Chapter 482 Disciples (Part 1)

Time flies, and three years have passed in a blink of an eye.

In the Painting World Treasure House, there are ten thousand mu of spiritual fields, and the fourth-level purple Yao spiritual grass is growing well. Looking at a large area of ​​purple seedlings, the lavender spiritual energy lingers in between, covering the large area of ​​top-grade spiritual fields with a mysterious and tranquil purple halo.

The fourth-level purple Yao spiritual grass is known as the purest and cleanest high-level spiritual plant in the world. Their characteristics are that they grow faster than other fourth-level spiritual plants. They can enter the mature stage in about ten years, and their growth requirements are not high. The most important thing is that when they enter the mature stage, the harvested plant spiritual light balls can provide free proficiency points.

Li Mu walked in the spiritual field, and with a wave of his hand, the weeds in the spiritual field were pulled out. Not long after, a fine spiritual rain fell. This was the spiritual rain that Li Mu ordered to fall in the Painting World Treasure House, nourishing the purple Yao spiritual grass with spiritual water and promoting their more vigorous growth.

As the spiritual rain fell, the purple Yao spiritual grass seemed to be injected with new vitality. They waved their leaves, absorbing the nutrients in the spiritual rain to their heart's content, and the purple spiritual energy became more concentrated.

Li Mu smiled with satisfaction. With the help of the treasure house space spirit, taking care of ten thousand acres of fourth-level spiritual plants was just a thought.

When he was promoted to the middle stage of the refining void, he upgraded the Yin-Yang Five Elements Sutra-Refining Void Chapter. More than half of the tens of billions of free proficiency points were consumed. Li Mu had to start planting this kind of spiritual plants that provide free proficiency points on a large scale to prepare for future upgrades.

After entering the refining void realm, the number of spiritual light balls obtained by planting fourth-level spiritual plants will definitely drop significantly. However, there is no way. Li Mu has not yet found a fifth-level spiritual plant that can provide free proficiency points with spiritual light balls.

Soon, Li Mu appeared in the master's mansion and flew to another spiritual field to take care of Yanyuan spiritual grass and Mouxing spiritual grass.

With seven incarnations sent to seven secret places to take care of spiritual plants, plant the spiritual plants of the Seven Profound Sects and the Painting World Treasure House, Li Mu had to take care of them personally. Fortunately, the higher the level of spiritual plants, the easier it is to take care of them. You only need to provide sufficient auxiliary spiritual materials to keep the formation stable. It is easy to take care of them after three or four months, or even half a year.

Just as Li Mu was busy in the spiritual field, a figure hurried over and broke the tranquility.

The person who came was the sect elder Fang Shixin. He had a serious face and came on a sword. It seemed that he had something important to report to him.

After Li Mu finished dealing with the matter in his hands, his figure flashed and appeared in the courtyard next to the spiritual field.

"Sect Master, Fang wants to see you." Fang Shixin stopped outside the spiritual field protection formation and said in a low and powerful voice.

"Elder Fang, there is no need to be polite. Come in!" Li Mu smiled slightly and cancelled the protection formation with a wave of his hand.

Fang Shixin nodded his head and stepped into the protective formation. He saw Li Mu waiting for him in the courtyard with tea.

"Master, you are so leisurely!"

Fang Shixin smiled at Li Mu, his eyes wandering between the spiritual field and the courtyard. He couldn't help but admire that this place was like a paradise, peaceful and harmonious.

"Elder Fang, come and try the Lingxuan black tea I just got. This tea has the effect of refreshing the mind and enlightenment." Li Mu greeted Fang Shixin enthusiastically and handed a cup of steaming spiritual tea to his table.

Fang Shixin sat down at the tea table, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and felt a warm current flowing into his heart. He immediately felt refreshed and his thoughts became clear.

Fang Shixin couldn't help but praise: "Good tea! The master is really good at finding such precious spiritual tea."

Li Mu smiled and shook his head: "It's just a little hobby in my spare time. Elder Fang must have something important to discuss this time?"

Fang Shixin put down the teacup and said seriously: "That's right. The disciple competition is about to begin. The whole sect is preparing intensively. The master hopes that you will personally preside over this competition to show the power of our sect."

"Oh! The disciple competition is related to the honor of the sect. I will come out!" Li Mu smiled and nodded, ready to let the substitute puppet come out to deal with it for him.

"Elder Fang made a special trip just for this matter?" Li Mu looked at Fang Shixin with a gentle smile on his face, but his eyes revealed a trace of inquiry.

"Well, this disciple competition is related to the ranking of the true disciples of our sect. If I remember correctly, several of your disciples, Zhao Tianchen, Su Hongxiu, and Liu Yuqian, have participated in this competition, but Lin Maoshan has not signed up." Fang Shixin looked at Li Mu and gestured.

