Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 143 Seven Star Peak

These new features made Li Yunjing understand why inner disciples were generally much stronger than outer disciples.

There are so many ways to earn spirit stones and contribution points, perfect cultivation techniques, and plenty of training.

All these factors combined mean that if an inner disciple is worse than an outer disciple, then he is a complete waste!

This made Li Yunjing somewhat look forward to his life as an inner disciple.

However, the banquet was still going on, and Li Yunjing didn't have time to think about it.

These old and new friends all need him to treat them well.

During the banquet, he would say something to almost everyone who came to celebrate Li Yunjing's first place.

Li Yunjing also assured those like Jin Shouyun, Su Guo, Yue Zhouwang, and Hou Boyan, who were about to be promoted to the inner sect.

Once you enter the inner circle, even if you're not by his side, he'll use his connections to arrange a good position for you.

As for Ma Xingyuan, Wang Yun, and his team members who were not eligible for promotion in the short term, Li Yunjing assured them that they could focus on their cultivation and that he would not abandon them.

Li Yunjing had detailed conversations with his inner sect friends, and the others basically shared the same thought: to advance and retreat together with Li Yunjing within the inner sect.

After entertaining the others, Li Yunjing finally had time to sit down with Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, Fu Chao, and Yu Zongzhe, have a few drinks, and chat for a while.

As for Fu Chao, he only said that they would give a result in about three days, without mentioning anything else.

This is not the place to discuss serious matters!

The banquet lasted until the early hours of the morning before everyone dispersed.

The next day, Li Yunjing first went to the "Scripture Pavilion" and completed the handover of his duties with the steward in charge of his affairs.

This time, the deacon treated Li Yunjing very well, unlike his impatience during their first meeting.

After exchanging pleasantries, a few words of conversation, and some encouragement, Li Yunjing completed the handover and officially stepped down from his duties as the second duty group on the first floor of the "Scripture Pavilion".

Taking a break, Li Yunjing met with her team members again.

He said everything he needed to say at the dinner last night; this was the last time he would say goodbye.

Those who are able to be promoted to inner disciples can continue to follow him.

Even if he has other promising prospects, he won't hinder others' development.

With all of this taken care of, Li Yunjing had no more duties to perform.

He had originally wanted to find that mysterious old Taoist priest, but unfortunately he never encountered him.

Therefore, he specifically instructed his team members that if they encountered the old man, they should convey his regards to the old man and explain where he was going.

Li Yunjing's team members all vowed to complete the task.

Li Yunjing was promoted, not dismissed, so his subordinates naturally dared not neglect their former team leader.

Besides, it's just a small matter.

With Su Guo and the others' assurances, Li Yunjing felt much more at ease.

He always felt uneasy and full of regret at not being able to see that senior.

It's like someone who has achieved great success, but suddenly can't find the person who nurtured them, and can't share the joy of success. That's how Li Yunjing feels right now.

After completing the handover of the mission, Li Yunjing went straight back to his residence in the outer sect and packed all his personal belongings into his "treasure bag".

After cleaning up his traces and making sure nothing was left behind, Li Yunjing went to the "Foreign Affairs Hall," even returning his family to the sect.

Once everything was ready, Li Yunjing headed north towards the "Shenxiao Mountains".

Many of the mountains that gather in the inner gate are concentrated in the northern mountainous area.

Elder Han only rewarded Li Yunjing with an inner sect robe; he didn't give him anything else.

Li Yunjing needs to report to the inner sect to receive more rewards.

Since I had nothing to do today, I took care of all the trivial matters.

At this moment, the vast mountains in the north are still covered with a layer of silver frost, and the cold snowflakes drift lightly in the breeze.

The climate here is also a bit colder than in the southern mountains.

Li Yunjing sensed this as soon as he stepped out of the teleportation array.

The inner gate's "Council Hall" is located on "Tianzhu Peak," the highest peak in the northern mountainous area.

"Tianzhu Peak" is a full ten thousand feet tall. Li Yunjing arrived at the halfway point of the mountain through the teleportation array and began to climb the snow-covered peak.

This unique feeling was quite intriguing to Li Yunjing. As for the cold, this low temperature did not cause him any discomfort.

