I have to say that although the Xingyu Sect cultivator has a bad face, the rooms in the guesthouse are still very high-end.
Under the guidance of a maid, Wang Liang came to his room. As soon as he opened the door, he was greeted by the smell of sandalwood.
The interior decoration is also top-notch, even the superior guest rooms in restaurants outside are completely incomparable.
Wang Liang clicked his tongue again and said, "Tsk tsk... Just any guest room is so luxurious. This Xingyue Sect is really wealthy."
"But it also shows that Xingyu Sect has squeezed the thirty-three forces in Dongshan Prefecture hard enough. We could see some clues from Ji Wu before."
"This can be a breakthrough for me to establish Xingyu Sect in the future. After all, it is too difficult for me to save people from such a force..."
Before entering the guest house just now, the people from the Xingyu Sect had already said that they could move around freely today.
Because of the annual tribute meeting, the thirty-three forces have to arrive one day in advance. During this day, they are basically waiting.
It does not restrict freedom. Except for the core main halls of Xingyu Sect, you can wander around anywhere else.
Wang Liang stayed in his room for a while and then went out.
When we came to a park, there were rockeries, flowers, plants, woods, and ponds. It was like a royal garden in a palace.
Walking among them, Wang Liang seemed to be wandering aimlessly and admiring the garden scenery.
In fact, his spiritual consciousness has already been spread out and carefully extended underground.
Not long after, Wang Liang's body stiffened and his brows furrowed;
"Sure enough, there is a formation barrier underground, and it is no weaker than the barrier outside. The plan of escaping from the underground after rescuing people seems to be unworkable..."
After ruling out one possibility, Wang Liang walked back, but halfway, he met the three brothers Ji Ba, Ji Ying, and Ji Wu.
The three brothers of the Ji family also saw Wang Liang, and Ji Wu, as his "brother-in-law", was the first to greet him.
"Brother-in-law, you came out to play, why didn't you call me? It's your first time coming to Xingyu Sect, so you must not be familiar with it, but I am familiar with it. Where is the fun, I know it."
Wang Liang smiled and said: "It's okay, I just came out to get some fresh air and take a walk."
In his heart, Wang Liangze was cursing: 'Calling you? How can I survey the terrain? Besides, you seem to be fooling around in the Xingyu Sect.'
'What? Are you going to take your uncle with you to find a good girl? Bah! Shameless!'
At this time, the second head of the family Ji Ying came over and said to Wang Liang with a false smile on her face;
"Brother Liang, there are quite a lot of rules in Xingyu Sect. It's better to talk to us first when you come out in the future, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble."
Wang Liang's eyes narrowed, but he still nodded with a smile;
"Okay, let the leaders worry about it. I will pay attention to it in the future."
Ji Ba said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Before the new recruitment meeting starts, Xingyu Sect is still very relaxed towards us."
"And I have taken care of everything, so no one will find fault with us easily. The most important thing..."
After a pause, Ji Ba used sound transmission, so only a few of them could hear;
"The tributes we bring this year can hopefully make it into the top ten. By then, we will work hard to win a few games in the competition and strive to get a Hunyuan Pill!"
When he heard the words "Hunyuan Dan", Wang Liang was stunned for a moment, and then blurted out;
"The Hunyuan Pill of the ninth-grade elixir? Xingyu Sect would actually come up with such a treasure to reward us?"
As the alchemy skill points increased, Wang Liang acquired more and more knowledge about elixirs from the system.
Hunyuan Dan is a very famous ninth-grade elixir, and it is also the most coveted treasure for all cultivators below the Nascent Soul realm.
Because Hunyuan Dan can help the Golden Dan realm to successfully break through to the Nascent Soul realm!
Of course, the breakthrough here is not 100%. After all, the difficulty of achieving Nascent Soul is hundreds of times more difficult than achieving the Golden Elixir.
However, Hunyuan Dan can increase the success rate of breakthrough by 20%, and even if the breakthrough is unsuccessful, it can protect the cultivator from being backlashed.
Yes, when you break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, if you don't succeed, you will still suffer a horrific backlash.
Cultivators who fail to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm often end up with serious injuries that are difficult to recover from, and their cultivation level regresses, or at worst, their body dies, their Tao disappears, and they disappear into ashes!
It is precisely this that further reflects the preciousness of Hunyuan Dan.
With the Hunyuan Pill, you can rest assured that you can break through. Even if you don't succeed, this ninth-grade pill can protect yourself from backlash.
With such a miraculous effect, how could it not be coveted by cultivators under the Nascent Soul Realm?
Wang Liang is no exception. He currently has only 6 skill points in alchemy and can only refine sixth-grade elixirs.
It is still far from being able to refine a ninth-grade elixir.
Moreover, alchemy requires more than just techniques, but also materials.
The materials for Hunyuan Dan are hard to find, extremely valuable, and the refining process is complicated.
It is said that a ninth-grade alchemist can only refine three alchemy pills a year if there are sufficient materials.
And behind these three, there are thirty or even more failed experiences accumulated.
