Borrowing a sword

Chapter 165 The Second Dao Ancestor

The grand Eastern Continent Tournament thus came to an end.

As the sect leader, Xiang Yan stood up and said a few words, indicating that he would reward him.

This time, the top three spots were all taken by the Daoist sect. If it weren't for the Origin Spirit Realm weighing heavily on his mind like a dark cloud, he would probably be beaming with pride and giving a long speech right now!
Niu Yuanshan, who was in charge of handling all the trivial matters and internal affairs, was so excited that he felt dizzy.

"Chu Huaixu has truly become the leader of the Eastern Continent!"

"The leader of the Eastern Continent is a citizen of my Moon Kingdom, hahaha!"

Old Niu had a sense of exhilaration, feeling like he was the only one sober while everyone else was drunk.

According to the initially agreed-upon rewards, Chu Huaixu could go to the Treasure Pavilion to choose any top-grade spiritual weapon and any level-seven top-grade spiritual pill.

He can also go to the library to choose a cultivation technique for the second realm.

There's not much to choose from; he must have taken the second level of the Daoist Canon.

As for the rest of the rewards, he will go to the Treasure Pavilion tomorrow to choose them.

The Eastern Continent Grand Competition has officially ended. The top three were led up to a high platform, where a group of great cultivators gathered around to offer their praise, which was considered an official procedure.

However, Xu Ziqing was still unconscious. He was enveloped in spiritual energy and floated up. Jiang Zhi personally checked on his condition.

There are some things that are not convenient to say now, so people like Mei Chuxue only say polite phrases like "heroes emerge from among the young".

This alluring and charming eighth-realm cultivator was becoming increasingly interested in Chu Huaixu.

This child is truly like the reincarnation of the Dao Ancestor!
According to unofficial historical records, the founder of Spring and Autumn Mountain was at odds with the Dao Ancestor. She even wrote in her "diary" that she wanted to personally take action to break the Dao Ancestor's pure yang body.

As an elder of Chunqiu Mountain, Mei Chuxue knew that this was not exactly unofficial history, but was just slightly exaggerated.

Moreover, her decision to bet on Chu Huaixu to win in the gambling game was simply for fun and because she found it interesting.

But who would have thought, they actually won!
Looking back now, it still feels somewhat unbelievable.

Faced with the praise from a group of great cultivators, Chu Huaixu did not show the slightest arrogance on his face.

Because he was still seriously injured, he did not stay any longer.

For the first time ever, Xiang Yan personally paid for a top-quality healing elixir.

Looking at the expressions of the people around him, Chu Huaixu saw that their shock was no less than when he had defeated the Bronze Sword.

This gave him a better understanding of his sect leader; this miser was probably extremely stingy, no wonder he was bald.

As for Junior Uncle-Master Jiang Zhi, he remained silent throughout the entire process.

Upon returning to the bamboo house, Chu Huaixu immediately went to his room and began practicing his internal energy to heal his injuries on the futon, using his spiritual power to enhance the medicinal effects.

He didn't use the fourth-grade healing pill that Xiang Yan gave him.

"With the self-healing effect of the Daoist Canon, I can recover about 70-80% of my health in a short time by using the elixirs I refine myself," he thought to himself.

Better elixirs can be saved for later, more critical moments.

Once he felt less uncomfortable, he stopped using his spiritual energy to enhance the medicine's effects and relied solely on his physical body to absorb it slowly.

"Body Refinement is also beneficial when healing, as its absorption efficiency is higher than that of ordinary cultivators."

He couldn't wait any longer and wanted to claim his mission reward.

Because this will allow his overall strength to leap forward once again!
The 100,000 experience points were credited to Chu Huaixu's account, bringing a smile to his face.

In addition, after winning this final match, the system gave him nearly 50,000 experience points.

There was just one thing he couldn't understand.

"The experience points were given to me by the system after I defeated Xiao Xu, who wields a sword in his left hand."

"After I defeated that evil sword, the system did not provide any feedback."

At this thought, he couldn't help but curse, "How despicable!"

Chu Huaixu couldn't understand why this was happening.

"Perhaps in the system's judgment, Xu Ziqing is my final opponent, but that sword is actually not within the scope of the Eastern Continent Grand Competition?" He was puzzled.

Regardless, Chu Huaixu's current usable experience points have suddenly broken the 400,000 mark, reaching a total of 400,060!

Even if he were only at the first realm, or even at the third realm, spending all those experience points at once would still bring a significant boost to his strength.

"It's a pity I haven't gone to get the cultivation technique yet. The East-West Continent Competition isn't over for me yet, otherwise, I would have leveled up a few times tonight and crushed that big ice block! Hmph!"

