Chapter 564: Three Thousand Immortal Techniques, Mortal World Heavenly Court, Divine Tree Jianmu

"How can such an Immortal Artifact exist in this world?"

Changchun Daoist was deeply shocked inside.

Even though he had lived for such a long time, he had never seen such an inconceivable Immortal Artifact.

It could not only help Human cultivators deduce cultivation methods, but also detect a Human's constitution and deduce the cultivation method most suitable for each Human cultivator, tailoring it to them.

If the Human Race possessed such an Immortal Artifact, the improvement to the overall strength of the Human Race would be unimaginable.

However, how vast this Universe is.

The number of Immortal Artifacts is also countless.

It is not strange that he had never heard of such an Immortal Artifact.

No wonder the Xuanhuang Sect had an endless stream of geniuses in every generation.

"Some cultivators with extremely good luck have the chance to obtain the inheritance of Immortal Techniques."

"Where exactly are Immortal Techniques found? Isn't it said that no Immortal Techniques exist at all in the Mortal World?"

Li Father smiled slightly and continued to speak.

But he would rather die than let these foundations of the Qingyun Sect be yielded to other hostile forces.

Only a Daluo Sect could possibly master over three thousand types of Immortal Techniques.

"It is said that our Xuanhuang Sect alone has three thousand types of Immortal Techniques."

Are Immortal Technique Dao Steles so easy to find?!

After mastering this profound Immortal Artifact, the Xuanhuang Sect could teach students in accordance with their aptitude, allowing everyone to display their greatest talents, which is why the Xuanhuang Sect developed so rapidly.

In other words, is the current foundation of the Xuanhuang Sect already enough to compare to a Daluo Sect?

The reason those Demon Race and Demon Race immortals wanted to capture him alive was the hope of obtaining the specific location of the Qingyun Sect's Immortal Technique Dao Stele from him; this was also the foundation that many Human Race forces wanted to obtain from the Qingyun Sect.

"By the way, wars often occur in the Immortal World, and from time to time, many immortal Cave Abodes fall."

If it were a sect from the Immortal World, the existence of Immortal Techniques would not be surprising.

"However, this doesn't have much to do with us."

"The secret manuals inside the Book World are simply all-encompassing, covering everything."

The problem is that this is the Mortal World; where on earth were such a large number of Immortal Techniques obtained?

Three thousand types of Immortal Techniques—is this true or false?

Changchun Daoist asked curiously.

"True Immortal Cultivation Methods alone are nothing."

These Immortal Techniques can be said to be all-encompassing, covering the mysteries of many Heavenly Laws.

"In fact, not only is there knowledge of the Mortal World, but there is even knowledge of the Immortal World."

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain where Xuanhuang Daoist found so many Immortal Techniques.

"I don't know, but according to the Ancestor, most of them were found by the Sect Master."

Changchun Daoist's eyes flickered; he felt this possibility was very high.

He would rather the true Immortal King Cave Abode of the Qingyun Sect remain hidden in the depths of the Immortal World's space-time.

"Could it be that this Xuanhuang Daoist found three thousand types of Immortal Techniques in the Mortal World this way?"

"I dare not say it contains the knowledge of the entire Mortal World, but it must be seventy or eighty percent of it."

"Sometimes, in order to prevent their inheritance from being obtained by enemies, some immortals throw many Immortal Technique Dao Steles into the Mortal World."

"A small portion was found by those Dasheng Elder."

This is too exaggerated, isn't it?

If someone could obtain these Immortal Technique Dao Steles, they could probably create another Immortal King force.

This can be said to be where the true inheritance and foundation of the Qingyun Sect lie.

"At the very least, one must be at the Integration Realm, or even the Great Vehicle Realm, to begin learning Immortal Techniques."

Because during its heyday, the Qingyun Sect was an Immortal King force that mastered 129,600 types of Immortal Techniques.

As soon as these words were spoken, Changchun Daoist was shocked beyond measure, finding it simply unbelievable.

Basically, they were all the life's work of many Daluo Golden Immortals and even Immortal Kings of the Qingyun Sect, containing the lifelong learning of these ancient immortals; this was also where their orthodoxy lay, belonging to the true essence of the Qingyun Sect.

"As time passed, the Mortal World came to possess many Immortal Technique Dao Steles."

Even if he had descended from the Immortal World, he did not carry a single Immortal Technique with him.

"In short, after tens of thousands of years, our Xuanhuang Sect's Immortal Techniques have also become more and more numerous."

You must know that even some Golden Immortal sects only have a few hundred types of Immortal Techniques.

