Chapter 61: The Four Transformations of the Peak Inner Sect
After returning to the mountain gate, Wu Yi was very free. Apart from practicing, he had almost nothing to worry about every day. Since he had mastered the three transformations, he did not need to attend the professor's class as usual. Others in the sect no longer regarded him as a Qi-refining cultivator, but a foundation-building cultivator. No one doubted whether Wu Yi could be promoted to the foundation-building stage.
Wang Chuchen was busy consolidating his cultivation these days and did not summon him. Originally, someone would come to spy on the territory he had marked out in the back mountain from time to time, but now it was peaceful and quiet, making Wu Yi even suspect that someone had come in but the ghosts did not find it.
But the real reason was due to the propaganda of the group of disciples who came back from the capital. He also had a feast with the senior brothers and sisters who had entered the inner gate for practice, and was "invited" to the inner courtyard by the master of the capital. All of these showed one truth, that is, Wu Yi's qualifications were indeed very good. Not only was Wang Chuchen valued, but many people also had the same view.
Of course, another reason is that Ge Yunyi was scolded by his grandfather and became much more obedient. He did not dare to come out to stir up trouble and provoke disputes. He waited for the time of inner sect cultivation to come so as to avoid his grandfather's anger. Maybe his grandfather's anger would disappear after he came back.
Without being disturbed by external affairs, Wu Yi gradually gained the upper hand in the competition with the inner demon. Even the body refining method that the inner demon took the lead in, Wu Yi also caught up with the inner demon. Now Wu Yi's recovery ability is to let himself recover, which is nearly twice as fast as before. Of course, the inner demon also contributed to this, but the blood light representing the progress of cultivation is as strong as that cultivated by the inner demon.
However, this is just the progress of cultivation revealed by the inner demon. Wu Yi cannot see the inner demon's understanding of Dao Yun and his innate understanding of the six dusts, but the inner demon can't see his progress in Dao Yun cultivation and the progress of visualizing the stone tablet. These two are exactly where Wu Yi has put the most effort, but there is no immediate effect. Wu Yi still needs to work hard for a long time.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that Wu Yi finally filled up the Dantian after spending another Da Huan Dan. Now Wu Yi is at the peak of the fourth transformation, but the result is that he only has three Da Huan Dan left. Although it hurts, he doesn't have to use the tricky method of transferring the spiritual energy in the Danqiao given by the black beetle to fill the Dantian.
The spiritual energy floats in the Dantian, and as the blood flows around the body, it changes the physical quality little by little. This is why some people who practice a single path can still be as strong as gold and stone after practicing the Jindan method, just like practicing the power method. However, compared with practicing the power method, simply relying on the spiritual energy to improve unconsciously is not only inefficient, but the body of the Qi Dao cultivator of the Jindan may not be as good as the physique of the foundation-building power.
The two-month period is coming. I thought that it would be like the last time I went to the birthday banquet, and the master of the temple would lead me to the inner gate. Who knew that the elders sent by the inner gate would come one by one, which surprised Wu Yi. In the inner gate, those who can become elders are all Jindan real people. Although the status of elders is higher than that of disciples on the surface, many true disciples are also Jindan, and some true disciples are even higher than elders.
Wu Yi was surprised at first when the Jindan elder came to pick him up, but after thinking about it again, he felt that this was reasonable. First, according to common sense, professors from the outer sect could not return to the inner sect. Otherwise, they would stay there for this reason. There might even be more than one professor coming, so the inner sect would lose its superiority and become free to come and go. Secondly, sending people from the inner sect to pick him up could also prevent the phenomenon of fakes and pearls. Some people who did not reach the peak of the fourth transformation would be rejected by the elders who were picking up the disciples. Finally, sending the inner sect elders to pick him up also showed the importance of the sect to this matter.
Since there was a special person to pick him up, Wu Yi did not pay too much attention to this matter. He continued to practice as usual and would ring the bell to inform the disciples when the time came.
In the past few days, Wu Yi in the sea of consciousness suddenly received news from a ray of mind left in the outside world. The call bell of Mingdao Peak rang, and it was the most solemn call bell. Wu Yi understood that if there was no difference, it should be the inner sect elders who came. They actually arrived at night.
In fact, for the monks, day and night are not particularly important. A retreat lasts for an unknown number of years. The monks often calculate how long they have been in retreat based on the changes in their bodies. However, due to the instability of physical changes, this calculation often has a large error. It is better to take in two or three servants and ask the servants directly how long it has been.
