My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 436 - 116: [First Update]
Although the Green-eyed Golden Ape King had already fallen to the ground, Si Lin did not relax his vigilance. He even delivered another sword strike; only after confirming that the Green-eyed Golden Ape King was completely dead did he relax.
Yue Zhao also put away the Flowing Light Zither. His complexion looked slightly better than before but still somewhat pale.
Just as he was about to speak with Si Lin, he saw Si Lin frown, raise his hand, and make a stopping gesture. Yue Zhao was stunned for a moment, looking at Si Lin in confusion but did not speak.
Si Lin felt the immortal power surging within him and, disregarding speaking further with Yue Zhao, sat down cross-legged right away.
The surrounding Immortal Qi rushed toward him madly, enveloping him completely. He could only forcefully operate his internal Cultivation Technique, converting the Immortal Qi entering his body into immortal power to enhance his cultivation level.
Upon seeing this, Yue Zhao immediately realized what was happening, summoned the Flowing Light Zither again, and vigilantly watched the surroundings to protect Si Lin.
He had already advanced to the True Immortal Peak, just one step away from entering the Taiyi True Immortal Realm. He had not yet found the right opportunity, and this decision to train was partly for that reason. So although it was somewhat unexpected, he wasn’t panicked.
Fortunately, they had just killed the Green-eyed Golden Ape King, and the place was still imbued with its scent, deterring nearby spirit beasts from approaching. Even so, Yue Zhao dared not let down his guard and continued to watch the surroundings tensely.
Si Lin was enveloped by the whirlpool of Immortal Qi for about an hour. Suddenly, the Immortal Qi surged into his body, his aura skyrocketing to the highest point, and then it surged again, breaking through to the Taiyi True Immortal Realm. However, his aura did not stop rising there but continued upwards until it finally paused at the Middle Stage of the Taiyi True Immortal Realm.
He opened his eyes, a golden light flashed in their depths, and his gaze became exceptionally sharp but quickly returned to calm as he retracted the leaking Immortal Qi.
"Congratulations, senior brother." Yue Zhao put away the Flowing Light Zither with a smile and looked at Si Lin.
Si Lin nodded, his expression very calm, showing no change from the breakthrough in cultivation. "You’ve worked hard. You should sit down and heal your wounds now."
Although Yue Zhao had just taken the elixir, his internal injuries had not yet healed completely, and he indeed needed to meditate for treatment. He did not hesitate with Si Lin, nodded, sat down cross-legged, and closed his eyes to heal.
This time it was Si Lin’s turn to protect Yue Zhao. The Dragon Capturing Sword appeared in his hand, and he held the sword, vigilantly watching the surroundings to prevent any other spirit beasts or people from intruding.
Today, their luck was quite good. Until Yue Zhao finished healing, no one else or any spirit beasts came by. They dealt with what could be used from the Green-eyed Golden Ape King’s body, and then, seeing that it was getting late, they left the place directly.
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The direction in which Nan Hua was training was different; Si Lin and Yue Zhao needed to grow through battle, but Nan Hua was different.
He practiced the Array Dao, which has ever-changing formations that require him to experience and comprehend them, not something that can be enhanced by combat. Therefore, he chose the most famous place in the Immortal Realm, the Qin King’s Tomb.
King Qin was the last monarch of the Qin Dynasty in the Immortal Realm ten thousand years ago. Legend has it that he was naturally violent, killing without hesitation, bloodthirsty and warlike. Under his command, the dynasty was in constant war, and internally unstable, finally leading the people to revolt against his cruelty. He, despite being of Immortal Venerable status, was eventually killed by the combined efforts of insurgents, leading to the downfall of the Qin Dynasty and the division of the Immortal Realm until the millennia-long calamity when the four great Immortal Sects were preserved as the most powerful forces in the Immortal Realm.
The Qin King’s Tomb was the mausoleum built by King Qin for himself. At the Immortal Venerable Level, he was supposed to live as long as the heavens and the earth, but defying the heavens is not easy, and the Five Declines of Heaven and Man are not something everyone can endure. At that time, King Qin was already quite old, so he built his tomb early.
Because of the harshness in constructing the Qin King’s Tomb, demanding living people as burial sacrifices, it aroused public resentment and became the fuse for the collapse of the Qin Dynasty.
Although King Qin was killed, the tomb was completed and became a place for people in the Immortal Realm to train.
This Qin King’s Tomb is vast, divided into four layers, where, due to the passage of time, numerous spirit beasts have gathered along with growing rare treasures and spirit flowers and herbs suited for the dark environment, which is why many in the Immortal Realm like to come here.
As for why Nan Hua chose this place, it’s because King Qin, besides being the king of the Qin Dynasty, was also an Array Master with considerable achievements in the Array Dao. The Qin King’s Tomb is documented with many arrays, making it a place many Array Masters in the Immortal Realm visit at least once.
