There were two people who protected the Dharma for themselves, and Qi Shou let go of a lot of hearts and began to break through the retreat.

For this breakthrough, Qi Shou still has a lot of confidence, after all, he has cultivated immortals in two lives, and he still has some experience in breakthroughs.

The previous few times Qi Shou had made steady breakthroughs, and this time it was not unexpected.

After three days of retreat, I was in good spirits when I came out.

"Congratulations to Brother Qi for breaking through to the eightfold body refining body!" Fu Jingnan and Chi Caiwei came forward to congratulate.

Qi Shou hugged his fists and said, "Thank you two for protecting the Dharma for me." ”

"It's a gesture." Chi Caiwei joked: "Senior Brother Qi has stepped up his cultivation, and in the future, if you break through to the Spirit Building Realm and become a formation mage, I can still touch your blessings." ”

"Haha, senior sister is serious, and the eight characters haven't been skimmed yet." Qi Shou said modestly.

"Master is so optimistic about you, you must do it!" Chi Caiwei said seriously.

"That's right, Brother Qi will take care of us in the future." Fu Jingnan said with a smile.

Qi Shou nodded to the two: "The sect master is about to be out of the customs, right?" ”

The three of them looked at the top of Qingping Mountain.

The peak of Qingping Mountain is the place where the sect master retreats.

At this time, all the elders in the sect gathered here, their expressions solemn.

When the sect master of Qingping Sect came out, there were quite a few fluctuations in the entire Zhouhai City, and even in the neighboring cities.

If this retreat is successful, it means that there will be one more monk in the realm of God in the territory of Dashun Kingdom.

In the entire territory of Dashun, except for the masters of the four top sects and the Dashun Dynasty, there are only a handful of monks in the remaining sects.

The birth of this monk who returned to the gods does not only mean the improvement of one person's strength, but the rise of a sect.

Zhou Haicheng Qingping Sect, the last time this sect appeared in the eyes of people, it was a disciple who was called into the palace to be a sparring partner for the princess.

"Elder, do you say that the sect master can break through successfully this time?" Elder Chu said with some concern.

Everyone looked at Shi Chengbi.

Shi Chengbi did not answer, but looked at the mountain peak with a solemn expression.

At this time, there was calm on the mountain peak, but it made several elders more and more uneasy.

Today, it happens to be the 50th year of the retreat of the Sect Master of Qingping.

This Qingping mountain peak has also been silent for 50 years.

The whole sect is waiting for this day.

If the sect master succeeds in breaking through, then the overall strength of the Qingping Sect will go to a higher level, and the Dashun Dynasty and countless sect families will come to make friends with the Qingping Sect.

But now, there is no sound on the mountain peak.

It stands to reason that if the Qingping Sect Master succeeds in breaking through to the Returning God Realm, there will inevitably be a vision in the sky.

And now, everything is too quiet.

The quieter it was, the more uneasy the elders' hearts became.

Several elders had been sitting here a few days ago and had been waiting until this evening.

"The Sect Master is out!"

At this time, a middle-aged man with a calm face came down from the peak of Qingping Mountain and walked in the direction of several elders.

This person is the sect master of the Qingping Sect, and he believes in Xiuyuan.

The sect master walked towards him, and the elders gradually changed from nervous anticipation to silence.

The Sect Master's breakthrough failed.

Xin Xiuyuan walked over to the elders: "You have been waiting here for a long time. ”

"Congratulations to the sect master for getting out." Several elders said one after another, but none of them were very emotional.

Xin Xiuyuan also saw this, and sighed lightly: "Let's go down first." ”

……

Soon, the news of the sect master's failure to break through the customs spread inside and outside the Qingping Sect.

It can be said that a few families are happy and a few are sad.

Those sects in Zhou Hai City, who followed closely behind the Qingping Sect, were all relieved, if the Sect Master of the Qingping Sect broke through the Returning God Realm, they would not have a chance to compete with the Qingping Sect for the second sect of Zhou Hai City.

And the top and bottom of the Qingping Sect are gloomy.

