Chapter 21: Unknown and Powerful

"Master, have you been discovered?!"

"It's hard. Is all this fake?"

At this moment, Xiao Ling'er thought a lot.

Could it be that I was deceived?

Her teacher Liang Danxia was calmer and said in a deep voice, "That may not be the case."

"This rule was probably not set after you entered the sect, but was set before that. So, it is not necessarily targeted at you and me."

"Besides, even if you say that everything is false, the cultivation of you by the sect, whether it is the Earth Core Demonic Fire or the five elders who have worked tirelessly to collect various spiritual medicines and materials for you, are all genuine."

"So, you don't have to dwell on it."

Although she was also very shocked, she had seen more of the world and experienced much more than Xiao Ling'er, so she was able to calm down faster, unravel the situation, and comfort her disciples.

“That’s true.”

Xiao Ling'er's expression looked much better now: "No matter what, even if there is a purpose, the kindness of Master and the sect to me is always genuine, and this cannot be faked."

"But why is there such a rule in the sect rules? No, there are so many strange sect rules."

She couldn't figure it out.

The same is true for Liang Danxia.

After all, this is really outrageous. Which sect would write its rules like this?

"I don't know."

Liang Danxia didn't understand, but that didn't stop her from thinking: "But, I can get a glimpse of the whole situation and make some analysis."

"I think this rule must have been written before you entered the sect, or at least before the sect opened its doors to recruit students this year. Because only this year do they not look at talent, but only at fate."

"Besides, it's probably not targeting you or me, and they may not know of my existence, because there are dozens of new admissions rules, and each one corresponds to a specific group of people. Although they seem to have no connection, in fact, they all have their own 'special features'."

"I want to..."

At this point, she paused for a moment, then slowly said: "The person who set this rule must have his own ideas, and he is sure that those who meet these conditions are extraordinary?"

Speaking of this, Liang Danxia herself felt it was ridiculous.

How come people who meet these conditions are extraordinary?

But on second thought, she was confused again.

"These conditions seem to be unrelated and very messy, but in fact, in fact..."

"What's the truth, teacher?" Xiao Ling'er blinked.

"In fact, it seems to make sense."

Liang Danxia uttered these words slowly.

If she were a modern person, she would definitely be able to find an excellent word to describe it - unclear but impressive.

Unfortunately, she is not.

"After all, they must have chosen you from over ten thousand people based on this sect rule, and they spared no effort in training you. It can almost be said that they gave everything they had."

"This proves that these seemingly confusing and strange sect rules must be very extraordinary!"

Xiao Ling'er was stunned.

It seems...that is indeed the case.

"Moreover, from the attitudes of Master and the Five Elders, we can tell that they take this sect rule very seriously, or rather, believe in it unconditionally?!"

"good!"

Liang Danxia seemed to gradually understand, and continued: "In my opinion, this should be the sect rule set by your master."

"How do you know?"

"You should have seen that your master is not simple! His cultivation speed is almost faster than yours. You must know that you have my personal instruction, the skills I gave you, the blessing of the strange fire, and you have refined many pills yourself."

"But your master is definitely better than you! You can never close the gap."

"Secondly, your master has just ascended the throne as the sect master not long ago, and before that, the Lanyue Sect must not have had such a rule! Otherwise, if they attach so much importance to this sect rule, why wouldn't they have used it before the grand opening of the mountain gate this year?"

"All of this is directed at you, the Master."

"He...has a secret."

"And it should be a bigger secret than you and me!"

Xiao Ling'er fell silent after hearing this.

Liang Danxia didn't say anything else.

After a moment, Xiao Ling'er smiled and said, "I am the one who is worrying about nothing, Teacher."

"Everyone has their own secrets. It's normal for Master to have secrets, isn't it? It's like Master should know that I have a secret, but he never asked me about it. Instead, he used the power of the entire sect to cultivate me with all his strength."

"So, why should I care so much?"

"As long as the sect and my master treat me sincerely, I will repay them with gratitude."

"Moreover, this has pointed me in the right direction. If I meet someone who meets the requirements when I travel outside in the future, I can bring him back to the sect."

"Good, very good!" Liang Danxia laughed: "That's how it should be."

Who doesn’t have secrets?

I have secrets too!

There are things I am hiding from this girl, but, just because there is a secret, does that mean being nice to you isn't really nice to me anymore?

"But teacher, let's put aside the sect rules that we can't understand but feel are powerful. The latter part, the sect's iron law... isn't it a bit too cowardly and too harsh?"

Xiao Ling'er began to pay attention to the second half of the door-to-door rules.

I thought the teacher would agree with me, but I didn't expect her answer to be completely opposite to what I thought: "No!"

"We can only guess at the first part, but the second part is a wise saying!"

"ah?!"

"You are still young and have experienced very little. You will understand in the future."

"As for now, you are doing things according to the sect rules, and there will be no mistakes."

Xiao Linger: “Σ(⊙▽⊙“a… eh.”

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A few days later, outside Hongwu Immortal City.

Duan Qingyao and Xiao Ling'er slowly landed.

"Ling'er, this is Hongwu Immortal City."

She smiled and explained, "Isn't it spectacular?"

“Spectacular!”

Xiao Ling'er exclaimed.

"Of course." Duan Qingyao said with emotion: "Hongwu Immortal City has a permanent population of over 100 million. If we include those who stay temporarily and live there, it would be close to 200 million."

"Strong men are like clouds!"

"Especially the current city lord, known as the Hongwu Earth Immortal, is a real expert in the Sanxian realm."

"Immortal?" Xiao Ling'er was puzzled.

"The so-called scattered immortals are cultivators who have failed to ascend to heaven but have not died. Instead, they have disintegrated into the martial arts world and embarked on the path of scattered immortals. They are also called earthly immortals."

"Ordinary immortals are stronger than the Void Breaking Realm, but weaker than the Immortal Ascension Realm, so they are somewhere in between. However, immortals can survive tribulations. Every time they survive tribulations, their cultivation and combat power will skyrocket. If they can survive twelve tribulations, they will directly surpass the realm of 'immortals' and ascend directly to become 'true immortals'!"

“So, there is also a saying that a Loose Immortal has twelve tribulations, and each tribulation is a step towards ascending to heaven.”

"I see!"

Xiao Linger suddenly realized, but in her mind, Liang Danxia sighed: "What Elder Duan said is right, but the twelve tribulations of a scattered immortal are too difficult. In the long history of the entire Xianwu Continent, there are only a few who have succeeded."

"Let alone the twelve tribulations, even those who can survive seven tribulations are considered to be gifted by nature."

"It is not difficult to kill a seven-tribulation scattered immortal and ascend to the immortal realm."

"And the calamity of scattered immortals comes once every five hundred years, and there is no way to avoid it."

"So unless it's absolutely necessary, don't even think about dissolving your body and becoming a free immortal!"

"Yes, teacher."

(End of this chapter)