Deduct 1 for merit. I am really not a child of luck.

Chapter 121: The Sword Arena! The fame of swordsmanship!

Diao Youcai really didn’t expect that Lin Mo, who had just ascended yesterday, had done such a “big thing” today.

The bamboo forest was set on fire the next day, and it only took half a day to kill a thousand bamboo snakes?
This progress is faster than Chu Wange's!
Diao Youcai looked at the cloth bag on the table and confirmed that the other party had really burned down the Purple Bamboo Forest.

Otherwise, how could there be so much material?

He nodded quickly and said:

"I will definitely accept them. These are the materials needed to complete the tasks. Junior brother, you can now complete at least three small tasks at once."

As he was picking up the things in the bag, he said:

"Snake gallbladder, snake skin, snake scales, snake bones, snake blood... wow, there are almost five or six sets of 'full snake suits'."

Lin Mo looked at him with a smile and said, "Then I'll trouble you to give me a fair price."

Diao Youcai pondered for a moment and said, "One set is counted as 2 contribution points? If it's five and a half sets, then it's counted as six sets... A total of 12 contribution points, how about that?"

Lin Mo pulled the corner of his mouth expressionlessly: "Hehe."

"..." Diao Youcai was silent for a while, then asked: "Have you asked for the price?"

Seeing Lin Mo raised his eyebrows, Diao Youcai did not show any embarrassment on his face, and said very naturally:
"I was just joking with you, how about this, 4 contribution points per set, is that ok?"

Lin Mo touched his chin and said decisively: "Deal, but half of the contribution points will be exchanged for spirit stones."

This is very different from the market price he just learned.

Diao Youcai smiled and directly transferred the contribution value to Lin Mo.

[Ding! Main quest (1) completed, Contribution value: 10]

[Ding! Side quest (3) completed, Contribution value obtained: 5]

[Ding! Side quest (4) completed, Contribution value obtained: 5]

【…】

[Ding! Received Diao Youcai's transfer: 12 contribution points]

As several prompts ended, the contribution value on Lin Mo's panel soared to 87 points.

"These are 12 low-grade spirit stones. Count them."

Diao Youcai pushed the bag of spiritual stones that Pan Peng had just given him over to him, then looked at the task he had assigned and couldn't help but sigh:
"This speed is comparable to riding a flying sword. According to Junior Brother Lin's progress, it should take less than three days to complete all the trial tasks and be able to accept the master's task!"

Pan Peng, who was still watching nearby, had an envious look in his eyes. The immortal learning loan that he had just paid back was accepted by Lin Mo so generously?

Moreover, Lin Mo, a recommended student, already has enough contribution value rewards, so he does not need to repeat the tasks. He only needs to complete the first round of tasks and he will be able to accept the apprenticeship task.

And the speed at which they completed the trial tasks was far greater than that of other menial tasks.

Just like the novice trial tasks that Lin Mo received yesterday, he completed seven or eight of them in less than a day.

Although most of them are small tasks such as scouting locations, teleporting, and triggering certain leveling points...

Diao Youcai took another look at the progress of the task delivery, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said:

"According to this progress, Junior Brother can go to the Sword Arena this afternoon, right?"

Lin Mo smiled and said:
"I was originally planning to complete the Purple Bamboo Forest mission today, but I didn't expect that killing snakes would be quite easy. I'll go to the Sword Arena if I have time in the afternoon."

Pan Peng and Diao Youcai were both silenced.

Is it easy to kill purple bamboo snakes?

Indeed, the purple bamboo snake in the Qi Refining Stage is nothing to these Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Even if the purple bamboo snake bites you a few more times, it won't cause too much damage, and there is a chance that materials will appear, increasing extra income.

Therefore, it is known as one of the best leveling points for beginners in foundation building.

But precisely because of this, most of the newly promoted menial disciples would choose this simple and easy to level up point.

This led to too many people killing monsters, and eventually the situation gradually evolved into too many monks and too little meat.

The luck of an ordinary errand disciple is at best to clear two or three hundred in a day.

Unlike Lin Mo, who burned down the entire purple bamboo forest in one go and killed at least several thousand purple bamboo snakes.

But this has nothing to do with Diao Youcai, so he shrugged and said:
"Haha, Junior Brother Lin's method of killing monsters is a bit of a loss. You killed thousands of purple bamboo snakes in one go, but you only completed the monster killing mission in the Purple Bamboo Forest once."

Lin Mo shook his head and said, "It's okay, just go again tomorrow."

Pan Peng, who was watching from the sidelines, shuddered and his voice trembled a little:
"Lin, Senior Brother Lin, are you still going tomorrow?"

