Mortal Transformation into Immortal

After putting away the spirit stones, Yu Ling walked towards the city gate.

Tianxing City has dozens of city gates, evenly distributed in all directions. Each city gate is very wide, and cultivators come and go in large numbers.

"Immortal Sect Disciple Recruitment Building"

As they approached the city gate, Yu Ling saw a peculiar building, which turned out to be the place where the immortal sect recruited disciples.

So, out of curiosity, I went inside to take a look.

Let's see how disciples of the immortal sect are recruited here.

There were quite a few people inside.

However, they are definitely all Qi Refining Realm cultivators with mortal spirit bones, because it is very easy for people in the Foundation Establishment Realm to join the immortal sect.

As for mortal spirit bones, even high-grade mortal spirit bones, there are far too many in the Immortal Realm.

The offspring of rogue cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm can possess superior mortal spirit bones, and even ordinary people can produce superior mortal spirit bones. Superior mortal spirit bones are not scarce, and joining a sect with immortal spirits is very difficult. Only those who reach the Yellow-level spirit bone level will find it easier. Even for those major sects, if they do not gain the recognition of immortal spirits, those with Yellow-level spirit bones will be rejected.

Because the number of disciples a sect can inherit is limited, it will not recruit disciples indiscriminately.

"Fellow Daoist, do you wish to purchase an Ascension Token?" A young man approached and asked as soon as they entered.

"What is an Ascension Token?" Yu Ling asked, puzzled.

The young man smiled and said, "The Ascension Token is what allows you to enter the Immortal Sect. Without this token, even if you find the Immortal Sect, you can't get in. The Immortal Sects of Wuduhai all have protective formations that prevent outsiders from entering."

"Receiving the Ascension Token only gives you the chance to become a disciple of an immortal sect, right?" Yu Ling asked, frowning.

The young man nodded: "That's right. If you take the Ascension Token to the Immortal Sect, someone will naturally take you in. If you are fortunate enough to gain the approval of the immortal spirits, you can join the Immortal Sect."

"How's the price?"

"It depends on your personal cultivation level and the sect you want to join. The stronger your cultivation level, the higher the price; the stronger the sect, the higher the price."

"Ascendance tokens from various sects are here?" Yu Ling looked around and noticed the names of many sects.

"That's right, they're all from Wuduhai. Apart from a few major sects like Penglai Sect, all other forces are here."

The forces inside are all sects in the Boundless Sea, and they all have Golden Core experts, distributed in various sea areas.

Several major powers, such as Penglai Sect, were not included because the talents and aptitudes of ordinary rogue cultivators did not meet their requirements.

"I'm at the sixth level of Qi Refining. How many spirit stones does the Five Insect Sect's Ascension Token cost?"

Yu Ling asked.

"Fellow Daoist, do you wish to go to the Five Insects Sect?"

The young man's expression changed slightly.

"Yes."

The young man sighed, "I'm afraid you won't be able to go to the Five Insects Sect, fellow Daoist."

Why?

"Fellow Daoist, are you new to Wuduhai?" the young man asked in return.

Yu Ling nodded.

"No wonder," the young man said to him. "Three months ago, a demon king, with the help of demon cultivators, led a large number of demon beasts from the land bridge into the Boundless Sea. Several sea areas, including the Crimson Rock Sea, were affected, and more than a dozen sects were destroyed, including the Five Insects Sect. Although a large number of disciples and elders of the Five Insects Sect survived, their immortal spirits have withered, and those elders have no intention of rebuilding the sect and have joined other forces."

"The Five Insects Sect is gone."

Yu Ling couldn't help but feel down.

"Fellow Daoist, are there any forces similar to the Five Insects Sect in Wuduhai?" he asked again.

"You want to learn insect magic!"

The young man's gaze shifted, and he looked at him intently.

An invisible and intangible power emanated from the purple mansion between his eyebrows.

"Primordial Spirit!"

Yu Ling was startled.

