"Jiang Li, I don't want to become a monk, otherwise let's go to Bailian Mountain."

"At least there, magic weapons and Lingdan Yang must be easier to obtain than in other places, which must be of great help to our practice."

Bailian Mountain is indeed as he said, and it exports a lot of low- and medium-level magical weapons every year.

For people like Yan Hong who likes doing business, being able to control first-hand sources of goods is indeed a very tempting thing.

But when Jiang Li looked at the two rows of names of Bailian Mountain's senior executives, he frowned.

The head of the sect is Situ Fengzhu, the second elder is Situ Tingxin, the weapon training elder is Situ Baige, and the foreign affairs elder is Situ Etong. . . .

The first elder Ma Liuqi, the third elder Ma Lichou, the alchemy elder Ma Minglou, the herbal medicine elder Ma Changgu...

In the booklet, there were many high-level elders of Bailian Mountain with various titles and positions, but all of them had these two surnames without exception.

You know, Bailian Mountain has a history of more than 500 years since its establishment. However, during these years, not a single disciple from other families has been able to succeed.

If they didn't have a strange rule that one must change one's name upon becoming a high-ranking official, one can imagine how difficult it is to gain promotion and profit in a family-run sect.

Even the indestructible Gourd Boy couldn't withstand the power of those who were trying to bully him. Jiang Li really had no interest in having his youth ruined by such a sect.

After Jiang Li's explanation, Yan Hong broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't want himself and others to work hard all their lives and then all the results would go to the royal relatives of the sect.

The treatment in a sect like that seems good, but once a conflict comes with the children of those two families, justice is simply a joke.

"It looks like we don't have many options."

The two of them took their younger brothers around the entire venue, analyzed the pros and cons of each sect in a low voice, and finally walked to the courtyard gate of Sutra Valley.

Compared with the other three top sects, the advantages of Sutra Valley are not actually obvious, and there are even many major flaws.

For example, it was established too recently and the sect lacks foundation.

For example, it was established by independent cultivators, and the composition of its senior management is too mixed.

Although the sect's factional problems are not as deep-rooted as those of the Bailian Sect, they are bound to exist.

It is said that among the independent cultivators who had joined the sect, there were also evil cultivators, and from time to time, disciples within the sect would die mysteriously.

In terms of areas of expertise, since they were all independent practitioners back then, most of the things they knew were not systematic and were miscellaneous but not refined.

So whether it's refining equipment, refining pills, or drawing talismans, they know a little bit, but they're not very good at it.

Compared with the other three sects of the same level, Sutra Valley seems relatively mediocre.

However, Jiang Li and Yan Hong finally chose the Sutra Valley.

First of all, in terms of size, Sutra Valley is indeed the first echelon of the Dachongshan immortal cultivation world, and it only took two hundred years to reach this level.

In the world of cultivating immortals, two hundred years may not be enough time for a generation to rise and fall, which means that this sect has great development prospects. In the future, there is hope that with the efforts of their generation, they can completely surpass the other three sects.

For young people like them who have great potential, such a vibrant sect is a place worth their lifelong struggle.

Hmm... okay.

In fact, this is not the main reason.

In fact, the most real reason is that the main cultivation method of Cihang Temple is gold and earth attributes, while the main cultivation method of Bailian Mountain is fire attribute.

The Five Elements Peak of Shu Mountain does have all five elements, but people don't want them.

Jiang Li has the dual-attribute spiritual roots of Yin and Wood, and Yan Hong has the dual-attribute spiritual roots of Water, so they actually have no choice at all.

Only the Sutra Valley, which is said to contain countless Buddhist scriptures, can allow them to obtain the most suitable skills for their practice.

Walking into the gate of Sutra Repository Valley, it was now much more empty inside. Others did not have as many thoughts on selection as they did, and most of them had already chosen a sect.

The monks are very efficient at work, and the registration of disciples and the signing of contracts do not take much time at all.

When Jiang Li and his companions walked in, they saw twenty long carved tables placed in the courtyard. However, standing behind the tables were not real people, but twenty wooden puppets wearing clothes and with lifelike expressions.

"Hey, hey, hey... there are a lot of new people here."

Behind the table, the puppets that had been standing quietly suddenly moved, making creaking sounds when their joints turned. Their movements were different, and they could even open and close their mouths and speak human words.

Several men behind him were so scared that they turned around and tried to escape, but Jiang Li and Yan Hong quickly stopped them and kicked them down.

Only then did he bow towards the wooden man and quickly apologize.

"I'm sorry, sir."

His subordinates realized it later and quickly saluted together.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay, you are not the first disciple to be scared."

One of the wooden puppets with a laughing expression waved his hands, and his movements were almost identical to those of a real person.

