After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 950 Azure Pearl, Huang Can becomes a disciple!

In the middle of the stone platform, there is a platform that is five meters square and about two meters high.

In the middle of the platform, there is a long, narrow hole.

Over the years, the hole has become filled with all sorts of debris.

Chen Yang looked at the platform.

It looks kind of familiar.

It is exactly the same as the sword platform in the Yang Family Sword Tower. Except for the base, it is almost identical.

Before Chen Yang could say anything, Mo Yuan had already rushed forward, its claws rummaging through the hole, using its mental power to remove the blockage. Then, a bright green bead was pulled out of the hole.

It held the beads in both hands and presented them to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang reached out and took the bead. It was a little smaller than the one Du Fengchun had given him, and it fit perfectly into the hole in the stone platform.

The beads were entirely emerald green and perfectly round, and they certainly looked much more advanced than the beads that Du Fengchun had given him.

Mo Yuan said, "This bead is called the Azure Profound Bead. It was a relic left by Zhao Quanzhen. Before I left, I hid many good things. Unfortunately, they were all looted afterward. Luckily, this place is well hidden, otherwise this bead would probably have changed hands by now."

Chen Yang held the bead and channeled his spiritual energy into it.

There is indeed a fairly large space inside, and the bead is slowly absorbing the surrounding energy, which means it is in a semi-connected state with the outside world, absorbing external energy to maintain the energy consumption in the space.

The living conditions here are indeed better than those provided by Du Fengchun.

Chen Yang arrived at the stone platform. "This stone platform..."

"Sword Platform!"

Mo Yuan said, "This sword platform is the foundation of the entire sword formation. When a high-grade sword is inserted into the platform and energy is injected into it, the sword formation can be activated. This formation not only helps the sword cultivate its sword heart, but also greatly helps the sword cultivator's sword intent cultivation. Therefore, this stone platform is also called the Sword Offering Platform. Only forces that have produced sword masters at the fifth level of sword intent can possess such a thing..."

"Oh?"

Chen Yang's eyes brightened slightly.

He had seen three similar sword platforms.

One is in a cave in Jinjia Mountain, one is in the Yang family's sword tower, and the other is right in front of us.

Without exception, they were all left by important figures.

He does have good swords, both the Crimson Sky Sword and the Mountain-Suppressing Sword are top-quality swords.

"How do I inject energy? How do I activate the sword formation?" Chen Yang asked immediately.

Mo Yuan pointed to the stone slab beneath his feet, "This base has two layers, an inner layer with thirty-six grooves and an outer layer with seventy-two grooves, connected by array patterns..."

Chen Yang looked down and saw that although the stone slab was covered with moss and weeds, he could tell from a radar scan that what Mo Yuan said was true.

Mo Yuan continued, "The outer seventy-two grooves require seventy-two high-grade ores containing Geng metal energy, while the inner thirty-six grooves require thirty-six sword spirit stones. Now, insert the sword into the sword platform, and the great formation will be activated..."

"Oh!"

Chen Yang nodded slightly.

He understood Gengjin ore. Just as there is fire jade ore containing fire attribute energy, there is also Gengjin ore containing Gengjin energy.

"What is a Sword Spirit Stone?" Chen Yang asked.

Mo Yuan said, "Sword Spirit Stones are hard to come by. They require high-quality jade and must be nurtured by a cultivator who has reached at least the third level of Sword Intent with their sword intent. An ordinary cultivator at the third level of Sword Intent could nurture one a year if they nurtured it daily..."

"This……"

Chen Yang paused slightly. Sword cultivators at the third level of sword intent were not so easy to find.

He is a sword cultivator at the third level of sword intent. If he were to nurture the sword spirit stone, there would be thirty-six stones, which would take thirty-six years. Wouldn't that be a waste of time?
Thinking of this, he suddenly had an idea and took out a sword-offering stone from his system space. "Take a look, is this the one?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuan reached out and took it, a slight change in the expression on his face.

"Yes, this is it, and the quality is quite good."

Mo Yuan could clearly sense the sword intent energy within the jade, and looked at Chen Yang in surprise, "How many of these stones do you have? If you don't have thirty-six, they're pretty useless..."

It really is this kind of stone.

The sword-offering stone mentioned by the system is the sword spirit stone that Mo Yuan spoke of.

Unexpectedly, the origin of this sword-offering stone was actually nurtured by a powerful sword cultivator.

No wonder it can be used to nurture the sword heart.