This is the primordial spirit. When a cultivator reaches the tenth level of Qi Refining, a ball of primordial spirit fire will ignite in their Purple Mansion.

"So that's how it is. You are a pseudo-spiritual bone. The spirituality within your bone contains insect energy, and it is the spirituality of a spirit insect that you have fused with."

The young man's expression returned to normal.

"Yes."

"To be able to integrate so well is truly a miracle, very rare indeed," the young man murmured to himself. He knew about pseudo-spiritual bones, and the possibility of them embarking on cultivation was very low. Yu Ling's seemingly innate state was extremely rare.

"Fellow Daoist, I must advise you that embarking on the path of immortality is not easy. Just focus on your cultivation and never try to practice insect techniques. Otherwise, you will easily have your consciousness corrupted by the insect nature, thus becoming a demon cultivator and going astray. You have fused with the spiritual nature of a spirit insect. If you practice insect techniques, you will be more likely to fall into the demonic path than ordinary people," the young man emphasized.

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist, I am aware of this."

Yu Ling smiled helplessly. He naturally knew these things, including now. The spirituality in his bones would affect his mind, especially during battles. The ferocity of the White Fiend Centipede would also affect his fighting state.

His reason for wanting to join the Five Insects Sect wasn't for the insect techniques; he simply felt that the chances of joining the Five Insects Sect were higher than other immortal sects.

He didn't want to become a demon cultivator, because demon cultivators were no different from demon beasts. If a demon cultivator wanted to retain his humanity, he would even have to eat human brains to suppress his demonic nature.

"Insect techniques are the methods of demon cultivators. The Five Insect Sect is a celestial sect, so there are not many insect techniques in the sect, only some similar celestial techniques. Fellow Daoist, why don't you consider trying the Spirit Sword Sect? Several elders from the Five Insect Sect have joined them. You are at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and the Ascension Token only requires forty low-grade spirit stones." The young man began to introduce him.

"That's really expensive."

Yu Ling let out a silent gasp.

After staying inside for a while, Yu Ling went out.

"I never imagined the Five Insects Sect would be gone," he muttered to himself.

"Let's continue to the Red Rock Sea." After thinking for a while, he still decided to go to the Red Rock Sea.

It doesn't matter where you go now. If you want to join a sect, you should first earn enough spirit stones to buy an Ascension Token.

There are basically no more demons in the sea area near Tianxing City; to kill demons, you have to go further out.

Yu Ling walked towards the outside of the city.

Tianxing City is located on an island, and there are many cultivators outside the city.

"The spiritual energy here in Wuduhai is much richer than that in Luanzhou."

Even after leaving the city, the spiritual energy outside remained abundant.

What comes into view is an endless ocean.

One after another, cultivators emerged from the sea, each carrying a flying shuttle.

That flying shuttle is a watercraft; by propelling it, it can travel freely across the sea.

Besides cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm, even Foundation Establishment cultivators love to use it. It provides excellent stealth when traversing water, like a large fish, which is safer than flying in the sky.

Moreover, boats travel on water and are close to the water, and their speed in the water is no slower than that of flying.

"Are there any fellow cultivators willing to accompany us to Huludao?"

"Wild Crane Beach is still missing two fellow Daoists..."

The beach was full of people looking to team up.

The people forming these teams are all of low cultivation level, and it's very difficult for them to propel the water-powered boat alone. It's much easier if they work together.

"Many of them are heading in the direction of the Red Rock Sea."

Yu Ling walked around outside and found that there were a lot of cultivators heading towards the Crimson Rock Sea.

Because of the great battle that took place there, although the powerful demonic beasts retreated, many first and second-tier demonic beasts remained. They lacked intelligence and were unable to return, so they stayed in that sea area.

This also attracted many independent practitioners to go there.

"Let's go with these independent cultivators later."

Yu Ling made a decision.

To kill demons and earn spirit stones, you need to go to the sea area that is far from Tianxing City.

The same applies to gathering medicinal herbs.

The surrounding area had already been searched clean by other cultivators.