Li Mu frowned slightly when he heard this, and then relaxed again.

He couldn't help but think of Lin Maoshan, the cheap disciple. He threw him a Five Elements Treasure Book and let him practice hard in the Five Elements Spirit Mountain. It seems that he has successfully advanced to the Golden Elixir stage. It's time for him to show up.

"Well! I'll let him participate in this disciple competition." Li Mu nodded with a smile, and then thought of something, looking at Fang Shixin and asked: "How many true disciples will be decided this time!"

"A total of eight!" Fang Shixin responded quickly.

"Very good! I'll take out eight spiritual treasures as rewards for the true disciples of this competition to motivate the disciples to practice harder." Li Mu decided with a smile.

After hearing this, Fang Shixin was pleasantly surprised and bowed to express his gratitude, saying, "The Sect Master is wise. With the spiritual treasures made by the Sect Master himself as rewards, the disciples will definitely go all out."

Afterwards, Fang Shixin reported some trivial matters of the sect to Li Mu, and then left to prepare for the relevant matters of the competition.

Watching Fang Shixin leave, Li Mu couldn't help but have more expectations for his disciple Lin Maoshan. Lin Maoshan had the same five elements spiritual roots as him, and was regarded by him as the inheritor of the Taoist tradition.

Although the other disciples were also talented, they were all taught by the incarnation of the spirit, and they did not have much affection for him. Li Mu was not very clear about the cultivation and realm of those disciples.

Lin Maoshan has now successfully advanced to the golden elixir stage, and it is almost time to let him out for some experience.

Thinking of this, Li Mu's mind moved, and his figure instantly disappeared from the original place, entered the painting world treasure house, and appeared at the waist of the Five Elements Spirit Mountain.

The Five Elements Spirit Mountain stands in the center of the treasure house. The mountain is a pillar that supports the sky, and the five elements of spiritual energy gather richly, just like a fairyland. The mountain is covered with towering ancient trees, lush green leaves, and exotic flowers and plants, exuding bursts of fragrance.

The most peculiar thing is that the Five Elements Spiritual Mountain gathers the purest five elements of spiritual power between heaven and earth - gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. On the top of the mountain, there is a golden light, as if countless golden threads are intertwined, emitting a dazzling light; between the mountainside, it is lush and full of vitality, full of the breath of wood; the mountain streams are gurgling, clear and bottom-clear, containing rich water essence; and at the foot of the mountain is a red canyon, magma flows fiercely, and the flames jump, as if you can hear the roar of fire; as for the spiritual power of earth, it is everywhere, nourishing the growth of all things. The Five Elements Spiritual Mountain is the most unique existence in the treasure house of the painting world.

Li Mu appeared in Lin Maoshan's place of practice, a simple stone house with a large doorway. He saw that Lin Maoshan was sitting cross-legged in the center of the stone room, practicing with his eyes closed, and emitting five-color spiritual light all over his body. Obviously, he has entered a deep state of practice.

Li Mu did not disturb him, but just stood quietly by and observed his practice.

Lin Maoshan seemed to sense something, slowly opened his eyes, and was surprised to see Li Mu standing in front of him.

"Master! Disciple greets Master!" Lin Maoshan quickly stood up and saluted Li Mu respectfully.

Li Mu smiled and nodded, saying: "Get up! In a blink of an eye, a hundred years have passed, and you have successfully advanced to the Golden Core stage. The sect disciple competition is coming, and I decided to let you participate. Do you have confidence?"

Hearing this, a trace of determination flashed in Lin Maoshan's eyes, and he said seriously: "Master, rest assured, the disciple will go all out!"

"Very good, this is the spiritual sword that I used in my early years. I give it to you. Go out and prepare it well!" Li Mu smiled and nodded, took out a fourth-level five-element spiritual sword from the Jiuzang Lingzhu, stretched out his hand and waved the sword, wiped out his own divine thoughts, and handed it to Lin Maoshan.

As soon as the fourth-level five-element spirit sword came out, the five-element spirit power automatically gathered, and the five colors on the sword body flowed, dazzling. As Li Mu wiped out his divine thoughts, the sword body trembled slightly, full of spirituality, as if telling its disappointment.

Lin Maoshan respectfully took the five-element spirit sword, only to feel that the five-element sword energy was full, echoing with his own five-element true essence, as if it was tailor-made for him.

"Thank you, Master!" Lin Maoshan respectfully saluted Li Mu.

"Go!" Li Mu smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and waved, sending him out of the painting world treasure house.

Time passed, three months passed, and the day of the sect competition finally arrived.

Qixuan Sect, decorated with lights and colors, the atmosphere was warm and solemn, the disciples wore the same sect disciple uniforms, or exchanged cultivation experiences in groups of three or five, or prepared alone in the corner, everyone was looking forward to showing their strength in the competition.

The competition stage had already been decorated magnificently.

