Chapter 177: Immortal Fate, The Test (Two-in-one, please subscribe)

Behind Emei Mountain, inside the Deep Water Pool.

The old practitioners and their disciples who were there.

Being within the illusion, they were trembling all over with excitement because they had encountered an Immortal Fate.

In their eyes.

That Immortal riding a Gourd smiled faintly, indicating that today he should share the joy with his fellow Daoists.

After waving out a piece of paper cutting, he turned the day into night.

A bright moon hung in the sky, casting down cold moonlight.

Wooden tables appeared before the practitioners, and exquisite snacks and a small cup of Spirit Wine emerged on the tables.

The air was subsequently filled with a sweet fragrance, making the old practitioners unable to help but swallow their saliva.

The old Temple Master was invited into mid-air to sit in the clouds and drink with that Immortal.

This caused the other old practitioners to be filled with envy after seeing this scene.

Su Ping saw all of this in his eyes.

His gaze swept over these old practitioners.

By employing a few Side-Door Path techniques to fool mortals: Paper Cutting for Moon, Qi Transformation for Food.

The moon and the delicacies before them that these old practitioners saw were naturally all fake.

However, they tasted as if they had all five flavors.

Moreover, that Spirit Wine was genuine Spirit Rice wine diluted with water.

Of course, it was not the kind brewed from Golden Lotus Spirit Rice.

It was not that Su Ping was stingy, but rather that many of these old practitioners were already too weak to withstand strong nourishment.

If one is not careful, good things can also kill people.

Su Ping took a sip of wine and gave pointers on the doubts the old Temple Master had in his cultivation.

Seeing that everyone had finished their meal, Su Ping began to sit in the air and preach.

Su Ping, having obtained the memories of the previous generations of Sect Leaders in the Blood God Sect.

Was already proficient in various methods of determining whether others had a Spirit Root without the assistance of detection Array Tools.

The scriptures in Su Ping's mouth entered the minds of everyone present through his Divine Sense.

As the brand-new Spirit Stones in the Array began to be activated, they released Spirit Qi.

Accompanied by the sound of the scriptures, the people present began to breathe and practice Qi circulation unconsciously.

Vaguely, faint white Qi emerged from the bodies of those with good talent.

This white Qi, invisible to ordinary people, was as obvious as fireflies in the night sky to Su Ping.

As it currently stands, the number of people in this batch showing white Qi is quite large.

There are nearly two-thirds.

But this is also within reason.

These old practitioners and their disciples represent at least a small half of the essence of the current cultivation world in the Eastern Ancient Kingdom.

Although because there is no Spirit Qi, they indeed cannot cultivate supernatural powers or achieve the feat of having great power belong to oneself like in the Cultivation World.

But to be able to cultivate bitterly with one heart to their current status.

How could they have persisted without some talent?

Su Ping continued to recite the scriptures for a few more minutes.

When the sound of the scriptures suddenly stopped abruptly.

At least nine-tenths of the people had white Qi on their bodies!

The old practitioners all had white Qi, and the few who did not pass were clearly young or middle-aged disciples who had been squeezed in.

It was just that Su Ping discovered... nourished by the Spirit Qi environment and stimulated by his own scriptures.

Many old practitioners had fallen into the Clear Heart and See Nature of this scripture.

It is just that they haven't even achieved Entry into Qi Refining, so seeing nature is equivalent to seeing inner demons.

"I see it! I see it!"

"Hahaha, the White Jade Capital in the sky, I see it!"

"Amitabha, having seen the Tathagata, is the Buddha Kingdom really such a scene?"

"Wuwuwu, what is the Dao, what am I, what is the Dao, and what am I..."

Su Ping looked at the old Temple Master.

But he discovered that this old Temple Master was only covered in cold sweat.

He had not fallen into inner demons.

Even if he barely counted as having Qi Refining enter his body, this performance met the selection standards of the Blood God Sect's Sect Leader for Inner Sect Disciples.

"Wake up!"

Su Ping gave a light shout, which exploded in everyone's ears like a thunderous roar.

Immediately, all those who had fallen into inner demons had their illusions shattered, and their consciousness became clear.

It was also at this moment that Su Ping received the emotional fluctuations of everyone.

Combined with the brightness of the white Qi on their bodies.

According to the experience summarized by predecessors, Su Ping already had a rough evaluation data for these people in his heart.

As it currently stands, should one say they are worthy of being the Elites of this profession among over a billion people?

