If the sect doesn't accept geniuses, they will become giants once they leave?

Chapter 185 Do you need a power player?

In the world of cultivating immortals, the strong prey on the weak, and killing and robbing treasures is commonplace. In the secret realm, robbing the fruits of others' hard work is something that must be appreciated.

The Dragon Transformation Conference is a battle of wits, but you can work hard, and it doesn't say that you can't form a team, nor does it say that you can't steal the leaves that others have refined.

"You guys... have a good harvest."

The leading young man sneered, and the other young cultivators dispersed tacitly to surround Li Yan and his companions.

Seeing this situation, Li Yanmo knew that they were encountering a classic plot.

Li Yanmo couldn't see through the cultivation level of any of these people, which meant that they were at least at the Golden Core stage. Even if he, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, had extraordinary abilities, he couldn't escape.

"Everyone, let's be frank. I want to discuss a business with you. I hope you can—"

The young man paused and smiled coldly.

"Would you please do me a favor?"

Dai Qianqiu looked thoughtful. "Oh? What business is it?"

"Just as you have seen, the secrets of this Deer Forest are ever-changing. Every blade of grass and every tree has different rules, and can only be refined piece by piece. Don't you think this process is boring and uninteresting?" The young man's eyes became increasingly cold, and his tone rose and fell, sounding sarcastic, as if he was hinting at something.

"But this battle of wits never said I had to crack it myself, so I was thinking, why not work together? There's strength in numbers."

"I see that you all seem to have your own unique methods of refining, but as the saying goes, many hands make light work. At this rate, I'm afraid you won't be able to win first place in the battle of wits."

"How many--"

The young man sneered.

"Do you want a liver replacement?"

Li Yanmo felt no wavering in his heart.

These people were at most from first-rate sects, and he had three disciples from super sects on his side. Hu Rongzuo had been earning extra income but hadn't made a name for himself, while Dai Qianqiu and Zhong Sanyuan had both distinguished themselves in the battle of magic. These people were crazy to rob them.

Zhong Sanyuan was not surprised at all, and waved his hand, "No need."

The young man was struck by lightning, as if he had never expected to be rejected. However, he did not give up. "Hey everyone, we are very cheap. If the refined leaves are not up to standard, we will compensate you tenfold!"

"We are not interested in this. We came to Lulin just to investigate some things," Zhong Sanyuan shook his head.

The young man's face was immediately filled with disappointment. He bowed and walked away slowly with the others.

"Isn't it said that the geniuses of super sects treat money like dirt and throw spirit stones as casually as they would throw stones?"

"It's okay. There are other geniuses from other super sects. They are definitely too lazy to refine leaves."

"It's just—"

A group of people came with great fanfare and left quietly.

After the people walked away, Zhong Sanyuan raised his hand and set up a soundproof barrier. "Brother Li, did you discover something just now?"

Li Yanmo patted his forehead, thought for a while, and then told what he saw when he was refining the trees just now.

Zhong Sanyuan and other geniuses from the super sects scratched their heads in confusion. Ji Fa's eyes flickered with a strange light before he asked doubtfully, "Brother Li, are you sure you're not mistaken?" Li Yanmo rubbed his forehead and said, "I hope I'm wrong, but it's too clear."

Especially those eyes. Li Yanmo had never seen such crazy and depressing eyes.

"Could it be possible that you... saw a demon fairy?" Dai Qianqiu pondered for a moment before tentatively expressing his thoughts. "Legend has it that Chiche is the place where the first demon fairy who achieved immortality through cultivation fell, and the Demon Fairy Cult also originated from this place."

Zhong Sanyuan frowned and thought for a while, but still couldn't figure it out, so he decided to repeat Li Yanmo's previous operation. He raised his hand and slapped a tree, pouring the spiritual energy in his body into the tree. In just a moment, the whole tree was refined by Zhong Sanyuan.

"Brother Li, I didn't feel anything. Is there something different?"

"This……"

Li Yanmo scratched his head, pondered for a moment, and then analyzed, "Perhaps it's a problem with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. My foundation-building platform has a flaw because I practiced too hastily, and it is constantly leaking spiritual energy. So, I rely on the spiritual energy vortex with more than ten layers to make up for this problem."

"Just now, I used up the stored spiritual energy when I was refining the trees, so I directly poured Chi Che's spiritual energy into the trees through the spiritual energy vortex."

"Maybe that's why the connection was established. You can give it a try."

This was the most reasonable explanation Li Yanmo could think of, but he didn't expect that several people, including Jifa, had such subtle expressions.

"Did I say anything weird?"

"This... cough, Brother Li is gifted and has his own unique insights into cultivation, which naturally differ from ours," Zhong Sanyuan coughed. "Brother Li, after building the foundation, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will be refined by the foundation-building platform into spiritual energy that matches the characteristics of the magic formula. It is impossible to use yourself as a medium to transfer the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the trees."

Dai Qianqiu added, "To be precise, it's not necessary at all. All spells above the Foundation Establishment stage require one's own spiritual energy to draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. That's why during the Foundation Establishment stage one needs to constantly refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and increase their spiritual energy reserves so that they can use more spells."

"Only those in the Qi training stage can perform the technique you mentioned, Brother Li. Even those who have practiced Heaven-level techniques in the Qi training stage cannot achieve the level of refinement you mentioned," Zhong Sanyuan said, his hands on his hips. "In other words, Brother Li, you may be the only one in the world who can sense the existence of demon immortals!"

Li Yanmo tilted his head back slightly and said, "I don't know why, but I can't feel happy at all."

"Ahem - Brother Li, where there is loss there is gain, but at least we have some clues."

Zhong Sanyuan knew it would be impolite to continue, so he changed the subject. But Dai Qianqiu said unhappily, "That being said, what does this have to do with our current battle of strength and wits?"

"That demon immortal's status is indeed high, but his cultivation method is also the most outdated and primitive. If he were to practice it now, he might not even be able to learn the earth-level spells. I think this battle of wits and strength will be between the demon immortal Yin Yang."

Zhong Sanyuan scratched his head in embarrassment, but did not refute.

Li Yanmo felt as if a flash of inspiration came to him, but he was unable to complete it because he lacked some key information.

The battle of wealth comes after the battle of strength and the battle of wits. It will only begin after the battle of wits and the battle of wealth are over, but it does not mean that we should go to the Oil Pan Mountain where the sheep demon is.

A battle of wits, strength and wealth. The wealth aspect is obviously to make money for the dragon clan, but it is better to be safe than sorry.

"Let's go to Youguo Mountain and take a look."

"Huh? Why should I listen to your orders?" Dai Qianqiu tickled her ears to express her dissatisfaction. "I'm just passing through, you know?"

Zhong Sanyuan rolled his eyes, walked up to Dai Qianqiu, grabbed his ear and dragged him into the woods. After a few breaths, Dai Qianqiu and Zhong Sanyuan came back.

“I think it’s absolutely necessary to go to You Pan Mountain!”

(End of this chapter)