The preliminary round ended quickly, but the process of assigning scores and ranking took some time.
However, for the audience who had spent the morning sitting, watching the dance troupe of concubines, horse races, musical performances, and magical displays, they also had a need for rest.
The various stunts of the master of Qingxiangfang Cache Luo are truly eye-catching, making everyone somewhat confused from watching.
In terms of entertainment value, this far exceeds what is often referred to as drama or pure dance performances.
Wow, these ten or so concubines at the stages of Initial Qi and Qi Refinement, each and every one of them, are as beautiful as flowers, charmingly dressed, showing their smiles to dispel old grievances, and a single laugh can erase all grudges.
Following was the horse racing performance, and Yang Qi's pie was so attractive to these variety-dwelling horses that they can be said to have put forth their greatest effort in their lives to strive for better results.
Next was the performance of the seven-string zither by the daughter of the guardian cultivator. Although some conservative old fogeys thought that Zhou Yingxi, who dared to appear in public, did not resemble a maiden from a distinguished family, the scattered cultivators expressed that they found it beautiful, loved to watch it, and wanted to see more.
The most explosive moment undoubtedly belonged to Wang Xianmeng's grand entrance, orchestrated by Yulou. Under his masterful direction, the patriarch's visual and sound effects were taken to the fullest extent, showcasing exquisite lotus flowers and luxurious robes, demonstrating to the inexperienced scattering cultivators what it meant to possess divine powers and what a seasoned Foundation-layer was truly capable of.
Of course, Elder Mu Chunze's transformation into a white deer was also impressive, but for the locals present, the divine abilities of this disciple of the Purple Mansion were too out of touch with reality.
Mu Chunze: "Not down to earth? Friend, come and stand in front of me and say so. I promise not to hit you, okay, Xiao Gao?"
Of course, when it comes to misfortune and legend-making, the first half of the Fuzhou Master's Tournament undeniably belongs to Gao Xian.
What about "Gao Xian's Unjustifiable Acts of Fishing in Qingxi Fang"? There's absolutely no market for that today; nobody cares about it at all.
Compared to the harsh realities that people would rather ignore, they'd rather discuss things that make them happy and content.
Yes, if you want to cultivate, you must walk through the hellish cages, and there are so many things that cannot be changed. Why not be happy then?
So, everyone joyfully delved into discussions about "Which of Gao Xian's concubines is the most __?", "Gao Xian gets pounded by Elder Wu and has to pay a meager fee of fifty thousand spiritual stones", "Gao Xian's concubines actually live in the residence of the guardian cultivator", and "On the day of Gao Xian's wedding, he stood at the door listening to the guardian cultivator teach his concubine about cultivation techniques".
Of course, those who started discussing the relationship between Gao Xian's concubines and the guardian cultivator were quickly brought under control by the Qingxi Fang Security Maintenance Team of cultivators.
Gao Xian: You can make fun of me, but don't dare to slander my master - loyalty.
In the afternoon, the qualifying round of the Fuzhou Master's competition began.
Eighty-seven alchemical scribes were divided into five rows according to their spiritual roots.
The first round - blind drawing of topics!
The questions are all blind selection topics corresponding to spiritual roots. The alchemists can choose one from the multiple amulets provided by the questions, and the amulet they are most proficient in will be chosen as the competition amulet to create symbols.
The Wang family invested a considerable amount of spiritual stones in this round, totaling over two thousand.
Each alchemist will receive two crafting materials for creating amulets. After crafting two, the best-quality amulet will be used as the competition symbol.
In the qualifying round, three elders at the Foundation Layer stage will serve as judges to determine which alchemists can stay and which need to leave.
Yu'an's mother, Chen Lüwan, has a triple spiritual root of water, gold, and earth, but she is most proficient in water magic.
That's not surprising - as a disciple of the Red Lantern Sect, scattered cultivators don't practice water magic, do they practice fire magic?
If you practice water magic, when you encounter people from Red Lantern Sect, you might still be able to hold your own for a bit.
If you practice fire magic and encounter people from the Red Lantern Sect, they use the sect's secret fire techniques that revere fire magic. Burning you would be as easy as roasting a duck!
Yu'an's grandfather is a seasoned Qi Refinement cultivator who specializes in water magic.
Chen Lüwan inherited her father's mastery of water magic and has a first-rate command of water symbol amulets among the Wang family alchemists.
Standing in front of the blind draw station, Chen Lüwan repressed her thoughts of looking at the family head and reached her hand into the box containing the blind draw questions.
In theory, if one is brave enough, they could use their spiritual awareness to choose one of the questions and see which amulet they are most proficient in.
But with three Foundation-level elders presiding, generally, not many have the audacity to be so bold.
The alchemists present clearly haven't lived enough and want to live a few more years.
Taking out a yellow hemp paper, Chen Lüwan saw that two of the four amulets were ones she was most proficient in!
"On the Art of Inclusively Leaning Towards the Wang Family Alchemists"
The three Wang family alchemists participating all mainly use different types of spiritual roots. In the questions corresponding to their spiritual roots, each question features at least one amulet that they are proficient in.
In this way, it can ensure that they can steadily advance to the finals while maintaining fairness.
After all, out of the three judges, only one is from their own side.
Even if Wang Xianmeng truly wanted to stir up trouble, it would be difficult for him to put on a show of fairness.
As all the alchemists have drawn the questions, Zhong Ningyao said.
"Please proceed to your symbol crafting station and prepare. The corresponding spirit qi for the symbol creation in this qualifying round will not be provided, so please pay attention during the creation process."
Once the corresponding materials are ready, you will have a fifteen-minute preparation time. Please place your hands behind you.
During the preparation time, you can use spiritual awareness to check the materials. If there are any problems, please report them in a timely manner!
Professional.
Undoubtedly professional.
This is the biggest feeling among all the participants at this moment.
Among them, many have met the Wang family alchemists and had previously assumed that with the presence of Wang family members in the competition, certain rankings would be fixed.
They also don't think this is a conspiracy. In the minds of most people, if the Wang family holds a competition, it's only natural for them to arrange the top three ranks with their own family members, and there's nothing unusual about it.
This era is like that. Even cultivators like Zhou Liangzhu can become disciples of the Purple Mansion.
Large clans and families always suppress outsiders and favor their own.
It has always been like this.
But at Wang's Qingxi Fang Master of Cache Luo Competition, many cultivators and alchemists participating for the first time saw something special.
This thing is called fairness.
Perhaps you are not from a great clan, but we do not look at your origin.
Perhaps you know few types of symbols, but we give you the chance to choose one more.
Perhaps you lack confidence in yourself, but at least we provide you with a platform to participate in the competition.
Comrade, strive hard to do it, for you may not become the most proud and victorious lobster.
But here, you have the opportunity.
You have the chance to achieve a good score and secure the achievement of winning the Qingxi Fang Cache Luo Master Competition held by Wang.
This achievement is small.
It cannot help you build a foundation, improve your cultivation level, or ensure your safety.
Wang family cannot do those things.
But this achievement is also great.
If, if, if you become the winner.
Comrade, you can establish your destiny, have more possibilities, and have the opportunity to go to the places you aspire to.
