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Chapter 118 Entering the Yue Lan Sect on the Third Level (4000 words)

The young man looked excited as he saw the cyan plaque in Xu Ning's hand.

"Fellow disciples!"

It seems that seeing Xu Ning is a very happy thing.

"My name is Gu Qinghe, and I am from the Gu family of Gushan County."

"Tani-san County..."

Xu Ning knew this place.

Gushan County is not far from the Yuelan Sect. If you travel quickly, it will probably take less than ten days to reach it.

Gu Qinghe explained, "After I left the city, I was ambushed by my enemies halfway there. At that time, it was too far from Gushan County, and I couldn't escape back the way I came, so I could only rush here."

"I went through many hardships and several fierce battles along the way, and I almost lost my life."

Gu Qinghe's words were full of bitterness: "I originally had more than a dozen guards around me, but now they have all been killed in order to protect me."

Seemingly having held it in for too long, Gu Qinghe started babbling on and on as soon as he saw Xu Ning, his future fellow disciple.

"It really wasn't easy..."

Xu Ning said, "However, let's not waste time talking now and get into the sect as soon as possible. If there are more assassins after us, I might be implicated because of you."

Gu Qinghe listened and said, "What you said makes sense."

As he spoke, Gu Qinghe led a horse over from not far away. Xu Ning took one look and realized that it was no ordinary horse.

However, the horse was covered in wounds and looked rather weak.

"Where are you from?"

After mounting his horse, Gu Qinghe asked.

"Chunlin County, Xu Ning."

Xu Ning briefly introduced himself.

"I don't recall the Xu family being one of the three major families of Chunlin County, right?"

Gu Qinghe has a somewhat unconventional personality and is quite direct when asking questions.

"No, it was a spot given by the Feng family."

There's really no need to hide it.

Gu Qinghe kept nagging along the way.

If it weren't for his appearance, Xu Ning would never have believed that this guy had just gone through a life-or-death chase.

It took less than half an hour to ride again.

A massive mountain gate came into view.

As you get closer, the large characters above the mountain gate become clearer.

Yuelan Sect.

"We've finally arrived."

Xu Ning and Gu Qinghe both felt a sense of relief.

After a long and arduous journey, we finally arrived at our destination.

From a distance, they could see disciples dressed in uniform guarding the mountain gate.

Beside the disciples guarding the mountain gate, there were two giant, ferocious dog-like beasts lying down, seemingly dozing off.

Disciples were also coming and going in and out of the mountain gates.

"Who has entered my Yue Lan Sect?"

Xu Ning and Gu Qinghe rode closer, but a guard disciple suddenly blocked their way.

"We are here to be introduced as soon as possible disciples."

Xu Ning and Gu Qinghe simultaneously took out the blue plaques that proved their identities.

Upon seeing this, the disciple examined the two people's badges, and his expression softened.

"So you are my two junior brothers. In that case, come with me into the mountains."

The disciple's attitude changed after seeing the blue token.

With this badge, as long as the identity is confirmed later, one will start as an inner disciple.

"Thank you, senior brother."

Xu Ning and Gu Qinghe thanked him.

"This horse cannot enter the sect."

The disciple offered a timely reminder.

Xu Ning and Gu Qinghe exchanged a glance, then both dismounted and drove him away.

"Come with me."

The disciple then led the way.

Clearly, guiding newcomers into the sect is also one of their tasks.

As they crossed the mountain gate, Xu Ning and Gu Qinghe passed in front of the two ferocious dog-like beasts.

The two ferocious hounds opened their eyes at the same time, their noses twitching a few times, as if they had memorized the two people's scents.

"It's a Void Realm demon beast..."

Xu Ning had already determined the level of the two gatekeeper monsters.

When those two ferocious hounds were staring at him, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

The disciple leading the way guided the two of them as they continued up the mountain steps.

They climbed countless steps until they reached a wide, flat area.

On the flat ground, there were various buildings, and disciples dressed in different clothes, walking hurriedly.

"I'll take you to verify your identities first."

The disciple leading the way first led the two into a nearby gatehouse.

He exchanged information with the disciple on duty inside, and then took out a book.

"Tell us where you're from, which company recommended you, and what your names are."

The disciple opened the book.

"My name is Xu Ning, and I was recommended by the Feng family of Chunlin County."

Upon hearing this, the disciple searched through the catalog and found Xu Ning's name.

