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Chapter 88 Six Knocks on the Heavenly Steps
Chapter 88 Six Knocks on the Heavenly Steps
Southern Wilderness, Mirror Moon Sea.
The salty sea breeze, carrying raging waves, surged where the water met the sky, emitting a thunderous roar.
Chen Beiwu looked ahead along the bow of the boat.
In the center of the turbulent whirlpool, an island resembling a sleeping dragon stood on the boundless sea, radiating countless rays of light.
As they drew closer, Chen Beiwu discovered that the island's edge cliffs were as steep as if they had been cleaved by a knife and axe.
Thick, unidentified vines, as thick as palace pillars, meandered between the rock crevices, emanating wisps of rosy light. This draped the seventy-two scattered islets surrounding the giant island in a hazy veil of light, as if real dragons were swimming about, dominating the heavens and earth, and radiating endless water-like power.
"Is this the Jingyue Island controlled by the main lineage of Jingyue?" Chen Beiwu's pupils shrank slightly, and his eyes revealed a look of shock.
Shu You didn't seem surprised by this.
Back when she first saw the sect's grand formation, the Eight Desolate Water Mirror Dragon Subduing Formation, she was also so shocked that her scalp tingled.
In terms of performance alone, he was not even as composed as his junior brother Chen.
"Junior Brother Chen, do you feel like you're facing the might of a true dragon when you look at the island?" Shu You smiled gently.
"Yes." Chen Beiwu nodded slightly, his gaze never leaving the island in front of him.
Just the normal operation of the formation and the mobilization of the powerful essence of water-shaped power made him feel an extremely terrifying sense of oppression, as if a giant dragon was lurking on the side and watching him.
If the Mirror Moon Sect's protective formation were to truly unleash its power, the force it unleashed would likely be enough to crush even a Golden Core cultivator at will.
"The Eight Desolate Water Mirror Dragon Subduing Formation is a fifth-order protective formation set up by the third generation of the sect's founders. The power of this formation is unfathomable."
At this point, Shu You's face showed a proud expression: "In history, there was a Nascent Soul stage True Monarch who dared to invade the sect. In the end, he was suppressed for three days and three nights by the Eight Desolate Water Mirror Dragon Subduing Formation and refined into a pile of dust."
Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu's expression changed.
Even a Yuanying Zhenjun could be killed. The amount of spiritual energy that the sect needed to consume to activate the Eight Desolate Water Mirror Subduing Dragon Formation was probably a terrifying number that he couldn't even imagine.
That is to say, the Southern Wilderness is rich in resources, and cultivators generally do not care about the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
If it were placed in the Immortal Alliance where Qi does not fall into the void, this formation would have been strictly banned by the top leaders of the Immortal Alliance long ago.
Seeing Chen Ziang's reaction, Shu You nodded secretly in approval.
Each time she received a disciple, she would introduce the sect's illustrious achievements in battle, making the new disciple understand just how powerful the Mirror Moon Sect's dominance was, to the point that even a Nascent Soul True Monarch could only bow down.
At this moment, a rainbow light suddenly flew out from the scattered small islands and stopped outside the cloud boat, revealing a young monk wearing the Taoist robe of Jingyue Sect.
"Deacon Yun," Shu You greeted.
"Junior Sister Shu." The newcomer was not presumptuous, and had a kind smile on his face.
The status of the outer sect deacons is similar to that of the inner sect disciples, and they are all foundation-building cultivators.
However, in terms of potential and future prospects, the latter is valued by the sect far more than he, an outer sect steward.
Deacon Yun glanced at Chen Beiwu and asked with a gentle smile, "Junior Sister, how many new disciples are there this year?"
"Thirty-three disciples, two of whom can directly enter the inner sect, the rest will be handed over to Steward Yun." Shu You took out a jade slip and handed it over.
Deacon Yun's gaze lingered on Chen Beiwu, his eyes filled with curiosity. "And who is this?"
