After another day, the Holy Vermilion Flame Blessing Ceremony, which was held once every five years, was held at the Vermilion Bird Sect.
This ceremony was a rare occasion for the Vermilion Bird Sect.
On this day, the Holy Vermilion Flame would baptize all of the sect members. Furthermore, it would cast its power of holy flame on the most exceptional disciples so that they could manifest the Holy Vermilion Flame in their sea of vital energy.
Tens of thousands of sect disciples gathered on the Holy Flame Plaza, awaiting the commencement of the ceremony.
Dabai, Xiao Chou, and the other beast pets were not disciples of the Vermilion Bird Sect, so they could only rest in the courtyard.
An Lin and Xu Xiaolan made their way to the Holy Flame Plaza side by side. Their arrival attracted the attention of most of the disciples. An Lin had been too popular recently, and many of the disciples were both curious and respectful of him.
"Look, that's An Lin!"
"He doesn't look like he has three heads and six arms, and he doesn't look like he has much of an aura. He's quite handsome though."
"You don't know sh * t! Only a true master can hide his aura and return to his natural state! Look at his eyes, they're as deep as the ocean, but they also seem to contain the dao of the universe. Ah … he's so handsome! "
"Wake up! Don't be a starry-eyed fool!"
"Hmph, he's only here for the power of the holy flame. What do you have to praise him for?"
"You can't say that. He's already a disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect, and he risked his life to save Brother Yang Yuan in the Vermilion Bird Trial Grounds. If he's only here for the holy flame, there's no need for him to do all that."
"That's right, An Lin is doing what a disciple of the sect should do, so he has the right to fight for the power of the holy flame."
…
An Lin and Xu Xiaolan arrived at the center of the plaza amid a flurry of discussion.
There were many elders and core disciples with powerful auras here, and most of them nodded in greeting upon seeing An Lin, while others smiled to express their friendliness.
Xu Xiaolan looked around the plaza before speaking to An Lin in a low voice, "You're the one who's going to receive the power of the holy flame. Go stand in the red area."
An Lin looked in the direction Xu Xiaolan was pointing and saw five people standing there. Mo Hai, Shangguan Yi, Lu Jiazhi, Ji Yongfang, and Yang Yuan were all there. He separated from Xu Xiaolan and walked towards the red area.
"Haha, An Lin, you're finally here. We were just talking about you!" Mo Hai greeted An Lin with a hearty smile.
An Lin smiled and said, "Are you talking about how awe-inspiring and domineering I am in battle?"
Mo Hai and Lu Jiazhi both rolled their eyes upon hearing this, and Shangguan Yi couldn't help but chuckle.
Lu Jiazhi interjected, "Mo Hai and Shangguan Yi are talking about your cooking skills. They're saying that your cooking is the most delicious dish in this world, and they're praising you to the heavens. I don't believe that you're that powerful … How about you let me experience it sometime, Brother An Lin? "
An Lin faltered slightly upon hearing this before nodding. "Sure, the market price is a hundred thousand spirit stones per pot. Prepare the money first."
Lu Jiazhi was dumbstruck upon hearing this. "So they were telling the truth about the 'astronomical price'? Are you f * cking insane? A hundred thousand spirit stones per pot? "
"I'll take ten pots!" a clear voice sounded at this moment.
Everyone turned toward the source of the voice to discover a young man around fifteen to sixteen years of age looking at An Lin with a smile on his face.
Lu Jiazhi's expression darkened slightly. "Brother Yang Yuan, even if An Lin saved your life, you can't just give him money like this!"
"I'm not giving you money. I believe that An Lin's dishes are worth this much money." Yang Yuan stared deeply into An Lin's eyes, which seemed to be glowing with absolute trust.
Lu Jiazhi opened his mouth, but he was unable to say anything in response.
An Lin was almost moved to the point of tears. Yang Yuan was the first person to trust An Lin's cooking skills so much before seeing him cook, even though An Lin really didn't have any cooking skills at all.
Mo Hai and Shangguan Yi both burst into laughter at the sight of Lu Jiazhi's deflated expression.
Ji Yongfang stood off to the side with a perplexed expression at the sight of the five of them getting along so well.
