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

That morning, Yu Yan opened the window and took a deep breath in the morning light.

Her clothes had been changed to purple.

The area above was covered with runes, which, upon closer inspection, seemed to disappear.

This Taoist robe is not only impervious to water and fire, but can even withstand the attack of a low-grade first-level talisman, making it a true magical artifact.

The inner sect assessment for talismans has ended.

Only three people were promoted to inner sect this time: Fang Chang, Bai Tong, and an unknown senior brother.

Of course, Yu Yan, who is about to become a disciple of Daoist Qinglu, is not included in this category.

Today is the inner sect promotion ceremony.

On this day, he will officially become a direct disciple.

However, that purple Taoist robe was simply too eye-catching.

In fact, if Qinglu Daoren hadn't insisted that he wear his personal Daoist robes, he would never have dressed like this.

As Yu Yan climbed the mountain, everyone he met cast envious glances at him.

That was a direct instruction from a master!

Previously, Kong Shangji was the only person on the entire Yuanfu Peak.

A disciple with five spiritual roots, transformed from an outer disciple into a personal disciple, is like a dream come true.

They can be treated as equals with the stewards within the sect.

From then on, Yuanfu Peak had two direct disciples.

Yu Yan straightened his sleeves slightly, trying to ignore the stares, and walked up the mountain.

"Oh, isn't this our personal disciple, Senior Brother Yu? It's an honor to meet you."

A slightly teasing voice came from behind, and Yu Yan knew who it was without even turning around.

"Senior Sister Wei, calling me Senior Brother is too much of an honor for me."

Yu Yan bowed to Wei Jing with a hint of helplessness, and waited for her to come up so they could walk together.

"Do you know that the entire sect now knows that Father is going to take you as his disciple?"

Wei Jing's words immediately surprised Yu Yan.

"Senior Qinglu, is he your father?"

"uh-huh?"

Wei Jing straightened her chest, then immediately slumped down.

"Even his own daughter is only an inner disciple, yet he takes you in as his personal disciple. Tell me, is this really a father?"

Yu Yan really didn't know how to reply, so he could only offer some words of comfort:

"Perhaps Senior Qinglu has other, better arrangements for Senior Sister."

Wei Jing put her arm around Yu Yan's shoulder, smiled slightly, revealing her canine teeth.

"My father thinks highly of you. Why don't you put in a good word for me and ask him to give me the title of his personal disciple? That way, I won't be treated as inferior to Kong Shangji next time we meet."

It turns out that her desire to become a mentor was solely for this reason.

"Well, Senior Sister, I haven't even become a disciple of Senior Qinglu yet, so it seems a bit too early to say all this now."

Yu Yan pondered his words, genuinely sensing Wei Jing's unreliability.

"Why is it too early? You can call him 'master' without any problem. Oh~ I know, you just don't want to help me, right?"

Senior Sister Wei immediately pretended to cry.

"Well, you, Junior Brother Yu, I've always thought highly of you and even recommended you to Father. Now that you've taken advantage of me, you've turned your back on me. I never thought you were this kind of person!"

Yu Yan scratched his head, truly at a loss for what to do with Wei Jing.

"Well, alright, I'll speak to Senior Qinglu if I have the chance."

"Ha, that's more like it!"

Wei Jing's transformation from a crying face to a smiling face was seamless, almost like a magic trick.

She nudged Yu Yan's back, her tone relaxed.

"Alright, the inner sect advancement ceremony is right here, at the Hall of Fate Lamp. It hasn't been long since you lit your Fate Lamp, so you must be quite familiar with this path."

Yu Yan nodded and followed the passage downwards, arriving inside the Hall of Fate Lamp.

Unlike the previous quiet event, all the disciples selected to participate in the assessment gathered here, whispering among themselves. Although it wasn't exactly noisy, it was at least a unique and significant ceremony.

The noise vanished instantly when he appeared before the crowd.

All eyes turned to them.

The young man had his hair tied up in a bun with a wooden hairpin, his brow bone was clearly defined, and his eyes were calm as water. He wore a purple robe that exuded a sense of indifference.

Yu Yan remained expressionless and bowed to the numerous disciples with both hands.

"Senior Brother Yu..."

His status rose, and both inner and outer disciples addressed him as "Senior Brother".

Everyone made way, watching as Yu Yan walked step by step to the Qinglu Daoist and bowed down.

"Hmm, not bad, this outfit suits you quite well."

Qinglu patted Yu Yan's shoulder happily, glancing out of the corner of her eye at Fang Chang hiding in the corner, as well as Bai Tong and Mu Chun, whose presence was really not very strong.

"Now that everyone is here, let's begin."

Upon hearing this, apart from Yu Yan and a few others who had passed the test and remained standing, all the other outer disciples took a few steps back to give the people in the middle space.

"Bai Tong, Fang Chang, and Mu Chun, step forward and take your life lamps."

"Yes."

The three stepped forward, found their life lamps in the candlelight, and awaited the peak master's next instructions.

"To advance to the inner sect, the life lamp will rise five zhang to the middle position."

As Qinglu Daoist slowly spoke, the life lamps of the group immediately detached from their hands, slowly flew into the air, and landed in the cave in the middle of the wall.

"From today onwards, you are registered."

With a casual wave of his hand, the identity tokens of the group changed, and the character "内" (Nei) appeared below their Taoist titles.

"Those who enter the inner sect will receive ten low-grade spirit stones and ten contribution points each month. You should all be diligent and not slack off."

"Thank you, Peak Master."

The three bowed in gratitude at the same time, but they all looked at Yu Yan, who was standing behind Qinglu Daoist.

"Yu Yan".

Yu Yan stepped forward.

"Disciple is here."

"Bring me the lamp of life."

"Yes."

The Taoist priest Qinglu took the life lamp, personally engraved the two characters "Yuan Fu" on the base of the bronze lamp, and dripped his own blood essence into the wick.

"Yu Yan, an outer disciple, is diligent and of excellent character. He has achieved success in the art of talismans. Therefore, I, Qinglu, have accepted him into my sect and will do my utmost to teach him the art of talismans so that he may seek the path to immortality."

With that, he leaped into the air and, under everyone's gaze, placed Yu Yan's life lamp into the cave above.

Yu Yan raised his head and saw his life lamp burning at the top of the hall. To his left was Senior Brother Kong's life lamp, and to his right was Tao'an Daoist's life lamp.

The former candle flame remained steady and strong, while the latter's candlelight had dimmed considerably, flickering erratically, as if it would go out at any moment.

"Yu Yan".

"Disciple is here."

"You must continue to devote yourself to spiritual practice and never slacken your efforts."

"Your disciple will remember this."

Yu Yan presented his token, and Qinglu Daoist engraved "Personally Passed Down" below the two characters "Baiyan" and drew several runes on it before showing it to the other disciples.

"Today, Yu Yan is to be married!"

"Greetings, Senior Brother Yu!"

The disciples, both inside and outside the sect, bowed in unison, causing the candlelight below to flicker.

Looking at the throngs of people around him, Yu Yan couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

All the resentment from his past life welled up in his heart, but as he looked at it, his mood gradually calmed down.

Compared to what he thinks and desires, this is only the first step.

It's nothing.

Seeking immortality and inquiring about the Dao.

He's still in the Qi Refining stage; everything is just beginning.

As the scene before him gradually came into focus, Yu Yan clasped his hands together and bowed slightly.

"Greetings, fellow disciples."