Chapter 280 The Zhengzheng Competition Begins
Tiangong Division, a side hall.
“I didn’t expect you to enter the late stage of foundation building so quickly, so congratulations!”
On the main seat, Qin Zhizheng took a sip of spiritual tea and congratulated Zhou Ling.
Zhou Ling's progress in cultivation really surprised him.
There was still some worry in his heart, whether he had taken any shortcuts in order to compete.
If the foundation is frivolous, then the gains outweigh the losses.
He felt relieved when he felt that Zhou Ling's aura was not messy at all, but more vigorous.
With Zhou Ling's talent, as long as he works steadily, he will definitely achieve great results in the future.
There is no need to rush and take the wrong path.
"I accidentally obtained a few high-grade elixirs this time, and this was my lucky break!"
Zhou Ling replied modestly.
Generally speaking, even if there are ten Black Flame Fruits, it is impossible to progress so fast.
After all, Zhou Ling still relied on the two talents of [Elixir Stress] and [The more frustrated you become, the more courage you get].
For ordinary monks, even if they have enough Black Flame Fruit, it is difficult to achieve this effect.
Qin Zhizheng nodded with a look of surprise on his face. Zhou Ling's potential was more powerful than he expected.
Lu Yunxi on the side was also shocked.
You know, when she went to Lingxia Fairy City, Zhou Ling was only at the fifth level of Qi training.
But in just a few years, it has reached the late stage of foundation building.
And she has just entered the late stage of foundation building.
Such talent is truly astonishing.
From now on, my future in Tiangong Division will really depend on Zhou Ling.
"How confident are you in this competition?"
Qin Zhizheng asked again.
Li Feng and He Shenke are both difficult to deal with.
Zhou Ling has no advantage over the two in terms of technique.
In terms of cultivation, it is much lower.
“Don’t worry, I will do my best, my disciple! As for the chance of winning, I don’t know for sure!”
Zhou Ling said with a relaxed expression.
He also knew in his heart that of these two competitors, one was in the late stage of the Golden Core and the other was at the peak of the Golden Core, and they had stayed in the Tiangong Division for many years.
Although they are still third-level technical mages, they obviously have the strength of fourth-level masters to be able to compete for the position of righteousness.
The key reason why he has this opportunity is because Tiangong Si Tianwei is the leader of the assessment.
If the two of them could refine a fourth-grade treasure, he would probably have no chance.
“There is no need to put too much pressure!”
“This time the senior management of the Tiangong Division has also set the tone. As long as your performance is no less than the two of them, you will be in the right position. , it’s yours!”
Qin Zhi smiled and said something good that Zhou Ling didn't expect.
"Zhizheng, do you mean that as long as I can refine a third-level high-grade treasure, I can win?"
Zhou Ling looked confused.
If the Tiangong Division intends to let itself take over as the official, then why bother to engage in such a competition?
If you don’t really win, others won’t be convinced either!
Zhou Ling frowned. After all, in order to convince others in the Tiangong Division, you still need to have real talent and practical learning.
"Well, it's mainly because of your status as the leader of the Heavenly Guard. The original intention was to let you hone your skills for a while."
"After all, you are not very old and have various temperaments. I'm afraid it's not mature enough."
"But at my insistence, the superiors decided to have a competition."
"In addition, as long as you can win this time, there will be another reward from the superiors! ”
Qin Zhizheng explained to Zhou Ling.
“Reward?”
Hearing this, Zhou Ling also beamed with joy. Thinking of the top management of Tiangong Division, this reward must be quite high.
"I know that your family is still leasing the spiritual veins of Xuanyuan Taoist Academy."
"So this time I applied for a reward of a fourth-level spirit gathering array bead for you."
"As long as we have these spirit-gathering beads and set up the spirit-gathering array, the Zhou family's spiritual veins will have a chance to be upgraded to the fourth level in the future!"
Hearing this, Zhou Ling blinked.
I felt more and more grateful to Qin Zhizheng in my heart, and even thought about the matter of gathering the spirit beads for myself.
You must know that the fourth-level spirit-gathering beads cannot be found in the market at all.
Even if he is still a Tianwei, he cannot exchange it.
This shows how precious these fourth-level spirit-gathering beads are.
“If you can win this time, in addition to this spirit gathering bead, there will also be a reward of two thousand points.”
“If you can’t, you can only get a thousand points.”
Qin Zhi said with a smile on his face.
“Is there a reward for losing?”
Hearing this, Zhou Ling looked surprised and was amazed in his heart.
Originally the three of them competed for the position of Zhizheng, but Qin Zhizheng won this reward.
There is a reward for defeating, which is surprising.
“With my current level of spiritual consciousness and the talent of [Six Transformations], it is not a big problem to refine a third-level top-grade or even top-grade treasure.”
