Chapter 121 Like Master, Like Favor
"This Wang Heng already has more than a dozen Taoist companions, but he's still not satisfied."
"Now whenever someone from the Tiandao Sect comes to Emei, Master won't even see them. She says she gets annoyed when she sees someone from the Tiandao Sect..."
"Do you really think that just because he is the disciple of the headmaster of the Tiandao Sect, others have to like him? Humph, if it weren't for his parents, his talent might not be as good as ours. He still wants the three of us to be his Taoist partners? Don't even think about it..."
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After getting away from Wang Heng and his group, the three sisters were still complaining to Jiang Li and Zhou Zixuan about the son of the Tiandao Sect's leader.
Even Zhao Lian'er, who usually doesn't talk much, said a few words to Zhao Xin'er, which shows how much they hate this person.
Although it was the first time they met, Li Yu was deeply impressed by the other party's arrogant aura. However, this was normal. With his identity, status, and strength, someone else might be even more arrogant than him.
The girls were talking endlessly about this topic. Li Yu stood somewhere in the square, looking at a huge water curtain above.
The exchange of talismans at this Immortal Conference has already begun, and is also divided into three levels, namely first- level talisman masters, second-level talisman masters and third-level talisman masters. As for the higher-level beings, they are basically the Nascent Soul ancestors of various sects, and it is unlikely that they will be watched in such an occasion.
Li Yu's appearance caused a small disturbance at the scene.
"Isn't this the genius alchemist and formation master from Kunlun?"
"Today is the Talisman Competition, why is he here too?"
"He won't even participate in the Talisman Competition, right?"
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Just by seeing Li Yu, some disciples of Tiandao Sect and Maoshan Sect became a little panicked, fearing that Li Yu would cross the border again and take the first place in the Talisman Competition. Fortunately, Li Yu did not participate this time, but just watched from a distance.
Li Yu really had no intention of participating in today's competition.
Apart from alchemy, he was at the entry level in talismans, refining, and formations. He only knew some superficial theories and did not have much practical experience. Just like alchemy, if he wanted to achieve something in these areas, he also needed a lot of practice.
After watching for a while, the girls felt bored and Li Yu didn't see the end, so he took them back.
A day later, he learned the result of the talisman competition from Wu Tong.
In this talisman competition, the Maoshan Sect and the Tiandao Sect were evenly matched. In the competition of first-level talisman masters, the Tiandao Sect had a slight advantage, with five of the top ten being ranked first, and the first place in the competition of first-level talisman masters was a disciple of the Tiandao Sect.
But when it comes to second-level and third-level talisman masters, Maoshan is clearly superior, not only in terms of numbers, but the first place winners in the two competitions were also from Maoshan.
The Maoshan sect is relatively low-key. In addition to being proficient in the art of talismans, it is also extremely good at thunder magic. The core disciples in the sect usually practice both water and fire spiritual veins. After the foundation-building period, they will practice thunder-attributed techniques.
Although Maoshan retained its title as the number one sect in the talismanic path, it was still unable to prevent its disciples from defecting to the Tiandao Sect.
It seems that many disciples of major sects only regard joining these sects as a stepping stone to enter the Tiandao Sect. The Xiandao Conference is their best opportunity. From almost all sects, the number of people returning will be a few less than when they came.
Having absorbed so many talents, the Tiandao Sect, which was originally not good at the various arts of cultivating immortals, gradually caught up.
Following this trend, in a few hundred or thousand years, perhaps they will achieve their wish and become the number one in each sect, and there will be no need to hold the Immortal Path Conference.
When Li Yu returned to where Wu Tong lived from his place, he had a booklet in his hand.
This was obtained from Wu Tong.
This guy volunteered to be a volunteer for the Xiandao Conference this time, probably just to get first-hand information. He even bought a pair of spirit snails at his own expense so that he could keep in touch with the disciples in Kunlun who were responsible for compiling the monthly report and release various information about the Xiandao Conference in a timely manner.
