Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 256 Your opponent is Xiao Chen!
I have to say that Chongzhen Temple’s tactic is indeed effective.

At least Xiao Chen was very curious about what the rewards would be for winning the defense.

Coincidentally.

The five major sects actually each took out a piece of Yundao crystal with different attributes, plus a fourth-level spiritual fruit with corresponding attributes, and a bonus of one million spirit stones.

It was obvious that they must have discussed this in advance.

Among these things, the only ones that could arouse Xiao Chen's interest were the Wood-type Dao Crystal and Baicui Lingguo brought out by the Mozhang Sect.

Looking further down, there are two cloud-patterned purple ginsengs given by the Zhaokong Sect, plus one million spirit stones.

Cloud-patterned purple ginseng is the main ingredient of another kind of elixir that can break through one's rank. It is quite good for ordinary Jindan cultivators.

However, for Xiao Chen, he no longer lacks this.

The last thing to be mentioned is the ultimate prize given by Chongzhen Temple.

First of all, there are the notes about forming a baby written by True Lord Zi Yang and True Lord He Ming.

Next came a small sword shining with golden light, engraved with mysterious and complex runes, which was actually a fifth-grade talisman.

Then there is a fourth-level wonder that has been passed down from ancient times and is effective in helping cultivators to form infants - the Taiqing Transformation Glass Bead.

As usual, the final bonus is up to two million spirit stones.

In this place, Chongzhen Temple deliberately made a move.

It deliberately wrote the rewards for the two arenas it was responsible for together.

In this way, at first glance, it would seem that this sect is the most generous among the seven major sects and gives the most spirit stones.

However, in reality, the prize money for each arena is the same, so even if other sects find out, they cannot say that he is deliberately raising the price to pressure others.

At most, it was the disciples' poor performance that caused the misunderstanding.

Of course, such a single hint is not very useful.

But if they follow the plan, the disciples of Chongzhen Temple will defeat the other six major sects and become the eight champions.

This will be another proof that Chongzhen Temple is stronger than other sects.

However, Xiao Chen was not concerned about the bonus. His eyes were on the reward in front of him.

The notes on forming an infant are easy to understand. They are just some experiences and insights written by people who have experienced it.

It doesn't seem very important to say it's important, but if you say it's not important, it seems to be able to serve as a guide for the Golden Core Great Perfection cultivators.

Considering that there will be a free sermon at the end of the ceremony, this notebook is more like a bonus like a fourth-level spiritual fruit.

As for the fifth-grade talisman, it was not specified what type it was.

However, judging from its shape, it is most likely an offensive type.

It is quite good for other Jindan cultivators and can be used as a trump card.

However, it meant almost nothing to Xiao Chen.

He didn't expect to rely on talismans to fight against Yuanying Zhenjun, so he could directly rule out this option.

As for the last Taiqing Huaying Glass Bead, it was the first time he had encountered it and he was not quite sure what the use of this ancient artifact was.

Fortunately, Chongzhen Temple has also taken this into consideration and has specially introduced it below.

This glass bead originated from ancient times and belonged to a super genius with extraordinary talent.

It is said that when he was born, a dark yellow auspicious cloud fell from the sky and entered his body, forming a dark yellow spiritual body.

It took only thirty years to achieve the Nascent Soul stage.

However, the junior sister who grew up with him was unable to advance to the Nascent Soul stage after spending three hundred years due to her limited understanding.

So in order to help his junior sister, the genius who had already achieved the status of a god-transforming master at that time borrowed hundreds of different secret methods of forming a baby from all the major forces in the world.

Although there were inevitably some minor disturbances in the middle.

But in the end, he succeeded in obtaining the original copies of the secret techniques of the major sects.

Then he took the Taiqing method as the main method and integrated other secret methods to extract their essence.

A miraculous object was created that can help the monks who have reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core to personally experience the process of forming a baby.

And even if this process fails, the monk himself will not suffer any harm.

Although the manufacturing method was accidentally lost later, some ancient forces still have a lot of preserved heritage.