The failure of the sect master's breakthrough made the illusion of the rise of the Qingping Sect come to naught.

However, this did not affect Qi Shou, he still cultivated steadily every day as in the past half.

For him, the current situation of Qingping Sect is already very good, if there is a promotion, it will definitely be better, and it doesn't matter to him if it doesn't.

It is enough to be able to cultivate immortals in the Qingping Sect.

In the main hall of the Qingping Sect, Sect Master Xin Xiuyuan sat in the middle, and several other elders sat on both sides.

It was a happy day for the sect master to leave the customs, but there was a dead silence in the main hall.

"You don't have to be so dull." Shin Xiuyuan was the first to speak to break the silence.

Several elders, you look at me, I look at you, all of them have sad faces, even He Changfeng, who is moody on weekdays, is no exception.

"I know that the failure of this breakthrough will be a huge blow to the Qingping Sect, but you don't have to be so negative."

"Even if the breakthrough of this seat fails, the Qingping Sect is still the second only existence in Zhou Hai City after Wuhua Pavilion."

"This position, no sect can shake it." Xin Xiuyuan opened his mouth with a loud voice, full of momentum, which made the elders cheer up a little.

"Sect Master, then what are you going to ...... next?" Shi Chengbi asked hesitantly.

"I won't be in retreat for the rest of my life." Xin Xiuyuan shook his head.

"In this retreat, I still haven't prepared enough, and it seems that I have to precipitate the qi nine times for a while."

"Chengbi, what year is it now?" Shin Xiuyuan asked.

"Back to the sect master, it's now the second year of Jiasheng."

"Three years after your retreat, Emperor Xiandao abdicated, and Emperor Licheng ascended the throne and reigned for thirty-three years."

"The one who reigns now is the grandson of Emperor Xiandao, Emperor Xiaokang." Shi Chengbi replied.

"How long is it until the Great Sect Competition?" Shin Xiuyuan continued to ask.

"Six years to go." Shi Chengbi replied.

"Six years ......" Xin Xiuyuan thought for a moment, and then said to the elders: "Next, my sect will focus on the sect competition. ”

"This time the sect is in a big competition, and the Qingping Sect wants to keep the second position in Zhou Haicheng."

With the sect master's instructions, the elders also perked up.

Subsequently, Xin Xiuyuan left Shi Chengbi behind to learn about the situation of the sect during his retreat, and the other elders all withdrew.

……

"Senior Sister Chi, what is the big competition of the sect?"

On this day, Qi Shou, Chi Caiwei, and Fu Jingnan learned martial arts together.

"The sect competition is a competition in Zhou Haicheng to determine the ranking of sects, and it has not been held once."

"Each sect sends disciples from various realms to compete to prove the strength of the sect."

"The result of the competition will be the ranking of the sect in Zhou Hai City, and it will also determine the development of the sect in the future." Chi Caiwei explained.

Fu Jingnan was taken aback when he heard this: "Huh? Such an important event. ”

"That's right, every time there is a big competition between the sects, the various sect families will make full preparations, and even let some monks stop cultivating, so that the strength is stuck in the refining body and building the spirit ninefold, so as to gain an advantage in the competition." Chi Caiwei nodded.

"It's broken, it's broken, my master also said that I would participate for the Qingping Sect, what can I do?" This Fu Jingnan was dumbfounded.

Qi Shou looked at Fu Jingnan, who was embarrassed: "What should I do?" Of course, it was before the game that I broke through to the ninth level of body refining. ”

"There are still six years to go, how is it possible!" Fu Jingnan's head shook like a rattle.

He had been refining the eightfold body for some time, but he had not yet touched the threshold of the ninefold body refining.

"Come on, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Even if you can't reach the ninth level of refining, it doesn't matter, take your time." Chi Caiwei comforted.

"Aren't you two participating?" Fu Jingnan looked at the two.

"I'm sure I can't, I'm just building a spirit." Chi Caiwei shook her head.

"Brother Qi, what about you?"

"I, probably not." Qi Shou thought for a while and said.