Lin Mo shrugged and said as a matter of course: "I can earn more than 20 contribution points a day, there is no reason not to go, right?"

More than twenty contribution points are equivalent to more than twenty low-grade spirit stones.

That's 600 low-grade spirit stones per month. Wouldn't it take less than a year to earn enough money to build the cave?

If you think about it carefully, it’s quite profitable to kill snakes in Zizhulin!

Lin Mo was very satisfied with the income from the novice leveling points, and immediately took on the Purple Bamboo Snake's snake-killing task again, and asked curiously:

"Brother Diao, is there anything I should be careful about on this sword arena?"

Diao Youcai restrained his smile slightly and said:
"The Sword Arena is a place that is even purer than the Liangyu Ranking. All that matters is strength."

"The Sword Discussion Arena is also the main source of information for the Liang Yu Ranking. If you want to be on the Liang Yu Ranking, you basically can't avoid the Sword Discussion Arena."

According to Diao Youcai's explanation, Lin Mo's understanding of the sword-fighting arena became clearer.

Generally speaking, the combat power evaluation of the Liang Yu List is based on the combat performance of the cultivators on the sword-fighting arena.

In addition, there are some public challenges that seem to be recorded in personal records and serve as the judging criteria for the Liang Yu List.

"The Liangyu Ranking is determined by the Heavenly Dao System, so it is basically error-free."

Diao Youcai said so.

Lin Mo bowed and said, "Thank you very much. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave the counter when Pan Peng suddenly followed him from the counter.

"Brother Lin, can we come together? I'll lead the way for you!"

Lin Mo turned around and looked at the strange errand disciple, but did not refuse.

"That's troublesome..."

"Just call me Panzi."

Pan Peng smiled and said, "I'm very familiar with the way to the Lunjian Arena. I happen to be going there to do some business this afternoon. It's not a big deal."

After speaking, he added:

"Brother Lin, are you in a hurry this afternoon?"

Lin Mo shook his head and said, "Today's progress is a little faster than I expected, but it's not that urgent."

Pan Peng continued:

"Then I suggest that we take the Immortal Boat to the Lunjian Arena. Although the speed will be slower, we can overlook the entire Lunjian Mountain."

"It would be a pity if you didn't read it carefully."

After Lin Mo pondered for a moment, he said, "That's fine."

Pan Peng led him out of the Trial Pavilion hall with a smile on his face.

The salesgirl next to Diao Youcai turned her head curiously and asked:

"Today is really unusual. The stingy Diao Youcai actually gave the other party a discount!"

Just now, Lin Mo only had five and a half sets of materials, but Diao Youcai was very generous and calculated six sets, and the price was no lower than the market price.

Even though there were only two contribution points, it was unprecedented for Diao Youcai, whom she knew. However, Diao Youcai said nonchalantly, "It's just a good relationship to meet a genius."

"Two contribution points of kindness?" The salesgirl looked at him with disdain, "Besides, others might not even care about your kindness."

"Long hair, short knowledge!" Diao Youcai chuckled, staring at Lin Mo's back as he left.

"Since this guy asked about the price in advance, he must have calculated the value of this bag of materials long ago. Even though it's only two points, he should have known it even if it's only half a point difference."

"And didn't you just listen carefully? Today is only the first day."

The salesgirl frowned and asked, "What do you mean the first day?"

Diao Youcai glanced at her unhappily and said, "It's the first day of the transaction! Making friends is like doing business. It's a long-term process. There's no need to rush."

After saying that, he took out a piece of bamboo snake gall that he had just traded from his storage bag.

A faint smell of blood spread in the air, but he didn't care at all. He stuffed it directly into his mouth and swallowed it with a gulp.

"Huh~"

The salesgirl looked at him with disdain and said, "You ate good spiritual food and it's disgusting and wasteful."

Diao Youcai said indifferently:

"For you and me, how much effect can this little snack have? Can it increase the blood and qi by one hundred thousandth? Or one millionth?"

The salesgirl held out her hands to him: "Then give it to me!"

Diao Youcai moved very quickly and put away his storage bag.

"It's okay if a person is ugly, but he still wants to be beautiful."

……

……

An hour later, Lin Mo and Pan Peng finally waited for the sect's free immortal boat for the day.

Instead of choosing the observation deck, they stood on the deck.

Seeing Lin Mo's silence, Pan Peng thought that he was somewhat dissatisfied with the waiting time, so he quickly explained:

"Brother Lin, I promise that the Sword Competition Mountain will definitely be worth the one-hour wait."

Lin Mo came back to his senses and said, "Emm... I was just calculating how many novice tasks were left."

Pan Peng said with an "oh" and then said with envy:
"Senior Brother Lin has only been a student for one day, and he is almost done with the trial mission, and the benefits are so high."

