Huangxiu

Chapter 1077 Arrival
The young girl was petite and delicate, with beautiful features, lively expressions, and a charming and captivating appearance.

Li Hongzhao clasped her hands in greeting and smiled, "Li Hongzhao greets Senior Sister."

The pretty young girl smiled and said, "You're a newcomer to the inner sect, aren't you?"

Li Hongzhao nodded.

The pretty young girl giggled and said, "I am Dong Muyu, and I have been in the inner sect for ten years."

Li Hongzhao looked at her in surprise: "Ten years?"

"Doesn't it look like it?" Dong Muyu said with a smile.

Li Hongzhao shook his head.

Dong Muyu said with a grin, "I entered the inner sect at eighteen, the youngest... I've never heard of anyone newly promoted to the inner sect. Oh, you didn't ascend here, did you?"

Li Hongzhao nodded slightly.

Although she was wary, she knew that this matter couldn't be kept secret, and there was no need to keep it a secret.

"Did you really ascend to heaven?" Dong Muyu looked her over in surprise. "How can you be so young?"

Li Hongzhao laughed and said, "I'm lucky; I was able to ascend early."

“Hmm…” Dong Muyu nodded repeatedly, then chuckled and said, “I was the youngest to enter the inner sect, and you must have ascended to immortality at a young age as well. It’s not wrong for us to be together.”

Li Hongzhao laughed and said, "Senior Sister Dong, I was lucky to ascend to this realm so early."

"I'm just lucky to have been born into a good family and have good aptitude," Dong Muyu said with a smile. "Usually, those who ascend to the sect are all too old and have limited potential. They just spend their old age on the mountain, merely occupying the title of inner sect disciple for nothing. Junior Sister Li, you're different."

"Senior Sister Dong, are there many disciples who have ascended to the upper realms?"

"Not many, not few. The Heavenly Sword has a total of nine clones, and each clone has six projections. What day did you arrive?"

"It should be the Lesser Outer Heaven, right?" Li Hongzhao said.

She heard the name "Little Heaven Beyond Heaven" from Chu Zhiyuan.

"Hmm... Little Outer Heaven..." Dong Muyu tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Has it been a long time since any disciples have ascended?"

Li Hongzhao nodded: "As far as I know, there hasn't been one in the last hundred years."

"Let me think..." Dong Muyu tilted her head and flicked her slender fingers, finally nodding: "Hmm, it seems like no one has ascended for five hundred years. The sect thought there was something wrong with the Heavenly Sword clone in the Outer Heaven."

“Five hundred years…” Li Hongzhao sighed.

She really didn't know how many had ascended to heaven and how many hadn't.

The royal family kept these matters a secret and remained silent.

It now seems that ascension cannot be hidden from the world; the throne changed hands silently, which means there was no ascension.

"Your ascension proves that the Heavenly Sword Avatar of the Outer Heaven is not a problem." Dong Muyu said with a smile, "This is good news, and there is also a person as talented as Junior Sister Li. Congratulations! Come, come to my courtyard and let's have a good drink to celebrate."

"I'm sorry to bother you, Senior Sister," Li Hongzhao said with a smile.

She was looking forward to finding out more about the Heavenly Sword Sect.

I vaguely understand why I am being treated this way.

Not all inner sect disciples receive this treatment; it is because they ascended to the sect.

Those who ascended to the inner sect were all useless, so the Heavenly Sword Sect did not treat these inner sect disciples well.

Li Hongzhao discovered that the seemingly simple courtyard held a hidden secret.

Artificial hills and flowing water, winding paths and pavilions, flowerbeds scattered throughout, and flowers blooming in profusion—it is truly exquisite.

Dong Muyu pulled her to sit down in the pavilion, where they were immediately enveloped in the delicate fragrance of flowers.

She tugged at the copper bell next to the red pillar inside the pavilion, and after the sound, two graceful young girls arrived.

Dong Muyu instructed them to prepare two dishes of snacks to go with the wine, and then opened a jar of wine for herself.

The wine in the black jar, once opened, immediately releases a rich and fragrant aroma.

Two plates of appetizers were quickly brought over, and Dong Muyu filled two jade cups.

Li Hongzhao and she drank and chatted.

Dong Muyu was very patient with her and explained the situation within the sect in detail.

