"Examine my comprehension?" Ryan had a calm demeanor, looking composed and indifferent.
In fact, deep in his heart, he was a bit nervous. Such a reaction was just relying on his acting skills to maintain his persona and prevent himself from showing any flaws.
None of the people in front of him was weak!
The cultivators who came together were men and women, old and young in appearance.
Each of them had a powerful aura, with spiritual energy swirling around them, vaguely taking on the forms of auspicious beasts like dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns.
Although Ryan didn't know much about the realm levels in the cultivation world, he wasn't a dull fool either. He could tell that these were all manifestations of a profound realm.
Even if these people did nothing but have emotional fluctuations or speak, they could change the color of the sky and earth and create strange phenomena.
The True Person of Turbid Wine raised her willow - like eyebrows and defended Ryan: "My disciple has just embarked on the path of cultivation. You, a group of senior cultivators in the [Dharma Image Realm] who have practiced for many years, can't you restrain your auras a little?"
Hearing this, all the elders immediately restrained their auras and began to comment on Ryan with smiles.
"This young man has an outstanding appearance. I like him very much."
"Facing us without showing any signs of timidity. His state of mind is passable!"
"Asty, you've taken in a good disciple. Congratulations!"
Ryan kept his eyes on his nose and nose on his heart, pretending not to hear these words - the nickname "Asty" was clearly referring to his master.
It was obvious that compared with these elders, his master was a relatively young cultivator with a lower seniority in Xuanji Cave Heaven.
At this time, as a junior, it was the best choice for him not to ask questions nosily!
Ryan noticed that among the people surrounded by the elders like the moon surrounded by stars was an old man with white hair but a youthful face. His silver hair hung over his shoulders, yet he looked like a teenager of his own age.
He had a mysterious demeanor, with a meaningful smile on his lips. He didn't say anything but just looked Ryan up and down. Ryan judged: "This one is most likely the sect leader of Xuanji Cave Heaven!"
The next moment, the True Person of Turbid Wine introduced the identities of the people present to him.
These connections were the first resources for Ryan on his cultivation path!
Even if he didn't need to ask them for anything, just the fact that they were alive would make his path of cultivating immortals smoother.
After listening to his master's explanation, Ryan knew that...
In the entire Xuanji Cave Heaven, the elders of the Sutra Pavilion, the Spiritual Plant Hall, the Spiritual Beast Hall, and the Internal Affairs Hall were either too busy with sect affairs to spare time or were in seclusion.
However, the elders of the Heavenly Mystery Hall, the Talisman and Array Hall, the Immortal Cuisine Hall, the Artifact Refining Hall, the Pill Refining Hall, the External Affairs Hall, and the Punishment Hall had all taken time out of their busy schedules to come and visit.
While Ryan was observing everyone, the elders were also patiently examining him.
The sect leader of Xuanji Cave Heaven deduced the heavenly secrets, predicted the future trends, and determined that the current time was a critical moment of era change and epoch alternation.
Judging from past historical experience...
In the following years, celestial prodigies would emerge like bamboo shoots after a spring rain in the entire Qianyuan Realm.
The celestial prodigies, dao bodies, and sacred embryos that were rarely seen in hundreds or even thousands of years would all appear one by one, and then in this prosperous era...
They would compete in cultivation!
Display their miraculous arts!
Show their wonderful methods!
Contend for the great dao!
How capable was this celestial prodigy of their own sect?
The old man with white hair and beard had sharp eyes. Unlike other elders who restrained their auras, his own aura became even stronger.
The spiritual charm in the air vibrated rapidly, gradually compressed and liquefied, transforming into terrifying demonic and monstrous images.
The old man with white hair and beard suddenly spoke, and his voice split the heavy clouds on the mountain top: "Ryan! Do you dare to accept my examination?"
Xuanji Cave Heaven was famous in the world for deducing the past and predicting the future.
And he was not only the elder of the Heavenly Mystery Hall but also the vice sect leader of Xuanji Cave Heaven.
He had accepted Ryan's identity as a [celestial prodigy], but it was just barely, based on his trust in the True Person of Turbid Wine.
What you hear may be false, but what you see is real!
