Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points

Chapter 537: Chapter 529: Three Immortal Gates

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If the strength level of beast pets were used as a comparison, an ordinary Immortal Master would be equivalent to a Grade Ten beast pet.

The seven fairies in white on the stage should be one level higher than an ordinary Immortal Master, roughly equal in strength to a Grade Eleven beast pet. The fairy in red has a higher cultivation level than them, approximately equal to Grade Twelve, which is on par with a Fire Phoenix.

The Great Immortal Envoy who had descended was able to make eight fairies bow in greeting, and the Immortal Might he radiated was even more frightening than Madame Zhao’s. If Madame Zhao’s strength was equivalent to that of a Grade Thirteen beast pet, then the Great Immortal Envoy’s strength must be at least above Grade Fourteen.

“Morning dew and evening glow, ten years pass in the flick of a finger. Once again our sect hosts the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, flinging wide the Immortal Gate, eagerly welcoming outstanding talents from all directions. Our sect has established the Jielu Platform here to expound the Dao and the Dharma. Tomorrow marks the preliminary selection of talent. Anyone who aspires to join the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect may vie for their Immortal Fate here.

At that time, there will be three Immortal Gates. Passing through the first gate will grant an Immortal Badge, passing the second will earn a spot in the external registry of the Immortal Sect, and passing the third will earn an Ascendancy Order, entry into our sect, and the struggle for Immortal Fate.

The path to immortality is long and arduous, let’s encourage each other.”

No sooner had the voice faded than the Great Immortal Envoy’s figure, just like when he arrived, slowly ascended and then gradually disappeared.

The celestial flowers that had floated down from the sky, along with the melodious sounds of immortals, disappeared as well.

The auspicious clouds slowly dissipated, and the audience below remained silent.

Everyone’s fists were clenched tight, as if invigorated by a shot of adrenaline, resolutely determined to vie for their Immortal Fate tomorrow with all their might.

The Great Immortal Envoy had made it clear that anyone passing through the Second Immortal Gate could become a registered disciple of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect.

Though in previous years some registered disciples were also recruited, the numbers were extremely limited. Often before any announcements were made, the higher-ups from the major sects would use their connections and offer lavish gifts to secure these positions internally.

For ordinary people to get one of these registered disciple slots was almost harder than ascending to heaven.

This year, however, it was exceptionally open to all who could pass through the Second Immortal Gate to become a registered disciple of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect, which was truly an unprecedented and hefty benefit.

The so-called registered disciples essentially serve the Immortal Sect as menial workers.

The immortals’ daily needs, and the mundane affairs of the Immortal Sect as well as the collection of various intelligence, all need to be addressed by these menial disciples.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Since its establishment, the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect has always been discreet in its actions, recruiting few registered disciples.

They do this to ensure the purity of the sect’s lineage.

The fewer people there are, the easier they are to manage.

Too many menial disciples would bring a lot of trouble.

Consider that menial disciples in an Immortal Sect are equivalent to serving the immortals as servants. These individuals have at least the cultivation level of the Spirit Qi Realm. For experts of this caliber to willingly serve as servants speaks to the significant benefits they aspire to gain.

If they have decent talent and serve as servants for a decade or even three or four decades, they might be able to succeed and be promoted to disciples of the Immortal Sect without harboring other intentions.

However, Spirit Qi Realm Experts who have served as immortal servants for fifty, sixty years, or even over a hundred years without becoming disciples of the Immortal Sect will definitely feel disappointed, and perhaps even despair.

Since their hope for Immortal Fate is lost, and they have served the Immortal Sect for many years with certain connections formed, and are familiar with the various managements and regulations of the Immortal Sect, they might exploit the sect’s dependencies, bleed them dry.

They might even take an evil path and commit even more outrageous acts.

The formal disciples of the Immortal Sect are each engrossed in their cultivation, single-mindedly pursuing higher realms, and would not bother with the trifles of the sect.

Under these circumstances, unless those registered disciples commit exceedingly many and significant misdeeds, the Immortal Sect would not intervene.

From this perspective, being a registered disciple in the Immortal Sect is a desirable job.

Many prominent families hold the belief that having someone in the government makes official duties easier and are therefore vying to send their strong family members to the Immortal Sect to serve as servants. This is because only through such service can they establish connections with the immortals of the Immortal Sect.

“The Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect’s grand recruitment of registered disciples this year is indeed revealing something unusual.”

Qin Niu’s brows were slightly furrowed.

The number of immortals in the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect remains the same, so the sudden mass recruitment of registered disciples suggests two possibilities.

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Either it was for the expansion of territory, requiring a group to lead the charge and take on the role of scouts,

or it was to prevent subordinate sects from causing trouble, necessitating stronger oversight.

It looked very much like the latter.

Because the Hundred-Tempering Child was facing the once-in-a-century life and death trial, if the subordinate super sects caused trouble or even colluded with external enemies at this time, the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect would face a significant security risk. It could even be destroyed entirely.

The destruction of the Longevity Sect had happened in an extremely short time.

And at that time, the Longevity Sect was at the height of its power, and nobody expected that it would be wiped out.

The Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect had been established for over a thousand years by now.

The Hundred-Tempering Child and those old ministers of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect belonged to the first generation; they had experienced many bloody battles during the founding of the sect and had even wiped out the preceding sects. Therefore, they had a strong sense of crisis.

Even after a thousand years of peaceful days, they would still likely remain vigilant towards the subordinate sects.

Because when looking at the history of those sects that had been destroyed, few were annihilated by external enemies; most were taken down by their own subordinate sects.

Another common scenario was the emergence of a powerful figure within one of the subordinated sects of an Immortal Sect.

Out of gratitude or fear towards that Immortal Sect, the super sect would not dare to challenge the Immortal Sect that held authority over it. Thus, it would set its sights on weaker Immortal Sects outside of its own.

They would strike unexpectedly, sparking a war of sect conquest.

If they were to lose, they could still retreat to their native land and continue to survive. But if they won, they would successfully establish a new Immortal Sect, marking a monumental achievement.

Qin Niu always felt that the current state of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect was like a building in a brewing storm, about to be enveloped by turbulent winds.

It was possible that chaos could erupt at any moment.

The wars of sect founding that dragged on for years could last over three thousand years, and for most people, war was not a good thing.

Because where there was war, there would be deaths.

Tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of strong experts might fall, and no one could be sure that they would be lucky enough to survive until the end of the war.

Just now, facing the Immortal Might of the Great Immortal Envoy, Qin Niu was certain that he had no power of resistance in front of such a high-level expert. If the other party willed him to live, he would live, and if they willed him to die, then he could only die.

“Let’s go, let’s first find an inn to settle down!”

Qin Niu said to the three.

“Xiao Qing, can you still feel that call from the depths of your soul? While the Water and Land Dharma Assembly hasn’t started yet, I’m planning to take you to look for them.”

If he could help her find her family, that would be the best outcome.

Although he felt reluctant to part, if her family was strong enough, she would certainly get better development after returning to them.

Qin Niu had two wives to support, and there would be children in the future, so the cultivation resources he could provide Xiao Qing were limited.

Besides, he was currently very weak and incomparable to those truly established powerful clans.

“I can feel it, but it’s still very vague,”

Her eyes were filled with anticipation.

“Alright, we’ll look for your family after we’ve settled down.”

Maybe her family was one of the alchemy families within Elixir City. After all, the Medicine King Sutra was closely related to alchemy.

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