Ordinary people can also be extraordinary

After Zhang Chen finished his exercise, he returned to the room, rested for a while, and then practiced the Qi Condensation Technique. He absorbed a trace of spiritual power into his body and it flowed along a fixed route through his meridians from top to bottom, from left to right, and finally slowly merged into his Dantian.

Although the amount of spiritual energy that flows in is very small, the absorption and operation of the spiritual energy is already very smooth, just like a canal that is dug with great effort. It is very difficult in the early stages. Although it is not wide and the water flow is very small, the prototype has been formed, and it will be very easy to expand it slowly later, and there are traces to follow.

“This is what it means to truly embark on the path of cultivating immortals.” Zhang Chen performed the exercises several times, feeling the wonderful feeling of the spiritual energy flowing through the body’s meridians and converging into his dantian.

He quickly took out the spirit stone and began to absorb it. Strands of spiritual energy were absorbed into Zhang Chen's body, which was several times more than the spiritual energy he absorbed when he didn't use the spirit stone just now. Feeling this unprecedented spiritual energy, every part of his body was absorbing the spiritual energy to nourish himself. Zhang Chen deeply experienced the joy of cultivation. The improvement that was visible to the naked eye was the most exciting.

About two hours later, the spiritual energy in the spiritual stone in his hand was sucked dry and turned into powder. The strong feeling of spiritual energy flowing in Zhang Chen's body also disappeared. He felt that his meridians were also aching. It seemed that the meridians could not withstand this high-intensity spiritual energy absorption for too long.

"Relax. We have practiced together for long enough today and yesterday. Let's go out and take a look. You haven't taken a good look at the surrounding environment in the past few days. Let's also go and see how Senior Brother Zhao Yu's injury is." Zhang Chen got up, rubbed his sore hands and feet, straightened his clothes and went out.

It's already afternoon, the sun has already set, and the sunlight is not as strong on the body.

Chiyun Peak is located on a large flat land, surrounded by plains and forests, with a large river winding through it. Because the terrain is flat and vast, the sect decided to raise spirit beasts here.

The sect has set up four districts around Chiyun Peak: east, south, west and north. The east district cultivates spiritual plants for consumption by spiritual beasts and disciples in the peak.

The southern area is the breeding area for adult spirit beasts, the western area is the living area for underage spirit beasts and spirit beast cubs, and the northern area is the feeding and resting area for spirit beast mounts. The sect is very large, and most of the disciples are in the Qi Condensation Stage, so the spirit beast mounts are very important.

Zhang Chen was walking on the road, and from time to time he met some fellow disciples and heard them discussing something heatedly.

"Who do you think will win first place in this peak competition?"

"It's hard to say. The top few last time have already advanced to the foundation-building stage."

"I don't care who comes first. The reward has nothing to do with us anyway. I'll be satisfied as long as I can see Senior Sister Zhou."

"Yes, Senior Sister Zhou is truly beautiful, has a great figure, and is very accomplished. If I could have a taste of her beauty, my life would be worth it," a person nearby also sighed with longing on his face.

"Stop daydreaming. Senior Sister Zhou doesn't even look at you."

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Zhang Chen listened to what they said and got a general idea. The annual inner sect competition at Chiyun Peak is open to anyone who has not established a foundation. Participation is mandatory for those who have entered the sect for one year. This is for the sect to find out the disciples' cultivation and to motivate them to practice. The first place winner will be rewarded with a foundation-building pill, so the competition is fierce every year.

"It will start in half a month. I can go and take a look at how those brothers with higher cultivation levels fight," Zhang Chen thought as he walked.

"Hey, isn't this Junior Brother Zhang?" Three young men in yellow robes suddenly came over and smiled at Zhang Chen, their eyes looking at a fat sheep.

Zhang Chen looked up, his heart tightened, and his brows furrowed. These three were the ones who had extorted three spirit stones from him when Zhang Chen first arrived. Especially the leader, Zhang Chen still remembered him clearly. Seeing them like this, Zhang Chen had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Hello, three senior brothers." Zhang Chen bowed slightly.

The leader was named Lu Jun, who was at the eighth level of Qi Condensation. He had been in the sect for three years, but due to his average aptitude, his progress was slow. So he gathered a few fellow disciples of similar abilities and specialized in defrauding new disciples in recent years. Because they did it secretly, the deceived disciples had no evidence and could only let it go.

This time, when he was deceiving other new disciples, he accidentally heard that Zhang Chen had received Qi Condensation Pills and Yuan Pei Pills from others. These pills were also very useful to him, especially Yuan Pei Pills. It happened to be the peak competition, if he could improve his cultivation and get a good ranking, he would definitely get a reward.

Thinking of this, Lu Jun looked at Zhang Chen with even more enthusiasm. He was a little skeptical that Zhang Chen had these pills. But today, seeing that Zhang Chen's aura was different, he was completely convinced that it must be the result of taking these pills.

"Junior brother Zhang, you have just arrived at the sect, so there must be many places you are not familiar with or don't understand. I have been here for a few years, so let me show you around." After Lu Jun finished speaking, he came over and put his arm around Zhang Chen's shoulders.

Zhang Chen moved his feet lightly and dodged it lightly.

"Thank you, senior brothers. I have finished looking and am ready to go back. I won't trouble you any more." Zhang Chen knew that if he went with them, he would definitely be robbed in a deserted place.

Lu Jun frowned and thought to himself, "This kid is a bit hard to fool. If soft tactics don't work, I'll have to use hard tactics. It's not easy to do it in public." Lu Jun looked around and saw fellow disciples passing by from time to time.