Zhou Ling Very confident in myself.
With the cultivation level of the two opponents, there is no problem in refining the third-level top-grade treasure.
If you compete with them yourself, your chances of winning are indeed low.
But what he majored in was the Lingxiao Sect’s earth-level soul skills, the Three Pure Creation Techniques, and the power of the soul was extremely pure.
I am also a Sanqing soul body, able to condense three souls to assist in refining the imprint.
Not to mention the [Sixth Transformation] talent, which will greatly reduce the difficulty of refining the imprint.
Therefore, in his opinion, even if the opponent is strong, he does not have no chance.
“You don’t have to take victory or defeat too seriously!”
“Given your situation, it is certain that you will become a righteous person in the future!”
Qin Zhizheng said with a smile again.
“Yes, get it right!”
Zhou Ling nodded.
In order to obtain more resources, it is natural that the earlier he takes the position of righteousness, the better it will be for him.
“Both Li Feng and He Shen are now able to refine a third-level treasure. If He Shen is lucky, he can also refine a fourth-level treasure.”
“ However, according to the meaning above, as long as you can refine the third-level top-grade treasure, you will win!"
Qin Zhizheng said to Zhou Ling again.
Hearing this, Zhou Ling felt relieved.
If the opponent can refine a fourth-level treasure, he has at most a 10 to 20 percent chance of winning.
After all, where is his cultivation level, and under many factors, it is already very difficult to refine the third level of the best.
Zhou Ling's two major reliances now are the Sanqing Creation Technique and talents such as [Six Transformations] and [Meticulousness].
But these two are veteran third-level weapon refiners from Tiangong Division, and they also have trump cards in their hands.
"Zhi Zheng, if they can refine a fourth-level treasure and I refine a third-level top-notch weapon, wouldn't I lose?"
Zhou Ling asked again.
If there are no accidents, it will take at least ten years for an execution to be completed.
Although he is young now and has plenty of opportunities, this situation is completely different.
What's more, next, we have to prepare the resources for his wife to form a pill, which is not an easy task.
"Don't worry, as long as you can refine the third-level top-grade treasure, as the leader of the Heavenly Guard, you can't escape your position of righteousness."
Hearing Zhou Ling's comment on refining the third-tier top-grade treasure Qin Zhizheng smiled and said, seemingly quite confident.
Hearing this, Zhou Ling felt relieved.
Next, Qin Zhizheng explained some key points of refining third-level treasures to Zhou Ling, focusing on the refining method of third-level swords to Zhou Ling.
After all, among many treasures, the sword is the most powerful in actual combat. If it can be successfully refined, the chance of winning will increase.
After Zhou Ling learned about some third-level sword imprints, he asked Qin Zhizheng about some information about the fourth-level sword imprints. Although Qin Zhizheng was about to be transferred and had a lot of various matters, he still introduced them to Zhou Ling carefully one by one.
It was not until dusk that Chen Ling left Tiangong Division.
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Three days later.
The square of Xuanyuan Taoist Temple was crowded with people.
The competition between Zhou Ling and two Jindan monks to compete for the position of head of the Tiangong Division also attracted a large number of monks to watch.
Because we may have to rely on Taoist fire, the competition will still be held in the Taoist square.
Of course, the reason why Taoist Academy was chosen was also to allow many disciples of Taoist Academy to watch the competition and gain some insights.
After all, the three people participating in the assessment this time are all third-level weapon refiners, and the opportunity is rare.
As for the judges, there are three people, Dean Zhong, Qin Zhizheng and a senior executive from the Tiangong Department of Qingyang Fairy City.
Cheng Pu is a fourth-level top-notch weapon refiner.
At this moment, the three of them are already sitting on the judges' table.
Dean Zhong and Qin Zhizheng are sitting on the left and right sides of Cheng Pu respectively, which shows that this person has a high status in the Tiangong Department.
I saw him looking elegant and easy-going, smiling, and talking in a low voice with Dean Zhong.
On the competition stage, Zhou Ling and the other three people were already seated.
Three people lined up in a horizontal line.
Zhou Ling is on the left.
In the middle is a tall, middle-aged man with a dignified appearance. He is He Shen, who is at the peak of the Golden Core.
Seeing Zhou Ling glance over, he smiled and nodded slightly to Zhou Ling.
He knew in his heart that no matter whether he won or lost in this competition, Zhou Ling's future achievements would definitely be higher than his.
Zhou Ling also bowed slightly.
Sitting on the right side is a fair-skinned, ordinary-looking middle-aged man. His expression is slightly solemn, and he is concentrating with his eyes closed.
"Master will win!"
"Teacher Zhou will win!"
