A ray of light as dark as ink fell on the Zhenyang Dojo, revealing a figure with black hair and black robes.
This person is none other than Liu Yu!
On the ninth day after completing the True Inheritance assessment task, just after finishing his daily practice, he received a message from the sect and came here to participate in the ceremony for promotion to the True Inheritance.
At a glance, there are quite a few monks on the dojo, all of whom are familiar or unfamiliar to the Foundation Establishment sect.
But even if they are strangers, Liu Yu still knows their names, so they won't have the embarrassment of not being able to pronounce them by name when they meet on the left.
After all, immortal cultivators have a photographic memory, and there are only a few hundred Yuanyang Sect foundation-building cultivators. Even if you have never interacted with them, it is still easy to collect simple information.
"Senior Brother Liu, congratulations."
Qian Zhijin quickly walked closer, cupped his hands and said.
He had a spring-like smile on his face, but his heart was very complicated. He was both envious and a little jealous. It was really sad.
Thinking back to those days, Liu Yu was just an ordinary outer disciple, with a cultivation level of only the fourth level of Qi Refining.
He wanted to choose a better outside chore boy, and offered him spiritual stones as a benefit, calling him "Senior Brother Qian".
But now that the situation has changed, the status of both parties has undergone great changes.
The other party has soared into the sky, rising step by step from a mediocre outer disciple, and now he is about to become a true disciple, and he now has to call him senior brother.
That is the true position!
There are more than 400 people building the foundation of the sect, but those who are lucky enough to be listed as true successors are only a few dozen.
Everyone is a leader among their peers, and their status far exceeds that of ordinary foundation-building monks.
After being specially trained by the sect, the chance of condensing golden elixir is also far higher than that of ordinary monks.
He was really impressed that the other party could ascend to the position of True Successor with his cultivation in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
"Congratulations to Senior Brother Liu for ascending to the position of True Successor. The success of the Golden Elixir is just around the corner!"
However, Qian Zhijin had rich experience, so he suppressed all the complicated thoughts and sorrows in his heart and said sincere congratulations.
At this moment, he was also happy and fortunate.
No matter what, the relationship between him and Liu Yu is pretty good, and they can barely be regarded as "friends".
The other party's future is soaring into the sky, which is not a bad thing.
If you encounter any difficulties in the future, maybe you will ask the other party for help?!
"Senior Brother Qian, you're welcome."
"Liu is just practicing step by step. Being able to obtain the position of true successor is all due to the cultivation of the sect and a bit of luck."
"As for the words that the golden elixir will be perfected, you must not take it seriously."
Liu Yu smiled heartily and said politely.
Mu Xiu is bound to be destroyed by Lin Feng. Although he is about to become a true disciple, he still does not want to be too high-profile.
"Senior Brother Liu is already the venerable master of the True Tradition. I will never dare to accept the title of Senior Brother."
"Never mention it again, never mention it again."
Regarding the title of senior brother, Qian Zhijin waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he could not accept it.
More than ten years have passed, and he and Liu Yu have been building the foundation at about the same time, and now they have reached the middle stage of foundation building.
However, there is a huge difference in status between true disciples and ordinary disciples. Even if their cultivation levels are the same or even higher, the latter must address the former as senior. This is the etiquette of the ancient sect.
Calling him senior is just polite. After all, the rules of the sect are there. As a person who enjoys privileges, Liu Yu certainly cannot violate them.
He has no intention of shaking the sect's rules and order that have been passed down for thousands of years.
While they were talking, a blue ray of light fell not far away, revealing the figure of a cold female cultivator.
It’s actually Li Buyu!
With a slight smile on his cold and cold face, Li Buyu put away his spiritual weapon and walked over.
"It's just a small matter, why bother senior sister?"
Liu Yu hurried up to greet him and said so after saying hello.
"The position of true successor is no small matter, and from now on it will no longer be comparable to mediocre people."
"Junior brother is promoted to true successor. As a senior sister, of course I have to support the scene."
Li Buyu suppressed his smile and said seriously.
"Thank you, senior sister!"
Liu Yu held his hand heavily.
He could feel the goodwill of the other party, and the Li family's help was also indispensable for the success of getting the position of true successor, so this thank you was sincere.
Liu Yu skillfully dealt with the fellow disciples who came to congratulate him. Seeing that the time was almost up, Liu Yu ended the conversation in a timely manner.
Turning his head towards Jiang Qiushui who was following him, Ji Ruyan nodded slightly, flicked his sleeves, and walked quickly up to Tongtian Peak.
After passing through the area where the foundation-building monks were at the foot of the mountain and entering the mountainside where Elder Jindan's cave was located, Liu Yu slowed down slightly.
But no matter what scenery there is on the way, there is no stopping at all.
Finally, when we reached the top of Tongtian Peak, we stopped.
