The Weird Way of Immortality: My Taoism Progress in One Day a Year

Chapter 247 Fighting
Huang Yunfeng.

A silver light streaked across the sky, coming from afar, directly penetrating the restriction and flying into a cave on the top of the mountain.

A middle-aged monk in brown clothes stretched out his hand and intercepted the communication talisman.

"It's a message from the Sword Testing Arena. Could it be that a genius has appeared in the world?"

The brown-robed monk raised his eyebrows. He was none other than Yan Jing, the master of Huangyun Peak and a monk in the late Jindan stage.

Yan Jing activated the communication talisman, and the next moment, he knew the message in the talisman.

"A fifteen-year-old named Li Yan who is at the twelfth level of Qi training? Now he is about to enter the sword test arena?"

When he learned the message in the communication talisman, his face was filled with shock.

"Li Yan? Where did this disciple with a natural spiritual root come from?"

Yan Jing looked in disbelief, because even if one had natural spiritual roots, it would be extremely difficult to achieve perfection in Qi training at the age of fifteen.

Besides, he had never heard that the sect had recruited any disciples with natural spiritual roots recently.

"Could it be that this is the disciple that Senior Brother just accepted not long ago?"

He couldn't help but guess so.

Then, without hesitation, he stepped on a beam of light and flew towards the sword testing arena.

He would go to the sword testing arena to see what was going on and he would naturally know the truth.

"Greetings, Elder Yan!"

When the disciples who were registering at the sword-testing arena saw Yan Jing coming, they immediately bowed and saluted.

Yan Jing waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. Where is the Li Yan you mentioned?"

The registered disciple pointed at Li Yan in the waiting area and said, "Reporting to the elder, it is this person!"

Yan Jing looked in the direction the registered disciple pointed, and his eyes met Li Yan's.

Li Yan was waiting at the sword-testing stage to be assigned an opponent. Suddenly, he sensed something strange and looked up, his eyes meeting Yan Jing's.

"High-level monk!"

Li Yan's mind moved, and he immediately understood the identity of this person. He was definitely an elder of the Qingya Sect, which was why he could have such an imposing manner.

Moreover, he is not only a foundation-building elder, but is at least at the Golden Core stage.

He bowed slightly towards Yan Jing to show his respect.

The next moment, Yan Jing flashed in front of him, stood with his hands behind his back, and said slowly: "You have reached the perfection of Qi training at the age of fifteen?"

"Exactly."

Li Yan replied.

He suddenly realized that it was the registered disciple who sent the message, attracting the sect elders.

However, this was not a bad thing for him, as he originally wanted to attract the attention of the sect elders on the sword testing platform.

Now it happened just as he wished, and before it even started, a Jindan elder came.

"Greetings, Elder Yan!"

The other men and women in the waiting area, as well as Zhang Qian and others who had just met Li Yan, changed their expressions immediately when they saw Yan Jing's face. They all bent their bodies slightly and saluted.

Yan Jing enjoys teaching and had given a lecture at Huang Yunfeng some time ago, so they all knew Yan Jing.

"No need to be polite."

Yan Jing waved his hand casually, urging the spiritual energy to lift everyone up, and then asked Li Yan with a puzzled look: "Which senior brother is so lucky to recruit a disciple with your qualifications? He has reached the perfection of Qi training at the age of fourteen or fifteen?"

He had just used his divine sense to check Li Yan's age and cultivation level, and there was indeed nothing wrong. His age and cultivation level were exactly the same as what the registered disciple said.

Therefore, in his opinion, Li Yan could only be a disciple secretly accepted by one of his senior brothers, but he had never made it public until today.

At this moment, he could only envy his senior brother for being able to recruit such a talented disciple. In the future, he would surely be able to enter the Golden Elixir stage and carry his own Taoist tradition.

When Yan Jing said this, Zhang Qian and others' faces changed at first. They had just met Li Yan and knew Li Yan's cultivation level, but at that time they thought that Li Yan had taken the Guyan Pill and his face did not reflect his real age.

But after listening to what Yan Jing said now, I realized that Li Yan was only fourteen or fifteen years old, but he had achieved perfection in Qi training.

Such qualifications have never appeared in Qingya Sect.

There was a look of horror on their faces.

The other disciples were the same, with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

"Is the speed of spiritual root cultivation so terrifying?"

Everyone was discussing quietly, all looking at Li Yan.

Li Yanzheng bowed to Yan Jing and said, "Reporting to Elder Yan, I have just been promoted from a menial disciple to an outer sect disciple not long ago, and I have not had a master yet."

"Huh? How is this possible?"

Yan Jing was stunned. In his opinion, Li Yan must have a natural spiritual root.

