Chapter 521 - 358: The Numbers of Fortune and Misfortune (Part 3)
The passing rate of the third examination is unbelievably high, so what does it mean to waive the third examination?
Duan Rong touched the slightly cold Taiyi Order in his sleeve pocket and suddenly realized. If he steps onto the altar, he can skip the third examination; doesn’t that mean they won’t issue him a Taiyi Order?
"Not issuing the Taiyi Order?!" Duan Rong’s expression suddenly shifted.
At this moment, he finally understood the meaning of stepping onto the altar. Not issuing the Taiyi Order means not allowing him to be an Outer Disciple.
In other words, if at that moment he stepped onto the altar, he would directly become an Inner Sect Disciple.
Indeed, Duan Rong’s guess was correct; that’s exactly how it is.
Once you step onto the altar, all worldly affairs can be set aside, focusing solely on cultivation.
These worldly affairs include not only matters of the Mortal World but also many internal sect errands. Furthermore, nearly all sect resources would be directed toward you.
Just because of one thing, that is, if you step onto the altar, there is a possibility of Nascent Soul formation. Although merely stepping onto the altar without taking a step further gives a low chance of forming a Nascent Soul.
Yet, however low, there is still a possibility.
As long as there’s the slightest chance of forming a Nascent Soul, the sect would direct all resources toward it, fighting for that glimmer of hope!
Because, the strong ones in the Nascent Soul Realm are the lifeline of the sect.
Moreover, there’s something Duan Rong would never have guessed.
As long as you step onto the altar, not only can you immediately become an Inner Sect Disciple, but you can also follow the Taiyi Sect ancestor Lv Yinlin and cultivate for twenty years. During these twenty years, Lv Yinlin will personally guide your cultivation.
One hundred and eighty years ago, the current Sect Leader Chu Qiushan followed Lv Yinlin and cultivated for twenty years.
However, decades ago, Chu Qiushan’s cultivation suddenly hit an obstacle, stuck at the Middle Stage of Cave Nether Realm, difficult to break through. He later became the Sect Leader merely seeking to use mundane affairs to reflect and refine his nature, hoping to find another way to overcome the obstacle.
But now, fifty years have passed, he clearly hasn’t achieved the breakthrough.
In fact, Duan Rong, at the last moment, gave up stepping onto the altar. At that time, whether it was fortune or misfortune, he wasn’t quite sure; he just vaguely felt it wasn’t right.
It can only be said that acute perception can really be lifesaving at times.
The Chairman Yang Sixuan from the Judgement and Rectification Department isn’t the main issue.
Duan Rong’s greatest hidden risk is actually the Origin Blood Core of the Filthy Blood Divine Skill in his Consciousness Sea.
Once he follows the Taiyi Sect ancestor Lv Yinlin to cultivate, the Origin Blood Core hidden in his Consciousness Sea certainly can’t escape Lv Yinlin’s detection, who has lived for over a millennium.
Moreover, once Lv Yinlin discovers the blood core in Duan Rong’s Consciousness Sea, he will absolutely not let Duan Rong go.
Because the Filthy Blood Divine Skill is Lv Yinlin’s inverse scale!
Fuyi, the founding Sect Leader of the Filthy Blood Sect, was once Lv Yinlin’s most prided disciple.
Back in those days, Fuyi not only stepped onto the altar in the Divine Statue Valley but also took two steps forward. This, of course, was over two hundred years ago.
Lv Yinlin believed Fuyi had great hope for Nascent Soul formation, thus sparing no efforts in his cultivation, holding nothing back.
Two hundred-plus years ago, Lv Yinlin took Fuyi into the Divine Demon Ruins.
It was in those ruins that Fuyi obtained the Filthy Blood Divine Skill.
After coming out, Lv Yinlin warned Fuyi not to cultivate this skill because it was too demonic.
But Fuyi secretly cultivated it behind Lv Yinlin’s back, killing many young girls.
This matter later came to Lv Yinlin’s knowledge, and in his rage, he almost killed Fuyi.
After Fuyi recovered, whether it was resentment toward Lv Yinlin for almost killing him, or an inability to relinquish the Filthy Blood Divine Skill, he eventually rebelled against the sect, conspired in the Mortal World, and founded the Filthy Blood Sect, not only cultivating the Filthy Blood Divine Skill himself but also imparting it to the sect members.
His former beloved disciple, under a twist of fate, became his mortal enemy!
Lv Yinlin’s ingrained hatred toward the Filthy Blood Divine Skill could be described as unforgettable. If he discovers Duan Rong’s Consciousness Sea surprisingly houses the Origin Blood Core of the Filthy Blood Divine Skill, and that Duan Rong has attained the Second Layer of it, Duan Rong’s fate can be imagined.