I am cultivating immortality in the chaotic world.

Chapter 100: If you can’t win, turn the table over.

"Tell me the truth."

Inside the Chaotian Sect, the Sect Master stood on Zhao Yishi's shoulder with a serious expression and tilted his head to look at Zhao Yishi: "Did you get the jade slip of Ji Taiping's entry?"

"do not worry."

"Whether you have it or not, Master will not let you hand it over. What falls into your hands is your chance. How can you just hand it over just because of Ji Taiping?"

"But you have to at least let the master know whether you are right or not, right?"

“No.”

Zhao Yishi, who was standing like a giant in the back mountain of Chaotian Sect, shook his head and said in a muffled voice, "After I arrived at Kaishan City, I ate some rabbit meat, and then was taken to Qiuyuan City by the white-clothed man. I didn't take anything."

"The rabbit meat is quite delicious."

"Ah."

The leader of Chaotian Sect nodded in understanding. If nothing unexpected happened, the jade slip with the entry should be in Chen Yu's hands. After all, if not, there would be no need for Chen Yu to escape on the spot.

This little kid is quite kind-hearted.

When running away, he did not forget to take Zhao Yishi with him, but Zhao Yishi's physique was such that he could escape the monk but not the temple.

After roughly knowing what happened.

Then he looked at Ji Taiping who was standing in the air outside the sect's formation and spoke in a loud voice.

"This sect master has already asked the disciples, and he did not take your so-called jade slip of entries."

"This is my explanation to you."

"Even children know that if they lose something, they should report it to the authorities. Go ask the authorities and ask them to help you find it."

"As for your request to check the foundation of the disciples, it is nonsense. Your Ji family is not weak, but in recent years, only the younger generation of disciples in our Chaotian Sect have failed. The Supreme Elder has not passed away yet."

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Ji Taiping stood outside the mountain gate of Chaotian Sect with a gloomy face, feeling the power coming from the mountain protection formation. He turned around and left without saying a word.

And at this time——

In a canyon somewhere in Xuzhou.

Chen Lu, who was sitting cross-legged on the raw stone, had already absorbed all the remaining 59 Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills. His cultivation progress had already reached 29% of the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Period. Then he looked inward at the more than people who were locked up in the disciple dormitory in the small world.

Wait until night falls today.

This group of people can produce a large number of Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills.

Liu Zide's plan was really good. Even if he had a lot of spirit stones, he could at most set up a spirit gathering array to speed up the absorption of spiritual energy, but it certainly wouldn't be as fast and overbearing as the Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill.

So many Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills can greatly speed up his cultivation.

Only then did he feel a little safer.

Just wait until nightfall.

With the remaining batch of Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills, he could break through to the sixth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

At this time, Feilong caught a few plump yellow croakers from the creek, and put them on the campfire, turning them over and over again. The aroma of the burnt meat wafted out, which whetted people's appetite.

Chen Lu was not polite either.

He immediately stopped practicing and looked at the sunlight blocked by clouds, then stood up and sat beside the campfire. He picked up a piece of fish, blew on it to heat it up, and then put it to his mouth.

"Ok?"

Chen Yu, who originally just wanted to taste some fireworks, had a hint of surprise in his eyes when he put the fish into his mouth. The fish meat was as silky as silk, and the plump meat burst out on the tip of his tongue with a slightly burnt and spicy taste.

Really good.

He had eaten the roasted rabbit made by Feilong, and the taste was just average, edible.

The reason why the fish meat is so delicious has basically nothing to do with Feilong's cooking skills, but simply because the yellow croaker meat is plump.

"How about it?"

Fei Long was also quite pleased with himself. He picked up a plump yellow croaker that was pierced by a branch, took a big bite, and then said intoxicatedly: "The yellow croakers in this stream are probably because there is no one around, so each one is very big."

"And it's not prickly, just sprinkle some seasoning on it and it tastes amazing, it's perfect."

"Indeed."

Chen Lu nodded and was about to take another bite when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a yellow croaker in the stream, struggling to jump out of the water.

Once, twice, three times.

As if he never gets tired.

This strange scene also attracted Chen Lu's attention. He walked to the creek, squatted down and carefully observed the yellow croaker. The scales on its body were extremely beautiful, with an overall yellow color mixed with some milky white scales.

And none of its scales were damaged, it was indeed a rare and plump yellow croaker.

After Chen Lu walked to the creek, the fat yellow croaker no longer jumped out of the water, but swam straight upstream along the creek. However, it did not swim far before returning to Chen Lu, jumped out of the water, and then swam upstream along the creek again.

After four or five times in a row.

