I proved immortality with thunder magic.

Chapter 77 The Reward from the Returning Sect Leader

"Zhou Tai, is everything you just said true?"

On the flying ship, after Tian Qi casually set up a soundproof barrier, he couldn't help but look at Zhou Tai again to confirm what he had said earlier.

Although Tian Qi knew perfectly well that Zhou Tai couldn't possibly lie about this, he was genuinely curious as to why Zhou Tai, with such abilities, would participate in this trial.

Faced with his question, Zhou Tai simply replied firmly, "Replying to Elder, everything I have said is true."

Hearing his answer, Tian Qi nodded, no longer questioning the matter, and then looked at him and asked, "How old are you this year?"

The reason for asking this question is that after Zhou Tai cultivated the "Turtle Spirit Nourishing Life Technique," he was only sixty years old, and even cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage could not easily discern his exact age.

Zhou Tai answered truthfully, "This disciple dares not deceive the elder; this disciple has just turned sixty this year."

"Are you already sixty?"

Tian Qi frowned at first, then looked at him thoughtfully and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the reason you signed up for this trial is for the Foundation Establishment spiritual item, right?"

"Yes, that is why I have come."

Zhou Tai nodded, admitting it without any hesitation.

Seeing that he admitted to this, Tian Qi continued, "Your contribution in this trial is enough to exchange for a complete set of Foundation Establishment spiritual items. However, you are over sixty years old and your cultivation has not yet reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. If you want to successfully establish your foundation in the future, you will probably need to find another spiritual item that can greatly increase your vitality."

Zhou Tai didn't understand what he meant. After a moment's thought, he lowered his head and said, "Elder, what you say is absolutely right. This disciple is also worried about this matter."

After saying that, she glanced at Tian Qi, secretly watching his reaction.

Elder Tian looked thoughtful, as if he was pondering something.

After a moment, Tian Qi, who seemed to have made up his mind, looked at Zhou Tai again and said, "You have shone brightly in this trial and have won back some face for our sect. When I return, I will mention this to my senior brother, the sect leader, to see if you can be granted permission to exchange for a spiritual item that greatly increases your vitality."

After saying this, he added with a sigh, "If you can truly succeed in establishing your foundation, it will be a great blessing for our sect!"

Zhou Tai was overjoyed to hear this and immediately bowed deeply in gratitude, saying, "This disciple is deeply grateful for Elder's appreciation and kindness. Elder's kindness and virtue are beyond measure!"

Tian Qi waved his hand and said, "Don't thank me yet. Whether this matter can be accomplished or not depends on Senior Brother Sect Leader."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tai immediately replied firmly, "Whether it succeeds or not, the fact that the elder is willing to speak on my behalf is enough for me to be eternally grateful!"

Hearing his resounding answer, Tian Qi couldn't help but glance at him again, a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

He didn't say anything more at the moment, but just waved his hand and said, "Alright, go sit down and rest for a while."

"Your disciple obeys."

Zhou Tai responded and immediately sat down to the side, secretly observing the situation of the other factions.

Leaving aside the Yunxia Sect, which also had only one survivor, and the Haoyang Sect, which had only three survivors, the Nanhua Sect and Lingxu Sect were quite lively.

The two factions had the most survivors and the greatest gains.

Zhao Teng from the Nanhua Sect produced seventeen demonic trial tokens by himself, which was quite outrageous.

Among the other disciples, two others produced more than ten Demonic Path Trial Tokens!

However, the person who produced the most Demonic Trial Tokens was not a disciple of the Nanhua Sect, but Pei Hong.

After obtaining Zhou Tai's nine Demonic Path Trial Tokens, he alone produced a total of thirty-five Demonic Path Trial Tokens!

Yes, the demonic trial token he alone produced was comparable to the immortal trial tokens held by all the disciples of Spirit Beast Mountain!

At that time, all the great cultivators of the Purple Mansion Sect were shocked by his grand gesture, and more than one of the disciples of the Nanhua Sect exclaimed, "How is this possible?"

"Excellent, excellent! Pei Hong, you're very good, extremely good!"

After his initial shock, Master Sun beamed with delight, repeatedly praising the gesture.

He didn't care how Pei Hong did it; no matter how Pei Hong did it, their Lingxu Sect could cover for him.

So just be happy now.

Unfortunately, the other members of the Lingxu Sect did not fare as well. When the total number of Demonic Trial Tokens obtained by each sect was tallied, the Nanhua Sect still won first place by a slight advantage of five more tokens.

However, the victors of this trial were not the five sects of Heng Kingdom, but the six sects of the demonic path of Ba Kingdom.

Because the number of immortal tokens that ultimately fell into the hands of the six demonic sects of Ba Kingdom was slightly higher than that of the five sects of Heng Kingdom.

This result made the Lin-surname cultivator from the Nanhua Sect look extremely unpleasant, but he couldn't retaliate.

They preserved the face of being the number one faction in Heng Kingdom, but lost the substance!

It is worth mentioning that even after the half-hour waiting period ended, none of the scattered cultivators from the five sects of Heng Kingdom returned, nor did any of the demonic cultivators.

This situation secretly alarmed Zhou Tai.

But on second thought, it seems quite normal.

The cultivators who came to participate in this trial, whether they were immortal cultivators or demonic cultivators, were all fighting for a future.

If you're just afraid of dying and keep hiding, then what's the point of coming here?

