Who Taught You To Cultivate Immortality Like This?

Chapter 123: Divine Continent's List of Young Geniuses

"Afterwards, show this portrait to others. I will ask you about it when I teach class in a few days," Xu You said after taking his seat.

"Mhmm, don't worry, teacher. I will remind everyone to study hard," Xiao Ying nodded quickly with her small head.

Xu You smiled lightly and said no more. He sat cross-legged, urging the flying boat towards the direction of Tianque City. Then, he immersed his mind in the divine mansion, preparing to refine the essence of the evil serpent.

This was Xu You's first time refining the soul of a monster with the strength of the Five Realms. He had great expectations, hoping to obtain something good.

The essence of the Five Realms' soul stick had clearly become thicker, and Azure Lotus trembled more violently, filling up completely.

The amount of golden juice sprayed out was also unusually abundant. Xu You's eyes lit up as he looked at the treasures produced.

[Scarlet Serpent Hardening Technique]

[Using this Divine Ability grants the power of the Scarlet Serpent, making every part of the body indestructible and unstoppable. It can rival the theoretical limit of Body Tempering achieved by martial cultivators of the same realm.

Furthermore, this hardening technique is applied to every corner of the body. Prolonged maintenance of this state may cause necrosis in certain areas. Use with caution.

Additionally, this is a technique of the Scarlet Serpent's transformation. Prolonged use will affect the mind, devouring madness, and indulging in debauchery.]

After reading this Divine Ability, Xu You's eyes lit up. This was a divine technique!

It was a Divine Ability that acted directly on the physical body, turning one into a humanoid machine.

Without using much cultivation, one could achieve the theoretical limit of the body that a body cultivator of the same realm could achieve through pounding. Didn't this mean that after using this hardening technique, one would have the perfect Four Realms body?

It was simply a heaven-defying divine technique, equivalent to gaining another Great Dao, the Great Dao of body cultivation.

Of course, there were still side effects. This time, there were two, and there were many restrictions.

The first one mentioned necrosis in certain areas, which had to be handled with caution.

He really didn't believe that he could strengthen himself to what extent. Xu You himself was like a diamond, did he really need the help of this Divine Ability?

But if he really used this Divine Ability, how far could he go? Xu You fell into contemplation.

The second side effect was quite significant, affecting the mind.

In summary, this thing was a divine technique, but it couldn't be used all the time. The timing had to be calculated well to protect Xu You's roots and his sanity.

When the first ray of sunlight broke through the dawn, Xu You returned to Tianque City on the flying boat.

Under the morning sun, Tianque City appeared even more ancient and mysterious, especially highlighting the weight of history.

After sending Xiao Ying back to the street where her house was located, Xu You turned back to Kunlun Tower. His teaching tasks at Jishi Academy were once every few days.

Returning to his residence on the top floor, there weren't many people here. Han Qianyue was not around, and the other two young stewards were also absent.

A notice was posted on the floor, stating that there would be a meeting tonight, presided over by Zhang Changli. Xu You, as a steward, would definitely attend.

There was no task assigned to Xu You today, so he was free to move around.

Xu You didn't go out either. He didn't plan to sell the materials of the evil serpent. The materials of a Five Realms Monster Cultivator, especially those of High Grade bloodline, were not easy to come by.

Such things were generally not sold; bartering was the best option.

Xu You simply went to the first floor and asked for the list of young geniuses from the past few years. As someone who had reached the Fourth Realm, he needed to pay more attention to the strongest among his peers.

The List of Young Geniuses was issued by the Seizing Heaven Sect. This list only included disciples under the age of twenty-five.

It was regularly updated, published monthly along with the mansion's newspaper, and a yearly list was compiled to select the top one hundred young geniuses in Divine Continent for that year.

The rankings were based on strength, talent, exposure, and popularity, among other multidimensional factors.

Opening the list from the previous years, Han Qianyue's name caught Xu You's eye.

His fellow senior brother was ranked at the bottom, at the one hundredth position.

Xu You couldn't help but find it amusing. Han Qianyue was not only the gatekeeper of Kunlun Immortal Sect but also the gatekeeper of the List of Young Geniuses.

This also proved that Han Qianyue's strength and talent were indeed formidable.

There were countless young cultivators in Divine Continent, and no one knew how many so-called geniuses there were.

In such a terrifying number, as long as one could make it onto the List of Young Geniuses, they were undoubtedly the cream of the crop, with an immeasurable future.