Chen Yu also understood what was going on. He raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "Can a yellow croaker be born with intelligence? Why do I feel like this yellow croaker is showing us the way and wants to guide us upstream?"

"Yeah."

The fat dragon who was also squatting nearby smacked his lips and said, "I think it's saying that it's the fattest and tastiest, so let's eat it first."

"Scholar, where is the upper reaches of this stream?"

"The water upstream is groundwater flowing out of the mountains, and it's not clear further up."

"Go and take a look. Scholar, you stay here and let your brother come with me." Since they were free anyway, Chen Lu always felt that the little yellow croaker was walking for them. Thinking of the allusion of the fish leaping over the dragon gate, he always felt like it was some kind of adventure.

It's a pity to miss it.

Take the scholar brother with them, and even if they encounter any danger, they can come back in an instant.

In this way, the three of them followed the little fish upstream and soon came to a small waterfall in the canyon, about three or four feet high and not as tall as a person. Under the waterfall was a pool of dark water.

The yellow croaker jumped out of the water in front of them, then swung its tail and dived straight into the depths of the pool.

Several people looked at each other.

After Chen Lu released his spiritual energy to wrap Fei Long and the others, he slowly dived into the water and followed the little yellow croaker to the bottom of the pond to find out what was going on. The spiritual energy could isolate the water in the pond and ensure that they could breathe.

Just dive all the way down like this.

After several incense sticks of time, they were already some distance away from the water surface, but the small yellow croaker seemed to feel no pressure and continued to swing its tail and dive into the depths.

The water is extremely clear.

However, there was no light at this depth, and the surroundings were illuminated entirely by the light brought by spiritual energy. Chen Lu did not feel much pressure, as his spiritual energy was enough for him to take a few naps down there.

This level of spiritual energy consumption is not as much as the automatic rotation recovery of his Heavenly Dao Foundation.

I do not know how long it has been.

Chen Lu already felt a little stuffy in his chest. He dived about several hundred feet deep, but still could not see the bottom. Just when he was about to retreat, he finally saw the bottom. The small yellow croaker turned into a cave nearby.

A somewhat cramped cave.

But there is no problem for three people to pass side by side.

This seems to lead to an underground river.

Chen Lu, who had already intended to retreat, followed again. This time it didn't take long, only about a cup of tea. During this time, he passed through many winding caves with extremely complex terrain at the bottom of the pool.

And after he passed through the last passage composed of underwater rock walls.

Everything suddenly became clear!
Chen Lu and his companions emerged from the water and appeared inside a huge natural underground cave. The top of the cave was filled with strange and mysterious stalactites. At first glance, it felt like the cave could fit a small village.

And it is very easy to breathe. This place must be connected to the outside world, but I don’t know where the passage is.

"Huh."

Fei Long glanced around and said in shock: "The beauty of this place is something I have never seen before. It is so secluded that no one will be able to find it if we practice here."

The words echoed, and the empty sounds kept floating around my ears.

At this time, Chen Lu noticed that the small yellow croaker had disappeared at some point. It seemed that the place the small yellow croaker wanted to bring him to was here, but was there anything special about this place?

He took a careful look inside the cave.

It is a very pure karst cave, very clean, with no traces of human activities or carvings. It is indeed like a paradise. But what does this have to do with adventure?

at this time--

From the rock wall passage in the far distance of the cave, bursts of conversations and scattered footsteps could be heard coming from far to near.

"The brothers who went to the Poison Thunder Swamp a few days ago have all died. The murderer has not been found yet. It is said that even the old Poison Thunder Ghost is dead. He was a powerful golden elixir master like the sect master."

"Who in Xuzhou can kill a Jindan quietly?"

"Could it be that those old monsters who have been hiding from the world have taken action?"

"It's unlikely. The sect leader said that those old monsters who have been hiding from the world have already closed themselves off, leaving only a trace of spiritual energy to hang on. They have not taken any other measures to consume spiritual energy, just waiting for the opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. It is unlikely that those old monsters will take action."

"Yeah, that's really weird."

soon--

Four or five disciples wearing the sect's standard robes walked into the cave from a narrow passage at the side. While chatting with each other, they carefully knocked down a stalactite that had fallen on the top of the cave, and then returned the same way.

And after these disciples left.

Feilong and his friends reemerged from the small world.

Chen Yu looked at the departing figures of the disciples thoughtfully. This cave was actually the territory of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect? The Ten Thousand Poison Sect was so close to them.

The Wan Du Sect is not a small territory.

It ranks 78th on the sect ranking list, which is not a low ranking, higher than Chaotian Sect.

But none of this matters.

