Sinister Sparrow Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony was held in the Outer Mountain, and all the disciples were outer disciples. An outer sect disciple, after accumulating enough sect contribution points and having a cultivation of Level Five Vein Opening Realm, could enter the inner sect and become an inner sect disciple. Inner disciples could be promoted to deacon of the sect after reaching level eight Vein Opening and accumulating enough sect contribution points.
After accumulating enough Merit Points and breaking through to the Harmonious Spirit realm, the deacon of the sect would be promoted to an elder of the sect.
Above the elders of the sect were the four Venerables of Sinister Sparrow Sect.
Most of the sects followed this pattern. The difference between the righteous and evil sects was probably the method of obtaining sect contribution points.
For example, in the righteous sects, if the elders were not late in teaching and there was no trouble in the sect, one would be able to obtain one sect contribution point.
As for the evil sects, one would be able to obtain one sect contribution point if they defeated at least three of their fellow disciples in a month.
The righteous sects emphasized on modesty while the evil sects emphasized on competition.
The Outer Mountain Gate had not opened yet, but those who came to join the sect were gathered outside the gate. The outer sect experts who came to watch the ceremony had already been led to the Inner Mountain Gate to rest and were personally received by the inner sect disciples.
Ning Fan had little interest in promoting his position in the sect. He was only slightly interested in the Sinister Sparrow Sect. Profound Yin Qi was one and Lan Mei was half.
The Outer Mountain Gate had yet to open and the examination elder had yet to appear. It seemed to be testing the patience of the disciples. The path of cultivation was boring and lonely. If one didn't even have this little bit of patience, it was not enough to become an immortal cultivator.
The wait was long. Ning Fan sat cross-legged on the ground and naturally wouldn't waste his time. Even if there were no dans, he would secretly circulate his magical power to promote the spirit of his immortal veins. Relying on his own cultivation, the speed of spirit evolution was close to zero, but it was still better than nothing.
The only unexpected thing was that the first round of the sect entrance exam tested patience. He thought that the entrance exam was just a formality and wouldn't waste much time. But now it seemed like it wouldn't end in a short time.
He had an appointment with Lan Mei to treat her tonight, but he decided to postpone it for the time being. For Ning Fan, this matter wasn't something that he had to do.
Similar to Ning Fan, many cultivators with a calm mind sat cross-legged on the ground and circulated their magical power to open their immortal veins. While most of the people were waiting, they couldn't help but look a little anxious.
Outside the Outer Mountain Gate, they waited for three days. Other than Ning Fan, the rest of the cultivators were all Vein Opening cultivators who had yet to abstain from eating. After not eating for three days, many of them were starving.
Those whose Dao Hearts weren't firm left one after another. Those who left first were mostly young masters of the mortal world's official families. They couldn't bear the hardship. In their imagination, immortal cultivation should be a relaxing and joyful time, but they never imagined that they would have to suffer so much. Naturally, they were greatly disappointed.
He waited for another three days. For six whole days, the group of Dao seekers outside the Outer Mountain Gate had not eaten or drunk anything. Some of the weaker ones could not hold on any longer, and some of them left.
Another three days passed. On the ninth day, only a third of the original number of people remained outside the Outer Mountain Gate. There were only about 200 people left.
Other than Ning Fan, most of them didn't look too good.
In the Outer Mountain Gate, several Outer Mountain Gate Elders secretly used their Divine Senses to observe the Daoist seekers and nodded repeatedly.
"There are actually 200 people who passed the first test this year. You should know that in the previous years, it was already not bad if 100 people passed. The destruction of the Heavenly Beast Sect is quite beneficial to our sect. "A yellow-robed old man smiled and said.
