【Chapter 084】The Peak of This World
【Chapter 084】The Peak of This World
Following what Taoist Hao Yan said, Nangong Suhao looked at the paintings hanging on the wall above the incense table.
In the painting, there is a man in a green robe standing on a mountain top surrounded by clouds and mist, facing the direction of the rising sun, as if watching the sunrise.
"Why is it just a back view?" Nangong Suhao asked puzzledly.
"How can you and I peek into the true appearance of the ancestor?" Taoist Hao Yan said unhappily.
"Is the founder still alive?" Nangong Suhao asked subconsciously.
"Of course the Grandmaster is still alive!" Daoist Hao Yan slapped Nangong Suhao on the back of his head: "Hurry up and kneel down to worship the Grandmaster and burn incense to him."
Nangong Suhao knelt down in a proper manner, but he was muttering: "Since the ancestor is still alive, I will burn incense for him. Can he receive it?"
In his understanding, burning incense and paper are all for the dead.
"When burning incense to the ancestor, if you don't know how to say nice words, it's best not to open your mouth." Taoist Hao Yan reminded in a low voice.
Nangong Suhao's heart trembled. Could it be that the Grand Master could hear what he said now?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, he had the illusion that he was being spied on. Could it be that the ancestor that Taoist Haoyan mentioned was really spying on him somewhere?
Thinking of what his second brother had said about the art of spying and the art of mystery, Nangong Suhao's kowtow became extremely pious.
In Daoist Lord Haoyan's opinion, Nangong Suhao's pious actions were due to his listening to his words. Therefore, he was very satisfied with Nangong Suhao's performance.
After Nangong Suhao finished paying homage to his ancestors, Taoist Haoyan chanted a spell next to the incense table.
A table suddenly appeared in the place where there was nothing originally. On the table were two bronze hollow-carved objects with flames burning inside.
Nangong Suhao pointed at them and asked, "Master, what are these two?"
"Soul lamp."
"Soul lamp?" Nangong Suhao looked confused.
Knowing that he had only been practicing for a short time and did not know many common sense of cultivation, Daoist Hao Yan carefully explained to him: "Generally, noble families and sects will have soul lamps, which are lit by the soul fire of cultivators."
"If a monk dies within a certain distance, the soul lamp will go out and can point out the direction of the monk's death. But if the distance is too far (not in the same realm), the soul lamp cannot sense the monk's soul breath, and even if the monk is not dead, the soul lamp may go out."
"Every disciple of Yunjue Palace will light a soul lamp after entering the palace. If they have a master, the soul lamp will be kept by the master. If they don't have a master, the soul lamp will be guarded by Yunjue Palace. When disciples go out to train, they can know whether they are safe by looking at the soul lamp."
At this point, Daoist Hao Yan pointed to the two soul lamps on the table and said, "These are the soul lamps of my master and your senior brother."
After saying this, Taoist Haoyan took out an unlit soul lamp from his space ring.
"Master now wants you to light the soul lamp."
"What do you need disciples to do?"
"You don't have to do anything, just close your eyes."
Without any doubt, Nangong Suhao closed his eyes immediately.
Placing the soul lamp on the table, Taoist Hao Yan formed seals with his hands. I saw red circles of light flying out from his hands and landing five centimeters above Nangong Suhao's head. The aperture emitted a soft red light, which kept flowing around Nangong Suhao's head.
Nangong Suhao felt his entire head warm.
After creating the ninth circle of light, Taoist Haoyan stopped forming seals.
Soon, a red ball of light the size of a grain of rice flew out from between Nangong Suhao's eyebrows. Under the guidance of Taoist Haoyan, the red light ball flew into the unlit soul lamp on the table.
The next moment, the red light ball turned into a red flame, and the entire soul lamp lit up.
"Okay."
Upon hearing Daoist Haoyan's voice, Nangong Suhao opened his eyes immediately.
There were three soul lamps on the table, and Nangong Suhao clearly felt that one of them had a connection with himself.
"Master, why do the three of us have different soul fires?"
"The soul fire of a cultivator matches his spiritual roots." Daoist Hao Yan explained: "You and I both have fire spiritual roots, so our soul fire is red. Jun Han has ice spiritual roots, so his soul fire is ice blue."
"The stronger the strength, the bigger the soul fire. The weaker the strength, the smaller the soul fire. The stronger the vitality, the brighter the soul fire. On the contrary, a dim soul fire means that the person will not live long."
Two fiery red soul lamps were placed together. Nangong Suhao looked at the one that belonged to him and always felt that the soul fire was too small and not bright enough.
"Master, why do I feel like my soul fire is about to go out at any moment?"
Seeing Nangong Suhao's eyes moving back and forth between the two fiery red soul lamps, Daoist Haoyan wanted to slap him on the back of the head again.
"Look at your own cultivation level and your master's. You are a Qi Refining Stage cultivator and your life span is at most a hundred years, but your master has a life span of several thousand years. If you want your soul fire to grow bigger and brighter, then work hard at cultivation."
After saying this, he waved his hand, and the table where the soul lamp was placed disappeared.
"Then Master, what is your cultivation level?"
“The pinnacle of this world.”
Taoist Hao Yan turned and walked towards the main hall.
Nangong Suhao hurried to follow.
Seeing Daojun Haoyan coming out, Nangong Chenyu and the other two hurriedly stood up.
"The disciple-recruiting ceremony will be held in three days. Jun Han, take Su Hao to familiarize himself with Yunjue Palace." After a pause, Daoist Hao Yan said to Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yisheng, "You need to take part in the entrance test of Yunjue Palace. Your current cultivation is a bit low. Go back and practice well."
