Refining Taoism and ascending to immortality

Another day, looking for the true platform.

At some point, I heard a clear sword sound, which came from afar, containing a kind of quietness of the birds singing in the shady valleys of the mountains and trees. Then, where the water and the sky meet, clusters of cold light surged out. After a moment, it touched the air around it, and the star energy rose slowly, from far to near. When it reached the top of the peak, the star energy in the sky was collected, gathered together, and turned into a star sword ball, which jumped onto the top of Li Wenqing's head. He showed up, holding the Tongtian crown on his head, and walked up.

Along the mountain road, the streams gurgled, the forests were deep and green, and there were countless strange rocks. There were also three or five spirit deer who heard the movement, poked their heads out from behind the trees, and then jumped out, calling, opening their big watery eyes, not only were they not afraid of people, but they also took the initiative to come forward and kept turning in circles.

Li Wenqing smiled. As a Danhua cultivator, he had no shortage of elixirs. So he took out a pill, crushed it, and distributed it to the spirit deer at his feet.

After feeding the deer, Li Wenqing went up the mountain.

On the top of the mountain, it was well arranged. A high platform stood. It was made of gold and jade, engraved with mysterious texts, and built according to regulations. Just looking at it, there was a sense of strict rules and order from top to bottom.

Li Wenqing took a look and found a small high platform with only three floors. He spread his sleeves and sat on the copper couch. The power of Dansha rose behind him, reflecting the halo of Huagai. A bright moon slowly rose behind him, illuminating the four directions.

Speaking of which, Li Wenqing was already a Danhua cultivator at a young age, with a bright future. He also held an important position in the organization of the Zhenyi Sect and held considerable power. He was always surrounded by people outside. But here, he could only stay on the most inconspicuous high platform.

That's it. Li Wenqing was not dissatisfied at all, but felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

At this time, there was also movement on a nearby three-story platform. A Dansha aura rose from it. After it unfolded, it was green, like the color of pine after rain, like the dark water in a deep pool, green and dark, and the bottom was invisible.

On this platform was a woman. She was wearing a simple white dress, and her black hair hung down from one side, soft and gentle, and her skin was as frost and snow. She felt Li Wenqing's gaze, smiled slightly, and nodded to deal with Li Wenqing.

Li Wenqing also smiled and greeted him.

If I am not mistaken, the people who came to Xunzhentai might be the two of them who have reached the Danhua level.

After Li Wenqing and Xu Jing greeted each other, they immediately restrained their smiles, straightened their postures, and waited quietly.

Not long after, the sound of bells and drums came from the sky. After a while, a beam of light broke through the clouds, and a rainbow came through. The red clouds gathered together to form a treasure car, with a seven-treasure canopy on top and pearls hanging down. Inside, a real person sat upright, and the clouds on the top of the door were as bright as water.

After this real person came to Xunzhentai, he found his own six-story high platform and sat down calmly. The next moment, a huge aura rushed into the sky, unfolding continuously, with phoenixes and dragons carved, clouds and moons painted, just and bright.

"Master Jing."

Li Wenqing recognized the identity of this Yuanying real person at once. The other party was not only a powerful deputy dean of the sect, but also one of the "examiners" for the inner disciples to be promoted to true disciples.

Today's meeting, a person like him will definitely not be absent.

Less than half a quarter of an hour after Master Jing arrived, another mysterious sound came from the air, and an eight-colored treasure lotus emerged from top to bottom, with thousands of golden lights on it, supporting a golden wheel of the same size, which rotated from fast to slow. Above the golden wheel, there was another round of spotless white light. In the white light, a person sat upright. His face could not be seen clearly. Only in the azure clouds above the top of the head, a jade ruyi was shining.

It was another Yuanying Zhenren. After he landed, he withdrew his magical powers and went up to the six-story high platform like Zhenren Jing. After sitting down, the azure clouds on the top of the head appeared and covered the area.

Next, three more Yuanying Zhenren came to Xunzhentai one after another. They all went up to the arranged high platform, and their auras rushed to the sky.

For a while, on Xunzhentai, the auras of the five Yuanying Zhenren rushed to the sky, and they went up to the mid-air, evolving into golden lanterns and necklaces, precious umbrellas and jade cups, startling dragons and auspicious phoenixes, and so on and so forth.

There were also falling flowers from the ceiling, golden lotuses emerging from the ground, and the curling fragrance was like smoke and clouds, filling the entire Xunzhentai with a sense of a palace in the sky.

Li Wenqing secretly watched all this, his eyes sparkling. Not only were the five people who came here all Yuanying Zhenren, but they were also not the kind of dying people who had no hope for the future and only cared about their descendants and families. They were all in high positions and could be called the top leaders of the sect.

