Hall of Myriad Forms

A flying boat swept past the mountain peaks.

Amidst the verdant mountains, white deer roam; and amidst the swirling clouds and mist, white cranes soar into the sky.

What a magnificent fairyland!

When Yan Xun reappeared, he had regained his gentle demeanor. Seeing Zhou Hao and the others gazing at the spectacular sights of the sect outside, he slowed the flight of the flying boat and introduced the group:

"Our Mysterious Heaven Sect's inner sect has twelve branches, each with a main peak reaching a height of 6,666 zhang."

"Those five mountain peaks over there are Jade Dragon Peak, Spirit Sword Peak, Ten Thousand Seas Peak, Divine Magnet Peak, and Windfire Peak, created by our Xia Clan Great World immortals."

Everyone looked closely.

Spirit Sword Peak pierced the sky like a giant sword, Jade Dragon Peak had countless dragons carved into one side of its mountain wall, Divine Magnet Peak was filled with five-colored energy, and Windfire Peak was ablaze with red.

At the very top of Ten Thousand Seas Peak, there is a shimmering blue Heavenly Pool, which, when viewed from above, seems to hold countless sea creatures swimming within.

"If any of you junior brothers and sisters can complete the trial mission and enter the inner sect within ten years, you will be able to choose any one of the twelve inner sect branches to join."

Yan Xun smiled and said, "Although the sect divides you into the West Courtyard, North Courtyard, and South Courtyard based on your origin, there are no restrictions on entering the inner sect."

"However, we are, after all, from the Xia Clan Great World. Our families and relatives are from the sects we came from. Joining the corresponding lineage is the best choice."

In fact, all of these points are mentioned in the <Profound Heaven Manual>, and everyone already knows them. Yan Xun's words were a veiled reminder.

Zhou Hao and his group are new to the sect and their potential has not yet been revealed, so the elders of the twelve inner sects are just observing.

If a truly exceptional talent is discovered, then all sorts of 'tricks' will be used to compete for the best disciple.

Zhou Hao and the others all nodded.

Disciples from the Three Sects and Two Islands, such as Gongsun Yi, Tian Wen, Huang Tian, become disciples of the Mysterious Heaven Sect after becoming inner disciples. The sect will then give them a spot in the outer sect trials in the future. However, whether they are willing to maintain good relations with their former sects in the future is entirely up to them.

However, due to family ties, former teachers and fellow disciples, or the gratitude owed to them for their upbringing, most of them would still join the inner sect of their original sect.

At this moment, the flying boat flew past another mountain peak over three thousand feet high, and Zhou Hao looked over.

A layer of colorful clouds shrouded the mountain peak, and faintly, a female cultivator sat on a crane, her golden crown flying into the palace atop the mountain.

"That's Ten Thousand Rosy Clouds Peak, the domain of Senior Sister ' Nishang,' one of the three true disciples," Yan Xun explained.

"A true disciple!"

Zhou Hao and the others were startled.

According to the records in the Profound Heaven Manual, outer disciples like them can only stay in the sect for ten years. If they do not become inner disciples, they will no longer be considered disciples of the Mysterious Heaven Sect.

Even inner disciples can only stay for a maximum of a hundred years before they have to leave the sect to venture out and hone their skills.

Only true disciples can live alone on a peak without time restrictions. Only after becoming Primordial Spirit Daoist will they move to the sect's forbidden area, the ' Changliu Mountain Range ', behind Profound Heaven Peak for secluded cultivation.

"Senior Sister Nishang is the eldest disciple of ' Morning Jade Peak,' one of the seven major lineages of beings in this realm. Her status is comparable to that of elders like the Primordial Spirit Daoist," Yan Xun remarked.

"The three true disciples, Senior Brother Lin Han, comes from the Dragon Head Peak lineage, and Senior Brother Yuwen Du comes from the Tianyu Peak lineage. Each of them is a super prodigy who comprehended a complete 'Dao' when he was Myriad Phenomena True Person."

The complete 'Tao'?

Liu Yu and the others gasped, but Zhou Hao nodded slightly, showing no surprise.

Like the Black-White Academy to which the Slovenly True Person belongs, among the current generation of disciples of the Myriad Phenomena True Person, there is a most monstrous genius who has comprehended the complete Dao.

Given the profound foundation of the Mystic Heaven Upper Sect, it is not surprising that there are three such true disciples in this generation.

