Chapter 12

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Countdown to world destruction: 1,000 years.”

“Please hurry up and look for the Heaven Patching Stone.”

[Position 3: Penglai Yuqing Temple.]

[Character Identity: Luo Yan.]

“Imitation Mode covered, currently traveling through time.”

Luo Yan opened his eyes… No, Luo Yan didn’t open his eyes because his eyes were too small.

Although his eyes were small, there was actually a tiny slit, so his vision was not affected too much.

The Kunlun Mirror teleported him to a small fishing village on Penglai Immortal Island in the East Sea.

The Penglai Yuqing Temple was different from the Kunlun Taiqing Sect and the Shangqing Sect of Mount Shu. Its base was located overseas and was not open to the public.

If mortals wanted to come here from the mainland, they could only head east from Qingzhou and head to the outer area of the 72 grotto-heavens of the East Ocean first. Then they needed to spend a lot of money to hire an ocean boatman who knew how to use the magic called Qi Men Dun Jia. Only then could they pass through the layers of obstacles outside the island and successfully reach Penglai Immortal Island.

It was precisely because of this that the disciples who came to Penglai’s Yuqing Temple might not have an excellent perception, but most of them were rich children with excellent family backgrounds.

The son of the General of the Yue Country, the son of the State Preceptor of the Qi Country, the Fourth Prince of the Chu Country, and all kinds of second-generation officials and wealthy second-generation heirs can be found there.

Even the inns in the small fishing village were built very well, forming a sharp contrast with the houses of the fishermen around.

Although Luo Yan had some money with him, he would not waste it on accommodation.

After asking the fishermen in the village, he walked towards Yuqing Temple.

The Yuqing Temple was built in the middle of Penglai Mountain. It didn’t look very big.

Apart from the architectural style of the Daoist temple, it looked like a garden for the nobility.

However, considering that there were many array masters in Penglai’s Shangqing Temple, perhaps there might be another world inside.

When Luo Yan arrived at the main entrance of the Penglai Shangqing Temple, he saw a puppet made of white jade. It was blocking a beautiful young girl who was about sixteen years old.

“According to Elder Shi Ding’s orders, you are not allowed to enter or leave the sect freely…”

Before the puppet could finish its sentence, the beautiful girl threw out a small seal impatiently.

The small seal grew large in the air, quickly becoming the size of a pot lid. It spun around and struck the puppet!

Thus, it smashed the puppet into smithereens.

“Hmph, a mere slave…” The beautiful girl put away the small seal and was about to leave the temple when she saw Luo Yan standing outside with his mouth agape.

To be precise, he only opened his mouth in shock and did not stare—after all, small eyes could not easily open.

Although Luo Yan was a new cultivator, Qiu Changtian was not. He immediately recognized the small seal.

Wasn’t the small seal in the girl’s hand the Heaven Upheaval Seal that had once destroyed the instructor’s head during the great battle between the Chan Sect and Jie Sect?

That was a Postnatal Spirit Treasure!

“You are…” At first, the beautiful girl was a little afraid of strangers, but she quickly realized something and asked tentatively,” Are you here to acknowledge a master? ”

“That’s right.” Luo Yan came back to his senses and hurriedly said with a respectful smile, “Disciple is dedicated to the Dao and has long heard of the great name of Penglai’s Shangqing Temple. I’ve come from thousands of miles away just to study the Dao…”

“Stop! Stop!” The beautiful girl crossed her arms in front of her chest, indicating rejection. “Stop, stop!”

“All you have to do is say that you’re here to acknowledge a master.” She looked at Luo Yan in disdain, thinking that this person was smiling foolishly. He didn’t look very bright, and his eyes seemed to be unable to open, making him look even more foolish.

It would probably be difficult for such a person to pass the entrance examination, right?

Luckily, you met me. Since we were fated to meet, I can help you.

This is a blessing that you have cultivated for eight lifetimes. You can just secretly be happy!

“Since you want to take a master, come with me then.” The beautiful young girl coldly spoke as she turned and led the way.

“Thank you, Senior Sister!” Luo Yan was overjoyed and hurried to catch up. “May I know the Senior Sister’s name?”

“Shi Liuli,” said the beautiful girl.

Luo Yan smiled.

“Flowing Cloud and Glazed Glass1. The Senior Sister’s name sounds great.”

“It’s the ‘Liu Li’ of the ‘Wu Se Liu Li1’!” Shi Liuli glared at him. For some reason, she was in a good mood. “It’s not the ‘LIu Li’ of the ‘Liu Yun Li Cai2’. Remember it clearly!”

“Yes, Senior Sister.” Luo Yan smiled.

Shi Liuli was delighted to hear her call her senior sister.

As Elder Shi Ding’s youngest daughter, as a junior-apprentice sister, she was usually treated with care and concern by her fellow disciples.

