Chapter 45: Gu Yue's Sect

  Gǔ Yuè Zōng is one of the three major martial arts sacred places in the Great Flame Dynasty, located in the ancient Yue Mountains in the north of the Great Flame Dynasty.

  In the ancient Yue Mountains, luxurious carriages worth over a thousand gold coins each were parked in a small town at the foot of the mountain. The owners of these luxurious carriages were mostly either wealthy or noble, and also happened to be martial arts prodigies from various prominent families.

  The annual grand recruitment ceremony of the Three Great Sacred Lands is a grand event for the entire Dayan Empire, where countless talented martial artists from humble backgrounds come from all directions to seize this opportunity and rise to prominence. Many founders of the powerful clans and sects in the Dayan Empire were once disciples who emerged from the Three Great Sacred Lands.

  Countless young martial arts geniuses gather in this small town and then hike up to the ancient Yue Mountain. Regardless of what identity these young martial arts geniuses had before, they must hike up the mountain on foot to show respect for the ancient Yue sect.

  Nagu Mountain is six thousand zhang high, with clouds and mist swirling around it. The atmosphere is majestic and the spiritual energy is abundant. Various rare treasures and strange beasts, as well as unusual trees and spiritual grasses are scattered throughout, presenting a grand scene of a fairy family's mansion.

  Su Han arrived at the foot of Guyue Mountain, looking at the majestic and magnificent Guyue Mountain, his heart slightly shook: "Is this really Guyue Mountain? Indeed it's majestic, and the spiritual energy here is much thicker than other places. Cultivating martial arts here is far stronger than in other places."

  A warrior's internal cultivation is actually absorbing the free-roaming spiritual energy between heaven and earth, incorporating it into the body, refining it, transforming it for one's own use, increasing one's cultivation, and strengthening the body. The thicker the spiritual energy, the better the effect of cultivation.

  Su Han and the other two people walked forward along the mountain road, after walking for about a thousand zhang, a vast and boundless huge square that could hold tens of thousands of people appeared before everyone's eyes.

  On the other side of the square, there is a huge jade gate with three large characters "Gu Yue Zong" engraved above it. Behind the jade gate is a road leading to the inner door of Gu Yue Zong, which only true disciples of Gu Yue Zong can enter.

  On the square, dozens of people wearing cyan robes with ancient Yue Mountain marks embroidered on their sleeves, emitting a strong aura. Each of them has a cultivation base above the eighth layer of acquired Qi refinement, and the top three are even world-class masters in the realm of the sect. These masters are all very young, the oldest being only thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, showing off the boundless potential of the ancient Yue Sect.

  "So strong, it's no wonder that it's one of the three great martial sacred places of the Great Flame Dynasty." A hint of unusual color flashed in Su Han's eyes, he yearned to join this place and become a member. Only here could he grow faster.

  Ning Changkong pointed to a place with over a dozen standing bluestone pillars and said: "That's where the foundation test is, let's go."

  Those dozen or so green stone pillars are verification pillars. When a martial artist injects their internal energy or true qi into them, the green stone pillars will burst with light from bottom to top. The higher the light rises, the more majestic the martial artist's internal energy or true qi is, and the higher their realm is.

  Su Han and Lu Xueqing both walked in the direction of the bluestone pillar without any objection.

  Among the four young men surrounding a high-ranking ancient Yue sect master, one of them inadvertently swept his gaze across the crowd and locked eyes with Su Han.

  The young man's face changed, a flash of venomous light flickered in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth: "It's him, I've finally found him. This damned guy."

  Another man beside him chuckled and said, "Chongtong, who made you so angry?"

  Chongtong pointed at Su Han, gritting his teeth: "It's that little brat, for the sake of a commoner, he killed my beloved horse in public, making me lose face in front of Princess Qinglian. I didn't expect this little beast would also come to participate in the ancient Yue Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony."

  From that day on, Princess Qinglian ignored Chongtong. This made him extremely angry and directed his resentment and hatred at Su Han.

  "If that person can join the Guyue Sect, Chongtong, you won't be able to avenge yourself." A man chuckled and looked in the direction Chongtong was pointing, suddenly stunned, with a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes, his face also becoming very unsightly: "It's actually him."

  A young man asked: "Wei Hai, who is that person? Why does your face look so ugly?"

  Wei Hai's face turned gloomy as he said, "That person is named Su Han, originally a minor character. Half a year ago, Young Master Yun had casually remade him. However, recently he has obtained some strange encounters and his cultivation has made great progress. I didn't expect that he would actually come to participate in the ancient Yue Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony. No way, I absolutely cannot let him join the ancient Yue Sect. Although he doesn't have even a single thread of possibility to challenge Young Master Yun, even if there was just one thread of hope, I must directly strangle it."

  Wei Hai turned around and bowed deeply to the strong master of Gu Yue Sect, saying: "Gong Sun Long Shixiong, please look at Yun Xiao Houye's face and help me with your strength. Block him from entering Gu Yue Sect. Yun Xiao Houye and I will never forget your kindness."

  Gongsun Long's heart moved, and at this time, Yun Tianhai had already become the personal disciple of Luo Shan Zong's sect master. Moreover, Yun Tianhai was extremely talented and his future prospects were bright, becoming a pre-heavenly strong cultivator was only a matter of time. Even contending for that invincible True Yuan realm was within reach. Being able to make such a powerful person owe him a favor would bring enormous benefits.

  Although he was tempted, Gong Sunlong's face was difficult to look at: "The ancient Yue Sect has its own set of rules for recruiting disciples. Although I am one of the three main organizers of this recruitment ceremony, it is not good for me to casually violate these rules."

  Wei Hai hesitated for a moment, then pulled out a spirit stone emitting a faint yellow glow and two silver notes worth 100,000 taels from his bosom and handed them to Gong Sunlong: "Gong Sunlong, Shixiong, Yun Xiao Houye once broke Su Han's dantian. Although his dantian has been repaired for some unknown reason, the dantian is the most critical part of a warrior's cultivation. Except for the legendary third-grade spirit pills and above, there is no way to fully recover within half a year. You just need to grasp this point, and you can reject him."

  Gongsun Long saw the spiritual stone, a flash of greed in his eyes, and quickly put the spiritual stone and silver ticket into his sleeve. He left behind a faint sentence and turned to walk towards Su Han: "I'll go take a look."

  Wei Hai let out a breath of relief and exchanged a glance with the other three people, who smiled at each other before following behind Gong Sun Long.

  In front of the group of bluestone pillars, a youth wearing a grey warrior suit stretched out his hand on top of the pillar, desperately pouring in internal energy. The blue stone pillar lit up from bottom to top, one grid at a time, but stopped helplessly after reaching the fourth grid.

  A disciple of Gu Yue's sect said coldly: "Qi condensation stage, unqualified. Next one."

  That young man's eyes flashed a faint dimness and could only leave helplessly.

  Before long, another young man came forward. As soon as his right hand was placed on the stone pillar, it flashed red light immediately.

  "That Gu Yue's junior brother coldly said: 'Age exceeds twenty years old, unqualified. Next one.'"

  The young man's face turned pale and he reluctantly retreated.

  Su Han and his two companions arrived just in time. Ning Changkong smiled at Su Han and said: "Su Han, you go first."