madnovel Chapter 26 Joining the Soul Refining Sect
Chapter 26 Joining the Soul Refining Sect
Nian Tian's voice was calm, yet it carried a deep sense of worry.
Chu Yuan remained silent.
"My state of mind is called foresight."
Nian Tian narrowed his eyes slightly, a deep light flashing within them.
"This realm has no offensive power, nor can it be used for defense or self-defense; it is practically useless in battle. But it has a unique ability: to glimpse the future and foresee heavenly secrets. On the entire Vermilion Bird Star, only I possess such a realm."
Chu Yuan immediately understood. So that's how it is. It saw me? In the original story, it was Wang Mazi, but now it's me. It seems to be the butterfly effect.
"I originally had several hundred years left to live."
Nian Tian's voice was eerily calm, as if he were talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
"But three years ago, I gave up my lifespan and fully unleashed my spiritual power, hoping to find a path for the Soul Refining Sect's future. To do so, I burned a hundred years of my lifespan in exchange for a clear premonition."
He paused, his gaze falling on Chu Yuan.
"I have seen you."
Chu Yuan's pupils contracted slightly.
"The hope of our Soul Refining Sect in the future rests on you."
Nian Tian said, word by word.
"Young friend, the future I foresaw at the cost of a hundred years of my lifespan is not wrong. You are the only chance for the Soul Refining Sect to rise in the future."
Duntian stepped forward, his gaze fixed intently on Chu Yuan, and said in a deep voice, "Young friend, I ask you, are you truly willing to join my Soul Refining Sect?"
Chu Yuan frowned slightly: "Really joining? I've already won the outer competition, isn't entering the inner sect just a matter of time?"
"no the same."
Duntian shook his head, his expression serious.
"Those who enter the inner sect through the outer circle competition are merely ordinary disciples, no different from the core disciples who fight their way through thousands of outer circle disciples. What I want you to do is become the core successor of my Soul Refining Sect, inherit our mantle, cultivate the most core secret techniques of my Soul Refining Sect, and one day... lead the Soul Refining Sect to become a sixth-level cultivation nation!"
"Senior, with my current cultivation level, this matter is far too difficult."
Chu Yuan shook his head, his tone sincere.
"This junior is merely at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, not even having broken through to the Deity Transformation realm. How could I possibly lead a sect from a fourth-level cultivation nation to become a sixth-level cultivation nation? This is nothing short of a pipe dream."
Duntian patted his chest.
"Hahahaha, young friend, there's no need to underestimate yourself. Since your senior brother says you can do it, then you certainly can."
Chu Yuan looked into Duntian's cloudy yet expectant eyes and remained silent for a long time.
After a long while, Chu Yuan slowly nodded, his voice not loud, but carrying a solemn tone: "This junior... will do his best."
Duntian's eyes shone brightly, as if a long-dimmed candle flame had been relit, instantly radiating a dazzling light.
He laughed heartily, his laughter filled with unbridled joy, causing the surrounding spiritual energy to surge.
"Good! Good! Good!"
He said "good" three times in a row, then patted his storage bag with his right hand. A golden jade slip flew out from it, hovering in mid-air and emitting a faint golden light.
The jade slip was translucent and covered with fine runes, making it clear at a glance that it was no ordinary item.
"Our Soul Refining Sect doesn't have any complicated rituals or customs; those empty formalities are unnecessary."
Duntian waved his hand, and the jade slip flew steadily toward Chu Yuan.
"This jade slip records the method of locking the spirit and many secret techniques of the Soul Refining Sect. It is the core technique for controlling the Soul Banner and also the most closely guarded secret of our Soul Refining Sect. Keep it safe and study it carefully when you return. When you break through to the Nascent Soul stage and the two of us perish, we will formally pass on these ten billion Soul Banners to you. We both only have a little over two hundred years of lifespan left, and we can only protect you for two hundred years. At that time, the Soul Refining Sect will have to rely on you."
Chu Yuan raised his hand and took the jade slip. He scanned it with his divine sense, and dense text and patterns flooded his mind like a tide. It was the complete mystery of the Soul Banner's crafting method, control method, soul-nourishing method, and spirit-locking technique.
The richness of its content far surpassed any jade slip he had ever encountered before.
Chu Yuan's heart stirred slightly, but he showed no sign of it on his face. He put the jade slip into his storage bag, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you, Ancestor."
Nian Tian nodded, his tone gentle, like a kind elder instructing a junior: "Go, from today onwards, you will be the only core disciple of the inner sect of my Soul Refining Sect, with a status equal to that of the elders. If you need anything, you can come here to find us at any time without having to inform us."
Chu Yuan cupped his hands in greeting again, and the three chatted for a while longer before he left.
The two, Duntian and his companion, were quite generous, directly creating a golden ring space for him.
Chu Yuan thus became the only cultivator in the entire Soul Refining Sect to possess a Golden Ring Secluded Cultivation Ground while only having the cultivation level of Nascent Soul.
This will undoubtedly attract a lot of envy and jealousy.
However, with the two founders speaking personally, no one dared to say anything more.
Within the crimson space, Chu Yuan sat cross-legged.
"I really didn't expect that."
"Coming to the Soul Refining Sect and having such an opportunity. Not only did I reach the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage in one fell swoop, but I also became the successor of the Soul Refining Sect."
When it comes to destiny, the great way is truly unpredictable.
He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
Since he was already there, he might as well make the best of it. The Soul Refining Sect had been kind to him, and the two founders had entrusted their lives to him. He remembered this debt of gratitude.
As for whether he can lead the Soul Refining Sect to become a sixth-level cultivation nation in the future, he is absolutely confident.
Now that he has reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm and possesses the ultimate divine sense, he no longer takes the early stage of the Divine Transformation realm seriously.
Chu Yuan closed his eyes and concentrated, spending some time to completely stabilize the surging spiritual power within his body.
He circulated the cultivation technique again and again, repeatedly flushing the spiritual energy through his meridians until every strand of spiritual energy was as easy to control as his own arm, before he stopped.
Time flies by in the blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, a year has slipped away silently through our fingers.
Within the crimson space, Chu Yuan sat cross-legged, with a soul banner floating in front of him.
The soul banner was about ten feet tall, with a pole cast from black iron. It was entirely black, and its surface was covered with dense soul patterns, which gleamed with a cold, eerie light under the golden glow.
The banner was dark red and wide like a curtain, within which countless souls could be faintly seen wandering and howling, emitting mournful wails.
This soul banner, with several Nascent Soul souls as the main souls and over a thousand Foundation Establishment and Core Formation souls as auxiliary souls, has finally taken shape after a period of refinement.
"call--"
Chu Yuan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, opened his eyes, and his gaze fell on the soul banner in front of him.
"My first Soul Banner is now complete."
With the completion of the Thousand Soul Banner, his combat power increased further, and he had completely mastered the Soul Refining Technique of the Soul Refining Sect.
While the clone was steadily developing within the Soul Refining Sect, the main body on the other side was also working on comprehending the essence of the realm.
The border of the snowy region.
After spending quite some time in the heart of the snowy region, Chu Yuan turned and came to this borderland.
Unlike the extreme cold deep in the snowy region, this borderland is not frozen for thousands of miles, and at least it still has the four seasons.