I'm a demon cultivator

Chapter 175: Under the Yuanshi Heaven, cultivation starts with the foundation

The monopoly of cultivation techniques in the Four Pillars Land is even greater than when the Cangsu Heaven was called the Fifth Realm. Therefore, no matter how large the number of independent cultivators is, independent cultivators who can obtain superior techniques will not be unknown.

Especially in this place of four pillars, there is a magic weapon called "Nine Spirit Eyes".

This magic weapon does not have the power to attack or defend. It is said that a master of the art of weaponry learned the refining method from a heavenly book that was once given to the world.

Once mastered, it can monitor the cultivation level of practitioners within a certain range.

This also means that as long as a casual cultivator succeeds in obtaining a certificate and enters the ranks of immortals, the cultivation families here will certainly be able to grasp this information at the first opportunity.

Therefore, the identity of a casual cultivator is undoubtedly full of loopholes.

Tan Shuchang was thinking when he felt someone walking towards him. So he looked over and saw a handsome young man.

"Hello, fellow Taoist!" The man bowed to Tan Shuchang.

Although this person was just beginning his cultivation, Tan Shuchang immediately returned the greeting and asked, "What is the matter, fellow Taoist?"

"Fellow Daoist, this place is the territory of the Nangong family. The nomination quota for this family today has already been filled. Fellow Daoist, you may be waiting in vain. However, if you are willing to accept the suppression of your cultivation, I can fight for a quota for you!"

As he spoke, the man took out his token and handed it to Tan Shuchang.

This thing is a crystal-like lotus, all red, and it feels hot when you touch it. A cultivator whose cultivation level is below that of seeing mountains and rivers is not even qualified to reach out and touch this thing.

Because it will be scalded.

The burning sensation of this object surprised Tan Shuchang. He discovered that this lotus was neither a magic weapon nor a dead object.

It is a lotus that can still grow!

"I'm sure you have already guessed it. Yes, I am from the Honglian family! My name is Honglian Ji!" The man named Honglian Ji, seeing the change in Tan Shuchang's expression, immediately raised his head and said with a little complacency.

Tan Shuchang naturally didn't know about this family, because none of those ascended ancestors were in the Spirit Realm. They were all in small places like the Five Spirit Realm, or places that were slightly better than the Five Spirit Realm, or worse than the Five Spirit Realm.

However, Tan Shuchang still knew how to show his support, so he clasped his fists and said in surprise, "So it's the Honglian family!"

Upon hearing this, Honglian Crucian naturally looked delighted, so he quickly struck while the iron was hot and said, "Daoyou, you are too kind. If you are willing, you can follow me! By the way, Daoyou, please rest assured that as long as you are included in the nomination quota, whether it is the nomination quota of the Nangong family or the nomination quota of my Honglian family, the effect will be the same. The enemies that Daoyou provoked in the past will no longer be able to attack Daoyou as long as they are in this spiritual realm!"

When Tan Shuchang heard this, he knew that the other party had misunderstood something and thought that he was some enemy that he needed to avoid, so he came to this city ruled by the Nangong family.

But this was exactly what he wanted.

So he readily agreed. After all, the Taoist fellow Honglian in front of him didn't even have a certificate of cultivation, and seeing that he had to run to the city under the rule of the Nangong family to find someone, he was afraid that the Honglian family was also in decline.

As Tan Shuchang and Honglian Crucian Carp left, two first-level immortals finally came out within Tan Shuchang's perception range.

These two people had actually appeared nearby a long time ago.

Tan Shuchang often saw that they didn't come out, so he just pretended not to know.

"Brother, I told you to come earlier, why did you insist on waiting? Ever since that woman from Sanhua Mountain spoke, you are the first one who dared to come to our Nangong family in all these years. Now, that kid from the Honglian family has intercepted you." One of the two men said with a little complaint.

"There's no point in rushing about this kind of thing. Our quota for nominations this year has already been used up, unless this person is willing to wait. If he can sit here for a few days, it proves that he can wait, and we can temporarily provide him with shelter. But if he can't wait, then it's inevitable that other families will intercept him." The other man shook his head slightly.