As the vice sect leader, he shouldered the lives and cultivation paths of countless people in the sect. So...
No matter what he did or who he interacted with, he had to be extremely cautious and couldn't make judgments or act rashly.
Otherwise, if the sect suffered losses because of his credulity and wrong judgment, he would surely be haunted by inner demons, and his cultivation path would also be hindered!
The invisible and intangible huge pressure made Ryan's heart almost stop beating.
Swish!
A graceful figure blocked between the Heavenly Mystery Elder and Ryan, which made Ryan suddenly feel a lot more relaxed.
Ryan clearly felt that if his master, the True Person of Turbid Wine, hadn't flashed to his front to block in time, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand even a single breath and would completely lose consciousness.
Even so, Ryan still braced himself, stared at the Heavenly Mystery Elder, and pretended to be haughty: "Why wouldn't I dare?"
"Why wouldn't I dare?!"
He didn't know what kind of celestial prodigies in this world were like. He could only imitate the images of celestial prodigies he had read in novels before crossing over.
However, Ryan's tough stance made the Heavenly Mystery Elder's serious face a bit milder.
"Remaining calm in the face of changes, with an air of aloofness hidden deep inside."
"Remaining calm in the face of major events. Indeed, there is a bit of the demeanor of a celestial prodigy!"
The Heavenly Mystery Elder had some expectations for Ryan's talent.
"When the Preaching Stele was imparting the method, it also probed your origin."
The Heavenly Mystery Elder said in a deep voice, "You're not a spy from the other nine of the top ten immortal sects, nor do you have any connection with the three demonic sects or the four sacred places of the demon race."
"You came from the mortal world. Perhaps you don't know that the first major realm in the path of cultivating immortals, the [Spirit Nurturing Realm], is divided into ten levels!"
Ryan's eyes narrowed, and he listened attentively.
Since it was related to the celestial prodigy, the Heavenly Mystery Elder patiently explained: "Cultivators in the Spirit Nurturing Realm need to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, nourish their meridians and limbs, make the spiritual energy gather towards every inch of their flesh and blood, be able to initially master spiritual arts and wonderful methods, conceive spiritual consciousness, forge spiritual pools, and derive magic power!"
"At the first level of Spirit Nurturing, qi is refined into blood. At this realm, one's qi and blood are abundant, and one's stamina is long-lasting, far surpassing that of ordinary people. I think you've already experienced it."
"At the second level of Spirit Nurturing, qi is used to temper the muscles. The muscles become tough and powerful, with infinite strength, able to tear apart wolves, tigers, and leopards with bare hands and be invincible."
"At the third level of Spirit Nurturing, the skin is refined to be extremely tough, invulnerable to swords and guns, and impervious to water and fire. No mortal weapons can harm you anymore."
"The fourth level is to refine the bones, the fifth level is to refine the tendons, the sixth level is to refine the marrow, and the seventh, eighth, and ninth levels correspond to the cultivation of the Essence Chamber, the Qi Chamber, and the Spirit Chamber, which are also the transformations of the lower dantian, the middle dantian, and the upper dantian!"
"At the tenth level of Spirit Nurturing, it's to fuse the spiritual pool. Some people also call it forging the dao foundation. However... that level is too far away from you, let alone the [Transcendent Realm] and [Dharma Image Realm] above the [Spirit Nurturing Realm]!"
"Now, compared with improving your realm, strengthening your foundation and accumulating your reserves are the top priorities!"
The Heavenly Mystery Elder shook his hand.
Swish!
A palm-sized ice-blue jade slip appeared in the hand of the Heavenly Mystery Elder: "I have personally chosen this top-notch blood refining art."
"You're now at the first level of Spirit Nurturing in cultivation. This "The Glorious Purple Blood Art" is the best supplement to the "Xuanji Qi - Nurturing Method"!
Speaking of this, the Heavenly Mystery Elder threw the jade slip and sent it to Ryan: "Once you successfully cultivate it, your physical strength and spiritual power reserves can reach three times that of cultivators at the same realm!"
"If this jade slip is lost, it will surely cause a bloodbath and attract countless loose cultivators to fight and scramble for it."
"Now I'm giving it to you - I just don't know if you can cultivate it within three months?"