Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 144: Sect Competition 12 (Thanks to Xiaokushenshui for the reward!)
"The people of Ju are so generous!"

The monk who said this was only ten feet away from Wei Xi, so Wei Xi heard it clearly.

This man was a disciple of the Nanjiang Barbarian Sect. He had a string of animal tusks hanging around his neck, his two wheat-colored arms were exposed, and his indigo clothes were embroidered with intricate patterns.

"Yuhan Mountain is a snowy mountain in the northern border. It's covered with snow year-round and rarely visited by humans. It's infested with untamed monster beasts."

"These monsters grew up in places with abundant spiritual energy, and each one is more difficult to deal with than the other."

"Especially this kind of gray wolf. Its fur is covered with a layer of silver hairs. Anyone who touches it will get frostbite. A single blow from it can break the bones of a cultivator who has reached the Jindan stage."

"My master once led a group to visit the Luoshuang Sect. In the snowy mountains, they encountered the corpse of a cultivator who had been eaten. A wolf had bitten the iron he was carrying into pieces..."

"Is this wolf so scary? Bing iron is the strongest iron available. It can only fall off from the ore deposits naturally. Even monks can't mine it."

"I'm not lying to you. This kind of wolf is quite clever. My master once tried to catch a wild one, but was tricked by a pack of wolves and fell into an ice crack..."

The Barbarian Sect is a Nanjiang sect that specializes in animal taming. Even their elders were defeated. Wei Xi was extremely envious of the first place winner in this sect competition.

Although I still envy those spirit stones more.

Unexpectedly, Wei An also had something to say, "Why didn't King Wuyang come earlier? How come I didn't catch up with such a rare spiritual medicine like Luxi Grass?"

"Even if you caught up, you wouldn't get first place," Elder Jiang said jokingly. "The year you competed, Xiao Wei, there were only arena competitions. You, an Alchemy Cultivator, were beaten so hard you cried out in frustration. Tsk tsk tsk tsk."

Feeling the gazes of his fellow apprentices, Wei An quickly said, "Luxi grass is rare because it only grows at the turn of dawn and dusk."

"It also has very strict requirements for the environment. It requires thin spiritual energy, clean soil, and moist air for half a year and dry and cold air for half a year."

"Because there are only a few minutes each day when the dawn and dusk meet, it takes fifty or sixty years for the dew grass to grow. It's so rare, so rare!"

"Brother, if this Luxi grass is just a little rare, is it really necessary to give it out as a prize?"

Fortunately, Wei An is an alchemy practitioner and is not obsessed with spiritual medicine, otherwise someone would be embarrassed.

"There's grass growing in my bones and birds on my chin. What's the use of such a rare thing?"

Wei Xi touched his head and said: ...

"Luxi grass is very useful!" Wei An knocked on his junior brother's head, "Master Han disappeared at the intersection of Yin and Yang. When he returned, the Yin Qi devoured his Qi Palace. He was saved by Luxi grass!"

Qin Feng glanced at Wei Xi who seemed to be in deep thought, then raised his eyes to look at King Wuyang who had already taken his seat on the high platform, thinking that he still had to fight for a good ranking.

"It's a pity that I can only absorb a portion of it... That's all. What's the point of not getting this good thing? Forget it!"

Wei Xi agreed with Wei An's point of view at this moment and forced himself to look away from those expensive prizes.

As for that book, King Wuyang only said it was a secret book, and everyone was curious but didn't know what it was.

"...Qin Feng can give it a try," Lian Gouyue whispered, "You've been entertaining quite a few people, so is her chance of winning the prize high?"

"Qin Feng has the ability," Wei Xi replied, "but he also needs some luck."

The first half of Wei Xi's sentence is his trust in his friend, while the second half is his recognition of the facts.

Apart from anything else, all the disciples participating in the competition from the Wanjian Sect were at the Foundation Establishment stage, so Qin Feng had at least twenty-five competitors.

Not to mention that the other eighteen sects also have masters.

"...Ju State is sincere in its support. I would like to thank King Wuyang on behalf of my disciples."

"Tomorrow at 3:45 am, all students taking the written exam will gather at Huichao Hall. The exam will begin in 2:45 am. Don't be late!"

The disciples from various factions were preparing to return to their rooms to prepare for the exam. Wei Xi was about to leave when she saw Elder Jiang waving at her.