"What's more, since the incident at Sanhua Mountain, no fellow Taoist who has entered the realm of immortality dares to come to our Nangong family. After all, the reason for recommending a candidate is basically to avoid enemies. If they ask our Nangong family for a nomination, they can avoid the original enemies, but they will create hatred with Sanhua Mountain. This person dares to come. In my opinion, there must be something fishy going on."

"Brother, what you said makes sense. I was reckless."

These two people are cultivators from the Nangong family.

The conversation between the two men also fell into Tan Shuchang's ears, which made Tan Shuchang think slightly in his heart. It seems that he really picked a good time.

This nomination quota can just be used to solve his identity problem.

As for Sanhua Mountain and the like, he just visited the cities governed by the Nangong family, so he didn't think it would involve him.

Tan Shuchang followed the red lotus crucian carp to a cave. In the land of the Four Pillars of Heaven, everyone is a cultivator, so this place of cultivation is naturally very different from the mundane world.

Here, wealthy cultivators prefer to rent caves or buy them outright.

Here, the caves are also divided into different levels.

Among them, the primary cave requires practicing together with several other monks in a valley, mountain top or the like.

After all, building a cave is not just about digging a hole and adding some facilities inside.

A cave dwelling must have the six functions of alchemy, refining, cultivation, meeting guests, resting, and martial arts performance, and it must also have a beautiful surrounding environment to be considered the lowest level cave dwelling.

Therefore, the monks who live in such primary caves are usually called mountain hermits.

In addition to the functions that the primary caves have, the advanced caves also need to be able to train mounts, form an offensive and defensive formation, have puppet servants, plant spiritual medicines, and be qualified to listen to the sermons of the powerful.

This kind of cave not only occupies a place all by itself, but can also remain intact for thousands of years. Therefore, it has always been the dream residence of those who practice cultivation.

Therefore, those who can live in such a cave are usually called Xiaoyao Shangren.

And this fellow Taoist Honglianzhu, who has a low level of cultivation, is such a free and easy master.

The place where he lived was actually a high-level cave!
There is a mountain located in the north of the city governed by the Nangong family. This high-level cave house contains the entire mountain.

Tan Shuchang followed the Red Lotus Crucian Daoist into the place and saw all kinds of beautiful women appearing everywhere. Some were tending to spiritual plants, and there were many precious medicines planted in the field. Some were checking the formations, and some were looking after a few white cranes.

These beautiful ladies are of different ages, some are young girls, and some look like young women, and most of their cultivation is not very high, the highest one is only at the beginning of Xiaoyao.

However, this place is not without defensive forces. The strength of those white cranes is quite impressive. As soon as Tan Shuchang stepped in, these white cranes looked towards where Tan Shuchang was with extreme nervousness.

Obviously, these white cranes sensed the terrible threat posed by Tan Shuchang.

In addition, there are obviously two extremely powerful puppets in this cave. Although they have not reached the level of immortals, their strength should be able to compete with ordinary Yin-Yang monks.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, fellow Daoist. My Honglian family has been getting weaker and weaker since the seventeenth ancestor. I can only buy a cave like this to use as a place for practicing." Honglian Crucian Carp said to Tan Shuchang. Although he said this, the pride in his eyes was still very obvious.

Therefore, Tan Shuchang said with approval: "The defense measures of your cave are really not that good. Any immortal with the first certificate can easily break in."

Red Lotus Crucian Carp: “…”

He was just being modest!

However, what Tan Shuchang said made sense, because this was indeed his weakest point, so he had no choice but to accept what he said.

Then Honglian Ji thought for a while and said, "Fellow Daoist, you speak so quickly, which is indeed not good. The most taboo thing between people is to talk about deep things when you are not very close. If you talk too much, the other party will subconsciously guard against you. In the officialdom, it is even more fatal. Therefore, fellow Daoist, you have been recommended. You should pay more attention to this aspect in the future." "After getting this recommendation, do you want to serve as an official in the court?" Tan Shuchang asked. This was the only key word he could find in the long words of fellow Daoist Honglian Ji.

