Chapter 7 : Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Both Enter the Sect
These two were truly interesting. Since they could not become husband and wife, were they planning to become sisters instead?
Ye Liuyun could not quite understand what Lin Aoxue was thinking. However, as long as Lin Aoxue could accept reality, she did not really mind.
There was no choice in this matter anyway. After three years, she had already given up struggling and accepted reality.
Whether or not she admitted in her heart that she was now a woman was meaningless.
After resting for a while, the two continued forward. They were not far from the mountain gate now, and the two of them were the first to arrive at the entrance of Yunxia Sect.
Once they reached their destination, Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun collapsed onto the ground at the same time. With no regard for appearances, they leaned against each other and sat down.
They were truly exhausted. After all, less than one-third of the day allotted for the examination had passed.
Ye Liuyun glanced at the majestic gate of Yunxia Sect. She had finally achieved her goal.
“Aoxue, are you really not going back? The Lin Family only has you as its direct bloodline. If you do not return, your Lin Family line will end,” Ye Liuyun murmured while looking at the gate.
She was reminding Lin Aoxue that the Ye Family still had a backup—Ye Suifeng. Although he was adopted, it did not make much difference.
But for the Lin Family, the situation was completely different.
“If I go back, I will eventually have to marry another man. Do you want me to marry someone else?” Lin Aoxue asked in return.
This single sentence left Ye Liuyun speechless.
“You cannot answer, can you? I believe there must be a way to turn you back into a man. That is why I cannot go back either,” Lin Aoxue said firmly.
At this point, there was really nothing more to say.
“Hey, you two over there. Since you have passed the examination, hurry over here,” a disciple called out to Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun from the entrance of Yunxia Sect while the two were still in a daze.
Hearing the voice, the two took a deep breath and supported each other as they stood up.
“Aoxue, help me for a moment. My legs are numb. I cannot walk,” Ye Liuyun said as soon as she stood up, feeling that she could barely move her legs.
“Hmph. I told you long ago to practice martial arts more. But honestly, I do not understand something. Why is your stamina so good? I chased you for hours and could not catch you,” Lin Aoxue asked curiously.
Ye Liuyun gave an awkward smile.
That was because she was also a cultivator.
In this world, the cultivation system was structured as follows:
The Wheel Sea Secret Realm cultivated spiritual energy. It was divided into four levels: Spirit Stream Realm, Spirit River Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, and Spirit Pattern Realm.
The Dao Palace Secret Realm cultivated magical power. It was divided into four levels: Foundation Establishment Realm, Core Formation Realm, Nascent Soul Realm, and Out-of-Body Realm.
The Four Extremes Secret Realm cultivated the physical body. It was divided into four levels: Divine Form Realm, Divine Intent Realm, Divine Body Realm, and Divine Soul Realm.
The Divine Transformation Secret Realm cultivated the soul. This realm only contained one stage, the Primordial Spirit Realm, which was divided into nine layers. Each layer doubled the power of the soul.
The Nirvana Secret Realm cultivated laws. It was divided into six levels: Five Elements Realm, Yin-Yang Realm, Life and Death Realm, Reincarnation Realm, Lightning Tribulation Realm, and Heaven-Human Realm.
The Divine Path Secret Realm cultivated divine power. This realm also contained only one stage, the Heavenly God Realm, which was divided into nine layers. Upon reaching the Ninth Heaven of the Divine Path, one could challenge the Heavenly Abyss and become a supreme being of an era.
The Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm cultivated immortal power. This was the final realm in the cultivation world. In the current world, cultivators who reached this realm were given a special title—Heavenly Emperor.
Except for the Divine Transformation Secret Realm, the Divine Path Secret Realm, and the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm, all other realms were further divided into four stages: early, middle, late, and peak.
Ye Liuyun was currently at the early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm.
However, the cultivation technique she practiced was extremely unusual. The technique she cultivated was the Eternal Evergreen Art taught to her by Lin Qingyou.
This technique had a strange property. After cultivating it successfully, it did not increase one’s power. Instead, it only strengthened the physical body.
What did that mean?
It meant that she would only possess the physical body corresponding to her cultivation realm but not the abilities of that realm. Her strength would remain at the level of the Spirit Stream Realm. Even if she broke through to the Spirit River Realm, her strength would not increase.
In exchange for losing power, one would obtain Eternal Youth and Longevity and Immortality.
Lin Qingyou had claimed that she created this technique herself, and that she had never practiced it personally.
It sounded extremely impressive at first, but after Ye Liuyun cultivated it, she realized she had been tricked.
