Mortals get a golden finger for immortal cultivation every year

Chapter 29: Praise from Qiong Laoguai
It was naturally impossible for Zhao Shuang to hand over so many elixirs to help Li Huayuan, a stingy guy, win.

There was no way Han Li could hand it over. In order to prevent the disciples from keeping the items privately, the seven sects would use spirit beasts to sniff the storage bags of the disciples coming out of the Blood Forbidden Land.

Once the time exceeds the hundred-year-old elixir, there is no escape at all, and the end is obvious, it must be extremely miserable.

Zhao Shuang also had the Demon Pot refined, so there was no need to worry at all. He could put the elixirs he had picked into it for later use.

After all, the elixirs of heaven and earth in the blood-colored forbidden land would make even a Jindan stage cultivator tempted.

Otherwise, Li Huayuan would not have accepted Han Li as his disciple just for the sake of the elixir of heaven and earth he obtained from the Blood Forbidden Land.

It’s just that he is too stingy and only makes me a nominal disciple.

Just as Zhao Shuang was recalling the appearance of the elixir of heaven and earth in the blood-colored forbidden land, a surprised voice came towards him.

"What a powerful spiritual sense! This spiritual sense is probably not much worse than that of a disciple in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Fellow Daoist Li, your Huangfeng Valley has indeed accepted a good disciple."

Following the sound, he saw the old monster Qiong from the Yanyue Sect, who had just made a bet with Li Huayuan and Fu Yunzi and was about to leave. He was staring at Zhao Shuang with great interest and surprise, and praised him.

It didn't matter what he said, everyone present looked at Zhao Shuang.

There are all kinds of looks of passion, envy, and jealousy.

"It's okay, but it's a pity that I'm only at the twelfth level of Qi Refining."

Hearing this, Li Huayuan looked at Zhao Shuang a few more times and said lightly without much concern.

He had not realized before that among the disciples on this trip there was a disciple with such a powerful spiritual awareness as Zhao Shuang.

Of course, even with the reminder from Old Monster Qiong, he could only barely feel that Zhao Shuang's consciousness was slightly stronger than that of other Qi Refining disciples, and the fluctuation was very weak.

It probably isn't much stronger, no wonder he didn't notice it.

Li Huayuan found a suitable option for himself.

"Hey, goodbye then."

Hearing this, Old Monster Qiong took another look at Zhao Shuang, whose face was tense, and then he chuckled and turned into a beam of light and disappeared.

Seeing this, Zhao Shuang felt relieved and bowed to Li Huayuan who was walking towards him. Then he continued to stand there silently. His honest appearance made others look away.

The reason why his spiritual consciousness is so powerful is also related to the golden finger's tenfold cultivation speed.

Although his spiritual awareness did not increase tenfold, it was indeed far superior to that of cultivators of the same level, allowing him to gain many benefits.

Along the way, he dodged many masters above the Foundation Establishment Stage, which led to trouble.

Li Huayuan came over not because of him, but because the bet just now made the other disciples of Huangfeng Valley feel uncomfortable, so he came over to make false promises.

"I know you think we're being disrespectful by betting your lives. Anyone else might find a lot of excuses to justify this. But I, Li, have always disdained such things! I'll tell you the true face of the world of immortal cultivation and its cruelty, and that's just some advice from me."

"Listen carefully. In the world of immortal cultivation, whether it's the reputable and upright sects or the evil and unorthodox sects, all pursue actions that defy heaven and the survival of the fittest. However, the upright sects emphasize gradual progress, allowing for natural development. Their techniques are relatively gentle, but they often engage in despicable behavior under the guise of exorcising demons and defending the Way. Most of them are hypocritical and sham. Meanwhile, the evil sects strive for rapid increases in magical power, blindly pursuing powerful techniques. Their cultivation process is overly sinister and vicious, skewing the perception of opportunism. While they claim to follow their own will and demonstrate their true nature, in reality, as their techniques improve, they gradually become extreme in their behavior, losing their true nature and even becoming extremely bloodthirsty and cruel."

“But no matter what the good and evil sides and other immortal cultivation sects say, what they actually practice is the law of the jungle. We immortal cultivators are not ordinary people in this world! The cultivators with high levels of skills regard the lower-level cultivators as ants. If they disagree with them, they will kill them with one blow. This is a common thing.” Having said this, Grandmaster Li paused, and his tone seemed to show that he did not agree with the so-called good and evil sides.

This attitude confused the disciples. One of the braver disciples couldn't help but ask, "Grandmaster, is our Huangfeng Valley an upright sect or an evil sect?"

"Hehe! It's neither a righteous sect nor an evil sect. The same is true for the other six sects of Yue State." He curled his lips and said with a sneer.

"You are young and have only been practicing for a short time, so you haven't been told the origins of the Yue Kingdom's cultivation world!"

Afterwards, Li Huayuan told everyone the origins of the seven sects of Yue State, thus laying a foundation.

After he finished speaking, he began to talk about the bet.

"You should have heard this. This bet is very important to me, Li! If you can win the bet, I will definitely not treat you unfairly. All the disciples who help me win this time will be rewarded handsomely. The one who contributes the most can be accepted as my disciple after building his foundation."

Before the Huang Maple Valley disciples could digest and accept the "loyal advice" in front of them, they were immediately excited by the super promise behind it.

What is the concept of being able to bring a monk in the alchemy stage under his sect? There are only a dozen or so people in the entire Yellow Maple Valley who are so lucky. This is definitely a once-in-a-millennium opportunity!

Seeing the crowd in front of him getting excited and eager to try, Li Huayuan was naturally very satisfied.

As long as he could win the bet, even if he could recruit three or four more registered disciples, it would be a small matter. At most, he would just find a place to settle them down and teach them some basic skills. That would be easy to deal with.

However, his main focus was still on Zhao Shuang.

After saying that, Li Huayuan felt something was amiss. Given Old Monster Qiong's personality, if Zhao Shuang's consciousness wasn't so powerful, he probably wouldn't have expressed his surprise.

The fact that he was able to hide it made him think of a special person in Huangfeng Valley.

"What is your relationship with Junior Brother Lin from Baiwu Pavilion?"

Li Huayuan looked at Zhao Shuang and asked.

Hearing this, Zhao Shuang's heart tightened, and then he quickly recalled such a person.

"Master, I have no relationship with Master Lin from Baiwu Pavilion. I hope Master will understand."

After remembering it, Zhao Shuang quickly denied it.

"Alright! His identity is a little special, so it's best if he doesn't have any connections."

Seeing that Zhao Shuang didn't want to talk, Li Huayuan didn't want to delve into it. He nodded slightly and changed the subject.

"Since you have a strong spiritual sense, it should be easier for you to find spiritual medicine than for others. If you can really help me win the bet, I will accept you as my disciple."

"Thank you, Master. I will keep this in mind."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shuang immediately agreed.

Naturally, he would not give the elixir of heaven and earth to Li Huayuan. It would be enough to just pick some ordinary herbs. It would not be a big problem.

(End of this chapter)