He could still produce thirty-six sacrificial sword stones; he currently had nearly a hundred sacrificial sword stones in his possession.

However, he did not have any Geng gold ore.

Chen Yang asked, "If we had enough sword spirit stones and Geng gold ore, could this sword formation still be used now?"

"It works!"

Mo Yuan gave him a positive answer, "The destroyed part of this sword formation is only the outer sword forest. The existence of the sword forest is only to amplify the power of the sword formation and enhance its destructive power..."

"If it's just for nurturing the sword, or for cultivating sword intent using the sword platform, then the Sword Forest is unnecessary..."

"If you have the ability, you might as well move the sword platform and array plate away. Besides assisting in cultivating sword intent, it is also an extremely powerful weapon..."

……

Mo Yuan was eloquent and spoke with great flair.

Chen Yang tried, but was unable to add it to the system's warehouse.

There's probably only one reason: this thing is too heavy.

It exceeded the scope of his power.

He had previously condensed a third-tier curse seal, and now his body was very weak.

"Just leave it here for now, we'll come back next time."

Chen Yang shook his head, since he didn't have any Gengjin ore on hand right now anyway.

This Gengjin ore shouldn't be hard to find. I'll ask Aunt Xiao later; she should have some connections.

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuan didn't say anything more.

Chen Yang put it into the Azure Profound Pearl, then turned and left.

Before leaving, I turned on the radar and scanned the ruins of Chongtian Temple. I found nothing else, so I boarded the Thunderfire Eagle and flew towards Mount Da'e.

……

-

The next day.

With the Nine Elders Cave about to open, Chen Yang stopped running around.

This event only happens once every hundred years; such an opportunity is extremely rare.

To avoid any unnecessary trouble, Emei only released the news close to the opening time.

However, within just one or two days, many sects learned of the news and began contacting Emei through various connections, hoping to send their own people in to share the opportunities of the Nine Elders Cave.

Originally, this was just a matter for Emei. According to the custom of a hundred years ago, the opportunity belonged only to the Buddhist and Taoist sects of Emei. Now that the Taoist sect of Mount Emei is declining, let the Qingshen Sect take over. At most, it can bring along the five sects and eight meridians of Sichuan.

After all, the Five Sects and Eight Meridians are nominally all from Emei, so it's normal to select some elites from among them.

However, after more than a year of turmoil, the landscape of the five sects and eight lineages in Shu has long changed. Not to mention anything else, among the eight lineages, the Ding family, the Hu family, the Li family, the Zhao family... these forces that were originally quite powerful have declined and can no longer produce any outstanding individuals.

Panshan Wumen is not much better.

The number of people that the Five Families and Eight Schools can contribute is pitifully small, and even those who do come are mostly elderly.

After all, there is an upper limit and a lower limit to the number of people who can enter Jiulao Cave.

The upper limit is that it cannot exceed the Creation Realm, which is the rule of the Nine Elders Cave; the lower limit is that it cannot be lower than the Spirit Realm, which is the rule set by Emei.

While there are opportunities within the cave, they are also fraught with great danger. If one's strength is too low, going in is tantamount to suicide.

Don't expect anyone to protect you. People who go in are all vying for opportunities, so who wants to bring a burden along?
The Five Schools and Eight Meridians can't recruit many people, which has given other schools in the country an opportunity.

Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. Many sects that were on good terms with Emei immediately tried their best to ask Emei for help upon hearing the news.

This is a society based on personal relationships. It's fine if you're not close to someone, but if you're close to someone who holds a high position in the spiritual community, such as Faxiang Temple, Shenxiao Sect, or Zixia Temple, and they want to send a few disciples to try their luck, can you refuse them?

If you don't think of others when good things happen to you, how can you expect them to think of you when good things happen to them in the future?
As soon as the news got out, Yuanlong was so busy these past two days that he couldn't even get a moment's rest.

I consulted with several people at Tianhua Temple and also discussed it with Wang Yuanchao and others from the association.

Emei will send 60 people, leaving 30 spots for other sects, and the association will recommend 30 people, making a total of 120 people.

As for how to allocate the quotas, let them deal with Wang Yuanchao. Yuanlong simply made a phone call to transfer the matter and stopped getting involved in this mess. Before entering the Nine Elders Cave, he would take advantage of the opportunity to take in a disciple first.