That’s right, that rare item is none other than the Taiqing Huaying Glazed Bead!
"Personal experience?"

Xiao Chen looked at these four words and his eyes suddenly lit up.

First of all, that genius sounds very powerful, and then this effect sounds like it will be very useful as well.

According to his understanding, this is equivalent to a mock exam.

Although it cannot directly help you to successfully conceive a baby, it should help you accumulate experience and identify and fill in the gaps.

"Good stuff!"

Xiao Chen immediately became interested and patiently read the notice again from the beginning to understand the rules of this competition.

Because Chongzhen Temple did not actually plan to select independent cultivators at the beginning.

Therefore, this temporarily added rule is also very simple and crude.

Within the next day, no later than midnight tomorrow evening, all independent practitioners can sign up to participate.

At that time, the registered independent cultivators will be randomly drawn to compete in the first round.

The drawing of lots will continue, and the second round, the third round... and so on will be repeated.

Until the number of people is controlled within a hundred, the remaining cultivators can all advance to the formal challenge.

In order to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm, Chongzhen Temple also set aside three million spirit stones.

After the final round of selection, all the independent cultivators who advance will receive 20,000 spirit stones as a reward.

Those independent cultivators who failed could also receive 10,000 spirit stones as consolation.

Don’t think that ten thousand spirit stones are not a lot.

You have to know that for independent cultivators, they don’t have a fixed income.

Even if one has already been promoted to the Golden Core stage, ten thousand spirit stones is not a small number.

Moreover, according to the rules, theoretically, at most two hundred independent cultivators can receive spirit stones.

The probability is not small.

After all, although there are nearly 100,000 cultivators gathered on the island, there are only a few hundred who have truly reached the Golden Core realm, less than a thousand.

That is, aside from the cases where one has a particularly unlucky draw.

As long as the independent cultivators who participate in the selection are at a roughly mid-level level, they can try to compete for spirit stones.

At the same time, monks who lack practical skills can also try to gamble on their luck.

If you can draw a Foundation Establishment cultivator several times in a row, you might be able to make money without doing anything.

Therefore, after reading the notice, the independent cultivators at the scene were all eager to participate in the selection.

At one point, there were so many people signing up that they had to queue up.

Fortunately, Chongzhen Temple has set up a separate registration point for Jindan Zhenren.

Therefore, Xiao Chen did not have to squeeze with others, and a special disciple helped him complete the registration.

He was not the first group to register. Judging from the list, more than a hundred Jindan cultivators had already decided to participate in the selection.

"It looks like I have to stay here for a few more days."

Xiao Chen thought about it and realized that there would be a formal challenge after the selection, so this ceremony would definitely not be over in a short time.

According to the current situation, time may be quite tight.

But it shouldn't delay me from participating in the Cangran Secret Realm which will open in two months.
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"All fellow Taoists passing by, please look over here!"

As soon as he walked out of the banquet area, Xiao Chen heard a loud shout: "Unprecedented lowest price, you can take away a mutant demon pill for only 10,000 spirit stones."

"Those Daoists who need demon pills should seize the opportunity."

"It's only on sale for a few days. If you miss this opportunity, you'll miss out on this store!"

Looking up, I saw a Jindan monk wearing a navy blue wide-sleeved robe, with a slightly plump figure and a round face, selling something loudly.

Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel curious. Why was his demon pill being sold so cheaply?
If he remembered correctly, the market price of the mutant demon pill should be 30,000 spirit stones per pill.

Previously in Baicao City, this was a price that everyone recognized.

Curious, he turned around and walked over to the stall.

"My fellow Daoist, these are top-quality mutant demon pills, guaranteed to be fresh!"

Seeing a guest coming, the round-faced monk quickly invited him: "You can check it out yourself. I guarantee there will be no problems."

"Whether you use it yourself or take it back to educate your family's younger generations, it's the best choice."

As they were talking, two monks walking together came over.

The man in blue asked curiously, "Hey, fellow Daoist, your demon pill doesn't look fake. Why is it so cheap?"