Liu Yu saw a mottled ancient palace.
The ancient palace is only the size of a basketball court, and its entire body is made of bronze-like material, glowing with a blue-black color.
Although it has been neatly taken care of, it can still be seen from every corner that this ancient temple has gone through a long period of time to leave such mottled traces.
Those are the traces washed away by the power of time, those are the carvings of time.
Liu Yu took one look at it and immediately felt a sense of vicissitudes that had passed through the years.
The small hall has gone through the years and has been preserved since distant times. It seems to carry the weight of history!
Timeless!
Directly above the palace door, there is a square plaque with the three characters "ancestral hall" engraved on it.
Perhaps because it is too old, the gilt font has faded a bit.
The hall was a solemn place, and the birds and flowers outside were peaceful. In such an environment, Liu Yu unconsciously held her breath.
I don't know why, but I can no longer feel any contempt in my heart.
At this time, there was a female cultivator wearing apricot-yellow robes standing outside the Patriarch's Hall. She was stopping to look up at the small hall, and seemed to be looking at it carefully.
She looked solemn and thoughtful, as if she was reminiscing about the sect's past.
Wei Xiaoqin!
"Why is this woman here? Could it be?!"
Liu Yu's heart moved.
This woman was the leader of the Qingfeng team with him, and her performance in the battle of Yan Kingdom was not much worse than hers, and she received forty-five points of merit.
It took longer than me to build the foundation. If I had accumulated some merits before, it would not be difficult to meet the basic requirements.
No matter how this woman passed the test, since she is standing here, it undoubtedly means something.
How sharp is the spiritual sense of the Foundation Establishment monks?
In addition, he did not restrain himself when observing, so he was quickly noticed. Wei Xiaoqin turned around and saw the person coming, with a look of surprise on his face.
The matter of promotion to a true successor will generally be announced to the entire sect only after the ceremony has been officially completed.
Before that, if they didn't take the initiative to spread the word, it would basically not be known to other monks, so the two of them didn't know each other's affairs in advance.
"Junior Sister Wei."
Liu Yu walked forward and said hello lightly.
Wei Xiaoqin returned the favor with her hand, and then fell silent.
The Patriarch Hall is a solemn and solemn place, and it is quite inappropriate to have casual conversations here, so after a brief greeting, the two of them had no intention of talking.
If you are accused of disturbing the peace of the Patriarch and are disgusted by Elder Jindan who presides over the matter, you will be ready to cry without tears.
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In this way, another two quarters of an hour passed.
When the sun rose to the middle of the sky and shone brightly on the earth, three powerful golden elixir-level spiritual pressures suddenly appeared.
Two of the spiritual pressures seemed familiar to Liu Yu. He turned around and saw that they were Master Changfeng and Elder Qi Yuntian.
As for the last elder, he had never known him.
Two Foundation Establishment disciples were promoted to True Inheritors, and three Jindan Masters were dispatched, which shows that they attach great importance to this matter.
True disciples are specially trained and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the sect's inheritance. They are the core among the core, and the "Three Heroes and Four Heroes" are the best among them.
If you walk in the world of immortality, it represents the face of the sect to a certain extent.
Therefore, the sect has always been extremely cautious in selecting true disciples and will never relax its requirements.
In the past dynasties, most of them remained around 20 people, and when they were prosperous, they only had 30 people.
Even with the help of the Li family and the Yan family, Liu Yu's own conditions met the requirements in all aspects. In order to complete the assessment tasks, Liu Yu still worked hard for more than half a year.
This was even when he secretly used his hidden strength, which shows how difficult it is to be promoted to a true successor.
There are more than 20 true successors out of more than 400 foundation-building disciples. It is simply difficult for ordinary monks to become a true successor.
Without extraordinary luck or extraordinary family background, it is almost impossible.
"Disciple pays homage to all the masters."
When the three elders appeared, Liu Yu and Wei Xiaoqin reacted quickly and immediately bent down to salute, not daring to slack off at all.
When he bent down, he could feel the eyes of the three Jindan elders falling on him, looking up and down.
Liu Yu couldn't help but be secretly frightened by being observed so carefully by the Golden elixir monk at such a close distance.
The "invisibility technique" is quietly operating at full strength, lest its secrets be discovered.
On the other side, Wei Xiaoqin was also under tremendous pressure, but the elders did not speak and she did not dare to raise her head at all.
Every improvement in a monk's realm is a leap in the essence of life.
The two of them were like fragile sheep being watched at close range by the tiger at the top of the food chain. You can imagine the pressure they endured.
However, it is normal to be looked at carefully.
The three elders who presided over the promotion were not only there to preside over the promotion, but also to make final considerations.
After contact, the elders will promote you only if you think you can take on a big job.
If you feel that you are overwhelmed by the responsibility, all your efforts will be in vain.
