Chapter 147: 088: Foster the Immortal Xianxia Aura in Your Heart, Split the Expansive Heaven and Earth with Your Sword (Looking For Monthly Tickets in This Major Chapter)_3 Chapter 147: 088: Foster the Immortal Xianxia Aura in Your Heart, Split the Expansive Heaven and Earth with Your Sword (Looking For Monthly Tickets in This Major Chapter)_3 Through painstaking cultivation, seeking techniques, gathering resources, with uneasy living conditions and even more difficult sustenance…
He has managed to slowly cultivate to the sixth level of Qi Cultivation, a remarkable achievement amongst Loose Cultivators.
However, even the thought of joining the Wind Calling Sect has become increasingly challenging.
It is due to his advancing age.
Chu Xun is now thirty-seven.
“Brother Chen, to be honest, it’s just that our backgrounds are inferior.
In terms of practical fighting, endurance, and experience, how are we any less than those privileged sect disciples?”
In the room, Chu Xun complained with a gloomy face, “Those sect disciples, as long as they have low-grade Spiritual Roots, they’ll start cultivating as soon as they gain consciousness.
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They’re given ample resources and only need to focus on their cultivation.
They can easily reach Qi Cultivation level five before the age of twenty-five, making it very easy for them to further their cultivation in the Immortal’s gateways.
If one has a middle-grade Spiritual Root, then there would be even fewer worries.
Guaranteed access to resources, it’s like being born with a golden spoon…”
Affirming these words with a nod was Jiang Qiang, whose cultivation aptitude was even worse.
With a low-grade Spiritual Root, he’s now thirty-four and has not broken through to the fourth level of Qi Cultivation.
Even thinking about joining a small sect like Wind Calling Sect is a stretch.
If he had been born into a powerful family, things would have been much easier.
“Do the other nearby Sects also have similar standards?” Chen Dengming asked, frowning.
Shaking his head, Chu Xun sighed, “They’re pretty much the same, some even have higher standards.
There’s no choice; their resources are limited.
These Immortal’s gateways are careful about selecting disciples.
The Wind Calling Sect’s already at the lower end of these standards…”
Chen Dengming knitted his brows, sensing trouble.
He had not expected even the small Sects to have such high requirements.
Wouldn’t the requirements of the renowned Sects be even higher?
If the Longevity Sect were to require Loose Cultivators under thirty to reach the eighth level of Qi Cultivation, wouldn’t that force him to reduce his bone age to be under thirty?
However, that would be highly unreasonable.
Loose Cultivators, without resources and a secure cultivation environment, would find it difficult to reach the eighth level of Qi Cultivation before turning thirty.
If one does reach, they’d decidedly have exceptional circumstances.
Should a thorough investigation ensue, that would only spell more trouble.
Previously, to join the System and receive a Universal Position, one had to undergo verification of three generations and political reviews.
In the Cultivation World, being a disciple of a well-known Sect is equivalent to being on the System, a cultivation civil servant.
For Loose Cultivators, who are essentially ‘the unemployed of the Cultivation World’, the tests would naturally be more stringent, and the examination more thorough.
Chu Xun and Jiang Qiang looked at each other.
It was one thing for them to sigh and lament, but why was Dengming, who was usually calm, looking so worried?
“Brother Chen, with your current strength, these minor sects would welcome you with open arms.
You are a promising Foundation Establishment candidate.
What’s there to worry about?”
“It’s different, I don’t want to join these minor Sects, I want to join the Longevity Sect, their specialty aligns with my focus.”
“Aligns with your focus?”
“It means it suits my taste.
I want to live a long life, with a chance of survival in the future.”
“We dare not even think about it, dare not think…”
Chu Xun was depressed after hearing this and felt tears welling up in his heart.
He only wanted to join a small sect and lead an easy life.
But when he approached, he was denied entry.
On the other hand, Brother Chen was finding the gate too small and was looking for a larger one to step over.
This was the disparity between individuals.
“You should not lose heart.
Didn’t they say in a few months, when the new year arrives, they will recruit new disciples?
Keep observing, there might be a chance…”
“Even if there aren’t any opportunities now, once I advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, I will take care of you two.”
Chen Dengming comforted them with a smile.
In prosperity, remember the poor days.
Chu Xun and Qiangzi have helped him a lot in the past, running errands and assisting him.
With his heart set on cultivation, he indeed needed subordinates like them to help handle miscellaneous tasks and gather wealth.
He couldn’t just engulf their energy and time without showing any gratitude.
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If he managed to successfully establish his foundation in the future, even a minor assistance that may seem trivial to him could potentially change the dire circumstances between the two.
But for now, Chen Dengming intended to leave.
“Brother Chen, you are generous!”
“Brother Chen, we’re lucky to have met a benefactor like you!”
“Alright, the meeting is over!”
Chen Dengming declared the end of the small gathering for the three of them to go about their own affairs.
Chu Xun returned to his old profession, hunting Demonic Beasts in the nearby area.
Chen Dengming ordered that the blood of the hunted Demonic Beasts should be brought to him while it was still fresh to feed his Gu Worm.
Jiang Qiang resumed his craft, preparing to make Array Plates.
However, this time, he didn’t make Array Plates for sale but as per Chen Dengming’s request, he made several Array Plates for his future use.
For example, he had to make extra copies of the Soul Snatching Array Disk for backup.
Although Jiang Qiang’s power wasn’t quite there, his craftsmanship in making Array Plates was as strong as his powerful algorithms.
He could barely produce a fourth-level Array Plate of the first-order, which sold for a high price on the market.
According to him, his ability to create a first-order, fourth-level Array Plate at the third stage of Qi Cultivation was pushed by the harsh demands of Fish Cultivator.
If he couldn’t produce it, he would have to chop off his legs, or even his “fifth limb”.
Chen Dengming always generously rewarded his subordinates who worked hard, so this time he gave them both a bit more Spirit Stones for their living expenses.
The rent fees for Wind Matter Square were not cheap either.
It was located next to a first-grade Spirit Vein, and although it was not as expensive as Absolute Forest City, it still cost thirty low-grade Spirit Stones per month.
Day-to-day expenses, food, clothing, housing, and transportation also required quite an amount.
Fortunately, before Chen Dengming left, he harvested a wave of riches from the Fish Cultivar.
Inside the Storage Bag of Li Yuan, the leader of the Fish Cultivators, there were forty-two middle-grade Spirit Stones, hundreds of low-grade Spirit Stones, five bottles of Qi Boosting Elixir, three middle-grade Magic Artifacts, and one high-grade Magic Artifact.
This was a fortune that refilled Chen Dengming’s previously depleted Storage Bag, allowing him to comfortably cultivate to the threshold of the Foundation Establishment stage.
He planned to make preparations for another half a month, and then continue his journey, crossing through the chaotic lands of small Sects towards the territory of the Longevity Sect, where he intended to attempt joining.
As for Chu Xun and Jiang Qiang, he didn’t intend to bring them along and instructed them to stay and develop in Wind Matter Square, backing each other up.
If they got the opportunity to join a small Immortal’s gateway, they should join immediately.
If they couldn’t join, when he had established his foundation and came into fortune later on, he certainly wouldn’t forget them.
With Chu Xun’s cultivation at the sixth stage of Qi Cultivation, he could hold his ground in a place like Wind Matter Square and even protect Jiang Qiang.
The two of them wouldn’t have to worry about survival.
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Time passed in such a way, and half a month quickly flitted by.
With the help of Chu Xun’s hunted Demonic Beast blood, Chen Dengming had managed to practice half of the Bone Forging Skill.
He still needed more effort to make the breakthrough, but the quality of the Demonic Beasts in the nearby area was not high enough to meet the requirements for breaking through this Cultivation Technique.
At this point, Chen Dengming had already acquired a complete map of the Eastern Region and had purchased all the items he would need along the way, such as the Absorbing Breath Pearl.
Without any further hesitation, after bidding farewell to Chu Xun and Jiang Qiang, he set off on his journey.
As before, his unchanged ambition remained the same – to attain divine skills and comprehend the essence of the universe, he must ascend to the higher realm.
The path to immortality was fraught with obstacles and competitors, and he couldn’t afford to drop out or stop.
After all, he wasn’t the kind of man who would just suavely live forever.
If he truly wanted to attain immortality, he would have to take one step at a time to pursue it!
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