Ji Yun waved to the crowd below and greeted them.
"Host, come down quickly!"
"Host!"
"Come down! It's too high, I can't see clearly!"
Shouts echoed throughout the city.
Ji Yun made several turns and disappeared in an instant, causing a huge stir and further igniting the passion of the cultivators.
"Does this make you even more excited about cultivating immortality? Actually, there are still many things worth exploring in the vast universe. Okay, that's all for today's live stream."
Ji Yun turned off the live stream and then returned home with Yue Xi.
"What you just did..."
He wanted to ask Yuexi why she did that.
I won't tell you!
"......"
Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. He's not the kind of person who'll pry until he gets to the bottom of things; everyone has their own thoughts.
Soon, delivery personnel arrived at their home.
After handing over the items to them, I prepared to go to the Heavenly Realm.
Seeing that Yuexi was watching videos, he went over and hugged her.
"Tell me, why did you bring her up here and say those things?"
Yuexi pushed him away and said, "Oh, it's too hot, don't get so close."
Ji Yun moved his hand, and the temperature in the hall immediately dropped.
"It's cool now, isn't it? Tell me!"
"Don't talk about it, and don't always pry into other people's privacy."
Ji Yun hugged her and kissed her so hard she could barely breathe.
"Will you tell me or not!"
Yuexi wiped her lips and glared at him: "You actually used your good looks to seduce me!"
"Tell me or not, or I won't kiss you anymore."
"If you don't want to kiss, then don't. Let's see who can't hold back."
"Okay, you said it, don't try to seduce me when I'm sleeping at night."
Ji Yun refused to believe it; this vixen was more patient than him.
Go to the heavens.
At this time, the sect began recruiting some disciples, but not many disciples were recruited. However, quite a few people came to apply to become the sect's honorary elders.
Qiu Yan said to Ji Yun, "These past few days, several people have been preparing to come here as guest elders and retainers, but I said I need your approval. Among them are one in the Integration Realm, one in the early stage of the Mahayana Realm, and one in the Deity Transformation Realm."
Ji Yun asked with some surprise, "Oh? All the Mahayana cultivators have come to our little immortal sect?"
"He was on good terms with the Yunyi Immortal Sect next door, and when he heard that he could learn some profound Taoist techniques here, he wanted to join."
Ji Yun thought for a moment and shook his head: "We do not recruit enshrined disciples, but only disciples below the Nascent Soul stage. It is best to recruit those with great perseverance. Talent is secondary. If you happen to meet someone while you are out, you can recruit them. We will not recruit disciples publicly for the time being."
Everyone was stunned, unable to understand why.
Some sang: "In this way, the efficiency is very low, and it is unlikely that many disciples can be recruited."
"Quality over quantity is key. Recruiting too many disciples is just a waste of resources. The main thing is to discover disciples with potential. Once those disciples take off, they can bring great returns to the sect."
Hearing Ji Yun's words, Ye Wudao thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense, but we might not be able to recruit many people this way, and we might not even be able to find such disciples. Even if we do, we might not be able to tell if they have potential."
"In this way, I will set up a secret realm outside the door. As long as you can successfully pass the test in the secret realm, you can join."
Then he threw out several talismans and some magical artifacts, activating his Dharma form.
With his divine soul power surging, creating a space might be simple, but adding some settings to that space would be more difficult, though it wouldn't be a big problem for him now.
As Ji Yun continued to cast spells, everyone in the sect held their breath and watched intently, feeling that their sect leader's strength had become even more profound.
A burst of light flashed, and a secret realm appeared before them.
Xunmeng'er loved these strange and unusual things the most, so she quickly came to Ji Yun's side and asked, "Master, what kind of tests are in here?"
"The test of one's Dao heart and the choice of one's humanity—entering this secret realm is like entering an illusion, containing three trials: 'Humanity,' 'Heart,' and 'Choice.'"
The first story, "Human," is set in a mortal town that has suffered three consecutive years of drought. To ensure a good harvest, everyone has to fetch water from a distant river. Gradually, the river level drops significantly, leading people to believe they have offended the river god, causing the drought. A fortune teller says that a woman must be sacrificed to plead for divine forgiveness and gain favor; she must be born during the yin hour (lunar calendar). Everyone believes this and agrees, beginning the search for someone born during the yin hour. A woman from a particular family is chosen and sacrificed in the river. However, the woman dies. Afterwards, her body sank to the bottom of the river and slowly decomposed. Beneath her corpse was a bead, a soul-stabilizing bead, which preserved her soul from dissipation. However, she couldn't remember anything from her previous life, only retaining a trace of resentment from before her death. She resented those who caused her death. Every night thereafter, anyone who went to the river to fetch water would be dragged into the river and drowned. At first, people thought it might be an accident, but as more and more people died, they grew increasingly panicked. However, they still had to go to the river to fetch water, so they assumed a demon was haunting the river and wanted to invite a Taoist priest to exorcise it…”
"Those who enter the secret realm will become that Taoist priest. There is a lot of information hidden inside. I have only told you a small part. How the person being tested behaves inside will be judged after the test. This test is to see what kind of person's Taoist heart is like."
The audience listened in confusion, not understanding the deeper meaning, but from the perspective of the story, it was a tragic event.
Xunmeng'er thought it was fun.
Ji Yun continued, "The second test is the 'heart.' When we recruit disciples, we cannot recruit those with wicked hearts. Otherwise, they will cause big problems outside and ultimately bring trouble to the immortal sect. So the second test is the human heart, or you could say human nature. When you face temptation, what will you do?"
Xunmeng'er blinked and asked, "Then, what kind of temptation did Master set up inside?"
Ji Yun smiled and said mysteriously, "In the second level, you will be randomly selected to enter one of the illusions. I have set up twenty illusions for you to enter randomly."
"The third challenge, 'Choice,' has many options, including choices based on emotions and choices related to spiritual practice."
Ji Yun looked at Xun Meng'er and asked, "Fifth Brother, if you have a Daoist partner in the future, and your partner is on the verge of death and you need to exhaust your cultivation to save him, will you save him or not?"
"Oh dear, Master, you're being indecent... No, Master isn't old, so how could I have a Daoist partner? I've never even thought about this." Xunmeng'er's face flushed slightly.
Qiu Yan and the others smiled slightly.
"Master is speaking hypothetically. You can think carefully about having a very loving Daoist partner, just like Master and Mistress."
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