lead fades away

On December [-]th, Xiantrumen's annual competition within the sect kicked off again.As usual, the venue for the competition was arranged in the Luming Valley in the outer mountains. Five huge square stone platforms were arranged in a five-pointed star shape, surrounded by a larger and taller cylindrical stone platform.Different from the five square stone platforms, there is no defensive array above the cylindrical stone platforms. Instead, an entrance is opened on both sides, which is just big enough for one person to enter and exit.

In fact, the competition within the sect is mainly for the disciples of the qi refining period. All the disciples of the qi refining period, regardless of whether they are inside or outside the sect, can sign up for the competition on their own. They will compete separately according to the three cultivation levels of the early stage, the middle stage, and the late stage. The top three in each rank Disciples can all get rich prizes from the door.Especially in the late stage of Qi refining, the top three will also get a Foundation Establishment Pill in addition to the regular prizes, so the number of participants is always the largest, and the competition is the most intense.

In contrast, the disciples in the foundation building stage not only have limited places to participate in the competition, but also the content of the competition is mainly miscellaneous. There are only demonstrations of exercises on the first and last days of the competition, and there is still no opponent on the first day Pure individual performance.

However, just to watch the solo performance of the foundation-building disciples on the first day, Qingshi had to wake up early with Han Shuo, and sat in Luming Valley's chair when the first ray of dawn rose in the sky. the stands.

The stand is built on the cliff on one side of the valley. It is said to be a stand, but in essence it is just a stone chamber dug out of the rock wall. There are big and small, high and low.Those with aloof status like Han Shuo were naturally invited to the small stand with a higher position and a better view. Other Nascent Soul monks who were interested in watching the excitement could also get a small stand with a lower position, and Jin Danqi's The monks have to go to the lower grandstand according to the main peak to which they belong.As for the disciples below the Foundation Establishment Stage, unless they are guided by a master, they should go directly to the opposite open space and stand there.

In the stand where Han Shuo was, there were only Han Shuo, Qingshi and Wangshuo. Qingshi stood behind him to serve without any pretense, and directly pulled up a chair, sat next to Han Shuo and dozed off.

"Just take a bed and come out." Wang Shuo muttered helplessly.

"Someone will come to worship the mountain in a while, and I can't sleep well even if I get out of bed." Qing Shi replied without opening his eyes.

"Huh?" Hearing Qingshi's voice, Han Shuo was taken aback for a moment, but when he turned his head, he realized that he was answering Wangshuo, and said casually, "Go to sleep, the foundation-building disciples from all peaks and halls will show up Only then will they be able to come to me."

"I also want to see their performance." Qing Shi turned and leaned on Han Shuo's arm, and then asked belatedly, "Can't you see the top?"

"I can't see it, it's separated by a phantom formation." Han Shuo stretched out his other hand to pinch Qingshi's cheek.

"It seems to have started." Wang Shuo next to him reminded.

Qing Shi poked his head down immediately, and Han Shuo followed him to look away.

Sure enough, all the Golden Core cultivators in charge of supervising today's competition on the five square stone platforms were already in place, and there was also a person on the middle column, but it was Ximen Hao, the disciple of the master.

"He's hosting again this year." Qing Shi couldn't help curling his lips, "Is the head planning to train him to be the next head? Let him participate in everything."

"Impossible." Han Shuo vetoed without thinking, "If he can advance to Jindan, he may succeed Yifeng as the master, but the position of master will definitely not fall on his head."

"Oh, is there anything else to say here?" Qing Shi suddenly began to gossip.

"Don't ask if you shouldn't, anyway, it won't be his turn to be the head." Han Shuo patted Qingshi on the head and said calmly.

"Not to mention pulling down." Qing Shi curled his lips, turned his head and continued to look down.

Ximen Hao had finished his opening speech at this time, and jumped down the stone pillar amidst the cheers of the low-ranking disciples below.A Foundation Establishment disciple from the First Peak made his debut as usual, stepped on the spiritual weapon and flew up the stone pillar, and began his spell demonstration.The disciples of the first peak all practice mainly gold-based exercises, and this disciple is no exception. The gold flashing technique started, followed by the lightning falling technique, and the golden rainbow penetrating the sun ended, with lightning and thunder, dazzling and dazzling.

Qing Shi read it with gusto, and stopped dozing off, but Wang Shuo, who was next to him, didn't take it seriously, "What's so interesting, it's all ostentatious."

"It's only on the flower shelf that it looks good, like fireworks, how beautiful." Qing replied without turning her head.

"What are you talking about again?" Han Shuo interjected.

