Immortal Rebellion: Investing in Cause and Effect, Unexpectedly Hijacking Li Muwan's Deal

The south is the direction from which the country is consumed by fire.

There are four major sects in the Fire Kingdom: the War God Hall, the Demon Sect, the Luohe Sect, and the Yin Puppet Sect.

Lu Xuan still remembered that the Fire Kingdom was in danger of being destroyed because the Heavenly Reversal Pearl on Wang Lin's body accidentally absorbed the Fire Spirit King of the Fire Beast.

Without the Fire Spirit King, the fire beasts went completely berserk, launching a rebellion ahead of schedule and ultimately causing the Fire Kingdom to be destroyed.

However, since Lu Xuan answered Wang Lin's request to save the Wang family and destroy the Teng family, whether he will come to the Fire Burning Kingdom again has become unknown.

"Hmm..." Lu Xuan thought to himself, "Whether Wang Lin comes or not, this 'Earthly Fire Burns the Heavens' calamity must occur!"

"The nation is in peril... If we could sign a pact with the four-faction alliance, it would be another great harvest!"

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan suddenly remembered Li Muwan and her sect, and couldn't help but think to himself:

"Luohe Sect is famous for alchemy. Not only does it have a vast collection of ancient formulas and techniques, but its core medicinal field is also nourished by the earth's fire and spiritual veins."

When the fires raged in the Fire-Burning Kingdom, these delicate spiritual plants and alchemical fire environments were the first to be damaged.

Their need for stable ground fires is undoubtedly the most urgent.

"Moreover, although my sister has the elixirs I left behind to regulate her body, she can't withstand the passage of time."

Ordinary pills would have negligible effect on a mortal of her age. Pills that could truly reverse a mortal's fate and extend their lifespan required a master alchemist to refine them using rare spiritual materials…”

Not just his sister,

Lu Xuan himself will need high-level pills to assist him in his future cultivation, healing, and breakthroughs.

Lu Xuan stood up, a smile appearing on his lips, and muttered to himself, "The safest way to obtain pill formulas and alchemy techniques is to become a disciple of their sect and thus gain access to the core inheritance under a legitimate identity."

With a thought, he sent a telepathic message to Huanglong Zhenren, who was far away in the Zhao Kingdom, telling him that he would be away for a while and to keep a low profile and not cause any trouble.

Then his aura began to rapidly recede and be suppressed.

His cultivation level, which was at the half-step Nascent Soul stage, quickly rose to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

This level of cultivation is enough for him to gain a foothold among the inner disciples of the Luohe Sect, without attracting too much attention.

"It's a pity, if only there were a spell that could change one's appearance, it would be perfect..."

Lu Xuan sighed softly.

Then he changed into a gray cloth robe, hung a low-level storage bag around his waist, and pretended to be a rogue cultivator.

Lu Xuan found the nearest human city in the Fire-Burning Kingdom.

And from the rogue cultivators here, we learned an important piece of information.

The Luohe Sect's triennial apprenticeship competition is in ten days.

Lu Xuan, disguised as the rogue cultivator "Lu Qing," arrived outside the gates of Luohe Mountain.

When Lu Xuan arrived, over a thousand cultivators had already gathered in the white jade square in front of the mountain gate.

Most of these cultivators were in the Qi Condensation stage, with fewer than a hundred in the Foundation Establishment stage. They were all outstanding individuals from various independent cultivators or small families.

The Hengyue Sect recruits disciples from among ordinary people, while the Luohe Sect selects disciples directly from among cultivators.

This also shows the difference between the Hengyue School and the Luohe School.

Lu Xuan blended into the crowd and looked completely inconspicuous.

Just then, more than a dozen streams of light descended one after another, transforming into more than ten cultivators dressed in light blue robes with cinnabar patterns.

The leader was a fair-skinned, beardless middle-aged man with sharp eyes and a deep, composed aura; he was already at the early stage of Core Formation.

The Luohe Sect disciples standing behind him were at least at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

The middle-aged man's gaze swept over the more than a thousand cultivators in the square. His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears:

"I am Zhou Su, an elder in charge of the outer sect of Luohe Sect, and I am in charge of the preliminary selection for this disciple recruitment competition."

The rules remain the same: only those with a bone age of 30 or below and a cultivation level of Qi Condensation Level 7 or above are eligible to participate.

Those who do not comply may leave now, and their past actions will be forgiven.

