Chapter 75 Mountain Gate

Chapter 75 Mountain Gate

Chapter 75 Mountain Gate
Under the guidance of Senior Brother Yuan, Chen Yuan came to the Equipment Refining Pavilion and received the jade identity card of a disciple of Lingyun Sect, a storage bag containing a three-foot space, a standard top-grade flying sword "Baiyun Sword", and a set of standard black robes that have the effect of avoiding dust.

Afterwards, Senior Brother Yuan took Chen Yuan on a tour around the Lingyun Sect’s mountain gate.

The gate of Lingyun sect is vast, but more than 70% of the area is the cultivators' caves and spiritual medicine gardens. The remaining 30% is the areas where cultivators gather, such as the Equipment Refining Pavilion, Alchemy Pavilion, Talisman Making Pavilion, Scripture Pavilion, Heart-Searching Hall, Sect Leader's Hall, and Mission Hall.

It took them several hours to tour these areas.

During this process, Senior Brother Yuan also introduced the situation of Lingyun Sect to Chen Yuan.

There are more than two thousand cultivators in the Lingyun Sect, eighty percent of whom are Qi-refining cultivators, there are only more than three hundred foundation-building cultivators, and only a dozen or so Jindan cultivators.

But this ratio is already very good. Among the casual cultivators, only one in a hundred can build a foundation, and only one in ten thousand can form a pill.

Almost all of the disciples in Lingyun Sect are cultivators with true spiritual roots, and there are also geniuses with earth spiritual roots and heavenly spiritual roots. The cultivation resources are far beyond those of casual cultivators, which is why so many foundation-building cultivators and core-forming cultivators have emerged.

These foundation-building monks and core-forming monks are the backbone of Lingyun Sect, and they uphold the reputation of the six major sects of Lingyun Sect.

But what made Lingyun Sect rank among the six major sects was its only Nascent Soul cultivator, the sect leader Xuan Yuanzi.

According to Senior Brother Yuan, Xuan Yuanzi has extraordinary magical powers and can move mountains and overturn rivers and seas with ease.

It is precisely because of the power of its leader Xuan Yuanzi that the Lingyun Sect has been able to maintain its position at the top among the six major sects in Qi State, second only to the Ziyang Sect and on par with the Tiangang Sword Sect.

However, Xuan Yuanzi only served as the head of the sect and did not take care of the sect's mundane affairs.

He even spent most of his time not in the sect, but traveling around the countries, looking for opportunities to make further progress.

The mundane affairs of the Lingyun sect are all managed by an elder in the Jindan realm, who is rotated every five years.

If a major event occurs, the decision will be made jointly by the Jindan elders within the sect.

The following foundation-building cultivators are divided into core disciples and deacon disciples.

The core disciples concentrate on their cultivation and do not care about the sect's miscellaneous affairs, but they are the ones who take the lead in every fight.

The deacon disciples are all foundation-building cultivators whose path to enlightenment is bleak and who have no hope of forming a golden elixir. They are responsible for handling the trivial affairs of the sect.

The twenty foundation-building monks at the Ascension Conference were the deacon disciples.

Qi-refining cultivators are divided into outer disciples, inner disciples, and miscellaneous disciples.

After becoming a cultivator, he becomes an outer disciple and needs to complete the sect's tasks in exchange for spirit stones for cultivation.

When an outer sect disciple has been in the sect for ten years and has reached the late stage of Qi Refining, he will be transferred to an inner sect disciple and can exchange spirit stones for a foundation-building pill.

If an inner disciple fails to break through the foundation-building stage, he will be transferred to a miscellaneous disciple and will never have the opportunity to obtain the foundation-building pill again.

Miscellaneous disciples are responsible for looking after the spiritual medicine garden inside the mountain gate, or serving as managers in the spiritual mines, spiritual lands, and markets outside the mountain gate.

Although Chen Yuan has reached the tenth level of Qi Refining, he has been a disciple for less than ten years and is only an outer disciple.

