Chapter 16: The Two Caves of Life and Death
To be able to pass the test of any of the mysterious and strange seven iron chains and become an inner disciple, they generally have better cultivation qualifications than most people, and only a small number of them have extraordinary talent or understanding in a certain aspect can pass the selection.
The specific situation has a lot to do with the seven-vein inheritance of the Purple Shadow Sect. For example, the Divine Pill Peak and the Treasure Weapon Cave naturally had to test their alchemy and refining talents.
Most of those who did not pass the test of the inner gate became disciples of the outer gate, and some people with weak wills and poor minds became miscellaneous servants.
In addition, for miscellaneous servants and outer disciples, there are naturally channels and opportunities to be promoted to outer or inner disciples.
When the miscellaneous cultivators reach the realm of Huadan, they will be automatically promoted to the outer disciples, and enjoy the treatment and cultivation resources that the outer disciples should have.
However, if an outer disciple wants to be promoted to an inner disciple, there are two paths. First, when the realm is cultivated to the out-of-body stage, you will automatically become an inner disciple, and then choose one of the seven veins at will and worship in it.
Another way is to go to the Seven Mountains, the so-called Seven Mountains, naturally not to really break into the Seven Finger Peak, but to mean something.
Each of the seven veins has a place where the disciples are assessed, and the mountain refers to going to these venues for assessment through application, and as long as you pass the standards set by each vein, you can become an inner disciple of the corresponding lineage.
Specifically, there is a mysterious cave in the Netherworld Mountain, which is the Netherworld Cave, as long as you can go deep into the three layers of the cave and return alive, you can join the Netherworld. However, this cave underwent a mutation a hundred years ago, and some powerful netherworld creatures such as ghost kings and golden skeletons were bred in the cave, and disciples would die when they entered the out-of-body realm, so they completely cut off the opportunity for outer disciples to join the netherworld. This is also the reason why the Netherworld Pulse has not been able to accept a single disciple before Huaxia Nine for a hundred years.
There is a sword pool in the Sword Pavilion, and it is said that there are countless flying swords in the sword pool, as long as you can get any flying sword to take the initiative to recognize you as the master, you can join the Sword Pavilion. This is a test of whether there is a sword heart or not.
The Five Elements Hall has a Five Elements Array, and as long as you can stay in it for three days without dying, you can join the Five Elements Hall. This is a test of comprehension of the Five Elements Spell.
As long as you enter the Desireless Cave for three days, and then walk out of the cave with normal consciousness, you can join the Desireless Palace. This cave tests the heart and will.
Among them, the Desireless Cave and the Netherworld Cave are called the two caves of life and death by the disciples of the Purple Shadow Sect. The Cave of Desirelessness is a cave of life because those who enter it will come out alive, but it is said that one-third of them will become insane. However, the Netherworld Cave is extremely dangerous, and one-third of the people who enter the cave can no longer get out, and it is called a death hole.
Therefore, most of the outer disciples did not dare to choose this two caves of life and death for assessment, but all those who dared to participate in the assessment of these two caves of life and death were all people with strong will, heart, and strength. This is also one of the reasons why the two veins of Desireless Palace and Netherworld Mountain have fewer people than the other five veins, but their individual strength is higher overall.
In addition, the assessment of the Shendan Peak, the Puppet Courtyard, and the Treasure Cave is simple and clear, as long as the Shendan Peak can refine the lower grade spirit pill, it can join the Shendan Peak. As long as the puppet academy can refine a low-grade zombie puppet, it can become an inner disciple of the puppet academy. As long as the treasure weapon cave can refine the lower grade spirit weapon, it can become a disciple of the refining vein.
In addition, according to legend, there is also a purple-secluded cave in the Purple Shadow Sect that surpasses the test of the seven veins, and it is said that this cave is very large, comparable to a small world, and is used by the Purple Shadow Sect to select core true disciples. Under normal circumstances, it only opens once in a hundred years. Anyone who can break through the ninth layer in the Purple Cave can become the core true disciple of the sect and cultivate on that Purple Mountain.