What?!

After all, all of the Qingyun Sect's Immortal Technique Dao Steles were hidden in some mysterious Cave Abode of the Qingyun Sect.

"Even if the Immortal Techniques were placed in front of us now, we probably wouldn't be able to comprehend anything."

"So there is no need to know so much about Immortal Techniques."

Li Father waved his hand.

After all, he was only a Transformation God cultivator; how could he know so much about Immortal Techniques?

However, in fact, the reason why the Xuanhuang Sect had so many Immortal Techniques...

... was naturally mostly because of Zhou Sui.

A small portion of these Immortal Techniques were found by the True Immortals of the Xuanhuang Sect in the Immortal World.

After all, these True Immortals did not just sit idle after ascending to the Immortal World.

Because they had obtained the Halo of Qi Luck bestowed by Zhou Sui, they benefited greatly and gained many opportunities.

Among them, there was no lack of True Immortals who found Immortal Technique Dao Steles.

In this way, those Immortal Technique Dao Steles were naturally devoured by the Book Gu, becoming a part of the Book World.

And Zhou Sui did not need to pay any price.

It was completely sufficient to just provide some Xuanhuang Sect Contribution Points.

It could be said that even if Zhou Sui never stepped out of his door, he could still have these Xuanhuang Sect True Immortals take action to help him collect various Treasures.

The current Xuanhuang Sect could operate smoothly even without Zhou Sui.

It was just like a train that never stopped.

"Since that is the case, how can we enter the main sect of the Xuanhuang Sect to cultivate?"

Changchun Daoist asked with great curiosity.

He was now increasingly eager to try and gain a deep understanding of the secrets of the Xuanhuang Sect.

Although according to his memories and vision from his past life, attaining the Dao and becoming an immortal was not a problem at all and he did not need the help of others, if he could obtain the resources of the Xuanhuang Sect, then his speed of ascending to the Immortal World would undoubtedly be faster.

Even the many opportunities within the Xuanhuang Sect were things he needed.

Moreover, this could also disguise his identity as Changchun Daoist.

Before he became an Immortal King in this life, he would never expose his identity as the Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect.

Once exposed, he might be hunted down by many forces in the Immortal World.

By then, he would likely have no chance of Samsara and reincarnation.

"How to enter the Xuanhuang Sect main sect to cultivate?"

"Actually, the method is very simple; that is to enter the Book World and pass the Book World assessment."

"As for the Book World assessment, it happens once every year."

"However, a Cultivator of each realm only has nine opportunities for the assessment."

"For example, Qi Refining Cultivators, Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, and so on, can all participate in the assessment nine times."

"If one fails, they will never be able to participate in the Book World assessment again."

"Unless one's cultivation advances further and they promote to the next realm, only then can the number of assessment attempts be refreshed."

"Therefore, if you do not have absolute certainty, do not waste your assessment opportunities."

"Son, you participated nine times when you were in the Qi Refining stage, but unfortunately, you failed every time."

Li Father looked at his son, Li Zhangchun, helplessly.

He also wanted his son to enter the main sect to cultivate, but unfortunately, if one did not pass the assessment, they did not pass.

Even the descendants of an Integration Stage Cultivator were the same; there was no favoritism to be shown.

This was the iron-clad rule of the Xuanhuang Sect.

"Book World assessment? Is such an assessment truly fair?"

Hearing this, Changchun Daoist asked curiously.

He knew that the Book World was an Immortal Artifact and possessed an Artifact spirit, but he did not expect that the Xuanhuang Sect's assessments would all rely on the Immortal Artifact Book World; this was a bit too simple and crude.

"Of course it is fair; there is nothing fairer than the Book World's assessment."

"Because it is an Immortal Artifact, there is absolutely no human sentiment to speak of."

"To pass the assessment, one must rely on their own talent and effort."

"If one's cultivation and talent do not meet the standards, even the descendants of a Dasheng Elder cannot pass."

"Moreover, the power of the Book World is like that of an immortal, capable of measuring the potential and limits of every Disciple."

"Although it cannot guarantee one hundred percent measurement accuracy, at the very least it is over ninety-nine percent."

"Anyway, as long as one can become an Inner Sect Disciple of the Xuanhuang Sect, their future achievements will be no less than an Integration Stage Cultivator."

"Even becoming a Great Vehicle Cultivator is not a difficult matter."

Li Father said straightforwardly.

At the beginning, some people in the Xuanhuang Sect had doubted the assessment standards of the Book World, feeling that such a selection was too much like child's play, and why should this Immortal Artifact decide the future of countless Cultivators.