He didn't even need to circulate his magic power to resist the cold; the improved version of the cyan Daoist robe, a low-grade spiritual artifact, was enough to ward off all discomfort.

Along the way, Li Yunjing encountered many inner disciples, but he was not questioned in any way.

The level of security here is far less than that in the central and eastern mountain ranges.

The summit of "Tianzhu Peak" is not large, only 1,000 square meters, and the inner gate "Council Hall" is also very small.

Li Yunjing arrived at the entrance, explained his purpose to the person on duty, and the person at the entrance was excited to see that it was Li Yunjing and asked several questions in succession.

These questions weren't about his background; they were all expressions of admiration, like what supernatural powers his senior brother cultivated, and how powerful his body-refining techniques were...

In short, Li Yunjing's reputation was highly regarded within the inner sect.

After finally shaking off his enthusiastic fellow disciples, Li Yunjing entered the "Council Hall".

Just like it appeared from the outside, the council chamber was pitifully small.

The three-story building has only a few office areas.

Li Yunjing was directly invited to the deputy hall master's office.

This is a suite of about 100 square meters, with a simple interior and virtually no decorations.

Besides the office area, there is a small meeting room.

This is the worst office area Li Yunjing has ever seen.

It's far inferior to the Miscellaneous Service Hall and the Foreign Affairs Hall. I wonder what strange quirks the inner sect leaders have.

Li Yunjing looked at the imposing man before him, greeted him, and then quickly stood in front of the big boss, carefully awaiting instructions.

"Hmm! You must be Li Yunjing! Very good! I've heard of your name before. Are you here to collect your inner sect reward?"

Li Yunjing's special circumstances directly alarmed a deputy hall master of the "Council Hall".

This expert at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm personally received Li Yunjing to see his true worth in person.

"Disciple Li Yunjing greets the Vice Hall Master!"

Li Yunjing dared not be negligent. He bowed and nodded, saying, "Yes, I have just entered the inner sect. Besides receiving the inner sect items, I am also here to listen to the teachings of the Vice Hall Master!"

"Ha ha……"

The deputy hall master chuckled, gesturing for Li Yunjing to sit down, before leisurely saying, "Little rascal, how could I possibly be qualified to teach you? I heard you were directly taken away by the people of 'Seven Star Peak'?"

When "Seven Star Peak" was mentioned, the deputy hall master frowned slightly, seemingly wary.

"Yes! That's how it is..."

Li Yunjing was startled and quickly recounted the whole story.

He certainly didn't want to upset the deputy hall master by failing to get through the "Council Hall's" arrangements.

"Heh! You're too cautious, kid!"

The deputy hall master shook his head slightly before saying, "Such things often happen within the sect."

"This is normal! It's good that you're going to 'Seven Star Peak'. If you have talent in array formations, you must cherish this opportunity!"

"The Seven Star Peak is involved in almost all the major formations within the sect. The formation masters of the Seven Star Peak are an important force within the sect."

"Thank you for your guidance, Vice Hall Master!"

Li Yunjing bowed again, expressing his gratitude repeatedly.

"No need to thank me! This is common sense. You'll understand once you've stayed at 'Seven Star Peak' long enough!"

"Of course, if your talent in array formations is average, don't force it. Don't let array formations delay your cultivation and cause you lifelong regret!"

The deputy hall master continued, "'Seven Star Peak' has many such examples! Some are stubborn and obsessed with array formations, which has delayed their cultivation. In the end, their vital energy declines, and they can't even advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, turning into a pile of yellow earth."

"Yes! This disciple understands! This disciple is actually only interested in formations, but even more interested in these cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities!"

Li Yunjing chuckled and explained.

Cultivation skills are icing on the cake, not essential skills.

Li Yunjing understood his primary duty from beginning to end. How could he possibly become obsessed with array formations and neglect his own cultivation?
"Okay! That's good! Give me your identity token!"

The deputy hall master smiled and nodded. He was an excellent seed, worthy of a few more words of guidance, which might come in handy in the future.

"Yes!"

Li Yunjing quickly stood up and handed his identity token to the deputy hall master.

"For disciples promoted to inner sect, this is the first time the sect will provide support to these disciples! The reward is 1000 contribution points, take it!"