Furthermore, Zhou Hao also knew that at the beginning of the original story, the Slovenly True Person became the number one disciple of the Black-White Academy. At that time, there were many other prodigy disciples in the academy who had comprehended a complete Dao.

"Senior Brother Yan Xun," Zhou Hao asked, "What are the requirements to become a true disciple?"

The Profound Heaven Manual only records the distinctions between outer disciples, inner disciples, and true disciples, without specifying the requirements.

Zhou Hao had previously promised Master Jingzhi that he would establish a peak within the sect under the name ' Yueying '.

Now he understands that Master Jingzhi wants him to become his true disciple.

The others also looked at Yan Xun, waiting for him to speak.

To everyone's surprise, Yan Xun shook his head and smiled, saying, "Right now, you only need to focus on becoming inner disciples as quickly as possible. As for true disciples, we'll talk about that after you've entered the inner sect."

What's there to be mysterious about?

Zhou Hao was speechless.

The others also lost their spirits.

Liu Yu and the others stopped looking at the scenery outside and gathered together to discuss what kind of abnormal test it would be to become a true disciple.

Yan Xun simply watched with a smile.

Li Zhan stood in the corner, glancing at Zhou Hao out of the corner of his eye.

How can someone who's just started out be thinking about becoming a true disciple?

Arrogant!

He knew that Zhou Hao had received the Heavenly Manifestation Law of Heaven and Earth power from his grandmaster, ' Daoist Yuanyuan,' as well as a thousand catties of Origin Liquid.

But Li Zhan learned three supernatural abilities at the Jade Dragon Sect!

There were three thousand catties of Origin Liquid!

It's important to know that to learn supernatural powers and techniques from the Mysterious Heaven Sect's Daoist Archives, you have to exchange them for merit points.

Everyone was a newbie with 1,000 merit points, but he had two more supernatural abilities than Zhou Hao, so he naturally had an advantage.

Moreover, both of them cultivated the Chiming Nine Heavens Map, and their breakthrough times were roughly the same. Naturally, whoever had more supernatural abilities would be stronger in combat.

In Li Zhan's mind, becoming an inner disciple was a piece of cake.

He should be the one to become a true disciple in the future.

The black flying boat flew straight to the summit of Profound Pole Peak, and then landed at a magnificent hall that was slightly lower than Profound Heaven Palace, which was the Myriad Forms Hall.

"New disciples in each generation, due to their previous accumulation, will gain something upon their first entry into the Myriad Forms Hall."

"Even if one was previously only at the level of the True Meaning of the Dao, after comprehending it, one can quickly reach the level of the Domain Realm of the Dao."

Standing before the palace, Yan Xun spoke solemnly.

"Fellow disciples, do not waste this rare opportunity. If you make a breakthrough in the Myriad Forms Hall, the sect will reward you with merit points."

"With enough merit points, you can exchange them for better supernatural abilities and cultivation techniques in the Dao Treasury Hall. This will be of great significance for you to complete the outer sect trials."

Everyone nodded emphatically, and Li Zhan's eyes also showed anticipation.

He has already reached the True Meaning of the Dao in two of his paths, and is only one step away from the Domain Realm of the Dao.

After reminding everyone, Yan Xun was about to enter the Myriad Forms Hall when more than ten people came out.

It was the thirteen outer disciples of the North Academy and the blue-haired man who led them.

"Qing Fu?" Yan Xun asked, seeing the group looking angry. "What's wrong?"

"Senior Brother Yan Xun." The blue-haired man, known as Qing Fu, paused.

"Leng Jueyun and the disciples of the South Academy are inside. Previously, when our disciples from the North Academy took turns going in to comprehend the Dao, he stood by and made sarcastic remarks. When a disciple from the South Academy comprehended the Three Domain Realm of the Dao, he became even more smug and arrogant."

"You... you should go in later."

After saying that, Qing Fu led the thirteen outer disciples of the North Academy and flew away.

"The Domain Realm of the Dao?" Yan Xun's expression immediately turned grim.

He has been in the inner sect for decades, yet he has only managed to comprehend the four paths to the realm of the Domain Realm of the Dao.

That disciple from the Southern Academy was almost catching up to him in terms of his understanding of the Dao.

Although the Myriad Forms Hall is a place within the sect where immortals of past generations left their insights into the Dao, disciples who wish to enter and meditate must have sufficient accumulation of knowledge in order to gain any understanding.

