Mysterious mirror hanging high

"Time does not exist in cultivation. It has been another thousand years since the last Immortal Selection!"

In an ancient palace so high that the ceiling is invisible, a white-haired old man wearing a golden crown and a green robe with cloud-patterned edges is standing at a pool in the palace, washing his hands intently. As he washes his hands, he sighs with emotion:

"Last time, we selected ten people from the Immortal Selection. Their fates were nine white and one blue, putting them at the bottom of the list. This time, I'll use the [Heavenly Cui Xuan Que Spiritual Water] to cleanse them beforehand. Who knows, maybe their luck will change."

At this moment, a vague and incomprehensible voice suddenly came from the void.

"Xuan Qingzi, the Immortal Selection begins!"

The old man named Xuan Qingzi's expression became solemn upon hearing this. He shook off the water droplets on his hands, bowed to the empty space, and said respectfully, "I will obey the Palace Master's order!"

Then he produced a palm-sized ancient bronze mirror in his hand, muttering something:

"Fates are connected, souls return!"

"Edict!"

Ten streams of light shot out from the sky at a terrifying speed and landed in the hall.

The ten streams of light slowly dissipated, and ten vague human figures emerged from among them...

Xuan Qingzi watched eagerly as the ten figures gradually solidified, muttering in his heart:

"I just hope for a purple destiny!"

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Jing Yu slowly opened his eyes and found himself in an ancient palace so high that the ceiling was invisible. What caught his eye was an old man wearing a green robe with cloud pattern edges, with white hair and beard and a golden crown. At this moment, the old man was looking at him calmly.

here it is……

Jing Yu subconsciously touched his neck with a confused look on his face. He obviously had not yet recovered from the huge shock.

Just die like that?

Jing Yu first thought of his parents, who must be extremely sad at this moment.

He thought of his girlfriend again. Perhaps this ordinary woman would find an ordinary man who was not much different from him after a brief period of depression.

He also thought about the shady web pages and some unsightly pictures in his albums that he had not closed on his phone, which might cause a certain damage to his reputation after his death.

In the end, Jing Yu had no reason to think that those fitness coaches in the gym who were usually rude to her would secretly add a few pieces of iron plates to the barbells that were crushing her.

"Everyone, my name is Xuan Qingzi. Except for me, everyone else in this hall has died in misfortune. I am here to guide you to reincarnation and to give you a great opportunity."

It was then that Jing Yu realized that in addition to himself and the old man named Xuan Qingzi, there were actually quite a few people in the palace. Looking around, all they saw were young faces. Excluding Xuan Qingzi, there were exactly five men and five women, including himself.

"Excuse me, old man, what kind of opportunity is this?" A voice suddenly sounded.

Jing Yu looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall young woman who was speaking. She looked to be under 30 years old, with a neat ponytail, strong facial lines, sharp eyes, and she looked very heroic.

"I won't play dumb with you. If there's anything, I'll explain it clearly from the beginning to avoid your suspicions and unnecessary disputes later."

Xuan Qingzi smiled faintly and said, "There are immortals in this world. Immortals have great powers. Moving mountains and filling the sea, plucking stars and the moon are all no problem for them. Those who can enter this palace after death have been chosen by the immortals. They can embark on the path of Taoism in their next life and have the hope of becoming immortals. If they can ascend to the immortal world in the future, they can be accepted as disciples by the immortals."

The heroic woman who asked the question raised her eyebrows slightly, and asked with a hint of doubt, "Is there such a good thing as this? Old man, you might as well tell me the price as well, otherwise I will feel uneasy."

Xuan Qingzi said, "Little girl, I understand what you mean. You're worried the immortal has other plans, right? Since I'm not playing tricks on you, I'll explain it to you clearly... You know, although the immortals who have achieved enlightenment have infinite lifespans, they are not immortal. If they encounter a calamity that they cannot withstand, they will still die."

