Chapter 83: Proposal
In the trial hall at Tongtian Peak, Li Yu looked at his name on the trial list and was quite satisfied.
Very good, this time he improved three places and can get thirty Tongmai Pills. His cultivation will also increase slightly. Then, he can try to break into the top five.
There is a positive correlation between passing the illusion trial and improving cultivation.
By improving one's ranking on the trial list, one can obtain Tongmai Pills to improve one's cultivation. And by improving one's cultivation, one can improve one's ranking on the trial list, obtain Tongmai Pills, and improve one's cultivation again... This was the original intention of the sect in setting up the illusion trial. Unfortunately, it was later ruined by those geniuses who did not need Tongmai Pills.
Li Yu didn't plan to continue trying today. He had already realized that there was a huge gap between each of the top ten in the trial. Seventh place on the trial list was already his limit.
After coming out of the illusion space, Li Yu left here and rushed back to Ziyun Peak as soon as possible.
More and more people are gathering in the Trial Hall. If we don’t leave now, we might not be able to leave.
Not long after, Li Yu returned to Tongtian Peak. The news that he had been promoted from tenth to seventh on the trial list was also spreading to the surrounding peaks at a rapid speed.
Many people who learned the news couldn't help but sigh that almost every major event that happened in Kunlun in the past year was related to Li Yu.
He won the Dandao Apprentice Competition against everyone's expectations and entered the public eye for the first time.
The illusion trial entered its tenth round, causing quite a stir among the low-level disciples.
In the first-class alchemist competition, his strong reversal, which was planned by Tiandao Sect in advance, made him a hero in the eyes of Kunlun disciples.
It's only been three days since he's been quiet, and he's become a hot topic again.
Yuling Peak.
When the news that Li Yu ranked seventh on the trial list reached here, some people fell silent.
But it wasn’t Lu Xingzhou.
He had been squeezed out of the trial list by Li Yu a long time ago, and it would be impossible for him to get on it again. After figuring this out , he gradually felt less upset.
The silent one is Lu Taiyi.
He ranked sixth on the trial list, and the next one was Li Yu.
He had nothing to say about being surpassed by the head disciple. His talent was considered excellent, but he had never thought of comparing himself with the number one prodigy of Kunlun in thousands of years.
It was normal for a senior to be surpassed by a later disciple, but this person happened to be Li Yu...
Three days ago, he said in front of tens of thousands of Kunlun disciples that he wanted to accept Li Yu as his disciple.
Three days later, his position in the Trial Monument was about to be surpassed by Li Yu, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
Compared with Lu Taiyi, Lu Xingzhou was quite happy.
When he was pushed down by Li Yu, the master went out of his way to comfort him.
At that time, the master also said that if someone surpassed you, you can't blame others, you can only blame yourself for not being as skilled as them...
Unexpectedly, the situation changed and it was my turn to comfort him so soon.
Facing the silent master, he consoled him, "Master, it's just a false name on the trial tablet. You don't have to take it too seriously. Even if Li Yu hasn't surpassed you today, it may be Zhang Yu or Liu Yu in the future..."
Of course, if he was surpassed by others, he couldn’t blame others, he could only blame himself for not being as skilled as them... He didn’t dare to add this sentence.
Lu Taiyi laughed and said, "I never care about these false reputations."
Soon, the disciples of Yuling Peak heard that Brother Lu had been punished by Grandmaster Taiyi to be in seclusion for three months, he was not allowed to step out of Yuling Peak...
At this moment, in Yuxu Peak, in the meeting hall.
An elder in the Golden Core Stage said to the Kunlun Master with an embarrassed look on his face: "Master, this month's Tongmai Pills have already been distributed. If there are only ten or eight pills, we can still distribute them, but thirty pills are too many and we really can't distribute them. Do you want to change the rules of this illusion trial?"
Wang Daoxuan glanced at him and asked, "How and why do you want to change it?"