In one Immortal Dao Conference, he would earn at least 100,000 spirit coins. Some third-grade alchemists in the sect did not earn as much as he did.
This booklet lists the schedule of the Xiandao Conference in detail. It not only specifies what competition will be held on what day and where, but also clearly introduces the competition rules, the current status of each sect, and the favorites to win the championship.
It is not an easy task to collect this information completely.
Li Yu looked at the schedule of the Immortal Dao Conference. Today's event was an exchange of spirit pets.
Compared with elixirs, instruments, talismans, and formations, beast taming is a relatively unpopular profession in the world of immortal cultivation. Except for some large sects, few immortal cultivators would choose this profession. After all, elixirs, instruments, talismans, formations, etc. can all be used on oneself, while beast taming requires using resources on pets.
As the only almighty sect in the world of immortal cultivation, the Tiandao Sect, in order to demonstrate the sect's strength, offers the same rewards as the other competitions, even for the less popular spirit pet competition.
There are also three spirit pet competitions.
The first-level spirit beast corresponds to the Qi Refining Stage, the second-level corresponds to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and the third-level spirit beast corresponds to the Golden Core Stage. The demon beast that has formed a demon pill already has a strong IQ and can transform into a human. Except for the Southern Xinjiang Demon Court, they are rarely seen in other places. Li Yu just happened to take them there to broaden their horizons.
He had also seen many spiritual beasts in Kunlun Cave Heaven, but they were all first- and second-level ones, and most of them were used as mounts by powerful people or second-generation immortals.
Although Qingluan of Yuzhu Peak has the strength of the Jindan stage, it has the blood of a divine beast and can only transform after it reaches the Yuanying stage. Given Patriarch Xuanzhen's temperament, he did not let it come this time.
Not only Li Yu, Jiang Li, Zhou Zixuan and the three Zhao sisters had never seen a spirit beast transform.
Xu Qingxin is still in seclusion, but Bai Qingying is free today, so she takes Li Yu and others with her.
On the way, she looked at the girls' expectant expressions. Although she couldn't bear it, she still reminded them in advance: "The monster's transformation may be a little different from what you think. Be prepared..."
Li Yu didn't know what Senior Sister Bai meant at first, until he came to the place where the spirit beasts were communicating and saw the so-called transformed monsters among the people from the Tiandao Sect and the Beast Taming Sect. He suddenly felt unwell.
It was some kind of incompletely evolved species. Some had wolf heads and human bodies. Although they also walked upright, they looked more like wild beasts. Others had human heads but had furry tails dragging behind them and were covered with long hair. It would be more appropriate to call them monsters.
Not only Li Yu, but Jiang Li and Zhou Zixuan were also stunned by this half-human, half-demon creature.
Li Yu looked at Bai Qingying and asked in disbelief: "Is this the transformed monster?"
Bai Qingying was not surprised by their disappointed expressions and said, "I don't want to discourage you, but this is the fact. It is very difficult for monsters to transform. It is already very good to be able to transform into this form. The complete transformation technique is only available in the Southern Xinjiang Monster Court..."
Li Yu asked: "Can the complete transformation technique transform one into a normal person?"
Bai Qingying nodded and said, "When a monster fully transforms, it is almost impossible to tell the difference from humans. I once followed my seniors in the sect and saw monsters from the Southern Border Monster Court in some secret places. They looked exactly like us..."
Li Yu looked down at Ling'er in his arms, thinking to himself, no matter what, he must get her a complete shapeshifting technique in the future, otherwise, he would rather let her stay the way she is now.
They didn't see the transformed monsters they were looking forward to, and they were all a little disappointed, but since they were already here, it wasn't a wasted trip to watch a few spirit pet competitions.
Kunlun also participated in the spirit pet competition, but the number of spirit beasts participating was small.
With Kunlun's alchemy, it is very easy to improve the strength of spirit beasts, just like what Li Yu did to Ling'er. By taking Tongmai Pills as food, one can quickly build a foundation or even form a pill. However, there are too many people and too few pills in Kunlun, so there are not enough to share among the disciples, and naturally there is no share for the spirit beasts.
