Lu Jun and the others were all startled and respectfully said, "Master."
Ignoring them, the old Taoist priest walked straight to Cheng Guanqin and Li Yahui and asked sternly, "How did you two reach the Core Formation Realm?"
The two were greatly surprised. Cheng Guanqin stammered, "Master...Master, I practiced here for a while, and...I reached the level."
"Where?"
Cheng Guanqin quickly took a few steps back, pointed to the spot where he had just practiced, and said, "Master, here."
The old Taoist priest stepped forward, sensed the area, but found nothing unusual: "What kind of kung fu do you practice?"
"Following your teachings, I'm trying to experience the sensation of Qi."
"You mean, after experiencing the sensation of Qi here for a while, you suddenly reached the Core Formation stage from having no Qi sensation at all?"
"Yes, Master," Cheng Guanqin replied honestly.
The old man with the leisurely cloud-like demeanor slightly raised his long beard and slowly said, "Do you believe it yourself?"
Cheng Guanqin was taken aback, his expression gradually turning bitter, and he said, "This disciple does not believe it."
"So what exactly happened?"
Cheng Guanqin's face turned bright red, and he cursed God and his ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart. The excitement he had just felt had vanished, and he had no idea what was going on.
Unexpectedly, the two of them had only sat cross-legged for a short while, and as a result, not only had they comprehended the Qi, but they had also incidentally produced a medicinal pill. Such a thing was unbelievable, not only to their master, but even to him.
After hesitating for a while, Li Ya Hui, who was standing beside him, suddenly lit up her eyes and finally came up with a wildly imaginative answer: "Master, maybe, maybe our disciples just had a stroke of good luck..."
The old Taoist priest glared at him and said, "Fine, you've got a stroke of good luck, huh? Then show me another one."
Li Ya Hui chuckled awkwardly and said, "Ah! Master, this kind of luck isn't something you can just explode at will. It requires the right timing and the right people. I think we need to conduct at least several rounds of scientific research before we can..."
Xiao Wenbing and Zhang Yaqi could no longer contain themselves and burst into laughter.
They didn't deliberately suppress their voices, so the Taoist priest and others immediately realized what was happening.
"Wenbing," both the old Taoist priest Xianyun and Cheng Guanqin called out at the same time.
Xiao Wenbing stopped hiding and appeared, nodding and smiling at Cheng Guanqin. He then bowed deeply to the old Taoist priest and said, "Greetings, Master."
The old Taoist priest, Xianyun, burst into laughter. Seeing his most prized disciple, he was overjoyed, but at a glance, he could no longer fathom the depth of this disciple's abilities.
"Wenbing, you've successfully overcome your tribulation?"
"Yes, Master, in another year and a half, I will ascend to the Immortal Realm."
The conversation between the master and disciple was quite astonishing to Lu Jun and the others. They never imagined that their junior brother, after leaving the planet for several years, would return having safely survived the heavenly tribulation and was about to ascend to immortality.
Upon entering the hall, everyone recounted what had happened since they parted ways.
Xiao Wenbing then realized that after he left, for some reason, Cheng Guanqin and Li Yahui also developed the idea of cultivating immortality and found Zhao Feng using the phone number Xiao Wenbing left behind.
Zhao Feng dared not make the decision on his own and truthfully reported back to the old Taoist priest. Just then, the old Taoist priest saw that Xiao Wenbing had become very famous in the cultivation world. The name of the Secret Talisman Sect had been restored to the world. Naturally, he loved his two close friends and, in a moment of great joy, he inexplicably made an exception and accepted them as inner disciples.
However, in the days that followed, the old Taoist priest was filled with regret. His two newly accepted disciples were worlds apart from Xiao Wenbing, and they couldn't even comprehend the Qi.
If it were anyone else, the old Taoist priest might have already expelled them to save them from embarrassment. But out of respect for Xiao Wenbing, he couldn't bring himself to kill them all. Helpless, he could only turn a blind eye and let them fend for themselves.
Of course, their activities are limited to the inner sect. After all, they are their own disciples. If outsiders knew that the inner disciples of the Secret Talisman Sect couldn't even comprehend the Qi, then Old Daoist Xianyun would be so frustrated he'd want to bang his head against a wall.
Unexpectedly, before these two fools could die of old age in the inner sect, Xiao Wenbing survived the Heavenly Tribulation and returned to his maternal home. He even took the opportunity to transform the physiques of his two friends, enabling them to directly condense their core essence.
