Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Seven days later, at the Xuantian Palace rear hall on True Dao Peak of Tianque Mountain, Tong Tianfu held a ceremony for Zhang Yuanjing to advance as an elder.

Compared to the grand ceremony of the headmaster's ascension, the elder appointment ceremony was much simpler.

The witnesses, besides True Person Tong, were only nine Core Formation cultivators: Headmaster Liu Yuanqing, Liuyun City Lord Yu Tianwan, and Lu Tianxiu, Jin Tianwu, Min Tianzhuo, Gu Tianxiao, Zheng Tianyou, and You Tianwu.

Except for Liu Yuanqing, these individuals were all Core Formation cultivators guarding Liuyun Immortal City. Now that the crisis in the Immortal City had been resolved, they had all returned to the mountain gate.

Tong Tianfu faced the portraits of the founding master and the ancestral tablets of the past headmasters, and delivered a heartfelt address: "Reporting to all predecessors, Zhang Yuanjing, a disciple of the sect, possesses a pure and kind nature, sincerely loves the sect, and has repeatedly endured hardships without changing his original intention. In times of crisis, he disregarded rumors, restrained his inner demons, resolutely returned, and devoted himself to relieving the difficulties, assisting the various sects. His contributions rival those of past generations and will be passed down for a long time. His cultivation is high, and he possesses great fortune, with powerful treasures protecting him and wondrous profound techniques. He is fully capable of bearing great responsibilities and can serve as an elder. I hereby report this matter, hoping for your blessing!"

Such rhetoric was all customary, so it was largely the same each time. Of course, Tong Tianfu also included many unique words tailored to Zhang Yuanjing's situation, which was considered praise for him.

After finishing the address, Tong Tianfu turned around and did not announce the next step of the ceremony. Instead, he said to all the Core Formation cultivators, "In the past few months, since Yuanqing became the headmaster, our Xuantian Sect has fought several major battles with the Heavenly Devil Abyss. The results have been good, and we have temporarily resolved the predicament. During this time, everyone has worked hard, and their cultivation has been delayed. However, I urge you not to slack off. The Heavenly Devil Abyss has come with ill intentions and will not truly retreat due to a few setbacks.

"Throughout history, Core Formation cultivators have been the backbone of major sects. This was true in the past, it is true now, and it will certainly be true in the future. In the past fifty years, no less than ten Core Formation cultivators of our sect have fallen, but the newly advanced juniors, including those with pseudo-cores, are only five.

"Although we can currently rely on the Core Formation cultivators of the lower sects to maintain the situation and not reveal the weakness of our sect's Core Formation strength, what will the situation be like if this continues for another fifty years? Once our sect has too few Core Formation cultivators, will those lower sect cultivators still be obedient and willing to fight for us!"

"Lower sect cultivators are, after all, outsiders. Unless they are led by our sect's Core Formation cultivators, how can they truly wholeheartedly serve us! Therefore, everyone must pay attention to cultivating younger disciples. If you have any good things, don't let them gather dust. Give them away when you should, and cultivate more Core Formation cultivators as soon as possible.

"Of course, when cultivating disciples, you can't consider everything for them. You must be willing to let them go out to travel and train. They should accept sect assignments when they are given. These are all good forms of training, and you can't always find excuses not to go or use spirit stones to offset them. Without hardship, one will never become great.

"Look at Yuanjing. He used to always shrink back in the sect and never go anywhere. He stagnated at the early stage of Foundation Establishment for decades, seeing his lifespan coming to an end. Later, he experienced the dangers of the Void Demon World and the Mustard Seed Space, and then ventured out on his own for seventy years, breaking through realm barriers one after another. He actually surpassed many of the 'Tian' generation elders. Today, we are holding a ceremony to appoint Yuanjing as an elder. Decades ago, I'm afraid none of you would have thought that this day would come.

