The system is the proficiency panel

The next morning, Xiao Ningxue and Luo Youran left early, leaving Lin Ji alone to practice. He did not stop until noon and left the room.

In a palace in the City Lord's Mansion, a hundred foundation-building cultivators sat there, waiting for Lin Ji's arrival, and discussing with each other why Daozi was looking for them.

Lin Ji arrived quickly, wearing a white robe. He looked quite handsome and elegant, with an extraordinary bearing. He walked to the main seat and sat down.

"See Daozi!"

Everyone stood up and saluted with a very good attitude, and most of them even spoke in a tone of admiration.

"All sit down."

Lin Ji waved his hand, signaling them to continue sitting down, and he picked up the teacup and took a sip. Then everyone sat down again. Lin Ji slowly put down the teacup and glanced at the people below.

"I called you all here today because I have something very important for you to do. Go to an uninhabited place to explore for resources. It may take several years before you can return. It's not very dangerous, but it may be boring. There won't be any entertainment activities. Those who can endure the loneliness and are willing to go can stay. Those who don't want to go can withdraw now. I won't force you."

After Lin Ji finished speaking, he looked down, wanting to see if anyone was going to stand up and leave. These cultivators were all selected, among whom there were 30 people who had established their foundation in artistic conception, and they all had clean backgrounds.

After a while, no one stood up to leave. Lin Ji smiled and nodded, saying with satisfaction.

"This matter must be kept secret. For the next few months, you should put aside your current tasks and slowly fade out of other people's sight. Just say that you have reached a bottleneck in your cultivation and need to go into seclusion. The monthly salary will still be given to you as usual. Don't worry, just wait for my notification. As for the mission location, I can only tell you that it is in heaven."

"Yes, Daozi!"

Heaven? Although everyone was confused, they still agreed respectfully.

"Okay, let's disperse."

After Lin Ji finished speaking, he stood up and walked outside. The others also stood up and followed him out of the palace.

……

In the Formation Hall of Tianshu City, Daoyan stood on the podium and talked about his experience in formations in the Western Continent. Below him, dozens of formation masters from the Formation Hall listened attentively. Xiao Ningxue did not care about her identity and also listened, occasionally asking some questions.

Daoyan taught knowledge about how to reduce the spiritual power consumption of formations, but there were some key points that Daoyan did not fully explain. However, they were still very useful to the formation masters of Tianshu City. The complete knowledge would probably have to wait until she was sure that the jade pendant of the Trial Tower could be sold.

This lecture lasted from morning till almost afternoon.

Everyone stood up and left. Xiao Ningxue and Dao Yan also left and walked towards the City Lord's Mansion.

"Xiao Ningxue, when are you going to fulfill your promise? I've already taught you a lot."

Daoyan spoke as he walked, his voice not loud but loud enough for Xiao Ningxue to hear. Xiao Ningxue turned around with a faint smile on her face.

"Daoyan, why are you so anxious? Besides, there are a lot of omissions in what you taught today, right?"

"No, I just can't remember it at the moment because I'm not good enough in my skills."

Daoyan said with a smile that the things she missed should be very secret, but he didn't expect that Xiao Ningxue could see it immediately. It seems that being able to become the master of the Formation Hall is not only relying on Lin Ji, but she herself has a high attainment in formation.

"is it?"

Xiao Ningxue laughed and didn't ask any more questions, changing the subject.

"By the way, my senior brother is back and in Xuantian City. Do you want to go and see him?"

"Of course, it's better to do it now than to wait for a better day. Xiao Ningxue, please go with me to meet Lin Ji as agreed and help me convince him."

After Daoyan finished speaking, he stared at Xiao Ningxue, waiting for her answer. Xiao Ningxue nodded in agreement.

"That's good."

Daoyan revealed a hint of a smile, but he felt somewhat helpless in his heart. Xiao Ningxue would bring up this matter now, she must have already discussed it with Lin Ji. It seemed that the Tianyan Sect was going to be badly cheated.

"follow me."

After Xiao Ningxue finished speaking, she took the lead and walked ahead, preparing to use the teleportation array to go directly to the City Lord's Mansion of Xuantian City. Seeing this, Dao Yan quickly followed.

……

In the City Lord's Mansion, Lin Ji was practicing sword in a yard. He sensed spatial fluctuations from afar, and then he noticed Xiao Ningxue and Dao Yan walking towards him. He stopped and dispersed his sword energy.

"Lin Ji, let's get straight to the point. I hope the jade pendant I got from the Trial Tower can be sold to the Western Continent."

Before Xiao Ningxue could say anything, Dao Yan beside her spoke first. Xiao Ningxue frowned and glared at her. Dao Yan shrugged innocently, indicating that he was not wrong.

"You are more direct."

Lin Ji chuckled, turned and walked towards a nearby pavilion, then waved to the two to follow. The three of them entered the pavilion together. Dao Yan did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"I came to you today for this matter. As for the price, just tell me directly."

"Do you think I would let people from other continents use a sacred object like the Trial Tower?"

Lin Ji shook his head and asked back. His tone was firm, and it was obvious that he rejected this proposal. At this time, Xiao Ningxue, who was sitting next to Lin Ji, hesitated for a while, but still didn't want to go back on her word, so she spoke.

"Brother, I think as long as the benefits from the Western Continent are enough, it won't be a big problem to give them the use."

After Xiao Ningxue finished speaking, she looked at Daoyan, indicating that she had tried her best. Daoyan's face darkened and he didn't know what to say. He could only snort coldly and stopped talking to see how Lin Ji would react.

"Since Ningxue has said so, we can sell it to the Western Continent, but you will have to use the Trial Tower, and the spiritual stones you pay will have to be 10 times higher than that of the Eastern Continent. Can you accept that?"

Lin Ji was relieved and decided to sell it to the Western Continent, but the price made Dao Yan's mouth twitch. It was really a lion's mouth! If he really paid 10 times, it would not be long before the spiritual stones of the Western Continent would flow into the Eastern Continent.

"10 times is really too much. Can it be reduced and replaced by something else?"

Daoyan first answered with a disappointed tone, then finally looked at Lin Ji with hope.

"Alright, if you teach Ningxue all the knowledge of formations in the Western Continent, I will reduce it to five times. For Ningxue's sake, this condition is quite favorable, right? Besides, aren't you already teaching her now?"

Lin Ji had a look of certainty on her face, which made Dao Yan's teeth itch, but she continued speaking.

"There are more than just formations in the Western Continent. There are other things as well. Let's discuss it. Maybe you will be interested."

After Daoyan finished speaking, he began to give examples of some specialty spiritual materials from the Western Continent, saying that they could be sold to the Xuantian Empire in large quantities at low prices, and there were some other things as well.

It was not until Daoyan's face turned dark that he finally reduced the price of using the Trial Tower to two times.