Han Qianyue had held a position in the top 100 of this year's list for several years in a row, until he was forcibly removed due to his age.

Xu You admired Senior Han's ability to control his ranking even more. Among the rankings, only two people left the deepest impression: the first place and the last place.

From this perspective, Han Qianyue's fame in the circle surpassed many people ranked ahead of him, making him a legendary figure.

Whenever his name was mentioned, people would subconsciously think of him as the one who ranked last.

After briefly looking at the previous years' rankings, Xu You focused on this year's latest list.

He memorized every person who made it onto the list, starting from the back.

In the middle, Xu You found Huiming, who ranked 55th on the Tianjiao List.

He was a direct disciple of Venerable Long, the head of the Dragon Descending Hall in the Great Thunderclap Monastery.

The heads of the Eighteen Arhats Halls in the Great Thunderclap Monastery were all respectfully addressed as Venerable by their respective Arhats.

Huiming, who was 22 years old this year, had a high seniority. Among the cultivators of the Huizi generation, he was already considered a senior cultivator in the upper echelons of the Great Thunderclap Monastery.

Xu You knew the reputation of Venerable Long very well. He was one of the two famous strong men in the Great Thunderclap Monastery, the other being Venerable Tiger, the head of the Fuhu Arhat Hall.

These two were notorious for killing monks, decisive and ruthless in their actions. They practiced the Vajra Wrath method and didn't bother with Buddhist teachings. They subdued others with their virtues.

They would beat you until you knelt before the Buddha and said "Amitabha" in front of the Buddha.

Two years ago, when Huiming reached the Fourth Realm, he made it onto the Tianjiao List due to his numerous achievements in slaying demons and monsters, accumulating a great amount of merit. Overall, he quickly climbed the rankings.

Several of his most glorious achievements were listed for reference, all of which involved crossing borders to kill Great Monsters.

After reading Huiming's information, Xu You suddenly realized why Huiming was able to fight the evil Flood Dragon on equal terms last night. He even felt that Huiming hadn't used his full strength.

If they fought with their lives on the line, perhaps there would be a chance to defeat the Flood Dragon, but the price to pay might be higher.

To achieve such cultivation at such a young age and reach the mid-stage of the Fourth Realm, and currently preparing to break through to the late stage of the Fourth Realm, the lack of merit referred to the need to accumulate enough merit to begin the breakthrough to the late stage of the Fourth Realm.

With such formidable strength, Huiming was only ranked 55th on the Tianjiao List. The value of this list was truly terrifying.

Looking further up, the top 50 consisted of cultivators at least in the late stage of the Fourth Realm. Xu You continued to search and found that three people from the Kunlun Immortal Sect were in the top 30.

They were currently the top three in the sect: Xue Qianluo, Lu Beimu, and Xiao Yuhe.

Among them, Lu Beimu and Xiao Yuhe were hovering around the twenties, relatively lower in rank.

The most important thing was that Xue Qianluo was only ranked 11th. Xu You had personally witnessed Xue Qianluo's terrifying strength. How could she only be ranked 11th?

But as Xu You looked further up, he was speechless. The top ten were all cultivators in the early stage of the Fifth Realm.

Damn it.

Cultivators in the Fifth Realm under the age of 25.

However, Xue Qianluo had already started seclusion to break through to the Fifth Realm a few months ago. If she succeeded, with her talent, she would definitely be able to climb higher on this list.

Among the top ten, Penglai Immortal Gate occupied two positions, the first and the ninth.

They truly deserved to be the leaders of the Five Sects and Seven Schools. The other eight were all cultivators from the Five Sects and Seven Schools. Their dominance was overwhelming.

Looking at the entire list, 80 out of the top 100 were from the Five Sects and Seven Schools. The top ten were completely dominated by them.

The other non-Five Sects and Seven Schools' Apex Level forces on the list added up to only 20 people, and most of them were ranked lower.

In fact, this list was still not perfect.

The rankings only included righteous forces and a few neutral forces. Many forces, such as the demonic path, the demonic beast path, the witchcraft path, and others, as well as some low-key forces, did not participate in the rankings.

Nevertheless, this Tianjiao List was still recognized as the benchmark list, and all young righteous cultivators took pride in it.

After reading it, Xu You couldn't help but feel a bit emotional. Judging solely from the list, the Kunlun Immortal Sect had indeed declined, and there was a significant gap in the quality of their disciples.

