Chapter 61 – Ancestors
After returning to his room, Wang Lin sat cross-legged on his bed. He spread out his divine sense and left traces around his room to detect anyone who tried to probe with their divine sense.
After that, he took out the mysterious bead and began to think. About three days ago, all the cloud images on the bead disappeared and were replaced by images of leaves.
Regarding this, Situ Nan said that the Heaven-Defying Bead had enough water element and now needed wood element. Therefore, he had urged Wang Lin several times to leave the Heng Yue Sect to obtain wood element materials and quickly fill the Heaven-Defying Bead with them.
Wang Lin had already gained some understanding of his current strength. He was currently at the 14th layer of Qi Condensation. However, he was curious about how he didn’t need any spells and had only advanced so far through cultivation. He suspected it had something to do with Situ Nan.
Holding the beads, she entered the dreamland. Just as she was about to enter, she quickly put the beads away.
As soon as he entered the dreamland, Situ Nan said in a displeased tone, “Why didn’t you kill those people in the previous competition? If it were me, I would have killed all the males and sucked all the females dry, then used those centipedes to make wine. That would have been incredibly nutritious. However, the one thing you did that suited my taste was killing that Sun Dazhu. Not bad. Just like me in my youth. Wang Lin, you must remember that the cultivation world is a cruel place. The strong prey on the weak. If you continue to think so naively, then I’m afraid you won’t live long.”
Wang Lin pondered for a long time. “Senior, is the next step to prepare for Foundation Building? Junior doesn’t know any spells for entering Foundation Building.”
Situ Nan snorted and said, “I know the mantra, but entering the Foundation Establishment stage is a true step into the cultivation realm and is extremely difficult. You should find a secluded place to undergo closed-door training to help increase your chances of breaking through. Furthermore, your spiritual spring and snow water won’t be enough anymore. When you enter Foundation Establishment, you need a lot of spiritual energy, so you’d better prepare some spiritual dew.”
Wang Lin nodded and said, “Dew is easy to obtain. It just takes a lot of time.”
Situ Nan sighed and said, “The Spirit Movement Stage, which is also the Qi Condensation Stage, involves using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to refine the body. This has all laid the foundation for the Foundation Building Stage. As of now, you can already attempt to enter the Foundation Building Stage, but I suggest you wait until you reach the 15th layer. Your talent isn’t that great, and although I’ve used my own essence to help you in these past few decades, entering the Foundation Building Stage is a heaven-defying act. If I still had my body, I would be able to help you through it, but I can’t do much now.”
“Besides, your attack method is too simple. A single technique won’t work. Unfortunately, all the techniques I possess require you to be at least at the Foundation Building stage to use them. You must quickly reach the Foundation Building stage so I can impart the Underworld Ascension Method to you.”
Wang Lin was stunned and said, “Underworld Ascension Method?”
Situ Nan said proudly, “That’s right. Hehe, even in my home, a rank 6 country, this method is still top-notch. Unfortunately, it requires a place with a lot of yin element, or cultivation will be too slow, but the cold spiritual energy it creates is extremely powerful. Hmph, once you reach the pinnacle of this method, you can even fight against experts from rank 7 countries. That’s for sure. Tomorrow, you can go to this small sect’s scripture library and see what they have, but, once you reach Foundation Building, you must practice the Underworld Ascension Method.”
Wang Lin pondered for a moment and then nodded.
“Also, Wang Lin, you’d better not put that Heaven-defying Bead in your storage bag. Keep it as close to your chest as possible, so I can still communicate with you when you’re not in the dream realm, and you can enter the dream realm through me.”
Time passed slowly as Situ Nan spoke. After two days in the dreamland, Wang Lin woke up.
He sat cross-legged and placed the beads on his chest, then drank some spiritual liquid and cultivated silently all night. The next morning, Wang Lin opened the door. His body floated into the air as he headed toward the main hall.
Upon arriving in the air of the main hall, Huang Long stepped out and smiled kindly when he saw Wang Lin. The smile on his face was much warmer than yesterday. He said, “Wang Lin, come with me.”
After that, he waved his sleeve and leaped into the air. Wang Lin immediately followed him. After a while, they arrived at the peak of Heng Yue Mountain, the pine peak.
When they passed the area where the competition was held yesterday, Huang Long didn’t stop, but flew straight past it and went deeper into the pine peaks, until he stopped in front of some strange rocks and said, “Wang Lin, this is a forbidden area of the Heng Yue Sect. This is where the true Core Formation elders and Foundation Building elders cultivate, so don’t spread your divine sense carelessly, or you might offend them.”
Wang Lin immediately agreed.
Huang Long took a deep breath. He took out a piece of purple jade and threw it into the air. Then, he formed a seal with his hands, swept his hand through the air, and whispered, “Open!”
The jade piece quickly began to glow and a circle began to expand from it, forming a circular passageway wide enough for one person to pass through.
Huang Long said nothing and walked in. Wang Lin hesitated for a moment and followed him in.
As soon as he entered, his vision blurred. When his eyes cleared, he saw several old, tall buildings. They exuded a powerful aura, making him feel like he couldn’t breathe.
Meanwhile, 7 to 8 powerful divine senses came out and scanned it. Then, a slow and ancient voice came out:
“So you’re Wang Lin. Not bad.”
Wang Lin became alert and said respectfully, “Disciple Wang Lin pays his respects to the elder.” And at the same time, Situ Nan’s voice echoed in his mind, “This place makes it seem more like a small sect should be. 2 Core Formation cultivators and 10 Foundation Building cultivators, not bad.”
Huang Long’s expression suddenly changed and he growled, “What, elder? It’s the ancestor!”
Wang Lin was stunned. The voice sounded again. “It’s okay. Sect customs are useless here. Wang Lin, this time, you’ve done a good deed for the sect, so you can choose any technique you like in this scripture library. This scripture library can’t compare to the one in the courtyard. This is where the Heng Yue Sect’s original techniques are stored. There are over 10,000 techniques within this library. If you take this library and compare it to all the other sects in the State of Zhao, no other sect has a more extensive collection. You mustn’t be too greedy and you must choose the right one! Huang Long, you can take him there now.”
In Wang Lin’s mind, Situ Nan said with a mocking tone, “Just Core Formation as an ancestor? When I was young, all the Core Formation cultivators tried to curry favor with me, and some female Core Formation cultivators would even take off their pants to try and sleep with me.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal, as if he hadn’t heard anything Situ Nan had just said.
Huang Long responded quickly and respectfully. He pulled Wang Lin into one of the buildings. This building exuded a very ancient atmosphere. It looked like an old library.