"Even if you've become an immortal, is there still a calamity you can't resist?" A little fat man in the crowd interrupted and asked.

"Of course there are. In this world we live in, there is a concept of an era. At the end of an era, all things in heaven and earth will be annihilated. The great catastrophe of annihilation is unavoidable. The only way to survive the catastrophe and receive protection from powerful masters is to survive the catastrophe and enter the next era."

Xuan Qingzi sighed, "The Hall of Eternal Life we ​​are in now was built by two accomplished immortal Taoists in the immortal world. It is a special institution for selecting and cultivating immortal cultivators. The purpose is to select from the countless talents in the heavens and myriad realms those with great supernatural powers who can protect others through the great catastrophe of the era."

Can I also be considered a talented person among all the heavens and worlds?

Jing Yu felt a little unconfident. He thought to himself that although he could not be considered a loser, he was just an average person at best. He really couldn't see what the word "talent" had to do with him.

"Haha, little brother, there is no need to belittle yourself. When I say that you are all talented people, I naturally have reasons for it." Xuan Qingzi looked at Jing Yu, stroked his beard and smiled.

"Can he hear what I'm thinking?" Jing Yu was shocked and quickly gathered his thoughts, not daring to let his imagination run wild anymore.

Xuan Qingzi didn't care what Jing Yu was thinking afterwards, and continued to talk to himself: "Those who can be sent to the Hall of Eternal Life after death are all people with destiny. They are born with an advantage over ordinary cultivators in the path of cultivation."

"May I ask, old immortal, what is destiny?" A dark-skinned, plain-looking young man asked with a bow.

"The concept of destiny is profound and extensive. After countless epochs of exploration by immortals, we have finally gained some insights. Now, you only need to know that a person's original destiny is hidden and can only be stimulated through special means. After being stimulated, the destiny can be simply understood as an innate divine power."

"There's no point in saying more. I'll activate your destiny now. Then you'll naturally understand the function of destiny."

After he finished speaking, Xuan Qingzi waved his sleeves, and an ancient bronze mirror floating in the air suddenly appeared in front of him. The bronze mirror was dim at first, but soon it began to glow slightly, and finally emitted a clear yellow light, shining on the man on the far left.

The man enveloped by the light of the bronze mirror was still in a daze when four blue, square, seal-shaped ancient seal characters suddenly appeared on the mirror: Late bloomer.

"It's a good sign. The first one in this batch has a fine destiny. Young man, what's your name?" Xuan Qingzi stared at the blue seal characters on the bronze mirror, seeming to be extremely satisfied.

The man in the light looked a little nervous and said with a folded hand, "To answer the Immortal Master, my name is Li Fan, the magistrate of Wen County in the Jiangnan Road of the Great Xuan Kingdom. My family is quite wealthy..."

"Okay, okay, there's no need to talk about the past life."

Xuan Qingzi waved his hand. "The ten of you originally came from different small worlds. Let me be honest with you. The small worlds in this world are as numerous as the grains of sand in the Ganges River. The ten of you will be reincarnated into the same world later, but it is unlikely to be your original home world. No matter what your background was in your previous life, you will have to start from scratch after reincarnation."

"Yes, yes, Immortal Master is right." Li Fan bowed awkwardly and asked, "I wonder if Immortal Master could tell me about my fate..."

"Hey, I was just about to explain something to you." Xuan Qingzi twirled his beard and smiled, "There are all sorts of strange fates in the world, but most are ordinary fates that are of little benefit to cultivation. We call them ordinary fates. When they are illuminated by the [Fate-Knowing Treasure Mirror], white seal characters appear."

"In addition to ordinary fates, a small number of people will manifest a high-quality fate with blue seal characters. At this stage, the fate becomes very useful. Some will be beneficial to cultivation, while others can enhance the effects of martial arts and supernatural powers."

"Your fate of [Late Bloomer] will both aid your cultivation and enhance the effectiveness of your skills."

