"Take them all... No problem?" Ji Chen asked, skeptical.

A courtyard is enough for him to live in, but to take over the entire disciples' residence is naturally a good thing.

Firstly, he can set up a formation to seal off the area and prevent anyone from disturbing him.

Secondly, he hasn't forgotten his research in the Alchemy Dao, and is thinking of finding a place to plant some spirit grass and medicinal herbs after arriving at the Celestial Emperor's Mansion, to use in future alchemy.

"Naturally, there's no problem. My Spirit Peak has hundreds of such disciples' residences at the very least," Saint Venerable Huanglong replied with certainty.

In the end, Ji Chen took over the entire disciples' residence.

After a few more words from Saint Venerable Huanglong, he quickly left.

With ten or so vacant courtyards, Ji Chen casually picked one to live in, while planning to use the rest to plant spirit grass and medicinal herbs.

Qixian Residence.

This is the name of the disciples' residence where Ji Chen now lives.

Upon moving in on the very day, he directly began to set up a formation.

Unlike the Mountain Protection Array, this formation mainly isolates the energy fluctuations within the Qixian Residence.

Just as when Ji Chen cultivates, the changes in spiritual qi here will not be detected by outsiders.

This way, he can avoid alarming other people of Spirit Peak and prevent unnecessary trouble.

After completing the formation setup, Ji Chen quickly began cultivating within the Qixian Residence.

The trials on the Heaven-ascending Ancient Ladder had given him a considerable boost, and his cultivation had reached the peak of the Celestial Essence Realm's Eighth Layer, ready to break through to the Ninth Layer at any time.

"Boom!"

After a sleepless night, finally, near dawn, a muffled explosion came from within Ji Chen's body.

Immediately, his aura surged dramatically, breaking through the bottleneck from the peak of the Celestial Essence Realm's Eighth Layer, stepping into the Ninth Layer!

"Whew!"

With his cultivation breakthrough, Ji Chen exhaled deeply, feeling relieved.

Participating in the entrance examination of the Celestial Emperor's Mansion had brought him considerable benefits.

Just reaching the end of the Ancient Ladder had already elevated his cultivation two minor realms to the Ninth Layer of the Celestial Essence Realm, just one step away from the Void Realm.

It must be said that the Celestial Emperor's Mansion truly deserves its reputation as a special force in this starry sky.

Not only is it a world unto itself, but its spiritual power is far more abundant than that in those so-called Sacred Lands and aristocratic families.

Cultivating in such an environment greatly enhances Ji Chen's cultivation progress.

"Broke through?"

Early in the morning, just after daybreak, Saint Venerable Huanglong came to visit.

He immediately sensed the change in Ji Chen's aura, but didn't seem overly surprised.

This was because Saint Venerable Huanglong knew Ji Chen must have had significant gains on the Heaven-ascending Ancient Ladder.

"Buzz!"

He handed Ji Chen a storage bag and said, "Inside is a complete set of 'Profound Spirit Scripture' cultivation techniques and ten spirit crystal stones. This is my entry gift to you. Additionally, in terms of martial techniques, new disciples can go to the Cultivation Technique Hall every month to borrow three martial techniques. Feel free to choose when you have time."

The mentioned Cultivation Technique Hall is located in the Divine City among the Nine Peaks.

The martial techniques available for disciples of each peak are generally the same, only the ancient scriptures differ.

"How many people passed the entrance examination yesterday?" Ji Chen asked, wanting information about Huang Shuying, Gu Hao, and others.

"After the exam ended yesterday, upon tallying, thirty-eight people from Daoxuan smoothly passed the exam and have joined various peaks of the Celestial Emperor's Mansion, beginning their cultivation," Saint Venerable Huanglong said, as if he expected Ji Chen to ask, then took out a list and handed it to Ji Chen.

The list contained the names of those thirty-eight geniuses from Daoxuan who passed the examination yesterday.

Among them, young kings from ancient races such as the Dragon Heir, the Monster Prince, and the Ape Prince all passed the entrance trials.

Huang Shuying, Gu Hao, Ning Bufan, and Dao Inference Saint Heir, who previously interacted with Ji Chen, also joined the Celestial Emperor's Mansion, which was no surprise to Ji Chen.

Even Lin Ruyue, the red-clothed sword attendant beside Ning Bufan, passed the examination and chose to join Sword Peak, studying the true meaning of Sword Dao.

The only one who surprised Ji Chen was Mo Cheng, who reportedly did not pass the examination, only reaching eight hundred zhang on the Heaven-ascending Ancient Ladder, still two hundred zhang away from the end.

However, he still joined the Celestial Emperor's Mansion.

Firstly, because the Mansion recognized him as a descendant of the Ancient Emperor, with Emperor Vein flowing in his body.

Secondly, because his sister Mo Wanqing successfully passed the examination and chose to join Star Peak, prompting Saint Venerable Mu Yun to break the rule and allow Mo Cheng to train at Star Peak as well.

"Only thirty-eight?"

This number was much less than Ji Chen expected.

Originally, he thought that this entrance examination from Daoxuan brought over a thousand people.

Even if it wasn't very successful, about a hundred people should have made it into the Mansion.

But the result was not even a tenth, and including him, there are only thirty-nine individuals.

"None of the thirty-eight chose to cultivate at Spirit Peak?" he suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Saint Venerable Huanglong seemed a bit awkward, "Indeed, compared to the other eight veins, Spirit Peak lacks the same allure."

"Focus on cultivating; if you need clarification, feel free to seek me out at the Spirit Peak Main Hall. Every month, come to me to receive spirit crystal stones. Typically, every disciple receives one spirit crystal stone per month, but I can make an exception for you, granting you five. Cultivate well; if you truly comprehend the Profound Spirit Scripture, you will be the only one in Spirit Peak in ten thousand years. The position of Peak Master will surely fall to you in the future."

With this statement, he departed from Qixian Residence.

Ji Chen was speechless, knowing Saint Venerable Huanglong was making empty promises.

Peak Master position and similar rhetoric are likely told to every newly joined Spirit Peak disciple.

Moreover, if the Profound Spirit Scripture was easy to comprehend, Spirit Peak wouldn't have declined for ten thousand years.

However, Ji Chen found comfort in knowing that he could receive five spirit crystal stones from Saint Venerable Huanglong each month, which was a much better treatment than other disciples.

"I'm curious what mystical properties these spirit crystal stones possess?"

Thinking this way, he decided to try using the spirit crystal stones for cultivation.

Soon, Ji Chen sat cross-legged again, directly beginning his cultivation by taking out one of the spirit crystal stones.

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