Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 277 True Disciple (Seeking monthly votes and recommendations)
The waiting process seemed rather long.

Li Yunjing stood at the door, bored, looking around at the beautiful scenery in the clouds.

He and Xu Wuyi climbed to the summit from the mountainside. According to Li Yunjing's estimation, the height they climbed was a full ten thousand zhang.

Below the halfway point, layers of clouds and mist shrouded the area, making it impossible to see how deep it was.

Li Yunjing roughly estimated that "Shenxiao Peak" might be as high as 20,000 to 30,000 zhang.

The thought of such a high mountain made Li Yunjing a little confused.

This "Shenxiao Peak" is simply like an ancient divine mountain.

On this sacred mountain, there are grand halls everywhere, each one higher than the last, soaring into the nine heavens.

Standing amidst the clouds and mist, in this blessed land, Li Yunjing had a vague feeling that he had become an immortal and was worshipping the gods and immortals in the heavenly palace.

Seeing Li Yunjing's country bumpkin appearance, Xu Wuyi stroked his beard and chuckled silently.

He thought to himself, "This little brat, seeing how powerful the sect is, he should tone down his arrogance."

In fact, that's exactly the case.

Li Yunjing originally thought that being promoted to a true disciple wouldn't be much different from before.

Little did he expect that from the moment he arrived at "Shenxiao Peak", Li Yunjing's thinking would be constantly challenged, and he would even have the kind of fear and tension that a country bumpkin would feel when he entered the city.

Every blade of grass, every tree, every step, every ladder—everything deeply moved Li Yunjing.

"Alright! Li Yunjing, you may go in! As for Steward Xu, please wait here for a moment!"

After a while, the guard who had gone in to report earlier returned and said loudly.

"This is the 'Assessment Hall,' the place where true disciples are assessed. Li Yunjing, you may go in!"

Seeing Li Yunjing looking at him, Xu Wuyi thought for a moment and then gave a few more instructions, "The elder of the 'Assessment Hall' has agreed to meet with you to check how well you have completed your task. As long as there are no problems, the elder of the 'Assessment Hall' will teach you the contents of the second volume of the 'Divine Firmament Jade Book' on the spot, change your identity token, and give you benefits. Then you will officially become a true disciple."

"I understand! Thank you for the reminder, Steward Xu!"

At the crucial moment, it was Xu Wu who came to the rescue. Li Yunjing nodded gratefully and then, guided by the guard, walked into the main hall.

After passing through the gate, they entered a huge square. The guard led Li Yunjing to a palace. Li Yunjing looked over and saw three large characters written on the palace's plaque: "True Inheritance Palace".

The "Assessment Hall" is actually a huge architectural complex.

Inside the "Assessment Hall," there are many sub-organizations, including the "Miscellaneous Service Palace," "Outer Gate Palace," "Inner Gate Palace," "True Instruction Palace," and many other institutions.

These are all headquarters.

For example, Li Yunjing once went to the western mountainous area and devoted himself to the "Miscellaneous Service Hall". Who was in charge of the "Miscellaneous Service Hall" there?
It is the "Miscellaneous Service Palace" under the "Assessment Hall".

This "True Transmission Palace" is the place where true disciples are managed. Li Yunjing has completed the assessment of true disciples, so naturally he has to come here to be inspected by the people above.

Once it is confirmed that Li Yunjing has truly completed the mission and that there are no issues with his identity, a new identity can be issued.

On Shenxiao Peak, there are countless similar institutions. These institutions are all headquarters, managing all the affairs of the various peaks of Shenxiao Daozong, and even the Ming Dynasty and border regions.

This is the true power center of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

For example, the "Seven Star Palace" has its own headquarters here, and important figures like Palace Master Qin have their own dojos here. However, such important figures have many offices.

If Palace Master Qin doesn't take the initiative to handle matters related to the "Seven Star Palace," almost no one can turn to him for official business.

Li Yunjing understood these principles as well!
For example, Li Yunjing's current training ground is "Qiwu Mountain Villa," but he has a close relationship with Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi, so he can also stay at the two women's training ground, which can be considered half of Li Yunjing's territory.

In "Red Sun Market" and "Ten Thousand Swords City", there is also Li Yunjing's "Star Moon Trading Company", which can also be considered Li Yun's territory.