The other one in red squatted on the ground and began to examine it carefully.

"Oh~!"

The round-faced monk sighed and said, "Fellow Daoist, you may not know that an old friend of mine borrowed a large amount of spirit stones a while ago, but he has been dragging his feet and not returning it."

"I'm in urgent need of money right now, so I'd rather lose money than exchange it for some spirit stones."

As he spoke, he even shook his head and waved his hands in indignation, obviously a little depressed.

"That sounds quite plausible, but I don't think it's true."

Suddenly, a crisp sound was heard from behind.

Xiao Chen turned around and looked back, and saw a pretty, young-looking girl in purple walking towards him.

She put her hands behind her back and stretched out her arms, her chin slightly tilted up. "From what I know, the number of golden elixir fish in the Mercy Sea has begun to increase since five years ago."

"Since the second half of last year, the number of marine fish on the east side has doubled."

"Since the number of marine fish is increasing so rapidly, the price of demon pills will naturally not be able to maintain its original price."

"This batch of demon pills you have should be the latest ones shipped back from the east."

When the round-faced monk heard her say this, his expression immediately turned grim: "My fellow Daoist, you can't speak without evidence."

Anyone who comes here will be furious if someone sabotages their performance on the spot.

If he hadn't been concerned about the other party's possible background, he would have wanted to draw his sword and fight him.

"Why did I talk nonsense?"

Unexpectedly, the purple-clothed girl was still relentless and immediately retorted, "These things were all told to me by my eldest brother himself. What he said must be true."

Ok?
Xiao Chen was shocked by her logic.

The blue-robed monk next to him also asked in surprise: "Um, young lady, who is your elder brother?"

The purple-dressed girl was also straightforward and proudly introduced: "You wouldn't even recognize my eldest brother's name if I told you."

"But the grand ceremony on the island was held for my eldest brother. His current public name is Purple Yang Zhenjun."

hiss~!

The four of them gasped in unison.

Especially the round-faced monk, he immediately put away his dissatisfied expression.

At the same time, he was glad that he did not act impulsively. If he had said something bad to her, he might have stayed on Red Flower Island forever.

Xiao Chen also understood. No wonder this girl dared to sabotage like this. It turned out that this was her confidence.

"Now you are willing to believe me."

The purple-clothed girl concluded, "The price of demon pills in the east must have dropped again. In less than two months, this news will spread."

"At most half a year, until the demon pills over there are shipped over by large ships."

"Everyone should be able to buy cheaper demon pills in the market."

Upon hearing this, the blue-robed monk immediately thanked him: "I see, thank you for the reminder, fellow Taoist!" "Then we'll wait six months for a lower price before buying."

The red-robed monk who was squatting on the ground also stood up and thanked him: "Thank goodness you reminded me, otherwise we would have spent more spirit stones."

The purple-clothed girl nodded in satisfaction: "You're welcome, I just can't stand people lying."

Xiao Chen opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

After a moment of silence, he thanked me and left.

Only the round-faced monk was left standing there, watching all his guests run away, with no tears in his eyes.

This...this...this, this is a business matter, can it be called cheating?

Then I started to complain in my heart, thinking that he was meddling in other people’s business and was unreasonable...

"Hey, fellow Daoist, why are you back?"

His eyes suddenly widened when he saw Xiao Chen coming back.

"Give me twenty demon pills."

Xiao Chen picked up the empty storage bag on the ground, used his spiritual sense to separate 200,000 spirit stones and handed it back: "They are all here, count them."

Since he will be staying on the island for a few more days, he cannot slack off in his training.

For him, absorbing the demon pill can quickly condense true essence, so there is no need to wait for half a year to save money.

As the saying goes, buy early and enjoy early, buy late and get discounts.

The reason why he left just now was because he didn't want to get entangled with the girl in purple in person.

"Thank you for your support, fellow Taoist!"

The round-faced monk counted the spirit stones and felt as if he had found them again. He was overjoyed.

