Chapter 297: First Disciple

In the Twin Rice Sect, the Fountain Realm is "Outer Sect Disciple".

Reaching the Five Seas Realm, one can become an "Inner Sect Disciple".

Reaching the fifth level of the Five Seas Realm, one officially becomes a "Core Disciple" and has the opportunity to apprentice under elders, venerables, and hall masters, becoming a named disciple.

Those who break through to the Dao Seed Realm are "True Disciples".

True disciples have a very high status and can go out independently to perform tasks. For example, exploring unknown areas of the underground immortal mansion, intercepting and capturing those intruders, or going to the ground for training.

Those with higher cultivation are called "Great True Disciples", who are on an equal footing with the elders, have higher autonomy, and can build their own mansions independently. After planting the Death Spirit Fire, they can freely enter and exit the General Altar.

Li Youyi followed Yao Qingxuan to the Spirit Valley Hall.

"Pay respects to Southern Venerable!"

"Welcome the Venerable's Dharma carriage!"

Wherever Yao Qingxuan passed, all the inner sect disciples and core disciples encountered retreated to the side of the road, kneeling on one knee, not daring to raise their heads.

True disciples also had to bow and salute, each one in awe.

This is a giant of the Longevity Realm!

Transcending above mortals, mastering the power of life and death, they are figures of note in any force.

Elder Xu, named "Xu Tingsheng", was responsible for the assessment and registration of true disciples. Seeing Yao Qingxuan walk in, he, who was drowsy, suddenly became energetic and immediately stepped forward to welcome her.

"This is the first disciple I have accepted, Li Youyi. Go and register him!"

Yao Qingxuan didn't even look at him straight, and sat directly in the position that originally belonged to Elder Xu at the very top.

Anyone who can practice the Dao Heart External Image to the level of "One Mile World" and is over sixty years old can be promoted to an elder.

If true disciples cannot reach this level by the age of sixty, they can only end up with the status of Zuo Sheng and Zuo Shi, being ridden on the head by young Divine Sons and Goddesses, assigned and led.

"One Mile World" is also a condition for boarding the "Jiazi Book".

Shi Jiuzhai reached this level at the fifth level of the Dao Seed Realm.

Figures at the inheritor level often reach the fourth level of the Dao Seed Realm, condense a Dao Lotus, and their Dao Heart External Image can touch "One Mile World", entering the "Jiazi Book".

Similarly, as elders, the twenty-eight elders of the World Hall responsible for the affairs of the twenty-eight states of the Lingxiao Life Realm have higher gold content and stronger strength. Some of them are even Holy Spirit Readers and giants of the Longevity Realm. The elders of the twenty-eight mansions of the Spirit Valley Hall General Altar also have a very high level.

Li Youyi became famous in the world at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, coupled with his identity as a God-hiding person of the Nine Li Hidden Gate.

Therefore, the news that the Southern Venerable accepted him as a disciple spread rapidly in the General Altar, attracting countless inner sect disciples and core disciples to watch. Even some true disciples were alarmed.

Li Youyi followed Elder Xu's instructions and released his mental power with all his might.

"Whoosh!"

Spiritual light bloomed.

His brow was like a small sun, releasing brilliant light.

Immediately, the light stung the inner sect disciples and core disciples present so much that they couldn't even open their eyes, completely illuminating the valley where the Spirit Valley Hall was located.

The Spirit God light and shadow rose, turning into two mulberry trees supporting each other, golden and brilliant, with rolling heat waves.

The Rice Sect disciples outside the assessment venue exclaimed repeatedly, and the discussion was endless.

"How could it be mental power? Isn't he a martial arts practitioner? I heard that this is a peerless genius who can reverse-slay a young Son of Heaven, hard to come by in the Lingxiao Life Realm for ten thousand years."

"Are you ill-informed? Others not only practice martial arts but are also insect tamers, practicing both martial arts and mental power. Tsk tsk, before this, I am afraid no one thought that his mental power would be so strong, not as simple as a one-star Spirit Reader."

