One person: I, Daoist Master, am a cultivator of immortality!

Riding on the momentum of splitting Kunlun Mountain, Sun Yao decided to strike while the iron was hot and let Bai Yujing be shrouded in the image of a god in the hearts of the people.

Sun Yao slightly raised his right hand, and a Tai Chi Bagua talisman appeared in his palm. He immediately lowered his hand, and the talisman fell towards the summit of Kunlun Mountain.

With each step it fell, it grew larger. By the time the Tai Chi Bagua talisman landed on the mountain peak that Sun Yao had just cleaved open, the enormous Tai Chi Bagua talisman had already enveloped the summit of Kunlun Mountain.

Sun Yao raised his right hand slightly once more, "Li Kun Dual Use - Fire-Forged Glaze!"

With a mere wave of his hand, Sun Yao conjured countless buildings from the mountaintop he had just cleared. As they were tempered by the Samadhi Fire, these buildings transformed into structures with walls of white jade and glazed tiles, resembling a miracle casually created by a deity. This was truly a masterpiece of nature.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Baiyujing was sculpted by Sun Yao under everyone's watchful eyes. Sun Yao also removed the peaks of five mountains from Kunlun Mountain, and five cities that seemed to be built of white jade rose from the ground. Twelve tall buildings stood in each of these five cities, built of white jade and with glazed tiles, immediately revealing the grandeur of a cultivation sect.

"Today, Baiyujing Mountain is opening. Anyone with a heart yearning for the Dao is welcome to come and seek my teachings! Anyone who can pass the Heart-Questioning Formation has the destiny to seek the Dao and may enter my mountain gate!"

As Sun Yao spoke, he set up what he called the "Heart-Testing Array" at the foot of Baiyujing Mountain. While called the Heart-Testing Array, it was more of a test of innate talent and potential than a test of character. Only those with spiritual roots were qualified to enter the next Heart-Testing Array; those who didn't even qualify for the Heart-Testing Array naturally lost their right to enter the mountain.

Upon hearing Sun Yao's words, these martial arts practitioners rushed up Kunlun Mountain. About two or three hours later, they filed into the Heart-Questioning Array. With a flash of golden light, many fell into silence, while others looked around at the silent crowd, bewildered.

"Anyone who is sober may leave on their own. Without spiritual roots, one cannot cultivate, so there is no need to waste one's life here!"

After speaking, Sun Yao waved his sleeve and sent all those who had finally climbed Kunlun Mountain down to the foot of the mountain. Sun Yao nodded at the Heart-Questioning Array before him, then stepped into the Jade Palace. Accompanying him were envoys from three dynasties who had come to offer their congratulations. The Northern Liang Dynasty was represented by the siblings Xu Weixiong and Xu Fengnian; the Ming Dynasty by Zhu Biao and his son; and the Northern Li Dynasty by the newly appointed Azure Dragon Guardian, Lei Wujie.

The rest was simple. Except for Lei Wujie, all the envoys from the three kingdoms were replaced by Sun Yao's disciples. The rest returned home, while his disciples remained in Kunlun Baiyujing to cultivate under Sun Yao's guidance. As for Xiao Chuhe, Sun Yao had Lei Wujie bring him a copy of the Qi Refining Manual, so he could return to Baiyujing to obtain further cultivation techniques after his progress was complete.

Time flies, and a year has passed. On this day, a sudden burst of light shone upon Baiyujing, and countless strange phenomena appeared within its ancestral city. The five cities of Baiyujing were not named according to the mythical legend of Baiyujing, but were instead divided into the Lower City, Outer City, Inner City, Upper City, and Ancestral City. The Lower City was where the miscellaneous disciples resided, and so on. The Outer City housed the outer disciples, the Inner City the inner disciples, the Upper City the core disciples, and the Ancestral City was the place of cultivation for the direct disciples and many elders.

Although Baiyujing has been open for a year now, the most bustling of the five cities is still the Lower City. Very few people can be promoted to outer disciples through the Lower City, let alone inner disciples.

In truth, Sun Yao's requirements weren't too demanding. Outer disciples needed to have the strength of the late-stage Qi Refining realm, while inner disciples needed to have reached the Foundation Establishment realm. Core disciples needed to be at the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm, and those entering the ancestral city needed to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation and achieve the Golden Core stage. Although Sun Yao's regulations were somewhat outrageous, they were for the future development of the sect.

The extraordinary celestial phenomenon observed today is a sign that Li Hanyi has broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Li Hanyi's year spent at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining was not wasted; she successfully absorbed a wisp of Heavenly Vein Qi from Kunlun Mountain, achieving the rare Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, just like Sun Yao. Sun Yao nodded in approval as he watched Li Hanyi soar into the sky from the Kunlun earth veins, and Li Hanyi's cultivation level began to rise rapidly from the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Li Hanyi was originally at the Great Celestial Phenomenon Realm, only half a step away from becoming a terrestrial immortal. Previously, when she switched to cultivating Qi techniques, Sun Yao sealed her cultivation, but now, freed from that constraint, her cultivation naturally transformed back into spiritual energy. In just a short time, Li Hanyi's realm advanced from the early Foundation Establishment stage to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

"Master's wife's strength has improved so quickly. Has Master been giving you special tutoring?"

Zhu Xiong Ying, watching Li Han Yi's rapid advancement, couldn't help but ask, "This little guy hasn't been idle this past year. He's already reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, not far behind Sun Yao back then. It really is true that the difference in the world has brought about tremendous changes. If Sun Yao had been in this world from the beginning, his strength might have improved even faster."

"You brat, you're trying to accuse me of favoritism? Who told you your cultivation progress couldn't keep up with your master's wife? Look at your master's wife, Nangong, she's about to reach Foundation Establishment, also through the Heavenly Vein Foundation Establishment. Kunlun Mountain is the ancestral vein of all mountains, so the Heavenly Vein Qi it contains is naturally more abundant than some ordinary famous mountains. However, the Heavenly Vein Qi of Kunlun is limited, so don't blame your master for favoritism if you can't get a share!"

Sun Yao tapped Zhu Xiong Ying's little head, but as soon as he finished speaking, Nangong Pushe followed closely behind Li Hanyi and rushed out of the Kunlun Mountains. That's right, after a year, Nangong Pushe had finally become a Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, Nangong Pushe didn't have the same accumulation as Li Hanyi; after successfully breaking through to Foundation Establishment, he was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment and still needed to consolidate his cultivation.

A year is neither a long nor a short time. While Baiyujing cannot be said to be fully on track, it has largely established a complete sect system. A trading system using spirit stones as the primary currency has been established in Kunlun Mountain, and the sect's mission system has been successfully built. During this year, Sun Yao also went into seclusion to deduce enough cultivation techniques and spells to fill the library. Everything is developing in a positive direction.