Immortals of the Mortal World Gather at the Inn!

On the way back, Li Daoxuan looked at Shangguan Jin Hong and couldn't help but ask, "Master, is that handsome, well-built guy the fat shopkeeper?"

Shangguan Jin Hong was clearly not hearing this question for the first time, and laughed, "He cultivates the Great Dao of Body Refinement. You might think he's a fat guy, but if you underestimate him, he'll suddenly turn into a muscular giant and catch you off guard."

After listening to his master Shangguan Jin Hong's explanation, Li Daoxuan immediately felt that the big shot wasn't so handsome anymore.

Looking at Li Daoxuan's sudden dejection, Shangguan Jin Hong smiled and patted his head, saying, "People like him thrive in our cannibalistic world."

Li Daoxuan shook his head, indicating that he did not understand.

Shangguan Jin Hong shook her head helplessly: "Xiao Xuan, you'll understand in time."

"Really? You'll understand later?"

"You're still young; these things need time to settle."

"Okay. Got it."

"~~~~"

In this question-and-answer atmosphere, the two masters and disciples arrived at the gate of a mountain.

The mountain gate was forged from high-grade spirit stones, while the plaque was forged from top-grade spirit stones, and the two characters "Sword Sect" on the plaque were forged from top-grade spirit marrow.

In the cultivation world, spirit stones are commonly used for trading and cultivation. Spirit stones are divided into low, medium, high, and top grades. Among them, spirit marrow is the essence found in every spirit stone mine. While spirit stones can grow naturally in spirit stone mines, spirit marrow cannot.

When the two disciples guarding the mountain saw two people descending from the sky, they were about to go forward to check when they discovered that it was the sect's patriarch and junior uncle. They immediately clasped their hands in a salute.

"Greetings, Ancestor!"

"Junior Uncle!"

Shangguan Jin Hong ignored the two and walked straight into the mountain gate. After all, as an ancestor of a sect, he still had to put on a show of being different.

As the youngest junior brother of the sect leader, Li Daoxuan was naturally known by everyone in the sect to have a very good temper.

"Um."

After Shangguan Jin Hong and Li Dao Xuan left, the two disciples guarding the gate discussed, "Jia, have you noticed that Junior Uncle's temperament has changed a lot?"

B: "Yeah, the pressure is too intense."

A: "See, I told you that Junior Uncle was hiding his true abilities, but you didn't believe me."

B: "Hmm, I believe you this time."

A: "No, when it's time to change people, I have to brag to the disciples of the sect and make them not believe me."

B: "That makes sense. No, I need to send a telepathic message to my Cuihua right now."

A: "Pah! What a simp."

B: "Say it again."

A: "You simp, you'll die a horrible death!"

Shangguan Jin Hong noticed the situation at the mountain gate and shook his head helplessly.

Although Li Daoxuan had only just embarked on the path of cultivation, his talent was undeniable, and he naturally heard what the two disciples said.

He jokingly added, "Master, I never expected our sect to have so many oddballs!"

Shangguan Jin Hong.

Shangguan Jin Hong ignored Li Dao Xuan.

Sword Mountain~

The current sect leader of the Sword Sect, Xiao Fenghua, is already waiting here.

Seeing Shangguan Jin Hong and Li Dao Xuan approaching, Xiao Feng Hua stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Disciple greets Master."

Seeing Xiao Fenghua step forward, Li Daoxuan waited for him to finish his greeting before bowing in return, saying, "Greetings, Senior Brother!"

"Hmm." Xiao Fenghua nodded, then asked in surprise, "Junior Brother, you've reached the Nascent Soul stage?"

Li Daoxuan nodded, looked at Jian Shan, and said, "This time we owe a great debt to a senior."

Seeing that Li Daoxuan didn't say who it was, Xiao Fenghua didn't ask any further questions, since some senior figures were still reluctant to show their faces!

"Junior brother, you're going to climb Sword Mountain!"

Just as Xiao Fenghua calmed down from the joy of Li Daoxuan becoming a Nascent Soul expert, he remembered Shangguan Jin Hong's telepathic message that someone wanted to climb Sword Mountain. Could it be his junior brother?

Shangguan Jin Hong ignored the shocked Xiao Feng Hua and casually waved his hand, sending a token engraved with the character for "sword" flying from Xiao Feng Hua's body.

Shangguan Jin Hong took the token, then recited an incantation, and the sect leader's token flew into the sky above the Sword Mountain barrier.

"Zheng~"

A surge of sword energy flew out from the sect leader's token, forming a door as tall as a person in front of Shangguan Jin Hong.

Shangguan Jin Hong pointed to Li Daoxuan's brow and said, "I have placed a defensive spell on your brow, which can protect your soul in times of crisis."

"Thank you, Master!"

After Li Daoxuan finished speaking, he walked into Sword Mountain.

As soon as Li Daoxuan entered, the door slowly closed and then completely returned to its original state.

"Master, Junior Brother has only just embarked on his cultivation journey and has already reached the Nascent Soul stage in one go. Isn't it too early for him to climb the mountain and retrieve the sword now?"

Xiao Fenghua looked at Shangguan Jin Hong with a worried expression, feeling that now was not the time!

Shangguan Jin Hong naturally understood this principle, but he had his own difficulties. However, he did not want to tell Xiao Feng Hua, and casually said, "I have already reached the Nascent Soul stage, so climbing a small Sword Mountain is not a problem."

"But!" Xiao Fenghua was about to say something, but after seeing Shangguan Jin Hong's unquestionable gaze, she didn't say anything more.

"You stay here to protect your junior brother. After I leave, I will have some insights and go into seclusion to see if I can take another step forward."

After Shangguan Jin Hong finished speaking, he transformed into a beam of white light and flew towards his residence.

"yes!"

After bowing, Xiao Fenghua sat cross-legged in the void, silently protecting Li Daoxuan!

At the foot of Kenzan Mountain~

Li Daoxuan looked at the mountain peak that soared into the sky, in which there was a staircase leading to the heavens. Around the staircase were swords, some of which were only half left!

"The sect's records state that Sword Mountain is the residence of the Sword Sect's founding ancestor. After ascending to the Immortal Realm, he left his sword, Heavenly Punishment, on the mountaintop. If anyone can climb to the top, they will have a chance to gain the Heavenly Punishment Sword's approval."

"My master said I have the best chance of obtaining the Heavenly Punishment Sword, so, I'll reach the top!"

Li Daoxuan walked up the steps.

"Why don't I feel anything? Master said that the first stage of the ladder tests the body's endurance, the second stage tests the Dao heart, and the third stage tests swordsmanship."

"Why haven't I triggered the test even though I've reached the top of the mountain?"

Li Daoxuan, standing atop the mountain, looked down the steps with a puzzled expression.

"Young man, I've finally waited for your arrival."

Just as Li Daoxuan was pondering why he hadn't triggered the trial, an aged voice entered his soul.

"Who!" Li Daoxuan was startled and immediately took out an ordinary longsword from his storage ring, holding it protectively in front of him!

"I am the spirit of the Heavenly Punishment Sword, ordered by my master to await a destined person, and you are that destined person!"

The aged voice continued, "Young man, extend your right hand and make a pact with me."

Just as Li Daoxuan was about to extend his right hand, he felt a sharp pain between his eyebrows. When he came to his senses, he realized that he was still in the same place and had not taken a single step forward.

"I almost fell completely into the clutches of my inner demons if it weren't for my master."

Li Daoxuan sighed in fear, then looked at Sword Mountain and said softly, "Sword Mountain has only two stages: the inner demon and swordsmanship!"