There were eighteen towering arenas, covered with thick red carpets. The arenas were inlaid with top-grade spiritual stones and equipped with powerful protective formations, emitting a faint glow, adding a bit of mystery and solemnity.

Li Mu sat in the main seat of the conference, and the seven elders of the sect and the elders of the God of Transformation sat on both sides in order.

The atmosphere on the scene was extremely heavy. Although the Qixuan Sect was a subordinate sect of the Xuantian Sword Sect, it had experienced thousands of years of development and attracted many talents to join due to the reputation of Li Mu. It has developed rapidly in recent years, with ten elders of Lianxu, nearly a hundred elders of the God of Transformation, and three or four hundred Yuanying Zhenjuns..., which is also a sect of considerable size.

As the sun gradually rose, the sect competition officially began.

Fang Shixin stood up, looked around at all the disciples present, and then loudly announced the rules and procedures of the competition. His voice was loud and serious, so that everyone present could hear it clearly.

The contest for the position of the true disciple was only held between the Yuanying realm and the Jindan realm.

With Fang Shixin's order, the contest for the position of the true disciple was officially opened. The first was the preliminary round. One hundred and seventy-eight contestants competed in pairs according to the order of the draw. The winners advanced and the losers were eliminated.

Soon, the participating disciples flew onto the ring. The eighteen competition rings were filled with swords and spells.

The fighting power of the Yuanying Zhenjun in this world is already extremely powerful. Their spells and martial arts have reached a very high level. On the ring, the Yuanying disciples showed their own strong strength and unique fighting style.

"Master, Lin Maoshan's cultivation is only in the late Jindan stage. He will suffer a loss if he participates in this true competition! If I had known this, I should not have rashly invited him to participate." After the unveiling, Fang Shixin sat down next to Li Mu and said with a wry smile.

"It doesn't matter. Although Lin Maoshan's cultivation is still shallow, he has cultivated all five elements, so the gap between him and the Nascent Soul disciples is not that big. Let him experience it for a while." Li Mu responded calmly, his eyes always fixed on the dazzling sword and magic lights on the arena.

As the competition progressed, Lin Maoshan's figure appeared on a arena. His opponent was a disciple in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and his cultivation was obviously higher than his late Jindan.

However, Lin Maoshan did not fear the battle. He held a spiritual sword flashing with the light of the five elements and saluted.

The competition began, and the disciple in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul took the lead, with a sword as bright as a rainbow, piercing Lin Maoshan. At this critical moment, Lin Maoshan twisted his body, and his body seemed to merge into the air.

Lin Maoshan performed the Five Elements Escape Technique, escaping into the earth, and easily avoided this fatal blow. Then, his body was like lightning, and he turned around in an instant. When the spirit sword was swung, the power of the five elements gathered into a dazzling sword light, and rushed straight to the opponent.

This sword contained Lin Maoshan's deep five elements of true essence, and its power was extraordinary. Although the disciple in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul had a high level of cultivation, he did not dare to underestimate it. He quickly waved his sword to resist, but was still shocked by Lin Maoshan's sword and took a few steps back.

"Who is that person? The true essence of a middle-stage Jindan is so strong. Senior Brother Chen was actually beaten back by him."

"I have never seen this person before. Is he a disciple of our sect?"

"No wonder a Jindan-stage person dares to compete for the position of the true disciple. He is really capable!"

"How can he condense such a strong true essence with just a Jindan!"

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In the audience seats under the ring, the disciples of the sect talked a lot and exclaimed one after another. They watched the Jindan disciple on the ring who was not optimistic about the original, but now beat the Yuanying disciple who was one level higher than him without any chance of fighting back. He was like a bright new star, shining brightly.

Fang Shixin also showed a surprised look. He did not expect that Lin Maoshan could actually compete with the middle-stage Yuanying disciple and had the upper hand.

"Master, you are a good teacher," Fang Shixin looked at Li Mu and praised: "Although Lin Maoshan's cultivation is still shallow, his combination of the Five Elements Escape Technique and swordsmanship is so perfect, and his combat power is so amazing. He is really a treasure of our Qixuan Sect."

Teaching well? It seems that I have never taught him anything.

Looking at Lin Maoshan who was in a bitter battle with his opponent on the ring, Li Mu showed a trace of dissatisfaction on his face.

This boy has been practicing hard in the treasure house, and his combat experience and training are still too little. Originally, relying on the advantages of the true essence of the five elements, and the skilled five elements escape technique combined with swordsmanship, he could easily win this victory by attacking the enemy by surprise.

However, although his five elements escape technique is flexible and changeable, it has not yet fully exerted its due power; although his swordsmanship is sharp, it lacks a bit of ruthlessness and decisiveness. Now he is in a bitter battle. It is really stupid to fight with a Yuanying cultivator. (End of this chapter)