What's more, the competition between spirit pets is different from that between magic practitioners. Strength is not everything. IQ is even more important to these monsters.
A good spirit pet is very human-like and is an important companion for cultivators, able to provide great help to their masters.
It is not possible to make a partner by simply catching a powerful monster. At critical moments, if the pet is disobedient or even causes trouble, it can be fatal to the cultivator.
Therefore, the evaluation of spirit pets is different from the evaluation of magic practitioners. It tests both strength and intelligence.
The competition venue is in a trial space, where all spirit beasts of each level will engage in a melee. The one who can remain in the trial space at the end will be the final winner of the spirit pet competition.
In this case, even the most powerful spiritual beast may not be able to hold on to the end.
If you only have strength but no brains, and can only fight based on instinct, defeating one or two of your own kind will not be a problem. Three or five is the limit. If there are more, you will be eliminated.
If you want to be the final winner, you must not only have enough strength, but also learn to preserve your strength.
Kunlun can indeed quickly improve the strength of spirit beasts, but in terms of training demon beasts, it cannot compare with the Beast Taming Sect and the Tiandao Sect. The wisdom in this area cannot be obtained simply by taking the Kailing Pill.
The chaotic fights between spirit beasts were quite interesting to watch, and they usually ended very quickly. The three matches were held one after another in order.
Li Yu is now in a circular arena, which is surrounded by stands. In front of the stands, a huge water curtain is suspended, projecting the situation in the trial space in real time.
The first to start was the competition among first-level spirit beasts.
More than a hundred spirit beasts at the Qi Refining Stage were sent into the trial space. As soon as they entered, several melees broke out.
These spirit beasts had all undergone similar training before participating in the competition. Although they did not know the significance of the competition, they knew that if they could defeat all of their kind and persist to the end, they would receive great benefits.
Li Yu sat in the stands, looking at the water curtain in front of him.
Many of these spiritual beasts are trained ferocious beasts like tigers and bears, and there are also some avian and fire-type monsters. They do not understand complicated spells and basically fight based on instinct.
Only after transforming can they systematically learn the spells of immortal cultivators.
As the battle progressed, spirit beasts would occasionally disappear from the trial space.
Of course, these eliminated monsters are not killed. Their lives will not be in danger in the competition space. Once the attack exceeds the limit they can withstand, they will be automatically teleported out.
In less than a quarter of an hour, there were only less than ten spirit beasts left out of the hundred or so.
From the nameplates on them, it can be seen that these spirit beasts were all trained by the Tiandao Sect and the Beast Taming Sect. Li Yu just discovered that these spirit beasts are not only the strongest, almost equivalent to the peak of Qi Refining, but also know how to cooperate with each other. They did not attack each other, but instead joined forces to eliminate many opponents.
This kind of cooperation cannot be achieved overnight.
Obviously, the beastmasters of Tiandao Sect and Beast Taming Sect are usually preparing for the Immortal Dao Conference, and their methods of training spirit beasts are indeed better than those of other sects.
When these monsters were fighting, Li Yu discovered that Ling'er in his arms also seemed eager to try.
Although after arriving in Kunlun, the spiritual energy has become more abundant and the speed of cultivation has become faster, but it has no companions around it. Today, it saw so many of its kind at once and was obviously excited.
Li Yu patted its head and asked, "Do you want to try it too?"
It has just been a short while since it established its foundation, so it can only participate in the second-level spirit beast competition. Li Yu took a rough look and found that many of those second-level spirit beasts had spiritual power fluctuations in their bodies, and they had reached the middle or even late stages of foundation building. They were not something a little tiger like it, who had just established its foundation, could afford to offend.
However, there is no danger in the trial space anyway, so if it wants to play, let it play.
Apart from here, it has no chance to come into contact with other of its kind.
Li Yu found the elder in charge of this competition in Kunlun and easily got a place for it. There were not many spirit beasts representing Kunlun in the competition, and there were ten places, and several were still vacant.
