Chapter 78 Entering the Palace

The mirror surface fell silent, and after a moment, another voice came out, "It matches the records of the sect's disciples. You can come in!"

He Yu walked towards the depths of the passage, and Gu Xiuyun followed behind.

There was a narrow path in the mirror array, winding and twisting, and occasionally there were forks. Whenever there was a fork, He Yu would use the secret method of spiritual power to explore the way. After three or four times, he came to the end of the mirror array.

There was a row of huge stone mirrors in front of him, and there was a stone door in the middle of the stone mirror, which was slightly opened, revealing a small gap.

Two disciples, a man and a woman, guarded the two sides of the stone door. The spiritual power around them was rich, and their cultivation had reached the second level of Kaimai.

These two people looked quite young, but their breath was cold and fierce. Looking from a distance, they felt a chill.

"In the past, I felt a little creepy when I saw the disciples guarding the array. I didn't expect that I still felt uncomfortable now that my cultivation had broken through." Gu Xiuyun whispered to He Yu.

"What Senior Brother Fu Lan said is also what I feel." He Yu deeply agreed.

The elite disciples guarding the Mirror Light Formation are all from the 72nd Mountain of Jiuling, and they have at least the second level of Kaimai cultivation.

Such people are all arrogant and exude an aura of "no strangers allowed".

Facing the two disciples guarding the formation, He Yu and Gu Xiuyun's steps suddenly slowed down. It took them half a quarter of an hour to walk a distance of hundreds of feet.

"He Yu, a disciple of Yanning Mountain, greets Senior Brothers and Sisters."

"Fu Lan, a disciple of Yanning Mountain, greets Senior Brothers and Sisters."

He Yu and Gu Xiuyun bowed to the two disciples guarding the formation at the same time, and took out their own disciple badges for the two to see.

The badge is a piece of green ancient wood, engraved with the names and origins of each person, and is also the entry and exit certificate for disciples of Wuhen Sect.

The male disciple looked at the badge, seemed a little impatient, and waved his hand, saying, "Stop dawdling, hurry up and go."

"Wait a minute," the female disciple stretched out her hand to stop him, and looked at Gu Xiuyun with hesitation, "I remember that when Fu Lan left the sect, he was only at the peak of the Qi-cleansing Realm. How come he has already broken through to the first level of Qi-opening after not seeing him for a month?"

"Reporting to Senior Sister, this time, my disciple and Junior Brother He left the sect and were ordered to go to a spiritual liquid pool for cultivation," Gu Xiuyun replied respectfully, "I succeeded in Qi-cleansing by chance and entered the Qi-opening Realm. Because my master had already passed down the secret formula for breaking through the barrier, I was able to break through to the first level of Qi-opening in one fell swoop."

"I can prove that what Senior Brother Fu Lan said is true," He Yu said hurriedly, "Senior Brother Fu Lan and I entered the spiritual liquid pool together, but my merits and deeds were insufficient. I kept cultivating until the stalactite spiritual liquid was exhausted, and I was unable to remove all the demon blood."

"So that's how it is." The female disciple guarding the formation nodded slightly.

Wuhen Sect has many spiritual liquid pools arranged outside the sect. Except for a few elite disciples, most of the disciples have to go outside the sect to practice and experience some dangers before they can successfully open the pulse gate.

This is the rule of Wuhen Sect. If you stay in the sect and practice, even if your cultivation is high, it is just a facade. You must experience danger, fight with monsters, and fight with the children of aristocratic families to cultivate powerful practitioners.

In Wuhen Sect, there is no shortage of skills and secrets, but external objects are rare. Even the simplest spiritual liquid pool has stumped a large number of disciples.

"Hurry up and go in. In a moment, the mirror light array will be closed." The male disciple guarding the array said impatiently.

He Yu and Gu Xiuyun bowed again and hurried into the stone gate.

