Chapter 62
Meeting the Sect Master, Shedding Wings Again!
inside the room.
As Yuan Shi flipped through the manual, her beautiful face turned icy cold upon seeing the cultivation requirements.
For two people to cultivate, they must interlock their fingers and press their feet together.
Bang!
She slammed the manual onto the table, her voice icy as she said:
"Keep this to yourself. If you dare to utter a single word, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Gu Lin's face darkened, and he retorted in a cold voice:
"I wouldn't have taken on this task if it weren't for orders from my superior. I'm just assisting, not your subordinate. Don't talk to me with that arrogant tone!"
The woman from the Yuan family stared at him coldly.
Gu Lin met his gaze.
Yuan's daughter opened her lips indifferently:
"Since we're both at Shincho Toji Temple, I'm someone you can't afford to offend."
"What happened today must not be revealed, and I will not mention it a third time."
After saying this, she entered the quiet room, took off her pearl-embroidered shoes and snow-white silk stockings, and stepped barefoot on the shiny floor. Her arches were snow-white and translucent, her toes were delicate and tender, and her entire instep was flawless.
Her gaze was cold and clear as she stared directly at Gu Lin.
Gu Lin also stepped into the quiet room.
He took off his boots and sat on the ground.
The woman surnamed Yuan closed her eyes and remained silent for a long time, creating a tense and quiet atmosphere in the room.
"Begin your cultivation," Yuan Shi Nu suddenly announced.
A surge of energy rippled from his fingertips, and the pages of the secret manual flipped rapidly.
The two interlocked their fingers and pressed their feet together.
Yuan's legs trembled slightly, and she instinctively flinched, her icy fingers gripping Gu Lin tightly.
Gu Lin stared intently at the secret manual.
Ms. Yuan calmed herself down, adjusted her breathing, and relaxed the tension in her ten fingers.
She memorized the secret manual page by page.
It was only a quarter of an hour.
A trace of internal energy appeared on her bulging chest, slowly condensing into the white yin side of the Tai Chi Bagua.
She mastered it in just 15 minutes.
Gu Lin felt the icy coldness of the other person's feet and was secretly amazed. What terrifying martial arts talent was this?
"I'll wait for you," said the woman from the Yuan family coldly.
Gu Lin tried his best, but after two hours, he still had no clue.
He didn't feel ashamed of himself. It was true that he had very poor talent, but having the Book of Merit, he wouldn't feel inferior because of it.
"You're utterly ridiculous!" The woman from the Yuan family had lost all patience. She abruptly stood up and said in a chilling tone:
"The most basic palm technique, and you haven't made a move in two hours. How did you get selected for the East Temple?"
Gu Lin's expression remained completely unchanged as he calmly said:
"The Holy Land claims that I am a special spiritual being and cannot cultivate martial arts other than those of my own attributes. This attempt has proven useless."
Yuan's daughter, enraged, rebuked him sharply:
"Sit down! I'll teach you!"
Gu Lin sat cross-legged as instructed.
Ms. Yuan sat behind him, pressing her palms against his back, and said coldly:
"Remember the flow of internal energy in each acupoint."
Gu Lin nodded.
The water clock ticked away inside the room, and time slowly passed; before we knew it, it was late at night.
During this time, a servant brought food, which Yuan asked to be placed outside the door.
It wasn't until midnight that Gu Lin barely grasped the basics.
The two interlocked their fingers and pressed their feet together.
The prolonged skin-to-skin contact caused Ms. Yuan to go from feeling awkwardly avoiding it to taking it for granted, though the chill on her cheeks was almost freezing solid.
The following evening, the black yang side of the Qiankun Bagua finally appeared on Gu Lin's chest.
At this moment, Yin and Yang converge, and the Yin-Yang Qiankun Palm is perfected!
Bang!
Yuan's daughter couldn't help but kick Gu Lin and sneer:
"It takes a whole day and night to chew it up and feed it to you. What a low level of understanding! Even if you are a spirit, you are still a useless wind spirit."