"Get up."
It seemed like a long time passed, and it seemed like it was only a short moment. Liu Yu heard the voice of Master Changfeng in his ears, and he slowly straightened his back.
Where they stood, the three elders were nowhere to be seen.
After this incident, Liu Yu was determined.
He is Li Changkong's registered disciple, and he is somewhat related to Changfeng Zhenren. He considers himself to have fully met the requirements of true discipleship in all aspects without any fraud.
As long as you don't make any mistakes next time, there shouldn't be any accidents.
"call"
Beside her, Wei Xiaoqin also stood up and slowly exhaled.
It can be seen that facing the three Jindan elders directly puts a lot of pressure on her.
"Junior Sister Wei"
Liu Yu's expression was as usual, and his heart had returned to calm. He looked at each other and walked towards the Patriarch's Hall together.
He crossed the threshold lightly and walked into the hall in an orderly manner.
Liu Yu looked solemn and quickly glanced around the hall, taking in a panoramic view of the situation inside the hall.
The decoration of the Patriarch's Hall is simpler than imagined.
On the central wall, there are portraits of the Yuanying Patriarch. There are small words on the portraits, briefly recording the deeds of the Yuanying Patriarch.
There are tributes placed on the offering table, and all the sacrificial utensils are next to it.
There is a curl of incense rising from the incense burner with three legs and two ears in the hall, lingering in the hall.
As for the three Jindan elders, they were holding several sticks of incense and saluting the portraits of the ancestors of the past generations.
Seeing this scene, Liu Yu and Wei Xiaoqin stood in the center of the hall with their hands down, quietly without saying a word.
After the ceremony was over, Master Changfeng and the other three elders all turned around and looked at the two people who had been waiting for a long time.
"Wei Xiaoqin, sixty-seven years old, in the middle stage of foundation building."
"With good conduct and both ability and political integrity, he can be a true successor."
Elder Qi spoke slowly.
First, he briefly told Wei Xiaoqin's background and resume, and then told about his meritorious service to the sect, as well as the official tasks he had performed.
After the final summary, it was announced that he could be promoted to a true disciple.
"It seems that this ceremony is mainly hosted by Elder Qi."
"Zhenren Changfeng and another elder are just going through the motions and serving as witnesses."
Liu Yu secretly thought.
At this time, Elder Qi, who looked old-fashioned and serious, scolded again:
"Why don't you come forward quickly and salute the Patriarch?!"
Wei Xiaoqin immediately responded, following the example of the three elders just now, picking up three sticks of incense, lighting them, and saluted solemnly in front of the portrait of the Patriarch.
After the ceremony, he inserted three sticks of incense into the furnace. The ceremony was half completed, but he still knelt on the futon and did not get up.
Although cultivating immortals is an act against heaven, some geniuses and evildoers may not even fear heaven and earth, let alone kneel to heaven and earth.
But for the sect, respecting teachers and passing on the legacy is the first priority.
If even the patriarch is unwilling to kneel down when he is promoted to the true biography, how can we say "respecting the teacher and respecting the Tao"?
Such a person who does not respect his teacher will naturally not be promoted to the true successor, and he may have to clean up the family.
"The sect taught you the skills, gave you resources, and trained you to become a talented person, so that you can achieve what you have today."
"As a true successor, you should be a role model for ordinary disciples. From now on, you should strictly abide by the sect's rules and spare no effort for the development and growth of the sect."
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"If you dare to deceive your master and destroy your ancestors, kill each other in the same sect, and violate the sect rules, you will no longer have a place in heaven and earth, and the sect will definitely clean up the door."
"If you can do all of the above, you will take the inner demon oath. From now on, you will be the twenty-third true disciple of this generation."
Elder Qi's prim and serious face carried an inexplicable majesty that made people intimidating.
Every word he spoke was upright and majestic, and seemed to be deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Liu Yu took this scene into consideration, keeping a serious look on his face, but not a trace of emotion in his heart.
Wei Xiaoqin had already been prepared and did not hesitate at all after hearing this.
She immediately kowtowed heavily, knelt down on the futon, faced the portraits of the ancestors of the Yuanyang Sect, and began to swear the oath of inner demons:
"Disciple Wei Xiaoqin is promoted to the position of True Successor today. He will definitely be loyal to the sect and abide by the sect's rules."
Wei Xiaoqin spoke very slowly, almost word by word, swearing to the inner demons and swearing loyalty to the sect.
In fact, the three elders have no special requirements, and this inner demon oath is not particularly strict.
According to Wei Xiaoqin's oath, as long as he does not deceive his master, destroy his ancestors, kill fellow sect members, or do all kinds of "treasonous and unethical" things, there are almost no restrictions.
Thanks to book friend Fengfeng Feifei for the 3,000-point reward!