As they were talking, the deputy hall master returned Li Yunjing's identity token to him.

"Thank you, Vice Hall Master!"

Li Yunjing was overjoyed; the rewards for inner disciples were indeed generous!

Keep in mind that when he was promoted to the outer sect, the sect only gave him 200 contribution points!
Moreover, the inner sect's Daoist robes are far superior to those of the outer sect, with a value of over 1500 spirit stones, demonstrating the high level of benefits for inner sect members.

All of this, including advancing to the inner sect, is equivalent to Li Yunjing gaining more than 5000 low-grade spirit stones.

Such a large sum of wealth would take a Qi Refining cultivator at least 20-30 years to accumulate if they followed the righteous path.

During this period, they cannot spend any spirit stones!
If you take into account the costs of cultivation, 5000 low-grade spirit stones are enough for a rogue cultivator in the cultivation world to live on for half a lifetime.

This was just one instance of support from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"!

This behemoth sect is just that domineering!

After completing these tasks, the deputy hall master spoke with Li Yunjing for a while before seeing him off.

After descending the mountain, Li Yunjing did not hesitate and went directly to "Seven Star Peak", which was closest to the central mountain area, through the teleportation array.

This mountain is much better than "Tianzhu Peak". It has a pleasant climate and abundant spiritual energy, and is even comparable to "Jinxiu Peak" where Li Yunjing used to stay.

Upon arriving at "Seven Star Peak," Li Yunjing was questioned halfway up the mountain as soon as he exited the teleportation array.

Clearly, "Seven Star Peak" is extremely important, far more so than the "Council Hall" of the inner sect.

"So you're Li Yunjing! Come with me! I'll show you around. Remember, there are arrays and restrictions everywhere in 'Seven Star Peak,' it's very dangerous. If you don't know the way of arrays and wander around blindly, you might be in mortal danger!"

When Li Yunjing explained his purpose, a Qi Refining Realm cultivator on duty nodded to him, indicating that Li Yunjing should follow him up the mountain.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother! May I ask how I should address you?"

Li Yunjing smiled slightly and expressed his gratitude.

"Shen Yuehua! Patrol Envoy of 'Seven Star Peak'. All three hundred patrol disciples of 'Seven Star Peak' are under my command. You can come to me if you need anything!"

Shen Yuehua smiled.

Li Yunjing has a great reputation. It is said that Elder Liu of "Seven Star Peak" values ​​him highly. Shen Yuehua is unwilling to offend such a person.

"So it's Senior Brother Shen! I greet you!"

Upon arriving, Li Yunjing adopted a very humble attitude.

"Yes! Let's look after each other! I also greatly admire Junior Brother Li!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing was not as arrogant as he had imagined, Shen Yuehua felt a sense of goodwill towards him and his attitude became even more amiable.

Guided by Shen Yuehua, Li Yunjing followed him step by step, climbing up the blue stone steps in the mountain.

“Junior Brother Li, you must be careful. You can’t go beyond these stone steps, otherwise you will activate some of the restrictions in the mountain. Even if the restrictions don’t attack, we patrolling disciples will get the news and come to check, which will be very troublesome.”

Shen Yuehua explained as he walked.

Li Yunjing surveyed the beautiful scenery of the mountains and then realized that the entire "Seven Star Peak" was protected by various restrictions.

It seems that "Seven Star Peak" is truly a den of dragons and tigers.

"Oh! Senior Brother Shen, isn't this too much trouble? If wild animals wander into the mountains, won't you have made a wasted trip?"

Li Yunjing asked curiously.

"There's nothing we can do about it! This is our job, so naturally we have to make sure there's nothing happening in the mountains!"

After a pause, Shen Yuehua continued, "Don't underestimate my 'Seven Star Peak'. We are the first peak in the northern mountains, and our importance is no less than that of 'Jinxiu Peak' where you stayed before! It is much more important than the peaks where ordinary disciples reside."

Shen Yuehua's words were profound yet vague, because Li Yunjing was not yet one of their "own people".

"Seven Star Peak" has its own system and rules!

"Okay! I understand."

Li Yunjing nodded. Shen Yuehua's meaning was the same as that of the deputy hall master of the "Council Hall". It seemed that "Seven Star Peak" was indeed extraordinary and had a special status.

