Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 76 Lingxiu Peak, Disciple Recruitment
Beyond the mountains, the sea of ​​clouds rises and falls, and from time to time, sword light can be seen piercing through the clouds and soaring into the sky, flying into the distance like a shooting star.

With a deep breath, a cool and refreshing breeze enters the nose, leaving one feeling wonderfully invigorated.

Su Yu watered the flowers and plants in the courtyard with some spiritual water she had taken from the Zhenhai Pearl, and in just two days, she felt that the flowers and plants were growing even more beautifully.

In the center of the courtyard, there was a stone table. A dragon as thick as an arm and as green as jade was coiled on the table, contentedly munching on a spirit fruit, its right claw holding a pot of spirit liquid, which it occasionally stuffed into its mouth.

Su Yu walked over, picked up a spirit fruit, and started eating it, sighing in a muffled tone:

"How many more days will it take to hear anything?"

Ao Run glanced at him, then flicked his tail to gather the two remaining spirit fruits from the plate into his arms.

Three days had passed since they entered the sect. Chu Xinyue led them inside, settled them in according to their individual circumstances, and told them to wait a few days. Then there was no further news.

He currently resides on Lingxiu Peak within the sect, a temporary residence for newcomers who can directly enter the sect as formal disciples. They can move out once they find a master and formally become disciples.

Lingxiu Peak is very large, with small villas scattered all over the mountain, which is several thousand meters high. It probably houses several thousand people.

These past few days, he has seen people being chosen as disciples by experts from various branches of the sect. People come in every day, and people move out every day.

In the Other Shore, any sect's disciple who can successfully overcome the Heavenly Tribulation and become a Loose Immortal is qualified to take on disciples.

For example, Chu Xinyue, although she has not been a disciple for long, has successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation and advanced to the Loose Immortal realm. Theoretically, she is qualified to take on disciples.

However, once you choose to accept a disciple, you will automatically lose your status as a disciple and will no longer be eligible to compete for the sect's true teachings.

The ranks of disciples in the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, from lowest to highest, are: Outer Disciple, Formal Disciple, Elite Disciple, Core Disciple, True Disciple, and Dao Child, a rare occurrence even after hundreds of years.

Outer disciples are not worth mentioning; their names are not even recorded in the sect, so they are not considered formal disciples.

The formal disciple has entered the sect, and their name has been recorded in the sect's jade register, qualifying them to become a disciple of any branch within the sect.

Elite disciples are the best among the formal disciples, whose strength far surpasses that of Tongji University students, and most of them are judged to have the potential to become immortals.

Core disciples are generally the most elite members of each lineage, usually personally taught by the big shots of each lineage, and are generally judged to have the potential to become an earth immortal.

As for the true disciples, they are the most elite group in the entire sect. Regardless of the sect, they are the core true disciples, qualified to inherit any method or treasure of the sect, and are the high-level reserve of all sects.

If core disciples are qualified to inherit the position of head or elder of the lineage, then true disciples are qualified to inherit the position of sect leader or other core positions in other sects, or to wield the power of the sect's most precious treasure, etc., and are the actual rulers of the sect.

Therefore, no core disciple would give up the opportunity to take on disciples early unless they were certain that there was no hope of passing on the true teachings.

Take Chu Xinyue for example. She has already successfully transcended her tribulation and advanced to the rank of Loose Immortal. Given her age and the treasures she possesses, she has every opportunity to compete for the position of True Disciple of Xuanzhen Immortal Sect. She certainly wouldn't be taking on disciples so early.

That being said, Su Yu didn't expect to become Chu Xinyue's apprentice.

Although she has good talent, she has only just advanced to the rank of Loose Immortal, so her ability to teach disciples is questionable. If you become her disciple, you'll probably have to rely on each other for survival in the future.

Shaking her head, Su Yu ate the spirit fruit in one bite. Just as she was about to open the Sea-Suppressing Pearl to retrieve some more, she suddenly sensed someone contacting her.

