Firefly Journey

The area near Hangzhou belongs to the territory of the Four Sects of Jiangdong, and they also handle matters related to the cultivation world.

To be honest, based on what Lin Yuanran saw on Songhua Mountain, he had no good impression of the four major sects. Letting them govern such a large area of ​​Jiangdong would be a disaster.

However, on the surface, they still dared not do anything openly. At most, they would line their own pockets, seize resources, and exploit unruly cultivators. They wouldn't go so far as to disregard human life.

The disappearance of a large number of ordinary women and female cultivators has alarmed the gods. This is no small matter. It is only because the Taiping Sect is located in the north and cannot reach Jiangdong that Wang Lingguan would have resorted to this method.

Regardless of whether the task succeeds or not, three catties of spirit millet will be given as long as it is done. Lin Yuanran was looking for a path of cultivation anyway, and since he had nothing else to do, he accepted the commission.

Standing before the sheer drop of a chasm, Lin Yuanran used "Thousand Illusions" to restore his "original appearance" and gazed at the distant sea of ​​clouds.

Beside him, a wind chime stood gracefully.

"Luckily, I've never been to Songhua Mountain, otherwise, without a way to change its appearance, we wouldn't be able to carry out this mission," Fengling said.

Lin Yuanran said, "Do you think it would be a bit conspicuous for two foreigners to participate in the Star Moon Alliance's entrance exam?"

Wang Lingguan suspected that the disappearance of a large number of women was related to the four major sects of Jiangdong: the Vajra Sect, the Fire Cloud Sect, and the Extreme Cold Ice Valley. None of them were as large as the strongest Star Moon Alliance. If he wanted to investigate, he had to start with this behemoth.

Lin Yuanran's mission was simple: infiltrate the sect and infiltrate for a period of time to see if he could obtain any useful information. He was given a full year to do so.

Lin Yuanran explained the situation, and Wang Lingguan learned that he had companions. However, Wang Lingguan said that adding more people would not increase the price; since Lin Yuanran had found the helpers, he would not give them extra compensation. Lin Yuanran didn't care either, since he and Feng Ling were inseparable anyway, and even if he took three catties of spirit millet by himself, he would share it with Feng Ling.

So, after setting up the substitute puppets in Hangzhou, the two of them came together to the Star Moon Alliance's entry formation.

Through this period of time, Lin Yuanran has learned about the common knowledge of the cultivation world in the Great Xia Dynasty, many of which are quite interesting.

For example, in terms of communication methods, the cultivation world also uses mobile phones, especially lower-level cultivators. Before they obtain a powerful realm and secret communication techniques, mobile phones are a simple and efficient communication tool.

Besides the cell phone, Fengling, relying on her identity as a "sound mage," restored the ancestral artifact to communication functions, allowing the two to communicate through the "sun" and the "heavenly book" as before.

Although Fengling's realm is not low, it has not yet reached the level of the Ancestral God. The communication magic she is given has a distance limit, about four or five hundred miles. In other words, as long as the two of them are not in the South Pole and the North Pole respectively, it is perfectly sufficient.

"Does it bother you? Then change back and see if they beat you to death," Wind Chime said.

Lin Yuanran knew that she was being sarcastic again, but she didn't find it bad. On the contrary, she was very happy. This was the kind of wind chime she wanted.

"Get ready, I'm about to start chanting the incantation given by Wang Lingguan."

"Ah."

Lin Yuanran shouted at the top of his lungs, towards the bottomless ravine:

"The movement of the sun and moon seems to originate from within it."

"The starry sky is so brilliant, it seems to emerge from within it!"

When the excerpt from Emperor Wu of Wei's famous work was published, the mountains and rivers trembled, and a thunderous roar echoed from the deep ravines.

Suddenly, the once bottomless ravine gently unfolded into a road. This road had no end in sight, suspended in mid-air, and was transparent, as if paved with glass, allowing one to see the various scenes below.

"Let's go," Lin Yuanran said, taking a few steps forward.

The wind chimes followed closely behind.