Yan Xun glanced at Zhou Hao and the others, his gaze lingering on Yun Yuchan for a moment.

"If we turn and leave now, and Leng Jueyun finds out, wouldn't that only embolden him? We can only place our hopes on Junior Sister Yu Chan, this reincarnated immortal."

He also came from the Windfire Sect and knew some of the situation of his fellow disciple Yun Yuchan, who was a reincarnated immortal.

He didn't know about people like Zhou Hao.

After the newly initiated disciples complete their initiation blood oath, they first come to the Myriad Forms Hall. Besides being a benefit of the sect, this is also to assess the new disciples' understanding of the Dao and thus select the most exceptional disciples for special attention.

"Let's go in," Yan Xun said, taking the lead into the Myriad Forms Hall.

Upon entering the main hall, one finds a spacious and enormous hall.

More than twenty disciples from the South Courtyard, as well as the inner disciple ' Leng Jueyun ', stood in the hall.

Besides them, there was also a burly figure about two zhang tall with three faces and six arms.

"Changsheng Brother Changsheng, it's an Asura! And a three-faced, six-armed Asura at that." Liu Yu's voice transmission rang in Zhou Hao's ears.

"Aren't the Asura clan the greatest enemies of the Mysterious Heaven Sect disciples? How come there are Asura appearing in such an important sect location as the Myriad Forms Hall?"

"What greatest enemy? You actually believe that?" Zhou Hao replied with a smile. "The entire Profound Heaven Realm belongs to the Mysterious Heaven Sect. If we don't find some opponents for our disciples, how can we hone them through the numerous daily trials?"

"That's true." Liu Yu nodded. "This is my first time seeing Asura."

Not only Liu Yu, but all twelve people in the West Courtyard were seeing it for the first time, and they were all looking at the Asura with curiosity.

According to the "Profound Heaven Manual Records", beings from the Heavenly Human Path and the Asura Path of the Six Paths of Reincarnation are born in the Profound Heaven Realm.

The beings of the Heavenly Realm are no different from humans; they are simply born of Heaven and Earth and are considered Xiantian Lifeform from birth.

With a high starting point and fast cultivation speed, they can easily join the Heavenly Court and become heavenly soldiers and generals in the Heavenly Realm.

The Asura race is also born of heaven and earth, and is naturally endowed with the supernatural powers of gods and demons as well as the seven emotions and six desires of humans.

Moreover, much like the demon race, the Asura race also has different ranks.

They weren't looking at the purity of the divine or demonic bloodline within the body, but rather at the number of arms and heads it had.

The most common 'Asura' has one face and two arms or two faces and four arms, comparable to a divine beast that has taken form at the Purple Mansion Realm.

Above that are the ' Asura ' with three faces and six arms or four faces and eight arms, comparable to divine beasts that have taken form in the Myriad Phenomena Manifestations Realm.

Above that, there is the ' Great Asura ' with six faces and twelve arms, which is comparable to a divine beast that has taken form at the Earth Immortal of the Void Return.

Legend has it that there is an even stronger one, known as the ' Asura God ', which has eight faces and twenty-four arms, comparable to a divine beast that has taken human form at the celestial realm.

The Asura before them had three faces and six arms; it was none other than the ' Asura ' of the Asura clan.

"It is said that the supernatural power of ' Three Heads and Six Arms ' was created by a powerful being who studied the Asura."

Zhou Hao looked at the Asura, seeing that its three heads could take in everything around it, and its six arms were all thick and powerful. He was quite looking forward to that great supernatural power that was so famous.

Whether in past or present lives, "Law of Heaven and Earth" and "Three Heads and Six Arms" are the most widely circulated supernatural powers in myths and legends.

Moreover, these are the most frequently used divine abilities by those who cultivate their bodies like gods and demons. Almost all top immortal sects and tribes have these two great divine abilities passed down through generations.

Zhou Hao has now cultivated the Law of Heaven and Earth, and when he goes to the Dao Treasury Hall, the Three Heads and Six Arms will be the supernatural power he has already decided to choose.

Once this supernatural power is used, it is as if four extra arms and two extra heads have truly appeared.

The extra arm is just as powerful as the real arm.

During the battle, it felt as if three versions of myself were teaming up to fight against one enemy!

Furthermore, the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability enabled his body to rival that of a high-grade human-level magic weapon.

