When they arrived at the foot of Duxiu Peak Mountain, Zhang Chaozong found that the place was already crowded with people. After asking around, he learned that Beiyuan Zong's Qi Refining Competition, which is held every three years, was about to be held, and this was where Duxiu Peak disciples signed up to compete.

When he heard about the competition, Zhang Chaozong wasn't very interested at first, but when he heard about the various rewards, he couldn't stand it anymore.

"The rewards for this Qi Refining Competition are great, much richer than before. All disciples who can pass the selection and represent Duxiu Peak to compete at Tianji Peak will each be rewarded with a magic weapon. If Duxiu Peak can win the championship, the representative

Each disciple of Duxiu Peak participating in the competition will be rewarded with a foundation-building pill." The monks whispered.

"Foundation Pill?" Zhang Chaozong's eyes lit up.

Zhang Chaozong knows very well what a foundation-building pill is. The so-called foundation building is to build the foundation of immortality. If you want to succeed in building a foundation, you must take a foundation-building pill. With the decrease in the number of elixirs and herbs, I want to get one now.

It is not easy to refine the materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill. Therefore, the sect is very nervous about the Foundation Establishment Pill. All the monks who can get the Foundation Establishment Pill either have a strong background or have outstanding talents. Zhang Chaozong knows that people like him

As a young monk who is helpless, it is impossible for him to receive the Foundation Building Pill.

In this case, then this Qi Refining Stage competition is his opportunity. He cannot rely on others to get it, he must rely on his own efforts. Zhang Chaozong believes that with the tyranny of the Green Fire Glazed True Art, even though he only has the sixth level of cultivation in the Qi Refining Stage

, can also compete with ordinary eighth-level monks at the Qi Refining Stage. If coupled with the green fire glazed sword, he will not be afraid of any monks below the Foundation Establishment Stage.

He signed up as he was told. Zhang Chaozong waited in line for a long time, and finally registered successfully and got a small jade medal. He found that although there were huge crowds of people here, not many people actually signed up. Most of the monks came to watch the fun, and some were just passing by.

Street stalls were also set up to buy and sell things. It can be said that this place became a temporary small market.

After Zhang Chaozong signed up, he felt that he should make some preparations for the competition. This time, the preparations were different from the preparations when he entered the Valley of Death. At that time, he had limited magic weapons, but now he is rich and only needs to buy some talismans and elixirs.

All kinds of things are ready.

Zhang Chaozong was strolling around the stalls, wanting to see what good things there were. His horizons had improved a lot compared to last time. He could no longer care about low-level talismans such as the Fireball Talisman and the Fire Blade Talisman. It was best to buy talismans.

It must be at least an intermediate talisman. If you can get a powerful talisman such as the Immortal Binding Talisman Green Light Talisman, then the competition will be even more certain.

However, the green talisman that binds the Immortal Talisman is obviously not that easy to find. After wandering around, Zhang Chaozong could not find these two talismans. Just when he felt very disappointed, he suddenly saw a broken jade talisman on the stall in the corner.

, the jade talisman was dull and looked very poor. But for some reason, Zhang Chaozong felt a little warm when he saw this object.

"Fellow Taoist, I wonder how to sell this jade talisman?" Zhang Chaozong asked.

The stall owner was an old man with white hair. He was probably seventy or eighty years old. Although the old man was old, his cultivation level was only at the fifth level of the Qi Refining Stage, which was one level lower than Zhang Chaozong. But Zhang Chaozong was really not that good.

I had the nerve to call this old man in his 70s or 80s my junior brother, so I called him fellow Taoist.

"Fifty spiritual stones." When the old man saw someone asking the price, a cunning light appeared in his eyes.

"Fifty spirit stones?" Zhang Chaozong didn't expect that this old guy would dare to quote such a high price. You know, fifty spirit stones can buy a mid-level talisman like the Immortal Talisman. Who would use it to buy a talisman?

A broken jade talisman whose purpose is unknown.

"Yes, fifty spiritual stones, not one less." The old man seemed to be very determined.

"Then you sell it slowly." Zhang Chaozong turned around and left.

"Friend Taoist, stay here, Taoist friend, stay here. The price is easy to negotiate. The price is easy to negotiate." Seeing Zhang Chaozong leaving, the old man quickly stopped him.

"Isn't it necessary to have even one spiritual stone?" Zhang Chaozong smiled when he saw that the old man no longer pretended to be determined.

"That's for others. Of course, it's a little more favorable for fellow Taoists." The old man smiled awkwardly.

"Can you tell me the real price?" Zhang Chaozong looked at the jade talisman. He really didn't think this thing was good. If it weren't for such an inexplicable sense of intimacy, he would have thought it was expensive even if he paid a spiritual stone for it.

"My Taoist friend and I are destined to give you a bloody price. How about thirty spiritual stones?" The old man gritted his teeth and stamped his feet when he quoted such a price. It looked like he was selling his child.

"Five Spiritual Stones, if you're okay I'll take them. If you keep nagging me, I won't let go of the Five Spiritual Stones." Zhang Chaozong held out five fingers and said forcefully.

"Deal." The old man happily thrust the jade talisman into Zhang Chaozong's hand.

It seemed that the price was still high. Seeing how happy the old man was, Zhang Chaozong expected that one or two spiritual stones would be enough to get the jade talisman. But since the price had been agreed upon, he had no choice but to pay for it.

"Fellow Taoist, you are taking advantage of Dafa. Although I don't know what the use of this jade talisman is, it is said to be found on a skeleton in a forbidden place. It is not expected to be a mortal thing. If I were not waiting for the money, I would

There is no way I can sell it." The old man stuffed the spiritual stones into the storage bag piece by piece, chattering to himself.

Zhang Chaozong naturally wouldn't take the old man's words seriously. Only a ghost would believe that he found something in a forbidden place. Such a broken jade talisman might no longer be usable. Thinking of this, he felt a little regretful that he had lost five spiritual stones in vain. However,

Depending on the situation, it may be impossible to withdraw.

After walking around a few times and not finding what he needed, Zhang Chaozong returned to the medicine garden. He took out the jade talisman and prepared to study it, but after looking over and over for a long time, he couldn't find any clues. Since he couldn't understand it, he simply sacrificed it directly.

Practice it and see. Zhang Chaozong tried to inject spiritual power into the jade talisman. The jade talisman flashed with earthy yellow light, and there was a reaction, but it was only a faint halo.

If the old man who sold the jade talisman saw this scene, he would be extremely surprised. Because he had also practiced this jade talisman, but no matter how he input spiritual power, the jade talisman was like a dead thing, without any reaction. But here we are.

Zhang Chaozong's hand suddenly reacted.

However, it was not easy to completely refine this jade talisman. It took Zhang Chaozong three days and three nights to succeed. Several ancient seal characters flashed on the jade talisman, and then disappeared into his arm. At the same time,

Zhang Chaozong finally figured out the function of the jade talisman.

It turns out that this talisman was handed down from ancient times and is called the breath gathering talisman. Once this jade talisman is activated, the person's breath will converge, and the monks cannot detect it with their spiritual sense.

One characteristic of the ancient talisman is that it can only be refined using ancient techniques. It so happened that Zhang Chaozong practiced the ancient technique Green Fire Glazed True Secret, which is why he could refine the breath-condensing talisman but the old man could not.
Chapter completed!