Chapter 119: Door-to-Door Recruitment
Kunlun Cave.
The news from Yuxu Palace, with the intentional spread of the headmaster, soon spread throughout Kunlun and was known by all the disciples.
Just now, at the Immortal Dao Conference held by the Tiandao Sect, a disciple from Kunlun won the championship in the second- and third-level formation master competition.
The entire Kunlun, from the Nascent Soul ancestors to the ordinary disciples, their first reaction to hearing the news was to doubt whether they had heard it wrong.
Kunlun’s alchemy is unparalleled, and his magic cultivation lineage is also barely passable, but the formation… let’s not talk about it.
There isn't even a single decent formation master in the entire Kunlun. How is it possible that he could have defeated many formation masters from the Tiandao Sect and the Huashan Sect and won first place twice in a row in a competition attended by all the formation geniuses in the entire cultivation world?
However, how could the news spoken by the master himself be false?
After confirming the authenticity of the news, the entire Kunlun was in an uproar for a while.
Formations have always been Kunlun's weak point. Even the protective formations of each peak have to be purchased from other sects. Who would have thought that Kunlun's formation masters would have a day to be proud of themselves.
And when they learned that Li Yu was the first place twice, everyone doubted their ears again.
"What? The winner of both formation competitions was Senior Brother Li?"
"How can this be?"
"When did he learn the formation?"
"I understand. No wonder Senior Brother Li is always at home . He should be studying formations alone at home!"
"When Senior Brother Li saved us in Xuling Cave Heaven, he broke the Soul Refining Sect's formation. At that time, I knew that Senior Brother Li's attainments in formations were definitely extraordinary."
"Senior Brother Li is so hardworking. As expected, all efforts in this world will be rewarded..."
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Tiandao City.
The first exchange of formations has not ended yet, and there are still many formation masters in the competition, but the first place in the second-level formation master and third-level formation master competition has been announced, and it is the same person.
Li Yu, a second-grade alchemist from Kunlun known as the "Twin Stars of Alchemy", crossed over to participate in the formation competition. He first won the first place among second-grade formation masters, and then won the first place among third-grade formation masters, which shocked countless people.
Even if he won the third-grade alchemist competition, people would not be too surprised. However, as an alchemist who had not even participated in the alchemist competition, he won the formation master competition. This was the first time in history since the Immortal Conference.
The crowd in the square was already in an uproar, discussing the matter, and the results of the formation master competition were also spreading to other places in Tiandao City at an extremely fast speed.
On the top of the mountain, Li Yu broke the last formation cleanly and neatly, returned Senior Sister Xu's golden elixir to her, and then flew to the high platform below where the prizes were placed.
The formation masters and referees from various major sects all looked at him with indescribable eyes.
Today is the darkest day for the formation masters of the immortal cultivators.
The most outstanding second- and third-level formation masters in the entire world of immortal cultivation are all here, but the two champions were snatched away by an outsider. As formation masters, they feel very embarrassed.
But no matter how embarrassing it is, losing is losing.
They could only give the high-level formation book and the bottle of Yi Mu spiritual essence to Li Yu.
The two Tiandao Sect judges had very conflicted expressions on their faces. They all knew what was going on with this bottle of Yimu Spirit Essence. It was originally meant for the Tiandao Sect's formation master, but who would have thought that he didn't win. The formation secret book was also obtained by the Tiandao Sect from an ancient secret realm. They took it out this time to show off their generosity, and never thought of actually giving it away...
But at this moment, they could only watch Li Yu take away the secret book and spiritual essence.
After all, the Tiandao Sect has to save face, and large sects also attach great importance to credibility. How can they go back on their word in such a grand conference, in front of so many cultivators?
Li Yu put away the jade slip that recorded the high-level formation, then handed the bottle of Yimu Spirit Essence to Xu Qingxin and said, "Senior Sister Xu, this is for you."