"His martial arts are ruined, his ancestral field was shattered by a giant of the Longevity Realm, and he can only switch to mental power."

"So what if martial arts don't work? A genius is always a genius. So young, he has become a Spirit Reader, plus the seven monarch-level strange insects he raised, he will still have unimaginable achievements in the future."

"His Spirit God light and shadow are somewhat extraordinary, like two divine trees, and in the future, he may be able to take root in the earth and spread branches in the void."

Elder Xu was secretly surprised: "Two-star Spirit Reader! Reached the requirements for a true disciple, put away your mental power and Spirit God light and shadow!"

Li Youyi had refined all the remaining seven Star Day Pills in the past two months. At the same time, he had been absorbing the brilliance of the Fusang Divine Tree in the Tang Gu Sea and had reached the limit of a two-star Spirit Reader.

However, the accumulation time was too short, and he had tried to condense the third mental power star several times, all of which ended in failure.

Yao Qingxuan, sitting at the head, was slightly surprised in her heart.

What surprised her was not Li Youyi's significant improvement in mental power. After all, she had heard reports from Shan Ze and knew that Li Youyi possessed the high-grade Dharma pill "Star Day Pill" that could improve mental power.

What surprised her was that in just two short months, the Golden Crow flame condensed on the Fusang Divine Tree light and shadow had actually become stronger again.

Two months ago, the Golden Crow flame condensed by his mental power was only equivalent to the power of a first-level minor art.

If he continued to practice, the Golden Crow flame would soon transform into the power of a first-level major art.

How did he do it?

Is the Fusang Divine Tree Spirit God light and shadow so mysterious?

"Haha!"

A thunderous, ear-deafening laugh sounded from outside the sky.

A clone light and shadow wrapped in magic Qi descended from the sky, landed in the Spirit Valley Hall, with huge wings, and walked in: "Congratulations to the Southern Venerable for accepting a good disciple and finding a talent at the level of a young Son of Heaven for the Divine Sect."

The Rice Sect disciples outside knelt and kowtowed.

Li Youyi felt a huge pressure, retreated to the side, and observed secretly.

In the bright magic Qi clouds and mist was a deformed strong man with a snake head, dragon claws, phoenix wings, dog tail, and human body, with a body as tall as a mountain.

This was a strong man who had swallowed the blood of four ancient immortal giant beasts, and four changes appeared on his body. Normally, only giants of the Longevity Realm could do this.

Although the other party was congratulating him, Li Youyi felt that he was ill-intentioned.

Li Youyi wanted to hide his light and show people his mental power talent, but he brought up "young Son of Heaven" again, which showed that the visitor was not kind.

Yao Qingxuan looked at the deformed figure opposite: "Just accepting a disciple, I didn't expect to alarm you, the Deputy Hall Master of the Heavenly Principle Hall."

Chu Tianshu, Deputy Hall Master of the Heavenly Principle Hall, smiled: "Since ancient times, the Divine Sect has never given birth to a young Son of Heaven-level hero. Now that one has been subdued, it is naturally a grand event for the whole sect to celebrate. I suggest holding a grand ceremony, directly conferring him as a Divine Son, and notifying the two Rice Ancestors of the Holy Heart layer."

Yao Qingxuan said: "Does the Deputy Hall Master not know that his ancestral field was once shattered, and his path of martial arts has been greatly restricted? Now, he mainly practices mental power."

Chu Tianshu said: "Has the Southern Venerable already investigated this? Was the ancestral field really shattered?"

Li Youyi remained calm, seeing that this Deputy Hall Master was dealing with Yao Qingxuan, not him.

"Why? Does the Deputy Hall Master want to investigate again? I accepted him as a disciple because I value his talent in mental power, not his martial arts talent." Yao Qingxuan answered flawlessly.

