Chapter 71 – Four Years
With Wang Lin’s current cultivation, he didn’t need to sleep at all. After lying on his bed for a while, he sat up and stared at the moon outside his window. He waved his right hand and took out a gourd, then took a deep gulp.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “The amount of spiritual energy required to break through from Qi Condensation to Foundation Establishment is too great. It’s time to start collecting dew.”
Situ Nan asked, “That’s right. Hey brat, when do you plan on finding the wood element to help you complete the heaven-defying bead?”
Wang Lin pondered for a moment, then said, “First, I’ll find a place nearby to prepare for breaking through to Foundation Building. Then, I’ll have to see how Zhou Peng is doing. If nothing unusual happens, I’ll leave this place.”
The night passed in silence. For the next few days, Wang Lin spent time with his parents. After half a month, Wang Lin left. After a heavy farewell from his parents, he left in a rainbow of light.
Wang Lin felt very gloomy as he left. He didn’t know when his next chance to return would come. It might be in a few years, or he might never return.
Originally, the place he had planned to use for closed-door training was a cave with a hole in the wall, but he decided against it. Unlike other cultivators, he needed water inside the cave; otherwise, no matter how rich the spiritual energy, it wouldn’t be good enough. Furthermore, it was very close to Heng Yue Mountain, so it was too dangerous.
After searching the area, Wang Lin discovered an empty cave near the top of the mountain. Inside was an underground pool of water and a large amount of animal feces. It seemed that wild animals frequented the area. After thoroughly examining the cave and confirming there were no other exits, Wang Lin immediately used the attraction technique and sealed the entrance with a rock.
As a result, the cave became tightly closed and Wang Lin began his second closed-door training.
After he began his closed-door training, time flew by. 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years. Before he knew it, 4 years had passed.
As for the remaining people of the Heng Yue Sect, they gradually forgot about Wang Lin, thinking that he had died. Liu Wenju and the old woman regretted letting him go.
The happiest person in this matter was definitely Lu Song, because he managed to become a senior disciple in the small group.
As for Huang Long and his contemporaries, they had never had much contact with Wang Lin in the first place. They only became aware of Wang Lin’s existence due to recent events, so, after four years, they had completely forgotten about him.
During Wang Lin’s first year of closed-door training, he kept in touch with Zhou Peng and discovered that all the Foundation Building and above elders were in closed-door training in the back mountains, so no one knew about Zhou Peng’s whereabouts. Furthermore, he was a senior disciple of the Xuan Dao Sect, so no one dared to disturb him. This allowed him to gather information and secretly deal with some disciples who harbored ill intentions towards Wang Lin. With Zhou Peng secretly taking care of these people, Wang Lin gradually faded from everyone’s memory.
The entrance to the cave where Wang Lin was cultivating was now covered in plants, making the cave impossible to detect.
For four years, the cave entrance has become a gathering place for various animals. Some even sit outside the entrance and cultivate crops.
One day, two rainbow-colored lights flew toward the cave. Two men and one woman emerged from the lights as they stopped near the cave. The person in front was a middle-aged man dressed in black. His body was suspended in midair, with a green flying sword beneath him. The sword emitted a chilling aura that could instill fear in others.
Beside the middle-aged man stood a young girl. She was very attractive, and her voice was very clear. “Third brother, you must help me find a crystal spirit beast. The competition to enter the back mountain is about to begin, and I need a good wood crystal spirit beast to refine into a sword spirit. With that sword spirit, I will definitely win.”
If Wang Lin saw this girl, he would feel very familiar. This girl was named Xu who secretly fell in love with Wang Zhuo. She had now grown from a beautiful teenager into a beautiful woman.
The middle-aged man was in a trance. He suddenly came to his senses and said, “Little sister, work hard and try to get into the back mountain. After I help you catch the crystal spirit beast, I have to go into closed-door cultivation.”
There was another teenager standing beside the girl. He was very young and hugged the girl tightly. He said, “Brother and sister, you two are flying too fast. I can’t even open my eyes. Since we’re already here, let’s go down.”
The girl named Xu said, “Little brother, didn’t you say you had to follow him? I already told you that your cultivation isn’t high enough. At this speed alone, you won’t be able to make it.”
The middle-aged man turned his head, looked at the two of them, and said, “Little brother, your talent is indeed good, but if you can’t even endure this little bit of hardship, how will you cultivate in the future?”
The young man was obviously very afraid of the middle-aged man and said, “Third brother, I know I was wrong.”
The girl named Xu patted the young man’s head and said, “Little brother, wait a moment. After we catch the crystal beast, we can return to the sect.”
The young man nodded quickly and whispered, “Senior Brother, you are one of the Xuan Dao Sect’s geniuses. You managed to advance from the 4th to the 7th layer in just 4 years. This time, after you capture the crystal beast and refine it into a sword spirit, you will become one of the experts in the Xuan Dao Sect. You must help me when Li Shan bullies me in the future.”
The girl shook her head and smiled wryly. “Speaking of geniuses, big brother Liu Feng is definitely one of them. He’s almost on par with his big brother and will soon break through to the 13th layer. There’s also big sister Liu Mei, who has already reached the 12th layer. They were all originally disciples of the Xuan Dao Sect, so they naturally have access to the back mountain. I’m from the Heng Yue Sect, so I have to fight for the one remaining spot in the back mountain. I hope I can win this time.”
The middle-aged man snorted and said irritably, “That Liu Feng grew so quickly because he was able to enter the back mountain. It was only because his ancestor targeted the back mountain of the Heng Yue Sect that he came this far. If it weren’t for his ancestor, how could Liu Feng have grown so quickly? Even if he had great talent, without a large amount of spiritual energy, it would have taken him years to achieve that.”
The girl named Xu smiled and changed the subject, “Third sister, look at this place. I remember it being very different from before. Why are there so many wild beasts roaming around here?”