Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: I Possess the Heavenly Book of Merit

This meeting held by the Luoxia Sect at the Foundation Establishment stage was unknown to outsiders.

However, Yu Yan, who was still focused on his cultivation, soon received some news.

East of the Qijing Mountains and west of Hongye Valley, a secret realm has been revealed in a small spring cave!

The Luoxia Sect and Hongye Valley immediately used an array to secretly seal it off, but ultimately they could not work together, and Hongye Valley unilaterally and blatantly revealed the secret.

This caused the secret of the hidden realm to be completely leaked.

Now, it's probably not just a matter between their two sects anymore.

The discovery of the Dust-Reducing Pill, a valuable item that can increase the chances of forming a core, in this secret realm suggests that the resources are abundant. How could the surrounding sects not want to get a share of the pie?

The day after the news spread throughout the sect, the General Affairs Hall issued a notice recruiting disciples from Qi Refining Level 1 to Foundation Establishment. Those who were confident were invited to go to the secret realm to explore and collect its resources. Only 40% of their personal gains needed to be handed over to the sect.

Not only that, every disciple who accepts this mission will receive a low-grade first-tier magic weapon, several low-grade first-tier talismans, and pills...

Limited to 300 people, first come, first served.

Now, the sect was in complete chaos.

Whether they were outer disciples or inner disciples, those who were confident in their abilities or really wanted to give it their all flocked to the General Affairs Hall to accept this recruitment mission.

The disciples who were receiving the guests had been busy registering people for a long time. When they looked up, they found that the long queue still stretched outside the door and seemed to have no end in sight.

The key issue is that many of the cultivators who were only at the first level of Qi Refining came to join in the fun, claiming that their strength was already comparable to that of cultivators at the third level of Qi Refining. They wouldn't listen to reason with them, and in the end, the senior brothers who were maintaining order had to send them out.

Compared to the General Affairs Hall, there are far fewer people in the Treasure Pavilion today.

After all, this mission is different from other missions. After accepting the mission, the General Affairs Department will distribute talismans, pills, and even magic artifacts, so there is no need to spend spirit stones to buy them. Therefore, this recruitment is quite attractive.

Besides Yu Yan himself, there were a few other immortal seedlings like Luo Cheng who had been sent out early on. The rest of the immortal seedlings crowded into the General Affairs Hall, hoping to ride the wave of opportunity.

However, since the sect is willing to spend so much, the journey to the secret realm is probably not going to be so simple.

"Could this be what Senior Sister Wei was referring to earlier?"

Yu Yan had some suspicions in his mind.

"A team of three hundred people, that's no small number."

"Moreover, it's not just the Luoxia Sect and Hongye Valley; the three nearby sects will likely be involved as well."

It's such a big piece of meat; it's unlikely that you'd just look at it and not fight over it.

Wei Jing was still nowhere to be found.

Erwa, on the other hand, sent himself a letter.

The handwriting is no longer crooked and messy like it was in the first letter; it has become neat, beautiful, and elegant.

"Brother Yu, I want to go explore this secret realm with my senior brothers. They said there might be magic weapons of the third rank or higher inside. Even just getting a fragment of one would be very helpful for refining weapons in the future."

The very first sentence made Yu Yan frown deeply.

Who told this second kid to want to explore the secret realm? With his limited strength, who knows if he'll even be able to come back?

"Are you out of your mind? Did the peak master of Lianfeng Peak agree to this?"

Yu Yan continued reading.

"What I'm thinking is that if I learn how to refine a mid-grade first-tier magic weapon, I can tailor-make one for you, Brother Yu. Whether you're in the sect or adventuring outside, a handy magic weapon will definitely enhance your strength considerably."

This second kid hasn't even been cultivating for long, yet he's already worrying about his older brother.

To prevent Erwa from actually registering, Yu Yan quickly took out a pen and ink and wrote a letter on the spot.

"Erwa, no matter which senior brother said that to you, stay away from him in the future. I don't need you to make magic weapons for me now."

"Listen to me, stay in the sect and don't go to any secret realms. Spend more time visiting Senior Qingkui and ask him for advice. Even if you don't go to secret realms, your weapon-refining skills will definitely improve very quickly."