There were truly many geniuses in this world.

Of course, Xu You didn't underestimate himself either. With his cheat-like abilities and the Nine Yang Dao Foundation, he didn't feel inferior to these monsters.

After carefully reviewing the list of information from the past few years, the sky gradually darkened as Xu You stood up and stretched, looking out at the scenery of Tianque City.

Engrossed in his thoughts, Xu You heard a knock on the door. It was the voice of Han Qianyue.

Xu You went to open the door and saw three people standing outside. In addition to Han Qianyue, there were two others, a man and a woman, both in their early twenties.

Their cultivation levels were all in the early stage of the Fourth Realm.

Xu You recognized the woman, Zhang Wei, who he had met at Qingyun Pavilion. She was highly skilled in Qimen Divination.

She was still wearing the same wide robe with the Tai Chi and Bagua symbols, her hair slightly tidier and her figure slightly thinner than before.

Xu You was surprised to see Zhang Wei here. Although her Divine Ability was indeed impressive, she focused on Qimen Divination Great Dao.

Specializing in divination, her strength was not considered Apex Level. Moreover, her cultivation level was still in the middle of the Late Stage, so her ranking among the young disciples was not high. If Xu You remembered correctly, she should be ranked around thirtieth.

But then he realized that Zhang Changli, the person in charge, was her father, so everything made sense.

It was reasonable for a father to bring his daughter to Tianque City to gain experience and get to know some outstanding peers.

The starting point for the second generation of cultivators was much higher than that of most cultivators.

This was the case regardless of the world background.

Xu You didn't know the other young man, but he could tell from his clothes that he was a disciple of Lianhua Peak.

Under the jurisdiction of Azure Dragon, Azure Dragon Peak was the peak for artifact refining, Cloud Pill Peak was the peak for pill refining, and Crimson Serenity Peak excelled in Qimen Divination.

As for Lianhua Peak, its disciples liked to wear large red robes, regardless of gender. This was a unique feature of Immortal Gate.

The peak master, Daoist Lianhua, had been ambushed by an enemy in his early years and had his limbs severed, never to grow back.

Later, Daoist Lianhua gained enlightenment in the lotus pond, rebuilt his lotus heart, and comprehended his own Great Dao, the Lotus Great Dao. He used lotus roots to regenerate his limbs, making him no different from an ordinary person.

Since then, he changed his name to Daoist Lianhua and developed a habit of wearing a large red robe. This habit had become popular on Lianhua Peak.

Daoist Lianhua was truly extraordinary. After his rebirth from the fire, his cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds, especially after he found his own Great Dao. His strength ranked among the top peak masters.

Therefore, Lianhua Peak became one of the top peaks in terms of strength within the sect.

Daoist Lianhua was such a legendary figure that his deeds had inspired countless cultivators who had fallen into deep valleys.

The most important thing was his Lotus Great Dao, which was said to be extremely profound and possessed the power of immortality.

Of course, Xu You thought the claim of immortality was exaggerated, but it was enough to show the brilliance of this Great Dao.

Once the Great Dao was perfected and one walked on their own path, it would be like ascending to the heavens, with the hope of reaching the pinnacle of the Heavenly Dao.

However, this step was extremely difficult. Countless powerful cultivators throughout history had been stuck at this step.

The young man in front of Xu You was Lianhua Daoist's true disciple, Luo Kaiyang. He was only twenty-one years old and had reached the Fourth Realm a few months earlier than Xu You.

He had established the Lotus Dao Foundation and perfectly inherited the legacy of Daoist Lianhua. His future was visibly bright.

His establishment of the Dao Foundation had caused quite a stir.

However, he had just entered the Fourth Realm and was still young, so his ranking among the young disciples was not in the top ten. He was relatively lower in the rankings.

Introduced by Han Qianyue, Xu You and Luo Kaiyang briefly got to know each other.

They were all outstanding young people.

Then, Xu You nodded and smiled at Zhang Wei, saying, "Sister Zhang, when did you come to Tianque City? It's been a long time since we last met."

"I've been here for three months," Zhang Wei replied with a faint smile. "Congratulations on reaching the Fourth Realm and establishing the Eight Yang Dao Foundation, Junior Brother."

"Thank you, Senior Sister," Xu You replied with a slight bow.