Below Xu Ning's name is a small portrait of him, which bears at least 90% resemblance to the real Xu Ning.

Whether it was Xu Ning's information or his portrait, Feng Chengyu had prepared them in advance and sent them through the monster that delivered the letters.

The Yuelan Sect has very strict requirements for the selection of disciples.

This is done to prevent the recommended disciple from running into trouble halfway through, and then having someone else use the credentials to impersonate him.

"Correct."

Afterwards, the disciple confirmed Gu Qinghe's identity.

That's also correct.

"In that case, I will take my two junior brothers to their temporary lodgings first."

The disciple said.

"There are still ten days before the sect leaders and elders select their true disciples."

As the disciple led the way, he explained to the two, "These ten days are not yet considered formal entry into the sect for you two junior brothers."

"If you are selected as true disciples in ten days, you will follow the elder who selected you to their main peak. If you are not selected as true disciples, you will automatically become inner disciples."

In addition, the disciple also diligently explained various precautions to the two of them.

They were then taken to a villa.

Inside the villa, rows of houses with blue bricks and tiles are closely connected, and they look very simple.

"This is where the inner disciples awaiting entry live... There's a wooden sign hanging outside the door, so no one lives here yet."

The disciple said, "You can choose your own rooms. The rooms are fully equipped with basic necessities. During these ten days, someone will come to deliver meals. After ten days, someone will call you all away for the true disciple selection."

"Oh, and remember this: whatever you do, don't do it here."

Before leaving, the disciple gave a special reminder: "If you make a move, you will be immediately stripped of your status as a prospective disciple and expelled from the sect."

After saying this, the disciple left.

"As expected of a major sect, they have so many rules."

Gu Qinghe shook his head and sighed, "Brother Xu, let's choose a room."

At this moment, Gu Qinghe was impatient and wanted to find a place to wash up and change his clothes as soon as possible.

"it is good."

Xu Ning and Gu Qinghe walked past each of the brick and tile houses.

Xu Ning roughly estimated that there were nearly a hundred brick and tile houses here, but only a small portion of them were inhabited.

According to what the disciple who led the way said, these people should all be newcomers with the qualifications of inner disciples.

"Brother Xu, this will do."

Gu Qinghe stopped in front of two adjacent, unoccupied rooms.

"We just met after joining the group, and living close by makes it easier to take care of each other."

Gu Qinghe said.

Xu Ning did not object, and then she and Gu Qinghe each chose a teahouse.

Upon entering the teahouse, Xu Ning looked around.

The room wasn't big, but everything was neatly organized.

Xu Ning placed the package he was carrying on the table and then opened it.

The package mainly contained some changes of clothes and a wooden box.

Inside that wooden box was the Pure Origin Pill, a gift from Feng Chengyu, which he said had the function of currency within the Yue Lan Sect.

Originally, there were thirty Pure Source Pills, but Xu Ning used fifteen of them to exchange for 1500 units of energy.

Adding to the energy accumulated by Xu Ning in the Chuanhe Mountains and the spiritual energy crystals expelled by the Thousand Source Worms, Xu Ning's energy units reached 1650.

Of those 1650 units of energy, Xu Ning used 600 units to upgrade the Tide Fist to the third level.

After advancing to the third level, Xu Ning unleashed the Tidal Fist, which became even more lethal.

Xu Ning can now unleash a quadruple-force punch continuously without injury, without needing to rely on the starting full-force punch or the double-force punch.

With this level of strength, Xu Ning can basically kill opponents of the same level instantly.

Even when facing that half-Void Realm demon beast in the Chuanhe Mountains, Xu Ning was confident he could fight it.

However, after upgrading Tide Fist to the third level, Xu Ning discovered a problem: the "+" sign after Tide Fist disappeared from the martial arts panel.

Each of the Void Realm Secret Techniques has nine levels. Currently, the Tide Fist has only reached the third level, and there is still a long way to go before it is fully mastered.

Xu Ning also knew the reason.

This is because, after reaching the fourth level, the Void Realm Secret Technique involves changes in "nature," and to cultivate "nature," one must first achieve the Void Realm.

This is one manifestation of the mutual influence and connection between the Void Realm Secret Techniques and the Void Realm Secret Manual.

In other words, before Xu Ning achieved the Void Realm Martial Master, his Tide Fist could only be temporarily stuck at the third level.

Afterwards, Xu Ning consumed another 1000 units of energy to upgrade the Flame Breath Bone Scripture given to him by Feng Chengyu to the third level.

