There is no future for menial disciples? I draw talismans to achieve immortality

Chapter 1289 Seven Treasures Immortal Sword

After Zhu Miaoshan arrived, Hu Ruilong, the Elder of the Dharma Protection Council, Gao Jianmin, the Elder of Criminal Law, and Situ Xianchang, the Elder of Affairs, also arrived.

Zhu Miaoshan glanced at everyone and said, "Everyone is here, let's begin the banquet."

"Respect the law!"

At Zhu Miaoshan's command, one after another, graceful young women, carrying various delicacies and wines, entered the flower hall.

The banquet officially started.

In the world of cultivation, there are generally two types of banquets: one with wine, which is usually quite grand.

It is usually used when grand ceremonies are held, such as the initiation ceremony, the enlightenment ceremony, or the retirement ceremony.

There is another type of banquet, which is similar to a tea ceremony, where three or five close friends get together to drink tea and chat, but do not drink alcohol.

In the world of cultivation, people generally don't drink alcohol unless it's a very formal occasion.

Because alcohol can impair one's morals, it is considered a semi-contraband in the cultivation world. True ascetic cultivators, such as Xu Changshou, almost never drink alcohol.

Even on formal occasions where drinking is unavoidable, Xu Changshou would only take a small sip.

Xu Changshou has strong self-control, so he is very restrained when it comes to drinking.

Of course, there are also many cultivators who are wine connoisseurs, and cannot be happy without wine.

For example, Lu Lihe, a disciple of Venerable Gutai, was particularly fond of wine.

While others drank sip by sip, he downed cup after cup.

Before long, his face turned bright red from drinking.

After three rounds of dishes at the tavern, most of the monks present were quite tipsy.

Even Xu Changshou was slightly tipsy. Xu Changshou originally did not want to drink, but he could not resist the repeated urging of Gu Ye Venerable and Hong Lian Venerable, and he drank a few more cups.

"Uncle-Master Zhu, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave!"

"Uncle-Master Zhu, your disciple is leaving."

"Everyone, take care!"

At this point, the banquet was about to end, and people had already begun to leave the venue.

Jiang Tianyi, Lu Lihe, and Su Qingrou were whispering to each other, their conversation unreadable.

Seeing that everyone was about to leave, the three of them became anxious. Jiang Tianyi gave them a look, and Lu Lihe hurriedly stood up.

He glanced at Zhu Miaoshan, then boldly clasped his hands and said, "Master, we have quite a few newly advanced disciples this year. Why don't we take this opportunity to have a friendly spar?"

"Want to spar?"

"It's going to be exciting."

"That's interesting."

Upon hearing Lu Lihe's suggestion to spar, those who were about to leave stopped in their tracks.

Some people who had already reached the door even turned back.

Seeing that Lu Lihe's face was flushed from drinking, Zhu Miaoshan was a little displeased. She waved her hand and said, "A little sparring wouldn't hurt!"

After glancing at everyone, Zhu Miaoshan smiled and said, "Over the past thousand years, there have been continuous breakthroughs at our Jumen Peak. I have counted them carefully, and in recent years there have been more than a dozen newly promoted Mahayana cultivators."

At this point, Zhu Miaoshan glanced at Lu Lihe and the other two, and continued, "Since you want to have a spar, then let these dozen or so newly advanced Mahayana cultivators spar together."

At this moment, Zhu Miaoshan paused for a moment, then looked at the three elders, Hu Ruilong and the other two, and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Hu, Junior Sister Gao, Junior Brother Situ, what do you think?"

Hu Ruilong smiled and said, "We are cultivators. Immortal cultivators defy the heavens and fight against the gods, battling against the heavens, the earth, and man. As long as we don't hurt each other's feelings, it's naturally a good thing to spar occasionally."

Gao Jianmin glanced at Immortal Master Situ, cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother Situ has a fine spatial magic treasure called the Battle Pool. Let these new disciples compete in the Battle Pool."

