Chapter 120 The Ten Saints of Heaven
The first formation exchange at the Immortal Dao Conference has ended.
Contrary to everyone's expectations, the most eye-catching one in this formation competition was not Huashan or Tiandao Sect. Instead, Kunlun, which was famous in the world of immortal cultivation for its alchemy, became the biggest winner.
However, although the Tiandao Sect did not win first place in the second-level and third-level formation master competitions, it had more disciples in the top ten than Huashan. Some cultivators who were interested in formations originally wanted to have their offspring join Huashan, but after watching this formation exchange meeting, they felt that joining the Tiandao Sect seemed to be a better choice.
The Tiandao Sect’s formation skills are not bad, and it is also the number one sect in the world of immortal cultivation. It seems that no matter from which aspect, it is much better than Huashan.
As for Huashan, if it can't even use its formation skills to overpower the Tiandao Sect, then it won't have any advantages at all.
Tiandao City, the headquarters of Huashan Sect.
This Immortal Conference was the lowest point for Huashan in the past hundred years.
In the three formation master competitions, although Huashan Sect had several disciples enter the top ten, none of the first place winners of the three competitions were selected, which really made it unworthy of the title of the number one formation master sect.
Not only that, after the competition, two formation geniuses who had been trained for many years in two sects switched to the Tiandao Sect, making Huashan's situation even worse and becoming the biggest loser in this Xiandao Conference.
An elder in the Jindan stage just came back from outside and said with emotion: "It would be great if Huashan Sect also had a disciple like Li Yu from Kunlun. He actually rejected the Tiandao Sect's condition of forming a five-spiritual elixir in half a year and chose to continue staying in Kunlun..."
Li Yu of Kunlun Sect is undoubtedly the disciple that all major sects dream of.
In terms of ability, he is the best among his peers and surpasses the older generation. In terms of loyalty to the sect, facing such generous treatment from the Tiandao Sect, he can actually stick to his original intention and not betray the sect. How many people in the current world of immortal cultivation can do this?
Look at Li Yu, who refused to yield for five golden elixirs even though four Yuanying masters of Tiandao Sect came to him. Look at the two disciples of Huashan, who got close to Tiandao Sect before Tiandao Sect could win them over. I'm afraid they had already made plans to leave the sect before coming to Tiandao Sect.
A fourth-rank formation master from Huashan Sect breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not a big deal that the two disciples went to Tiandao Sect. They will leave sooner or later if they want to. Huashan doesn't need two disciples like them. It's just a pity that they didn't get the formation secret book. Tiandao Sect got it from an ancient formation sect. It records a lot of ancient formations, which can make up for the gap in ancient formations in our sect..."
This time, Huashan Sect sent out almost all of their formation geniuses. In fact, it was not for fame, but the formation secret book was their ultimate goal .
It’s a pity that they didn’t get the secret book in the end.
At this time, a Huashan Sect disciple behind him suddenly said, "Grandmaster, although we didn't get the formation secret book, it's not in the Tiandao Sect, but in the hands of Senior Brother Li in Kunlun. I had dinner with Senior Brother Li before, and he's a very good person. How about I go and ask him if I can borrow the secret book for me to have a look?"
The Yuanying Patriarch glanced at him and asked, "Do you think he would lend such an important secret book to others?"
If this secret book is in Huashan, it must be a secret that is not passed on to non-core disciples. When Tiandao Sect took it out this time, they probably didn't expect that it would be won by someone else. Who would lend such a precious secret book to others?
The Huashan disciple said, "I can ask if they can lend it to me. It doesn't matter if I ask..."
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Kunlun Station.
Li Yu held a jade slip in his hand.
Things like jade slips are actually rare in today's world of immortal cultivation. Most of them come from the ruins and caves of some ancient sects.
The so-called jade slip is actually a magical instrument for recording information. As long as you scan it with your spiritual consciousness, you can imprint the contents into your mind, which is more convenient than books.
It’s a pity that this technology was not passed down.
To be precise, the jade slip is not something from this world.
