Cultivation of Immortality: Starting from Fu Cultivation

Chapter 543: The New Generation of Monks in Xingluo State

"In three days, there will be the Dongxuan Academy assessment competition, and in seven days, there will be the Qi Refining Realm cultivator competition. As the largest village in Xingluozhou, I, the village chief, do not ask you to take first place, but you must be in the top 100. Do you understand?"

In Liujia Village, thousands of miles away from Dongxuan City, Liu Laosan faced a dozen Qi Refining Realm teenagers in front of him and gave them a serious lecture.

After hearing Liu Laosan's words, these young men in the Qi Refining Realm were full of confidence and said in unison:

"Yes, village chief, we heard it clearly!"

Among the two young men who held their heads high, one of them said proudly:

"Village Chief, don't worry! I don't have much confidence in the college entrance examination, but Liu Yuan and I will definitely be in the top ten in the Qi Refining Realm Competition."

Liu Yuan beside him also raised his head slightly and said:
"What Li Lan said is correct. My Qingfeng Sword Skill has already reached perfection. This Qi Refining Realm Competition is the time for me, Liu Yuan, to become famous in Xingluozhou."

Looking at the two people whose confidence was extremely inflated, Liu Laosan was speechless for a while, his face darkened and he said:
"It's good to have confidence, but you also have to know yourselves. There are more than 10,000 Qi Refining Realm cultivators participating in this competition. I'll be very lucky if you can make it into the top ten."

However, in the face of Liu Laosan's reprimand, although Liu Yuan and Li Lan did not refute him, the expressions of disapproval on their faces revealed their inner thoughts.

Looking at the expressions of the two, Liu Laosan was also muttering in his heart:
"You still haven't experienced the beatings of society! I hope you can maintain this confidence after this competition."

These dozen or so Qi Refining Realm cultivators were all personally trained by Liu Laosan from among the children with spiritual roots born in Liujia Village during the past ten years.

Although most of these dozen or so Qi Refining teenagers are only in the early stage of Qi Refining, only Liu Yuan and Li Lan have broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining and reached the middle stage of Qi Refining.

But because this is the first major examination of Dongxuan College, it is also the first competition among Qi Refining Realm cultivators in the villages, towns, and cities of Xingluo State.

In order to ensure a certain degree of fairness, Dongxuan City requires that all cultivators participating in the college entrance examination and the Qi Refining Competition this year must be young men who have been detected to have spiritual roots and embarked on the path of cultivation within the past ten years.

So even though the Qi Refining cultivators cultivated in his Liujia Village are not at a high level, among the Qi Refining teenagers in other villages, towns, and cities, except for a very small number of geniuses, the cultivation level of most of the new generation of cultivators is not that high either.

Therefore, Liu Laosan had great expectations for the young Qi Refining Realm teenagers trained by his Liujia Village, especially Liu Yuan and Li Lan, who had already entered the middle stage of the Qi Refining Realm. He hoped that they could make it into the top 100 of the competition.

But Liu Lao San would never believe that Liu Yuan and Li Lan could fight all the way to the end and rank among the top ten new generation Qi Refining cultivators in Xingluozhou.

How could it be so easy to be among the top ten new generation cultivators in the entire Xingluo Province?
In Liu Laosan's opinion, this is nothing but wishful thinking.

If you want to make it to the top ten, you must at least reach the late stage of Qi Refining, right?
"Okay, I'll take you to Dongxuan College to take the exam first. After the exam, we'll head directly to the capital city to prepare for the war."

"Yes, village chief!"

Afterwards, Liu Laosan led the Qi Refining cultivators from Liujia Village to fly towards the capital of Yuanqing Prefecture where Liujia Village was located.

The entire Xingluo Province has twenty counties and more than three hundred prefectures.

This time, the Xingluozhou New Generation Qi Refining Realm Competition will first hold the first round of eliminations in the prefectural city, and then the top ten from each prefecture will go to the county city to participate in the second round of eliminations.

Then after the second round of eliminations, the top five from each county will be eligible to go to Dongxuan City to participate in the final.

Now all the prefecture cities and county cities in Xingluo State were built by the strongest group of Purple Mansion Realm cultivators in Xingluo State.

The group of young men with the highest level of cultivation in the Qi Refining Realm who come from each prefectural city and county town are also the most favorable competitors in this Qi Refining Competition.

Anyone who is qualified to go to Dongxuan City to participate in the finals, whether they are Qi Refining Realm cultivators themselves, or the village chiefs, town chiefs, or city lords who have trained these Qi Refining Realm cultivators, can receive rewards from Dongxuan City.

