Mysterious mirror hanging high

Four months later, in the Cloud Tower of Xiaoyao Fairy City.

Jing Yu sat upright on the clouds, looking at the hundreds of miles of spiritual clouds condensing in the sky just above the Tower in the Clouds. In his hand, he held up his own life-saving magic weapon, the [Mysterious Patterned Turtle Shell], which was covered with cracks, and seemed to be slowly condensing into a hexagram.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Jing, look at the spiritual cloud of my husband..." Yu Wenxiaojin's three fellow Daoists were also present. Jing Yu was surrounded by several Jindan elders of the Xiaoyao League, all of whom were staring at the spiritual cloud above the Yunzhong Tower nervously.

"The most difficult part of forming the pill is over. Now, I've condensed spiritual clouds within a radius of 113 miles..." Jing Yu calculated and estimated, "It's almost certain that the pill will be of medium quality. As for whether it can be of high quality... it's hard to say. The success or failure is probably 50-50. It all depends on Brother Xiao Jin's luck."

The spiritual cloud above them continued to expand, barely stopping when it reached over 130 miles. As time passed, a sharp golden aura emanated from the Cloud Tower. Through the cracks in the Cloud Tower's windows, a faint trace of scarlet-gold light shone...

The next moment, a phantom of a large brass bell with an ornate shape and engraved with animal faces and eight trigrams patterns suddenly appeared in the sky, and a distant bell sound was heard.

when--

"Master Yuwen has succeeded! This is his spiritual root vision [Gilded Bronze Bell]!"

Yuwen Xiaojin, dressed in a black robe with golden patterns, flew out of the tower. He was full of vigor and energy, not at all as mature and steady as usual. He exuded a spiritual pressure of the early stage of Jindan and let out a long roar.

"Yuwen Xiaojin of the Yuwen family has been cultivating the Dao for one hundred and ninety-five years since he was six years old, drawing Qi into his body. Now, at the age of two hundred and one, he has forged a top-grade [Red Gold Pill] and ascended to the rank of Golden Core cultivator..."

"Top-grade golden elixir!" Hu Yueqiu and others were overjoyed, and several Taoist companions took the lead to greet them.

Jing Yu dropped a step back, looking strange.

Logically speaking, Yuwen Xiaojin's qualifications are average among the direct descendants of the aristocratic family, and can barely be considered upper-middle. Compared with his three Taoist companions, his talent is not as good as Bo Lei, and is only slightly better than Qiu Zhiyun and Hu Yueqiu. It is unlikely that he can make a top-grade pill through conventional methods.

But who knew that he was such a patient person, and he endured until he was two hundred years old before trying to form a pill. It just so happened that the "Yuwen Baoding" returned, and the Yuwen family was promoted to the Yuanying immortal clan. Yuwen Xiaojin also became a direct descendant of the immortal clan, and got several top-notch secret methods and spiritual objects for forming a pill for nothing.

With the help of several fellow Taoists, he rose rapidly to the top and luckily formed a top-grade golden elixir!

Although his talent is not the best, he has formed the best quality golden elixir. His future path is much brighter than that of several of his fellow Taoists.

Jing Yu thought silently in his heart: "I hope this kid won't make it all the way to the Nascent Soul stage!"

"Congratulations to Master Xiao Jin for achieving top-grade elixir. From now on, he will make progress and hopefully achieve Nascent Soul!" The low-level cultivators watching from the bottom of the Cloud Tower bowed down in worship and praised him.

"Brother Xiaojin, congratulations!" Jing Yu also came forward at this time: "The elixir has reached the top grade, and forming a Nascent Soul is within reach."

Yuwen Xiaojin shook his head and said modestly, "I managed to make a last-ditch effort and luckily formed a top-grade golden elixir, but it was the worst quality among the top-grade golden elixirs. I almost failed at the last moment..."

"No matter what, once the elixir turns into red gold, it will be worlds apart from a mid-grade golden elixir."

Jing Yu asked again, "When do you plan to hold the Golden Elixir Ceremony, Brother Xiao Jin?"

