The eyes of the two of them lit up. Obviously, these Lingyuan Pills are what they needed to make a major breakthrough in their practice. They're brothers named Zhao Dayi and Zhao Xiao Er respectively. And they are both at the peak of the Golden Core Realm.
With these pills, they can be sure to break through to the Zifu Realm(Purple Mansion Realm).
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{Author's Note: Speaking of the Realms of Cultivation, they are from low to high: Qi Refinement, Qi Condensation, Dantian Expansion, Golden Core, Purple Mansion, Soul Formation, Soul Formation, Soul Projection, Integration, King, Saint, Great Saint, Saint King, and so on. More will be released as you progressed}
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Back to the Silver Door of the Holy Son Peak's Main Hall, Zhao Dayi and his brother both knelt on the ground in excitement and said, "With the Dao as the witness, we swear loyalty to the Holy Son, Jiang Hou today. We will obey all his words and will do everything in our ability to protect his honor and reputation in the world. If we fail to do so, even for a bit, may the Dao annihilate us, spirit and body".
As they said so, thunder roared, and lightning flashed. An invisible Will descended and formed a seal on the two who made the Dao Oath, and then formed a connection between them and Jiang Hou.
"Will of the Dao", Jiang Hou muttered after feeling the connection between himself and the other two.
He sighed in bewilderment, "You two, who asked you to make such a vicious oath? Do you know that with that oath, your life and death belongs to me? You'll have to follow me wherever I go in the future. And you're only in the Golden Core Realm. Even if you utilize those pills, the farthest they can push you is the Mid-stage of Purple Mansion".
Jiang Hou really couldn't understand. Dao Oath is not something to be taken lightly. Even he, dare not make one rashly. Yet, these two?
"Holy Son. We know ourselves best. Though we seem to be at the peak of the Golden Core Realm and are quite strong, we have reached the end of our rope. Now, however, the Lingyuan Pill is just what we need to take a step further in this life. There is no problem with using our little lives to promote your prestige", still kneeling, Zhao Dayi replied, Zhao Xiao Er nodded in support.
"Ahh", Jiang Hou sighed and touched his forehead in distress. 'Can't you be nice just once? Now I have these people whose lives are hanging on mine. My enemy will become their enemy'
"Your power is still not enough. Take these Holy Grade Marrow Washing Pills, one bottle for each of you. Eat them before eating the Lingyuan Pills, they will improve your aptitudes. Don't come to me until you have broken through to the Soul Projection Realm", he waved his hands again, light flashed and two Jade bottles flew over and landed in Zhao Dayi's hands. He didn't wait for their reply, but quickly opened the Silver Door and rushed in, as though running away from his sin after waking up from infatuation.
But the two he left behind were left stunned in place.
"What is this?"
"Where am I?"
"Who am I?"
They are doubting life at this moment. Just a few breaths ago, they were the normal mediocre, insignificant figures in the cultivation world.
They were waiting to live their lifespan in the sect, or die trying to.
Now, in the twinkle of an eye, their fate changed. Their endpoint has totally changed trajectory from the mediocre life they once had, into an unknown future.
Zhao Xiao Er looked at his elder brother and said, "When we were chosen to serve the Holy Son, we rejoiced, thinking we are the true winners in life. When we were assigned to guard the Silver Door, we thought we were cursed by a dying great man. Now everything seemed to have had a hand behind the scenes right from the beginning. And that hand has pushed us into glory! Woohoo!", shedding tears of joy.
"What behind-the-scenes hand? This is definitely God opening his eyes to see our past labor and endurance, and our parents' kindness in the past", Zhao Dayi replied.
"Definitely! Hahahaha! FATHER, MOTHER! SEE! Your Sons are going to soar!", Xiao Er shouted at the top of his lungs, looking at the sky, seeming to see the phantom of his parents waving at him.
"Shh! Shut up! Let's hurry up and not waste the Holy Son's grace. This time, we won't come out until we break through to the Soul Projection Realm, or we will be embarrassed to face the Holy Son", scolded Zhao Dayi.
"Ah, right brother. Let's go practice", said Zhao Xiao Er.
Then they both left the front of the Silver Door, headed towards their Cultivation Cave, and the surrounding turned quiet.
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Inside the Main Hall of the Holy Son Peak.
This is a spacious hall, fully embedded with grey, white, and golden gems. A blue light enveloped the room, from the top center of the room, it's a blue gem.
Coming in from outside, if you look towards the left and right corner of the main seat, stood Popping Cherry Trees.
As the name suggests, when the Cherry fruits of a Popping Cherry Tree matures and is not collected on time, the cherry fruits will pop, and release Spiritual Energy to the surrounding area. They also emit a calming fragrance that helps clear the mind and prepares people for cultivation.
The Main Seat is golden from top to bottom. The material used to make it was the Jiujie Jinlei Wood, from the Thunder Desert.
Before the Main Seat are rows of seats on either side of it, extending to the end of the room, just before the Silver Door, made of Silver Oak Wood. Behind the Silver rows of seats, are two rows of Bronze seats.
The colour of each seat depicts its level of Significance.
On the Main seat, Jiang Hou sat down after coming in.
"Uncle Chen, when is the next opening of Qingyan Secret Realm?", he asked. And before him, a Void door appeared, a figure in Brown robe stepped out of it. He has brown pupils, brown hairs, even his brows were brown.