Lin Mo asked in confusion: "Is it high? Isn't this income very normal?"

You call it normal to get materials worth more than 20 contribution points at one time!?

Pan Peng felt a little overwhelmed. This guy was really infuriating when he compared himself with others.

To get more than 20 contribution points, he would have to work hard for at least two months to complete tasks and collect materials.

In fact, among the menial disciples, he had the best income.

But apart from the daily needs of practice and the repayment of the immortal study loan every month, there is almost nothing left.

Pan Peng sighed in his heart, and suddenly he heard a "quack" sound in his ears.

He looked in astonishment at the bun-shaped frog that emerged from Lin Mo's still thick hair.

Lin Mo picked up the other's frog leg and poured water on it:
"I know, I know. You're thirsty again, right?"

Pan Peng was stunned for a moment and said, "Is this a fairy?"

"Seems to be."

Tsk, he is worthy of being a recommended student, and he has been recognized by the immortals!

Pan Peng looked at the frog, whose belly was half full of water but still croaking, and said:

"Brother Lin, if I'm not mistaken, this fairy must be hungry and is asking you for food."

Lin Mo then remembered what Zhuang Weiwan had said when he introduced the fairy spirit, and then looked at the steamed bun frog in his palm.

We don't even have a contract yet, and you're taking advantage of me for free?

He pursed his lips, thought for a while and took out a spirit stone.

When the Mantou Frog saw the low-grade spirit stone, it was as if it had seen some treasure. Its eyes lit up and it stuck out its tongue. With a "gulp", it rolled up the not-so-big spirit stone into its stomach.

The originally round belly of the steamed bun frog bulged even more.

Seeing Lin Mo's painful expression, Pan Peng said with a smile:

"Brother Lin, cultivating immortal spirits is actually one of the few businesses that will never lose money."

It usually takes more than a year for a fairy to grow from infancy to maturity.

It’s not that young immortals can’t play a role, but the role they can play is average. Early cultivators cultivate them close to spirit stones.

When the immortal spirit matures, it will be able to quickly give back to the monks and bring exponential benefits.

Lin Mo looked at the belly of the Mantou Frog, which had been shattered into the shape of a spirit stone, and said, "I hope so..."

While the two were talking, the immortal boat, which was not traveling very fast, had already broken through the sea of ​​clouds and sailed all the way from the Qingyun Peak at the forefront of the sect to the Lunjian Peak on the inner side.

A mountain that looked as if it had been cut by a sword on both sides appeared in their sight.

It is surrounded by steep cliffs, like the edge of a sword.

There is a huge bluestone platform in the center of the peak, as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the light of the scorching sun, like a touch of cold light on the tip of a sword.

Lin Mo looked at it from afar and felt that there was a chilling sword intent lingering at the "edge of the sword", which made people feel inexplicably powerful.

This was something he had never felt before when he "checked in" at the ferry halfway up Lunjian Peak yesterday.

"Every time I look at Lunjian Peak from this angle, my scalp tingles!"

At this time, Pan Peng beside him also said:
"According to rumors, this Lunjian Peak is the place where the ancient cultivators of the Lingxu Realm practiced swordsmanship. The steep cliffs on both sides of the mountain, as well as the Lunjian platform, were all cut out by ancient pure sword cultivators who used their swords to break through the void."

"Brother Lin, how is the scenery? It was worth waiting for the immortal boat for an hour, right?"

Lin Mo nodded slightly: "Not bad, do you want to become a pure swordsman?"

"How can I be qualified? I only have three spiritual roots, but I barely have a golden spiritual root." Hearing his words, Pan Peng immediately smiled bitterly and said:
"I hope that one day I can be favored by a sword cultivator and be given a sword. This way, I can also become a sword cultivator..."

The more he talked, the more excited he became.

Sword outside the body?

Lin Mo's mind flashed with the image of an old friend, and he asked curiously:

"To refine a long sword outside of the body, wouldn't that make him a pseudo-sword cultivator? Is it that rare?"

Pan Peng's voice immediately became high-pitched: "Of course it's rare! Sword cultivators are the most powerful profession at the same level!"

After saying this, he looked at Lin Mo meaningfully and said:

“Brother Lin, if you encounter a sword cultivator when you first step onto the sword arena, even if it’s just a fake sword cultivator with a sword, I advise you to admit defeat as soon as possible, don’t waste time, and move on to the next round as soon as possible!”

Before Lin Mo asked, he gave the answer:

"because……"

"This is Qingshan Sect."

　Today the elderly in my family is sick, so I went to the station to pick him up.

　　I finished writing these 4K words after a busy day. Please forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)