Daoist Name Qianhe, Zhong Bai Was Stunned

The Three Talisman Sects truly lived up to their name!

It was only after truly beginning to understand the Great Dao of Talismans that Zhong Bai's perception of talisman techniques genuinely broadened.

Were divine abilities powerful? They certainly were.

But... human strength had its limits, and the true essence within one's body was no different. You couldn't just blast every low-level White-Haired Zombie with Thunder Techniques, could you?

Therefore, the importance of talismans lay in storing one's true essence in advance through talismans, thereby enhancing one's endurance.

That was the general idea, but Zhong Bai still didn't spend most of his time studying talisman techniques.

He only planned to learn a few dozen practical talismans. What truly needed his attention was still his Divine Firmament Five Thunder Art!

Every day, Zhong Bai had to spend a lot of time absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth, refining it into his dantian to increase his cultivation. At the same time, he also needed to continuously inject true essence into the thunder seal in his dantian to solidify it.

This process itself was very time-consuming and arduous. Zhong Bai and Lin Fengjiao were different; the cultivation of Thunder Techniques was simply that difficult...

People said cultivation was addictive.

Before reaching the first layer of Qi Condensation, Zhong Bai thought that was a bit of an exaggeration, but now, he only regretted not having enough time, wishing he could spend all of it on cultivation.

For a full year and a half, if it weren't for the fact that Zhong Bai, having been initiated for three years, needed to receive his ordination at the Three Mao Patriarchs' Hall, he might never have stopped his daily routine.

Inside the Law Enforcement Hall.

True Immortal Qianyuan remained unchanged, just as he was a year and a half ago, as if time had no effect on him whatsoever.

Tap, tap, tap...

As a series of crisp footsteps approached, True Immortal Qianyuan looked up at the newcomer.

His normally unruffled eyes now revealed joy and satisfaction.

"A year and a half, the cultivation in the Talisman Hall has come to an end. Not bad, not bad, second layer of Qi Condensation.

Zhong Bai, you've been in Maoshan for three years now, and it's time for your formal ordination.

Tell me, have you thought about what Daoist name you'd like?"

This question wasn't too big or too small. Besides making one's future reputation more distinguished, the more important thing was that no one really wanted to wander the mortal world under their mundane name.

Zhong Bai was momentarily stunned. He had shed much of his youthful naivety. In a blink, he was already nineteen. In this chaotic world, anyone else would have long since married, had children, and settled down.

But having entered Maoshan, Zhong Bai felt he was still very young, so he focused solely on cultivation, never once considering the issue of his Daoist name...

"Ahem, Master, this disciple hasn't thought about it. However, whatever Master bestows will be the best. This disciple requests Master to bestow a Daoist name!"

Well, problems were best thrown back to where they came from. Zhong Bai was quite skilled at that.

Hearing this, True Immortal Qianyuan had already anticipated it. He smiled faintly and then spoke, "My disciple, I intend to bestow upon you the Daoist name Qianhe!

What do you think, my disciple?"

Boom! A loud bang exploded in Zhong Bai's mind. What had he heard?

His master was giving him the Daoist name Qianhe???

The shock made Zhong Bai momentarily forget to reply.

Seeing this, True Immortal Qianyuan thought Zhong Bai was dissatisfied with the Daoist name he had chosen and couldn't help but frown slightly. He believed the name he chose was excellent, very imposing!

Maoshan Law Enforcement Hall Daoist Qianhe...

Maoshan Law Enforcement Hall True Immortal Qianhe...

Maoshan Law Enforcement Hall True Lord Qianhe...

Maoshan Law Enforcement Hall Dao Monarch Qianhe!

Hmm, he muttered a few times to himself, and True Immortal Qianyuan felt satisfied no matter how he heard it.

"What, my disciple, do you find it unsatisfactory?"

True Immortal Qianyuan's words pulled Zhong Bai back to reality. No matter how turbulent his inner self was, he had to suppress it now.

Taking a deep breath, Zhong Bai slowly shook his head.

