I became an inner court true cultivator?
Deep within the herb garden, Sun Degui tightly clutched a spiritual object he had just pried out of a mechanism, shaped like a wooden stake, radiating a sharp golden light. A hint of triumphant joy still lingered on his face, but this joy was short-lived, instantly freezing into utter disbelief and disbelief.
A blood-red arm, covered in flamboyant flowers and devoid of skin, pierced through his chest like a ghost.
He tightened his fingers, crushing his still-beating heart.
"How could it be so fast—" Blood gushed from Sun Degui's mouth as he struggled to turn his stiff neck and look at his two fellow disciples not far away.
The sight he could see plunged him into an ice cave.
Another fellow disciple was being held tightly by the neck by a Skinless Flower Corpse. Countless tiny roots were protruding from the corpse's mouth, frantically piercing the disciple's seven orifices, and his body was being scalded at a visible speed.
The last person was tightly strangled by another flower-covered corpse with twisted limbs, and strange flower branches had begun to spread from his body, causing his skin to rapidly shrink and peel off.
It is clearly being transformed into a new skinless flower household.
With a clatter, the golden spiritual object in Sun Degui's hand fell to the ground and rolled into the dust.
Meanwhile, deep within the herb garden, behind the shattered seal, figures with distorted auras, exuding a suffocating stench and deathly stillness, slowly stepped out.
One, two, ten, a hundred -
The densely packed, Skinless Flower Corpse, like an army crawling out of hell, gathered silently.
It turns out that the real reason for the violent upheaval throughout Fuluo Prefecture was not that Qi Yun had moved the altar.
Instead, Sun Degui and his two companions, coveting the spiritual objects, destroyed the mechanisms that sealed these terrifying beings. With the seal broken, it was as if Pandora's box had been opened.
A continuous stream of Skinless Flower Corpse surged forth from the deepest part of the medicinal garden.
Pairs of bloodshot, unlidded eyes stared intently at the outskirts of Fuluo Prefecture, filled with a yearning for life.
The next moment, a riot broke out!
All the farmers without skins seemed to have received a unified instruction.
It roared silently to the sky, transforming into streaks of blood-red afterimages as it hurtled madly toward the outskirts of Fuluo Prefecture, toward the areas where Spiritual Qi still lingered!
On the other side, Qi Yun, mistakenly believing that he had caused the disaster by removing the altar, quickly stuffed the entire huge altar into his storage bracelet.
Fortunately, his storage bracelet was of decent quality and had ample storage space.
Otherwise, an ordinary Storage Bag simply wouldn't be able to hold such a huge object.
The altar had just been stored in the bracelet, Qi Yun hadn't even had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief.
The Great Void Jade Tally, suddenly trembled violently, and then several lines of rapidly flashing text appeared automatically:
[This examination has been temporarily cancelled due to force majeure! No final score will be awarded; scoring will be based on the current quantity of Blood Fuluo collected!]
"The exam is terminated?" Qi Yun was slightly taken aback. This was truly a first for him, like a young woman getting married for the first time. Then he understood.
"It seems the tremor just now indeed triggered a drastic change, causing the danger level in Fuluo Prefecture to rise to a point that even the sects cannot control. If we stay any longer, all the Outer Mansion disciples will likely be wiped out."
The image of that dilapidated and eerie medicinal garden flashed through his mind instantly.
Is that where the problem lies?
Before he could think further, the Great Void Jade Tally had already unleashed a powerful teleportation light, and an irresistible, boundless force instantly enveloped him and the other disciples of the Outer Mansion scattered throughout Fuluo Prefecture.
With a flash of light, Qi Yun and the others vanished from Fuluo Prefecture in an instant.
Less than a few breaths after they were teleported away, a massive torrent of skinless flower creatures suddenly swept into the area.
Having missed its target, the Skinless Flower Corpse could only let out a frenzied and violent silent roar at the deserted rainforest, before unleashing its overwhelming bloodlust on every living creature within its sight.
Fuluo Prefecture was completely reduced to a barren wasteland.
The Wuji Sacred Sect, Upper Mirror Heaven.
Master Xuancheng, who was in charge of the third examination in the Outer Mansion, stood in the center of a magnificent hall True Person Xuancheng a displeased expression.
Inside the hall, dozens of smooth, water-like bronze mirrors hang around the perimeter, clearly reflecting the horrific scenes unfolding throughout Fuluo Prefecture.
The Skinless Flower Corpse raged like a tidal wave, turning the secret realm into a death trap. "This year's Outer Mansion disciples are truly audacious."
They dare to touch anything, and break any restriction!
The sect had gone to great lengths to secure this newly discovered Remnant Realm as a testing ground to help them improve their cultivation, and yet they themselves had wasted it like this.