When the appointed time arrived, the Bone Demon Ship and the Flying Tower ascended into the sky precisely on schedule, directly breaking through the great formation and appearing in the outside world.

It seems that, just as Pei Hong had said before, the Chongming Ruins can only trap some Qi Refining stage cultivators now.

After leaving the trial grounds, the Bone Demon Ship and the Flying Tower Ship went their separate ways.

The flying ship first flew to Tianque Fortress, dropped off the cultivators from the other four sects, and then returned to the Nanhua Sect's mountain gate.

After greeting Master Sun and the beautiful woman surnamed Ye, Tian Qi released the Azure Armored Dragon Python and left Tianque Fort with Zhou Tai.

Thirty-six people came, but only two returned. Zhou Tai sat behind Tian Qi, looking at the magnificent scenery below, and couldn't help but sigh.

His trial trip was truly fruitful.

Now, all that's left is to cultivate to the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage before attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

But thinking of his fallen fellow disciples, he couldn't feel happy at all.

In a sense, his success this time can be considered a case of "one man's success is built on the bones of countless others."

Zhou Tai wondered what Zhao Dongyang, the sect leader, would think when he returned alone.

Anyway, after this trial, he was somewhat disillusioned and disheartened by these sect leaders.

Despite the nice things Tian Qi said to him before, he knew very well that those words were just to reassure him and do him a favor.

If he hadn't collected all fifteen Demonic Path Trial Tokens, this elder probably wouldn't have bothered to do him a favor.

That's just how the world is; there are always those who add flowers to brocade, but few who offer charcoal in the snow.

The number of people carried did not seem to affect the speed of the Azure-Armored Dragon Python.

The time it took to get there was roughly the same as the time it took to get back.

After entering the gate of Spirit Beast Mountain, the Azure Armored Dragon Python headed straight for the Sect Leader's Hall and eventually landed below the stone steps in front of the hall.

Tian Qi and Zhou Tai dismounted from the python's back and immediately patted the spirit beast pouch, whereupon the blue-armored dragon python obediently went to rest.

"Junior Brother Tian, ​​please don't stand on ceremony, just come in."

Just as Tian Qi put away his spirit pet and was about to bow and ask for instructions, the voice of the sect leader Zhao Dongyang came from inside the hall.

So he simply cupped his hands in greeting and said to Zhou Tai, "Follow me closely."

Then he led Zhou Tai into the sect leader's hall.

Upon entering the hall, one sees only the vast main hall of the sect leader, with only Sect Leader Zhao Dongyang inside.

Upon seeing Tian Qi bring Zhou Tai in, Sect Leader Zhao immediately asked, "Has the trial ended?"

Which side won?

"The demonic path has won a minor victory."

As Tian Qi spoke, he reported on the results of the five factions in this trial.

Because of Zhou Tai's outstanding performance, although he was the only one to survive in the Spirit Beast Mountain, his results were actually better than those of Haoyang Sect, ranking third among the five sects.

However, when Sect Leader Zhao Dongyang heard about this result, he did not show any joy.

He glanced at Zhou Tai and said, "In that case, this lad is indeed a promising talent. It seems our sect hasn't come away empty-handed!"

Upon hearing this, Tian Qi immediately nodded and said, "What the sect leader said is right. I think so too. Therefore, I would like to plead for him and ask the sect to allow him to exchange for a spiritual item that can greatly increase his blood and vitality, so as to lend him a helping hand."

Upon hearing his suggestion, Zhao Dongyang remained silent for a moment before nodding slightly and saying, "Doesn't the sect's herb garden still have a few three-hundred-year-old blood ginsengs? Let the alchemy hall open its furnace and refine a batch of blood ginseng essence-replenishing pills, allowing him to exchange one for one!"

Tian Qi's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly said to Zhou Tai, "Did you hear that? Hurry up and thank Senior Brother Sect Leader!"

Zhou Tai was also filled with joy at this moment. He immediately knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "Disciple Zhou Tai thanks the Sect Leader for his great kindness and virtue!"

Zhao Dongyang simply waved his hand and said, "There's no need for such a grand gesture. I only hope that you can truly succeed in establishing your foundation and not let down the sect's nurturing of you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tai stood up and replied loudly and firmly, "This disciple will certainly not let down the sect's cultivation, nor the sect leader and Elder Tian's kindness!"

His declaration of loyalty did not cause any change in Zhao Dongyang's expression. He simply said, "Step back. Come back to me to collect your Foundation Establishment spiritual item after you have reached the ninth level of Qi Refining."

"This disciple obeys. This disciple will take his leave now."

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After Zhou Tai finished speaking, he bowed respectfully to Zhao Dongyang and Tian Qi, and then backed away from the main hall of the sect leader.

After Zhou Tai left, Zhao Dongyang sighed softly and said, "After the Demonic Path takes the remaining spot for Yunmiao Valley, the number of people entering from both sides will be eighteen and fifteen the next time Yunmiao Valley opens. Even if the Mad Thunder True Man of Nanhua Sect is powerful, it will probably still be a fierce battle. My sect's senior uncles will probably have a headache!"

Upon hearing this, Tian Qi sighed with a heavy expression, "Yes, the opportunities within Yunmiao Valley are of great importance. Even if our sect only has one spot to enter, we cannot give it up. We just hope that our senior uncles can come up with a safe strategy before entering!"

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