Wei Xi, confused, covered Lingyin in his clothes and approached Elder Jiang.

"Come, Weixi, let me take you to see some old guys," Elder Jiang, who had temporarily escaped the fate of taking care of children, said with a rosy face, "You two should stop pretending that nothing is wrong and come with me."

Qin Feng and Lian Gouyue, who had been observing secretly, came out from behind their senior brother. The three of them followed Elder Jiang through many twists and turns until they arrived at a quiet courtyard in the Zhenhai Sect.

The bamboo fence is matched with dark blue tiles. Several medicinal herbs are drying in the yard. There is a small pond next to a big tree, and under the tree is a small medicinal field.

“When you go in later, don’t touch this old guy’s medicine casually,” Elder Jiang warned: “She has superb medical skills and can even check your throat with her.”

It turned out that he was taking Wei Xi to see a doctor.

Wei Xi was surprised that Elder Jiang's words were not just polite. She thought Elder Jiang was just chatting with her, but she didn't expect that he really took this matter to heart.

After entering the house, he found that it was a pharmacy. One wall was covered with medicine buckets, and there was a shelf full of professional tools. Wei Xi only recognized a medicine pounding bowl.

Along the wall there was a row of medicine jars of various sizes, two of which were simmering, and the whole room was filled with the smell of medicine.

The two most eye-catching things in the room were a bronze alchemy furnace that was half the height of Qin Feng, and a huge red coral with many oil-paper packages hanging on its outstretched branches.

"Some medicines can't be exposed to the earth," an old woman wearing a Zhenhai Sect Taoist robe appeared in front of the four people, "They can only be preserved by hanging them on this coral."

"Qiuxia, my old sister! Long time no see!"

Hearing this way of greeting, Wei Xi and the other two were sweating profusely.

However, Yang Qiuxia and Elder Jiang were also old friends, so she replied, "You old thing, you still remember to come and see me?"

"If I hadn't been thinking about visiting you, I wouldn't have come back even if my junior fellow apprentice asked me to," Elder Jiang said, puffing his beard. "I have to take care of the children and talk official rhetoric at the same time."

"Oh, sister, you don't know, just now that kid from Ju State took out the spirit stone and led the puppy, scaring these kids."

Yang Qiuxia said slowly: "Given the current situation, Gao Xianming has to accept his fate, not to mention our Zhenhai Sect."

"For people like you and me who have one foot in the earth, why should we think about these things? We should just enjoy ourselves for as long as we can!"

Yang Qiuxia and Elder Jiang sat down on both sides of the kang table, while Wei Xi and the other two sat on stools.

Master Yang rang the bell on the table, and a set of tea sets floated in to pour tea for everyone present.

"I visited the southwest some time ago and brought back some animal sand," Elder Jiang pushed out a white jade box, "which is perfect for you."

"You've never been short of stuff in the past few years," Yang Qiuxia opened the lid of the box with one hand and took a look, "It makes us want to go out for a walk too."

"It's in good condition. I'll take it." After closing the lid, Yang Qiuxia glanced at the three eager people below. "What do you want me to see?"

Elder Jiang chuckled, "Wei Xi, come over and meet your Grandmaster Yang."

"Is this the correct generation?" Wei Xi dared to call out, and Yang Qiuxia didn't want to recognize him randomly, so she hurried to confirm it.

"She has been practicing for less than two years and doesn't even have a master. You are worthy of calling her Grandmaster."

Wei Xi did not hesitate at this time. He immediately followed Elder Jiang's words and called him "Master" and saluted with his hand, looking like a well-behaved disciple.

"Wei Xi is mute," Elder Jiang explained. "Can you take a look at him and see if he can be cured?"

"No wonder. I just heard her speaking, but when I listened carefully, I could tell the voice was coming from her chest, and the shape of her lips didn't match up."

Lingyin poked her head out from Wei Xi's collar, and her small eyes met Master Yang's.

"...This is..." Master Yang has lived for over a hundred years, but this is the first time he has seen anything like this. He couldn't help but become interested and waved to Wei Xi to come closer.

Just then, a voice came from the courtyard asking, "Excuse me, is Master Yang here?"

　Thanks to: Xiaokushenshui for the reward!
　　Thanks to: 初见当时, Yizhong, Stealth, and JUCK0 for their recommendations!

　　These chapters are about some key characters, so there is no rush to get into the competition.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)