Including the old Temple Master, there are three people with Superior Grade Spiritual Root.

There are twelve people with Middle Grade Spiritual Root, and the rest who have white Qi have at least a Lower Grade Spiritual Root.

Su Ping informed the old Temple Master of the list of people with Superior Grade Spiritual Roots and Middle Grade Spiritual Roots.

He then glanced at the Deep Water Pool, though he had no intention of continuing to plant new Golden Lotus Spirit Rice.

The main reason was that the Pot Heaven had expanded, and he now had Teresa, who was skilled at farming.

The next batch of Golden Lotus Spirit Rice could also be transferred to the Pot Heaven for cultivation.

However, this line of the Qingmu Temple could not be left idle.

It just so happened that he had obtained a lot of new knowledge, and he needed people to help him experiment.

Of course, these were all harmless experiments; Su Ping did not intend to let his future breakthroughs be hindered by a lack of mental clarity caused by current affairs once his cultivation level became higher.

Su Ping took out a cushion-shaped Spirit Gathering Dharma Artifact, filled it with Spirit Qi, and handed it to the old Temple Master.

He also gave him a few small trick implements obtained from Loose Cultivators for self-protection.

Only then did he laugh heartily, bid farewell to the Cultivators below, and flick his sleeves before releasing the Gourd again.

Then he leaped up, rode the Gourd, and quickly disappeared into the sky.

Suddenly, the illusion vanished!

From the outside, the Golden Light also disappeared in a flash.

They were able to see the Deep Water Pool and those old practitioners once again.

Then, someone immediately noticed the difference, discovering that those practitioners seemed to be sitting cross-legged in a standard fan shape.

That old Temple Master was even sitting steadily in mid-air, defying gravity.

The old Temple Master slowly opened his eyes after seeing the sky return to its original state.

He recalled the extra information in his mind.

He uttered: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable."

After this old Temple Master descended from mid-air and stepped firmly onto the stone by the Deep Water Pool,

his gaze swept over those fellow Daoists who seemed to still be lost in the memories of the previous illusion.

He opened his mouth to invite these fellow Daoists to Qingmu Temple for a meal.

Afterwards, the group temporarily left the Deep Water Pool.

The Deep Water Pool also subsequently had it clarified by the old Temple Master that there were no more Golden Lotus flowers.

There was no more Immortal Fate.

However, the protective measures would still not be canceled.

In fact, the protection for Qingmu Temple was even strengthened to a certain degree.

And those monkey troops that had been relocated because of the appearance of the Golden Lotus flowers clearly had no chance to run back!

Inside Qingmu Temple.

The Vice President had long been waiting there.

Regarding the strange event discovered earlier,

the old Temple Master and those old practitioners who participated did not hide anything, describing that small gathering of just over ten minutes in glowing terms.

Those who didn't know would have thought these old practitioners had gone to the heavens to attend some Immortal assembly.

Although they held doubts in their hearts,

they were also amazed by the Immortal's ability to summon the moon and conjure food and wine with a wave of his hand.

Furthermore, after the old Temple Master had a night talk with the Vice President,

the Investigation Team also immediately expressed their full support.

And they demonstrated this early the next morning.

The next morning, the old Temple Master gathered the participating practitioners and straightforwardly announced the names of the Daoists with Superior and Middle Grade Spiritual Roots.

Then he grandly invited them to temporarily join Qingmu Temple to practice together as fellow Daoists.

Those who were invited were naturally a hundred percent willing.

But those who were not invited, realizing that they had not been favored by the Immortal and thus had no Immortal Fate, became somewhat out of control.

Fortunately, the Vice President had long known about these situations; he hurriedly clapped his hands, and a group of investigation personnel rushed in from outside to help those practitioners stabilize their emotions.

And they quickly took them away from Qingmu Temple.

Not long after that,

several heavy transport helicopters flew to the open space behind Qingmu Temple.

Through airdrops, they piled the required supplies on the open ground.

Seeing such efficiency from above, the old Temple Master naturally thanked the Vice President.

Then he took his disciples and fellow Daoists, unpacked those supplies, and began a brand-new method of cultivation.

This cultivation method required a large amount of jade and candles; in the past, the old Temple Master might have had to find someone to purchase them.

As for now, knowing that the other party would know whatever he did, he simply asked the Vice President for help and directly obtained high-quality and inexpensive goods.

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"They are coming back!"

"And we... are their food!"

"Ah!"

Sakura Country, Sakura Capital, Kamo Clan main courtyard, patriarch's room.

