A Surprising Discovery! The Immortal Path Factory!

After seeing Luo Chuan off, the door to the stone chamber slowly closed.

Lu Yun sat cross-legged on the futon and activated the Dharma Inheritance Stele according to the method Luo Chuan had just taught him.

A faint light rippled across the monument, and a familiar Daoist essence washed over me like warm water.

Immediately, a scripture appeared in my mind on its own.

Unlike the obscure and profound "True Method of Purification and Turbidity", the Daoist essence this time is much simpler.

It's like someone who has been tormented by advanced mathematics for seven days suddenly opening a high school math textbook.

The feeling of relief that emanates from deep within is indescribable.

Lu Yun calmed down and studied the scriptures, gradually figuring out the details of the "Tai Xu Bai Lian Jue".

This is a sophisticated fire control technique.

Using true qi to unleash the flames of the void, the power of the flames is only slightly stronger than that of ordinary fireballs, but it can repeatedly temper spiritual materials.

After being refined a thousand times, a first-grade low-quality purple gold ore can rival a mid-grade ore; after being refined ten thousand times, it is even comparable to a high-grade ore.

They evolved from bricklayers to blacksmiths.

This strange thought popped into Lu Yun's mind, and his lips twitched, but he suppressed it.

"The 'Thousand Threads of Illusion Illuminating Elixir Method' seems to have some similarities with the Hundred Refinements Manual."

Lu Yun grasped the concept smoothly, in about fifteen minutes.

A faint light flashed in my mind at the image of the gilded embroidered ball.

[Lingtai Guanji: Taixu Bailian Jue (Beginner Level 1/50)]

Lu Yun took a deep breath, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

It really is possible; the "True Method of Purification and Turbidity" is not an isolated case.

He immediately tried to activate his true energy according to the methods described in the scriptures.

A ball of flame rose in his palm, but it couldn't even leave his body; it only danced a few times in his palm before fading away.

This flame is all show and no substance. Let alone water arrows, even a bowl of cold tea from the mortal world could probably extinguish it.

But Lu Yun showed no disappointment; he hadn't even mastered the basics yet.

Once it can be performed, it means that progress can be increased on its own without relying on the Dharma Inheritance Stele.

What more could you want?

With the blessing of the Daoist essence of the Chengfa Stele, progress increases by about two points every half quarter of an hour.

The doubling effect of "Heaven rewards diligence" was indeed working in secret; otherwise, given his comprehension, he wouldn't have been able to achieve it so quickly.

An hour passes in the blink of an eye.

【The Great Void Hundred Refinements Technique (Beginner Level 38/50)】

At this rate, while others need three to five tries to get the hang of it, he only needs one and a half.

However, I don't plan to continue today.

The "Tai Xu Bai Lian Jue" fuels a continuous stream of flames, consuming far more true energy than expected.

After an hour, most of the internal energy in his body had been depleted.

Moreover, he hadn't had time to adjust his breathing while at the examination hall, so his condition was already unsatisfactory.

Continuing to wait would only be a waste of time, and Shen Yi was still waiting outside.

"Senior Brother Luo, I'll bother you again next time."

Lu Yun bid farewell to Luo Chuan and quickly left Chengfa Pavilion.

Not far from the pavilion, two burly figures stood by the roadside.

One was burly and broad-shouldered, with a square face and wide mouth; the other had a shiny bald head and a thick beard—neither of them looked like good people.

"Big brother, Senior Brother Erhu."

Lu Yun jogged over, his gaze sweeping over the two men's newly added wounds, and he sighed inwardly.

It seems that the process of asking for the spirit stone did not go smoothly.

Not surprising at all.

Shen Yi was fearless in Zixin City, and no one could control him.

But once he arrived at this celestial hall, there were many people who could suppress him.

"I'm so glad you came today!"

Shen Yi grabbed Lu Yun's shoulder and slapped him hard, "Let's have a welcome feast at the Immortal Pavilion!"

Erhu earnestly added from the side, "Brother Lu."

Lu Yun scratched his head, finding the form of address utterly awkward.

Shen Yi waved his hand and lowered his voice: "Don't worry about him, Erhu isn't very bright."

My eighth and ninth brothers called me "eighth brother" and "ninth brother," but when I told them I was their younger brother, they called me "older brother."

"I'm smart."

Erhu suddenly became agitated, as if a sore spot had been touched.

"Yes, yes, it works really well, Erhu is very clever," Shen Yi quickly coaxed.

Erhu followed behind, satisfied, like a bear whose fur had been stroked.

Shen Yi slowed his pace and whispered to Lu Yun about Erhu's origins.

The two entered the Immortal Hall in the same batch. When he saw Erhu being bullied by the scions of aristocratic families, he stepped in to defend him.

From then on, Erhu followed him.

Later, it was discovered that this person was indeed not very bright, but he called him "Big Brother" every day and was very obedient, so he couldn't very well kick him out and just kept taking him along.

"Stop talking about me, talk about you."

Shen Yi changed the subject, patted Lu Yun on the shoulder, and took full responsibility, "Isn't your assessment seven days long?"

