Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

"No, I just wanted to broaden my horizons. I wouldn't dare to go on stage and compete," Jiang Shi explained to his senior brother Hu.

Senior Brother Hu nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

He was terrified of Li Ze; every year, a new junior brother would cause trouble, dragging Lin Yanyi down with him.

Jiang Shi scurried around, secretly learning spells and techniques.

Jiang Shi has already broken through to the minor level of mastery of techniques like the "Burning Fire Palm," which is practiced by the most people.

This is much faster than practicing on your own.

"Junior Brother Jiang!" A surprised voice came from the side.

Jiang Shi looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was Lu Wenyi.

"Senior Brother Lu, are you also going up on stage to compete?" Jiang Shi asked.

Upon hearing this, Lu Wenyi nodded with a bitter face. As a scion of a prominent family, he was obliged to participate in the sect's grand competition and could not escape it.

However, he was also a talisman maker, who devoted his days to practicing talisman making but neglected to cultivate magic.

His combat ability is naturally a bit worse than many others.

Although he possesses a low-grade magical artifact, giving him the ability to protect himself.

But those who can go on stage are all scions of aristocratic families. He has a low-grade magic weapon, and most of the others do too.

In comparison, he was the one who suffered the loss.

"That's all for now, it's my turn, I have to go on stage."

As they were talking, it was time for Lu Wenyi and his group to take the stage.

Jiang Shi followed behind Lu Wenyi and saw Lu Wenyi's opponent, a young man from a prominent family surnamed Liang, step onto the arena.

"This person practices the Burning Fire Palm." Jiang Shi had watched many fights, and his mastery of the Burning Fire Palm was already at a minor level.

He saw through Senior Brother Liang's main cultivation technique at a glance.

"Senior Brother Lu, wait a moment." Jiang Shi called out to Lu Wenyi.

Then, he whispered something in Lu Wenyi's ear.

Upon hearing Jiang Shi's words, Lu Wenyi immediately relaxed his brows, and the more he listened, the more he felt that what Jiang Shi said made some sense.

"Junior Brother Lu, what's wrong? Are you too scared to go on stage?" Senior Brother Liang said sarcastically when he saw that Lu Wenyi had not yet gone on stage.

"Hmph, I'm not afraid of you." Lu Wenyi regained his confidence. He lightly jumped onto the arena, his face beaming with confidence.

Jiang Shi had already left when Lu Wenyi took office.

He offered advice in order to win over Lu Wenyi.

If I had the chance to learn the second-grade spirit talisman inheritance from Lu Wenyi, that would be wonderful.

Now that he's done helping, he needs to hurry up and learn the spells he doesn't have yet.

On the arena, Senior Brother Liang channeled his magic power, and the flames roared, closing in on Lu Wenyi.

Lu Wenyi neither defended nor attacked, but kept dodging.

He was like a senior brother Liang chasing and beating him, running around the arena.

They didn't even try to directly confront Senior Brother Liang's Burning Palm.

In other people's eyes, Lu Wenyi was beaten so badly by Senior Brother Liang that he ran away with his head in his hands.

"This Junior Brother Lu is too cowardly. He didn't even flinch when Senior Brother Liang beat him up."

"That's right. Even if I were to take the stage, I wouldn't be unable to retaliate against a single blow."

On the observation platform, there was much discussion, with some of the younger disciples looking down on Lu Wenyi's behavior.

Jiang Shi heard these words from the other arenas.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi shook his head, thinking to himself, "You'll be proven wrong soon enough."

"Shut up, what do you know!" Lu Wenxiu said.

"Junior Brother Liang seems to have the advantage, but although his Burning Palm is powerful, it consumes a lot of energy. If he keeps using it like this, he will soon run out of mana."

"On the other hand, Junior Brother Lu is well-rested and waiting for the opportune moment. Although he is in a sorry state now, his magical power is abundant. He will surely defeat Junior Brother Liang and achieve victory in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

Lu Wenxiu's words caused an uproar among the young disciples present.

