Chapter 64: Competition for Quota

Since this mysterious and spiritual secret place is only opened once every ten years, the three immortal cultivation forces that control this secret place will send their disciples who are in the body-shaping stage into the secret place for training every ten years.Although they said on the surface that they wanted to let the disciples of their sect go to the Xuanling Secret Land for training, in fact, these three forces were all fighting for one thing in the Xuanling Secret Land: the Lingyuan Mingzhi Fruit.This Lingyuan Mingzhi Fruit is a rare fruit in the world, but its maturity period is relatively short, with a cycle of just ten years. Despite this, its effect is extremely powerful, which is that it can increase the chances of a cultivator at the peak of the Peeking Yuan Realm to break through to the Tong Yuan Realm.At least the probability is increased by 30% from the original level, which is really incredible; you should know that in the world of immortal cultivation, there are not many cultivators who have reached the Yuan-peek realm, and almost all cultivators who can reach the Yuan-peek realm are extraordinary talents.But reaching the Tongyuan realm is even more difficult; without certain opportunities and luck, it is impossible to enter the Tongyuan realm just by practicing diligently.Because if you want to advance to the Tongyuan realm, you need more than just hard training such as refining your magic power; it is rumored that such powerful people have required the cultivator’s state of mind to reach a certain level before they can reach it, and the requirements for the state of mind are extremely strict.Therefore, this state of mind and perception is a huge restriction for cultivators at the peak of the Peeping Yuan Realm; as a result, most cultivators are stuck at the threshold of the peak of the Peeping Yuan Realm, preventing them from entering for the rest of their lives and eventually dying of old age.It can be seen how attractive this Lingyuan Life Fruit is to the peak cultivators in the Peeping Yuan Realm; and this spiritual fruit is not only helpful for breaking through the bottleneck of the Tongyuan Realm. If you, a cultivator in the first level of the Peeping Yuan Realm, take one of this spiritual fruit, it can elevate you to a higher level by one small realm, allowing you to advance to the second level of the Peeping Yuan Realm.In short, this kind of spiritual fruit is extremely attractive to cultivators in the Yuanjing realm; and when the Xianyang Sect, the Shenjian Sect, and the Shigui Sect send their cultivators in the Body Shaping Stage every ten years, they almost always choose disciples who are at the peak of the Body Shaping Stage.Sometimes, even cultivators who are half a step away from the Yuan realm will be sent to participate in the trial in this secret place; the purpose is to seize the Lingyuan Life Fruit in the Xuanling secret place for the sect.You know, if a sect has one more Tongyuan realm cultivator, it will greatly improve the overall strength of the sect to a certain extent, so they have to take it seriously.Of course, this secret place is only accessible to cultivators below the Yuanyuan realm, which makes the three sects feel a little frustrated and speechless.Moreover, the Lingyuan Mingzhi Fruit in the secret place only produces six pieces each time. In the past, they were fought over by the disciples from the three sects who came in for training. Whoever was stronger would get more. Therefore, although a delicate balance has always been maintained among the three, the conflicts and frictions between the three forces have never stopped and are tending to get worse.Therefore, the disciples of the various sects in the body-shaping stage who entered the secret place were allowed to fight each other and suffer casualties, and the consequences would not be taken into account. Therefore, the relationship between the three sects of immortal cultivation has not been very harmonious, but rather somewhat hostile to each other.Just as Bu Gong and Xiang Ling’er were talking in low voices, a slight commotion suddenly broke out in the hall!”Wow, Senior Sister Han Qing is here, look.””Keep your voice down, why are you talking so loudly?”…Everyone in the hall began to whisper to each other. As the whispers rose, Bu Gong looked up and followed the gazes of the crowd.A beautiful face with a soft yet somewhat lazy look appeared at the corner of the stairs in the hall. With the appearance of this woman, the whispering noise in the hall just now disappeared instantly, and everyone looked at the woman in white who had just appeared with a bit of awe.Her white clothes are more beautiful than snow, and her beauty is captivating; she possesses the spirit of heaven and earth, and the splendor of mountains and rivers; it seems as if even heaven and earth are eclipsed by her.The person who just appeared was Han Qing, who had met Bu Gong once before.Her beautiful eyes moved, and she glanced at everyone in the hall lightly, and then a gentle voice like a spring breeze sounded: “Everyone, go to the square outside the door. I think everyone should know why I asked you to come here today.”As the light voice fell, Han Qing walked out of the hall first with light steps; seeing this, everyone also walked towards the square in front of the pavilion, of course Bu Gong was among them.After leaving the pavilion, Bu Gong saw Han Qing standing gracefully above the square with her jade foot lightly tapping a three-foot green sword. At this time, the disciples