Time passed quickly, and not long after the sun rose on the second day, Zhang Tianhao followed a person from Shenyang Academy through the important hall to a courtyard.

Although the courtyard looks extensive, it does not look magnificent. There is a kind of simple and atmospheric charm, and there are bursts of medicinal fragrance from the courtyard, and a rich aura overflows from it.

The three white-bearded old men in front of the courtyard gate didn't know when they were already standing there, dressed in white clothes fluttering in the breeze.

It was like three legendary immortals standing there, and if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, the three old men would have seemed to exist.

These three old men were the same three old men who presided over the competition two days ago, but at this time, they were dressed in white and looked more ordinary, like old men in the mortal world.

After Zhang Tianhao came here, he found that he was the only one except for the three old men, but he didn't expect him to be the first to arrive, I don't know if it was the arrangement of the three old men.

The man who brought him here left when he first arrived, leaving Zhang Tianhao to come to this courtyard by himself.

walked up to the three old men and saluted: "Boy Wuchen meets the three elders, thank you for the elders' life-saving grace!" At this time, Zhang Tianhao also changed into the same white clothes as the three old men before coming here, and no longer dressed as a Taoist priest.

"No need to be polite, I think it's still suitable for you like a scholar now. The white-bearded old man in the middle looked at Zhang Tianhao and smiled.

Zhang Tianhao smiled awkwardly when he saw the old man's smile, he knew that the three old men knew about him pretending to be a monk and Taoist priest before, but he didn't bother about it.

At this time, he inadvertently saw a plaque hanging on the gate of the courtyard, on which the words "Heavenly Courtyard" were written. These two words seem to be natural, without a trace of artificiality, and they can't attract attention at all, even he who has a powerful primordial god has only noticed it now.

It's not that I didn't see it before, but because the words "this plaque and the Heavenly Courtyard" are so inconspicuous that people subconsciously skipped them.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect your soul power to be quite strong. I noticed it so quickly, much faster than when I first came here!" The white-bearded old man in the middle praised Zhang Tianhao.

"Thank you for the elder's compliment, the kid sincerely admires the elder's profound cultivation. The elder's praise was not overly modest, but calmly.

"Haha, okay, I believe that your future achievements will be beyond my reach. Without further ado, I'll give you the first place in this contest. The white-bearded old man said to Zhang Tianhao with a smile.

Zhang Tianhao was also excited when he heard the word reward, now he is poor and white, and the elixir refined in the alchemy competition has long been eaten to restore his vitality.

Fortunately, it was him, how could someone else swallow all kinds of pills without scruples like him to recover his vitality, I am afraid that he would have burped a long time ago.

The old man on the right had a flash of brilliance in his hand, and a scroll appeared in his hand. The scroll emitted a swaying glow, with a hint of the divine aura.

"There are more than 100,000 kinds of Danfang recorded in this scroll, most of which are treasures of Shenyang Academy, and they cannot be passed on without the permission of the academy. This scroll itself is also a sub-saint-level magic weapon, which can be used as a seal in addition to recording various Dao methods. In the future, you must cultivate the art of Dan diligently, and don't waste your talent. The old man looked at Zhang Tianhao solemnly and instructed.

"Remember, boy, thank you for the elder's instructions. Zhang Tianhao also solemnly looked at the old man and agreed. "By the way, my name is Li Tianyao, you can call me Old Man Li in the future. Ha ha. The old man laughed at this time, looking at Zhang Tianhao and feeling very satisfied.

Zhang Tianhao knew that Old Man Li was very fond of him, so he took the initiative to tell his name. However, he couldn't call Old Man Li directly, so he could only say, "The kid will not live up to Elder Li's expectations." ”

Holding the scroll tightly in his hand, it can be said that the Danfang is the most lacking thing in his alchemy now, and he can find it himself if he doesn't want the elixir.

Danfang, especially high-grade Danfang, is generally treasured by major forces, and ordinary people can't see it.

Seeing that Zhang Tianhao couldn't put down the scroll, the three old men were also very happy.

Then the old man on the left had a flash of brilliance in his hand, and a pitted stone appeared in his hand. The stone looked like it had been gnawed by a dog, and was only the size of a fist, just like a normal stone.

The old man smiled awkwardly and said, "This stone does look no different from an ordinary stone, but no matter what means we use, we can't damage it in the slightest, which is why we have kept it." This stone was stumbled upon by accident while traveling many years ago, and unfortunately found nothing but that it was unusually hard. ”

Hearing the old man say this, Zhang Tianhao's curiosity was aroused, and he used his powerful soul power to investigate, but the soul power disappeared without a trace like a mud cow entering the sea. looked at the old man embarrassedly and smiled: "This stone is really amazing!"

