Chapter 68: The Chance to Perfect the Cultivation Method

The Inner Sect’s Scripture Repository Tower was located upon this very Wanling Immortal Prefecture. This was one of the several immortal prefectures at the deep core of the Yuanling Grotto-Heaven, and also one of the massive blessed lands that formed it—the Wanling Blessed Land.

Here, countless blessed lands and cave abodes stood in rows. On top of the spiritual peaks, palaces and pavilions stretched continuously, making it extremely lively. Many Inner Sect Disciples lived here, and they also kept many Outer Sect Disciples, miscellaneous duty disciples, or simply beings who had pledged their service. They often held lectures on the Dao, creating a bustling scene.

Despite the abundance of beings, this place had its own order and majesty!

After dealing with matters at the Xuanzhen Abode, Lin Yuan came to the location of the Inner Sect’s Scripture Repository Tower.

The Yuanzhen Pavilion!

From a distance, Lin Yuan saw a massive white jade gateway standing among the palaces and towers on the mountainside.

Compared to the Outer Sect’s Scripture Repository Tower in the Yuanhe Immortal Prefecture, the guard here was much stricter. Lin Yuan’s divine sense faintly detected countless dangers spread throughout these palaces and towers.

And the transmission of methods within the Inner Sect was undoubtedly far more cautious.

Disciple servants and Outer Sect Disciples were working nearby. When they saw an Inner Sect Disciple approaching, they all bowed in greeting, addressing him as “Senior Brother.”

Lin Yuan paid no mind. After stating his purpose to a steward, he was brought to a grand hall. He stayed there for a full two hours, seemingly going through several identity verifications. Half an hour later, after several elders verified his true identity using a Magical Artifact, he was finally led to an ancient-looking Dharma Transmission Hall.

Inside, an old man with white hair and eyebrows so long they touched the ground was already sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.

Seeing the disciples lead Lin Yuan into the hall, the old man glanced at him. In that instant, his gaze flickered slightly, and he nodded.

“Rare indeed! Your External Merit is already largely complete. You are half a step ahead of the other Inner Sect Disciples!”

Hearing this, Lin Yuan’s expression remained unchanged.

In the orthodox Mystic Gate, among the Twelve Dharma Lineages, Virtue Merit was not of much use before cultivating the Mystic Gate’s Primordial Spirit. It only offered some protective merit when facing unorthodox Mystic Gate factions or certain sinister, venomous techniques.

But once one cultivated the Primordial Spirit, the function of External Merit immediately began to manifest.

When a Primordial Spirit Great True Lord achieved the rank of Scattered Immortal, there was the Extradimensional Heart Devil Tribulation. And after becoming a Scattered Immortal, to condense the Three Flowers Converging at the Crown, various tribulations like the Three Calamities and Five Tribulations would descend. Accumulating External Merit was the paramount method to avoid tribulations.

With the protection of merit, many tribulations would be correspondingly reduced. If one had no External Merit to protect their body, unless their magical powers were extremely powerful, strong enough to traverse all tribulations, they would find it difficult to succeed under such heavy tribulations.

The aura of Merit Golden Light swirling around Lin Yuan, that extremely dense Merit Power, nearly dazzled the white-haired old man’s aged eyes.

How enviable!

Seeing Lin Yuan’s self-composed expression remain consistently calm, the white-haired old man gave him a surprised look, then glanced aside.

Soon, another disciple hurried over from the side, carrying a jade slip. The white-haired old man casually took the jade slip, his long, aged eyebrows twitching slightly.

After a moment, he looked up at Lin Yuan and spoke plainly.

“Entering our Chengyuan Immortal Sect, one should uphold a sincere heart and know where to stop. First question, is your Dao Heart upright?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan said seriously, “My Dao Heart is upright!”

“Second question, are your Dao achievements complete?”

“My Dao achievements are complete!”

“Third question, can you uphold your practice?”

“My foundation is sound!”

“Excellent!”

The grey-robed old man swept his wise eyes over Lin Yuan, nodded, formed a hand seal, and a profound light instantly entered the space between Lin Yuan’s eyebrows.

A method for an Earth Immortal, titled “Five Elements True Scripture,” appeared in Lin Yuan’s mind.

Joy flashed in Lin Yuan’s eyes.

This was one of the only two Five Elements cultivation methods within the Chengyuan Immortal Sect’s Inner Sect besides the “Innate Five Directions Treasure Talisman.” It too could cultivate an Earth Immortal body.

Especially its accompanying Five Elements Annihilation Profound Light was exceptionally fierce!