He Mao Chun Yi Lang suddenly climbed up from the bed.

The two young women from Noble families beside him were also startled awake, looking at this sweating Yin-Yang Master before them with a trace of panic and fear.

"Get out!"

He Mao Chun Yi Lang rubbed his forehead with one hand, grabbed the bedsheet with his left hand, and growled.

At the same time, a faint black shadow emerged from his body.

It caused the room's temperature to drop suddenly, making the young women shiver and snap out of it; not daring to even retrieve their clothes, they ran straight out the door.

"Why did I have such a nightmare?"

"Is it a revelation from the Fox God or some other great existence?"

He Mao Chun Yi Lang muttered to himself, grabbing a bottle of mineral water the black shadow had retrieved and gulping it down until empty.

Only then did he feel slightly more comfortable and began to recall the unpleasant memories in his mind just now.

Yet He Mao Chun Yi Lang did not know.

This was after Su Ping had left Qingmu Temple and returned to the Pot Heaven to cultivate, only to discover that the Travel Shop had updated.

He had then rolled the newly added Abyss Normal Challenge Scroll in the Travel Shop.

Upon seeing that it only cost one hundred Fishing Coins, Su Ping had quickly purchased it.

Then, thinking of Sakura Country, which he had prophesied would face many disasters, he had hurried over.

And afterwards, he saw He Mao Chun Yi Lang sleeping.

He was in a state between waking and sleeping.

Su Ping simply used the same method he had used at Qingmu Temple on this person, also wanting to take the opportunity to check He Mao Chun Yi Lang's spiritual root aptitude.

He had not expected this guy to develop a heart demon during the Clear Heart and See Nature stage, seemingly dreaming of something terrifying.

When Su Ping finished his technique and checked on He Mao Chun Yi Lang, he discovered that this guy only had a Middle Grade Spiritual Root.

He was not as good as the old Temple Master, and it was only by luck that he had obtained a Nether Ghost Body spirit body.

Which allowed him to pay a little more attention to him.

Su Ping also caught a few fragments of the other's memories.

This He Mao Chun Yi Lang had actually dreamed of the Nether Gate swinging wide open, with the Yellow Springs River flowing all around Sakura Capital.

And then, hundreds of millions of Ghost Gods surged out, occupying the entire Sakura Country and turning his homeland into a hellish scroll.

"Hmm... it seems my little hint has caused the other party a great deal of psychological burden."

"When a Space-Time Rift appears in his own territory as well."

"Won't this guy take this as a prophetic dream?"

"However, is there anything wrong with treating it as a prophetic dream?"

"Only in this way can he be motivated to cultivate hard, instead of having the time to look after other people's noble daughters!"

"Women will only delay his efficiency in using the Nether Ghost Body!"

Inside the room.

He Mao Chun Yi Lang suddenly felt his Black Crow God Avatar behind him let out a cry.

Immediately, before he could summon the Black Crow God clones enshrined in shrines all over Sakura Capital to return to his main body.

He saw that the fox-masked Shrine Maiden had appeared before him.

"Lady Shrine Maiden!"

Although He Mao Chun Yi Lang already had a Shikigami and had become a bona fide Yin-Yang Master.

Because of this, he dared not look down on the fox-masked Shrine Maiden before him even more.

Only after becoming Qi Refining could he truly feel how large the gap was between himself and Foundation Establishment.

The fox-masked Shrine Maiden slightly raised her chin, softly stated a location, and continued:

"Notify those nobles of yours to be prepared."

"Also... the enemy attacking this time will not be stronger than the one in Bangzi Country."

"The higher-ups feel that perhaps this can be used to conduct a test for you."

"If you can resolve this crisis without relying on us to take action."

"Your evaluation will be improved."

"You may also apply for more time to go to the Secret Realm to cultivate."

After the fox-masked Shrine Maiden relayed the message, she disappeared from before He Mao Chun Yi Lang's eyes as Su Ping canceled the summoning.

He Mao Chun Yi Lang pondered the deep meaning hidden in every word of this fox-masked Shrine Maiden.

He thought of Secret Realm cultivation.

Gritting his teeth, he got up, dressed simply, and hurried out of the room.

While having his steward notify the Cabinet and the Imperial Household.

He opened the professional personal equipment provided by the Sakura Capital intelligence department and, using his high-level authority as a Great Onmyoji, viewed the video data of that battle on the coast of Bangzi Country once again.

And, multitasking, he listened to the various analyses of the great battle by the expert groups afterwards.