"it is good!"

Immortal Master Situ patted his storage bag, revealing a palm-sized crystal pool, and introduced it: "This is a top-grade magic artifact, the Battle Pool, specially made for battles. The Battle Pool contains a world within it, and from outside the pool, one can observe the dynamics within. In addition, the Battle Pool also has a teleportation function. There is no danger to life when fighting within it, and if danger is encountered, it will automatically teleport you out."

"This is a good thing!"

Xu Changshou nodded secretly.

After Master Situ finished speaking, he casually tossed the battle pool into the center of the main hall, transforming it into a transparent pool about two zhang square.

From outside the pool, you can clearly see what's inside.

After setting up the fighting pool, Immortal Master Situ looked at Zhu Miaoshan and said with a smile, "Senior Sister Zhu, since this is a friendly spar, there should be some stakes. You have the most disciples, so you should pay for the stakes."

"Why not?"

Zhu Miaoshan smiled and casually patted her storage bag, from which a seven-colored, flowing sword flew out.

"This is the Seven Treasures Immortal Sword, a high-level offensive magic weapon. It is forged from seven rare metals and is suitable for cultivators of the Five Elements. Whoever can defeat everyone in the upcoming sparring will have the Seven Treasures Immortal Sword."

"In harmony with the Five Elements..."

Xu Changshou was secretly delighted upon hearing this.

"Compatible with the Five Elements" means that cultivators with any of the five spiritual root attributes (metal, wood, water, fire, earth) can use it. Since he has a chaotic spiritual root and possesses all five elements, he is even more compatible with it.

"The Seven Treasures Immortal Sword!"

"Good baby."

"nice one!"

The newly promoted Mahayana cultivators all showed expressions of longing.

They were all cultivators who had just broken through to the Mahayana stage, and none of them possessed any high-level magic treasures. A single high-level magic treasure cost billions, which was something that ordinary people simply couldn't afford.

After glancing at the crowd, Zhu Miaoshan said, "Cultivators who have broken through in recent years, please step forward."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Changshou stood up and approached the fighting pool. Then, more than a dozen cultivators walked out from the crowd and came to the side of the fighting pool.

Xu Changshou glanced at the dozen or so cultivators and recognized familiar faces such as Xiao Changsheng, Jiang Tianyi, Lu Lihe, Su Qingrou, and Hu Kexian.

I don't know the rest, but I've met most of them before. Most of them are disciples from the main peak.

"Ok!"

Zhu Miaoshan nodded and smiled, "Let's begin the sparring. In this contest, everyone has the opportunity to challenge others. The winner advances, and the loser is eliminated. If you believe you are no match, you can simply concede defeat, and conceding defeat will result in automatic elimination."

"Let's begin! Who wants to go first?"

After hearing Zhu Miaoshan's words, everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to challenge her.

At this moment, a heated discussion broke out in the main hall.

"It's about to begin."

"Who do you think is the strongest?"

"The strongest is definitely Jiang Tianyi."

"No, Lu Lihe and Su Qingrou's strength should not be underestimated either."

"I've heard that Xiao Changsheng is very powerful."

"How is Xu Changshou?"

“Xu Changshou is no good. He was originally a servant and has no master.”

……

After waiting for a while, and still no one came forward to challenge, Hu Ruilong looked at everyone, his gaze finally settling on Xu Changshou, and said, "Xu Changshou, you can challenge first!"

"Yes!"

"Who are you challenging?"

"I want to take on the challenge..."

Xu Changshou's gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Xiao Changsheng.

"This disciple challenges Senior Brother Xiao Changsheng!"

"Nima..."

Xiao Changsheng's lips twitched, and his face immediately turned ugly.

He had just fought a fierce battle with Xu Changshou and was utterly defeated; he was no match for him at all.

Knowing full well that I can't beat you, you still challenge me. That's going too far.