Mortal Alchemy

East Profound Sect.

Clouds swirled, and thousands of peaks stood tall.

Ancient buildings, existing here for thousands of years, stretched endlessly.

Countless rare and exotic beasts soared freely, emitting joyful sounds, celebrating the East Profound Sect's True Inheritance Ceremony today!

Flying magical artifacts descended one after another, and the other three sects also sent their core disciples to observe.

Palace Moon Peak, Palace Moon Elder appeared with Chen Ping.

Celestial music lingered, rare and exotic beasts lined up, and the East Profound Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul cultivators were also receiving guests from the three sects one by one.

Palace Moon Elder said, "Internal strife within the East Profound Sect is constant, but the True Inheritance Ceremony involves the fundamental inheritance of the sect and is the most important matter."

"Ping'er, being a True Inheritor, will have the opportunity to inherit the position of Sect Master in the future."

Chen Ping's heart couldn't help but surge.

"If talent is insufficient and too many resources are invested, but one still cannot advance to the Nascent Soul stage, it will burden the sect. If this continues, the East Profound Sect will decline."

"At levels above the Golden Core, emotions are not considered, only talent and official matters are discussed. Everyone has a scale in their heart to weigh who can become the backbone of the East Profound Sect and who can inherit the great統."

Chen Ping understood that this was the reason why the four major sects had endured for thousands of years in the Eastern Domain's cultivation world.

"The outer sects come to observe the ceremony to announce to the Eastern Domain's cultivation world that Ping'er is a promising junior. Everyone is usually busy with their own affairs and rarely has the opportunity to meet."

"Ping'er, you want to build an Immortal City, so at the banquet after the ceremony, you should befriend the True Inheritors of the outer sects."

Chen Ping nodded.

Even at the Golden Core stage, a distinction must be made between True Inheritors and non-True Inheritors, directly creating a gap in resources. A long pain is worse than a short one; this is for the greater good of the sect.

If it is for the path of cultivation, then one should do their best to move forward and advance to the Nascent Soul stage in the coming years… But if one cannot…

Thinking of this, Chen Ping's heart was filled with complex emotions.

The sect was busy, and Palace Moon Elder led Chen Ping to the platform for assuming the True Inheritance.

This place was adorned with flowers and accompanied by pleasant celestial music.

At the very top of the True Inheritance platform, the Sect Master of the East Profound Sect was seated, with dozens of Nascent Soul Elders behind him. Palace Moon Elder was standing among them at this moment.

Three mountain peaks were connected by magical power with rainbow bridges, where guests from the three sects were seated to watch the ceremony.

As time gradually passed, guests from the three sects took their seats one after another.

In this sixty-year cycle, the East Profound Sect had twenty-three newly advanced Golden Core cultivators, ten of whom were granted True Inheritance.

Among these ten people were Chen Ping and Wang Funi. Chen Ping found the remaining eight to be extremely unfamiliar, and it seemed that this was the first time they had met.

Among the ten, Wang Funi was the only one with a Foundation Establishment cultivation base, while the remaining nine were all Golden Core True Persons.

The ten were also observing and sizing each other up, with expressions of harmony on their faces.

Each had received instructions from their masters that even if there were resource conflicts in the future, they would try to downplay them, maintain appearances, and leave some room for maneuver.

This was also the benefit of being a True Inheritor, not to mention that if they encountered tasks from the Central Domain Immortal Gate in the coming years, it would be good to form a good relationship at this moment to cooperate effectively.

Those who could advance to the Golden Core stage and be ranked as True Inheritors were not simple characters.

No matter how one was during the Foundation Establishment stage, entering the Golden Core stage was a new level.

There were only a few thousand Golden Core True Persons in the entire Eastern Domain's cultivation world.

With all four sects present, none of the ten said anything out of line.

At noon.

"Rumble!"

Suddenly, a vast immortal light soared into the sky, transforming into the ancestral founders of the East Profound Sect. The entire sky was occupied by figures, covering the sun and the sky. This magnificent force was the foundation of the East Profound Sect, a famous and righteous path.

An ancient and vicissitudinous voice sounded, "The True Inheritance Ceremony begins."

The guests from the three sects stood up, clasped their fists, and saluted the main seat, their voices solemn:

"Congratulations to the East Profound Sect for passing on the flame and extending its blessings!"

"Fellow Daoists, there is no need to be so polite." After a moment, the voice of the East Profound Sect Master sounded. His voice was gentle and refined, like that of a scholar:

"My sect's ten juniors have recently advanced to the Golden Core stage. Today, they wish to ascend to the position of True Inheritors, becoming the new flame of my East Profound Sect and inheriting the legacy of our ancestors."

"Therefore, today, we trouble all fellow Daoists to come from afar to witness this."

The voice changed, becoming vast and majestic:

"After a sixty-year cycle, Wang Funi, you are the eldest senior sister of this generation of True Inheritors. You should strive forward and abide by the rules of my East Profound Sect."

This was based on the order of entry into the sect. Wang Funi was brought to the East Profound Sect by Chen Ping more than forty years ago.

"Bow."

Wang Funi immediately knelt down and bowed to the ancestors of the East Profound Sect.

"Liu Lijing, you are the second True Inheritor of this generation."

"Bow."

Liu Lijing immediately kowtowed and bowed.

"Chen Ping, you are the third True Inheritor of this generation."

"Bow."

Chen Ping immediately kowtowed and bowed.

Then came the remaining seven, who kowtowed and bowed one by one.

All ten maintained the posture of kowtowing and kneeling.

Then, the Sect Master of the East Profound Sect cupped his hands and looked towards the sky, "Ancestral founders, the ten True Inheritors have now been fully conferred."

The voice fell.

"Boom!!!!!"

Celestial music lingered, space tore apart, reflecting a corner of the Central Domain Immortal Gate, which was vast and boundless, with immortal energy soaring, making people yearn for it.

Some of the still-living ancestral masters of the East Profound Sect were blurred, obscured by immortal energy, and an ancient and kind voice came from within:

"Good."

Then, the voice of the Sect Master of the East Profound Sect sounded:

"This generation of True Inheritors has now been properly positioned. Everyone, congratulate my East Profound Sect for having successors and a long-lasting lineage!"

The next moment, congratulations and cheers resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

The clamor shook the sky.

After that, Chen Ping and the others slowly stood up, and the space healed.

"…So, there are still many living ancestral masters in the East Profound Sect."

Only those who were seen by a group of old antiques were considered true disciples of the East Profound Sect. The rest were all servants and cannon fodder.

The Immortal Path was so cruel and ruthless.

After the conferral, celestial music flowed, and a grand banquet was held to celebrate with the heavens.

Various sects also sent gifts to exchange feelings.

In a trance, the usual scheming and fighting seemed to disappear, leaving people silent and dazed.

Chen Ping also knew even more why the East Profound Sect had been weak for many years, yet the three sects still treated it this way. Ultimately, it was not only because there were Nascent Soul Sect Masters from generation to generation, but also because there were still living ancestors in the Central Domain Immortal Gate.

At that moment, Palace Moon Elder transmitted his voice secretly:

"Ping'er, I will take a step ahead and return to the Palace family. Tomorrow, your Golden Core Ceremony will be held."