"Hmm, it seems that this time, the Outer Mountain Gate will have many outstanding disciples. Especially that young man in a white robe and black cloak who was sitting in the corner. For nine whole days, he sat there without moving an inch. Such a calm temperament. This child's Dao Heart must be as firm as a boulder, the most suitable for evil cultivation. After all, evil cultivation methods are usually very fast, and it is easy to have inner demons. The most important test is the Dao Heart. "
A black-robed old man stroked his beard and kept praising Ning Fan.
These elders were only Harmonious Spirit cultivators, but they couldn't see through Ning Fan's Harmonious Spirit cultivation. Otherwise, they would be even more shocked.
Among the Outer Mountain Gate Elders, a black-robed young man looked at Ning Fan with an unnatural expression.
"Seven Apricot Young Lord, Ning Fan. You really came … "
This black-robed young man was the disciple of Black Revered Yan Bai, one of the four Evil Ancestors. He was the one who was scared out of the Mo Clan by Ning Fan, Yan Zhuiyun.
Today, he immediately handed in his contribution points and was promoted to an elder after returning to the sect. However, Ning Fan's terror had left an indelible mark in his heart.
"Hehe, Elder Yan is also interested in this junior? You can't fight over him with us old men. "A smiling old man winked at Yan Zhuiyun. Yan Zhuiyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
'Fight over people' referred to disciples with excellent aptitudes. After becoming an Outer Sect disciple, they would attach themselves to the elders. Obviously, these Harmonious Spirit Outer Sect Elders all had their eyes on Ning Fan. Once Ning Fan passed the next few tests and officially became an Outer Sect disciple, these old men would fight over him.
Yan Zhuiyun dryly laughed a few times. He never thought of letting Ning Fan become his subordinate. That young man was too frightening. At this moment, none of the Harmonious Spirit elders here could defeat Ning Fan.
"This group of old men is still dreaming of recruiting Ning Fan. I'm afraid these old men's eyes will fall out of their sockets in the next few tests."
After nine days of selection, when the sky turned dark, there were finally several eighth level Vein Opening deacons who opened the Outer Mountain Gate.
The cultivators who had been suffering from hunger and cold for nine days were more or less grumbling in their hearts. But when they saw the terrifying eighth level Vein Opening deacons, they kept quiet out of fear and no longer dared to complain. They respectfully stood up one after another. As for Ning Fan, he also stood up and patted the dust off his body. He sensed the situation of the Immortal Vein's spirit ascension and shook his head with a sigh.
Nine days was only for one Immortal Vein's spirit to ascend by one-tenth. Didn't this mean that with his own cultivation, he could only ascend one Immortal Vein in three months?
This speed wasn't slow, but for Ning Fan who had ascended 30 Immortal Veins in one night, it was like a tortoise crawling.
"After entering the sect, I will use the medicinal herbs from the Righteous and Evil Sects to concoct some dans. I can't concoct the Rising Spirit Dan because I lack a few rare spiritual herbs. However, I can concoct a Burning Spirit Dan. The effect of this dan is far inferior to the Rising Spirit Dan. Moreover, consuming this dan will cause great pain. However, it seems like I have no other choice. "
While Ning Fan was pondering, the two hundred cultivators had already been led to the Outer Mountain Gate by the deacons. Ning Fan's expression didn't change as he followed the crowd into the mountain gate.
The first round of assessment had ended. Tomorrow would be the second round of assessment. Before that, the cultivators who were suffering from hunger and cold could have a night's rest.
Ning Fan sat alone on the floor in a thatched hut that could accommodate ten people. He continued to circulate his Qi to ascend the Immortal Vein's spirit. The other nine cultivators went out of the hut one after another and went to the kitchen to have their meal.
After everyone had left, Ning Fan suddenly stood up. The green light on his hair band revolved. He had cast the invisibility technique of the Profound Gold Spirit Equipment.
After nine days of meditation, Ning Fan didn't feel tired at all. He didn't need to rest. He was willing to go out and investigate the whereabouts of the Profound Yin Qi while the others were not around.
