If I upgrade, I can win prizes

Chapter 468: Listening to the Letter
Hey, how can I encounter such a bad thing just by going out?

Can this huge cultivation world ever be good? Can't everyone just stay at home and cultivate well? Why do they have to scheme against each other and create all these weird things?

After hesitating for a while, Lu Ang decided to stay out of it and stay away from trouble.

Everyone has their own destiny. I heard that these geniuses with heavenly spiritual roots or Dao body level are the sons of destiny favored by heaven and earth. Their mortality rate is much lower than those with low-grade spiritual roots, and they are closely protected by the Fanxu Elders.

If they were to be harmed by the evil cultivator or half-demon and be killed, it could only be said that their luck was not strong enough and they were not cautious enough, so they should just die.

Even if the entire Dream Journey Flying Boat exploded and Fanxu couldn't escape, the worst that could happen was that he could just go back to the previous game, which would only waste some time.

Thinking of this, Lu Ang immediately put down the plate, returned to his room, and continued to meditate and practice his skills.

There is no other way. As a Nascent Soul cultivator, daily practice is essential. Otherwise, it will be detrimental to the growth of the Nascent Soul. He does not want to leave any regrets on it.

I have to say, after practicing more, the tingling and numb feeling brought by the thunder power rushing through the meridians is still very immersive, and even a little bit addictive.

The Taotie pattern glowed, and in less than two cycles, the spiritual energy brought by the spiritual food was completely absorbed. The effect was much better than those ordinary fourth-level auxiliary cultivation pills, which profoundly proved the truth that food supplements are worse than medicine supplements.

At this time, the Menglu Flying Boat also left Yulin Fairy City and officially set off. Looking out of the window of the room, one could see that the fairy city below was rapidly becoming smaller and smaller. After a simple comparison, it felt that the flying speed of this Menglu Flying Boat was much faster than those ordinary flying boats.

With his stomach empty, Lu Ang didn’t have much energy to practice anymore. He returned to the eighth floor and sat down at a table next to the stage.

He ordered a pot of spiritual tea, and while watching the story images that appeared in the hands of the dwarf on the stage, he continued to listen to the conversations of other monks nearby, collecting information and gaining knowledge:
"This mirage is the same old story over and over again. A poor casual cultivator gets a mysterious treasure by chance, and finally succeeds in ascending to heaven by pretending to be awesome. I'm tired of watching it. Is there no new story?"

"Why are there no new stories? Brother Qian has just boarded the flying boat and has no experience. Wait until night, especially in the second half of the night, when this mirage show will be really interesting!"

"Oh? What kind of story is it?"

"Come here with your ears."

"Really? There is such a way of playing? Isn't it said that Confucianism is the most conservative? Isn't it a bit immoral to openly broadcast such a story?"

"Brother Qian still has little experience. Generally speaking, the Confucian sects are indeed more conservative, but the Tao Zhu lineage that runs the flying boat is very open. As long as they can make money, the rules and regulations are bullshit!"

"Indeed, I heard that the Nuanchu Pavilion seems to be backed by the Za family?"

"Yes, Confucianism is big, but after accommodating hundreds of schools of thought, its branches are still too scattered. It always feels big but not strong, not as good as my Taoism."

"Yes, our Taoist family is the backbone of the human race! Without the support of Emperor Dongdi and his people, the other two families would have been swallowed up by the demons long ago."

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"Miss Wan'er is also going to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Realm to watch the Tianjiao Competition?"

"My sister is not an idle person like you who wants to join in all the fun. This time, her family arranged for her to go to Xinghe Territory to meet her fiancé."

"Oh? Is it the Tianjiao Daozi from Xingchen Sect? I seem to have heard that he was assassinated and his Dao body was damaged!"

"It is true, but the engagement has been finalized after all. My Ouyang family is not the kind of people who would go back on their word or break their promise. Since he is not dead, my family will still arrange for Wan'er to marry him."

"The Ouyang family is so righteous! I admire you!"

"Haha, we are brothers in life and death, why bother to say these things. Actually... forget it, I won't hide it from you, Wan'er is also unwilling, but Xingchen Sect is a top sect after all, and has cooperated with my Ouyang family a lot. We have been friends for tens of thousands of years, and we can't let the relationship become strained because of a marriage. I can only let Wan'er suffer a little loss."

"I think it's not necessary to let Sister Wan'er suffer. Although my Murong family cannot compare with the Xingchen Sect, I am a natural spiritual root, which is worse than a useless Taoist body. As for the cooperation with the Xingchen Sect, my Murong family also has some face in the Xingchen Sect. Why not..."

"Great! I treat you as a good brother, but you covet my sister!"

"Let's talk about our own affairs. You call me big brother and I call you brother-in-law."