He is Jiang Muchen, the Elder sent by the Clan to take care of Jiang Hou's matters in the Sect.
"The opening of Qingyan Secret Realm? That would be in a year from now. Is anything the matter? You can talk to me Hou'er", Elder Chen said.
"There is no problem for now. I am asking because I want to participate this time. The last time, I was too young to participate. Now is the best time to experience what the Legendary Qingyan Realm really is like", Jiang Hou replied.
"Then you are in for a lot of fun and excitement. And the most important thing in the Qingyan Secret Realm, is the Inheritances. Anyone who can obtain an Inheritance from the Secret Realm will surely soar into the sky, becoming famous in one step", Jiang Muchen educated.
"After all, it is the resting place of the Qingyan Ancestor, a great powerhouse who once ruled the entire Southern Domain", Jiang Hou replied and continued, "Speaking of which, no one has been able to obtain the Inheritance of the Qingyan Ancestor since his fall and the appearance of the Qingyan Secret Realm"
"Hmph, that's because his inheritance tests are too weird, and random. Nobody could pass the test, so no one can obtain it", snorted Elder Chen, obviously dissatisfied with the Inheritance Test. In his time, he tried in all his three opportunities, but failed to pass the first test every time.
"What kind of tests did he set up for the inheritance?", Jiang Hou asked, seeing the Elder's expression changes.
"A test of Fate; a test of Heart; and a test of Comprehension", answered the Elder.
"That's it?", asked the surprised Jiang Hou.
"What? Are you disappointed? Do you think those three tests are too simple?", said Jiang Muchen.
Jiang Hou thought for a while and asked again, "Are they not?"
"Tsk! You're only a child after all, I was like you back then. The tests are not focused on the tests. The essence of everything is "Fate", "Heart", and "Comprehension"" the Elder mocked a little and continued,
"If it is not fated with you, no matter how hard you struggle, you will not have it. If your heart is not strong enough, you won't go far in the path of cultivation. If you lack comprehension, then you can't absorb information fast enough, process it, and act on it. So the three tests are actually what every Cultivation forces should adopt for their Disciple Worship Ceremony"
"Oh, that!", he understood but didn't understand. He just felt that he's been taught, so he said, "Thank you, Elder Chen".
"There is no need for that between families. With your talent, you will understand these things soon enough anyways. Might as well inform you earlier", replied Elder Muchen
"Still thank you", Jiang Hou insisted.
"No problem"
Jiang Hou sighed. "Oh, there is still an upcoming Holy Lands' Competitions coming up in half a year. Send a message to my younger Sister, she should come with me, and Heilong can come along too"
"On it", replied the Elder, then he left.
'So, I can only wait to recover now before I start practising again', looking at the disappearing figure of the Elder, Jiang Hou said helplessly.
He reflected on his actions over the past few years, though they were not honourable considering his Holy Son status, he felt they were his sincerity. He is still bitter remembering the reactions of Ye Chen and Ling Qing'er.
Then something flashed through his mind. When he attacked Ye Chen that day, spiritual energy transmission seemed to flash from the Jade Pendant hanging on Ye Chen's neck and shielded Ye Chen from the killing move he made.
"What was that? That Jade Pendant is definitely not simple", he mumbled.
Then, he thought of something else, "How was able to detect something like that? Even the Holy Lord and the Elders didn't seem to notice anything strange".
"And the other day, I was surely unconscious, but I was still able to hear and feel the movements around me in Master's Cave Mansion", he said, feeling puzzled about it all. On normal occasions, he is not someone who pays attention to details. But on some special occasions since childhood, some things would just be so obvious to him.
Like his Elder Brother Jiang Long, when Jiang Hou was still 5 years old, he remembered catching the scene where his Elder Brother almost entered Qi Deviation due to over-exhaustion while practicing a spell.
Then, the scenes where his Father would caress his Mother's thigh during meals, and Jiang Hou would ask, "Father, why are you touching mother's thigh again?"
His Younger Sister is a little mischievous, sneaking meat from their Youngest Brother's plate all the time. None of these escaped his perception.
It really didn't bother him before. Even his family thought it was an attribute of his Physique.
But now, he couldn't be sure about it.
So he decided to explore the Sacred Land's Library Pavilion. He thought of it, and he acted on it.
When going down the Holy Son's Peak, he met some servants from the Holy Land and also those from the Jiang Clan who saluted him as he passed. Some Outer Court and Inner Court Disciples also saluted him as he passed.
After all, he was still the Holy Son no matter what happened in the past. He is not someone they little disciples dare to offend.
Out of the Holy Son's Peak, he took to the air, and flew in the direction of the Library Pavilion.
There are quite a lot of disciples flying through the air. To be able to levitate, one must at least be a Golden Core cultivator. Some disciples were not proficient with flying yet, as you can sway in the air as though they would fall at any time. Those disciples have obviously just broken through and are out to experience what it was like to fly in the air. It is the dream of every single mortal and beginner cultivators
At the same time, some powerful breaths would flash by the air from time to time.
100 miles in a Single Step. This is an ability of Integrated Union Realm Powerful men. In Scarlet Heaven Sacred Land, once a disciple breaks through to the Integrated Union Realm, it is required that he serves as an Outer Sect Deacon for 5 Years before he can be promoted to a Core Disciple.
Of course, Personal Disciples of Elders, Holy Lord, Great Elder; and the Holy Son are exceptions to these rules.