The higher the final ranking, the greater the reward.

This is also the reason why Liu Laosan hopes that Liu Yuan and Li Lan can squeeze into the top 100 of this competition.

Only those who rank in the top 100 in the Qi Refining Competition will have the opportunity to go to Dongxuan City to participate in the final competition and receive rewards from Dongxuan City.

Otherwise, the many village chiefs, town mayors, and city lords in Dongxuan City who applied to establish villages, towns, and cities would only be able to obtain the most basic contribution point salary and the basic reward for each spiritual root child born.

These gains are far less than the rewards for the top 100 in the competition.

His spiritual sense swept over Liu Yuan and Li Lan behind him, and a hint of hope appeared in Liu Laosan's eyes, and he thought to himself:

"Whether this village chief can speed up the breakthrough to the foundation-building stage and upgrade Liujia Village to a small town depends on whether you two can help."

At the same time, on the tallest attic in the center of Yuanqingfu City.

A heroic girl holding a spear looked down at the entire Yuanqingfu City and said in a domineering manner:
"This time, I will definitely win the first place in the Qi Refining Realm Competition!"

As she spoke, the aura emanating from this girl had surprisingly reached the peak of the Qi Refining Stage.

Her name is Yuan Qingcheng. She is the daughter of Yuan Mingzhi, the lord of Yuanqing City, and a possessor of six spiritual root talents.

Just as Yuan Qingcheng said this, a figure with a scholarly temperament climbed up to the attic. Looking at Yuan Qingcheng's back, he showed satisfaction and doting on his face, nodded slightly and said:
"Well, you are worthy of being my daughter, Yuan Mingzhi. With your cultivation and combat power, Qingcheng, you have a great chance of winning the first place in the Qi Refining Realm Competition this time."

However, after hearing what her father said, Yuan Qingcheng frowned slightly and said unconvincedly:
"Huh, so Dad means that there is someone who can rival me in this competition?"

Hearing his daughter's dissatisfaction, Yuan Mingzhi shook his head slightly and walked forward. After arriving beside his daughter, Yuan Mingzhi looked at the distant sky and said quietly:

"Qingcheng, Xingluozhou is too big. Our Yuanqing Prefecture is just one of the more than 300 prefectures in Xingluozhou."

"Although your cultivation at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm is already at the top level among this new generation of cultivators, it does not mean that you have no opponents."

"In the entire Xingluozhou, there are many new generation cultivators who have reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm and are ranked in the first echelon. I don't know how many there are. I hope you are mentally prepared."

Hearing this, Yuan Qingcheng waved the spear in his hand inadvertently, with confidence in his eyes:
"When competing with people of the same realm, I, Yuan Qingcheng, am not afraid of anyone!"

Taiyuan County is one of the large counties in the outer area of ​​Xingluo State.

In the majestic county town, a middle-aged man in a purple robe looked at a young man with a dignified bearing not far away and exclaimed:

"Teng'er, you have the potential to be a Void-level person. The top spot in this Qi Refining Competition belongs to you!"

Hearing his father's praise, the boy raised his head slightly, suppressed the slightly raised corners of his mouth, and said lightly:
"Don't worry, father! I was born to be invincible. Even with my hands behind my back, I can still suppress the heroes!" "Hahaha, good, good, my son has the appearance of Kongming!"

Hearing the boy's boasting, the middle-aged man not only did not try to persuade or admonish him, but he could not help but burst into laughter, as if he could not help but praise his son to the sky.

Shi Village is a small village in the outer area of ​​Xingluo State.

At this time, a young man was saying goodbye to a white-haired old man at the entrance of the village:
"Grandpa Village Chief, you should go back! The city is a bit far from our Shi Village. I'm leaving first."

Hearing this, the white-haired old man asked with some concern:

"Little Stone, do you really not need me to take you there? This is your first time traveling far away."

The little stone mentioned by the white-haired old man is named Shi Huang. He is the only new generation cultivator in Shi Village and will soon represent Shi Village to participate in the Qi Refining Competition in Dongxuan City.

Facing the old man's question, Shi Huang shook his head slightly and chuckled:
"Don't worry, village chief! I know the location of the city. I will be back after I finish participating in the finals of the competition."

The nearest Dongxuan College is also near the city. Shi Village is too far away from Dongxuan College near the city, so Shi Huang usually does not have enough time to study at Dongxuan College.

So this time, Shi Huang gave up the college entrance examination in three days and prepared to directly participate in the Qi Refining Realm Competition in seven days.

With Shi Huang's current cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Refining Realm, it should be no problem for him to make it to the finals of this Qi Refining Competition.

