allonlinenovel Chapter 1888
Chapter 1888
"Silly girl." Chen Xuan smiled and gently pinched her nose, his tone full of certainty, "After the disciple-acceptance ceremony, I will teach you a close-combat divine skill, which is specially suitable for a cultivator like you who has refined body like gods and demons. Your combat power will definitely increase significantly then."
Tianxing suddenly looked up at him, her eyes red and tears still clinging to her eyelashes: "Really? My husband isn't lying to me?"
"When have I ever lied to you?" Chen Xuan wiped away her tears, his fingertips touching her slightly cool cheek. "This divine ability can condense your divine and demonic power onto your fist blade. When it erupts, it can break through the protective aura of cultivators of the same level, which can make up for your weakness of not being able to break through defenses in close combat."
"In addition, I will teach you another protective divine power." As Chen Xuan felt Tianxing's graceful figure, certain images kept flashing through his mind.
"Thank you, my husband!" Tianxing's tears stopped instantly, and a shy smile appeared on her face. Being treated so affectionately by Chen Xuan in front of so many sisters made her ears turn red instantly. She quickly broke free from his embrace, hid next to Zi Mo, and even secretly glanced back at him.
Qiu Zixian stood aside, watching this scene, a faint smile unconsciously curving her lips.
She held Chen Xuan's hand, feeling the warmth on her fingertips—it turned out that he didn't maintain their relationship through any special means, but rather through this delicate tenderness, keeping everyone in his heart.
This feeling of being cherished gradually warmed up a long-dormant corner of her heart.
Just then, two figures rushed out from the void corridor of the personal disciples—Shang Yu's green dress was still neat, only the cuffs were a little dusty, and the jade incantation in her hand was still glowing faintly.
A sword mark appeared on Bai Lingfei's white robes, but it did not affect his upright posture in the slightest. The long sword in his hand was already sheathed, and his eyes were full of ease.
"Hahaha!" The man in the green robe laughed loudly across the mountain peak. He raised his hand to suppress the murmurs of the crowd, his voice full of joy. "This time, the Reverse Void Realm disciple recruitment has produced fourteen core disciples and four personal disciples! This is the most fruitful disciple recruitment in nearly a thousand years for our Heartless Holy Land! It is truly a fortunate event for the sect!"
"Congratulations, Martial Uncle! Congratulations, Martial Uncle!" Xu Kong Wen Dao, Gui Jian, and the others bowed in unison, their voices clear and their eyes filled with genuine smiles—with so many more geniuses joining the sect, the hope of a future ranking improvement had increased even further.
The man in the green robe smiled and nodded, his gaze sweeping over the eighteen people present before finally settling on Chen Xuan and his group—eight people, six of whom were core members and two were his personal disciples. Even he was shocked by this achievement.
The two-month assessment finally came to an end. On the mountaintop, the cultivators who failed to pass the corridor had long since dispersed, leaving only the eighteen who had successfully become disciples. The surrounding clouds and mist gradually thinned, and starlight shone upon them, reflecting the anticipation on each of their faces.
"You all come with me to the sect." The man in the green robe turned around first and flew towards Qingjue Star. Pale blue spiritual energy spread out behind him, forming a path.
"Yes, senior!" Everyone responded in unison, and streaks of light followed closely behind, passing through the swirling clouds and mist. At first, the mist was cool and carried the fragrance of spiritual herbs as it brushed against their cheeks, but as they went deeper, the light and shadow in front of them suddenly brightened, as if they had passed through an invisible barrier.
The next second, everyone gasped.
At the distant top of the void, four enormous "bubbles" floated, connected to each other, like four gems embedded in the starry sky.
The bottommost bubble was pale white, and you could vaguely see scattered wooden houses inside. The spiritual energy was faint but even, clearly indicating that it was the residence of an inner disciple.
The next level is light gold, containing pavilions and towers. Spiritual energy transforms into faint mist that entwines the buildings; this is the core disciple's grotto-heaven.
Above that, there was a clear sky blue, with fine sword patterns flowing on the surface of the bubbles. The spiritual energy was so dense that it was almost dripping down, and even the air carried the sharpness of the swordsmanship—this was the training ground for the direct disciples.
