Vol 3 Chapter 3: Entering the Sect
A few days later, Lin Jing arrived at the Thousand Illusions Mountain Sect in Senluo Path.
On the way here, he had already done thorough research on the sect.
Unlike in the Ancient Celestial Kingdom, where sects only accepted disciples once every few years, most sects in Qingzhou recruited new members at all times.
Thousand Illusions Mountain was no exception.
They had an entire mountain peak dedicated to entry examinations, where potential disciples were tested.
The test was divided into two categories:
- The Mortal Examination – for those without cultivation
- The Cultivator Examination – for rogue cultivators seeking to join
Lin Jing didn’t bother concealing his mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation.
Having too low a cultivation would make it harder for him to gain access to Thousand Illusions Mountain’s techniques.However, regardless of whether one was a mortal or a rogue cultivator, the most important part of the examination was the Illusory Heart Formation.
This was a powerful illusion formation set up by a high-ranking sect elder.
Anyone who entered would have their true intentions exposed—if they sought to join Thousand Illusions Mountain for impure reasons, they would lose their sanity and reveal their true self.
“An illusion formation, huh…”
Lin Jing wasn’t particularly worried.
It wasn’t because of his own mastery of the Illusion Dao, but because of the Ice Soul Gu within him.
With Ice Soul Gu’s ability to freeze his mind, illusions had little to no effect on him.
“You wish to join Thousand Illusions Mountain?”
At the foot of Ascending Immortal Peak, a fat elder in a purple Daoist robe stroked his beard as he scrutinized Lin Jing.
“You’ve already reached mid-stage Foundation Establishment at such a young age… quite the talent. Why do you wish to join Thousand Illusions Mountain?”
Lin Jing replied respectfully, “Senior, I am an orphan. Since childhood, I followed my master in cultivation. However, not long ago, my master passed away. Before he died, he told me that I had a talent for the Illusion Dao and advised me to join Thousand Illusions Mountain to become a powerful cultivator.”
“A rogue cultivator, huh? What was your master’s name? And yours?” the Core Formation elder asked.
“My master went by the name ‘Daoist Huang Song’. As for me… my name is Huang Yu.”
“Never heard of him.” The elder scoffed and waved his hand dismissively. “There are far too many nameless rogue cultivators.”
“But with your level of talent, as long as you pass the Illusory Heart Formation, joining Thousand Illusions Mountain will be no problem.”
“However…”
The elder let out a dramatic sigh.
“A genius like you? We have plenty. And since you’re joining midway, without someone to guide you, even with your talent in Illusion Dao, becoming a core disciple won’t be easy.”
Hearing this, Lin Jing clenched his jaw—but inside, he knew exactly what this meant.
With a bleeding heart, he took out a pouch of mid-grade Spirit Stones and handed it over.
“Senior, this is just a small token of my respect. I hope you can… guide me a little.”
The elder weighed the Spirit Stones in his hand and chuckled.
“You rogue cultivators always do this kind of thing.”
“Once you officially join Thousand Illusions Mountain, you must never continue such habits! But…”
“Since you are so eager to pursue the Dao, I’ll make an exception this time.”
With a satisfied grin, the elder pocketed the Spirit Stones and continued,
“You can skip the other tests. Just walk through the Illusory Heart Formation. If you pass, I’ll immediately arrange for you to become an Inner Mountain Disciple.”
“And… I’ll also grant you one free entry into the Divine Beast Hall.”
The elder grinned as he gestured toward a stone pathway leading down the mountain.
“Go on. It’s only a hundred meters.”
Using the alias ‘Xin Feng’, Lin Jing nodded in acknowledgment.
At least this elder isn’t completely corrupt—he takes bribes, but he does his job well.
Lin Jing—Jing Lin—reversed, it becomes ‘Yu Huang’… symbolizing my ambition.
Emperor of Beast Taming.
Lin Jing passed through effortlessly.
From his divine sense, this Illusory Heart Formation only had an effect on cultivators below the Nascent Soul Stage.
His own mastery of Illusion Dao was already high enough to render it useless.
Of course, Lin Jing’s Illusion Dao talent wasn’t normal.
He had comprehended it beneath the Golden Bodhi Tree—a level far beyond what ordinary cultivators could achieve.
If Nascent Soul-level rogue cultivators wished to join Thousand Illusions Mountain, they likely wouldn’t even need to walk through the formation. The Sect Master himself would personally negotiate with them.
“Well done.”
The fat elder in purple robes appeared before Lin Jing in a flash, grinning.
“Huang Yu, was it? Wait here—I’ll summon a disciple to bring you inside.”
As he spoke, he took out a jade token and infused it with spiritual energy.
Before long, a streak of rainbow light shot out from Thousand Illusions Mountain toward them.
During this time, Lin Jing received a technique manual from the elder.
- Cultivating this technique allows one’s spiritual energy to naturally carry the properties of Illusion Dao.
- Depending on mastery, it can deceive the divine sense of cultivators one or two realms higher.
- Illusions cast with this energy can cause massive spiritual damage.
- Using Illusion Dao techniques in conjunction with this technique results in greatly enhanced effectiveness.
The elder smirked and advised,
“I don’t know what cultivation technique you’re practicing now, but you should consider switching while you’re still at a lower realm.”
“To master Illusion Dao, having a proper Illusion Dao technique is essential.”
“If you cast illusions using ordinary energy, you’ll only achieve sixty percent of their full potential. But with Thousand Illusions True Energy, their effectiveness will double!”
“I understand, Senior!” Lin Jing responded sincerely.
But deep down, he had no intention of switching techniques.
He had no plans to pursue Illusion Dao for the long run—he was simply using it as a temporary cover in Qingzhou.
For someone like him, who found cultivation incredibly difficult, the Beast Taming Art suited him far better.
Besides, while the Thousand Illusions Codex was decent, it couldn’t compare to his self-created technique—Thousand Transformations Technique.
His Thousand Transformations Technique could already deceive Nascent Soul cultivators while still in the Qi Refinement Stage.
Of course, its current flaw was that it only created deception.
Unlike Thousand Illusions True Energy, which could cause direct spiritual damage, his illusions had no real offensive power.
That was precisely why Lin Jing had infiltrated Thousand Illusions Mountain—to fill in this gap and further refine his Illusion Dao techniques.
“Second Uncle, you called for me?”
The fat disciple who arrived was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
His round body and shifty eyes made him seem far from trustworthy.
The elder glared at him.
“How many times have I told you?! Call me Elder You while in the sect!”
“Ah! Ahem—Elder You! What are your orders?”
“This is Huang Yu. He just passed the examination and joined Thousand Illusions Mountain as a rogue cultivator genius.”
“He’s qualified to enter the Divine Beast Hall. Take my command token and hand it over to Elder Qin, the guardian of the hall.”
“Yes, Second Uncle!” The fat disciple grinned.
Then, he turned to Lin Jing, flashing a wide smile.
“Junior Brother Huang! Since you entered the sect through my Second Uncle, I’ll be looking after you from now on.”
“Come, let me take you to the Divine Beast Hall!”
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