Infiltrating the righteous path? Just another place to be a sycophant.

"Hey, nonsense! Junior Brother Lu Ping, do you know that your master is the only elder in the sect who can unleash the Eternal Sword Intent!"

"...His eternal sword intent...it's not...not quite real," Lu An said somewhat guiltily.

He's gone too far with his boasting. Now everyone's imagining him possessing some kind of eternal sword intent, capable of suppressing a thunder dragon with a single sword strike. It's really getting to him.

Showing off wasn't his intention, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"What do you mean it's not real? Is there any cultivation technique that can forge the Eternal Sword Intent?"

"Junior Brother Lu Ping, you're not well-known in the sect yet. I'll definitely make you famous next time! You should know that having a good master means you can do whatever you want in the sect!"

Hao Jian patted Lu An on the shoulder. Although Hao Jian was not as tall as Lu An, he still looked like an elder brother.

"What if Elder Lu An doesn't want to take on any disciples?"

"I think he will accept him. It wouldn't make sense for the sect not to have any disciples."

"What if he really doesn't know how? After all, I know my master's personality; he's quite averse to trouble."

Hao Jian pondered for a moment and said, "Then we can only let him be, but I remember that Yuan Tian Sheng Zong has a rule that requires him to accept disciples."

Lu An became alert and pricked up his ears, asking, "What rules?"

Hao Jian closed his eyes and pondered for a while: "I remember that if the sect leader designates someone and more than half of the inner sect elders agree, then that elder must accept this disciple, regardless of whether he agrees or not."

"Are there really such domineering rules?"

"This is a kind of forced apprenticeship method. In the past, there were some elders in the sect who were lazy and didn't take on any apprentices. Even if they did, they didn't teach them. So this rule came about."

"Moreover, I've heard that if a disciple doesn't reach a certain level by a certain time and doesn't have any true disciples, then that person will be disqualified from being an elder."

Lu An said in a low voice, "I don't think my master has ever mentioned this before."

Hao Jian laughed loudly: "Hahaha, Junior Brother Lu Ping, you're not your master. Even if someone mentioned it to him, you wouldn't know."

Lu An could only be speechless.

Damn it, even if I were Lu An, I wouldn't know about this rule. Besides, what Yu Wanqing told me was that he was free to take on apprentices without any restrictions. Where were the KPI indicators and assessments?

"Alright, Junior Brother Lu Ping, my wife, we've finished our business for today. Isn't it time to return to the sect?"

"Return to the sect?"

Lu An glanced at the Red Wedding Pavilion, which had a "No Entry" sign hanging on it, and nodded.

I don't know why, but it seems that wherever I go, something bad happens or the place closes down, including Zuimenglou, which hosted the cooking competition last time.

It's really crazy.

"Fellow Daoists, fellow Daoists, are you returning to the Yuan Tian Sacred Sect?"

A heavy breathing sound came from behind. Lu An, Hao Jian, and Luo Huayu turned around and saw a familiar figure.

Zhao Dong.

He looked extremely tired at that moment, and there was no woman by his side.

"Yes, Fellow Daoist Zhao, we are preparing to return to our sect. Do you have a woman you like at the Red Marriage Pavilion?" Hao Jian asked curiously.

"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Hao is joking. Who would want me?" Zhao Dong laughed heartily, but his smile was full of bitterness.

“That’s really…”

"Fellow Daoists, please don't leave. I have a favor to ask of you."

"Do us a favor?"

"If you wish to join my sect, perhaps your aptitude is not..."

"Fellow Daoist Hao, you've misunderstood! That's not it at all! I just wanted to exchange contact information with you so we can communicate again in the future!"

Chapter 192 What are the so-called Sun and Moon?

"Leave your contact information, why?" Hearing this request, Lu An actually felt a little disgusted.

He didn't want to have too much contact with these people, because he was really afraid that he would be asked to do things for others, and he wouldn't be able to do them.

But you can just refuse.

"Someone like me never runs into big shots; they usually ignore me. But you two..."

"You two, I feel you're different from them, completely different! So I'd like to be friends with you!"

"I am honored that Fellow Daoist Zhao thinks so highly of me. This is my communication stone. Let's touch it and leave our respective spiritual energy marks!"

The two took out their communication stones and touched them together. A unique spiritual energy belonging to each of them entered the communication stones, and the two were able to communicate.

Hao Jian put away the transmission stone: "Fellow Daoist, although your aptitude is not enough to enter my Yuan Tian Holy Sect, the world is vast and there are many opportunities. I believe you will become a great power in the future!"

Zhao Dong smiled wryly, "Hahaha, how easy is it to become a powerful figure? Even with good fortune, talent is still required. As for me, if I can reach the Nascent Soul stage, I'll already be considered lucky!"

"Would you like to ride in our carriage? Maybe it's on our way?"

"No, I've heard that demons are rampant in the north, and I plan to go there to see for myself," Zhao Dong waved his hand in refusal.

"Knowing that demons are rampant in the north, why did you still go to see them?" Lu An asked, puzzled.

Last time he was almost torn to pieces by the Stormhawk, and that was just a demonic beast. This time he's heading into the land of demons?

However, Lu An was also wondering, what is the difference between demons and monsters?

"I've heard that the great war between human cultivators and demons in the north has led to the appearance of some ancient ruins. There might be some opportunities there, so I plan to go and take a look."

“I’ve heard about the demons in the north. Our Yuantian Holy Sect has also sent people there. It’s said that there are demons comparable to those at the Mahayana stage, but they are isolated by an ancient barrier. Fellow Daoist Zhao, you must be careful.”

"There are still demons at the Mahayana stage in the North? It seems truly dangerous. But fortune favors the bold... Thank you for your wise advice, Fellow Daoist Hao."