The seemingly endless, transparent, suspended path was actually only a few steps long, and the two of them completed it in just a few minutes.

At the end, a landscape completely different from the deep ravine we had just passed by stood.

Before them stood a towering mountain, shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland.

At the foot of the mountain, there is only one narrow path leading uphill. Nearby, there is a long stone with the three large characters "Star and Moon Alliance" written on it.

Before the two could even lift their feet, two figures suddenly appeared with two whooshing sounds.

Upon seeing Lin Yuanran and his companion's faces, the two disciples guarding the mountain were visibly taken aback, but not overly surprised. One of the disciples said:

"Since you two were able to cross the Twilight Cloud Abyss, it means you have some skill. You must be here to participate in the sect entrance exam, right?"

The Star Moon Alliance recruits new members every year, and this year it just so happens to be in the last few days. Wang Lingguan seized the opportunity and sent Lin Yuanran over.

Lin Yuanran nodded and switched his voice to a translator's tone: "Yes, we came here because we've heard so much about you."

The disciple guarding the mountain felt around in the pouch at his waist, took out a long, rectangular spirit stone, and said, "Our Star Moon Alliance is considered a major sect in Jiangdong. We have strict requirements for recruiting disciples. We do not recruit ordinary people with no foundation. The minimum cultivation level is the fifth stage of Qi Refining."

The Star Moon Alliance's move was entirely to ensure the quality of its disciples, because cultivators whose level surpassed that of the fifth stage of Qi Refining must have considerable talent.

They don't completely exclude ordinary people. Wealthy mortals who can afford it can donate money, or descendants of important figures within the sect can join the sect and start cultivating from scratch.

Lin Yuanran and Feng Ling were already familiar with the Star Moon Alliance's entrance test, and in order to pass it, they used a secret method to shield themselves from the heavenly secrets.

Lin Yuanran grasped the spirit stone, and the mountain-guarding disciple's eyes lit up instantly. He said politely, "I didn't expect you to have reached the eighth level of Qi Refining. You will definitely pass the later tests."

"Haha, thank you for your blessing, senior brother!" Lin Yuanran said.

Wind Chime then stepped forward to take the test as well.

"Seventh stage of Qi Refining is quite good," said the disciple guarding the mountain.

Feng Ling's cultivation level, when converted, is at the mid-stage of the Void Realm, which is higher than Lin Yuanran's. However, she deliberately lowered her cultivation level at the moment, naturally wanting to give the limelight to Lin Yuanran.

According to the two disciples, in previous recruitment drives for the Star Moon Sect, those who signed up were all barely qualified. This young man and woman looked quite young, and their strength was quite impressive.

The disciple guarding the mountain took out two jade tokens and handed them to the two men, instructing them: "Go up these two roads and walk to the end. You will see the gate of my Star Moon Alliance. Once you arrive, someone will take you to your temporary accommodations. The entrance exam will officially begin in three days."

Lin Yuanran bowed while holding the wind chimes, then went up the mountain.

The disciple guarding the mountain returned the bow, which was quite polite.

Seeing his attitude, the disciple with him was somewhat disdainful.

"Junior Brother Zhang, why are you being so polite to two guys who haven't even passed the entrance exam?"

Knowing his senior brother's arrogant personality, Zhang Yu laughed and said, "Senior Brother Meng, you don't know this, but when I first entered the sect, I was only at the fifth stage of Qi Refining. Seeing them is like seeing myself back then."

Meng Buzheng snorted coldly: "They're just pretty faces with no substance. Judging by their appearance, they're probably a young couple."

That woman is quite pretty; she'll definitely have no shortage of suitors after she marries into the family. Do you think they'll break up in a few days?

Zhang Yu said, "Didn't you just say that they haven't passed the entrance exam yet?"

Meng Buzheng said, "It's hard to say about the foreign man, but even if the woman doesn't pass, she'll be treated leniently and forced into the sect."

Zhang Yu was kind-hearted and didn't have as many filthy thoughts as Meng Buzheng, so he simply stopped talking to her to avoid disgusting himself if he continued.