Immortality Cultivation: Fellow Daoists, please live for two more episodes!

The Immortal Cultivation Sect is holding its entrance examination.

As one of only two major immortal cultivation sects in Beiju Luzhou that recruits disciples from the outside world, the Creation Immortal Sect has the most magnificent gate.

Surrounded by auspicious clouds and the cries of cranes, the 9,999 white jade steps resemble a ladder to heaven, piercing straight into the sky.

Below the steps, tens of thousands of ordinary geniuses and scions of noble families crowded and lined up.

The path to immortality is hard to find, and the Creation Immortal Sect only opens its gates to accept disciples once every hundred years. If you miss this opportunity, even if you possess a heavenly spiritual root, you may only be able to find a small sect to worship.

Therefore, even the spots for menial disciples in this assessment were fiercely contested.

Standing beneath the white marble archway, listening to the surrounding noise and feeling the true energy flowing within his body, Chen Changsheng couldn't help but curl up a condescending sense of superiority on his lips.

The power he gained from those two skeletons last night allowed him to completely distance himself from the ordinary people before him.

"Immortality".

A gentle voice rang out, and a young man dressed in the inner robe of the Creation Immortal Sect descended on his sword. He was the branch family descendant of the Chen family who had joined the sect early on.

As his cousin landed in the arena, his gaze swept briefly over Chen Changsheng, sensing the newly stabilized spiritual energy fluctuations within him. A bright smile appeared on his lips:

"You've broken through to the first level of Qi Refining?"

Chen Changsheng nodded, unable to hide his excitement: "Yes, I broke through last night. Cousin, Dad told me that... you have a way to get exempted from the entrance exam?"

My cousin said with a smile, "You're so impatient. Come with me."

As the flying sword rose, Chen Changsheng felt as if a magnificent path to immortality had unfolded beneath his feet. Following his cousin, he stepped onto the flying sword, passing countless envious and jealous gazes below, and flew straight towards the depths of the immortal sect.

Nestled among verdant pines and cypresses, a waterfall cascades down like a silver ribbon. Soon, the two land in front of an ancient, ethereal cave.

Above the entrance to the cave, the four large characters "Qingxin Shuixie" (清心水榭) are written in a vigorous and elegant style.

Upon entering the hall, one is greeted by the fragrant aroma of sandalwood and the shimmering light of precious stones. In the center of the hall, on a white jade bed, sits a dignified and beautiful woman draped in an elegant Taoist robe.

The cousin knelt respectfully and said, "This disciple greets Elder Yu. Beside me is the cousin I mentioned. He has now entered the Profound Gate and reached the first level of Qi Refining."

Yu Miaoxian closed her eyes slightly, merely surveyed the area with her divine sense, and then said, "Now that we've arrived, please come forward and take your bed."

Chen Changsheng froze upon hearing this: "Cousin... what does our master mean by this?"

My cousin stood up and smiled, "Silly brother, don't you understand? Our master has taken a liking to you and wants to cultivate with you. Go forward and welcome her."

Dual cultivation? A reward?

Chen Changsheng hesitated to make a move. Although he lacked vigilance and was naive, he was not truly stupid.

Since the person in front of me is my cousin's master, he must be at least a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He's also very handsome. Why would he take a liking to me and ask me to go forward and greet him?

There's most likely a scam involved.

Perhaps growing impatient, the beautiful woman above spoke again:

"Chen Wendao, what are you waiting for? If your brother doesn't come up, you will. Today, my 'Hen Crows at Dawn' technique is at a critical juncture. It must be completed before noon."

Upon hearing this, even a fool would understand what had happened. If you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet. Last night he was the one who was taking advantage of others, and today it was his turn to be taken advantage of.

Chen Changsheng almost instinctively turned and ran, only to find that a light barrier had appeared behind him, completely blocking his retreat route.

"Cousin, you..."

Chen Wendao stopped pretending, and the simple, honest smile on his face had vanished.

"Elder Yu is a master cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and his figure and appearance are unparalleled in the outer sect. Countless people would love to become his disciples, but none of them have the fortune to do so. Yet you are making excuses here."

Then, with a wave of his hand, Chen Changsheng felt his true energy dissipate, his bones and flesh soften, and he had no strength left to resist.

