freenovelworld Chapter 575 Recruiting Disciples
Chapter 575 Recruiting Disciples
After saying goodbye to Zhou Feng and his sister, Pei Yun and Fu Lingchen headed towards the inner city of the Divine Realm City. The streets were bustling with people, even more so than when Pei Yun had visited the city before.
Before heading to the Dan Shen Temple, the two planned to find an inn to stay in temporarily. Pei Yun was a disciple of the temple and could stay there, but Fu Lingchen was not. However, they did not expect that all the inns in both the inner and outer cities were full, so the two could only go directly to the temple.
There are five temples in total. The main temple, also known as the Dao Temple, occupies the largest area. The other four are the Array Temple, the Pill Temple, the Weapon Temple, and the Talisman Temple.
"Is this temple also holding some kind of grand event? Why are there so many people? I didn't see this many people when I came to the temple last time..."
Fu Lingchen looked around curiously. The two of them were following the crowd up the stone steps leading to the temple. The self-propelled ladder was overcrowded, and the two of them didn't want to wait there foolishly.
Pei Yun was also somewhat surprised. She remembered that when she participated in the Genius Ranking, there weren't nearly this many people. However, listening to the discussions around her, she understood: "...So it's the day the Temple recruits disciples, and these people have all signed up for the assessment..."
As she said this, as if she had thought of something, she turned to the person beside her and said, "Fu Lingchen, you are skilled in weapon crafting, so you can also participate in the Weapon God Temple's assessment. This is a rare opportunity. Once you enter the temple, you can take on missions to earn points, and then use those points to exchange for spiritual herbs..."
Fu Lingchen's mind stirred, and his eyes lit up slightly. If he could become a disciple of the Artifact God Palace, he could obtain spiritual herbs through his specialty, artifact crafting.
"You're right, I'll go sign up in a bit..."
Actually, he had been preparing to take the assessment a long time ago, but then something unexpected happened, and he naturally had no mood to think about these things. At that time, all he could think about was revenge.
The two first arrived at the Pill God Palace. The Pill God Palace was similar to what Pei Yun had seen before, except that there were more people. There was a long queue in front of the counter on the right, which stretched all the way outside the palace and circled around and around.
Pei Yun had already taken out the badge of the Pill God Palace and was about to find a counter with a short queue to ask questions when she heard a slightly surprised exclamation: "...Senior Sister Pei?"
Pei Yun turned around and looked at him, paused for a moment, and then smiled: "...Manager Lu, it's been a long time."
"It has indeed been a long time since I've seen Senior Sister Pei. The last time I witnessed Senior Sister Pei's charm was during the alchemy competition..." Steward Lu complimented.
Pei Yun was a little embarrassed: "Manager Lu, you flatter me..."
She exchanged a few pleasantries with Steward Lu before revealing her purpose: "I have important matters to discuss with Palace Master Lu and Elder Wei. I wonder if they are in the temple?"
"The temple will begin recruiting disciples in a little over half a month. The temple master, Elder Wei, and the other elders have all returned to the temple to discuss the assessment. However, I'm afraid I can't convey the message for Senior Sister Pei with my limited authority. But I can help you contact Senior Brother Pan Shi."
"Thank you, Steward Lu." Pei Yun bowed gratefully, pointed to Fu Lingchen beside him, and asked, "Steward Lu, my friend here wants to participate in the disciple assessment of the Artifact God Hall. I wonder if it's too late to register now, and what the requirements are?"
Steward Lu glanced at Fu Lingchen: "This time, all five halls are recruiting disciples together. It's just the registration phase now, and there's still more than half a month until the deadline. Your friend will definitely have enough time to register. As for the requirements, each hall has different requirements, so I suggest you go to the Artifact God Hall to ask..."
Pei Yun and the other person nodded. Soon after, Steward Lu contacted Pan Shi. Pan Shi was very happy to see Pei Yun and agreed to take her to see Palace Master Lu without saying a word.
After greeting Pei Yun, Fu Lingchen went to the Temple of the Weapon God to register alone.
Lu Anxu still lived in the courtyard on the highest floor of the Dan Shen Palace. As Lu Anxu's disciple, Pan Shi led Pei Yun directly to the courtyard to request an audience.
Lu Anxu was tending to the medicinal herbs planted in the yard when he saw Pei Yun. After his initial surprise, he gave her a kind and loving smile, like that of an elder.
However, when he noticed Pei Yun's cultivation level, he froze on the spot, and after a moment he came to his senses and couldn't help but smile and admire him:
"...Your talent for cultivation truly astonishes me. Only a few years have passed, and you've already broken through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm..."
