianming also stepped down from the stage and handed over to Li Gandang: "Qianming doesn't act according to common sense, please don't take offense to fellow Taoist Li."
Li Gandang waved his hand quickly: "My master said that there is no need to be polite when fighting with others. I didn't notice your intention, brother, because my skills are inferior to others!"
Seeing how simple and cheerful the other party was, Ye Qianming couldn't help but have a good impression of Li Gandang, and the two talked for a few more words before they left.
After the first round of competition was over, Ye Qianming and the Yu family brothers and sisters went to the house provided by the academy to rest temporarily and prepare for the two competitions in the afternoon.
Generally speaking, the sparring competition will not be arranged so intensively. After all, swords have no eyes. Once serious injuries are caused, the competition will be delayed, causing many monks who are injured in the full struggle to lose the opportunity to go further.
But at the moment, one is that Li Xuanye is personally in charge. Although the discussion will cause damage to both sides, it will not delay the important matter.
The second point is that the Spirit Release Pill that Ye Qianming entrusted Banyue Pavilion to sell has become a big seller among the monks. Those who can survive to this day are either the children of big families or casual cultivators with some means. These people either use family resources to spend a lot of money.
, either through life or death, with a lot of savings, and a lot of spiritual stones to spend.
In this regard, the pocket money of the Yu family brothers and sisters, who have always been diligent, thrifty and practical, is not even as much as what some casual cultivators can use.
However, Yujin Yuyao naturally has resources allocated by the family. For example, the Spiritual Release Pill they took out before was the share they received when they helped the family purchase goods.
So no matter which way, everyone present has some Spiritual Release Pills, either purchased individually, or together to buy a bottle and then distribute them in detail. It can be said that most of the first batch of Spiritual Release Pills in Banyue Pavilion are in the hands of these people who participated in the selection.
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In order to ensure sufficient spiritual power during the sparring session, of course they would not mind swallowing one now to keep their spiritual power intact, and these would become rewards for Ye Qianming and the spiritual world after the sparring session.
During his break, Ye Qianming was familiarizing himself with some of the places the academy was allowed to visit. When he walked to one of the few high-rise buildings in the academy, he saw a large silver-white pine in the distance surrounded by tall buildings and walls.
The pine tree towers into the clouds, with layers of silver pine needles stretching outward, hanging high in the sky like a cloud.
"That's Yinsong!" Ye Qianming was a little excited.
In the process of refining the cold stone sword into a mysterious weapon, silver pine ash is the most important material. Silver pine ash is used to give the cold stone sword the tough and pure characteristics. It not only strengthens the sword itself, but also removes the remaining residue left by the previous sword.
of impurities to lay a solid foundation for future advancement.
Ye Qianming joined Beixuan Academy. In addition to his entrusted tasks as a bodyguard, his main purpose was to find clues about Yin Songhui.
But when he was about to visit further, he was stopped by a pair of jade hands: "This fellow Taoist, only academy personnel can enter in front of you, please stop."
Ye Qianming took a look and saw that it was the female cultivator who had been teased by Liu Hui in front of the academy. At this time, the female cultivator looked calm, but her eyes were slightly red, and she had obviously cried.
Ye Qianming took action at that time, but he didn't even find the foundation-building monk behind Liu Feng. The female cultivator didn't even know that the man in front of her was the one who had just ended her life.
Ye Qianming did not want to take credit for this, but just saluted: "Junior brother was the one who was abrupt. Thank you, senior sister, for reminding me."
Hearing this, the female cultivator couldn't help but be a little surprised: "You haven't entered my academy yet, and you call me senior sister. Are you really so confident?"
Ye Qianming smiled calmly: "It depends on human effort, why not?"
After hearing this, the female cultivator's eyes darkened: "I was once as vigorous and wanton as you. I had no family resources and entered the academy as a casual cultivator at the fifth level of Qi refining. However, I was dismissed because I couldn't stand the behavior of those big families.
Due to man's calculations, his spiritual roots were damaged, his inner demons rose sharply, and he fell to the third level of Qi Refining from then on, unable to make any further progress."
"Fortunately, I was taken care of by Teacher Yelan and stayed in the academy, but now I can only do it as a handicap, and there is no hope of a path to immortality."
"That's when I realized that although the journey of cultivation involves changing one's destiny against the will of heaven, one must still have God's blessing before one can change one's destiny. Casual cultivators like me can only become a laughing stock in the eyes of those famous disciples."
"Since you are a participant in the selection, you should have seen me being humiliated by the young master of the Liu family just now in front of the academy gate."
"Even if my cultivation is weakened and I am only at the third level of Qi Refining, I can still correct and persuade the ordinary family members and casual cultivators who come to participate."
"But once you meet a disciple from such a big family, you will only be bullied."
After hearing this, Ye Qianming sighed in his heart and said, "Sister, please don't be so pessimistic. The days ahead are long, who can say for sure?"
"The days are long..." The female cultivator obviously didn't believe Ye Qianming's words and was already a little depressed.
Ye Qianming's heart moved and he said with a smile: "Since senior sister has arranged the selection, she should also know that I have a useless spiritual root and have no talent for cultivation. It will be difficult for me to make any progress in the future."
The female cultivator nodded: "My fellow Taoist has a weak spiritual foundation, but he can still cultivate to this point. He is much stronger than me."
Ye Qianming shook his head: "I am just seeking the truth wholeheartedly. Why don't I make a bet with my junior brother and senior sister? If I can enter the academy with the first merit, will it prove that we little people are better than those disciples from famous families?"
"If I can do it, I will ask senior sister to cheer up and find a way to embark on the path to immortality."
When the female cultivator heard this, she was still disappointed, but she still thought: "If this is really the case, then I will make a bet. Even if I am not destined to become an immortal, I can still stimulate this fellow Taoist's fighting spirit, and maybe I can help him.
