Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 710: Golden-feathered Cloud-stepping Eagle, I found you!

Soon, the selection officially began.
Under the arrangement of the palace disciples, everyone was divided into ten long lines and began formal testing and registration.

Zhou Xun transformed into an ordinary man with an ordinary appearance who had reached the ninth level of Qi training.
I randomly picked a team and lined up at the back.

After about half an hour, it was finally Zhou Xun's turn. In front of him sat a monk from the royal palace.
This man was wearing a blue-red robe, had a thin face and prominent cheekbones, and looked to be about forty years old, with a cultivation level of the sixth foundation building level!

On the table in front of him was a golden book, which was obviously used to record registration information.

"Name!"

The middle-aged man said expressionlessly,

"My name is Chen Ping'an!" Zhou Xun replied.

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, and used his hand as a pen to carve something on the golden book, obviously recording Zhou Xun's information.

"Put your hands on the spirit measuring instrument next to you!"

Zhou Xun then turned his gaze to the half-man-high spirit-detecting instrument beside him. This object looked similar to his spirit-detecting plate.
He walked over slowly, stretched out his hands, and pressed on it.

With a thought, his spiritual consciousness quietly extended out and enveloped the entire spirit-detecting instrument.

Then penetrate inside,

With his current spiritual awareness comparable to that of a great monk, it would be easy for him to control a spirit-detecting instrument.

"Gold Spiritual Root Thirty-Seven Points!"

Looking at the numbers displayed above, the middle-aged man glanced sideways.

This level of qualifications is more than enough to become a formal disciple!

His expression eased a lot, and he continued:
"Stretch out your left hand and let me test your bone age!"

"Yes!"

Zhou Xun followed suit, rolled up his sleeves, and stretched out his left hand.

After a moment, Zhou Xun felt a very weak spiritual power surrounding his arm and exploring it, and then it was retracted after a moment.

"Thirty-seven years old. Not bad!"

The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said softly:
"Spray a bit of your magic power into the golden book!"

Zhou Xun then used the mask in front of him to simulate a trace of magical power and injected it into it, and the entire registration was completed.

"This is your number plate, number C76. The next fight will be drawn using this number. I hope to see you in the palace next time!"

It seemed that he was very optimistic about Zhou Xun, and the middle-aged man actually said a lot more than ever before.

Another half hour passed, and everyone had completed registration.

Ten platforms were quickly set up in the square, each one was a hundred feet in radius, large enough for the Qi-cultivating monks to compete.

Then, the ten foundation-building monks who had just competed acted as referees and began the formal competition.

In the first match, Zhou Xun's opponent was a female cultivator at the eighth level of Qi training. After a few casual exchanges with her, Zhou Xun used a flying blade to eliminate her.
The second show was performed by a round-faced young man who looked extremely honest. But as soon as he came on stage, he performed a set of fierce wood-based spells. Countless vines emerged from the ground and coiled around Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun's figure flashed, moving freely among the vines.

He pinched his fingers together and a golden blade shot out, cutting off some vines. Then, taking advantage of the flaw in the round-faced young man's spell, he quickly appeared behind him and gently waved his sleeves, pushing him off the stage with a gentle force.

The second game was also an easy win.
The opponent in the third match was a stern man at the peak of the ninth level of Qi training. He was actually a body training cultivator.
It has even reached the peak of the first level.
From Zhou Xun's perspective, among all the Qigong cultivators present, his strength can at least rank in the top five.
It's a pity that I met myself.

With his best efforts, the two fought for hundreds of rounds and finally won "barely".

In this way, Zhou Xun defeated all opponents along the way. In every fight, he skillfully controlled his strength, neither appearing too powerful and conspicuous, while still being able to defeat his opponents steadily.

Finally, he successfully got the position of menial disciple.

"Chen Ping'an, you are very good. I think you will be able to become a formal disciple soon!" The middle-aged man who registered Zhou Xun came to Zhou Xun and encouraged him.

"Thank you, Senior Wu!"

At this time, he had already learned the middle-aged man's name from other people, Wu Yuanshan.

"I wonder if you would be willing to work under me after you enter the palace?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile.

These Foundation Establishment disciples and the deacon in charge of today's recruitment were all newly assigned to the Second Young Master's rank.

Today is also the day to recruit subordinates for myself.
If they could produce a few powerful monks under their command, their status would naturally rise!

"Since the seniors appreciate it, I am naturally very willing to do so!"

For Zhou Xun, he was in the dark after joining the palace. If he could make friends with the head disciple, it would be much easier for him to act in the future.

Naturally, I won't object.
So, Zhou Xun followed Manager Wu amid the envious gazes of everyone, and, led by the deacon in the Jindan stage, slowly walked into the palace.