"Wangwang thinks their performance is a show." Qingshi explained, "I don't even think about what kind of occasion it is. If it is replaced with those practical spells, will the low-level disciples below understand it? I am afraid that the spells here are all After releasing it, I still wonder why you didn't cast spells."

"After a while, the disciples in the Qi refining period will all be in actual combat." Han Shuo also said to Wangshuo, "You probably haven't experienced many actual combats. You can take a closer look at that time and use it as a reference."

"Yeah." Wang Shuo nodded immediately.

Han Shuo couldn't understand what it said, but he nodded clearly, and immediately threw out a elixir with satisfaction.But before Wang Shuo could put the elixir into his mouth, Qingshi had already intercepted it first, grabbed the elixir and put it back in Han Shuo's hands, complaining at the same time, "Don't move around, just feed it the elixir, and if you want to reward it, reward it with the elixir fruit." ! Or Bigu Dan!"

"I don't want Bigu Pill!" Wang Shuo shouted angrily.

"I still have a bottle of Bigu Pill..." Before Han Shuo finished speaking, he saw Wang Shuo shaking his head vigorously, obviously not wanting to eat, so he frowned, turned his head and said lightly, "On your body If there are spirit fruits, give it a few, I don't have those things."

——You reward the spirit beast, but I pay for it? !

Reluctantly, Qingshi took out the jade box containing the spiritual fruit from the treasure bag, and as soon as he opened it, Wang Shuo, who was already ready to go, sucked it up completely, and immediately made Qingshi very angry.

——When you go back, you must go to the equipment room to get a few more spirit stones!

Qing Shi put away the jade box and gave Han Shuo an annoyed look.

Han Shuo knew that it was his own fault this time, so he immediately turned around without seeing it, and continued to watch the "wonderful" performance below.

After the Foundation Establishment disciples of the five main peaks performed one by one, the disciples of the Hall of Elders took the stage in order according to the seniority of the elders of each hall.Because this kind of performance is purely showing his face, it is not necessarily the best foundation-establishing disciples from various peaks and temples who are sent to the stage. Among the more than ten disciples who performed on stage, several of them made Qing Shi feel ashamed.

"Speaking of which, our Xiantrumen's Yuanying elders have never exceeded two digits." Qingshi said suddenly.

"Well, counting me last year, there were nine, and now there are eight." Han Shuo nodded.

"There are quite a few Golden Core cultivators now, and I don't know who will be the first to advance." Qing Shi said, "My aunt has just reached the late stage, and there is still a long way to go before Dzogchen."

"I don't know too well. Among the Golden Core cultivators, I am only familiar with Qi Xin and Feng Xi." Han Shuo said casually.

The two started chatting, and the following performance finally came to an end.Ximen Hao came to the stage again, announcing the official start of this year's internal competition, and those disciples who participated in the first competition of the Qi refining period also stepped onto the square stone platform to which they belonged.

Han Shuo came here to see if there were any good seedlings among the disciples in the late stage of Qi refining, but the competition of the three grades was carried out in the order of beginner, middle and advanced, so he could only watch the whole process patiently.Qing Shi just wanted to watch the fun, but his requirements were not as high as Han Shuo's. But right now, his attention was not on the competition stage, but turned to the disciples watching the fun below. the one.

——Xinyi has gone to retreat to build a foundation?

I'm a little puzzled.He has been following Xinyi's movements for the past few days, but there is no news from Shen Shenzhou, and he has not found Xinyi himself.

——Could it be that An Hengping didn't come out, and She Ji killed Xinyi in a fit of anger, right?

Thinking lightly and maliciously.

Qing Shi was distracted, but a voice suddenly came from outside the stands, "Is Elder Han here? The first peak, Qixin, led all the disciples to seek an audience!"

Qing Shi hurriedly stood up, Han Shuo also moved his seat back, and then removed the restriction outside the viewing platform, and said at the same time, "Come in."

Daoist Qixin flew in at the sound, followed by the disciples who were selected as elders by Han Shuo last time, including Shen Chenzhou and Su Fang.

"Disciple pays homage to Elder Han—" Several people followed Daoist Qixin to bow and salute, and took the opportunity to peek at Wangshuo who was squatting at Han Shuo's feet.

"Sit down." Han Shuo waved his hand, and Qingshi hurriedly placed a chair under Han Shuo.Of course, this chair is for Daoist Qixin, and the other disciples of the Foundation Establishment Stage have no place to sit in front of the elders of the Transformation God Stage.

