Chapter 145: 0107 Almost Lost My Life (Two-in-One)_2

“Isn’t there an entrance up the mountain? Why did you specially run to this side platform?” the woman asked.

“Senior Sister, there’s no one there,” Xu Chang’an replied helplessly.

“No one? Oh, I forgot.” The woman nodded.

Muyu Peak hasn’t had new disciples for many years, so everything has to be done in the public areas.

“I’ll open up the mountain area for them in a few days. It’s not very safe for you to keep running over here like this.” The woman looked Xu Chang’an up and down, appreciating his pleasing appearance, and said with a smile, “You must have attracted quite a few people while you’re out there.”

She didn’t even need to spy to know how those outside disciples viewed him.

“…” Xu Chang’an listened, his eye twitching slightly, and sighed gently.

“If you’re bullied outside, come and tell me, and I’ll stand up for you,” the woman said, seeing Xu Chang’an’s helpless expression. She smiled and reached out, drawing a slight arc in the air, then continued, “You want a room, right? Let me see where there’s space. Oh right… are you participating in the Outer Sect Martial Arts Gathering or first going to visit the Trial Tower?”

The Outer Sect Martial Arts Gathering is different from ordinary martial arts competitions; you register with her, then randomly pair up for matches.

The winner earns points, and the loser loses points. Accumulate enough, and you can qualify for promotion.

“Senior Sister, I’ll go check out the Trial Tower first,” Xu Chang’an said. “No rush for the gathering.”

“Trial Tower? Oh, your level… you’re heading to the Black Stone Tower. Got it.” She handed Xu Chang’an a Profound Crystal and said, “Turn to the left at the right and place it there.”

“Alright.”

“By the way, take this Spirit Stone,” the woman suddenly tossed over a dimly glowing low-grade Spirit Stone.

“Senior Sister?” Xu Chang’an was startled.

“Why are you looking at me? You thought opening up the Black Stone Tower doesn’t require Spiritual Qi?” The woman explained, “The lowest level of the Black Stone Tower costs a low-grade Spirit Stone to open just once. Of course, disciples from each peak have two times a month to open them for free, but since our mountain’s Dao Discussion Arena isn’t open, if you want to use it here, you must use Spirit Stones.”

“One low-grade Spirit Stone per time?” Xu Chang’an gulped.

“Quite a bargain, right? The sect is still losing out.” The woman shook her head, “Go ahead, the two times free in the rules count as mine, and then… one Spirit Stone only allows entry once. How many levels you can reach depends on your skills. Even if you fail at the first level, the Spirit Stone will still be consumed, understood?”

“Understood.”

“With your skills, even without selecting a cultivation technique, you should have no problem going through seven or eight levels on your first try.”

“Hopefully.”

“Young people should have some confidence.”

“…”

“Go on.”

“Thanks, Senior Sister.”

Xu Chang’an bowed and disappeared down the corridor.

“…”

After Xu Chang’an left, the woman gently massaged her temple with her slender finger, lifting her spirits somewhat.

Immortal Reincarnation?

She’s seen him so many times, why can’t she see him as an Immortal Reincarnation?

He’s becoming more and more handsome.

If she could sleep holding him, it would certainly be nice; maybe she’d even progress a small realm.

She yawned.

She’s always tired, which is also a unique form of cultivation.

Who knows… if Xu Chang’an would be willing to follow her cultivation methods; after all, it only requires sleeping to get stronger.

Just as she was thinking, the woman suddenly noticed something. She looked towards the room she assigned Xu Chang’an and saw a dramatic change inside.

“Tsk, all staring here, huh.” She squinted her eyes.

The moment Xu Chang’an’s identity token touched the Dao Discussion Arena, who knows how many people were watching, and the difficulty of the Black Stone Tower… had already been raised, far beyond the level ordinary disciples could handle.

“You’re really ruthless.” The woman widened her eyes, looking at the details.

They actually spent a fortune to create an independent space for Xu Chang’an, and everything in that room was a replica of a secret realm somewhere in reality.

Some were even dangerous experiences they personally went through in their youth, directly recreated.

How could an ordinary Open Source Realm disciple handle that?

… They clearly had high hopes.

“What are you planning? This is his first time; can’t it be gentler?” The woman said helplessly. “Immortal? Who knows if it’s a true Immortal or a false Immortal. Oh well, if it’s difficult, it’s difficult, it’s also a good thing.”

It’s not like they’re intentionally making things hard for Xu Chang’an to prevent him from entering the Inner Sect; they’re just testing his adaptability to various environments, with no malice. If he fails, it’ll just be painful, zero danger.

Even if he can’t pass even one level, aren’t they still eager for him?

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In front of the teleportation gate, unaware of being tricked by the seniors of Muyu Peak, Xu Chang’an was helplessly staring at the low-grade Spirit Stone in his palm.

Opening the Black Stone Tower once requires a low-grade Spirit Stone?

Spirit Stones are common in the cultivation realm, generally exchanged at a rate of one hundred low-grade Spirit Stones for one mid-grade Spirit Stone, and so on.

But Xu Chang’an’s entire wealth amounts to less than twenty low-grade Spirit Stones.

To put it another way, it’s like he lives in Beisang City, but only has a few coins in savings. In a small place, that might be enough, but this is Chaoyun Sect, twenty low-grade Spirit Stones are equivalent to nothing.

A dozen herbs, a few elixirs, a few Demon-Exorcising Talismans, and they’d be used up.

There’s no other way; the tasks available to someone at the Qi Refining Realm like him are mostly related to contribution points.

For now, there’s no need for Spirit Stones, especially since he doesn’t need to trade with other disciples, resulting in a situation where all the Spirit Stones he has still can’t buy a single Source Opening Pill.