The Jindan stage elder said, "Ten Tongmai Pills are awarded for every promotion on the Trial Ranking. This is really too much. If someone advances from tenth to first, wouldn't he be able to get a hundred Tongmai Pills at once? This means that one person would occupy half of the monthly quota of tens of thousands of disciples. I'm afraid it's unfair to other disciples. It would be better to reduce the number of Tongmai Pills awarded to one..."
Wang Daoxuan said calmly, “One, you’re so lucky to say that. The Illusion Trial has a history of a thousand years. The opponents in the trial are all the geniuses of the sect in the past thousand years. For every promotion among the top ten, ten Tongmai Pills will be awarded. I think that’s too low. This is a reward that others have earned based on their own abilities. How can it be unfair? Those who have made no contribution to the sect and get Tongmai Pills for free every month, is it fair to ordinary disciples?”
The Golden Core Elder said, "Then these thirty Tongmai Pills..."
Wang Daoxuan waved his sleeves and said, "Deduct it from the share of the descendants of the Yuanying ancestors' disciples. From now on, all the rewards that the sect uses to give to outstanding disciples will be deducted from their share. If they have the ability, they can kill a few demon disciples wanted by the sect and go through the illusion trial by themselves. The sect will give them as many Tongmai Pills as they can earn. This is called fairness!"
This Jindan elder originally came to make a proposal, but he was unexpectedly scolded by the master and had to leave in disgrace.
Originally, the monthly Tongmai Pills were not enough for so many people to share. If thirty Tongmai Pills were to be deducted, the interests of some Yuanying ancestors would definitely be affected. But since the head of the sect had spoken, he could only carry out the order.
He is responsible for the distribution of the sect's Tongmai Dan. These days, Li Yu's name can be seen frequently.
The champion of the alchemy apprentice competition, thirty Tongmai Pills, killing the demon, ten Tongmai Pills, entering the top ten of the illusion trial, in total, there are already forty Tongmai Pills, plus the thirty Tongmai Pills awarded to him by the head master...
You wouldn't know until you counted. Once you counted, you would be shocked. In just a few months, he had obtained more than a hundred Tongmai Pills from the sect through various tasks. This was not a task at all, it was clearly a purchase...
Purple Cloud Peak.
In a jade box in front of Li Yu, thirty pills were neatly arranged.
He has always been very satisfied with the sect's efficiency. Less than an hour after the trial list was refreshed, a foundation-building elder personally delivered the reward to his home.
The only drawback is that this time, about half of the Tongmai Pill has only two dan patterns on it. It is only a mid-grade pill and contains more dan poison. It is okay to take one or two pills, but taking too much in a short period of time is not good for your health.
Fortunately, he still had a lot of high-level detoxification pills that Grandmaster Xuan Zhen gave him. Not only were they enough for his own use, but there was also some left after accounting for the portion given to his senior sister last week.
It took Li Yu about a day to finish taking the thirty Tongmai Pills.
At this time, the number of acupuncture points opened in his body had reached 210, with an average of 42 in each spiritual vein. All the spiritual veins had entered the sixth level of Qi Refining.
As long as he opens up another 150 acupoints, which means he needs another 150 Tongmai Pills, he will be able to cultivate all five spiritual veins to the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining.
He is a cultivator of all five elements, and once he builds his foundation, his strength will undergo a tremendous change. He can also fight against someone in the middle stage of foundation building who only cultivates a single spiritual vein. If he can successfully unlock the three attributes of wind, thunder, and ice, someone in the middle stage of foundation building who only cultivates a single spiritual vein may not be his opponent.
Being almost invincible in the same realm, this is the benefit of cultivating five spiritual veins.
There are still one hundred and fifty Tongmai Pills to complete the Qi Refining. For Li Yu now, the easiest and most convenient way to obtain Tongmai Pills is naturally to improve his ranking on the Trial List.
After a brief adjustment, he once again came to Tongtian Peak.
This time, Li Yu came silently, and before anyone could pay attention to him, he entered the illusion space.
No matter how low-key Li Yu is, his face is always eye-catching wherever he goes in Kunlun Cave Heaven.
Li Yu's figure had just disappeared when several figures gathered under the trial list.
"Only one day has passed, and Junior Brother Li is here again."