Several dozen minutes later.

In the small hall of the Kamo Clan.

It was filled with the powerful and influential generals of Sakura Capital.

They all sat politely on both sides, drinking hot tea and watching the Space-Time Rift video appearing on the projection.

From time to time, they conversed with He Mao Chun Yi Lang and offered their own suggestions.

The Cabinet Minister in charge of security sat restlessly watching all of this.

Upon learning that Sakura Country would also encounter a Space-Time Rift, he found it hard to believe and confirmed it multiple times.

After receiving an affirmative reply, his mental pressure began to increase greatly, to the point where he needed to go to the hospital for rest again.

"This time we have more leeway than last time, so we can calmly set up multiple lines of defense."

"Compared to the rout in Bangzi Country, we should be able to show the courage that belongs to humanity this time!"

The representative from Flower Flag Country also expressed his opinion just as the meeting was about to end.

As one of the major powers stimulated by the extraordinary phenomena, they had also updated a significant amount of equipment this time.

Experts had also devised many new combat tactics.

Plus, there was a bit more time to spare.

Under the management of the Flower Flag Country, many war machines were also able to be redeployed in advance.

This allowed the response time to combat to be significantly reduced.

Deep down, He Mao Chun Yi Lang did not like the Flower Flag Country.

But this did not prevent him from loudly praising the opinions of the Flower Flag Country's representatives, and expressing his willingness to work with the Flower Flag Country's military to eliminate those otherworldly invaders, thereby proving their value to the extraordinary world.

In order to secure enough attention, He Mao Chun Yi Lang also informed them that the Mysterious Force would be watching and would not intervene immediately.

It was just that he added a little bit of content.

He turned the test for himself into a test of the mortal forces' combat power!

And this explanation was accepted by those big shots, or rather, it aligned with their understanding.

After all, if one does not demonstrate sufficient value, how can one hope to gain the attention or even the friendship of those Mysterious Forces?

"Gentlemen, regarding the Space-Time Rift, I can request the Divine Power of the Black Crow God to see if it can be effective."

"I believe that since They have given us this test, it means our capabilities are definitely enough to win!"

"Gentlemen, let us work together for the beautiful future of humanity!"

"Let us act!"

As the big shots finished their meeting and left the mansion of the Kamo Clan.

Not long after.

Citizens commuting in Sakura Capital discovered that traffic control had been implemented in many places today.

At the same time, many people received text messages to go to the Shrine of the Black Crow God to pray.

Near these Shrines, there were even Shrine Maidens distributing flyers, stating that as long as one went in during this period to pray sincerely.

One could receive a subsidy.

This made quite a few people very tempted.

Some young people who had no habit of worshipping also entered the Shrine for the first time for the sake of the subsidy.

And on the internet, news of the large-scale mobilization of the military spread.

In the sky, besides satellites.

Following the persistent arguments of He Mao Chun Yi Lang.

Coupled with the pressure brought by the appearance of the Mysterious Force, it pushed the major powers of Water Blue Star to reconcile.

A resolution was actually passed, allowing an unmanned air-space carrier from the East to also approach the destination airspace.

In case of necessity, it could join the battlefield to launch attacks.

And the destination of this military operation.

After more and more intelligence was leaked.

Was pieced together by interested parties who connected the clues.

"No wonder I can't contact my friend who went there for a trip!"

"The military's location is Sakura Mountain!"

"That area must be under information control. Oh, Black Crow God, I have started to believe in you; I hope you can protect my friend so they return safely!"

"What's the situation?"

"My god, could it be that the rumor from last time is true?"

"Are monsters going to appear in Sakura Country too!"

"Is it the recovery of Spirit Qi? But why have I practiced my family's Yin-Yang arts for so long and still can't summon anything?"

"Idiot, do you know that you need lineage to become a Yin-Yang Master? If your ancestors weren't from a famous family, don't even think about it!"

"Right, that's why I've switched to studying Fo dharma; if that doesn't work, I plan to try becoming an Immortal or try black witchcraft..."

On the internet, all sorts of chaos reigned, and the topic gradually drifted away from the truth.

On the roads leading to Sakura Mountain.

They were already occupied by a large number of Armored Vehicles.

Leaving only one exit channel for the tourists and residents inside to evacuate.

At the same time.

In the places where a Space-Time Rift might appear.

In addition to deploying high-yield bombs, landmines, etc.

Special weapons including poison gas bombs and special Incendiary Bombs were also prepared.