A Young Man Arrives at the Heaven Defying Sect

Chapter 1: A Young Man Arrives at the Heaven Defying Sect

Ning Ri stood in a small courtyard. A plaque hung on the courtyard gate: [Heaven Defying Sect Disciple Recruitment Office].

He was here to apply to join the Heaven Defying Sect.

Beside him, over a dozen other people were waiting with him.

Not far away, there was a stone stele and an old man with an immortal-like bearing, his hair and beard all white.

The Heaven Defying Sect's disciple recruitment process was as follows:

First, test spiritual roots; second, have a face-to-face meeting with Elder Xun, who was responsible for recruiting disciples.

They would first test their spiritual roots on the Trial Stele, which would then give a rating for their spiritual roots.

Afterward, this group of people would have a face-to-face meeting with Elder Xun by the stele, who would decide the recruitment outcome.

Others could not hear the conversation between them and Elder Xun.

Therefore, Ning Ri had no way of guessing what Elder Xun would ask, nor could he predict the questions.

But he felt he should be able to join the Heaven Defying Sect.

The reason was simple.

Ning Ri was different from the others.

The dozen or so people in front of him had no cultivation.

But Ning Ri was already a cultivator at the Third Stage of Qi Refining!

Ning Ri thought to himself, After transmigrating and fending for myself for so long, I'm finally going to find a sect to settle down in.

I've scouted out so many sects, and now, the Heaven Defying Sect seems like a good choice!

Firstly, although it's not well-known and not one of the top ten righteous sects, the region under its governance is peaceful and prosperous. People from the sect occasionally come down the mountain to help mortals build cities. It should be a good sect. Secondly, other righteous sects don't want me...

However...

Every person who finished their chat with the Heaven Defying Sect elder left with a pensive expression, and some even seemed profoundly shaken...

Seeing this, Ning Ri was utterly bewildered.

What on earth were these Heaven Defying Sect elders talking about with them?

After waiting for a while, only half of the dozen or so people in front were accepted into the sect and followed the guiding disciples away. The rest left the recruitment courtyard with no will to live.

Seeing this, Ning Ri became even more confused...

Was the Heaven Defying Sect this difficult to join? He clearly saw that some people had good spiritual roots, yet they were still eliminated?

Then, it was finally Ning Ri's turn.

He stepped forward and, following the example of the others, bowed to Xun Zang: "Junior Ning Ri greets Elder Xun Zang."

Xun Zang smiled gently: "Young friend Ning, there's no need for formalities. Let me see your aptitude first."

"Yes!"

Ning Ri placed his hand on the Trial Stele...

For everyone else, the answer appeared on the Trial Stele in less than two breaths.

But not for Ning Ri.

After a long while, the Trial Stele still hadn't produced a result...

Then.

Before Ning Ri could ask Xun Zang, the stele suddenly stood up, transforming into a dark-faced man who exclaimed at Ning Ri with utter horror: "You have incomplete spiritual roots???"

"How is it possible for you to have incomplete spiritual roots?!"

"Then where did this cultivation of yours come from?"

The sudden transformation of the stele into a person startled Ning Ri greatly. He widened his eyes and quickly retreated—

What the heck?! It wasn't a stele? How is it a person? Were you pretending to be a stele?!

As the dark-faced man who had been pretending to be a stele spoke, Xun Zang's expression also changed. He never expected Ning Ri to have incomplete spiritual roots.

He immediately grabbed Ning Ri's hand.

Ning Ri immediately felt an irresistible spiritual power enter his meridians. After circulating once, Xun Zang was also greatly shocked, staring at Ning Ri with wide eyes:

"Hey, young friend Ning, you, you, you... this shouldn't be."

"You clearly have incomplete spiritual roots, and your acupoints are filled with gray dirt and impurities, a waste... an ordinary person, yet how are you able to enter the Qi Refining stage?"

"This is unreasonable!"

Xun Zang was too embarrassed to say it too plainly.