After the commotion, Zhang Yaqi stayed at the Secret Talisman Sect with her two friends for half a month. Then she bid farewell and went to the Heavenly Dao Sect to accompany her master and benefactor, Wang Hongxia.
After talking with his brothers, Xiao Wenbing was summoned to the back room by the Taoist priest Xianyun.
"Wenbing, did you obtain the Creation Pill from the Precious God?"
"Haha, Master, I knew I couldn't hide anything from you."
Before Xiao Wenbing underwent his tribulation, he made an excuse by mentioning that the Treasure God had a Creation Pill. Unexpectedly, the old Taoist priest remembered it.
"Hmph, you're my disciple, do you think I wouldn't know about those little tricks?"
"Yes, Master is brilliant." Xiao Wenbing quickly tossed a horse over and said, "Master, Guanqin and Ya Hui are both my good friends. I'll have to trouble you with them in the future."
Thinking that Xiao Wenbing would soon ascend to immortality, the old Taoist priest couldn't help but sigh and nod in agreement.
"Once they have mastered their skills, let them enter the Hundred Arts Pavilion of the Heavenly Dao Sect for further study."
The old Taoist priest was taken aback, and hesitated before saying, "The Heavenly Dao Sect might not agree."
"It's alright," Xiao Wenbing said with a smile. "Master, please rest assured. The Sect Master of Tianyi accepted five hundred Creation Pills from me and Yaqi. He can't refuse this favor no matter what."
"What?" Old Daoist Xianyun exclaimed in surprise, "You, you gave Sect Master Tianyi five hundred Creation Pills?"
“Yes!” Xiao Wenbing looked at his master with a puzzled expression. He could have as many of these as he wanted; he would even think five hundred were not enough.
With a slight tremor of his lips, the old Taoist priest extended his hand. Although he remained silent, Xiao Wenbing understood. He smiled and took out a small porcelain bottle, placing it in the old Taoist's hand.
How many are there here?
"Not many, maybe around three thousand."
"Three thousand!...Give me...one?"
"Yes, if it's not enough, we'll get more. The Treasure God has plenty! Hey... Master, what's wrong? Don't roll your eyes..."
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Volume 7, Chapter 11: Ascension in Broad Daylight
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Suddenly, a resounding shout echoed from within the beautiful inner mountain gate, reaching both heaven and earth.
"The Great Dao is impermanent, its laws extend to the heavens, open for me!"
"Gibberish..." A series of rapid monosyllables came from Xiao Wenbing's mouth, and even the people on the mainland, including the Taoist priest Xianyun, could not understand the meaning of them. However, this did not affect the great magical power that Xiao Wenbing was displaying.
Inside the mountain gate, a sudden burst of light erupted, accompanied by an incredibly powerful and mysterious aura of immortal energy, and the entire mountain gate began to slowly expand outward.
Using the energy of the meridians, Xiao Wenbing secretly activated five hidden infants to set up a Five Elements Guardian Array. Then, he unleashed his full magical power to expand the inner mountain gate. In an instant, the surrounding space expanded outwards at a visible speed.
Cheng Guanqin looked at his close friend with envy. He stared intently at him, but after a long while, he had to give up because he simply couldn't understand what kind of magic Xiao Wenbing was using.
He sighed inwardly, feeling deeply ashamed of his inferior magic.
He stepped forward and whispered, "Master, Wenbing... oh, what is Sixth Brother saying?"
"Hmm, this..." The old Taoist priest was taken aback. He frowned, considered for a long time, and finally said seriously, "This is a divine technique. You should concentrate on understanding it and not say anything more."
"Yes." The disciples bowed their heads and listened intently, but Xiao Wenbing's recitation was so rapid and unclear that they couldn't understand a single word.
After three full days and nights, when Xiao Wenbing finished his practice, the mustard seed space at the mountain gate had more than doubled in size.
Although it cannot compare to the vast territory of the Heavenly Dao Sect, which was expanded over dozens of generations with the combined efforts of countless predecessors, it is still considered one of the top sects in the world.
The old Taoist priest was greatly pleased. He was absolutely impressed by his disciple's cultivation level.
The larger the mustard seed space becomes, the more difficult it is to expand. In the end, every expansion requires more effort. Over the past three thousand years, the seven predecessors of the Secret Talisman Sect, who survived the Heavenly Tribulation, have only established this small area. But now, Xiao Wenbing has expanded it by a full 100%. Doesn't that mean that his strength alone is far greater than that of the seven patriarchs combined?