"There are only two months left until the ancestor's Nascent Soul Ceremony. During the time I've been in seclusion, the Yuwen family has accumulated a lot of affairs that need to be dealt with. It's best to hold the Xiaojin Golden Core Ceremony after the ancestor's Nascent Soul Ceremony is over."

Yuwen Xiaojin whispered, "Xuan Jing, why don't you hold a golden elixir ceremony?"

"I have already held my Golden Elixir Ceremony overseas once. If I hold it again in Yunchuan Territory, people will think that I am just coveting the gifts from the ceremony." Jing Yu said with a smile.

"Xuan Jing is now highly valued by the ancestor and is temporarily in charge of the Xiaoyao League. In terms of power, he is almost the most powerful person in Yunchuan Territory below the two Yuanying cultivators. A large number of cultivators in the entire Yunchuan Territory are rushing to curry favor with you, but they have no reason to do so. We should hold a Dharma Assembly to give them a way to make contributions."

Yuwen Xiaojin shook his head: "If you are a stern person who refuses to budge, the cultivators below will probably be even more panicked."

"Actually, I'm just afraid of the hassle," Jing Yuyan said. "At the last Dharma Assembly, I lectured on the path to enlightenment and demonstrated my supernatural powers... I spoke for three days and three nights. I really don't want to do it again."

"That's easy. It just so happens that you've also been promoted to the rank of True Person. The Xuan-level courtyard at [Xuanjingju] can no longer meet your cultivation needs and status. There's a large house with nine entrances vacant next to my Yuwen family's mansion. It's close to the Cloud Tower and is rich in spiritual energy. I'll give it to you. We can live next door to each other."

Jing Yu was shocked. Xiaoyao Immortal City had been transformed by Yuwen Baoge. The concentration of spiritual energy in the entire city had increased to varying degrees. It had long been a holy place for cultivation in the Yunchuan region. Naturally, the land and housing prices had also risen. The Yuwen family mansion was close to the center of the immortal city, and the surrounding area was even more expensive. A large house with nine entrances here was even difficult to measure in terms of spiritual stones.

However, Jing Yu and Yuwen Xiaojin are now at the pinnacle of power in the Yunchuan region, with one Jing Yu being the acting leader of the Xiaoyao Alliance and the other being the head of the Yuwen family of the Nascent Soul Immortal Clan. The ownership of a mere house is nothing.

"You can take advantage of the occasion of your new home to hold a housewarming party, invite some close friends, and set up a buffet so that people have an excuse to give gifts."

Yuwen Xiaojin jokingly said, "Those Xiaoyao League elders who offended you have been eagerly awaiting your Golden Core Ceremony. They've already prepared a generous gift, just waiting for this excuse to offer it to you to smooth things over. If you don't accept the gift, they'll be uneasy."

Jing Yu nodded thoughtfully: "Then it's up to you. Let's hold a banquet to open the palace, but it should be low-key and without too much fanfare!"

----

Seven days later, Master Xuan Jing moved into his new house and held a grand opening banquet. Almost half of the cultivators in the Immortal City prepared gifts and stood guard in front of the gate of Xuan Jing Mansion, which is next to the current Yuwen family mansion.

Jing Yu used a stealth spell and secretly looked at the densely packed queue of people stretching from East City to West City. He was a little speechless: "Didn't we agree to keep a low profile?"

"Xuanjing!"

Jing Yu turned his head and saw Yuanji, who was wearing a moon-white monk robe, waving at him with Yuwen Xiaojin's three children. His invisibility method was just an ordinary magic trick that could only deceive cultivators below the Golden Core stage, so naturally Yuanji saw through it at a glance.

He withdrew his invisibility and appeared before the group. Yuwen Yundan, Yuwen Yunqi, and Yuwen Yunfu hurriedly greeted them, "Greetings, Immortal."

"What's going on? How come the three of them are following you?" Jing Yu asked curiously.

Yuanji laughed and said, "I saw that each of the three of them had some talent in cultivating the various arts of immortality, so I decided to take them in as my disciples and bring them under my wing... Now we have a master-disciple relationship!"