Immortal Demonic Path

Chapter 31 A young, impetuous calf, rubbing his hands together in anticipation.

Five Elements Escape Technique, Illusion Techniques, Thirteen Swords of Spiritual Emptiness...

After finishing his daily weapon crafting, he would delve into these studies.

Li Changsheng has not been idle. He didn't have time before, but things are different now.

I have relatively little free time, so I can study the meridians.

When he got tired of studying, he would relax, read some books, listen to his disciples' conversations, and inquire about Niu Wendao's affairs.

Since returning from Zhongyang City, Niu Wendao has been relatively calm, except for his persistent pursuit of Changchun.

Although conflicts continued, no one was killed, and Niu Wendao remained relatively restrained.

Or rather, Bai Yuquan didn't dare let Niu Wendao kill Changchun.

Defeating someone, humiliating them, proves your strength, but killing the sect's senior disciple changes everything.

Niu Wendao's popularity has grown even stronger. Although he is not officially the senior disciple, he has completely overshadowed Changchun.

Everyone in Zhongyang City knows about an ancient demon genius, and they're all talking about Niu Wendao.

Mentioning Changchun?

Oh no, I got hit by a cow again!

I heard that Changchun was furious and smashed a lot of things after returning to the sect.

The sect leader personally spoke with Elder Bai Yuquan, discussing things like mutual care among fellow disciples and the importance of avoiding fighting.

Bai Yuquan immediately agreed, telling Niu Wendao not to make things difficult for Changchun anymore.

Changchun was finally able to catch its breath and things got a little easier.

The two entered a period of cold war. After leaving the sect, Changchun headed north, while Niu Wendao headed south.

Li Changsheng wrote a diary, recording Niu Wendao's story.

  

When Niu Wendao gets old, I'll give it to him.

Hopefully, Niu Wendao will live a long and peaceful life.

After all, being too popular can easily lead to disaster.

Time flies like water, and half a year passes in the blink of an eye.

Li Changsheng's cultivation has reached the mid-stage of the eighth level of Qi Refining, and his body refinement has also reached the limit of the early stage of the eighth level, about to enter the mid-stage.

The Illusion Sword Technique and the Three Swords of Spirit Cloud have been mastered.

The Thirteen Swords of Lingxu are somewhat inferior in terms of sword techniques.

Wood Release and Earth Release were both mastered to a high degree, while the other escape techniques were slightly inferior.

Niu Wendao's progress was relatively stable, but it was rapid. He seemed to have reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and his bloodline had also recovered significantly. He must have mastered the Stone Finger Rune.

Changchun has also made rapid progress, reaching the late stage of the ninth level of Qi Refining, and boasted that he would definitely establish his foundation within three years, thus stabilizing his position as the senior disciple.

On this day, Li Changsheng happened to be forging a high-grade magic sword.

thud

A bell rang out, its sound resounding throughout the entire meridian.

"Hmm? The bell summoning disciples for the Qi Meridian?" Li Changsheng asked in surprise.

Why would the Qi Sect summon its disciples for no apparent reason?

Nie Qiu walked out of the room, also looking puzzled, and said, "Chang Sheng, let's go take a look."

Li Changsheng followed Nie Qiu to the summit of Qimai Peak.

The disciples of the Qi Meridian also rushed to the mountaintop.

Upon reaching the mountaintop, over a hundred disciples had already gathered, and more were on their way.

The five elders of the Qi Meridian stood on the high platform in front.

"Greetings, Fifth Elder. I wonder if the bell tolls because something important has happened?"

Many disciples spoke up to ask questions.

The Fifth Elder raised his hand and said calmly, "I will make the announcement once everyone has arrived."

The disciples immediately stood obediently and did not ask any further questions.

Li Changsheng and Nie Qiu stood quietly in the crowd, waiting.

A quarter of an hour later, more than three hundred disciples had gathered on the summit, all looking up at the Fifth Elder.

The Fifth Elder scanned the disciples present before speaking, "I have summoned you here to entrust you with an important matter, which is to hold another martial arts competition."

"Another martial arts competition?"

The disciples were taken aback. One Foundation Establishment disciple asked in confusion, "Elder, isn't the martial arts competition not yet scheduled?"

The martial arts tournament, held only once every two years, is still a long way off.