In the morning, in the Hall of Heavenly Kings at Tianhua Temple, in front of many eminent monks and bhikkhus, Huang Can respectfully invited his master, recited the Repentance Sutra, and took refuge in the Three Jewels.

Since he was just a lay disciple, the shaving of his head should have been omitted, but later, for some reason, Yuanlong still symbolically shaved Huang Can's head three times.

They said it's the rest, and it's not too late to shave it when I've truly converted to Buddhism.

The golden razor shaves off the hair born of mother, cleansing the body of worldly impurities!
Next came the bestowal of a name, the granting of robes, and the issuance of a certificate of conversion. Huang Can became a disciple of Yuan Long, thus belonging to the "Ding" generation. Yuan Long gave him the Dharma name Ding Guang.

As for the symbolism, on the one hand, it is hoped that he will carry forward the Emei Mountain, and on the other hand, his name is Huang Can, which contains the character "Guang" (光), meaning bright and radiant.

Huang Can himself actually quite likes it.

By the time the ceremony was over, it was already noon.

After lunch, in the pavilion in the backyard of the Zen temple, Huang Can held a certificate of refuge in his hand and flipped through it again and again.

From now on, he is Yuanlong's disciple, belonging to the Ding generation, and is a third-generation disciple. Emei now has fifth and sixth-generation disciples.

This is quite a senior lineage, with a large number of disciples and grand-disciples. Apart from those in the Creation Realm and a small number in the Spirit Realm, everyone who sees him must call him Martial Uncle or Grandmaster.

"Chen Yang, can you take a look? This certificate has my name on it, right?"

Huang Can was extremely smug now, and he waved the certificate in front of Chen Yang.

When I talked to Chen Yang about this a couple of days ago, he was very reluctant, but now, he's starting to like it.

Chen Yang glared at him. "It's not your name, it's a dog's name!"

"whispering sound."

Huang Can pursed his lips. "We're officially fellow disciples now, right? I'm older than you, so shouldn't you call me senior brother?"

Chen Yang chuckled, "Is this how the apprentice brothers are arranged? Shouldn't it be whoever enters the sect first, that person be the senior brother?"

"Although you entered the sect early, you didn't formally become a disciple, you don't even have a certificate of refuge..."

"That's still earlier than yours."

Chen Yang rolled his eyes at him.

Huang Can chuckled, "My master also gave me a gift, a bottle of pills called Lesser Rejuvenation Pills, eight in total. It's said to help me improve my cultivation and reach the Creation Realm sooner. My master also gave me several cultivation techniques, including the Emei Body Tempering and Qi Cultivation Technique, which will allow me to start tempering my body from scratch and will pass on the Golden Body Technique to me in the future, and a lightness skill called the Golden Swallow Skill..."

Chen Yang rolled his eyes at the sound of it.

This guy is so cocky.

"Go ahead and laugh. Let's see if you'll still be laughing when we shave your head in the future," Chen Yang couldn't help but pour some cold water on him.

Huang Can grinned, "We'll talk about the future later. Anyway, my master said he won't force me. We'll talk about it if I'm interested in taking over his mantle in the future."

"The Nine Elders Cave is opening tomorrow. Did Master Yuanlong tell you? Did he give you a spot?"

Chen Yang changed the subject; if he continued, this guy would just get carried away.

"Alas!"

Huang Can slapped his thigh, "I forgot to ask."

Chen Yang was speechless for a moment.

Huang Canteng stood up abruptly. "Oh no, my master has probably gone down the mountain by now. I have to go and ask him right away."

Before he could finish speaking, he ran outside and disappeared in a flash.

Chen Yang was both amused and exasperated.

Just as he was about to leave, he saw Huang Daolin walking over from the corridor next to him.

"Uncle!"

Chen Yang called out.

Huang Daolin came to the pavilion and sat down in the seat that Huang Can had just been sitting in.

"I just saw Canwazi running so fast. He just became an apprentice, and he doesn't even know how to control his temper." Huang Daolin smiled.

He almost bumped into Huang Can. The kid called out to him and ran away in a flash. He didn't know what had happened, but he seemed to have been chased by a dog.

"The Nine Elders Cave will open tomorrow, but he doesn't know if he can get in, so he went to find Master Yuanlong," Chen Yang explained simply.

"This kid thinks he's playing house. He's not strong enough, but he's still trying to get involved." Huang Daolin shook his head.

Compared to Chen Yang, Huang Can is indeed less steady; his personality makes him too prone to causing trouble.

