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

Chapter 231 As long as I don’t compete with the rankings, I will be number one! (Seeking monthly votes)
Upon hearing that the time of the Jiuzhou Competition was moved forward, the deans in the pavilion all frowned.

Kyushu Competition advanced?

The timing is very delicate, and it happens to be only one year ahead of schedule.

Dean Dai, who had the worst temper, said angrily:
"I knew that these people from Zhongzhou couldn't stand the fact that our Qinzhou had taken the first place from them. Now that they see Lin Mo getting the first place on both lists, they have lost face and they have to get it back!"

Yan Nanfeng frowned, but he didn't explode like Dean Dai. Instead, he shook his head and said:

"Dean Dai, please be patient. Although Zhongzhou's actions are somewhat inappropriate, they are not without reason."

Dean Dai snorted coldly:

"What other reason could there be? It's nothing more than that our Qingshan Sect has been very popular recently, and these guys from Zhongzhou are petty and want to teach us a lesson."

"Don't forget that Chu Wange from your Sword Academy has only been a student for a few months. How can he compare with those geniuses in Zhongzhou who have been students for two years?"

President of SMU and President Zhao also nodded.

It cannot be said that Qingshan Sect has recruited talented people in the past two years.

For example: Shan Liao from the Sports Institute, Yin Xuehai from Jiugong Pavilion...they are all pretty good seedlings in the past two years.

But compared to those top talents in Zhongzhou, there is still a gap.

This year, Chu Wange and Lin Mo performed very well.

But I started too late. Even if I were given another year, I would still have a chance.

Especially Lin Mo defeated all the competitors this year and took the first place in the Jiuzhou Liangyu ranking.

Maybe I can give them a surprise next year.

However, if the Jiuzhou Competition was held in advance this year, neither Lin Mo nor Chu Wange would have any chance.

You should know that the Liangyu Ranking is not a combat power list, but a list for selecting "unpolished jade".

Lin Mo was able to reach the first place in the Liangyu Ranking in the middle stage of foundation building, which means that his combat effectiveness in the middle stage of foundation building exceeded that of others in the middle stage of foundation building.

But it does not mean that he can really defeat those top geniuses who are in the late stage of foundation building or even those who have completed their foundation building.

This point still needs to be made clear.

After hearing what Dean Dai said, Yan Nanfeng also fell silent.

He also had expectations for how far his favorite disciple Chu Wange could go in the Jiuzhou Competition.

He pondered for a while, then asked, "Master, what is the probability that this proposal of Zhongzhou will be passed in the end?"

The headmaster said calmly:
"It's almost a done deal, it's just a matter of going through the motions."

Hearing this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts and sighed again.

Although their status and position are not bad, this is the Kyushu Parliament. Even if they have a say, they cannot change the general direction of the parliament.

Unless they can unite multiple sects together...

"Forget it."

The headmaster seemed to sense their thoughts and interrupted:

"Zhongzhou's proposal is not just the opinion of one province, but also the opinion of most sects."

"Don't forget, this year is the Jiuzhou event. Not only has the number of places in the ordinary soul-washing pool increased, but the ultimate soul-washing pool has also been opened."

After hearing this, everyone finally understood.

The Jiuzhou event means that the number of places in the Soul Washing Pool will increase and the event rewards will be more generous.

This has resulted in many of the sects' Taoist geniuses, who originally had to wait for three rounds of cleansing, now only need to be cleansed twice.

Especially those Taoist geniuses who have obtained a place in the top-grade soul washing pool.

For them, the effect of a top-grade soul cleansing pool is enough to replace the effect of three ordinary soul cleansing pools.

There is no need to wait another year for the Spirit Cleansing Pool.

As long as you complete the soul cleansing, you can concentrate on preparing to form a high-quality golden elixir.

Now that the spots for the Soul Washing Pool event in Jiuzhou have been announced, it has indeed affected the plans of many sects.

Although holding the Kyushu Competition ahead of schedule is somewhat against the rules, it is in line with the actual situation.

