Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 3 Dan Academy
An elder from the Xuan Yuan Sect, from Qi Yuan Prefecture of the Chu Kingdom, visited with his newly recruited disciples.

The news has spread throughout the entire sect, and even some cultivation families at the foot of the mountain have heard about it. In the past few days, the entire sect has been discussing this matter.

What is the status of the Xuan Yuan Sect?
The true number one sect in the Chu Kingdom, and the only seventh-rank sect.

The sect has existed for over a thousand years, and its foundation is beyond question. It boasts three Golden Core Realm experts, which are the only ones who are openly known.

Looking back at the history of the Chu Kingdom's cultivation world in recent generations, among the current six major sects, only the Xuan Yuan Sect has truly managed to have a Golden Core cultivator in every generation.

In comparison, the Dongyuan Sect is a relatively new sect that only established itself a few hundred years ago.

Although both sects have Golden Core cultivators at their core and possess considerable strength, their foundation is ultimately insufficient. Among the six major sects of the Chu Kingdom, they rank last.

"Elder Shen, I'll head back to the Pill Academy now. Disciple, show Elder Shen and the others around."

The inner sect of Dongyuan Sect, Dragon Head Peak.

Outside the Changqing Hall, Elder Shen Yu of the Xuanyuan Sect led a young boy and a young girl out of the hall. The one speaking in front was Hu Zheng, an elder of the Dongyuan Sect and the head of the Dan Academy.

"Elder Hu, please don't stand on ceremony. This is not my first time visiting your Dongyuan Sect. I had the honor of visiting you about seven or eight years ago."

"Seven or eight years ago... Ah." Elder Hu Zheng seemed to remember something: "Yes, yes, back then, when we were chasing down those two remnants of the demonic path, it was our two sects that contributed the most."

"Haha..." Shen Yu chuckled bitterly.

He is now certain that Hu Zheng was absolutely not involved at the time, otherwise he would never have brought it up.

The pursuit and suppression operation failed at the time.

"Very well then. Disciple, come with me back to the Pill Refining Academy to prepare. Elder Shen, my two young friends, you may stroll around the sect for a while. I will send you a message."

"It doesn't matter."

Hu Zheng, along with his apprentice Zhou Wen, transformed into a rainbow and flew towards Wendao Gorge.

The warm smile on Shen Yu's face slowly faded, and his expression became calm.

With a flick of his wrist, a soundproofing spell slowly took effect around the three of them.

"Wang Xi, in your opinion, what is the strength of these two true disciples of the Dongyuan Sect?"

The three of them walked and talked.

"..."

The young man slightly pursed his lips, his tone somewhat contemptuous: "Yu Nanxi and Wang Renming are indeed extremely strong among their peers in Chu."

"But if placed in the Xuan Yuan Sect, he would only be considered above average."

"As for Emperor Zhenzong of Song, who is still in seclusion and has not yet shown his face, he should be about the same."

"There's no need to worry about the next Nine Meridians Grand Competition."

The girl simply followed along, her expression calm, without uttering a word.

"Elder Shen, Dongyuan Sect is a small, remote sect. It's just a tall one among many. To put it nicely, it's called one of the six major sects. But everyone in the Chu Kingdom's cultivation world knows what it's really like."

Wang Xi's tone was matter-of-fact: "His Dongyuan Sect only has one Golden Core cultivator in charge. If my Xuanyuan Sect wants the Yan'ou Mountain spiritual vein, so be it. Why bother with all this roundabout stuff and cover-up?"

Shen Yu waved his hand and said as he walked away, "That's right, this is how it is for other minor sects in Chu."

"But the Dongyuan Sect is the most troublesome. Its sect leader, Daoist Li Jun, is not a smart person. You could even say he's a madman."

"what?"

Wang Xi was stunned, feeling incredulous. Even the girl looked up, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Anyway, just find some excuse, otherwise it's not good if this dog goes crazy and bites people randomly."

"Just pick an unimportant outer disciple. If the true disciple he's eyeing dies, he might go berserk."

"The sect is currently preparing for the welcoming ceremony for immortals. It's best not to cause trouble over such a trivial matter."

"Let's go to the Pill Academy."

……

Inside the cave, Song Yan sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, refining spiritual energy.

The cultivation technique he practiced, "Qi Condensation Chapter," was not complicated. Even if there were some profound and difficult parts, there were handwritten annotations from senior members of the sect on the side.

Moreover, he had studied medicine in the village since childhood and was extremely familiar with meridians and acupoints, which alone greatly reduced the difficulty for him.