The important thing is that just now in the small world, he saw disciples of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect carefully knocking down one of the stalactites that had fallen on the top of the cave and taking it away. Although he didn't know what it was, looking at the other party's careful and serious look, he could guess that it should not be an ordinary thing.

"Hey."

Chen Yu laughed and waved his hand: "Pack it up!"

The time it takes to burn several incense sticks.

The cave that was originally full of stalactites was now empty. Even the stalactites that had just poked out were knocked down by them and packed up and taken away. They collected more than 200 of them.

Just as they were about to check out what other treasures were around.

"Damn!!"

Perhaps they moved too much and touched some restriction. An extremely terrifying golden elixir force came quickly towards the cave from afar. Chen Lu and Fei Long did not hesitate at all and instantly grabbed the scholar's brother's shoulders.

The next moment!
The three of them disappeared on the spot.

A moment later, a middle-aged man with red hair appeared out of nowhere in the cave, suspended in mid-air. He looked at the now empty cave and roared angrily, "Damn it, damn it!!!"

“No matter who it is, if they dare to break into the forbidden area of ​​​​the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, they will seize the accumulation of hundreds of years of our Ten Thousand Poison Sect!”

"Once I find you, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth!"

No matter who the other party is.

Since they have robbed his "Dragon Vein Stone", they will definitely appear in the competition for the Tianjiao Ranking, and the outcome will naturally be revealed then!
"Dragon Vein Stone?"

The scholar looked at the pile of stalactites that Chen Yu had taken out with a look of disbelief on his face and said in shock: "Even one of these ordinary stalactites is a treasure for forging spiritual treasures. Just add this one to the process of forging spiritual treasures, and your spiritual energy will flow more smoothly in the spiritual treasures made of dragon vein stones."

“And the connection to each other will be deeper.”

"For example, my Qing Feng, even if he is hundreds of miles away, I can still have spiritual connection with him, because Qing Feng added a dragon vein stone when forging it."

“And you have hundreds of them here.”

"Although only nine of them are fully mature, and the rest were plucked out while still in the seedling stage, they are still effective, but the effect is not as strong. The growth environment of a natural treasure like Dragon Vein Stone is extremely harsh."

"It must be on a leyline, and that leyline must pass through underground water. It can only be born after years of constant collision between evil spirits and the righteousness of the leyline."

"It takes three hundred years for this mature dragon vein stone to form."

"Um"

Chen Yu turned around with a strange look on his face and looked at the stream behind him: "It's so rare, I just followed the yellow croaker all the way forward, and then I found so many."

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Even the scholar fell silent, tilting his head to look at the stream. Was that yellow croaker really a fortuitous encounter? He had lived there for a long time before, so why didn't the yellow croaker show him the way?

Besides, why can you, little yellow croaker, bring adventures to Brother Shu?
He just ate a lot of your people. Is this how you treat your clan enemy? The scholar was silent for a long time before he said softly, "Brother Shu, this is also your chance. Since you have this opportunity, it means that you have to go on this trip to the capital."

"Don't go."

Chen Yu shook his head firmly: "Don't enter the Golden Elixir, don't set foot in Jingzhou, this is an iron rule, opportunities are always there, but life is only once."

"This opportunity may not always be available."

The scholar explained with a complicated expression: "Why do the younger generations in the world want the Tianjiao Ranking so much? In addition to the rewards bestowed by the Heavenly Dao and fame, the most important thing is the rewards given when the Tianjiao Ranking is finalized."

“The Tianjiao Ranking List is finalized at the end of each year and a new list is created.”

“It’s updated every year.”

"In a few days, it will be the first day of the new year, which is the day when the sect rankings, the genius rankings, and other rankings will be refreshed and finalized."

"This day."

"The chosen ones who gather in the capital will enter an exclusive Heavenly Dao secret realm. Only cultivators under the age of 50 with a cultivation base above the first level of foundation building can enter this secret realm."

"Pass various competitions in the secret realm to determine the top three of the "Genius Ranking" in the new year."

"Once the ranking is determined, it will remain fixed for a whole year. Unless someone ahead of you dies unexpectedly, the ranking will not rise any further."

"After the ranking is determined."

"Those ranked in the top 1,000 of the "Tianjiao Ranking" will receive blessings from Heaven, and the top three will have the opportunity to receive treasures from Heaven."

"To put it simply, you provide the materials for forging a magic weapon, and then Tiandao will help you forge a magic weapon that best suits you."

"This kind of spiritual treasure is called the Heavenly Dao Spiritual Treasure."

