Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

Chapter 220: Successful Ascent (Part 2)

On this day, a huge wave was set off in the Holy Spirit Academy, and several rays of light suddenly burst out into the sky, all of which were the blood and energy of the strongest.

On the other side, the void twisted, and a hazy dawn light emerged. An old man in a light gray Taoist robe walked out of the void with Gu Chi and landed in a mountain area.

"Senior, where is this Holy Spirit Academy?"

Gu Chi looked around curiously. Not far ahead, there stood a magnificent and majestic gate. It was unknown how many feet high it was, almost reaching the clouds.

Even from a distance, you can feel the vicissitudes of life and antiquity, which is the accumulation of years. However, it looks a little crooked, as if it was moved from somewhere else.

Gu Chi looked up and saw a plaque hanging above with four vigorous and powerful ancient characters "Hongmeng Daochang" written on it.

"Remember, Hongmeng Daochang is the highest inheritance in the world. Once you pass through this door, you will fight for it your whole life. You must not disgrace its reputation!"

The old man spoke with a serious face, his temperament was completely different, he was full of fighting spirit, and had an arrogant attitude as if he was the only one in the world.

The old man turned his head to look at Gu Chi and said, "Are you willing to become my disciple and restore the former supreme glory of Hongmeng Daochang?"

He looked majestic, with wisps of chaotic mist swirling around him. In the void behind him, a phantom of a tiny bank appeared, standing tall and upright, like a lord of the gods.

Gu Chi didn't really want to tie his fate to anyone or anything, but in order to obtain the inheritance of the ancient sages and use the Jade Purity Immortal Pool to be reborn, he could only bite the bullet and say, "Disciple is willing."

The old man nodded with satisfaction, and said solemnly: "Remember, from today on, you are my disciple of Hongmeng Daochang. If you cannot become a venerable monarch and rule the world in the future, don't blame me for expelling you from the sect."

Gu Chi couldn't help but complain in his heart, "Dominating the world? Is the ambition of the Holy Spirit Academy so big?"

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but wonder why this old man kept talking about the four words "Hongmeng Daochang" but never mentioned the Holy Spirit Academy?

"Senior, where are we in the Holy Spirit Academy? Is it the core area?" Gu Chi looked around.

The old man put his hands behind his back and said solemnly, "This place is not the core area of ​​the Holy Spirit Academy, but it is far superior!"

"Transcendence? Is it a place more important than the core area?" Gu Chi was a little puzzled, thinking that the old man was exaggerating.

"Senior, how about you take me to the Jade Purity Immortal Pond first?"

"Look at what you've accomplished!" The old man glared at her unhappily, his expression a bit disappointed. "The Jade Purity Immortal Pond is nothing but crap. I find the water there filthy even for washing my feet, and the Jade Purity Divine Lotus in the pond can only be used to feed pigs!"

"Ah?" Gu Chi opened his eyes wide, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

The old man stood with his hands behind his back, gazing off into the distance. He proudly declared, "Our Hongmeng Daochang once possessed a supreme spiritual root from the upper realm. Compared to that, the Jade Purity Divine Lotus is nothing more than a low-end commodity, good only for feeding pigs. And what value does the water from the Jade Purity Divine Lotus have?"

Gu Chi was stunned. Just what kind of glorious history did the Holy Spirit Academy have? They actually once possessed a spiritual root from the upper realm, and a supreme spiritual root at that?!

But she immediately came to her senses and caught a key word - once.

"That spiritual root couldn't have been... lost, right?"

The old man snorted coldly, his eyes deep as he looked into the distance and said, "Humph! I'll find it back one day!"

Gu Chi was speechless and said, "Then let's talk about the Yuqing Immortal Pond first."

"Forget it, forget it. As long as you enter this door, you can go to the broken pond at any time. No one can stop you." The old man urged Gu Chi to enter the mountain gate quickly.

Although Gu Chi had doubts in his heart, in order to obtain the inheritance of the ancient sages and the opportunity to be reborn, he followed the old man into the gate that looked like the gate to the heaven of the gods.

"Okay, follow me and swear an oath to the ancestors and sages of the Hongmeng Taoist Temple." The old man said solemnly.

Still need to swear an oath?

Gu Chi narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling like he was on a pirate ship.

"You come out and take the oath together." The old man hooked his finger and directly hooked the big black dog out of the Heaven-Swallowing Bag, and transformed into his true form beside Gu Chi.

Gu Chi was not surprised by this. Facing such a master, their illusion skills were basically useless and could not be hidden from the other party's eyes at all.

Thinking of this, she simply removed the illusion and revealed her true appearance.

Under the old man's leadership, they swore an oath together. The content was not much, just a promise that they would not do anything to disgrace their master in the future, otherwise such and such would happen.

Afterwards, the old man asked Gu Chi and the big black dog to drop a drop of blood on the ground respectively. A prayer oath then emerged in the void and was burned to ashes by a ball of blue flame.

Seeing this scene, Gu Chi immediately had a bad feeling in his heart and asked hurriedly: "What are you doing?"

"Convey the oath you just made to Heaven. If you betray your religion in the future, you will be punished by Heaven and fall into the underworld forever, never to be freed from it in your lifetime." The old man said nonchalantly.

"What? There's no need to be so cruel, right?!" Gu Chi was shocked.

"What are you afraid of? Have you been thinking about apostasy for a while?" The old man narrowed his eyes and smiled, reminding them, "The Way of Heaven is impartial, but there's no room for negotiation. Since we've accepted your oath and stated the rules for apostasy, then that's what's to be done."

"Damn it, that was careless!" Gu Chi cursed in her heart. She used to think that the old man looked very kind, with an immortal demeanor, but now he seemed a little cunning.

"I wonder what your name is, senior?" Gu Chi gritted his teeth secretly.

"What's the old man? Now it's time to call me Master." The old man turned his head and smiled at her, saying, "My Taoist name is Ling Xiao Ke. Have you ever heard of it?"

"Of course. Master's name is well-known and I hear people mention him a lot when I go out." Gu Chi bowed and flattered him against his conscience.

"Oh? Really?" The old man looked surprised.

Obviously, he didn't think Gu Chi had heard of his name.

But Gu Chi saw a look of relief in the old man's expression.

Standing at the foot of the magnificent gate, Gu Chi looked forward, but did not see the endless jade buildings he had imagined. Instead, there were only boundless mountains and misty clouds.

"Master, isn't your temple... a little too shabby? How come there isn't even a place to live?" Gu Chi muttered softly.

Ling Xiaoke disagreed, saying, "My heart is filled with the myriad realms of the Nine Provinces. How could I care about those dilapidated palaces? The fact that you can raise such a low-level question shows that your vision needs improvement."

"Let's go. I'll show you around our dojo first."

After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and instantly soared into the sky with Gu Chi and the big black dog.