The major sects in the world today did not figure out the path of cultivation on their own. Almost all of the sects, including Kunlun, were inherited from some secret cave. They only obtained these jade slips from those places, but did not get the method of making the jade slips.
Li Yu placed the jade slip on his forehead and scanned it with his spiritual sense. A series of mysterious and complex information quickly flooded into his mind.
Actually, although he won the first place in two formation competitions in a row, he actually didn't know much about the art of formation. He only had an entry-level understanding. He couldn't understand these mysterious high-level formation knowledge.
To him, this secret book of formations is not as practical as a few meridian expansion pills.
He put the jade slip away, intending to study it slowly after he had mastered the art of formations.
Li Yu purified and refined the ten Tuomai Pills he won in the second-level formation master competition, but before he had the chance to take them, Zhou Zixuan came in and told him that a Huashan disciple was looking for him.
Li Yu walked outside and saw a young disciple from the Huashan Sect.
At that time, he had a conflict with several people from the Tiandao Sect in Tiandao City. This Huashan disciple was one of the people who stood up to support him, and Li Yu even invited him to dinner.
Liu Ci first bowed to Li Yu and said, "Congratulations, Senior Brother Li, for winning first place in two formation competitions."
Li Yu invited him into the room, brewed a cup of spiritual tea, and then asked, "Junior Brother Liu, is there anything you want to talk to me about?"
Liu Ci said embarrassedly: "This time I came to see Senior Brother Li, I actually have an unreasonable request."
Li Yu said, "Brother Liu, if you have anything to say, feel free to speak up."
Liu Ci was a little embarrassed and said, "Didn't Senior Brother Li get a copy of the ancient formation secret book from the Tiandao Sect during the third-level formation master competition this time? I wonder if he could lend it to Huashan to take a look..."
Li Yuna took out the jade slip and handed it to him, saying, "I thought it was something else. It's not a big deal. Take this jade slip and give it to me when you have finished reading it..."
Li Yu believed that these ancient secret books were the wealth of the entire world of immortal cultivation. It would be too selfish for him, a person who did not understand formations, to keep such good things to himself. If Huashan could figure out something from them, it would also promote the progress of the entire world of immortal cultivation.
Liu Ci stared at the jade slip in a daze. He didn't expect Li Yu to agree so readily.
This is the secret book of ancient formations, which will never be passed on to outsiders in Huashan. How could Senior Brother Li give it to him so easily?
Before he came here, he had prepared himself to lose face and even be shameless for the sake of the sect's development...
As a result, none of the preparations he made were used.
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Huashan Station.
The two Yuanying ancestors and Jindan elders from Huashan Sect who came with them were pacing anxiously in a hall. Even though they were already powerful figures in the world of immortal cultivation, they were still unable to calm down at this moment.
"Do you think he will lend it to you?"
"I think it's difficult. No one would lend this kind of thing."
"If that doesn't work, how about using a high-level formation to exchange with him?"
"He rejected hundreds of Tuomai Pills from the Tiandao Sect. Do you think he would be interested in high-level formations?"
As they were discussing, they saw a figure walking towards them from a distance. It was Liu Ci, a disciple of Huashan Sect who had just left not long ago. When they saw him, they immediately guessed the result.
Liu Ci had just left and came back so soon, so he definitely didn't borrow it. But that's normal.
Liu Ci walked in from outside and saw several Jindan and Yuanying powerhouses in the sect looking disappointed. He was slightly stunned and then handed them a jade slip.
A Yuanying ancestor was stunned and asked: "This is..."
Liu Ci asked in surprise, "Didn't you ask me to borrow the jade slip that records the ancient secret book of formations from Senior Brother Li?"
The Yuanying Patriarch was shocked: "You really borrowed it?"
Liu Ci said weakly: "I asked to borrow it, and Senior Brother Li gave it to me directly..."
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At Kunlun Station, Li Yu had just taken two Tuomai Pills when he was told that Huashan Sect was coming to visit.
Fearing that he would not be able to practice well today, Li Yu had to put away the remaining pills and go out to greet the guests.
Although the Huashan Sect's visit this time was not as grand as that of the Tiandao Sect, it was not much worse. With two Nascent Soul ancestors, four Golden Core elders, and more than ten Foundation Establishment managers, the momentum was extremely huge.
