Longevity in Two Worlds: Double Pupils Are the Road to Invincibility

Chapter 147 Inner Courtyard (Please subscribe, please vote)

Moon-Watching Mountain.

At the foot of the mountain.

"Walked up the thirteenth step?"

The guide watched Yue Xiuwen walk up the thirteen steps with great effort. He was completely exhausted and wanted to move forward. His body trembled and he was forced to retreat one step. Then he was sent to the vicinity of Shi Yi by the formation on the white jade steps and collapsed to the ground in an instant.

This triggers the magic circle on the white jade steps, and also represents the limit of Yue Xiuwen's climbing.

This level is not a test, nor is it intended to harm these novice disciples, so the overall settings are relatively mild.

Yue Xiuwen's overall situation at this time was even more miserable than Shi Yi's.

This situation made the guide's mouth twitch slightly.

Those disciples of Taiyi Sect who were somewhat expectant also shook their heads slightly at this time.

All I can say is that the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Shi Yi raised their threshold, while Yue Xiuwen simply brought it back to normal levels.

Yue Xiuwen's situation is the normal performance of someone who walks the 100-step road to immortality. On the contrary, people like Shi Yi who can successfully reach the top are very rare even in the entire Taiyi Dao Sect.

This is why so many people are surprised.

Those Taiyi Taoist disciples who were watching the show felt that this was normal.

After all, their performances were similar at the time.

"Next, Xiao Ze, go up the ladder to immortality!"

The guide continued to let the next person continue walking up the white jade steps.

Shi Yi was also watching. Yue Xiuwen reached the thirteenth level, but his body barely absorbed the blue aura.

Although the opponent's body has been tempered to a certain extent, the tempering effect is not great. This is also related to the opponent's weak martial arts skills and the fact that he did not last that long on the white jade steps.

Although Yue Xiuwen has tried his best, sometimes trying one's best is not enough.

Even if such an opportunity is right in front of you, if you lack strength and faith, you will not be able to seize it and will ultimately miss it.

Of course, that's much better than those who don't even have the chance to leave.

Afterwards, everyone walked up the white jade steps, but not a single one of them could perform half as well as Shi Yi.

The person with the best performance only walked twenty steps, and most of the others were around ten steps. This was also related to these people's martial arts skills and martial arts beliefs.

These people do not attach importance to martial arts practice, and naturally do not have strong martial arts beliefs.

People who mainly practice Taoism and rarely practice martial arts naturally do not have strong beliefs in martial arts.

After everyone had walked up the white jade steps, the guide did not urge them to continue, but let them all rest for half an hour to recover their strength before continuing to climb the mountain.

After all, those people who were queuing up at the back to climb the white jade steps were now collapsed on the ground, and they had no energy to go up the mountain.

The guide had no intention of helping these people climb the mountain, so he gave everyone time to recover.

At this time, Shi Yi also closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, adjusting his state.

Although he had previously been replenished by the blue aura in the white jade steps and helped him break through, the consumption of his energy and blood was real, so he naturally needed some time to recover his energy and blood.

Shi Yi had just broken through, but his condition was not at its peak. If the environment was not unsuitable at this time, he would have wanted to take out the hundred-year-old stone milk, a treasure from the Bodhi seed, to help him recover, because his condition was not so good at the moment.

If his martial arts skills were to break through normally, he would basically be fully prepared, and if he broke through under such circumstances, he would be able to recover quickly.

The breakthrough just now with the help of the blue aura in the white jade steps was not what Shi Yi expected, so he did not prepare any items for the breakthrough, and the whole breakthrough process was arranged a bit hastily.

However, this opportunity suddenly appeared at that time. If he had missed it, it might have been gone. This is why Shi Yi chose to make a breakthrough in one go.

When the opportunity comes, seize it first. After all, safety is guaranteed in the sect.

Although his condition has not yet recovered to its peak, it is still pretty good overall, and it has saved him a lot of time in his martial arts practice.

Otherwise, if he relied on himself alone, even if he had all the resources for cultivation, he would have to work hard for more than a month.

Although Shi Yi is not so anxious to make a breakthrough in his martial arts skills now, it is still a good thing for him to make a breakthrough in advance.