Next, there are 3 random special attribute points.

Chu Huaixu sat down on the prayer mat, and as the familiar spinning wheel appeared, he prayed in his heart.

"Comprehension, comprehension, comprehension."

"Physical strength, physical strength, physical strength."

As a result, on the first draw, I directly drew a [Spirit Gathering] item.

His head was spinning, and he couldn't help but curse.

"No! What is Spirit Gathering?!"

But the next moment, the total amount of spiritual energy in his body increased to a certain extent, becoming even more surging!
The Daoist Canon cultivates both internal and external aspects, and the combined spiritual power of the two far surpasses that of ordinary Heaven-level cultivation techniques.

Now that it has risen a little more, this is even more obvious.

In addition, his spiritual energy recovery speed has also been slightly improved.

Battery life has undoubtedly been significantly improved.

"This makes my already prominent features even more prominent."

"Alright, I can accept it as icing on the cake."

The reason why special attribute points are valuable is that no matter where they are added, they can bring about an overall improvement in strength.

Even the "physical" stat, which many players dislike the most, is linked to the health bar, making it quite important.

Moreover, Chu Huaixu had always suspected that the lottery wheel was just for show.

"Leaving aside the spirit fetus attribute, if any of the other attributes is too weak, then the probability of drawing it will increase."

With that thought in mind, he drew again and, as expected, drew [Gathering Spirit] once more.

"Damn you, you dog system! If you're so capable, give me three chances to draw Spirit Gathering items!" Chu Huaixu cursed as he drew the lottery again.

Finally, the pointer landed on [Physical Fitness].

"Okay, that feels good." Chu Huaixu felt the increase in his physical strength and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

At that very moment, he actually sensed a call from the medicine cauldron.

It was actually actively "crying out for food".

This is a very unusual phenomenon.

In the past, although this was Chu Huaixu's natal object, the two, one man and one cauldron, were not particularly familiar with each other on ordinary days.
Relatively speaking, the Heart Sword is more like his destined weapon spirit.

【Dao Sheng Yi】Normally, it doesn't actively convey any emotions or information to him. It just huffs and puffs as it refines pills, like a big, silent fool.

But if Chu Huaixu takes the initiative to pay attention to it, it will keep "crying out for food".

This is the first time they've taken the initiative to ask for "food" like this.

"Is it because you expended too much energy in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition?"

Or is it for some other reason?

Chu Huaixu channeled his divine sense into the black bead and immediately noticed something amiss.

"It's still refining that bluish-black energy?"

"Could it be that it actually turns out to be something I've made?" he exclaimed in surprise.

At first, Chu Huaixu thought that the medicine cauldron would refine away these dark blue-black evil energies.

However, it seems that this is not the case at present.

At this moment, he dared not act recklessly and immediately unleashed a powerful attack on the medicine cauldron. "I just drew 2 points of Spirit Gathering, and I didn't expect to use them on you first."

Direct and forceful injection!

Chu Huaixu had no idea what these bluish-black streams of energy were. He sent out an [Information Detection] skill, but all that came up were question marks.

But this thing was too strange, and it had a very strange ability to devour things, so he felt he had to handle it with caution.

After being infused with spiritual energy, the medicine cauldron immediately quieted down.

It began to continue refining these air currents.

"It seems this thing will delay my alchemy work," the unscrupulous capitalist said, somewhat speechless.

"I want to see what kind of junk we can make in the end."

Overnight, Chu Huaixu's name spread widely throughout the Eastern Continent.

Although it was only a competition of the first realm, the moment it was titled "Top Champion of the Eastern Continent," the feeling it gave off instantly changed.

Moreover, he will be facing off against the Prince Rui of the Western Continent in a few days, which is equivalent to representing the entire Eastern Continent in the battle.

The open and covert struggles between the East and West have a long history.

He was highly regarded.

Early in the morning, after finishing breakfast, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang went to the Treasure Pavilion together.

As the third-place winner of the Eastern Continent Grand Competition, she will receive a mid-grade spiritual weapon, a mid-grade level 5 spiritual pill, and the opportunity to choose her favorite second-stage cultivation technique from the library.

Along the way, the two reached a consensus that they would not rush to exchange for the elixir.

They are currently low-level cultivators, and many elixirs are simply not worthy of their use.

It's better to wait until later and redeem it based on your own needs.

Today, they are mainly here to select magical treasures.

Because both of them had made a great splash in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition, people kept greeting them on the way.

Many people are also concerned about Chu Huaixu's injuries.