"You flatter me, Your Highness." Pei Yun bowed respectfully to him and sat down opposite him.
"How much has your alchemy skill improved? Ever since you created the 'Pseudo-Pill Pattern,' both the disciples of my Pill God Hall and the alchemists of Heavenly Pill City have been researching it. Now, many mid-grade pills have seen a significant improvement in quality because of this 'Pseudo-Pill Pattern'..."
Pei Yun said somewhat awkwardly, "To be honest, Palace Master, I've been focusing on cultivation these past few years, and I've neglected my alchemy skills quite a bit..."
Lu Anxu didn't criticize him too harshly, but instead chuckled and said, "Indeed, if your cultivation has improved so quickly and your alchemy skills have also greatly improved, then that's truly heaven-defying..."
After chatting for a while, Pei Yun got down to business: "...This Seven-Colored Fiend is a poison concocted by that demon spy. One of my Yunshan Sect disciples has been poisoned by it and can only be kept alive temporarily with the help of a temporary antidote..."
Upon hearing this, Lu Anxu and Pan Shi's expressions hardened. Lu Anxu instructed Pan Shi beside him, "Go and invite Elder Wei here."
"Yes, Master."
A moment later, Wei Cheng arrived in front of the two. He hadn't seen Pei Yun for a long time, and asked a few questions about his recent situation before turning to Lu Anxu: "Your disciple said you have something important to discuss with me?"
Lu Anxu looked at Pei Yun, who then recounted the events. She also recreated her memories in front of the three of them, showing the appearance of the demon spy she had spied on from her hiding place.
However, the spy was completely covered up, and even his voice was disguised, so Lu Anxu and Wei Cheng could not identify him.
Pei Yun then took out the temporarily suspended antidote and the note of advice that Chen Lingxi had given her. The three people in front of her studied it with serious expressions. Lu Anxu took the note and read it carefully: "Did Venerable Lingxi give this to you?"
"That's right. When we attacked the Demon Cave, Venerable Lingxi and Venerable Qin Gu fought against the Night Demon Lord and others. Later, my companions and I participated in the Sword Debate Tournament. This is what he researched and identified as the possible poison components, as well as the medicinal materials needed for the antidote..."
She paused, then continued, "...Palace Master, City Lord Wei, this demon spy can concoct such a high-level poison; he must be a very skilled alchemist. His identity might be related to the Pill God Palace or Heavenly Pill City, since most renowned high-level alchemists come from those places..."
These words caused the three of them to change their expressions slightly. Lu Anxu understood Pei Yun's implication: "Only a few of us in the entire Dan Shen Palace know about this matter now, and it won't be spread outside. Pei Yun, where is the poisoned disciple from the Yunshan Sect?"
"She is currently at the Yunshan Sect, and because there are still some temporary antidotes available, she is temporarily out of danger."
"Let her come to the Pill God Temple. Since we're going to conduct research, we still need to check on the poisoned person's condition."
“Yes, I will send word immediately and have my junior sister come to the Pill God Palace,” Pei Yun said.
She also inquired about the situation at the Temple of the Array Gods, saying, "The demon race has spies not only alchemists, but also array masters, and top-tier array masters at that. I wonder if the Temple Master of the Temple of the Array Gods will see me..."
"Disciples will be recruited soon. The Palace Master of the Array God Palace is currently in the Divine Realm City. Since you have Venerable Qin Gu's letter, you can simply take the letter to the Array God Palace to request an audience."
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However, Pei Yun did not go to the Array God Palace immediately. The next day, she first went to the inner city for a stroll and finally managed to rent a villa.
She then went to Baoling Pavilion in the outer city to quickly relay the message back to Yunshan Sect. She figured that the Demon-Slaying Sword Spirit and Senior Zhenhua were still on their way to escort Lan Chu back to the sect, so she could only trouble the two seniors to bring Wang Xue'er over.
She was busy all day, and when she returned to the Pill God Palace, Fu Lingchen still hadn't come to see her as promised. After thinking for a moment, she turned around and went to the Artifact God Palace, where she saw Fu Lingchen still in line, but soon it would be his turn.
Upon seeing her, Fu Lingchen perked up: "Quickly, lend me your twin spirit swords!"
Pei Yun handed him the twin spirit swords, completely bewildered. He then heard Pei Yun say, "The requirement for registering for the Artifact God Temple is that applicants must bring a magical artifact they have crafted themselves. I was just wondering what to bring when you showed up. These twin spirit swords of yours are something I spent several months carefully crafting..."