The two walked and talked. When they reached the top of the mountain, Li Yunjing expressed his gratitude and exchanged contact information with Shen Yuehua, agreeing to meet up sometime.

Shen Yuehua naturally wouldn't refuse. Along the way, his impression of Li Yunjing had grown much. He was capable, not arrogant, and a friend he could accept.

Upon arriving at this point, Shen Yuehua seemed to be restricted from entering, so he let Li Yunjing go to the "Seven Star Palace" in front of him on his own.

Once they arrived there, someone would naturally be in charge of Li Yunjing's subsequent itinerary.

Li Yunjing thanked him again before walking forward.

After walking three miles, we arrived at the "Seven Star Palace".

Upon arriving here, Li Yunjing was completely stunned.

The grandeur of this "Seven Star Palace" far surpassed that of the "Scripture Repository", "Mad Peak", and "Sunrise Peak" he had seen before.

It is truly in a class of its own, surpassing all other celestial palaces and temples.

The entire "Seven Star Palace" was shrouded in a layer of starlight, faintly connecting with the stars in the sky.

The "Seven Star Palace" stands atop the mountain, its faint glow reaching towards the sky, shrouded in mist, its height and size unknown!

Even though Li Yunjing arrived at the entrance, he still didn't know what the "Seven Star Palace" looked like, because it was partially hidden.

He could only see a small portion of the outer wall!

The outer wall was incredibly tall, a full thirty-three zhang high, just like a city wall!
The entrance to the "Seven Star Palace" is three zhang high, inscribed with numerous runes that emit a mysterious seven-colored glow.

The gate and the city wall are both made of the same material, a hard jade stone, forged together.

Every brick and stone is incredibly sacred, pure, and full of spiritual energy.

Looking through the gate of the Seven Star Palace, one can see countless palaces standing within, with various buildings arranged in an orderly manner, and the streets all forged from pieces of white jade.

"Who are you? What are you doing loitering around here? State your name immediately, and show me your token."

Just then, a loud shout rang out, and a patrol of disciples walked out from inside the gate. There were about a dozen of them, all dressed in blue robes. They were all inner disciples, and each of them possessed formidable magical power!

The leader was dressed in black robes and possessed terrifying strength. His aura was oppressive, which shocked Li Yunjing.
These people scrutinized Li Yunjing.

If Li Yunjing does anything wrong, take him down immediately!
Clearly, the level of defense here is even greater than that at the mountainside.

"Disciple Li Yunjing greets this senior and fellow disciples. This is my token and Elder Liu's decree!"

Li Yunjing was startled. Could it be that exaggerated?

Even the "Library of Buddhist Scriptures" doesn't have this!
Is "Seven Star Peak" really that ruthless?

Under Li Yunjing's horrified gaze, the leading Foundation Establishment expert gave him a fierce look before accepting Li Yunjing's identity token and decree.

At the same time, the dozen or so inner disciples, without being given any instructions, formed a fan shape and subtly surrounded Li Yunjing.

"Is this a show of force? And the patrol officers of the 'Seven Star Palace' are actually Foundation Establishment cultivators?"

Li Yunjing was speechless, a feeling of fear rising in his heart.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a scene, and the feeling of being interrogated was truly unbearable.

"Hmm! You're one of us! You're the new 'Seven Star Peak' disciple!"

After seeing Li Yunjing's identity token and Elder Liu's decree, the Foundation Establishment expert's cold expression softened considerably.

Of course, it's only good-looking!
For the time being, Li Yunjing is not considered a member of their "Seven Star Peak"!
If it's not true even for a minute, then there's absolutely no room for leniency!

"Elder Liu asked me to find Deacon Xu Wuyi. Senior, do you know how to get there?"

Li Yunjing retrieved his identity token and imperial edict, then breathed a sigh of relief and asked.

He now understands that he can't just wander around in the "Seven Star Palace" without being guided by someone "of his own kind." This time, he's smarter and asks directly.

Li Yunjing's attitude softened the expressions of the others. This kid is quite sensible!

"Hongshan! Qin Ping! You two take Li Yunjing to find Steward Xu!"

The Foundation Establishment realm captain in charge of security at the entrance gave an order.

(End of this chapter)