True Immortal of the Netherworld

Look at the scenery in front of you again. Among the towering mountains, a celestial staircase stretching for more than ten miles appears in front of you, reaching up into the sky, and the far end disappears among the clouds and mist.

Looking at the heavenly stairs in front of him, Xu Yang had mixed feelings in his heart. The journey to immortality begins at the feet, with your head held high, and you climb up the stairs. You don’t know how long you have walked, but you finally reach the end of the ladder to heaven. In front of you is a huge archway carved from white marble. The archway is supported by two huge circular stone pillars on the left and right. The stone pillars are carved with huge dragon patterns, which is majestic.

Looking up, at the crown of the archway, dozens of heavenly ghosts of different sizes are carved, dancing and dancing around the plaque in the middle. The plaque is engraved with three characters "Tiangui Sect".

Behind the archway is a layer of colorful light curtain, which cannot be penetrated by spiritual consciousness or sight. Xu Yang took out a round jade tablet given by Tu Sanli before leaving. According to the secret method taught by Tu Sanli, a white light shot out from the jade tablet and disappeared into the light curtain.

The next moment, a gap opened after the light curtain flickered. Xu Yang took back the jade token and walked directly into the light curtain. The gap in the light curtain closed automatically and remained intact.

Xu Yang, who entered the Tiangui Sect, looked at the scenery in front of him in amazement. Built against the mountain in the distance is a five-story hall. The buildings around the hall are lined up in rows, forming a large area that can't be seen to the edge. Its momentum is far more majestic than the hometown and county town Xu Yang has seen.

At the foot is a huge square, the ground is paved with large bluestone bricks, spotless. Several neatly dressed Tiangui Sect disciples were patrolling the square. Seeing Xu Yang walking over, one of them stepped forward and asked, "That disciple from the branch hall."

"I am a new disciple named Xu Yang." As he said that, Xu Yang took out a dark token given by Tu Sanli and handed it over with both hands.

The front of the token is engraved with the word "wind", and the back of the token is a black eagle. The guard took the token and looked at it, and said: "It turns out that he is a new disciple recommended by Fenggui Hall. Go to the disciple recruitment office over there to sign up." After saying that, he pointed to a two-story exquisite building in the distance.

According to Tu Sanli's plan, Xu Yang first had to participate in the baptism ceremony for the disciples of Tiangui Sect. In the past few days, the side effects of Xu Yang's practice of the Dark Fire Art have begun to appear. Blood marks began to appear on the blood vessels of his wrists, accompanied by redness and swelling.

In the admissions office, new disciples who have entered the sect are coming to sign up one after another. After Xu Yang signed up, he was told that he would participate in the initiation ceremony for new Tiangui Sect disciples in five days.

Five days later, at the third quarter of the Yin hour, in the Tiangui Palace Square.

There were more than a hundred Tiangui Sect disciples who came to participate in the formal initiation ceremony, and Xu Yang was among them. Tiangui Sect is the largest ghost sect in Zhongyuan Continent. If you want to become a disciple of Tiangui Sect, you must be recommended by each branch of Tiangui Sect. Therefore, most of the disciples are from cultivation families with close ties to the Tiangui Sect, and there are very few mortal disciples like Xu Yang.

Recommendation orders for new disciples are also extremely precious. Tu Sanli's recommendation order was also a reward he received after performing meritorious service on a sect mission in Fenggui Hall.

In front of Tiangui Palace.

On both sides of His Highness's square, every two feet apart, there are ghosts of different shapes carved from black stone. Each of these stone-carved ghosts is more than two feet tall. They may be squatting, standing, or leaping. Their faces are all ferocious, adding a bit of mystery and majesty.

The Tiangui Hall is built on a platform more than two meters high, with handrails made of white marble on both sides. Looking up, the main gate of the main hall is more than three feet high, with three large golden characters "Tiangui Hall" engraved on the door plaque.

A pair of huge couplets hang on the left and right of the gate. The golden fonts are engraved on two long plaques as black as ink. The left side reads: The ghosts of heaven roam freely in Guanghan, and the right side reads: Earthly immortals walk alone in the netherworld. The strange thing is that these big characters are faintly flashing with circles of golden light, which is so soul-stirring that people dare not look at them for a long time.