Chen Yang said, "Master Yuanlong and the others should also go in. It's fine for Huang Can to go in with them. Besides, he always says he has a tough life, and he's always had good luck."

"Ah."

Huang Daolin nodded slightly and didn't dwell on the issue any further.

Huang Can already has a master; whether or not he should go is Yuan Long's decision.

Huang Daolin then inquired about his family affairs, as well as Chen Yang and Huang Ying's situation. After chatting about everyday matters, he asked Chen Yang about his preparations for the trip to Jiulao Cave.

"It's a pity I broke through too early, otherwise I could have gone in with you all to take a look."

Huang Daolin shook his head.

He then took a cloth bag out of his coat pocket and handed it to Chen Yang.

"what?"

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback.

The cloth bag looked bulging, but I had no idea what was inside.

When I opened it, there was a bunch of beads inside, jingling and clanging.

Beads about the size of marbles, similar to Buddhist prayer beads.

"Rosary beads!"

Huang Daolin said, "I had nothing to do during this time, so I made these with Masters Xuanjing and Xuanqing. Each one contains the combined power of the three of our primordial spirits. It should be enough to deal with some ordinary Dao True Realm spirit beasts. The two masters kept some to distribute to some of their disciples to protect their lives. There are 22 left here. You can take them and give two to Huang Can. Even if he goes in, he will be protected by Master Yuanlong and the others..."

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang paused slightly.

The combined attack of three Dao True Realm Nascent Souls is equivalent to a heavy weapon in the cultivation world, right?

"You know how to use it, right?" Huang Daolin asked.

Chen Yang nodded. "Uncle, this is too much..."

If this bag were thrown out, even a late-stage Dao Realm cultivator would likely find it difficult to withstand.

Huang Daolin waved his hand, "Given your personality, once you enter a place like that, you definitely won't travel with others. The probability of encountering danger is much higher. It's better to have more options than not..."

He knew Chen Yang's personality all too well. Once he entered the mountains, he was a loner. Others were just a burden to him, and it was unlikely that he would team up with anyone else.

The night before, Xuan Jing had specially taken Chen Yang to the Golden Summit to see Xuan Tong. Although he didn't ask, he could guess that Xuan Tong had specifically come to see him and probably gave him some kind of task. Therefore, the probability of him encountering danger was definitely higher than that of others.

Huang Daolin was still worried that these twenty or so prayer beads wouldn't be enough.

Chen Yang was touched, but he didn't stand on ceremony at this critical moment and put away all the prayer beads.

"Hehe, I've heard there are many immortal herbs and spiritual medicines in that secret realm. If I come across them, I'll gather some for you, Uncle," Chen Yang said.

"Haha."

Huang Daolin stroked his beard and smiled, "You should take care of yourself first. If you encounter difficulties, don't force things. Preserving your life is the most important thing."

"Ah."

Chen Yang nodded, then suddenly remembered something. "Uncle, I have some things that I'm afraid you might need to keep safe for me."

Huang Daolin looked at him.

Chen Yang said, "Master Xuantong said that the Nine Elders Cave has rules that restrict entry, and apart from the creatures that live within, no Dao True Realm beings from outside can enter..."

As he spoke, he took out the Qishan Mountain Seal and the stone bead entrusted to him by the stone spirit.

"Several of my friends are here, all at the Dao True Realm. If I forcibly bring them in, it might have an impact on them..."

Then, Chen Yang forced the Taotie Gu out of his mouth.

This worm is plump and hibernating. So many days have passed, and it still hasn't broken through to the mid-stage of the Dao True Realm.

It's highly unlikely that it can be brought in, and since it's in hibernation, it wouldn't be of any help even if it were brought in.

He took out the spirit beast pearl given to him by Du Fengchun and put the Taotie Gu inside.

The three items were handed over to Huang Daolin together.

Huang Daolin didn't say much and simply put it away for him.

Chen Yang harbors many secrets and has always had numerous spirits surrounding him. Although he has never asked, he can sense some of this.

The fact that Chen Yang entrusted these things to him already demonstrates absolute trust, requiring no further words.

Huang Daolin said, "Last night, Nie Liangyun called me. He said you ordered a lot of goods from him?"

"Oh!"

Hearing this, Chen Yang remembered that there was such a thing. "He said he would give me the goods in about ten days. I'm going into the Nine Elders Cave tomorrow, and I'm afraid it will take me ten days to half a month to come out..."

(End of this chapter)