Dark Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 91 Rules

The next morning, Zhang Qing left the inn.

He flagged down a carriage by the roadside and instructed the driver to take him to the lower courtyard of the Dongqian Palace.

The outer city of Luoshan is extremely large, with countless houses and a complex network of streets and alleys, making it easy for people unfamiliar with the area to get lost.

Fortunately, the city has "car rentals" that provide transportation services, traveling through the streets and taking passengers to different destinations.

The "taxi" carriage traveled through the streets and alleys for about half an hour before finally stopping in front of an imposing Taoist temple.

After paying the fare, Zhang Qing immediately noticed the plaque hanging above the main gate of the Taoist temple, which bore the four large characters "Dongqian Lower Temple".

This is the outer gate of Dongqian Palace!

The two sides of the main gate of the Taoist temple were already filled with various horse-drawn carriages, and it was very lively with people coming and going.

Today is the first day of the Qingyun Society.

As a renowned sect in Luoshan, Dongqian Palace opened its inner and outer gates to welcome talents from all directions.

For countless young cultivators, joining a celestial sect like Dongqian Palace is like ascending to heaven in one step.

So even if the hope is very slim, they still rush towards it!

Zhang Qing arrived rather late.

In fact, even before the gates of the Dongqian Lower Courtyard were opened early in the morning, dozens or even hundreds of people were already waiting.

The annual Qingyun Gathering in Luoshan City is very well-organized.

First, each sect opened up a wide range of channels to select talent.

Next, representatives will be selected from the newly initiated disciples to compete for the titles of the top three scholars in Qingyun.

The top three newcomers in the Qingyun Society will also receive various rewards, such as magical artifacts, elixirs, and rare and precious materials.

Over the years, the three outstanding talents of Qingyun have all been true seed cultivators of the Golden Core stage!

Zhang Qing had no illusions whatsoever about the title of "Three Heroes of Qingyun".

Because he is only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, even if he could use cheat codes, he would definitely not be able to defeat the prodigies cultivated by aristocratic families in the Dharma Arena.

Those were truly "abnormal," possessing cultivation levels of seven, eight, or nine in the Qi Refining stage, and many of them were even younger than Zhang Qing.

Zhang Qing was well aware of his own limitations in this regard.

Therefore, his goal is very realistic: as long as he joins a major sect, even starting from the outer sect will be a victory!

As soon as Zhang Qing stepped over the high threshold of the Dongqian Lower Courtyard, he was stopped by a young Taoist: "Go outside and line up!"

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The young Taoist boy, no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, held a whisk in his hand, his nostrils flaring upwards, and looked at Zhang Qing with utter disdain: "Don't you know the rules?"

The group of young cultivators standing in a long queue nearby were all gloating, some even sneering.

Under the watchful eyes of many, Zhang Qing calmly took out the Qingyun Token from the Dongqian Palace.

The surroundings fell completely silent!

The Qingyun Token has a uniform shape, with only the text and seals engraved on the surface being different. Even if everyone has never eaten pork, they have seen pigs running around, and there are very few people who do not recognize it.

Therefore, when these young cultivators who participated in the selection of talents from the outer sect of Dongqian Palace saw that Zhang Qing, who was dressed in an ordinary manner, actually took out a Qingyun Token from Dongqian Palace, they were filled with envy, jealousy and hatred.

Some even had red eyes!

The young Taoist who had reprimanded Zhang Qing also changed his expression, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Now that you have seen Qingyun, please come with me."

The selection of talents by the immortal sect is divided into three tests: the preliminary test, the method test, and the destiny test.

It is also known as the Three Trials of Qingyun.

The people queuing here are participating in the preliminary round of the open selection process.

This first test will eliminate at least 90% of the applicants.

Of course, those who fail can continue to participate in the preliminary examination of other sects, as long as they pay the relevant fees.

Since Zhang Qing possesses the Azure Cloud Token, he doesn't need to pay any fees and can directly skip the preliminary and legal tests, entering the final destiny test.

It's like having a ticket straight to the finals!

However, this pass is very difficult for ordinary people to buy, even if they have money, since Dongqian Palace is one of the top five immortal sects in Luoshan.

The young Taoist boy guarding the gate was too young to understand Zhang Qing's background, and he was also unable to let go of the airs he had just put on, so his change in attitude was somewhat awkward.

Zhang Qing naturally didn't mind and followed him all the way to the main hall.

The Dongqian Lower Temple is a large Taoist temple, or even a Taoist palace. The buildings inside are tall and magnificent, and the main hall alone can accommodate thousands of people.

The gatekeeper led Zhang Qing to a lower-level deacon in charge of selecting talent.

This person's surname is Wang.

He first examined the Azure Cloud Token presented by Zhang Qing, then glanced at the latter and asked casually, "Did you bring your birth date and time?"

Knowing the proper etiquette, Zhang Qing quickly handed over the birth certificate that had already been written on it.

The fate test in the three trials of Qingyun requires candidates to provide their birth date and time.

This cannot be written carelessly. If it is found to be incorrect, the candidate's eligibility for selection will be revoked, and there may even be severe punishment!

The steward took the birth certificate and looked at it; his expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

He lowered his eyes and asked in a low voice, "That's it?"

Zhang Qing instinctively sensed something was wrong and asked, "What do you mean?"

If it were the original entity, it would definitely be completely bewildered at this moment.

But Zhang Qing had been a beast of burden for decades in his previous life, so he had some life experience and could tell that there was something more to the other person's words.

As soon as he finished speaking, Deacon Wang's eyes immediately became meaningful.

The deacon of the Eastern Qian Lower Courtyard rubbed his fingers together and said softly, "You need to know some rules."

What the hell!

Zhang Qing suddenly understood.

This guy's trying to solicit a bribe!

As the saying goes, it's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings.

He never expected to encounter such a thing while possessing the Azure Cloud Token.

But when Tang Sanzang went through eighty tribulations to obtain the true scriptures, he still had to use his livelihood as a red envelope. How could Zhang Qing, a nobody with no background or identity, easily join a major sect?

Zhang Qing knew there was a problem with the birth certificate he had just handed over.

If it were a scion of a prominent family, their background would probably have to be specified on the document.

As a poor man who lost both his parents and whose family was exploited by his clan, he had no choice but to use real money to make up for his "deficiencies"!

The problem is that Zhang Qing really wasn't prepared.

I guess Hu Meier didn't know either, otherwise she would have definitely reminded him.

With a heavy heart, Zhang Qing forced a smile and asked, "Senior, how many rules are there?"

Deacon Wang chuckled, then held up a hand and flipped it over.

ten?

Zhang Qing's eye twitched involuntarily: "Ten spirit stones?"

It couldn't possibly be ten large talisman coins, could it?

Even a hundred is impossible!

Deacon Wang gave him a look that said, "This is a promising young man," and explained, "This is not for me."

He certainly gets a share of the profits.

But the big picture requires the final decision-making from above.

This deacon of the Dongqian Lower Temple even felt that he had a great conscience for wasting his breath in instructing the "ignorant" Zhang Qing!

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