Opening the communication panel, I saw a message from Ding Lingyu:

"I'm planning to go to the top of Lingxiu Peak. Do you want to come along?"

He immediately replied:
"I've already decided to become a disciple of the Suspended Dragon True Lord, so there's no point in going to see him."

"Just consider it as accumulating life experience and broadening your horizons."

"Uh, that's fine."

Su Yu turned around, grabbed Ao Run, stuffed it into the Zhenhai Pearl, and soared into the air, flying towards the summit.

At the summit of Lingxiu Peak is a huge platform with a garden and many pavilions of varying sizes. At this time, many young men and women gathered in the garden in twos and threes, either relaxing or chatting.

Su Yu flew to the summit and saw Ding Lingyu waving to her from the edge of the mountain.

He flew over and landed on the platform, looking around curiously. He quickly spotted a row of pavilions not far away that were surrounded by a large group of young people.

In the center of these pavilions stands a stone slab, where some people are writing something, while others have finished writing and are sitting beside it, answering questions from many young people with smiles on their faces.

Su Yu asked curiously:

"What are they doing?"

Ding Lingyu strode over and replied:

"Of course, it's about selecting disciples."

"???"

Su Yu followed with a puzzled look, but when he saw the words written on the stone slab, he suddenly understood.

One of the stone slabs reads the following:
"Mingchengzi, the second disciple of Elder Suishan of the Pure Dharma lineage, is a fourth-rank Loose Immortal. He wishes to take in two disciples. The requirements are: 30 points of innate root bone, 25 points of innate comprehension, 25 points of innate six senses, and 20 points or more of innate fortune. The requirements can be lowered for those with spiritual roots."

"Upon entering the sect, you will be granted a high-quality seventh-tier magic weapon, a profound Qi-refining mental cultivation method, and a righteous thunder technique from the Xuanmen sect."

"Elder Suishan is a true successor of the Pure Land lineage. If he performs exceptionally well, he may have the opportunity to glimpse the supreme teachings of this lineage in the future."

Su Yu looked at the middle-aged man sitting by the stone slab; quite a few people were already asking him specific questions.

For example, Mingchengzi's specific rank.

For example, what specific behaviors are required to practice the Pure Land lineage's supreme teachings, and so on. The middle-aged man patiently answered their questions one by one.

After listening for a while, Su Yu roughly understood the standards.

It's very simple. As long as you can become a core disciple of the Pure Land School, you can get the opportunity to inherit the Pure Land School's teaching-level lineage.

As for the criteria for core disciples, there are no specific criteria, because the criteria for establishing someone as a core disciple are different for different people.

If your talent is average, you need to establish a foundation for your cultivation and advance to the rank of Loose Immortal before the age of 50 in order to become a core disciple.

However, if you have extraordinary talent, with an innate aptitude of over 40 points, or possess a special spiritual root, you can become a core disciple without undergoing tribulation, as long as your cultivation talent meets the requirements.

The so-called spiritual root is not the kind of spiritual root that Su Yu encountered in the mortal cultivation novels of her previous life, but rather a unique talent of a cultivator.

For example, immortal bones, Buddha bones, demon bones, monster bones, various spiritual bodies, and various special physiques such as water spirit body, fire spirit body, Xuan Yin body, Nine Yin Meridian, or special talents such as the Dharma Eye and Exquisite Heart, or awakened bloodlines, etc., are all collectively referred to as spiritual roots.

Spiritual roots are classified into low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, top-grade, immortal body/saint body, and Dao body.

Even the lowest grade of spiritual root can have special effects, which can greatly increase cultivation speed or strength.

Su Yu's double talent should theoretically be considered a type of spiritual root.

Su Yu looked around at the pavilions, which numbered probably over a hundred. Most of them were already occupied, indicating that dozens of senior figures from the sect who were qualified to take on disciples were also looking to do so.