Seeing Xu You and Zhang Wei acquainted, Han Qianyue, accustomed to such interactions, said with a smile, "Come, now that we have four people, let's have a good drink. I have some excellent spirit wine and spirit meat."

Han Qianyue took out the wine and food from his storage bag. He was also a Taotie.

Xu You and the other two readily agreed. They sat on the balcony of Xu You's room, which had a wide view and was bathed in the warm golden light of the setting sun.

With a gentle breeze and accompanied by the delicious food and wine, Xu You hadn't experienced such a relaxing moment in a long time.

At night, the top floor of Kunlun Tower was brightly lit.

In the middle of the circular hall, there was a long table, with people sitting on both sides. Most of the staff were present, but the main seat was still empty as Zhang Changli had not arrived yet.

Xu You and the other four young stewards sat together towards the back on the left side.

The meeting was not a very serious matter, and everyone was chatting in groups of two or three.

After a while, a chubby middle-aged man arrived late and went straight to the main seat to sit down.

Xu You's gaze immediately fell on Zhang Changli. He had the air of a wealthy man, but lacked the aura that a high-level cultivator should have. One could only say that he was quite cute.

"Sorry for the delay," Zhang Changli said with a friendly smile on his face. After exchanging greetings and some cliché opening remarks, he pointed towards Xu You and said, "Let me introduce you all to our new rotating steward, Xu You. He is a true disciple of Vermilion Bird Peak's Master Mofeng, and the successor of Senior Li Changsheng. He recently established the Nine Yang Dao Foundation and is a young man with unlimited potential. Please welcome him."

After speaking, Zhang Changli led the applause. The other elders and stewards followed suit, applauding and looking at Xu You with smiles on their faces.

Xu You was a bit stunned. He didn't expect Zhang Changli to suddenly praise him like this, which caught him off guard.

Without thinking too much at the moment, he stood up and politely responded to everyone's applause.

"Previously, I made a bet with Sun Shishu from Moon Jade Pavilion and Master Mofeng that Xu You would establish the Nine Yang Dao Foundation. Although he is slightly behind now, Xu You has inherited Senior Li Changsheng's Great Dao. Such talents are the hope of Kunlun's future, and we should all take care of him," Zhang Changli added jokingly.

At this point, the older elders began to speculate. Praising someone is one thing, but as the peak master, continuously praising a junior like this implies that there must be some other relationship between them.

As a result, these experienced elders looked at Xu You with even more enthusiasm.

Of course, they all knew that Xu You was currently one of the most popular figures in the sect. With his talent, his future prospects were self-evident.

So it was only natural to try to get on good terms with him.

Xu You's face stiffened slightly. He also understood what this situation represented, but the problem was that he was really not familiar with this middle-aged chubby man.

What was he doing? Is he trying to promote me?

Could it be that Mo Yuhuang requested it?

Impossible, Mo Yuhuang wouldn't do such a boring thing.

There must be a reason behind this sudden praise from Zhang Changli. Xu You's mind was racing, trying to figure out what Zhang Changli was up to.

Fortunately, Zhang Changli didn't say much more and changed the topic.

The following procedures were the same as usual. Each elder and steward reported on their recent responsibilities, and major issues were discussed and resolved together.

Zhang Changli also conveyed the overall ideas from Immortal Gate and arranged the tasks and directions for the coming period.

After discussing these routine matters, Zhang Changli cleared his throat and said, "There is another matter that everyone needs to keep in mind, which is the Witchcraft Conference. It is the biggest event recently, and various forces will pay attention to it. The sect expects each of us to devote some attention to this matter and report on it at any time."

The people present had no doubts and took note of this matter.

"There is one more thing. The Great Zhou Emperor will celebrate his hundredth birthday in a little over a month. He has invited me to bring some younger disciples to the banquet," Zhang Changli said, looking towards Xu You and smiling. "The four of you will accompany me and Elder Qingcang on this trip."

Elder Qingcang was an old man with white hair. He was the second-in-command in the Kunlun Immortal Sect's office, assisting Zhang Changli in all matters. When Zhang Changli was absent, he made all the decisions, acting fairly and steadily, and was highly respected by the disciples.

After that, Zhang Changli conveyed some other matters issued by the sect.

Xu You listened while asking his senior brother, Han Qianyue, who was sitting next to him, "Senior brother, why does each of us need to pay attention to the Witchcraft Conference? Does this matter have any special significance for our sect?"

(End of this chapter)