But as time passed, those Xuanhuang Sect Disciples who passed the Book World assessment all began to shine brilliantly one by one, leaving a heavy mark in the history of the Xuanhuang Sect.

They even became big-shot figures in all walks of life within the Xuanhuang Sect.

Therefore, countless Human Cultivators could only admire the vision of the Immortal Artifact Book World, which was simply not something ordinary Human Cultivators could compare to.

After all, when ordinary Human Cultivators select talent, they are always limited by their own experience and preferences.

In this way, there will always be omissions to some extent.

Only the Immortal Artifact Book World is different; it uses big data to deduce and audit, capable of simulating the future of every Cultivator in an all-around way and accurately calculating the potential of every Cultivator.

Therefore, everyone who can become an Inner Sect Disciple of the Xuanhuang Sect is a heaven-sent genius.

As long as they do not die, they will surely be the pillars of the Xuanhuang Sect in the future.

It is precisely because of this that many Cultivators of the Xuanhuang Sect have begun to accept this method of selection.

"What is the content of the Book World assessment?"

Changchun Daoist asked.

"I don't know; anyway, the assessment content for everyone is different."

"Even the assessment content every year is different."

"So, these things have no meaning."

"It only gives corresponding exams based on the abilities and performance of the examinees."

"And then it gives a score."

"But generally speaking, the higher your cultivation and the more skills you have mastered, the higher your score will naturally be."

Li Father said in a deep voice.

It is precisely because the content of the Book World assessment is not fixed that even if one wanted to cheat, there would be no way.

Because all examination questions change at any time.

No one can know what content they will be examined on tomorrow.

"If that is the case, what should those Cultivators who cannot join the main Xuanhuang Sect do?"

"They can't just stop cultivating, right?"

Changchun Daoist asked curiously.

He felt that geniuses were always the minority, and mediocre people were the vast majority.

Even if the Xuanhuang Sect could cultivate a small number of geniuses, it could not abandon the vast majority of mediocre people.

Otherwise, these mediocre people might cause huge trouble for the Xuanhuang Sect.

"Of course that is not the case."

"Although ordinary people cannot join the main Xuanhuang Sect, in fact, within the rule of the Xuanhuang Sect, there also exist many Dao Academies, as well as many affiliated sects."

"If one cannot become an Inner Sect Disciple, then other Cultivators can also join the various Dao Academies and affiliated sects."

"Entering these forces, one can also embark on the path of cultivation."

"Even if they cannot compare to the Inner Sect Disciples of the Xuanhuang Sect, it is still perfectly fine."

"If one is lucky enough to obtain a large amount of Contribution Points, one can also exchange them in the Book World for various high-level cultivation knowledge and obtain the cultivation methods for one's next realm."

Li Father explained.

Clearly, the Xuanhuang Sect is a massive system; on the surface, it is a sect.

But in reality, it is a vast imperial court.

Over a thousand Great Thousand Worlds are controlled by the Xuanhuang Sect within a unified dynasty.

Within the many worlds, there also exist many families, sects, and various kinds of forces.

Becoming an Inner Sect Disciple of the Xuanhuang Sect is actually entering the court to become an official, becoming an official of the imperial court, and obtaining immense power.

If one cannot become an imperial court official, then becoming a wandering knight in the pugilistic world can also allow one to continue the path of cultivation.

Moreover, everyone can enter the Book World to exchange for corresponding secret manuals.

There is no need at all to worry about one's personal freedom being controlled by those affiliated forces.

To a certain extent, joining those affiliated sects and families is equivalent to joining this company to work, becoming an employee of this company.

A company needs to pay money.

Therefore, many Human Cultivators also frequently jump between various sects and families.

In any case, they go wherever the treatment is better.

Sometimes, in order to compete for these young Cultivators who have graduated from the Dao Academies, various sects and families will offer very high treatment and provide very high benefits.

"So that's how it is."

Hearing this, Changchun Daoist nodded; he understood the operating model of the Xuanhuang Sect a little better.

Generally speaking, it is similar to the Heavenly Court of the Immortal World.

After all, the Heavenly Court in the Immortal World is also like this, ruling the entire Human Race, while the various sects and families are regional vassals.

It is just that currently, the Heavenly Court does not have the same level of control as the Xuanhuang Sect.

That is why the Xuanhuang Sect can make the Mortal World follow orders and prohibit what is forbidden, with no one daring to violate the rules of the Xuanhuang Sect.

To a certain extent, the Xuanhuang Sect is the Heavenly Court of the mortal realm.