He can live in various places.

The same principle applies to all of them.

Finally seeing the headquarters of an organization, Li Yunjing felt a chill run down his spine. Guided by the guards, he stepped inside.

After entering the "True Inheritance Palace", Li Yunjing looked around curiously. The main hall of the "True Inheritance Palace" was very bright, and the light was eternal.

The entire hall was a hundred feet in size, and there were more than a dozen Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators busy inside.

Li Yunjing was dumbfounded. With so many people, who was he supposed to find?

"You're Li Yunjing?"

However, to Li Yunjing's relief, someone called him.

Following the sound, Li Yunjing looked over and saw an elderly man in a white Taoist robe.

Li Yunjing sensed the other party's aura and immediately felt its immense power and unfathomable cultivation, which was at the Golden Core stage.

Li Yunjing has been frequently in contact with people or demons of this level recently, so he wouldn't mistake them.

"This disciple is Li Yunjing, paying respects to the elder!"

Li Yunjing quickly stepped forward, stood before the man, and respectfully bowed.

"Hmm! Let me see your identity token!"

The elders sized up Li Yunjing, nodded, and calmly gave their instructions.

"Yes! This is the disciple's token and mission certificate!"

Li Yunjing responded and quickly handed over his identity token, along with the certificate signed by Yu Yuanhua.

"Hmm? The assessment task was personally issued by Palace Master Qin? You went to the front lines?"

After checking Li Yunjing's identity token and seeing the task issued by Palace Master Qin, as well as Yu Yuanhua's task completion certificate, the elder was greatly surprised and could hardly believe what he was seeing.

"Old He, what's wrong?"

Elder He's shock prompted another elder standing nearby to show curiosity and ask a question.

"You see!"

Elder He didn't say much, but directly handed over Li Yunjing's identity token and mission completion certificate to this elder for inspection.

Wow! That's pretty impressive!

After reading it, the elder exclaimed in surprise, unsure whether he was referring to Li Yunjing's powerful cultivation or his impressive background.

To be personally assigned a task by a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator must mean that Li Yunjing has earned a place in that person's heart. Otherwise, with a sect as large as the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, boasting countless Foundation Establishment cultivators—at least 80,000 if not 100,000—would a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator have the time to remember them all?

The conversation between the two elders aroused curiosity among the others in the "True Inheritance Palace," and their gazes swept over Li Yunjing.

It seemed they wanted to find out what made Li Yunjing different from ordinary people.

With so many eyes on him, including several Golden Core cultivators, Li Yunjing felt as if every inch of his skin, even his bones, internal organs, and blood, had been seen through by these elders.

However, when these people tried to see through his sea of ​​consciousness, they were immediately shattered by Li Yunjing's instinctive counterattack!
"Good guy!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing was able to block the gaze of a Golden Core Realm expert, all the Golden Core Realm cultivators showed a hint of surprise.

Elder He's gaze lingered on Li Yunjing for a long time before he looked away and said calmly, "The test is passed."

"Thank you, elder!"

Li Yunjing was overjoyed. Although he knew he could be promoted to a true disciple, he was still very happy to actually become one.

There are four levels of disciples, with the true disciples having the highest status and the best treatment.

Li Yunjing cared deeply about his identity, hoping to have a promising future and develop well within the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

His two women, as well as his friends Fu Chao and Yang Wenzheng, were all true disciples. Li Yunjing always felt somewhat uncomfortable being labeled as an inner disciple.

Although no one dared to underestimate him, being one level below him was a difference that could not be overcome.

Now that everyone is on equal footing, Li Yunjing feels much better.

"In that case, I will issue him the token of his status as a true disciple."

The elder next to him nodded, grabbed the inner disciple's identity token in his hand, and a new change occurred.

He then took out a special purple token and connected it with Li Yunjing's identity token. Instantly, the two tokens linked together, and purple light shone throughout the "True Inheritance Palace".

Li Yunjing looked over and saw that his identity token was beginning to melt. The elder made a series of moves, taking out pieces of third-tier materials from his storage ring, melting them, and embedding them into Li Yunjing's identity token.

