Chapter 1: Transmigrating into the Immortality Cultivation World
Lin Yu was originally an ordinary web novel author on Earth, spending his days immersed in writing various immortality cultivation stories and knowing the fantasy settings of the Immortality Cultivation World like the back of his hand. However, a sudden earthquake caused his world to collapse in an instant. When he regained consciousness, he found himself in a dense forest. The surrounding trees were gigantic, and every leaf gleamed with a strange luster.
"Where is this?" Lin Yu stood up in a panic, but felt that something was amiss with his body. Looking down, he saw that he was dressed in a simple, archaic black robe, and was holding a worn wooden sword in his hand. Before he could figure out the situation, a sharp screech suddenly came from the distance, followed immediately by a multicolored fierce tiger the size of an ox, lunging at him with its bloody mouth wide open.
Lin Yu instinctively raised the wooden sword, his heart filled with terror. Strangely, however, at this life-or-death moment, some bizarre chants and movement techniques suddenly surfaced in his mind. With no time to think, he swung the wooden sword according to the method in his memory. A faint cyan light radiated from the blade and actually forced the fierce tiger back.
"What... what on earth is going on here?" Lin Yu looked at the wooden sword in his hand, his face full of disbelief. Just then, a crisp voice sounded beside his ear: "You have transmigrated into the Linghuan Continent. This is the world of cultivators; if you want to survive, you must embark on the path of immortality cultivation."
Lin Yu looked around, but saw no trace of anyone. "Who are you? Why did I transmigrate here?" Yet that voice no longer responded. Lin Yu knew deeply that he had to figure out the rules of this world as quickly as possible in order to survive.
He followed a small path through the forest, and before long, he spotted an archaic mountain gate with three large characters written on the lintel: "Qingxuan Sect". A thought stirred in Lin Yu's heart—perhaps by entering this Qingxuan Sect, he could find a way to cultivate immortality.
Just as he reached the mountain gate, two disciples dressed in cyan Taoist robes blocked his path. "Who are you? What is your business at our Qingxuan Sect?" one of the disciples asked with a wary expression.
Lin Yu quickly cupped his fists and said, "Two senior brother Daoists, I am Lin Yu, coming from afar. Hearing that the Qingxuan Sect widely recruits talented individuals, I have specifically come to seek an opportunity to cultivate immortality."
The two disciples exchanged glances, and one of them said, "In that case, follow me. Go take the entrance examination first."
Lin Yu followed that disciple into the Qingxuan Sect. Along the way, he saw quite a few cultivators flying on swords amidst the cloud-enveloped peaks, or cultivating spiritual plants in spiritual fields, his heart brimming with envy.
Arriving at a spacious plaza, a considerable number of people who had come to take the examination had already gathered here. In the center of the plaza stood a huge black stele, radiating a mysterious glow.
"This is the Spirit-Testing Stele, which can test your spiritual root attributes. Only those with spiritual roots are qualified to enter the Qingxuan Sect to cultivate immortality," an elder-looking person standing beside the Spirit-Testing Stele said loudly.
The crowd stepped forward one by one to be tested. Some were ecstatic because they tested positive for superior spiritual roots, while others were crestfallen because they lacked spiritual roots and could only depart in dejection.
When it was Lin Yu's turn, he placed his hand apprehensively upon the Spirit-Testing Stele. In an instant, the Spirit-Testing Stele flashed brilliantly, unexpectedly revealing the rare Chaos Spirit Root! Seeing this, the people all around revealed expressions of shock.
"This kid actually possesses a Chaos Spirit Root; he is truly a once-in-a-millennium prodigy for our Qingxuan Sect!" the elder said excitedly.
Just like that, Lin Yu smoothly became an inner disciple of the Qingxuan Sect, beginning his legendary journey in the Immortality Cultivation World.