Rebellious Contract Beast

As a direct disciple of the Samsara Sect, Zhu Yanhan is very familiar with the "Path of Tempering the Heart".

There is only one best way to complete the "Heart-Forging Road", and that is to complete it in one breath!

Once you set out on the journey to forge your mind, you'd better regret it sooner rather than later. If you regret it after you've gone a long way, you will suffer a lot.

The reason is simple. On the road to strengthening your mind, resting cannot restore your physical strength. In this case, even if you sit on the ground to rest, you are still wasting your physical strength, but the speed of consumption is slower than when you walk.

The more you rest, the more energy you will consume. When you want to continue to climb, you will find that you are more tired than before the rest. This is really torture.
The biggest function of the Heart-Forging Road is to hone the mind and temper the body. It won't tire people to death, but if your physical strength is completely exhausted, it may trap you here for the rest of your life, unable to go up or down.

That's why, even though the people around were almost exhausted, no one dared to stop. They could only take one more step while they still had the strength.

Among the twelve people in the group, except Xiangtao Boyan and the two guests of the Zhu family brought by Hejian Yanqiu, everyone else seemed to be more or less uncomfortable.

Shen Yi stayed in the old witch's consciousness space. The path of forging his mind had no effect on him at all. He saw the old witch suffering, but in his mind he was thinking about how to bully her when she slept at night.

The little maid is so pitiful. She suffers a lot while refining the elixir during the day, and is tormented by her master at night.

"Hehehe~"

"why are you laughing?"

"I'm not smiling."

"You obviously laughed, and your laugh was so obscene!"

"Vulgar? How am I vulgar?"

"Hmph! I don't want to bother with you."

He Jian Chuyun looked disgusted. She really hated Shen Yi's laughter, which usually did not lead to good things. But she couldn't do anything about him and could only grit her teeth and keep moving forward.

After walking for about half an hour, the mountain gate of the Samsara Sect finally appeared before their eyes. A cool breeze blew, and everyone felt refreshed. However, this was just an illusion. The Heart-Forging Road had not yet been completed, and the sounds of others gasping for breath were heard all around them. They couldn't relax even if they wanted to.

We can only keep working hard.

More than ten minutes passed, and the last step of Duanxin Road was right in front of them. When the group stepped over this last step, in an instant, the heavy burden that seemed to be pressing on their shoulders seemed to be blown away by the wind and disappeared without a trace.

Only at this moment did everyone finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Ouch!"

He Jian Yanqiu was the first one who couldn't hold on any longer. She collapsed on the floor with a thump, completely losing the demeanor of the mistress of the Zhu family.

Zhu Yanhan, like his mother, also sat on the ground without any care, his calves trembling.

On the other hand, because of their advanced cultivation, Bo Nian, Xiang Tao and others completed the path of tempering their hearts, although their breathing frequency increased, it was basically normal.

"Yun'er, aren't you tired?" Seeing that He Jian Chu Yun was still standing, He Jian Yan Qiu couldn't help but ask. Hearing that, she shook her head: "Tired, but I'm fine."

"Don't be so stubborn. If you're tired, just sit down and rest. This journey of training your mind is really long. My throat is almost smoking after walking this path." As he spoke, He Jian Yanqiu raised his hand to fan himself, then took out the kettle and took a sip.

And around them, there were many people who sat on the ground and rested without any scruples like them, some even lying dead on the ground with their arms and legs spread out.

However, everyone had a smile on their face. This smile was the result of the brain's continuous secretion of endorphins, which gave people a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction after successfully surpassing their physical limits and enduring hardships and tribulations.

After going through so many hardships, I finally saw the scenery that I couldn’t see before reaching the top.

Everyone recovered their strength and waited behind the mountain gate for about two or three hours. Finally, the younger generation of the Zhu family came up. Compared with Zhu Yanhan and He Jian Yanqiu, these five performed even worse. As soon as they stepped over the last step, they fell to the ground in a mess, just like most people around them, and breathed in the fresh air greedily.

The clothes on their upper bodies had already been soaked with sweat, and their limbs were shaking violently, but fortunately, the color was gradually returning to their pale faces.

If one wants to join the Samsara Sect, in addition to the requirements for the level of the God of Life and the level of one's own cultivation talent, there is also a threshold, which is to walk the path of tempering the heart. The path of tempering the heart is a test before joining the sect. If one fails to complete this path, then no matter how good one's talent is, the Samsara Sect will not accept him as a disciple.

One of the main reasons why the Samsara Sect is called the Samsara Sect is because of the main practice they have, which seems to be called "The Bipolar Method of Defying Fate".

