Cultivation towards immortality, starting from being a fisherman

Chapter 48: Chapter 48 This spiritless environment is unbearable for even a moment!

Immortal Realm! This is the true Immortal Realm!

Upon entering the Pot Cave Heaven, Zhou Xuan was so astounded by the beauty before him that he could do nothing but open his mouth, having lost the ability to speak.

The location where Zhou Xuan entered the Pot Cave Heaven had been set above the Moonlight Listening Wind Pavilion by Su Ping, the master of the realm.

And he descended slowly, aided by an array arranged in advance that allowed Zhou Xuan to hover briefly in midair before gently falling.

He had never imagined that he would witness the most staggering view of Yunlai Immortal Realm, surrounded by hundreds of floating mountains, at the very first instance.

Accompanied by immortal cranes and green birds, light bridges and flying boats.

The fantastical scenes of the Immortal Realm, which he had never even dreamed of, continually stimulated Zhou Xuan’s visual nerves.

As for that somewhat discordant scene of the Bone Burying Ground,

it had been previously concealed by Su Ping with an Illusion Array, all to ensure that Little Taoist Zhouxuan would fully realize how awesome the Immortal Sect he was about to join truly was!

Although…this exquisitely stunning vista was all still just like an illusory realm, similar to a pasted picture.

But that didn’t matter!

Su Ping believed that as he continued to fish, one day the Illusion Realm would all turn into reality!

He had just slightly accelerated the time to give Zhou Xuan a little shock of Immortal Cultivation!

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“The Immortal Realm does truly exist, and so does Immortal Cultivation…”

“This is wonderful, just wonderful!”

Zhou Xuan slowly descended and started to regain his ability to speak, yet his mind remained utterly captivated by the stunning Immortal Realm he had just witnessed.

Meanwhile, with this entry into the Pot Cave Heaven, Zhou Xuan’s soul was completely, utterly convinced of Su Ping’s identity as an Immortal Master.

The last trace of skepticism cultivated by the civilized world vanished without a trace!

“Little Taoist, snap out of it!”

A gentle child’s voice rang out timely at Zhou Xuan’s side after he landed.

Zhou Xuan’s body jerked, and as he came back to his senses, he looked towards the source of the voice.

His eyes widened once again as he beheld the face of the White Crane Child with cherubic features and struggled to find words.

“Little Taoist, I am the Immortal Crane Child of this cave mansion; you may call me White Crane.”

“Please follow me, Little Taoist.”

After fluttering his wings, the White Crane Child lifted an inch off the ground and continued, “The Immortal Master has instructed me to take you to a quiet room for Cultivation. If you successfully refine Qi into your body, you may become an Outer Sect Disciple of Yunlai Immortal Sect…”

“Yunlai Immortal Sect?”

Zhou Xuan finally heard the name of his own sect, and he was thrilled.

“Yes, this Grotto Heaven is also known as Yunlai Immortal Realm.”

The White Crane Child nodded gently, answered according to Su Ping’s instructions, and led Zhou Xuan through the side door into a chamber.

Then, the White Crane Child lit a Soul Stabilizing Incense stick for Taoist Zhouxuan, which would assist in Qi Refining, and gently shut the door before leaving the chamber.

Zhou Xuan was left alone in the room, looking around at the decorations and arrangements that were imbued with ancient cultural charm.

He smacked his cheeks fiercely, turning them bright red, before he managed to calm his overly excited state of mind.

After that, Zhou Xuan sat cross-legged on the cushion and began to circulate the Five Elements Art, which he knew all too well.

“The conditions for Zhou Xuan’s Qi Cultivation are way better than when I started,” Su Ping mused, sitting cross-legged in the main bedroom and leisurely enjoying his fish hotpot while observing Zhou Xuan’s reactions.

He couldn’t help but reminisce about the time he was taken in as an Outer Sect Disciple.

The Mountain Gate he was in at the time was located atop a Second Tier Low-Grade Spirit Vein.

But due to the presence of the Gathering Spirit Array, the Inner City, occupied by Inner Sect Disciples with their cave mansions, gathered most of the Spiritual Energy, increasing its concentration.