Chu Tianshu laughed: "Since the Southern Venerable has investigated, it seems this matter is true. Alas, it is a pity! However, practicing the Fusang Divine Tree Spirit God light and shadow, coupled with the help of seven monarch-level strange insects, is simply a legendary mental power genius and insect tamer."

"The Southern Venerable is a martial arts Longevity Realm practitioner, how can she teach a mental power genius well? Our Heavenly Principle Hall is the holy realm for mental power cultivation."

Li Youyi met the gaze of this giant of the Longevity Realm, neither humble nor arrogant: "Thank you, Deputy Hall Master, for your kindness. This junior has always been unwilling in his heart and has prepared to plant the Dao in the Wind Mansion. Practicing both mental power and martial arts!"

If Li Youyi really planted the Dao in the Wind Mansion, he could naturally dispel the suspicions of the world.

At the same time, he resolved Chu Tianshu's targeting with softness, leaving him speechless.

"Good, good, good, ambitious! Youyi, the door of the Heavenly Principle Hall is always open for you."

Chu Tianshu's magic Qi light and shadow retreated like a tide and disappeared into the northern horizon.

"What a Deputy Hall Master of the Heavenly Principle Hall, just by using a little means, he dug a big hole for Yao Qingxuan. At the same time, he pointed out that I practiced the Fusang Divine Tree Spirit God and possessed seven strange insects, fearing that those true disciples, Divine Sons, and Goddesses of the Rice Sect didn't know. I don't know if the puppet straw man assassination has anything to do with him." Li Youyi thought to himself.

Sixth Goddess Mansion.

After Yang Qingxi finished listening to Yang Yun's report, after several months, she pushed the door out of the cultivation room.

"Clatter!"

Above the mansion, the wide and bright Tianhe light and shadow turned into hundreds of magic Qi streams, pouring into her body. Her whole body flashed with divine light, and her skin was as brilliant as immortal jade.

Compared to a year ago, she had stepped into the second level of the Dao Seed Realm, and her temperament had become even sharper, as if transcending above the mundane.

Yang Yun used to be able to face this strong sister calmly, but now he couldn't even stand straight; he didn't look like a younger brother, but more like a grandson.

Yang Qingxi said softly: "You said, Li Youyi can easily defeat Zuo Sheng at the second level of the Dao Seed Realm?"

Yang Yun nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "He released spiritual light flame long whips from his brow, waving them, and could contend with Zuo Sheng just by relying on mental power. Although his martial arts are ruined, his mental power has risen again, which is quite terrifying."

Yang Qingxi thought carefully: "He asked you to pass a message to Wang Shu, wanting to pull me into the game."

"I think so too, sister, we can't be used by him." Yang Yun said.

Yang Qingxi remained silent, with other thoughts in her heart.

After she used the Dragon Seed to plant the Dao, she analyzed the Dao of the ancient Son of Heaven Flying Dragon and verified it with her own martial arts, having new insights every day, and her cultivation was advancing by leaps and bounds.

But she had never been able to break into the third level of the Dao Seed Realm.

She knew very well that it was because the strength of her physical body could not keep up with the progress of her martial arts cultivation, dragging her back. So recently, Yang Qingxi had been refining blood crystals and taking pills to improve her physical body.

Although her strength had greatly improved, her money was also being consumed like running water.

No longer in charge of the secular industries of the Sui Sect, Yang Qingxi could not line her pockets from them, and now she was also short of money.

Reaching the Dao Seed Realm, the expenses for every item in cultivation are huge numbers. Any sect, even a sect with ten million like the Zuoqiu Gate, needs martial practitioners in the Dao Seed Realm to explore secret realms themselves and find resources; the sect can only solve a part of it.

The Fountain Realm and the Five Seas Realm are seedlings, while the Dao Seed Realm is the pillar that supports a sect and a clan.

Yang Qingxi knew that Wang Shu, this Fourth Divine Son, had opened a secret treasury when exploring the underground immortal mansion and mastered quite a few resources.

The reason why his understanding was extremely strong and he could successfully practice major arts was related to that treasury.