However—reality was reality. No one had ever given him much esteem!
Fengping Valley spoke, "However..." He paused for a moment before continuing, "in the Western Sea, at the Sealed Demon Pan Palace, the Giant Sword Daoist Monarch is rumored to be approaching the end of his lifespan. The cultivation method he practices is the Withered Wood Sword Scripture, a follow-up to The Eternal Green Dao Sutra. Since your main cultivation method is The Eternal Green Dao Sutra, Junior Brother, you might have a chance there."
The Eternal Green Dao Sutra is the top choice of cultivation methods in the sect. Not only are there multiple follow-up cultivation methods available, but many Dao Lords and Sage Monarchs among the Sect Seniors also practice it. For disciples who want to be mentored by Sect Seniors, choosing The Eternal Green Dao Sutra naturally gives them an advantage.
The reason no one has approached me for mentorship is because my apparent physique is a combination of [Bright King Body] and [Human King physique]. Yet, I chose to practice The Eternal Green Dao Sutra as my main cultivation method. In the eyes of the high-level members, I’m wasting my talents...
Hearing this, Xu Xing, who had been puzzled for a long time, seemed to finally understand.
Although his talent was not exceptional in the sect, it wasn’t so poor that none of the Sect Seniors would notice him. When he was in the Outer Sect, he had received several invitations from various peaks after emerging from seclusion. If he had chosen to join one of them at that time, perhaps a Dao Pill Daoist or Nascent Soul Daoist Lord would have extended an olive branch, making him their disciple and incorporating him into the Master and Disciple Lineage.
However—he chose Lingyin Peak.
And here at Lingyin Peak, they probably had information about his previous trip to the Lu Shi Pavilion to select cultivation methods. Moreover, seeing that his Magic Power contained Evergreen Qi...
It was an utter waste of his talent.
So, as long as I switch to practicing the Great Sun True Scripture and achieve something, someone on Lingyin Peak might be willing to take me as a disciple and include me in the Master and Disciple Lineage...
But the three major physiques...
"Misfortune lurks within good fortune, and good fortune lies on the edge of misfortune."
Xu Xing regained his composure.
Upon entering the sect, there are tests everywhere.
He had reminded himself of this phrase before.
Little did he expect that right at the beginning of his time in the sect, he would make a mistake, lose his footing, and fall!
But he did not regret it!
If he hadn’t chosen The Eternal Green Dao Sutra, he wouldn’t have been able to forge the Flawless Immortal Foundation condensed by the three major physiques, nor condense the Nine Luminaries Immortal Fate [Spring God Sentence Mang].
And according to his Fate Deduction, the reason he hadn’t entered the Master and Disciple Lineage... was probably because of this.
Fate Deduction was based on his physique, cultivation method, and strength at the time. He had condensed the Immortal Base of the three major physiques then, and his Magic Power already contained Evergreen Qi.
Immortal Fate is my foundation!
Not having a master is not a big deal. Besides, just because I can’t ask those high-ranking members of the peaks within the sect doesn’t mean that the Sect Seniors of the Pan Palace wouldn’t want to take me as their disciple...
Xu Xing was not discouraged.
Most of the Innate Immortal Geniuses within sects chose the second option and entered the Family Line. Very few Immortal Geniuses chose the first option and entered the Master and Disciple Lineage. Moreover, Immortal Geniuses who weren’t picked by the sect’s high-level members for the Master and Disciple Lineage were also common. At least, on this Flying Boat, he had seen Zhou Mingcang of the Sea Moon Body.
Zhou Mingcang did not select a Family Line marriage during the Palace Choosing A Son-in-law. Later, his trip to the Purple Magpie Valley failed. According to Sect Rules, the Aristocratic Families who came to propose marriage to Zhou Mingcang would automatically be downgraded. These downgraded families were evidently not to the liking of the proud Zhou Mingcang, so he chose to become an external cultivator and try his luck outside the sect.
If all Immortal Geniuses could be chosen and accepted as disciples by the sect’s high-level members... Fengping Valley wouldn’t have said those words just now. Moreover, Jiang Yan and her group didn’t find it strange or unusual that he hadn’t become a disciple of any high-level members in the sect.
It was a common occurrence!
「On the second day of traveling in the Flying Boat,」
the Flying Boat arrived in the Eastern Sea. Fengping Valley bid farewell to Xu Xing and headed to Guang Chuan Island, where he was stationed.
With Fengping Valley no longer accompanying him, Xu Xing didn’t waste any time. One character a day, a thousand characters in a thousand days; constant dripping wears away stone. He began to meditate and cultivate, simultaneously organizing his insights on the array technique from the Illusionary Sacred Monarch’s Array Methods, which he had studied in the Instance World.
This Array Manual cost five thousand Spirit Shells in exchange at the Heavenly Book Pavilion. Cheaper array manuals only cost several hundred, or less than a thousand, Spirit Shells.
However, being expensive had its advantages.
After studying the Illusionary Sacred Monarch’s Array Methods for about a year in the Instance World, Xu Xing gained a rough understanding of array technique. Although he could not yet set up complex arrays, refining Array Eyes and setting up a Spirit Gathering Array was no longer difficult.
Three basic arrays were appended to this book. They were very practical.
First was the Spirit Gathering Array.
Second was the Concealing Breath Array.
Third was the Flame Wood Spirit Array.
The first, the Spirit Gathering Array, could be used for daily cultivation. The second, the Concealing Breath Array, allowed one to set up an array to evade enemy pursuit and escape. The third, the Flame Wood Spirit Array, was a battle array that used the array technique’s power to slay enemies.
With the time difference between Reality and the Instance World... I don’t necessarily have to rely on the Reincarnation World to improve myself. Just this time difference alone is enough to put me far ahead of my fellow disciples.
He took out a jade stone from his Storage Bag and began to engrave an Array Eye.
In a short while, the jade stone shattered, and the Array Eye was destroyed.
But Xu Xing was not discouraged and continued to engrave an Array Eye for the Spirit Gathering Array as before.
After about thirty-two attempts, he finally successfully carved an Array Eye for a Spirit Gathering Array. After completing the Array Eye, he immediately carved two more identical ones. A Spirit Gathering Array required at least three Array Eyes, arranged in a triangle, to be successful.