Seeing this, Yu Miaoxian gently stretched out her jade arm on the couch, and Chen Changsheng's limp body was directly sucked in, and the curtains fell.

As the saying goes: "The pink curtains and spring chill lock away the jade-like youth, their intoxicating beauty erodes the soul and transforms the vital essence; do not say that the immortals have many wondrous methods, for the bed is full of dead bodies."

Only from deep within the curtains, amidst the chilling yet captivating moans, a single sentence drifted out:

"Very good, Dao Wen. Since you have found someone else to take your place, you will not be needed for this training. Just continue your training outside the hall."

"Thank you, Master."

……

Before Zhou Youyuan could even accept the tragic fate of his blue-chip stock being forcibly delisted before it even went public, "The Final Record" had already begun settling accounts for him.

[Settling your talent experience...]

Since ancient times, the path to immortality has been a battleground, fraught with peril at every turn.

Chen Changsheng's life was short. To gain access to the immortal realm, he didn't hesitate to pave the way with his own flesh and blood, even using the life of a mortal woman to defy fate and seize her spirit. His actions were ruthless and decisive.

[However, the ways of Heaven are vast and unpredictable, and all things are but a furnace for Asuras. One who thinks they have broken through the chasm between immortals and mortals is unaware that they have long since become a venomous insect trapped in the cage of those in power, ultimately becoming nothing more than a handful of dregs used for breaking through barriers.]

Every sip and every bite is preordained. Yu Miaoxian used it as a cauldron to replenish her true yang, condensing the "Innate Yin-Yang Dao Foundation" within its body to aid in its foundational cultivation during seclusion.

[The moment the foundation of the Dao is formed, the person dies and the Dao dissipates.]

[You have obtained: Mid-grade Metal and Fire Dual Spiritual Roots.]

[You have gained: Level 1 Qi Refining cultivation.]

You have obtained: The Spirit Gathering Technique

[You have obtained: a number of spirit stones, and a fragmented innate Yin-Yang Dao foundation (tainted by the karma of Jade Immortal).]

Immediately afterwards, the light and shadow text on the panel gradually froze, transforming into Zhou Youyuan's new attributes:

Name: Zhou Youyuan

[Cultivation Level: First Level of Qi Refining]

[Talent: Mid-grade dual spiritual roots of metal and fire]

[Technique: The Spirit Absorption Technique]

[Assets: 53 Spirit Stones, 3 Spirit Marrows, and a fragmented Innate Yin-Yang Dao Foundation]

Lifespan: Time Frozen (Endless)

[Seats for the final farewell ceremony: 0/1]

The next second, Zhou Youyuan exhaled a deep breath of turbid air, feeling that his essence, energy, and spirit were perfectly in harmony with the pure spiritual energy that Chen Changsheng had painstakingly cultivated.

The previously ethereal spiritual energy of heaven and earth could now be clearly sensed.

The difference between immortals and mortals can be bridged in a single breath; when spirit and energy unite, it is called Qi Refining!

It should have been a great breakthrough, but Zhou Youyuan could only wear a bitter expression.

The experience of Talent No. 1 not only clearly showed him the darkness and cruelty of the cultivation world, but also caused his hard-earned investment of hundreds of thousands of gold coins to go down the drain.

More importantly, he clearly remembered that when settling the harvest, the "Record of Sending Off the Dead" clearly stated that the innate Yin-Yang Dao Foundation was tainted by the karma of Jade Immortal.

Are you out of your mind, Jade Immortal? What kind of good person would put the foundation of their hard-earned cultivation into a furnace body?

This isn't some kind of inheritance; it's clearly a ticking time bomb.

He can find new talent, but this is a hot potato...

Although he didn't know if a high-level cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage could find him through cause and effect, he dared to take the gamble.

Give it away! We absolutely have to give this piece of junk away!

But how to deliver it is also a matter of skill. Who knows if this Foundation Establishment and High Cultivation can trace the cause and effect back to its source?

Ideally, it should be passed down for several generations until the cause and effect become completely confused and impossible to trace.

Thinking of this, Zhou Youyuan looked up at Zhao Xiaotang, who was happily counting her newly earned hundred taels of silver:

"Xiaotang, do you know which sect around here is most fond of dual cultivation?"

Zhao Xiaotang: o_O?!