As they approached the Treasure Pavilion, Chu Huaixu said, "Is there something you want to say to me? I noticed you seemed hesitant to speak."

"Later, you can choose a mid-grade spiritual weapon that you like, as a way for me to pay off my debt," Han Shuangjiang said earnestly.

"I don't want it." Chu Huaixu refused directly, then quickened his pace and walked into the Treasure Pavilion.

"Why?" the large ice block asked, puzzled.

"How stupid, figure it out yourself!" That's all the dead fox said.

Han Shuangjiang frowned slightly and pursed her lips, completely baffled as to what he meant.

"And he actually called me stupid?"

Upon entering the Treasure Pavilion, they were treated like royalty.

The inner sect senior sister in charge of this matter handed over two booklets, on which they could choose any magical treasures.

As Chu Huaixu flipped through the pages, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"There are even items from Hidden Spirit Mountain inside!"

"But there aren't many, only a few of them."

Something quickly came to mind, and he turned the page rapidly.

Sure enough, he found it not long after.

That was the jade pendant that made him and Xu Ziqing hesitate for a moment when they were climbing the mountain.

A divine artifact for body refinement!
High-grade spiritual artifacts specially crafted for body cultivators are extremely rare and scarce.

Chu Huaixu read through the entire book and ultimately decided that this was the most suitable one.

"That's it!"

Han Shuangjiang, on the other hand, chose a cloud-patterned dress.

She had long envied Chu Huaixu and Xu Ziqing because they both possessed magical artifact-level robes.

What girl wouldn't like pretty clothes?
Seeing that the two had made their choices, the senior sister from the inner sect said, "Junior Brother Chu, Junior Sister Han, I will register you first, and then submit it for approval and go through the process."

"These two magical artifacts will be delivered to you soon."

"Alright, thank you then, Senior Sister," the two said.

As night fell, Chu Huaixu channeled his divine sense into the black bead and discovered that it was still refining those few strands of bluish-black energy.

He then proactively injected some spiritual energy into it.

After he finished doing all that, he heard a telepathic message.

"Chu Huaixu, come out for a moment," Li Chunsong said telepathically, standing outside the bamboo house.

Chu Huaixu immediately stood up, went outside, and bowed, saying, "This disciple greets the Sixth Elder."

"Between you and me, there's no need for such formalities in the future." The gambling addict had been winning like crazy lately, and his attitude was incredibly amiable.

Moreover, now that this kid has defeated Xu Ziqing and Daozu Sword, who can still say that he picked up the wrong person down the mountain?
"Huh? Did I answer the wrong call?"

"I feel like I didn't answer the wrong call!"

Li Chunsong, who had been timid and hesitant lately, suddenly stood up!

He felt that the few lashes of the thunder whip he had taken when he went to the Enforcement Court with his junior uncle to receive punishment were completely undeserved.

Perhaps Junior Uncle deserves a few lashes, but why should I, Li Chunsong, be punished?
I should have gone to collect the reward!

The Sixth Elder of the Daoist Sect has recently become second only to Chu Yinyin in terms of arrogance.

"I wonder what brings the Sixth Elder to me tonight?" Chu Huaixu asked at this moment.

"Come with me, everyone is waiting for you at the Dao Asking Peak," said the gambling addict.

"it is good."

The two of them flew towards the main hall of the Asking Peak.

Chu Huaixu had always felt that there might be something else going on behind the East-West Continent Grand Competition.

After all, the system directly classified it as a "main quest".

He felt that he might learn something today.

Upon entering the main hall, I was surprised to find that quite a few people were inside.

Except for Shen Man, all the high-ranking members of the Taoist sect were present, including Junior Grandmaster Uncle Jiang Zhi.

It's very likely that they had already held a small meeting beforehand.

"Disciple greets the Sect Master, Junior Grandmaster, and all Elders." Chu Huaixu began to busy himself with bowing.

"Get up," Xiang Yan said, trying his best to use the gentlest tone possible, even though it was difficult for him.

He looked at the young man before him and asked a question, partly to satisfy everyone's curiosity and partly to lay the groundwork for what he was about to say:
"Chu Huaixu, after you witnessed the power of the bronze sword, did you ever think you could win?"

The young disciple, dressed in black robes, stood in the center of the hall and replied earnestly, "I've thought about it."

"This sword has been suppressed by the Dao Ancestor for a thousand years."

"This disciple has learned the Dao Ancestor's techniques and also accidentally obtained the Dao Ancestor's sword sheath on Mount Cangling."

"Then I dare to think, perhaps..."

Chu Huaixu paused briefly, then continued:

"If the Dao Ancestor can do it, so can I."

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(End of this chapter)