Chapter 76 Li Yu's Connections
When Li Yu returned to Ziyun Peak, he saw a Kunlun disciple standing at the gate of the villa.
He was not very old, and was wearing the uniform of an alchemy apprentice. Li Yu had seen him once when he was taking the first-grade alchemist assessment at Lingyun Peak. He was a deacon disciple there.
Seeing Li Yu coming back, the deacon disciple stepped forward and said respectfully: "Brother Li, in half a month, the sect will hold a first-grade alchemist competition. Do you want to participate?"
Although there are many alchemists in Kunlun Sect, most of them are apprentices. There are less than a thousand true first-grade alchemists.
Therefore, the first-grade alchemist competition does not require recommendations. All first-grade alchemists are eligible to participate. The sect's organization responsible for the competition will send deacon disciples half a month in advance to interview and confirm the alchemists one by one.
Li Yu thought for a moment and asked, " What are the rewards for this first-grade alchemist competition?"
The deacon disciple said, "According to the practice of previous years, the top three in the competition will be rewarded with Tuomai Pills, and the next few will be rewarded with pill furnaces and spirit coins."
This deacon disciple obviously didn't know about the pregnancy-pregnancy pill, but Li Yu didn't doubt Wu Tong's intelligence ability, and what he said didn't seem to be groundless.
Without any hesitation, he smiled at the deacon disciple and said, "I'll participate."
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Yuxu Peak.
There are more than a thousand mountains of various sizes in Kunlun Cave Heaven. Yuxu Peak is the only main peak with the most abundant spiritual energy. It is also the place where successive head masters have practiced.
At this moment, in the meeting hall of Yuxu Peak, there was a solemn atmosphere.
The middle-aged woman in palace dress, with a murderous look on her face, pointed at another middle-aged man in Taoist robes with a gaunt face and said angrily, "Wang Daoxuan, what do you mean!"
The middle-aged man sighed and said, "Sister, there is only one pregnancy pill. You want it, and Brother Taiyi wants it too. As the headmaster, I would be unfair no matter who I give it to. I have no choice but to do so. You disciples should compete fairly, and don't complain if you lose."
The middle-aged woman was obviously dissatisfied with this approach and said coldly: "My disciples are all practitioners of the law, how can there be any decent alchemists? Isn't this partiality?"
"Junior sister, what you said is wrong."
Beside the two, the old man in green who had been silent said calmly, "Yuzhu Peak doesn't have a decent alchemist, but does Yuling Peak have one? You have already intercepted hundreds of Tongmai Pills for your beloved disciple, and none of the fellow disciples said anything, but the resources of the sect are not prepared for one person. Is it fair to give you this pregnancy pill?"
"Bah, Lu Taiyi, are you qualified to say that? You have intercepted so many resources from the sect for the sake of that descendant of your family. Do you think we can't see it? If it weren't for you, with his talent, how could he become one of the Seven Sons of Kunlun and ascend to the Trial Monument?"
"Junior sister, your disciple has extraordinary talent, and it is inevitable that he will condense the Nascent Soul. Can't you give me this Nascent Soul Pill?"
“Why should I give it to you? With your offspring’s talent, even if he condenses his Nascent Soul, he will never be able to become a God in this lifetime. It’s just a waste of elixirs. It’s better to let Li’er condense her Nascent Soul as soon as possible and give her a chance to break through the Void…”
"enough!"
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The two of them argued about this matter, and the middle-aged man finally frowned, scolded, and said coldly: "This is Yuxu Peak. You two Nascent Soul ancestors, how can you quarrel? It's not decent. This matter is settled. There is only one pregnancy pill. Since you both want it, you can't blame others if you lose!"
After saying this, he no longer paid any attention to the two of them, waved his sleeves, and left the hall.
When he reached a square in the back hall, he heaved a sigh of relief and said, "It's really hard to be a headmaster. This is not right, that is not right. If I had known earlier, I would not have been a headmaster. Whoever wants to be the headmaster can be the headmaster..."
On the square, a veiled girl in white stood among several cranes, sprinkling magical rice on her hands and letting them peck at the food.
The middle-aged man looked at her and asked, "Who do you think should be given this pregnancy pill?"
The girl looked at the crane in front of her and said calmly, "I don't know."