"Don't forget, he was promoted from the tenth place on the Trial Ranking to the seventh place yesterday. He received thirty Tongmai Pills as a reward, which can improve his cultivation by nearly four levels. Of course, he has the strength to challenge for higher positions..."
"Thirty Tongmai Pills a day, I'm so envious..."
A Kunlun disciple couldn't help but sigh. His master was an early Nascent Soul ancestor of the sect. Ever since the sect restricted the purchase of Tongmai Pills, the number of Tongmai Pills he received from his master was only one, or at most two, every month. Compared with Li Yu's thirty pills a day, it was really sad.
Another disciple said, "There's nothing we can do about it, he got it based on his own strength. If he can make it into the top five this time, he'll get at least 20 Tongmai Pills as a reward..."
It was impossible not to be envious of him for taking fifty Tongmai Pills in two days, but they could never envy him for his ability.
There are only a handful of people with such abilities in Kunlun Sect over the past thousands of years.
Inside the trial hall, everyone was waiting for Li Yu's result.
Some people are also paying close attention to the distant Yuling Peak.
Lu Xingzhou was confined to a hall and could not go out. He asked a disciple through the door, "How is it going? Has Li Yu surpassed the ancestor?"
"not yet……"
The disciple looked at Lu Xingzhou strangely and murmured, "Senior Brother Lu, you seem to be looking forward to Li Yu surpassing our ancestor..."
Lu Xingzhou smiled awkwardly and said, "How is that possible? I am just concerned about our ancestor. When Li Yu surpasses our ancestor, please tell me..."
Tongtian Peak, in the trial space.
There are a total of 210 acupuncture points storing spiritual energy. The magic power in Li Yu's body is more abundant than ever before, which also greatly improves his strength and speed. Coupled with the burning damage of the fire attribute spell, the giant tiger collapsed and dissipated in just a few breaths.
Li Yu has no idea how many times he has fought here. He is familiar with the weaknesses of every monster. After his strength increases, it will take him less time to defeat them.
When the last giant bear disappeared under Li Yu's feet, the top few names on the trial list outside, which had not changed for a long time, finally underwent some changes.
There was a flash of light on the water curtain, and Li Yu's name, surpassing Lu Taiyi and Zhao Xuanzhen who were in front of him, was fixed in the fifth position.
Over the past thousand years, Kunlun Sect has produced countless geniuses. Ranking fifth on the Trial List means that in the Illusionary Trial, even if all the brilliant predecessors over the past thousand years are counted, he is undoubtedly the fifth.
Below the trial list, several Kunlun disciples moved their throats and spoke in disbelief.
"The fifth one..."
"His strength is obviously not even at the peak of Qi Refining. How did he do it?"
"My master said that Junior Brother Li took the path of physical cultivation to take the test. Some seniors from other sects have tried this before. If you are proficient in martial arts, you can save mana and pass it faster when dealing with those illusory monsters. But this requires extremely strong martial arts attainments..."
"He is not only proficient in alchemy, but also in martial arts?"
"Can we learn martial arts? If so, we should be able to enter the top 100 of the trial list..."
"Don't dream. Master said that it is difficult to master martial arts quickly. Without talent, you can only get started after ten or eight years of study. Who is willing to waste so much time practicing just to get on the Trial Ranking?"
…
Li Yu came out of the trial space. Although his face was a little pale, he was still very pleased to see his ranking on the trial list.
Another twenty Tongmai Pills were obtained.
Under the admiring gazes of the disciples, Li Yu quickly left the trial hall.
After the first ten, he had to give his all in every trial, which consumed a lot of energy and he needed to go back to Ziyun Peak to rest.
Yuling Peak, Lu Xingzhou, who always kept an eye on Li Yu, naturally got the news first.
When he heard that Li Yu successfully advanced to the top five in the trial, he actually did not feel much anger or jealousy.
He felt really bad when Li Yu ranked tenth and he ranked eleventh.
But Li Yu ranked fifth and he ranked eleventh, so he didn't feel anything.
