Zhang Yiming's journey to becoming an apprentice has come to an end. Although he joined the sect relatively late, his talent in swordsmanship was truly outstanding. He had also experienced life and death and practiced relentlessly in his daily life.
In the first year, he almost ruined a sword every day, and his muscles tore and his bones were broken every two days. If it weren't for Dugu Qiubai's unpredictable abilities and the fact that his sword heart had the function of recovery, he would have been crippled in no time.
Such intense training made him more withdrawn and his appearance more stern.
He spent the next few years cultivating in the bamboo forest. In just a few years, he cultivated to the level of heavy sword. The heavy sword on his back weighed several thousand catties. It was a magic weapon that Meng Fan had given to Dugu Qiubai. This shows how powerful it was!
Over the years, Meng Fan has refined many magical treasures, among which this heavy sword was made from star core materials. However, Dugu Qiubai rarely used it, so fortunately, he gave it to his only disciple.
The group meditated silently. Three days later, Mu Ying appeared. Although he looked disheveled, his eyes were bright, indicating that he had benefited greatly.
After he appeared, Cao Zhengchun suddenly appeared, looking at the ten third-generation disciples with some impatience, as if he had been interrupted.
"Only ten of you third-generation disciples have passed. You may stay here for half a year. After the Palace Master finishes his sermon to the elders, the sect competition will begin. The winner and his disciples will have the opportunity to hear the sermon once. I hope you will cherish this opportunity."
Without waiting for their response, he disappeared from the spot, seemingly in a hurry to do something.
Those who remained looked at each other in bewilderment. Most of them had met Cao Zhengchun before and knew that this eunuch disregarded everyone except the palace master, including their master. They were already used to it.
Chu Di stood up helplessly and said, "Elder Cao is still the same. I have been to Yunxiao Palace once before, so I will lead my fellow disciples to experience the wonders of this place."
Half a year is neither a long nor a short time. Meng Fan did not give a specific lecture, but instead talked about the transition from the Void Transformation Realm to the Celestial Immortal Realm, and explained in detail the way to comprehend and apply various laws.
This benefited them greatly, especially Jiang Mu and Li Qing, as well as Zhao Wuji and Shen Wanqian, who could not enjoy synchronized enlightenment. They benefited the most, and all the incomprehensible problems in their cultivation were resolved, making their future cultivation path free of bottlenecks.
What's most amazing about Meng Fan's sermons is that they can all fall into a state of sudden enlightenment. Meng Fan's words directly manifest the Heavenly Dao, and golden light spreads everywhere and enters their bodies, making their cultivation grow faster.
For them, six months passed in the blink of an eye, and Meng Fan also stopped preaching.
"wake up."
As Meng Fan's shout rang out, everyone awoke from their moment of enlightenment. Each person felt reluctant to leave, but knowing that their time had come, they were all content as they watched their cultivation advance by leaps and bounds.
"We thank the Palace Master!"
"The Cloud Palace Grand Competition is imminent. First, there will be a competition between the third-generation disciples. Now, ten people have been selected. The winner will be able to listen to the Dao for a year. The elders will then compete, and the winner will be able to listen to the Dao for ten years. Ninety years later, the one who breaks through to the Xuanxian realm can follow me to the starry sky."
"We will strictly abide by the law."
As Meng Fan waved his arm, the scene changed, and there was a special platform for martial arts competitions inside the Cloud Palace.
The protective barrier surrounding the platform was supported by Meng Fan's magical power, making it unbreakable even by Golden Immortals.
The ten disciples who were teleported there also arrived at this place. After seeing the surrounding environment, they knew that the competition was about to begin, and they were all a little nervous.
After all, all ten of them were exceptionally talented, and those who could pass the three trials were geniuses among geniuses, each of whom was difficult to deal with.
There was a cloud platform around the platform, where Meng Fan sat high, with the elders below him.
Meng Fan glanced at the ten people and exclaimed, "You've taken in quite a few promising talents over the years."
