This formation continuously burns and boils, melting those treasure swords, sharp swords, armors, and military weapons into pig iron. Up to this point, basically any high school student can do it; it's not difficult at all. Then, we can begin refining steel... Hmm?

Tie Dan had just set up the most basic Iron Refining Array when suddenly! "Pika! Pika Pika Pika Pi!" Little lightning bolts crackled across his forehead! His heart skipped a beat! His mind went chaotic! He sensed five terrifying thoughts unlike any he had ever encountered, exploring from the mysterious void!

It was as if the vast Cangtian extended an invisible tongue! 'Slish~~' it licked his brain folds!!

And damn it, there were five of them!

Tie Dan was utterly shocked!

Holy shit! So strong! The coming forces are too strong ahhh!

"YCM Primordial Spirit Defense Technique ahhh!"

Tie Dan shouted, unleashing all his power! He directly set up formations in his Divine Court using the Primordial Spirit Technique! The Primordial Spirit transformed into swords! Instantly arranged densely packed Primordial Spirit Swords to protect himself! The Yao Guang Sword Formation flashed with Nine Luminaries! In an instant, it shrunk into a sword ball like a hedgehog!

Then with a swoosh, it shot straight into the Sky Dome!

As he raised his eyes, he saw purple, white, gold, blue, red, five-colored radiant lights flashing from the horizon, and in an instant, five old men jumped in front of him.

In the Eastern direction, an elder with a Green Essence Jade Crown, wearing Nine Qi Green Feather Flying Clothes, guided the harmonious Qi of the nine heavens above, led the fragrance of nine springs below, nurtured the Two Instruments to persist, and protected Yin Yang for eternal prosperity.

In the Southern direction, an elder with a Red Essence Jade Crown, wearing Three Qi Dan Feather Flying Clothes, guided the spiritual transformation of the Taiqing Primordial Qi above, harmonized the fusion of three Qi below, ensured the eternal existence of all things, and processed the Southern Summer's heavenly essence.

In the Central direction, an elder with a Yellow Essence Jade Crown, wearing Xuanhuang One Qi Flying Clothes, harmonized with the upper natural order, rotated the spirit of five earths below, guarded the heaven and earth from impairment, and utilized Yin Yang to maintain equilibrium.

In the Western direction, an elder with a White Essence Jade Crown, wearing Seven Qi White Feather Flying Clothes, guided the grand essence to the upper heavens, harmonized all beings at the spiritual paths below, waged against the heavens and earth without excess, and cut the disharmony of Yin Yang.

In the Northern direction, an elder with a Xuanjing Jade Crown, wearing Five Qi Mysterious Feather Flying Clothes, guided the flowing Qi of the five emperors above, rescued the harmony of all living beings below, protected the Two Instruments without tilting, and ensured the eternal safety of the multitude of lives.

Ah hey, oh my god...

Tie Dan quickly withdrew the sword light, looked down with gentle eyes, maintained a smiling face, showed humility and courtesy, respectfully bowed,

"Tie Dan, Qi Refiner from Guangxia Mountain Swallow Cave, respectfully welcomes the Five Elders of Five Directions."

The Five Elders of Five Directions, Supervisors of Truth

The names of these five elders are surely recorded in the Daoist Collection calculus, array diagram talisman books, Elixir Prescription, and Artifact Catalogue of the nine major sects, mainly included in various scriptures, classics, and introductory citations of inherited essays.

In short, the Five Elders are the essence of the Old Xuan Sect.

Okay, maybe not everyone will believe it, but the essence of the Mystic Sect is not a violent criminal fighting gang, nor a villainous organization trying to conquer the world. It is a thorough academic research institution.

Although the Sect Leaders of the nine major sects are each generation's strongest nine-member conglomerate, the True Disciples of the Mystic Sect aren't really interested in pursuing combat rankings.

What good is being able to fight? Whether you win or lose, what does it matter? The opponents of the Mystic Sect aren't individual people, right? They're Heavenly Dao, okay! Combat is not the goal; it's a means to an end. Everything is in service of ultimately attaining Dao!

Therefore, within the Mystic Sect, those who are most respected are not the Cloud Platform Chiefs, ahem, except for one's own Sect Leader, of course. The most revered are actually the Five Elders of Five Directions, as their main responsibilities include setting exam questions and grading for the sect-wide examinations, paper review for the Discourse Conference, and the final Heavenly Book dissertation defense...

Well, seizing the Sect Leaders of the nine major sects is of no use; seizing the Heavenly Book to attain enlightenment is the hard truth, alright. And seizing the Heavenly Book is not about fighting; it is through discourse, through Five Arts comparison, that one can convincingly convince others.

In short, every sixty years, the nine major sects host a Five Arts assessment, divided into high-level, Master, and Grandmaster three times. Nascent Soul Realm disciples from the Mystic Sect can participate, passing the Alchemy Dao high-level assessment earns the title Elixir Cultivator, passing the Master assessment earns the title Pill Master, passing the Grandmaster assessment earns the title Alchemy Master.

Obtaining the Grandmaster qualification certification means at least close to two hundred years of research into the Alchemy Dao, fully understanding the inheritance of Mystic Sect's alchemy art, allowing participation in the Heavenly Book discourse.

If one can propose new insights at the Heavenly Book Conference, present one's research to enrich the Daoist Collection, surpass all others, and benefit the Mystic Sect, they can be publicly acknowledged as a Great Grandmaster, qualifying to comprehend the Heavenly Book.

Of course, when it comes to whose research results are better, how to judge what is better, everyone has their point. It still needs someone to review the essays.

And naturally, the review requirements are highest. Therefore, in the Mystic Sect, only those who have been elected as Grandmasters in each subject of the Five Arts, who hold all five Grandmaster titles, have fully refined and reached the extreme realm of the Qi Refining path, these five distinguished individuals can be selected, and honored as the Five Elders of Five Directions, operating under the title of Supervisors of Truth, evaluating the true inheritance of Mystic Sect disciples' Daoist studies.

The main responsibilities of the Five Elders are setting exam questions, supervising exams, grading for each Grandmaster exam, sifting through the Masters in various subjects of the Five Arts to participate in the discourse.

Then, during the subsequent Heavenly Book discourse, they take on the role of Seeking Dao during the defense, and when disputes arise over the selection of the Great Master, the Five Elders convene to choose the person who wins each generation's Heavenly Book.

If there are many outstanding achievements in the current generation, the Five Elders will naturally adjust accordingly, increasing the number of Great Grandmasters, and of course, if it is an exceptionally poor year, then as they say, better to have none than bad; go back and cultivate for another sixty years!

Tie Dan never expected that he was just trying to find a place to forge some iron, and he ended up luring out these five old monsters. Moreover...

It seems like he's seen two of them somewhere before?

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