192: Chapter 192 Entry, Authentication

The Second Elder, Qingzhenzi, watched for a while the cultivators surrounding the inter-realm teleportation array whose cognition had been altered by law-based methods, before saying to City Lord Danyuanzi.

"Pack your things and return to the sect. The World-Suppressing Dao Bell has tolled three times; the First Elder has already gone to investigate. It is likely an invasion by an extraterrestrial force."

Hearing this, City Lord Danyuanzi was somewhat surprised, followed by a hint of anticipation.

"If that is the case, wouldn't we have more resources to cultivate new Nascent Soul cultivators? I wonder if I might have a chance."

As cultivators from the same faction, both belonging to the Alchemy lineage, Qingzhenzi frowned slightly at his optimistic mindset.

"Do not lower your guard. This time, the Dao Bell tolling three times is different from the small worlds we captured previously; given our current strength, it will not be easy to deal with."

Of course, Qingzhenzi was not in the slightest worried about them being defeated; with the protection of the World-Suppressing Dao Bell, there was no possibility of complete failure.

If the enemy was truly too powerful, they could simply sacrifice the Dao Bell and leave this region along with Qingxu Heaven.

However, City Lord Danyuanzi, having experienced several small world plunders, did not care about this in the slightest.

He even hoped the opponent would be stronger so he could harvest more resources to attempt to breakthrough to the Nascent Soul realm. Over the past nearly 2000 years, Qingxu Heaven had continuously captured many weak small worlds, increasing its own origin source to Repair the world, causing these young cultivators to gradually develop a habit of arrogance and greedy plunder.

The Bi Luoshui Avatar, after experiencing a bout of spatial fluctuation, appeared on the peak of a ten-thousand-meter-high mountain.

As soon as it appeared, a young Golden Core female cultivator came to investigate. She was seen wearing a green lotus-patterned dress, with her hair tied in a Daoist bun, holding a horsetail whisk, and appeared before the cultivator disguised by the Bi Luoshui Avatar.

Her divine sense scanned over, discovering that the one who had taken the cross-realm teleportation array was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and she found no storage bag on his person.

The Golden Core female cultivator stepped forward to inquire.

"Who are you? With merely Foundation Establishment cultivation, how did you manage to take the cross-realm teleportation array to the territory under our Diling Sect?"

The Bi Luoshui Avatar stepped forward to salute and replied.

"My Lady, you may call this poor Daoist Biluo, coming from the Southern Region. Because I could not adapt to the unrestrained oppression of rogue cultivators under the rule of the Qingxuan Sect, and because I admire the philosophy of the Diling Sect and Diling Blessed Land regarding forming bonds with all things to construct spiritual lands and treasure lands, I spent a huge price to come here. I only hope to have a place to stay in the Central Region; I beg My Lady to grant this."

The Golden Core female cultivator's face remained calm as an ancient well, but in her heart, she did not believe this story at all.

One had to know that the cost of using a cross-realm teleportation array was difficult for even a Golden Core cultivator to bear. How could this Daoist Biluo, being merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator, afford such a price? It was highly likely he was a spy sent by the Qingxuan Sect.

Although over the past ten or twenty thousand years, due to long-term isolation and communication difficulties, the conflict between the two sects had gradually tended to ease, one still had to be on guard.

She immediately reported with her divine sense to the Nascent Soul Elder stationed there.

"Hmm~"

"It is indeed very suspicious, but since he came specifically to defect, first take him into the Diling Academy and keep him under our eyes for careful observation, so we can make the appropriate response."

Upon hearing the Elder's decision, the Golden Core female cultivator then said.

"Since you admire the philosophy of our Diling Sect and have endured so many hardships to come here, naturally there is no reason to turn you away."

"You may address this Seat as Daoist Master Taichang."

She then called out.

"Ling Ping."

On this teleportation plaza, a female cultivator responsible for management flew over quickly and saluted Taichang.

"Master."

"Take this Daoist Biluo into our Diling Academy, examine what he excels at, and allocate him accordingly."

"Yes. Fellow Daoist Biluo, please follow me."

The Bi Luoshui Avatar thanked her repeatedly and followed Ling Ping as she flew toward a complex of buildings at the foot of the mountain.

At this moment, Daoist Master Taichang took out a talisman in his hand and activated it with magic power. The talisman immediately transformed into a transparent little figure that followed behind the two who were leaving.

Watching the two leave, a look of doubt appeared on Taichang's face, and he inquired with his divine sense toward the depths of this place.

"Elder, I do have a guess. This person arrived just as the Dao Bell tolled. Could it be possible that he is an extraterrestrial cultivator?"

An aged voice echoed in Taichang's heart.

"It is not impossible, but nowadays, outside our Qingxu Heaven, there are layers of thick fog that isolate divine sense exploration and information exchange; it shouldn't be possible to enter so quickly. However, our Diling Sect must still make preparations early."

Just after leaving this place, he felt that the originally average level 2 energy concentration had suddenly increased to level 6, and immediately, the Bi Luoshui Avatar began to circulate and absorb the external spiritual energy.

Sensing the behavior of the Daoist Biluo following behind, Ling Ping spoke in the tone of looking at a bumpkin entering the city.

"Fellow Daoist Biluo, does the Southern Region not have spiritual energy? Why are you absorbing it like this?"

The Bi Luoshui Avatar naturally knew what she meant, but now with Taichang following behind, and even his Yin Spirit thought faintly perceiving a subtle, mid-tier level divine sense observing this place, he replied.

He immediately said.

"Fellow Daoist Ling Ping does not know that an environment with such dense spiritual energy is only found in the Xuanming Immortal City, and even then, it is somewhat inferior. In that environment of oppressing rogue cultivators, this poor Daoist felt hopeless about the future, which is why I used a special method to activate the cross-realm teleportation array to come to the Central Region, seeking a path for the Dao."

Ling Ping believed this reason to some extent. With the Earth Immortal Dao that their Diling Sect was particularly good at managing, even in the Age of Dharma Decline, they could create a Diling Blessed Land and maintain an energy environment with relatively high spiritual energy.

It naturally held great attraction for the other four regions. However, within the five regions, there were forbidden grounds passed down from ancient times and natural hazards from the great wars of the Age of Dharma Decline, which was why such extremely uneven distribution of spiritual energy appeared, and why the Earth Immortal Dao had the opportunity to rise.

"Since that is the case, Fellow Daoist, you must cherish this hard-won opportunity. Normally, wanting to join the Diling Academy requires passing various assessments."

"Among the Hundred Arts of Cultivation, at least one must reach the level of Foundation Establishment high-grade to pass the assessment and join as a researcher. As for those Qi Refining stage cultivators, they can only enter this place as assistants."

Hearing this, the Incarnation was quite interested.

"This poor Daoist happens to have a hand in cultivating spiritual plants; cultivating some late Foundation Establishment stage spiritual plants and herbs is not difficult."

"If that is the case, Fellow Daoist Biluo should be able to gain a firm foothold very quickly."

As the two spoke, they arrived at the Diling Academy, and Ling Ping took the Bi Luoshui Avatar to register his information and assess his spiritual planting skills.

At a spiritual field of the Foundation Establishment level, the Bi Luoshui Avatar took out the spiritual plant seeds used for the assessment.

Magic power condensed in his hand, and he cast the [Spirit Seed Breeze Technique].

A breeze carrying the principles of vitality blew toward the spiritual plant seeds in his hand; this breeze was like a gentle farmer, softly soothing the faint spirituality within the spiritual plant seeds.