But Li Yan said at this moment that he had just been promoted from a menial disciple to an outer sect disciple.

The menial disciples of Qingya Sect all have four or five spiritual roots.

With such aptitude, let alone achieving perfection in Qi training at the age of fourteen or fifteen, it would be extraordinary to be able to achieve perfection in Qi training during one's lifetime.

So naturally he found it hard to believe what Li Yan said.

The other disciples were even more shocked when they heard this.

The menial disciple and the fourteen or fifteen year old genius who had reached the perfection of Qi training, they simply could not connect the two together and thought that Li Yan was joking.

"Whether it is true or not, the elder will know once he checks it out."

Li Yan did not hide his progress in cultivation. His growth trajectory was all in Qingya Sect. He couldn't hide it even if he wanted to, so he just said it out loud.

Upon hearing this, Yan Jing's mind rushed directly to the sect's main hall and began to investigate Li Yan's past.

After a moment, a hint of heat flashed in his eyes, and he said to Li Yan: "I am Huang Yunfeng Yan Jing, are you willing to become my true disciple?"

He had just found out Li Yan's background. He had five spiritual roots and joined Qingya Sect more than two years ago as a menial disciple. His performance was mediocre during that time.

But suddenly, he stepped into the outer sect more than two months ago, and now when we see him, he has already achieved perfection in Qi training.

With such an experience, it is obvious that there is a secret behind it.

He did not sense any aura of rare treasures from Li Yan, so it was not possible that Li Yan had accidentally swallowed some rare treasures and made such progress.

So according to his speculation, Li Yan was most likely to have awakened some special spirit.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for someone with five spiritual roots to advance from the third level of Qi training to the perfection of Qi training in just over two months.

"I never thought that I, Yan Jing, would be so lucky to meet a talented cultivator like him!"

Yan Jing looked at Li Yan with eager eyes, waiting for Li Yan's reply.

If we can be the first to accept a disciple with such qualifications, all the fellow disciples in Qingya Sect will surely be envious!

The surrounding disciples showed envy on their faces. If they wanted to be accepted as disciples by the Jindan Elder, usually only the geniuses who reached the top of the sword-testing arena would have the opportunity.

Moreover, if one has not yet achieved the foundation-building stage, he can only be considered a registered disciple. Only when he has achieved the foundation-building stage can he be considered a formal disciple.

But at this moment, Yan Jing opened his mouth and wanted to accept Li Yan as his true disciple, which was one level higher than a formal disciple. It meant that he intended to let Li Yan inherit his own Taoist tradition and train him towards the Golden Core realm.

"Accept me as your disciple?" Li Yan's eyes flashed slightly.

He originally thought that only by showing his perfect swordsmanship of combining body and sword on the sword-testing stage would he be able to attract the elders of the sect to accept him as his disciple.

However, he did not expect that before it was his turn to participate in the sword test arena ranking, he was noticed by Elder Yan, who wanted to accept him as a disciple.

"That's good. The weight of a Jindan elder is enough for me to practice peacefully in Qingya Sect from now on."

Li Yan thought to himself.

In Qingya Sect, the Jindan elders are already considered high-level leaders.

As long as he becomes a Jindan disciple, he will be able to access the high-level skills and sword techniques he wants and achieve his goal.

But just when he was about to agree.

Sudden.

A sharp voice resounded in the air.

"Wait a minute!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Yan and his disciples all looked in the direction where the voice came from.

The same is true for Yan Jing.

At this moment, he clenched his teeth and looked with hatred at a young monk who was slowly falling from the air.

If the young monk had not come, he felt that he would have already captured this peerless genius in front of him.

"Greetings, Elder Wei!"

All the disciples looked at the young monk eagerly.

This is because this person is the leader of Qingya Sect's Wenjian Peak and the only third-rank swordsman in Qingya Sect, Wei Xu!
This is a person who is admired by many disciples of Qingya Sect. He has achieved the golden elixir with the five spiritual roots.

Although he was strongly cultivated by the sect, if Wei Xu had not displayed his talent in swordsmanship, fought for the sect in the cave world, and established immortal merits, he would not have received such support.

"Brother Wei, why are you here?"

Yan Jing's face turned black and he questioned Wei Xu with a sullen look.

Upon hearing this, Wei Xu bowed to Yan Jing and said, "Brother Yan, please don't blame me. I just heard that there is a genius emerging in Wenjian Peak, but he has no master yet, so I came here to take a look. Now that my disciples are dwindling, I need fresh blood to replenish them."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jing showed annoyance on his face. He glanced at the disciples around him and realized that if someone among these disciples had not informed him, Wei Xu would never have appeared so quickly.

Several disciples around met Yan Jing's gaze, and their eyes showed guilty looks.