A famous Taoist disciple shouted and cheered to Zhou Ling.
Sun Dajie and Bai Ji were sitting in the front row.
Everyone has an excited expression.
If Zhou Ling could become the head of the Tiangong Division, it would also be of great significance to them.
Their identities will also be very different.
Compared with their excited expressions, Zhou Ling, who was involved, had a calm expression. After meeting He Shen, he closed his eyes and rested, waiting for the competition to begin.
Cang!
A quarter of an hour later, the melodious and simple bell rang.
“You three, this Tiangong Division’s official competition is about to begin.”
“The treasured weapon being refined this time is a sword. As for the properties of the sword, , you can choose by yourself.”
"All kinds of materials are equipped on the competition table."
"This competition is a competition to determine the outcome."
"It lasted three hours, and who was finally refined? Whoever’s sword has the highest grade will be the winner!”
“Ben Zhizheng, Cheng Zhizheng and Dean Zhong will be the judges”
“Okay, the competition has officially begun”
Qin Zhi was standing on the judges' bench, looking at the three of them, and said loudly.
As his voice fell.
A light mask was raised on the competition stage, covering Zhou Ling and the other three.
The seal on the jade platform in front of Zhou Ling also opened.
He glanced over and his eyes couldn't help but light up.
There is a lot of material inside.
There are forty or fifty pieces of third-level materials alone, each with different properties.
There are even some fourth-level materials.
Obviously, this competition also supports the refining of fourth-level treasures.
However, with Qin Zhizheng’s original reminder, Zhou Ling would naturally not fearlessly choose to refine the fourth-level sword.
After all, the current success rate of level 4 swords is still a bit low.
The risk is too great!
“There are even third-level thunder trees, and the Tiangong Division is really wealthy!”
Looking at the materials, Zhou Ling clicked his tongue and praised them.
Among the materials, there are common five elements attributes, as well as extremely rare thunder attributes, wind attributes, space attributes, etc.
To put it simply, it is because there are no regulations on what kind of attribute swords should be refined.
So after seeing the materials, the real competition has begun.
After all, the selection of materials is also crucial.
Although they are both of the third level, the power of the swords refined from materials with different attributes are also very different.
Thunder and space attributes are the most difficult, followed by fire and metallic attributes, and finally other wood, water, earth and other attributes.
Moreover, this time it was just a competition between three people.
So in the end, it depends on who can refine the sword with greater power. That’s very simple, just a head-on confrontation is enough to find out.
“Refining the sword this time has undoubtedly brought me closer to the two of them!”
While checking the materials through [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], Zhou Ling was thinking in his heart.
After all, his current level of swordsmanship at the third level and second step is not low.
Even if they are Jindan monks, many people may not be able to enter the third realm of swordsmanship.
However, both He Shen and He Shen have entered the third realm of swordsmanship, but they are only one step into the three realms.
So Zhou Ling did not suffer any loss in refining the sword.
“According to the Five Elements Sword Intent that I have now understood, refining the Five Elements Sword must be the most advantageous!”
Zhou Ling continued to analyze in his mind.
Judging from the current materials, there is no doubt that the third-level thunder sword made from thunder wood is the most powerful.
To beat Thunderwood, you can only choose fourth-level materials.
Refined into a fourth-level sword.
However, the success rate of the fourth-level sword is too low.
The risk is too great if you choose this way.
Obviously not necessary.
As for choosing Thunder Wood, my own thunder attribute sword intent has not yet reached the third level.
After being refined, the power will definitely be unsatisfactory.
After some comparison, the Five Elements Sword is undoubtedly the most suitable.
Of course it is not that easy to refine the Five Elements Sword.
After all, the materials to be refined are much more than others.
Fortunately, the time is three hours, which should be enough.
In addition, when integrating the Five Elements Sword Seal, it is also a big difficulty.
After all, the five elements are in conflict with each other, and if there is a slight mistake, the success will definitely fall short.
However, Zhou Ling has the assistance of the Five Elements Spirit Flame, coupled with the talent of [Meticulousness], he still has a great advantage in this regard.
After deciding on the plan for refining the Five Elements Sword, Zhou Ling began to select materials.
Some of these materials also have slight flaws. If you don't choose carefully, you may make mistakes.
They look roughly the same, but the situation after fusion is quite different.
This is also a great test of the weapon refiner's vision.
Of course, with the help of Zhou Ling’s [Intermediate Observation] talent, these things cannot be hidden from his eyes.
Soon, he selected the ten pieces of Five Elements attribute materials he needed.
Confirm the Five Elements Sword Seal and select the materials.
The next step is to refine the materials and condense the sword embryo.
This is something Zhou Ling is already familiar with.
As the refining furnace emerged, pieces of ore fell into it.
(End of this chapter)