As soon as they stepped through the gate, a strong aura hit them, which lifted their spirits.
"Second level, lower grade!"

Zhou Xun could not help but be surprised. It was indeed a fourth-grade upper-quality spiritual vein. The spiritual energy in any place was actually as high as the second-grade lower-quality.

If he could stay here for a long time, it would be beneficial to his cultivation.

It’s a pity that the purpose of his coming here is to get the essence and blood of the “Golden-Feathered Cloud-Treading Eagle”.

After entering the palace, everyone was divided into ten teams and followed the Jindan-stage steward until they came to a small hilltop.

"This will be the Second Young Master's dojo in the future, and we are all his subordinates!"

"The Second Young Master is a cultivator who has condensed a half-step golden elixir. It will be no problem for him to become a Yuanying Zhenjun in the future. Now that we have joined his army, as long as you work hard, you will definitely be able to rise to prominence in the future!"

The Jindan deacon spoke slowly.

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this.

"Yes, when the Second Young Master advances to the Nascent Soul stage, they will be his most solid team!"

Zhou Xun scoffed at this.

After the second young master formed his infant, I don’t know how many people in the field were still alive. I guess most of them must have passed away.

Then, they came to the foot of the mountain.
There are rows of buildings here, with carved railings, painted buildings, flying eaves and brackets, which are extremely magnificent.

Then, under the leadership of ten Foundation Establishment Stage managers, the group headed towards different areas.
Finally, he arrived in front of a row of ordinary wooden houses and slowly spoke:

"This will be your residence from now on. There will be one yard for every three people!"

"As for you, Chen Ping'an," the steward smiled and continued

"No. 9 Courtyard will be yours to live in alone, and from now on you will be responsible for assisting me in managing their daily lives!"

"Thank you, Manager Wu, for your support!" Zhou Xun nodded.

Being able to have a courtyard all to himself also made it easier for him to do things. Time flies, and soon a month has passed.
During this period, the Second Young Master's Dan Formation Celebration was successfully held.

At the banquet, Zhou Xun saw many royal palaces. Of the seventeen Nascent Soul cultivators, nine had come.

It’s a pity that I didn’t get to meet the King of Danyang!

But it is also true that for a Nascent Soul peak cultivator with extraordinary strength like King Danyang, even the Immortal Golden Pill is nothing.

During this time, Zhou Xun took the opportunity to learn about the entire palace.
There is no other difference between a royal palace and a large sect, except that all resources and treasures belong to the Danyang King alone.
The other Nascent Soul cultivators are subordinate to King Danyang.

At the same time, he also obtained some useful information about the "Golden-Winged Cloud-Treading Eagle".

To the west of the palace, there is a large spiritual beast garden, which is a special place for the palace to raise spiritual beasts.

"If Su Yu's intelligence is correct, the 'Golden-Feathered Cloud-Stepping Eagle' must be here!"

Thinking of this, Zhou Xun decided to leave this place and go to the Spirit Beast Garden to inquire for information.

"Meet Manager Wu!"

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Zhou Xun came to the steward's courtyard.
"It's Ping An. Why do you want to talk to me?" Seeing that it was Zhou Xun, Manager Wu put on a kind smile.
During this period, Zhou Xun helped him a lot.

"We have nothing to do in the errand hall these days, so I plan to take this opportunity to visit the library, so I came to ask for leave from the steward and to ask for a walking token!"

According to the palace rules, menial disciples are not allowed to move across areas without permission.

"Are you looking for an opportunity to impact your foundation?" Manager Wu had an expression that said, "I guessed what you were thinking."

"To be honest, Manager, it's because of this matter. I've now reached the peak of Qi training, and I'd like to borrow some foundation-building experiences in order to achieve a breakthrough!" Zhou Xun replied.

"Okay, after you break through, our Xinhao Academy will have two foundation-building monks!" By then, he, the head of Xinhao Academy, will naturally receive a lot of rewards.

After thinking for a moment, he waved his hand, took out a jade slip and handed it over:

"This is some of my insights from when I broke through the foundation building stage. I am giving it to you today. I hope it can help you a little!"

"Thank you very much, Manager. I will keep it in mind!" Zhou Xun was also surprised by this. He did not expect that Manager Wu would care so much about him.

Well, I'll give him a chance before I leave.

"Haha, it's nothing, this is the walking token!" He waved his hand, took out a dark blue token and handed it over, then reminded:
"Go early and come back early!"

"Yes!"

Holding the token, Zhou Xun hung it around his waist and then walked out of the Second Young Master's dojo.

Along the way, Zhou Xun was extremely low-key and walked straight towards the Spirit Beast Garden.

The Spirit Beast Garden is located to the west of the palace, occupying four or five hills.
It took Zhou Xun nearly an hour to reach his destination.