The old man smiled and continued, "We have also used soul power to probe before, but we have not gained anything. Of course, there are other things for you besides this stone, but I just hope that this stone will find its true function in your hands. ”

As he spoke, the old man's other hand flashed again. A lump of dirt the size of a human head appeared in his hand, and the old man's face revealed a deep look of reluctance.

After handing these two things to Zhang Tianhao, he reluctantly said: "You kid has picked up a big bargain, this spiritual soil is not small." I got it in a secret place for nine lifetimes, and I lost half my life for it, old man. ”

Zhang Tianhao began to see the mud and thought to himself that this old man was too picky, so he gave a lump of mud. But when he heard that the old man had lost half his life for this, he no longer dared to underestimate this lump of mud.

"Boy, this is no ordinary spiritual land. With him, even the holy medicine can be cultivated, and the quality of other spiritual lands can also be changed. If it weren't for seeing that your kid didn't have a bad heart, I would really be reluctant to give him to you. By the way, my name is Qian Wanbao, and you can call me Old Man Qian in the future. Old man Qian reluctantly looked at the ball of spiritual soil in Zhang Tianhao's hand and said to Zhang Tianhao non-stop.

"Thank you Elder Qian for your kindness. Hearing Old Man Qian's words, Zhang Tianhao held back the urge to laugh and agreed.

Old man Qian also looked at Zhang Tianhao with an unnatural expression, and turned his head away to stop looking at Zhang Tianhao.

Finally, the old man in the middle spoke. looked at Zhang Tianhao and said: "Wuchen, when you win the first place, a few of our old men will get to know you." I think yours is not bad, and your temperament is not bad. Therefore, I also hope that after you enter the Heavenly Academy, you can regard the Heavenly Academy and Shenyang Academy as your home, and you can win glory for Shenyang Academy and Heavenly Academy in the future. ”

After finishing speaking, before Zhang Tianhao could speak, the old man's hand also flashed with brilliance, and a palm of black paper appeared.

Zhang Tianhao subconsciously used the power of the soul to investigate, but he didn't expect the power of the soul to suddenly pour into the black paper in large quantities, which was not under his control.

Zhang Tianhao was shocked, this had never happened before. With a "pop", the old man used his soul power to stop the black paper from devouring Zhang Tianhao's soul power.

Then he looked at Zhang Tianhao and smiled, Zhang Tianhao could only look at the old man and smile embarrassedly, he saw that Old Man Li and Old Man Qian also looked at him gloatingly.

The old man in the middle said with a smile: "My name is Zhao Changsheng, you can call me Old Man Zhao." Zhang Tianhao could only think of this name when he heard it, this name was really domineering.

Old man Zhao ignored the change in his expression, and when he reached the realm of the three of them, he was naturally clear about what Zhang Tianhao was thinking.

looked at Zhang Tianhao and continued: "This black paper was also obtained by me by accident, but it is a pity that I have not figured out its true mystery over the years." I only know that it has the power of devouring souls, even though I can't destroy it by all means. However, it can be used to cultivate the Yuan Shen, and the Yuan Shen cultivated with its help is much stronger than others. Of course, I hope you can find out the real mystery of it. ”

Zhang Tianhao took the black paper and carefully put it away. Because Old Man Zhao had already imposed the seal, Zhang Tianhao could use it to cultivate the Yuan Shen.

He knew that the three old men had given them to him partly because they didn't know the true mystery of these things, but more often than not, they were full of expectations for him.

Looking at the three old men, Zhang Tianhao solemnly saluted them again. The three old men looked at each other, and they all saw a deep look of satisfaction in each other's eyes.

Let Zhang Tianhao stand aside, and then let the others in the top ten come to the gate of the Heavenly Courtyard.

As soon as these people came in and saw that Zhang Tianhao was already standing on the side, they were only slightly surprised and returned to normal.

After a while, these people also noticed the word Heavenly Court. The three old men also looked more satisfied, but they didn't have the surprise they had when they looked at Zhang Tianhao.

Among them, the Knife Breaker was the fastest of the men, but his eyes only fluctuated slightly. After that, he turned expressionless again, as if it had nothing to do with him even if the sky fell. His knife was now on his back, not in his body like everyone else.

In the following time, the three old men gave rewards to several people. Basically, they are all pills, elixirs, exercise cheats and the like, although they are all very good, they are not as special as Zhang Tianhao's rewards.

Then, after the rewards were handed out, they also told a few people their last names, but they didn't say their names.

Then he said some words of encouragement to the people, and led them into the heavenly court.