"Okay, let's continue up the mountain!"

The guide looked at Shi Yi and the others and said slowly after they recovered.

"You have already taken the 100 steps to ascend the Immortal Ladder. From now on, you will be formal disciples of the Taiyi Dao Sect, and also inner disciples."

"Next, I will take you to the inner courtyard. Once there, someone will help you register your information. Then you can practice normally in the inner courtyard."

The guide led the way in front and told Shi Yi and others about the next arrangements for them.

I didn’t say these things on the way because we hadn’t reached the Taiyi Dao Gate yet.

After Shi Yi and others passed the white jade steps, they entered the Taiyi Dao Gate. There were countless formations arranged around it. Naturally, Shi Yi and others should know some things at this time.

"In the inner courtyard, you, the inner disciples who have just joined the Taiyi Dao Sect, can cultivate peacefully within the sect. The sect will give you a batch of sect contribution points for free. The specific value will be based on your previous entrance examination."

"That contribution value will be enough for you to use normally within the sect in the short term."

"Of course, if you want more cultivation resources, you'll need more sect contribution points. And if you want to earn sect contribution points within the sect, you'll need to complete sect missions. After completing the missions, the sect will issue the corresponding sect contribution points."

"In Taiyi Dao Sect, most of the cultivation resources you need can basically be purchased at the Alchemy Hall. There, you can only exchange them with sect contribution points. Other gold and silver cannot be used."

"Of course, the sect won't care if you barter with others, but the best cultivation resources you can obtain within the sect right now are basically in the Medicine Refining Hall."

"As for the next six months, you will need to complete one sect mission every quarter. After that, normally, you will only need to complete four sect missions per year. You will need to arrange this on your own."

"You can take the initiative to accept the mission. If you don't take the initiative to accept the mission, the sect's internal affairs department will help you extend it twice. After the extension, if you don't take the initiative to accept the sect's mission to make up for the extended mission, then the sect's internal affairs department will take the initiative to accept the mission."

"These missions forced upon you by the sects are generally not easy to complete, so unless it's absolutely necessary, it's best to accept the mission in advance and complete it within the deadline."

"The sect contribution points you can get each year will also be linked to the status of your tasks. The better you complete them, the higher the sect contribution points you can get each year."

"Also, if there's an urgent mission within the sect, it will be assigned to you without regard for whether you've completed enough missions this year." "I'm sure you've heard about the incident with the Wusheng Cult in Qingyuan County. Those kinds of missions are urgent. If assigned to you, you'll be required to complete them immediately. Of course, the rewards for completing the missions afterwards are also very high."

"The fellow disciples who followed me on the mission at that time all gained a lot."

"In Taiyi Sect, the more difficult the mission, the higher the reward. Some powerful brothers and sisters like to take on such missions. However, since you have just joined the sect, it is best not to be too ambitious. When accepting a mission, it is best to arrange it according to your situation."

The guide said, and paused.

This is a kind reminder, because those difficult tasks are somewhat dangerous. If your cultivation is not enough, you may die.

Sect missions are not necessarily safe, and some missions are very dangerous.

This is true for all high-reward tasks.

This is also the reason why the guide specifically reminded us.

"During the six months without any missions, you can go to the Medicine Refining Hall, the Talisman Making Hall, the Weapon Refining Hall, the Formation Pavilion, and other places to learn some abilities. Then, you can also accept the human missions issued by these halls. These are also missions within the sect."

"Of course, if you like going outside, then take those external missions. However, if you want to take external missions, it's best to first improve your combat power and master a few more powerful Taoist techniques. Then, when you go out on missions, you'll have the means to protect yourself."

"However, as someone who has been through this, I don't recommend that you start doing external missions right after joining the sect. It would be better for you to familiarize yourself with the situation within the sect first."

"Although the rewards for missions outside the sect are high, they take a long time and are relatively dangerous."

"Given your current situation, the key is to improve your cultivation and strength within the sect first."

The guide continued to talk about the things that these new disciples needed to pay attention to in Taiyi Dao Sect.