There are four flag stands on each side in front of the main hall. Each flag stand is erected with a large black rectangular flag embroidered with gold. Each flag has a ghost character written on it and flutters in the wind. Sixteen Tiangui Sect disciples stood neatly under the banner, neatly dressed and with solemn expressions.

As Mao hour approached, a group of more than 20 people filed out from the moon gate on one side of the square. The leader was a tall old man with a crown on his head, eyes like lightning under his thick eyebrows, and a strand of beautiful black beard floating on his chest. Wearing a dark purple jacquard brocade robe, she walked with wind. It was Yu Cheng, the leader of the Tiangui Sect who presided over this ceremony.

A deacon disciple with a straight figure and dignified appearance stepped forward and announced loudly: "I would like to invite the master of our sect, Mr. Yu Cheng!" Then he respectfully withdrew.

Yu Cheng looked at the many disciples lined up neatly under the stage, preparing to participate in the initiation ceremony. His eyes flickered and his heart surged, as if he had seen his young self. He stroked his long beard with his hand, nodded with satisfaction, and then announced loudly: "The auspicious time has come, and the baptism ceremony for the disciples of the Tiangui Sect has begun."

"The Heavenly Ghost Sect worships the Heavenly Ghosts and uses the spiritual power of the underworld as an opportunity to break through the immortal way. The sect's ability to stand in the Zhongyuan Continent and to have a prosperous inheritance depends solely on the blessings of the ancestors of the sect and the continuous joining of new disciples to continue to this day. The following is the progress of this sect. For the sect’s entrance ceremony in 2018, please use this sect’s sacred weapon.”

As Yu Cheng's voice fell, eight burly disciples were seen carrying out a large roofless sedan with neat steps. There is a one-foot-square rosewood box in the middle of the sedan. The golden runes on this wooden box are constantly flowing, emitting bursts of light. The big sedan was carried to the center of the platform, and the people carrying the sedan walked backwards neatly.

Yu Cheng bowed respectfully to the wooden box, then flipped his right wrist gently, and hit the wooden box with a magic spell. The lid of the wooden box slowly rose and landed on a prepared tray. As the lid of the box opened, a handle of white jade Ruyi was revealed.

In an instant, the spiritual energy around Zhutai began to surge with Ruyi as the center, and the situation changed.

I saw a black five-clawed dragon walking up and down inside Yu Ruyi, which was particularly eye-catching and ready to come out.

"Go and pay homage to the clan's ritual weapon." Yu Cheng gave the order, and everyone knelt down and saluted.

After the ceremony, Yu Cheng said to the four elders beside him: "I also ask the four guardian elders to assist me in the opening ceremony of the magic weapon."

Yu Cheng and the four guardian elders behind him stood separately in front of Yu Ruyi and cast spells together. Five huge and pure mana flows into Ruyi like a river or a sea.

Under the infusion of mana, the little black dragon on Yu Ruyi gradually became clear. Immediately afterwards, the little black dragon's body broke away from Yu Ruyi.

The mana of Yu Cheng and the five people formed a colorful halo that enveloped the little dragon, and slowly fell into a huge copper basin filled with clear spiritual water that had been prepared in advance.

The originally clear water in the basin gradually turned into the color of ink, and streams of black mist overflowed. After a while, the five people cast spells to remove the little black dragon from the water and put it back into Ruyi.

"This 'Guanghan True Dragon Ruyi' is a sacred artifact left by the founder of the sect and is the treasure of our sect. This clear spiritual water has been washed by the Guanghan True Dragon and is filled with the spirit of the netherworld. Each of the following disciples will Put your little finger into the copper basin. When the Netherworld spirit energy fills the little finger, take it out immediately. Don't be greedy to prevent the power of the Netherworld from backlash. After being baptized with the holy weapon, you can practice my Heavenly Ghost Sect technique. "A deacon loudly informed the disciples below.

After listening to the order, many new disciples filed forward under the leadership of the deacons and elders. They went up from one side of the steps, each put their little fingers into the copper basin, and then returned to the square from the other side of the platform.