Daoist Qixin knew Han Shuo's character, so he just thanked Han Shuo, then sat down generously, and asked straight to the point, "Elder Han, I'm here to ask these disciples, when do you plan to Open the Hall of Elders?"

"I have already negotiated with the head, and it will be on the first day of March next year." This is not something that needs to be hidden, so Han Shuo said it bluntly.

"Forgive me, Elder Han, are you still not planning to accept two direct disciples to inherit the mantle?" Daoist Qixin continued to ask.

"This kind of thing is not planned or not." Han Shuo said calmly, and at the same time turned his gaze to the disciples below, "At least, I will not accept disciples for the sake of accepting disciples."

"Actually, I don't have many sword cultivators in Xian Chumen, and many disciples don't understand the mystery of sword cultivating. Elder Han might as well lower the requirements a little bit, and directly select some talented students from the disciples in the Qi refining period, and cultivate them from an early age. them……"

Han Shuo interrupted with a wave of his hand, "Qixin, did you think these words yourself, or did you relay them for my brother Gu Xian?"

"Elder Han's enlightenment." Qi Xin cupped his hands embarrassingly.

"Go back and tell me that senior brother, I appreciate his kindness, but I am the one who wants to take in apprentices, not him." Han Shuo snorted coldly, but he didn't say anything worse, and turned to those foundation-establishing disciples. He asked, "Half a year has passed, have you guys made up your mind, who doesn't want to go to my Elder's Hall, let's say it today."

Few people said anything, only a fair-faced and handsome young man kept looking at another young man beside him with a slightly obvious gaze, but the man Han Shuo remembered was Qingshi's "friend" Shen Shen. Boat.

"Why do you look at other people? Do you have anything to say?" Han Shuo asked displeased.

The white-faced young man seemed to be taken aback for a moment before realizing that Han Shuo was asking about himself, and hurriedly came out to salute, "Disciple Su Fang...is willing to sit under Elder Han's seat!"

"That's not what I'm asking now." Han Shuo said coldly.He was originally fierce-looking and had a high cultivation base, but now he was pretending to be a villain, which made Su Fang tremble in fright.

"Disciple...disciple is just..." Su Fang glanced at Shen Chenzhou again, and then said with determination, "disciple is just worried about Senior Brother Shen."

Qing Shi couldn't help sneering.Su Fang dawdled for a long time and only finished half of what he said. It was obvious that he was asking Han Shuo for questioning. As for whether Shen Chenzhou was "unwilling" to practice the sword after the questioning, or whether he was pretending to be kind enough to help Shen Chenzhou "conceal", it's a matter of guessing. not come out.However, he had already greeted Han Shuo, and he had already said what he needed to say, and it was not suitable for him to intervene at this moment, so he took it as a spectator, calmly flirted with Shen Chenzhou, and then continued. Stand behind Han Shuo and put on the background.

But Han Shuo's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations. Instead of asking Su Fang, he turned his attention to Daoist Qixin and asked very unhappy, "Qixin, my Xianchu sect forbids inner sect disciples from getting married. Dan’s previous school rules of double cultivation with others are still there?”

"Ah? Ah, yes." Qi Xin nodded quickly.Su Fang's inexplicable worry about Shen Chenzhou, his most reliable person, surprised him enough. Han Shuo suddenly interpreted Su Fang's "worries" about "Senior Brother Shen" as Su Fang's selfishness towards "Senior Brother Shen". Qi Xin was stunned even more.

In fact, the sect rule of not being able to double-cultivate with others before forming a pill has always been only for female cultivators. The Trumen is not a family of cultivators inherited by blood. A capable female cultivator is more affordable than a talented child, not to mention that even if a child is born, it may not necessarily belong to anyone.

"It seems that your disciples don't know enough about the rules of my Xianchu sect." Han Shuo said with a cold face, "Remember to discipline them strictly when you go back, and don't regret anything if you really do something stupid."

"No, Elder Han, that's not what I meant!" Although Su Fang didn't understand why Han Shuo misdirected his words, if he didn't explain quickly at this moment, his private relationship with "Senior Brother Shen" would be serious after leaving here. I am afraid that the situation will be confirmed.

"There is no need to explain. With this time, you might as well think about why you are cultivating." Han Shuo waved his hand impatiently, "Qixin, take them away."

"Student obeys." Qi Xin felt confused and even more ashamed, so he immediately got up and bid farewell to Han Shuo.

Su Fang didn't dare to speak out to defend himself, he only looked back at Han Shuo, and followed Qi Xin and others to leave the stands with a grievance on his face.

When Han Shuo closed the barrier on the stands again, Qing Shi immediately said, "You really have to change the subject."

