1099 Core Disciple (1/2)
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The beasts roared endlessly.
Each of Fang Yuan's blows carried boundless energy, bursting the skulls of numerous golden beasts and splattering their brains across the ground.
After some time, a pool of blood had formed where he stood.
Vast amounts of golden beast corpses piled up into a small mountain. He stood atop it, like a king among the dead.
”This doesn't feel that good…” Fang Yuan shook his head and prepared to collect some gold cores as loot. ”Are the remaining golden beasts not coming in fear of being killed?”
Before long, a huge shifting force acted on him.
”Is it the power of the artifact spirit?”
Although he could break free using his Illusion Realm's nomological laws, Fang Yuan certainly did not want to be so high-profile, so he allowed the moving force to envelop him.
Immediately afterward, everything tumbled before his eyes, and he found himself inside a golden palace.
On the main seat sat an Immortal with golden eyebrows and a hooked nose. His gaze pierced Fang Yuan like a knife, scrutinizing him. ”Li Hun? After less than a month of joining the sect, you managed to cultivate to the third transference?”
”Greetings, Immortal!” Fang Yuan bowed respectfully. ”Have three days already passed, and I'm a core disciple now?”
”Naturally, you've passed the test. However, we still need to check… Where did you come from? Who was your teacher?” the golden-browed Immortal asked calmly.
Fang Yuan suddenly felt a force probing his soul, covering everywhere.
A lie-detecting spiritual technique? He sneered inside his mind. If a Grand Unity Immortal or the true master of this Golden Soul Realm were the ones doing this, they might be able to discover something. But you're merely an Immortal… and you want to examine me?!
”Reporting to Immortal, I came from Linluo City in the Southern Region. Luck had it that I received the inheritance of an itinerant Immortal and found my way into the Dao. After that… I happened to meet this master-servant pair during my travels.”
Fang Yuan went into detail about the killings over treasures in the Southern Region and his resulting feud with the Heavenly Circuit Immortal Sect without holding back any information.
After all, the Iron Mountain Gate only recognized the tokens and not the people. Furthermore, the Golden Soul Sect was at odds with the Heavenly Circuit Immortal Sect.
”I see. Our Golden Soul Sect doesn't show favoritism in choosing our disciples, and background doesn't matter here. You can rest assured!” the golden-browed Immortal said with a hint of pride. ”I asked Jin Huan and Old Wang from the Cultivation Techniques Hall. You had only cultivated the Hundred Physical Forging Technique before. Even with the conversion, it's still within reason for you to cultivate to the second transcendence. But how did you progress so fast?”
As one of the main cultivation techniques of the Golden Soul Sect, the cultivation of the Nine Transference Undying Method was the most difficult. The first two levels were not too bad, but it was almost impossible to break through to the third transference.
Even those who had awakened a special bloodline like Huang Yue found doing so very difficult.
”Reporting to Immortal, it's because of this item!” Fang Yuan turned over his hand and revealed an exotic golden flower the size of a bowl, and the petals seemed to have golden flames flickering on them. Most of the petals had vanished, and there was only a single one left.
”This is… Golden Flame Flowing Wind Flower?” The golden-browed Immortal's eyes widened in surprise. ”This is a rare treasure for even Immortals, and it has miraculous effects when it comes to body refining!”
”I happened to obtain it by chance. I used one petal before, and my Hundred Physical Forging Technique progressed dramatically. I used the rest on cultivating the Nine Transference Undying Method afterward…”
Of course, he had not obtained this treasure by chance. It was from the Thirty-Three-Level Outer Heaven Tower.
Naturally, after Fang Yuan became its master, he could take anything he wished.
In addition, he was well aware of the uses of the Golden Flame Flowing Wind Flower. It was a bit of a waste to use it to cultivate to the third transference. It was so potent that it could even help with breaking through to the seventh transference.
”A normal Golden Flame Flowing Wind Flower should have nine petals, but you've already used eight?” The golden-browed Immortal appeared to be in pain as his eyes kept turning.
If he had a whole flower, he would be confident enough to tackle the fourth transference.
He almost wanted to kill him for wasting this treasure.
But the next moment, he narrowed his eyes, and a smile he could not hide appeared on his face.
”… I failed to recognize the value of this treasure, and it is a waste for me to keep it. I am willing to present it to you, Immortal!” Fang Yuan said calmly.
”Oh? Do you really mean it?” The golden-browed Immortal's eye twitched. He immediately hid his joy, stopping himself from showing any emotion.
”Of course! Compared to the dangers of the demon disaster, an exotic flower is insignificant.” Fang Yuan looked up calmly.
”That won't do! Since you've passed the test, you're now a core disciple of our Golden Soul Sect. You don't need to head to the ten main cities…” The golden-browed Immortal kept shaking his head.
However, Fang Yuan was sneering in his mind. He knew that this person had already been moved yet was pretending to be reserved, worried about leaving a bad impression.
”Since the item has already been exposed to the world, it's dangerous for me to keep holding onto it. Please save me, Immortal!” He bowed respectfully again. ”How about I leave this your care first?”
Hmm, that's one way to do things! The golden-browed Immortal was secretly overjoyed. He smiled while stroking his beard. ”When you have a use for it in the future, you can come here to take it back!”
”Thank you, Immortal! Thank you, Immortal!”
Fang Yuan rolled his eyes in his mind while showing an extremely grateful expression and presenting the Golden Flame Flowing Wind Flower.
”Haha… Since you're already a core disciple, you can address me as Martial Uncle! My dao name is Golden Roc, and I have a bit of a reputation in the Golden Soul Sect!”
Immortal Golden Roc laughed heartily, and his expression became much softer. ”After becoming a core disciple of the Golden Soul Sect, if you meet someone that's not in your direct line of teaching, you can address Immortals as martial uncle and Grand Unities as grand martial uncle!”