He had never seen someone so useless be able to cultivate.

Ning Ri's spiritual roots were incomplete, and furthermore, his acupoints were filled with impurities...

Those couldn't even be called impurities anymore; they should be called stones.

Acupoints are used to absorb spiritual energy into the body. Only by absorbing energy into the body can it be refined for one's use.

But...

Ning Ri's acupoints were almost completely blocked. How could he refine Qi?!

Seeing that Xun Zang had seen through his problem, Ning Ri immediately and naturally touched his nose with an embarrassed look and said, "Elder Xun, this junior doesn't know what's going on. I only know that one night I accidentally got a copy of the [Qi Refining Art]. I cultivated it for a whole night with no effect. Then, after I slept, I successfully refined Qi."

"I was puzzled, so I inquired everywhere and found the Heaven Defying Sect. I knew that the Heaven Defying Sect was full of benevolent and powerful seniors, and I hoped to find an answer there."

He was very aware of his own [acupoint stones]. Other sects rejected him because of this.

Therefore, his lies were so smooth.

Xun Zang fell silent...

Ning Ri actually knew what was going on with him.

He had a cheat.

And it wasn't closed.

At this moment, a panel appeared before Ning Ri.

The panel read:

[Host]: Ning Ri

[Skills]:

1. [Mortal Blade Technique]: 10 (Maxed) (Resettable) 2. [Qi Refining Art (Incomplete)]: 3 (Maxed) (Resettable) 3. [Gale Step (Incomplete)]: 3 (Maxed) (Resettable) 4. [Cooking Skill]: 2 (Resettable) 5. ...

Free Skill Points: 0.

In his previous life, Ning Ri was hit by a truck and reincarnated into this world. His parents died early, and he became an orphan. After being raised by the community until he was eighteen, he awakened this golden finger.

Although he couldn't cultivate immortality, every skill he came into contact with could help him gain skill points, including cooking, running, chopping wood, boiling water...

For example, for every month he ran, he could get a skill point.

Among them, he discovered he had a talent for practicing blades. He could get a skill point for practicing for half an hour, so he became the best blade wielder in his village, making a living from it.

Later, he accidentally obtained an incomplete version of the [Qi Refining Art].

He began to cultivate it and found that his spiritual root had problems.

Before he could despair over his pathetic talent, he discovered his cheat was useful!

He transferred all his skill points from blade techniques to the Qi Refining Art, thus becoming a cultivator.

However, because the Qi Refining Art was incomplete, he could only advance to Third Stage Qi Refining and could go no further.

He traveled everywhere in search of new cultivation methods and techniques, but unfortunately, he had no connections or channels. Moreover, although Third Stage Qi Refining was stronger than mortals, it was the absolute bottom in the cultivation world, like a nobody.

So, in the end, he only managed to get an incomplete footwork technique.

Even with his cheat, he couldn't make great strides. After much thought, he decided to find a sect to join. As long as he had techniques, he could be saved.

The sects he initially went to all rejected him. Finally, he came to the Heaven Defying Sect.

According to outside rumors--

The Heaven Defying Sect!

Is a sect that defies the heavens!

The sect is full of extraordinary individuals, full of wondrous people.

Ning Ri believed that if this sect was so heaven-defying, then adding him should be fine, right?

If you can't even accept a trash like me, how can you claim to be heaven-defying?

If you can cultivate even someone with my aptitude, then it would prove that your sect is truly heaven-defying!

Moreover, to be cautious, Ning Ri had lived in a city under the jurisdiction of the Heaven Defying Sect for a while. He found that prices were stable, public security was good, and the sect occasionally provided daily jobs for the cities under its rule, showing humanistic care and solid strength...

Only then did he choose to come here.

However, looking at Xun Zang's silent expression now, he felt a little uneasy. Could he actually join the Heaven Defying Sect...

If he couldn't join, he would have to go out and make his own way, build connections and channels, and search for cultivation methods.

By then, who knows how many years would have passed