Lin Yuan wasn’t drawn to this Five Elements Annihilation Profound Light itself, but through the profound mysteries of this “Five Elements True Scripture,” he could finally perfect his Five Elements Thunder Method.

“The Scattered Immortal rank is within reach!”

Lin Yuan felt secret excitement inside. His Five Elements Thunder Method was rapidly perfecting within him. The five energies churned, and an incredible sense of harmonious completion had already emerged. Lin Yuan forcefully suppressed this phenomenon with his own magical power.

Reaching this step had truly not been easy.

True, orthodox Mystic Gate methods were far too rare!

Consider this: when that Innate Dao Lord, the future ancestor of the Mystic Gate, lectured on the Great Dao of the Golden Elixir at Jiugong Mountain, it was almost entirely general principles, without specific cultivation methods. Understanding depended entirely on personal enlightenment.

The methods still needed to be deduced by oneself.

To be honest, the later parts of the “Taixiao Dao Ming Scripture” created by Lin Yuan were quite crude. While it was considered a superior method, many details were not perfected. It was fine for him to practice it himself.

Relying on his robust, almost Innate Divine Demon-like physique, he could ignore many hidden dangers.

But if he taught it to others, the chance of deviation or demonic possession would be very high.

Now, having obtained this method, refined over countless generations by cultivators of the Chengyuan Immortal Sect, he only needed to diligently comprehend it, perfect the “Taixiao Dao Ming Scripture,” and eventually establish his own lineage. When the Mystic Gate was established, he might very well accomplish something significant!

Seeing the joy in Lin Yuan’s eyes, the white-haired old man smiled faintly. He seemed to see his former self, equally elated upon first obtaining the orthodox Mystic Gate method.

Just as the elder who transmitted the method to him in the past had advised, he now spoke plainly to Lin Yuan.

“Lin Yuan, I hope that after receiving the legacy of this Dao method, you will discard distracting thoughts, focus your mind on one thing, diligently study the Dao, never forget the oath made today in this Dharma Transmission Hall, never forget the hardships our predecessors endured to establish this great sect, and promote our Chengyuan Immortal Sect!”

“Thank you, Elder, for the grace of transmitting this method!”

Lin Yuan stood up, his expression turning slightly more solemn. He performed a half-bow. This half-bow was not for the elder, but for the sect’s grace in transmitting the method to him!

This was a great Causality. Fortunately, it was a good cause for a good effect.

When he looked up, the white-haired elder had already risen and drifted away.

Lin Yuan immediately returned to the Xuanzhen Abode, closed the cave door, and prepared to study the “Five Elements True Scripture.” He was also waiting for midnight to enter the Primordial World again.

…

Meanwhile, in the Wanling Blessed Land, before a cave abode surrounded by vibrant green trees, three ancient seal characters were inscribed on the cave door: “Liuguang Abode.”

Qiao Xiaoyun hurriedly descended on a beam of escaping light. After returning from the Xuanzhen Abode, she headed straight here. The several young maidens guarding the cave entrance recognized her as the second young mistress of the abode and did not dare to stop her. Qiao Xiaoyun, tears streaming down her face like pear blossoms, caused many disciples within the abode to secretly wonder.

Who could have made their usually extremely domineering second young mistress so upset? Could it be that Yan Chuyi was keeping some vixen outside? Many of the female disciples secretly made up their minds that if Yan Chuyi had bullied their second young mistress, they would definitely make him pay.

At that moment, in the main hall of the abode, the abode’s master, True Lord Liuguang, was explaining the sect’s wonderful methods to the many Outer Sect and Inner Sect Disciples gathered there. Qiao Xiaoyun pushed open the cave door without regard, rushed forward, and threw herself into True Lord Liuguang’s arms, weeping and complaining.

“Sister! This time, you must uphold justice for me! Chuyi was badly beaten, and they even took our Xuanzhen Abode!”

True Lord Liuguang’s apricot-shaped eyes widened in shock.

Her dear younger sister and that future brother-in-law of hers were usually quite capable. Regardless of their standing among the nine great Grotto-Heavens, within the Yuanling Grotto-Heaven and among its many Inner Sect Disciples, few would easily trouble them.

As for the many shady dealings inside the Xuanzhen Abode, True Lord Liuguang was aware, but for many True Inheritance Disciples, this was just a minor, unsavory matter. They shouldn’t have reason to interfere!

True Lord Liuguang quickly asked, “Who did this?”

“It was that damnable Lin Yuan!” Qiao Xiaoyun said hatefully, her eyes filled with both grievance and anger.