A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Sure enough, as Zhou Ping looked thoughtful, Xiao Huaichuan revealed the background of the Heavenly Punishment Master, who was none other than Qin Wentian, the ancestor of the Qin family.

With this connection, the entire Tianxing Peak, under the protection of Tianxing Zhenren, would naturally look up to the Qin family. Even if trouble arose, they would mostly try to minimize the damage and resolve the issue peacefully.

Zhou Ping followed Xiao Huaichuan to two places: one was where new disciples received their daily necessities, and the other was where the Dao Asking Pavilion practiced its techniques.

It's worth mentioning that when Zhou Ping received the supplies, since he already had a low-grade storage bag, the disciple on duty converted the storage bag bestowed by the sect into ten low-grade spirit stones, which secretly pleased Zhou Ping.

In a main hall of the Daowen Pavilion, Xiao Huaichuan introduced Zhou Ping to a handsome man in white robes named Fang Miao, one of the disciples on duty here, whose cultivation had already reached the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage.

The position of a disciple in the Dao Asking Pavilion is considered to have the most generous rewards among all the tasks. The monthly merit rewards are two to three times that of other ordinary tasks. Such generous rewards naturally make many disciples envious.

However, this task places extremely high demands on the disciples. If their cultivation is not commendable, how can they be entrusted with such an important task by the sect and impart their cultivation experience to other disciples?

"Senior Brother Fang, this is Junior Brother Zhou Ping, who has just joined the sect. I was ordered to bring him here, which completes my mission for today. Now I will return to Uncle Li to report back."

Xiao Huaichuan spoke to Fang Miao, who was dressed in white, and then left the hall under the watchful eyes of Zhou Ping and the other man.

"Take care, Senior Brother Xiao. I am grateful for your help along the way. I will always remember it."

Seeing that Xiao Huaichuan was about to leave, Zhou Ping hurriedly bowed and expressed his sincere gratitude.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Huaichuan didn't turn around. He simply raised his hand and waved behind him, then left the place with a rather nonchalant air.

"Junior Brother Zhou, please come with me."

Fang Miao spoke only after Xiao Huaichuan left.

He turned and walked towards another room. Zhou Ping, who was behind him, hesitated for a moment before following him.

He looked around and found that there were more than ten independent small rooms on both sides of the main hall. It seemed that these were the cultivation places for the disciples who were passing on their skills.

"Junior Brother Zhou, these cultivation manuals are the main cultivation methods of our Azure Lotus Profound Sect. They contain both cultivation techniques and various corresponding spells. For a newly initiated disciple, they are sufficient for him to cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining."

After entering the small house, Fang Miao took down a few books from the bookshelf on one side and handed them to Zhou Ping, who was following closely behind.

"Zhou Ping is new here, please give me your guidance, Senior Brother Fang."

Zhou Ping accepted the book from the other party with both hands and said solemnly.

Thanks to Xiao Huaichuan's reminder, he already knew that the senior brother Fang in front of him would be his senior brother who would pass on his skills to him in the future. In his eyes, this was his master in name only, so he must not be negligent.

In the Azure Lotus Profound Sect, only those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage are qualified to become disciples of a True Person.

As for disciples below the Foundation Establishment stage who are at the Qi Refining stage, they are not qualified to become disciples. They can only be mentored by disciples with higher cultivation levels to help them with their daily cultivation, and in return, they can also obtain some sect merit rewards.

The main reason for this situation is that there are too many disciples in the Qi Refining stage, and the Qinglian Xuanzong sect simply cannot arrange a master for each of them.

Furthermore, cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage still devote most of their energy to secluded cultivation and do not have much time to teach others.

Therefore, the large group of Qi Refining stage cultivators in the Azure Lotus Profound Sect formed this cultivation system of the old guiding the new and the strong guiding the weak, which seemed to complement each other perfectly.

"Junior Brother Zhou, according to the rules of the Dao Asking Pavilion, you have three opportunities each month to come here to see me, and I will answer your questions about the difficulties and confusions you encounter in your cultivation. I hope you can make good use of these three opportunities. After you use them up, you will have to wait until next month."

Fang Miao explained some of the rules of the Asking Pavilion to Zhou Ping, and emphasized the three opportunities to ask questions each month.

After learning about the rules and regulations of the Daowen Pavilion, Zhou Ping bid farewell to Fang Miao and went alone to the square of Jingxin Peak.

He then took out a small cyan boat and tossed it to the ground. A cyan flying boat, a magical artifact similar to the one Xiao Huaichuan had previously ridden, appeared before him.

Zhou Ping lightly leaped onto the flying boat, his feet touching the ground, and began to examine it closely, his face filled with curiosity.

This flying boat artifact was obtained from the Qinglian Xuanzong's resource distribution point. As one of the five major Xuanzong sects, every newly initiated disciple would receive a low-level flying artifact as a means of transportation for daily travel between the various peaks.

"As expected of the Five Great Mystic Sects, the fact that everyone has a flying magic weapon is something that outside rogue cultivators can't even imagine."

Standing on the flying boat, Zhou Ping sighed inwardly. This flying magic weapon, which was rare among rogue cultivators, was actually available to everyone in the Azure Lotus Profound Sect. Such a sect's foundation was truly astonishing.

Concealing his excitement, he carefully recalled the method of controlling the flying boat. Although it was simple, it was his first time controlling such a thing, so he dared not be careless in the slightest.

Zhou Ping slowly channeled his magic power towards the core of the flying boat. As soon as the azure flying boat received the infusion of magic power, a hazy azure light immediately appeared.

Then, to Zhou Ping's delighted surprise, it floated up unsteadily. Since it was his first time controlling it, he didn't dare to fly directly into the sky. Instead, he drifted back and forth along the ground in the huge square.

"Look! Look! This person is so strange, he's riding a flying boat around the square!"

"Hehehe, this is obviously a newbie. It's probably his first time piloting a flying boat, that's why he's so funny."

Not far away, several young women who came out of the Asking Pavilion couldn't help but laugh when they saw Zhou Ping wandering back and forth in the square.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Ping blushed, scratched his head awkwardly, and hurriedly steered the flying boat toward the distant mountain peak.

Although he was mature and composed, he did not want others to see his predicament. Therefore, after becoming somewhat familiar with the method of control, he left the Daowen Pavilion without looking back.

These flying magical artifacts specially made by the Qinglian Xuanzong are extremely easy to operate and are mainly used for transportation. Since they are mass-produced, they are naturally somewhat lacking in other functions.

For example, in terms of speed, after Zhou Ping mastered the flying boat, he found that the flight speed of this magical artifact was undoubtedly much slower than the one he had previously ridden on with Yuan Zhengze.

If Yuan Zhengze's ship was like a fast horse, then the ship he was on could only be considered a donkey, flying slowly and steadily.

Fortunately, these flying boats consume very little mana, which must have been specially crafted by the sect for Qi Refining disciples. Otherwise, if a magic weapon of Yuan Zhengze's level were to be controlled by these Qi Refining disciples, they would probably have their mana drained before they even got very far.