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The tea cup was filled with mist, and the fragrance of Guishan white intestine tea lingered in his nose, but Wu Tianen lost some of his interest.

For more than a year, he also concentrated on practicing Taoism and made good progress.

It’s already my fourth year of foundation building. Whether it’s long or short, whether I can step into the second level of foundation building, maybe this year or next year.

If it goes well, it might be accomplished overnight; if it doesn't go well, it might take ten years.

This is the case with cultivation. When it goes well, it goes better than you imagined, but when it doesn't go well, you can't get it even if you try your best.

If we talk about the Qi refining stage, one year and three years are the boundaries between geniuses and outstanding talents, and three years and five years are the gap between outstanding talents and good talents.

So in the foundation building stage, it may be a little too much to be called a genius after five years of breaking through, but it is definitely the best among the talented.

Foundation building and Qi refining are two worlds, just like Zifu and Foundation building are two worlds.

Once you build a foundation, like yourself, even if you only build one level of foundation, your lifespan will be at least 160 years.

I am eighty years old, but I can only be considered in my prime.

Each level of foundation building will add another ten years of life.

And from the third level of foundation building to the fourth level of foundation building, from the sixth level of foundation building to the seventh level of foundation building, that is, the leap from the first stage to the middle stage, and from the middle stage to the high stage, will directly increase the life span by thirty years.

This means that if you can reach the ninth stage of Foundation Establishment and reach the peak of Foundation Establishment, your longevity can be from 160 to 300 years old. Once you enter the Zi Mansion, your life span will be 400 years.

However, the increasingly chaotic situation in the current sect made Wu Tianen a little anxious, and even affected his practice.

Logically speaking, if he becomes an elder, he will no longer have to take care of these general affairs, and he also knows that both You Shaoyou and the senior brother in charge are well prepared.

Where does the confidence come from? Wu Tianen is about to find out, but even if the leader Zifu succeeds, so what?

If someone dares to take advantage of the Chonghua Sect, they will certainly not be unprepared for the leader who has been shut up or has been missing for almost twenty years.

It stands to reason that neither the senior brother in charge nor You Shaoyou are Meng Lang's generation, so they would not have thought of this truth, but why are they still so confident?

Or do you think the Jiulian Sect can really help in times of crisis? Or maybe there is the Luo Yimi family?

Shaking his head subconsciously, Wu Tianen sighed, hoping that his worries were unfounded.

While I was thinking about it, a disciple hurriedly came in.

Wu Tianen frowned and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"

"The Zhike Academy has posted a notice stating that a Taoist meeting will be held in Bianjing during the Spring Festival, and disciples from various sects are invited to participate. The Taoist meeting is rich in content and mainly focuses on practicing magic skills..."

Wu Tianen was stunned by the disciple's words.

How long has it been since this happened? Why is Bianjing still holding a Taoist meeting?

I don’t know who is causing trouble inside. There are always people in these major sects who are restless and want to stir up trouble.

But that’s all, it has nothing to do with the Chonghua Sect.

Yijun is in a precarious situation right now, and troubles are happening all over Dongyijun, and Langling is no exception.

Not only have monsters begun to attack Luoshan and Changling, but evil spirits have also appeared in Yanjiao. This is really unheard of.

Although evil spirits appear regardless of region, Wu Tianen's impression is that they usually appear in the densely populated Dayi City of Tongdu, mostly in the suburbs, or on traffic arteries, and are rare in rural areas and wilderness areas.

But the evil spirit that appeared in Yanjiao was in the countryside, but when the disciples of the Chonghua Sect arrived, the evil spirit disappeared again.

After watching for half a month, no evil spirits appeared, so everyone was a little doubtful whether it was evil spirits.

But the appearance of evil spirits is a warning sign. When the place is not peaceful, monsters will appear. This shows that the Chonghua Party's control over Langling Mansion is weakening, and monsters will appear.

Under such circumstances, shouldn’t the Chonghua sect still send disciples to participate in Taoist gatherings for exchanges and discussions?

"What does it mean when a notice is posted in Zhi Ke Courtyard?" Wu Tianen asked in confusion.

"It seems that through selection, outstanding disciples from the sect will be sent to Bianjing to compete."

"Selection method?" Wu Tianen frowned, "What selection method? Competition, or recommendation?"

"The notice didn't say that." The disciple shook his head.

Wu Tianen nodded silently and motioned for the other party to go down.

There are some changes from deacon to elder.

As an elder, you have a high position and are free. There are few mundane affairs for you to take care of. All you can do is guard the mountain gate.

Deacons are responsible for every specific matter in the denomination.

Since last year, the number of new disciples has doubled to thirty.

Wu Tianen has no objection to this point.

The Chonghua Sect was indeed a bit conservative in the past. The fifteen disciples were too few, and the base number was small, so the chance of a genius being produced was even smaller. Moreover, it was mainly limited to Yi County, so the scope of selection and recruitment was narrow.

Now it has expanded to include the surrounding Nanchu and Wuyue counties, as well as Huaijun and Qiaojun, and the scope of available talents is much wider.

But what Wu Tianen is worried about is that the training and guidance mechanism has not been able to keep up.

Nowadays, the teachings of Chuangongyuan still adopt an aimless guidance mechanism.

This method is fine for disciples with high understanding and strong choice ability, but many disciples who have just entered the door are confused and fumble for the path by themselves, which wastes a lot of time and can easily wear away their spiritual understanding.