Xu Qingxin was slightly stunned. She thought that Li Yu didn't know how precious this Yimu Spiritual Marrow was, so she explained, "This is Yimu Spiritual Marrow. It is very useful for practitioners who cultivate the Wood Spiritual Vein to form a pill. It can directly target the Wood Spiritual Vein, saving the time of compressing mana. It will be very useful when you or your two junior sisters cultivate the Wood Spiritual Vein to the perfection of foundation building. You should collect it quickly..."
Li Yu smiled and said, "I know. I originally intended to give this bottle of Yimu Spirit Essence to Senior Sister Xu. You introduced me to the sect and taught me how to practice. I have never thanked you for anything. Consider this a small gift."
It may be useful to her, but by the time Li Yu and Zhou Zixuan need it, she doesn't know when it will be gone. With Jiang Li's talent, the sect will try every possible means to help her form a pill, but she won't be able to use it.
Xu Qingxin was stunned again. He didn't expect that Li Yu had spent so much effort to get this bottle of precious spiritual essence, but it was actually for her.
But she still shook her head and said, "No, this is too precious. I can't take it. You should keep it for Junior Sister. She will be able to use it in one or two years at most."
Jiang Li took the jade bottle from Li Yu, forced it into Xu Qingxin's hand, and said, "Oh, Senior Sister, just accept it. It's still a long way to go for my wood spirit vein to be perfected. You need this more than I do..."
Before Xu Qingxin could say anything, Jiang Li said, "Don't refuse again, otherwise, Senior Sister doesn't treat us as a family."
After hearing this, Xu Qingxin didn't know what to say.
Bai Qingying looked at this scene with some envy in her heart. She glanced at Li Yu and said, "I helped you too. How are you going to thank me, Senior Sister?"
Li Yu smiled and said, "If Senior Sister Bai needs anything in the future, I will definitely go through fire and water..."
Li Yu has always been a man of gratitude and revenge. If an immortal cultivator can lend his golden elixir to others without any worries, he must have great trust in the other party. Without the help of Senior Sister Bai, he would not have received the reward of a third-level formation master.
I had originally planned to just go out for a stroll today, but I didn't expect to get an unexpected reward. After getting the reward, Li Yu left with them.
When they arrived, there were not too many cultivators gathered here , but now the entire square is overcrowded, and there are still many people outside trying to squeeze in. It is obviously not advisable to stay here for long.
When Li Yu and others returned to their residence, the Tiandao Secret Realm and the Tiandao Sect had already received the news.
In this Immortal Conference, putting the formation competition first was a decision made by the Tiandao Sect after careful consideration.
Not long ago, the Tiandao Sect obtained the formation inheritance of an ancient formation sect in a newly discovered secret realm. It was a new formation system, different from any existing one in the world of immortal cultivation. Several disciples of the Tiandao Sect had comprehended it beforehand, so their speed of breaking the formation was naturally faster than those of Huashan.
I thought that in this formation exchange, the Tiandao Sect was almost certain to win and could easily take first place in all three games.
But the result was that only the first-level formation master competed, and the disciple of Tiandao Sect won first place. The second and third levels were taken away by someone else, and that person was a Kunlun disciple...
In a certain meeting hall, a middle-aged man asked, "What do you think about this?"
An old man thought for a moment and said, "In my opinion, this boy not only has extremely high attainments in alchemy, but also has a comprehension of formations that others cannot match. He is worthy of the sect's vigorous cultivation. Once he forms a pill, the number one third-grade alchemist and the number one third-grade formation master in the world of immortal cultivation will both be in our Tiandao Sect. With time, it is not impossible for him to reach the fourth grade..."
The status of alchemists in the world of immortal cultivation is naturally needless to say, and the status of formation masters is not low either, especially for the Tiandao Sect, formation masters are particularly important. Some caves in ancient secret realms are often covered with powerful formations, and it is difficult to enter without a formation master to break the formation.
"This kind of talent is really wasted in Kunlun."
"Only in my Tiandao Sect can he play his greatest role."