"It seems this Xuanhuang Daoist is indeed a person who has attained the Dao."

Changchun Daoist felt very satisfied.

To tell the truth, looking at a person's character does not depend on what the other party says, but on what the other party does.

Even if one speaks flowery words, if one's actions are poor, then one's character is poor.

Looking at the current development of the Xuanhuang Sect, where everyone lives and works in peace and is motivated, it is enough to prove what the Xuanhuang Sect Master is like.

If it were a demonic sect, ungrateful and selfish, then the common people at the bottom would definitely live very miserably.

As the former Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect, he understood this point the best.

After all, high-level Cultivators easily look down on low-level Cultivators.

If there were no rules to restrain them, then the low-level Cultivators would almost have no room to get ahead.

However, Changchun Daoist did not intend to reveal his identity.

The so-called "a pint of rice breeds gratitude, a bushel breeds enmity"; even if he revealed his identity as Changchun Daoist, he could not act bossy in front of the other party, and might instead turn into enemies.

He also could not guarantee what the other party's thoughts really were.

More importantly, he was not the master of Xuanhuang Daoist.

A so-called master should be someone who imparts the Dao, teaches professional knowledge, and resolves doubts, but he only left behind the inheritance of the Qingyun Sect.

If everyone who obtained the Qingyun Sect's inheritance were a master, then wouldn't Zhu Immortal King be his, Changchun Daoist's, master?

But in fact, that is not the case.

His master is someone else.

Therefore, he also had self-awareness; he indeed had some kindness toward Xuanhuang Daoist, but it had not reached the level of a life-and-death friendship, and it was impossible to make the other party pay everything, so he had no need at all to reveal his identity.

Kindness like this should be used in other aspects.

For example, if he wanted to rebuild the Qingyun Sect in the future, he might need the help of Xuanhuang Daoist.

"What? Son, do you want to participate in the Xuanhuang Sect's Book World examination again?"

Li Father looked at his son curiously.

He always felt that after his son advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm, there seemed to be an unusual feeling.

Of course, with the protection of the Dream World, he was not worried about anything possessing his son's body.

It could only be said that his son should have completely grown up.

"That's right."

"I do indeed wish to participate in the Xuanhuang Sect's Book World assessment; I want to become an Inner Sect Disciple of the Xuanhuang Sect."

Changchun Daoist nodded.

The reason he had been unable to pass before was simply because he had not yet awakened the memories of his past life.

He had not thoroughly displayed the astonishing talent of his Immortal Spirit Root.

That was why he had failed the assessment nine times while in the Qi Refining stage.

But since he had now awakened the memories of his past life and restored the power of his Immortal Spirit Root, passing the assessment should be an easy task.

In any case, he did not believe that he, a dignified Golden Immortal, would fail an assessment.

"Alright."

Li Father had originally wanted to dissuade him, feeling that his son had just advanced to Foundation Establishment and should focus on studying for a period of time, rather than rushing to participate in the Foundation Establishment Realm's Book World assessment.

But seeing his son full of confidence, he felt it was better not to discourage him too much.

In any case, if he failed this time, there were still eight more assessment opportunities, so there was no need to be in such a hurry.

…………

One year later.

Changchun Daoist had indeed passed the Book World assessment as a matter of course, becoming an Inner Sect Disciple of the Xuanhuang Sect, and was able to enter the main sect of the Xuanhuang Sect to cultivate.

This also made the entire Li Family incredibly excited.

After all, even among the descendants of Great Vehicle families, few could pass the Book World assessment.

Now that Li Zhangchun had succeeded, it was already a monumental event for the Li Family, and he could be considered a worthy successor.

Even the Li Family Ancestor came personally to meet him and offer some guidance.

And Changchun Daoist naturally handled it with ease, without revealing any flaws.

Not long after, Changchun Daoist headed to the main sect of the Xuanhuang Sect.

Boom~~

Instantly, he boarded the Teleportation Array and arrived directly at the Xuanhuang Continent, within the main sect of the Xuanhuang Sect.

He had never had the opportunity to come here before, and now he could finally reach this mysterious and unfathomable main sect of the Xuanhuang Sect.

In an instant, the moment he appeared in the main sect of the Xuanhuang Sect, he also saw for the first time a towering tree in the distance, leading directly into the depths of the sky, as if it connected to the Immortal World.

On this towering tree, there were emerald green vines entwined, with dense Heavenly Law Runes appearing upon them, seemingly forming strands of Heavenly Law, which were simply unfathomable.