When the strong men of Kunlun Sect saw this lineup, they thought that Huashan Sect was also here to poach people. They thought that it was okay for Tiandao Sect to bully people, but what level of Huashan Sect would they have the courage to cause trouble for Kunlun?
However, they soon discovered that they had misunderstood the people from Huashan Sect. Li Yu lent the ancient secret book of formation that he obtained in the third-level formation master competition to Huashan Sect, and they came to Li Yu to thank him.
This secret book is of little use to Kunlun.
Kunlun does not have a powerful formation master, so it is impossible to comprehend it, but to the Huashan Sect, it is a priceless treasure .
A fourth-level formation master from the Huashan Sect personally gave Li Yu a set of third-level formation flags. Upon hearing that Li Yu was interested in the formation techniques of the Huashan Sect, he gave him his many years of formation notes without saying a word.
Li Yu naturally accepted it politely.
The notes of a fourth-level formation master are extremely valuable to a formation master who has just started. Lao Chen's formation notes only go up to the second level at most. In terms of depth, they are far from comparable to those of Huashan's fourth-level formation master.
Li Yu had a very pleasant conversation with everyone from Huashan Sect. When they were chatting excitedly, he also made a decision for the two sects.
Although Kunlun is unparalleled in the art of alchemy, his art of formation is really terrible. Li Yu invites high-level formation masters from Huashan Sect to come to Kunlun every month to teach formations. Kunlun will also send alchemists to Huashan to teach them the art of alchemy.
This is a mutually beneficial and win-win situation for both sects. Kunlun's formation can be improved, and Huashan's alchemy level can also be improved. They decided on their own without even asking for the opinions of the leaders of both sides.
In Kunlun Cave Heaven, Wang Daoxuan was stunned for a long time when he heard the news.
The relationship between Kunlun and Huashan can only be described as being of the same orthodox kind, one is a sect of alchemy, and the other is a sect of formation. Huashan needs Kunlun's elixir, and most of the powerful formations in Kunlun's cave heaven come from Huashan. Apart from business dealings, they do not have much communication on weekdays.
They wanted to invite the formation master from Huashan to preach in Kunlun. Previously, the Yuanying Patriarch who was in charge of diplomacy in Kunlun had also intended to promote it, but it ended in failure.
After this matter was agreed upon, the relationship between the two major sects was undoubtedly brought a big step closer.
This is a major breakthrough in Kunlun's diplomacy.
The face of Kunlun Yuanying Patriarch is actually not as good as Li Yu's face.
Wang Daoxuan even thought about handing over Kunlun's foreign affairs to Li Yu after he formed his elixir. With his interpersonal skills, he could be called a socialite in the world of immortal cultivation. Not only did he have many friends in the righteous world, he could even have a say in the demon world...
He had just put down the conch when a Jindan elder in charge of external affairs hurried to Yuxu Palace and said, "Master, Huashan Sect just sent a message to send two fourth-level formation masters to visit Kunlun..."
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Tiandao City, Kunlun’s base, Li Yu had just seen off everyone from Huashan.
As for the jade slip, as long as one scans it with the divine sense, the information can be automatically recorded in the mind. Just now, when the people from Huashan Sect came over, they returned the jade slip to him. For Li Yu, there was no loss at all.
But his gains were great.
First of all, of course, it is the precious fourth-level formation master's notes, which can help him avoid too many detours when learning formations.
Li Yu knew better than anyone how much help these seniors' notes could provide to newcomers.
Secondly, that set of third-level formation flags that can be used for both offense and defense is also very valuable. It cannot be bought with spirit coins on the market. If used with the strength of the Jindan period, it can trap people of the same level to death. If used for defense, it can also hold out for a long time under the attacks of three or five late Jindan period people.
With Li Yu's current strength, although he cannot bring out the power of this formation, he will be able to use it sooner or later.
In addition, Li Yu also received a token.
The word "Huashan" is engraved on the front of the token, and there is a small flag logo on the back. The Huashan Sect is famous for its formation, and the symbol of the sect is a formation flag.
