I have 99 innate treasures

Chapter 273 Huangquan Dao Sect (Part )

Master Yun Yuan looked meaningfully at Ji Yun, who looked a little nervous, and spoke slowly.

"Look at the spiritual energy running wild in your body. It seems that you have succeeded in drawing in the energy."

As he spoke, he raised his slender and clean white hand, took out a black token from his arms, and used a method similar to the art of controlling objects to make it float up, letting it float towards Ji Yun.

"Since you have successfully entered the Qi Refining Stage, according to the rules, you should be given an identity token."

When Ji Yun saw the token floating in front of him, he quickly stretched out his hands respectfully and held it in his palms.

Feeling the cold material of the tentacles, he felt a surge of joy in his heart.

From now on, you no longer need to work like a slave!
He had been a menial disciple in Huangquan Dao Sect for a whole year, working himself to death every day. He had always dreamed of being promoted to an outer disciple, but it was not until this moment that he fulfilled his wish.

The next step is to obtain the cultivation method, and the path of cultivation will completely reveal itself before him!
Although his aptitude was rated as 'low-grade', Ji Yun didn't care even before he got the Heaven-Devouring Demon Pot, let alone now.

He believed that as long as he was careful and cautious in everything he did, and relied on the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Pot, he would one day be able to protect his sister Ji Yu in the Huangquan Dao Sect.

After thinking about this, Ji Yun said respectfully: "Disciple thanks the deacon for the order!"

Upon hearing this, Master Yun Yuan nodded, looked at Ji Yun, and said meaningfully: "You are quite lucky. Not only did you find the spiritual stone fragments that I casually scattered, but you were also able to survive from the hands of others."

When he called himself an old man in a young appearance, it gave people a weird feeling, and there was a somewhat weird smile on his face.

Ji Yun's face changed suddenly after hearing this, because the joy and excitement of getting the token and being promoted to an outer disciple disappeared in an instant, and his heart fell to the bottom.

When Master Yun Yuan noticed Ji Yun's suddenly nervous expression, his smile became even more weird.

"I originally thought that you would come here after you climbed out of the pond early in the morning. I didn't expect that you could endure for a whole morning and then act after planning. You used a rare treasure in the cold pond to kill Zhao Mu and others. This thought makes me think that it is not bad for you to get the spiritual stone fragment."

Ji Yun felt his scalp tingling after hearing these words.

He didn't expect that Master Yun Yuan even knew about the fact that he used the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar to kill people.

He suppressed the sudden uneasiness in his heart and bowed respectfully to Master Yun Yuan.

"I wonder what the deacon needs his disciples to do?"

In Ji Yun's opinion, Master Yun Yuan must have a purpose for 'randomly' scattering the spirit stone fragments, not to mention that the other party also knew that he owned the Heaven-Devouring Demon Pot.

In this situation, it is better to behave well. Maybe the outer sect deacon will spare his life because of his good attitude.

Master Yun Yuan saw what Ji Yun was thinking at a glance, and immediately sneered when he finished speaking.

"You are quite clever. You are afraid that I might have some intentions, so you deliberately act like a good boy in front of me."

He still had that weird smile on his face that could make people panic, and he said slowly, "However, you are mistaken. I brought this up because I have something to tell you in advance."

"For a errand disciple like you who successfully draws in Qi with the help of external objects, there is another test to be taken if you want to enter the outer sect."

"Assessment?"

Ji Yun was a little surprised. He had always thought that as long as he succeeded in drawing in the Qi, he could become an outer disciple of the Huangquan Taoist Sect.

Seeing that he was a little surprised, Master Yun Yuan couldn't help but sneer.

"Do you still remember how many items were tested during the initial entrance test?"

Ji Yun quickly replied respectfully: "Disciple still remembers that there were three tests in total. The first one was spiritual roots, the second one was passing through a corridor filled with fog, and the third one was an illusion."

Master Yun Yuan spoke slowly.

"The spiritual root test is just the basis. This item represents your perception of spiritual energy."

"Spiritual roots are like bamboo, hidden in the spine, with a maximum value of ten sections. Because there are differences even with the same qualifications, the ancient cultivators used numerical values ​​to make a more detailed division."

"If I remember correctly, you only have a little spiritual root."

Ji Yun fell silent.

Master Yun Yuan continued, "The so-called mist in the corridor is spiritual mist. The corridor is ten miles long. The test is about your body's sensitivity to spiritual energy. If you only have low spiritual roots but your body is fine, this test alone will allow you to successfully draw in energy and advance to the outer sect."