What was going on? Was Shangguan Yi not cold and aloof anymore? Was Yang Yuan not looking up at the sky?
Hadn't An Lin only been in the sect for a few days? How did he become so close to these four people? Even if he was Yang Yuan's savior, surely he couldn't have become friends with them so quickly!
Ji Yongfang was suddenly struck by a sense of defeat. Thinking back to how An Lin and Xu Xiaolan had been hanging out together in the sect for the past two days, he couldn't help but feel enraged.
Before they knew it, tens of thousands of sect disciples had already gathered on the plaza.
The sect leader wasn't present, so the Great Elder of the Vermilion Bird Sect, Chen Xinran, gave a speech. He spoke for over a hundred thousand words at an extremely fast speed, but the contents of his speech were clearly engraved into everyone's minds. I won't go into the details here, but the general gist of what he said was:
As one of the four great sects of the Kingdom of the Nine States, our Vermilion Bird Sect is an extremely bad * ss sect! We have achieved many glorious feats in the past five years, and we have countless prodigies among our disciples.
He also gave a detailed speech about what the next five-year plan was going to be like, along with a few glimpses into the future.
He also praised An Lin, Mo Hai, and Shangguan Yi for risking their lives to save Yang Yuan in the Vermilion Bird Trial Grounds, and he hoped that everyone would learn from them.
After that, it was time for the Holy Vermilion Flame baptism ceremony. The Holy Vermilion Flame hovered in the air above the plaza, and the pure white flames began to transform into a white flaming Vermilion Bird.
The light from the flames became more and more dazzling, and everyone could only look down.
However, an extremely peculiar burst of warmth descended from the sky and flowed into everyone's bodies, clearing their meridians, and their flame power also began to slowly increase.
Everyone closed their eyes and enjoyed the baptism of the Holy Vermilion Flame.
An Lin was no exception, and he could feel that the flame power within his body was slowly increasing.
He snuck a glance at Shangguan Yi to find that she was looking at the disciples around her with an innocent expression.
Shangguan Yi noticed that An Lin was looking at her, and her eyes flickered slightly. "You don't feel anything either?"
An Lin shook his head. "No, I just wanted to see if you felt anything. It's alright, Senior Sister. Just go on your own path, and don't worry about what others think. "
He offered some words of consolation before closing his eyes to enjoy the baptism of the Holy Vermilion Flame.
Shangguan Yi: "…"
The baptism of the Holy Vermilion Flame lasted for a very long time, and it continued all the way until night time. Only then did the Vermilion Bird slowly revert back to a normal ball of flames that hovered in the night sky.
Tens of thousands of sect disciples opened their eyes, and there was a hint of satisfaction and joy in their eyes.
An Lin could feel that the four Divine Flames within his body had become even more substantial. The effect of this baptism was comparable to eating a low-rank immortal pill!
Even though the effects of the baptism of the Holy Vermilion Flame varied from person to person, this was a baptism that encompassed tens of thousands of people!
As the saying went, one step at a time, one step at a time. The baptism of the Holy Vermilion Bird Sect once every five years was enough to put the disciples of the Vermilion Bird Sect far ahead of the disciples of the other sects. This was perhaps the foundation of a super sect.
An Lin had also heard from Dabai that the Mythological Beast Sect had a Beast Soul Holy Land, which was a place that provided ancient beast soul inheritances to Soul Formation Stage soul beasts. Every soul beast in the sect could enter the Beast Soul Formation Stage soul beasts, and it was one of the most important treasures of the Mythological Beast Sect.
An Lin couldn't help but heave a forlorn sigh. The power of the Celestial Court was far more powerful than that of the four great sects. Unfortunately, there were many places where one had to become a member of the Celestial Court and hold a position in the Celestial Court before they could enter.
"Next up is the ceremony for the most outstanding disciples of the sect to receive the power of the Holy Vermilion Flame. Yang Yuan, Shangguan Yi, Lu Jiazhi, Mo Hai, Ji Yongfang, and An Lin, please prepare yourselves." Great Elder Chen Xinran's voice sounded again.
An Lin's heart skipped a beat. The most critical moment had finally arrived!
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