"What if you were the headmaster of Kunlun?"
"I don't deserve it."
The girl answered decisively and crisply, without a single word being superfluous.
The middle-aged man showed a melancholy look on his face. He felt helpless towards his direct disciple. She was devoted to cultivation and didn't care about worldly affairs. She was building the foundation pill and her cultivation was very fast. But after the Nascent Soul, how would she get through the mental barrier...
By then, he might have to risk his reputation and take her to Emei Mountain...
Yuzhu Peak.
The abbot went to look for the headmaster, and when he came back, his face looked very bad, causing the disciples and elders of Yuzhu Peak to tremble with fear. They were extremely nervous, fearing that they would not do something well and would be scolded by her.
In Kunlun, Grandmaster Xuanzhen was famous for her bad temper, even the head master had to give her some respect.
The disciples of Yuzhu Peak are also afraid of Master Xuanzhen on weekdays.
In a hall, a middle-aged woman said with a sullen face, "What kind of fairness is this? He is deliberately embarrassing me. Where did the alchemist from Yuzhu Peak come from?"
Although Kunlun is well-known in the cultivation world for its alchemy, and has the largest number of alchemists compared to other major sects, not every peak practices alchemy. Most people still focus on practicing the method.
Yuzhu Peak is not a school of alchemy. All of its hundreds of disciples are practitioners of the art of cultivation. Even if there are alchemists, they are mainly doing it out of interest. Forget about winning the alchemy competition. They probably can't even make it into the top 100.
Xu Qingxin stood beside her and said, "There are no alchemists on Yuzhu Peak, nor on Yuling Peak. The most important thing now is to find those alchemy geniuses who are expected to win the championship and see if they are willing to give up the pregnancy pill after winning the championship, so as not to let the people from Yuling Peak get it first..."
The middle-aged woman frowned and said, "This is too much trouble. After they get the pregnancy pill, can't we exchange it with other treasures?"
Xu Qingxin shook her head and said, "I am afraid. The people from Yuling Peak have already found them. Patriarch Taiyi has a very good relationship with several fourth-grade alchemists in the sect..."
There was the second half of the sentence she didn't say.
In previous years' first-grade alchemist competitions, the winners were basically the direct disciples of several fourth-grade alchemists .
The guy from Yuling Peak had a very good relationship with several fourth-grade alchemists in the sect, but my master, because of his temper, didn't have many friends in the sect...
And this time, it is obviously time to rely on your connections.
Xu Qingxin knew her master very well, and it was impossible for her to condescend to ask for help. Xu Qingxin herself was also on the path of Dharma cultivation, and she didn't know many alchemists, and had no interactions with those talented alchemists in the sect.
Just when Xu Qingxin was in trouble, a figure suddenly appeared in her mind.
This is for Junior Sister Jiang. Junior Brother Li should be willing to help. He is an alchemist and his connections in the alchemy world should be better than hers.
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Purple Cloud Peak.
An unexpected guest arrived at Li Yu's villa.
"Senior Sister Xu, please come in..."
Li Yu and Zhou Zixuan were both very happy about Xu Qingxin's arrival. After all, the fact that they could come to Kunlun from Baiyun Temple and officially embark on the path of cultivation was directly related to Senior Sister Xu. She also helped them a lot when they first got started.
It can be said that without her, there would be no Li Yu and Zhou Zixuan today.
Li Yu personally brewed the spiritual tea for her and said with a smile, "Senior Sister Xu, please have some tea."
A refreshing tea fragrance came over, Xu Qingxin took a sip, and her mouth was immediately filled with tea fragrance. She couldn't help but say, "What a fragrant spiritual tea."
Li Yu said generously: "If you like it, take a box with you when you leave later."
The last time he went to Jiuhua Peak, Senior Brother Zhao gave him a small box of spiritual tea. Although he himself liked to drink it, if it was Senior Sister Xu, Li Yu would still be willing to give it up.
"No need, no need." Xu Qingxin was concerned about the business. After smiling and refusing, she asked, "I wonder if Junior Brother Li knows any disciples from Cuiwei Peak, Jiuhua Peak, Biluan Peak... Qingling Peak or Baiyun Peak. Can you introduce them to me?"