"The Xuantian Sect relies on generations of outstanding disciples to pass on the torch, inheriting the past and ushering in the future. For those talented disciples, we must cultivate them with all our strength, sparing no expense. For those disciples who initially perform mediocrely but strive to catch up and gradually stand out, we must pay attention to them in time, increase our investment, and help them soar into the sky. For those disciples who already possess strength and have been tested, we must entrust them with important tasks in time, so that they can quickly grow into the backbone of the sect."

Tong Tianfu rarely spoke so much at once. Today, taking advantage of Zhang Yuanjing's advancement to the position of elder, he felt inspired and gave this explanation to everyone.

After a moment of pause, he began to list Zhang Yuanjing's great contributions to the sect, repeatedly praising him without reservation.

Zhang Yuanjing was quite excited at first, but later he couldn't help but feel some doubts, wondering what this insightful and far-sighted True Person was planning.

After Tong Tianfu finished his long speech, the ceremony for Zhang Yuanjing's advancement to the position of elder continued.

Liu Yuanqing held a wooden tray and walked up to Zhang Yuanjing.

On the tray were a golden robe representing the identity of an elder, a Xuance recording major events and inheritance of the sect, and a finely carved jade seal.

Zhang Yuanjing bowed to the portraits of the founding master and the past headmasters, and said, "Zhang Yuanjing, a disciple of Xuantian, grew up in the mountain gate since childhood and has experienced many hardships, finally reaching the Core Formation realm. Now, the True Person and the Headmaster, not considering the disciple's shallow cultivation and past mistakes, have decided to appoint the disciple as an elder. The disciple is grateful and will only do his best to repay the great kindness of the sect!"

Then, he made an oath: "I will not fail the sect and will forever protect Xuantian!"

Under everyone's gaze, Zhang Yuanjing took the three items in turn.

The golden robe was a symbol of status. Initially, all elders who participated in the ceremony had to wear this robe, but now this tradition has long been abandoned, so the elders all collect them and do not show them to others.

The Xuance records the various rules to be followed, the secrets of the sect that elders can know, and the various permissions that elders can exercise. In addition, the Xuance has a very important function: it allows three descendants to enter the Xuantian Sect for cultivation, regardless of their aptitude.

The jade seal is like a pass, used for identification and to go to some important places in the sect. The token that Core Formation elders usually show to others is this small jade seal.

Then, Liu Yuanqing held the headmaster's golden seal and opened a hidden compartment under the table where the ancestral tablets of past headmasters were placed, taking out two golden books.

One of them was the Inheritance Golden Book, which recorded important events and important figures in the past of the Xuantian Sect, symbolizing the continuation of the sect. The other was the Xuantian Golden Book, a complete copy of the Xuantian Cultivation Method.

Liu Yuanqing opened the Inheritance Golden Book and used a specially made golden pen to solemnly write Zhang Yuanjing's name on the page recording the names of the past elders. With the name recorded, the ceremony for appointing the elder was completed.

However, in addition to this, there was an extra step, which was for a Nascent Soul True Person to use the Xuantian Golden Book to teach the complete Xuantian Cultivation Method to the person who had been promoted to elder.

What Zhang Yuanjing cultivated was the Heavy Earth Skill, so this step could have been omitted, but as an elder of Xuantian, not knowing the Xuantian Cultivation Method was inappropriate after all, so this step still needed to be completed.

Among them, there was still a key point, that is, the complete Xuantian Cultivation Method was attached with a restriction. Once it was privately spread or searched through the soul, the restriction would be triggered, and the soul would be destroyed.

Although this restriction was said to be a restriction of the cultivation method, it was also a kind of protection for the restricted person, which could prevent them from being soul-searched when captured.

Finally, it was time for fellow members of the sect to offer congratulatory gifts.

From Tong Tianfu to every Core Formation elder, they had all prepared a generous gift, including elixirs, spiritual materials, talismans, cultivation methods, magical treasures, and strange objects, all of which were quite valuable.

Zhang Yuanjing thanked them one by one and recorded the items given by each person in his heart so that he could find an opportunity to return them in the future.