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

Chapter 171 The Five Elements and the Eight Diagrams and the Way of Waidan! The Nanshan Immortal Couple, Go to Lunjian Peak Again! (Subscribe)
The bald senior brother said with a hint of doubt in his tone, "I think Junior Brother Lin is a decent person, but he doesn't seem like that kind of person."

"Moreover, I see that Junior Brother Lin Mo's attitude towards Junior Sister Zhuang is obviously different. There is more or less some youthful admiration in it, but it's not to the extent of..."

The short old man pursed his lips and interrupted forcefully, "You are a pharmacology researcher, what do you know about the young Mu Ai?"

The bald senior brother was dissatisfied and said:

"Why don't I understand? Don't you know the answer? Back then, I also had thick hair and was in my prime. I don't know how many girls admired me."

"Then look at what's happening now? When I walked out yesterday, some new disciples from the Alchemy Academy even called me Senior Uncle! I'm only a dozen years older than them..."

The short old man couldn't help but feel a headache when he heard him say that "I have shed blood and sweat for the Danyuan" again.

But looking at the two strands of hair on the other person's head, he couldn't say anything to refute.

Indeed, this proud disciple has contributed too much to the Alchemy Academy.

In comparison, he really is like a hands-off boss who doesn't care about anything.

"Okay, okay, I won't say it any more."

The short old man sighed helplessly: "I just got an ancient pill recipe recently, I will send it to you when I get back."

The bald senior brother immediately stopped talking and his eyes lit up:
"What level? I won't look at anything below level 4!"

The short old man said unhappily, "You yourself are not even at the fourth level, and you still have the nerve to look down on recipes below the fourth level!?"

The bald senior brother was not convinced and said:

"Who says you can't research a fourth-level formula without a fourth-level formula? How many fourth-level formulas have I participated in the research and development of in the past few years? There are even fifth-level ones!"

At this point, he folded his hands and said confidently:

"Old man, I'm not saying that I may not be as good as you in terms of pharmacology, but in terms of innovative research and development... humph, in some aspects, hey, why are you hitting me?"

He covered his bald head which suddenly felt painful: "Did I say something wrong?!"

Short old man: "Don't call me 'old man', call me teacher!"

Bald Senior Brother: “…”

The short old man ignored his expression and said directly:

"No matter what, the current progress is too slow. It will take a long time to expect your slow-moving junior sister and Lin Mo to get married."

"Besides, with Lin Mo's face that attracts lots of romantic interest, even if Chu Wan Ge isn't here today, there will still be Ye Wan Ge and Wang Wan Ge tomorrow!"

The bald senior brother touched his chin and nodded in agreement: "Junior Brother Lin Mo is indeed very romantic and even more so than when I was young."

The short old man chuckled, "Have you ever met Chu Wange? On the sect forum, everyone says they are a perfect match."

"Is it that pretty?"

The bald senior brother knew what Lin Mo looked like.

Even in a sect like Qingshan Sect where everyone is as handsome as a dragon, Lin Mo's appearance is definitely one of the best.

Chu Wange and the other girl are actually considered a perfect match by local people. How good are their looks?
He quickly took out his brain and opened the forum to search.

I didn’t expect that as soon as I clicked in, I saw several big hot title titles ##Nanshan Fairy Couple, Competing on the Same Stage##.

Clicking on the second-level page, you can see a photo of Lin Mo and Chu Wange standing together.

There is no need to say much about that handsome face with a slightly servile smile.

As for Chu Wange who was standing next to Lin Mo, she had sharp eyebrows and heroic eyes, with straight facial features and a neat Taoist bun tied behind her head, which fluttered gently in the wind.

The whole person standing there was like a sharp sword, which made people subconsciously take a few more glances at him.

This appearance is so terrifying~!

The bald senior brother took a deep breath and said, "If I remember correctly, Chu Wange is the number one in this year's Immortal Ranking, right?"

The short old man added calmly:
"He is still a sword cultivator. I heard that his natal flying sword has the potential to be an immortal palace grade. Now it is the treasure in the palm of the old fox Yan Nanfeng."

The bald senior brother pondered.

If that were the case, then his trusted apprentice sister Zhuang was indeed...

Of course, it can’t be said to be bad.

Zhuang Weiwan is an undisputed prodigy in the Alchemy Academy. Not only was he promoted to an inner disciple at a young age, but his academic performance can also be said to be the best among the best.

Various pharmacological knowledge, alchemy techniques, analysis of elixir formulas, innate comprehension...all are ranked among the top-notch among the three generations of disciples in the Alchemy Academy.

The only pity is that he is too honest and lacks some creativity.