"Fellow Daoist, you don't know? It doesn't matter if you don't know. I will explain it to you in detail." Honglian Crucian Carp was a little surprised, but thinking that these were all unimportant little things, he immediately explained to Tan Shuchang.

In the Spirit Realm, all major cultivation families, as long as they have a True Immortal in their ancestry, even if the True Immortal has fallen, have the quota for recommendation. The only difference is the number of recommended quotas. Strong families, or those with True Immortal ancestors, have more recommended quotas.

The True Immortal Ancestor has passed away, and the entire family of cultivators has fallen into decline, so only the most basic ten nomination slots are retained.

Once such a nomination is obtained, all past grudges must be suppressed during his term of office, and no force or individual is allowed to pursue the matter.

Because the monks nominated by the major cultivation families are to take up positions to suppress dangerous areas.

Such a place not only hinders spiritual practice, but also poses a risk of death from time to time.

Originally, according to the decree from the original Yuanshi Heaven, the powerful cultivation families in a region should be responsible for providing people to rule such a place. After all, the strength of the cultivators in a cultivation family that can produce a true immortal is naturally very impressive.

However, who among the people from the cultivation family would be willing to do this?
Hence the idea of ​​recommendation came into being.

In order to make the nomination quota popular, various additional preferential conditions are introduced.

"So, I am actually going there on behalf of Fellow Daoist Honglian?" Tan Shuchang understood the essence of the matter of nominating quotas. It was nothing more than that the lives of the powerful were the only lives that mattered.

This is all old stuff.

I didn't expect that the tricks played by the powerful in the secular world could be so popular in this place under the Yuanshi Heaven.

It turns out that all crows are the same.

"That's the truth, but please rest assured, fellow Daoist. I will do my best to help you solve your worries. But before that, you need to accept a contract and the restrictions on your cultivation." Honglian Crucian Carp said, and took out a specially made human skin.

The human skin was purple-gold in color, and covered with images of Buddha.

"I think you are familiar with this item. It is the ancient Buddha Dharma Contract. If you put your name on it, your current cultivation level will be suppressed to the beginning stage. But don't worry, it is only your cultivation level that will be suppressed. Mystical powers and other methods will not be suppressed. The reason for this is just to go through the process."

Tan Shuchang did know about this thing, because this ancient Buddhist Dharma contract had appeared in the memories of those ascended ancestors. It was said that it was made by taking the skin of a young girl with a suitable fate and blessing it day and night with the supreme Buddhist Dharma.

Moreover, the amount of young girls' skin used in making this ancient Buddhist contract also determines the strength of the contract.

The ancient Buddhist contract that Fellow Daoist Honglianzhu took out was made from the entire skin of a young girl with a suitable fate. The strength of the contract was definitely far beyond what Fellow Daoist Honglianzhu said.

Even if the pseudonym you choose is made up, it will take effect immediately.

But Tan Shuchang still left his name.

Because the level of ghost power in this ancient Buddhist contract was too high, even though this ghost power was hidden very well, it was still discovered by Tan Shuchang in the first place.

Then, Tan Shuchang found that he was right in his guess. The power of this ancient Buddhist Dharma contract was indeed far beyond what Honglian Crucian Carp had described.

However, the power of this Dharma contract was not only of little use to him, but after he manifested his immortal blood form, the power of the contract of this ancient Buddha Dharma contract became directly ineffective.

This surprised Tan Shuchang somewhat.

His immortal blood form is actually immune to the Buddhist power within it?
Seeing that the ancient Buddhist law was effective, the Red Lotus Crucian Carp was naturally delighted and immediately made arrangements for Tan Shuchang.

So on the next day, Tan Shuchang appeared in a very special academy as a "descendant of the Tan family."

This was built by Shushan Immortal Sect and was named Shushan Academy, and the people responsible for teaching were several monks from Shushan Immortal Sect.