Even his ancestor, who was cultivating five spiritual veins at that time, was not as good as Li Yu in the Qi Refining Stage. He had only cultivated three spiritual veins, and there was nothing shameful about losing to Li Yu. If he was embarrassed, his ancestor would be even more embarrassed.
Yuzhu Peak.
When Master Xuanzhen heard the news from his disciple, he felt a little moved.
She knew very well how difficult the illusion trial was. It was incredible that Li Yu could surpass herself when she had perfected the five spiritual veins with his current strength. If his talent for cultivation could be better and reach the level of perfection, then his future achievements would not be inferior to hers.
Pity……
Equipment Refining Hall.
The disciple who was in charge of carving the trial stele felt like crying but had no tears when he looked at the new stele he had just carved.
Fearing that his work would be in vain, he waited a whole day. As a result, just as he finished carving, he received news from Tongtian Peak...
Now it’s good, I have to engrave it again.
Yuxu Peak.
The Jindan elder looked at Kunlun Sect Leader helplessly and said, "Master Sect Leader, we really don't have any left this time. How are we going to give him these twenty Tongmai Pills?"
This month's Tongmai Pills have been distributed, and the new batch has not yet been refined, so he really can't take out any.
Wang Daoxuan thought for a moment and said, “The rewards for the trials cannot be delayed, otherwise, the disciples will doubt the sect’s credibility. How about this, you take the master’s order and go to Lingyun Peak to get 20 Tongmai Pill materials. Find a few third-grade alchemists and work hard to refine 20 Tongmai Pills and send them to him…”
After saying that, he thought of something and said, "Forget it, let's just take the sixty copies directly, so that he won't have to come to me again next time. I want to see if he has the ability to take all these Tongmai Pills away..."
Faced with the master's orders, this third-grade alchemist had no choice but to obey.
As third-grade alchemists, they are required to refine some pills for the sect every month, but they are all third-grade pills, such as Tuomai Pills and Foundation Building Pills. There are not many third-grade alchemists in the sect, and they simply do not have the time to refine those low-grade pills.
Now, because of a Qi Refining Stage disciple, several third-grade alchemists had to put down their work and refine twenty Tongmai Pills for him. The last time someone received such treatment was the head disciple...
…
The peaks of Kunlun were no longer so surprised when they heard the news that Li Yu had entered the top five of the trial. After all, this was also expected. He was able to enter the top ten of the trial list with magic power of less than the 20th level of Qi Refining. As his cultivation level improved, he would sooner or later reach a higher position.
People are beginning to be more curious about how far he can go in the end?
Can he surpass the head master, or can he surpass Junior Sister Qin, and bring the result of first place in the trial list to a higher level?
Purple Cloud Peak.
Li Yu slept for more than ten hours.
Although cultivators have various elixirs to restore physical and mental strength, in fact, the best way to restore energy is to have a good sleep. Once you wake up, all the fatigue of the body and mind will be swept away.
Li Yu took a deep breath and smelled a faint floral scent.
Through the window, Zhou Zixuan could be seen busy in the garden. On the cabinet in front of Li Yu's window, there was a jade box containing twenty Tongmai Pills.
The Tongmai Pills given by the sect this time are of obviously much better quality. Whether it is the pill body, color, or fragrance, they are incomparable to the previous box. Among the twenty Tongmai Pills, twelve are super-quality, and the rest are all high-quality.
It was the first time that Li Yu took the super-grade Tongmai Pill. With this level of pill, the poison could be ignored, so he didn't even need the detoxification pill.
After putting away the pills, Li Yu walked into the yard and stretched comfortably.
When Zhou Zixuan saw Li Yu wake up, she was happy at first, but then felt a little distressed.
Before Li Yu had time to talk to her, the doorbell of the villa rang.
He walked towards the door. Seeing this, Zhou Zixuan immediately put down the shower head and followed Li Yu closely.
This action surprised Li Yu a little.
He walked out of the courtyard and came outside the formation, and saw two figures standing in front of the gate of the villa, an old man with gray hair and a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old.
The girl looked timid and a little shy. When she saw Li Yu coming out, she took a quick glance at him and immediately lowered her head.