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The two of them walked around the mountain gate and finally came to the Sutra Library to receive the basic skills.

The Sutra Repository covers a vast area and is three stories high. After entering the door, a skinny old man is sitting on a recliner, flipping through an ancient book with a slightly yellowed cover.

After Senior Brother Yuan entered the room, he casually bowed to the skinny old man:
"Uncle Geng, I am here with my new disciple, Junior Brother Chen, to receive the basic skills."

Seeing this, Chen Yuan followed suit and bowed.

"Go."

The skinny old man raised his head slightly, glanced at the two of them, then lowered his head and continued reading.

Senior Brother Yuan led Chen Yuan into the Sutra Library.

There are hundreds of bookshelves on the first floor of the Sutra Repository, but only a few of them have jade slips hanging on them, while the others are filled with volumes of books and bamboo slips.

There were several monks walking back and forth in front of the bookshelf, taking out a book from time to time and flipping through it.

Senior Brother Yuan pointed to the bookshelves where the jade slips were placed:
"Junior Brother Chen, these jade slips are the basic exercises for the Qi Refining Stage. You can choose any one."

Chen Yuan nodded and picked up a jade slip at random.

Apart from the different properties, the basic techniques are the same in other aspects and it is impossible to tell which one is better.

Only when one reaches the foundation-building stage, the skills will become different and vastly different.

Chen Yuan took a jade slip in his hand and returned to the door with Senior Brother Yuan.

Senior Brother Yuan, the skinny old man, said:
"Uncle Geng, Junior Brother Chen has already chosen his technique."

The skinny old man held the ancient book against his chest and stretched out a hand:

"Bring the jade slip here."

Chen Yuan bowed and handed over the jade slip with both hands.

The skinny old man took the jade slip, took out another jade slip with his left hand, and put the two jade slips together.

After a moment, he threw the second jade slip to Chen Yuan and said with a smile:
"If you have time in the future, you can come and visit more often. There are many good things in the Sutra Library. I also have a deep understanding of Dongxu Mountain..."

Chen Yuan took the jade slip, not knowing what was going on, but still bowed to him:
"Thank you, Uncle Geng. I will follow your instructions."

Senior Brother Yuan curled his lips, bowed casually, turned around and walked out of the Sutra Library. Chen Yuan followed him and asked:
"Brother Yuan, what did Uncle Geng mean by that?"

"Brother Chen, have you seen those bookshelves with books and bamboo slips?"

"Yes, it looks very similar to the bookshelves in the mortal world."

"There are a lot of miscellaneous things on those bookshelves, including Taoist classics, ancient legends of the immortal world, travel stories, and various collections of mortals. Someone once discovered clues to ancient secret realms and cultivators' caves from them, and the harvest was quite fruitful."

"Isn't the Sutra Library a treasure house?"

"How could such a good thing be left until now? The previous disciples had already turned the Sutra Library upside down and unearthed all kinds of hidden secrets. In the past two hundred years, only one disciple found a cave of a late-stage foundation-building cultivator and obtained some cultivation resources."

"Then why is Uncle Geng still..."

"He wants to earn spirit stones from you! Our Qi-refining disciples need to spend spirit stones to enter the Sutra Library. One hour costs ten spirit stones. During this time, all the books on the first floor can be read at will."

"Uncle Geng is a foundation-building cultivator, would he care about this little spiritual stone?"

Senior Brother Yuan sneered:
"Haha, Uncle Geng is quite famous in the sect. He was originally a casual cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining. He was lucky enough to pass the Ascension Conference. Later, he risked his life to enter Dongxu Mountain and actually picked up a rare spiritual object. He exchanged it for a foundation-building pill and successfully built his foundation."

"But his good luck has come to an end. He has been stuck in the early stages of foundation building for decades, making no progress, and his strength is at the bottom among the foundation building practitioners. In order to support his grandson with fake spiritual roots to practice, he can only trick more people into going to the Sutra Library. For every ten spiritual stones paid by the Qi Refining disciples, he can get two. A little bit adds up to a lot, which is also considerable."