"This martial arts competition is different from previous ones; it's a contest against Shuiyue Cave Heaven and Qingxuan Cave Heaven!"

The Fifth Elder said in a deep voice, "Each branch will select ten people to set up a arena in Zhongyang City for a martial arts competition among the three branches."

"A competition with Shuiyue Cave Heaven and Qingxuan Cave Heaven?" The disciples hadn't expected that they would be competing against these two sects.

"This is for the sake of mutual progress. The sect leader has ordered that if either of the two factions wins, there will be a reward."

The Fifth Elder solemnly replied, "Foundation Building Pills, Qi Refining Pills, True Essence Pills, and even rare stones and materials can all be bestowed as rewards."

"Foundation Building Pill?" The disciples in the Qi Refining Realm had a gleam in their eyes.

Some disciples at the ninth level of Qi Refining have been stuck because they lack a Foundation Establishment Pill.

"True Essence Pill? Rare Stone?"

The disciples in the Foundation Establishment stage also showed joy on their faces.

They need True Essence Pills for cultivation, and if they have rare stones and materials, they can also forge better magical artifacts.

Nie Qiu was also somewhat tempted: "These rewards are great, but I wonder how many True Essence Pills are involved?"

One of his disciples voiced his doubts: "Elder, if we win, how many True Essence Pills will we be rewarded?"

The Fifth Elder said, "For each victory, the reward is one bottle of True Essence Pills; for the defeat, there is no reward. If you can lead your sect to victory over the weapon refiners of the two sects, the reward is ten bottles of True Essence Pills and two rare stone materials!"

"A bottle as a reward for each win? And two rare stones?"

"With ten bottles of True Essence Pills, I'm certain I can reach the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!"

One by one, the Foundation Establishment disciples began to fantasize about overpowering both factions and pocketing all the rewards.

"With your skills, you can also participate in the Longevity quest."

Nie Qiu said, "The competition among the three sects cannot only be about the Foundation Establishment stage; the Qi Refining stage will also be included."

Li Changsheng shook his head and said, "I'll pass. I'm a latecomer to the profession; how can I compare to these senior brothers?"

"The high-grade magical artifacts you forge are no worse than theirs," Nie Qiu said. "We all use the same forging techniques and can all forge high-grade magical artifacts, so how can they be inferior?"

"Refining speed," Li Changsheng said calmly.

He has only been refining weapons for a short time. No matter how hard he studies, he can never compare to the disciples of the weapon-refining lineage who have been refining weapons for many years.

Although both can be used to refine high-grade magical artifacts, the ninth level of Qi Refining is faster at processing materials than the eighth level.

Upon hearing this, Nie Qiu paused for a moment, then said, "Why don't we give it a try? What if we don't consider speed?"

"Senior brother, there's no need to comfort me. I'm at the weapon-making lineage, focusing on refining weapons. I'm already quite content with the few pills I can take each month for cultivation."

Li Changsheng smiled and said, "When I first came to the Qi Meridian, it was simply because I didn't want to be bullied. People should learn to be content."

"You're quite optimistic. I'm still thinking about how to help you fight for it," Nie Qiu said with a smile.

"Senior brother can go," Li Changsheng said.

Nie Qiu said confidently, "I have also refined rare stones, as have many senior brothers, but none of them have had this opportunity."

Not everyone can obtain rare stones. Liu Qing has three, all of which were passed down from his ancestors.

Many weapon refiners have only seen them in their sects but have never actually used them.

Since refining the rare stone, his weapon-refining skills have improved dramatically, and he is no longer afraid of his senior brothers who are in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"You have three months to prepare, and then you will select ten disciples."

The Fifth Elder's voice rang out: "Five Foundation Establishment cultivators and five Qi Refining cultivators will be selected. Once they are chosen, we will inform you of the specific time for the competition among the three sects."

"Yes," the disciples responded in unison.

The disciples dispersed, while those who wished to participate stayed to register with Elder Wu.

Li Changsheng returned to the weapon-refining room to cultivate his qi and body, and to familiarize himself with the sword techniques and methods.

He would not participate in the competition; things that attracted too much attention were not suitable for the Tree of Immortality.

The competition among the three factions will not only involve weapon crafting; Niu Wendao will likely also participate.

That young, ambitious calf must be itching to win first place, right?

(End of this chapter)