After circulating his energy, his spiritual power returned to its peak.

"Once I finish these few days of miscellaneous tasks at the Alchemy Academy, I'll begin my breakthrough."

Song Yan finished his practice and slowly walked out of the cave.

March 9th.

Springtime in the green mountains, with gentle breezes and warm sunshine.

The mountain mist is swirling around the sacred mountain on the horizon, creating a truly ethereal scene.

He stretched and strode towards the Pill Refining Courtyard.

He had a lot of questions about the mysterious stone bead but no way to ask them.

Where did it come from? Who made it? Why was it discarded even though it showed signs of having been opened not long ago?

Unfortunately, there wasn't a single problem he could figure out. If he couldn't understand it, he stopped thinking about it and focused on getting the work done.

The outer disciples are very different from the inner disciples. If you don't do some menial tasks, the sect won't give you a single spirit stone.

About two months ago, Song Yan accepted a menial task at the Alchemy Academy. The task lasted for three months, and there was still one month left before he could claim his reward.

Below the sixth level of Qi Refining, one's spiritual power is weak, making it difficult to fly on a sword, so he walked to the Pill Academy.

Like the other three Daoist academies, the Dan Academy is located in the Dao Asking Gorge.

We walked all the way from the outer disciples' peak, passing by the Spirit Plant Academy.

The distant mountains and pavilions, with their jade tiles and glazed roofs, grand halls and temples, and strange rocks and rocks, made Song Yan feel a sense of expansiveness in his heart.

Suddenly, several tiny figures wearing lotus leaf hats darted out from the mountain path.

"Hehehe...you can't catch me! Hahaha..."

"Wait! Wait for me!"

"No, no, you're too slow."

The tiny, translucent figures running and playing around made Song Yan smile.

"Huh? Junior Brother Song?"

A tall, slender young man in a blue robe walked towards him, smiling.

The little ginseng fruit monsters were playing and fighting, and the most mischievous one actually climbed up the young man's shoulder in no time, following the way up his Taoist robe.

Whether the other two little people didn't know how to climb trees or were simply more polite, they were anxiously pacing around on the ground.

"Are you also going to the Alchemy Academy to listen to lectures?"

The newcomer was named Lin Qing, also an outer disciple, and someone Song Yan was quite familiar with.

"You can have fun, but don't trip up Junior Brother Song."

He spoke gently, letting the little ginseng fruit on his shoulder play around, and then bent down to pick up the other two little figures as well.

"Listen to the lecture?"

Song Yan's eyes lit up.

Normally, the four major academies of alchemy, talisman, artifact, and array are the places where disciples of each academy cultivate. The miscellaneous tasks of each academy are to assist these disciples in their cultivation.

For example, the miscellaneous tasks of the Alchemy Academy usually involve assisting the disciples of the Alchemy Academy in alchemy.

Besides the rewards for completing the task, it's not entirely without benefit, because there's a hidden advantage: you get to observe the skills and techniques of disciples from various academies.

In addition, there is another advantage: when Elder Dan gives a lecture, the staff on duty can listen to the lecture at a relatively close distance.

"May I ask, Senior Brother Lin, which elder is giving the lecture this time?"

Song Yan's rudimentary alchemy skills were only developed through observing disciples refining pills and elders preaching, along with the cheap alchemy books given to him by Granny Qin.

The art of alchemy is complex and profound; the more he learned, the more he felt he hadn't learned anything at all.

Lin Qing's smile was somewhat mysterious: "The one giving the sermon today is not an elder of my sect, but an elder of the Xuan Yuan Sect, Elder Shen Yu."

"..."

Song Yan nodded thoughtfully.

However, he had never actually heard of Shen Yu.

However, the "Xuanyuan Sect" was very famous, and even a hermit like him who was oblivious to the outside world had at least heard of this sect.

"Senior Brother Lin, when will you come to visit us again...?"

One of the ginseng fruit demons asked.

Lin Qing pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "Hmm, it might have to be tomorrow."

"Oh……"

"Oh……"

"Hiccup~"

"Ugh, what did you eat? It smells awful..."

"I didn't eat anything! I just ate the old man's golden clay..."

"It stinks so bad! I'm going to beat you up!"

The three little figures were fighting fiercely in each other's arms, and one of them even had his lotus leaf hat knocked off.

Lin Qing smiled wryly, put them back on the ground, and let them disappear without a trace.

"Junior Brother Song, I'm also going to listen to the lecture, let's go together."

"it is good."

Song Yan nodded.

(End of this chapter)