Li Hongzhao had a general understanding.

I feel a little relieved.

At the same time, a sense of excitement arose within them.

Her main inquiries were about Bi Yuantian's situation and the position of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

It was discovered that the Heavenly Sword Sect was one of the four major sects of Biyuan Heaven, holding an extremely high position.

The biggest difference between Biyuan Heaven and Xiaotianwai Heaven is that Biyuan Heaven is rich in spiritual energy and has a higher cultivation level.

The Grandmaster is merely the starting point of the inner sect.

Only those who become grandmasters and enter the inner sect do they formally embark on the path of cultivation.

There are three realms of cultivation, each with nine stages: transformation into Qi, transformation into Shen (spirit), and transformation into Ling (spirit).

Those in the Qi Transformation Realm are called Qi Refiners, those in the Divine Transformation Realm are called Venerables, and those in the Spirit Transformation Realm are called Spirit Venerables.

According to Dong Muyu, transforming into Qi is easy, transforming into Shen is difficult, and transforming into Ling is even more difficult, almost impossible.

Although the Heavenly Sword Sect has Spirit Venerables, they are almost never seen.

He can only appear when the sect is in mortal danger.

The most powerful force in the world is the imperial court, the Biyuan Dynasty, which reigns supreme over all.

Fifty thousand years ago, the Biyuan Dynasty was formed by the merger of eight major dynasties.

Originally, the eight great dynasties each ruled their own territory and were quite powerful.

But later, evil spirits rose up across the land, their demonic flames blazing high, and their demonic armies swept across the world, shattering the lands of the eight great dynasties.

At a critical moment of life and death, the guardian spirits of the eight great dynasties swore an oath to form the Biyuan Dynasty.

The Biyuan Dynasty did not have an emperor; instead, it was governed by eight kings.

For fifty thousand years, the imperial dynasty has prospered, holding back the demonic army and protecting the world. The four major sects have been sacred grounds of martial arts since ancient times, possessing profound and unparalleled martial arts techniques.

Whether during the Eight Great Dynasties or the Biyuan Dynasty, it maintained a transcendent status.

After the eight dynasties merged to form the Biyuan Dynasty, the four major sects will also send disciples down the mountain to assist the dynasty in suppressing evil spirits.

Within the imperial city, there is a separate courtyard, staffed by elite disciples of the sect. This courtyard serves as a bridge between the imperial court and the sect, as well as protecting the safety of the imperial city and suppressing the invasion of evil spirits.

Dong Muyu wiped the wine stains from her cherry-like lips and said casually, "Junior Sister Li, don't rush into cultivation. It's best not to go down the mountain to exorcise evil spirits until you become a Venerable."

"Are they dangerous?"

"It's too dangerous for those in the Qi Transformation Realm. They have illusions that are hard to defend against. Once you reach the Divine Transformation Realm and become a Venerable, you can block their illusions."

"Yes." Li Hongzhao nodded solemnly, "Thank you, Senior Sister!"

Dong Muyu waved his hand: "With your talent, you will soon become a Venerable. At that time, you must be very careful. These demons are very strange. If you are not careful, you will be injured or even die. ... Every year, ten or eight people die in our inner sect. How do you know that you may not be one of them?"

Li Hongzhao asked, "How many disciples does our inner sect have in total?"

“More than a thousand,” Dong Muyu said. “The number increases every year, and there are also those who perish. Exorcising demons is a dangerous matter.”

Li Hongzhao solemnly replied, "I will be extremely careful."

“Don’t worry about us on the mountain, the evil spirits can’t get in,” Dong Muyu said with a smile. “But it’s different when we go down the mountain. We’ll be right next to the evil spirits and we’ll run into them all the time.”

Li Hongzhao asked, "Then can't we do a large-scale cleanup?"

Dong Muyu said, "If a large number of experts gather, they will be discovered immediately, and the evil spirits will flee. Similarly, if they gather in large numbers, we will also be alerted and stay far away."

Li Hongzhao nodded slowly.

She had roughly figured out her surroundings and knew how to deal with it.

But she decided to find an opportunity to talk to her fellow disciples again and compare her words with those of Dong Muyu.

This jar of wine tastes mellow and smooth at first sip, but as you drink it, you unconsciously become slightly tipsy, and even your true energy cannot dispel it.

Li Hongzhao also became slightly tipsy and spoke more boldly, asking with a smile if he could return to Xiaotianwaitian.

“Unless you can cultivate to the Spirit Venerable level,” Dong Muyu said, “the Heavenly Sword will never lend a hand again. You can only rely on yourself. Only by becoming a Spirit Venerable can you ignore the constraints of space and come and go freely.”

“Spiritual Venerable…” Li Hongzhao shook his head: “If we from the Outer Heaven didn’t need the Heavenly Sword and ascended directly, would we still be considered inner sect disciples?”

"It's natural."

Li Hongzhao breathed a sigh of relief.

Dong Muyu laughed and said, "What, does Little Outer Heaven have such a prodigy?"

Li Hongzhao nodded slowly: "There is someone whose cultivation is stronger than mine, and who is expected to ascend directly without the aid of the Emperor's Sword."

Chu Zhiyuan's cultivation was still improving rapidly, and he had already reached an unknown level.

Through this ascension, she deduced that, given his aptitude, he could ascend without the aid of the Emperor's Sword.

“This is truly a prodigy, but whether someone is a prodigy or not, they still have to cultivate according to this path,” Dong Muyu said. “Our Heavenly Sword Sect is not lacking in prodigies.”

Li Hongzhao laughed and said, "This person is no ordinary genius, far surpassing me. I just don't know how much worse she is than Senior Sister Dong."

"We'll have to see," Dong Muyu said. "When can we come up?"

Li Hongzhao said, "He is a cautious person. Even if he can ascend, he will probably seek stability and will not be in a hurry to ascend."

"That won't do. It will delay our cultivation and require even more time... Unfortunately, our cultivation level is not high enough to have the Heavenly Sword help us send the message."

Li Hongzhao smiled and shook his head, thinking of the throwing knife in his arms.

Just then, a figure flashed, and Chu Zhiyuan suddenly appeared.

Dong Muyu struck out with his palm, and a white jade-like palm print appeared, striking towards Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan dodged.

Li Hongzhao quickly said, "Senior Sister Dong, we're on the same side!"

Dong Muyu looked at her in surprise.

Li Hongzhao said, "He is the one I was just talking about."

Dong Muyu asked in surprise, "You ascended here by yourself?"

She looked Chu Zhiyuan up and down, but couldn't sense the depth of his cultivation.

She sensed that he was only a Grandmaster, but her intuition told her that he was more than just a Grandmaster.

“This is Senior Sister Dong,” Li Hongzhao announced loudly, “All of us who ascended here are inner disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect.”

"Greetings, Senior Sister Dong. I am Chu Zhiyuan, the heir of the Qingwang Mansion of the Great Jing Dynasty in the Outer Heaven. I apologize for disturbing you."

"Chu Zhiyuan... Junior Brother Chu, did you really ascend here on your own?"

"...I guess so," Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile. "It was easier than I imagined."

“Easy? Hehehehe…” Dong Muyu giggled repeatedly: “In the past thousand years, you are the second person to ascend to this heaven on their own.”

Chu Zhiyuan asked in surprise, "Who else?"

“It’s Senior Brother Lu Jian from the Little Taiping Heavenly Kingdom,” Dong Muyu said. “He’s an amazing genius. He’s already a sixth-level Venerable. In sixty years, he’s cultivated to the sixth level of the Divine Transformation Realm. It’s astonishing!”

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhiyuan looked at Li Hongzhao.

Li Hongzhao then explained the realm and sighed, "It was indeed the right thing to ascend early. If you wait until you are sixty to ascend, it will be too late."

Dong Muyu said, "If you come up again at sixty, you can't expect to break through to the Venerable level. You can only enjoy your old age and do some trivial work in the sect."

Chu Zhiyuan felt a strange sensation in his heart.

He carefully sensed the abundance of spiritual energy here, just like in the outer heavens.

I discovered that the spiritual energy had become even stronger.

A stronger spiritual energy means a faster cultivation speed, and the advancement of one's realm should be faster.

Unless, the obstacles to spiritual practice are even greater.

An unparalleled genius, it took him sixty years to reach the sixth level of the Venerable Realm.

This made him curious: was it due to the cultivation technique, or was there something mysterious about this world?
(End of this chapter)