At the very top, there was a small purple-gold bubble, enveloped in a faint halo, obscuring the view inside, yet exuding an aura of majesty, clearly the exclusive grotto of a holy son or elder.
"It's a four-tiered blessed land!" Huang Daoji trembled all over, pointing at the four bubbles, his voice shaking. "I've seen it recorded in ancient books! Inner disciples, core disciples, personal disciples, and elders each reside on a different level, and the concentration of spiritual energy and the resources available on each level are vastly different!"
He looked at Chen Xuan, Qiu Zixian, and the other three with envy: "That sky-blue area is the 'Eternal Sword Dao Cave Heaven' of the direct disciple—I heard that it was left behind by an Eternal Realm expert during the Immortal Ancient Era, and it contains his Eternal Sword Dao!"
"The legacy of an Eternal Realm expert?" Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow and looked at the sky-blue bubble—the sword patterns on the surface of the bubble seemed to come alive, gently flowing with the starlight, and one could vaguely feel the sword pressure emanating from within.
"Shangyu Fairy should know the details, right?" Someone looked at Shangyu with anticipation in their voice—she came from a powerful clan in the Qingye Realm, so she must know more about the secrets of the Holy Land than others.
Shang Yu gently waved the folding fan in his hand, the outline of Qingjue Star embroidered on the fan surface, and said in a calm tone: "This Eternal Sword Dao Cave Heaven was indeed created by the Eternal Sword Cultivator. Sword cultivators who cultivate inside can clarify their own sword path more quickly, and there is even a very small probability that they can touch the traces of the Eternal Sword Dao left behind by that great master - if they can comprehend even a trace, their understanding of the sword dao can cross a major realm."
Upon hearing this, the sword cultivators present instantly blushed, their eyes fixed on the azure bubble, and their breathing became rapid—Gui Jian's hand unconsciously pressed on the hilt, and even Bai Lingfei's eyes lit up, clearly showing his excitement.
The non-sword cultivators, however, showed a hint of disappointment on their faces.
Seeing this, Shang Yu smiled and added, "There's no need for everyone to be envious. Each of these four types of grotto-heavens has its own unique advantages—the inner grotto-heaven is suitable for building a foundation, the core grotto-heaven contains resources such as alchemy furnaces and talisman brushes, and the top-level purple-gold grotto-heaven even contains traces of the Great Dao of Space. It's not necessarily true that the higher the level, the better; the key is to match it with your own Great Dao. For example, if your junior sister is skilled in formations, the 'Array Pattern Stele' in the core grotto-heaven might be more suitable for her than the Eternal Sword Dao Grotto-heaven."
Upon hearing this, the disappointment on everyone's faces gradually faded. Zi Mo's eyes lit up as she looked towards the direction of the core cave, her fingertips already unconsciously forming array incantations—she had long heard of the array pattern stele, and if she could comprehend the Dao in front of the stele, her mastery of array techniques would surely advance to a higher level.
Looking at everyone's reactions, the man in the green robe nodded in satisfaction: "Alright, come with me to assign accommodations. Personal disciples will come with me to the Second Sword Dao Eternal Grotto Heaven, and core disciples will go to the Third Shallow Gold Grotto Heaven..."
Before he finished speaking, everyone could no longer contain their excitement and followed the man in the green robe towards their respective grottoes.
Holding Qiu Zixian's hand, Chen Xuan followed behind Shang Yu and Bai Lingfei, flying towards the sky-blue bubble. The sword patterns on the surface of the bubble flowed before his eyes, and he seemed to hear the ancient sword cries. His understanding of the sword path in his heart also began to stir.
Qiu Zixian leaned against him, her purple eyes reflecting the light and shadow of the cave, and said softly, "The spiritual energy here is more than ten times denser than outside. With such a cultivation environment, coupled with the opportunity for the future breakthrough of the Star-Gazing True Immortal, our Great Dao may be perfected much faster."
Chen Xuan nodded and squeezed her hand—both of them understood that the opportunities in the Heartless Holy Land had only just begun.