But the strength of these Shushan monks is not very high, only Sui Bujin.

The arrival of Tan Shuchang is of the same nature as that of a "transfer student".

"Fellow Daoist Tan, if you want to learn anything in Shushan Academy, you can learn it, but it is basically useless. With your level of cultivation, I think you have already reached that level. The reason why we restrict your cultivation level is to allow you to enter this academy openly and get a name with Shushan Immortal Sect. When we talk about your origins in the future, you can use the name of Shushan Immortal Sect as an excuse, and this is also tacitly approved by Shushan Immortal Sect."

"With this identity, you can serve as the Patrolman of Mount Mang and suppress all rumors. Your cultivation will be fully restored after you leave the academy!" Honglian Crucian Carp sent Tan Shuchang over. At this moment, he was even more nervous than Tan Shuchang, and he kept nagging all the way.

Without him, I'm just afraid of death.

After all, if Tan Shuchang could not enter the Shushan Academy, he would not be able to serve as the Patrolman of Mount Mangshan with the identity of a student of the Shushan Academy. At that time, he, Honglian Crucian Carp, would have to serve as the Patrolman of Mount Mangshan.

Mangshan, this is one of the ten great underworld places in the Four Heavenly Pillars! Not to mention the evil spirits, even the Yin spirits appear in large numbers. It is said that in the deepest part of Mangshan, there have even been ghost fairies!

The Earth Ghost Immortal is equivalent to a cultivator who has obtained three certificates and left his name in the immortal path.

And this Earthly Ghost Immortal is not the limit of the strength of the ghosts in Mangshan, because there have been rumors that ghosts comparable to true immortals have appeared.

Then, the fearful thing that Honglian Crusted feared did not happen, and Tan Shuchang entered Shushan Academy smoothly. Although this academy still had external assessments, since he was recommended, of course they let Tan Shuchang pass just for show.

Afterwards, Tan Shuchang came to a classroom to report.

The monk Shushan who was teaching the class was quite old. When he saw Tan Shuchang, he looked a little arrogant, but he still nodded slightly and let Tan Shuchang in.

Just when asking Tan Shuchang where to sit, the monk Shushan suddenly asked: "Student Tan, what are the ways you usually get money?"

"Get money?" Tan Shuchang was surprised by this question, so he thought about it and said truthfully: "Write a letter."

"Oh? Writing a letter? Writing a letter is good. A gentleman loves money but he gets it in a proper way. I approve of this. Mr. Tan, please sit in the third row in the middle. You won't be disturbed when you listen to the lecture here." The monk Shushan showed a slight smile on his face.

Upon hearing this, Tan Shuchang did not go over to sit down. Instead, he looked towards the third row in the middle because there was a person sitting there.

It was a young man, and his face was filled with astonishment.

I guess I didn't expect the seats to be allocated like this.

The man hadn't said anything yet, but a smart girl sitting in the first row on the left saw this scene and said indignantly, "Old man, you haven't asked what his parents do for a living?"

Seeing that it was the girl who spoke, the elderly monk nodded and said, "Student Tan, let me ask you, does your father like literature or martial arts?"

Because this girl's background is not simple.

Even though he was a disciple of Shushan Immortal Sect, it was not easy to offend this girl.

"I don't like any of them. I usually only like to order people of one dynasty around, and occasionally the monarch of the next dynasty." Tan Shuchang answered truthfully. After all, when the Tan family was at its peak, it was no exaggeration to say that it was very famous in the Canopus. Emperor Yi, who had his head chopped off by him, had to greet his biological father first and call him Mr. Tan when he met him.

And when Emperor Yi addressed his elder brother, who was also beheaded, but whose head was chopped off by Emperor Yi, he acted like a peer.

Therefore, it is not false to say that I can order the monarch around!
"Hello, Mr. Tan, please sit in the first row in the middle. I will give lectures and occasionally perform magic. If you have any questions, you can ask me at any time while sitting here." Upon hearing this, the elderly monk Shushan was immediately delighted.

(End of this chapter)