I proved immortality with thunder magic.

Chapter 85 Promotion to Inner Disciple

Spirit Beast Mountain, Sect Leader's Hall.

After Zhou Tai flew down to the foot of the mountain, he still chose to walk up the mountain.

Although his status and position changed after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, this was still a place where he could not act recklessly.

However, now that he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator at that, the waiting time has been greatly shortened.

He had only submitted his request for an audience with the sect leader a short time ago when he received notification that he could enter the hall to pay his respects.

After receiving permission, Zhou Tai immediately straightened his outer disciple robe and strode confidently into the sect leader's hall.

Upon entering the hall, he immediately bowed to the person at the head of the table and said, "Disciple Zhou Tai greets the Sect Leader."

"No need for formalities."

Zhao Dongyang waved his hand, then looked at Zhou Tai with a smile and said, "Judging from your appearance, you must have gained a lot from successfully establishing your foundation this time!"

Given Zhou Tai's current appearance, if he doesn't reveal his name or release his magical aura, I'm afraid no one inside the Spirit Beast Mountain would recognize him.

As a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage, Zhao Dongyang was quite knowledgeable, but he had never seen a case like him, who had rejuvenated after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

He was well aware of how beneficial this change would be for Zhou Tai.

Zhou Tai didn't hide anything, and said respectfully with a pleased expression, "Sect Leader's insight is truly remarkable; this disciple indeed feels he has gained a great deal."

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"I understand. Back when I first successfully established my foundation, I was just as spirited and triumphant as you are now!"

Zhao Dongyang smiled slightly and said with a touch of emotion.

Zhou Tai didn't know if he said it on purpose or if he was genuinely moved by the scene.

Either way, it's a good thing.

He didn't say anything to disturb the other person, but waited silently for them to speak again.

Zhao Dongyang certainly knew why he was here today, even without him saying it.

So all we have to do is wait for Zhao Dongyang to speak first.

As expected, after a moment of reflection, Zhao Dongyang nodded slightly to him and said, "You came here right after reaching Foundation Establishment, probably because you wanted me to help you change your identity information and recommend a major cultivation technique and an elder you could take as a disciple!"

Zhou Tai nodded hurriedly and said, "Sect Leader, you are right. This disciple has indeed come for this reason."

"Alright, please give me your identity token first."

As Zhao Dongyang spoke, he reached out and took the identity token handed to him by Zhou Tai.

After scanning the information inside, he took out a more exquisite silver-white inner disciple token, entered Zhou Tai's personal information into it, and then casually tossed it to Zhou Tai.

"Alright, this inner disciple token will be your identification from now on. After you've finished refining it, go to the Everlasting Light Hall and ask Senior Brother Yu, who's cultivating there, to help you light your Soul Lamp!"

At this point, Zhao Dongyang paused, then looked at Zhou Tai and said, "As for your main cultivation technique, don't rush to change it. I will recommend you to a few elders who are interested in taking you as a disciple. If someone is willing to take you as a disciple, you can ask your master for guidance after you become a disciple."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tai's heart stirred, and he quickly understood Zhao Dongyang's meaning.

Admittedly, Sect Leader Zhao Dongyang could certainly recommend cultivation techniques to him, but the techniques Zhao Dongyang recommended could only be those collected in the sect's library.

And which cultivator who can cultivate to the Purple Mansion stage doesn't have some advanced cultivation techniques obtained from the outside world?

These advanced cultivation techniques, which they acquired from outside through purchase or plunder, would not be easily placed in the sect's library, allowing outsiders to know about them.

If Zhou Tai successfully becomes a disciple and then asks about the cultivation method, the master, if he happens to have a suitable method, will normally bestow it upon him.

Even if you don't have a suitable cultivation technique, if you encounter a master of good character, the master might help you get a good cultivation technique from a fellow disciple.

In the worst-case scenario, there are still cultivation techniques in the sect's library as a backup.

Realizing this, Zhou Tai quickly thanked Zhao Dongyang respectfully, saying, "Disciple understands, thank you for your guidance, Sect Leader."

"That's settled then. You can go back and wait for news."

Zhao Dongyang waved his hand, signaling the guests to leave.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Tai wisely took his leave immediately.

After leaving the main hall, Zhou Tai pondered for a moment. He didn't rush to the Everlasting Bright Hall to light the Life Soul Lamp, nor did he rush to the Hall of Benevolence to collect the welfare supplies for his inner disciples. Instead, he returned to Yuanfu Peak first.

After flying back to Yuanfu Peak, he landed directly in his courtyard.

As he broke through the Foundation Establishment stage and became an inner disciple, he could directly fly to places like Yuanfu Peak and Danlu Peak, landing directly on the mountain without having to descend from the elevator plaza and walk up the mountain.

As soon as Zhou Tai landed in the courtyard, he immediately smelled a foul odor.

It turned out that his seclusion this time had been too long, and he had repeatedly instructed the two spirit pets not to leave the yard, which resulted in their excrement being left in the yard.

After being piled up and fermented for dozens of days, the excrement naturally had a very strong odor.

"It was my oversight!"

He held his breath and silently examined his mistakes.