It was night, and when Wu Yi took over the control of his body, he thought that the inner demon would retreat on his own like the previous times, but who knew that this time he encountered obstacles. The inner demon refused to give up the control of his body. After thinking about it, Wu Yi gradually gave up the idea of taking away the control of his body. It was not the time to tear his face with the inner demon, especially when the inner gate elders came.
The inner demon left his mind outside, so he naturally understood what was happening at this time. I think he also realized the risks of doing so, especially since the inner gate elders were Jindan Zhenren. If he was discovered in his eyes, his fate would be very miserable.
But the inner demon's decision may not be without its own experience. Every time when an outsider appears, it will give the control of the body to Wu Yi. Although it gains more time for cultivation, it lacks communication with outsiders. Once it swallows Wu Yi in the final battle and truly controls the body, if its behavior is very different from usual, it will inevitably be exposed.
In addition, each time it only divides a wisp of its mind, it is difficult to get the benefits when it is useful. For example, the last time Shu Yunyun gave nine Da Huan Dan, Wu Yi reluctantly spit them out from his mouth after it struggled hard in the end. Even so, in the end, it had one less than Wu Yi.
After considering all sorts of things, the inner demon made this decision. It needed to come out in the open. At the same time, it chose this time because it expected that Wu Yi would not tear his face with it and could only accept the result of it controlling his body.
Although Wu Yi did not turn against the inner demon at this time, he had a little more mind outside. The meaning was very clear. Don't try to do something that goes against him, otherwise you have to fight the inner demon even if you are exposed.
The inner demon completely ignored Wu Yi's threats. It knew that the struggle between it and Wu Yi would never be made public. Wu Yi could not accept such a result, because such a result would most likely be the annihilation of both of them, which would be a disaster for both sides.
Perhaps it was because he was born as a heart demon. The first time he controlled his body and appeared in front of everyone, the inner demon had no waves in his heart, but there was also the factor of sharing one body with Wu Yi. After seeing Wu Yi's past style of doing things, it was natural for him to imitate Wu Yi without any hindrance. His character and hard work created a new "Wu Yi".
Seeing this scene in the sea of consciousness, Wu Yi was not surprised at all. If the inner demon could not imitate to this extent, how could it dare to occupy his body and appear in front of everyone.
Although Wu Yi's usual movements and expressions can be imitated exactly, some essential differences cannot be changed, such as the Dao rhyme, one is static and the other is dynamic. Even mortals can see the difference, but if the difference in Dao rhyme is not done properly, it will only be considered a change in the mind.
Just restrain yourself at that time. The inner demon thought of this.
When the inner demon came to Mingdao Peak, he found that almost all the disciples of the entire Taoist temple had come, not only male disciples, but also female disciples of Miaoling Peak. It should be noted that when Wu Yi entered, Wang Chuchen preached that the female disciples of Miaoling Peak did not come, which shows how important it is to enter the inner door to practice.
The inner demon took a rough look and found that the disciples of the entire Taoist temple added up to about 150 people, including 40 to 50 female disciples. In fact, there are quite a lot of people, but I don’t know why only four or five people were sent to the national lord’s birthday last time.
Although almost all the disciples of the Taoist temple have arrived, not all of them are going to the inner gate. Most of them are just here to watch the excitement. Besides, the call bell keeps ringing, so they can't calm down even if they want to practice.
There are about 40 to 50 people who have reached the peak of the fourth transformation or above, and most of them are the first few disciples who entered the sect. Wu Yi, the latest disciple, is the only one among the new disciples. As soon as he appeared, he attracted the attention of the whole audience. Everyone cast envious eyes on him. The gap between them may be as big as the sky and the earth. Moreover, Wu Yi was still a mortal when he entered the sect, but now he can enter the inner gate to practice. Unlike Ge Yiyi, who has been cultivated by the family since childhood, it is even more precious to be able to make this achievement.
Seeing "Wu Yi" coming, Wang Chuchen, who was standing on the top of Mingdao Peak, nodded to him. Beside him stood a middle-aged Taoist in purple robes. A wisp of white snow grew on his temples, hanging on his shoulders, making him more elegant.
The inner demon knew that the one who could stand with Wang Chuchen should be the inner sect elder. He quickened his pace and greeted Wang Chuchen according to Wu Yi's previous behavior. Then he did not forget to greet the purple-robed middle-aged Taoist priest.
After carefully scanning Wu Yi's Dantian, Wang Chuchen nodded to Wu Yi imperceptibly.
"Daoyou, everyone is here." Wang Chuchen smiled and said to the purple-robed Taoist priest.
