Chapter 25: Internal Competition and Discussion on Tianwu Terrace
Before he knew it, Sun Zecheng had joined Huangfeng Valley for more than four years, and it would be five years in five months.

Just when Sun Zecheng had used up all the talisman paper and was about to buy more, he received a notice that in two months he would have his first internal competition since entering the valley.

Sun Zecheng understood this very well. How could a sect not have internal competitions? When studying, there are middle school entrance exams, final exams, and college entrance exams!

The Qi Refining Stage competition five years ago had ended before Sun Zecheng entered the valley. As soon as he entered, he faced the choice of redistribution of Foundation Establishment Pills, so Sun Zecheng knew more or less about it. However, he did not understand that Foundation Establishment disciples still had to compete.

What kind of prize could there be? Could it be a pill that helps to form a pill, like the foundation-building pill? But I have just established my foundation, what can I use to compete with the old guys in the late stage of foundation-building?
Besides, it’s just one XX pill at most, and its effect is limited, otherwise Huangfeng Valley wouldn’t have less than ten Jindan cultivators in all these years!

Sun Zecheng didn't hold out any hope and didn't think Huangfeng Valley could offer any attractive rewards, so he didn't take it seriously at all.

"Oh, I see." Sun Zecheng's tone revealed his nonchalant attitude.
Li Huayuan saw this and frowned, knowing that this beloved disciple did not understand the situation, and he had to explain it to him clearly!
"Listen here, my disciple! Huangfeng Valley holds a competition every five years. The competition among Qi Refining disciples is mainly to determine the order of distribution of Foundation Establishment Pills, while the competition among new Foundation Establishment disciples has another important task!" Li Huayuan had a serious face.

"New foundation-building disciple" and "another important task" - Sun Zecheng sensitively captured Li Huayuan's key words.

"Only the newly established disciples are participating? The winner will also receive a mission?" Sun Zecheng asked as he thought: What kind of reward is this for the winner to receive a mission?
"That's right! Only disciples who have established their foundation within the past five years can participate! We will select two winners to participate in the Tianwutai Forum in four months."

Sun Zecheng had a deep memory of Tianwutai. He was brought into Huangfeng Valley after showing his Ascension Order at the Tianwutai Ascension Conference. However, it was the first time he heard of the Tianwutai Dao Discussion! What is this? Everyone has their own Dao, what is there to discuss? Han Erlangzi told you that he got there by taking drugs, what's the point of knowing that? Do you have so many pills to eat?

"The Tianwutai Dao Discussion is actually a competition among the seven sects' new foundation-building disciples! It determines the distribution ratio of the spirit stone mine's output!"

After Li Huayuan's explanation, Sun Zecheng finally understood that when the seven sects conquered the territory of Yue State and divided up various benefits, the mountain territories they occupied were independent, but the spiritual mines could not be independent! Because Yue State did not have seven spiritual mines of exactly the same size! There were only four spiritual mines in total, and the spiritual stone content was different! The size difference was huge! It was impossible to divide them by mine! It could only be owned by the seven sects!
There was another quarrel about the proportion of the spiritual mine held by various factions. It was naturally unreasonable to divide it equally!

In the world of immortal cultivation, strength is everything! But we can't let a few Yuanying ancestors fight each other, right? What if a fire breaks out and destroys the unity of the seven sects?
Amid the clamor, the Yanyue Sect, which possessed the strongest power, proposed to divide the spirit stone mine into 100 shares, with each of the seven sects taking 12 shares, and the remaining 16 shares being decided by competition!
The specific content of the competition is that every five years, two new foundation-building disciples from the seven sects are selected to compete! The top three will receive eight shares, five shares, and three shares respectively!
Everyone knew that the Yanyue Sect's dual cultivation method and combined attack technique were advantageous in a two-person battle, but the Yanyue Sect was the strongest and had made the greatest contributions. Now that they had put themselves on an equal footing and proposed this very fair competition to decide the distribution, the other six sects immediately agreed. This was the Tianwutai Discussion!
Sun Zecheng took a deep breath after hearing this. Damn, this is a dispute over interests! It's a huge dispute over interests! This is going to end in a bloody fight!

Fortunately, there were two Jindan-stage monks supervising the competition at the Tianwutai Forum! Once the winner was decided, the competition supervisor would stop the competition and save the loser!
"What about the rewards? What are they?" Sun Zecheng was more concerned about this.

"The top two winners of the sect's internal competition will be awarded 15 mid-level spirit stones for the first place and 12 mid-level spirit stones for the second place."

"The third place winner of the Tianwutai Dao Discussion will be awarded 15 mid-level spirit stones every year for five years!" Huang Fenggu is really stingy as always! Just a dozen mid-level spirit stones, not even as valuable as a foundation-building pill!

"I wonder if this fight is worth it?" Sun Zecheng planned to fight with the help of a sea of ​​talismans. His talismans were made of fine materials and the cost was not low. He blurted out the answer while calculating in his mind.

"I will give you my rewards for being a master separately! I won't share any with you!"

No wonder Li Huayuan is so active! It turns out that there is a similar reward for him to be his master in the sect, and it is probably half and half! So, two people go to the competition, four people get the reward, 60 yuan a year for the middle level, and 300 yuan for the middle level in five years, which is indeed a lot of money. It's just that half of it is less for the people who fight.

"It's difficult. I don't know what kind of powerful treasures others have." Since the master is offering benefits, he naturally can't take it for nothing without any effort. Sun Zecheng tries to see if the master Li Huayuan has any treasures to give.

"This magical weapon, the Green Light Sword, is given to you by my master." Li Huayuan took out a green long sword.

What?! Wasn't this Jade Blade a gift from Li Huayuan to Han Li when he came out of the Blood Forbidden Land? It looks like a standard wholesale commodity. Are you going to fight me with this? Master, no wonder the mistress said you are not a generous person! Sun Zecheng was complaining in his heart.

"Forget about the magic weapon. With such a huge dispute over interests at the Tianwutai Forum, the Invisible Needle Talisman is barely enough!" Sun Zecheng has lived in the Lubo Cave for a year. He and Li Huayuan see each other every day. Now that they are familiar with each other, he speaks more freely. He simply asks for the Invisible Needle Talisman. Anyway, he doesn't know what other treasures his master has besides the Invisible Needle Talisman.

"It's not enough for you to have an invisible needle talisman, you're always thinking about your master!"

"I can't win without the talisman. The talisman has a limited number of uses. I'm afraid one talisman won't be enough after several competitions." Sun Zecheng looked at Li Huayuan with a grin. He had already figured out Li Huayuan's temper. Although he was stingy, Li Huayuan was reasonable overall.

"When discussing Taoism at the Tianwutai, the use of talismans and real treasures is prohibited! Talismans of intermediate level and above are also prohibited! The main purpose is to compete with the cultivators' own magical skills." Li Huayuan explained.

"Yanyue Sect is really good at planning!" Sun Zecheng blurted out when he thought of the pairs of boys and girls holding hands in the Yanyue Sect to perform the "Yin Yang Pulling Technique". Without powerful talismans or advanced talismans, they could minimize accidents and finally practice the combined attack technique. The Yanyue Sect disciples, who were greater than the sum of their parts, had the advantage!
No wonder Master Zhong was so excited when Huangfeng Valley recruited the Murong brothers who had the thunder spirit root, thinking that the time had come for Huangfeng Valley to surpass the other six sects! Under this competition rule, these two brothers really have great potential! Think about the first place can get two-thirds more spiritual stone income every year! Cultivating immortals is nothing more than money, friends, magic and land. With two-thirds more income, it is hard not to be prosperous!

(End of this chapter)