After hearing Mr. Dark Cloud's words, Chen Chaoyan was obviously stunned.
After a moment of hesitation, she asked in a low voice, "Senior, is this choice also a test? A test of one's willpower or something … "
Zhang Dongyun almost laughed when he heard that.
This was indeed someone else's way to add some twists and turns to Chen Chaoyan's path of Taoism.
However, no matter what the poor girl chose, it would not affect the final result.
Zhang Dongyun, who was disguised as Mr. Dark Cloud, did not answer Chen Chaoyan's question. He just looked at her with a faint smile.
Chen Chaoyan scratched her head. "Senior, please help me. I want to go to His Majesty to try."
"Very good."
The old man in black got up and walked out of the door.
The dark clouds dispersed and rolled the two of them together. Then they landed outside the gate of the Daming Palace.
Zhang Dongyun acted as if he was singing a duet.
Mr. Dark Cloud's projection bowed respectfully outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, the Chen family has a daughter, Chaoyan. She is very talented and suitable for Taoism cultivation. Chang 'an, please enlighten me.
I dare not make a decision. Your Majesty, please make a decision. "
Chen Chaoyan stayed outside the palace gate obediently, waiting for the mysterious emperor to decide her fate.
Suddenly, it was dark in front of her.
She couldn't see anything.
She couldn't hear anything.
She couldn't touch anything.
She couldn't move forward or backward. It was empty.
"Is this a test to see if I can calm down?" The girl didn't panic and talked to herself.
Then she found that she couldn't even hear her own voice.
The extremely quiet and dark environment could almost drive people crazy.
However, Chen Chaoyan was very calm.
She waited for a moment without panic. But she didn't hear any orders from the City Lord of Chang 'an and Mr. Dark Cloud.
So the girl simply sat cross-legged calmly according to her temperament.
In the darkness, Chen Chaoyan was not sure if time passed at the same speed as the outside world.
According to her calculations, she stood up again about an hour later.
The girl warmed up her body and practiced her punches in the dark.
Although she wasn't suitable for practicing martial arts and was preparing to switch to Taoist techniques, she hadn't read the Daoist Canon and only knew a little about the martial arts passed down in her family. Thus, she might as well practice martial arts to kill time.
Practice martial arts for an hour, then meditate for another hour.
Time flew by as the cycle continued.
Chen Chaoyan's temperament had always been peaceful and she enjoyed herself.
In the end, she even fell asleep peacefully.
When she woke up, the girl stretched lazily and touched her lower abdomen.
I don't feel hungry …
In other words, the flow of time here was different from the flow of time in the real world.
In reality, after such a long time, she would have been so hungry that her heart would have stuck to her back …
Thinking of this, the girl suddenly felt saliva forming at the bottom of her tongue.
She wasn't hungry, but her appetite was aroused.
Just as she thought of this, her eyes suddenly lit up.
As if to verify that everything was just an illusion, Chen Chaoyan's eyes didn't need to adapt to the changes of light and darkness.
She found that the environment she was in was no longer outside the Daming Palace, but inside a simple but magnificent palace.
Mr. Dark Cloud was still standing respectfully at the side.
On the throne above, a figure was sitting upright.
The figure's face seemed to be shrouded in light, making it difficult to see clearly.
His hands were folded in front of him. His ring finger and little finger were interlocked, and the tips of his middle finger, index finger, and thumb were facing each other.
"Not bad."
An ethereal and majestic voice sounded.
Chen Chaoyan came back to her senses and shivered. She hurriedly bowed.
"Chen …"
She habitually called herself a disciple of the Chen family, but as soon as the first word came out, she suddenly changed her mind.
"… Chen Chaoyan, a citizen of Chang 'an, greets Your Majesty!"
The figure above said indifferently, "Get up."
The girl breathed a sigh of relief. She stood up and looked down at her toes.
At this moment, she suddenly felt a wave of warmth in front of her.
Chen Chaoyan boldly raised her head.
Then she saw a scroll floating in the air in front of her. The words "Shang Qing Divine Firmament Collection" were written on it.
"Dark Cloud, you are in charge of guiding her cultivation. I will check on her once a month."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Mr. Dark Cloud hurriedly replied.
Chen Chaoyan was overjoyed. She bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Although she didn't know how powerful the Shang Qing Divine Firmament Collection was, the Taoist scripture bestowed by the City Lord of Chang 'an must be extraordinary, right?
"Go," the figure above said.
Before the voice died away, Chen Chaoyan found herself outside the Daming Palace again.
The Shang Qing Divine Firmament Collection was in her arms.
Mr. Dark Cloud said quietly, "The Taoist scripture is not easily passed on. Other than you, no one else can take it seriously. Understand?"
Chen Chaoyan calmed down. "I understand."
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded. "Be diligent. After a month, if you can't pass His Majesty's test, His Majesty will take back the first volume of the Shang Qing Divine Firmament Collection."
The girl hugged the scroll and replied happily, "I will do my best. I will not be lazy."
"Very good." Mr. Dark Cloud nodded slightly. "If your cultivation progress is fast enough, His Majesty will naturally give you the next few volumes later."
Chen Chaoyan bowed to the old man in black. "I will have to trouble you to teach me. I am very grateful."
"If His Majesty has orders, I will guide you with all my heart. This is what you have earned through the test. There is no need to thank me."
Mr. Dark Cloud said calmly, "But after His Majesty's inspection every month, you will have the opportunity to ask His Majesty for advice. This is both a test and an opportunity for you. You must prepare well and cherish it. Understand?"
Chen Chaoyan took a deep breath. "I understand. Thank you for your advice."
