Chapter 318: Chapter 246 Heading to Tongtian Sect_2
The inspection talisman only had a fourth-tier rating and could inspect cultivators below the Nascent Soul level.

“When that uniformed female cultivator tells you to do something, just do it. I’ve asked Yue Linger and Shen Menghan to go ahead of you. Watch how they pass through,” Jiang Cheng said to Liu Qing.

Liu Qing nodded, signaling that she understood.

Before inspecting the magical treasures, Yue Linger and Shen Menghan naturally passed without any issues. When it was Liu Qing’s turn, the atmosphere inevitably became tense.

“Raise your hands and turn in a circle. Alright, next,” said the female cultivator in charge of security inspection very succinctly.

Seeing that Liu Qing had passed the check smoothly, Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, there shouldn’t be any problems.

Although everything went normally for Liu Qing, Jiang Cheng himself encountered a slight problem because he practiced a cultivation technique from the Shadow Puppet Sect, which belonged to the less dangerous third-tier Demon Sects. After registering his name at the security point, Jiang Cheng also passed the inspection.

Since the teleportation array required charging, even though Jiang Cheng and his group had passed the security check, they couldn’t immediately activate the array for ultra-long-distance teleportation.

However, fortunately, there was a timetable at the waiting area, and there wasn’t much time left before the activation of the array.

Compared to the bustling stations on Earth, the waiting room used by cultivators seemed very leisurely. This was mainly due to the convenience of storage bags. Even with a large-scale move, one could do so effortlessly and as light as a swallow.

“The teleportation array is about to be fully charged. Passengers going to the second hall of the Tongtian Sect, please stand in the teleportation array. If you are traveling in a group, it is best to hold each other’s arms to avoid being scattered after teleportation,” announced the waiting room.

Following the announcement, the group of four from Jiang Cheng stood in position within the array.

There was a minor hiccup during the arm-holding step because Jiang Cheng only had two arms; he couldn’t hold onto three people.

In the end, it was Yue Linger who was “smart” enough to “generously” give her arm to Shen Menghan and chose to wrap her arms around Jiang Cheng’s waist instead.

The only regret was that the teleportation process was too short; Yue Linger hadn’t even warmed up yet when they had already arrived—at the second hall of the Tongtian Sect, located at the foot of the mountain!

“You must be Jiang Cheng, right? Come to think of it, I’ve seen you at Lotus Cloud University before,” said a voice.

Elder Yu Sheng had been waiting outside the hall early.

For him, a Nascent Soul powerhouse, to wait for four Qi Refining cultivators was something only Li Ancheng could make him do. However, Yu Sheng didn’t put on airs; he just wanted to get these few settled as soon as possible to be done with it.

“You must be Elder Yu Sheng, right? May I ask, when have you seen me? I don’t seem to have any impression of you,” Jiang Cheng said politely.

You definitely don’t have any impression; I’m just a piece of foxtail grass.

“Haha, these are all trivial matters, let’s not delay. Your masters are all waiting anxiously; let’s hurry over,” said Elder Yu Sheng.

With a wave of his hand, Elder Yu Sheng summoned a Horse Carriage Talisman from his storage bag, inviting Jiang Cheng and the three others to board.

Elder Yu Sheng was certainly familiar with the Tongtian Sect; after Liu Qing safely passed through the sect gate’s sixth-tier inspection talisman without any trouble, the Horse Carriage Talisman sped off, shuttling through the vast mountains.

“Even though we have arrived at the Tongtian Sect, the sect is known to have thirty thousand mountains, and its size is not inferior to a medium-sized country,” Elder Yu Sheng explained.

Yue Linger was astonished: “Isn’t that bigger than Liang Kingdom?”

“It’s a bit larger, but not by much. The main issue is the multitude of mountains. Without relying on a flying artifact, you wouldn’t get very far just on your legs. After you join the sect, you had best quickly reach Foundation Establishment to make traveling more convenient. As for flying artifacts, you don’t need to worry about those, as the sect provides public flying boats. If you dislike the public flying boats, you can also save up Contribution Points and exchange them at the treasure hall or find some materials and have an Artifact Refiner customize one for you.” Elder Yu Sheng answered any question as he drove the Horse Carriage Talisman, in a good mood.

Jiang Cheng pondered for a moment, then asked, “Elder Yu Sheng, do you know what the requirements are to become an elder in the Tongtian Sect?”

Elder Yu Sheng’s smile froze.

He didn’t actually know how to become an elder.

“At the very least, one must have reached the Divinity Transformation Realm. Divinity Transformation is still too far off for you; without a few hundred years of effort, you couldn’t even touch that realm. Even I am only at Nascent Soul, not knowing when I will be able to advance to Divinity Transformation. Now, look at that mountain peak in front of us.”

Everyone followed Elder Yu Sheng’s pointing finger and saw a mountain covered in verdant bamboo.

“This peak is called ‘Biyun Peak.’ Yue Linger, Shen Menghan, your master, Master Yunzhu, has founded a sect there.”

Elder Yu Sheng parked the Horse Carriage Talisman at the foot of Biyun Peak and said to Jiang Cheng and Liu Qing, “I’ll take the two of them up the mountain first, you wait here for a moment.”

When it was time to part, Yue Linger and Shen Menghan seemed a little reluctant to leave.