Gu Lin ignored him and went outside to get his meal.
"You dine outside, I need to take a bath!" came the cold voice of the woman from inside.
.......
Six days have passed.
For the next six days, the two dined together and often practiced the Yin-Yang Qiankun Palm by holding hands and pressing their feet together, but they did not say a word to each other.
At noon that day, the elder arrived as promised and invited the two to the sect leader's residence.
The mountaintop features a deep pool and waterfall, a breathtakingly beautiful landscape, and nestled among bamboo groves is a magnificent mansion with carved beams and painted rafters.
Four pairs of disciples had been waiting in front of the pool for quite some time.
When Gu Lin and the other person arrived.
The five elders said respectfully:
"Welcome, Sect Master!"
A moment later, a beautiful woman in her early forties walked slowly over, her graceful figure like a plump gourd, swaying with each step, exuding a fragrant aroma.
A middle-aged man dressed in a royal robe followed behind her.
I heard from the maid that the man was the chief elder of the Yin-Yang Sect and also the sect leader's husband.
"Greetings, Sect Master."
The five couples bowed and clasped their hands in greeting.
The moment Yuan's daughter bent over, a glint of light flashed in the depths of her eyes.
And Gu Lin happened to catch it.
But he didn't have time to think.
This is because the pattern of the Demon-Seeking Gu inside the cavity has become active!
The Demon-Seeking Gu lost three pairs of wings, and its entire body was extremely weak, far weaker than when it encountered the Golden-Toothed Viper. Through the Demon-Seeking Gu's senses, Gu Lin vaguely felt a powerful ancient demonic aura.
Its origin is the sect leader!
King-grade monster!
It's a demon with royal blood!
But that's the aura of a low-grade third-tier demon!
The third-tier lower level is equivalent to the first to third level of the Mountain and Sea Realm!
Gu Lin was filled with intense emotions, but also with many questions.
Is it a demon in human form?
impossible!
Only mid-level fourth-tier demons can formally transform into human form.
How can a third-order lower-level being transform into a human form?
Was that Yuan's goal?!
But it's equivalent to the Mountain and Sea Realm!
The Yuan family woman is only twenty-five years old. Can she really handle the Mountain and Sea Realm?!
Gu Lin remained calm and composed.
The sect leader smiled radiantly, showing no trace of haughty indifference. She gently flicked her sleeves and said softly:
"Show us your skills! The couple who performs best will be chosen as my disciples! I will teach them with utmost care and provide them with abundant resources."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other four couples turned their inner energy around and each condensed a Yin-Yang diagram, but they were all blurry and unclear.
Only Gu Lin and Yuan Shi's Yin-Yang diagrams were dazzling, with the Yin and Yang sides fitting together perfectly.
"What are your names?" The sect leader nodded in satisfaction.
"Wei Jin," Gu Lin replied.
"Yuan Qin," Yuan's daughter replied.
The sect leader swayed gracefully forward two steps, carefully scrutinized the two, and then smiled brightly:
"Excellent! Nine days from now, on the day of the full moon, I will formally accept you as my disciple!"
Gu Lin, the daughter of the Yuan family, respectfully clasped her hands in greeting:
"Thank you, Master!"
"Go back and rest." The sect leader lightly flicked her sleeves and led the middle-aged man back to the sect leader's residence.
Amidst the envious gazes of the eight inner disciples, Gu Lin and Yuan Qin left hand in hand.
They walked in silence, each lost in their own thoughts.
Gu Lin was secretly shocked. He hadn't expected the woman beside him to be so powerful, daring to confront a third-tier demon head-on.
Indeed, there are always people more capable than you, and there is always a higher level to reach. No wonder he is arrogant and aloof. He has reached the Mountain and Sea Realm at the age of twenty-five. How can he not be arrogant?
You must know that after reaching the Knowing Fate Realm, cultivating techniques and refining true essence is extremely difficult at each stage. The fact that she could easily reach the Mountain and Sea Realm truly shows her extraordinary talent!
