Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]-Chapter 442: Thunder Secret Realm 3

Soon after, Zhen Yuan opened the formation and Sima Ling entered the cave.

"Fellow daoist Zhen, Junior brother Shen, it’s been a long time." Sima Ling greeted the two.

"Sit." Zhen Yuan said and Sima Ling did as asked.

After that, Shen Xu poured tea and the three exchanged pleasantries before Zhen Yuan changed the subject.

"You have succeeded." He stated and Sima Ling nodded but he didn’t look happy.

"Aren’t you happy?" Shen Xu asked.

After the formations challenge, Sima Ling wanted to buy the array map of the heavenly inferno formation from Zhen Yuan.

However, Zhen Yuan refused to sell the map but instead challenged Sima Ling to improve his own map within ten years.

"I have succeeded but my improved formation is still not as good as senior Zhen’s." Sima Ling said and Shen Xu chuckled in amusement.

"Senior brother Sima, you and Ayuan are in the same cultivation realm." He stated but Sima Ling shook his head.

"We may have the same cultivation but senior Zhen’s formations’ mastery is miles beyond my own. It’s only natural to respect him as a senior."

Shen Xu nodded when he heard this but a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.

’Sima Ling, you are a genius but it’s folly to compare yourself to Ayuan. Monsters like Ayuan exist to discourage ordinary geniuses.’ He thought, failing to note that he was also such a monster.

"Can I see your map?" Zhen Yuan asked and Sima Ling nodded before handing over a jade slab.

The improved heavenly inferno formation drew fire from four stars.

Although the formation was inferior to Zhen Yuan’s, it was still a marked improvement especially since Sima Ling only had ten years to improve it.

"Not bad." Zhen Yuan said.

"Thank you, master Zhen." Sima Ling said and Zhen Yuan nodded.

A moment later, Zhen Yuan removed a jade square from his storage ring and gave it to Sima Ling.

"This square has array inheritance from level one to level nine." The man said and quickly continued.

"However, subsequent levels can only be unlocked after learning the previous level. Study it well."

Sima Ling was shocked when he heard this.

He didn’t expect that the promised reward was a complete level one to level nine formations inheritance.

"This..." His stuttered with a confused expression.

"This is too precious." He said and tried to return the jade.

Although he was greedy for the inheritance, he knew what he could and what he couldn’t accept.

After all, such a complete inheritance would cement his family’s standing in the Tianxuan continent.

As a result, accepting it would result in a heavy cause and effect which wouldn’t be good for his family.

"Daoist Sima, this formations inheritance is not my family’s legacy." Zhen Yuan started and quickly continued.

"I found it while exploring a dangerous place and since I don’t need it, I decided to give it to a capable formations master. We can cancel this cause and effect with spirit stones." He said and Sima Ling nodded with a relieved expression but he was secretly shocked.

He hadn’t had time to carefully check the inheritance but he had casually perused the unlocked section and realised that it was countless times better than his family’s legacy.

However, Zhen Yuan found such an inheritance and disliked it because it was worse than his family’s legacy?

’What kind of family do they come from?’ Sima Ling wondered but didn’t ask.

Instead, he looked at the two and spoke with an uncertain expression.

"How many spirit stones can offset this cause and effect?" He asked.

"Go back and discuss with your family. You can give us the spirit stones when we exit the thunder secret realm." Zhen Yuan said.

"How long will you stay here?"

"Three hundred years." Shen Xu answered and Sima Ling nodded.

After chatting for awhile, the man left and the two resumed their busy life.

As usual, they refined their body during the day and entered the space at night.

However, this time, they not only spared time to soak in blood baths while absorbing body refining pills and monster blood wine but also cultivated their qi.

As a result, after three hundred years of hard work, Shen Xu’s body cultivation broke through to half a step to level nine.

Similarly, his qi cultivation exceeded the great perfection of the fusion realm peak-stage, and was only slightly short of half a step to the Mahayana realm.

Like Shen Xu, Zhen Yuan’s body cultivation broke through to half a step to level nine.

At the same time, his qi cultivation advanced to the peak stage of the Mahayana realm, but he was still a long way from the tribulation transcending realm.

"Our time will run out in two days." Shen Xu said as he and Zhen Yuan drank tea in their portable cave.

"We have achieved everything that we set out to. It’s time to leave." Zhen Yuan said and the double nodded but suddenly frowned.

"Ayuan, I think we should continue cultivating our bodies until we advance to half step level ten. What do you think?" He asked.

"I agree." Zhen Yuan immediately nodded.

He didn’t need to cross tribulations so he could afford to delay body refining but Shen Xu was different.

With the resources they had, they could advance to the peak-stage of the tribulation transcending realm in one go.

However, if Shen Xu’s body cultivation didn’t match up, he would suffer during the lightning tribulation.

Most importantly, cultivating their bodies now would free more time to prepare for the Xuanwu secret realm.

That way, after exiting the secret realm, they would cross the ascension tribulation and directly ascend.

"The only problem is that the cursed valley is outside the sect." The double said but Zhen Yuan smiled before speaking.

"I checked." He said and quickly continued.

"The sect has a teleportation array leading to a small town near the cursed valley. We can use it to avoid trouble."

Shen Xu was pleasantly surprised when he heard this.

In fact, he and Zhen Yuan weren’t afraid of trouble.

However, they didn’t want to waste time dealing with irrelevant people, at least not for the time being.