Being an old-fashioned conservative person who teaches and answers questions is barely acceptable.

But I don’t expect more.

Compared to the unstoppable sword in this inspirational picture, Zhuang Weiwan is indeed inferior.

"After I finish these chores, I will start refining a furnace of [Face-Protecting Pills] for Junior Sister Zhuang."

The bald senior brother suddenly felt a sense of urgency and said:
"At least in terms of appearance, I really can't lose!"

At this point, he paused, suddenly remembered something, and quickly searched for information on the table:

"Wait, if we want to talk about love, I'm afraid we need to have more time. I can reduce the homework for my junior sister this month. Let me think about it..."

Seeing him busy at the desk, the short old man couldn't help but remind him:
"There's no need to be so self-deprecating. Don't forget our advantages."

The bald senior brother looked up in confusion and asked, "What advantage?"

The Qingshan Sect is the base camp of sword cultivators, and the other party is the pride of the Sword Academy, one of the dozen or so pure sword cultivators in decades, and he also possesses a fairy palace-grade flying sword that can be said to be rare in a century...

Compared to Zhuang Weiwan, it’s good enough if he doesn’t have any disadvantages. So where are the advantages?
His teacher raised his chin proudly and said in a smug tone:
"We in the Dan Academy are very rich. Those poor guys in the Sword Academy can't catch up with us in this regard, no matter how hard they try!"

The bald senior brother touched his chin and said, "You mean... to throw money at Junior Brother Lin Mo?"

"Why not?" The short old man raised his chin.

In terms of wealth alone, even if everyone in the Sword Academy were combined, they might not be as rich as him.

The disciples of the Alchemy Academy, even the most ordinary outer disciples, are considered wealthy compared to the disciples of other departments.

But the bald senior brother shook his head and said:
"No, I've been in contact with Junior Brother Lin, he's not such a superficial person."

"Otherwise, why didn't he come to the Alchemy Institute? Which department is more profitable than alchemy?"

After hearing his words, the short old man also fell silent, with a hint of suspicion on his face.

Is there any cultivator in this Lingxu world who doesn’t love money?
Especially for those freshmen who have just entered the Lingxu world, everyone knows how much they need money.

Unlike in the mundane world, many freshmen without any foundation have to spend a huge amount of money every month just on food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Even a favored child who has thrived in the lower world will have to worry about the trivialities of daily practice after coming up.

He didn't quite believe what the other party said, but he had never met Lin Mo in person, so it was difficult for him to comment.

The bald senior brother ignored his teacher's thoughts and continued:

"But I think it's not that difficult to let Junior Sister Zhuang pursue Junior Brother Lin Mo. Just like the pill formula, there will always be a day when it can be analyzed."

"This matter cannot be rushed, nor can it be delayed. It can be done step by step."

When the short old man heard what he said, he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

After all, he was just an old bachelor and didn't understand these things.

"Well, let's leave the affairs of the young people to you young people."

Finally, he could only say, "Don't worry, teacher, I'm definitely more concerned about this matter than you are."

The bald senior brother said in a firm tone: "Junior Brother Lin is the successor, I will decide!"

The short old man nodded, with a hint of excitement in his expression.

Humph, if the old man didn’t want to teach me when I was young, then forget it.

Now, I have to teach you, my little apprentice, a good lesson.

Let’s compare and see whether your avenue of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams is more profound, or my avenue of external elixir is better!
……

……

After a brief communication with Zhuang Weiwan, Lin Mo and Chu Wange boarded the fairy boat to Lunjian Peak.

Compared to the rush when they first started, both of them now have the right to slow down their pace a bit. There is no need to use the roller-type teleportation array in order to save time.

What's more, the purpose of going to the Sword Arena is to gain points, so maintaining good condition is the best option.

The two stood on the windward deck, looking at the beautiful scenery surrounded by mountains of Qingshan Sect.

Many disciples behind him were pointing and talking in low voices.

"Wow, that's Chu Wange and Lin Mo? They are truly a perfect match!"

"She is indeed very good-looking. Her face value should be over 90 points, right?"

"Where are they going? To explore the secret realm? Are they going to the sword arena again?"

"Haha, maybe they just came out to talk about love!"

"..."

The two of them, dressed in blue, stood at the bow of the fairy boat, like a pair of immortal lovers on a trip.

But in fact, both of them were doing their own things.

Chu Wange closed his eyes tightly, resting his mind and preparing for the next point rush.

