Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman-Chapter 45: The Outer Sect Trial

As they listened to Wang Xingzhi’s explanation, the others would occasionally interject.

The focus of their discussion unanimously turned to how to dispel the demonic will.

Wang Xingzhi used a Buddhist Magical Artifact to suppress and dispel the demonic will, maintaining the clarity of his soul so as not to fall into boundless desire and greed.

Wen Qianqian, who cultivated the Li Hen Demon Light, relied on a First-tier Top-grade Array refined by her father to clear her mind, focus her spirit, protect her soul, and isolate the demonic will.

Among the three legacies, the Demon Skill known as the Li Hen Demon Light was the most dangerous. It involved visualizing the Resentment Celestial Demon to attract the attention of this Celestial Demon’s will, which would then descend as the Li Hen Demon Light for the cultivator to refine.

During this process, if one could not resist the erosion of the demonic will, they were highly likely to be corrupted by the Resentment Celestial Demon and transformed into a mindless demonic creature.

Furthermore, refining the Li Hen Demon Light was like walking on a knife’s edge. The slightest mistake could result in one’s soul and body being eroded by the Li Hen Demon Light, dissolving into Demon Fire.

Therefore, this method not only had exceedingly high requirements for a Cultivator’s Dao Heart but also demanded top-tier comprehension.

Wen Qianqian had clearly not refined the Li Hen Demon Light thoroughly enough, causing her aura to leak and show signs of disharmony.

Fortunately, her Cultivation was still shallow. If she stopped cultivating and focused solely on refining the Demonic Light, she could overcome this hurdle.

As for Chen Yu Yan’s Nine Heavens Cold Ice Technique, the concerns were not just the demonic intent inherent in the Cultivation Technique, but also the Evil Qi within the Profound Yin Ice Fiend, which was another extremely tricky problem.

Since the four of them shared a common secret and had no conflicts of interest, they were all inclined to watch over and help one another. This exchange was frank and open, with nothing held back.

Fang Cheng, with the help of the Golden Talisman, had gained a preliminary understanding of the Li Hen Demon Light. He already knew that one couldn’t get far with a true Demon Path Cultivation Method by relying solely on external objects.

Whether it was Talismans, pills, Arrays, Magical Artifacts, or other Spiritual Objects, they could only temporarily suppress and dispel the demonic will. The true, grand path lay within the Cultivation Technique itself.

The key lay in two words—controlling demons.

The ability to control demons was related to a Cultivator’s innate talent, but it was also inseparable from acquired cultivation.

Therefore, during this exchange, Fang Cheng’s contributions were all about the path of controlling demons.

Hearing this, Wang Xingzhi, Wen Qianqian, and Chen Yu Yan all felt as if they had been suddenly enlightened. It was a moment of epiphany, making them feel they had taken many wrong turns in their past cultivation.

This was especially true for Wen Qianqian. Since Fang Cheng’s insights came from the Li Hen Demon Light, they were most useful to this fair-skinned and beautiful Flower-Confidence Young Lady. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Even after Fang Cheng finished speaking, her beautiful, clear eyes remained fixed on him, as if she still yearned for more.

In life, there are always times when one finds themselves in a tight spot. By forming good connections with the three of them on two separate occasions, Fang Cheng was preparing for the future.

Having lived two lives, his perspective was different from that of the Cultivators of this world.

The last time, saving them from the Blood Shadow Triple Fiends had been a matter of circumstance. This time, sharing his insights was a more deliberate act of networking and building connections.

Wang Xingzhi, needless to say, was backed by the Wang Family and cultivated a unique technique. It wouldn’t be a problem for him to become a family Elder in the future.

Wen Qianqian’s father was an Array Master. Though she appeared delicate and rather innocent, her background was actually quite profound.

As for Chen Yu Yan, her origins were mysterious. The fact that she was the first of the four to obtain the Profound Yin Ice Fiend spoke volumes.

However, one could never be too careful. He didn’t reveal everything he had learned, but instead combined their comments and cultivation details, presenting them as his own opinions.

Finally, the group began to talk about the upcoming Outer Disciple trial.