On this point, Wu Tian'en agrees with Chen Huaisheng's point of view and should provide some disciples with necessary guidance and guidance, even more detailed and corresponding ones, so that the possibility of geniuses will be greater.

Some disciples are originally pure jade, which cannot be seen for a while, but after a little polishing, they can shine. However, if they are kept buried, maybe they will really be dim for the rest of their lives.

Chen Huaisheng himself is the most typical example.

Thinking of Chen Huaisheng, Wu Tianen felt a little hopeful.

How long has he been in seclusion?

How long has it been since you entered Huiyan Valley? One and a half years ago, right?

I entered the valley at the spring equinox last year, and it has been more than a year since I entered the valley.

During this period, I did not go to see him once, nor did I allow others to be sent to see him. I even suppressed all the letters from outside to prevent him from being distracted.

I just hope that he can break through the third level of Qi refining in one go and prove himself.

It seems that the end of the year is approaching again, but Wu Tianen is confident that this disciple will definitely reach the third level of Qi refining by the time he comes out of the valley.

Wu Tianen remembered very clearly that Chen Huaisheng was in the second level of Qi Refining in Daxue the year before last. It only took ten months to go from the first level to the second level of Qi Refining.

If he can reach a higher level within two years, those who say that Chen Huaisheng is "accumulated but not successful", that he has a sudden inspiration, and that he is unable to succeed, will have nothing to say.

On September 19th, the twenty-ninth year of Jingzhen's reign, Chen Huaisheng entered the Taoist religion and attained enlightenment in three days.

In February of the 30th year of Jingzhen's reign, Chen Huaisheng succeeded in refining Qi and was promoted to the first level of Qi refining.

In December of the 30th year of Jingzhen's reign, it snowed heavily. Chen Huaisheng succeeded in breaking through the realm and was promoted to the second level of Qi Refining.

If he could break through and be promoted to the third level of Qi Refining in the thirty-second year of Jingzhen, it would not be that he would be a blockbuster if he didn’t sing, but he would be astonishing if he sang every year.

It’s incredible to think about it, but Wu Tianen is extremely proud in his heart.

This was the disciple he chose. Even though he was criticized by many people for his shallow spiritual roots at the time, at least during the Qi refining period, he had achieved the ultimate.

…

Leaving the table, Yuan Wenbo, Tong Tong and Zhao Wuyou took a stroll.

"The outer hall only gave two places. Isn't it too few?" Zhao Wuyou fell a step behind and said angrily: "The middle hall gave eight places. It's so unfair."

Tong Tong couldn't help but laugh, "Wuyou, it's good to have two people in the outer hall. This is to learn from each other and practice, not to travel. Most of the sects in the world are going there. This is to represent the image of the sect and refine their qi.

What's the use of having too many disciples below the third level? Huaisheng seems to have said, what's the point of novices pecking each other?"

"Even if we went there, we would probably just stay down and look up to him." Yuan Wenbo also agreed with Tong Tong's point of view, "Although it mainly brings together young disciples under the age of fifty to learn and improve, but those under the age of fifty

The threshold is not too high, is there foundation building? There are high-level Qi refining people everywhere, and Senior Brother Zhao is the most typical one. He has just turned thirty-six, and I am extremely envious of him and Huai Sheng in seclusion to attack the eighth level of Qi refining."

"Then senior brother, you can also go into seclusion." Zhao Wuyou asked puzzledly.

"What's the benefit of me retreating? Is it so easy to break through in the middle stage of Qi refining?" Yuan Wenbo glanced sideways at the other party, "Retreating requires the induction of heaven and man, and you should go to retreat only when you feel that you have reached a certain level and have a chance to achieve a breakthrough.

I retreat in seclusion for a few years and then come out in despair with nothing gained. Do you want me to become a joke?"

Zhao Wuyou was trained into silence.

Seeing Yuan Wenbo beating Zhao Wuyou, Tong Tong also knew that Yuan Wenbo had been quite dissatisfied with Zhao Wuyou for more than a year.

Although this guy is practicing normally, he is focusing on things like spiritual herbs and pills. He always feels that without these things, it will be unpleasant to enter the country. This makes Yuan Wenbo unhappy.

The three of them were considered to be a group of people, they were all together from House B to House B in the outer hall, and from House B to House A, but in House A they distanced themselves.

Yuan Wenbo and Tong Tong were promoted to the second level of Qi Refining early on. However, although Zhao Wuyou also performed well, he was still unable to advance to the second level of Qi Refining. Even after Yuan Wenbo and Tong Tong broke through and advanced to the third level of Qi Refining.

However, he was still lingering in the first level of Qi Refining, and was surpassed by Chen Huaisheng and Kou Qing.

That's all for Kou Qing. In Yuan Wenbo's view, Chen Huaisheng's surpassing Zhao Wuyou was the so-called "experience" that Zhao Wuyou stayed in Yanjiao, which was essentially a slacking off in his practice.

So after Zhao Wuyou returned to the mountain gate, Yuan Wenbo also had stricter requirements on Zhao Wuyou. Although Zhao Wuyou was a little dissatisfied, he also knew that Yuan Wenbo was doing it for his own good.

At the beginning of the year, Zhao Wuyou finally broke through and advanced to the second level of Qi Refining, but he was one step behind the inconspicuous Hu Delu, which made Yuan Wenbo furious.

Tong Tong knew the hidden story here.
To be continued...