Was this not simply a technique meant for enduring beatings?
Others could not kill you, but you also could not do anything to them.
Unfortunately, by the time she realized something was wrong with the technique, it was already too late. That was also why she spent every day tinkering with medicinal ingredients.
Cultivating the Eternal Evergreen Art did not require doing anything else. One only needed to constantly consume pills and absorb substances containing energy.
The two slowly staggered over to the disciple sitting at the entrance.
“You two junior sisters truly possess extraordinary talent. It took you less than two hours to reach the destination. Your futures are promising. What are your names?” the young disciple asked.
“Lin Aoxue.”
“Ye Liuyu.”
The two spoke their names at the same time.
When Lin Aoxue heard Ye Liuyun report a false name, she glanced at her but did not stop her. After all, given Ye Liuyun’s current appearance, it was indeed inappropriate to reveal her real identity.
“I see. Here, take this. These are the entry tokens for outer sect disciples of Yunxia Sect. Take the tokens to the Sect Affairs Pavilion to complete the admission procedures,” the disciple said as he wrote their names on the entry tokens before handing them over.
After receiving the tokens, the two slowly walked through the light barrier at the gate. From outside, it was impossible to see what lay beyond the gate.
But once they stepped inside, it felt as though they had entered another world.
They now seemed to be standing in a bustling town.
Young men and women dressed in white robes could be seen everywhere. This was a vast space filled with shops on all sides.
This place was the Yunxia Sect Disciple Market, the internal commercial district of the sect.
Cultivators were still human, and they required many things—magical treasures, pills, and other consumable items were all essential.
Yunxia Sect had nearly three thousand disciples, divided into inner sect and outer sect disciples.
There were around two thousand outer sect disciples, all cultivators within the Wheel Sea Secret Realm. Outer sect disciples were further divided into Entry Disciples, Junior Disciples, Intermediate Disciples, and Senior Disciples. These ranks corresponded to their cultivation levels.
Entry Disciples were also called registered disciples. Every newly admitted disciple would remain an Entry Disciple for three years. During these three years, their performance, aptitude, and luck would determine their future. If they were fortunate enough to catch the eye of a sect elder, they might be promoted directly into the inner sect.
“These two girls are quite good. They have already reached the Spirit Stream Realm. It seems they began cultivating outside beforehand. They are good seedlings,” said a group of immortal-looking men and women deep within the inner sect of Yunxia Sect while observing Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun through some kind of spell.
“No. To be precise, this child named Lin Aoxue has extremely good aptitude. As for this Ye Liuyu, her aptitude is rather average. Her spiritual roots are far too mixed. She possesses all five elements. That is terrible. It would already be difficult for her to reach the Spirit River Realm in this lifetime,” another female elder commented.
When everyone heard this, they immediately lost interest in Ye Liuyun.
In the cultivation world, the purer one’s spiritual roots were, the better. Through their observation, Lin Aoxue possessed an extremely pure mutated wind spiritual root.
But Ye Liuyun was different.
She possessed the Five Elements spiritual roots.
The attributes of spiritual roots among cultivators included metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, and ice.
Having only one attribute indicated excellent aptitude. Having many attributes indicated poor aptitude.
Ye Liuyun possessed five attributes, which in the cultivation world was equivalent to having a crippled constitution—the worst kind.
“Hm? This child… I recognize her. Haha, so it is her. No wonder I felt this girl looked familiar. This girl does not simply possess a pure wind spiritual root. Junior brothers and sisters, wait here for a moment. I will return shortly,” the woman in white seated upon the sect master’s throne suddenly revealed a surprised expression.
This woman was Yun Yun, the Sect Master of Yunxia Sect.
Just as everyone was about to ask what had happened, Yun Yun had already vanished from the throne and flew out of the hall.
“Huh? What is going on? Why is Senior Sister Sect Master suddenly so excited?” the others asked in confusion.
“Oh… I remember now. A few years ago, Senior Sister Sect Master mentioned that she discovered an exceptional cultivation prodigy while traveling outside. She originally wanted to bring the girl back to Yunxia Sect, but the girl refused no matter what. So she could only temporarily accept her as a registered disciple and pass on a cultivation method to her, telling her that if she ever changed her mind, she could come to Yunxia Sect. It seems that girl must be this one,” someone suddenly recalled.
That was correct.
The cultivator who had visited Qixia Town years ago was Yun Yun herself.
She was the one who had taught Lin Aoxue the method of cultivation.