There were a few stubborn individuals, but no one paid them any more attention.

Several senior brothers at the sixth level of Qi Refining, who were highly skilled in cultivation, looked at the stubborn young men as if they were fools and laughed.

In fact, these seasoned veterans saw through Lu Wenyi's idea at a glance; it wasn't a clever tactic.

But they didn't need to instruct these junior disciples.

Only a kind-hearted person like Lu Wenxiu would say so much.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the arena was exactly as Lu Wenxiu had predicted.

Brother Liang's clothes were slightly disheveled, but he looked anxious and was panting heavily, indicating that he had very little magical power left.

In contrast, although Lu Wenyi was disheveled and in a sorry state, he remained calm and composed, and his magical power was abundant.

"Senior Brother Liang, it's my turn now, isn't it?" Lu Wenyi laughed and took out a jade pen from his storage bag.

This item is a low-grade magic weapon.

"I've lost...!" Upon seeing this, Senior Brother Liang immediately surrendered.

Although he also possessed a low-grade magical artifact, he was now powerless to wield it.

If he continues to resist, the other party will either kill him or seriously injure him, and he won't be able to escape.

"Hehe, just as Junior Brother Jiang predicted." Lu Wenyi was very happy to have won a game.

Jiang Shi had given him this idea before.

His decision to use a low-grade magic weapon to force the opponent to surrender was entirely within his expectations.

Now he is growing to appreciate Jiang Shi more and more.

"Wouldn't it be wonderful to have Jiang Shi under my wing and offer me advice?"

Lu Wenyi was, after all, from a prominent family. Although he was on very good terms with Jiang Shi, he did not look down on Jiang Shi, who came from a humble background.

However, based on his upbringing, he still wanted to recruit Jiang Shi to his side, make him a retainer, and have him work for him.

Just like Master Li, serve the Lu family.

Jiang Shi was unaware of what Lu Wenyi was thinking, but even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared much.

It's all just a matter of each person getting what they need.

Lu Wenyi wanted to use Jiang Shi, while Jiang Shi was also thinking about how to take advantage of the Lu family.

There's no such thing as genuine sincerity in the cultivation world; it's all about mutual exploitation.

[View the complete low-grade Xuan-level spell, "Iron Armor Technique"]

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[Iron Armor Technique: Beginner (30/500)]

It was a defensive spell, and a metal-based one at that.

Metal-based magic is exceptionally difficult to master, and few people usually study it.

Even if one has the talent to learn metal-based magic.

They were also practicing offensive techniques.

They won't learn these defensive techniques.

Jiang Shi has learned a valuable lesson.

Jiang Shi's running around attracted the attention of the three Foundation Establishment stage cultivators on the main platform.

"That person actually has the aptitude of five spiritual roots?" Hall Master Lu of the Transmission Hall stared intently at Jiang Shi.

"And he broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining at such a young age."

Liang, the head of the Dharma Protectorate, also noticed Jiang Shi. His expression darkened, and he wanted to get up immediately, seize Jiang Shi, and investigate him.

The five spiritual roots aptitude involves a secret from the past, which ordinary Qi Refining stage disciples are unaware of, but these Foundation Establishment stage cultivators know a little about it.

They were very wary of the five spiritual roots aptitude.

The Qingyun Sect has not accepted any disciples with the aptitude for the five spiritual roots for many years.

"Calm down, Junior Brother Liang." Lu Chuanxing unleashed a burst of magical power, stopping Hall Master Liang.

He didn't get up; he simply used his magic to stop Hall Master Liang.

"Senior Brother Lu, what do you mean by this?" Hall Master Liang's eyes were full of apprehension. Lu Chuanxing was able to stop him with just a wisp of his aura. It seemed that Lu Chuanxing's magical power had been exhausted again.