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"This genius from the Yulin Sect doesn't seem to have much momentum. I'm afraid he won't get a good ranking this time."

"No way, even if he is a natural spiritual root, he is only in his early seventies. It is not easy for him to reach the peak of the golden elixir."

"Speaking of which, how long has it been since the Yulin Sect had a Daozi? More than 30,000 years, right?"

"Yes, yes. To be honest, the spiritual energy in this border area is too poor. There is also demonic energy mixed in. It is not pure enough. It cannot compare to the beautiful inland fairyland. The probability of a genius with a Taoist body emerging is too low."

"Moreover, the Yulin Sect's skills are good at military formations, but not so good at single combat. In this competition, being able to enter the top 100 is a blessing from the Taoist Ancestor."

"Who do you think will win first place this time? I happen to have a batch of idle spirit stones, and I want to play a few games."

"You've asked the right person. I calculated the results of more than 300 previous competitions. Guess what I found?"

"what?"

"The result of the No. 1 Prodigy has a lot to do with the venue! No matter which venue it is held in, there is a 65% chance that the No. 1 Prodigy will be that venue!"

"Is there such a thing? I remember that the first place in the last session was a casual cultivator!"

"That was a special case! As for independent cultivators, who knows what kind of adventures they will encounter? Many of them possess valuable treasures and become famous for a while, but very few of them can survive to the end and be promoted to Return to the Void and Merge with the Dao. Have you heard from the lucky guy from last year?"

"It seems so... This guy has received so many rewards, but he refuses to join the Confucian sect. Without the protection of a high-ranking cultivator, he might have been surrounded and killed by someone now!"

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"No need to guess! The first place this time will definitely go to the Confucian School! Everyone, just listen to me and buy it, you will definitely not go wrong!"

"Don't make wild guesses just because you are a Confucian. I heard that a Buddhist with a natural heart appeared in Lanke Temple in Wanfo Domain! Who knows, he might be the reincarnation of a Buddha! Even ordinary Taoist geniuses may not be able to defeat him!"

"You don't understand. When has the Brahma Sect ever sent out someone other than a Buddhist disciple to participate in the Tianjiao Competition? In the last competition, they even cultivated the Thousand-armed Arhat Dharma, but they were beaten badly by that casual cultivator. These Brahma Sect people are the best at boasting."

"It's not the reason you mentioned! It's because the genius of the Confucian School is really too strong! You haven't seen it with your own eyes! I have really seen it! That guy wrote three thousand poems in one night! Ah! Just one night! While drinking, he wrote poems! Three thousand poems!"

"And every one of them is of such a high standard! I can write poetry, but I can't write a single one of these poems even if I pull out all my hair!"

"Is it really necessary to be so exaggerated? Three thousand poems? Even if you give me a collection of poems and ask me to memorize them, I can't memorize them all!"

"Just because he's good at writing poetry doesn't mean he's good at fighting. After all, what the Tianjiao Competition is all about is actual combat ability. If someone strikes you with a sword, and you recite a poem to him, isn't that inappropriate?"

"You know nothing! He is the last disciple of the Qinglian Sword Sect! The strongest sword sect in the Confucian school! His words are sharp and his literary energy is the sword! In terms of killing, even Haoran Academy may not be able to compare with him!"

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"Hey, this Dream Travel Flying Boat is good in every way, except that the ticket price is too expensive. If I take it more than a few times, I'm afraid I'll have wasted more than ten years!"

"Hahaha, Brother Hong is also crying poor? You made a lot of money from reselling monster materials this time." "Hey, it's all hard-earned money. It costs a lot to collect materials from one fairyland after another. If there are monsters robbing us on the way, not only will the goods be lost, but many people will die every time."

"Didn't I ask my subordinates to do all this? What does it have to do with you, Brother Hong, who is staying in Yulin Immortal City? Don't tell me you did it yourself."

"Is it free to hire people? Is it free to provide compensation for the dead or injured? You're talking as if my business has no costs."

"Okay, okay, I'll let you go this time. How about you ask everyone to order a warm fairy?"

"Okay, okay, I'll treat you, okay? But isn't Huang Daoyou's magic weapon business doing pretty well? I heard that it seems to be selling to demons..."

"Be careful with your words! I have always only done business with the human race! Even if we have a good relationship, I will still be angry if you slander me with empty words!"

"Hahaha, it's all my fault! I'll drink three glasses of wine as punishment. Ha, I'll drink three glasses of wine as punishment!"

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"Wow, Brother Lu, you are not serious, are you? Why do you look so weak? If there were no changes in the celestial phenomena, I would have thought that you had failed in your attempt to achieve the state of incarnation!"

"Damn, I overestimated my own strength... It's really hard to handle ten of them at once."