True Person Xuancheng looked at the image in the mirror of his three disciples who, out of greed for treasure, broke the seal, ultimately met a tragic end, and caused a catastrophe. His tone was clearly filled with anger.
Upon hearing this True Person Qingli was leisurely sipping tea nearby, smiled and offered words of comfort:
"Junior Brother Xuancheng, please don't get angry."
The Outer Mansion is not like the Inner Mansion; resources are scarce, and everything must be fought for. When those young men see something good, they naturally try their best to stuff it into their own pockets—it's a survival instinct.
However, those three little ones were indeed too reckless and deserved to die.
In contrast, the Double First-Place Champion Qi Yun, appeared much more composed and experienced. Sensing danger, they decisively withdrew, displaying a style quite like our Holy Sect.
Upon hearing True Person Qingli mention Qi Yun, True Person Xuancheng's expression softened slightly. "What Senior Brother said is quite right."
No wonder this kid was able to win the championship repeatedly; he was meticulous, knew when to advance and retreat, and his strength was truly remarkable. He actually managed to pry away a precious medicine altar.
This young man is indeed quite outstanding. If my quota of disciples hadn't already been filled, I would have truly been tempted to take him as a student.
He was quite satisfied with Qi Yun's performance in Fuluo Prefecture, and even considered taking him on as a disciple. So he turned to look at True Person Qingli:
"I remember, Senior Brother Qingli, you seem to have some vacant disciple positions, right?"
So, are you interested in this kid?
This is Triple First-Place Champion; such a promising talent might not appear even once in hundreds of years in the Outer Mansion.
Upon hearing this, True Person Qingli waved her hand, her tone tinged with helplessness:
"Forget it, my precious daughter is enough to keep me busy and stressed. I don't have the energy to take on disciples and teach them properly."
Despite his words, his gaze involuntarily turned once again to Qi Yun's composed figure reflected in the bronze mirror.
A barely perceptible flicker of interest flashed deep in his eyes.
True Person Xuancheng no ordinary person; he naturally saw through his insincerity and laughed:
"Then I must remind you, senior brother, once the Triple First-Place Champion is confirmed and the news spreads, this kid will likely become the next Xiang Raorao, and countless fellow disciples will be eyeing him."
"If you want to take him in then, it won't be so easy, Senior Brother." "Let's talk about it some more." True Person Qingli waved her hand, her eyes revealing a hint of weighing and contemplation.
On the other hand, Qi Yun, who easily secured the Triple First-Place Champion competition with his substantial "harvest," did not return to the Outer Mansion region like the other disciples of the Outer Mansion.
Instead, they were drawn directly to a mysterious region in the upper Great Void Mirror Heaven by an invisible guiding force.
Before me lay a vast, boundless lake, its surface still and clear, like a giant mirror, reflecting the sky and clouds in its tranquil beauty.
On the lakeside, an elderly man with white hair, dressed in a simple gray robe, is leisurely fishing with what appears to be an ordinary bamboo pole.
Qi Yun's arrival did not make the old man turn around. As if he had known all along, he said in a calm and indifferent voice:
"You're here, please have a seat."
Although no trace of cultivation could be sensed from the old man, he seemed to be just an ordinary old man from the mortal world.
But the fact that he could appear deep within the Great Void Mirror Heaven and face him in this manner speaks volumes about his identity.
This must be a powerful True Person in the Inner Mansion.
Moreover, their status is definitely not low!
Qi Yun felt a chill run down his spine and respectfully sat down on the prayer mat beside him as instructed.
"Since Junior Brother Minghuang won the Triple First-Place Champion 370 years ago, you are another outer disciple to receive this honor. Old Man Bei still looked at the lake, his tone carrying a hint of admiration."
"Good."
Qi Yun quickly cupped his hands in a gesture of extreme humility:
"True Person flatter me, Master. My humble skills are entirely due to the Holy Sect's proper guidance."
"Hehehe---" The old man let out a gentle laugh.
"You're quite tactful, much easier to get along with than Minghuang, that stubborn rock."
However, being tactful isn't necessarily a bad thing.
He paused, then continued, "The Triple First-Place Champion is the highest honor in the Outer Mansion. Now that you have won it, the sect will naturally reward you."
From this moment on, you are officially promoted to the Inner Mansion true cultivator of my Wuji Sacred Sect.
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the Great Void Jade Tally hanging from Qi Yun's waist suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light.
The jade token, originally a deep blue, transformed into a warm, lustrous emerald green at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the inscription on its back was also Qi Yun by [all the disciples of the Outer Mansion].
It quietly transformed into [the Inner Mansion True Cultivation - Qi Yun]!
Looking at the completely different colors and titles on the jade token in his hand, Qi Yun was momentarily speechless.
Am I now a true cultivator of the Inner Mansion?