"However, his status in Kunlun is not low, so he may not agree..."
"Then make him an offer he can't refuse..."
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Tiandao City, Kunlun’s headquarters.
After returning to his residence, Xu Qingxin went into seclusion to refine the Yimu Spirit Essence. Li Yu had just sent off the last Kunlun disciple who came to congratulate him, and was about to take the ten Tuomai Pills he had just won, but was told that someone from the Tiandao Sect was visiting.
Li Yu came outside and saw four people with Yin-Yang Pisces patterns embroidered on their chests.
Li Yu was somewhat surprised at the strength of these four people. Without exception, all four of them were in the Nascent Soul stage. One of them gave him the same feeling as Patriarch Xuan Zhen, and was obviously a strong man in the late Nascent Soul stage.
The old man in the late Nascent Soul stage smiled at Li Yu and said, "Congratulations, young man, for winning first place in two formation competitions."
Li Yu said politely: "I'm just lucky."
The old man said: "Luck is also a kind of strength, young friend, there is no need to be modest."
Li Yu did not exchange pleasantries with the people of Tiandao Sect and asked directly, "Seniors, is there anything you want to talk to me about?"
The old man in the late Nascent Soul stage was also very straightforward and said straight to the point: "My friend, don't you think that with your talent, staying in Kunlun all the time is a bit of a waste? I wonder if you are interested in joining our Tiandao Sect?"
Upon hearing this, the faces of several Kunlun Yuanying ancestors and Jindan elders present suddenly changed. How could the people from Tiandao Sect poach Kunlun disciples so blatantly in front of so many people from Kunlun?
"My fellow Taoist, isn't your behavior too much?"
"Li Yu, ignore them!"
The two Nascent Soul ancestors spoke up immediately, and a Kunlun Golden Core elder immediately walked somewhere else, took out the spirit conch, and contacted the Kunlun Sect Master.
Yuxu Palace, upon learning about the matter of Tiandao City, Wang Daoxuan was silent for a moment and said, "Others should not interfere in this matter. Let Li Yu make the decision himself."
Li Yu did not expect that the people of Tiandao Sect would be so domineering. They came to Kunlun’s base to poach people right after the formation master competition ended, without any regard for the feelings of Kunlun disciples.
He was about to answer when the late Nascent Soul master of Tiandao Sect said, "If you are willing to join Tiandao Sect, I promise that Tiandao Sect will help you cultivate all five spiritual veins to the perfection of foundation building within a month, and let you form a five-element golden elixir within half a year. Not only you, but the sect will also let your Taoist partner who cultivates a single spiritual vein form a golden elixir within a year..."
When these remarks were made, everyone in the audience was shocked.
Within half a year, the five spiritual veins formed a golden elixir, and even the Taoist companion was able to form an elixir. What kind of speed is this?
Only the top geniuses in Tiandao Sect can enjoy such resources.
Some Kunlun disciples' eyes turned red with envy. If it were them, they would probably agree without hesitation.
After all, the Tiandao Sect gave too much.
Even the Jindan elders were filled with envy and jealousy. If they were at Li Yu's age and had access to such resources, wouldn't it be easy for them to achieve the Nascent Soul stage?
To be honest, when Li Yu heard these conditions, he was tempted for a moment.
He had no doubt whether the Tiandao Sect had such strength.
Although Kunlun has many fourth-grade alchemists, the Tiandao Sect also has alchemy masters. They can refine all of them, whether it is the Tuomai Pill or the realm-breaking Pill from the foundation-building to the golden elixir. Not only that, the Tiandao Sect controls most of the secret realms of the caves and heavens, and its resources are ten times better than Kunlun, so they can definitely come up with these.
As the largest sect in the world of immortal cultivation, they might be a little overbearing, but they would never lie to him about such a matter.