"Hahahaha, who said yesterday that their bedroom skills were the best in the world? That's it? That's it?"

"My family's 'Yang Zhuan Hui Yin Jue' is indeed the strongest in the entire fairyland! It's just that I haven't practiced it to perfection, not that the technique is bad."

"Anyway, I don't believe it unless you show me the secret."

"Well, you are trying to spy on my family's secret method!"

"Just tell me whether you will give it to me or not! If you don't, I don't mind telling Fairy Tiger about your performance when I go back."

"Fuck! Are you still a man? I treated you as a good brother, but you betrayed me? Don't you know what kind of temper my Taoist partner has? What good would it do you if I died?"

"I just want to become stronger."

"Okay, okay, I'll show you, I'll show you!"

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"Why has Elder Ge been staying in his room all this time? Do you have to deliver meals to him? How many days has it been?"

"We can't help it. Elder Ge is injured after all and needs to recover. Besides, there are so many strong men on this Dream Journey Flying Boat, and there are also strong men from the Confucian School guarding it, so Elder Ge's protection is not necessary."

"Alas, in the final analysis, our Demon Slayer Alliance is too weak. We only have a few Return to the Void, and we can only send the injured ones to participate in the Tianjiao Competition."

"We can't do anything about it. The demons are so powerful now. The human race can only endure and try their best to protect the big fairyland. The small fairylands can only be given to the demons. Without the protection of the great masters, we can only do this. At least the Demon-Slaying Alliance still exists, which is already good enough."

"I don't know when a true immortal will be born in our human race to lead us to fight back, annihilate the demons, and reclaim our homeland..."

"Who knows? The Emperor of the East has been at the peak of Mahayana for 200,000 or 300,000 years, but he still hides his head... uh... is this hiding his strength and biding his time?"

"Maybe it's because I'm old. My energy and talent have all been used up. I really can't make any breakthroughs."

"Who knows? Hey, it's our bad luck to be born in the borderland between humans and demons. We can only rely on ourselves."

"I hope you can get good results this time, recruit some people, and strengthen our Demon Slayer Alliance. The war ten years ago did cause great losses."

“Try your best. The geniuses of Yulin Immortal City are already at the peak of the Golden Core stage. The other sects are probably all at the Nascent Soul stage. I don’t know how many of them I can defeat.”

"I'll help you no matter what!"

"I know."

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"The next one is the Poison Pool Domain? I don't think I've heard of this fairyland. Is there any powerful sect there?"

"How can there be a sect in that damn place called the Poison Pool? There are poisonous swamps and lakes everywhere, and poisonous miasma is everywhere. If you don't have some cultivation, you can't survive. There is not a single mortal in the entire fairyland. Without disciples to replenish, how can we establish a sect?"

"Ah? Doesn't that mean it's a deadly place? What's the purpose of the flying boat docked there?"

“Haha, there are indeed no mortals or sects there, but it is at least a seventh-level Great Immortal Realm. There are hundreds of millions of poisonous insects and beasts of various levels in it. It is a holy land for all cultivators with poisonous spiritual roots. There are still many powerful poison cultivators in it, and there is also a Taoist master of the Ten Thousand Poisons level, who is very powerful.”

"The Lord of Ten Thousand Poisons? I haven't heard of him. Does he have any achievements?"

"I don't know his battle record. He rarely leaves the Poison Pond, and no one would come to provoke him or fight with him in a place like the Poison Pond. But there are some powerful characters among his disciples."

"Oh?"

"Just like in the last Tianjiao Competition, the youngest disciple of Wandu Daojun, Yuxie, got a good ranking, I think it was 30th... Yes! It was 34th! He even defeated a Daoist Tianjiao!"

"so smart?"

"Poison! His poison skills are truly colorless, tasteless and invisible. In that secret realm, many geniuses were poisoned somehow. If it weren't for the protective jade beads that saved their souls, they would have died on the spot!"

"Can't afford to offend, can't afford to offend!"

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"Is this the lark half-demon? Its singing voice is indeed extraordinary, like the sound of nature."

"It's just average. If you really want to talk about good singing, you have to watch the mermaids in Penglai Region of the East China Sea. They are so lingering that you will never forget them after listening to them once!"

"Really? But I heard that mermaids don't seem to be very good-looking. This Bailing Fairy is still very petite and cute."

"It looks okay, but its teeth are very sharp, like the fangs of a fish. If it shows its teeth, it is indeed scary. But if it closes its mouth, it is still good, especially the fish tail..."

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Hearing this, Lu Ang suddenly paused, stopped eavesdropping, and his eyes became serious.

Because on a small teleportation array not far away, a beautiful Taoist nun in a purple Taoist robe appeared.

Lu Ang had never met her, but he had eaten the snacks she made.

(End of this chapter)