Imagine yourself transforming into a ten-zhang-tall giant with Three Heads and Six Arms, then Xuanwu Great Divine Ability. When all six arms attack together, your strength will immediately multiply several times!

This is how powerful those who God-Devil Body Refining become; the more supernatural abilities they learn in the later stages, the stronger their combat power becomes.

At this moment, a starlight shone in the hall, and an outer disciple of the South Academy appeared out of thin air.

The disciple stretched out his hands, seemingly holding something, and stared intently at it.

At this moment, he suddenly appeared in the hall, and seeing that his hands were empty, he reluctantly lowered his arms and looked at the Asura.

"Li Peng, an outer disciple of the Southern Academy, has comprehended a ' True Meaning of the Dao ' and a ' Domain Realm of the Dao '."

"In addition to the basic 1,000 merit points, you will receive an additional 1,000 merit points as a reward."

Asura raised one of his six arms, and a beam of starlight fell upon the Southern Academy disciple named Li Peng.

Li Peng picked up his white token, glanced at it, and smiled excitedly. He then bowed to Asura and returned to the disciples of the South Courtyard.

"Jueyun, all of you disciples from the Southern Academy have finished your study and may leave."

The Asura was ugly and fierce in appearance, but his voice was very gentle and his eyes were peaceful. He was nothing like the Asura of legend, who was bloodthirsty and warlike.

"Steward Senluo, I have long heard of the vastness of the Xia Clan's world and its countless monstrous disciples."

Leng Jueyun spoke respectfully to Asura.

"Now that I've encountered the disciples of the West Courtyard, I intend to wait until they've finished their comprehension before leaving. This will also let us, the disciples of the South Courtyard, know that there are always people more capable than ourselves, and that there's always something beyond our understanding, thus preventing us from becoming arrogant in our daily lives."

Asura, who was called ' Steward Senluo ', nodded slightly.

Observing from the sidelines in the hall, one could not disturb the disciple who was meditating in the Myriad Aspects World; one could only wait for him to announce the final result.

If the disciples of the Southern Academy are willing to wait, then let them wait.

"Yan Xun, which of you disciples from the West Courtyard will come first?" Steward Senluo asked.

Yan Xun ignored Leng Jueyun's mocking gaze and turned to look at the aloof Yun Yuchan.

"Junior Sister Jade Cicada, you will be the first to comprehend this."

' Jade Cicada ' is the Daoist name that Yun Yuchan chose.

Yun Yuchan nodded and walked towards the center of the hall.

With a wave of his hand, Steward Senluo sent a beam of starlight down from the sky, enveloping her.

After the starlight faded, Yun Yuchan had already disappeared from the hall.

"Next, Junior Brother Li Zhan, then Junior Sister Wan Fei, Junior Brother Shen Xia..." Yan Xun transmitted his voice to the crowd.

Since he didn't know everyone's current cultivation level, he simply arranged them according to the order of the Three Sects and Two Islands.

Aside from letting Yun Yuchan go first in the hope of intimidating Leng Jueyun and making him feel bored and leave, any outstanding performance from the remaining contestants would be a pleasant surprise.

As for Zhou Hao, Liu Yu, and Curly-Sideburned Guest, since they were not disciples of the Three Sects and Two Islands, he placed them last.

Wan Fei from the Jade Dragon Sect noticed that Senior Brother Li Zhan's brows were slightly furrowed. After a moment's thought, she knew that he was somewhat impatient to wait for others to comprehend it.

He then asked, "Senior Brother Yan Xun, isn't each meditation session supposed to last a day? Are we just going to wait here?"

"The true core of the Myriad Forms Hall is a celestial-grade cave dwelling magic treasure," Yan Xun explained.

"A day spent meditating within it is equivalent to only ten breaths passing in the outside world. Junior Sister Jade Cicada will emerge soon."

Everyone then realized what was happening.

Sure enough, almost as soon as Yan Xun finished speaking, the starlight in the hall lit up again, and Yun Yuchan's figure reappeared.

"Jade Cicada, an outer disciple of the West Courtyard, has comprehended three ' Domain Realm of the Dao ' and her divine soul has developed divine consciousness. In addition to the initial 1,000 merit points, she will receive an additional 5,000 merit points as a reward."

My cervical spine is killing me... I'll try to write another chapter, but if I can't post it before midnight, my friends, don't wait up.