hhnovel Chapter 117 Identity [1/3 update]
Chapter 117 Identity [1/3 update]
The two of them were chatting idly.
Suddenly,
a sword-like rainbow streaked across the sky and landed on the peak of Tian Shu Peak.
A middle-aged male cultivator with a face like jade slowly walked out from it.
"It's Uncle-Master Ziheng!"
Someone shouted.
Outside the entire Tian Shu Pavilion, the eyes of all the registered disciples were focused on Murong Ziheng, filled with admiration, respect, and awe.
"I heard that Uncle-Master Ziheng was also a registered disciple before.
After tireless efforts, he defied fate and was favored by an inner elder, who took him as a closed disciple.
Uncle-Master Ziheng is truly a role model for us.
We registered disciples should learn from him."
"Heh heh, where did you hear such rumors?
The Murong family is a prominent family even in Jiuhua County City.
Even if he didn't work hard, the inner elder would still take him as a disciple out of respect for his family.
How can we rogue cultivators learn from him?
Stop daydreaming."
Among the crowd, there were also sour cultivators who poured cold water on the situation.
Li Lan had been here for several months.
He had a basic understanding of what a closed disciple was.
All the disciples of Guangji Sect can be roughly divided into four categories.
The first category is registered disciples.
The requirements to become this type of disciple are the most relaxed, only requiring a cultivation level above the first level of Qi Refining.
There are no other requirements for realm, spiritual root aptitude, etc.
These registered disciples are at the bottom of the entire sect.
It is also the most mixed group.
The weakest among them may only barely have reached the first level of Qi Refining.
The strongest may very well be trying to break through the bottleneck of the Foundation Establishment stage.
The second category is elite disciples.
These disciples are strictly selected each year through the Dust Washing Ceremony.
Talent, spiritual root aptitude, and bone age are all top choices.
Although these elite disciples have not been in the sect for a long time,
their cultivation level is not very high, and most of them are still hovering in the Qi Refining stage.
But their advantage is that they have not been cultivating for a long time and are young, mostly around twenty years old.
Given time, they may be able to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage and complete the achievement of leaping through the dragon gate.
The third category is direct disciples.
The minimum requirement to become this type of disciple is to advance to the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
Only after breaking through the Foundation Establishment stage,
can one be taken seriously by the inner elders and have the qualifications to be accepted as a personal disciple.
Only by breaking through the Foundation Establishment stage can one officially become a member of the Guangji Sect,
and only then can one be entrusted with important tasks in the future.
Don't think that the late stage of Qi Refining and the early stage of Foundation Establishment are only one realm apart.
But the treatment they receive and the real difference in strength are completely different.
Many talented cultivators spend their entire lives stuck in the late stage of Qi Refining,
unable to make any further progress, and eventually die in depression with regret and helplessness when their lifespan is exhausted.
If we consider the three small realms of the early, middle, and late stages of Qi Refining as transformations,
then advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage is a true rebirth, a complete transformation from mortality to immortality.
Apart from the legendary Heavenly Spiritual Root,
even True Spiritual Root cultivators with equally amazing talents,
with the help of Foundation Establishment Pills and other cultivation resources,
it is by no means easy to take this step.
In large sects,
even if only one out of a thousand late-stage Qi Refining cultivators successfully establishes a foundation,
it is enough to be called the blessing of the ancestors and the fortune of the sect.
From this, it can be seen how difficult it is for ordinary cultivators to reach this step.
The fourth category is closed disciples.
This refers to disciples who have completely inherited the mantle and true teachings of the inner elders.
To become this type of disciple, having the strength of the middle stage of Foundation Establishment is only the most basic requirement,
more importantly, one must also gain the absolute trust of the master.
In the treacherous world of cultivation,
the difficulty is almost comparable to a cultivator successfully establishing a foundation without taking Foundation Establishment Pills.
Therefore, it can be known that,
Murong Ziheng is not as simple as the surrounding registered disciples say, relying entirely on his family background to succeed.
To achieve this step,
who knows what kind of hardships the other party has put in behind the scenes.
While Li Lan was still pondering secretly,
Qian Zibin's eyes lit up and he began to take action.
"Junior Brother's business is here, Senior Brother Li, let's talk about these idle words later."
After saying that,
without waiting for Li Lan to answer,
he ran over happily,
surrounded Murong Ziheng, and began to recommend himself.
Merchants are indeed profit-driven.
Li Lan shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
He did not expect this mid-Foundation Establishment powerhouse to bestow favor and help him.
So, he didn't go forward to curry favor with the other party like Qian Zibin.
Instead, he turned and entered the Tian Shu Pavilion.
Since the path of picking spiritual plants like before is not feasible,
then he must adjust in time and find other ways to earn spiritual plants.
In the hall of Tian Shu Pavilion, there was a row of tall purple sandalwood bookshelves placed against the wall.
They were filled with various scrolls and booklets,
which recorded all kinds of sect tasks.
In the center of the hall, many mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators gathered together, discussing something in low voices.
In the middle of them, there were wooden tables with many task scrolls spread out.
Obviously,
these cultivators whose realm was neither high nor low, completely looked down on the meager rewards of picking spiritual plants.
They were discussing sect tasks that were more dangerous, but also had richer rewards.
Among these cultivators,
someone noticed Li Lan's figure,
and his eyes lit up, and he immediately extended an invitation to him.
"This Senior Brother, we brothers are preparing to go to the south of the county to clear out the rogue cultivators along the way, and we are currently short of manpower.
Senior Brother's cultivation is not low, why not join us?"
At this moment in the hall,
registered disciples around the seventh level of Qi Refining were quite rare.
It was reasonable for Li Lan to be targeted by the other party.
He smiled politely and cupped his hands:
"I still have important matters to attend to, I'm afraid it will be difficult to accompany you brothers to uphold justice, let's talk about it another day."
After saying that,
he didn't entangle with the other party too much and turned to a corner of the hall.
After advancing to the middle stage of Qi Refining,
his hearing has also been strengthened to a certain extent.
At this time, he faintly heard what the cultivator's companion was whispering to him behind him.
"Hey, you just joined the sect, you don't know, do you?
Don't look at his cultivation level is not low,
but this Junior Brother Li is very strange in character,
he only likes to scavenge in the abandoned and unattended spiritual veins, and will not touch any sect tasks that have even a little bit of risk.
We have invited him several times, but we have not succeeded, you are even more impossible.
I don't know how such a timid person has cultivated to this level.
Alas, let's not mention it, you should stay away from him in the future, don't learn from him.
I think this Junior Brother Li is already old, and his room for improvement is limited, you are young, and you are different from him.
We rogue cultivators have no background and no resources, and we are inferior to others.
If we don't fight desperately, when can we get ahead?
You're right, right?"
The cultivator nodded in agreement, his emotions suddenly soared several times,
wishing he could rush out now and make a name for himself.
To this,
Li Lan just smiled indifferently and didn't take it to heart at all.
In the past three months,
he has also learned a general understanding of the virtues of registered disciples of the same realm through observation in private.
As far as Li Lan knows,
it seems that few of the young cultivators who followed these guys to perform sect tasks
were able to come back alive.