"As for the third item, the environment tests one's state of mind."

"For someone like you, it is precisely because you failed all three tests that you received a low evaluation and became a servant in the palace."

"Under normal circumstances, without external help, you servants will never be able to sense the spiritual energy floating between heaven and earth in your lifetime."

When he said this, a strong look of sarcasm appeared on his young and fair face.

"If you were to join a righteous sect, the results of this test alone would be enough to ruin your life!"

"But Huangquan Dao Sect is a holy place of the devil. Even if your evaluations are low, we will still give you a chance!"

"After all... even a corpse has its uses."

"On the extremely long road of cultivation, apart from the few things in the entry test, both luck and means are extremely important."

"Compared to these, a few training resources are nothing. Every ten years or even every hundred years, as long as one of the menial disciples can become a Jindan cultivator, the benefits brought by it will exceed these resources."

Having said this, the sarcasm on his face had disappeared, replaced by a look of indifference.

"As an outer sect steward, I can select ten menial servants to participate in the outer sect assessment every year."

"But not everyone can be chosen by me."

"Therefore, I will give you two additional tests."

"The first item is to test your luck."

"I will crush the spirit stone and throw it randomly in the area where you are on duty. Whoever is lucky will be able to pick it up."

"The second item is the testing method."

"No matter what means you use, as long as you can obtain the fragment of the spirit stone and come to me alive, you will be considered to have passed the test."

After Master Yun Yuan finished explaining all this, he stared at Ji Yun with an indifferent look.

"This year, I have already used nine places. You are the tenth."

When Ji Yun heard him say this, he hurried to thank him.

But before he could open his mouth, Master Yun Yuan suddenly sneered.

"But you are not the one I originally chose."

"Zhao Mu, you should be very familiar with him... His methods and thoughts are superior among you menial disciples, and even his spiritual roots are stronger than yours."

When Ji Yun heard the word "Zhao Mu", his heart sank.

Master Yun Yuan sneered, "It's a pity that this person was unlucky. Not only did he not pick up the spiritual stone fragments, but he also lost his life because of it." "But you, although your spiritual roots and state of mind are inferior, your luck is better than all of them."

"Even though he was pushed into the cold pond, he was able to draw in the Qi successfully, and even found a soul refining altar in the cold pond."

"You have such luck that even I can't help but envy you. If I had your luck back then, I would have become a master of the Yuanshen realm by now!"

When he said this, Master Yun Yuan paused and an inexplicable smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"When you obtained the Soul Refining Altar, you should have seen the bones and corpses in the cold pond. Some of them were menial disciples, some were inner sect monks, and even many deacons and elders within the sect."

"There is no need to explain the cause of death of the menial disciple. You should understand it."

"As for the corpses of the inner sect monks, deacons and elders, they either became possessed or died in battles with others within the sect."

"There are eighty-one such cold ponds in the sect."

"Every several dozen or even a hundred years, there will be disciples with extraordinary luck who will obtain treasures left by their predecessors from those cold ponds."

"But I have to remind you that the treasures in the cold pond may contain the soul of a certain cultivator. You must be extremely careful when using them. Don't be foolish enough to let someone take over your soul, causing my efforts to go to waste."

After listening to his long speech, Ji Yun immediately bowed and clasped his fists, saying respectfully: "Thank you for your reminder, Deacon. I will be more careful in the future."

"Ah."

Master Yun Yuan was satisfied with his attitude and nodded, saying, "As for the assessment... after you climb the mountain with the outer sect token, you will go to the Salary Hall to collect the outer sect disciple's resources for this month, and then go to the first floor of the Dharma Transmission Hall to choose a main cultivation method and a magic method."

"You have one month to practice your skills and techniques!"

"During this period, all the treatment you receive is the same as that of a normal outer disciple."

"One month later, you and the servants selected by the outer sect stewards from other areas will enter the secret realm 'Hundred Ghosts Fog Forest' to take the test. Only those who pass the test will be promoted to outer sect disciples of the Corpse Palace!"

When Ji Yun heard what he said, his heart suddenly sank.

Only one month to practice?
With his aptitude, he probably wouldn't be able to break through even the first level of Qi Refining in this month.

Fortunately, the others were also menial workers, and even if their qualifications were better than his, they were definitely not much better.

As long as there is no one in the secret realm like Master Yun Yuan who secretly observes even the menial disciples, he will definitely be the last one alive with the help of the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Pot.

