Chapter 86 There are so many people
Not long after the initial test, the results of the ranking according to points appeared on the water curtain.
As expected, the top nine all have three wins, and two of them are in the early stages of foundation building. I don’t know if they are really strong or just lucky enough not to face strong opponents.
Ruan Xing looked at a few familiar names, Xie Huai, Xu Xi, Xiong Dacheng, and herself. They all had two wins and one loss. Because she was ranked higher than Xie Huai, at 34th.
The last dozen or so had three losses each. Ruan Xing's prediction was correct. From the 51st to the 69th, they all had one win and two losses. Although the points were the same, according to the principle of different levels of cultivation, the last nine had to be eliminated regretfully.
It stands to reason that if the injury in the first test is so serious that it affects the re-test, one can voluntarily give up the test, but no one applied to do so.
Anyway, I have already entered the second round of interviews, so I have to give it a try.
Afterwards, everyone had a short three-day rest.
During these three days, those who are injured should recover well, and those who will be taking the re-examination should prepare well.
Ruan Xing was not injured, so he spent a day and a half to go to the town closest to the Xuanbing Sect, sold the Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand, and got eight hundred low-grade spirit stones.
The exchange of five hundred contribution points for foundation-building pills is a benefit provided by the Xuanbing Sect to outer disciples. Each disciple is allowed to use this price to exchange for up to three foundation-building pills before building a foundation. However, it is not easy for outer disciples to accumulate contribution points. Basically, when the contribution points earned through hard work are enough to exchange for foundation-building pills and exercises, it is time to build a foundation. No one will get stuck at the completion of Qi training just to take advantage of this, because more time can be spent on building a foundation earlier and more money can be earned.
Outside the sect, the price of Foundation Establishment Pills usually fluctuates around seven or eight hundred spirit stones, and sometimes due to certain objective factors, it may rise to one thousand spirit stones per pill.
In this way, the number of spirit stones she had returned to more than a thousand.
Ruan Xing directly recharged 500 spirit stones in the simulator and would use them when simulating the secret realm in a few days.
Three days passed in a flash and the re-examination will begin soon.
All the arenas in the square were removed and replaced by a large square platform.
It is said that the list of candidates for the re-examination was decided by drawing lots. Ruan Xing was puzzled. If it was by drawing lots, how would Xu Sixi manipulate it behind the scenes?
Once you see how the draw is done, it doesn't seem so strange anymore.
Everyone presses a handprint on the water curtain, and the screen lights up with each press. The lit area is the number drawn by the individual.
No...you call this a lottery?
Haven't you already programmed the background program? Whoever presses the button will light up which location.
Why go through this process just for the sake of face?
Ruan Xing couldn't help but complain in his heart.
But she still lined up with everyone else to press her fingerprints. After looking at her number, she was about to go back as the competition would officially start tomorrow. Suddenly, someone called her.
"Junior sister Ruan."
She turned around and saw Wu Xing. She was a little surprised and a little strange. "Why are you here?"
Because some monks who originally served in the sect resigned from their original positions to participate in the competition, the Treasure Pavilion and the External Affairs Hall were short-staffed these days. Lu Jin and Wu Xing had to be on duty every day and had no time to watch the competition.
Wu Xing smiled and said, "Didn't you notice that there are so many people here today?"
Ruan Xing looked around. There were indeed a lot of people, at least half more than during the initial test. However, she didn't know many of them. Most of them were wearing moon-white disciple uniforms, so she couldn't tell who was who.
"Yes, there are more. Where did these people come from?" Ruan Xing just finished asking, and suddenly remembered the information he got from the simulation a few days ago, and hurriedly asked: "Are those foundation-building cultivators from Zhongzhou?"
"Yes, the disciples sent by Zhongzhou to participate in the Jintai Secret Realm will come here in advance every time the Jintai Secret Realm opens, and watch the re-examination by the way." Wu Xing looked over there, "There are a total of 100 people. The Foreign Affairs Hall is responsible for the reception, so only one person is left in the hall, and the others are all here."
After Wu Xing's reminder, Ruan Xing noticed something different when he looked at the people in the square again.
Although they were wearing the same clothes, some monks looked arrogant and seemed to look down on rural places like Nanzhou.
She took a rough look at them. They were all disciples in the middle and late stages of foundation building. Although their cultivation was not low, their minds were not open-minded enough. She couldn't help but ask, "Are these the elite disciples of Zhongzhou?"
"Yes, I heard that there are thousands of inner disciples in Zhongzhou. To stand out from so many people, he must be an elite disciple." Wu Xing sighed.
Ruan Xing smacked his lips when he heard this and said, "So many people? It's really not easy."
