Chapter 15 The Heart of the Battle

Although Liu Yan had only taught Xu Mu the refining method of the Five Element Spiritual Fixation Ring, Xu Mu still knew some of the basics of weapon refining.

Both magic weapons and spirit weapons were divided into upper, middle and lower grades, while magic treasures were not divided into grades, and their power was mainly determined by the materials and time spent cultivating them, and ancient treasures were even a different story.

Above the upper class magic weapons, there were also some magic weapons known as extreme class magic weapons, which could not become spirit weapons due to either material problems or refinement problems, and became second-class magic weapons.

The power of an extreme-grade magic weapon was far inferior to that of a spirit weapon, but it was still far inferior to an ordinary magic weapon.

Xu Mu thought that since he was going to choose, he would choose the best, and anyway, the master wants to win.

In a short while, Xu Mu emerged from the cave with three extremely high-quality magic weapons in his hands.

One was a small golden sword called the Golden Thread Sword.

Another was a shield inlaid with countless tiny scales, called the Heavenly Scale Shield.

There was also a small green mirror with the three seal characters "Qing Ning Mirror" engraved on the back.

The one Xu Mu valued the most was the Green Condensation Mirror; according to the description, as long as one was hit by the mirror's green light, the opponent's magic weapon would immediately lose control and fall to the ground.The current Xu Mu could be said to be armed to the teeth, both offensively and defensively, and he was full of confidence, just waiting for the small sect competition to begin.

After inquiring with the outer disciple of Red Flame Peak, Xu Mu was somewhat helpless when he was told that he had to go to Hidden Mist Peak in person to register for the Sect Mini-Competition.

Although Xu Mu could immediately regain his fourth level of qi cultivation if he cultivated the Withered Wood Rejuvenation Technique right now, the problem was that he couldn't use all of his spiritual energy right now, or else the injuries to his meridians would get worse.

Therefore, he definitely couldn't fly to Hidden Mist Peak with his magic weapon.

Although the sect's mini-contest would be held four days later, the registration would close tomorrow.

It was a good thing that the various peaks of Terraced Spirit Mountain were connected to each other, after all, not all of the disciples had reached the fourth level of qi cultivation, and there was still a need to facilitate them.

So Xu Mu set off on foot to the Hidden Mist Peak.So as not to draw attention to himself, Xu Mu even changed into the clothes he usually wore at home this time, and arrived at Hidden Mist Peak wearing a normal outfit.

As soon as he arrived at the place, Xu Mu noticed that today's Hidden Mist Peak might be more lively than when he came back then, and quite a few young disciples were talking about something together.

Moreover, the reason why Hidden Mist Peak has this name is because at this time of the year, the mist on the mountain is hidden, completely invisible, so the clan's small competition will be held on Hidden Mist Peak.

Xu Mu got close enough to listen and found out that there were actually some good people ranking this small competition, saying that a certain senior brother was stable to win the first place, and a certain senior sister could definitely take second place.

This kind of gossip was something new to Xu Mu, who had always stayed away from home, so he couldn't help but stop and listen for a while.

The outer disciple was talking enthusiastically, but when he saw Xu Mu, he suddenly froze for a moment and said in surprise, "Who are you, Senior Brother? How come I don't recognise you?"

The surrounding disciples turned their heads to look at Xu Mu when they heard this, and it was clear that none of them knew him either.Xu Mu smiled and said, "Good day, Senior Brother, Senior Brother is a Red Flame Peak disciple named Xu Mu."

"So it's Xu Mu, I think I've heard of him somewhere, I just forgot, but it doesn't matter, from now on, you're my Zhao Yan's brother!" the young man said with a smile when he saw Xu Mu treating him with such courtesy.

Xu Mu smiled helplessly at his words, Zhao Yan's kind of self-satisfied personality obviously fitted in well with the outer sect.

Only to hear Zhao Yan ask, "Xu Mu, what year did you enter?"

"Me? I was only initiated last year," Xu Mu replied curiously pointing at himself, not knowing what Zhao Yan meant.

Zhao Yan then laughed, "In that case, it would be correct for you to call me Senior Brother, but if you were initiated last year, do you want to participate in the sect's small competition this year?"

"Yes, to participate, I'm just here to register," Xu Mu nodded and said.Zhao Yan said with a serious tone, "Senior Brother Xu, it's not that Senior Brother is beating you, I see that you were walking just now, surely you haven't broken through to the fourth level of qi cultivation yet?"

Xu Mu did not deny what he heard, but asked curiously, "So what?"

"Unfortunately, you don't know, we lower-ranked disciples who are participating in the clan's small competition will definitely not go far," Zhao Yan said, "You haven't seen the power of a magic weapon, it's simply not comparable to spells!"

"If you're unlucky enough to meet those talented disciples in the first round, it doesn't matter if you get hurt, the key is to lose face!"

Listening to Zhao Yan's persuasive words, Xu Mu curiously asked, "Then aren't there still a lot of senior brothers below the fourth level of qi cultivation? And why is that?"

"Ch! It's not because they think that if they perform better, they'll be appreciated and accepted as disciples by these Foundation Establishment Stage senior uncles.They also don't think that when senior uncles accept disciples, don't they also accept those with high cultivation levels?"Zhao Yan said scornfully, seemingly disdainful of those lower-ranked cultivators participating in the small competition.As he spoke, someone on the side teased, "Hey, Zhao Yan, are you here again to teach your elder brother your crooked theory? It wasn't just that you had a round trip in the clan's small competition back then, is there a need for such deep resentment?"

Xu Mu turned his head to see what he had heard and found an imposing looking man walking towards his side.

Regardless of how this man looked, the key was that he was actually wearing a red Daoist robe, clearly an inner disciple.

When Zhao Yan heard this man tearing himself down, he was obviously very unhappy, but the sect's etiquette couldn't be broken, so he finally let out a cold snort and said, "Senior Brother Liu!

The rest of the crowd saw this and bowed to Senior Brother Liu, and Xu Mu followed suit with a gesture.

Senior Brother Liu just glanced at the crowd, and when he saw that Zhao Yan didn't say anything else, he immediately walked away, seemingly deliberately coming over to irritate Zhao Yan a bit.

Zhao Yan obviously wasn't in the mood to say anything either, and after waving to the people he knew, he left immediately.After Zhao Yan left, Xu Mu heard from another outer disciple that when Zhao Yan participated in the clan's small competition, he met Liu See in the first round, and both of them were at the third level of qi cultivation.

They fought for a long time, and Zhao Yan lost the competition by a single move.

After that, Liu See was taken under the tutelage of a Foundation Establishment Stage Senior Uncle of Heavenly Sword Peak and became an inner disciple.

As a result, Zhao Yan had always believed that it was Liu See who had taken away his share of the opportunity, and had a nagging feeling about it.

Xu Mu did not expect that people who cultivate immortals could also have this kind of obsession, and the heart of the battle seems to be even more than mortals, it seems that the Immortal Cultivator he imagined at the beginning is not quite the same.

But business is important, Xu Mu can not think about it, just do not think about it, straight to the registration hall.

Not long after, Xu Mu came to the hall, happened to see Liu sitting in the registration, seems to be this place is responsible for him.Xu Mu froze for a moment at the sight, but he quickly came to his senses and stepped forward to bow his head, "Senior Brother Liu, I've come to sign up for this clan's small competition."

"Oh? You're actually a new one-year disciple?" Liu See was stunned by his words, then smiled, "In that case, give me your disciple token!"