The token, enveloped in purple light, continuously changed shape, and Li Yunjing became increasingly familiar with its form.

Li Yunjing had not only seen the identity tokens of the true disciples, but had also personally handled them. He could take Yu Yunyi's and Lü Ruoxi's identity tokens and study them at will.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Yunjing's identity token turned purple-gold, exactly the same as the identity tokens he had seen before.

After Li Yunjing's identity token changed, the elder took out a jade slip and imprinted the information on it onto the token.

"Alright! Your true disciple identity token has been changed! In addition, I have copied the contents of the second volume of the Divine Firmament Jade Book into it, so you can study it slowly."

The elder tossed his identity token aside and casually tossed it to Li Yunjing.

"Thank you, elder!"

Li Yunjing was excited. He quickly reached out with both hands, took the identity token, held it in his hands, and examined it carefully.

When Li Yunjing's divine sense probed into the identity token, he also checked the contents of the second volume of the "Divine Firmament Jade Book".

The second volume of "Divine Firmament Jade Book" is profound and extensive, containing not only Foundation Establishment cultivation techniques but also higher-level worldview authority.

The contents here have compiled detailed information on the Ming Dynasty and countless other forces, and even include information on other countries beyond the Southern Continent.

At least Li Yunjing was no longer completely ignorant about the entire Southern Continent.

Li Yunjing didn't continue reading; this wasn't the time to study this kind of knowledge.

"Hmm! And this robe of a true disciple, the 'Great Sun Dao Robe,' is also yours, ranking as a mid-grade defensive spiritual artifact!"

Seeing Li Yunjing's attention, Elder He pulled the token from his possession and took out a neatly folded Taoist robe, which he then handed to Li Yunjing.

"Thank you, elder!"

Li Yunjing had nothing to say except thank you.

He was incredibly excited; being a true disciple was truly wonderful!

So many benefits, you'll be overwhelmed with them.

"Yes! Your compensation has also increased tenfold compared to before!"

Elder He further advised, "However, even with ten times the treatment, it's still a drop in the ocean for someone of your status. As a true disciple, if you want to obtain resources, you have to fight for them outside, you have to grab them from outside!"

"Disciple understands!"

Li Yunjing nodded; he understood the principle.
After venturing out several times to hunt down cultivators from other sects, Li Yunjing discovered that cultivators from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" had a significant advantage when competing with cultivators of the same level.

Under these circumstances, coupled with Li Yunjing's inherently warmongering nature, he had long harbored this idea.

Moreover, Li Yunjing had another backup plan: the "Star Moon Trading Company." These were all businesses that made money quickly, far more than the stipends distributed by the sect.

The elder standing to the side chuckled and said, "Elder He's words are not to be taken seriously! We are from the orthodox Xuanmen sect, and our sect's mission is to slay demons and maintain the order of the immortal path!"

"As righteous cultivators, the greater our abilities, the greater our responsibilities. You must never rely on your supernatural powers to attack the righteous sects!"

"hehe!"

After hearing this person's words, Elder He shook his head slightly and then said, "Furthermore, you are not allowed to bully your fellow disciples just because you have a high status!"

"As a true disciple, you are valued by the entire sect. Many of your actions will be observed by us elders and even the patriarch. You must be strict with yourself. I don't want you to be marginalized among the true disciples after decades of being a disciple."

"Thank you for your guidance, elders! I understand!"

Seeing that the two men had their eyes closed and were not speaking, Li Yunjing bowed to them and then respectfully withdrew.

Seeing Li Yunjing leave, Elder He suddenly asked, "How was that lad?"

"He is a Foundation Establishment Realm Second Heaven cultivator, and his identity token records that he has killed nearly forty Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, including a Foundation Establishment Realm Fourth Heaven cultivator. He is quite a figure."

The elder beside him hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"He cultivated the Five Thunder Orthodox Method, which is truly bizarre. This person actually has a top-grade Five Elements Spiritual Root. With such aptitude, he should have become a true disciple directly upon entering the sect. Why did he only come to advance now?"

Elder He asked curiously.

"This kind of thing happens quite often. Some geniuses in the sect disdain direct advancement and instead work their way up in the lower levels to hone their skills. I imagine this kid is one of those people."

The elder said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)