When she saw a junior respectfully calling her “Senior Sister”, she immediately felt a sense of responsibility as a senior.

For example, she was like Yue Lingshan in “The Smiling Proud Wanderer”. Yue Lingshan’s attitude towards Lin Pingzhi immediately became warmer when Yue Lingshan first met her junior brother, Lin Pingzhi.

“That’s easy,” Shi Liuli said proudly. “Do you know what our entrance exam is?”

“I really don’t know. Please tell me, Senior Sister,” Luo Yan said respectfully.

“You don’t even know this. Did you come here to pray for immortality without any preparation?” Shi Liuli shook her head, showing an expression of “I really don’t know how to help you”. “The entrance examination is a written test. There are a thousand questions. If you can answer six hundred correctly, you pass.”

“The contents of the exam… Dao Zang, have you heard of it?”

“Dao Zang? Never heard of it,” Luo Yan replied with a smile.

This was a lie.

To martial cultivators, the Dao Zang was like the Buddhist Dharma to the disciples of Shaolin Monastery. No matter how obsessed a monk was with martial arts, it was impossible for him to not know the Buddhist Dharma.

However, Luo Yan said this to test the effectiveness of the hypocritical persona.

Indeed, just as Shi Liuli chuckled, the Kunlun Mirror in her mind started to read:

[Hypocritical character design, synchronization value+1]

Luo Yan heaved a sigh of relief.

So that was it. As long as the deception was successful, it would increase the synchronization value of the hypocritical persona, right?

According to Qiu Changtian’s experience, since he already had an effective method to increase his synchronization value, it would be best to find a fat lamb… Pui! Pui! Pui! Pui! It was to find a cute senior sister or junior sister to help me maintain this synchronization daily!

Besides, since he wants to be “hypocritical,” it’s best if this person is a little stupid. Hope that the one can’t see through my lies and see through my “hypocrisy.”

For example, this silly-looking senior sister.

Shi Liuli did not know what he was thinking, but she was thinking about it.

This Narrow-Eyed Junior Brother looked like an idiot, but he had never even heard of taking the entrance examination to the ‘Daoist Scripture’. How could he possibly pass the entrance examination?

If it was anyone else, it would be fine if they couldn’t pass the test, but since this junior brother respectfully called me senior sister, I’ll reluctantly give him some guidance.

“Listen carefully.” Shi Liuli coughed and said, “The Dao Zang is known as three thousand. Actually, according to the content, it can be divided into three caves, four aides, and twelve types.”

“The three caves are the Cave True, Cave Mysterious, and Cave God. The Grand Dao described within them are the most important, and they are also the main content of the entrance examination.

“The four aides are the Taiqing, Taiping, Taixuan, and Zhengyi. They are the explanations and supplements for the first three caves.”

“The twelve types refer to the twelve types below each cave. The three caves have a total of thirty-six types of scriptures. These are supplements and other miscellaneous combinations for the first three caves and four auxiliary paths.”

After bringing Luo Yan to the entrance of the Dao Zang Repository, Shi Liuli stopped and said meaningfully, “So, do you understand the content of the entrance examination?”

“I get it, I get it,” Luo Yan said in his heart. How could he not understand? Since everything else was just supplementary, then the exam would definitely test the three categories of Cave True, Cave Mysterious, and Cave God.

“Alright.” Shi Liuli pushed him into the Dao Zang Repository and said, “You have two hours to read the Dao Zang.”

“In two hours, there will be an array that will teleport you out and send you to the neighboring chamber to participate in the entrance examination.”

“Since you called me senior sister, I’ve already given you a clear answer. How to use these two hours, you should plan it yourself.”

After he finished speaking, the door to the Dao Zang Repository closed automatically and locked Luo Yan inside.

Luo Yan turned around and saw a large number of bookshelves in the room. There were four rows, eight rows, thirty-two shelves.

Each bookshelf was divided into five floors, and each floor had twenty books. In total, there were 3200 books.

After Shi Liuli’s reminder just now, Luo Yan knew that he should mainly read the three sections of the Cave True, Cave Mysterious, and Cave God. Therefore, he quickly started to search for the books on these three sections.

In less than ten seconds, he found the book labeled “Three Caves” on the top of the first shelf on the side of his left hand.

After a rough count, there were actually 24 books!

According to the two-hour timeline, he would have to finish reading one book every five minutes (which required memorizing and understanding). How could he make it in time?

No wonder Shi Liuli said that she was unprepared! It turned out that she would definitely not pass the entrance examination without preparation!

“Ah Jing!” Luo Yan quickly called out. “Can you load Qiu Changtian’s archive now without being detected by the array here?”

“Sure,” the Kunlun Mirror replied.

“Can you still load Luo Yan’s archive back after that?”

“No problem.”

“Alright!” Luo Yan gritted his teeth. “Let’s go back to Qiu Changtian and check the Kunlun Scripture Holding Depository! Prepare for the exam!”