I Am A Corpse Collector In The World Of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 31: Trial of Enlightenment, You Will Miss Me

Half a month later, Chen Shen successfully broke through and reached the early stage of Foundation Building. The qi and blood in his body were like a sea, and his spiritual power was overwhelming. He felt that he could now challenge mid-stage Foundation Building cultivators. However, this audacious idea was quickly suppressed.

At dusk, at the dining table.

"Junior brother, tomorrow is the final ceremony for recruiting new disciples. I heard that there are several talented sword cultivators and a remarkable alchemy prodigy. Let's go and see together," Lu Changqing said.

"No problem, senior brother," Meng Bo smirked.

Lu Changqing glanced at him lightly and said, "I wasn't asking you, I was asking senior brother Chen."

"Cough." Chen Shen coughed and glanced at Meng Bo, whose face had slightly changed.

Since the second day the new disciples arrived, he hadn't called Meng Bo to join Lu Changqing and Yu Panqiu for drinking and eating. However, Meng Bo would pretend to take a walk and come near the attic. Lu Changqing was quite generous, so since he came, he would naturally be invited. As a result, Meng Bo would casually join them during meal times.

They became acquainted with each other, and when Lu Changqing was in a good mood, he would even reward Meng Bo with some spirit stones.

"Alright." This time, Chen Shen didn't refuse. He also wanted to experience the Ascension Conference.

"Then, Meng Bo, you stay at Heaven Burial Mountain tomorrow and make sure nothing goes wrong," Lu Changqing instructed.

As for Yu Panqiu, since she was a girl and had to deal with corpses, and also because they were from the same hometown, she would definitely be taken care of. She would just be a decorative vase.

Although Meng Bo was disappointed, he could only nod helplessly and say, "I will follow senior brother's orders."

Early the next morning, Lu Changqing and Chen Shen went to watch the ceremony for recruiting new disciples.

The final day of the ceremony was actually an opportunity for the big shots of each peak to see if there were any good talents. If they caught their eye, they would take them as disciples. The big shots would be happy, and the new disciples would ascend to the top without struggling at the outer sect.

The Ascension Conference of the Cangwu Immortal Sect was not just about testing one's aptitude, otherwise it wouldn't take several months to organize. There were many stages, such as courage, determination, enlightenment, special talents, and perseverance.

After passing the aptitude test, passing the courage and determination stages would allow one to enter the sect. The quality of aptitude determined whether one would be assigned to mining or not.

The later stages tested their respective special talents. For example, some people had great perseverance, and even if they were mediocre in everything else, they might become a Gold Core True Immortal step by step. In the special talent stage, some people were skilled in refining tools, so they would be assigned to the Refining Peak. Some were skilled in swordsmanship, and perhaps they would be noticed by a Sword Dao True Immortal and become their named disciple.

The last day was the test of the newcomers' enlightenment. It could also be said to determine the most outstanding newcomers in their respective special talents.

Lu Changqing used his connections to find seats in the front area of the inner field for the two of them.

In front of them was a spacious square divided into several areas.

For example, in the alchemy area, there is a huge stone wall that records several alchemy formulas, with detailed materials and steps written on it.

The newcomers participating in the trial can choose an alchemy medicine to refine based on their own level.

What? You don't recognize which herb is on the wall? Well, brother, you don't need to do alchemy, go home and farm.

Or in the swordsmanship area, choose a recorded sword technique to comprehend, and see how much you comprehend within the specified time.

If you comprehend the basics of a sword technique, congratulations, go out and turn left to report to the outer gate.

If you comprehend it to a certain level, the swordsmanship experts on the upper platform will stroke their beards and praise, saying, "This child is good, I'll take him."

If you comprehend the sword technique to perfection, it's incredible, look at those swordsmanship experts fighting each other, all angrily saying, "Who the fuck dares to snatch from me, I'll kill them."

As for perfection? Cangwu Immortal Sect, you have some nerve!

What? You say you haven't even reached the basics? Hey, yes, that's right, it's you, the referee in black clothes. Please throw him down the mountain to mine, what's the point of having such a trash causing trouble?

But the latter situation is generally unlikely because those who can participate in the final trial of comprehension are those who have excelled in their special abilities.

At the entrance of the comprehension trial, an old man in black clothes holds a golden book and is reading names:

"Xiao Yan, come up and choose the trial area."

A young man with a resolute face walks up to the stage without being humble or arrogant and says seriously, "I choose the alchemy area."

Then, the person in charge behind the old man leads the young man away.

"Ye Chen!"

"I choose the sword comprehension area."

"Zhu Ming!"

When the name is read, the old man pauses for a moment.

"Come up, come up, the genius has finally appeared," Lu Changqing excitedly says.

Chen Shen also calms down and carefully observes the young man who has already made a name for himself in the sect even before formally entering.

The young man is dressed in plain clothes, with a handsome and upright appearance. As soon as he appears, he causes the whole audience to cheer.

But his expression remains unchanged, as if he has already become accustomed to this grand atmosphere.

Or perhaps, after being in the spotlight for so long, even the shyest young man would get used to it.

"Please choose the area you want to challenge," the old man presiding over the event says with a smile.

"Swordsmanship!"

As soon as he says this, there is another huge commotion in the audience.

There's nothing that can be done. This is how it is with the halo effect. Just like a celebrity, even taking a shit will cause everyone to discuss it.

Immediately after him, another cold and extraordinary young man appears.

This young man's appearance also sparks discussions, but opinions are divided, and there seems to be controversy.