Seeing Li Yu fall into a brief silence, the late Yuanying master of Tiandao Sect continued, "I know that the head of Kunlun Sect once proposed to cultivate you to the Golden Core stage first, but it was rejected by those Yuanying masters. You should know that Kunlun can't and will not give you such treatment. If you stay in Kunlun, you will only be in the Golden Core stage at most in your life. But Tiandao Sect is different. Not only can it allow you to form a core within half a year, but after forming a core, it can also provide you with assistance in cultivation. It is not a big problem to send you to the Yuanying stage in your lifetime..."
At this moment, all the Kunlun disciples present, even the Jindan elders and Yuanying ancestors, did not speak again.
From the perspective of spiritual practice, for Li Yu, leaving Kunlun and joining the Tiandao Sect is indeed the most correct choice.
The conditions offered by the Tiandao Sect are impossible to refuse.
Even Zhou Zixuan, who was standing next to Li Yu, felt a little moved.
But she said nothing, just stood quietly beside Li Yu, waiting for his choice. No matter what Li Yu chose, she would support and understand.
Li Yu was indeed tempted by the conditions offered by Tiandao Sect.
It takes half a year to form a pill and give birth to a Nascent Soul. Who wouldn’t be tempted?
Elder Sun’s lifelong pursuit is now within his reach, and he can even surpass it soon.
But he still refused.
It’s just a few hundred Tuomai Pills. He can save up enough of them in a few years.
But if he betrayed Kunlun and joined the Tiandao Sect for a few hundred Tuomai Pills, how would Jiang Li look at him, how would the demon girl look at him, how would Senior Sister Xu look at him, how would Senior Sister Qin look at him, how would Senior Sister Bai look at him, and how would the three junior sisters from Emei look at him?
How do the righteous cultivators view him? How do the evil cultivators view him? How do the Kunlun disciples view him?
Not to mention them, Li Yu even looks down on himself.
Li Yu knew very well what he relied on to have the strength he has today.
The connections he had worked so hard to build were his greatest wealth. It would undoubtedly be extremely foolish to give up his greatest wealth for a little immediate gain.
Li Yu smiled and looked at the several Yuanying masters of Tiandao Sect, saying, "I'm sorry. I appreciate your kindness, but Kunlun is the sect that nurtured me. The headmaster has been very kind to me. If I betray the sect, what difference would that make me be compared to an animal?"
The Tiandao Sect expert who was in the late Nascent Soul stage looked at Li Yu with surprise on his face.
He never thought that this person would actually refuse such generous treatment from the Tiandao Sect. Logically speaking, no cultivator should be able to refuse such conditions.
In order to recruit him, the sect offered the same conditions as those offered to those geniuses with heavenly spiritual veins.
He actually rejected the temptation of the Golden Elixir and Nascent Soul.
Looking at Li Yu's gentle yet determined gaze, the old man in the late Nascent Soul stage knew that they were destined to return empty-handed this time.
Although he represented the Tiandao Sect, at this moment, he also felt some admiration for the young man in front of him.
Kunlun Li Yu is indeed worthy of his reputation.
He is indeed a rare clear stream in the world of immortal cultivation.
He didn't say anything more, just smiled and said, "In that case, we are the ones who disturbed you..."
After saying that, he didn't say another word, and turned around and flew away with the other three Nascent Soul stage cultivators from Tiandao Sect.
At this moment, the way everyone present looked at Li Yu also became different from before.
The looks that many Kunlun disciples gave him were extremely complicated, with some pity, but more of admiration.
If they were given such tempting conditions, they would never be able to refuse them. Any hesitation for more than a moment would indicate their lack of determination in the path to immortality.
Who among those who cultivate immortality does not pursue immortality and longevity? What does a sect matter? What does the criticism in front of and behind people matter?
However, it was precisely because Li Yu did things that ordinary people could not do that made them admire him even more.
Bai Qingying smiled, she knew Li Yu would make such a choice.
The three Zhao sisters stood behind Li Yu, looking at his back, their beautiful eyes sparkling with excitement. As expected of Senior Brother Li, they knew they would not make a mistake in him...