Consequently, the Spiritual Energy concentration in the non-core areas was inevitably reduced.

Then, the Immortal Sect set up a Small Gathering Spirit Array in those cave mansions within the Outer Sect that required payment of Spirit Stones for residence, causing the concentration of spiritual energy available to other Outer Sect disciples to plummet to around Mid-grade of the First Tier.

At this moment, the concentration of spiritual energy in my own Pot Cave Heaven has reached 30, which is already the standard for the core cave mansion of a top-grade First Tier Spirit Vein.

It won’t be worse than those cave mansions rented by the Outer Sect members at the Mountain Gate!

After finishing the fish hotpot, taking advantage of the effects of the Big Bluefish, Su Ping started meditation with a Nourishing Yuan Waste Pill under his tongue.

After running several Grand Circulations, he felt the bottleneck to breaking through to the Sixth Layer of Qi Cultivation seemed to begin loosening with the wash of mana.

Su Ping opened his eyes and nodded in approval, very satisfied with the speed of his cultivation.

He then turned his attention back to Zhou Xuan’s progress.

Su Ping was taken aback for a moment, and uttered in surprise,

“This is… Qi Refining Body Entry?”

“This kid really does have a Spirit Root!”

“In no more than three ‘two-hour periods,’ he achieved Qi Refining Body Entry, and moreover, judging from the rate of spiritual energy he attracted during his cultivation, it’s much stronger than mine was back then!”

“Not just that… among those Outer Sect disciples from my cohort, none could achieve this efficiency.”

“This kid’s Spirit Root quality must be at least above mid-grade.”

Su Ping continued his cultivation, waiting for Zhou Xuan to finish his session.

Only then did he put on his Taoist Crown and changed into a new Taoist robe, coming to the door of the side room like an immortal descended from a painting.

Having achieved Body Entry in his Qi Refining, Zhou Xuan’s five senses sharply intensified, and he immediately sensed the anomaly outside the side room.

He hurriedly took quick steps to open the door and upon seeing Su Ping, bowed deeply,

“Disciple Zhou Xuan, pays respect to Master!”

“Turns out he knows the ways of Immortal Cultivation, mastering the greeting quite quickly.”

Su Ping looked at Zhou Xuan, who now appeared spirited and with an added brightness in his eyes after Qi Refining Body Entry, but he slightly shook his head,

“To become my disciple, you are not yet sufficient!”

“However, you may temporarily act as an Outer Sect disciple, first learn some everyday skills, and see in which area you might have some talent.”

“When your cultivation deepens by the day, then start as one of my registered disciples!”

“You’ve been in this Immortal Realm for a while now, since you’ve succeeded in Qi Refining Body Entry, you should head back first.”

Having said that, Su Ping waved his sleeve.

Zhou Xuan felt the world turn topsy-turvy once again.

He staggered for a moment, only to find himself back at the East King Temple.

He was back in the real world where not a trace of spiritual energy was found, a place that instinctively made him feel constrained.

“Taoist!”

Zhou Xuan shouted out to Su Ping who had also returned, but wisely refrained from calling out ‘Master’ anymore.

Su Ping carefully observed Zhou Xuan, nodding slightly in his heart:

“It seems that pulling ordinary people from their hometown into the Pot Cave Heaven and back out doesn’t have any serious side effects, just a slight dizziness when entering or leaving.”

“This is workable!”

Su Ping’s gaze towards Zhou Xuan carried a tinge of warmth,

“From today on, you are an Outer Sect disciple of Yunlai Immortal Sect.”

“The rules of this Immortal Sect for Outer Sect disciples are not many, the most important of which is strictly prohibiting the disclosure of the secrets of Immortal Cultivation to others!”

“Secondly, one must not commit evil deeds; otherwise, even if others do not take you in, the Immortal Sect will come to deal with you!”

“Remember this well! Remember this!”

“Taoist, the disciple understands! But… when can I continue to cultivate in the Yunlai Immortal Realm?”

Having experienced the cultivation in an environment rich with spiritual energy, Zhou Xuan could no longer bear to stay a moment in this spiritless setting!