"When you first embark on the path to immortality, whether it's cultivating techniques or developing magical powers, your speed will be slightly slower than that of ordinary people."

"But in the middle and late stages of each major realm, and the latter half of the magical skills, the speed of cultivation will be greatly accelerated, far exceeding that of ordinary people."

"When the magical power is finally perfected, its power will be half to ten percent higher than that of ordinary masters. This is considered a very good destiny."

Xuan Qingzi paused and continued, "However, this fate also has its drawbacks. Cultivation is slow in the early stages of a realm. If you enter the immortal path too late, you may run into problems with insufficient lifespan. Li Fan, after you reincarnate, you must find a way to seek immortality as soon as possible, otherwise you will be just a pile of dust..."

"If one has the support of a teacher with great supernatural powers, one will have many opportunities to reincarnate and cultivate again, but only the first reincarnation can guarantee the spiritual perfection of the soul. If one reincarnates many times in the future, the spiritual power will be worn out, and then there will be no hope of achieving the Great Dao. When the great catastrophe of the era comes, there will be no escape."

"Besides, since you were captured by the Hall of Eternal Life after your death, you obviously have no background. If you are really dead, we will not care anymore."

"Thank you, Immortal, for clearing up my doubts." Li Fan had a look of joy on his face, and he was obviously very satisfied with his fate.

"There's no need to call me immortal. I'm not an immortal. I'm just a fellow traveler on the long and arduous journey, just like you." Xuan Qingzi said sullenly, "Just call each other fellow Taoists."

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Qingzi, I wonder what other levels of destiny there are above the fine destiny?" The heroic woman asked again.

No, they are just being polite to you, are you really yelling?

Jing Yu looked at the heroic woman in shock, and couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Xuan Qingzi didn't take it as an offense and patiently explained, "Above the fine destiny is the spiritual destiny with purple seal characters. Originally, among mortals, only one in ten thousand possesses this destiny, and among the destiny types, spiritual destiny is also one in ten thousand. Most of them are extremely beneficial to cultivation and each one is miraculous."

"Above that is the Immortal Fate, written in golden seal characters. Practitioners with this Immortal Fate, as long as they don't die prematurely, will often achieve great success on the path of cultivation."

"However, immortal products are hard to come by. There are many immortal selection halls like the Hall of Longevity that screen immortal seeds in the immortal world, but there are not many examples of people who truly inspire immortal destiny. Often, only one case occurs in tens of thousands of years. It is very rare."

"Is there anything above the immortal product?" the heroic woman asked.

"Yes, but it doesn't mean much anymore."

Xuan Qingzi shook his head. "Above the Immortal Rank, there's the Divine Rank, which has seven-colored seal characters. But it's too ethereal. In the universe, the number of Divine Rank destinies in an entire epoch can be counted on one's fingers. It's simply too far away from us."

"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for clarifying my doubts."

The heroic woman nodded, folded her arms, and said loudly, "I'll be next. I want to see what my fate is."

"She is a wonderful person." Xuan Qingzi smiled, then cast a magic spell and pointed the bronze mirror at the heroic woman. In an instant, a clear yellow light shot out from the mirror.

The next moment, the bronze mirror suddenly emitted several colorful rays of light, rippling throughout the empty hall. The bronze mirror that was originally suspended in Xuan Qingzi's palm suddenly broke free from its restraints and automatically hung high above the hall. Then, four colorful seal characters emerged from the mirror:

【I am the only one】

Seeing this, everyone stood there in a daze. After a moment, Xuan Qingzi, who was the first to recover from his shock, stammered with a trembling voice, "May I ask for your name, fellow Taoist?"

The heroic woman had put her hands behind her back, slightly raised her head, and looked at the four large characters "I Am the Only One" on the bronze mirror. Her face seemed to show three parts of relief and seven parts of complacency. When she heard the words, she just said in a flat tone: "You are too polite, fellow Daoist. I..."

"Lu Yingzhao."