She was very excited. She hugged the scroll and couldn't wait to read it immediately.
When she returned home, the Chen family members were overjoyed when they heard what had happened.
This was not only because Chen Chaoyan, a Daoist technique genius, would not be buried. It also meant that someone in the Chen family had successfully approached the center of Chang 'an.
While Chen Chaoyan was happy for her family, she also felt that the Shang Qing Divine Firmament Collection was very attractive to her.
Reality proved that she was indeed like a fish in water when it came to cultivating Daoist techniques.
When she had just started, she still needed to ask Mr. Dark Cloud for advice from time to time.
Later on, she directly studied the Daoist scriptures by herself. Her cultivation progressed at a rapid pace.
In contrast to the first realm of martial arts, Body Tempering, the first realm of Daoist cultivation was called "Sense".
It was mainly to sense the flow of one's Essence Qi and the flow of natural Spirit Qi in the outside world.
This was the foundation of Daoist cultivation.
If it was not suitable for cultivators, they would not be able to enter it for the rest of their lives.
It was suitable for cultivators. After some guidance, they would quickly gain something.
As for Chen Chaoyan, she was almost born to surpass this realm.
She didn't have such thoughts before.
Now that she had officially stepped into Daoist cultivation, this realm was as easy as walking on flat ground with just a thought.
However, compared to the first realm of martial arts, which increased one's vitality, strength, speed, and reaction, the first realm of Daoist cultivation was more mysterious.
If one were to fight with others, compared to ordinary people, one's five senses would be more sensitive.
However, there were few improvements in other aspects. In terms of combat methods, Daoist cultivators in the first realm were still unable to use Dharma spells.
They were also unable to refine their own talismans. They could only barely activate and control other people's low-level Dharma artifacts or talismans.
At the second realm, the Qi Transformation realm, Daoist cultivators had a slight change in terms of actual combat.
Daoist cultivators in this realm could create their own talismans and seal Dharma spells in the talismans in advance for use in battle.
More importantly, their senses were more sensitive. They could see their own body and soul, refine essence into Qi, and breathe in Spirit Qi to refine Dharma power.
In comparison, the first realm of Daoist cultivation was more like a selection threshold. Only the second realm was considered true entry.
Chen Chaoyan broke through this realm very quickly.
The pure Yang Immortal Soul was indeed a unique advantage in Daoist cultivation.
It was basically comparable to the advantage of the Spirit Stone Jade Embryo in martial arts cultivation … Zhang Dongyun, who was observing from the side, nodded secretly.
Next, Chen Chaoyan had to face the third realm of Daoist cultivation, the Foundation Establishment realm.
At this level, one could borrow the power of nature, use Dharma power to mobilize Spirit Qi, cast Dharma spells, and refine Dharma artifacts.
Above that was the fourth realm of Daoist cultivation, the Tripod Furnace realm.
At this realm, cultivators began to prepare for Core Formation.
At this realm, cultivators' souls were condensed and could temporarily leave their bodies.
At the same time, their Dharma power increased, and they could ride fog and float in the air temporarily. Although the principle was different, the appearance was similar to the fourth realm of martial arts.
The disciple of Fuzhen Guan, who was captured by the three people from the Hanshan school, was in this realm.
And the first successor of Fuzhen Guan, Xie Zhao, was in the fifth realm of Daoist cultivation, the Golden Core realm.
After forming the Golden Core, one's Dharma power would increase and be highly condensed.
At this realm, Daoist cultivators could ride the clouds above the fog and fly freely in the air like Martial Dao generals.
In a straight line, they might not be as fast and violent as Martial Dao generals, but they were more agile and flexible.
Daoist cultivators in the Tripod Furnace Realm had their souls out of their bodies. However, their souls were agile and could be used for cultivation, but they could not leave their bodies and could not cast spells.
Fifth realm cultivators formed the Golden Core and hid it in their souls. It could make their souls more condensed. After leaving their bodies, not only could they leave their bodies to travel, but they could also cast Dharma spells with their souls.
Casting Dharma spells with their souls was more powerful, and it was faster and more convenient to mobilize Spirit Qi. However, without the protection of their bodies, their souls were more vulnerable to injury.
Therefore, most of the time, Daoist cultivators in the fifth realm like Xie Zhao only used their souls for cultivation and would not fight directly against their enemies.
Back when Xie Zhao wanted to break out of the city, if he had used his Astral Projection Technique, the old man from the Chen family, who was at the fifth realm of martial arts, would have been killed. His mind might have been suppressed on the spot.
But on the other hand, the opponent's Yang Qi and Yang Qi could have destroyed Xie Zhao's soul with one palm strike.
Zhang Dongyun quietly observed Chen Chaoyan's cultivation and was very clear about her progress.
Through the process of teaching her, Zhang Dongyun had a deeper understanding of Daoist cultivation. He slowly turned the support of the system into his own understanding.
On the other hand, he focused on his Martial Dao cultivation again.
He spent most of his energy on the construction of the city and slowed down his cultivation a little.
Now that the city's development was on the right track, City Lord Zhang started to focus on his cultivation again.
After a few days, Zhang Dongyun, who was in the middle of cultivation, suddenly sensed something.
Another group of people was approaching Chang 'an.
The leader of the group was a familiar face.
Wu Qiong, the elder of the Perak Dynasty, came to the city gate with a few disciples of the Perak Dynasty and bowed respectfully.
"Wu Qiong of the Perak Dynasty requests to see the City Lord of Chang 'an and Mr. Dark Cloud."
Zhang Dongyun sat in the Daming Palace and raised his eyebrows.
"Permission granted."
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