What exactly is this monster?
Why can it transform into human form?
Can I, a python, devour a dragon?
He definitely wants this monster with royal blood.
That means he'll be promoted to squad leader!
Don't underestimate the fact that he only advanced one rank, commanding ten subordinates and more than thirty assistants. More importantly, if he can get into the position of squad leader before the Holy Land Grand Competition, what would it mean to advance three ranks in a row?
Try it on a hundred households!
It's only one rank below the coveted position of centurion!
But the woman from the Yuan family was incredibly powerful, and it was impossible for him to gain any credit for her.
Back in the attic, Yuan Qin looked Gu Lin over and softly parted her lips:
"You seem distracted. What are you thinking about?"
Gu Lin deliberately frowned and said coldly:
"I have no idea what the mission is; you should tell me."
Yuan Qin's beautiful face remained cold as ice, and she retorted sharply:
"You don't need to know, just cooperate fully. When you return to Dongsi Temple in Chuzhou, you will receive your contribution points."
Gu Lin said in a deep voice:
"I have signs of danger. Before coming to the Yin Yang Sect, I had already sketched your appearance and sent a message by carrier pigeon to my subordinate swordsman."
"I know Yuan Qin's name is fake, but don't even think about harming me. If anything happens to me, according to the ironclad rules of the Eastern Temple of the Divine Dynasty, those who frame their colleagues will be severely punished!"
Yuan Qin sneered:
"Don't worry, you coward, I won't hurt you!"
Having said that, he said without any mercy:
"Get out, I want to take a bath."
Gu Linli paced back and forth outside the pavilion.
He recalled the Myriad Demon Chart he had seen at the East Temple.
Thanks to his combined cultivation of Confucianism and Taoism, Gu Lin indeed possessed a photographic memory. After a moment of reflection, his gaze sharpened.
It must be a mirage!
Yes, it's a mirage demon with royal blood!
The mirage demon is a non-transformable demon that can enter a human body and control a human's mind.
Gu Lin paced back and forth, wondering how he could possibly profit from this situation.
As Yuan Shi flipped through the manual, her beautiful face turned icy cold upon seeing the cultivation requirements.
For two people to cultivate, they must interlock their fingers and press their feet together.
Bang!
She slammed the manual onto the table, her voice icy as she said:
"Keep this to yourself. If you dare to utter a single word, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Gu Lin's face darkened, and he retorted in a cold voice:
"I wouldn't have taken on this task if it weren't for orders from my superior. I'm just assisting, not your subordinate. Don't talk to me with that arrogant tone!"
The woman from the Yuan family stared at him coldly.
Gu Lin met his gaze.
Yuan's daughter opened her lips indifferently:
"Since we're both at Shincho Toji Temple, I'm someone you can't afford to offend."
"What happened today must not be revealed, and I will not mention it a third time."
After saying this, she entered the quiet room, took off her pearl-embroidered shoes and snow-white silk stockings, and stepped barefoot on the shiny floor. Her arches were snow-white and translucent, her toes were delicate and tender, and her entire instep was flawless.
Her gaze was cold and clear as she stared directly at Gu Lin.
Gu Lin also stepped into the quiet room.
He took off his boots and sat on the ground.
The woman surnamed Yuan closed her eyes and remained silent for a long time, creating a tense and quiet atmosphere in the room.
"Begin your cultivation," Yuan Shi Nu suddenly announced.
A surge of energy rippled from his fingertips, and the pages of the secret manual flipped rapidly.
The two interlocked their fingers and pressed their feet together.
Yuan's legs trembled slightly, and she instinctively flinched, her icy fingers gripping Gu Lin tightly.
Gu Lin stared intently at the secret manual.
Ms. Yuan calmed herself down, adjusted her breathing, and relaxed the tension in her ten fingers.
She memorized the secret manual page by page.
It was only a quarter of an hour.
A trace of internal energy appeared on her bulging chest, slowly condensing into the white yin side of the Tai Chi Bagua.