There are two types of bipolar methods of defying fate: positive defying fate and reverse defying fate. The effects of the two methods are very simple. For example, reverse defying fate can speed up the growth of spiritual medicines. Those with advanced skills can even ripen a newly planted spiritual medicine overnight. For this reason, spiritual medicines are abundant in the Samsara Sect, and it is the source of supply for many pharmacies, including the royal pharmacy.

Therefore, unlike other sects that mainly practice the art of killing, disciples from the Samsara Sect tend to be more auxiliary.

Of course, if one wants to apply the "Bipolar Method of Reversing Fate" in battle, it is not impossible. In this method, the positive and negative reversals of fate can be performed on any living thing. A master of the bipolar method can ripen a spiritual medicine at the fastest speed, and can also turn a lively young man into a dying old Bidden in an instant.

It seems that this technique is indeed somewhat against the will of heaven, but Shen Yi heard that in order to use the bipolar method to make people age rapidly, the conditions required are very harsh and troublesome, and once someone is hit, there is basically no solution.

The person who is hit has no choice but to seek forgiveness from the caster and accept the fact that his life span has been shortened by decades or even hundreds of years.

Generally speaking, the disciples of the Wheel of Reincarnation would more often use the art of positive and negative destiny in battle to make the enemy regain youth, thus sealing the opponent's cultivation in disguise. Moreover, before the art of positive and negative destiny is fully developed, this rejuvenation is only temporary.

The only advantage is that it does not require so many conditions when casting the reverse fate.

From this perspective, the Fate-Defying Bipolar Method can only play a big role when it is practiced to perfection, which seems a bit useless.

But for a sect as big as the Samsara Sect, it is naturally impossible for it to have only one dual-polar method of defying fate. It is said that many elders therein are proficient in the art of taking over other people's bodies. Once their lifespans are about to end and they are about to die, they will select some younger disciples with excellent cultivation talents, take over their bodies, and continue to live in this world.

However, this is just a rumor, and it is a very niche one, not many people believe it. Shen Yi also heard it by chance from a conversation between several Tiger Gang disciples, so there is no way to verify whether it is true or not.

Zhu Yanhan, who was not far away, exhaled a breath of foul air. He must have recovered almost completely, so he stopped meditating, turned around and walked to He Jian Chu Yun and asked, "Chu Yun."

"Hmm? What happened to my cousin?"

"You are only eighteen years old today, but your cultivation has already reached the Pure Stage. It is a waste for such a talent to stay in Jiangzhou City. How about I take you to find my master and let you join the Samsara Sect? Although my master has already accepted you as his last disciple, if he knew your age and cultivation, he would be so shocked!"

Zhu Yanhan said with great joy that there are only eighteen Pure Level warriors in the whole world, and even if you open the history books, you may not be able to find many of them.

A complete evil character!
If those old guys in the sect knew about this, no matter if they had closed-door disciples or not, they would probably fight to the death for He Jian Chuyun as their disciple.

Zhu Yanhan couldn't wait to see such a scene, it would be best if his master could be beaten up...

The old fellow had a stern face every day, and treated everyone as if they owed him a million taels of silver. He also beat and scolded his disciples at every turn. Zhu Yanhan had been displeased with him for a long time.

Hearing Zhu Yanhan's proposal, He Jian Chuyun pretended to be in deep thought, thought for two seconds, and then decisively shook his head and refused. "Forget it, cousin. I have already paid my respects to my teacher in Hengzhou. It is not appropriate for another person to be my teacher."

"Is that so? That's fine too." A hint of disappointment flashed across Zhu Yanhan's eyes, but he didn't force it.

In fact, judging from the environment alone, the Samsara Sect is much better than the Zhu family. He Jianchuyun wants to join the Samsara Sect and practice hard to enhance her strength, so that she can settle accounts with the Daliang royal family sooner, but she can't.

Her cultivation is not just the initial stage of the Pure Stage, but the peak of the Pure Stage!
At the age of twenty, at the early stage of the Pure Stage, he is already a genius among geniuses.

He has reached the peak of the Pure Stage before he is 19 years old. This is beyond the realm of a monster!

If the elders in the Samsara Sect knew about this, who knows how much trouble it would cause.

It would be fine if strong people from various forces came to invest, but what if someone wanted to strangle us in the cradle?

Tsurumi Hatsuyun has no way to deal with these things now, and he doesn't dare to gamble.

Therefore, not joining the sect is the most correct choice.

And the only help that joining the sect could bring to her was that. Xuan Li had eaten the plague as a snack. If she was not affected by the plague, it would be only a matter of time before she could become a Ming-level saint, let alone enter the Kong-level Void God realm.

