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

Chapter 178 Hold On

Before long, the group arrived at the square in front of a main hall located on the mountainside.

From a distance, it looked unremarkable, but as they got closer, they discovered just how vast the square was.

The crowd standing among them felt as insignificant as ants.

"Let's go, let me take you through the entry procedures first."

With that, Elder Feng led the group of immortal seedlings into the main hall.

The interior of the main hall is decorated in a very simple and unpretentious style, adorned only with solid wood furniture. It is not extravagant at all, but gives people a sense of elegance and nobility.

The group of immortal seedlings once again sighed in admiration, thinking to themselves that this major sect was truly different.

Elder Feng.

As soon as the old man entered the main hall, he attracted the attention of many cultivators who were on business. They quickly stepped forward and bowed in greeting.

"Okay, you guys keep busy. Huo Jing, come and process the entry procedures for these junior brothers and sisters."

Elder Feng waved his hand, dismissing everyone, but then looked at one of the red-haired women and gave her an order.

"No problem, leave it to me. Junior brothers and sisters, come with me."

The red-haired woman had bright eyes and sharp teeth, and was exquisitely beautiful. Perhaps due to her cultivation techniques, she appeared to be the same age as Chen Han and his group.

They're not that different people; when they smile, they reveal dimples, and they're cheerful, generous, and approachable.

"Let's go, I'll help you register your information."

She waved for everyone to follow her, and the group followed without a second thought, except for Feng Yao.

"You are a special case and need to register separately. Come with me."

Elder Feng then led Feng Yao into the main hall.

"Senior Sister Huojing, um... why can't Feng Yao come with us?"

Seeing that Feng Yao was being taken away alone, Li Hai felt somewhat displeased and asked a question.

"That's for sure. She must have either an earth spirit root or a heaven spirit root. She's a favored daughter of heaven, so she naturally has some special procedures compared to ordinary cultivators like us."

Su Huojing explained.

"Senior Sister Huojing, do you know if Feng Yao will end up like us? Will she become an apprentice under an elder, or be accepted as a closed-door disciple?"

"It depends on her comprehension. If she simply has good spiritual root aptitude, then she naturally won't be accepted as a closed-door disciple. After all, spiritual root is not the only factor that determines one's lifelong cultivation."

Su Huoqing crossed her arms and walked to a jade slip cabinet. With a wave of her hand, the cabinet door opened wide, and a stream of spiritual energy enveloped a jade slip.

Jane fell into her hands, and after examining her for a moment, she put her back.

"Will I be able to see her often in the future? Will we be able to do sect quests together?"

Taking advantage of Huo Jing's brief pause, Li Hai asked again.

It's no wonder he cares so much about Feng Yao, after all, he got to where he is today by clinging to the coattails of powerful people since he was a child.

Now, his connections and background in Qingyang Valley are clearly not enough for him to continue like this, so he set his sights on that innocent and pampered young lady—Junior Sister Feng Yao.

Su Huoqing didn't answer again. She stopped and glanced back at her talkative and annoying junior brother, feeling somewhat impatient.

"Hey junior brother, can you shut up a bit? Can't you see I'm busy? And if you care so much about that junior sister, you can just go ask Elder Feng. She's someone he recruited, so she's naturally under his jurisdiction."

"From now on, please don't bother me anymore, junior brother..."

Gong Huojing gave Li Hai a cold look with some disdain.

Upon hearing this, Li Hai's face immediately turned red, and he was extremely embarrassed.

He never imagined that the seemingly approachable Senior Sister Huojing could be so easily angered and so sharp-tongued. In just a few words, she made him feel so ashamed that he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

The rest of the group, however, acted as if it were none of their business, just watching the show.

I told you not to talk too much. Everyone knows what you're thinking. You kept asking and asking. Well, now your senior sister couldn't stand it anymore and gave you a piece of her mind. Good riddance.

Li Hai's face turned a deep purplish-red. He lowered his head and remained silent, behaving himself. Su Huoqing ignored him and continued to attend to the entry-level matters for her junior brothers and sisters.

puff!

Just then, he heard what sounded like suppressed laughter coming from behind him, which made Li Hai furious.

He dared not threaten his senior sister any further, nor did he dare threaten these bumpkins from the poor mountains and bad waters!

Li Hai turned his head, wanting to see which fool dared to laugh at him, so he could slowly take revenge later. However, everyone remained serious and expressionless.

They muttered to themselves, "Hmm, we've completed the registration process... Hmm... the weather's nice today..."

Helpless, Li Hai turned his attention to Chen Han, his defeated opponent.

He simply remained expressionless, not even glancing at him, completely ignoring him.

Finally, Li Hai glared at Chen Han, took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then turned and left.

The next moment, Chen Han, who had been expressionless, finally couldn't help but reveal a smile. He was naturally happy to see his enemy suffer a setback, but fortunately, he had amazing self-control and managed to keep it in place.

Li Hai got in through connections, a fact unknown to others but known to him. Therefore, it's best not to provoke him for now; when the time is right, he will naturally pay a heavy price for what he has done.

"Come in line one by one, state your name, spiritual root, age, cultivation level, skills..."

Su Huoqing kept her head down and took notes the whole time, until she looked up at Chen Han when it was his turn.

"Body cultivation?"

Chen Han repeated, "Body cultivation."

Su Huoqing smiled and asked, "How did you get in?"

She thought the answer she would hear would be something like luck, but since she already had her answer in mind, she decided to go through the back door.

"Ascension Order".

Chen Han spoke the truth.

This answer was truly unexpected for Su Huoqing. She looked up at the ordinary-looking young man again, her expression somewhat dazed and strange.

Chen Han glanced to the side, and Su Huoqing then realized what was happening and continued recording Chen Han's information.

After all the onboarding procedures were completed, Su Huoqing led the group to a building on a cliff behind a main hall.

After greeting an elderly senior brother, she led the group to a room.

"Inside is the basic equipment room. As you have just become disciples of Qingyang Valley, you can choose any two magic tools from here to lend to you for temporary use. You will need to pay for them if they are damaged, and you will need spirit stones to continue using them."

"Of course, if you have made enough contributions during this period, this magic weapon can be given to your junior brothers and sisters for free."

After saying that, ignoring the murmurs of the crowd, she spoke again, "One person in, one person out. Don't break the rules. Hurry up, who's first..."

Before long, most people were holding two magical artifacts in their hands, looking overjoyed as if they had found a treasure.

Most of them chose either a leaf-shaped flying artifact or a standard sword-shaped artifact.

According to Chen Han's understanding, the standard sword-shaped magic weapon is not comparable to the lowest-level magic weapon. The former is more like a high-quality imitation that can be mass-produced, and its power and durability are far inferior.

However, this is both the most suitable and the most standard choice for them.

But Chen Han was different. He already had a sword-shaped magic weapon that was impeccable in both combat and flight. He figured he might as well use it for a few days for free.

With that in mind, Chen Han went inside after the next immortal seedling came out.