Grandpa, times have changed.

Chapter 571 Several People Who Obtained the Sword Ancestor's Fortuitous Encounter

Although Yang Shuang explained, she didn't think Chi Jiuyu would be interested in such a thing.

After all, Chi Jiuyu is the personal disciple of the Sword Master Ancestor, so he certainly doesn't care much about money.

but……

Perhaps she has the heart of a teacher?

Thinking of this, Yang Shuang immediately said:

“If Junior Grandmaster Uncle is interested, you can also try summarizing your cultivation insights from this period of time and then linking them to your account.”

Upon hearing this, Chi Jiuyu recalled what she had seen that morning, but ultimately shook her head.

"Forget it, I used to run a training class when I was in the Sword Sect, but it went out of business after only a few days."

I'm so angry with myself!

"We don't have that talent," Chi Jiuyu sighed.

really!

Grandmaster Chi Jiuyu is indeed fond of teaching.

Yang Shuang became even more certain and immediately offered a word of comfort.

“My junior grandmaster is exceptionally talented, and his cultivation insights certainly won’t be applicable to everyone. But the spiritual network is so vast that someone will always be able to gain inspiration from it.”

"is it?"

"of course."

On the surface, during this period she was answering Chi Jiuyu's questions and resolving his doubts.

But in fact, she also resolved many of her doubts about 'kendo' during her exchanges with Chi Jiuyu.

Before this, the sword aspect of her training in 'Sword Rune' had always been her weakness, but now she has caught up.

"Okay, I'll try it later."

She decided to create a new account when she had time, and then summarize her cultivation insights as Yang Shuang had suggested.

In that case, if there's no response, we can simply stop using this alternate account.

If it really works...

We'll consider posting my real identity again.

As they were talking, Chi Jiuyu had already pulled Yang Shuang away from the High Heaven Island where the 'Talisman Sword' lineage was located.

We headed straight to the restaurant we had booked.

……

……

A few days later.

Western Star Region, Feather Spirit Galaxy.

The first planetary system of the Feather Spirits, Feather Spirit Star.

As the core of the Feather Spirit Galaxy, Feather Spirit Star is far more prosperous than other planets in the system.

Now, with the second round of the 'Immortal Sect Special Recruitment' selection approaching, the entire Feather Spirit First Planetary System is much more lively than usual.

Outside of planetary systems, the spatial fluctuations caused by starship jumps have almost never stopped.

Frequent spatial jumps made the space domain around the planetary system extremely fragile. It was only after True Monarch Yuling urgently dispatched several space-type Star Refiners at the Void Returning Realm that the situation was finally stabilized.

Yuling City is the most prosperous city on Yuling Star.

It is also the venue for the second round of the 'Immortal Sect Special Recruitment' selection competition.

Nearby, there are many steep spiritual peaks of uniform height, shrouded in spiritual mist, arranged in a mysterious formation that echoes the star field formation of the Feather Spirit First Planetary System.

Following the contours of the mountain, which also form the nodes of the grand formation, sits a series of simple and elegant buildings.

This is the dormitory area for the finalists of the second round of the 'Immortal Sect Special Recruitment' selection competition.

And at this time.

A building on the ridge of a mountain peak on the right side of the site.

In the enclosed, quiet room, spiritual energy swirled into a mist, so dense it seemed it might turn into spiritual liquid and drip down at any moment.

A fragrant incense stick flickered with starlight, its rising smoke mingling with the misty spiritual fog, flowing in one direction with long, slow breaths.

for a long time.

The last bit of incense burned out completely!

The pitch-black space suddenly lit up, only to dim again in an instant.

In the pitch-black, quiet room, only a pair of bright eyes shone with a faint spiritual light.

Bear!

A flame ignited in front of him, and a talisman that had exhausted its power dissipated into ashes in the flames.

"It's all used up again."

With a sigh, the dark room was instantly illuminated by lights.

The person sitting in the center was wearing a loose gray short-sleeved shirt and black trousers. He had an ordinary appearance and was the kind of person who would go unnoticed in a crowd.

"We'll need to go out and buy some materials later."

He muttered something under his breath, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes.

"It'll all be reimbursed anyway, so why are you worried?" A lazy voice suddenly rang out.

A slender, translucent figure quietly appeared.

Her eyebrows were long and slender, her eyes sparkled with a captivating light, and her features were delicate and beautiful yet possessed a heroic air. Her hair was tied into a high ponytail with two strands of bangs hanging down.

"If you don't maintain this level of skill, you'll be disqualified, and that would be a real disaster."

These two were Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu, who were killed by the 'Shuoshudan' when they went out to the stars to carry out a mission, and were later attacked by biological weapons.

Then, by sheer coincidence, Xu Xing bumped into him and gave him a small gift.

Gu Wangjun, who lost both his parents, and Leng Rou, who failed to advance to the Dao Integration Realm and became a remnant soul.

