Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 3 Jinling Sect Assessment
The belly of the stone turtle is dark red, the back is light green, the eight trigrams stripes are dark black, and they are neat and symmetrical as if they were determined by precise measurements.

What is even more peculiar is that the entire stone is covered with tiny cracks, which at first glance look like the patterns on Jun porcelain.

Ji An recalled that when he picked up this strange stone, he thought it was fired porcelain.

It was late autumn at the time, and the stone lay quietly in a mountain stream. The water was cold, but it felt warm when touched.

Ji An suddenly felt that the stone turtle that existed in his mind appeared at the center of his eyebrows, and then was transferred to the Qihai acupoint along the immortal vein that had just been opened up. It was a very wonderful experience.

However, as long as he calmed down and sensed it, he could still feel the presence of the stone turtle, and those lines of words also appeared in his mind at the same time.

Ji An let out a breath and relaxed. He was really worried that the golden finger would lose its effect if it moved.

Ji An didn't care whether there was any conspiracy behind this stone turtle that allowed his soul to travel to another world, because he was not qualified.

What he needs to do now is to use this rare treasure to improve himself.

Only when you become strong can you cope with the storms from all directions.

In a good mood, Ji An began to study the function of the stone turtle.

After a while, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Golden Finger is still a three-no product. After studying it for a long time, I only got some hints.

Daoyun and Lingji are the names of special energies that can be used to quickly comprehend spells.

At this moment, he did not have any magic skills, and it was obvious that the pulse diagnosis method was not considered a magic skill in the Golden Finger's judgment system.

I can only wait until I have inspiration and magic in the future to try out how good this golden finger is.

Ji An slowly closed his eyes, and the naturally generated Bagua pattern on the turtle's back appeared before his eyes. He began to recall its meaning and symbolism.

In the study of Yijing, the Postnatal Eight Trigrams talk about cycles, like the flow of water, representing the interdependence and mutual roots of yin and yang, and the mother-child mutual generation of the five elements.

The eight trigrams Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen and Dui respectively represent eight kinds of objects: heaven, earth, thunder, wind, water, fire, mountain and marsh.

But he is just a keyboard Taoist scholar. He can't even explain the Tao Te Ching completely, and he has not done in-depth research on the Postnatal Bagua.

At this moment, he deeply realized that reading is not enough when it is needed, but it is no longer meaningful. He can only rack his brains to recall the little he knows.
The sky gradually brightened, and the morning sun rose from the east, shining golden sunlight through the mist onto the top of Xiaocang Mountain.

The sunlight slowly moved towards the mountainside, quickly dispelling the fog and illuminating Ji An's closed eyes.

He took a half step back and slowly opened his eyes.

After the rain in the empty mountains, the mountain breeze blows gently, and the rustling sound brings the fresh fragrance of grass and trees.

The raindrops remaining on the tips of the leaves were like pearls, reflecting a colorful halo in the sunlight, shining brightly and reflecting into his clear eyes.

The next day, just as the sun rose, the open space in front of the Taoist temple's main hall was already crowded with people.

Today is the day when the sect's envoy comes to conduct the assessment, and all those who are qualified to take the test are present.

Ji An, carrying a simple bag, stood alone in the corner, quietly listening to the earnest exhortations of the monks who came to watch the ceremony to their own disciples.

If he unfortunately fails to be selected, he will definitely be invited by the clansmen of Zhang Yuanshan and several other families to discuss the debt issue.

If he is lucky enough to become a monk of the sect, he will have to return to the sect with the envoy, and there is still room for delay.

But no matter what, he had to leave the Taoist temple.

Feeling nervous, Ji An's palms were slightly damp.

The sect assessment tests one's aptitude first and one's heart for the Tao. Although he has the golden finger, it does not really help him pass the sect assessment.

Not knowing how long it would take for the sect's envoy to arrive, Ji An simply closed his eyes and rested.

He sensed the stone turtle, and a line of words emerged in his mind.

[Master: Ji An]

【Daoyun: 0】

[Spiritual Ability: Kan Spirit 0.2, Kun Spirit 0.2, Xun Spirit 0.1]

[Spell: None]

When he woke up this morning, he checked the changes in the stone turtle as usual and found that the data had changed. He was really ecstatic.

This showed that the stone turtle was able to absorb energy on its own, which made him completely relieved.

Originally, he was worried that he would need to take spiritual objects to increase his spiritual power, but he only had five spiritual crystals left in his bag, so he didn't have the money to buy spiritual objects.

Ji An began to recall the meaning of the various attributes in the Bagua. Kan belongs to water, Kun belongs to earth, and Xun belongs to wood. Do they each correspond to the five elements they represent?
This shows that spiritual energy is everywhere, so the spiritual energy should be more abundant in the sect area.

The foundation of cultivating immortals is to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The spiritual energy is everywhere, but it has different levels.

The residences of sects and immortal cultivation families, as well as immortal cities and markets, are all built on spiritual veins and are places with rich spiritual energy.