With this token, even if Li Yu is not a disciple of Huashan Sect, he can enter and leave Huashan Sect freely.
Li Yu still has two such tokens, one from Kunlun and the other from Emei. He doesn't know if he will have the chance to collect all the entrance tokens of the ten major sects of the righteous path.
After a moment, Li Yu put away the token and continued to take the pill.
During the Qi Refining Stage, the number of acupoints is fixed, and practitioners can check the precise progress of their practice at any time. However, after building the foundation, it is no longer possible to tell at a glance how many levels of meridians have been expanded.
However, Li Yu knew how many Tuomai Pills he had taken after building his foundation.
He also remembered clearly how many times each spiritual vein had been widened.
From the time he established his foundation till now, he had taken a total of sixty-five meridian expansion pills, which had benefited every one of his spiritual veins and widened them thirteen times. So far, he had not succeeded in expanding his meridians even once through his own practice.
This is normal. He has only been building his foundation for two or three months. To widen his spiritual veins by one layer in two months, one needs to have a talent like Senior Sister Xu.
Li Yu is now at the level of a late foundation building cultivator in terms of magical power, but he still has a long way to go before he can reach the stage of forming a pill.
After sitting cross-legged for a while and regulating their breathing, Jiang Li and Zhao Xiner came running in hand in hand.
The first formation competition lasted for two full days. Today is the day of the second talisman competition. Talisman masters of all levels in the world of immortal cultivation have gathered in Tiandao City. This is also a rare opportunity to broaden one's horizons.
Li Yu led them out of the base and walked towards the venue of the Fu Dao competition in a mighty manner.
Along the way, the rate of people turning their heads to look at each other was almost 100%.
There were even quite a few immortal cultivators who, like the mortals, bumped into each other because they looked back. After getting up from the ground, they were not angry, but instead started talking to the group of people.
"Who is this person, with so many beauties around him?"
"You don't even know Li Yu from Kunlun Sect. Didn't you watch the formation exchange two days ago? He alone won first place in both the second-level and third-level formation master competitions."
"What? He is Li Yu!"
"Looking at this scene, I thought it was Wang Heng from the Ten Heavenly Saints..."
"Are you blind? Is that guy as good-looking as Li Yu, or is his Taoist partner as beautiful as these women..."
"Hush, you dare to say such things in Tiandao City, you must have lived enough. That person is not a good-tempered person..."
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As they walked along, they didn't know how many times they were stared at by people. Li Yu was helpless about it because there was no way this group of people would not attract attention.
This time when he went out, Jiang Li and Zhou Zixuan followed him, and the three Zhao sisters also followed. Jiang Li and Zhou Zixuan were beautiful in their own ways. Although the three Zhao sisters were all equally beautiful, such beautiful triplets were more eye-catching.
If Senior Sister Xu had not been in seclusion refining the bottle of Yi Wood Spirit Essence, and Senior Sister Bai had not been here, I'm afraid the rate of passers-by turning their heads would have been even higher.
For reasons of order, free flying is not allowed within Tiandao City. Li Yu can only walk with them all the way to the venue of the Fudao competition. Fortunately, the locations of various competitions are not far from the headquarters of each sect.
After crossing two wide streets, Li Yu saw that the crowd gathered in a square at the end of the street ahead was obviously increasing. It should be the place where the talisman competition was held.
When Li Yu and the girls arrived at the square, another group of people happened to be walking towards them from another street.
Seeing this group of people, Li Yu's gaze lingered for a moment.
Just because the momentum on the other side was even more exaggerated than his side.
A man with ordinary appearance was followed by more than ten women. Although the looks of these women were not absolutely beautiful, they were not bad either. Moreover, each of them had the cultivation level of the foundation-building period, and some of them had even reached the late foundation-building period.
Although the young man has an ordinary appearance, his strength is extraordinary.
More than just extraordinary, Li Yu could tell at a glance using the Qi-gazing technique that this person not only cultivated the five spiritual veins, but each of them had already reached the Golden Core stage. Among the younger generation, except for Senior Sister Qin and the demon girl, he was the strongest person Li Yu had ever seen.