The old man was wearing an alchemist's robe with a dan pattern on his chest. Like Li Yu, he was a first-grade alchemist.
The old man smiled at Li Yu and said, "I am the deacon elder of Danding Peak. I have known Han Tiancheng for decades and often heard about you from him. I came to see you yesterday, and the girl said you were resting, so we didn't disturb you..."
Li Yu smiled and said, "So you are Elder Han's friend. Does this Taoist want to talk to me about something?"
The old man looked at Zhou Zixuan, then at Li Yu, and asked, "Excuse me, does Master Li Dan have a dual cultivation partner?"
Li Yu didn't think much about it and said, "Not yet."
The old man smiled even more when he heard this. He held the girl's wrist, brought her to Li Yu, and introduced her, "This is a junior of my family. Master Li Dan, what do you think of her? If you are willing, I will let her serve you. If she serves you well, you can give her the title of a concubine. If not, you can just treat her as an extra maid..."
Zhou Zixuan didn't say anything when she heard that, but she silently straightened her chest and moved closer to Li Yu.
Only then did Li Yu realize that this first-class alchemist had come to propose marriage to him.
Before Li Yu could speak, another middle-aged man ran over and said loudly: "Master Li Dan, please take a look at my family first. My twins can be your concubines..."
“Crash!”
A group of people suddenly appeared on the originally quiet Ziyun Peak, surrounding Li Yu and talking in a loud voice.
“Mine is more beautiful!”
"My butt is big, so it's easy to give birth!"
"Go, go, go, get in line at the back. I was here first!"
"I was here first!"
…
Li Yu grabbed Zhou Zixuan's wrist, squeezed out of the crowd with great effort, and stepped into the formation. Only then did the noisy sound disappear.
Li Yu remembered very clearly that when he was still an alchemy apprentice, Senior Brother Zhao once told him that alchemists were very popular in Kunlun and were the ideal husbands that many female disciples were looking forward to.
As long as he becomes a first-class alchemist, he won't have to worry about not finding a partner for dual cultivation. There will be many young and beautiful junior sisters who will throw themselves into his arms. He can choose any of them, or he can choose all of them...
He also wondered why he had never encountered such a thing since he became a first-class alchemist.
Only now did he realize that Senior Brother Zhao did not lie to him.
Fat, thin, tall, short, single eyelids, double eyelids, all types are there, there are even twin sisters...
No wonder those people are scrambling to become alchemists before getting started. This profession is really popular.
It’s a pity that those people don’t understand Li Yu’s aesthetic taste.
What good is there in these fifteen or sixteen-year-old little girls? If they were in another world, they would be a blatant crime. And the twin sisters, their looks are actually average, far from being comparable to the three sisters in Emei...
Seeing that Li Yu was not moved at all by these beautiful girls, Zhou Zixuan couldn't help but curl up her lips and asked, "Is there no one you like among those junior sisters?"
Li Yu shook his head and said, "I don't like that."
Zhou Zixuan asked tentatively: "What kind do you like?"
Li Yu looked at her. Even though this fairy dress was relatively loose, it could not hide the exquisite curves of her body.
Wearing the same fairy dress, the other junior sisters who were fifteen or sixteen years old could only wear it to create an "I" feeling, but she could wear it to create an "S" effect.
In Li Yu's two lives, there were only three women who had the closest relationship with him.
One is Jiang Li, one is a witch, and the last one is Zhou Zixuan.
Li Yu's feelings towards Jiang Li are complicated. He needs a gradual process of accepting that his former good brother has become a woman.
As for the witch, she is Li Yu's savior and his ATM. At the same time, she can change his comfortable status quo at any time and bring him huge crisis. Li Yu's feelings for her are also very complicated.
Li Yu's feelings towards Zhou Zixuan are very simple.
He simply likes this type.
Zhou Zixuan felt her body getting hot when she was looked at by Li Yu, and she ran away with a red face.
Li Yu was moved. Senior Sister Zhou was truly a beauty. Living in the same room with her day and night, he was afraid that sooner or later he would lose control...