Lin Mo finally had time to review his own dashboard. He expanded it and started to check:
【Years of service】：18/310
[Kung Fu]: Five Spirits Immortal Technique Foundation Building Level 1 (10100/20000)

[Diviner (208 Bronze)]: 1000/
[Birthday Magical Powers]: 1. Divination; 2. Five Elements and Eight Diagrams: Unlocked Li Fire (initial perfection), Kan Water (initial perfection)
[Five Spirits Dao Body (Elementary)]: 1/50000
[Merit]: 5106
[luck value]: 176
【灵根】：金（39%）木（39%）水（60.01%）火（59%）土（39%）

【2阶通用法术】：爆丹术（23/2000）；采集术（15/2000）；3.摄物术（20/2000）

……

It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but when he checked the panel, Lin Mo found that it was almost entirely filled with magical powers and techniques that were "crying out for food."

Li Fire and Kan Water have both reached perfection in their initial stages, so we will not discuss them for now.

As for the tier 2 general spells, there is no need to rush and they can be put aside for now.

The three big mountains that Lin Mo is facing now are [cultivation of martial arts], [five spiritual bodies], and [water spiritual roots].

There is no need to say much about the role of the acquired Taoist body. It is a necessary option whether it is for practicing magical powers or improving actual combat power.

As for the water spiritual root, because of the six roots of heaven and water, it has directly broken through the bottleneck of 60% and can continue to improve.

To be honest, all three things are very important, making it difficult for Lin Mo to allocate them for a while.

If you choose to improve your water spirit roots...

The efficiency of subsequent cultivation improvements will increase, but even if it is only increased by 10%, it now requires merit points.

At his current rate of accumulating merit, it would take more than two months.

This means that two months of the bonus from [Golden Light of Heaven] will be wasted.

All in all, improving the purity of spiritual roots seems to be very uneconomical.

The 10% purity of the water spirit root only gives an average cultivation bonus of 2%, which is naturally incomparable to the 10% pure improvement of [Heavenly Golden Light].

The same problem exists with [Five Spirits Dao Body (Beginner)], which requires more than three months of accumulated merit points, and is not suitable for improvement within the time limit of [Heavenly Dao Golden Light].

So there is only one answer left...

"I still have to improve my cultivation first."

Lin Mo said in his heart.

[Golden Light of Heaven] has less than three hundred days left. We must make good use of this 10% bonus in less than ten months.

"As for spiritual root aptitude, it seems that we should focus on collecting natural treasures to improve it, and try not to use merit points..."

Even though the amount of accumulated merit points increases by several hundred points every day after the luck value condenses to the yellow level, the places where merit points are needed increase more and more after reaching the foundation-building stage.

It’s simply not enough to save up, it’s simply not enough!

After arranging the order and sorting out the logic, he thought about it and invested the merit points into the practice:

[Ding! You have invested 5000 points of merit in the technique, technique experience +3350 (5000*67%)]

As the system prompt sounded, the cultivation level on the panel also jumped up a lot:

[Foundation 1st floor] 13450/20000
After the water spiritual root qualifications were improved, the overall practice efficiency also increased to 67%.

"At this rate, we can build the second level of foundation in five days."

Lin Mo thought to himself, and suddenly remembered something.

"Senior Little Loli asked me to advance to the middle stage of foundation building before the end of the year. Why is that? I'll find time to ask you then..."

Just as he was thinking, the immortal boat finally slowly sailed into the ferry on the mountainside of Lunjian Peak.

Following a simulated prompt sound of "beep beep beep", Chu Wange slowly opened his eyes from closing them to rest, his whole body filled with sword intent, and Lin Mo also came out of his messy thoughts.

Both of them looked towards the top of the mountain that was like a sharp sword.

The season settlement day of the Sword Arena is the last day of September.

There are less than 20 days left until the end of September. In the following period, the targets that the two need to conquer are all in the Sword Arena.

One goal is to achieve 100 consecutive kills again and win more winning streak rewards.

One goal is to reach the top 500 on the Liangyu List and gain the opportunity to enter a special secret realm.

……

When Lin Mo and Chu Wange got off the immortal boat side by side, the disciples around them saw them and exclaimed in surprise.

These two just showed off their skills on the sword-fighting arena yesterday, and the heated discussion on the forum has not yet faded. Today they appeared on the sword-fighting arena again, which naturally deserves everyone's attention.

As they walked along the mountain path to the top of Lunjian Peak, there were onlookers and discussions along the way.

"Fuck, what are these two doing here again? Didn't Lin Mo already get the Hundred Slashes?"

"Isn't Chu Wange planning to attack the Hundred Consecutive Slashes again?"

"Are you kidding me? Try again after failing? Do you know how difficult this is?"

"Hahaha, it's possible that Lin Mo wants to achieve 200 consecutive wins."

"Pfft, this joke is funnier."

"..."

　4k words, one chapter left to wait.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)