These forces set up mountain protection formations to restrain the spiritual energy, preventing it from participating in the circulation of heaven and earth, causing the spiritual energy in other areas to become increasingly scarce.

While he was thinking, he heard a commotion from the crowd.

"Here they come! The Jinling Sect's flying boat is here!"

Ji An opened his eyes and saw a black flying boat speeding towards him in the distance.

He glanced around and saw several abbots of the Taoist temple walking out of the main hall, straightening their robes and standing at the door.

Not long after, a black flying boat that was a hundred meters long and looked like a yacht flying in the air hovered over the hall, and everyone suddenly felt the world go dark.

Three monks, two men and one woman, paced down in the void, their clothes fluttering.

Ji An swallowed unconsciously. He was able to fly without the help of any magical weapon, so he was at least a foundation-building cultivator.

Only after completing the ninth level of Qi Refining can one lay the foundation for the Great Dao.

In the eyes of advanced cultivators, the Qi Refining Stage is not yet the true beginning of the path to immortality.

Several mountain masters strode forward and bowed in unison:
"Greetings to the senior masters. All the qualified disciples of Qingsong Taoist Temple in Xiaocang Mountain are here, ninety-six in total."

The leading monk had a head full of white hair with a jade hairpin inserted in it, and a beard that reached his chest, giving him the appearance of an immortal.

He nodded slightly and said lightly:
"My fellow apprentices, please excuse your formalities. Let the assessment begin immediately."

Xiaocang Mountain is their last stop, and it would be better if it ended sooner so that they could return to the sect to report.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the outside world is much thinner than that in the sect's cave.

"I will follow Master's orders."

The headmasters responded loudly, leaving one person outside to maintain order, while the others invited the uncles into the hall.

On the flying boat, many young men and women stuck their heads out, pointing at the crowd below and whispering about something.

The headmaster shouted, "Silence! Quickly line up and enter the hall one by one to be tested for your qualifications."

The crowd quickly parted, the family members stepped back, and those taking the test lined up in a column and entered the hall one by one.

Soon it was Ji An's turn, and he walked into the hall calmly.

There is no such thing as spiritual roots in this world. The human body has all five elements, and any five-element skills and spells can be practiced, including variant spells such as wind, thunder, and ice.

As long as the immortal vein is opened, everyone is a qualified person. The only difference is the level of qualification.

The sect has set age restrictions in order to select the best from the best.

Based on the level of sensitivity to spiritual energy, qualifications are divided into five levels: low, medium, high, earth grade, and heaven grade.

The stronger your sensitivity to spiritual energy, the more efficient you will be in absorbing the spiritual energy from heaven and earth and refining spiritual power.

The qualifications of those immortal seeds that are chased and fed by the heavens are at least at the earth level.

"Put your hands on it and practice the meridian circulation method."

The female cultivator who was building her foundation pointed to the white jade pillar about a foot high on the table and said lightly.

Testing aptitude is also called sensing the spirit pillar. Ji An placed his hand on the white jade pillar as instructed, closed his eyes, concentrated his mind and calmed his breath, and then began to practice the Cangshui meridian method.

On the white jade pillar, five colors of light flashed in sequence: green, red, yellow, white and black.

The five colors have different heights, but the differences are not big, with black being the highest.

"Okay, go down." Upon hearing this, Ji An stopped taking the pulse, bowed and walked out.

This is just a routine record. I have never heard of anyone being rejected by the sect due to qualifications. If there is, it must be because they are over the age limit.

After everyone's qualifications were tested and they waited for a while, they were taken to the side hall by the headmaster.

A magic mind formation has been set up here to test the state of mind and will of the cultivators.

Three foundation-building cultivators sat aside, and the leading cultivator nodded:
"let's start."

The dean lit a stick of incense, and everyone entered the magic circle and sat cross-legged at intervals.

A hazy white light enveloped them, and everyone fell into an illusion.
Ji An suddenly woke up and subconsciously licked his lips.

The illusion was very real, and the touch and smell were no different from reality, but to him, it seemed a little unreal.

In the illusion, he passed the assessment of the Jinling Sect and successfully established his foundation through his own efforts.

Later, he went down the mountain to gain experience and encountered a fox demon. As a human cultivator, he had the responsibility to slay the demon, but he fell into the fox demon's illusion.

The fox demon transformed into a young lady wearing a white veil, with a hot body and natural charm, to seduce him. He subconsciously took out his mobile phone to take a photo.

When the "click" sound was heard, I woke up suddenly.

"Yes, Huan Xin Zhen was the first to wake up, and his willpower is excellent."

The female cultivator who was in the foundation-building stage was quite surprised. It was very rare to see someone waking up so quickly.

The headmaster murmured softly, "Ji An, seventeen years old, Qi Refining Level 1, mid-level aptitude, first place in the Illusionary Heart Formation, passed the assessment."

Ji An clenched his fists slightly and walked out of the magic circle.

He saw that the expressions of the people who were still in the illusion were either excited, or frightened, or they had lewd smiles on their faces, and he twitched his mouth and turned his face away.

