I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 161 Nandou
The rising sun climbs up the clouds.

Cai Que'er had already taken the two parrots to play in the mountains. Ying Chan had finished reading the Taoist book in his hand, and a pot of tea had been emptied.

Suddenly, a sword light flashed in the clouds and descended towards Zhaoguang Mountain.

"Xuanying?"

Ying Chan's eyebrows twitched, and with a wave of his sleeve, he broke the restrictions on the Taoist temple.

Upon seeing this, the sword light indeed changed direction and flew straight into Hanxu Daoist Temple, landing in front of the Flying Pavilion. With a turn of its light, a young Taoist appeared.

It was Li Xuanying.

Upon seeing Ying Chan, Li Xuanying cupped his hands and smiled, saying, "Congratulations, Senior Brother, on the completion of your cultivation and further progress in your Daoist arts."

"Ok?"

Ying Chanzheng took out a teacup to pour tea for Li Xuanying, but upon hearing this, he was surprised: "How did Xuanying know?"

"Haha."

Li Xuanying had already entered the pavilion and was about to sit down when he heard this and asked in return, "It seems that Senior Brother has only recently emerged from seclusion?"

Ying Chan nodded: "That's right."

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed since the creation of the Celestial River Ruler.

During this year, Ying Chan made rapid progress, advancing by more than a thousand miles a day. If he hadn't been cultivating the "Myriad Laws and Profound Images Precious Record" and had to devote much attention to practicing magic and perfecting profound skills, he probably would have already achieved great mastery of profound light.

Even so, he still managed to break through this barrier three days ago.

The mysterious light manifests, and the cycle of sixty years is not lost.

Although condensing magical power is an endless process, once a Xuan Guang cultivator passes this hurdle, their progress will gradually slow down. Perhaps a hundred years of arduous cultivation will not be as effective as three or five years of effort in the past.

This is due to the limitations of one's cultivation level, and it cannot be changed by human effort.

Therefore, passing this test signifies the completion of one's practice and the attainment of the "Great Perfection" of the Mysterious Light.

Once you reach this stage of cultivation, you should consider refining your inner energy to advance further.

However, after Ying Chan Xuan Guang achieved great success, he spent several more days consolidating his skills, and only emerged from seclusion this morning. He has not yet visited Xuan Cheng Mountain to inquire about his master's methods of using the Gang Sha technique.

That's why he wondered how Li Xuanying knew about this.
Li Xuanying said, "It seems that Senior Brother is unaware that you have already risen to fame..."

Ying Chanwei raised an eyebrow, but Li Xuanying, seeing this, became mysterious and said, "Senior brother, please come with me."

Ying Chan got up with great interest, followed Li Xuanying out of the flying pavilion, and then ascended into the clouds, heading west.

"This direction..."

Ying Chanzheng seemed to be deep in thought when Li Xuanying descended from the clouds. He followed closely behind and saw a vast expanse of plazas, high altars, courtyards, and pavilions appear before his eyes.

It really was Xuancheng Mountain.

Li Xuanying led Ying Chan to land at Chengfeng Ferry, and then continued along the mountain path.

Ying Chan was very familiar with the roads in Xuancheng Mountain. After just a few turns, he guessed where he was going and his heart stirred.

Sure enough, a splashing sound soon came from ahead. The two walked out of the forest and climbed onto a natural stone platform. There they saw a waterfall, like a white ribbon hanging from the sky, cascading down from the mountain wall and rushing into the secluded ravine below, stirring up a misty spray.

On both sides of the waterfall are towering cliffs, and the roaring sound echoes back and forth between the cliffs, like the long cry of a jade dragon.

Looking through the mist, one can see that the mountain walls on both sides are as smooth as jade, with characters hidden on them, resembling phoenix script and dragon seal script.

This place is a great wonder in the immortal palace, called the Mysterious Jade Wall.

The characters on the jade wall on the left are Xuancheng Dao script. At this time, there are already many Daoists sitting on the stone platform, facing Xuancheng Dao script, pondering its mysteries.