If a Huadan cultivator like himself could go out and be surrounded by people, then each of these five Zhenren would be a well-deserved protagonist, and everything around them would revolve around them.

But at this moment on the Xunzhen Stage, the five Zhenren gathered together, and no one spoke. It seemed that they were also supporting roles, waiting for the real protagonist to appear.

After another three quarters of an hour, there was only a burst of muffled thunder, and then a dazzling fire cloud came down from the sky, like a falling star. Wherever it went, it dyed the clear sky with a rouge color, which was magnificent.

The next moment, the fire cloud fell to the ground and exploded with a bang. Fire dragons flew one after another, and then spit out beads at the same time, collided with each other, and sparks flew everywhere. Countless seal characters appeared and disappeared from it, telling the way of fire.

When all the flames disappeared, a tall Taoist wearing a nine-dragon robe or even a monastic robe came out. He waved his sleeves and sat down on the nine-story platform in the center of Xunzhentai. His mighty aura surged into the sky, as if turning the whole world into flames.

Such momentum was incomparable to the five Yuanying Zhenren who had just arrived, because every move of the person was blessed by the great power of heaven and earth, and his aura was magnificent.

The one with such momentum can only be the top figure of Zhenyi Sect, the cave heaven immortal of the sect.

"Xuanyuan immortal of the pure and clear eight extreme cave heaven."

Li Wenqing sensed the magnificent power of the nine-story platform, and his face was full of excitement.

Although he is a Danhua cultivator, he has a good future in the sect, but if he had not come to Xunzhentai today, he would never see a figure like Xuanyuan immortal.

After all, a cave heaven immortal like Xuanyuan immortal would spend many years in seclusion, and even if they are not in seclusion, they live in their own cave heaven, forming a world of their own, and outsiders cannot see them.

Xuanyuan immortal sat on the nine-story platform, looking down from above, his voice was like thunder in the sky, full of majesty, and said: "The promotion date of this batch of true disciples is approaching, and this matter is related to the inheritance of the sect..."

Li Wenqing listened attentively, not missing a word.

In less than a cup of tea, Xuanyuan Zhenren finished what he had to say. After he finished, he did not stop. His Dharma body flew into the sky with flames and returned to his own cave.

Following Xuanyuan Zhenren's departure, the five Yuanying Zhenren on the Xunzhen Stage talked in a low voice for a while, and then left one after another, with very solemn expressions.

Li Wenqing followed behind, lowering his head, carefully hiding the strange color in his eyes.

As a participant in the meeting, he certainly knew why the five Yuanying Zhenren were like this.

Because the cave master Xuanyuan Zhenren came here and held a meeting on the Xunzhen Stage with great fanfare, he warned all the "examiners" that the competition for this session of true disciples would soon be decided. A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step, and we must not relax until the final result is out.

At the same time, it also tells everyone that the promotion of each session of inner disciples to the true disciples is really the focus of everyone's attention and involves a wide range of people. It must be fair, just and open, and no mistakes are allowed.

If there is any mistake, the five "examiners", five powerful masters in Zhenyi Sect, will be severely punished.

Li Wenqing took a deep breath, and the Dansha Qi behind him spread out, moving like the wind.

As far as he knew, no one dared to violate the sect rules and tamper with the promotion of the true disciples. But even so, Xuanyuan Zhenren came out of the cave and summoned the "examiners", repeatedly emphasizing that he had the intention to prevent and nip the problem in the bud.

True disciples are too important and too crucial.

Li Wenqing thought about things and returned to his residence.

Inside, the desks and bookshelves were complete, and the vase of flowers on the high table exuded a faint fragrance. He picked up the flame on the bronze treasure cup, and the fluttering lights danced, illuminating the surroundings.

He sat down, picked up a jade book on the table, and flipped through the contents. His eyes were deep, staring at the names on it, wondering who would have the last laugh and become one of the three true disciples in this session of the sect.

As he looked, Li Wenqing's eyes stopped on a name unconsciously, motionless, his face full of contemplation.

There was no other reason, it was really that compared to the others, this one had the greatest momentum in the sect recently, and people couldn't help but pay attention to him.

What's more, although he temporarily ranked first and seemed to have the greatest hope of being promoted to the true disciple, his shortcomings in merit were extremely prominent compared to other competitors.

Faintly, there was a kind of sword taking an unconventional approach, different from others.

Such "outliers" attracted more attention than the orthodox true disciple competitors.

"Difficult."

Li Wenqing originally worked in the Merit Academy. As soon as he thought about it, he found that it was really too difficult for Zhou Qing to make up for the shortcomings of merit.