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So she nodded: "Well, my name is Lu Mingzhi. If you can win the first place, I will try again. Then come to Yinsong Pavilion to find me. I can also introduce Teacher Yelan to you.
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"The teacher is known as Fairy Yelan, but she is a very young foundation-building expert. If you can get her guidance, you will definitely make great progress."
Ye Qianming didn't take this to heart, but still thanked him a few times and went back to prepare for the discussion.
It wasn't until he went back and had some free time that he thought: "Fairy Yelan? Isn't that the one who wants to rob tombs with me?"
Although he wanted to confirm whether it was the same person, the competition was more important at the moment, so Ye Qianming could only put it behind him for the time being.
The discussion in the afternoon was still in the form of allocation first and then fighting. This time Yu Jin drew Li Gandang, who Ye Qianming had defeated before.
Because of Ye Qianming's mercy, Li Gandang did not suffer any injuries. This time he and Yu Jin were evenly matched. However, the big flame ball technique used in the previous battle with Ye Qianming should have consumed a lot of spiritual power, and he did not take the spirit release.
Recovery elixirs such as elixirs were ultimately defeated in a stalemate, leaving only four points of merit.
Although Yu Jin was congratulated by Yu Yao after returning, he was still a little embarrassed, and then he handed over to Ye Qianming: "Then Li Gan is indeed a genius with dual spiritual roots. I spent 70% of my spiritual power to break through the shield. If he
There is also the magic to release the big fireball with spiritual power, I’m afraid I’ll be in danger.”
"So I would like to thank Qianming for consuming his spiritual power before, which actually helped me."
Ye Qianming smiled and waved his hand: "Then even if Li Gandang lacks spiritual power, he will probably win if he draws other people. It is Brother Yu's own ability to win this game."
"Hehe." Yujin was indeed quite proud of winning this match. At this moment, he took out the Spiritual Release Pill he bought from Ye Qianming at the original price and swallowed one. Feeling the nourishment of abundant spiritual power, there was something in his eyes.
Feeling.
"Qianming's Spiritual Release Pill is really a rare and good pill. If you can buy it at the original price, I won't feel too distressed."
Yuyao on the side also abstained from voting this round and had nothing to do. She could only pass the time with Ye Qianming, but she couldn't always convince him, and her originally gentle attitude turned into anger.
At this moment she found the topic, rolled her eyes at Ye Qianming and said: "But now the few remaining Spirit Pills are sold for five hundred spirit stones a bottle, and there are even second-hand dealers selling them one by one. I don't know.
How many spiritual stones did someone earn?"
After hearing this, Ye Qianming smiled brightly: "Being able to buy five hundred spirit stones is also Ban Yue Pavilion's business. I am only responsible for purchasing goods for them. I can't control how they sell it."
"But I can still sell 100 bottles to Banyue Pavilion next month, and the price will drop by then. When it becomes normal, the price will be much more stable."
Yuyao curled her lips and said nothing.
When it was Ye Qianming's turn to play, the people around him obviously had more expectations for him.
"It's that casual cultivator with useless spiritual roots. He's going to fight Sui Fengyang this time!"
"Then Sui Fengyang is our disciple, and now that little brother is going to be in trouble~~"
"I don't think so. Although Sui Fengyang has many family resources, his methods are obviously not as good as those of Li Gandang before. I think he will still let Daoyou Ye win."
On the Xuanwu stage, Li Xuanye announced the start of the competition, but Sui Fengyang said loudly: "Fellow Daoist Ye has great supernatural powers, but I am not a role that can be manipulated casually. Instead of losing both sides and making wedding clothes for others, how about we make a deal?"
Ye Qianming resisted the urge to go up to his face and give him a Qingquan Palm, and asked with interest: "Oh, I wonder what Mr. Sui wants to say?"
Sui Fengyang smiled smartly and said: "I am very interested in Ye Daoyou's Flying Needle Technique. How about this? I will use this merit and a bottle of Spirit Release Pill to trade it to you. From then on, you will be my friend and help each other."
Help, how about it?"
"Friend? Just a follower!" Ye Qianming wanted to scare him by throwing a row of elixir pills at him as usual, but most of his few stocks were given to the Yu family brothers and sisters, and the remaining ones were not powerful enough.
So forget it.
"But you want me to trade Huaguang Technique? It should be Liu Feng's attention." Ye Qianming looked at Liu Feng in the audience. At this time, the other party gave him a smile, as if he didn't mind his previous attitude at all.
has a problem.
"I don't know if he saw that I was using the Huaguang Technique, or if he just coveted the method I used, but in any case, the Huaguang Technique cannot be given to him."
After Ye Qianming made his decision, he asked calmly: "No change."
Sui Fengyang's veins popped out and he chuckled: "In this case, I can only make your kid suffer a little!"
The next moment, three long snakes suddenly appeared at Ye Qianming's feet and bit him.
These three white jade snakes were demon pets raised by Sui Fengyang using family secrets. They cost a lot of energy and blood, but they had the ability to become invisible and conceal their energy. As early as the beginning of the competition, he secretly released the white jade snakes to set up an ambush.
In the previous sparring session, he only used the White Jade Snake to attack, but did not reveal his invisibility. However, Sui Fengyang also knew that Ye Qianming was no ordinary opponent, so he used this move to unexpectedly win.
"Hey, this white jade snake is extremely poisonous, and can also swallow up vitality, blood and spiritual power. If it is attacked, it will not be as simple as asking for my master's skills!"
Facing Sui Fengyang's shouting, Ye Qianming frowned slightly and did not hide at all, so the three white snakes opened their bloody mouths and bit their fangs into Ye Qianming's skin!