The day just ended, why are you out already? Did someone bully you?

"Tell me if you want to bully me. I have eighteen sworn brothers. In this celestial hall, I've never been afraid of anyone."

Erhu corrected in a deep voice: "Big brother, nineteen."

"Yes, yes, yes, including Erhu, there are nineteen good brothers."

Lu Yun was somewhat surprised. Had Brother Shen Yi changed his fighting style?

They've started forming cliques, which is actually quite reassuring.

"No one bothered me during the assessment period; everyone was quite kind."

He paused, a smile appearing on his lips.

"The reason I came out early is because I passed the assessment and have been registered in the Immortal Hall."

Shen Yi stopped abruptly, turned his head, and looked on in disbelief.

"It passed? If I remember correctly, the inscription on the stele was just taken down today, right?"

"You're not mistaken."

Lu Yun took out the Ascension Seal from his storage bag and handed it over, saying, "After the inheritance is completed, I will have obtained a mid-grade spiritual material."

On the Immortal Ascension Seal, a new line of Immortal Hall numbers has been added.

Shen Yi took it and looked at it again and again, then looked up and scrutinized Lu Yun as if he wanted to get to know him from head to toe again.

He was fully aware of the significance of the first-class rating and the fact that a medium-grade spiritual material could be produced in seven days.

When he entered the Immortal Hall, he was only barely at the second rank.

"Good lad!"

Shen Yi said "good" three times in a row, his voice a little unsteady, "We have to have a good drink to celebrate today!"

He laughed even more heartily than Lu Yun, but his eyes were slightly red.

Erhu's gaze towards Lu Yun also changed.

Although he wasn't very bright, he understood the weight of the words "Grade A" in his evaluation.

The three of them walked through the training ground and arrived at a lakeside.

Two voices suddenly called out from behind.

"Brother Shen!"

Shen Yi turned his head, gave Lu Yun a wink, and then put on a warm smile to greet him.

"Seventh brother, good brother, it's only been two days, and your cultivation has improved again."

"Thirteenth Brother, it's been seven days since we last drank at Fifth Brother's place, hasn't it? What's going on with you all...?"

Lu Yun stood at a distance, sizing up the two "sworn brothers".

One had a pointed snout and monkey-like cheeks, and sported a goatee; the other had eyes like a hawk, his gaze shifting and unpredictable.

Both were dressed in gray robes with flame patterns painted on their bodies, befitting disciples of the Hundred Refinements Immortal Hall.

As they chatted, the two bowed to Lu Yun from a distance and then hurriedly left.

Shen Yi walked back and lowered his voice: "These sworn brothers each have their own skills."

The thirteenth brother is a gossip; he's been around the immortal workshop since he was a child. He has connections, both overt and covert. If you want anything done, you can go to him.

He paused, then added, "But we can't believe it all."

Before he could finish speaking, just as he was about to leave the Immortal Hall's territory, he ran into a soon-to-be sworn brother, and Shen Yi stopped to chat for a while.

Lu Yun watched from the side, nodding inwardly.

The eldest brother may seem bold and rough, but he is actually quite shrewd and insightful, so there's no need for him to worry about him.

"By the way, which branch did you get assigned to with the Grade A rating?" Shen Yi asked.

"Senior Brother Liu said that the leader of the Sixteenth Hall in the East is not from a noble family, but a rogue cultivator."

Shen Yi slapped his forehead, his face immediately falling.

"Well, they've fallen into Zhou Bapi's hands."

"What's wrong?" Lu Yun asked, puzzled.

"Zhou Bapi, that man, although not from a prominent family, is obsessed with money."

The Earth Fire Chamber requires spirit stones to be given before it can be used; whoever gives the most gets to use it first. At least the other hall masters still care about the tasks within their halls, so they at least give some to the rogue cultivators.

Zhou Bapi treated everyone equally, only caring about those who showed filial piety. Under his tutelage, it was even harder for those from humble backgrounds or poor families to rise in society.

He thought for a moment and then said, "But it doesn't matter, I have a seventeenth brother who happens to be in the sixteenth hall."

"Go report for duty first, and I'll have him show you the ropes so we can finalize things regarding the Earth Fire Chamber as soon as possible."

Lu Yun nodded and noted it down, gaining a deeper understanding of the quality of this Immortal Hall.

Once outside the Immortal Hall territory, Lu Yun discovered that this place was completely different from what he had imagined.

There are no walls, no checkpoints.

The streets and alleys of the Immortal Hall and the markets of the Immortal Market are intertwined and form a seamless whole.

Twenty-five halls were scattered throughout, like twenty-five giant workshops, with gray-robed spirit servants moving back and forth in the streets and alleys.

To put it nicely, they are disciples; to put it bluntly, they are spirit servants.

Lu Yun suddenly had a strange thought: These are just twenty-five workshops.

Each branch has about a thousand people, who are responsible for refining spiritual materials and tempering ore ingots, and they all have a fixed quota to meet each month.

Immortal Path is also a factory.