Chapter 17 Because They Are Good-Looking
Baiyun Temple.
Li Yu was lying on Elder Sun's rocking chair. Elder Sun had been away for three days. During these three days, Li Yu had been managing all matters in the temple on his behalf.
There were two figures standing beside him.
Zhou Zixuan was silent for a long time, then asked, "Junior Brother Jiang is really a woman?"
Li Yu said tiredly: "Senior Sister Zhou, you have asked this question for the ninth time in the past three days."
Even though he had asked nine times, Zhou Zixuan still couldn't believe it, or couldn't accept it. How could Junior Brother Jiang become Junior Sister Jiang?
How did she hide her breasts? I tried many times but couldn't do it.
Chen Ming's face turned pale and he asked, "Jiang Li, is Jiang Li really a Heavenly Spiritual Vein?"
This was the 27th time Chen Ming had asked this question. Li Yu didn't want to explain any more and shook his head, "Wait until Elder Sun comes back, and then ask him yourself."
Chen Ming's body was shaking slightly. Did he offend a future Nascent Soul Stage master?
At a certain moment, a silver light suddenly appeared in the sky.
The silver light came closer and soon flew over the heads of the three people. Elder Sun jumped off the flying boat and folded up the shrunken flying boat. Li Yu looked around and asked, "Elder Sun, where is Jiang Li?"
Elder Sun was obviously in a good mood, with a big smile on his face, and said, "She was accepted as a disciple by a late Nascent Soul master in the sect. The Heavenly Spirit Vein is indeed the Heavenly Spirit Vein. I have lived for two hundred years, but this is the first time I have seen several Nascent Soul masters quarreling like that over a disciple..."
"Master in the Nascent Soul Stage!"
When Chen Ming heard this, his eyes went dark and he fainted on the ground.
Zhou Zixuan was a little envious, and then asked: "Elder Sun, will Junior Sister Jiang come back?"
Elder Sun smiled and said, "Why come back? She and you are no longer from the same world. If you can enter Kunlun, you may have a chance to see her again. If not, you may never see her again in this life..."
The life of a mortal is only a few decades. Even if one succeeds in gathering Qi, if one cannot build a foundation, one can only linger for a hundred years. However, the lifespan of a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage is as long as a thousand years. A month ago, those who were still working together to complete tasks and earn spirit coins, are separated from immortals and mortals in the blink of an eye.
Jiang Li's incident caused a great sensation in Baiyun Temple. However, as time passed, few disciples mentioned it anymore.
Firstly, they were not that familiar with Jiang Li. Secondly, the Kunlun Sect's disciple election, which was held every two years, was approaching and everyone was practicing hard, with no extra thoughts to think about other things.
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Two months later, by a stream somewhere in Baiyun Mountains.
Maybe because he feeds it every day, the little tiger in Li Yu's arms has grown a little bigger, becoming fatter and more adorable.
Holding the little tiger in his arms, Li Yu finished a week of practice. When he opened his eyes, he sighed softly.
In the two months that Jiang Li was away, he did not open any more acupoints, and his cultivation level was the same as it was two months ago, except that his magic power increased a little bit. Although this was a very normal situation, Li Yu still couldn't help feeling disappointed.
The path to becoming an immortal is extremely difficult. Normally, without the help of external objects, it takes several months or even more than a year to open up an acupuncture point.
The shorter the time required to open an acupoint, the better the talent and the greater the future achievement.
Except for the Tianling Meridian, if one can open up an acupoint in two months without taking any elixirs and relying on one's own practice, one can be called a genius. If one can open up an acupoint in four months, one's talent is not bad either, and it is possible to cultivate a golden elixir in this lifetime.
Li Yu once inquired and found out that when Elder Sun was in the Qi Refining Stage, it took him four months to open up one acupoint. Now he has reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment and his life span has reached more than two hundred and fifty years.
This only shows that Li Yu’s talent is not that good, but it is not necessarily bad.
Of course, if he hadn’t opened any acupoints in three months, his achievement wouldn’t be too high. At most he could only cultivate to the Golden Core Stage.
However, this is the case without the help of external objects. Li Yu looked down at his chest. Theoretically speaking, as long as there are enough elixirs, his limit can be even higher.
After touching the little white tiger's head, Li Yu flew up and flew towards Baiyun Temple.
Tomorrow is the day for selecting disciples. When Li Yufei returned to Baiyun Temple, the Taoist temple, which was usually very bustling, was now deserted with few people.
The hard requirement for the Kunlun sect to select disciples is to gather Qi for two years. If one has been in the temple for two years and learned the basic exercises but cannot open up even one acupoint, then he or she will not be eligible to be selected.
Those disciples who had been unable to gather Qi in the past two years had already packed up and left early. The number of these disciples accounted for as much as 90% of all the disciples.
This result was not surprising. Li Yu had heard from Elder Sun that the true cultivation geniuses would be discovered at a young age. Most of them came from various major immortal cultivation sects or families, and their parents were also immortal cultivators. Outer sects like the Baiyun Temple were just panning for gold in the sand in order not to miss out on geniuses like Jiang Li who were missed. Most of the disciples did not have a very high talent for cultivation.