The success rate is less than 10%, which further increases the rarity of this elixir.
That's why Wang Liang was so surprised when he heard that Xingyu Sect would use Hunyuan Dan as a reward... and at the same time, he also had some thoughts deep in his heart.
Ji Ying still had the same smiley expression and said;
"Brother Liang thought too well. A treasure like the Hunyuan Pill cannot be easily obtained just because we send some tribute."
"Brother just said that we have to work hard to win a few games in the competition in order to get a Hunyuan Pill."
"To put it bluntly, this Hunyuan Pill is the prize that Xingyu Sect brought out to let the thirty-three forces compete with each other."
"Whoever wins the most competitions will have a chance to get the Hunyuan Pill. And we have never gotten a Hunyuan Pill in the past hundred years of dominating the martial arts gym."
Ji Wu also said in a deep voice at this time: "It's all those guys who are targeting us! They prevent us from getting a good ranking in competitions every year."
"We have spent a lot of money this year and the tributes we have prepared should be among the top ten. This will give us the right to choose our opponents before each round of competition."
"This time, we must avenge our shame!"
Wang Liang finally understood, nodded and said;
"That is to say, in the past every year during the Tribute Conference, several forces would treat us as soft persimmons, right?"
"And it sounds like this competition is not entirely fair. Whoever sends more tributes will have the right to choose their opponent and take advantage of it."
"Then how many games do you have to win to get the Hunyuan Pill, and how many Hunyuan Pills will Xingyu Sect give out as a lottery?"
Ji Ba explained;
"The thirty-three forces in Dongshan Prefecture are divided into nine cities and twenty-four counties. The nine cities are divided into one group, and the twenty-four counties are another group."
"Xingyu Sect will take out a total of four Hunyuan Pills, two for the Nine Cities to compete with, and the other two for the Twenty-Four Counties to compete with."
"As long as our tributes this year can be among the top ten, we can choose our opponents at will in the twenty-four counties."
"The competition in the twenty-four counties is divided into twenty-four to twelve, twelve to six, six to three, and finally three to two."
"And if the one who pays the most tribute among the twenty-four counties can reach the top three, he will get a bye when he reaches the top three and get the Hunyuan Pill directly."
Hearing this, Wang Liang nodded thoughtfully; "Then the advantage of paying the most tribute is really not small."
"Not only can you choose a weaker opponent in every round of competition, but you can also compete with one less person at the last moment to avoid the strongest enemy."
Ji Wu said: "Yes, that's why we spent a lot of money this time, just to gain this advantage. This year's Hunyuan Dan is bound to win!"
Ji Ying smiled again at this time: "Eldest brother, fourth brother, it seems that you don't have to talk so much to Brother Liang."
"After all, with Brother Liang's cultivation in the early stage of the Dan Formation Realm, his role on the field is to convey the true energy. There is no need to know too much about other things."
Wang Liang was stunned again, pointed at himself and said, "Ah? Do I want to play too?"
Ji Ba said seriously;
"Of course, each round of competition is divided into three games. The first game is a battle between the strongest cultivators, and the second game is a battle between the strongest cultivators under the Golden Core Realm."
"And the third game is a team battle. At that time, all those at the Dan Formation level and above will take part, which represents the overall strength of a force."
"Of course, if one side wins the first and second games, then the third team battle is unnecessary."
"The rules of the competition are best-of-three games. Only when there is a win and a loss in the first two games, the third team battle will take place."
After hearing these words, Wang Liang was a little confused.
He really didn't know this before. He originally wanted to come to Xingyu Sect to inquire about information and survey the terrain. He didn't want to participate in any competition.
What's going on with this sudden team fight?
Why have you never heard anyone talk about it before coming here?
Ji Wu looked at Wang Liang's reaction and thought he was nervous, so he comforted him;
"Brother-in-law, don't worry. As long as our tribute can be ranked in the top ten this year, which is the first among the 24 counties, then the third team battle will basically not happen."
"In previous years, we were picked as opponents by some nasty guys. We were directly suppressed in the first two games and had no chance to play the third game."
"This year we will also be the first in tribute. The opponents selected in each round will be those who can stabilize the pressure in the first two games, so there will be no need for a third game."
Wang Liangliang suddenly realized: 'It turns out that it is rare to advance to the third round. Also, if a force is strong, the winner is often decided in the first two rounds.'
'But... from what you said, you have been miserable in the past years. If you can take the first place in the tribute of the twenty-four counties this year, will it really go as smoothly as you say?'
'Why do I feel a little uneasy...'
Soon, the next day arrived and the tribute meeting officially began.
In front of a main hall, thirty-three forces lined up neatly.
The nine teams from Nine Cities are in the front, and the twenty-four teams from the twenty-four counties are behind.
When the three elders of the Xingyu Sect came out of the main hall, thousands of people from the thirty-three teams all bent down and saluted respectfully.
On the side, a steward began to read out the list of this year's tributes and ranked them;
"First place, Yancheng Xiao Family, tribute, one top-grade spiritual stone, one hundred top-grade spiritual stones, one eighth-grade magic weapon..."