As the name suggested, the Profound Yin Qi could only form in a place of extreme Yin. However, Ning Fan carefully released his spirit sense. There was no such place of extreme Yin in the entire Outer Mountain Gate.
Except for the fog that lingered all year round and the cold spirit, it was far from the degree of extreme Yin.
There was no such thing in the Outer Mountain Gate. Could it be that the Profound Yin Qi was hidden in the Inner Mountain Gate?
Ning Fan cast the invisibility technique and went straight to the Inner Mountain Gate. The guards along the way were all ignored by Ning Fan.
With the invisibility technique of his Profound Gold Spirit Equipment, even an early Gold Core cultivator wouldn't be able to see through him. No one in the Outer Mountain Gate could see Ning Fan. Ning Fan maintained his invisibility technique until he reached the end of the Outer Mountain Gate. There was a huge yellow jade door that was a hundred zhang tall.
The Inner Mountain Gate must be behind the huge door. When he was outside the huge door, the Yin Yang Locket in Ning Fan's dantian became more excited.
Is there something here that the Yin Yang Locket cares about?
Ning Fan's eyes slightly focused as he stepped into the huge door. But at this moment, a layer of grey light screen suddenly lit up. At the same time, a sharp voice like a sparrow's chirp resounded in Sinister Sparrow Sect. As for Ning Fan's invisibility technique, it was directly broken by the formation.
Ning Fan's expression changed. He didn't expect that there would be such a strange formation in the Inner Mountain Gate. Even with Ning Fan's Formation Dao cultivation, he couldn't see that there was a formation here.
It wasn't because the grade of the formation was too high, but because the formation here was too natural and had already merged with the heaven and earth. How could he see that there was a formation here? The eye of the formation was also merged with the heaven and earth, making it hard to find. It wouldn't be easy to break this formation unless he attacked it forcefully.
He didn't have any deep hatred with Sinister Sparrow Sect, so why would he destroy this formation?
It seems like I can't enter the Inner Mountain Gate for the time being. I still don't know if the Profound Yin Qi is inside the Inner Mountain Gate. I'll think about it another day.
Not far away, the experts of Sinister Sparrow Sect had arrived to see who was trying to break into the Inner Mountain Gate. Ning Fan knew that he couldn't stay here for long, so he turned around and left.
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In the middle of the night, the sound of insects came from outside the thatched cottage. Ning Fan was sitting cross-legged in meditation in the thatched cottage. A few youths beside him were in high spirits, discussing spiritedly.
Did you hear? Someone broke into the Inner Mountain Gate in the evening, alerting many experts of the Outer Mountain Gate. Even a Harmonious Spirit elder personally chased after the troublemaker, but still couldn't catch him.
I don't know what kind of audacious person dared to break into the Inner Mountain Gate. I heard that the person was running towards our house. Hey, Ning Fan, did you see the face of that Harmonious Spirit elder?
I don't know. Ning Fan's tone was indifferent.
Humph! What's with that arrogance? The youth who asked the question was obviously dissatisfied with Ning Fan's cold tone. He knitted his brows and ignored Ning Fan.
Speaking of which, the second test tomorrow seems to be the Demon Sinister Forest. I heard that we, the Dao Seekers, have to stay in the Demon Sinister Forest for a month.
What? Demon Sinister Forest? The graveyard where Sinister Sparrow Sect dumped the corpses of their enemies? I heard that there are many evil spirits there. They are extremely powerful. Even a Level Ten Vein Opening expert wouldn't be able to survive in there.
Don't worry. The highest cultivation level of us Dao Seekers is only at Level Four Vein Opening. The lowest cultivation level is just a mortal. I don't think Sinister Sparrow Sect will let us go too deep into the Demon Sinister Forest.
When the time comes, the sect will give out a contribution card. It seems like we have to hunt ghosts or collect spiritual herbs. I wonder what the test is.
Ning Fan's eyelids twitched when he heard the discussion of the crowd.
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