Chapter 27 – The Visit
Wang Lin stared at the spot where Zhang Hu had just stood. After a long time, he sighed as he held the yellow paper in his hand. After coming to the Heng Yue Sect, Zhang Hu had been his first friend, but now this had happened.
“This immortal talisman is the cause of this disaster!” Wang Lin stared at the talisman. His gaze suddenly changed as he realized what was different about it. Although this yellow talisman looked like the talismans disciples received when they went to visit their families, the amount of spiritual energy within it was much higher than the others. Furthermore, there was a sense of danger emanating from the talisman. Wang Lin was shocked. Although he didn’t know what it was, he knew it was a treasure.
With some hesitation, Wang Lin put away the yellow paper. Looking at the corpse on the ground, he sighed. If this corpse wasn’t taken care of, with Zhang Hu’s speed, he wouldn’t be able to escape from the Sect.
Fortunately, there was enough space in the storage bag to accommodate the corpse. Wang Lin then tidied up the room and wiped away the blood. He quietly went to the mountain and disposed of the corpse, then carefully made his way back to his room.
After lamenting what had happened, he decided not to think about Zhang Hu anymore. He took out an immortal talisman and began to study it.
At first glance, the amulet looked exactly like the ones his followers used when returning home, but upon closer inspection, from the material and ink, it was apparent that the amulet was far superior to the amulets his followers used when returning home.
Wang Lin squeezed the immortal amulet. He pondered for a moment. He was not sure of the exact use of this amulet. Ever since the day he almost died from drinking the dew, he had been very careful with the things belonging to immortals. He did not dare to use them carelessly.
Furthermore, the characters on the talisman hinted at a hint of danger, which made him even more cautious. After a moment’s hesitation, he put the talisman away. He decided to study it later.
After doing all this, he took out the mysterious bead and entered the dream space.
This time, he did not focus all his time on cultivation, but spent some of his time studying the Attraction Technique.
He felt that the Attraction Technique was very useful after using it on Brother Liu. That’s why he was so determined to practice it.
First, he used a pumpkin as a target. He tried to use Attraction to reach it. After many attempts, he finally succeeded. He immediately stopped using Attraction and started over.
Wang Lin’s thought process was very simple. He felt that he should be able to use the Attraction Force freely. If he tried to use it 10 times, he had to succeed 10 times, or else, no matter how powerful it was, it wouldn’t be able to be used at crucial moments.
He did some math. Given his current condition, he could succeed 3 out of 10 times. With only 4 successes so far, it was far from meeting his own standards.
The time spent in the dream passed so quickly. Without Wang Lin realizing it, a feeling of being torn apart came over him. After returning to the real world, he wasted no time. The moment he opened his eyes, he drank more spring water and began cultivating. When he had enough spiritual energy in his body, he took a deep breath as the contents of the Three Stages of Qi Condensation appeared in his head.
In addition to the laws for each of the three stages of Qi Condensation, there are also two very important chants.
These chants are the true essence of Qi Condensation. There are 15 layers of Qi Condensation. Besides the first layer, which can be achieved on your own, the other 14 layers require chanting to advance to the next level.
For example, if he had completed the first layer, and even mastered the cultivation method of the second layer, he could only stay in the first layer if he did not successfully recite the mantra of the second layer.
Wang Lin muttered the mantra in his mind. The spiritual energy in his body began to change. At first, the changes were small, but over time, it felt like boiling water was flowing through his body.
It seemed as if there wasn’t enough spiritual energy as it spread throughout his body, causing pain, numbness, itching, soreness, and so on. He also had the illusion that his body was full of holes. All of this was caused by spiritual energy.
There is a very prominent sentence in the Three Stages of Qi Condensation; the opening chant for each layer does not always work.
Talent, spiritual energy, and luck all play key roles. Some people succeed in one try, while others need tens or hundreds of attempts.
After a long time, the feeling in his body slowly faded. Wang Lin was covered in sweat, and his spiritual energy had been depleted. However, Wang Ling knew from the book that the lack of spiritual energy was only temporary and would recover after some meditation. He failed to open the second layer, but Wang Lin wasn’t discouraged. This time, he was just testing it. It only showed that he didn’t have enough spiritual energy at that time to enter the second layer.
After all, he had only just reached the first layer. There was no need to rush. He still had the spring water with him, so he could cultivate until he reached the first layer’s limit before attempting the second layer again. That would greatly increase his chances.
With this plan in mind, Wang Lin began cultivating day and night. The spiritual energy in his body began to slowly accumulate, and his mastery of the Attraction Technique also increased.
He tried the spell for the second layer many times, but all of them ended in failure.
In reality, half a month had passed, but three months had already passed in the dreamland. Today, Wang Lin was cultivating, waiting for the time to enter the dreamland again. He saw that it was still too early. He hesitated for a moment, then began chanting the incantation for the second layer to experience it again.
He couldn’t even remember how many times he’d experienced it. Each time, he’d end up exhausted, with all the spiritual energy in his body drained away.
Two hours later, Wang Lin raised his head. He was exhausted once again, and all his spiritual energy had left his body. He muttered to himself with a wry smile, “Failed again. Entering the second layer is too difficult!” Suddenly, his eyes darted toward the door.
A cold voice sounded from the door. “Apprentice Brother Wang, come out and see me.”
The voice sounded familiar. Wang Lin got up and opened the door, seeing a 27 or 28-year-old young man dressed in black standing outside with a cold aura.
“Black clothes!” Wang Lin’s heart tightened. He realized that this was the same person who had brought Wang Zhuo, Wang Hao, and Wang Zhuo to the Heng Yue Sect, and also the person who had brought his father to find him near the cliff.
However, Wang Lin remembered that he was wearing white at that time. Now, after a few months, he had switched to black! He suddenly remembered the day when they were testing at the foot of the mountain. The person who brought Wang Hao as an assistant had said that the man in front of Wang Lin had now reached a critical point in their cultivation, and had taken over as the examiner to avoid disturbing him.