"Master, this disciple doesn't find it unsatisfactory. It's just that the moment the name Qianhe was spoken, this disciple felt a turbulent surge within, as if it rightfully belonged to this disciple."

Hearing this, True Immortal Qianyuan couldn't help but become cautious. The Daoist sect's premonitions were always very accurate. Since Zhong Bai said that, it meant the Daoist name Qianhe had something special about it.

"Then... do you still insist on the name Qianhe?"

"It's fine, Master. This disciple has no fear!"

Regardless, he was ultimately a Maoshan disciple. Even if he truly was Qianhe himself, Zhong Bai felt his core had already changed.

The original Qianhe hadn't cultivated the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Art, and he, Zhong Bai, would certainly not repeat the same mistakes!

"Good, this temperament has always been why I value you, Zhong Bai. Now, come with me to the Three Mao Patriarchs' Hall to prepare for your ordination!"

"This disciple obeys Master's decree!"

The master and disciple quickly arrived outside the Three Mao Patriarchs' Hall. As soon as they stepped inside, dozens of gazes fixed directly on Zhong Bai.

The ordination ceremony wasn't a major event for Maoshan, but generally, when the personal disciples of elders from various halls and pavilions received their ordination, elders from other halls and pavilions would come to observe.

So, at this moment, excluding the Foundation Establishment elders of Maoshan, there were over twenty older disciples alone, making dozens of eyes fixed on Zhong Bai.

An ordinary person might find such a scene overwhelming, but Zhong Bai was quite the seasoned veteran.

"Disciple Zhong Bai greets all Senior Uncles, Senior Aunts, and Senior Brothers!"

After a slight bow, everyone in the hall nodded in response to Zhong Bai's greeting.

"Senior Uncle Ming, I'll leave Zhong Bai's conferment ceremony to you to preside over."

Upon entering the hall, True Immortal Qianyuan went straight to Ming Wanqian, who held the highest seniority in the hall.

Normally, the conferment ceremony for a direct disciple would require the Sect Leader to preside personally, but…

The Maoshan Sect Leader, who was also Shi Jian's master, had already entered seclusion before Zhong Bai became a disciple of Maoshan.

Therefore, Maoshan was now almost entirely led by Ming Wanqian. Of course, Ming Wanqian's own seniority was high, so no one found it inappropriate.

"Hahaha, Qianyuan, you've finally decided to leave the Law Enforcement Hall. I thought you'd spend your days guarding that treasure, the Kui Niu Drum."

Ming Wanqian couldn't help but tease True Immortal Qianyuan. Everyone in Maoshan knew that Qianyuan was a homebody, having left almost all matters of the Law Enforcement Hall to the Second Elder, Liu Gang.

As for True Immortal Qianyuan himself, he spent every day cultivating beside the Kui Niu Drum with the equally reclusive Third Elder, Cui Cheng.

Well, over time, it became common knowledge.

Teasing aside, when Ming Wanqian's gaze fell upon Zhong Bai, the admiration in his eyes was undisguised.

"Good lad, only a year and a half, and you're already at the second level of Qi Condensation. It looks like you'll break through to the third level of Qi Condensation in less than another year and a half.

I must say, the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Art combined with the Kui Niu Drum truly offers incredible cultivation speed in the early stages!"

Ming Wanqian didn't actually envy this, but he was still quite surprised. Didn't Lin Fengjiao from the Talisman Hall take about five years to reach the third level of Qi Condensation?

Yet, Zhong Bai could reach the same height in four years. One must remember that Lin Fengjiao's talent was even better than Zhong Bai's…

Hearing his senior grand-uncle praise him, Zhong Bai's earlobes turned slightly red. He knew his own situation; in this year and a half, besides having the Kui Niu Drum as a supreme treasure to aid his cultivation, his master, True Immortal Qianyuan, had also provided countless spiritual elixirs.

In short, True Immortal Qianyuan had provided almost all material support, except for being unable to guide him on the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Art.

Given all this, if Zhong Bai still couldn't make rapid progress in cultivation, he might as well just bash his head against a wall and die.