107: Chapter 107 Desire to Cultivate Skills

Time flew by. Several days had passed since he returned to the Chuyun Immortal Sect with Jue Chenzi.

Lin Qing had completely settled down within this top-tier immortal Sect that stood above numerous nations.

The Immortal Cave he resided in was not a Disciple residence uniformly allocated by the Sect, but a complete immortal island floating amidst a sea of clouds—Juechen Island.

This island was where his Master, Jue Chenzi, had lived when he was young.

Jue Chenzi had also started from the Heavenly Pride Competition, then participated in the Immortal Sect entrance examination, walking step by step to where he was today. This island was a reward he received after defeating numerous fellow prodigies in the True Disciple ranking battle.

As Jue Chenzi's Realm grew higher and higher, he returned to this island less and less. Eventually, having achieved success in the Dao and completed a Breakthrough in his Realm, he moved into a stone palace in the Forbidden Ground deep within the Sect to Cultivate in seclusion alongside other Old Ancestors.

The Sect did not reallocate this island but instead named it after him and sealed it away as a memorial. For hundreds of years, this island remained vacant, until Lin Qing's arrival.

The entire Juechen Island spanned several dozen miles and was surrounded by auspicious clouds all year round. The halls on the island were simple and elegant, with no servants to disturb him and no disputes among fellow Disciples.

After Lin Qing arrived, the Spirit Gathering Formation on the island, which had been inactive for many years, was activated. The dense spiritual mist from all directions slowly gathered here, giving the entire Juechen Island a sense of being detached from the world.

After accepting Lin Qing, Jue Chenzi did not stay long in the Sect.

According to him, he had been in seclusion for hundreds of years and had made progress in his Dao, breaking through his shackles. Now that he had emerged, he intended to travel around, wander in the outer regions, and incidentally settle some long-standing debts that had accumulated over the past century.

At the brief meeting a few days ago, Lin Qing had told the Sect about the Xuanye Demon Court's secret layout, but to his surprise, the Sect was already aware of this matter.

The Xuanye Demon Court and the Chuyun Immortal Sect had been in confrontation for who knew how many years. The Demon Court infiltrating the Imperial Dynasties under the Immortal Sect, cultivating secret pawns, and eroding territories had long been the norm.

Within the Immortal Sect, there were also long-standing bounty missions targeting the Demon Court's spies, strongholds, and intelligence, available for Sect Disciples to accept.

Jue Chenzi also stated on the spot that if an old monster appeared, Lin Qing should just send him a message; he did not need to worry too much about other matters and should just focus on normal Cultivation.

Over these few days, Lin Qing had slowly learned most of the Chuyun Immortal Sect's rules.

Although the Spirit Stones gifted by his Revered Master, Jue Chenzi, were a great fortune, their use within the Immortal Sect was actually limited.

Spirit Stones were mostly used for circulation in the outside world, or for daily Cultivation and setting up Formations.

However, the Immortal Sect's unique high-tier Cultivation Techniques, top-tier Spells, Spirit Pills, and qualifications for Secret Realms were not open for Spirit Stone transactions; they could only be exchanged with Sect contribution points.

Moreover, the Sect's system was extremely strict. Every acquisition, consumption, and retention of contribution points was recorded in detail, and private transactions, borrowing, or reselling among Disciples were strictly prohibited.

As a Personal Disciple of Old Ancestor Juechen, Lin Qing had a special status. Even on a daily basis, he addressed the Sect Head and Elders as Senior Brothers.

But ultimately, his current status still belonged to the level of a Sect Disciple.

The contribution points he could receive every month were completely insufficient for him, even though he was already in the highest bracket among all Disciple levels.

This was simply because his Cultivation speed was too Heaven-Defying.

Take the high-tier Spells in the Scripture Pavilion as an example. If he kept saving his contribution points, he could exchange for one in six months. One had to know that high-tier Spells were generally only commonly cultivated by eighth-Realm Cultivators, and for an ordinary seventh-Realm Cultivator, mastering one was already considered a leader among their peers.