Xu Yang walked to the copper basin and put the little finger of his right hand into the copper basin. As soon as the finger entered the basin, he felt a bit of cold air crawling up along the little finger, and instantly the little finger turned black. The whole little finger aches slightly, and a trace of cool spiritual energy from the center of the little finger enters the veins in the body. When the whole little finger turned dark, Xu Yang retracted his finger and returned to the team.

After all the disciples filed back to the square, the clear water in the copper basin became as clear as usual.

"The initiation ceremony is over. From today on, you will officially become a disciple of the Tiangui Sect. You must remember the ancestral precepts, practice hard, and carry forward the Tiangui Sect." With Yu Cheng's clear voice, the initiation ceremony came to an end.

After the ceremony, each of the new disciples was given an identity badge and a pill called "Hua Ming Dan". After returning to his room, Xu Yang took the Huaming Pill. As the medicine takes effect, the originally dark little finger gradually becomes lighter in color.

After a night's rest, the black color on Xu Yang's little finger had completely disappeared. Xu Yang stretched, feeling as if he had grown an inch taller overnight, and his muscles had become much stronger. The red marks on his arms from practicing the Dark Fire Art had disappeared, and he felt that his whole body was full of strength.

The speed of running the Dark Fire Technique is twice as fast as before. It seems that the power of the netherworld is very effective in transforming the body, making it suitable for practicing ghost techniques.

Early the next morning, a group of new disciples were gathered together and led by the sect's seniors to study in the "Teaching Industry Hall". The teaching hall is a place where new disciples learn and receive the most basic training for three days.

Every morning, elders from the sect who specialize in teaching will explain basic spiritual practice knowledge for an hour. In the afternoon, the disciples practiced on their own. Three days later, after testing the disciples' spiritual veins, each disciple will be assigned to different branches for formal practice according to the characteristics of their spiritual veins.

Xu Yang has a fire-attributed spiritual vein. His qualifications are too ordinary, but his control of spiritual power is very delicate. He was assigned to the Wood Spirit Academy, a branch of the Tiangui Sect, for training.

Mulingyuan is the branch of Tiangui Sect that grows heaven and earth spiritual materials. There are countless exotic flowers and plants in the courtyard, which mainly provide materials for alchemy and medicine for the alchemists in the sect.

Mulingyuan is located in a valley dozens of miles away from the main hall of Tiangui Sect. A huge wooden building complex is built against the mountain. The wood-attribute spiritual energy within a radius of ten miles is extremely strong. Walking into Mulingyuan, the fragrance of flowers, plants and trees makes people feel refreshed.

In the main hall of Mulingyuan.

A dozen new disciples, including Xu Yang, stood respectfully before His Highness.

A plump and beautiful woman wearing a light purple gown sat in the center of the hall. His eyes glanced at His Highness, and then said: "I, Xiao Yue'e, as the head of the Wood Spirit Academy, on behalf of the Wood Spirit Academy and all the disciples, welcome you to join the Wood Spirit Academy for practice. From today on, you are the outsiders of the Wood Spirit Academy. Disciples, I hope you will practice hard in the future and become inner disciples as soon as possible..."

"Okay, you go down first. I will send someone to arrange accommodation for you. You have a day of rest first, and you will be assigned specific practice tasks tomorrow." Xiao Zhangyuan said.

After Xu Yang received the exclusive token of Mulingyuan, he was arranged to stay in a wing room.

Early the next morning, Xu Yang received the task assigned by Mulingyuan to take care of the medicine garden. Since I am a newbie, I am still in the learning stage. Xu Yang only performs simple tasks such as care, weeding, and insect removal. The selection, fertilization, and picking of the spiritual herbs in the medicine garden are all completed by skilled old disciples.

The task of taking care of the medicine garden allows Xu Yang to receive a small amount of corresponding spiritual stones from the sect as a reward. If the task is completed well, the spiritual stone reward will be slightly more.

According to the regulations of Tiangui Sect, as an outer disciple, there is no special master to teach you. Only the best among the inner disciples will be accepted as disciples by the elders of the sect and will personally guide them in their cultivation. After completing the care of the medicine garden, Xu Yang spent most of the remaining time practicing the techniques recorded in the Dark Fire Jue by himself, striving to improve his cultivation level.