Chen Yuan suddenly realized:

"Were those brothers in the Sutra Library deceived by him?"

This time, Senior Brother Yuan shook his head:
"Not entirely. Although there are no secrets left to be discovered in the Sutra Library, some of the classics are still useful. Reading more Taoist classics will not hurt. But if you want to find clues to some ancient secret realm, that's wishful thinking."

"Thank you for your advice, Senior Brother..."

Chen Yuan thanked him and asked:

"What kind of place is Dongxu Mountain? How can I find spiritual objects there? Is it some kind of secret place?"

Senior Brother Yuan's expression changed slightly:
"Dongxu Mountain is indeed a secret place, but I don't know much about it. Junior Brother Chen will know it in the future."

Seeing that his expression was different, Chen Yuan did not ask any more questions and took the initiative to change the subject:

"Brother Yuan, what is that hall?"

"That is the Transmission Hall. The foundation-building master gives lectures regularly. It is one of the most popular places for disciples among us..."

The two chatted and laughed all the way, walked past several mountains, and came to the foot of a small mountain only three hundred feet high.

There are courtyards built on the mountain, which are similar to the Ding-level caves in Huanyuefang City, but much simpler.

There were many disciples of the Lingyun Sect running along the mountain path, all in a hurry.

Brother Yuan said:
"Junior Brother Chen, this Zhuming Mountain is where the outer disciples live. Junior Brother Chen can choose any vacant courtyard to live in, and then use the identity jade token to activate the restriction."

Chen Yuan bowed and said:
"Thank you, Senior Brother Yuan, for clearing up my doubts along the way. I am grateful to you."

Senior Brother Yuan smiled and said:
"Brother Chen, there is no need to be so polite. I have accepted the mission of the Ascension Conference, so I must fulfill my duties conscientiously..."

Afterwards, the two exchanged a few more pleasantries before Senior Brother Yuan said goodbye and left.

When Chen Yuan arrived at Zhuming Mountain, he found that most of the courtyards were empty, so he randomly chose a secluded courtyard.

There are three houses in the courtyard, including a training room. There is a spirit gathering formation engraved on the ground. The spiritual energy is rich, similar to the first-class cave that Chen Yuan rented in Huanyue Market.

And this is only the worst kind of cave in Lingyun Sect. The six major sects are indeed wealthy and powerful.

There is also a main hall for meeting guests and two empty rooms that can be used at will.

Chen Yuan tested the restrictions in the courtyard. It could block three attacks from a cultivator at the tenth level of Qi Refining, and it could also block the invasion of spiritual consciousness. It had extremely strong protective capabilities.

However, at the gate of Lingyun Sect, there is a large sect protection formation, so there is no need to worry about safety.

The purpose of prohibition is mainly to prevent accidents and interference with cultivation.

After checking the courtyard, Chen Yuan returned to the training room and took out Huang Yunshang's storage bag.

He did not hesitate to kill Huang Yunshang and make enemies with the Huang family just for the talismans and magic weapons in his hands.

Chen Run touched his storage bag, and many items suddenly appeared on the table in front of him, filling up the entire table.

He first counted the spirit stones and pills, a total of 524 low-grade spirit stones, two bottles of Yuhua Pills, a bottle of healing pills, and a bottle of mana recovery pills.

These more than five hundred spirit stones made Chen Yuan’s dry storage bag suddenly full.

Before attending the Ascension Conference, he spent almost all of his spirit stones on purchasing magical instruments and talismans.

Thirty wind blade talismans, the top-grade magic weapon Blood Sword, and the Green Condensation Shield cost more than 1,500 spirit stones.

The low-grade spiritual talisman, the Thunder Talisman, and the top-grade magical weapon, the Purple Bee Needle, that he had carefully prepared were both bought at the Golden Toad Conference for more than a thousand spiritual stones.

In addition, he also prepared a batch of high-quality and top-quality talismans, but they were not used.

This is the second update, there will be another chapter at 11pm.

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