After thinking for a moment, Yu Yan dipped his brush in cinnabar and continued writing at the end of his signature.

"Don't go to the secret realm!"

"Stay in the sect and cultivate diligently!"

"Go visit Senior Qingkui more often!"

The three summaries, written in red, stand out prominently.

In that case, Erwa should realize the seriousness of this incident.

……

On the third day after the disciple recruitment mission was issued.

Above the Luoxia Sect, the clouds parted.

Three giant spirit ships arrived above the Qijing Mountains, blotting out the sun. Sect Master Qingli Daoist personally led a group to receive them.

Qingyang Sect, Bailian Sect, Pojun Mansion.

All three sects were led by Foundation Establishment cultivators, and their numbers were large and their presence imposing.

Each sect has two Foundation Establishment cultivators who are openly recognized, but it is unknown whether any disciples are suppressing their cultivation levels.

Although Xingjian Pavilion and Tianqian Valley have set rules for this incident, prohibiting anyone above the Foundation Establishment level from interfering, it's better to be safe than sorry. After all, it's not within their own sect's territory, so having two Foundation Establishment level cultivators lead the team is quite reasonable.

However, Yu Yan felt that things were not that simple.

Don't forget, the patriarch of Yuanfu Peak is about to form his core. Are these sects just going to stand by and watch Luoxia Sect break the balance?

He had inquired about these sects from Wei Jing.

The Qingyang Sect and the Bailian Sect are not a big deal; they probably wouldn't dare disobey the orders of the pavilion and the valley.

It is worth noting the Po Jun Mansion.

Their lord's elder brother is now a disciple of an elder of the Xingjian Pavilion and is also about to form his core.

With such a powerful backer, it's inevitable that they might disregard the rules and engage in some underhanded tactics.

Therefore, in addition to exploring external secret realms, we must also pay attention to the stability of our internal sect.

All four sects are watching Luoxia Sect's every move closely. A slight misstep could lead to irreversible consequences.

Most disciples were busy preparing for the secret realm, so many tasks within the sect were put on hold.

Yu Yan carefully selected a few tasks that might bring him merit, and tried his best to accumulate them, which also raised his comprehension to seven points.

A mid-grade first-tier talisman is almost on a completely different level from a low-grade first-tier talisman.

There are no duplicates among the runes that need to be constructed, and each rune is more complex and convoluted. Sometimes, if there is even a slight extra bend, the rune is completely ruined.

Even with his current level of comprehension, it would still be somewhat difficult for him to master a mid-grade first-tier talisman in a short period of time.

Meanwhile, Qinglu Daoist was in a state of utter chaos.

In preparation for the trip to the secret realm, he made arrangements every day.

We need to consider not only what's happening in the secret realm, but also whether we have enough talismans.

The entire sect is preparing for war, and if anything goes wrong, the number of talismans needed will be enormous.

The key point is that this is almost a one-time consumable; once used, it's practically useless, so the number of talismans to be drawn is definitely not small.

Even though they had been preparing for a long time, the final statistics and estimates showed that the progress was still insufficient.

"Master, Senior Qing Shu said that the formation of Yuanfu Peak was greatly damaged by the aftershocks of the Ancestor's attack. There was no time to repair it using the methods of a formation master. Now, all the inner disciples can only spare their time to temporarily stabilize it using runes."

Kong Shangji and many inner disciples stood below, equally exhausted.

"In that case, the supply of talismans might not be able to keep up."

Who would have thought that Hongye Valley, disregarding martial ethics, would actually pursue the Luoxia Sect and be the first to release the news that their ancestor was about to break through to the Core Formation stage, putting the Luoxia Sect in a completely passive position.

The sect's safety must be guaranteed, but the production of talismans cannot be stopped.

"We must come up with a solution."

Daoist Qinglu frowned and looked at the youngest girl in red present.

"Wei Jing, you have extensive information. Search for talents among the outer disciples, confirm the list, appropriately lower the standards, and start the inner disciple assessment for talismans ahead of schedule."

"Yes."

Wei Jing accepted the order.

Almost instantly, a name popped into her mind.