Even Senior Sister Xu and Senior Sister Bai are far inferior to him in strength.
He was wearing a fairy robe with colorful light flowing on it. Li Yu was very familiar with the fairy robes of Emei. This fairy robe was probably of the fourth grade and could hold out for a while under the attack of the Nascent Soul stage.
Fourth-grade immortal clothes and five-spiritual-vein golden elixir, just from these two points we can infer that this person's identity is by no means simple.
Li Yu also searched for this person's information in his memory as soon as possible.
Wang Heng is one of the geniuses of this generation of Tiandao Sect and is listed among the "Ten Saints of Tiandao". In addition to this identity, he is also the son of the current Tiandao Sect's master. His parents are both powerful gods of Tiandao Sect. The two Tiandao Sect masters pursued the path to immortality for more than a thousand years and gave birth to this only child more than 20 years ago.
Unlike the vast majority of immortal cultivators, this man was born in the largest sect in the immortal cultivation world, and his parents had such prominent identities that it was not an exaggeration to say that he was the second generation of the first immortal in the immortal cultivation world.
With such an identity, it is not surprising that he has such accomplishments at this age.
Even if someone has mediocre aptitude, as long as the Tiandao Sect is willing, they can be pushed to the Five Spirit Veins Golden Elixir within a year, not to mention the bloodline of a powerful Divine Transformation Realm powerhouse. Even if it is not a Heavenly Spirit Vein, it must have an outstanding talent for cultivation.
The three Zhao sisters obviously knew this person. After seeing him, Zhao Xiner tugged at Li Yu's sleeve and said, "Senior Brother Li, let's go quickly. This Wang Heng is so annoying. He went to Emei several times to propose marriage, but was rejected by Master. He still refuses to give up. We should stay away from him..."
Li Yu, Zhou Zixuan and Jiang Li were pulled by the three sisters and walked in another direction.
The young man's eyes were always looking in their direction. At one point, he suddenly asked, "Who is that person?"
A ghostly figure suddenly appeared beside him and said, "This person is Kunlun Li Yu."
Wang Heng raised his eyebrows: "He is Li Yu?"
He was not unfamiliar with the name Li Yu.
He had heard of this person before, but he only knew that he was a talented alchemist from Kunlun. It was not until two days ago when he defeated the formation genius of Tiandao Sect, won first place in two formation competitions, and rejected the recruitment of Tiandao Sect that he heard this name again.
If that were all, Li Yu wouldn't have received his special attention.
The Kunlun Sect was a behemoth in the eyes of others, but in his eyes, it was just an ordinary sect. Among the younger generation in the entire Kunlun Sect, there were only three people who could get his attention.
The first one is naturally Qin Keren.
Even though Wang Heng was very confident in his talent and strength, he had to admit that he was no match for this woman.
The second is Xu Qingxin.
Although she practiced three spiritual veins, her talent was very strong and was not inferior to his at all. If Xu Qingxin was in the Tiandao Sect, she would definitely be able to obtain the resources of fellow practitioners of five spiritual veins and form the five elements golden elixir early.
Of course, the Tianlingmai who later joined Kunlun will achieve higher achievements than him in the future.
But now, Wang Heng has paid more attention to Li Yu of Kunlun Sect.
It was not because of anything else, but because any one of the two women holding Li Yu's hands was more beautiful and had better temperament than the women behind him, and the three sisters from the Emei Sect had never been so close to him.
In the past few years, he went to Emei several times and wanted to propose to them, but was rejected by Emei every time.
Wang Heng took a deep breath and said indignantly, "He is just a guy with insufficient talent who cultivates the five spirit veins forcefully. How am I inferior to that Li Yu?"
Beside him, the ghostly figure said truthfully: "You are not as good as him in refining pills, your formations are not as good as his, you are not as good-looking as him, and your Taoist partner is not as beautiful as his..."
Wang Heng angrily said, "Good-looking, good-looking is useless. The world of immortal cultivation values talent and background. How can he compare to me in these two aspects?"
The figure said calmly: "It's no use telling me this, go tell the Three Beauties of Emei..."
