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Chapter 188 The Apprenticeship Turmoil, Team Trial

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"Even if you don't bring it up, I will."

Zhang Lingyu would naturally not let such a talent slip by. Xu Haisheng had already achieved such cultivation results in the Xu family, so he would surely shine brightly in the Dan Ding Pavilion.

Zhang Yuanli is the most outstanding person in Dan Ding Pavilion. The others will be left behind by him sooner or later. If such an opponent enters the family for cultivation, it will also prevent them from becoming arrogant in the future.

Although this was the first time he had met Xu Haisheng, he could sense that the other man was not the kind of person who would submit to others. Such a person had to be won over as much as possible, because if he gained power and then harbored disloyalty in the future, it would be a very troublesome matter.

"Until then, let's use him to hone Yuan Li's skills."

Zhang Lingyu turned to look at the Xu family head in the crowd and asked with a smile, "Family Head Xu, your genius wishes to go up the mountain to cultivate, and I have the same intention. I wonder if the family head would be willing?"

"It is an honor for the Xu family and Haisheng to be appreciated by the mountain."

The Xu family patriarch immediately stood up, bowed, and said: His family was already struggling under the targeting of other families, but now that his family members could enter the mountains to cultivate and had gained Zhang Lingyu's attention, the situation would improve considerably, and perhaps even create more benefits in the future. So he looked at the black-clad youth and smiled:

"Haisheng, why don't you quickly thank the master?"

"Xu Haisheng thanked you, sir."

The young man in black immediately bowed deeply, then gritted his teeth and said, "This junior has long heard of your deeds, sir, and has admired you for a long time. This junior... this junior wishes to become your disciple."

"Wow, what a boastful tone!"

These words immediately caused a great uproar among all the cultivators present. The clan leaders on the high platform had different expressions. Even the Xu clan leader was shocked. Before participating in the competition, Xu Haisheng only said that he wanted to enter the mountains to cultivate, but he never said that he wanted to become the other party's master.

"Relying on his talent in alchemy, he dares to spout nonsense here. He really doesn't know his own limitations."

"Yes, it's really not easy to allow him to enter the Pill Cauldron Pavilion for cultivation. He's far too greedy."

The cultivators in the stands were all talking at once, their faces full of mockery. Even the Zhang family cultivators shook their heads and sighed, saying that it was really too much.

To be accepted as a disciple by Zhang Lingyu, one's cultivation level must at least reach the late stage of Qi Refining.

Hearing the mocking voices all around him, Xu Haisheng, kneeling on the ground, remained silent and waited quietly.

"This is too sudden... This child... It seems he had this planned all along."

The Xu family patriarch sighed inwardly. Xu Haisheng was the pride of the clan and had received the best treatment since childhood; otherwise, he would not have achieved such success in alchemy.

He knew that the other party was arrogant and looked down on ordinary cultivators, but it was not so easy to become a disciple of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The Xu family was originally a vassal of the Yun family and had blood feuds with various families. Even the cultivators from the Huang and Du families did not have the opportunity to become Zhang Lingyu's disciples. How could a cultivator from a family with a tainted background possibly catch the eye of the Zhang family?

Xu Haisheng was merely a dark horse in the alchemy competition. He had neither made outstanding contributions nor possessed remarkable alchemy skills. To say nothing of the others, Zhang Yuanli could only receive guidance from him after reaching the late stage of Qi Refining.

Even if they want to become apprentices, they should wait until they enter the Dan Ding Pavilion and cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining. At the very least, they should be able to overpower Zhang Yuanli. But would the Zhang family, Huang family, and other families be willing to see such a situation?

By then, who will have the final say in Dan Ding Ge?

"Too early...too early."

The head of the Xu family sighed inwardly. He didn't know what to say now that things had come to this. Xu Haisheng had already incurred people's hatred by entering the Dan Ding Pavilion, and with such arrogant words, he would definitely be suppressed even more severely.

"At this critical moment... there is only one path."

He married into the family!

Only by marrying into the family can the Zhang family feel at ease using him in the future, and only then will other families dare not act recklessly. Only in this way can the Xu family gain a foothold in Yingchuan County. Although it is a great loss to the family, it is the only way.

"This lad is indeed someone who seeks the Dao."

Zhang Lingyu hadn't expected the other party to pull this stunt. The fact that the other party could remain calm and composed under such circumstances was truly impressive.

Unfortunately, he no longer accepts disciples.

If his path to enlightenment were to end, he would most likely take on a few disciples. However, he is currently in a period of growth, and cultivation is his primary concern. In addition to cultivating, he not only has to handle various family affairs but also guide Wang Menghan, leaving him with almost no spare energy.

Another point is that Xu Haisheng is not a member of the Zhang family.

Even if he marries into the family, the Zhang family will not allow him to be in the highest position in the future, otherwise there will be another uproar within the family.

He only said:

"You can focus on your cultivation in the Pill Refining Pavilion for now. Later, when you reach the late stage of Qi Refining, if you have any questions about alchemy, you can come with Yuan Li to ask me for guidance."

Upon hearing this, the cultivators on the platform breathed a sigh of relief, their mockery intensifying.

"This junior understands, thank you, sir!" Xu Haisheng bowed respectfully, as this outcome was already expected.

Despite being ridiculed, he still chose to act in this way.

We've been waiting for Zhang Lingyu to say just this!

He was just a dark horse in the alchemy competition, but are there no dark horses in other competitions?

As the head of the Zhang family, Zhang Lingyu is extremely busy. At present, he can only catch the other party's eye, but he does not leave a deep impression.

With the promise to go and seek guidance together, he could use Zhang Yuanli's connections to pay his respects to him. If he performed better, Zhang Yuanli would definitely consider taking him as a disciple.

He ignored the mockery of others. As for suppression, he was cultivating in the Dan Ding Pavilion, and under the Zhang family rules, the other party would never dare to act recklessly!

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After the first day of the alchemy competition ended, the atmosphere of the entire competition reached its climax. Even the least popular spiritual chef competition was attended by Zhang Lingyu.

As the clan leader, he should be aware of the cultivation situation of the cultivators in the clan, just as Zhang Yuanlin knew his situation very well back then.

In order to better select disciples with talent in culinary arts, he also sent a message in advance to Zhang Xingfu of Yanxing County, asking him to send a culinary master back to participate in the competition.

After half a month of competition, many dark horses emerged. For example, a Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator from the Du family, who was usually an unknown nobody, actually won first place in the Spirit Chef Competition.

The Zhang family had many cultivators who studied spiritual cooking, and some of them even spent some time in the restaurants of Tianyuan Market. Yet, they still managed to defeat their opponents.

Zhang Lingyu didn't care about this; he took this opportunity to let the cultivators in his clan understand what it meant to be out of the ordinary and to be more capable than others.

And so, the competition drew to a close day by day, and the most exciting part was about to begin.

Group hunting of monsters and individual combat!

The importance of the various arts of cultivation goes without saying, but the cultivation world is ultimately a place where strength speaks volumes.

As the patriarch of the family, what he values ​​most is the cultivators' combat skills and teamwork abilities.

Therefore, he specifically selected all the third-tier demonic beasts in Redwood Ridge, leaving only the first-tier and second-tier demonic beasts as test subjects.

Each family can form its own team, with no limit on the number of teams, but each team can only have seven people, including two Qi Refining Level 7 cultivators to deal with the second-tier demonic beasts.

"The Mo family kid is quite skilled, and the Huang and Du families' teams are also commendable."

Zhang Yuanlin and Zhang Lingyu were closely monitoring everything in Redwood Ridge. When they saw Mo Wuyai easily behead a demon beast that was about to break through to the second tier, they nodded in satisfaction.

"It's really good."

The young man standing to the side couldn't deny it. Unlike Xu Haisheng, Mo Wuyai had been the focus of the family's attention since he came up the mountain. Even he had heard the clansmen below often talking about him. Seeing him today, he was indeed quite skilled.

Putting everything else aside, the two teams that have killed the most monsters on the field right now are the teams he and Zhang Yuanyao are on.

"By the way, I've heard that the Mo family's son has always had feelings for Yuan Yao and is trying every means to pursue her."

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lingyu's lips curled slightly. A graceful lady is sought after by gentlemen. Zhang Yuanyao is exceptional in both talent and appearance, and no cultivator of any race on Qingya Mountain dislikes her.

But this affection could only be kept hidden in his heart, and he dared not show it.

There was no other reason than that the light emanating from the other party was too dazzling for them to reach.

Only Mo Wuyai and a few others had confidence in themselves and refused to give up.

Unfortunately, it was all just a fantasy.

Not to mention that Zhang Yuanyao had no intention of finding a Daoist partner, as a key talent cultivated by the family and aiming for the Golden Core stage, how could they allow her to marry into another family? Even if a marriage was unavoidable, the partner would have to be a direct descendant of a Golden Core family.

After all, which family would marry its direct descendant into a family of alchemists?

Mo Wuyai can be considered a genius in Yingchuan County, but he will only truly understand what real talent means when he goes out to train and comes into contact with cultivators from major sects.

"Although it's impossible for Yuan Yao, other women in the clan might be able to."

