No hope for eternal life

"Boom!" The heavy bell sounded again, indicating that the time for hunting monsters was completely over.

At the same time, a spiritual power light curtain lit up in the sky on the east and west sides of the enclosure, which were the points rankings of the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Golden Core Realm respectively.

Mu Changsheng quickly looked at the top of the Foundation Establishment Realm rankings: "First in the Foundation Establishment Realm: Mu Changsheng, with 940 points."

Following closely behind Mu Changsheng was Mu Xun with 910 points.

Seeing this, Mu Changsheng instantly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself: "Not bad, not bad, it's worth it that I used up my only two Fire Talismans at once."

Mu Changsheng had some special considerations when using the two third-grade Lihuo Talismans: first, exchanging two third-grade Lihuo Talismans for a fourth-grade Infant Transformation Pill was absolutely worth it; second, if Zhang Yuxu was defeated by the Lihuo Talisman, the news that he had the Lihuo Talisman would definitely spread, and this would cause those who knew the news to be fearful before competing with him, and would be more cautious when making a move, which was a small advantage for him.

On the other side, Song Zhi looked at the rankings and immediately turned to Mu Changsheng and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Mr. Mu, for taking the first place in the Foundation Establishment Realm points."

"It was luck, really luck. The screening of the top 100 was not strict, so I had the chance of luck." Mu Changsheng said modestly. What he said was the truth in his heart. Now they are only screening out the top 100, and when it comes to the final screening of the top ten or top three, there will be no chance of luck.

"Mr. Mu is too modest." Song Zhi smiled.

Compared to Mu Changsheng, Song Zhi actually "cares" more about Mu Xun, but she had long seen that Mu Xun was aloof and difficult to get close to, so she chose a roundabout tactic and achieved her goal of getting close to Mu Xun by getting close to Mu Changsheng.

At the same time, the chief referee of the county test on the high platform announced: "This monster hunting competition is over. Please invite Mu Changsheng, who ranks first in the foundation building realm, and Hua Xufei, who ranks first in the golden elixir realm, to the stage to receive the award."

Mu Changsheng immediately flew onto the stage, and with him also went on stage was Hua Xufei, who ranked first in the Jindan realm in points.

The person who presented the awards to the two was none other than the county magistrate Shatongmo.

Sha Tongmo handed the jade box containing the Infant Transformation Pill to Mu Changsheng. After looking at Mu Changsheng deeply, he casually said a few words of encouragement and said nothing more.

Then, the chief referee announced the rules for the next round of competition: "The rules for the second round are that according to the previous points ranking, the county test cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm will compete with the county test cultivators in the Golden Core Realm. For example, the one with the highest points in the Foundation Establishment Realm will compete with the one with the highest points in the Golden Core Realm, the second in the Foundation Establishment Realm will compete with the second in the Golden Core Realm, and so on. This is why the county tests for the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Golden Core Realm will be held at the same time this time."

"What, a competition between the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Golden Core Realm." Mu Changsheng was shocked. This was really beyond his expectation. Those Golden Core Realm cultivators who took the county examination were almost all at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, spanning an entire realm. How could they be compared?

The other Foundation Establishment cultivators who participated in the county examination were as shocked as Mu Changsheng. After an uproar, they began to discuss the matter.

In comparison, the Jindan realm county examination cultivators in the field seemed extremely relaxed except for being a little surprised, because in their opinion, no matter how they competed, they were bound to win.

"Oh." On the high platform, Xue Rang, the Duke of Qi, who originally didn't care much about the county exam, showed an interested look on his face after hearing the competition rules announced by the referee. He asked Sha Tongmo beside him: "Your competition method is novel, but the difference between the two cultivators in this competition is a whole realm, how to determine the winner?"

Shatongmo smiled and said, "Please wait for a moment, sir. After the referee announces the rules of the competition, everything will become clear."

As expected, the chief referee of the county test continued, "Of course, I also know that the difference in your cultivation is huge. If we follow the normal rules of the competition, there will be no suspense at all. Therefore, during the real competition, we will use special instruments to suppress the cultivation of each Jindan-level county test cultivator to the foundation-building level. In the end, the ranking of both sides will be determined by the length of the competition. The longer the foundation-building county test cultivator persists during the competition, the higher the ranking. On the contrary, the longer the Jindan-level county test cultivator takes to defeat his opponent, the lower the ranking."

"In addition, the first-ranked Foundation Establishment Realm and the first-ranked Golden Core Realm in this round of competition will be awarded another fourth-grade Infant Transformation Pill. If any Foundation Establishment Realm county test cultivator can defeat the strong with the weak, there will be another generous reward. Then, according to the ranking, the top 25 and top 50 of the Foundation Establishment Realm and Golden Core Realm county tests will be selected respectively. Finally, every county test cultivator will have a chance to challenge the top 25 and top 50 cultivators. If they win, the two will swap ranks."

After listening to the competition rules, Xue Rang immediately nodded and praised, saying, "This is a good idea. In the past, the competitions were always held in the ring between cultivators of the same realm, which was really too boring."

"Your Excellency the Duke is absolutely right." Shatongmo nodded repeatedly. It was not easy for Xue Rang to visit, so he wanted to take the opportunity to show off.

On the other side, Mu Changsheng in the arena heard the rules of the competition and said with some sudden enlightenment: "So that's how it is. According to this rule, the cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm want to hold on longer and even defeat their opponents to get rewards, while the cultivators in the Golden Core Realm want to defeat their opponents as quickly as possible to get a higher ranking. There is almost no possibility for either side to let up."

Immediately, Mu Changsheng frowned slightly. He suddenly remembered that he did not buy the information about the Jindan realm county examination cultivator. The main reason was that he would never have thought at that time that he would compete with a Jindan realm county examination cultivator.

Song Zhi keenly noticed the change in Mu Changsheng's expression and guessed the reason. She immediately took out a booklet and said, "Mr. Mu probably didn't buy the information booklet about the Jindan Realm County Examination cultivators. I happen to have one here."

Seeing this, Mu Changsheng took the booklet and thanked her repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, Miss Song. Your information came just in time."

Then, Mu Changsheng quickly flipped through the pages. What he needed to see was only the information about Hua Xufei, who ranked first in the Jindan realm:

"The first place in the Jindan Realm County Examination of Fengyin County: Hua Xufei, 37 years old, at the peak of the Jindan Realm, a sword cultivator, and has comprehended the sword intent..."

After Mu Changsheng finished reading Hua Xufei's information, he handed the booklet to Mu Xun beside him. Like him, Mu Xun also did not purchase the information about the Jindan realm county examination cultivator.