Chapter 2: Is Yun Zhongzi very famous?

  Three months had passed, and Sun Ming couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Every day, he would carefully sort the new trash that arrived, and then begin his diligent cultivation. However, no matter how hard he cultivated, his speed was far inferior to those who had more star points than him during the initial Huo Yuan test.

  "Why is it that talent really matters so much?" Sun Ming finally couldn't help but ask when he saw someone who was originally just going to drift through life outside the sect's gates enter the Foundation Building stage.

  "Master Uncle, then what do you think I can achieve with my innate talent if I continue to cultivate?" Sun Ming asked Ling Kong with a face full of eagerness.

  "I've actually been paying attention to you, when you were assigned to handle the trash, which is the most tiring task, I was watching you, you didn't show any sign of complaint. Usually, only two kinds of people would react this way, one is those who have some kind of unspeakable secret and came to Qingling Zong, the other is those who truly want to cultivate. Based on my observation, you belong to the latter." - Ling Kong Dao

  "Then, Master Uncle, can I enter the inner door in my lifetime?" Sun Ming asked.

  "This is not easy to say, you take a look at this, it's the list of people who have entered the inner door from the outer door through hard work since the establishment of our sect, along with their cultivation time." Ling Kong said as he handed Sun Ming a jade mirror.

  "After watching it, think about it carefully with your own feelings. I can only do so much." Ling Kong's face revealed a hint of reluctance.

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  "This Sun Ming is one of the ones in this batch of disciples who has the most resemblance to his own shadow from back then, he entered the outer sect but didn't have any airs, instead he worked even harder at his cultivation, but his innate talent was too low, only having one star, it's estimated that whether or not he can pass the foundation building stage in this lifetime is also a problem, Ling Kong Xin Dao."

  Sun Ming's residence, Cang Xugu, was a valley behind Qixing Mountain where outer sect disciples lived, and Sun Ming's thatched cottage was surrounded by these abandoned mining rocks and refining equipment remnants.

  Sun Ming was full of expectation as he consciously sensed the Jade Mirror Pupil, although he knew how to use it and had seen it before, but using it for the first time still made him a little excited.

  Disappointment, this was Sun Ming's first feeling. Having been in the sect for so many years, he had seen countless seniors who had entered from the outer gate to the inner gate. After reading through all those names and records, Sun Ming felt a sense of being deceived. The fairness of this world seemed to be based on the foundation of strength. And now it seemed that Sun Ming was very far away from such strength, almost all of his seniors were above three stars, while he himself was only one star. Whether he could enter the Foundation Building stage in his lifetime had also become a highly suspenseful question.

  "Is that Outer Sect disciple here?" a female voice interrupted Sun Ming's contemplation.

  Ouyang Xingyue, Sun Ming's heart skipped a beat when he saw the newcomer. He saw that her hair was casually tied up in a bun, with a light dusting of powder and a faint scent of green smoke and mist, like a willow leaf floating on the wind, her face as pale as a peach blossom, her waist slender as a willow branch swaying gently in the breeze. For a moment, Sun Ming was dazed.

  "What are you looking at? Hurry up and follow me, there's some discarded material from the refining process that needs to be moved here. I reckon you won't even be able to release a true flame in this lifetime, so forget about refining." Ouyang Xingyue looked at Sun Ming with a mocking expression on her face.

  "Sorry, I'll deal with this tomorrow." If it were a few days ago, Sun Ming would definitely go to work, but he's extremely unstable now. He didn't even think about it and directly refused. And when looking at Ouyang Xingyue again, Sun Ming felt not beauty but disgust.

  "Cultivation, what's the use of cultivating with such a low talent? It's just a waste of time. Are you using cultivation as an excuse to be lazy?" Ouyang Xingyue said sternly.

  Sun Ming could no longer hold back, and with a loud slap, he struck Ouyang Xingyue's face.

  "Bang", with a series of loud noises, Sun Ming was knocked flying by Ouyang Xingyue and crashed into several piles of discarded materials.

  Sun Ming's face was covered in blood as he angrily stared at Ouyang Xingyue. A gleaming blue small shield floated beside Ouyang Xingyue, fluttering about.

  "Look, in three months I'll be in the late stage of foundation building. This Blue Star Shield was given to me by my master, Tianzhi Elder. Although it's only a mid-grade artifact, it's enough to deal with you, an outer disciple who hasn't even entered the early stage of foundation building after three months. You still want to attack me? You really don't know how to live." Ouyang Xingyue looked at Sun Ming, who was vomiting blood nonstop, with a smug expression.

  "Stop it, Ouyang Xingyue!" Ling Kong's voice made Sun Ming's heart skip a beat. Suddenly, Sun Ming felt that Ling Kong's voice was so melodious at this moment.

  "Ling Kong, brother, take note. I am now a disciple of Tian Zhi and your junior, with the Daoist name Ling Yue. And this outer sect disciple doesn't listen to discipline, daring to fight me? I'm just teaching him a lesson." Ouyang Xingyue looked at Sun Ming with disdain.

  "You go back, the outer door disciples of these ten years have me to manage, don't bother you anymore. Remember, being a person and cultivating the truth, don't be too arrogant." Ling Kong said with a serious face. Ouyang Xingyue grunted and turned around to leave.

