Chapter 3
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Three months later, Lin Tian had become much stronger compared to three months before.
[Status Panel]
Host: Lin Tian
Cultivation: Mid Golden Core Stage
Spirit Points: None
Cultivation Technique: Azure Cloud Tranquil Heart Art – Tier 3
Martial Skills: Azure Cloud s***h – Tier 2; Cloud Shadow Steps – Tier 3
Right after that, he and the other senior and junior brothers of his sect leapt onto the sect’s flying ship to head toward the secret realm. The flying ship flashed once and disappeared from sight. After some time, they finally arrived at the secret realm.
“Woa––! So this is the secret realm?”
Everyone was shocked by the scene before them. The secret realm exuded an imposing and ancient aura, making people unconsciously feel awe in their hearts. At this moment, the surroundings were already filled with various sects. There were also many rogue cultivators who came after hearing that the secret realm would open, all hoping to obtain a slice of fortune. After all, the path of cultivation was one that defied the heavens—if one did not advance, they would fall behind.
Suddenly, the space around the entrance of the secret realm surged as a green beam of light shot into the sky, stunning everyone. At that moment, someone shouted:
“The secret realm has opened! Hurry and enter to seek your opportunities!”
Hearing that, the sect disciples and rogue cultivators instantly turned into streaks of multicolored light and rushed inside. Lin Tian also entered together with his sect.
After stepping inside, what appeared before Lin Tian was a vast mountain forest, spiritual energy so thick it seemed almost liquid. Though the scenery was beautiful, dangers lurked everywhere, and one could not afford to drop their guard. Suddenly, a powerful roar echoed from deep within the forest.
Lin Tian thought to himself, “In secret realms, spirit beasts usually guard heavenly treasures. That beast must be protecting some kind of treasure.”
Thinking so, he quickly dashed toward the source of the sound. When he arrived, several cultivators were already fighting the spirit beast—a massive and ferocious Earthshatter Bear. Its entire body radiated the pressure of a top predator, its violent aura making many tremble.
Lin Tian didn’t rush into battle. Instead, he hid and observed. As the fight grew more intense, he noticed that behind the beast, on a cliff wall, was a precious spiritual herb: Scarlet Dragon Fruit. It was a rare medicinal treasure that had been stained with the blood of the dragon race, able to temper the body until it was as tough as dragon scales.
With the battle growing increasingly fierce and no one paying attention to him or the herb, Lin Tian quietly slipped behind the beast. He activated Cloud Shadow Steps, creating several afterimages, and swiftly plucked the spiritual herb without anyone noticing. But he didn’t dare linger—he pushed his movement technique to the limit, turning into three streaks of afterimages as he fled.
As for the battle behind him, it soon reached its tragic end; it seemed all the cultivators were slain by the beast. A furious roar shook the forest as the spirit beast realized its treasured herb had been stolen—yet it had not sensed anything at all.
By now, Lin Tian had run far away. The beast’s enraged roars grew faint behind him.
Not bothering with what happened earlier, he began heading toward the center of the secret realm. Rumor said that the secret realm was created by a Nascent Soul expert before his death to find a successor. Along the way, he could sense other people also rushing toward the center.
Upon arriving, he saw a massive palace, majestic and ancient, still radiating the unquestionable might of a Nascent Soul powerhouse despite countless years having passed.
Thanks to his strong movement technique, Lin Tian was the first to reach and enter the palace. Inside, it was decorated luxuriously. In the center stood a throne made of thousand-year Cold Ironwood. In front of it were rows of chests filled with heavenly treasures—and above them floated a jade slip with intricate patterns, likely the inheritance technique left behind by the Nascent Soul master.
Lin Tian’s face twisted with greed, his mouth curling to his ears.
“According to the law of rounding… all of this belongs to me… heh heh heh!”
He quickly swept all the treasures into his storage pouch, leaving only the inheritance jade slip.
When he reached out and grabbed it, his consciousness was suddenly pulled away. He woke up in a silent, empty space, where a glowing figure with handsome features stood beside him. The glowing figure suddenly spoke:
“I am Flame Mortal Venerable. If you hear these words, then I have long perished. I left this inheritance here to find one with fate. Since you are here, you are the chosen one—take my inheritance and make good use of it.”
With a rumbling sound, a vast stream of memories poured into Lin Tian’s mind, as if he had known them all his life. The glowing figure gradually faded, and Lin Tian slowly awakened from the consciousness space.
At that moment, the system—silent for a long time—rang out:
System Notification!
Technique Acquired: Hundred Refinements Art
Note: A high-efficiency method for refining pills and forging artifacts.
Lin Tian widened his eyes in shock.
“So the Nascent Soul expert was both an alchemist and an artificer? I’ve really struck gold this time!”
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