In fact, Xiao Wenbing's strength alone was certainly inferior to that of the patriarchs. However, he possessed hundreds of dark infants within his body, and the immortal spiritual energy they provided when working together was absolutely extraordinary. Coupled with the minor five elements protective formation from the divine realm, this resulted in such a miraculous effect.
Of course, if Xiao Wenbing hadn't lent out the tens of thousands of yuan worth of baby items, the effect would have been even more shocking.
Looking at the expanded inner mountain gate, the old Taoist priest Xianyun was filled with satisfaction. With such a top-notch disciple, what more could he ask for?
"Wenbing, our Secret Talisman Sect has produced a disciple like you. We are truly blessed by our ancestors!"
"Hehe, thank you for the compliment, Master," Xiao Wenbing said modestly, a rare occurrence for him.
"Wen... cough, Sixth Senior Brother, what kind of divine technique were you reciting just now? Can you teach me?" Cheng Guanqin stepped forward, grabbing his good friend's arm, as if to say, "I won't let go until you agree."
However, among these people, only he would have the audacity to do such a thing.
Lu Jun and the others were focused intently, afraid of uttering a single word that might lead to lifelong regret. Even the old Taoist priest Xianyun, though outwardly indifferent, had already secretly perked up his large ears.
"What kind of divine magic?" Xiao Wenbing was greatly surprised. What was wrong with his good friend?
"Those are the incantations you were chanting just now."
"Oh, that? Didn't you learn that too?" Xiao Wenbing said nonchalantly.
"What? I've already learned it?"
"Yes, I'll teach you, bpmf, dtnl, gkh..."
"Wait a minute." Cheng Guanqin quickly stopped Xiao Wenbing from continuing his explanation and asked urgently, "You mean this is elementary school students' pinyin?"
"Nonsense, what do you think that is?"
Cheng Guanqin asked with a strange expression, "Why are you nagging about this?"
"Idiot, do you understand the concept of mystery? Maintaining a certain level of mystery at all times is a necessary condition for being a charlatan... no, a divine messenger," Xiao Wenbing said sternly.
The disciples' gazes, intentionally or unintentionally, drifted towards the old Taoist priest, who blushed, snorted angrily, and turned to leave.
"Hey, Master, why did you leave? Eldest Brother, what happened to him?"
"…………"
Six months later, Xiao Wenbing, along with the old Taoist priest Xianyun, several fellow disciples, and his only successor Ronald, set off for the Tianyi Sect.
In the past six months, Xiao Wenbing has created a large number of Earth Immortal artifacts and given them to Daoist Xianyun and others. With these treasures in hand, as long as they do not suffer from qi deviation, passing through the Heavenly Tribulation will be a very trivial matter.
In addition, he also assigned each person a nascent soul that had absorbed immortal spiritual energy. With this, when they ascended to immortality, they would be able to be placed in the same immortal realm as Xiao Wenbing. Upon receiving this news, even the mature and prudent Daoist Xianyun was quite satisfied. After all, the path of cultivation was fraught with difficulties, and having a powerful backer was a great blessing.
Finally, by using the continuous energy from the Void Cauldron to completely fill the small golden talisman with the power of the Earth God, this treasure of the Secret Talisman Sect returned to the hands of the Old Daoist Xianyun.
Furthermore, those three thousand-plus Creation Pills were coveted by all sects.
The three-foot-wide expanse of the treasure is so precious that even if there are ten of these per generation, it can guarantee that the Secret Talisman Sect will produce ten extraordinary geniuses equivalent to spiritual beings in each of the next three hundred generations.
With this arrangement, and the secret support of the Treasure God, as long as the Secret Talisman Sect doesn't commit heinous crimes and incur divine retribution, it will remain a formidable force in the cultivation world, no matter how long it is passed down.
Of course, as a major sect, the Secret Talisman Sect is somewhat inferior in other Taoist arts besides talisman techniques. For this reason, Xiao Wenbing specially led a large group to the Heavenly Dao Sect, proposing that the two sects be friendly for generations and share resources (excluding Creation Pills). Every disciple of the Secret Talisman Sect can freely study in the reading room.
Having unexpectedly obtained five hundred Creation Pills, the Sect Master of the Heavenly One Sect was overjoyed these past few days. Upon hearing Xiao Wenbing's suggestion, he immediately made a vow with the Old Daoist Xianyun, promising that from then on, the two sects would be as close as family and maintain harmony for generations to come.