Shu You was known within the sect for being fond of women but not men.
For a newly initiated disciple to be able to sit next to her and chat so easily, he must either have extraordinary talent or an extraordinary background.
"This is Chen Zi'ang, the junior brother whom Zhu Zhenchuan values highly." Shu You smiled.
"Greetings, Steward Yun." Chen Beiwu bowed slightly.
Upon hearing this, Steward Yun dared not be careless.
The only true descendant of the Zhu clan is the infamous God of Killing.
He also bowed, praised Chen Zi'ang a few times, then left his contact information and left with the newly initiated disciples of Yunzhou.
"Outer disciples need to report to Xijiang Island under the guidance of stewards and undergo a year-long training mission."
Those who pass the test can be registered and officially become members of the outer sect of the Mirror Moon Sect, while those who fail will be assigned to affiliated sects to continue contributing their talents," Shu You explained.
"I see." Chen Beiwu nodded, then looked at Gu Chun standing to the side and asked, "Where do Junior Sister Gu and I need to report?"
"I will take Junior Sister Gu to the Personnel Hall to report later." As she said this, Shu You looked at the mountains at the core of the giant island, her eyes filled with longing.
"As for you, junior brother, you can go directly to the Nine Apertures Sun and Moon Pool on Water Moon Peak to cultivate for a month. During this month, if a Golden Core elder takes a liking to you, he will bestow a Golden Core decree to accept you as a disciple."
Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu was slightly taken aback. "Senior Sister Shu, haven't I already become a disciple of Master Zhu?"
"That's right, so all you need to do, Junior Brother, is carry the Cold Pool Spirit Sword with you and go through the motions," Shu You said enviously.
Most of the Golden Core elders in the Mirror Moon Sect are focused on the path to immortality and have no time to take on disciples.
There are very few Golden Core elders willing to take on disciples. Some have no hope of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage and want to leave behind a lineage before they perish. Others have lost their disciples on their islands and have to delay their cultivation, so they choose a talented person to train.
Therefore, in the history of Shuiyue Peak, there was once a cultivator with the aptitude of Heavenly Spiritual Root who was not valued by the Golden Core Elder and thus failed to be selected for the sequence.
Having the Cold Pool Spirit Sword in hand was like having a safety net for Chen Zi'ang.
It should be noted that Master Zhu is the Golden Core cultivator in the sect who is closest to the Nascent Soul True Monarch, and even the cultivators of the five major sects acknowledge him as the number one person below the Nascent Soul level.
Out of respect for Master Zhu's token, even if the Golden Core elders of Shuiyue Peak didn't think much of Junior Brother Chen, they would at least arrange a rank that was above that of an inner disciple.
"Thank you for your guidance, senior sister."
Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu immediately took out the Cold Pool from his storage bag.
Soon, the cloud boat arrived at Shuiyue Peak smoothly.
"Junior brother, this is the Heavenly Stairway to the Sun Moon Lake at the summit. You only need to follow the stairs to the top, and a cultivator will guide you there."
After saying that, Shu You took Gu Chun and left on a cloud boat, leaving Chen Beiwu alone to face the jade staircase formed by thousands of rays of light.
"call!"
Chen Beiwu exhaled a breath of stale air, took a step forward onto the stairs, and a surge of information suddenly flooded into his mind.
[The six prostrations to the heavenly steps can be made to the mirror, the heart, delusion, the soul, destiny, and the Way.]
New disciples only need to pass the "Knocking on the Mirror" test to ascend to the summit in one step.
"boom!"
As the information dissipated, the ripples in the space before Chen Beiwu's eyes suddenly changed, forming a crystal-clear mirror.
He saw an exact replica of himself in the mirror.
No, that's not right!
Chen Beiwu frowned slightly, then saw a strange smile on his face in the mirror. He then took a step out, breaking the dimensional barrier and appearing in the real world.
(End of this chapter)