"It is an effect that even the most advanced weapon cultivators of Daxia Fruit cannot forge. It fits you perfectly and is also a life-long spiritual treasure that can grow. It will grow with your cultivation level."

A trace of fondness suddenly appeared on the scholar's face. He lowered his head and looked at the miniature sword in his sleeve: "This Qingfeng of mine is a spiritual treasure of the Heavenly Dao, full of spirituality."

"Dragon Vein Stone is a rare treasure from heaven and earth. Brother Shu, didn't you say that you haven't found a suitable spiritual treasure for practicing magic?"

"This Tianjiao Ranking is your chance, Brother Shu. With your skills, it won't be a problem for you to get into the top three."

"Top three?"

Chen Lu frowned and said nothing. This Heavenly Dao magic treasure really attracted him. Although he had made up his mind not to enter the Golden Elixir realm and not to set foot in the capital, he really needed a magic treasure that was especially suitable for him.

After thinking for a moment, he asked.

"The selection for the Tianjiao Ranking is held in the Tiandao Secret Realm, not on a certain stage?"

"No."

"Can those old Jindan monsters interfere in the affairs of the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm?"

"No, but the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm used to select geniuses can be seen by people outside."

Chen Lu nodded to show that he understood. The winter solstice was a few days ago, and there are still seven days until the new year, which means that the ranking of geniuses will begin in seven days.

Then he paid attention and looked up at the scholar.

"Departure."

At night, Haishi.

In a brothel private room called "Xinghualou" in "Daming City", a secondary city near "Jingcheng" in Jingzhou.

Chen Lu was sitting by the window overlooking the hustle and bustle of the street below. From time to time, he could hear the shouts of the madam and the laughter of the girls below. He casually picked up a browned peanut from the table and put it to his mouth.

Chew slowly and savor it.

I picked up another cup of sake and took a sip. The spicy feeling in my throat calmed me down a lot. Outside the window, many pedestrians on the street were carrying shoulder poles and shouting at the top of their lungs, filling the whole city with the smell of life.

The scholar was sitting right opposite him, also looking down at the scene with a smile on his face.

There were only two of them in the room at this time.

Feilong and his younger brother the scholar went out to gather intelligence. Feilong was responsible for gathering intelligence, while his younger brother the scholar was responsible for escaping at the critical moment.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The madam pushed the door open and walked in, laughing and waving a handkerchief. Behind her, seven or eight girls came in one after another and stood in front of Chen Yu and the other man. They put their hands together in front of their stomachs and looked at Chen Yu in unison, with seductiveness in their voices.

"Greetings to the two gentlemen."

"how?"

The madam looked at Chen Yu and the other two expectantly: "My girls are all transferred from the capital, and they all have various skills. Many dignitaries come to me to have a look at the world of mortals. Do you think they are okay, gentlemen?"

The scholar, sitting cross-legged on the chair, had a slightly flushed cheek. He tilted his head to look out the window and sneered.

"Pink skull."

"As a sword cultivator, even if I see a lot of red-faced skeletons, my sword is the only thing that matters."

Chen Lu grabbed a peanut and put it into his mouth, then drank the cup of wine in his hand. Then he propped up his cheeks, tilted his head and looked at the seven or eight girls one by one, waving his hand.

"Change to another batch."

"okay."

Soon, the madam came in with a group of girls.

"How about this time?"

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Chen Yu expressionlessly took out a few spirit stones from his bosom and threw them over: "Aren't these the same ones from before? I don't recognize them after they changed their clothes. Find some top players that you can show off."

The madam didn't look embarrassed at all. She picked up the spiritual stone on the ground with joy and stuffed it into her chest. Then she said excitedly, "I understand."

This time, the madam only brought in three.

But each of them is a top celestial being in the eyes of mortals, and their temperament and clothing taste are first-class.

"Sir, what about this time?"

"Ah."

Chen Yu nodded, then waved his hand and said, "All three of you can stay."

"The one on the far left, take my brother to the side room. He's a little shy, so you take the initiative."

"Brother Lu!"

The scholar who was pretending to be calm could no longer hold back and said seriously, "I am a sword cultivator! Sword cultivators are not involved in the secular world!"

"Not involved in worldly affairs?"

Chen Yu shook his head: "I don't know how to practice swordsmanship, but you've been crippled for so many years, you must be feeling very depressed. As your sect leader, I have an obligation to help you get rid of your anger."

Half-heartedly.

The scholar, with his neck slightly flushed, was taken into the side room of the private room by the tall girl on his left.

"Leave these two here. I have two brothers coming over later. Give them to them."

"That"

The madam asked tentatively, "Sir, don't you want to play by yourself?"

"I don't touch the world."