He actually picked up two more demon pills and handed them to Xiao Chen: "Here, take these two too, I'll treat it as a buy ten get one free."

However, this scene still fell into the eyes of the purple-clothed girl who turned back from a distance.

She had just walked halfway when she suddenly realized that if she allowed the round-faced swindler to continue setting up his stall, other monks would be deceived.

However, she had something else to do and could not stay there to remind the monks passing by.

The best way is to solve the problem from the root and drive the liar off the island.

So, the girl in purple turned back and saw the two people trading from a distance.

I suddenly felt very angry.

He paused and muttered softly, "I've already warned you, yet you sneaked back here to give money to the scammer!"

She took a closer look at Xiao Chen and felt that some people were truly beyond help.

The demon pill is not something that is urgently needed to save lives. Can't you wait for half a year?
She suddenly remembered what her third uncle had taught her: "Some people just can't keep their wealth."

"I know you mean well, but you can't stop them today or tomorrow. Just let them be."

The girl in purple now felt the same way about this statement.

Not just tomorrow, a fool has just come back to give me spirit stones.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She stared at Xiao Chen and muttered, "People like you deserve to be cheated of your spirit stones."

"I don't care about your life or death. Just let a bunch of fools get cheated."

After saying that, he simply turned around and left, without any intention of driving away the round-faced monk.
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On the south side of Honghua Island, some clever monks have seized the opportunity to build simple bamboo houses for sale.

One stall only sells ten spirit stones and is specially provided to those monks who are too busy to set up stalls or too lazy to build their own houses.

"Hoo~!"

In one of the simple bamboo houses, Xiao Chen opened his mouth and exhaled a stream of hot white air.

The white mist was three feet away from the body, but it was still condensed and did not dissipate.

It floated all the way to the edge of the bamboo house and crashed into the Goose-shaped Return Formation, where it was directly dissolved by the formation.

Then, Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes, a smile on his face: "Just as I expected, the absorption speed has become much faster."

He had taken the demon pill before in Baicao City.

However, at that time, in order to avoid excessive loss of yang energy in the body, only one pill could be taken per day.

However, now that Xiao Chen has broken through to the late Golden Core stage in his body refining, the Qi and blood in his body are becoming more and more abundant, and his Yang energy is becoming more and more abundant.

Therefore, when refining the mutated demon pill, the speed naturally increased a lot.

It was shortened from the original three hours to one and a half hours.

And the benefits brought by physical improvement are more than that.

Since Xiao Chen's yang energy was abundant now, his recovery speed doubled after he refined the first demon pill.

It is entirely possible to continue refining the second mutated demon pill after taking a break.

In other words, he can now absorb two mutant demon pills every day, thereby increasing his true essence by six Daos.

What is this concept?

An ordinary cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core stage would reach about this speed after a year of hard training.

In other words, with the dual blessing of demon pill and Hextech.

Xiao Chen can achieve a cultivation speed three hundred and sixty times faster than that of an ordinary cultivator!

You should know that the comparison here is still that of the monks who practice more diligently.

If a cultivator only practices for half a day, or works hard for three days and rests for two days, then one day can equal two years' worth of effort.

"very good!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen felt more motivated to practice: "At this rate, it won't be long before I can break through to the late Jindan stage in the Dharma cultivation path."

"If I can continue practicing in seclusion."

"Before the Cang Ran Secret Realm opens, the Dharma Cultivation path should also be able to reach the perfection of the middle stage of the Golden Core."

Of course, he is about to participate in the selection and challenge, so he definitely doesn't have that much time to practice.

But it's just a slight delay of a few days.

It just so happened that Xiao Chen was still thinking about going to the Cangran Secret Realm to look for the Wood-type Dao Crystal.

Before, he had no chance to break through the small bottleneck of the Golden Elixir, so he used the method of using the Purple Gold Bodhi to comprehend the Crystal of the Dao.

Then we can use the same trick again.

In one fell swoop, he broke through the small bottleneck from the middle stage of the Golden Core to the late stage of the Golden Core.

