Joining the Sect!

Dragon Transformation Continent, White Rainbow Mountain.

Inside the Jinghong Sword Sect.

White Rainbow Mountain has six peaks: Tongtian Peak, Mingjing Peak, Sword Peak, Candle Fire Peak, Purple Lightning Peak, and Green Sword Peak.

Each sect has five Nascent Soul elders and a sect leader, making it the head of the six major sects in the Dragon Transformation Continent, ruling over a region.

Following 079's guidance, Lu Cun arrived at the town at the foot of White Rainbow Mountain.

The town at the foot of the immortal mountain is no ordinary town. Most of the goods circulating in the market here are related to cultivators, and the merchants often deal with immortals.

People come and go here, and Lu Cun is inconspicuous in the crowd.

As Lu Cun passed by a restaurant, he heard several sighs coming from inside.

"Why..."

"I don't think there's a chance this year."

Has the recruitment of Outer Sect Disciple been postponed this year?

"What else?"

What exactly is the reason?

"Haven't you heard about what happened in Yang City?"

"Yang City vanished overnight, and not a single citizen survived. At first, I heard people say that a Core Formation demon had appeared in the world, and a disciple of a Jinghong Sword Sect was inside Yang City at the time!"

"Upon learning of this, the Nascent Soul elder rushed to Yang City overnight to investigate..."

"Guess what?"

There are no powerful demons at all.

"No powerful demons?"

"To be precise, it wasn't a Core Formation demon that destroyed Yang City, but Thousand-Year Corpse King!"

"Thousand-Year Corpse King?!"

"Because of this incident, the entire Jinghong Sword Sect is on high alert, and the originally scheduled time for recruiting Outer Sect Disciple has been postponed."

"Then wouldn't we have come all this way for nothing?"

"Who can argue with that?"

"So what do we do now? Go back the way we came?"

"Oh dear... I don't want to go through all this trouble. I'll just wait here for a while. Maybe the immortals will take down that Thousand-Year Corpse King in Heavenly Immortal?"

"Hehe, you're thinking too simply."

"The Thousand-Year Corpse King is impervious to swords and spears, with a head of copper and bones of iron, and cannot be burned by fire. No matter how many magical treasures or supernatural powers you have, you cannot do anything to it."

"Unless a Nascent Soul Ancestor intervenes..."

"But all the ancestors in the Nascent Soul stage are in seclusion, busy with their ascension. Unless it is a catastrophe, they will never take action."

"A Thousand-Year Corpse King might not really be worth the effort of a Nascent Soul Ancestor."

"Haven't you noticed that there are fewer cultivators from the major sects lately? I reckon they've all received the news and are hiding in their sects, too afraid to come out."

"So where is that Thousand-Year Corpse King now?"

"I don't know."

Hearing the discussions among the people in the restaurant, Lu Cun's expression turned ugly.

The Jinghong Sword Sect has postponed its recruitment of Outer Sect Disciple. What should I do?

079 gave him a month, and now there are only ten days left!

"System, system..."

Even if you silently say it in your heart, I can still hear you.

Upon hearing this, Lu Cun immediately fell silent, then silently thought to himself, "System, the time for the Jinghong Sword Sect to recruit disciples has been postponed, shouldn't the time for my mission also be postponed?"

[Once a task is released, it cannot be modified.]

Please complete the task within the time limit.

[If the mission fails, eliminate them.]

How do I complete this?

Lu Cun plopped down at the entrance of the restaurant. So this was the test?

Just then, an old man and a young man walked past Lu Cun.

"Let me tell you about some things to keep in mind before you start, so that the Lord... and your brother can rest assured."

As the old man spoke, the boy beside him nodded.

The boy was none other than Li Chengyi, the younger brother of Chen Mo's current body.

Upon hearing this, Lu Cun raised his head. "Entry-level procedures?"

That old man is a guide cultivator from the Jinghong Sword Sect.

Guided cultivators are a profession within various sects. Most of them are not highly qualified. They travel around and bring back qualified disciples to the sect in exchange for elixirs to improve their cultivation.

Lu Cun seemed to have grasped a lifeline and hurriedly followed.

"Immortal Master, Immortal Master..."

Lu Cun blocked the old man's path, and the old man stopped in his tracks upon seeing this.

"Who are you?"

Lu Cun quickly replied, "My name is Lu Cun, and I long to join the Jinghong Sword Sect..."

Before Lu Cun could finish speaking, the old man interrupted him, "The disciple recruitment ceremony for this year is about to begin. If you want to join the sect, just wait."

Lu Cun was taken aback. "But I heard that the ceremony for accepting disciples has been postponed..."

The old man frowned. "Postponed?"

"Okay, put your hand out."

Upon hearing this, Lu Cun stretched out his right hand, only to see the old man grab his wrist and shake his head, "Middle-grade spiritual root, grade C aptitude."

"Just wait, the apprentice-acceptance ceremony won't be delayed for too long."

The old man was about to leave when Lu Cun stopped him.

How long is "not too long"?

Lu Cun only has ten days left!

If he can't join a sect within ten days, then he has no future!

"Immortal Master, please give me a chance! If you can take me into the sect, I, Lu Cun, will repay you a hundredfold in the future!"

The old man clicked his tongue. Lu Cun's aptitude was average. Unless there were special reasons, no guide would make an exception and bring him into the sect.

For cultivators with such aptitude, there is only one path left: the annual spring disciple-acceptance ceremony.

"I..."

As soon as the old man spoke, Lu Cun suddenly drew Peerless Good Sword from behind his back and presented it to the old man with both hands.

"This is a small token of my appreciation."

Um?

The old man took the Peerless Good Sword, then drew it from its sheath. It gleamed with a cold light and was incomparably sharp; it was indeed Peerless Good Sword.

This sword is no ordinary item.

Such a fine raw material, if refined, would surely yield remarkable results.

The old man sheathed the Peerless Good Sword. "Such a mortal weapon is like scrap metal to us cultivators, but seeing how devoted you are, I will grant your wish."

Before Lu Cun could even feel happy upon hearing this, a group of mortals suddenly swarmed over!

They all heard Lu Cun's conversation with the old man. "Immortal Master, Immortal Master, this is a talisman passed down from my ancestors!"

"Immortal Master, this is just a small token of my respect!"

"This elixir was obtained by my father in his early years, and today I offer it as a tribute to the Immortal Master!"

The old man frowned; this was troublesome.

Thinking this, the old man waved his hand and grabbed Lu Cun, while simultaneously taking Li Chengyi flying sword and soaring into the sky, heading straight for White Rainbow Mountain.

"Kid, you've seen what's going on below. If I make an exception for you, even more people will want to make the same exception."

"Therefore, this should not be done again."

Lu Cun looked down at the horde of people below, who were like a zombie horde, and remained silent for a moment. "I will remember the kindness of the Immortal Master."

The old man didn't say anything upon hearing this, but in reality, he had taken advantage of Lu Cun.

This Peerless Good Sword can slay Tiger Demon, which is a Second Tier Foundation Establishment demon Tiger Demon. The fact that this sword can slay Foundation Establishment demon beast shows that it is no weaker than Foundation Establishment cultivator's magic weapon.

Even if it has no spiritual energy whatsoever, what if it comes from another system?