Anyone harboring any侥幸心理 (a gambler's mentality) will have their cultivation revoked and be expelled from the sect once discovered!

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of people in the square quietly and unwillingly left.

Seeing that no one else was quitting, Zhou Su nodded slightly and said, "The score is three rounds."

The first test, "Spiritual Test," examines your aptitude and bone age.

The second challenge, "Questioning the Heart," tests your character and perseverance within an illusionary array.

The third challenge, "Battle of Wits," will equip the top ten to become inner disciples.

Those ranked eleventh to fiftieth can become outer disciples;

The rest are eliminated!

After Zhou Su finished speaking, he waved his hand behind him.

The disciples of the Luohe Sect behind him immediately set up several formations on the square.

Within the formation, there was a blue stone tablet about three zhang tall, its surface smooth, with a faint spiritual light flowing through it.

"Now we begin the first test. Step forward one by one, place your hand on the 'Spirit Testing Tablet,' and infuse it with your spiritual power."

After Zhou Su finished speaking, he stepped aside and closed his eyes to rest, leaving the specific matters to be handled by several late-stage Foundation Establishment disciples.

The monks lined up to step forward.

The spirit-testing stele will display beams of light of different colors and heights based on the cultivator's spiritual power attributes, purity, total amount, and bone age.

Most of them are red, orange, and yellow light pillars, with a height between one and three feet, corresponding to low-grade, middle-grade, and high-grade spiritual roots.

Occasionally, a green beam of light would appear, eliciting a murmur of surprise. Those with outstanding wood-type spiritual roots were the most suitable for alchemy and would be specially marked by the disciples in charge of recording.

Lu Xuan was in the middle of the line. After observing for a short time, he had figured out the principle behind the spirit-testing stele.

It simply involves detecting spiritual qualities and vitality to determine innate talent and bone age.

As a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator, Lu Xuan's spiritual root had already merged with his Dao Foundation, Nascent Soul, and Primordial Spirit, lacking only the final element of intent.

Now, he can freely transform his own spiritual power and disguise his spiritual root aura.

So he simulated his own spiritual root as having both fire and wood attributes, and adjusted his vitality to the level of someone in their twenties.

Soon it was Lu Xuan's turn.

He stepped forward, calmly placed his right hand on the monument, and infused it with a gentle spiritual energy.

The spirit-testing tablet trembled slightly.

Then a beam of light, interwoven with red and green, suddenly rose up.

They intertwined and soared through a height of four feet, finally stopping at about four feet seven inches.

"Fire and Wood dual spiritual roots, excellent quality! Bone age 24!" The Foundation Establishment disciple in charge of recording the results brightened up and announced the results loudly, drawing a red circle around the name "Lu Qing" on the jade slip.

The surrounding cultivators cast many envious glances.

The combination of fire and wood elements is an excellent aptitude for alchemy.

Given his appearance and bone age, as long as he doesn't make any major mistakes in the last two stages, entering the inner circle is almost a certainty.

Lu Xuan nodded slightly to the disciple in charge of recording, then withdrew his hand and stepped aside.

The first test lasted for more than an hour.

Of the more than 1,000 people in the team, only 632 remained.

The next step is the second test, "Asking the Heart".

More than 600 people were divided into six teams, led by disciples of the Luohe Sect, and entered a huge illusion array covering the square in batches.

The formation was activated, and white mist filled the air, quickly enveloping everyone.

For alchemists, mental state is of utmost importance.

Otherwise, if you burn several batches of pills in a row, your mentality will completely collapse, and then you won't be able to refine any more pills.

The illusion array tests one's character.

As Lu Xuan stepped into the formation, the scene before him instantly changed.

Before his eyes,

Suddenly, a tempting scene appears: mountains of gold and seas of silver, surrounded by beautiful women.

Suddenly, it transforms into a terrifying scene of poisonous insects, ferocious beasts, and abyssal desolation.

Various voices whispered in his ear, trying to arouse his deepest desires and fears.

However, to Lu Xuan, these illusions were like low-quality animations, and could not affect him in the slightest.

He simply stood quietly in the formation for about half an incense stick's time.

He then felt an energy fluctuation beneath his feet.

Then I was automatically teleported outside by the formation.

"Lu Qing, half an incense stick's worth, excellent!" The Luohe Sect disciple in charge of recording the results announced the results loudly, and at the same time drew a red circle around Lu Xuan's name "Lu Qing".