"Fortunately, the disciples guarding the array we met today are relatively lazy. If those are serious, they will have to take us into the mirror light lake to verify our true identity, which will be troublesome." He Yu said with a smile.

"Yes, the two senior brothers and sisters save trouble, and we can also relax." Gu Xiuyun smiled.

Just a short moment ago, a layer of cold sweat had already appeared in his palms.

The most dangerous place in the Mirror Light Array is the Mirror Light Lake.

It is said that the lake is branded with the spiritual power marks of all disciples. The appearance can change, but the spiritual power mark will not change. Even if Fu Lan really breaks through to the first level of Kaimai, there will not be much change.

If the two disciples guarding the array take them to the Mirror Light Lake for inspection, Gu Xiuyun will be completely exposed.

Mirror Light Lake is one of the biggest flaws in his infiltration into the Wuhen Sect.

Fortunately, the disciples guarding the array are relatively lazy, and with the leadership of He Yu, the two seem to be familiar with the array, so no one doubts Gu Xiuyun's identity.

After passing through the Mirror Light Array, the mountain road behind is open.

There are peaks in all directions, and there are steel cableways in the middle. There are often disciples of the Wuhen Sect walking on the cableways.

The Nine Ridges and Seventy-two Mountains are extremely vast. The two walked for a whole night before they came to a steep mountain.

The cableway goes directly to the mountainside, with attic palaces on both sides.

"Brother Fu Lan, let's go meet Master Kang Yan first and report what happened this time." He Yu's face was a little complicated, "Brother has now entered the first level of Kaimai, and his status is not as good as before. I hope you can say a few good words to me."

"Since we are from the same sect, we must advance and retreat together. I understand what Brother He means." Gu Xiuyun nodded.

He Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Taoist Kang Yan had a hot temper. If he told the truth about the spiritual liquid pool, both of them would be punished, but Fu Lan had already opened the meridian gate, and broke through to the first level of Kaimai in one fell swoop. Even if he was punished, he would only face the wall and reflect on his mistakes.

But He Yu was only at the level of Ximai, and he couldn't even enter the sect's Dao Book. Even if he died, no one would care.

The two passed through the palace and climbed to the top of the mountain.

There is a majestic golden palace on the top of Yanning Mountain. In front of the palace, there are layers of stone steps extending to the foot of the mountain. At a glance, there are hundreds of thousands of steps, which makes people's scalp tingle.

There were still many lay disciples climbing the stone steps. Occasionally, some of them were exhausted and fell on the stone steps, gasping for breath, and no one helped them.

Looking at these lay disciples, Gu Xiuyun was thoughtful.

Fu Lan did not mention these lay disciples in his words, which shows that they have a very low status in Wuhen Sect. There are thousands of lay disciples here, but the strange thing is that there are steep peaks everywhere in Wuhen Sect. Where do those lay disciples live?

"Is there a city in Wuhen Sect?" Gu Xiuyun was curious.

Not long after, the two climbed up the steps to the Golden Palace.

There was a huge incense burner in the palace. On both sides of the incense burner, many practitioners were sitting cross-legged. They were all wearing black-patterned green robes, wearing buns on their heads, and sitting in meditation with their eyes closed.

Seeing Fu Lan and He Yu walk into the Golden Palace, these practitioners opened their eyes and looked a little surprised.

"Both went to the Spiritual Liquid Pool to practice. Fu Lan, without the guidance of the master, was able to open his meridians in one fell swoop, and even opened up a level of heaven. He Yu, as a disciple of the master, did not make a breakthrough. He is really a rotten wood that cannot be carved." The practitioner at the front shook his head.

Hearing this, He Yu's face suddenly changed, but he didn't dare to say anything.

The practitioner who said this has reached the third level of opening meridians. He is also the eldest disciple of Taoist Kang Yan, and his Taoist name is Mingshan.

Wuhen Sect is the same as Ruoshui Sect. Only practitioners at the stage of opening meridians can have Taoist names and be included in the sect's Taoist books.