"This person is called Lin Xuan, with a damaged spiritual root, but he has great talent in swordsmanship. In the last test of special abilities, he comprehended it to a certain level within the specified time. I heard people say that he is still hiding his true abilities, but who knows if it's true or not," Lu Changqing explains to Chen Shen.

After half an hour, all the areas are filled with newcomers.

"If you're ready, then let's begin!" The old man holding a golden book stood in mid-air.

He glanced at the eager newcomers on the square and spoke in a deep voice.

Because different types of comprehension have different requirements, the time limits set for each area are also different.

For example, within the swordsmanship area, it's two incense sticks' worth of time, while alchemy requires three incense sticks, and artifact forging requires four incense sticks.

Interestingly, within the swordsmanship area, Chen Shen's Swordsmanship True Explanation is also recorded.

And it is the most difficult to comprehend among all sword techniques.

After one incense stick's worth of time, the first area to finish was the talisman area.

"Look, that young man successfully refined two Divine Thunder Spells. He's a promising talent in talisman refinement."

"And that little girl, she refined five Ghost God Talismans within a short time. She's exceptionally gifted."

Soon, some experts entered the scene and recruited several talented newcomers as disciples, while the rest left with gloomy faces, either to mine or to stay in the outer sect.

Not long after, when two incense sticks had passed, several areas finished the trial, including the swordsmanship area.

"Swordsmanship Area Number One, please demonstrate the sword technique you have comprehended."

"Number Three, Zhu Ming, please demonstrate the sword technique you have comprehended!"

The moment everyone had been waiting for arrived.

Only to see the young man unleash a set of extremely powerful sword techniques, the Swordsmanship True Explanation.

Geniuses, after all, always challenge the most difficult ones.

The practice area was instantly filled with holes, and sword qi filled the air.

"Wow, impressive! He's almost reached the intermediate level!"

The audience exclaimed in admiration. Only those who had practiced it knew that this sword technique was not easy to comprehend at all.

But no expert came forward to take him as a disciple because everyone knew that this genius already had a master.

He was just going through the motions and showing off his talent.

"This kid recognizes Ye Shuangman's disciple, that little guy, as his master. Such a waste of talent," complained a swordsmanship expert.

"Number Four, Lin Xuan, please demonstrate your sword technique."

This extraordinary young man also displayed the Swordsmanship True Explanation, and his power was much stronger than Zhu Ming's sword technique.

The audience exclaimed one after another, thinking that he would definitely become a closed-door disciple of a swordsmanship expert.

Even Zhu Ming, who was the most confident, was somewhat surprised and looked at the young man with a high regard.

However, to everyone's surprise, a long time passed, and no expert came forward to take him as a disciple.

"What a pity, his aptitude is too poor. I'm afraid he won't be able to step into Foundation Building in this lifetime," said a swordsmanship expert, shaking his head with regret.

"Yes, his swordsmanship comprehension is excellent, but if he can't enter Foundation Building, everything will be in vain," sighed another person.

At this moment, in the VIP seat, a seemingly ordinary middle-aged man took out a jade plaque and said, "Go, give it to him!"

A young man beside him took the plaque and flew down to Lin Xuan's side.

"Take it, three days later, enter my Law Enforcement Peak." The young man coldly threw the jade plaque to Lin Xuan and then retreated.

"That's the Law Enforcement Peak. I didn't expect Lin Xuan to be noticed by the Law Enforcement Peak," everyone discussed.

"Don't let him enter the Law Enforcement Peak."

In the center of the VIP seat, Ye Shuangman looked coldly at the middle-aged man who took out the jade plaque and whispered to the person beside her.

The person beside her hesitated, somewhat puzzled, but seeing Ye Shuangman's icy gaze, could only respond, "Yes, understood."

Time flew by, and the aptitude trial came to an end with the last area.

Apart from the dazzling Zhu Ming and the regretful Lin Xuan, many talented newcomers emerged from the other areas, but their momentum was still no match for these two.

"Senior Brother, let's go," Chen Shen said. He found the final stage of the Ascension Conference quite interesting.

Some were sad, some were happy, watching the newcomers compete and vie for superiority was quite good.

Five days later, Lu Changqing brought back some unexpected news to Chen Shen. The person named Lin Xuan had been expelled from the sect.

"I remember that a big shot from the Law Enforcement Peak took a liking to him. How could he be expelled from the sect?" Chen Shen was puzzled.

"It seems that someone above didn't like him entering the Law Enforcement Peak."

"Who?"

Lu Changqing looked around and whispered, "Ye Shuangman."

"Oh," Chen Shen replied in a long voice, even more puzzled.

"Come on, I don't know either. It seems that Ye Shuangman doesn't like that Law Enforcement Elder. Whatever, let's go, let's go drink."

Lu Changqing put his arm around Chen Shen's shoulder, thought for a moment, then turned around and came back in front of him, and said seriously, "I really like Pan Qiu. One word, Junior Brother, are you going or not?"

He knew very well that Chen Shen had always been the one Pan Qiu had feelings for, but who knew what the outcome would be.

If Chen Shen didn't like her, he still had a good chance.

After all, taking the initiative was the best way for love to come.

"No, I'm used to being alone." Chen Shen quickly shook his head.

"Then don't blame Senior Brother for taking the initiative." Lu Changqing breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Three months later, Yu Panqiu knocked on Chen Shen's door.

"What's the matter, Junior Sister Yu?"

"Chen Shen, you're about to miss me." The little girl's eyes were slightly swollen.

Chen Shen silently pulled the door back a bit.

Half a month later, one evening, he saw the girl from across the hall go upstairs.

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I really spent a long time typing, and it's late.

First update, then revision.

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