Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 228 Bai Qing
Zhou Qing used the relay station to pinpoint Bai Yujing's location and discovered that he was still lingering in the vicinity where he had been previously found.

He was certain that Bai Yujing had a plan this time, so he rode his flying sword to get there.

About seventy miles from Baiyujing, Zhou Qing discovered a market.

The market is located in a wide valley, one of the few places in the area.

The market is called Liangu Town.

Zhou Qing landed outside the town and strolled into the town.

The town was quite crowded, mostly with cultivators of low cultivation levels, though mortals could be seen occasionally.

Zhou Qing mingled in the crowd, moving closer to Bai Yujing's location while gathering information from the conversations of those around him.

When he arrived at Baiyujing's location, he finally gained some understanding of the town.

This town was built by seven Foundation Establishment families in this central area so that they could exchange goods and resources with each other.

Among the seven Foundation Establishment families is the Li family, whose residence in the town is located at the end of the town's main road.

The signal indicated that Bai Yujing was inside the Li family's residence.

Zhou Qing was struggling to figure out how to infiltrate the Li family when he suddenly noticed a fighting arena in the square outside the Li family's residence.

On the arena, cultivators were engaged in a magical duel.

Most cultivators who engage in combat are only at the first or second level of Qi Refining. Not only is their cultivation level low, but the spells they use are also crude and unremarkable. Occasionally, a cultivator at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining will appear, and they are considered a rare expert.

Zhou Qing asked the people next to him about the situation and finally understood the reason.

This was actually the Li family, who were building up their foundation, recruiting soldiers and horses.

About half a year ago, someone discovered a secret realm somewhere in the Lian Gu Mountains. Based on the inscriptions in the secret realm, it was speculated that a Golden Core cultivator was buried there.

This news instantly alarmed the seven Foundation Establishment families in the Lian Gu Mountains.

The secret realm of the Golden Elixir Immortal held a strong attraction for them.

Once the treasures within the secret realm are unearthed, aside from the spirit stones, magical artifacts, and elixirs, they might even obtain cultivation techniques for the Golden Core stage, as well as even more powerful spells.

This is a secret treasure that can elevate the entire Foundation Establishment family to a higher level; which of the seven families could resist its allure?

So the seven families rushed to explore, and they had several conflicts during the process, each suffering some damage, but none of them gained any advantage, and in the end none of them got the right to go ahead and explore.

The seven families realized that this couldn't go on, so they agreed that three months later, each family would send seven people to compete.

Each of the seven people must compete against the other six families. Whoever wins the final victory will earn a point for their family. The family with the highest final score will be the first to enter the secret treasure.

For this competition, all seven families contributed their savings to recruit talent from outside.

And so this arena came into being.

After understanding the reason for the matter, Zhou Qing's doubts only deepened instead of being resolved.

In the cultivation world, it's common for people to fight over the secret treasures of their senior masters, but what does this have to do with Bai Yujing?

It's just a secret treasure of a Golden Core cultivator. To be honest, the things inside might not be as valuable as the things in Zhou Qing's storage bag, or even less valuable.

Bai Yujing is already a Golden Core cultivator and a disciple of a Nascent Soul sect like the Seven Emotions Sect. Why would he infiltrate the Li family to seize some Golden Core treasure?

Zhou Qing was certain that there must be some inside story he didn't know about.

Given this, it's even more necessary for him to figure it out.

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment, then suddenly strode towards the entrance of the Li family residence. Two clansmen at the first level of Qi Refining stood guard at the entrance. Seeing Zhou Qing approach, they immediately stopped him and shouted, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Qing said, "I heard that your esteemed household is recruiting talented individuals, so I have come here specifically to recommend myself."

The tribesman on the left looked at him with disdain and said, "Another freeloader."

"It's very simple to get into our family. Go over there and compete. Someone will evaluate your performance, and if you pass, he will take you into our mansion."

It's no wonder he was arrogant.

Since the Li family posted notices to recruit talents, countless rogue cultivators have come to their door every day. These people are all arrogant and think they are experts. In fact, most of them only have a rudimentary understanding of cultivation. They have developed a narrow-minded attitude because they have no lineage and know nothing about the realities of the cultivation world. They think they are already experts in the cultivation world.

Most of these people couldn't even get past the two Qi Refining Level 1 clansmen guarding the entrance.

Over time, they naturally developed a sense of contempt for these rogue cultivators who came to recommend themselves.

Later, the Li family set up a fighting arena, requiring those who came to recommend themselves to first fight in the arena, and only those who passed could enter the Li family.

Seeing that Zhou Qing was young and had the indignant look often seen on the faces of wandering cultivators, the two clansmen naturally categorized him as one of them and wanted to send him away immediately.

Zhou Qing glanced at the arena and saw two Qi Refining Level 1 cultivators exchanging flames.

The two were simply standing still and attacking, completely lacking the flair that cultivators should display in a duel.

To match his current image, he adopted a pretentious posture, raised his head, and pointed his chin at the two members of the Li family, saying, "What are they? Do they even deserve to fight me?"

The Li family members sneered, "If you don't want to fight, then leave quickly and don't waste our time."

Zhou Qing snorted coldly, then suddenly raised his hand and made a feinting strike towards the arena.

A sharp aura shot out from his palm, traversing a distance of seven or eight zhang, and cleaved the entire arena in two.

This is the Gengjin Blade, a metal-based magic.

Zhou Qing now possesses abundant spiritual energy, and the power of his spells is no longer a weakness.

With the spiritual energy of his twenty-six dantian, his single-attribute spiritual energy is more than six times that of others at the same cultivation level.

The two cultivators fighting on the arena watched helplessly as the Gengjin Blade swept past them, and the arena slowly collapsed. They were both stunned and dumbfounded.

Two other members of the Li family were also stunned.

The two shivered and said respectfully, "Please forgive us for our neglect of you, senior. May we ask how to address you so that we can inform our patriarch?"

Zhou Qing still held his head high, looking down at the two of them with his nostrils, and said, "Just say that Zhou Qing has come to visit."

One of the two clansmen immediately went in to report.

In the main hall of the Li family mansion, the patriarch Li Zuowu was having tea with Bai Qing, a newly recruited guest, when a clansman guarding the gate rushed in and said, "Patriarch, another remarkable senior has come to seek refuge."

Li Zuowu glanced at Bai Qing and smiled, "With Mr. Bai, the Li family is like a tiger with wings, and we don't need any outside help anymore."

Bai Qing smiled modestly and said, "The more experts, the better."

Li Zuowu looked at his clansmen and asked, "What is the background of the expert you mentioned, and what is his level of skill?"

The clansman said, "I don't know either, I only know that his name is Zhou Qing."

Bai Qing, who had just picked up the teacup, suddenly froze. The teacup slipped from his hand and shattered with a crash.

(End of this chapter)