The purple-robed Taoist priest smiled and nodded in response, and flew back to the flying boat in the sky. The inner demon dared to believe that this was the elder's flying boat. It originally thought that this was another flying boat of the mountain gate. The reason was that it was too small, the same size as the flying boat driven by Li Gu last time. How could it reflect the status of the elder Jindan Zhenren?
Without giving Wu Yi time to think, a Taoist child's voice, which was childish but not lacking in majesty, came from the flying boat: "All disciples who want to enter the inner sect to practice, please get on board quickly."
Forty or fifty people, including Wu Yi, stepped forward and formed a queue, and went on the flying boat one by one. No one dared to lie or report their cultivation level, because before entering the inner sect to practice, a professor in the temple would check your cultivation level. If it was false, not to mention being rejected by the elders of the inner sect, you would not be able to pass the level of the professors of your own mountain gate. After all, if a false report was made, it would be the temple that would be embarrassed in the end, so the inspection was even stricter. This was why Wang Chuchen had focused on Wu Yi's Dantian before.
Only after getting on the flying boat did Wu Yi know that the inner sect had sent two elders. In fact, this was also the result of the struggle between the master-disciple lineage of the sect and the lineage of the aristocratic family. Most of the outer sect disciples came from small families like the Ge family, and there were also collateral descendants of those large families who had branches and leaves outside.
If the elders of the aristocratic family were responsible for recruiting, it was inevitable that there would be cover-ups. However, if the elders of the master-disciple lineage were responsible, the aristocratic families were also worried that the selection would be too strict and all the disciples at the peak of the fourth transformation would be eliminated. Finally, after a game of interests, two elders were sent to pick up the disciples, one from the aristocratic family and the other from the master-disciple lineage.
But now, as the Taoist temples are increasingly strict in checking their disciples, it is no longer important which line the elders come from, but the rule has continued.
Many of the forty or fifty people were not going to the inner gate for cultivation for the first time. As soon as they got on the flying boat, they talked with their friends. Four or five newcomers, including Wu Yi, seemed a little restrained.
Walking across the deck and entering the boat, the inner demon suddenly realized how ignorant he was before. Wu Yi in the sea of consciousness was also extremely surprised. The flying boat that looked only a few dozen feet from the outside was surprisingly hundreds of feet inside, more than ten times larger. There was a world inside, and I don’t know how many Taoists were talking outside.
There were several rooms, neatly arranged like a forest, with deep courtyards, flowers blooming all year round, and clouds and mists showing auspiciousness.
As the waiter entered the room, he saw carved wooden boards on all sides, with colorful silk threads lingering in them. There were bonsai, pens, inkstones, tripods, and books in the room. It was like a study room, much better than Wu Yi's own shabby cave.
After a quick look at the room, the inner demon was restless, so he went out to take a look. Wu Yi had never seen such a flying boat, and the inner demon naturally couldn't see it. His curious look showed that he was a newcomer to outsiders.
"Boy, you are new here!" A figure blocked the direction of the inner demon's advance. He was tall and strong, and spoke rudely.
Most of the people around were silent when they saw this scene. There are many outer sect families. In order to develop their own power and gain more say in the family in the future, some people choose to win people over at this time. The disciples here are at least at the peak of the fourth transformation, and they have no shortage of potential. It is a good choice to win them over, but many people win them over by beating them up and showing their strong strength.
Of course, there are choices for winning over. For example, if the family power is sufficient, there will naturally be brothers around to protect them. They will not be like the inner demons wandering outside alone. This big man also observed for a long time before taking action.
In fact, the big man may not be the person behind the scenes. If the big man is blind and chooses the wrong person in the end and hits a nail, there will be people behind the scenes to apologize and take out treasures that others can hardly refuse to make friends. In short, the people behind the scenes will not come forward in person for these offensive matters, and they are often handled by the thugs attached to them.
The inner demon turned around and looked at the big man. The flowing Taoist robe looked out of place on the big man. He suppressed his smile and said in a calm tone: "Are you calling me?"
"I'm calling you." The big man's voice was accompanied by his sandbag-sized fist. The big man practiced both strength and power. At such a close distance, no cultivator who practiced only Qi Dao could resist, and he was often knocked down with one blow.
In the big man's heart, the fate of the weak monkey opposite him was the same as that of his disciples who had been defeated by him in the past, and a ferocious smile appeared at the corners of his eyebrows.
Some readers said that Sanren may have the flaw of abusing the master. Sanren made a deep review here and promised to reduce such plots in the future. Although I don't have the idea of writing a cool article, I won't make you feel uncomfortable. To express my apology, Sanren will update one more chapter today.