Li Yu said: "I do have some friends in these peaks, what can I do for you, Senior Sister?"
Junior Sister Zheng is from Cuiwei Peak, and Zhao Wuliang is from Jiuhua Peak.
As for the other peaks, he also knew people there. The top ten in the last alchemy apprentice competition were almost all from these peaks. Li Yu had told them the secret of entering the realm of heaven and man in the courtyard of Danding Peak.
Several people had invited Li Yu to visit Zhufeng, but Li Yu never went.
Xu Qingxin did not explain further, and immediately stood up and said, "Let's go now without further ado. I'll talk to you slowly on the way."
Cuiwei Peak is the closest to here, so Li Yu first took Senior Sister Qingxin to Cuiwei Peak.
On the way to Cuiwei Peak, Li Yu also learned the whole story from her.
Everything was just as Wu Tong had told him.
I don’t know where this guy got the information from.
The conflict between the two Nascent Soul ancestors was real, and the reward for the champion of this first-grade alchemist competition was indeed a fifth-grade pregnancy pill, but Li Yu learned more information from Senior Sister Qingxin.
Since the development of the world of immortal cultivation, whether it is alchemy, refining or talismans, the techniques have been constantly innovating and improving, but the resources are becoming less and less. The pregnancy pill was not very scarce in the past, and basically every disciple with outstanding talents could get at least one.
But in recent years, as the main ingredient for refining the Pregnancy Pill has become extinct in the world of immortal cultivation, before a replacement main ingredient is found, this Pregnancy Pill is the last one in the sect, and the competition is naturally extremely fierce.
Although the Master seemed hasty, it was a good way to evade responsibility and divert conflicts when he was in a dilemma.
Xu Qingxin remembered something and asked Li Yu, "Will Junior Brother Li participate in this alchemy competition?"
Li Yu smiled and said, "I've signed up too, but I've just been promoted to a first-grade alchemist, so the important thing is to participate..."
Xu Qingxin comforted Li Yu and said, "It's okay. Junior Brother Li is still young and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
The difficulty of the first-grade alchemist competition is different from that of the apprentice competition. Some of the outstanding ones already have the ability to refine entry-level second-grade pills, but have not yet passed the second-grade alchemist assessment. These people can naturally refine first-grade pills with ease and have a very high rate of excellent results.
She had never thought that Li Yu could get the pregnancy pill. After all, he had only been a first-grade alchemist for a few months and could not even refine a complete first-grade pill. Unless he could enter the heavenly realm again in the final of the competition, which was obviously impossible...
Li Yu and Xu Qingxin chatted as they flew and soon arrived at Cuiwei Peak.
In front of the gate of Cuiwei Peak, Li Yu met an acquaintance.
Xu Qingxin discovered that Lu Xingzhou was also at Cuiwei Peak, and her heart sank slightly. It seemed that he had been overtaken by the people from Yuling Peak.
When Lu Xingzhou saw Li Yu, he was extremely jealous, as if they were enemies meeting.
Although he and Li Yu did not have any real deep hatred, he had painstakingly suppressed his cultivation for two years in order to get on the Trial Ranking, but Li Yu only took three days to make his two years go to waste. Every time he thought of this, he was filled with hatred...
In recent days, he had finally gotten over this incident, but seeing Li Yu's face reminded him of this hateful incident again.
However, business was more important. He suppressed his emotions, bowed to a middle-aged man, and said, "Brother Chen, I'll leave this matter to you. Whether it succeeds or not, Yuling Peak will prepare a gift. If Brother Chen wins, the ancestor will personally prepare a generous gift for you..."
Xu Qingxin thought to herself that this was not good. Chen Shuo from Cuiwei Peak was the best among the sect's first-grade alchemists. He already had the ability to refine entry-level second-grade pills. He had won the first-grade alchemist competition more than once and was also a popular candidate for the championship in this competition.
She came to Cuiwei Peak this time just for this person, but she was a step late and was beaten to it by Lu Xingzhou.
However, Lu Xingzhou seemed to have known Chen Shu for a long time, so even if she came earlier, she might not agree.
Li Yu ignored Lu Xingzhou and said to the gatekeeper disciple of Cuiwei Peak: "Brother, please inform Junior Sister Zheng and tell her that Li Yu has something to ask her."
