Chapter 9: Becoming an Apprentice (1), Section 33

  "Such an arrangement, won't the other disciples feel unfair? After all, to enter the inner door, one must participate in the outer door competition. I heard that every year, many disciples who participate in the competition to enter the inner door are injured or killed!" Chang Sheng asked in puzzlement.

  "This is an unavoidable thing, do you know what the four essential resources for a cultivator are? They are Gongfa, Lingqi, Lingdan, and Lingzhi. Gongfa can be passed down by a master or created by oneself. Lingzhi is naturally produced by heaven and earth, as long as there is a place with dense spiritual energy, it will be produced. However, Lingqi and Lingdan require Dan masters and equipment masters to personally refine them. Unique physical constitutions cannot be replicated, and complete refining techniques are not easy to obtain. If you want Lingdan or Lingqi, you must go ask a Dan master or an equipment master for help in refining it. Therefore, in the cultivation world, no one would be foolish enough to offend these two types of people. This is also the main reason why the other disciples do not have any complaints." Pang Hai said slowly.

  He paused for a moment, then continued: "Although the sect will periodically distribute some spiritual instruments and spiritual elixirs to disciples for cultivation purposes. But after all, they are standardized, with uniform shapes and uniform efficacy. To possess a unique spiritual instrument or have a unique effect of spiritual elixir, you need to let an alchemist or instrument master refine it separately. If you offend them, who will help you refine it?"

  Changsheng nodded frequently, and he also understood in his heart the reason why the sect did so. Combining what he had heard and seen, he summarized three points.

  There are few people with a physical constitution suitable for alchemy and instrument refinement, which limits the number of alchemists and instrument masters. Rare things are precious!

  Secondly, each sect will go all out to cultivate and protect these people with unique qualities. Let them devote themselves wholeheartedly to alchemy and elixir refinement. Make a significant contribution to the sect's strength.

  In the world of cultivators, those who possess these two physiques are revered as honored guests by all cultivators, and no one dares to offend them. This has become the main reason for the unique status of Dan masters and equipment masters. After carefully pondering these three points, Chang Sheng has gained a preliminary understanding and recognition of the world of cultivators.

  Changsheng thought for a moment and asked: "Then what kind of gongfa would be passed down if there were no people with these three types of physical constitutions?"

  "It all depends on one's own attributes and physique. Although the Huoyun Sect is based on alchemy and artifact refinement, people with these two attributes are in the minority. The Qingyun Continent is so vast that it's impossible for everyone with these attributes to join the Huoyun Sect. So from its inception, the Huoyun Sect has used spiritual artifacts and elixirs to acquire attribute techniques from the Qingyun Continent. There are single-attribute, dual-attribute, and triple-attribute techniques. After nearly ten thousand years of accumulation, I don't know exactly how many techniques there are. However, for any recognized attributes, our Huoyun Sect should have its own specialized techniques; otherwise, it wouldn't be possible for the Huoyun Sect to become one of the six major sects on the Qingyun Continent!" Pang Hai said with some pride.

  Chang Sheng nodded, recalling the five-colored light that appeared when he was tested in the Ling Temple. Does this mean that he is a Five Elements Constitution?! Thinking of this, Chang Sheng asked: "Just now you only mentioned the three-element constitution methods, what about the four-element and five-element constitution methods?"