"Junior Brother Zhang, don't be nervous. We are actually here to make a deal with you." Another person came over and said.

"I heard that Junior Brother Zhang has Qi Condensation Pills and Yuan Pei Pills. Can you offer me a price to sell them to me?"

Zhang Chen's heart was moved, and he thought to himself, "Sure enough, they came here for these pills. Seeing that my cultivation level is low, they treat me as a weak persimmon."

"What do you think of ten low-grade spirit stones for one pill?" the last person also quickly made an offer.

"Yes, Junior Brother Zhang, the price of the medicine pavilion at Qingyun Peak is about the same, but we can't buy it because of the limited quantity."

"Junior Brother Zhang, your cultivation is still low. These pills are actually too much of a burden for you. Using spirit stones to practice is the best choice for steady improvement." The three of them spoke one after another.

"Three brothers, I have no intention of selling the pills for the time being. I am going back to practice now. Goodbye!" Zhang Chen left quickly after saying this. He didn't want to get entangled with them for too long, so he had better get away quickly.

"Hey, kid..." The person who came up from behind and was about to step forward to intercept was held down by Lu Jun.

"Hey, Brother Lu, why are you stopping me? That kid will surely succeed if we force him a little more." The one who was stopped had a look of complaint on his face.

"It's not that simple. After what happened last time, that kid isn't so easy to fool now." Lu Jun shook his head and fell into deep thought.

"What should we do? Just let him go?" Another one was also a little unwilling.

"I finally met this fat sheep, how can I let it go? Doesn't the sect have rules for challenging?" Lu Jun smiled grimly.

“It looks like he’s only at the first level of Qi Condensation. The sect won’t allow someone with higher cultivation to challenge someone with such lower cultivation.” The other two also looked confused.

"Then let's find someone at the Qi Condensation level to challenge him and give him a good beating. Have you forgotten about Zheng Xuan?"

“He’s the guy who fell from the fourth level of Qi Condensation to the first level due to injury.” The other two smiled meaningfully.

Zhang Chen didn't want to continue walking around, so he turned around and walked back to his residence and returned to his room.

"They won't give up just like that. It's more important for me to continue improving my cultivation." Zhang Chen shook his head, trying to forget these bad thoughts, and closed his eyes to practice.

I don’t know how long it was, but suddenly there was a burst of violent knocks on the door.

Zhang Chen opened his eyes and looked out the window. It was already dark.

"Are they coming again?" Zhang Chen's heart sank.

Zhang Chen walked out of the room and came to the door. Through the gap he saw only one person, someone he had never seen before.

So he opened the door and saw a young man about twenty years old standing at the door. His face was a little pale. When he saw Zhang Chen open the door, he immediately handed over a note.

Zhang Chen took it and took a look. It was a challenge letter. Zheng Xuan challenged Zhang Chen to be held at the East District small training ground at noon tomorrow.

"What is this?" Zhang Chen was a little confused.

"According to the sect's rules, people with the same level of cultivation can challenge each other freely. See you at the small training ground at noon tomorrow." Zheng Xuan explained, turned around and left.

Seeing Zheng Xuan leave, Zhang Chen was still a little unresponsive. Looking at the challenge letter in his hand, Zhang Chen walked out of the house and walked towards Brother Zhou's house. He was going to ask Su Pi.

Arriving outside Su Pi's house, Zhang Chen knocked on the door. After about an incense stick of time, the door opened.

"Senior Brother Su, I am a new disciple. I went to the Monkey Park to feed the monkeys a few days ago," Zhang Chen hurriedly stepped forward to explain.

"Well, go ahead." Su Pi looked as if it was a matter of course when he saw Zhang Chen coming.

"Senior Brother Su, take a look at what this means?" Zhang Chen handed over the letter of challenge.

"Letter of challenge?" Su Pi was originally waiting for Zhang Chen to say that he wanted to change to a better job, so that he could offer some benefits. He was a little curious when he saw this.

"This is the sect's rule. People with the same level of cultivation can challenge each other freely, and the challenged party cannot refuse without special reasons, otherwise the monthly salary and other benefits will be suspended," Su Pi said to Zhang Chen.

"Can't refuse? But I just got here and I don't know anything yet." Zhang Chen continued to ask.

"This is a rule set by the sect, designed to encourage competition among disciples. If you refuse without a valid reason, not only will you lose your monthly salary, but you will also be reported and reprimanded." Su Pi looked at Zhang Chen. He didn't expect that he would be challenged as soon as he arrived. He must have been targeted.

"What are the challenges? Will there be any danger to life?" Zhang Chen asked about his concerns.

"It's just a normal competition. This kind of challenge will be registered with the sect in advance. There will be senior brothers to supervise you. If you lose, the most you will get hurt is some injuries. If you win, you will get spirit stone rewards. You don't need to worry too much." After Zhou Pi finished speaking, he returned the challenge letter to Zhang Chen.

"Thank you, Brother Zhou, for your guidance," Zhang Chen bowed.

"Zhao Yu's injury should be healed by now. Inform him that he will start work tomorrow. If you have a challenge, postpone it for one day." Zhou Pi said this before closing the door and returning to his room.

Zhang Chen put the challenge letter into his storage bag and slowly walked back to his residence.

"This matter must be the idea of ​​those three guys. Since I can't avoid it, I won't hide. Let's compete. I just want to know how strong I am now." Zhang Chen clenched his fists. He was a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, full of vigor and vitality.