Such benefits would be enough for any Disciple to Cultivate without worry. But for Lin Qing, it only took a few days to reach Perfection in a high-tier Spell.

If he really spent half a year cultivating one high-tier Spell, it would be a complete waste of time for Lin Qing. Not to mention that if he advanced in the future, the Cultivation Techniques he would need would be more than just one.

Fortunately, the Chuyun Immortal Sect had a deep foundation, and receiving them monthly was not the only way for Disciples to obtain contribution points.

The most basic way to obtain them was through Sect missions: searching for Spiritual Plants and tending to spiritual fields. These had low difficulty and were stable and safe, suitable for new Disciples to accumulate basic contributions.

Mid-tier missions involved going out to hunt wild Yao Beasts and collecting Heaven And Earth Treasures.

High-tier missions covered gathering intelligence from outside the territory, clearing out Demon Court strongholds, suppressing chaotic evil Cultivators, and guarding the safety of territories.

Besides that, there were ways to earn contribution points that relied more on talent: Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Formations, and Talismans.

As long as one had high talent and exquisite skills, one could easily obtain massive amounts of contribution points. However, very few people could become rich overnight by this; most people ended up losing everything.

In addition, there were rankings among Sect Disciples, and extra contribution points were distributed monthly based on these rankings.

Outer Sect Disciples with fifth-Realm Cultivation competed for rankings on the Human Ranking;

Inner Sect Disciples with sixth-Realm Cultivation competed for rankings on the Earth Ranking;

True Disciples with seventh-Realm Cultivation competed for rankings on the Heaven Ranking.

The higher the ranking on the list, the more generous the monthly contribution points and Cultivation resources, making it a battlefield where countless Geniuses fought tooth and nail.

However, Lin Qing had absolutely no interest in this.

The basic contribution points he could receive monthly were already higher than the first place on the Heaven Ranking, so there was no need to waste time competing with others.

Currently, his Realm was still continuing to advance at the sixth Realm. Even with the Spirit Gathering Formation on the island, it would still take another half a year to make a Breakthrough to the next Realm.

He could be considered relatively free at the moment, so he planned to take this time to fill in the gaps in the skills he hadn't had much contact with before.

Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Formations, Talismans...

Existence is reasonable; he believed that these Cultivation skills would always be useful one day.

Among them, he valued Formations the most. Jue Chenzi was a Formation Master. According to Jue Chenzi, Formations could directly borrow the power of the "Dao," which was a great power that transcended the Cultivators of this world.

Things that many top-tier powerful figures could not do could be easily achieved by using Formations, such as spatial teleportation, changing the flow of time in an area, etc.

Moreover, he did not want to be trapped to death by someone else's Formation one day, even if his combat power was monstrous.

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Meanwhile, in the Great Qi Dynasty, inside the Third Prince's mansion.

In an exquisite and luxurious room, Third Prince Duan Chengyu sat on a chair, his heart intertwined with surprise and lingering fear.

What he was happy about was that he had finally fulfilled his wish and obtained the qualification to participate in the Chuyun Immortal Sect's entrance examination.

What he feared was that Lin Qing was stronger than he had expected; it was truly lucky that he managed to walk off the ring alive back then.

At the same time, he also understood that the assassins he sent out must have long since died at Lin Qing's hands. Fortunately, events broke out one after another, and Lin Qing had no time to come looking for him for revenge.

But although he feared Lin Qing, he was not afraid of others. He had already found out that during the Heavenly Pride Competition, it was the Sixth Princess who arranged for him to fight Lin Qing.

"Duan Qingwan... you had better not let me run into you during the Immortal Sect examination in half a year!"

A hint of gloom flashed in Duan Chengyu's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and thought to himself.

The Immortal Sect examination had always been conducted in a Secret Realm, and life or death did not matter. If he ran into Duan Qingwan, he would certainly not consider their sibling relationship.

Suppressing the distracting thoughts and hostility in his heart, Duan Chengyu composed his mind, got up, and stepped into the quiet room.

An ancient visualization map hung in the center of the quiet room. He sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, making his final sprint and polishing for the Immortal Sect examination in half a year.