Youquan immediately replied, "We only acted according to the Palace Master's orders. They usually cultivate diligently and have only achieved some success now."
"Oh? I heard you took on a disciple at the Heavenly Realm. May I ask who it is?"
Youquan immediately stepped forward and shouted down, "Mu Ying, kneel down and pay your respects to the Palace Master!"
Mu Ying trembled all over, not daring to lift her head. She walked to the middle of the platform, knelt down with a thud, and stared straight at the ground.
"This worthless disciple, Mu Ying, greets the Palace Master and all the elders."
Meng Fan chuckled and said, "You're quite modest. I heard you used to harass women everywhere?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Ying's clothes were instantly soaked. Since entering the Cloud Palace, his supernatural ability to disrupt Yin and Yang and predict good and bad fortune had become completely useless. Not knowing what his fate would be, he had no choice but to tell the truth.
"Reporting to the Palace Master, it is true that before entering the sect, I sought out women with the most Yin constitution for cultivation. I am deeply aware of my grave sins. Now that I have entered the Divine Palace, under the guidance of my Master, I have repented and reformed. I eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures every day, and I help vengeful spirits to atone for my sins!"
"Ha, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures?"
Meng Fan raised his hand and pointed, and a water mirror appeared in the void.
The scene inside was actually Mu Ying's apprenticeship process. The scene flew by rapidly, as if it had been sped up a thousand times. Before long, they saw Mu Ying performing rituals to deliver vengeful spirits on a battlefield. The scene paused for a moment, then sped up again, and everyone saw Mu Ying actually studying scriptures and chanting Buddhist prayers in a Buddhist temple!
The image in the water mirror finally stopped at the current scene before Meng Fan withdrew his supernatural power.
The ten people standing below were horrified. What kind of supernatural power was this? It could actually reverse time and see a person's past. Even immortal magic couldn't be this terrifying!
Putting them aside, Mu Ying was even more shocked, secretly thinking that she was lucky she hadn't lied earlier. The Palace Master was indeed as her master had said, possessing great supernatural powers, like a god or a demon!
"Well, whether it's true or not, at least there was no lying. You may leave now!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Ying knew he had escaped a calamity and quickly kowtowed, saying, "Disciple obeys."
He dared not say more, for the more he said, the more mistakes he would make, and he might offend the Palace Master with a single word, at which point even heaven could not save him!
"Huli, Youquan has taken in a Tianyi, and you've taken in a half-step Shattered One. It seems that you two aren't focused on cultivation, but rather on scheming."
Hu Li and You Quan quickly stepped forward to apologize, saying, "Palace Master, please understand. We really don't have any good candidates. They're all ugly and deformed. We only have one good seedling, which is acceptable. It's not enough for us to lose face here. Please punish us, Palace Master!"
Where is Yadu?
Upon hearing this, Ya Du tensed up, knowing it was his turn. He quickly stepped forward and kowtowed, saying, "Ya Du of the demon race greets the Palace Master!"
"Yes, the demon race is also one of the major races in the Great Thousand Worlds. Since the beginning of each world, as long as the spiritual energy is sufficient, the human race and the demon race have been born one after the other. Humans and demons are different, which is the way of heaven. As long as you are in the right, you don't need to feel any pressure in the Cloud Palace."
Ya Du never expected that Meng Fan would personally enlighten him, and he said with some fear, "Disciple will remember the Palace Master's words and will be careful with his words and actions in the future!"
"I will suppress your cultivation level to be the same as Mu Ying's, and the two of you will have your first match."
As soon as Meng Fan finished speaking, his words became law, and an inexplicable power descended upon Ya Du, causing his cultivation level to drop rapidly until it reached the Perfection of the Heavenly Mirror Realm, the same as Mu Ying's current cultivation level, before withdrawing.
As Ya Du sensed the situation within his body, he was taken aback. There was no suppression at all. His cultivation to the half-step Shattering Realm felt like a dream, as if he had returned to the time when he was still in the Heavenly One Realm!
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