  Watching Ou Yang Xing Yue walk away, Ling Kong looked at Sun Ming's blood-covered face and let out a long sigh.

  "Sun Ming, outer disciples cannot fight with inner disciples. Today I'm protecting you, if I hadn't happened to come and see you, Ou Yang Xing Yue would have killed you and no one would have blamed her, do you understand?" Ling Kong said.

  "That year, I was also outside the gate. Many disciples outside the gate were unable to bear the oppression of the inner gate disciples and left the mountain. I know your talent is not good, but you must believe in this sentence: as long as a person has hope, they can succeed." Ling Kong said to Sun Ming with deep feeling.

  It seemed like Ling Kong had made a big decision, and he took out a pale green pill; "This is the Cong Bi Dan. In my previous life, I was once an alchemist of the Danxia Sect who refined a dan furnace for him. He gave me one Cong Bi Dan, which is the best pill to build the foundation. You take it and use it, this is all I can do for you, whether you succeed or not depends on your luck."

  "Master Uncle, you saved my life today. How can I still take your things?" Sun Ming's face was full of gratitude, although he was very moved in his heart but he did not accept.

  "Take it, do you know why I'm being so good to you? It's because I see the shadow of a friend from my past in you. Back then, we were both outer sect disciples, his talent wasn't even as good as mine, but he almost made it into the inner sect. The reason for his death is the same as yours now. Before he died, he told me that talent isn't the most important thing, what's most important is having a heart that strives upwards. Take it, don't decline anymore." With that said, he handed the dan medicine to Sun Ming and left with his sword.

  Seven days later, on a night, Sun Ming felt that his injury was almost healed and walked towards the depths of Cang Xugou.

  Here, Sun Ming sat down with his legs crossed and took the Qingbi Dan. The medicine melted as soon as it entered his mouth. Before long, Sun Ming felt a massive surge of true yuan energy erupting within his body. He immediately held onto the yuan and guided the true yuan energy to circulate through his meridians according to the records of the Linghuo Jue.

  Actually, Sun Ming's comprehension ability is quite good, it can be said that Sun Ming is a very intelligent person. However, unfortunately, his innate talent in the aspect of Huo Yuan power is too low, so he cannot complete the foundation building. Just think about it, others only need to slightly sense it to feel the Huo Yuan power within their body, while no matter how hard Sun Ming tries, he can only get a faint feeling. It would be strange if he could build his foundation quickly. The reason why Qilingshan sets up inner and outer gates is also because they attach too much importance to innate talent. When the huge true yuan power of Ningbi Dan explodes within Sun Ming's body, its role is just like a kick at the door, but now the most important thing is to see if this door is really solid.

  At this time, Sun Ming was covered in blood, and from time to time, beads of blood seeped out from his pores. Sun Ming's consciousness was on the verge of collapse at this moment. The current Sun Ming was completely relying on a stubborn belief to persist. After an hour, Sun Ming's tightly furrowed brow suddenly relaxed.

  "I'm probably at the early stage of foundation building now." He felt a faint, weak flame of yuanqi circulating slowly within his body. Sun Ming took a deep breath, and although he was only at the early stage of foundation building, at least his lifespan had increased somewhat. Foundation-building cultivators lived much longer than ordinary people.

  "Right, let's take a look at my own spiritual fire." Sun Ming thought to himself, unable to help but feel some excitement. The techniques of the Qiling Sect were essentially the same as those of other sects, all of which involved absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into one's body in order to continuously strengthen oneself and achieve great power. And the biggest difference, also the most important difference, was that the Qiling Sect's techniques allowed for the cultivation of true fire, and for its continuous evolution.

  The rotation method, Sun Ming's forehead slightly sweated, a tiny, almost imperceptible flame appeared in front of Sun Ming's eyes, purple, but it was too small, this was Sun Ming's first feeling. Just as Sun Ming was depressed, he suddenly found that the mountain wall in front of him had a large purple glow. Suddenly, a purple light ball appeared in front of him, and before he could run, he was hit by the purple light ball. The purple light ball slowly disappeared near his head. Then he fainted.

  "Hey, kiddo, wake up. I know you're not out cold." Along with this voice, a white-haired old man in a Taoist robe appeared in Sun Ming's mind, looking very kind and benevolent.

  "Old man, who are you? How did you run into my consciousness?" Sun Ming said dazedly.

  "I, Yun Zhongzi, a disciple of the Primordial Heaven Lord, was ambushed by evil people and only my primordial spirit remained. It wasn't until I sensed the true fire within you that my own primordial spirit's true fire was awakened, which is why I have taken residence in your sea of consciousness."

  "Original Spirit, ah, you wouldn't want to take over my body, would you? People say that taking over someone's body is usually done by those with higher innate talents. Elder, please have mercy, my talent is the worst in our sect, why don't you choose someone else?" Sun Mingcheng said with a mix of fear and trepidation. Although he was just a novice cultivator, he still knew about taking over someone's body.

  "Robbery! What do you take me for? I am a Taoist of the Yu Xuan Gate, how could I be involved in such a thing?" It seems that Sun Ming's words have infuriated Yun Zhongzi. His snow-white beard is even twisted with rage.

  "But what is this 'Lao Ren Jia Chuan Jiao' thing, Yu Xū Mén Xià? Yún Zhōng Zǐ? Are you guys famous or something?" Sun Ming asked with a naive expression.