If it is held next year, the visibility of the Kyushu Competition will be greatly reduced.

For example: Zhu Zishun, Chu Qingyun and the like, might have already reached the Jindan stage.

A large number of top talents have the potential to be promoted to the Golden Core stage.

So what’s so interesting about the Kyushu Competition?
"I see..."

Yan Nanfeng sighed.

In this way, there will be almost no surprises in the Kyushu Competition.

"Well, our Qingshan Sect has made a profit this year."

He said so.

This kind of thing still depends on luck. This year, Qingshan Sect has earned enough face in Jiuzhou Taoist Temple.

It doesn’t matter whether you get a ranking in the Kyushu Competition or not.

But he suddenly remembered one thing, he almost forgot that Lin Mo was still number one on the Liangyu list!

If I don’t even make it into the top ten in the Jiuzhou Competition, will there be any impact...

At this time, the headmaster spoke again:

"It is our responsibility as teachers to protect the sect's disciples."

"You deans should take responsibility for this."

The deans present all nodded after hearing what the headmaster said.

Naturally, one has to protect one's own disciples, especially two such outstanding ones.

Upon hearing this, Yan Nanfeng said in a deep voice:

"Got it. I'll look for Lin Mo and Wan Ge after they come out."

Dean Dai immediately jumped out and said:
"Lin Mo is my disciple, why do you have to take care of me?!"

After that, he turned to the headmaster and said:
"Old... Old Master, I don't care about the others. I will definitely protect Lin Mo to the end. If there are any other messy voices in the sect at that time, don't blame me for not saying ugly words in advance!"

"We in the Alchemy Academy are not allowed to fight, but don't forget who is the God of Wealth of this sect. Be careful or I will cut all of your annual budgets..."

The first part was fine, but he started to fire off nonsense again in the latter part. Everyone chose to ignore the last part.

Of course, there is a reason why Dean Dai can say this. The previous discussion about Lin Mo on the forum and the gambling war... were all deliberately targeted at Lin Mo.

The other disciples couldn’t see it, so could it be that the deans couldn’t see it either?
It’s just that Lin Mo was not taken so seriously in the past, and everyone turned a blind eye to this kind of “competition” between the younger generations.

The current situation is completely different.

Lin Mo proved his worth and talent with his strength, and there were many people in the sect who wanted to compete for him as a promising talent.

Not to mention that Dean Dai regarded him as the direct descendant, even Dean Shangong of Jiugong Pavilion and Dean Qin of Qiling Academy were somewhat interested.

Only Dean Zhao shrank aside and had no idea about Lin Mo.

It’s not that he looked down on Lin Mo, but he felt that a genius like him would never take the most difficult path of physical cultivation no matter how hard he thought about it.

Anyway, it has nothing to do with me. Please don't cut the funding for our sports academy. We are so poor that we have to leave the sect to take jobs...

Dean Zhao stayed quietly in the corner, trying his best to appear harmless.

Yan Nanfeng looked a little embarrassed and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Dai. The dean was not here before, and it was related to the main hall. I couldn't overstep my authority. Now that the matter has been resolved, similar things will not happen again in the future."

No matter what, those who were not present at the meeting will be blamed first.

Dean Dai snorted coldly:
"It's better to do so, otherwise you won't get a penny of the Sword Academy's funding next year!"

After Yan Nanfeng's repeated persuasion, Dean Dai finally calmed down.

At this time, the dean of Shan Gong smiled and tried to smooth things over:

"After all, this is the Jiuzhou Grand Competition. Even if you don't have high hopes for the Foundation Establishment Stage, you can still look forward to a place in the Golden Core Stage."

Unexpectedly, just as the words fell, the leader of the fishing sect slowly said:

"Not necessarily."

"Okay, now that we've finished talking, you can go."

After saying that, he waved his hand, and several deans were transferred from the pavilion into the air and thrown out from the suspended island.

"This old man is here again!"

