Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1610 - 867: Entering Purple Cloud Mountain, Mixed Element Qi Great Capture (2)

Everyone's faces lit up with uncontainable joy upon hearing those words.

"The initiation's first step requires offering incense to the Ancestor and personally swearing the Three Vows and Nine Precepts, together with the seventy-two rules."

At that moment, the Unification Realm Expert adjusted his tone faintly and declared, "Jingxu, step forward first."

No sooner had the words landed than a handsome young Daoist with an extraordinary aura advanced from the assembly.

He reached the offering table in a few strides, first offering a deep bow to the purple-robed Daoist, and uttered, "Gong’an Ancestor."

Next, he pulled three incense sticks from his sleeve, lit them up, bowed three times to the Ancestor's Divine Statue, and placed the Ten Thousand Years Incense into the burner.

The young Daoist called Jingxu then started reciting his oath aloud before everyone.

"I, Daoist Jingxu, swear today before the Ancestor's Divine Statue: The first vow abolishes the three desires of greed, anger, and ignorance; the second vow rejects association with Evil Demons and Outer Paths..."

Soon enough, Jingxu completed his oath, and abruptly, a beam of light descended from the Ancestor's Divine Statue.

The light flickered as it entered the crown of Jingxu’s head before vanishing completely.

Jingxu bowed once again and withdrew to the center among the cultivators.

The purple-robed Daoist swept his gaze across the crowd, pointed suddenly at a figure in the midst, and declared, "You... you're second."

Me?

Zhao Sheng's heart lurched, a sudden sense of unease washing over him.

Yet he dared not delay, hurrying out from the crowd to humbly approach the purple-robed Daoist, bowing respectfully just like before, and saying, "Gong’an Ancestor."

With dread filling his chest, he offered incense to the Taiching Ancestor and swore the Three Vows, Nine Precepts, and the remaining rules publicly.

Once the oath was done, Zhao Sheng sensed warmth atop his head, like a gentle current pouring into his mind from the crown.

The instant after, an invisible, formless shackle mysteriously took shape deep inside his Primordial Spirit.

Caught off guard at first, Zhao Sheng then felt an odd wave of relief.

Right then, he grasped why the Taiqing Sect held no fear of infiltrators sneaking into their ranks.

Constrained by these rules, nearly all internal spies could cause no havoc and would inevitably assimilate, transforming into genuine Taiqing Sect disciples.

Zhao Sheng retreated promptly, as the third disciple stepped forth from the crowd without pause...

One by one in this way, everyone advanced to offer incense and bow to the Ancestor, swearing their Dao oaths in public.

An hour or so passed before Zhao Sheng and the rest departed the Ancestral Hall, proceeding to the Hall of Authenticity for their Inner Sect Daoist robes and identity tokens.

Following that, each cultivator picked a cave mansion to serve as their cultivation Dao Field, then dispersed to their individual abodes.

Taiqing Cave Heaven holds countless renowned mountains and rivers, yet solely the most primeval Nine Palaces Mountain hosts the Taiqing Sect’s ancestral court.

Long ago, the Taiching Ancestor achieved the Dao and ascended upon Nine Palaces Mountain, prompting the Second Ancestor to found the sect there; countless ages have flown by since the Taiqing Sect's birth.

Even now, Nine Palaces Mountain has seen world-shaking transformations. Every Ling Mountain stands as its own Grotto Heaven, brimming with infinite spacetime, extraordinarily dense Spiritual Energy, and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures scattered abundantly.

The eighth mountain, dubbed Purple Cloud Peak, serves as the home for the Taiqing Sect’s Inner Sect. Most cave mansions of inner and outer disciples nestle within the diverse Spirit Realm Blessed Lands of Purple Cloud Peak.

Eight thousand miles to the southeast of Purple Cloud Peak sprawls a beautiful valley, where meandering streams wind through and spirit fields stretch along both shores.

At the valley's heart, a grand seven-story pavilion rises against the cliffside, shining with majestic splendor from afar.

This seven-story pavilion, named Late Sun and constructed by forebears, now stands as Zhao Sheng’s cultivation Dao Field.

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The dawn after, with the Great Sun climbing from the edge of the world, immense purple clouds tinted the boundless sky.

Vast sheets of purple clouds unfurled from the horizon, evoking the grand sight of three thousand miles of purple qi advancing from the east.

Upon the seventh floor of Late Sun Pavilion, Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged in a simple white Daoist robe.

His eyes sparkled while beholding the endless purple clouds, as a soft glow suddenly cloaked his form entirely.

Soon thereafter, he extended his right hand deliberately, seizing at the distant expanse of purple clouds.

In that very moment, a gigantic, realistic jade-white palm spanning a hundred acres materialized from thin air. It curled its fingers and savagely ripped a massive swath from the purple clouds.

In a blink, the jade-white colossal palm plunged downward, merging into the shielding light around Zhao Sheng.

The "Mixed Element Qi Cave True Scripture", among the Taiqing Sect's three primeval Immortal Laws, lays out seven Great Divine Skills, twenty-three lesser Divine Skills, and myriad Secret Techniques and Abnormal Skills within its Divine Power Chapter.

The "Mixed Yuan Qi Great Capture" that Zhao Sheng had just performed ranks as one of the seven Great Divine Skills—easiest to initiate, yet toughest to refine.

Being a novice, Zhao Sheng had only seized the essentials, scarcely attaining entry-level proficiency.

Despite that, the "Mixed Yuan Qi Great Capture" unleashed several fearsome powers.

Zhao Sheng unfurled his right hand, where a coiling purple qi swirled restlessly in his palm.

He parted his lips and drew breath, propelling the coiling purple qi aloft; it flashed and slipped into his mouth.

The next instant, Zhao Sheng’s eyes blazed with light, a brilliant ray from his body surging upward to form a titanic palm that rent another vast chunk from the purple clouds.

Immediately, a enormous gap yawned in the sky, exposing the pristine azure Heavenly Vault vividly.

Not content after claiming one portion of purple cloud, Zhao Sheng invoked his Mysterious Skill mutely once more, unleashing the "Mixed Yuan Qi Great Capture" three times in a row.

After gulping down four successive lumps of Great Sun Purple Qi, the sprawling purple clouds at last dispersed, returning the Tianqiong to pristine clarity.

The span of a tea's brewing later, Zhao Sheng withdrew his protective light bit by bit, channeling the pure mana from his limbs back into his Core Energy Sea.

As his eyes snapped open, a peculiar sensation struck him, prompting a sharp turn of his head toward the west.