After saying that, he disappeared in front of them.
The four of them looked at each other, and Jun Han said, "Let's go to the yard where I live."
When they reached the courtyard halfway up the mountain, Jun Han stopped and said, "Xiao Yu, Yi Sheng, you go in first. I'm going to take Su Hao to get his identity badge."
"Brother Jun." Ye Yisheng called Jun Han and said, "Can you please help me find out what the requirements are for Yunjue Palace to recruit disciples?"
Jun Han nodded: "Okay."
Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen walked into the courtyard and practiced in the room for four hours before they felt the aura of Jun Han and Nangong Suhao.
They both opened their eyes at the same time.
Nangong Chenyu stood up first, then extended his hand to Ye Yisheng who was sitting cross-legged beside him: "Go out and take a look."
"Yeah." Ye Yishen put his hand in Nangong Chenyu's hand and let the other party pull him up. It’s not that he doesn’t want to get up by himself, it’s mainly because his legs are numb. Rely on yourself. It will take a while before you can get up.
Just as Nangong Suhao was about to knock on the door, it was opened from the inside.
"Brother." Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yisheng called out.
Nangong Suhao quickly withdrew his hand: "I was just about to call you."
The four of them sat down at the stone table in the courtyard, on which was the food brought by the errand disciples.
"Eat first, then talk."
Jun Han called three people.
Ever since he had eaten in the Mortal Continent, he no longer liked to eat fasting pills.
The rice in Yunjue Palace is high-quality spiritual rice specially provided for monks to eat, the dishes are spiritual vegetables, and occasionally there is also monster meat. Although his cooking skills are not as good as Ye Xian’s, the ingredients are great, and the spiritual energy makes up for the lack of flavor.
After dinner, Jun Han told everyone what he had found out.
"Yunjue Palace will only recruit thirty disciples each time. The cultivators who participate in the test must be between ten and sixteen years old, and their cultivation must be above the fifth level of Qi Refining."
"There are two tests."
"First, go through the Ladder of Inquiry."
"Second, enter the secret trial realm to hunt monsters."
"There may be cultivators who have passed the above two tests, but will still be eliminated in the end. The moment the cultivators who took the test stepped onto the Ladder of Inquiry, their every move had already entered the eyes of the upper echelons of the Yunjue Palace."
Jun Han indirectly reminded the two not to do anything out of line when taking the test.
"Thank you, Brother Jun." Ye Yishen thanked him.
Jun Han waved his hand, indicating that he was welcome. "You can tell your brothers and sisters that if their cultivation can reach the fifth level of Qi Refining in two months, they can come to participate in the test."
"Yes." Ye Yisheng immediately took out the sound transmission jade slip and sent a message to Ye Yixin.
"There are many cultivators who want to join Yunjue Palace. The highest level of cultivation among independent cultivators is only the ninth level of Qi Refining, and many children of aristocratic families have reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining. Xiao Yu will definitely have no problem with the second test."
At this point, Jun Han looked at Ye Yisheng and asked, "Yisheng, how is your combat power?"
Ye Yisheng: Can he say that he has no fighting ability?
Ye Yisheng: "My fighting power... is very weak."
Jun Han: "Very weak?"
Ye Yisheng nodded: "Yes, very weak."
Jun Han: “…”
Nangong Suhao asked Jun Han: "Is there any way to quickly improve Yisheng's combat effectiveness?"
Jun Han suggested: "How about this, I will go and catch a few monsters. Only by fighting continuously can we improve our combat effectiveness as quickly as possible."
Nangong Suhao: "Catch the monster that can be eaten."
"Okay." After agreeing, Jun Han looked at Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yisheng again: "You guys practice first, I'll call you after I catch the monster in a few days."
Ye Yisheng: "Okay, I'll trouble you, Brother Jun."
Jun Han: "It's okay. I'm not practicing now, so I have nothing to do."
Thinking of something, Nangong Chenyu asked: "Brother Jun, what realms are there after the Golden Core?"
Jun Han: "After the Golden Core Stage, there is the Nascent Soul Stage, followed by the Spiritual Transformation Stage, the Healing Stage, the Void Refining Stage, the Mahayana Stage, and the Tribulation Transformation Stage."
“Master said that his cultivation is at the pinnacle of this world, which means that Master is a great being in the Tribulation Crossing Stage.” Nangong Suhao felt like he had found a great backer.
Jun Han: "In the entire Lingyuan Continent, Master's cultivation is the highest."
Nangong Chenyu and the other two showed the same shocked expression.
Nangong Suhao swallowed his saliva and said, "Master, can you be the king of Lingyuan Continent?"
Jun Han: "In fact, other people only know that the Grand Elder of Yunjue Palace is very powerful, but they don't know what his specific cultivation level is."
Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yisheng looked at each other and said in unison: "We don't know what level of cultivation the senior is."
Nangong Suhao: "..."
Jun Han didn't care whether Nangong Chenyu and the others would tell others about his master's cultivation, because his master himself didn't care.
"In fact, the mortal world is not limited to the Fanchen Continent and Lingyuan Continent, there are other continents. In Lingyuan Continent, the highest level of cultivators can reach the Refining Void Stage."
Nangong Chenyu: "Brother Jun, do you know which other continents there are in the Lifan Realm?"
Jun Han shook his head: "I don't know. My master told me before that when my cultivation breaks through the Nascent Soul stage, he will take me to other continents to broaden my horizons."
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