Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 53: Struggle for Resources
As soon as Chen Mu finished speaking, the five people beside him laughed awkwardly. Finally, Zou Yongyi replied softly, "Senior Brother Chen...among the five of us, only Sister Ye Ning has a mid-grade gold spiritual root. The others, including me, all have low-grade spiritual roots."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu looked at Ye Ning, who was standing at the back and was much taller than the others. He found that her expression remained calm and composed. When she saw him looking at her, she quickly bowed.

Chen Mu smiled and nodded, not surprised by their qualifications.

It's possible that there won't be a single top-tier Immortal Seedling for several generations. Most of them are of mid-to-low caliber, like Zou Yongyi and his group. After all, Shuiyun County is so small, so it's quite good to have a top-tier Immortal Seedling like Niu Dali emerge from the previous generation...

"Regardless of your aptitude, you must practice diligently. If there's anything you don't understand, go find a Dharma-teaching brother on a Dharma-teaching day and ask him carefully. Never try to figure it out on your own..."

"If you encounter any difficulties, come find me at the Duhai Cliff behind Tianhu Peak."

Chen Mu lowered his eyes and laughed softly.

He and they are all immortal seedlings from Qinghe Prefecture. It would be good if they could help without expending too much energy.

Zou Yongyi and the others all smiled and responded, "Thank you, Brother Chen. We will definitely practice hard..."

Chen Mu waved his hand to dismiss them and went back to the sea crossing cliff without stopping.

"Squeak..."

Pushing open the door of Tinghai Pavilion in front of him, Chen Mu curled his lips and smiled. Although he had only been away for a few days, he felt as if he had not been home for several years.

After sitting cross-legged, the familiar feeling slowly returned.

The spiritual consciousness probed into the Dantian, and the spiritual pool next to the water lotus had begun to take shape. The originally thin layer of spiritual liquid had also increased a lot, and they melted together, and spiritual energy was steaming.

"I'm only a little closer to a breakthrough... There shouldn't be any major problems in the next two months, so I'll focus on cultivating to the eighth level of Qi Condensation first."

Chen Mu made up his mind, took out a Yiyang Pill, swallowed it, and began to practice.

But only half a month later, before Chen Mu could accomplish his goal, he was interrupted by a voice.

"Is Senior Brother Chen here? Senior Brother Chen? I am a disciple in charge of chores at Tianhu Peak. I would like to see you, Senior Brother Chen!..."

Chen Mu frowned, opened his eyes, stood up and walked out.

I saw a short and stocky errand keeper, about forty or fifty years old, with a black forehead band on his head, standing on the cliff with his head bowed respectfully.

When he heard the door open, he quickly raised his head, put on a smile, and called out "Senior Brother Chen."

Judging from his appearance, Chen Mu estimated that he was an Immortal Seedling from previous generations. According to the sect's tradition, he should call himself "Junior Brother". However, looking at his weather-beaten face, he might have gone through some things, causing him to no longer dare to act like a senior brother...

Chen Mu shook his head slightly and asked, "What do you want from me?"

"It's not me, it's not me, Senior Brother Chen. It's Senior Brother Xu Yang who sent me here as the Second Senior Brother of Tianhu Peak to tell you to go to the top of Tianhu Peak to find him."

The errand manager waved his hand and said hurriedly.

Chen Mu's heart moved when he heard this and he fell into deep thought.

Xu Yang had never been on good terms with him, so why was he suddenly looking for him...

"I guess it's Lin Xuanming who's responsible... the accusation I got from someone who's not serious about my sect."

"These two really are such close friends..." Chen Mu smiled inwardly, but didn't show it on his face. He replied, "I'll be right over."

Since Xu Yang brought up his identity to make a fuss, he would go there.

After a while, Chen Mu arrived at the top of Tianhu Peak and walked towards the middle Tianhu Lake. After walking along the water corridor for dozens of steps, he saw a figure in green clothes. It was Xu Yang. He looked towards the pavilion in the depths. That was the residence of the peak master. No one except the peak master could enter and exit freely.

Seeing this, Chen Mu took two steps forward and walked not far from him. Finding that Xu Yang was still calm, he also pretended to look at the scenery on the lake.

"Junior Brother Chen..."

After a moment, Xu Yang turned back and spoke slowly first.

Chen Mu bowed slightly, "Senior Brother Xu."

"Junior Brother Chen, do you know who the Peak Master hates the most?"

Xu Yang's tone was calm, and no trace of his emotions could be heard.

Chen Mu replied: "I don't know."

"The Peak Master hates those who rely on the sect for growth and then become selfish..."

Chen Mu smiled slightly and said in agreement, "What a coincidence. Like the Peak Master, I also hate this kind of people. Is it the same for Senior Brother Xu?"

As soon as the words came out, Xu Yang's handsome face darkened. After a pause, he said coldly: "Of course, I always follow the peak master's principles in everything."

Without waiting for Chen Mu to say anything, he suddenly smiled and slowed down his speech to test him: "Judging from the fluctuations in Junior Brother's mana, it's obvious that he has been accumulating at the seventh level of Qi Condensation for a long time... But Junior Brother clearly has low-grade spiritual roots. If he wants to cultivate to this level in ten years... perhaps he has received help from a noble person?"

After saying that, Xu Yang narrowed his eyes slightly and stared closely at Chen Mu's next reaction.

Chen Mu's heart moved when he heard this, but then he smiled slightly and did not make any excuses.

Xu Yang paused for a moment, then his expression remained unchanged, with only a flicker of resentment in his eyes. He continued, "Since Junior Brother Chen understands what I said earlier, I believe Junior Brother... is ready to contribute to Tianhu Peak."

Although Chen Mu didn't know Xu Yang's specific thoughts at this time, he also knew that he couldn't just go along with what he said, so he immediately bowed and faced the pavilion in the center of the lake, and said respectfully: "Whatever arrangements the Peak Master has, I will naturally follow."

Xu Yang smiled smugly upon seeing this and said, "The Peak Master has been practicing in seclusion, leaving all the trivial matters on the peak to me."

"Junior Brother Chen, let's put it this way. The sect competition will be held in two months. This competition will determine the allocation of cultivation resources for Tianhu Peak for the next ten years. The Peak Master has repeatedly told me to give it my all... Junior Brother, haven't you also been deeply indebted to the Peak Master? So, I hope you can win a spot for Tianhu Peak in the competition!"

It is said to be a sect competition, but in fact, the disciples of the sect leader and some of the uncles' disciples do not participate. It is simply a dispute over resources between Dutian Peak and Tianhu Peak.

Hundreds of disciples between the two peaks are competing for ten places. One place represents 10% of the resources, which is extremely important.

In the last competition, Tianhu Peak only had three spots and far fewer resources, which led to some new disciples with good qualifications going to Dutian Peak.

That's why the Tianhu Peak Master spared no expense in purchasing elixirs to subsidize his disciples, all in order to gain more resources during the competition...

Chen Mu pondered for a moment and roughly understood Xu Yang's intention. He simply wanted him to take the initiative to challenge some tough guys in the competition. If he won, he would also get some credit. If he lost, perhaps it would be more to his liking...

(End of this chapter)