A small casual cultivator!

"Senior, fly quickly."

Lu Luan quickly grabbed its feathers and shouted loudly.

This black water snake is four meters long, with scales as hard as iron. It is obviously a mid-level monster, and not just an ordinary one.

The crane cried out urgently: "I can't fly."

It had offended a true disciple earlier and had its wings broken, and it has not recovered over the years.

A bird with broken wings no longer has the ability to fly, otherwise, how could it find a way to cross the river on a bamboo stick?

"you……"

Lu Luan's eyes were full of disbelief.

Seeing that the crane was unreliable, he shouted to the black water snake: "Senior, I am a disciple of Zhengyang Sect, you can't kill me."

"What a great disciple of Zhengyang Sect."

Just as he finished speaking, a cold voice came from the sky.

A look of fear suddenly appeared in the eyes of the black water snake, and it quickly fled into the water, hiding deep in the water and not daring to come out.

When Lu Luan was about to find out where the sound came from, he saw a beautiful woman floating down in front of him. Her crystal clear jade feet touched the water surface, causing ripples to spread.

Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but be slightly dazed.

As for the crane, it was so scared that it buried its head deep in its wings.

He was trembling all over, as if he had seen something horrible.

After Lu Luan realized what was happening, he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Fairy!"

But just after he finished speaking, he felt as if he was frozen in place, unable to move, and was filled with panic for a moment.

This method is too powerful!

The woman looked him over and said coldly, "You are quite good at imitating the aura of our Zhengyang Sect. What is in your storage bag? Take it out."

"what?"

Lu Luan's eyes were full of confusion, he didn't understand what she meant.

The woman thought that his storage bag was a good one that could be controlled by his mind.

Seeing that Lu Luan didn't react, her eyes focused and she sucked his storage bag over through the air. With a light stroke of her jade finger, the storage bag broke into pieces.

The woman saw one of the things and took it in her hand, and as for the others, they all sank to the bottom of the water to be eaten by fish and shrimp.

"This is Junior Brother Li Yun's Zhengyang Order."

When she recognized the aura above, the woman looked at him in surprise.

Next, Lu Luan felt his whole body relax and he regained his freedom.

"Tell me, what's going on?" the woman asked calmly.

Lu Luan quickly bowed and replied, "My name is Lu Luan, Fairy. This was given to me by a person I saved a year ago. He said that if I come to Zhengyang Sect with this order, I can at least become a record-keeping disciple."

"It seems that it was the time when he was seriously injured. No wonder this kid was able to sneak into Xuanting Lake without being discovered by the formation," the woman whispered in her heart, then looked at him and said lightly:

"You are not young anymore, but you have only achieved this level of cultivation. It is obvious that you are not talented enough and your foundation is weak. Moreover, your body is seriously ill. The Immortal Sect is no longer suitable for you. I will compensate you and then send a crane to escort you out of the sect."

Lu Luan was stunned as if struck by lightning. He did not expect that he would be rejected so thoroughly. He said in a humble tone: "Fairy, I have come all the way here and almost died in the Monster Mountain Range. I beg you to let me stay in the Immortal Gate."

Just as the woman was about to say something, a voice as gentle as the spring breeze came from the air:

"Junior Sister Long, let's test his spiritual roots first. A terminal illness can be cured, and a weak foundation can be strengthened. I think he is sincere, so give him a chance. Besides, he is already here. Otherwise, wouldn't it make us look stingy?"

Along with the sound, a handsome young man also fell.

Compared to the frosty woman, the young man had a much kinder face and even smiled at him.

"Greetings, senior."

Lu Luan didn't know what to address him, so he simply called him "Senior", and bowed respectfully.

“No need to be so polite,” the man used his magic power to help him up.

The woman frowned, nodded and said, "Well, since Senior Brother Zhou has spoken, I will give you this chance."

"Thank you, fairy, and thank you, senior." Lu Luan was overjoyed.

The woman did not speak any more. Instead, she waved her delicate jade fingers, took out a jade stone and brought it to him, saying, "Hold it, I want to see how your spiritual roots are."

"Ok."

Lu Luan stretched out his hand and held the jade tightly, feeling very nervous.

He still doesn't know what his spiritual roots are like.

As the jade came into contact with his skin, Lu Luan felt a cool air entering his body. Then he touched something deep inside and felt a wave of energy erupting.

His entire body began to emit a soft silver-white light.

Seeing this, the man showed a smile.

"Okay, let go of your hands," the woman said, and then took the jade back.

Lu Luan asked nervously: "Fairy, have my spiritual roots passed the test?"

The woman nodded gently and said, "Although you haven't entered the next level, you are still one of the best upper-grade mortal spiritual roots. You have the potential to break through to the foundation-building stage. You are qualified. If you had come earlier, with such talent, you would have reached at least the fifth level of Qi Refining now."

"Thank you, fairy, thank you, senior."

Upon hearing that he had passed, Lu Luan was overjoyed and quickly bowed to the two of them.

The young man shook his head and smiled: "Don't call me senior, I'm only in my twenties, don't you think I'm old by calling me that?"

Lu Luan understood immediately and immediately changed his words: "Thank you, Senior Sister, Thank you, Senior Brother."

After getting the recognition, his mind was still a little dazed that he actually joined the Immortal Sect.

The woman's expression finally softened a little, and she said, "You have good spiritual roots, but you are no longer suitable to be a record-keeping disciple. If you want to be a formal disciple, you must start by doing menial work."

Lu Luan quickly replied: "Senior Sister, I know the rules of our sect."