After a stick of incense had passed, the white-haired monk stood up:
"After the assessment, give me the list of those who are awake."

The headmaster agreed and then said:
“My fellow masters have come from far away. The cultivators from the Immortal City at the foot of the mountain admire the splendor of our sect and wish to learn from you.

The side hall has prepared some light wine. I wonder if the senior masters are free?"

The white-haired monk stroked his beard and smiled: "The younger generation has a desire to make progress, so it's no problem to give them some guidance."

After the banquet, Ji An boarded the flying boat carrying a small bag.

He glanced back and saw that originally nine people had passed the test, but now there were sixteen.

The bad news is that all three creditors passed the assessment.

On the flying boat.

"Brother Zhang, Sister Zhao, and Brother Chu, we will all be fellow cultivators in the sect from now on. If you need any help, please feel free to ask."

Ji An patted his chest and continued generously:

"Junior brother, it is my duty."

As for the creditor, you still have to make him happy.

It is impossible to get rid of debt, but it is always better to delay it for a few more days.

If he was confused about the future when he first woke up, now, something called ambition is growing in his heart.

He has mastered the art of meridian circulation and can open his own meridians, and he also has the help of a golden finger. If he is mediocre with such a start, he will really want to find a piece of tofu to kill himself.

For him now, the debt of nine spirit stones is a lot, but what if he were a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining?

Zhao Mengyao covered her mouth and chuckled:
"Junior brother, you must keep your word. If you don't respond to my request, it will be a disgrace to us."

"How could that be? Senior Sister, you are too kind."

Chu He snorted coldly and said unhappily:

"After entering the sect, I will need a large amount of spirit stones to support my cultivation. How about I ask you to return the spirit stones to me now?"

When they saw Ji An enter the first level of Qi Refining, the three of them were shocked.

The original strategy of forcing the other party to return the spirit stone in order to obtain the secret art of taming beasts was also postponed by Senior Brother Zhang, on the grounds that he wanted to see whether the other party had really achieved enlightenment.

If one has an epiphany, he will inevitably show great talent in practicing magic, at least in practicing water magic.

Zhao Mengyao also agreed with this decision. Since it was two to one, he had no choice but to agree.

Ji An bowed deeply and said, "I am not a mean fellow apprentice. If I have any spirit stones or anything that can pay off the debt, I will definitely return it to my brothers and sisters.

What can I do about my father?"

He spoke earnestly, his eyes red and tears glistening.

This is not really acting, but a true expression of emotion.

The predecessor and his soul have been perfectly integrated.

He is both a visitor from Blue Star and the present Ji An.

He went deep into the mountains to collect herbs and did not return for three months. He realized that his father was probably really gone.

Zhang Yuanshan stepped forward and helped him up:

“We understand your difficulties, but our spirit stones didn’t come from the wind.

How about this, let's both take a step back and give you another six months, then we can discuss the issue of returning the spirit stones, how do you say that?"

I have already obtained the desired result. Isn’t the secret method of taming beasts something that can be used to pay off my debts?

The longer it can be delayed, the better. Ji An bowed:

"Thank you, Senior Brother and Sister, for your tolerance."

Zhang Yuanshan waved his hand and said, "Please remember my promise today. We will discuss this matter again in half a year."

Zhao Mengyao said:

"How much do you know about the sect, Junior Brother?"

Ji An frowned slightly and said with a wry smile:

"I only know that the sect has a Golden Core Patriarch in charge, who is good at refining weapons and taming beasts. I don't know any other information."

The most important reason why he was sent to the Taoist temple of Jinling Sect was that it was closest to the fairy city where he originally lived.

In Xilanzhou, the fairy cities are far apart and separated by vast mountains.

For a cultivator without the ability to fly, trying to cross the mountains is no different from committing suicide. The lower-level cultivators and mortals can only make a living near the fairy city.

It is said that sects like the Jinling Sect migrated from other continents.

The most powerful force here is not the human race, but the demon race in the mountains.

The relationship between humans and demons has always been unharmonious. The demons like to eat people, especially cultivators, who are a great tonic in the eyes of the demons.

The human race spared no effort to kill the demons, skinning them and pulling out their tendons, using their flesh and blood to aid their own cultivation.

There were also fierce conflicts between foreign cultivators and local ones, and bloody battles occurred from time to time.

I don't know anything about this.

Zhao Mengyao shook her head imperceptibly and said softly:

“To enter the sect, we can only start as outer disciples.

If a new disciple fails to advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining within three years, he will be expelled from the sect.

If one fails to advance to the late stage of Qi Refining before the age of thirty, he will also be expelled.

Only by becoming a foundation-building cultivator will one be recognized by the sect. If one fails to establish a foundation before the age of sixty, he will also be expelled.

After entering the sect, we will be randomly assigned to different places, and it would be best if we can enter the Beast Taming Hall or the Weapon Refining Hall."

　The update time will be scheduled at 6 o'clock in the evening. At this time, people should be off work, and it is just right to kill time on the way back.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)