This is the benefit of not being affected by the epidemic.

However, all the talk about the future is empty talk now. Tsurumi Hatsuyun's purpose of coming to the Samsara Sect is not just to be a tourist. She has already had enough time to settle down in the Pure Stage. The next step is to find an opportunity to break through to the Consciousness Stage. The spiritual energy here is abundant and the environment is very good, which is very suitable for her to break through tonight.

As for Shen Yi...she was too lazy to tell him what he wanted to do in Lunhui Fazong.

Anyway, he just wants to steal things.

"Have you rested enough?"

"Brother Yanhan, let us rest for a while, we are so tired!"

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get up. I'll take you in. If you're late, your contracted beasts won't have a chance to soak in the blood pool."

"Yes, yes, yes! Let's go! Brother Yanhan, you lead the way."

"Mom! Let's go in."

After resting enough, the group set off towards the depths of the sect. For convenience, many disciples who were not yet disciples of the sect released their life gods and let them follow their masters.

The sounds of people talking and the roars of contracted beasts made the huge Samsara Sect noisy.

At Shen Yi's strong request, He Jian Chuyun also let him out to collect some wind and take a look at the scenery within the Samsara Sect.

On the way, He Jian Yan Qiu looked around at the layout of the Samsara Sect and exclaimed, "After so many years, the Samsara Sect has not changed at all."

"Why hasn't it changed? Look at that tree, isn't it stronger?"

"Should my son also be like that tree and grow stronger?"

"Don't worry, mother. I won't let you down!"

"Then you have to work hard."

"..."

The disciples in the Samsara Sect all wore the same uniform, all white, so white that it was dazzling. According to Zhu Yanhan, those without patterns on their clothes were outer disciples, and those with patterns on their clothes were inner disciples. Those wearing grey clothes were menial disciples, who were generally those who were not talented enough or whose life spirit level was too low, and were therefore accepted by the sect reluctantly.

Not long after they walked away, several inner disciples recognized Zhu Yanhan and came over to greet him, calling him "senior brother" with fawning smiles on their faces. They did not leave and followed Zhu Yanhan.

It is obvious that Zhu Yanhan is doing well here and has many lackeys.

As a Xuan-level venerable and the direct disciple of the elder of the Samsara Sect, Zhu Yanhan had a high status in the sect. It was easy for him to open a back door for his cousins ​​to enter the sect. Soon, he had arranged everything for the five young people of the Zhu family who he brought with him.

It was just because of the rigid requirement that out of the five people, only the disciple of the Zhu family who had contracted a Class B God of Life successfully entered the inner gate, while the remaining four were all outer gate members.

They didn't complain about anything. After all, many of the outer disciples in the Samsara Sect were from large families like them.

After doing all this, Zhu Yanhan and his lackeys led everyone to the house in the distance that was obscured by clouds.

Over there was the accommodation area for the disciples of the sect. He Jianchuyun and his aunt were chatting intermittently. The content was nothing more than planning to stay here for one night and then go down the mountain and return to Jiangzhou City early the next morning.

Shen Yi didn't listen carefully to what they talked about afterwards. He followed at the back, looking left and right, not knowing what he was looking for.

After walking for a long distance, Shen Yi saw a training ground occupied by a group of contracted beasts, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

At this time, Zhu Yanhan said to the five young people of the Zhu family: "All of you should drive your life gods over there and let them stay there well. Don't go anywhere else. After a while, the guide will take them to the blood pool. That is a good thing. If you miss it, you will never get it again."

After that, the five young people from the Zhu family dared not delay and immediately called their gods to go to the martial arts arena.

And Shen Yi followed with his head down.

How could good things miss me?
"Yun'er, Xuan Li ran away." Seeing Shen Yi being so "self-aware", He Jian Yanqiu couldn't help but remind him.

"Uh...Aunt, let's just ignore him."

"Don't care about him? Aren't you afraid that Xuanli will get lost?"

"It's okay, he can find me." He Jian Chuyun pulled his aunt's hand, looking somewhat helpless.

Others don't quite understand, but she knows it very well. Shen Yi followed the Samsara Sect with his biggest purpose to go to the blood pool.

Back to Shen Yi, he deliberately enlarged his body to the size of a car today. Without waiting for the five younger generations of the Zhu family, he quickened his pace, walked to the front, and mixed into the herd of beasts.

He has been looking forward to this bathhouse that can purify the blood for a long time. He has even reached the Samsara Dharma Sect. Wouldn't it be a great loss if he doesn't take advantage of it?

...(End of chapter)