Zhang Yuanlin chuckled twice. Such cultivators were exactly the kind of people the Zhang family wanted to recruit. Only if they truly married into the family would they feel comfortable using them.

Only by marrying into the Zhang family can the other party receive resources and support from the Zhang family.

"Well, let's see how it goes. I don't think he's given up yet."

Zhang Lingyu responded and then looked at Zhang Yuanyao's group, who were chasing monsters in the forest. Among them was a girl in a long dress, holding a long sword, with a bluebird following behind her.

It was his disciple, Wang Menghan.

Wang Menghan's cultivation had reached the fourth level of Qi Refining. When she heard that the family was going to restart the Grand Competition, she ran up to him and volunteered to sign up.

He had no objection to this; on the contrary, he was somewhat looking forward to it. He wanted to see how much skill his disciples had actually learned, since no matter how well they practiced on weekdays, the results were far less effective than actual combat.

As for whether there was any danger, he didn't care too much. The two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in Zhang Yuanyao's team were both outstanding members of their families, and with a Foundation Establishment cultivator watching over them in real time, what problems could there be?

And Wang Menghan certainly did not disappoint him.

The seven-person team chasing the monsters in the forest was suddenly surrounded by monsters that came from all directions. Looking around, there were as many as thirteen monsters, which was also Zhang Lingyu's deliberate act.

Cultivators have a great advantage when fighting a single demon beast, but it's a different story when they are surrounded. Cultivators not only have to face the one they are dealing with, but also have to pay attention to other demon beasts at all times.

It tests the ability to adapt to changing circumstances on the battlefield.

"Everyone, quickly gather together, don't scatter, cast spells to defend, and then use magic and artifacts to launch a pincer attack!"

Seeing this, Zhang, the leader of the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, remained calm and issued orders in a tight and orderly manner. The other cultivators, including Wang Menghan, did not hesitate and quickly moved towards the center.

Anyone who chooses to fight alone will have their weaknesses exposed by the monsters, who will then defeat them one by one.

The formation they've set up is the most practical way to deal with being surrounded by monsters, since the two leaders have survived the beast tide and returned successfully.

Compared to back then, things are so much easier now!

After forming a formation, Wang Menghan quickly made a hand seal and summoned a long sword with flame patterns, which was Zhang Lingyu's former magic weapon [Junhong]. Carrying Gengjin sword energy, she slashed fiercely at one of the ironwood apes.

Her spirit pet, Qingling, also charged towards a first-tier demon beast.

Qingling's true form is a blue phoenix, the one with the best bloodline among the many spirit beast eggs that Zhang Lingyu brought back from Qingfeng Mountain.

Any monster that bears even a trace of ancient demon blood should not be underestimated.

After being nurtured by Wang Menghan for so many years, Qingling had long been at the peak of the first tier. Its unique aura caused the surrounding demonic beasts to pause in their tracks, and even the three second-tier demonic beasts began to hesitate upon seeing it.

Using its speed advantage and sharp claws, Qingling directly tore the head of a demon beast, causing it to bleed profusely and howl in agony.

"Great opportunity! Everyone, act fast!"

The battlefield was ever-changing. The Zhang family cultivator who was leading the way shouted and took out a small seal. As he poured in his magic power, it grew larger and larger, and he smashed it hard at a second-tier demon beast.

Zhang Yuanyao, in the group, gently waved her jade hand, and her whole body surged with dense purple flames, which she used to attack the demon beast she was about to face. In just a few dozen breaths, the demon beast fell into a pool of blood.

"Such speed! Is this the true strength of the direct descendants?!"

The other Zhang family cultivators paled slightly upon seeing this. That was a demonic beast that was about to break through to the second rank, and it died so quickly?

The girl's expression remained unchanged. If she used the Burning Yuan Heart Flame obtained from cultivating the Burning Yuan Fire Scripture, her speed could actually be even faster. However, Zhang Lingyu had specifically instructed her before the competition, so she could only use the Purple Yang Fire for the time being.

As a direct descendant of the family, she knew some of the family's secrets and understood that the cultivation method she had switched to a year ago was much better than the "Purple Sun Secret Manual." The reason the family didn't let her use it was because they were afraid that outsiders would discover something and cause trouble for the family.

Zhang Yuanyao slowly sheathed her longsword, turned around and looked at the girl in the white dress not far away. She found that the girl had already killed two first-level demonic beasts and was cleaning up the battlefield with her spirit pet.

She knew Wang Menghan very well. Since Zhang Ling often went into seclusion or went out, she took Wang Menghan with her to cultivate together, just like sisters.

Seeing how quickly the opponent's strength had improved, he was very pleased.

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