"I know, it's just..."

I was so afraid of being poor before, now I really don't dare to spend a single extra penny.

Spending even a little more will make me feel the pinch.

After all, as a talisman master, every penny he earns is hard-earned...

"Tsk tsk!" Leng Rou rested her chin on her hand. "If you had made a different choice back then, things wouldn't have been so complicated. You might have been number one."

In the first round of the planetary selection, Gu Wangjun ranked third.

You should know that Gu Wangjun had her personally trained him, a cultivator at the peak of the Void Returning stage, and after his deficiencies were replenished, his cultivation progress was much faster than that of ordinary cultivators.

Even so, he still ranked third...

Got it!
Without even thinking, those two guys who ranked first and second must have also received a stroke of luck from the Sword Ancestor.

"If I gain it, I am fortunate; if I lose it, it is my fate. Since I have already made my choice, there is no point in saying anything more now."

Gu Wangjun replied calmly.

"Moreover, as things stand now, I don't regret my choice back then."

Having said that, he got up from the futon carved from the Yin-Yang Spirit Jade Marrow and walked out of the quiet room.

"Hehe." Leng Rou rolled her eyes.

Throughout the past year, whenever she thought about how this boy met the Sword Ancestor but didn't cherish it, she felt a tightness in her chest.

However, every time, this kid always had this 'indifferent' attitude.

snort!
Young people just don't know their own limitations.

By the time he has achieved mastery of his skills and realizes what he has missed, it will be too late for regrets.

Feeling a pang of emotion, Leng Rou followed him.

The person and the soul thus arrived outside the quiet room.

Gu Wangjun walked to the refrigerator, took out a bottle of prepared Yin-Eroding Elixir, and drank it.

As the spiritual liquid entered his mouth, it quickly flowed into his spiritual sea along his meridians as he silently circulated his internal energy.

A vast and pure spiritual energy lingered above the Spirit Sea, and upon contact with the dark, corrosive spiritual liquid!

laugh!
Like snow meeting a red-hot iron, the massive mass of pure spiritual energy was instantly melted, and drops of dark, cold spiritual power fell and merged into the spiritual sea, stabilizing Gu Wangjun's ninth level of Qi Refining. This was a secret technique of the Refining Yin and Eroding Life Sword Scripture—the "Eroding Yin and Ascending Spirit Method".

It is specifically designed for the Qi Refining stage and can enhance one's spiritual power cultivation over a long period of time.

After the deficit was made up, his cultivation progressed much faster than that of ordinary cultivators, and he even received personal guidance from a great cultivator at the Void Returning Perfection level.

But the time was too short, and he only reached the eighth level of Qi Refining. Therefore, he had to rely on this secret technique to qualify for the 'Special Recruitment of Immortal Sects'.

"It's a pity you only mastered the first level of the 'Refining Yin and Eroding Life Sword Scripture.' If you had mastered the second level, those two kids ahead of you wouldn't have been a match for you."

Leng Rou sat on the coffee table to the side, her long, straight legs crossed, her beautiful curves barely concealed beneath her blue dress.

Although its shape is semi-transparent, the scene is still quite pleasing to the eye.

The Immortal Sect Grand Competition does not prohibit secret techniques.

As long as it doesn't involve 'initiation' from other practitioners.

If you can reach the corresponding cultivation level by relying on secret techniques and spiritual objects within the assessment standards, and pass the foundation assessment of the 'Three Trials of the Dao', that is your skill.

"Didn't you say that no one in the Qi Refining stage has ever mastered the second level of the 'Yin Refining Life-Eroding Sword Scripture'?"

Gu Wangjun casually tossed the empty bottle into the trash can.

“Yeah, that’s why I said ‘if’.” Leng Rou shrugged.

"..."

With a slight twitch of his lips, Gu Wangjun walked over and sat down on the sofa.

After feeling the powerful spiritual energy surging within him for a while, he tentatively asked.

"If, and I mean if, I can pass the final assessment of the 'Special Recruitment by Immortal Sects,' which Immortal Sect would be the most suitable for me?"

"Hey." Leng Rou looked at him in surprise, "You haven't even learned to run yet, and you want to learn to fly? And you think you can pass the final assessment of the 'Immortal Sect Special Recruitment'?"

Gu Wangjun ignored Leng Rou's sarcasm and instead used her words from earlier:

That's why I said 'if'.

Over the past year, he has lost count of how many times Leng Rou has mocked him.

At first I was a little frustrated, but I gradually got used to it.

"Tch~ You might as well imagine how you'd be eliminated in the 'Immortal Sect Grand Competition'." Leng Rou shrugged. "Anyway, both of those things are pretty far off for you."

The reason she invited Gu Wangjun to participate in this 'Immortal Sect Special Recruitment' was...