This feeling is quite strange, very similar to corporate recruitment.

The two had nothing else to do, so they walked past the pavilions with their arms around each other, browsing the apprenticeship conditions of the various big shots on the stone slabs.

After examining more than a dozen stone slabs, Ding Lingyu paused as he passed one of them. He carefully inspected it before squeezing into the crowd and respectfully bowing to the man standing beside the slab, saying:

“This humble one has fulfilled Master Xixing’s request and wishes to become his disciple.”

Su Yu looked at the stone slab beside her in surprise. It read:

"The Jinling lineage's head disciple, Master Xixing, a ninth-rank Loose Immortal, wishes to take in two disciples. The requirements are: innate talent, comprehension, and all six senses must be above 30 points, and the disciple must possess spiritual roots."

"Upon entering the sect, you will be granted a high-quality seventh-tier magic weapon, a profound Qi-refining mental cultivation method, and a righteous thunder technique from the Xuanmen sect."

"Master Xixing is the third disciple of the head of the Jinling lineage. If he performs well, he will have the opportunity to study the lineage's sacred scriptures in the future!"

Su Yu looked surprised. This information seemed to be no different from the previous one, so why was Ding Lingyu so excited?
Just then, someone else walked up to the pavilion and saw the information on the stone slab. One of them exclaimed in surprise:
"A ninth-rank Loose Immortal?"

"Doesn't that mean he's only one step away from becoming an Earth Immortal?"

Su Yu instantly understood what the ninth rank meant.

"If I'm not mistaken, it means you're level 190!"

He guessed that the so-called "rank" was probably an internal designation within the immortal sects. The first rank was level 110, the second rank was level 120, and so on. The Mingchengzi of the Pure Dharma lineage mentioned earlier was a fourth-rank loose immortal, which should be a big shot at level 140.

A level 190 expert is already very strong; they are among the strongest below the Earth Immortal level.

If one has the opportunity to successfully overcome the second Great Heavenly Tribulation and refine the Immortal Golden Elixir in the future, then one will become a supreme Earth Immortal, living for more than two thousand years.

To become a disciple of such a powerful figure.
"It seems better than becoming a disciple of the Dragon Ancestor."

Su Yu rubbed her chin, a slight flutter in her heart.

Although the legacy of the Old Ancestor Youlong is certainly very substantial, it will not be enjoyed by one person alone, but will be divided among several people. Most importantly, the Old Ancestor will pass away after the inheritance, and there will be no way to obtain the Old Ancestor's protection.

If my master were still alive, a powerful earth immortal could protect me, and I could turn to my master if I got into trouble in the future.

For example, if a Celestial Master had a terrestrial immortal as his master, even if he was caught red-handed by the Celestial Master, he would be fine. At most, he would hand over the items and be released. He would never dare to kill him.

Unfortunately, although he thought it was good, the truth was that he was not qualified to be apprenticed to such a big shot at the time, as his innate attributes did not meet the requirements.

While he was pondering, Ding Lingyu came out:
"Let's go, let's check out the next one."

Su Yu was surprised:

"Didn't it work?"

"Success."

"Then why are you going to look at other places?"

Ding Lingyu stopped and explained:

"You don't think I can become his disciple just by signing up, do you? This is just registration. Tomorrow, the master will personally interview and test me. Only if I pass the interview will I be officially accepted as a disciple."

“Many people would want to become disciples of a popular master like Master Xixing, so the competition is fierce. My chances of success are slim, so I will definitely have to apply to more people.”

".Too."

"By the way, do you want to sign up a few? For example, if you can become a disciple of Master Xixing, he won't be any worse than True Lord Youlong."

Su Yu was somewhat tempted, but shook her head when she thought of Master Xixing's criteria for accepting disciples:

"No chance, I don't even meet the basic requirements, how can I register?"

(End of this chapter)