As soon as he entered the Spirit Beast Garden, Zhou Xun could sense the aura of demonic power, from the lowest level one to the highest level three.

Everything

Even in the depths of the Spirit Beast Garden, there is a mountain top that faintly emits the aura of the fourth level.
But Zhou Xun didn't want to investigate further.

After all, such places must have some sophisticated restrictions. Once triggered, it might alarm King Danyang.

"My fellow Taoist, do you want to buy a spirit beast or rent one?"

At this time, a girl with a naive face came over and asked enthusiastically,

"Xiao Ling, he's just a servant. How can he afford a spiritual beast? It's a complete waste of your time looking for him!" A slightly older woman next to him sneered.

"It's okay, Senior Sister. He came here today. Even if he can't afford it now, he will be able to afford it someday in the future!"

"Oh, I'm just taking a look!" Zhou Xun smiled. He didn't expect that he would be looked down upon by a female cultivator at the eighth level of Qi training.

"It's okay to take a look. I don't know what kind of spiritual beast you want to see. I can introduce it to you!" The girl smiled slightly, and her round face looked even rounder.
Zhou Xun originally wanted to send this person away, but seeing her enthusiasm was rare, so he nodded for the first time:
"Then it's hard work!"

As for the woman next to him, she left without looking back.

"I don't know what to call this fellow Taoist?"

"I am Chen Ping'an!"

"So it's Fellow Daoist Chen, I'm Gu Ling!" The girl bowed and then took Zhou Xun into the animal garden, pointing at the spirit beasts inside and began to introduce them.

"This is a spirit-seeking rat. It has an extremely keen sense of spiritual energy. If it is used to search for spirits and treasures, it is an extremely good choice!"

"There was a senior Han in our palace. When he broke through the foundation, he rented a spirit-seeking rat. As a result, he found a spiritual spring in a place with little spiritual energy."

"With this, we have successfully opened up a spiritual field cave!"

"This is a Swift Wind Eagle, a first-class high-grade flying spirit beast. It is extremely fast. In a short period of time, it is said to be able to compete with a foundation-building cultivator."

"This is."

Zhou Xun then followed the girl and visited many places in the Spirit Beast Garden.
At this moment, there was a commotion ahead.
I saw a young man with a proud face and wearing a purple brocade robe, slowly walking towards the zoo surrounded by people.

"Who is this?" Zhou Xun couldn't help but ask curiously.

"This is Deacon Zheng from our Spirit Beast Garden!" the girl replied!

"Isn't he in the Foundation Establishment Stage? How could he be the deacon? I remember this is exclusive to seniors in the Core Formation Stage!" Zhou Xun said in surprise.

"Deacon Zheng is good at preparing spiritual food. It is said that he was appreciated by a demon king in our Beast Garden and was specially promoted to deacon to be responsible for the diet and daily life of the demon king!"

The girl replied,
"I see!" Zhou Xun nodded, his heart moved.
Looking at the purple-robed young man surrounded by people not far away,
With a flick of the finger,
A stream of energy flew out, brushing past the young man's robe without leaving a trace, and then flew back with a trace of the robe, falling into Zhou Xun's palm.
He put it into his storage bag.

"Thank you for the introduction today, Fellow Daoist Gu. I will definitely repay you in the future. Goodbye!"

Then Zhou Xun turned around and left the Spirit Beast Garden.
Before going back, he went to the library again and exchanged a few foundation-building experiences before returning to his own courtyard.

As night fell, Zhou Xun sat in his room.

He took out the piece of clothing,
Then he took out the "Small Divination Compass" and performed the divination method.
After a moment, a golden arrow appeared on the compass.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun smiled slightly, put his hands together, pointed at himself, and instantly his whole body became transparent.

Then his figure flashed and he rushed in the direction of the arrow.

Soon, Zhou Xun arrived in front of an exquisitely shaped courtyard, which was covered by a green translucent light shield.
"Third-order low-grade magic array!"

Zhou Xun chuckled and tapped a few times. A ray of spiritual light hit him, and then Zhou Xun slowly merged into it.

Appeared in the bedroom of the purple-robed young man,
Looking at the young man sitting on the cushion and meditating, Zhou Xun smiled slightly and blew gently, and the young man fainted.
Then his spiritual consciousness spread out to wrap around the man, and then he used the soul-searching method!
With his current spiritual awareness comparable to that of a great cultivator, he could search the soul of a foundation-building cultivator without anyone noticing, and he could do so without causing any harm to the person who was searching the soul.
Not long after, Zhou Xun raised his head.
His eyes were extremely bright.

"I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. The demon king who promoted you is none other than the 'Golden Winged Cloud-Stepping Eagle'!"

(End of this chapter)