Those disciples who left basically lost the opportunity to join a large sect. They could choose to become independent practitioners and continue practicing. After gathering their Qi, they could join some small sects or seek a career in the secular world.
Once you enter the door of cultivating immortals, even if you cannot achieve immortality, it is still very easy to become rich and powerful for the rest of your life.
Some of them were of high status to begin with, as they were sent here by the royal families and nobles of some small countries. The Taoist area was not the central dynasty, and the world belonged to various major sects rather than to a country. The country did not have a strong presence, and its influence was basically limited to the secular world. The sons of kings, princes, generals, and ministers were no different from ordinary disciples when they arrived at Baiyun Temple.
However, as long as they do not enter the world of immortal cultivation, these disciples can still enjoy endless wealth and glory for the rest of their lives when they return to the secular world.
A month ago, there were more than a hundred disciples in Baiyun Temple, but now there are only nineteen left.
Nine of them had already successfully gathered Qi two years ago, but were not selected, so they stayed for two more years, waiting for this selection. If they are not selected this time, they will leave here.
This is because Qi gathering is largely accidental. Even Jiang Li, who has the Heavenly Spiritual Vein, needs the help of a Qi Gathering Pill to succeed. We cannot simply deny their talents just because they gather Qi late. Otherwise, Kunlun Sect will have missed out on a talented disciple with the Heavenly Spiritual Vein.
Big data shows that 99% of those who have not been able to successfully gather Qi after two years of practice do not have a very high talent for practice, while for those who can gather Qi within two years, there is no strong correlation between practice talent and Qi gathering time.
Therefore, as long as the disciples of Baiyun Temple can successfully gather Qi within two years, they will get an extra chance.
As long as they can open up four acupoints in the next two years, they will basically be selected. But as far as Li Yu knows, among this batch of disciples, there is no one who has opened up even two acupoints, so the probability of being selected this time is very low.
This is also normal. After all, those true geniuses are picked up by the big sects shortly after they are born and trained from childhood. The possibility of a genius being born in the outer sect is very small.
Not long after Li Yu returned to the room, Zhou Zixuan walked in and said, "Li Yu, the Kunlun sect's people will be here tomorrow. We plan to go find Elder Sun and ask him about the selection. Do you want to go?"
In the past two months, she often came to Li Yu's place. The two of them had reached a relationship where they could enter each other's rooms without knocking. Her way of addressing him also changed from "Junior Brother Li" to "Li Yu", and when she was in a good mood, she would even call him "Xiao Yu'er".
"go."
Li Yu did not refuse. It was necessary to listen to the experience imparted by Elder Sun.
"Hurry up, hurry up, Elder Sun's time is precious. It will be too late if you go too late." Zhou Zixuan grabbed Li Yu's wrist with one hand and held up the hem of her skirt with the other, and ran quickly towards Elder Sun's courtyard.
In the courtyard, more than ten figures had gathered around Elder Sun.
When Li Yu and Zhou Zixuan came over, Elder Sun had just walked out of the room.
In the past two months, Li Yu has not seen Elder Sun basking in the sun outside even once. A person with a heavenly spiritual vein appeared in Baiyun Temple. Although it has nothing to do with him directly, he also made a contribution. The sect seemed to have rewarded him with a precious elixir, allowing him to reach the Golden Core Stage. He has been in seclusion for the past two months, practicing and adjusting his condition, and Li Yu seldom sees him.
A disciple in the crowd shouted, "Elder Sun, what are the criteria for the sect to select formal disciples? Can you tell us about it..."
Elder Sun usually doesn't talk much, but in the past two months, he has had some good news and is in a good mood, so he doesn't mind talking to these young disciples.
He sat in a rocking chair, half-closed his eyes, and said: "From the day of gathering Qi, within half a year, without relying on external forces, open up the second acupuncture point, or within two years, open up all five acupuncture points..."
As soon as these words were spoken, many people looked gloomy.
No one here has opened all five acupoints, and some of the others have been gathering Qi for more than half a year but have yet to open the second acupoint. Elder Sun's words are an early announcement of their elimination.
This includes Chen Ming. Nine months have passed since he successfully gathered Qi.
At this time, another disciple asked, "What about those who haven't gathered Qi for half a year? Do those who haven't gathered Qi for half a year have a chance to be selected?"
This question struck the minds of several other disciples. They had just started gathering Qi not long ago, less than half a year had passed. Li Yu and Zhou Zixuan were among them. Li Yu had been gathering Qi for exactly three months, while Zhou Zixuan had been gathering Qi one month earlier than him.
Elder Sun said calmly: "It depends on luck..."
"luck?"
Everyone was in an uproar.
Elder Sun opened his eyes and glanced at everyone leisurely. His gaze stopped on Li Yu and Zhou Zixuan, and he said, "Speaking of which, these two are most likely to be selected."
Everyone was in an uproar again, and someone couldn't help but ask, "Why?"
Everyone has only been gathering Qi for a short time, so why are Li Yu and Zhou Zixuan special?
Is it just because they are good-looking?
Elder Sun glanced at everyone and said calmly , "Because they are good-looking..."