Fortunately, she was not born in Zhongzhou. It was already difficult to get into the top 30 among more than 90 people. Wouldn't it be even more difficult to get into the top 100 among 1,000 people?
"Today I just brought them here to have a look. We'll go to Elder Peak later to arrange accommodation for them. As for you, do your best in the competition tomorrow. Don't let our fellow disciples in Zhongzhou laugh at us." Wu Xing winked at her mischievously, clenched his fist and made a cheering gesture, "Let's go."
The two said goodbye to each other. Wu Xing went back to receive his fellow disciples from Zhongzhou, while Ruan Xing walked back while thinking.
Most of the cultivators in Zhongzhou are in the late stage of foundation building, a few are in the middle stage of foundation building, and there is not a single one in the early stage of foundation building.
Adding these thirty from Nanzhou, there are a total of one hundred and thirty people. Does Xie Huai have such great ability?
In the secret realm, he could fight against a hundred at a time, and kill one hundred and twenty-eight monks of the same level by himself?
She was thinking about something when she was stopped by someone.
"Junior sister, can you tell me how to get to the cafeteria?" A baby-faced boy, who looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, had a sunny smile on his face.
"Canteen?" Ruan Xing looked at him, "Do you still need to eat in the late stage of foundation building?"
He was a little embarrassed: "Personal hobby."
"You are a fellow disciple from Zhongzhou, right? The inner sect doesn't have a dining hall." Ruan Xing said. Seeing the visible disappointment on the other's face, she continued, "But there is one in the outer sect. Do you want to go? Let me be frank, the food is not very tasty."
The young man's eyes suddenly lit up, "Yes, thank you, Junior Sister. I am Fu Qinghong."
"My name is Ruan Xing." Ruan Xing replied casually, stepped on the flying sword, looked around, and asked him to follow her. "Aren't there people from the Foreign Affairs Hall to receive you? If you run out like this, what if they can't find you?"
"It's okay. I've told my senior sister that I'll come here secretly to find the dining hall." Fu Qinghong said with a smile, "My master never let me eat since I was a child. Before I could draw in my Qi, I was so hungry that I felt dizzy and dizzy every day. I just wanted to have a full meal for once. Over time, I developed this habit and I haven't gotten rid of it yet."
Ruan Xing was surprised, "Ah? You are not allowed to eat without Qi? Then how did you grow up?"
According to the normal progress of a cultivator, one can draw in Qi at the age of thirteen, and before that one lives a normal life like an ordinary person.
Fu Qinghong explained: "Master is doing this for my own good. He said that eating mortal food will cause impurities in my body. But when I am not drawing in Qi, I cannot eat spiritual food every day. I can only eat some spiritual rice porridge occasionally and drink plenty of water. If I am really hungry, I will take the Bigu Pill."
Hearing this, Ruan Xing paused and stopped the flying sword, "Then if I take you to the dining hall, won't it affect your practice?"
"It's okay." Fu Qinghong chuckled. "After I practiced Qi and was able to go down the mountain, I would occasionally go outside the sect to eat secretly. If the master knew, he would at most punish me. Please, Junior Sister, take me with you. I will go back immediately after eating. I will never let anyone find out, and I will never let anyone know that it was you who took me there. I swear."
Ruan Xing thought about it and continued to fly him towards the outer peak. She originally agreed to help Fu Qinghong not out of kindness, but to take the opportunity to learn about the situation in Zhongzhou. Unfortunately, after chatting for a long time, Ruan Xing only found out Fu Qinghong's personal situation and knew nothing else.
He is an orphan. Because of his extraordinary talent, he was picked up by his master and brought up in the mountains when he was young. He was raised by his senior sister. His master was very strict with him, so he had never left the courtyard before he was twelve years old. He entered the Tao at the age of twelve and laid the foundation at the age of fourteen. Only then did he dare to sneak down the mountain, but he did not dare to go too far. This trip to Nanzhou was his first time to travel far away.
Similarly, because he was a direct disciple and was not very familiar with the other inner disciples, he could not tell much about the situation in the inner sect.
Ruan Xing could only sigh, but as a good person, he still accompanied him to finish the meal.
There were still only a few kids at the initial stage of Qi training in the outer sect's dining hall. Those with slightly higher cultivation levels had taken their lunch boxes back home to eat, so no one knew her, and the kids would not use their spiritual sense to see other people's cultivation levels.
Today's meal is pork ribs with preserved vegetables, stir-fried bamboo shoots, and a pear.
Fu Qinghong looked quite surprised and ate with gusto.
When Ruan Xing saw the dishes and then looked at the red frozen fingers of other young disciples in the cafeteria, he suddenly realized that it was already winter.
Normally, there is a mountain protection formation that protects against rain and snow. She is in the foundation-building stage and is not afraid of cold or heat, so she hardly feels anything and did not even notice that winter has arrived and the New Year is approaching.
