I have a talent tree

Chapter 16 The legend begins

Boom!
  In the morning, the bell rang again, heralding another gold list update.

Of course, except for geniuses who have achieved great success in cultivation, most people are still seizing the time to break through in cultivation, so not many people pay attention to it.

Bai Jing was used to getting up early. He sat in front of the house and concentrated on absorbing the morning glow.

"Hoo~!"

After finishing his morning practice, he took a deep breath and suppressed his inner irritability.

He practiced hard for several months, doing nothing but eating. The long and repetitive process made him bored and wanted to be lazy for a few days.

But the sound of the stronghold's bell was like an alarm, and Bai Jing could only suppress such thoughts several times.

"Bai Jing!!"

Bai Jing was about to go back to the house to practice, but was stopped by a sound of surprise.

When he turned around, it was Xu Shan who was smiling and excited.

"Good for you!!"

Xu Shan opened the door of the thatched cottage by himself, and after entering, he couldn't stop admiring it.

"Brother Bai, it has to be you!" He said with a smile:

"I took on two tasks in the past seven days, and as expected, the ratings were both A!!"

"Brother Xu, the five treasures are perfect, and he will definitely be able to complete the task more easily. With this result, there is no surprise." Bai Jing said with a smile, envy flashing in his eyes.

"Follow me, let's celebrate in the Xianjia cafeteria." Xu Shan pulled him out and said:
  "The results will be released today. I have received a special reward. I will no longer have to struggle for food in the future."

"Brother Xu, after getting the Immortal Ascension Coin, you should clean up your own account first." Bai Jing advised.

"These are two different things. Without Brother Bai, I'm afraid I would just be like Chen Ping, who is complacent about some small talents and can't help but do the tasks first. How can I get these special rewards?"

"Brother Bai will be satisfied today!"

"No way!" Bai Jing waved his hands repeatedly, but couldn't suppress the other party's enthusiasm.

Bang!

At the dining table, Bai Jing looked at the two plates of spiritual meat in front of him and the two plates in front of the other party.

A total of eight immortal coins!
  "I really can't help it." Bai Jing pushed the plate in front of him with both hands.

"Go ahead and eat." Xu Shan smiled.

Bai Jing was no longer polite. He was very poor now, and he was lucky enough to meet Xu Shan, a simple and generous man.

As the spirit and flesh continued to enter his stomach, he felt that the energy and blood in his body were greatly increasing. This feeling of rapidly improving his cultivation was really wonderful.

"By the way, Brother Bai." Xu Shan thought for a while and asked:
  "Right now, my mission ratings, if there are no accidents, are all Grade A. You said that after completing ten missions, should I continue to take on missions to earn immortality coins, or should I calm down and improve my cultivation."

"It's up to you to decide. If you want to earn immortal coins, it's also important to improve your cultivation." Bai Jing said with his mouth full of oil and his cheeks bulging.

"Brother Bai, please give me some advice." Xu Shan looked at Bai Jing expectantly.

For some reason, he felt that Bai Jing's idea must be the most correct.

But he was disappointed. Bai Jing shook his head and said:
  "I can't tell, but cultivation is still the most important thing. I'm afraid, the Immortal Ascension Coin will be of great help in the subsequent assessments."

"Wait a minute." Xu Shan said and stood up.

Bai Jing saw the other party walking to the dining table in the distance and communicating with someone.

"Ling Qinghe?" He looked at the back of the person Xu Shan was talking to and felt that it was inexplicably familiar.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Xu Shan take out many immortal coins from his arms, gritted his teeth, and handed them to the familiar figure from behind.

It wasn't until the figure from behind took out a sachet and put Xu Shan's Immortality Coin in it that Bai Jing was sure that this was the girl selling elixirs, Ling Qinghe.

Then, Ling Qinghe spoke in Xu Shan's ear, seemingly saying something.

"Brother Bai, I heard about it." Xu Shan said happily after he came back.

He lowered his voice and said:

"The final assessment is related to the task rating, and the task is extremely difficult. It may not be as simple as eliminating demons."

"Did Ling Qinghe tell you?"

"Yes, it cost me eight Immortal Ascension Coins, which makes me feel so sad." Xu Shan said with a pained expression on his face.