Dean Dai cursed, and in his heart he complained:
It's true that the older people get, the more they act like naughty children!
But what did he mean by that just now?
Do Lin Mo and Chu Wange really have a chance to win a place in the Jiuzhou competition?

……

He pondered secretly in his heart, but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't figure out how Lin Mo could compare with those top geniuses who entered the field earlier?

Dean Dai shook his head and finally muttered to himself:

"The best way is to not participate in the ring battle! Anyway, I'm already in first place. As long as I don't fight with others, it won't be that easy to drop in the rankings!"

Unexpectedly, his thoughts were exactly the same as Lin Mo's who was in seclusion to cleanse his soul.

"When Lin Mo comes out, I will persuade him. What's the point of participating in the Jiuzhou Competition? It's better to retreat and refine the pills. When he gets a place on the Dan Ding Ranking next year, he can participate in the Jiuzhou Alchemy Conference..."

From the bottom of his heart, he looked down upon these monks who only knew how to fight and kill.

Today, the unification of the nine states of Diyuan has been completed, and the relations among the states are extremely harmonious.

What's the point of pursuing those techniques of fighting and killing?

Seeking immortality and asking for medicine, and achieving immortality is the great way!
To put it simply: the path of alchemy is the supreme way!

……

……

"Ah sneeze~!"

Lin Mo sneezed and woke up slowly in the pool.

Who is talking about me behind my back?

He thought doubtfully in his heart, and soon recalled his current position as the number one on both lists, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly.

Yes, if you are not envied by others, you are a mediocre person!

I guess my name should be known all over Kyushu now...

Lin Mo chuckled.

Don't worry, I will never give you a chance to defeat me.

After I return to the Spirit Washing Pool, I will go into seclusion and reap the rewards from the settlement of several seasons!
You should know that the settlement rewards of the Jiuzhou overall ranking are much more generous than those of the regional rankings, and it is not just as simple as spirit stone rewards.

It is possible to get top-grade skills, ultimate magic, and even supernatural power rewards.

Moreover, it is difficult to find a record of this level where a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Stage defeated a mid-stage Golden Core Stage even in the entire Jiuzhou.

As long as I don’t compete with the charts, I’ll be number one!

As long as I don’t work hard, no one can catch me!

Lin Mo had already made up his mind, and then he took a look at the progress on the panel -

[Gold Spiritual Root: 55%]

Very good, in two more days, I will probably be able to max out my gold spiritual roots.

Refining the golden dragon is indeed useful. Now the bonus is at least 15% faster than at the beginning, and I haven’t even refined one golden dragon yet...

He stretched and interrupted the soul-washing state.

Now, it has been three days since he entered the secret realm of the Soul Washing Pool. According to his experience, the time for soul washing should not exceed eight hours per day.

Once this time is exceeded, not only will the efficiency of the soul cleansing drop significantly, it may even affect the effect of the soul cleansing on the next day.

Therefore, after eight hours of soul cleansing, he would go out for some fresh air to rest for a while.

Lin Mo got up from the pool, walked to the shore and began to circulate the Taoist fire in his body.

In a moment, his clothes became dry again.

Just as he was about to go to the woods by the pond to rest for a while, he suddenly heard a low shout:

"Brother Lin Mo, what a coincidence!"

He turned around and saw Zhu Zishun and Chu Qingyun walking over from the Spirit Washing Pool. He heard them say:
"Brother Lin Mo is going to rest? So are we, why don't we go together?"

Lin Mo was not very familiar with these people, and since they had been eyeing him covetously before, he subconsciously wanted to refuse.

However, Zhu Zishun tapped his storage ring and took out a plate of exquisitely crafted pastries from it, and said with a smile:

"When we were resting in the forest yesterday, I saw Brother Lin Mo eating the Qigong Pill. I guess he didn't bring any ordinary food with him. I just happen to have a lot of spiritual food and pastries left. Why don't we enjoy them together?"

Lin Mo said sternly, "Spiritual food is secondary. I have heard of Brother Zhuzi and Brother Chu for a long time. I would love to meet you two!"

　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)