Looking at the somewhat thin Shi Huang, the village chief of Shi Village said with some regret:
"It is our Shi Village that has held you back. Otherwise, with your aptitude, three years should be enough for you to break through to the peak of the Qi Refining Realm."

Although the Qi Refining Realm competition is held every ten years, Shi Huang only started on the path of cultivation three years ago.

In addition, Shi Village is short of resources, so compared to others, Shi Huang not only has seven years less time to practice, but also does not have sufficient resources to support his practice.

However, compared to the regret of the village chief Shicun, Shi Huang, who was dressed simply, smiled and shook his head:

"Shi Village is my home. How could Shi Huang think that Shi Village is a burden? If it weren't for everyone's love and shelter, Shi Huang would have starved to death long ago."

"Grandpa Village Head, you don't have to feel sorry. The speed at the moment is nothing. There is still a long way to go in the future!"

For Shi Huang, who has been an orphan since childhood, only by knowing how to be content can he maintain a normal state of mind, so Shi Huang has always been very peaceful and natural.

Before Dongxuan City completely controlled Xingluo State, the order in the entire Xingluo State was not as stable as it is now.

The ordinary residents living in various parts of Xingluo State can easily lose their lives whether they face some wild beasts or encounter the aftermath of the battle between monks.

This is also the reason why ordinary residents usually choose to survive under the protection of monks.

Even after Dongxuan City completely controlled Xingluo Province, the order in Xingluo Province was stable, but that was only relative to most cultivators.

Many ordinary residents can easily die if they are attacked by wild beasts or monsters while working outside.

Even if there are monks providing protection in villages, towns, and cities, it is impossible for the monks to look after all the mortal residents at all times.

The monks stationed in various places are already doing their best if they can regularly clear out the wild beasts and monsters nearby. It is impossible for any monk to delay his own practice and patrol day and night in order to protect the ordinary residents under his command.

Unless it is a large city like Dongxuan City, where farmland is developed within the city, the safety of all mortal residents can be ensured.

Shi Huang's parents died unexpectedly while working outside shortly after he was born. As an orphan, Shi Huang grew up eating at many people's homes.

Fortunately, when testing his spiritual roots three years ago, Shi Huang was found to have seven types of spiritual root talents, which was rare.

It was precisely with the help of these seven spiritual root talents that Shi Huang was able to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining Realm in just three years in the resource-poor Shi Village.

Looking at Shi Huang who seemed a little too sensible, the head of Shi Village said with some heartache:
“You kid, but don’t worry. After you graduate from Dongxuan College and officially join Dongxuan City, you will be able to narrow the resource gap with others.”

Hearing the "Dongxuan City" mentioned by the village chief, Shi Huang's eyes finally showed a slight fluctuation, and a feeling of longing arose in his heart.

If this competition goes well, he will have the opportunity to follow the strong men in the county city to Dongxuan City to participate in the competition and see the legendary Dongxuan City with his own eyes.

As his thoughts turned, Shi Huang's smile widened and he responded:
"Got it, Grandpa Village Chief."

Looking up at the sky, Shi Huang spoke again:

"Grandpa Village Chief, it's getting late. I have to leave first. Goodbye, Grandpa Village Chief!"

"Okay, have a nice trip and be safe!"

"Okay, Grandpa Village Chief!"

Looking at Shi Huang's departing back, the village chief of Shi Village sighed in his heart and did not leave for a long time.

Unlike other villages built by the cultivators of Dongxuan City, Shi Village originally existed in Xingluo State.

Ten years ago, after Dongxuan City completely took control of Xingluozhou, many cultivators from Dongxuan City came to recruit ordinary residents from Shi Village, but were directly rejected by the village chief.

Although Shi Village is an ordinary village, the village chief has some cultivation skills, although he is only a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining Realm.

However, there are rules and order established by Ye Qingxuan.

Although Shi Village, which is located in the non-combat area of ​​Xingluo Province, has been tempted by many cultivators from Dongxuan City, no cultivator from Dongxuan City dared to violate the rules and order set by Ye Qingxuan and threaten Shi Village.

Later, after the village chief of Shi Village learned about Dongxuan City, in order for Shi Village to survive better in Xingluo State, he chose to join Dongxuan City and became one of the peripheral members of Dongxuan City.

As an outer member and having reached the Qi Refining Realm, he is naturally qualified to establish a village in Xingluo State.

Therefore, Shi Village naturally came under the jurisdiction of Dongxuan City later on. While being protected by Dongxuan City, the new generation of cultivators in Shi Village also had the qualifications to study in Dongxuan College and sign up for the Qi Refining Realm Competition.

(End of this chapter)