This is another puppet with a serious expression starting to speak.

"Elder Weng Sanqi!"

Everyone saluted again, but the twenty puppets in front of them were moving around, and they didn't know which direction to bow.

"You came here to join Sutra Valley, right?"

The puppets waved their hands and asked them to come forward.

"Our Sutra Valley is one of the best sects in Dachong Mountain. According to the sect's rules, after you join our Sutra Valley, you can choose any basic technique to practice."

"Every week, the elders of the sect will give public lectures, and every month, resources will be allocated to assist in cultivation... and you can pay spirit stones and sect contribution points in exchange for many skills, Taoist arts, elixirs, and magic weapons..."

The wooden puppet kept talking while shaking its head. Jiang Li discovered that most of the basic treatments were not much different among the various sects.

However, Weng Sanqi mentioned the selection of skills and spells several times in his introduction, and it seems that he is indeed very confident in the sect's collection of books.

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"I understand, Elder Weng Sanqi, what do we need to do after joining the sect?"

Jiang Liming understood that with rights come obligations, and high-level monks can easily live for hundreds or even thousands of years. Their thoughts on what they have inherited are far less than those of mortals who can only live for a few decades.

Even if the inheritance really wanted to happen, it would not be the turn of people with their spiritual roots.

"We will not charge any fees for joining the sect. In the first year after joining the sect, you just need to practice with peace of mind. There are no mandatory requirements."

"But after one year, all outer disciples must begin to accept sect missions. Of course, some missions are difficult, and some are easy. Even if your strength cannot keep up, you can still accept some difficult missions. You can rest assured about this."

In this regard, Sutra Valley may seem a bit stingy in its initial investment due to its previous history as a loose cultivator alliance.

Other sects usually give new disciples a two to three-year buffer period before arranging for them to take on tasks.

For many disciples with inferior spiritual roots, it is hard to say whether they can take the first step in cultivating immortals within a year.

Jiang Li and Yan Hong looked at each other, and then he spoke.

"Elder Weng Sanqi, we are willing to join the Sutra Valley!"

The puppets looked at him together.

"You've already got people following you before you even enter the sect. You're pretty good. This will make your life much easier in the outer sect."

"Then don't just stand there, come over here and fill in the information, then sign the contract."

There were twenty-one of them, and they were divided in front of twenty puppets. There was no need to line up. They just picked up two sheets of paper and started filling out the forms.

The world of immortal cultivation believes in cause and effect and fate, so the background of disciples must be understood especially clearly.

Where do you live? What is your name? How many parents and relatives are there in your family? What do you do? Are you married? Do you have any children? Have you ever killed anyone? Have you ever set a fire? Was the person you killed a man or a woman? Was the fire you set big or small?

If Jiang Li had a good memory, he would even ask to write down his family tree for up to 18 generations.

In short, Jiang Li filled in the blanks and crossed out the blanks. Finally, after studying the terms of the sect contract for a long time, he signed his name.

"Hey, you have dual-attribute spiritual roots, not bad, you made the right choice by joining Sutra Valley."

Jiang Li looked puzzled. Could there be some other explanation? "Please enlighten me, Elder."

After Jiang Li handed in the wooden token of his spiritual roots, he walked into the courtyard and finally met Elder Weng Sanqi who had been controlling the puppet.

"Hey, kid, do you know the difference between dual-attribute spiritual roots and single-attribute spiritual roots?"

Weng Sanqi was a little short, and was a little smaller than these thirteen or fourteen-year-old kids. His hair was gray and white, but his face was ruddy and he didn't look old at all. He was holding a large jar of wine in his hand, and he would pick it up and take a sip after saying a few words.

He did not directly answer Jiang Li's question, but asked this question instead.

"A cultivator with dual-attribute spiritual roots can easily master two-attribute spells, with more means and greater combat power."

After Jiang Li learned about the attributes of his spiritual roots, he asked people for information in this regard, but the opinions he got were very one-sided, so he could only tell others what he knew.

"Yes, but not completely. The combination of dual-attribute spells can cope with more situations and it is easier to gain an advantage when fighting with others."

"You should know that wood attribute skills can only improve wood attribute cultivation, and yin attribute skills can only improve yin attribute cultivation."

"But if you practice two techniques at the same time, your practice speed will inevitably be slowed down, and you will be far inferior to the cultivators who only practice a single technique. Therefore, many cultivators with dual-attribute spiritual roots will give up one of them and choose to focus on only one of them."

Jiang Li thought about it and it seemed to be true. However, since the other party said so, there must be a solution. He calmed his heart and continued to listen to what was said next.

"Please teach me, Elder!"

(End of this chapter)