She mastered it in just 15 minutes.
Gu Lin felt the icy coldness of the other person's feet and was secretly amazed. What terrifying martial arts talent was this?
"I'll wait for you," said the woman from the Yuan family coldly.
Gu Lin tried his best, but after two hours, he still had no clue.
He didn't feel ashamed of himself. It was true that he had very poor talent, but having the Book of Merit, he wouldn't feel inferior because of it.
"You're utterly ridiculous!" The woman from the Yuan family had lost all patience. She abruptly stood up and said in a chilling tone:
"The most basic palm technique, and you haven't made a move in two hours. How did you get selected for the East Temple?"
Gu Lin's expression remained completely unchanged as he calmly said:
"The Holy Land claims that I am a special spiritual being and cannot cultivate martial arts other than those of my own attributes. This attempt has proven useless."
Yuan's daughter, enraged, rebuked him sharply:
"Sit down! I'll teach you!"
Gu Lin sat cross-legged as instructed.
Ms. Yuan sat behind him, pressing her palms against his back, and said coldly:
"Remember the flow of internal energy in each acupoint."
Gu Lin nodded.
The water clock ticked away inside the room, and time slowly passed; before we knew it, it was late at night.
During this time, a servant brought food, which Yuan asked to be placed outside the door.
It wasn't until midnight that Gu Lin barely grasped the basics.
The two interlocked their fingers and pressed their feet together.
The prolonged skin-to-skin contact caused Ms. Yuan to go from feeling awkwardly avoiding it to taking it for granted, though the chill on her cheeks was almost freezing solid.
The following evening, the black yang side of the Qiankun Bagua finally appeared on Gu Lin's chest.
At this moment, Yin and Yang converge, and the Yin-Yang Qiankun Palm is perfected!
Bang!
Yuan's daughter couldn't help but kick Gu Lin and sneer:
"It takes a whole day and night to chew it up and feed it to you. What a low level of understanding! Even if you are a spirit, you are still a useless wind spirit."
Gu Lin ignored him and went outside to get his meal.
"You dine outside, I need to take a bath!" came the cold voice of the woman from inside.
.......
Six days have passed.
For the next six days, the two dined together and often practiced the Yin-Yang Qiankun Palm by holding hands and pressing their feet together, but they did not say a word to each other.
At noon that day, the elder arrived as promised and invited the two to the sect leader's residence.
The mountaintop features a deep pool and waterfall, a breathtakingly beautiful landscape, and nestled among bamboo groves is a magnificent mansion with carved beams and painted rafters.
Four pairs of disciples had been waiting in front of the pool for quite some time.
When Gu Lin and the other person arrived.
The five elders said respectfully:
"Welcome, Sect Master!"
A moment later, a beautiful woman in her early forties walked slowly over, her graceful figure like a plump gourd, swaying with each step, exuding a fragrant aroma.
A middle-aged man dressed in a royal robe followed behind her.
I heard from the maid that the man was the chief elder of the Yin-Yang Sect and also the sect leader's husband.
"Greetings, Sect Master."
The five couples bowed and clasped their hands in greeting.
The moment Yuan's daughter bent over, a glint of light flashed in the depths of her eyes.
And Gu Lin happened to catch it.
But he didn't have time to think.
This is because the pattern of the Demon-Seeking Gu inside the cavity has become active!
The Demon-Seeking Gu lost three pairs of wings, and its entire body was extremely weak, far weaker than when it encountered the Golden-Toothed Viper. Through the Demon-Seeking Gu's senses, Gu Lin vaguely felt a powerful ancient demonic aura.
Its origin is the sect leader!
King-grade monster!
It's a demon with royal blood!
But that's the aura of a low-grade third-tier demon!
The third-tier lower level is equivalent to the first to third level of the Mountain and Sea Realm!
Gu Lin was filled with intense emotions, but also with many questions.
Is it a demon in human form?
impossible!
Only mid-level fourth-tier demons can formally transform into human form.
How can a third-order lower-level being transform into a human form?