After all, the deadline for the sect to decide the true disciple was getting closer and closer, and there was not enough time for Zhou Qing to accumulate merit step by step.

"Unless,"

Li Wenqing thought of a possibility and smiled immediately, it was unlikely.

No matter how powerful Zhou Qing is, he is only a cultivator in the Qi Refining Realm. He has just entered the Soul Condensation Realm and is in the sect. How can he achieve such a great achievement?

Impossible, impossible.

Li Wenqing sat for a while and received a message, so he got up, packed up, and went to the Merit Courtyard to change shifts.

In the inner hall of the Merit Courtyard, as soon as he entered, large patches of golden light rushed over, dyeing the whole person golden.

It turned out that in the inner hall, there were copper pillars erected one after another, each of which was densely covered with golden patterns, rustling.

In the center of the copper pillars, there was a raised platform with a jade table on it. Behind the jade table, on the wooden couch, a middle-aged man sat upright with a Dansha aura rising from his body, like a dragon and a tiger, making a whistling sound.

"Elder Du."

Li Wenqing came in and greeted the middle-aged man on the high platform first.

Although both of them were at the Danhua level, Elder Du had not only practiced Taoism for a long time, but also had been in the Merit Academy for a long time, so he had a deep foundation.

"Haha, Elder Li is here."

Seeing Li Wenqing, the middle-aged Elder Du on the high platform laughed, with a cheerful smile and a friendly attitude.

Li Wenqing didn't want to offend him, and he wouldn't offend Li Wenqing either.

Because he knew that Li Wenqing, his colleague, was talented and had the possibility of being promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, and had an extraordinary background. He was a rising star in the Merit Academy with an astonishing speed.

The two talked happily for a while, and Elder Du left, while Li Wenqing went up to the high platform, sat down on the cloud couch behind the jade table, lowered his eyelids, and flipped through the tasks recently issued by the Merit Academy.

Li Wenqing flipped through the task book, with a strange light in his eyes.

Among the tasks recently issued by the Merit Academy, the tasks at the Qi Refining level were completed very quickly. This was because the competition for the true teaching had reached a fever pitch, and everyone who was interested in the true teaching was working hard. And by completing tasks in the Merit Hall, you can accumulate merit for the sect, the more the better.

After a while, Li Wenqing looked through the recent tasks and confirmed one thing: Zhou Qing had not come to the Merit Court recently, nor had he accepted any tasks from the Merit Court.

"Is he going to give up on merit completely?"

Li Wenqing's eyes were dim. Merit was only one of the items in the assessment for promotion to the True Transmission. If the other items were particularly outstanding and far exceeded other competitors, it was not impossible to make up for the shortcomings in merit.

But there was no doubt that this was a radical move, and it was very risky compared to the "orthodox" way of promotion to the True Transmission.

At this time, a little Taoist boy with a bun came in and stood at the door, reporting: "Elder Li, there is someone outside, and you may need to see him."

"Oh."

Li Wenqing looked over and said nothing.

"The person coming is Zhou Qing." The little Taoist boy with a bun spoke immediately, saying: "He is outside."

"Zhou Qing."

When Li Wenqing heard this, he sat up straight immediately, with a look of surprise on his face. The other party came to the Merit Court at this time, and it must be for "merit", but what exactly was it?

"Let him in."

Li Wenqing thought about it and told the Taoist boy to bring someone in.

Zhou Qing is now very famous in the sect, but Li Wenqing and the other party are not in the same camp and have no friendship, so he will not go out to greet him.

Unless the other party is promoted to a true disciple, it will be different.

Not long after, footsteps sounded outside. Li Wenqing raised his head and saw the Taoist boy leading a young man with high spirits and extraordinary appearance in. At first glance, there was a kind of extraordinary brilliance that was different from the ordinary.

"Zhou Qing."

Li Wenqing recognized him at once. Although this was the first time he met the other party, he had seen the other party's video materials countless times.

"Elder Li."

Zhou Qing came to the hall and saluted Li Wenqing on the stage.

Before coming to the Merit Courtyard, he had done his homework and knew that there were two Danhua monks stationed here, an older elder Du and a younger elder Li.

Now it seems that the one on duty is Elder Li.

But Zhou Qing didn't care. He came to the courtyard and followed the rules. It didn't matter who was there.

Li Wenqing didn't say much. He got straight to the point and said, "Zhou Qing, what are you doing here?"

Zhou Qing stood up and replied, "I did some things in Tongbaizhou. I came to the courtyard and wanted Elder Li to take a look. Can you give me some credit?"