"Oh."

The madam tactfully closed the door and retreated.

"Can you play an instrument?"

Chen Lu held the wine glass and tilted his head to look at the two girls in the private room and asked casually.

They were both wearing chiffon dresses, the one on the left was pink and the one on the right was rose red. They both had beautiful faces and even a hint of shyness in their gestures, looking like virgins.

"Yes, I can dance. Do you want to see it, sir?"

"Look."

soon.

The girl in the pink skirt on the left is sitting on a high chair with a pipa in her arms, looking out the window with a sad face and singing softly, while the remaining girl in the rose-red skirt is dancing gracefully in the slightly dim light in the room.

The dance steps are very graceful.

Chen Lu's thoughts gradually drifted away. He tilted his head to look at the bustling street outside the window. He didn't know what he was thinking about. He just felt that it seemed very peaceful at this moment, just as peaceful as when he was beside the stream in the canyon.

It is a kind of tranquility, but also not a kind of tranquility.

at this time--

The scholar's younger brother walked out of the private room with an expressionless face, followed by Feilong with an embarrassed face and the scholar's somewhat angry curses.

"I told you not to misuse your term."

Fei Long tugged at the corner of the scholar's brother's clothes with some embarrassment: "Your brother also has his own private space. We can just walk back. It's not far. Don't scare your brother to death. That would be a real sin."

The scholar brother didn't say anything and stood aside with an expressionless face.

Fei Long didn't say anything more, but ran to Chen Lu's side and took out a huge piece of brown paper from his arms: "Brother Lu, the names of the geniuses written here are all people who pose a strong threat to your competition for the top three."

Chen Lu waved his hand, signaling the two girls next to him to go to the other side rooms and wait, then he frowned and looked at the brown paper list.

“So many names?”

“There must be about seventy or eighty of them, right?”

"Yeah."

Fei Long nodded helplessly: "Brother Shu, although your cultivation level has improved rapidly, your current cultivation level is only at the fifth level of foundation building. There are many geniuses with golden elixir cultivation level in this competition for the genius ranking."

"Adding the other geniuses who have reached the seventh level of foundation building, there are so many people."

"Most of the entries about Tianjiao are impossible to find out. Only a few of them can be found out."

"For example, this true disciple of the Jikui Sect is unanimously considered by the outside world to be a strong contender for the top ten. He is a very rare puppet cultivator that has been lost for a long time."

"Use the flesh and blood of monsters and their evil spirits, and combine them with various natural treasures to create a powerful mechanical puppet."

"Use spiritual energy to control the puppet to fight for you."

"It is said that a large amount of rare treasures have been prepared this time, and they are going to build a natal puppet made by the Heavenly Dao for themselves after they win the top three places."

"You can use spiritual energy to remotely control the puppet, or you can sit inside the puppet and control it to fight."

"Its puppet is made entirely of the extremely rare "obsidian", which can absorb a large amount of damage caused by spells. It is your most difficult opponent this time, Brother Shu, and is more capable of restraining you."

"The information is all here, but it's basically all out in the open. Whatever information I can find out, others can find out too. There are so many people looking for information, so there is no secret information anymore."

"Brother Lu, take a look."

Chen Lu didn't say anything else. He waved his hand to signal Fei Long and the other man to take the girl to the side room to play by themselves. Then he frowned and looked at the stack of information that Fei Long handed over.

have to say.

There are indeed many strong people.

Almost every genius here has the full support of the sect and the family behind him. None of them are weak, and the entry groups are basically well-matched.

In this situation, he felt that it would be difficult for him to squeeze into the top 20 unless he used the means of self-destruction.

He doesn't have that many words to self-destruct.

There are still seven days before the competition officially starts.

In the next seven days, he should be able to use the Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill to improve his cultivation to the seventh or eighth level of the Foundation Establishment. By then, combined with his own Lightning Inducing Technique and the newly learned "Nine Poisons Soul Technique", he should be able to fight against those at the peak of the Foundation Establishment level.

But those geniuses in the early stage of Jindan are a bit tricky.

He does have a vengeful spirit in the early stage of the Golden Core on his back. If he can make things snowball, he might have a chance. However, those geniuses are the best among the younger generation of the Great Xia Kingdom.

It must be difficult to handle.

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Chen Lu narrowed his eyes slightly and began to wonder if there was a chance to turn the table over before the game started.

The Heavenly Dao doesn’t care how many people enter the Heavenly Dao secret realm to select the genius rankings.

Anyway, just open and close on time.

If you can't beat him, flip the table.

If he was the only one who entered the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm, he would definitely be the undisputed number one.

(End of this chapter)