Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation - Chapter 168
Chapter 168: Chapter 168: Outer Disciple Competition
Translator: 549690339
The light scattered, revealing a figure in green robes.
“As all outer disciples have returned to the sect, the Sect Leader has ordered an Outer Disciple Competition to be held in three months’ time. All outer disciples are allowed to participate.”
“The top ten will each receive a Foundation Establishment Elixir!”
“The top three will become inner disciples!”
“The first-place winner will become a disciple under the Sect Leader!”
“I hope you all prepare well and strive for first place.”
After leaving those words behind, the figure in green robes turned into a tunneling light and vanished into the distance.
At the moment the figure in green robes disappeared,
Outer disciples who heard his words suddenly became agitated.
He Song didn’t even need to listen to figure out what these outer disciples were saying.
It probably revolved around their desires to compete for rankings in the upcoming Outer Disciple Competition.
He didn’t bother to listen.
After learning about the competition, He Song rushed out of his courtyard directly towards the main peak of the Thick Earth Sect.
It’s not that He Song felt the competition was unfair and wanted to meet the Sect Leader.
But because when he heard of the rewards for the competition, a Foundation Establishment Elixir, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
Could it be… that these Foundation Establishment Elixirs are all the stock left within the sect’s treasury?
If that’s the case,
He currently only has two Foundation Establishment Elixirs and slightly more than 50,000 spirit stones on him.
What if there are no more Foundation Establishment Elixirs in the sect treasury when it’s time for him to establish his foundation?
With that thought,
Thus, upon learning about the Outer Disciple Competition and the rewards, he immediately left his courtyard and headed to the main peak of the Thick Earth Sect.
Soon,
He Song arrived at the base of the sect’s main peak.
With a thought, he summoned his disciple order.
After using the disciple order to connect to the sect’s treasury, He Song immediately began to operate it.
First, he exchanged 45,000 spirit stones for 300 contribution points.
Then, he used these 300 contribution points to exchange for three Foundation Establishment Elixirs.
After putting the three exchanged Foundation Establishment Elixirs into his storage pouch, He Song exhaled, and a weight was immediately lifted from his heart.
With these three Foundation Establishment Elixirs, he now had five in total.
Now, he only needed to obtain one more Foundation Establishment Elixir to maximize his chance of successfully establishing his foundation for the first time.
He looked at the remaining spirit stones on him.
There were only slightly over 7,000 spirit stones left.
He Song frowned, as this number of spirit stones was not enough to exchange for another Foundation Establishment Elixir.
Seeing this, He Song thought it over and then proceeded towards the sect’s entrance.
It had already been a year since he last sold his spirit rice. At this moment, he had 110,000 jin of spirit rice in his storage pouch.
All he needed to do was leave the sect and sell the rice to obtain 10,000 spirit stones.
Together with the remaining 7,000 spirit stones on him,
He could exchange for another Foundation Establishment Elixir.
In this case,
His original two Foundation Establishment Elixirs, combined with the three just exchanged, and this additional elixir, would make six Foundation Establishment Elixirs in total.
With six Foundation Establishment Elixirs, He Song would have enough for his first attempt at Foundation Establishment.
However,
When He Song approached the Thick Earth Sect’s entrance, intending to leave and sell his spirit rice,
He was suddenly stopped.
“Please return, junior brother. The Sect Leader has ordered that outer disciples are not allowed to leave the sect. I apologize.”
Seeing the situation, He Song could only return to his courtyard disheartenedly.
But,
Upon returning to his courtyard, He Song’s eyebrows gradually furrowed.
Things were difficult!
Although he wasn’t certain whether the ten Foundation Establishment Elixirs given out in the competition were the last of the sect’s stock, He currently only had five Foundation Establishment Elixirs.
He needed to find a way to obtain one more.
But right now, the Sect Leader had forbidden outer disciples from leaving the sect, so He Song couldn’t sell his spirit rice or collect more from his 100-acre spirit field.
As such, He Song’s source of spirit stones was cut off.
Under these circumstances,
If he didn’t find a way to sneak out of the sect, not to mention leaving the sect to establish his foundation, He Song’s success rate for foundation establishment would decrease.
“Fortunately, those guarding the entrance are just outer disciples in the Qi Refining stage, who have not yet developed divine sense. I should be able to use the Earth Tunneling Skill to leave.” Quickly, He Song thought of a solution.
Earth Tunneling Skill.
Although commonly seen within the Thick Earth Sect,
Because there was the Earthshaking Skill, a skill specifically designed to counter the Earth Tunneling Skill, there were fewer cultivators who practiced the Earth Tunneling Skill.
In addition, He Song usually activated the Breath Concealment Formulas after tunneling underground, resulting in high concealment. At least Qi Refining disciples would definitely not be able to detect him.
Therefore, upon learning that the guards at the entrance were merely Qi Refining disciples, He Song considered using the Earth Tunneling Skill to leave the sect.
Day and night defenses can’t protect against internal thieves.
A Thick Earth Sect disciple wanting to leave the sect quietly isn’t easy, but there are ways to do it.
He Song’s cultivation had now reached the ninth-tier Qi Refining stage.