He first calmed down the two spirit pets that had enthusiastically come to him, and then fulfilled his duties as a pet owner by burning and washing away their excrement.

After cleaning up, Zhou Tai released both of his spirit pets out of the house, letting them roam freely around the valley and vent their frustrations from the past few days.

He himself sent out several communication talismans to some friends inside the mountain gate to convey the news that he had successfully emerged from seclusion.

These messages were sent out and soon received congratulatory replies.

Hu Qianqian's reply was even more excited; she said she would come over immediately to congratulate him in person.

Zhou Tai quickly replied to reassure her, asking her to be patient for another ten days or half a month until the matter of him becoming an apprentice was settled.

Before he could officially become an apprentice, Zhou Tai certainly didn't want to have any conflicts with anyone, lest his future master hear about it and think he was a troublemaker, thus excluding him from the sect.

Hu Qianqian has endured it all these years, so what's another ten days or half a month?

After calming Hu Qianqian down, Zhou Tai rested for a while and then began to verify his conjecture.

Inside the study, he picked up his brush and wrote a Thunder Spear Talisman in one go.

Looking at the Thunder Spear Talisman he had just drawn, Zhou Tai rested for a moment before immediately starting to draw the second talisman.

He continued writing and drawing the talisman one after another, and soon completed ten times.

Three out of ten!

This is the result of Zhou Tai's experiment.

He was absolutely right. After successfully establishing his foundation, his success rate in drawing talismans did indeed increase significantly.

Given this success rate, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe his future sales of Thunder Spear Talismans as "robbery."

"It seems that after I become an apprentice, I can try drawing the chain lightning strike talisman!"

Zhou Tai was in high spirits and looked forward to it very much.

The benefits of the Chain Lightning Strike Talisman are something you'll know once you use it!

Even though he has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, this lightning talisman can still be used as a killing move for a short period of time.

The next morning, Zhou Tai went to visit Zeng Qiming's cave early in the morning.

Now that you have successfully established your foundation, do you intend to heed the advice I gave you back then?

In the living room, after congratulating Zhou Tai, Zeng Qiming watched as he brought up the old story again.

He had told Zhou Tai before that Zhou Tai's path of talismanic arts had gone astray, that it was a case of taking an unorthodox approach and failing to grasp the true essence of talismanic arts.

However, Zhou Tai needed to use talisman drawing to earn money to improve his cultivation and obtain foundation-building resources, so even knowing this, he could not correct it.

Now that Zhou Tai has successfully established his foundation, he naturally wants to know what Zhou Tai will choose.

Zhou Tailai had actually guessed that he would ask this question and already had an answer. At this moment, he respectfully replied, "I have never forgotten Master Zeng's advice. Once I have settled down, I will definitely correct my bad habits and devote myself to studying the true essence of talismanic arts!"

He wanted to go further in the path of talismans, and he would definitely listen to Zeng Qiming's advice.

Moreover, only by heeding Zeng Qiming's advice and showing his attitude can one hope to obtain profound talismanic teachings from him.

Zeng Qiming was very satisfied with his answer and immediately clapped his hands and laughed, "Excellent!"

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Tai with admiration and encouraged him, "You have a lot of talent in the art of talismans. If you can get on the right track and study it diligently, you will definitely achieve great things in the future."

Zhou Tai was quite pleased to receive his praise and immediately replied respectfully, "This student will certainly work diligently and strive to live up to Master Zeng's high expectations!"

"Yes, if you have any questions about the Dao of Talismans in the future, you can come to see me anytime, or send me a message. As long as I can answer them, I will certainly not hold back!"

Zeng Qiming nodded in satisfaction and immediately made some substantial promises.

Zhou Tai was immediately overjoyed, knowing that he had come to the right place.

With his current talisman-drawing skills, even if he were given a profound talisman-making inheritance, he wouldn't be able to use it for the time being.

However, Zeng Qiming's guidance was genuinely able to improve his talisman-drawing skills.

As far as he knew, Zeng Qiming had a deep understanding of various five-element talismans. If he wanted to follow the right path of talismanic arts, he would need to learn more about other talismans he had never encountered before. With Zeng Qiming's guidance, he would undoubtedly avoid many detours.

Overjoyed, he thanked Zeng Qiming profusely and left the place contentedly.

After leaving Zeng Qiming's cave, Zhou Tai immediately released the Sharp Claw Wind Owl Laifu, which flew towards the location of the Changming Palace.

It's true that he can now fly using his qi, but since he has a mount to get around, there's no need for him to waste his magic power.

Moreover, after he successfully established his foundation, the Clawed Wind Owl Laifu would only have one use left: a mount for transportation. It was not appropriate to deprive it of the opportunity to serve its master.

The Changming Hall of Spirit Beast Mountain is somewhat similar to the Ancestral Hall. It is not a place with many people, but it is very important.

The Hall of Everlasting Light contains the life-soul lamps of all cultivators in the sect who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage or above. The extinguishing of any one of these life-soul lamps means that the person who left the lamp has perished, and that the sect has lost at least one combatant at the Foundation Establishment stage or above.

Therefore, the importance of this place is self-evident.

For this reason, Spirit Beast Mountain specially arranged for a Grand Master of the Purple Mansion stage to guard the temple here.