The competition among first-level spirit beasts ended very quickly.
The last spirit beast in the competition space was from the Beast Taming Peak of the Tiandao Sect. It and its two other companions defeated all opponents and finally won the melee among the three spirit beasts.
Many people were talking around Li Yu.
"Is the spirit beast of the Tiandao Sect so powerful?"
"Isn't it said that the most powerful sect in taming beasts is the Beast Taming Sect?"
"I originally wanted to buy a tamed spirit beast from the Beast Taming Sect to use as a mount for my son. Now it seems that the spirit beasts from the Heavenly Dao Sect are better..."
The Immortal Conference, held every five years, is actually an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of a sect. Sometimes, it will actually be related to the interests of a sect. Li Yu can already foresee that because of this competition, the business of the Beastmaster Sect will probably be affected for some time to come.
After the competition of first-level spirit beasts ended, the competition of second-level spirit beasts began immediately.
The number of second-level spirit beasts is less than that of first-level spirit beasts, but there are still dozens of them, and Ling'er is among them.
Compared with those huge tigers, black bears, and blue wolves, its size is really too small. At most, it is just a big cat. When it appeared in front of everyone, it caused a burst of laughter from the crowd.
"What it is?"
"A cat sneaked in among the second-level spirit beasts?"
"That should be a little white tiger. It's too small. Any other spirit beast could kill it with just one slap."
"I don't know which sect put this little guy in to make up the numbers..."
"But it looks pretty cute. It's a good pet..."
The strength of monsters is generally proportional to their size. They don't know many spells, their fighting style is single, and some of them can only fight in close combat. Small spirit beasts are inherently at a disadvantage in terms of size.
After the chaos began, people's attention was no longer on it.
Of course, except Li Yu, he has always been paying attention to Ling'er.
Even before the little guy embarked on the path of cultivation, he already possessed a high level of intelligence. These days, Li Yu has been feeding him a spiritual pill every day, and his intelligence has been growing.
The competition began, just as Li Yu had expected, it did not choose to fight head-on with the spirit beasts that were more powerful than it.
Seeing its small size, several spirit beasts wanted to pick on it and attacked it immediately, but it dodged them with its flexible movement and agility. Being small also has its advantages, at least it is not easy to be caught.
It was not known whether it was Li Yu's illusion, but no matter how he looked at it, he felt that the way it dodged was similar to his "Lingyun Step".
When he was practicing on weekdays , it would often learn from him in the same way. Perhaps it was through osmosis that it really learned some of the essentials.
While Li Yu was stunned, the situation on the field changed again.
When a giant spotted tiger was fighting a brown bear in close combat, a blue wolf suddenly attacked from the side and grabbed it with its sharp claws flashing with cold light.
This bite is not fatal, but it can reduce its fighting power.
The giant tiger was entangled by the brown bear and could not distract itself to deal with it, but at this moment, a white shadow flashed in the air, and the blue wolf's body flew out, with several blood marks appearing on its face.
A small white tiger helped him fight off the sneak attack from the blue wolf.
The spotted giant tiger didn't need to be distracted. It roared wildly, and its claws glowed golden as it slammed heavily on the head of the brown bear. The bear's body disappeared instantly and was transported out of the space, being eliminated directly.
The spotted giant tiger took one look at the little white tiger and not only did not attack it, but instead nodded at it, motioning it to follow him.
At this time, the people around also exclaimed in amazement.
"This little white tiger is so smart!"
"It knew it was no match for the other spirit beasts, so it found a powerful backer for itself..."
"How did you train such a smart spirit beast?"
They had just seen the little white tiger helping the spotted giant tiger fight off the blue wolf. The two tigers, one big and one small, were obviously strangers to each other before. This kind of behavior was extremely rare among spiritual beasts.
The little white tiger's subsequent behavior opened their eyes even more.
