Body Refinement for Longevity: From Health Cultivation Exercises to Overcoming All Techniques

Chapter 177 Disciples of Qingyang Valley

Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The cultivation world of Taijin, the Jin Kingdom.

A ribbon-like magical artifact flew through the air at an extremely fast speed, stirring up a gust of wind wherever it moved.

The ribbon was very long, several tens of feet long, and more than ten people stood on it. The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a blue Taoist robe. He held up two fingers in one hand and put the other hand behind his back, giving people a powerful feeling of authority without anger.

Behind him were a group of immortal beings selected from the Ascension Conference, and following closely behind him was a young girl.

The young girl was quite reserved, standing obediently behind the powerful cultivator. However, her gaze kept drifting towards a figure behind her, though due to the corner, she could only see a fluttering gray robe...

"Chen Han, good for you. I didn't expect him to have an Ascension Token... Damn it, if I had known this, I should have killed him at all costs back then."

An Ascension Token! I actually missed such a great opportunity, damn it!

Among all the immortal seedlings, Li Hai felt a burning hatred every time he recalled the scene of Chen Han escaping that night. If he had been able to kill him then, the Ascension Token would be his now, and the Foundation Establishment Pill would also be his.

Not far behind him stood a young man in a gray robe; that man was none other than Chen Han.

Chen Han's gaze was deep and his thoughts were racing. He didn't know when he had arrived in the imperial city, on the day the old steward died.

The old steward, his hands trembling, handed the token to himself.

Uncle Han; I never expected you to leave me such a wonderful gift:

Chen Han kept his lips tightly closed, his emotions complicated, and remained silent for a very long time.

It turned out that when he was about to leave after the Ascension Ceremony ended, he noticed a familiar pattern. The pattern originated from the robes of all the cultivators wearing blue Taoist robes present.

The design was exactly the same as the one engraved on the token that the old steward had given him.

After the man in the green robe repeatedly confirmed, he learned that this was indeed one of the few remaining Qingyang Valley Ascension Tokens.

The Ascension Order was not distributed by a single sect, but was jointly issued by the five major sects of the Jin Kingdom in the Taijin cultivation world.

The five major sects are Langshan-Qingyanggu, Huayue-Baiyunmen, Yushan-Suyumen, Jiuleishan-Chaotianzong, and Bailingshan-Wanshoumen.

The Ascension Token that Chen Han possesses is the Qingyang Valley Ascension Token.

Therefore, he naturally became a disciple of Qingyanggu.

However, he noticed that when the Qingyang Valley Elder looked at him, his eyes seemed to have a strange and complicated look in them.

He didn't know why, but he didn't ask rudely.

The ribbon flew at an extremely high speed, weaving through the vast and boundless deep mountains and ridges without any hindrance.

Ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

When they arrived at Langshan Qingyang Valley, the ribbon carrying more than a dozen people cut through the sky and passed the main gate of Qingyang Valley. The disciples on duty below the gate bowed respectfully with their hands clasped in greeting from a distance.

Elder Feng.

The person leading the group, represented by ribbons, was none other than Elder Feng, whom they referred to as Elder Feng.

Elder Feng nodded to them, then looked ahead again, fumbling for the Qingyang Valley token in his hand, his mind a jumble of thoughts.

A mere mortal cultivator in his early twenties at the first level of the body cultivation realm—his aptitude is not only mediocre, but even somewhat low and dull. Sigh, this kid…”

After crossing several more mountains, the group finally saw the buildings—majestic structures situated on the mountainside or atop the peaks.

Some are octagonal in shape, tall and vast, with their tops even hidden in the clouds.

Some are palace-like structures, sitting quietly atop the mountain, gleaming brightly...

Around them, other Qingyang Valley cultivators passed by from time to time. Most of them rode on leaf-shaped magical artifacts, shifting their center of gravity forward, with one hand in front of them and the other hand hanging naturally behind them. Their dashing appearance drew gasps from the immortal seedlings on the ribbons.

"Look, the buildings in Qingyang Valley are either on the cliffs or on the mountaintops. Without a flying artifact, it would be exhausting for us to get up there. So, maybe after we become disciples, we'll all be given a flying artifact like this."

"I've heard of this kind of magical artifact. It's called 'One Leaf.' It's abundant in Qingyang Valley, inexpensive to produce, and easy to forge. A first-tier artifact refiner can forge it after six months of training."

"Really! In that case, we can each get one, and then I'll be able to fly too!"

Many of them looked forward to the future, filled with longing as they gazed at the handsome men and beautiful women flying gracefully.

The girl who was obediently staying behind Elder Feng was so shocked that her mouth remained slightly open.

She had lived in Qingzhufang City since she was a child, and had only been to Suyu Baibaolou once. Naturally, she had never seen much of the world. At this moment, the scene in front of her undoubtedly brought her a huge shock.

"Junior Sister Feng, I know a bit about Qingyang Valley. Look over there, that's the Immortal Dao Arena, the venue specifically for holding grand competitions within the valley. And that's the Spirit Beast Garden, the garden where spirit beasts are raised in the valley..."

Behind her, Li Hai suddenly smiled and introduced her.

Feng Yao nodded politely, listening patiently as her senior brother, who had often tried to chat with her along the way, introduced himself.

Li Hai was born into a family of cultivators and was the second son of the family patriarch. From a young age, he had seen much of the world with his father and had a deep understanding of the Qingyang Valley.

Because his great-uncle and a cousin were disciples of Qingyang Valley.

Thanks to their relationship, he had long anticipated that he would become a disciple of Qingyang Valley one day in the future, and sure enough, everything went smoothly today.

He, being well-versed in human relationships, sought to curry favor with Elder Feng after learning that the elder was accompanied by a rare immortal seedling with dual earth elemental roots.

Later, upon discovering that his junior sister, who possessed dual spiritual roots, was innocent and naive, he was overjoyed and fantasized about winning her heart and relying on her to achieve something in the cultivation world in the future.

However, despite his ingratiating advances, Junior Sister Feng Yao seemed unmoved, and their relationship remained at the level of familiar strangers without any progress. Moreover, Elder Feng seemed to have noticed his ulterior motives and gave him a warning look.

Li Hai does indeed have powerful backers within Qingyang Valley, but clearly, these backers are not enough for him to go against the elders.

Therefore, the matter of seducing the genius junior sister should be taken slowly.

Behind Li Hai was a woman, none other than Gu Xinran.

Seeing her childhood friend trying to please Feng Yao again, Gu Xinran couldn't help but take a deep breath and try to calm her somewhat displeased mood.

Compared to these two, Chen Han, who was inconspicuous in the middle of the ribbon, had a much simpler mind, just like the others.

Others yearn, aspire, and anticipate the future, but he... wants to become stronger, and becoming stronger is his only goal, unwavering in his resolve.

And this is the best holy land for him to become a strongman.

Having fought his way up from the lowest ranks, he knew the price of weakness all too well, and in the short time he had spent in the cultivation world, he had experienced it firsthand: the tragic death of a close friend, a humiliating escape, being ignored and looked down upon, and the helplessness of being unable to avenge one's enemies...

He never wanted to experience that feeling again.