Chapter 596: Joining the Sect (Part 1)

Among these three sects, the one Han Li favored first was not the "Luoyun Sect," but the "Hundred Arts Academy," which was famous in the cultivation world for refining magic tools. (Net)

This sect, in addition to having its own unique aspects in cultivation techniques, had disciples who were very good at refining magic tools of various ranks, and the sect even possessed several legendary top-tier magic treasure refining methods.

The body of the "Qiankun Pagoda" talisman treasure of the Yan family, the number one family of Yue Kingdom, was a magic treasure with a relatively great reputation refined from the refining methods of this sect.

This made Han Li somewhat tempted.

But unfortunately, this sect's recruitment of disciples from the outside was a bit like the set of the seven sects of Yue Kingdom; it was basically dominated by disciples of various cultivator families, and they rarely recruited disciples from the outside. Moreover, this sect was essentially jointly controlled by five of the largest cultivator families, occupying a mountain range in the western part of the Mount Yunmeng Mountains.

This made Han Li a bit regretful, and he could only give it up.

The "Ancient Sword Gate," as the name suggests, was very good at sword control techniques. Whether it was magic tools or magic treasures, they were all kinds of sword weapons, and its town-sect unique skill, the "Tai Bai Sword Formula," was famous in Xi Kingdom and extremely sharp.

The Ancient Sword Gate didn't just accept disciples from cultivator families; it also recruited young loose cultivators from the outside.

But the sword formulas of this sect had extremely high requirements for aptitude. Basically, those with slightly worse spiritual roots could not practice the various cultivation techniques in the sect, so although they recruited disciples relatively frequently, the disciples in the sect were the fewest among the three sects.

However, once the disciples of the Ancient Sword Gate achieved success in their cultivation, relying on the super-strong attack power of sword cultivators, cultivators of the same rank were often not their match. Therefore, it was the most powerful among the three sects, and it naturally occupied the main mountain range of the Mount Yunmeng Mountains.

The remaining "Luoyun Sect" was somewhat similar to the "Hundred Arts Academy" in some respects. This sect's cultivation techniques were miscellaneous but not refined, but it was quite famous for its alchemy.

That legendary "Ding Ling Pill" could only be refined by a few elders of this sect in Xi Kingdom.

Therefore, despite its sect strength being a large gap behind the other two sects, the Luoyun Sect barely managed to stand firm in the eastern part of the Mount Yunmeng Mountains.

And this Luoyun Sect recruited the most disciples and had the lowest threshold for entry among the three sects.

Basically, this sect recruited disciples with only two conditions.

Either the spiritual root aptitude was good and there was potential for cultivation, and the Luoyun Sect, like other sects, was very happy to accept them. Or the cultivation had a certain foundation, and the basic cultivation technique had been practiced to a relatively high level; then, no matter how bad the spiritual roots were, they would accept them.

After all, in addition to being famous for alchemy, the Luoyun Sect also involved itself in other miscellaneous studies such as talisman making and formations, all of which required a large number of low-level disciples to drive them in order to continue.

And those loose cultivators in the Qi Refining stage who had a certain level of cultivation, some of whom had poor spiritual roots, knew that with their aptitude, they would have no future in a cultivation sect and might always be low-level disciples. But they, like Han Li, always felt that it was good to enjoy the shade under a big tree, so quite a few of them really entered the Luoyun Sect.

Looking at it this way, the Luoyun Sect had the most relaxed recruitment among the three sects, plus the temptation of the legendary "Ding Ling Pill," it seemed that it was really the most suitable to join this sect.

Han Li hesitated for a moment, and after asking around a bit, he learned that this sect was going to recruit disciples again soon, so he didn't hesitate anymore.

He didn't tell Zi Ling and the two women where he was going after parting with them. After preparing a bit, he flew to this place.

After waiting at the foot of the mountain for a few days, seeing that the day was approaching, the number of Qi Refining stage cultivators from all over the place increased, and only then did Han Li appear on the stone road up the mountain unhurriedly.

At this moment, Han Li had been walking slowly for about an hour from the foot of the mountain.

This was naturally not because the mountain was truly so tall, but because this stone road had been cast with some crude illusions; it was likely that the Luoyun Sect wanted to temper the temperament of the cultivators who wanted to join the sect.

After all, no matter how relaxed the Luoyun Sect was in recruiting disciples, it was impossible to let people who couldn't even endure walking to the end of this small road enter the sect.

At this time, the few young male and female cultivators walking in front of Han Li also discovered the mystery. They whispered a few words together, then seemed to have guessed the mystery, and continued to move forward without paying any attention.

These people seemed to be acquaintances originally, and no one greeted Han Li.

Han Li followed behind them without caring.