Tiger-like monsters are very common among the spirit beasts of large sects. In addition to the little white tiger, there are five other second-level spirit beasts in this competition. The little white tiger uses its agility to shuttle around the battlefield. It does not fight them head-on, but if other spirit beasts want to attack by surprise, it will attack to repel the opponent...
"This little white tiger is a little different from other spirit beasts..."
"Look at its footwork. There's something special about it."
"It seems to have some kung fu skills, I don't know who taught it..."
When the focus was on the little white tiger, everyone quickly discovered its differences.
Although other spirit beasts were very powerful, the fighting process was still like a fight between wild beasts. However, every claw of this little white tiger was a little different. A Shushan disciple couldn't help but say, "It looks like a set of boxing techniques. This little white tiger knows martial arts!"
In today's world of cultivating immortals, martial arts are in decline, and probably only the disciples of Shushan and Emei practice some martial arts. Naturally, they quickly saw the extraordinaryness of this little white tiger.
Its specialness is not only reflected in this. As it continues to help several of its kind defeat their opponents, it actually unites them together...
The five powerful tiger-like beasts did not attack each other, but united under the organization of the little white tiger to deal with other monsters. For a moment, the situation on the field changed immediately.
Li Yu was also stunned in the stands.
He was somewhat familiar with this operation, but he couldn't tell where he was familiar with it.
This little guy actually knows how to recruit teammates. Li Yu can guarantee that it must have done this many times when fighting with other wild beasts in Baiyun Mountain.
The competition of the second-level spirit beasts was originally a solo mode, and there was only one winner in the end. Some spirit beasts chose to rush at the beginning, some chose to hide in the corner and grow slowly, and some chose to roam the battlefield and wait for an opportunity to attack. In short, each spirit beast had its own style...
Only it chose to form an illegal team.
After recruiting five big guys from the same tribe as bodyguards, what can I do with the other spirit beasts?
The result was no surprise. Soon, the other monsters that did not know how to unite were wiped out by their team.
Of these five giant tigers, two are comparable to those in the late foundation building stage, and the other three also have the magic power of the middle foundation building stage. They are originally the strongest among these spirit beasts. Even the two monsters from the Tiandao Sect and the Beast Taming Sect that have perfected their foundation and have a good chance of winning the first place in the competition, could not last more than three breaths in front of them.
At this time, there were only six tiger spirit beasts left on the field.
After dealing with all the enemies, it's time for them to decide the winner.
Of these five tiger spirit beasts, three were from Tiandao Sect and two were from the Beast Taming Sect. The three that were slightly weaker, with only the strength of the middle stage of foundation building, were eliminated first. The remaining two giant tigers belonged to Tiandao Sect and the Beast Taming Sect respectively. After a fierce battle, in the end, it was the spotted giant tiger from Tiandao Sect that remained on the field.
But at this moment, its magic power is almost exhausted.
It looked at the last remaining little white tiger, and before it could reach it, its body collapsed to the ground powerlessly and disappeared into the space here.
There was only a small figure left in the competition space.
There was silence in the stands.
No one expected that the winner of the second-level spirit beast competition would be the little white tiger that was not favored at the beginning. It won the first place in this competition in an incredible way...
In terms of strength, it is not the strongest among these spirit beasts.
But in terms of intelligence, it far surpasses these spirit beasts. In a short period of time, it can unite so many spirit beasts. It can be called a socialite in the spirit beast world and is even more clever than many humans.
Many immortal cultivators put themselves in similar situations and found that they were unable to do this either. They became even more curious about the owner of the spirit beast...
What kind of master can cultivate such a spiritual beast?
As soon as the little white tiger came out of the competition space, it flew to a certain position on the stands and jumped into the arms of a figure.
When they saw the man's appearance clearly, the doubts in everyone's minds were instantly resolved.
It turned out to be him.
No wonder…
There is an old saying in the world of immortal cultivation: like dragons, like phoenixes, like phoenixes.
Like master, like favor.
Li Yu's pet is as versatile as he is, and can make friends everywhere. What's so strange about that...