After Lu Xingzhou and Chen Shu made an agreement, they were not in a hurry to leave. Chen Shu was the only one in Cuiwei Peak who had the ability to win the championship. He wanted to see what kind of trouble Li Yu and Junior Sister Xu could cause.
Soon after the gatekeeper disciple used the conch to send a message, a figure flew over from the top of the peak. Zheng Keqi landed beside Li Yu and asked in surprise, "Senior Brother Li, how come you have time to come to Cuiwei Peak today?"
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Junior Sister Zheng, Li Yucai introduced her: "This is Senior Sister Xu from Yuzhu Peak. She wants to talk to you about something."
Zheng Keqi had of course heard of Senior Sister Xu from Yuzhu Peak. Like himself, she was a famous female prodigy in the sect and had become famous earlier than him. However, one of them was an alchemy practitioner, and the other a magic practitioner, so they were not familiar with each other.
Before Xu Qingxin opened her mouth, Zheng Keqi took the initiative to say, "Senior Sister Xu, you came here for that pregnancy pill, right? Master just said that we should not get involved in the affairs of the two Nascent Soul ancestors..."
Chen Shu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and asked, "Junior sister, did Master really say that?"
Zheng Keqi nodded and said, "Master just told me this in person. So, Senior Brother Chen wants to interfere in the affairs of Grandmaster Xuanzhen and Grandmaster Taiyi?"
Chen Shuo's face changed. He just had some personal relationship with Lu Xingzhou and wanted to get a generous reward, but he dared not disobey the order of his master.
He immediately said to Lu Xingzhou: "Junior Brother Lu, I'm so sorry, Master has given me an order and I can only obey. I'm afraid I can't do what I promised you just now."
Lu Xingzhou felt a little regretful when he heard this, but since it was Changchun Zhenren who gave the order, he couldn't say anything.
Cuiwei Peak did not help him, at least not Yuzhu Peak either.
At this time, Zheng Keqi changed the subject and said, "Although Master said that, since Senior Brother Li has spoken, I will go and persuade Master again. You guys wait here for a while..."
After saying that, she flew up again in a hurry.
Lu Xingzhou was stunned. How could he be persuaded?
He looked at Chen Shu, who gave him a helpless look. As they were all disciples of the master, there were also differences in closeness and distance. Junior Sister Zheng was the master's treasure, and the master was training her to be the next abbot of Cuiwei Peak. She had a say in front of the master, while Chen Shu was just an ordinary disciple.
Cuiwei Peak, in a palace somewhere on the top of the peak.
After hearing what Zheng Keqi said, a middle-aged woman said, "If that's the case, then you decide on this matter yourself. After all, Li Yu has done you a great favor. This is a good opportunity for you to repay him."
An experience in a state of heaven is a great fortune for an alchemist.
Before entering the realm of heaven and man, she could only refine five top-grade pills at most when refining low-level pills. But after entering the realm of heaven and man once, her pill refining level improved greatly. Now, she can easily refine seven or eight top-grade pills from a furnace. Even when refining first-level pills , there is a high rate of top-grade pills.
Even as her master, it was impossible for her to help her so much.
Li Yu can be said to have done a great favor by preaching to her beloved disciple.
She owed the other person a favor.
At the gate of Cuiwei Peak, Junior Sister Zheng returned quickly and said to Li Yu with a smile, "Okay, Master has agreed. If a disciple from Cuiwei Peak wins the first prize, the pregnancy pill can be given to Yuzhu Peak, but Grandmaster Xuanzhen must also exchange it for something of equal value..."
Xu Qingxin was delighted and immediately said, "Of course."
The pregnancy pill is so precious that if someone else gets it, it is naturally impossible for them to give it away for free.
Lu Xingzhou was completely stunned.
He had originally agreed on something, but it was ruined by Li Yu's words...
A few black lines appeared on his forehead. He arched his hands to Chen Shuo and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave first..."
Xu Qingxin never expected that the trip to Cuiwei Peak would be so smooth. As a fourth-rank alchemist, she had an extremely high status in the sect and could have ignored her master's face, but in this matter, she did not even choose to remain neutral and directly stood on their side.