"Do I still have to climb down the pole he erected?" Han Shuo snorted coldly, "It's not like I can't see what he wants to do."

"Then you didn't directly disqualify him from entering the Hall of Elders." Qing Shi curled his lips, "That's right, that little appearance makes me worry. Elder Han is sympathetic and cherishes jade, so naturally he is unavoidably emotional."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Han Shuo lowered his face.

"That man doesn't smell like blood." Wang Shuo interjected, "But he's not the only one. Those young disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage are quite clean, completely different from that Golden Core cultivator."

"What did it say?" Interrupted by Wang Shuo's bark, Han Shuo forgot about the lesser nonsense.

"It said that those foundation-building disciples were very clean, completely different from Qixin Daojun." Qing Shi shrugged, "It probably means that they have never killed anyone, and Qixin Daojun did not kill less."

"Clean?" Han Shuo frowned, apparently dissatisfied with the news.

"Why, do you still want to be stained with blood?" Qing Shi asked curiously.

"Sword cultivator, blood is inevitable." Han Shuo took it for granted.

"It's not easy to be stained with blood. If you throw it on the evil cultivator's territory and stay for two years, you will be guaranteed to have bloody hands when you come back." Qing Shi pouted.

Qing Shi just said casually, but Han Shuo nodded, "Well, that's how my master dealt with me back then."

"Your master...you are amazing!" Qing Shi could only laugh dryly.

"My master is really good, but it's a pity that the luck is not good." Han Shuo sighed, raised his head and said, "I already know what the disciple did just now. If he doesn't repent and continues to do such heretical things, he will definitely have the opportunity to deal with it in the future. It's just that today's words and deeds are not enough to convict, I can only warn you. And you don't need to waste any more time with me on this matter."

"Success, then I'll wait and see." Qing Shi shrugged.

Han Shuo gave Qingshi a meaningful look, then turned around and continued to watch the competition below.It happened that there was a disciple whose turn was in the late stage of Qi refining, so Han Shuo focused on it.

Qing Shi put it away as soon as he saw it, and moved a chair to sit next to Han Shuo. Although his eyes were also looking at the stone platform below, only he knew what was going on in his heart.

Not long after, the peak owners of other peaks also visited one after another, including Daoist She Ji of the third peak.But Han Shuo had a relationship with She Ji who hadn't even spoken to each other at all, and the person next to him was so light and obviously at odds with him, so he drove them away without seeing him, which was a shame to She Ji.

Qingshi was naturally very satisfied with Han Shuo's treatment, leaning against Han Shuo and smiling.

Perhaps it was because Han Shuo's time to become a god was too short, and his deterrence in the sect was not enough. None of the other elders in the Nascent Soul stage came to visit.Some of them were presumably holding on to their own identities. Not long ago, they were called senior brothers by Han Shuo, but now they want to change to Han Shuo as disciples when they meet again. They feel uncomfortable, so they avoid seeing them.Some are not interested in the competition of the disciples in the Qi refining period at all, and never come to Luming Valley to watch the play, so naturally they have no way to meet each other.

In short, after the visit of the Lord of the Five Peaks, the stand where Han Shuo was located regained its calm.

But after watching the competition calmly, it became easy and boring.Killing is forbidden in Xiantrumen's competition, as long as the opponent is killed, even if he misses or is forced to help, he will still be disqualified from the competition.This rule is for the protection of the participating disciples. After all, the competition between disciples during the Qi refining period has limited lethality. As long as they don't die on the spot, the Golden Core cultivator who is supervising next to them will have a chance to save people.But such rules also greatly reduced the intensity and tension of the competition. Many disciples became more restrained when they reached the critical moment, for fear that if they accidentally missed their hands, they would also lose the opportunity to advance.

"Elder Han, I'm going to sit with my aunt for a while." Qing Shi finally couldn't sit still, got up and said to Han Shuo.

"Go." Han Shuo nodded in agreement.

Qingshi took a few steps and walked out, but turned back after walking a few steps, and sat back in the chair with a gloomy face.

"What's wrong?" Han Shuo couldn't help asking.

"I can't go down." Qing Shi replied with a sullen face.

Han Shuo laughed, but immediately asked suspiciously, "This is considered a high ground, why aren't you afraid at all?"

"As long as my feet are on the ground, my heart will be at ease." Qing Shi pouted, and quickly added, "Of course, the way of jumping off the ground is nothing terrible."

"Never thought about overcoming it?" Han Shuo frowned.

"...You might as well stab me to death, at least it's a pleasure." Qing Shi also frowned.

Han Shuo sighed and said no more.