This made him even more angry, and he immediately said, "Brother Wei, you are too late! Li Yan has already agreed to be my disciple, Brother Wei, you should go back to retreat!"

Wei Xu showed a faint smile on his face: "Brother, please don't lie to me. I heard it clearly just now. Li Yan clearly hasn't answered your question yet, how come he agreed to become your disciple?"

Yan Jing asked sternly, "I am a great Jindan elder. How could he refuse?"

"If you hadn't stopped me, Li Yan would have become my disciple long ago!"

"Besides, everything has a first come first served. Since I was the first to find Li Yan, does Junior Brother Wei have to compete with me for him?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, both he and Wei Xu's faces changed slightly and they looked up at the nearby sky.

At this moment, four or five Jindan realm elders rushed over and were slowly descending from mid-air.

Seeing such a grand occasion, some foundation-building elders and ordinary disciples also rushed here to join in the fun.

Among the several newly arrived Jindan elders, an old man in black slowly opened his mouth and replied to Yan Jing with a smile: "Junior Brother Yan, you are wrong. No matter who of us accepts Li Yan as a disciple, we are all from Qingya Sect. There is no question of fighting for him."

Another Jindan elder said, "That's right. But since we all want to accept Li Yan as our disciple, why don't we go to another place and let Li Yan make his own decision? You don't want others to watch this fun, do you?"

Several people nodded.

The next moment, Li Yan was taken to a secluded palace by several Jindan elders.

Only a group of confused disciples and elders were left, making an uproar.

"Did I hear it wrong? So many elders are fighting for an outer disciple? And they want that outer disciple to choose his own master?"

"I seem to recognize this Li Yan, but he should have just entered the outer sect not long ago. How come he is suddenly sought after by so many elders?"

……

On the other side, Li Yan looked at the hall calmly. The concentration of spiritual energy here was much richer than that in the outer gate area. It should be the dojo of a certain Jindan elder.

Wei Xu said to Li Yan: "This is the Sword Questioning Hall. What do you think, Li Yan? If you are willing to become my disciple, you can practice in this hall from now on."

"Haha, you're talking as if only your Sword Questioning Hall is a spiritual place. Isn't the spiritual place on my Lingya Peak better than your Sword Questioning Hall?"

"That's right. My Danding Peak grows countless spiritual herbs. It is truly a spiritual place! And if you join my Danding Peak, you won't have to worry about elixirs in the future."

"Li Yan can achieve perfection in Qi training in a short time with five spiritual roots, so why would he need elixirs? If you become my disciple at Qianchui Peak, I can give you several spiritual swords!"

"What's the use of a spirit sword? I'm a third-rank swordsman. If you want to enter the sword path, I can help you become a sword candidate!"

As Wei Xu spoke, everyone's eyes flashed and they fell silent.

The sword path is a grand avenue. After Wei Xu's words came out, they could no longer speak of their intention to win over Li Yan.

"No, how many sword cultivators among your disciples have died so far? It is rare for our Qingya Sect to have a special spirit whose cultivation speed is stronger than that of a heavenly spirit root. Do we have to let him enter the cave world and take risks?"

Yan Jing refused righteously.

Li Yan's aptitude is that of a spirit.

Although sword cultivation is indeed the right path, in his opinion, only by quickly improving one's realm can one be said to be truly on the right path for Li Yan.

As soon as Yan Jing said this, the other elders echoed him.

Naturally, they didn't want to let go of Li Yan, a rare genius in cultivation.

"In my opinion, since we can't make any conclusion, why not tell the ancestor about Li Yan's spiritual body and see who he tells us to teach. What do you think?"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

……

Several Jindan elders who arrived later echoed the sentiment.

They felt that they had a high chance of not being able to compete with Yan Jing and Wei Xu, but if they brought the matter before the ancestor, they might have a chance to be assigned by the ancestor to teach Li Yan, which would be perfect.

Yan Jing and Wei Xu showed a hint of hesitation when they heard this, but finally agreed to this decision.

Firstly, so many elders have already agreed, and secondly, they feel that even if they go before the ancestor, they may not be unable to win Li Yan.

So the few of them set off again, leading Li Yan to the back mountain of Qingya Sect, where the ancestor was in seclusion, ready to let the Qingya ancestor come to administer justice.

Li Yan's mouth twitched.

He had not expected that he would be fought over by so many Jindan elders before he even revealed his own level of swordsmanship, and the matter even went straight to the ancestor of Qingya Sect.

"Whatever. It's not a bad thing for me anyway."

Li Yan took a deep breath. He was now standing outside the back mountain with several elders.

Several elders bowed and shouted towards the back mountain: "We disciples have something to ask you, and we hope to see you, ancestor!"

(End of this chapter)