579: Chapter 279: 9 Rounds of Divine Curses (Please Subscribe) 579: Chapter 279: 9 Rounds of Divine Curses (Please Subscribe) After the Blood Identification in front of the Divine Blade, Chu Xisheng and Chu Ming followed the Sect Master, Li Changsheng, and others into the Ancestor Hall, where they paid homage to the ancestors of the Formless Divine Sect.
Ordinary Inner Sect Disciples did not receive such treatment.
Only on occasions when the Formless Divine Sect opened its doors widely would a newly initiated Inner Sect Disciple like Ye Zhiqiu be able to enter the Ancestor Hall to pay respects to the ancestors.
However, both were “Blood Vengeance Candidates,” successors whom the entire Divine Sect had great expectations for, hence the Elder Council of the Formless Divine Sect agreed to make this special exception for them.
Having offered incense to the many ancestors, Chu Xisheng felt a majestic force coalesce into an illusory small seal that descended into his spirit.
Chu Xisheng knew this was the “Formless Heavenly Seal,” one of the Mountain Guardian Divine Artifacts cast from the Divine Intent left by generations of ancestors.
Its main body was nurtured in the Ancestor Hall, differentiated into seventeen thousand three hundred Dharma Seals, which were bestowed within the Divine Soul of all official disciples of the Formless Divine Sect.
It possessed immense Divine Might, capable of amplifying the Divine Soul Power of the disciples of the Formless Divine Sect by two to eight times, henceforth fearless against the evil spirits of mere Sixth Grade and below.
It also helped them fend off all sorts of Spirit Secret Skills and Illusion Techniques, preventing them from being tainted by evil spirits.
The “Formless Heavenly Seal” also served as the identity proof of all formal disciples of the Formless Divine Sect.
Only with the “Formless Heavenly Seal” in their Primordial Spirit were they considered their own people by the Formless Divine Sect.
The Great Elder Qingxuzi then asked True Disciple Zong Lingwei to guide Chu Xisheng to the Heavenly Artifact Institute and the Divine Pill Institute to collect elixirs and artifacts, as well as some necessary living supplies, and to familiarize him with the whole Formless Mountain.
It was like when you first enter university, and a senior student helps you fetch your textbooks and introduces you to the campus.
It was a pity that Chu Xisheng’s guide was not a senior sister.
Zong Lingwei appeared to be in his thirties, with a fair complexion and delicate features.
The most striking feature was his large earlobes, which almost hung down to the level of his lips.
In the beginning of the year, during the first tremor of the “Blood Vengeance Divine Blade,” Zong Lingwei was one of the two disciples guarding the Divine Blade Platform, witnessing the Sword Intent of the “Blood Vengeance Divine Blade” take form and its Sword Qi pierce the skies.
Of course, Chu Xisheng was unaware of this matter as he curiously inquired about Zong Lingwei’s surname, “Senior Brother Zong seems close to Senior Brother Sanping, and you share the surname Zong.
Could it be that you are related?”
Zong Lingwei chuckled, “The Zong surname is a prominent name in the Northern lands, and our Formless Divine Sect has many with the surname Zong.
Among the True Disciples alone, there are eight or nine of us.
If we must draw a connection, we might be distant brothers separated by who knows how many generations.
All of us with the surname Zong take pride in him.”
By then, Zong Lingwei had already helped Chu Xisheng retrieve his elixirs.
As a “Blood Vengeance Candidate” directly initiated into the Inner Sect, Chu Xisheng could receive Cultivation Elixirs worth ten thousand from the Divine Pill Institute at the beginning of his entry.
After that, he would need to exchange them for money.
Chu Xisheng could purchase various secret pills unique to the Formless Divine Sect from the Divine Pill Institute at eighty percent of the market price or place orders with the Heavenly Artifact Institute to customize and forge Magical Artifacts tailored for him.
He could also exchange them for Merit.
Whether it be shedding blood and sweat for the Formless Divine Sect, inheriting Martial Arts, joining the Northern Border Army, killing descendants of a giant god, exterminating evil Fierce Beasts, and so on, one could earn merits which the Merit Institute would validate and issue.
Chu Xisheng had accumulated quite a bit of Merit with a book called “Practical Annotation of White Horse Not Horse.”
However, Chu Yunyun had previously advised him that it was not a good deal to exchange Merit for elixirs or Magical Artifacts.
Disciples of the Formless Divine Sect typically used Merit to exchange for cultivation Secret Techniques or for time to cultivate in the Secret Realms, or they would hire high-grade cultivators within the sect to escort them for hunting secret medicines or to apply for the right to use Sect-Protecting Magical Artifacts.
The Sect’s five Sect-Protecting Divine Artifacts—the “Formless Heavenly Seal,” “Divine Illusion Sword,” “Jun Tian Holy Sword,” “Heavenly Balance Holy Sword,” and “Execution God Sword”—all had the ability to materialize avatars and project Magic Bodies from a distance.
Disciples of the Formless Divine Sect could expend Merit to summon the avatar transformations of these five Divine Artifacts to assist them in battle.
They could even directly call upon the main bodies from tens of thousands of miles away to descend.
It was somewhat similar to the technique of “Summoning God.”
The “Formless Heavenly Seal” and “Divine Illusion Sword” are Super-grade Divine Artifacts, while the “Jun Tian Holy Sword,” “Heavenly Balance Holy Sword,” and “Execution God Sword” are Half-step Super-grade, all peeking into the realm of a True God and possessing a portion of a True God’s authority.
Reportedly, seven hundred years ago, the “Blood Vengeance Divine Blade” also had the ability to differentiate into a Magic Body.
However, after the death of the Blood Vengeance Blade Lord, the Divine Intent of the Touch Death Blade had yet to find a successor, and the “Blood Vengeance Divine Blade” had not been nurtured for eight hundred years, temporarily losing part of its Divine Might.
Therefore, in critical moments, this Merit could be a lifesaver and should not be used unless necessary.
“This is the Heavenly Artifact Institute—”
Zong Lingwei led Chu Xisheng to stand in the void and pointed to a tremendous three-legged Golden Tripod about one hundred and seventy zhangs high and seventy zhangs wide in front of them, “That is the ‘Samadhi Refining God Tripod,’ which harnesses the Earth Core Divine Flame, Sun and Moon Essence Fire, and Mortal Heart Fire, all merged into one.
It’s said to be capable of refining all matters between heaven and earth, even purported to smelt an Ancient Giant God.
The Samadhi Refining God Tripod has eighty-one subsidiaries, revered by Artifact Refiners as a holy object for forging, exceedingly coveted.
Therefore, many esteemed Artifact Masters are gathered here, drawn by it.
They see it as the place for their ultimate realization, eagerly awaiting an invitation from the ‘Heavenly Artifact Institute.’
From a distance, Chu Xisheng gazed upon the massive Golden Tripod, his heart rippling with emotion.
The profound foundations of the Formless Divine Sect were astounding.