It was as if this behemoth before his eyes was the very embodiment of the laws, the incarnation of the Dao.

"Is this the Evergreen Immortal Vine?"

"How could it be powerful to this degree?"

"Just how many times has it undergone metamorphosis?"

Changchun Daoist's pupils constricted, his heart shocked beyond measure; he had finally seen this Evergreen Immortal Vine again.

Clearly, it was no longer his own natal immortal plant.

In fact, following his death, his own natal immortal plant had also died.

Even if he were truly reborn, it would no longer be the previous Evergreen Immortal Vine.

That is to say, the Evergreen Immortal Vine before him was already a brand-new life form, completely different from before.

Moreover, under the cultivation of Xuanhuang Daoist, its cultivation base was unfathomable, at least already at the Mysterious Immortal Realm.

Each vine contained power so vast it was beyond imagination.

Within it, it seemed to be breathing in vast Spirit Qi of the Immortal World.

If it were to erupt, one could not imagine how terrifying it would be.

"Wait, this big tree, why does it seem like the legendary Divine Tree Jianmu?"

"Is it real or fake? Could it be that the Divine Tree Jianmu has revived?"

In an instant, Changchun Daoist was simply incredulous, staring fixedly at the tree that stood tall between heaven and earth before him; it was simply beyond imagination, as the other party was fundamentally a great plant life form.

Compared to his own previous natal immortal plant, the Evergreen Immortal Vine, it was countless times stronger.

He immediately recalled the many pieces of intelligence regarding the Divine Tree Jianmu.

According to ancient legends, Jianmu had long since fallen, seemingly due to a catastrophe.

It was basically from the same era as the Zhu Immortal King.

The True Spirit Alliance had also lost a great Immortal King, a great leader, because of this.

But he never expected that he would actually see a revived Jianmu in the Mortal World.

Given time, if this Jianmu were to grow, it might truly be able to rival an Immortal King.

"No wonder the Evergreen Immortal Vine could grow to this degree."

"Could it be because of Jianmu?"

"The legendary Jianmu, the ancestor of all trees, possesses the ability to push the potential of all plants to the extreme."

"Perhaps it was because the Evergreen Immortal Vine received the help of Jianmu's power that it could grow to this point today."

"Where on earth did this Xuanhuang Daoist obtain Jianmu?"

Changchun Daoist sighed with emotion.

Although he had long known that Xuanhuang Daoist had astonishing opportunities, and that it was definitely not just from obtaining the inheritance he left behind, he had not expected the opportunity to be this great.

To have even found the Divine Tree Jianmu, this was truly too exaggerated.

To a certain extent, this could be considered an Immortal King-level opportunity.

Having obtained such an opportunity, the future could be described as having boundless prospects.

One dare not say that he will necessarily become an Immortal King in the future, but becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal should not be much of a problem.

If the other party has truly learned the Seven Apertures Exquisite Book, then becoming the next Zhu Immortal King would likely be an easy task.

"It is rumored that the Divine Tree Jianmu possesses the ability to reach the heavens and connect the earth, capable of bridging the Mortal World and the Immortal World."

"In other words, by borrowing the power of Jianmu, one could sneak into the Immortal World."

"Perhaps the rumors are not false; the Xuanhuang Sect is using the power of Jianmu to smuggle a large number of Cultivators from the Mortal World into the Immortal World."

"That is why Xuanhuang Daoist can travel back and forth between the Immortal World and the Mortal World at will."

Changchun Daoist's eyes flickered.

He felt that his guess was already very close to the truth.

After all, the strength of the Evergreen Immortal Vine is comparable to a Mysterious Immortal.

And as for Xuanhuang Daoist, since the Evergreen Immortal Vine is Xuanhuang Daoist's life-bound immortal plant, his cultivation must be just as formidable.

Otherwise, the cultivation of the Evergreen Immortal Vine would not have advanced to such a degree.

If Xuanhuang Daoist's cultivation were weak, then the cultivation of his life-bound immortal plant would also be weak.

The two are mutually reinforcing.

As the Master, it is impossible for him to be too weak; he must belong to the stronger side.

"Forget it, forget it; for now, I am still too weak."

"Being only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, it is impossible to know too many top-secret intelligence reports of the Xuanhuang Sect."

"It will not be too late to learn more about Xuanhuang Daoist after my cultivation has further improved."

"As for now, it is more important to improve my cultivation."

Changchun Daoist clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

He did not continue to pursue the deeper secrets of the Xuanhuang Sect.

For the weak, knowing too much information is not necessarily a good thing.

Knowing too much might even lead to dying faster.