"This is our farewell. The road ahead in the martial world is long. Fellow Daoist Zhao, take care!"

"Take care! Fellow Daoist Hao, Fellow Daoist Lu, and Fellow Daoist Luo..."

After saying their goodbyes, Zhao Dong turned and left. Only then did Lu An notice that Zhao Dong's robes had patches on the hem.

Looking at Zhao Dong's back, Lu An felt a sense of exhaustion and helplessness.

Perhaps this is what ordinary cultivators look like.

Everyone is trying their best to live.

Although he's always been a slacker, he's also a lucky guy.

If he weren't a slacker, he probably wouldn't have experienced this feeling or received this kind of treatment.

The group arrived at the station in Lin Shen City. The carriage they had taken last time was already waiting there. However, Lu An became curious. Had the coachman been waiting here all along?

"Hahaha, this is my job, so naturally I should wait here."

The coachman laughed heartily, then reached out and pulled up the collar.

Lu An, however, keenly noticed the pink tinge on the coachman's neck.

The coachman's uncontrollable laughter, and the pink tinge on his neck that was deliberately concealed, made Lu An feel uneasy.

This old coachman probably enjoyed himself here for a while.

That's normal, everyone wants to have some fun, right?

The carriages started moving, and they were about to return home, but countless people still came to Lin Shen City.

Countless flying swords and mythical beasts arrived in Lin Shen City. Each sword carried a cultivator, or each carried its master on its back. Their masters came here full of dreams and expectations.

Or perhaps it's pressure.

"Could you lower the cost of this flying boat? I only have this many spirit stones on me."

"Get out of here! What's the point of riding this broken flying boat if you don't have spirit stones? Get lost!"

One of the people in charge of the airship waved his hand, sending away one of the people who had asked to pay a small amount of spirit stones to board the airship.

The man walked away dejectedly, his eyes filled with loneliness.

His robes were covered in patches, and he pulled a bill from his sleeve. The bill had several large characters written on it that sent a chill down Lu An's spine.

"Monthly Repayment Bill for Dongfu" - Yuanbao Money Shop.

Looks like this guy still has monthly bills to pay.

This reminded Lu An of some mortgage holders from his previous life.

They are in the same boat, burdened with unpaid mortgages, living a miserable life worse than a dog's every month.

I almost became that kind of person myself, but thankfully I woke up and didn't join this foolish house-buying game.

With the driver cracking his whip, the carriage set off, and with the horses swaying and staggering, the carriage soared into the sky on a full moon night.

The bright moon hung in the sky, like a huge white jade plate. The moonlight shone on the carriage. The three of them lifted the curtain and opened the window, and there was a chilling feeling that made them shudder.

"Some people used to say that the moon is a giant sphere and that the sun's rays are reflected onto the moon, which is why the moon shines."

"However, before our ancestor of cultivation broke through to the Mahayana stage, he cultivated a secret technique and, with his body at the ninth level of the Tribulation Transcending stage, temporarily broke through the shackles of this world and discovered what the sun and moon really are."

Looking at the bright moon hanging in the sky, Hao Jian suddenly started explaining some scientific facts.

"Oh? Then what exactly are the sun and moon?"

"Junior Brother Lu Ping doesn't know? Isn't this basic?"

"I don't know, I haven't studied it."

"That's really strange. This is the theory of Heaven and Earth, which should be taught to all new members of the sect... Oh, you're Elder Lu An's disciple. You haven't attended our Yuan Tian Sacred Sect's preparatory class yet, have you?"

"No……"

Lu An was glad that his current identity was Lu Ping, a disciple he had fabricated.

If he were to ask this question in his capacity as Elder Lu An, then the problem would be much bigger.

It would either be laughed at to death, or people would think it was some kind of enlightening question with a profound and mysterious connotation.

“Then it’s understandable. I can say that our ancestor discovered that the sun and moon in our world are actually a huge energy body.”

"A massive energy body?"

"That's right. The sun's energy body is a scorching flame. Even a cultivator at the Mahayana stage could be vaporized if they got close. Ancient legends also say: 'The sun is extremely hot, even a true immortal cannot touch it.'"

"It means that the sun's temperature is very high. If you get too close, even a true immortal would be instantly melted. True immortals are not to be touched."

"And what about the moon?"

"The moon represents extreme cold; touching it will freeze one forever. That's why when the moon shines on a person, they feel cold, because the moon is essentially a cold energy body."

Lu An nodded thoughtfully.

After all, this was the first time he had ever heard of a cultivation worldview that belonged to this world.

"So what are the constraints on this world that the patriarch spoke of?"

"Our world is shrouded by a huge barrier that isolates the connection between heaven and earth, as well as objects from outside the sky. This barrier is called the dome."

Chapter 193 It turns out to be Volume B

"A dome? Is that a round shell?"

"It's probably like a dome, except it's transparent. Outside the dome are the sun, moon, stars, and the vast universe."

"So the world is an egg? A shell inside a shell?"

"What eggs? Eggs are just balls, how can people live in them? This world is just a plate, a plate covered by a transparent dome."

Lu An was dumbfounded: "Isn't this world a sphere?"

How come this is different from his previous world theory?

Hao Jian said seriously, "How could it be a sphere? The fact is, this world is a big disc. A big disc was built on top of it, and the disc is the dome. Outside the dome are the sun, moon, stars, and the primordial universe!"

"Besides, how can people live in a sphere? Wouldn't the people on the other side just fall down?"

Lu An was stunned.

It seems that people in this world don't understand what gravity is.

"There is a force called gravity, which attracts everyone and prevents the thing attached to the egg from falling off."

"Hahaha, Junior Brother Lu Ping, you really love to joke. What kind of power could possibly hold everyone back? Does anyone practice the Star Absorbing Technique inside an egg yolk?"