Chapter Fifty-Nine: Becoming an Apprentice
"Look, that's the one who just passed through Tongxianzhong and joined the sect as a new disciple. I heard he can directly become a core disciple!"
"Is this the tomb of Tong Xian? I wish I had such an opportunity..."
Along the way, one could occasionally see disciples of the Xuanxiao Sect wearing yellow robes. When they saw Ling Luoye and his group passing by, they would gaze at Ling Luoye with envy, pointing and discussing among themselves.
Following Jian Zhanglao, walking along the bluestone road, is a magnificent and majestic grand hall.
The grand hall's large gate was wide open, and Jian Changlao didn't linger, striding in with big steps into the grand hall.
In the center of the great hall sat a middle-aged man in purple, an intimidating-looking middle-aged man, with five solemn-faced middle-aged men sitting on either side.
When he saw Jian Changlao and others coming in, the middle-aged man with purple hair smiled slightly, glanced at Ling Luoyu, and said: "Hard work, Brother Jian. Is this the Ling Luoyu who passed through the Tongxian Mausoleum?"
Jian Zhanglao bowed respectfully and smiled, saying: "Master, you're right. This is indeed Ling Luoye, who already has fluctuations of spiritual energy on his body even before he started cultivating. I've observed him too, and it's true!"
The middle-aged man in a purple shirt nodded slightly and said, "If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have let you, Master, take action personally!"
"This concerns the future of our sect, Jian only went out for a trip, what's so tiring about it?" Jian Zhang Lao smiled lightly and walked forward a few steps, sitting down not far from the left side of the purple-shirted middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man in purple nodded and his gaze focused on Ling Luo Yu's body.
He slightly furrowed his brow, and the middle-aged man in purple robes sighed: "Ling Luo Yu, although you indeed have fluctuations of spiritual power on your body and your innate talent is not bad, but within the twelve regular meridians in your body, nine are completely blocked. I don't know whether this is a blessing or a curse!"
He glanced around at the remaining people sitting there, and the middle-aged man in purple said: "Everyone, what do you think?"
"Master, if it's just a blockage of the meridians, then the problem isn't that big. Within our sect, there are at least several kinds of elixirs that can be used to unblock the meridians!" A black-robed man who looked slightly younger said lightly.
The middle-aged man in the purple shirt smiled faintly and said, "Since Master Chen has spoken, then Ling Luoyu will be handed over to you for guidance. Don't let us brothers down!"
That man in black hesitated for a moment, smiled and said: "Since the Sect Master has spoken, Chen naturally cannot decline!"
"Ling Luo Yu, do you have any objections to this arrangement I've made for you?" The middle-aged man in purple robes spoke with an air of authority, yet his words also carried a gentle warmth that was like a spring breeze.
"What qualifications do I have to haggle over prices!" Ling Luo Yu smiled wryly and took a step forward, about to kowtow.
"No need for formalities, since you young friend has innate magical fluctuations and have passed the Tongxianzhong, according to our ancestral rules, we will definitely let you directly worship us as your masters and become a core disciple!" The purple-robed middle-aged man smiled warmly, his sleeves lightly fluttering.
Ryū Rakū's body was about to bow down, but it was gently lifted by an invisible soft force, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't bow down. Ryū Rakū was shocked in his heart and had a few more points of reverence for this sect master.
Since Ling couldn't kowtow, Yu also had no choice but to give up.
"It's already a great honor for Luoyu to be able to enter the Xuanxiao Sect, and being able to take Master Chen as his teacher is an even greater opportunity. How could Luoyu possibly have any objections?" Ling Luoyu slightly cupped his fists and bowed, saying respectfully.
"That's going to be my master from now on? I don't know what kind of skills he has, but being able to become the elder of Xuanxiao Sect, his strength shouldn't be too bad! With his help, it seems that this Nine Yang Pulse on me should be completely cured!" Ling Luoye thought involuntarily as she glanced at the black-robed Chen Long.
"Since you have no objection, then it's settled! From today on, Ling Xiao You will be a member of the Xuan Xiao Sect. Chen Shidi, since he is your disciple, please arrange his accommodation and also assign someone to teach him the rules of the Xuan Xiao Valley!" The middle-aged man in purple robes smiled slightly as he instructed Chen Shidi.
"Yes, Master! I'll go and make the arrangements!" Elder Chen stood up straight, accompanied by Ling Xiao, and walked out of the hall. Along the way, Elder Chen began to explain some of the major and minor rules of the Xuanxiao Sect, as well as introduce some common knowledge.
With a subtle and refined ear, one has gained a preliminary understanding of the mysterious and profound Xuanxiao Sect.
The Xuanmie Sect has more than 10,000 disciples in total. Among them, there are over 8,000 outer sect disciples who handle various miscellaneous tasks within the sect. The remaining 2,000 people have more than half of whom are inner sect disciples, while the core disciples are even fewer, only a few hundred. The inner sect disciples and core disciples are the backbone of the Xuanmie Sect.
Among the top-level masters, there are only a handful of people, and these people are rarely seen in normal times. Most of them are in seclusion, and unless something big happens, they basically rarely show up.
If it weren't for this time they confirmed that Ling Luoye was a Tianmo body, the situation of seven elders gathering together at the same time would not have occurred.
As for the division of strength in this cultivation world, Ling Luoyu also had a slight understanding. Generally speaking, only after reaching the Xiantian realm can one have the formal qualification to cultivate, but no matter whether it's the Xiantian or the lowest Huang stage, they cannot be considered true cultivators, at most they can only be considered as barely entering the door, and these outer disciples of the Xuanyue Sect are all in this stage.
Only when one breaks through the first heaven and earth, formally establishes a foundation, can they be considered a true cultivator, an inner sect disciple. Core disciples all belong to this stage, but the biggest difference between core disciples and other ordinary inner sect disciples is that core disciples are all direct disciples of some elder-level great masters.
Thinking that even an ordinary outer disciple was a first-rate strongman, while he, the so-called core disciple, was still useless, Ling Luoyu couldn't help but smile bitterly.
After the foundation is established, it's the stage of forming the elixir. Once you reach this stage, you can basically say that you're standing at the pinnacle of the entire Xuanming cultivation world. Because after the stage of forming the elixir, there's the stage of forming the golden elixir, and it's said that in the entire Xuanming cultivation world, there's only one person who has reached this stage, and they haven't appeared for hundreds of years.
Thinking of his own master Chen Changlao being a great expert in the Condensing Dan stage, Ling Luoyu couldn't help but feel some relief.
Even in terms of clothing, people from different levels have obvious divisions. Outer door disciples wear a yellow shirt, inner door disciples wear a green shirt, and core disciples all wear a purple shirt. By the time they reach the elder level, there are no special regulations, because at that level, it can be said that they are the foundation of the entire Xuanxiao Sect. As long as you don't do anything that would make people and gods angry, no one will bother you.
"It seems that in the cultivation world, strength is all that matters!" Ling Luoyu sighed.