According to rumors, there were twenty spots for Outer Disciples this time as well. The number of participants was similar to previous years, around three hundred or so.

In other words, a total of three hundred Cultivators would be competing for those twenty Outer Disciple spots!

Wang Xingzhi took out a map and placed it on the table, briefly explaining the Yinluo Sect’s Outer Disciple trial to Fang Cheng and Chen Yu Yan.

In the center of the map was the Abyssal Marsh, surrounded by mountains, incomparably vast.

The so-called Outer Disciple trial involved starting from Cloud Whale Mountain on the northern edge of the Abyssal Marsh, circling the entire marsh, and finally returning to Cloud Whale Mountain!

All Disciples would carry a Trial Talisman. As they performed their Flying Escape around the Abyssal Marsh, they had to pass by nineteen Trial Steles. Only after their Trial Talisman registered a reading and a record could they proceed to the next Stone Stele.

The northern and southern shores of the Abyssal Marsh were ten thousand li apart. It was vast and boundless. A full circuit around this Daze would be at least thirty thousand li.

An ordinary Mid-stage Sensing Cultivator’s Flying Escape speed was about three to five hundred li per two-hour period, varying from person to person.

Even flying nonstop day and night would take about ten days, and that was without factoring in the extra time needed to find the Trial Steles.

Only the first twenty people to arrive back at Cloud Whale Mountain would become Outer Disciples of the Yinluo Sect!

In other words, more than ninety percent of the participants would be eliminated.

During the trial, killing among Disciples was not forbidden. Therefore, every Disciple who passed the trial and entered the Yinluo Sect’s Outer Sect was a top performer in four aspects: Cultivation, combat, Tunneling Speed, and fortune.

The Yinluo Sect had been established for five thousand years and had always cultivated its disciples using this brutal, survival-of-the-fittest method.

Only after entering the Outer Sect would one be qualified to access the sect’s legacies and enjoy its resources.

Wang Xingzhi pointed at the map and said, "For every trial, the Trial Steles are placed randomly by the Outer Elders. Furthermore, powerful Demon Beasts are always entrenched near the Steles, so you must also be careful of their attacks."

Fang Cheng and Chen Yu Yan both nodded.

The Wang Family was an old, established power in the Abyssal Marsh and knew many secrets. Since he was the one pointing this out, it was unlikely to be wrong.

Wang Xingzhi glanced at the two of them and added, "Based on the past few trials, if you can’t return to Cloud Whale Mountain within ten days, you basically have no chance."

"Ten days..." Fang Cheng heard this and mused, "Then we’ll need to bring enough pills to replenish Magical Power. Otherwise, with a Mid-stage Sensing Cultivation, we’d have to stop and recover our Magical Power after flying continuously for six hours."

Wang Xingzhi smiled. "Exactly. And you also have to guard against the disciples of the great families joining forces to block you, so you must bring enough pills."

Aside from the core disciples of the four great families, the only path for anyone else to enter the Yinluo Sect’s Inner Sect was to first become an Outer Disciple!

Therefore, every Outer Sect trial was mostly a competition between the talented individuals among the Servant Disciples and the disciples from the great families.

For an ordinary Servant Disciple without special skills, even gaining a foothold in this torrent was extremely difficult. To stand out was harder than ascending to heaven.

Wang Xingzhi paused for a moment before continuing, "The Wang Family has twenty-two people participating in the trial this time. Sixteen of them are specifically here to obstruct others. I am one of them."

He gave a self-deprecating smile and continued, "We are under orders to set up a blockade in front of one of the Trial Steles to prevent other Cultivators from approaching the Stone Stele, thereby creating an opportunity for the Wang Family’s Cultivators."

Chen Yu Yan frowned. "Then what will those six from your Wang Family do when they encounter a blockade set up by another family?"

Wang Xingzhi replied, "This time, a total of nine families have sent people to set up blockades. Six of them have already reached an agreement with the Wang Family and won’t obstruct each other. As for the remaining three families, we’ve always been on bad terms with them, so our main disciples will just have to force their way through."

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