Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1609: Chapter 867: Entering Purple Yun Mountain, Mixed Element Qi Great Capture

As time slowly passed, more and more spiritual energy vortexes appeared in the sky above the Spirit Stone Plaza.

The vortexes were densely packed, with the largest spanning tens of thousands of feet, and the smallest at least a dozen feet in size.

Underneath each vortex sat a Daoist, everyone competing fiercely for the surrounding spiritual energy and the Tao spirit mechanism.

Thus, every moment, countless vortexes clashed and collided violently, countless spiritual energy storms were born and vanished, and the torrents of spiritual energy in the void grew increasingly fierce and violent. More and more Daoists gradually faltered, constantly being teleported out of the square.

One hour,

two hours,

Three hours later, the number of people in the square had reduced to less than ten thousand, with a Tao flower blooming above each person’s head.

The one who had gathered the most had not only fully formed three Tao flowers but also had the bud of a fourth.

Even though Zhao Sheng’s flesh was too "exceptionally outstanding," he managed to concentrate his divine thought and will and still gathered two Tao flowers and a third budding.

Among all those left on the square, he still ranked in the top ten, making him extremely "conspicuous."

Rumble!

The spiritual energy vortexes around clashed fiercely, emitting bursts of thunderous roars.

Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged on the ground, secretly feeling something amiss.

He had hoped to sneak unnoticed into the Taiqing Sect.

Who would have thought that the heavens would foil his plans! He never expected the Taiqing Sect to select its disciples in such a unique manner.

In the midst of it, Zhao Sheng’s heart was filled with a great and ominous premonition, as if he "saw" invisible gazes falling upon him.

Although he did not detect anything unusual, Zhao Sheng knew in his heart that the high-ups of the Taiqing Sect were certainly observing everyone in secret.

As time approached the fourth hour, the underground torrent of spiritual energy suddenly surged several times more than before.

In an instant, the plaza was flooded with a dense liquid spiritual energy, and everyone was under the immense pressure of the energy’s frenzied influx.

Before long, some were unable to refine the frenzied influx of nature’s spiritual energy, their bodies swelling to the brink of explosion, nearly falling into a state of becoming a Fallen Demon.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The number of people on the plaza rapidly dwindled, leaving only a little over two thousand seven hundred in a matter of moments.

Conversely, the speed at which the cultivators gathered Tao flowers skyrocketed, with someone quickly forming a fourth Tao flower, followed by a fifth, sixth...

During this time, the "Tao spirit mechanism" didn’t decrease but increased, with each thread of spirit mechanism significantly larger than at the beginning.

Suddenly, someone on the western side of the plaza shouted, "Oh no, I’m about to break through!"

Before the words fell, that person was teleported out of the plaza.

A breath later, someone else laughed wildly, "Fellow Daoists, I, Li Fei, will take my leave first!"

Swish!

The laughing person was also teleported away.

With people announcing themselves, others followed suit.

For a time, voices rose and fell in the plaza:

"I, Zhang Ji, will await you fellow Taoists outside the mountain gate in advance!"

"My name is Chen Dongsheng, in the future, I shall drink and converse with you fellow Daoists! Haha, I am leaving now!"

"...I, Yin Zhen, say farewell to you venerable Daoists..."

"Haha, I’ve cultivated arduously for hundreds of years, yet it does not compare to the work of a single day today. Is it sadness? Happiness? Alas!"

As night descended, a bright moon rose high in the sky.

At this moment, Zhao Sheng keenly noticed that the number of people on the plaza had fallen below three hundred.

He promptly decided not to persist any longer.

A breath later, the Tao flower above Zhao Sheng’s head suddenly began to sway, showing signs of collapse.

At the same time, high above the plaza, the Sect Leader of the Taiqing Sect, seeing this scene, couldn’t help but smile and with a slight mental move.

In the next moment, Zhao Sheng’s figure flashed and disappeared into thin air.

...

After a dizzying moment, Zhao Sheng found himself in another place.

Here was a very spacious and bright grand hall, the furnishings within were quite similar to those in the Ancestor Hall of the Lingbi Temple.

A divine statue of the Taiching Ancestor also stood in the hall, and on the offering table were incense burners and offerings, with ancient paintings adorning the walls.

The difference was, in this hall, the resonance of the Tao permeated, exuding an extraordinarily ancient flavor, and the void was suffused with a subtle, mysterious immortal spirit qi.

In front of the offering table stood a middle-aged Daoist in a purple Daoist robe, with a serious and stern face.

A blue halo rose behind this man’s head, evidently a Great Ability of the Unification Realm.

Zhao Sheng’s heart was awed, and he quickly lowered his head and bowed, swiftly moving to stand silently behind the others.

Before him, nearly a hundred people had already arrived here.

After Zhao Sheng had stood for a short while, yet another young Daoist with a delicate appearance was teleported into the hall.

The delicate Daoist glanced around and cleverly shifted his steps, quietly moving to stand behind Zhao Sheng, standing respectfully and silently.

As time passed, more and more Daoists arrived in the hall, most of whom were young Taoists, with those in Heavenly Blue Taoist Robes as Outer Disciples numbering less than two-tenths.

Notably, everyone who appeared in this hall possessed exceptional talent and extraordinary comprehension.

Except for a certain someone, many here naturally possessed a cultivation Spiritual Body, and the rest all had Heavenly Spirit Root qualities.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng couldn’t help but secretly marvel, "The Taiqing Sect’s qi fortune continues prosperously like this, truly worthy of utmost respect!!"

After waiting for nearly an hour, no more newcomers appeared in the hall.

At this point, the Great Ability of the Unification Realm began to act.

This person took out three incense sticks, lit them, and then turned to face the divine statue of the ancestor, bowing three times, and finally placed the Ten Thousand Years Incense into the incense burner.

After completing this, the man turned back to face the crowd, saying loudly, "From this day forth, you are the new generation of inner sect disciples of the Taiqing Sect."