"Unfortunately, for this challenge, I must choose the Taiqing Huaying Liuli Pearl."

Xiao Chen smacked his lips and said, "Then I have no chance of getting the Wood Element Crystal that the Mozhang Sect brought out."

However, this choice is obviously not difficult to make. The glass beads are definitely more valuable to him.

Although he has not yet passed the selection and qualified to participate in the challenge.

But Xiao Chen was not worried about the upcoming fight at all.

A group of opponents whose highest level is no more than the Golden Core Stage, and they are all independent cultivators.

Seriously, he can beat ten of them now.

No matter which monk draws him, it will be his bad luck.

"It should be almost time, go over early to draw lots."

Xiao Chen stood up and stretched, then waved his hand to collect the spirit gathering array plates around him.

Then he waved his hand again and put away the defensive formation outside.

Ever since he was swallowed by a bird last time, he developed the habit of activating the defensive formation in advance when practicing or resting.

Although this is a bit extravagant, Xiao Chen can afford the expense with his ability.

As for why we didn’t keep the formation to protect the bamboo house, it was because it was totally not worth it.

After all, this shabby house itself is only worth ten spirit stones.

In order to make room for the Eight-Direction Arena, a small mound outside the banquet area was flattened and a large square was paved.

It was already the morning of the third day, and the registration and lottery had ended last night.

Therefore, not long after Xiao Chen arrived, the person in charge at the scene started calling out names.

"Whether Zhang Qingshan is here or not, your opponent is Li Liushui!"

"Whether Wang Rulong is here or not, your assigned opponent is Zhao Potian!"

and many more!

Who?
While waiting, Xiao Chen suddenly heard Zhao Potian.

I immediately looked up curiously.

A young man in black clothes came out and took her license plate.

After a closer look, he found that the other party was only at the initial stage of foundation building.

That's fine.

"Whether Wang Liancheng is here or not, your assigned opponent is Zhang Shouquan!"

Oh?
Is he here too?

Xiao Chen had heard of Zhang Shouquan's name before, but he didn't expect that he would also come to Honghua Island and participate in this selection.

Although for Xiao Chen, he is not afraid even if he meets Zhang Shouquan.

But for other monks, this undoubtedly means that there will be one less spot left.

Many cultivators present had obviously heard of the name of this independent cultivator who had recently gained fame.

At this time, everyone looked up, so Xiao Chen's gaze blended into the crowd and did not attract Zhang Shouquan's attention.

The person in charge called out the names for a while.

Finally, it was his turn to shout, "Is Liu Feiyang here? Your assigned opponent is Xiao Chen!"

Hearing the call, Xiao Chen also walked out to collect his own battle number plate.

Due to limited arenas, only eight competitions can be held at the same time.

Therefore, the monks participating in the selection need to judge when to go on stage based on their number plates.

"Look! It's him!"

Xiao Chen had just walked in front of the person in charge when he heard an exclamation from behind.

"So his name is Xiao Chen. What a rare surname. He's definitely not simple!"

"Oh my! He's actually coming to participate in the selection. Doesn't this mean there's one less spot available?"

As the exclamations spread, more monks looked over here.

"Brother Liu, look! He's the descendant of the hidden sect who spent over eight million spirit stones on Tinglang Island!"

"What, why does he look so young?"

"Hiss~, luckily I didn't draw him, otherwise I would have been eliminated in the first round."

Originally, Xiao Chen was not that famous in the Sea of ​​Compassion, and not many people knew him.

However, this grand ceremony attracted many monks who came from the auction.

In addition, there were people at the scene who reminded them, so more and more cultivators recognized Xiao Chen.

Even the cultivators who had not participated in the auction before widened their eyes in surprise when they heard the price of more than 8 million spirit stones.

What the hell?
Did you say an extra ten thousand words?

Of course, it is impossible for so many people to all be wrong.

Therefore, after a brief reaction, these cultivators who did not recognize Xiao Chen at first could not help but exclaim in surprise.

Then, all of a sudden, the whole square was filled with exclamations.

(End of this chapter)