The first time Nan Hua heard about the Qin King’s Tomb, he was full of yearning, but at that time, his strength was too weak to venture there. Now, finally having a bit of self-preservation ability, he naturally couldn’t wait to see it.
It took him more than half a month to travel from the Langya Immortal Sect to the Qin King’s Tomb. After a good rest in a small town near the tomb, he entered the tomb, both excited and expectant.
The underground palace was very dark, and overgrown with weeds, but traces of time and its original appearance could still be seen.
The first layer here mostly contained spirit beasts at the True Immortal Middle Stage, which wasn’t too difficult for someone like Nan Hua, who had already advanced to the Taiyi True Immortal Realm. However, he still needed to be cautious because most of the spirit beasts here were poisonous, and if he wasn’t careful and got injured, it’d be easy to get poisoned!
After walking for three days, he arrived in front of a stone wall.
This stone wall recorded many arrays. Besides Nan Hua, there were many other people present, but everyone tacitly kept their distance and refrained from talking, focusing instead on the arrays on the stone wall.
Nan Hua’s gaze quickly scanned the people around him before finally settling on the stone wall in front of him. With just one glance, he was captivated by the arrays on the wall.
The level of the arrays on the stone wall wasn’t very high, but the way they were drawn and their patterns had a subtle difference from what Nan Hua remembered. He tried to draw an array in his mind based on the stone wall’s method and found that although the effect of the array remained unchanged, the drawing speed was significantly improved.
Don’t underestimate this small difference; on the battlefield, the situation changes rapidly. If an Array Master can shorten the time it takes to draw an array, they would have an advantage in dueling with others. Otherwise, if others attack quickly while you need time, it could lead to trouble.
What Nan Hua prided himself on before was his speed in drawing arrays; he could quickly create a basic array. But using the stone wall’s method, he could even draw an array in just five breaths!
Realizing this, Nan Hua was extremely excited and quickly became immersed in the world of arrays, forgetting about the people around him.
Fortunately, this place seemed to be a forbidden zone for spirit beasts, and they generally wouldn’t enter easily. This allowed people like him to quietly study the arrays on the wall.
A day quickly passed, and Nan Hua went from standing to sitting, continuously absorbing and practicing in his mind. This was actually a very exhausting task because even the most basic array was quite complex. To practice it mentally required a lot of brainpower. Doing so continuously could easily lead to mental fatigue. However, despite the fatigue, he was extremely excited.
His face was somewhat pale, but his eyes were very bright.
By midnight, Nan Hua finally moved. A blue glint flashed through his eyes as he retracted his gaze and stretched his stiff body, looking very excited.
Although his cultivation hadn’t increased, he could feel that his combat power had risen significantly, which made him impulsively want to rush out and find a few spirit beasts to practice with. Fortunately, he maintained his composure and resisted the urge.
He extended his hand, drew an array, and then hit the array onto the ground. A beam of light with a two-meter diameter enveloped him entirely and then disappeared, leaving him sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, cultivating.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already the next morning. The pallor on his face had vanished, and he looked energetic, his eyes shining brightly. He glanced back at the stone wall and then turned to walk toward the second layer of the underground palace.
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After arriving at Langya Immortal Sect, Rong Ye first paid respects to Immortal Venerable Hao Lan before looking for Wen Guiyun. Upon learning that Si Lin, Yue Zhao, and Nan Hua had gone out to train, and Gu Qingqing, Jun Wu, and Mu Chen were in seclusion, he felt a bit down. He originally thought he could reunite with Gu Qingqing and the others.
After chatting with Wen Guiyun about what had happened since his ascension, Rong Ye stayed at Langya Immortal Sect for three more days before departing to return to Star Sect.
The reason he initially apprenticed at Star Sect, apart from Xing Wuya’s persistent pestering, was that Star Sect possessed a treasure trove of talismans, the "Ancestor Talisman Book." It recorded tens of thousands of talismans and even included the original five talismans. As someone who pursued the Dao through talismans, the "Ancestor Talisman Book" was immensely valuable to Rong Ye. Xing Wuya agreed to let him peruse the "Ancestor Talisman Book" for one hour each month, which was why he agreed to join Star Sect.
His return was also for this reason. Other senior and junior disciples had been working hard to improve their cultivation, and he felt he couldn’t slack off, at the very least, he didn’t want to hold everyone back. After returning to Star Sect, without waiting for Xing Wuya to speak, he requested access to the "Ancestor Talisman Book."
"You’ve already looked this month, right?" Xing Wuya said, looking at Rong Ye with a blank expression.
"I thought about it and felt that one hour a month is too little. At this rate, my cultivation will progress slowly. Why don’t we discuss it so I can look for one hour every seven days?" Rong Ye said shamelessly.
"No, there’s no room for negotiation," Xing Wuya refused firmly.
"I think this is something we can discuss," Rong Ye wasn’t so easily dismissed and wasn’t intimidated by Xing Wuya’s stern face. "Actually, I did the math; seven days is just enough time for me to absorb what I’ve read. If I review it again, my cultivation will improve even faster!"