In addition, through the selection of mysterious chains, the monks who have become inner disciples in the Spirit Condensation Realm, no matter what kind of cultivation they have, will automatically be demoted to outer disciples if they have not succeeded in transforming the pill within ten years, and if they have not succeeded in transforming the pill within fifty years, they will be demoted to miscellaneous servants. And because the lifespan of the Huadan Realm has increased a lot, the inner disciples of the Huadan Realm will be automatically demoted to the outer disciples if they are not promoted to the out-of-body stage within two hundred years.
The saber took Hua Xia Jiu and the two of them talked and laughed, and flew all the way and landed in front of a three-story bluestone hall.
Hua Xia Jiu looked at the bluestone hall with some curiosity, only to see that this hall stood majestically, the bearing was majestic, the eaves carved beasts were lifelike, the red lacquer pillars and the doors and windows were mostly open, and a large plaque was hung above the main entrance, with three gilt characters written on it 'Affairs Palace'. This is the office that manages the affairs of the Purple Shadow Sect, large and small.
The saber did not stop, and walked directly to the hall of affairs, and Hua Xia Jiu had no choice but to follow when he saw this.
The affairs hall deals with many affairs, and such a place will naturally be the most popular place in the sect, and the disciples of the Purple You Sect who come and go are shoulder to shoulder, which is very lively. From the time the two stepped into the hall to the time they entered the inner hall, at a distance of 100 meters, many people greeted the sabre, and the latter responded with a smile and kindness.
Of course, there were also many people who noticed Hua Xia Jiu who was following the saber, and when they didn't make much effort to see that Hua Xia Jiu's realm was still the spirit condensing realm, many people showed a little curiosity and visitation in their eyes. However, curiosity is curiosity, but no one came out to ask Hua Xia Jiu specifically along the way.
In addition, more than a dozen people who worshiped the inner gate with Hua Xia Jiu yesterday, as well as hundreds of outer disciples or miscellaneous servants, had already completed the entrance procedures yesterday evening, so these people were not met by Hua Xia Jiu.
What Hua Xia Jiu didn't know was that he passed the test of the Netherworld, worshiped into the Netherworld Mountain, and became its inner disciple. This matter has already caused quite a stir up and down the Purple Shadow Sect.
You must know that the sensation caused by the ghost incident a hundred years ago is not small, so far, many people in the Purple Ghost Sect are embarrassed when they think of the fierce battle with the Demon Soul Palace back then, and even the ranking of the Purple Ghost Sect has dropped from fifth to ninth, including the current pattern within the faction is caused by that incident back then.
A hundred years ago, after the fact, the Netherworld True Man of Netherworld Mountain was forced to personally improve the test and prohibition of the Netherworld Chain, increasing the difficulty of the selection and test of the inner disciples by dozens of times, and once said: "Anyone who can pass the test will have no less qualifications than the ghost." ”
In addition, in the past hundred years, no one has been able to pass the test chain in more than 20 introductory selections.
Affected by the above two factors, the Netherworld Iron Chain in the Netherworld has gradually been shrouded in some special and magical colors after a hundred years.
And Hua Xia Jiu has now become the first inner disciple to pass this iron chain test and worship the Netherworld Mountain in a hundred years, which naturally attracted the attention of the entire Seven Peaks of the Purple Shadow Sect, even if it was suspended above the Seven Veins - the people on the Purple Shadow Mountain, there were many people who were alarmed by this incident.
Therefore, Hua Xia Jiu has now become a popular celebrity in the Purple Shadow Sect, although most people don't know what he looks like. But he entered the Netherworld Mountain alone, and at this time he was brought to the office by the saber, and Hua Xia Jiu was not wearing the clothes of a disciple of the Purple Shadow Sect, so many people had already guessed Hua Xia Jiu's identity, and stood far away and looked at Hua Xia Jiu with strange eyes and whispered, so that it was passed on to ten, ten to hundred, and soon almost everyone in the affairs hall knew his identity.
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