What he said is basic information, which is what every guide should make clear, and is also within the scope of his mission.

Just as he said, everyone in Taiyi Dao Sect needs to complete certain tasks, and this time, being a guide is a task he took the initiative to accept.

This kind of task is not that complicated and only takes some time. Overall it is relatively easy and you can also know the general situation of the disciples at the first time.

Therefore, once this kind of task is released, there will be a lot of people in the sect vying for it, and sometimes it will be directly decided internally.

Because many people in the sect are paying attention to the situation of these new disciples.

"We're here. That's the inner courtyard of our Taiyi Dao Sect."

"Later, you will follow the instructions of the people in the inner courtyard to register your information, receive your identity token, room, sect uniforms, etc., and then you will have completed the relevant matters related to initiation."

After a while, everyone arrived at the mountainside.

The guide looked at the continuous courtyards on the hillside ahead and said with a smile.

His mission ended here.

"Junior Brother Zhao, these are the disciples who passed the entrance examination this month. The relevant information was sent to the Internal Affairs Department yesterday. I'll trouble you with the rest of the matter, Junior Brother Zhao!"

The crowd continued forward, crossed a big door and walked inside.

The guide saw a familiar figure in front of him and said with a smile.

The space inside is extremely large, even larger than it looks from the foot of the mountain. There are many buildings and people coming and going, making it very lively.

Most of the clothes these people are wearing are similar, they are all the clothes of inner disciples.

"Thank you for your help on this journey, Senior Brother Xu. Leave the rest to me, Junior Brother."

Zhao Zhuoran replied with a smile.

He was waiting here to help these new disciples with matters related to their entry.

There are not many people who become inner disciples this month, only forty-three.

Seeing this, the guide looked at Shi Yi for a few more seconds and then left.

"My fellow apprentices, please follow me."

"Let's go to the Internal Affairs Office first to collect your identity tokens. They will be very important when you walk around the sect."

"You will need an identity token to accept tasks, exchange for cultivation resources, obtain sect contribution points, etc."

Zhao Zhuoran looked at Shi Yi and others and spoke slowly.

Then he took them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In the inner courtyard, most of the disciples who are active are inner disciples.

Within the Taiyi Dao Sect, the activity areas for different disciples are clearly divided.

The outer courtyard area is located near the foot of the mountain. At the bottom are the menial disciples, who have various menial tasks to do every day, which are basically physical work.

The next few areas above are the activity areas for outer disciples. The tasks of these people are easier than those of menial disciples, but they are busier than those of inner disciples.

There is also a restriction. If one has not been able to condense the Yin Spirit and break through the realm of driving away objects before the age of 25, he or she will not be able to continue to stay in the Taiyi Dao Sect.

Of course, if you have connections, it is possible to become a manager or something like that.

Most of them can only leave Taiyi Dao Sect. If their cultivation is decent, they can go to a Taoist temple in the county or prefecture where they are registered and become a Taoist priest, and live a decent life.

The path of Taoist practice can still move forward. If such people can break through to the Dharma Realm in the future, they can return to the Taiyi Taoist sect and become deacons or something like that.

In addition, even if one condenses the Yin Spirit and breaks through the realm of driving away objects before the age of 25, if one cannot pass the entrance examination of Taiyi Dao Sect, one cannot become an inner disciple of Taiyi Dao Sect. However, these people have an additional option and can become a manager or something like that.

For inner disciples, the restrictions are even smaller.

As long as one does not make a serious mistake, before the age of forty, even if one has not made a breakthrough in Taoism, he or she will be an inner disciple.

After the age of forty, if one's Taoist cultivation has not broken through the Yuandan realm and has not passed the assessment of elite disciples, he can only become a deacon or something like that.

If you don't want to stay in Taiyi Taoist Sect, you can open a new Taoist temple in Beiyuan Prefecture and train disciples for Taiyi Taoist Sect.

Of course, if you choose this path, it will be very difficult to return to Taiyi Dao to practice, so most people basically will not choose this path.

As for those who have reached the elite disciple level, there are basically not many restrictions. Such people are the backbone of the Taiyi Dao Sect and are the focus of training.

(End of this chapter)