Yes, Master, just last night I was fortunate enough to break through to the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
Zhang Ergou did not lie, he answered truthfully.
"Hahaha, good, good, I really want to see the expressions of those old guys this time."
Spring Sun Sanren laughed heartily.
"The outer sect grand competition a month from now, little brat, are you interested in participating?"
Spring Sun Sanren's mood today was beyond good. First, he heard the news that his disciple had defeated the chief disciple of the Disciplinary Hall.
Now, he personally saw a disciple who had only arrived not long ago break through to the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
He was even more excited than when he himself broke through.
"Master, do you think I can do it?"
Zhang Ergou was not familiar with the outer sect grand competition. He had only been in the sect for a few months, and after all, he hadn't had much contact with it.
"Of course, you are my disciple of Chunyang, haha!" Spring Sun Sanren laughed heartily.
"Even if you can't enter the inner sect this time, it's good to get some experience. Do your best, it's only held once every three years, and the next one won't be until three years later."
Zhang Ergou nodded: "Then I'll listen to Master."
"Alright! Go and heal your injuries. Although your injuries this time are quite severe, I believe you have gained a lot from this lesson. Don't waste my time here."
"Okay, Master, disciple takes his leave!" Zhang Ergou stood up, bowed, and was about to leave.
"This is for you!" Saying that, Spring Sun Sanren handed an ancient book to Zhang Ergou.
"Master, what is this?"
"Do you remember what I told you before, that I would give you a big gift when you break through to the Foundation Establishment stage?"
"Take this ancient book with you. It will be beneficial for you in the future. You'll know when you read it!"
Taking the ancient book, Zhang Ergou, enduring his curiosity, did not open it.
He turned and left the room where Spring Sun Sanren was staying.
Returning to his own room, Zhang Ergou casually threw the ancient book into his storage ring.
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Ergou had been circulating the Heavenly Phoenix Body Refinement technique for four to five hours.
The confrontation on the training ground this time had injured him quite badly, with wounds all over his body.
There were even several obvious bloody holes on his left shoulder.
The injuries he sustained this time were even more serious than the punishment he received in the Disciplinary Hall last time.
Under the circulation of the Heavenly Phoenix Body Refinement technique, his injuries healed extremely quickly. When he walked out of his room the next morning,
Most of his injuries had already healed, and he looked as lively as ever.
"Holy crap!" As he walked out of the door, Zhang Ergou heard an exclamation.
It turned out that not only Spring Sun Sanren and Liu Cuilan were in the courtyard, but Zi Lin and Xiong Bao had also arrived at Chunyang Peak at some unknown time.
At this moment, Zi Lin was pulling Spring Sun Sanren's beard, leaving all the disciples of Chunyang Peak dumbfounded.
Only the little fatty Xiong Bao noticed Zhang Ergou pushing the door open.
"Zhang Ergou, are you even human?" Xiong Bao pounced directly in front of Zhang Ergou, examining him up and down.
Seeing that Zhang Ergou had no injuries on his body, he was even more amazed.
"Shh! Don't tell anyone!" Zhang Ergou quickly covered Xiong Bao's mouth, afraid that he would let slip.
As he spoke, he coughed twice, pretending that his injuries had not fully healed.
Xiong Bao's eyes widened, and he nodded vigorously at Zhang Ergou's pretense.
"Mmm..."
"I'll let go of you, but you absolutely cannot tell anyone." Zhang Ergou warned again.
Xiong Bao nodded vigorously again.
Only then did Zhang Ergou release him.
"Why are you guys here at Chunyang Peak?" Before Xiong Bao could speak, Zhang Ergou asked.
"My boss insisted on coming. Have you heard of the Black Market?"
"Black Market?" Zhang Ergou was confused.
"Oh, this Black Market is a good place to find treasures, other than our sect's Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. You can see all sorts of rare treasures there."
"In this Black Market, as long as you have spirit stones, there's nothing you can't buy!" the little fatty Xiong Bao said mysteriously, winking.
"Spirit stones? Don't we use contribution points to buy things in the sect?"
Zhang Ergou was like a novice.
"Which idiot recruited such an ignorant monster like you?"
Xiong Bao patted his head, somewhat speechless.
"That one, that old man!" Zhang Ergou pointed at Spring Sun Sanren, who was still being pulled by the beard by Zi Lin.
"Uh! Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything!"
After that, Xiong Bao gave Zhang Ergou a lecture on spirit stones, the common currency for cultivators in the cultivation world.
And Misty Sect had a special place to exchange spirit stones.
One contribution point was exchanged for one low-grade spirit stone. The contribution points Zhang Ergou currently possessed might even rank in the top ten among the outer sect disciples of Misty Sect.
"In a few more days, the Black Market will hold an auction that happens once every three years. There will be many treasures auctioned then."
"My boss came here wanting to take you to broaden your horizons."
Xiong Bao looked very loyal.
In fact, they had given all their contribution points to Zhang Ergou yesterday. They had suddenly remembered about the auction today.
Without contribution points, they couldn't exchange for spirit stones. At the auction, they could only stare blankly as others bid.
"Won't the Black Market be very chaotic?" Zhang Ergou didn't fall for it immediately.
"Fortune favors the bold!" Xiong Bao immediately said. "Besides, fighting is strictly forbidden during the auction."
"We're just going to take a look. If things get dicey, we'll slip away! How about it? Want to go?"
"Alright, let's go and take a look!" Zhang Ergou pondered for a moment and agreed.
"Okay, it's settled then. We'll come to Chunyang Peak to find you." After saying that, Xiong Bao scurried over to Spring Sun Sanren and the others.
"Boss, it's done!"
"He agreed?"
"Agreed!"
"Good, then let's go, Elder Chun, see you later!" Zi Lin released Spring Sun Sanren's beard and disappeared with Xiong Bao in a flash.
Uh!
Zhang Ergou was a little stunned.
After a simple breakfast with Spring Sun Sanren and Liu Cuilan, Zhang Ergou shut himself in his room again.
First, he placed the Purple Gold Furnace by the bed to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on its own.
Then Zhang Ergou took out the ancient book that Spring Sun Sanren had given him last night.
Shadow Illusion!
Two large characters were printed on the cover of the ancient book.
"Speed changes, like shadows and illusions, ultimate speed, a thousand shadows at will."
Opening the cover of the ancient book, a mantra appeared before Zhang Ergou's eyes. As Zhang Ergou silently recited it, he gradually closed his eyes.
He entered a mysterious state.
The room fell silent again, with only the Purple Gold Furnace silently absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth by the side.
After a long time, Zhang Ergou, who had been sitting on the bed, stepped into the void. This step, though unremarkable,
But upon closer inspection, Zhang Ergou's foot did not land entirely on the ground.
Taking one step, Zhang Ergou did not stop. He continued to walk in strange circles, sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes forward, sometimes backward, in the room.
After a long while, a gust of wind surged rapidly beneath Zhang Ergou's feet, and his speed increased significantly.