Chapter 61 - Level 8 of the Qi-Refining Stage (1/2)

“Does Jinyan Sect have lot of subordinate forces?” asked Ye Shang.

“Well, there are more than a dozen first-level forces and more than 30 second-level forces. The rest are some mediocre ones, but no one can underestimate them. They even got the second and third place last time, hence their forces only need to turn in one-tenth of their income and resource output from the last ten years.” Mo Chen introduced the situation.

“Which power got the first place and what place did our Medicine Valley get?” asked Ye Shang.

“The disciple from Jinyan Sect got the first place. We got the fifth and seventh places, so we have to turn in 30% of the resources. Are you wondering why we are ranked so low?” Mo Chen said.

“Yeah, we have so many disciples from the 12 peaks of Medicine Valley. How could we only get the fifth and seventh place?” Ye Shang did not believe that the strength of the Medicine Valley was so much worse than other forces.

“There is an age restriction. No one in Taixuan Peak participated in the regional contest last time, and the disciples under the age of 30 from the other peaks have no advantage over other forces. You might have to attend the competition next time.” Mo Chen said with a smile.

Ye Shang was silent and a little annoyed since he hated seeing others disregard Medicine Valley.

After dining, the two returned to the inn and went to cultivate after taking a bath.

In the room of another inn, Qin Zhan, Qin Hai and several disciples from Tianyue Peak were sitting on their seats with a middle-aged man.

“According to what you said, Ye Shang from Taixuan Peak might have cultivated a Second-Rank combat skill. He is naturally talented. This time I brought you the Cloud Sword and the Fire Mace, both top tier Second-Rank combat skills. Cultivate hard and defeat Ye Shang in the Preliminary Trials.” The middle-aged man took out two books and put them on the table.

Qin Hai and the other disciple took a look at one another, both of them were outer disciples of Tianyue Peak, but they both had entered Soul-Condensation stage.

Qin Zhan spent his own sect contribution points and exchanged them for a qi pill and three core pills and gave them to Qin Hai, which was also the reason why Qin Hai could enter the Soul-Condensation stage so quickly.

Core pill was a medicinal herb that quickly improved strength during the Soul-Condensation stage, and it allowed a cultivator to advance one stage, just like the Gathering Pill in the Qi-Refining stage.

“All of you have three core pills each, which were given by Martial Brother Luo, in order to score a good result in the upcoming Preliminary Trials. Since Taixuan Peak recruited new disciples this time? Make sure you defeat them in the Preliminary Trials.” The middle-aged man took out another bottle of remedy.

“Thank you, Martial Uncle.” Qin Zhan clasped hands towards the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was Chen Fu, the enforcer of the meritorious hall in Tianyue Peak, and Luo Daoyuan arranged him to send Qin Hai and the other outer disciple, Kong Jun, some resources.

“It’s not a big deal. As long as you don’t let us down. I heard that Ye Shang will be the last disciple of the Taixuan Peak’s Peak Leader. If you can defeat him as a third-generation disciple, they will lose face. Work harder.” Chen Fu got up and left the room.

“You now have core pills to improve your cultivation base. For the time being, you don’t have to pay attention to the cultivation of Qi. Do more tasks from Tianji Tower. Stabilize your cultivation base, take a core pill, and then start training. You must defeat Ye Shang.” Thinking of Ye Shang, Qin Zhan became furious since he was still a third-generation disciple after staying in the Medicine Valley for almost 10 years, hence he felt that Ye Shang getting accepted as a second-generation disciple was unfair.

“If I get a chance, I will kill him.” Qin Hai said indifferently.

“Well, go to Tianji Tower and do some tasks.” Qin Zhan stood up and walked out of the inn.

After cultivating for 2 days, Ye Shang and Mo Chen set off to do the tasks and practice for actual battle experience.

Half a month later, Ye Shang had completed the tasks four times, two at a time, and all were completed.

At the same time, he also made his cultivation base completely stable.

When he couldn’t find good tasks, he would take a Gathering Pill and work on cultivation.