Kunlun Cave Heaven, Yuxu Palace.
Wang Daoxuan put down the conch, looked at the woman covered with white gauze not far away, and said with a smile: "I am right, Li Yu will never agree to the conditions of Tiandao Sect. He is different from other disciples..."
Qin Keren didn't say anything, just turned around and left slowly.
But the slightly frowned brows above her veil gradually relaxed.
Wang Daoxuan was in a good mood. After thinking for a while, he murmured: "Should I be nicer to him? Otherwise, when he comes back, I can hold a formation master competition in the sect, or hold a competition every month in the alchemy peaks to compete in refining Tongmai Pills. In addition, should I hold a fantasy trial for the foundation-building period..."
Tiandao City.
The news that Li Yu had just won first place in the second- and third-level formation master competition had not yet begun to spread, but another piece of breaking news sparked heated discussions among people.
According to reliable sources, after Li Yu returned to Kunlun Station, he was recruited by the Tiandao Sect.
The four Yuanying powerful men from Tiandao Sect personally approached Li Yu and offered an extremely generous condition.
As long as Li Yu is willing to join the Tiandao Sect, the Tiandao Sect will pour a huge amount of resources into him to ensure that all of his five spiritual veins will form a pill within half a year. Not only him, but even his Taoist partner can be guaranteed to form a pill within a year.
Golden elixir! That is the unattainable dream of many immortal cultivators throughout their lives. And there are also many cultivators who have practiced hard for more than two hundred years in their lives and still cannot cultivate a golden elixir.
Twenty-year-old Li Yu can have it all just by nodding his head.
When this news came out, many people were shocked and gritting their teeth in envy.
What shocked them even more was that faced with such conditions, Li Yu actually refused.
He rejected the temptation of half a year to form a pill, refused to join the Tiandao Sect, and chose to stay in Kunlun.
At the same time, another piece of news came out.
The two second-level formation masters of the Huashan Sect who performed well in the competition did not return to the Huashan base after the formation competition, but instead switched to the Tiandao Sect.
And the Tiandao Sect’s promise to them was not even one-tenth of what it made to Li Yu.
For disciples of some major sects, the purpose of participating in the Immortal Dao Conference is to stand out in the competition and be valued by the Tiandao Sect. Even if they do not receive any promise from the Tiandao Sect, they are willing to become disciples of the Tiandao Sect.
After all, this is the largest sect in the world of immortal cultivation. Being a disciple of the Tiandao Sect, one can enjoy more resources than in any other sect.
But it is precisely because of the existence of these people that Li Yu’s choice seems even more valuable.
It is true that for the sake of their own future, cultivators switch to stronger sects, which is understandable. The major sects of the righteous path allow people to come and go freely, and generally do not interfere with the choices of disciples. However, abandoning the sect that nurtured them is undoubtedly an act of betrayal, which is despised by countless people...
All I can say is that Li Yu is Li Yu, and his reputation as a clear figure in the world of immortal cultivation is well-deserved.
Somewhere in Tiandao City.
A middle-aged man with a short beard took off the gourd at his waist, drank a sip of spiritual wine, and slowly walked towards the direction of Kunlun’s base. As he walked, he whispered, "A genius alchemist and a genius formation master, this guy is good. My Great Zhou needs such talents. No, we have to snatch him back. Which princess should we marry him to..."
He walked forward like this, and the Kunlun disciples on duty outside seemed to not see him at all and allowed him to walk into the Kunlun base.
But at a certain moment, the middle-aged man just took a step forward, but his foot did not fall.
As if sensing something, he frowned and whispered, "Why is that old guy here too? Could it be that he has also taken a fancy to this boy and wants to steal my business..."
His step remained suspended in the air for a long time without him taking a step forward.
Finally, he withdrew his foot, turned around and walked away slowly.
Somewhere in Kunlun’s garrison, a voice asked in confusion: “What did that old fellow Qianmian want to do just now…”