Yes, if you count carefully, it has been almost five months since she left the mortal world and embarked on the path of cultivating immortals.
There is no time in the cultivation of immortals. For the cultivators here, the New Year is just an ordinary day in the long time.
I don’t know what happened to Ruan Tao. Will she stay in the Red Head Gang and celebrate the New Year with the three Hu brothers, or go home to spend the New Year with her mother?
Ruan Xing lowered her eyes and thought for a while. Fu Qinghong had already finished his meal and put the pear carefully into his storage bag.
Seeing Ruan Xing looking at him, he chuckled and said, "I can't come out often, take this back and save it for the next time you miss it too much."
Ruan Xing handed him the pear from her meal as well, "Take this too. I can eat it often here."
Fu Qinghong's eyes flashed with surprise, "Okay, thank you, Junior Sister. If you need my help in the future, just let me know."
Silly.
Ruan Xing thought.
Usually at times like this, people would either thank someone verbally or give them a few spirit stones as a token of thanks. Who would do someone a favor for a meal?
Ruan Xing didn't take it seriously, and quickly finished the few pieces of ribs left on the plate, then stood up and said, "You've been out for a while, let's go back quickly."
"Well, thank you for the reminder, Junior Sister. Let's go."
Ruan Xing pointed him in the direction of Elder Peak. Fu Qinghong thanked her profusely and left, and she returned to her residence to rest.
Regain your energy and wait for the re-examination the next day.
She knew from the draw the day before that her match would be in the second half, so she didn't arrive early today. By the time she arrived at the square, two matches had already been held.
The cultivators from Zhongzhou and Nanzhou were clearly divided into two factions, and they did not disturb each other on either side of the platform.
Ruan Xing saw Fu Qinghong from a distance. He winked at her quietly, and then focused on watching the competition on the stage, as if he didn't know her.
There was a tall female cultivator standing next to him, and they looked very close. She was probably his senior sister.
Ruan Xing casually pulled over a fellow disciple and asked, "We are all from the same sect, why are we so divided? What happened this morning?"
"Nothing much. Just now, in the last two rounds, a senior brother in the late foundation building stage was competing with a fellow disciple in the early foundation building stage. The two fought for a long time, and someone over there mocked them, saying that such a person would not even be able to pass the preliminary examination in Zhongzhou, and allowing such a person to enter the secret realm would be a drag on them. If he on the stage scolded them, then wouldn't those of us who were eliminated in the preliminary examination be even worse? So they had a few words, and the conflict was contained by the elders before it even started."
The disciple answered, looking at the person opposite with a somewhat indignant look.
"Oh, I see." Ruan Xing lowered his head and wondered whether this matter would have any impact on the comparison test and entering the secret realm.
The next game started, and after the referee's announcement, Xie Huai came on the court.
He had a bye in one of the two fake matches, and his reputation as an outer sect genius was almost ruined. As soon as he came on stage, he was greeted with boos, and Xie Huai's expression almost broke.
He glared fiercely at Ruan Xing in the crowd.
Although he didn't care about the status and treatment of this pseudonym in the Xuanbing Sect, he would leave after the Jintai Secret Realm was over anyway, but he was still unhappy that Ruan Xing had caused him trouble.
But this harmless little thing is not worth the two of them tearing each other apart right now.
Ruan Xing smiled at him innocently, which succeeded in making Xie Huai even angrier. He turned his head and stopped looking at her.
Xie Huai's opponent was an unremarkable person in the early stage of foundation building, so ordinary that Ruan Xing had almost no impression of this person. As soon as Xie Huai took out the three formation flags, he moved his feet to lead the opponent into the formation, and within an incense stick of time, the opponent surrendered.
How to play this game? Xie Huai didn't encounter any hindrance in setting up the formation. Ruan Xing suspected that this was a fake match.
Did he pay anyone for the match-fixing? If he did, shouldn't Xie Huai also give her a share of the reward if she admitted defeat?
Ruan Xing stroked his chin and thought.
"Thank you." Xie Huai bowed politely and stepped down from the stage. His name on the water curtain jumped up, and he advanced to the next round.
The fifth show began soon and Xu Xi came on stage.
He was so confident that he manipulated the scenes and arranged the performances of several people so close to each other.
After winning the competition without any suspense, the cultivators from Zhongzhou have begun to leave one after another.
"It's really boring. It's all water."
"That's right. No wonder there's not even a scenic lake among the several mountains connected to the Nanzhou Sect. After all this fuss, all the water is here."
After a burst of laughter, only a dozen people were left watching from the Zhongzhou cultivators' half.
Elder Xu, who was sitting in mid-air, must have heard the gossip, but he remained expressionless and silent.
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