Jiang Cheng consoled them: “In the future, it’ll indeed be a bit far, but once our cultivation level rises, a distance of thousands of miles will be no more than the blink of an eye. We are all fellow disciples, and there are no prohibitions between our mountain gates, where can’t we go then?”

Yue Linger felt a bit better, yet still somewhat reluctantly said, “Okay, then we’ll leave first.”

“Don’t forget the cultivation technique from Dayan Sect.”

“Got it.”

Jiang Cheng wasn’t worried about the distance, because they had the cultivation technique from the Dayan Sect, at least until Nascent Soul, their cultivation levels wouldn’t hit any bottlenecks.

As long as you start your cultivation at the appropriate times every day, then you just need to wait for your cultivation level to improve.

Having sent off Yue Linger and Shen Menghan, Elder Yu Sheng went down the mountain alone, boarded the horse carriage, and took the protagonist, Jiang Cheng, to meet Master Yun Shu.

The distance to Master Yun Shu’s North Forest Peak was somewhat far.

The two of them sat in the carriage for almost half a day before arriving at the place.

“Your master is quite reasonable, he just prefers solitude, don’t disturb her unless it’s necessary,” Elder Yu Sheng advised Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng naturally agreed.

In fact, when it came to understanding Yun Shu, Elder Yu Sheng was far less knowledgeable than him.

“Master Yun Shu, Elder Yu Sheng brings Jiang Cheng for a visit!”

Elder Yu Sheng called out according to custom from the bottom of the mountain, but no one answered. Just as he was about to inquire again, Jiang Cheng suddenly called out “Master.”

Elder Yu Sheng turned around and saw Master Yun Shu appear behind him at some point, her arms crossed, sizing up Liu Qing.

It seemed to her that Liu Qing was more intriguing than Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng kept a normal expression and, holding Liu Qing’s hand, subtly pulled her behind him.

With his understanding of Yun Shu, she was currently at the Divinity Transformation Realm level and, not fond of cultivating, was likely to maintain this level for a long time. She had no reason to see through Liu Qing’s identity.

Rather, unless the Sect Leader of Tongtian Sect personally scrutinized her, there was theoretically no chance of Liu Qing being exposed.

“Master, this is a friend of your disciple, her name is Liu Qing. Liu Qing, this is Elder Yun Shu,” he introduced.

Liu Qing remained unmoved, looking coldly at Yun Shu.

Jiang Cheng, feeling anxious, pinched her hand, prompting her to reluctantly say, “Elder.”

Master Yun Shu took a long stride forward, crossing a distance of a meter in an instant to come extremely close to Liu Qing.

She reached out a jade-like finger, slowly approaching Liu Qing, and poked the face of a certain snake.

Soft and smooth, the sensation was excellent.

“Wow, your friend has really good skin, how did she manage that?” Master Yun Shu asked in surprise.

Elder Yu Sheng, upon hearing this, heaved a huge sigh of relief; he almost thought Liu Qing had ruined things and Yun Shu no longer wanted to accept Jiang Cheng as a disciple!

He was scared to death.

Jiang Cheng, pulling Liu Qing a bit further away, explained, “Back to Master, she has been that way since childhood, probably naturally gifted with beauty.”

Elder Yu Sheng urgently communicated with Jiang Cheng through a transmission: You can’t say that! Aren’t you implying that Master Yun Shu is less beautiful than your friend? Master Yun Shu, although carefree and uninhibited, is still a female cultivator; which one of them doesn’t love beauty and refuses to be outdone?

Indeed, Yun Shu’s beautiful face stiffened, and she questioned Jiang Cheng, “So you are saying that I don’t have natural beauty?”

Jiang Cheng, unruffled, replied with a bow, “Master is naturally so, not only so, but also with Divinity Transformation beauty. My friend here only has Qi Cultivation beauty and still needs to learn from Master.”

Elder Yu Sheng listened and silently gave him a thumbs-up.

He hadn’t realized that natural beauty came in levels.

Master Yun Shu might not have been completely fooled by Jiang Cheng, but seeing him stand up for his friend, she must have thought his heart wasn’t bad. Hence, in a good mood, she tossed Jiang Cheng a token.

“With this token, you can come and go through the protective mountain formation as you please. Follow me up the mountain.”

Jiang Cheng thanked Elder Yu Sheng and excused himself, pulling Liu Qing through the mountain gates.

He followed behind Master Yun Shu, thinking to himself: At last, he could start the journey of focused cultivation under the guidance of his wealthy master!

Master Yun Shu led Jiang Cheng to the top of North Forest Peak.

The place was deserted all year round, with many buildings sitting empty.

“There should be plenty of vacant houses; you and your friend can just choose any place to live. You are at the Qi Cultivation seventh level now, right? Once you reach the ninth level, come to the back mountain to find me, and I will help you snatch a few Foundation Establishment Pills. Apart from that, don’t come looking for me, I’m very busy,” Yun Shu said as she stretched in front of Jiang Cheng, displaying her graceful figure.

But Jiang Cheng’s focus wasn’t on his beautiful master.

Looking at the desolate North Forest Peak, Jiang Cheng asked with some uncertainty, “Master, did you just say ‘snatch’?”

Master Yun Shu, rubbing her sleepy eyes, said quite casually, “Yeah, if you can’t afford to buy, you have to snatch from others, right? I’m tired now, we’ll talk later if there’s something.”