who were originally gathered in groups of three or five in the square also had solemn expressions on their faces, without the casualness and laziness that Bu Gong had seen when he came here before.Bu Gong saw that no matter whether it was the male or female disciples in the square, their eyes looking at Han Qing were filled with awe and undisguised admiration.Looking at this scene, Bu Gong couldn’t help but smack his lips; “This is the talent and strength, it’s really amazing.” There was also a hint of surprise in Bu Gong’s eyes when he looked at Han Qing.She started practicing at the age of fifteen and advanced to the Yuan-seeking realm within a year. Now she has reached a height that is difficult for ordinary people to reach. Even Bu Gong has to sigh at the high talent of this woman.”Is everyone basically here? I believe you all should understand why you were summoned here this time.” A soft voice suddenly sounded in the sky; and the speaker was naturally Han Qing who was standing in the air.Hearing this voice, all the disciples in the square instantly perked up.”The once-in-a-decade Xuanling Secret Land will open in half a month. I’ll be leading the team this time, and I’ve asked everyone to come here today to select the spots for this trip.”Having said that, Han Qing paused slightly and glanced down, then said: “There are thirty places this time, but twenty have been decided and will be selected directly by the sect; and the remaining ten will be selected temporarily today.””As for the selection, it will be presided over by Junior Sister Zizhu.” Having said this, Han Qing raised her jade hand slightly, and a stream of light came out from her jade hand, and in an instant it penetrated into the eyebrows of a girl in a green dress in the crowd below, and then floated away.At this moment, everyone in the square was still staring blankly into the air, apparently unable to come back to their senses for a while.”Okay, let’s start the selection. Opponents will be decided by drawing lots and will go on stage in order.” At this time, another cold and delicate voice sounded in everyone’s ears, and everyone was brought back to their senses.But the person who just spoke made Bu Gong a little surprised, because the girl in front of him was the woman in green dress who had led him into the attic before.When Bu Gong looked at the woman, he saw the girl in green named Zizhu slowly walking to the center of the square, and then her two jade hands began to pinch the magic seals. As her jade hands moved, she saw her hitting several magic seals into the ground in a specific way.Then, under Bu Gong’s somewhat astonished gaze, a platform about ten feet high and several dozen feet in radius slowly rose in the center of the square. Seeing this scene, for a moment, there was a hint of surprise in the eyes of many people who were looking towards the center of the square.”It seems that this should be an array that requires specific spells to activate.” Seeing this scene, Bu Gong felt a little enlightened.Obviously, those whose cultivation level is lower than the third level of body shaping will basically have no chance of participating in this secret trip. Almost all of them are disciples of sects whose cultivation level is at the third level of body shaping. However, among these people, there are also a few who are at the peak of the second level of body shaping. However, these few people are able to come and compete for the quota, perhaps because they have some trump cards that outsiders don’t know.After a series of draws to form teams, the competition on the podium has begun in full swing; time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was Bu Gong’s second turn to go on stage.Obviously, although there are many people in the square, there are only a few hundred disciples who actually participate in the competition for the quota, not too many; such a competition seems a bit easy for Bu Gong.Because his current state of cultivation has already exceeded the strength that a person in the Body Shaping Stage should have, but has not yet reached the level of Half-Step Peeping into the Essence Stage; therefore, he easily won the first match.As for those disciples whose strength has reached the Half-Step Yuan realm, the sect has probably already arranged them in, and they will definitely not come here to compete for the places.At this moment, the man who was fighting with Bu Gong on the high platform was a thin man in black, whose face gave people a sense of firmness and calmness; he was standing opposite Bu Gong.”Wow, it’s Senior Brother Huang Fei of the Soul Chasing Claw. With Senior Brother Huang Fei’s strength, he will definitely be able to win a spot.””That’s right, but who’s that guy across from Senior Brother Huang? Judging from how he performed in the first round, he should have some skills, right?””Hey… You don’t even know the famous loser Bu Gong? He’s the untalented outer disciple who joined a year ago.””Oh, now I remember. I’m a little impressed by your claim of not having talent…”On the stage, Bu Gong was confronting the black-clad man named Huang Fei, while many people below the stage had already begun whispering about the two of them. Xing Ling’er, who was also standing below the stage, had a slightly unhappy expression on her face.Because she could hear some of the whispers of the people in the audience; once someone mentioned the name Bu Gong, they would definitely add the word “waste” in front of it. Therefore, Xiang Ling’er’s face looked a little ugly, and there was a hint of anger in her eyes.