As for the jade disc on the right, it is equally famous, namely the 'Southern Dipper List'!
The South Dipper is for life, the Beidou is for death.

Legend has it that only those cultivation geniuses with the hope of achieving immortality can be ranked among the Southern Dipper.

Moreover, this list has its own mysteries; the names on it are not processed by any high-ranking master or immortal within the sect, yet there has never been a mistake. Therefore, those who can be listed on the Southern Dipper List will naturally become famous throughout the immortal realm.

The two climbed onto the stone platform, and Li Xuanying pointed to the Southern Dipper Ranking and said, "Senior brother, please take a look."

A radiant light occasionally emanates from the jade disc, and at these moments, the characters within light up in sequence, shining brilliantly and attracting attention.

Ying Chan glanced around and saw several familiar names, such as Qiao Honghu, Feng Xufeng, and Yun Youtian. Chen Xiang was also among them, but he hadn't seen his name when he last visited this place.

He focused his gaze on the last part and indeed saw the two characters 'Ying Chan' floating in the flowing light.

Although Ying Chan had already guessed something while on the way, he was still slightly taken aback when he actually saw this scene.

The Southern Dipper List...

Ying Chan had considered that he might be among them, but this day came sooner than he had expected.

It should be noted that there are no Golden Core cultivators on the Southern Dipper Ranking. The thirty or forty people listed are mostly true disciples of the sect.

In other words, they are all people who have refined superior internal energy and have the potential to cultivate a high-grade golden elixir; only such people are worthy of praise and have the hope of longevity.

Cultivators of the Profound Light realm, residing in the Southern Dipper constellation, are extremely rare.

However, having already been included, Ying Chan naturally wouldn't underestimate himself.

Immortality and the Great Dao were what he was destined for in this life.

"My senior brother's name is listed among the Southern Dippers, and his fame has already spread throughout the Immortal Palace."

Li Xuanying said, "Now many people know that another cultivation genius has emerged from our sect..."

At this moment, several people were also looking at the list under the Southern Dipper Jade Wall. Upon hearing these words, they couldn't help but turn their heads.

Someone whispered, "Is this the newly promoted Ying Chan on the Southern Dipper Ranking?"

Some people also generously cupped their hands towards Ying Chan and said loudly, "Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on being ranked among the Southern Dippers."

Some of those who were trying to comprehend the profound Daoist scripture were not fully immersed in it, but upon hearing the commotion, they couldn't help but look up.

Ying Chan remained calm, returned the greeting, and said, "Thank you for your congratulations, fellow Daoist."

He quickly pulled Xuan Ying down from the stone platform, and Li Xuan Ying said with a smile, "Senior Brother's reputation is probably no less than that of many long-time disciples on the list."

Ying Chan said, "When these senior brothers were ranked among the Southern Dipper, who among them wasn't so glorious?"

Li Xuanying couldn't help but nod.

The two turned back along the mountain path. Suddenly, Li Xuanying remembered something and said, "I've heard that those who are renowned in the Southern Dipper are also rewarded within the sect."

"I wonder what it could be?"

"...I don't know either."

If Li Xuanying hadn't informed him, Ying Chan wouldn't have even known that he had already been ranked among the Southern Dipper, and naturally, he hadn't received any rewards from the sect.

"Perhaps it's a great Daoist skill?" Li Xuanying guessed. "It's a pity I never learned about it from my senior brother who's ranked among the Southern Dipper..."

"Why rush things now?"

During their casual conversation, the two arrived at a fork in the mountain path. If they wanted to go to Chengfeng Ferry, they should have gone downhill.

However, Ying Chan led Li Xuanying and headed towards Wendaozhai.

When he first entered this sect, he was so eager to learn the Dharma that he waited for a whole day at the Wendaozhai (Hearing the Way Abode). Now he knows that he should have first sent a visiting card to the Wendaozhai and then come to visit his master the next day.

Therefore, today's trip to Xuancheng Mountain was originally within Ying Chan's plans.

It was just an unexpected trip to the Xuancheng Jade Wall first.

(End of this chapter)