It's simply a matter of wanting to increase his fame so that he can sell the talismans better.

If we train him up sooner, we can also reshape our physical body sooner and prepare for the next Dao Integration!
"..." Gu Wangjun was silent for a while, "Then what place did you get when you participated in the Immortal Sect Competition back then?"

"me……"

A hint of reminiscence flashed in Leng Rou's eyes.

"I was barely selected once, but I was quickly eliminated. Let's not talk about it anymore."

"Huh?" Gu Wangjun was somewhat surprised. "You got the last place?"

Leng Rou may be unconventional, but she is not.

But in his mind, he was always the kind of person who was extremely capable.

While not quite top-tier, it should at least be among the top ranks...

“Yeah, what do you think the Immortal Sect Grand Competition is?” Leng Rou jumped off the table. “You’ll know how difficult it is once you finish your college entrance exams and officially join the Immortal Sect.”

Being able to participate in the Immortal Sect Grand Competition is already quite impressive!

But those cultivators of that generation...

Even the champion of the Immortal Sect Grand Competition paled in comparison to that man's brilliance.

Let alone her.

"Alright, let's get back to our previous topic." Leng Rou said seriously, "Regarding your question about choosing an immortal sect, take what I'm about to say as a reference, but the final decision is up to you."

As I said before, spiritual practice is a very private matter.

She wasn't this kid's master; she could only offer advice, but couldn't actually make decisions for him.

"If you really want to join the Immortal Sect, I suggest you choose the 'Talisman Sword' lineage of the Supreme Dao Sect."

Gu Wangjun was taken aback.

"The 'Talisman Sword' lineage?"

He thought Leng Rou would let him choose the Sword Sect.

"The 'Talisman Sword' lineage of the Supreme Dao Sect is considered average among all the lineages of the Supreme Dao Sect. It is most suitable for cultivators like you who have some talent in talismanic arts but average talent in swordsmanship," Leng Rou said earnestly.

Gu Wangjun: "..."

Those words really hurt.

What does it mean to be a cultivator with some talent in talismanic arts and average talent in swordsmanship?
To be honest, Gu Wangjun was a little unconvinced.

Since his physical deficiencies were replenished, his cultivation progress has far surpassed that of others. This can hardly be considered 'ordinary'...

He took out his phone and searched for information about the 'Talisman Sword' lineage of the Supreme Dao Sect.

The first thing that catches the eye is—

[The founder of the Taishang Dao Sect's Talisman Sword lineage—the Dao Master of Guiding the Way]

Dao Lord?!
He remembered that several top lineages of the Supreme Dao Sect did not have cultivators at the Dao Lord level, right?

"But the Dao lineage established by the Dao Lord..."

"So, the evaluation of a lineage isn't solely based on its founder?"

If that's really the case, then the Hehuan Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect is still a bewitching cultivator who follows the path of 'true self'!
The most powerful faction in the Hehuan Sect is not the 'Celestial Being' lineage.

Leng Rou pouted: "Besides, I am from the 'Talisman Sword' lineage."

How could she not know the situation of the lineage she belonged to?
Someone like her, who barely made it into the Immortal Sect Competition, is considered outstanding among cultivators of the 'Talisman Sword' lineage throughout history.

"Huh?! You're not from the Sword Sect?"

"When did I ever say I was from the Sword Sect?"

……

……

On the mountainside of another sacred peak.

Inside a building that is exactly the same as Gu Wangjun's residence.

A young man stood quietly by the window, gazing out at the venue for the second round of the 'Immortal Sect Special Recruitment'.

Her fingertips gently brushed against the crystal-like petals of a potted orchid beside her, her eyes gleaming with a crimson light.

In his other hand, he held a long, purplish-red sword that looked somewhat eerie.

Jiang Ying.

He is at the ninth level of Qi Refining, comes from the same planet as Gu Wangjun, and was the first place winner in the first round of the 'Immortal Sect Special Recruitment' on Yuyao Star!
Similarly, he also received an opportunity from Xu Xing.

That's why I was able to make rapid progress and stand out in the first round of selection!

Looking at his reflection in the windowpane, he felt a headache coming on.

Why does my art style look more and more like a villain's?
And here...

Jiang Ying pressed one hand against her body, and through the fabric of her clothes, one could see her skin and flesh.

He could feel a gentle, continuous flow of warmth coursing through his body, like the purest life essence nourishing his physique.

'Who exactly is that senior?'

It's unbelievable that a piece of blood jade could have such an effect...

And that sword technique, although it requires a large amount of vital energy to drive it, its power should not be underestimated.

"Whoo~"

Jiang Ying lowered her hand, but tightened her grip on the sword even more.

Fearing he might accidentally lose it, he performed surgery on himself, burying the blood jade under his skin and flesh.

Since he's only at the Qi Refining stage, this is the only method he can use.

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