Immortal Ascension Institute

With ten thousand strings of cash around your waist, ride a crane down to Yangzhou.

Although he wasn't flying himself yet, riding a crane through the clouds gave him a sense of being a flying immortal.

This further solidified Fang Xuan's desire to enter the Mystic Divine Realm, if for no other reason than to fly.

"Hold on tight. If you fall, I can't save you," Feather Robe Daoist said.

"Thank you."

Looking down, he saw mountain peaks thousands of feet high, covered in ancient pines and cypresses, with cascading waterfalls and flowing springs everywhere. Palaces stood on the mountainsides and peaks, and on the very highest peaks, there was a shimmering celestial pool. Beside the celestial pool stood even more magnificent temporary palaces.

Cranes, Iron Winged Rocs, Golden Crowned Eagles, White Tigers, White Deer, Jade Rabbits, Peacocks... these spirit beasts and birds walked around on the mountains.

Countless fields of spirit mushrooms and ginseng were arranged on the mountains, producing tens of thousands of spirit herbs.

What a beautiful scene of an immortal realm.

Not long after, a vast plain appeared in the distance among the peaks.

On this plain, majestic and imposing cities were built.

Within the cities were academies and daoist temples.

This was a plain in the mountains.

It wasn't natural; it seemed to be man-made. A powerful immortal with boundless magic power had moved many mountains in the Yuhua mountain range, creating this habitable plain out of nothing.

This kind of divine power to move mountains and fill seas was truly astonishing.

This was where the true disciples of the Yuhua Sect lived and cultivated. The Yuhua Sect had an astonishingly large number of people; there were hundreds of thousands of outer disciples alone.

There were also around 5,000 inner disciples with prominent status.

This didn't even include the servants who did odd jobs in the sect, raised spirit beasts, and managed the demonic fields. If you added them up, there was no telling how many there were.

These disciples cultivated in the Yuhua Sect's academies all day long, or were organized by the sect to undergo various dangerous trials to temper their will and physical strength, in order to cultivate to the Mystic Divine Realm and ascend to heaven in one step.

They were also people of prominent status. Even if they couldn't cultivate to the Mystic Divine Realm, if they could cultivate their physical bodies to the peak and make some contributions to receive one or two Magic Items or Spirit Items bestowed by the Yuhua Sect, they could still enjoy boundless wealth and glory upon returning to their families and courts.

"Ahead is where the disciples of our Immortal Feather Sect live. The sky above the plain is under a prohibition, so no flying is allowed. You can walk there. The Immortal Ascension Institute is the examination place," Feather Robe Daoist said.

Fang Xuan and Fang Qingxue jumped off the crane.

Fang Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, two senior brothers. May I ask for your esteemed names?"

"You can ask after you pass the examination. If you pass, you will be outer disciples of our Immortal Feather Sect, and we will naturally meet again. If you cannot pass, you will be sent back, so there's no need to know," Feather Robist Daoist said loudly.

Fang Xuan raised an eyebrow, knowing that they looked down on the two of them.

He didn't say much more, cupped his hands, and turned to leave.

"Let's go! Big Sister, are you nervous?" Fang Xuan asked with a smile.

Fang Qingxue glanced at Fang Xuan as if he were an idiot.

Fang Xuan felt a bit awkward and quickly followed.

Following the main road, they soon entered the majestic and imposing city on the plain.

This city was entirely paved with uniform white stones, clean and beautiful. It was countless times more beautiful, wider, and cleaner than Dragon Abyss City.

Compared to this, the ancient capital of the previous dynasty, Dragon Abyss City, was simply a small corner in the countryside.

The two of them didn't linger here to admire the scenery but quickly headed towards a mansion on the east side of the city.

The plaque above this mansion had three large characters written on it.

Immortal Ascension Institute.

Fang Qingxue looked up at the plaque, and a surge of dominance welled up in her heart. She blurted out, "What spirit."

Her aura surged, constantly growing, as if she could step into the Divine Courage realm at any moment.

Fang Xuan, witnessing this scene from the side, felt a pang in his teeth. He could only say that she was indeed the reincarnation of the Lightning Mother. Her realm advancement felt as easy as drinking water. She could even advance by looking at words?

"Junior Sister has a good state of mind and great courage. To be able to stir up such heroic spirit with these three words, you will be able to enter the Divine Courage realm in no time."

A young man in white, holding a purple jade folding fan, approached gracefully, praising Fang Qingxue to the extreme.

"I am Zhang Yuzhen, son of the Heavenly Martial King of the Great Xu Dynasty. May I ask for Junior Sister's name?"

Fang Xuan's heart stirred. The Immortal Feather Sect accepted offerings from three major dynasties: the "Great Li Dynasty," the "Great De Dynasty," and the "Great Xu Dynasty," as well as many smaller countries. Each year, they would give these dynasties some outer disciple spots, while these dynasties would offer treasures, earth veins, and even incense.

Heavenly Martial King sounded like a royal noble and imperial descendant of the Great Xu Dynasty.

Indeed, in this Immortal Feather Sect, throwing a brick could potentially kill the son of a king.

Fang Qingxue frowned. She usually couldn't be bothered with such royal nobles, but since this was her first time entering the Immortal Feather Sect, she didn't want to appear too aloof.

She said in a cold voice, "Great Li Dynasty, Dragon Abyss Province, Fang Qingxue."

"Qing Xue, a good name," Zhang Yuzhen closed his purple jade folding fan, his smile as warm as a spring breeze. He pointed at the large plaque of the Immortal Ascension Institute and said, "These three words were written with a sword by a senior expert in the Mystic Divine Realm. It means that entering the threshold of this mansion is stepping onto the path of immortality. The path of immortality should be pursued with courage, and the path of immortality should be cleared of obstacles. Of course, the most important thing is courage. Without courage, what is the difference between you and those mud-legged people who bury their heads in the dirt all day? How can you step onto the path of immortality?"

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother."

After speaking, she turned and walked into the Immortal Ascension Institute.

Fang Xuan cupped his hands towards Zhang Yuzhen and followed closely behind.

Zhang Yuzhen watched Fang Qingxue's retreating figure, a hint of lust flashing in his eyes.

"Jade bones and ice skin, cold and clear as the moon, this prince likes it."

In reality, this Immortal Ascension Institute was merely an academy for entering the Immortal Feather Sect, a place to assess introductory disciples.

On the plaza in front of the Immortal Ascension Institute at this moment, stood many young people dressed in extremely rich attire, with sharp gazes and impressive backgrounds. There were both men and women, clearly all recommended to come and enter the sect.

The Yuhua Sect, one of the ten great immortal sects, subtly controlled several major dynasties from on high. The Great Li Dynasty alone had billions of people, and countless members of powerful families, nobles, and the imperial family, all desperately trying to make a name for themselves. Without a doubt, entering the Yuhua Sect, even as an outer disciple, was capital for advancement, and one could even learn supreme immortal techniques.

Therefore, every year at this time, people were recommended, obtained quotas, and came for assessment.

Moreover, the Yuhua Sect only recruited young people as introductory disciples, because young people had vigorous qi and blood and had hope of stepping into the Mystic Divine Realm. As people reached middle age, their qi and blood began to decline, making it impossible to cultivate to the Mystic Divine Realm.

Fang Xuan's father in this body, Fang Zetao, the head of the Fang Family, although he was at the tenth level of the Body Transformation realm, Divine Transformation, could not participate in the Immortal Feather Sect's assessment; he no longer had potential.