"Why bother? After more than a month, we will know the content of the subsequent assessment."

"It would definitely be beneficial to know earlier."

"Is the news reliable?" Bai Jing asked.

"Brother Bai, you don't know Ling Qinghe's identity?" Xu Shan looked at him in surprise, which made Bai Jing a little confused.

"Ling Qinghe grew up in Shangqing Mountain since she was a child. She wanted to take part in this assessment just for fun, you know what I mean." "No wonder." Bai Jing was relieved.

Then, after pondering for a moment, he said:
  "In this case, my suggestion is to earn immortal coins."

"That's it!"

Bai Jing looked at Xu Shan and said seriously:

"Brother Xu, I don't know the specific content of the subsequent assessment. I think you should consider it carefully. The suggestions I give are only my own ideas and are not reliable. If it delays your cultivation, it will be more than worth the loss."

"It's okay, I'll listen to you." Xu Shan waved his hand, obviously having made his choice.

"Don't worry, even if the decision is wrong, I won't blame Brother Bai. This is my own choice."

In order to reassure Bai Jing, he added another sentence.

Bai Jing shrugged and said nothing more.

Soon after, the two ended their breakfast.

"This is a wonderful meal. Brother Bai is waiting for me to come back from my next mission."

When they parted, Xu Shan smiled heartily.

Bai Jing wanted to say a few more words, but saw that the other party had already walked away.

As expected, in the next half month, every time Xu Shan came back from completing a mission, he would treat him to a meal with full sincerity, and each time it would be one or two plates of spiritual meat.

There is only one month left until the end of the assessment.

"Brother Bai, I'm back from a mission!"

In the morning, in front of Bai Jing's thatched cottage, Xu Shan shouted loudly.

You don't need to think about it to know that this is again asking Bai Jing to eat spiritual meat.

Bai Jing walked out of the house and stretched.

"Eight armors!"

Seeing his friend come out, Xu Shan made the number eight.

"Let's go, let's meet at the same place!" he said with a smile.

This time Bai Jing was not polite and followed him directly to the canteen.

"Brother Xu, tell me the truth, why do you generously treat me to spiritual meat every time? Even if I give you advice, you don't need to be so grateful."

Walking on the road, Bai Jing asked seriously.

"The Ascension Coin is your cultivation resource, but you are willing to waste it on me. You must give a valid reason."

Xu Shan looked at him, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Because I really regard Brother Bai as a very good friend."

"What do you mean?"

"Brother Bai, I speak frankly, don't be angry." He said:

"Going to Qingshan Mountain to take the exam, for a genius like me, there will definitely be no problem in passing no matter what."

"However, for Brother Bai, it must be extremely difficult."

"I" Bai Jing was about to speak, but was interrupted by him:
  "So, although you and I chatted every time we had dinner, Brother Bai never mentioned anything about his spiritual practice. It must be too difficult to talk about, so I didn't want to talk about it. I naturally respect Brother Bai, and I don't look down on him in my heart."

"Now there is only one month left before the end of the assessment, and the competition has become increasingly fierce. I think Brother Bai must be sad about this."

"Although I am very reluctant to give up, I have to accept the reality."

"After I went to Shangqing Mountain, I might not be able to see each other again in this life, so now, Brother Bai and I only see each other once and rarely. Naturally, I have to be generous to my friends who are about to be separated to avoid regrets."

After hearing Xu Shan's true feelings, Bai Jing fell silent.

Seeing Bai Jing's silence, Xu Shan didn't say anything more.

Hey, parting between friends is always sad.

After entering the canteen, Xu Shan took the lead and walked to the window selling spiritual meat and ordered four portions of spiritual meat.

However, Bai Jing took out six immortal coins, ordered two more coins, and then turned to Xu Shan with a mysterious smile:
  "not necessarily!"

"Huh?" Xu Shan was stunned as he looked at the Immortal Ascension Coin in the opponent's hand.

When did Brother Bai have so many immortal coins?

ps: Thanks to the book friend "Mr. Soy Sauce King" for his two monthly tickets, and thanks to "I am the European Emperor every day" for the 100-point reward. Thank you all, I am late again.

(End of this chapter)