When he thought of this, Master Yun Yuan suddenly chuckled, as if he knew what he was thinking, and said, "Of course, there are no restrictions on any means in the secret realm, and no one will pay attention to the life-and-death struggle between you, a group of menial disciples, so you can rest assured."

After hearing this, Ji Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Master Yun Yuan again.

At this time, Master Yun Yuan raised his fair and slender hand, stretched out his finger and pointed at the stone cabinets behind Ji Yun.

"See the jars on the stone cabinets? They are called 'Soul-Nourishing Altars'. They are imitations of the 'Soul-Refining Altar' in your hand. They can only nourish the souls of the dead, but they don't have the ability to contain and refine people."

"When you leave, pick up any item from above and drop a drop of blood on it. Then you can control it. You will need to practice rituals and refine it in the future!"

"You don't need to use the Soul Refining Altar in your hand if you don't have to."

"After all... the magic weapons refined by others are not as good as the ones refined by myself."

"In the outer gate area, there are many small secret places for capturing ghosts, but each place requires points to enter."

"There are only two ways to get points."

"The first one is to complete the tasks issued by Gonglutang."

"The second way is to exchange it with spirit stones."

"In the next month, you can concentrate on training to improve your realm or your skills in fighting against enemies. You can also use your points to exchange for the qualification to go to those secret realms, and then capture a ghost to sacrifice and refine into a ghost servant."

"It's up to you to choose."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yun bowed and said, "I will definitely keep the deacon's reminder in mind."

Master Yun Yuan hummed lightly and said no more, just waved his hand casually.

Ji Yun understood that this was a request for him to leave, so he immediately turned around and took down a soul-nourishing altar from the stone cabinet, then bowed to Master Yun Yuan.

"The disciple retire."

After that, he turned around and left.

At the same time, Hong Dengyun also brought Zhang Qianren to the Huangquan Immortal Cultivation Realm where the Huangquan Taoist Sect was in charge, and introduced them along the way.

"The Huangquan Immortal Cultivation Realm has been ruled by the Huangquan Dao Sect since ancient times. It is about the size of a state in the Shenzhou land, and the end is the turbulent sea."

"The so-called 'turbulent sea' is the turbulent flow generated when the heaven and earth are torn apart. Even if a Mahayana ancestor goes deep into the turbulent sea, he will be torn apart in an instant."

“I heard that if one can become an immortal, one can cross the turbulent sea and reach the other eight states outside the land of Shenzhou.”

“But countless ancient beasts live on these continents. The Huangquan Immortal Cultivation Realm and even other Immortal Cultivation Realms are located outside of Shenzhou, so we can hear the voices of those ancient beasts from time to time, and even see their vague figures.”

“So, even the major sects in the Holy Land have always wanted to leave the world of immortal cultivation and return to the land of Shenzhou.”

"After all, there is a formation set up by the Green Emperor on the land of Shenzhou, and those ancient beasts dare not approach."

After hearing his introduction, Zhang Qianren suddenly felt that the world became strange.

When he was in Piao Miao Sect in the past, he had no idea about this.

Before coming to the Huangquan Immortal Cultivation World, he always thought that the land of China was the only world, and the Immortal Cultivation World was just a secret place in the world.

But only now did I learn from Hong Dengyun that there are actually eight more worlds like the Shenzhou land!

Just as he was thinking this, a deafening "moo" sound suddenly rang in his ears, and in the distant sky appeared the figure of a gigantic creature that occupied half of the sky.

There was wind and thunder surging around the figure, making it look extremely spectacular.

However, the figure was covered by thick fog, and it was impossible to see what it looked like.

Zhang Qianren stared at the terrifying figure in amazement and asked in a trembling voice, "What is this?"

Hong Dengyun was no longer surprised. He looked at the figure calmly and said, "This is one of the ancient strange beasts, called 'Niu Ma'. It has a head like a horse, a body like an ox, a tail like a tiger, and is ten thousand feet tall. It has the great magical power to turn the water and earth upside down."

"When it passes over land, the soil will turn into sea. Although it looks like land, it is actually a bottomless ocean. Moreover, this sea has no buoyancy. Even if an immortal falls into it, he will die!"

“And once it passes over an ocean, it will turn into the most solid ground.”

“But it looks like the ocean.”

"What's even more terrifying is that ordinary magical powers cannot kill it at all, because its body is a strange existence between water and soil."

After listening to his introduction, Zhang Qianren felt his scalp tingling, and he felt that the Huangquan Immortal Cultivation World seemed to be more dangerous than the outside world.

(End of this chapter)