After walking on the stone road for another half an hour, he finally saw the end of the stone steps, and those young men and women walked up quickly with great joy.

Han Li walked up the last stone step with his expression as usual, and only then did he size up the situation before him unhurriedly.

This was a huge platform over a hundred zhang wide. Apart from a small pavilion that looked unremarkable on the opposite side, everything around was white and vast, as if there were nothing at all.

And in front of the nameless stone pavilion, there were dozens of cultivators in various costumes sitting cross-legged, but no one dared to enter the small pavilion.

Those few male and female cultivators who came up with Han Li joined the crowd without a sound.

Seeing this situation, Han Li's expression remained unchanged, but he sneered in his heart.

Those loose cultivators in the Qi Refining stage might not be able to see anything, but with a sweep of his spiritual sense, he saw through the illusion array before him.

This was no stone pavilion at all; it was clearly a huge white jade building standing before them, with a giant plaque hanging on it with the three golden characters "Cai Huan Yun Tang."

And in front of the building, under the giant plaque, stood three people, pointing and saying something to the Qi Refining stage cultivators who were ignorant of the situation before them.

Relying on the miraculous effect of the array, they didn't have the slightest intention of avoiding them.

Among these three, two were in the early Foundation Establishment stage, and one was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. It seemed they should be the Luoyun Sect cultivators responsible for receiving them.

Han Li walked to the edge of the crowd without a word, lowered his head, and sat down, closing his eyes to enter meditation.

But after covering the three people with his spiritual sense, he heard the conversation of the three cultivators clearly.

"Senior Brother Qiu! Although the time hasn't arrived yet, the number of loose cultivators coming to join the sect this time seems to be less than imagined, and more than half of them look like they don't meet the requirements at all. They only have the cultivation of the seventh or eighth layer of basic cultivation techniques, yet they dare to come here to join the sect. Could it be that they really think our Luoyun Sect will accept anyone?" A white-faced young man who looked only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old pointed at a few people in the crowd one by one, his tone seeming somewhat dissatisfied.

"What can be done about this? Who told us to have just recruited a batch of disciples three years ago? It's not bad that so many people can come this time. And because Junior Uncle Jin was in urgent need of manpower last time, several junior brothers had to break the rules and accept two loose cultivators with only the eighth layer of Qi Refining. This naturally gave the outside world a misconception that the threshold for entering our Luoyun Sect has been lowered again. That's why some loose cultivators have come to try their luck." The one called "Senior Brother Qiu" was that forty-year-old mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, wearing a white robe, with a square face and upright appearance, and eyes that were bright and piercing.

"However, this time, we junior brothers will naturally not let it slide." Another heroic-looking young man laughed and said.

"Quality over quantity! If we do this, it won't be bad if we can recruit ten disciples this time. Most of the people here will have to go back." The white-faced young man looked at the loose cultivators before him and said with some contempt.

"Junior Brother Liu should not underestimate these loose cultivators. Perhaps there really is some buried talent among them. Think of Junior Brother Sun Huo; he also joined our sect as a loose cultivator. But in just five or six years, Junior Brother Sun succeeded in Foundation Establishment. Although it was because he chose a suitable cultivation technique and was rewarded with a Foundation Establishment Pill for making a great contribution, it also had to do with his one-in-a-thousand aptitude." Senior Brother Qiu glanced at this young man from a cultivator family and said indifferently.

"Cough! Senior Brother is right, it is Junior Brother whose words were inappropriate!" The white-faced young man coughed a few times and apologized with a smile after hearing this, seeming somewhat wary of this Senior Brother Qiu.

"Junior Brother Liu,..." Senior Brother Qiu seemed to want to say something more to the young man, but Han Li had no interest in listening anymore. He immediately withdrew his spiritual sense and closed his eyes to rest.

He had now restrained his aura, making him look exactly like a tenth-layer Qi Refining stage cultivator to other cultivators.

With his cultivation at this level, entering this Luoyun Sect should not be a problem!

After waiting for a few more hours, more cultivators walked up from the stone steps at the foot of the mountain. Finally, by the time the sun was about to set, nearly a hundred Qi Refining stage cultivators were sitting cross-legged on this platform, mostly young men and women, but also some middle-aged cultivators with higher cultivation.

Just at this moment, a large sheet of red light suddenly rose on the stone pavilion before them, and then the stone pavilion disappeared without a trace in the glow, replaced by a giant building over ten zhang tall and the three figures in front of it.

"Welcome, fellow Daoists, to our Luoyun Sect! And below, we junior brothers will be responsible for the disciple selection this time. Please listen clearly to what Qiu says below, and don't miss anything." Senior Brother Qiu swept his sharp gaze over the crowd before him and said calmly and unhurriedly.

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