This Flame Breath Bone-Generating Scripture, in a sense, is a higher-level Source Breath Body-Forging Technique.

It is a technique that enhances the physical body. Once a mortal martial artist achieves the Void Realm Martial Master, their body will undergo a qualitative change.

The physical strength that was previously at its limit in the mortal realm will achieve another leap.

After the leap, the Flame Breath Bone Scripture can temper and strengthen the physical body at the Void Realm level.

In addition, the Yanxi Shenggu Jing (炎息生骨经) also has the function of repairing one's own injuries.

According to the description of the Flame Breath Bone-Generating Scripture, if one cultivates to the ninth level, as long as one is not killed on the spot, even if one's bones are crushed and one's flesh is torn, one can still recover from the injuries.

Although Xu Ning has only cultivated the Flame Breath Bone Scripture to the third level, he can still achieve rapid self-repair after being injured.

Previously, Xu Ning's face was slashed by Gu Qinghe with a flying knife, but it healed within a few breaths. This is the ability of the Flame Breath Bone Regeneration Scripture.

After upgrading both Tidal Fist and Flame Breath Bone Scripture to the third level, Xu Ning only had a mere 50 units of energy left.

Now, Xu Ning is once again experiencing the feeling of being short of energy.

"These fifteen Pure Origin Pills should be kept for now; they might be useful in the future..."

Xu Ning carefully put away the Pure Source Pill.

He has already reached the limit in all aspects of his abilities and does not need energy to improve them for the time being.

Afterwards, Xu Ning took out the belt and examined the Thousand Source Worms.

Now, after consuming several kinds of minerals, the Thousand Source Worm excretes a few spiritual crystals every now and then.

After that, the Thousand Source Worm fell into a state of slumber.

At this moment, the Thousand Source Insects had completely curled up, looking like a plump little white ball.

Xu Ning was not worried about this; on the contrary, she was looking forward to it.

Because this is a precursor to the Thousand Source Worm's metamorphosis.

After hatching, the Thousand Source Insects will grow over time and undergo repeated transformations.

After each metamorphosis, the Thousand Source Worm evolves and excretes higher-quality spiritual energy crystals.

The spiritual energy crystals emitted by the previous Thousand Source Worm were no longer sufficient to meet Xu Ning's requirements.

After this transformation, Xu Ning hopes that the Thousand Origin Worm can give him a satisfactory result.

After everything was tidied up, Xu Ning changed her clothes and then closed her eyes to rest on the bed.

After a long and arduous journey, Xu Ning was indeed feeling tired.

Perhaps due to exhaustion, Xu Ning actually fell asleep during the day.

Xu Ning was awakened when a chaotic argument broke out outside the brothel.

"It seems there's been a conflict..."

Xu Ning sat up and listened to the noises coming from outside the theater.

"That voice... seems to be Gu Qinghe?"

Xu Ning frowned.

He quickly went outside the teahouse.

A dozen meters away, Gu Qinghe was arguing with a handsome young man in fine clothes.

Both of them looked ready to fight at any moment.

"What's going on?"

Xu Ning couldn't understand what could have caused Gu Qinghe, who had just arrived, to get into a conflict with someone.

Judging from the intensity of their confrontation, if it weren't for the rule against physical violence, the two would definitely have started fighting.

At this moment, it wasn't just Xu Ning who was looking at the two of them; people from the other huts also poked their heads out.

However, no one stepped forward in the face of this scene; they all just watched the spectacle from their own doorways.

Some people had been in this villa for over ten days, and their daily lives were quite boring. They were all very interested in seeing this scene.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Ning finally walked towards the two of them.

"Brother Gu, calm down."

Xu Ning walked up behind Gu Qinghe and patted him on the shoulder.

Although Gu Qinghe had unintentionally hurt him before, Xu Ning felt that Gu Qinghe was not scheming and was a good person after they got to know each other, so he was willing to befriend him.

Xu Ning exchanged a glance with the handsome young man opposite him, and then advised Gu Qinghe, "The true disciple assessment is in ten days. If a dispute breaks out now and we are punished, it will be a loss."

After being comforted by Xu Ning, Gu Qinghe's anger seemed to subside somewhat.

But he gritted his teeth and threatened the handsome young man, "Duan Xuefeng, you just wait!"

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ning instantly realized that the conflict between the two might not have just occurred.

The two of them are probably old acquaintances.

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