The rule of Zhengyang Sect is that those below the fifth level of Qi Refining are menial disciples, the fifth to sixth levels are outer disciples, the seventh and eighth levels are inner disciples, the ninth and tenth levels are true disciples, and if one has a yellow-level spiritual root, he or she can directly become a core disciple.

These were all introduced to him by Lin Xi.

The two people in front of me should be the core disciples if nothing unexpected happens.

The young man looked at him carefully and asked in confusion: "You seem to have been seriously poisoned by fire. What's going on?"

Lu Luan knew it was time to complain, so he replied, "Brother, I was once captured and taken to a thousand feet underground to do hard labor... I luckily escaped and ate for more than half a year underground..."

After briefly speaking, he bowed and said:

"Brother and sister, that's it. After I saw the light of day again, I rushed to Zhengyang Gate. Because the fire poison entered my marrow and I couldn't fly, I took a flying boat here. However, I was attacked by monsters in the Monster Mountain Range. If they didn't dislike the toxins in my flesh and blood, I wouldn't be able to cross the Monster Mountain Range alive and come here."

With their cultivation levels, they could naturally tell that Lu Luan was not making things up.

After listening to his story, the woman's eyes were no longer so cold, and she even showed a hint of sympathy, "It seems that Junior Brother has really been through a lot."

After that, she took out a waist badge, wrote his name on it, and threw it to him, saying, "My name is Long Li. This is the waist badge of a disciple of Zhengyang Sect. Take it to report to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall and say that I asked you to go. They will assign you an easier task."

Her duties in the sect include recruiting disciples, so she is naturally qualified to decide whether Lu Luan joins the sect.

Lu Luan took the badge and bowed to express his gratitude.

The man stepped forward and said with a smile: "Junior Brother Lu, if you can break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining before the age of twenty, I will allow you to come to my Qingyun Mountain to practice."

Lu Luan bowed and replied: "I won't let you down, brother."

Then he thought of something and asked, "Brother, I have something to ask you. How is Brother Li, who gave me the Zhengyang Order?"

“Junior Brother Li’s injuries were too severe, so he just returned to Mucheng and…” Long Li replied in a low voice.

Hearing this, Lu Luan's eyes darkened.

After saying that, the two of them flew high into the sky.

"Farewell, senior brother and sister."

Lu Luan bowed to them.

"Oh, I wanted to thank him properly, but..." Lu Luan felt heavy in his heart.

"Gone? Gone?"

Only then did the crane dare to raise its head. Although it could look majestic in front of the chores of disciples, it dared not even fart in front of these people.

"Look how scared you are," Lu Luan recovered.

"What do you know? Those two are big shots in the sect!" Xianhe was still scared at this time.

"Big shot, what do you say?" he asked curiously.

Xianhe glared at him and said with awe in his eyes, "Do you know the core disciples? They are the leaders of the core disciples. The elder sister is Long Li, and she has reached the tenth level of Qi Refining at the age of twenty. The elder brother is Zhou Bufan, and he is as extraordinary as his name suggests."

"In fact, he could have broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm a long time ago, but he has been suppressing it so that he could solidify his foundation and prepare for a breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm. Although his cultivation is at the peak of the tenth level of Qi Refining, his strength is enough to fight against people at the Foundation Establishment Realm! In the past few months, he even crossed three thousand miles alone and killed four demons at the tenth level of Qi Refining with his own hands! He also escaped unscathed from the attack of a demon at the Foundation Establishment Realm. He is a truly extraordinary genius!"

The crane became more and more excited as he spoke, to the point that his entire body began to tremble, with fanatical admiration in his eyes.

"This is too strong!"

Lu Luan was stunned. Only now did he understand how terrifying the young man who spoke to him at the beginning was.

Xianhe nodded, put away his excitement, and said to him earnestly: "You have a great opportunity. Senior Brother Zhou seems to appreciate you very much. No matter what method you use, you must break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining before the age of 20. The disciples in Zhengyang Sect are not very harmonious, and the competition is fierce. Senior Brother Zhou's Qingyun Peak is the most desirable place for all disciples. The disciples living there will not oppress each other, and they will also guide your cultivation."

"It seems that we must seize this opportunity."

Lu Luan clenched his fists and secretly made up his mind to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining before he turned twenty.

For other disciples in the sect, this requirement is already very low.

"What good luck."

The crane looked at him with great envy.

Lu Luan asked again: "By the way, Senior, why can't you fly?"

"I offended someone earlier and my wings were broken."

"senior……"

"Don't call me senior, I'm not worthy of being your senior."

The two stood on bamboo poles and moved slowly in the lake.

"Since Senior Sister didn't specifically mention the attributes of my spiritual roots, I should have the most common mixed spiritual roots, with all five elements." Lu Luan pondered.

Xianhe nodded, "That should be the case, but it doesn't matter. The most important thing about spiritual roots is the level. Attributes do not affect the speed of spiritual energy absorption and cultivation, so it is better to have more complete attributes. Basically, you can practice any technique. Moreover, if you have the opportunity to become a disciple in the future, there will be many elders to choose from. Many of the core disciples with outstanding talents in the sect have five elements spiritual roots."

"Aren't spiritual roots with a single attribute the best?" Lu Luan asked in confusion.

"Single-attribute spiritual roots do have some advantages when practicing certain techniques, but they cannot determine anything. There are also some disciples with single-attribute spiritual roots in the outer sect. Their spiritual roots are of the middle-class ordinary level. No matter how much they practice, they can only reach the sixth or seventh level of Qi Refining in this lifetime. Unlike you, there is a possibility of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage."