Chapter 262: Xuandao Sect
On this day, Zhan Chen received a summons from the summons of the jade plate, summoning him to discuss major matters, and he already had some clarity in his chest. According to the concentration time, he rushed to the council hall and saw that Ling Xiaotian and Qiu Wuya were already waiting there.
He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Zhan Chen, pay a visit to Sect Master Ling. β
Ling Xiaotian said, "Zhan Chen, the reply from the Xuandao Sect has arrived, and they asked you to leave for the Xuandao Sect immediately to discuss the important matter of fighting against the Demon Luo Sect. β
"Great, it's finally here. β
"Yes, it's a pity that the Xuandao Sect is far away, and I am busy with affairs and can't go with you, so this time Qiu Wuya will lead the way for you, go and return quickly. β
"Yes. Zhan Chen and Qiu Wuyan both said. So the two of them took a short rest and set off. Along the avenue all the way to the north, all the way over the mountains and mountains, across the river and across the river, both of them have the cultivation of Emperor Wu, the foot is very fast, it only takes about 20 days, and they come to an endless, sparkling lake - Yunxian Lake.
At this point, Qiu Wuya stopped and smiled at Zhan Chen: "Zhan Chen, we have arrived." β
Zhan Chenqi said, "Elder Qiu, where is the mountain gate of this Xuandao Sect?"
Qiu Wuya pointed to a mist-shrouded, looming mountain island in the middle of the lake, and said, "Look, it's right thereβYunxian Island. β
"You mean that the location of the Xuandao Sect is on Unzen Island?"
"Yes, the mountain gate is built in the middle of the lake, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack! Outsiders can only go to the Xuandao Sect by boat. β
Zhan Chen nodded silently, and couldn't wait to land on the island and see the style of the Xuandao Sect.
Qiu Wuya led him to Yunxian Town, which was on the edge of Yunxian Lake and was the closest place to Yunxian Island. Every day, many people who want to come to touch the fairy fate will come to the town, and over time, a huge area has been developed, called "town", but in fact, the scale has long exceeded the average big city.
There are many buildings in the town, the fang market is vertical and horizontal, and the cultivators come and go like weaving, and the traffic is busy, and it is a prosperous scene.
Qiu Wuya and Zhan Chen went directly through Yunxian Town and came to Yunxian Du, where they could get to Yunxian Island by boat.
When the two came to the ferry, they saw that there were patches of small boats parked there, all covering the lake, and there were many pedestrians coming and going on the shore, busy, so lively, but what made Zhan Chen feel strange was that Qiu Wuya did not come forward to ask those small boats to cross the river.
He couldn't help but be curious, and asked, "Elder Qiu, there is a boat here, why don't we rent one and cross the lake?"
Qiu Wuya smiled slightly and said, "Zhan Chen, you don't know, ordinary ships are not allowed to approach Yunxian Island. β
"Oh?"
"It's not easy to get to this Yunxian Island, and you can only cross it by taking the boat of the Xuandao Sect. There are usually only two boats a day between Unzendo and Unzen Island. Moreover, there are also restrictions on the number of people who get on the ship, all of them must be cultivated by Wu Zun or above, and they must pay the ship fee of 5,000 high-grade yuan stones. This blocked the path of most ordinary martial artists, and only martial artists with strength, or martial artists with certain assets, would be allowed to enter. β
"I see. β
"But even so, people who want to seek immortal visits are still flocking to it, and those who land on Unzen Island every year are even more like carp crossing the river. Because only when you go to Yunxian Island can you have the opportunity to join the Xuandao Sect, the entrance examination of the Xuandao Sect is held once every ten years, and it is only for the martial artists on this Yunxian Island. β
Zhan Chen was thinking that this entry into Yunxian Island and the entry assessment were equivalent to two sieves, and those who could pass the layers of screening must be the strongest of the strong. This is completely different from the low threshold method of entry of the Mora Sect, which seems to be taking the elite route.
It wasn't long before a luxuriously decorated treasure ship came into their sights. At this time, the surroundings were also lively, and many people flocked to the shore to watch from afar, pointing and discussing. Zhan Chen heard the two people around him talking about the Xuandao Sect.
"Look! The treasure ship of the Xuandao Sect is here. β
"Yes! Landing on that island is equivalent to stepping through the gate of the Xuandao Sect in half a step, and if I can go over, I will definitely become a disciple of the outer sect. β
"Hey, just you, even if you are sent to the other side, it is impossible to pass the entrance assessment, I heard that the entrance assessment of the Xuandao Sect is very strict, and only a thousand people can pass at most each time. β
"What do you know? Even if you cultivate on Yunxian Island, the effect is much better than here, I heard that there is a large spirit gathering array running on that mountain, which makes the spiritual energy of the entire island more than ten times richer! I will cultivate there for a few years, and my cultivation will definitely increase a lot. β
"That's true, but have you ever heard a word?"
"What?"
"The tide is rising, you are making rapid progress over there, and people will stop moving? β
"You-"
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At this moment, the treasure ship docked, and three disciples dressed in Xuandao Sect costumes walked down from the boat, all of them were full of spirit and vigor, and they all had the cultivation of a martial king. They said to the crowd, "Everyone who wants to get on the treasure ship has come here and lined up, and everyone should know the rules." Anyone who joins our Yunxian Island for the first time must first have a cultivation of martial arts or above, and secondly, they must pay an island entry fee of 5,000 thousand high-grade yuan stones. Of course, we will not accept your Yuan Stone in vain, as long as you pay the money, we will give each of you a Yunxian jade plate, with this jade card, you can freely travel back and forth between the two sides of the strait without paying any more fees. β
Hearing this, Zhan Chen couldn't help but nod silently, if it was necessary to pay 5,000 top-grade yuan stones every time he entered the island, then I'm afraid no one would want to do it.
Next, under the guidance of the three disciples, everyone got on the boat in an orderly manner, some of them showed their jade plates, some handed over the yuan stone, and then happily got their own tokens from the hands of the disciples and got on the boat; of course, there were a few who wanted to fish in troubled waters, but they were ruthlessly blocked out by the three disciples, and it was useless to plead.
When it was Qiu Wuya's turn and Zhan Chen's turn, Qiu Wuya directly took out a letter, handed it to the two, and said, "We are from the Lanfeng Sect, and we are invited by your sect leader Xuan Haoran to meet us. β
The three of them unfolded the letter, and when they saw that it was really the signature of the sect master, they hurriedly said, "Two distinguished guests, please come on board!"
So Zhan Chen and Qiu Wuya boarded the treasure ship. In a few moments, the boat began to sail offshore, towards the middle of the lake.
Zhan Chen walked to the side of the boat and looked at the center of the lake, and was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him. The closer you get, the more you can feel the magnificence of Unzen Island, where the mountains overlap and go straight into the clouds, like a ladder to the sky, the pillar of optimism. At the foot of the mountain are arched towns and cities, among which the houses are densely stacked and row upon row, and there are millions of families.
Such a scale can no longer be described as a simple island, it is more like a country, a warrior's paradise.
After a while, the boat docked, and Zhan Chen got off the boat with the flow of people, and headed directly towards the mountain range in the center of the island, and the sect of the Xuandao Sect was in the place where the clouds and mist appeared.
They passed through the noisy town and came to a huge mountain range, and saw a wide ladder leading up to the top of the stone steps, which made people feel dizzy at the first glance. And a huge stone tablet stands on the side of the stone steps, with four big characters on it, "The Path of Martial Arts", and many disciples of the Xuandao Sect are coming and going on this road.
Seeing Zhan Chen looking at this road, Qiu Wuya smiled and said, "Zhan Chen, let's go up, the sect of the Xuandao Sect is on this mountain range." β
Zhan Chen came back to his senses at this time, nodded, and continued to walk forward with Qiu Wuya, stepping on the stone steps and going up the stone steps, he didn't know how many thousand steps, he felt that the aura around him was getting thicker and denser, condensed together, like smoke and fog, staying beside him, catching and seeking with people, and when he reached out to catch them, he found that they ran away automatically, and seemed to turn into air.
The spiritual trees beside the road are swaying, the spiritual grass is sprouting, the spiritual flowers are fragrant, the spiritual spring is tinkling, and there are birds singing and apes crying in harmony, just like a beautiful mountain tune. This situation is pleasing to the eye.
At the end of the shade, a magnificent stone gate emerged, and the three big characters of "Xuandao Sect" were written on the horizontal eyebrows, and it looked like a fairy wind and chivalrous bones, handsome and elegant.
Zhan Chen saw these three big characters, and stood again, fascinated by them, and seemed to have realized some martial arts mysteries from them.
made Qiu Wuya smile and shake his head, and had to stop and wait for him to finish reading.
After a while, Zhan Chen woke up from his addiction, and when he saw Qiu Wuya waiting for him on the side, he suddenly felt ashamed, and said apologetically: "Elder Qiu, I'm really embarrassed, I'm fascinated by this look-"
"Hahaha, Zhan Chen, it's okay, the old man is here for the first time, and it's not much better than you. Let's go. β
So the two of them came to the stone gate and showed the letter of the head to the guard disciple again, and the guard disciple was shocked and immediately sent one person up the mountain to spread the news. In a short time, a young man stepped down the stairs.
Zhan Chen took a closer look and found that he actually had the cultivation of the middle level of the Martial Emperor, and he was immediately solemn, and said in his heart: "This young man doesn't look much older than me, but his cultivation has reached the middle level of the Martial Emperor, which is higher than me. β
The young man bowed to them and said, "Two friends of the Lanfeng Sect, I am Wu Xu, the elder of the Xuandao Sect, and I have come to welcome the distinguished guests up the mountain. β
"Elder Wu is polite. β
"Without further ado, Sect Master Xuan is still waiting, two of you, please. β
"Good. β
So Zhan Chen and Qiu Wuya followed Wu Xu and officially entered the Xuandao Sect. Inside the mountain gate, there was another scene, the vast martial arts training ground, the tall buildings, and the disciples who were busy cultivating and learning all gave people a deep impression.
As Wu Xu walked, he introduced the situation in the sect to Zhan Chen and Qiu Wuya. The Xuandao Sect has more than 30,000 outer disciples of the Martial Sect, which is only one-thirtieth of the cultivation of the Demon Luo Sect, but all of them are geniuses who practice martial arts, and they are all the most elite who have been screened out layer by layer; therefore, the inner disciples of the Xuandao Sect are not much less than the Demon Luo Sect, there are nearly 3,000, all of them have the cultivation of the Martial King; and the elite disciples are nearly 100, all of whom have the cultivation of the Martial Emperor or above.
Through his introduction, it proved Zhan Chen's previous guess that the Xuandao Sect was taking the elite route, and the Moluo Sect had to rely on brutal competition to ascend to the throne. This also made him feel a kind of hidden worry in his heart, if he really fought for his life, could the elite cultivated by the Xuandao Sect win the disciples of the Demon Luo Sect who had been struggling from the line of life and death?
While thinking about it, they had already arrived in front of the main hall of the Xuandao Sect's welcoming meeting. Zhan Chen looked up and saw a splendid palace standing in front of him, with three golden characters written on the lintel, "Haoqi Palace", shining brightly.
"Come in, you two, our sect master will wait. Wu Xu said as he walked into the door.
Zhan Chen also subconsciously tidied up his appearance and kept up with his footsteps, but his heart was quite uneasy, he was about to see Xuan Haoran, the sect leader of the Xuandao Sect, but he was a character who could be on an equal footing with Yin Xuehai, what would he be?