She guessed that Li Yu should have some connections in the alchemy world, but she never expected that he could actually influence the decision of a fourth-rank alchemist.
After thanking Junior Sister Zheng, Li Yu brought Senior Sister Xu to Jiuhua Peak again.
Lu Xingzhou was also here, but was blocked outside the peak gate. He was talking to a man in a first-class alchemist robe. The man looked helpless and said, "Sorry, Junior Brother Lu, our master has ordered us not to get involved in this matter. Please go back..."
Obviously, he hit a snag here.
Even a fourth-rank alchemist was unwilling to get involved in the dispute between the two late Nascent Soul ancestors.
Li Yu asked Shoufeng's disciples to inform Zhao Wuliang. Shoufeng's disciples handed the conch to Li Yu. Li Yu heard Zhao Wuliang's voice coming from inside: "Junior Brother Li, just come up. You know where I live anyway..."
Li Yu from Jiuhua Peak had been here once before. He returned the conch to the disciple guarding the peak and said to Xu Qingxin, "Senior Sister, let's go in."
Looking back at Lu Xingzhou, Li Yu took Xu Qingxin into the peak protection formation.
They are also one of the Seven Sons of Kunlun. When he came here just now, he could only wait here, but Junior Sister Xu and Li Yu could go in directly, which made Lu Xingzhou feel extremely unbalanced.
The first-class alchemist noticed Lu Xingzhou's displeasure and explained, "Don't be offended, Junior Brother Lu. Those two are Junior Brother Zhao's friends. Senior Brother Zhao is the first disciple and has much more authority in Jiuhua Peak than I do..."
Jiuhua Peak, with a grand hall on the top.
Zhao Wuliang offered two cups of spiritual tea and said, "Junior Brother Li and Senior Sister Xu came here probably because of the pregnancy pill. Master has just said that if the disciples of Jiuhua Peak win the first place, they will return the pill to the sect in exchange for some precious spiritual medicine. I'm sorry, I really can't help you with this."
Xu Qingxin still expressed her gratitude. It was not a bad thing for Yuzhu Peak that Jiuhua Peak did not help either side.
Zhao Wuliang said: "As far as I know, the uncles and uncles from other peaks have also issued similar orders. Only Uncle Yuyangzi, who owed a favor to Yuling Peak a hundred years ago, promised to give the pregnancy pill to Uncle Taiyi if he won the competition..."
After leaving Jiuhua Peak, Li Yu took Xu Qingxin to Qinglan Peak, Baiyun Peak, etc.
Just like what Zhao Wuliang said, Deng Qingsong, He Jin, Liu Ren and others, although they were extremely enthusiastic about Li Yu and Xu Qingxin, also apologized and said that although they wanted to help Li Yu, they were unable to do anything because of the order from their master...
This was not bad news. Although they did not agree to Li Yu, they did not agree to Lu Xingzhou either. Li Yu had acquaintances in each peak, and he and Senior Sister Xu could at least come in and have a cup of tea. Lu Xingzhou could only wait outside.
Finally, among all the peaks, Cuiwei Peak clearly stood on the side of Yuzhu Peak. Another fourth-grade alchemist stood on the side of Yuling Peak because he owed a big favor to the ancestor of the Lu family.
Xu Qingxin could accept this result.
At least it's fair competition for both sides.
After she heaved a sigh of relief, she couldn't help but marvel at Li Yu's extensive network of contacts.
He actually had friends he could talk to in every peak she was going to. Although they were not close friends, they could indeed bring her a lot of convenience. During the flight, Li Yu could arrange everything without her even having to say a word.
Because Li Yu accompanied him all the way, and they also had something to ask for, Lu Xingzhou could only stand at the gate of each peak to enjoy the breeze, while they could sit inside and drink tea. This is the effect of connections...
When returning from Baiyun Peak, Xu Qingxin said to Li Yu: "Thank you so much, Junior Brother Li, for this time."
Li Yu waved her hand and said, "You're too polite, Senior Sister."
When he first joined the sect, Senior Sister Xu helped him a lot. Li Yu said that she would report back on the day she came, and she was not just saying it casually. This small favor was nothing at all.
What's more, all of this is for Jiang Li. Even without Senior Sister Xu telling me, I will help her...