Was that Yuan's goal?!
But it's equivalent to the Mountain and Sea Realm!
The Yuan family woman is only twenty-five years old. Can she really handle the Mountain and Sea Realm?!
Gu Lin remained calm and composed.
The sect leader smiled radiantly, showing no trace of haughty indifference. She gently flicked her sleeves and said softly:
"Show us your skills! The couple who performs best will be chosen as my disciples! I will teach them with utmost care and provide them with abundant resources."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other four couples turned their inner energy around and each condensed a Yin-Yang diagram, but they were all blurry and unclear.
Only Gu Lin and Yuan Shi's Yin-Yang diagrams were dazzling, with the Yin and Yang sides fitting together perfectly.
"What are your names?" The sect leader nodded in satisfaction.
"Wei Jin," Gu Lin replied.
"Yuan Qin," Yuan's daughter replied.
The sect leader swayed gracefully forward two steps, carefully scrutinized the two, and then smiled brightly:
"Excellent! Nine days from now, on the day of the full moon, I will formally accept you as my disciple!"
Gu Lin, the daughter of the Yuan family, respectfully clasped her hands in greeting:
"Thank you, Master!"
"Go back and rest." The sect leader lightly flicked her sleeves and led the middle-aged man back to the sect leader's residence.
Amidst the envious gazes of the eight inner disciples, Gu Lin and Yuan Qin left hand in hand.
They walked in silence, each lost in their own thoughts.
Gu Lin was secretly shocked. He hadn't expected the woman beside him to be so powerful, daring to confront a third-tier demon head-on.
Indeed, there are always people more capable than you, and there is always a higher level to reach. No wonder he is arrogant and aloof. He has reached the Mountain and Sea Realm at the age of twenty-five. How can he not be arrogant?
You must know that after reaching the Knowing Fate Realm, cultivating techniques and refining true essence is extremely difficult at each stage. The fact that she could easily reach the Mountain and Sea Realm truly shows her extraordinary talent!
What exactly is this monster?
Why can it transform into human form?
Can I, a python, devour a dragon?
He definitely wants this monster with royal blood.
That means he'll be promoted to squad leader!
Don't underestimate the fact that he only advanced one rank, commanding ten subordinates and more than thirty assistants. More importantly, if he can get into the position of squad leader before the Holy Land Grand Competition, what would it mean to advance three ranks in a row?
Try it on a hundred households!
It's only one rank below the coveted position of centurion!
But the woman from the Yuan family was incredibly powerful, and it was impossible for him to gain any credit for her.
Back in the attic, Yuan Qin looked Gu Lin over and softly parted her lips:
"You seem distracted. What are you thinking about?"
Gu Lin deliberately frowned and said coldly:
"I have no idea what the mission is; you should tell me."
Yuan Qin's beautiful face remained cold as ice, and she retorted sharply:
"You don't need to know, just cooperate fully. When you return to Dongsi Temple in Chuzhou, you will receive your contribution points."
Gu Lin said in a deep voice:
"I have signs of danger. Before coming to the Yin Yang Sect, I had already sketched your appearance and sent a message by carrier pigeon to my subordinate swordsman."
"I know Yuan Qin's name is fake, but don't even think about harming me. If anything happens to me, according to the ironclad rules of the Eastern Temple of the Divine Dynasty, those who frame their colleagues will be severely punished!"
Yuan Qin sneered:
"Don't worry, you coward, I won't hurt you!"
Having said that, he said without any mercy:
"Get out, I want to take a bath."
Gu Linli paced back and forth outside the pavilion.
He recalled the Myriad Demon Chart he had seen at the East Temple.
Thanks to his combined cultivation of Confucianism and Taoism, Gu Lin indeed possessed a photographic memory. After a moment of reflection, his gaze sharpened.
It must be a mirage!
Yes, it's a mirage demon with royal blood!
The mirage demon is a non-transformable demon that can enter a human body and control a human's mind.
Gu Lin paced back and forth, wondering how he could possibly profit from this situation.