When using the Earth Tunneling Skill, he could tunnel ten meters underground, greatly increasing his concealment.
Combined with Breath Concealment Formulas.
Even if it were a Foundation Establishment Master, they would not be able to detect He Song if they didn’t constantly extend their divine sense into the ground.
There were two Golden Elixir Masters presiding over the sect.
Thus, the Sect Protection Array was not activated.
It would only be activated when powerful enemies attacked.
With the presence of two Golden Elixir Masters, Thick Earth Sect didn’t need to worry about being attacked at all.
Below the Golden Elixir realm, even a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator would be powerless against a Golden Elixir Master.
Under such circumstances, the Thick Earth Sect had no need to constantly activate the Sect Protection Array.
Naturally, He Song was given the opportunity to leave the sect.
Of course, it was impossible to use the Earth Tunneling Skill within the sect.
Almost every area within the Thick Earth Sect had been fortified with skills, making it impossible for the Earth Tunneling Skill to penetrate.
Both the mountains and the land were like this.
Therefore, if He Song wanted to sell the spirit rice outside the sect, he had to go to the outskirts of the mountain gate.
No sooner said than done.
He Song quickly left the area where outer disciples resided and headed towards the outskirts of the mountain gate.
Once he arrived at the outskirts, He Song immediately tunneled into the ground and activated the Breath Concealment Formulas, swiftly tunneling away from the mountain gate.
It didn’t take long.
He Song had left the boundary of Thick Earth Sect’s mountain gate.
It was only after he had tunneled dozens of miles away that He Song let out a sigh of relief, slightly poking his head out to check his current location. At this moment, He Song was dozens of miles away from the Thick Earth Sect’s mountain gate.
Looking at the vast world before him, a flash of delight crossed He Song’s eyes.
He had initially doubted whether he could tunnel out of the Thick Earth Sect’s mountain gate, but now, seeing that he had indeed left it behind, he knew he had succeeded.
If he could leave this time,
Then he could leave next time too.
Harvesting spirit rice every year, selling it for spirit stones, exchanging spirit stones for contribution points, and contribution points for Foundation Establishment Elixirs.
In this way, He Song’s path to Foundation Establishment would be incredibly smooth.
With this in mind, He Song once again tunneled into the ground, heading towards a distant Immortal Pavilion.
The most important thing now was, to sell the 110,000 catties of spirit rice he had on him.
Then, return to the sect and exchange it for a Foundation Establishment Elixir.
In this way, He Song would have six Foundation Establishment Elixirs, so even if all the Elixirs offered as rewards for this upcoming Outer Disciple Competition were really just Foundation Establishment Elixirs, he wouldn’t be affected.
Measuring up to participate in the Outer Disciple Competition and win a Foundation Establishment Elixir?
He Song hadn’t even thought about it.
An everlasting being like him wouldn’t take such risks or strive for attention.
Living a stable life and growing stronger was what He Song truly wanted.
Only when he became unrivaled in the world, could He Song perhaps reveal his greatness before everyone.
As for now?
He Song didn’t even bother to glance at the so-called Outer Disciple Competition.
Several days later,
He Song had finished selling all the spirit rice on him.
And he used earth tunneling to return to the Thick Earth Sect.
At this point, He Song had more than 17,000 spirit stones on him.
After spending 15,000 spirit stones to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Elixir at the sect’s treasure house, He Song’s heart finally relaxed completely.
Although the spirit stones on him were reduced to just over 2,000 after this expenditure, he now had six Foundation Establishment Elixirs in hand.
From now on, even if the Outer Disciple Competition were to release a hundred Foundation Establishment Elixirs, it wouldn’t concern He Song at all.
In any case, he had the six Foundation Establishment Elixirs necessary for his first attempt at Foundation Establishment.
Even if he failed the first attempt, his second try would be after several years.
Over such a long period, He Song didn’t believe that there would be no Foundation Establishment Elixirs added to the Thick Earth Sect’s treasure house.
With six Foundation Establishment Elixirs in hand,
He Song felt relieved and naturally fell into a state of cultivation.
It was worth mentioning that,
three years ago, when He Song killed Mi Cang and plundered the Seven Fragrance Tracking Skill from him, he had already trained it to the point where he could use it at will without diminishing its power.
The Seven Fragrance Tracking Skill could be used without practicing the main
Jade Flower Sect cultivation skill of the Flowers Formulas, and its power would not be diminished either.
After testing it,
He Song found that he just needed to pinch a simple gesture, and a tracking mark would be created. As long as the mark was not dispelled, he could use the Seven Fragrance Tracking Skill to track the target’s location at any time.
Whether it was clothing, storage bags, or even a single strand of hair, it would work.
If the mark was removed but not the marked item, he could still track the target’s location within seven days.
In this way, He Song could conveniently track anything he wanted to in the future.
Moreover, it was a secret skill, far more powerful than ordinary Tracking Skills.
However, he couldn’t use it in front of people from the Jade Flower Sect.
Otherwise, they might recognize the origin of this skill, and He Song would inevitably face some trouble.
Time flew by in the blink of an eye.
In a flash, three months had passed.
On this day,
The Outer Disciple Competition of the Thick Earth Sect was in full swing, but He Song was still deep in cultivation..
