Novel Full Chapter 489
Chapter 489: Chapter 15: A Heart of Steel, Unperturbed by Waves Chapter 489: Chapter 15: A Heart of Steel, Unperturbed by Waves “A newcomer?”
“Not necessarily.”
“Is it that test again?”
“It’s not a test, but adaptation.”
“Wei Dongliu…
I’ve heard of this person.
It’s strange, there’s absolutely no background information available on him, as if he suddenly popped into existence.”
“Oh.”
“You’re not seriously considering letting him join, are you?
If you ask me, this guy might be a spy!”
“That’s even better.
As long as he can endure, our Hell Path…”
“…
needs such specialized talents.”
Standing in the center of the dark cavern, Wei Dongliu remained silent for a long time before asking again:
“Ah Jing, is there really no exit?”
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“No,” the Kunlun Mirror answered, “Spatially speaking, this place is an independent secret realm with neither entrance nor exit.”“The only method is teleportation.”
“Teleportation, huh.” Wei Dongliu pondered, “Ah Jing, what do you think…
what are they up to by teleporting me here?”
“They are likely testing you,” the Kunlun Mirror replied.
“They’re using Art Calculation to spy on you!”
“Then I really can’t go,” Wei Dongliu mused.
“If I teleport away now, I’m afraid I’ll have no chance with the Hell Path.”
He simply sat down cross-legged and calmly began to practice breathing.
“The flow of time here is not right,” the Kunlun Mirror suddenly said.
“It has slowed down.
To your senses, the time of waiting will be extended.”
“They must have done it on purpose, wanting to torment you with prolonged confinement and solitude, to see the nature of your heart.”
“It’s fine,” Wei Dongliu said calmly.
“As a savior, my heart has long been as sturdy as a rock; even if I were to spend a hundred years here, accompanied by darkness and silence, there wouldn’t be a moment’s flicker on my face.”
After another hour had passed, Wei Dongliu suddenly said:
“Ah Jing, load Qiu Changtian; I want to see how Junior Sister Xu is doing.”
“Oh.” The Kunlun Mirror tactfully didn’t ask him if he “couldn’t endure anymore” and said:
[Location One: Kunlun Taiqing Sect, Golden Ridge.]
[Identity: Qiu Changtian.]
[Mirror Flower Water Moon Template overlay, currently traveling through time-space.]
Returning to the snowy ridges of Kunlun, looking at the vast expanse of pristine snow and imposing mountains, Qiu Changtian instantly felt his spirits uplifted and his mood brighten.
What damn Hell Path!
Locking someone up in a sealed room for two hours, any normal person would develop claustrophobia!
Now, Qiu Changtian had two things to do:
First, to report his advancement to Golden Core status to the Ziwei Master.
With this, Qiu Changtian would be the first to form his Core.
When Ling Yunpo and Luo Yan delay their “Core Formation” by a few months, they could blur things over.
Second, to step down from the position of Chief Disciple at Foundation Establishment Realm and let Junior Sister Xu take over.
In this way, Xu Yinglian would be able to go to Heaven’s Gate Hall to Sense the Way and gain seventy years’ worth of Refining Mansion Cultivation.
If Junior Sister Xu fails to form a Second Grade Golden Core, she won’t qualify to succeed as the Head of the Kunlun Sect, and Qiu Changtian’s future betrayal would then cause too much harm to the Ziwei Master.
Ah, I hope my master can understand the pain in my heart.
As Qiu Changtian thought this, he turned and headed back to the Golden Ridge Cave Abode.
Xu Yinglian was practicing her breathing exercises.
Qiu Changtian was not impatient; he simply sat patiently by her side, waiting.
It’s hard to say how much time passed, but eventually, Xu Yinglian let out a long breath of white air and opened her eyes.
“Senior brother?” she asked with surprise.
“What’s the matter?”
Can’t I just take a look at your face without reason?
Qiu Changtian thought bitterly to himself but said with a smile,
“Junior sister, I’ve formed my Golden Core.”
Xu Yinglian: ………
She was stunned for a moment, seemingly unable to comprehend what had happened.
Then, a long silence ensued.
“I was just about to report to the Sect Leader.” Qiu Changtian ignored her silence and continued with a smile.
“Junior sister, will you accompany me?”
He took her hand, and Xu Yinglian, as if she had lost the ability to speak, simply let Qiu Changtian pull her into the sword light and fly towards the Jade Void Palace at the Kunlun Heavenly Pillar.
When they landed in front of the Jade Void Palace, Xu Yinglian finally came to her senses and asked with a serious tone,
“Which…
which grade Golden Core?”
“What if I said it’s a Second Grade, would you believe me?” Qiu Changtian smiled and asked.
“I don’t believe it.” Xu Yinglian said flatly.
“The Yangxia Zhuming Pill, the Nine Revolutions Vermilion Phoenix Pill, even if you and I took the Purple Mansion secret medicine together, we had cultivated for three hundred years.”
“Senior brother’s lifespan is far from over, so if you chose to form your core now, it must be because you’ve reached the peak of your potential…”
“I really can’t hide anything from junior sister,” Qiu Changtian said with a smiling squint.
Xu Yinglian bowed her head slightly, feeling a fleeting sense of pride that “I understand senior brother so well,” but it was quickly replaced by an endless sense of loss.
Senior brother has already formed his core.
Here I am still struggling with my Refining Mansion cultivation.
Is the gap between people really that big?
Ah, Ying Lian, ah Ying Lian, you’ve known senior brother’s strength all along.
Why can’t you accept it?
Because giving in and admitting defeat so easily isn’t in my character at all!
Xu Yinglian looked up again, her eyes now ablaze with fighting spirit.
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On the way from Golden Ridge Cave Abode to Jade Void Palace, she’d thought things through:
She would not give up on catching up to Qiu Changtian, but she wouldn’t overestimate her abilities either: forming a First Grade Golden Core was unlikely, but if she could quickly accumulate four hundred years of cultivation, she would form a Second Grade Golden Core and join senior brother as a Golden Core True Person!
Once inside the Scripture Lecture Hall, the two saw the Ziwei Master sitting on the nine-colored lotus podium, a horsetail whisk hanging idly, his eyes closed in meditation.
Qiu Changtian took out the Chief Disciple’s Daoist robe and crown and respectfully placed them on the cushion.
It’s a bit embarrassing to say, but these two clothing-related magical treasures were quite powerful.
Still, it was just my luck to always face weak enemies I’d obliterate and strong ones I’d evade, so I rarely used them.
As I recall, I only used them once in the Intercepting Cult Sword Formation to save junior sister Xu when she was severely injured and on the brink of death…
Hmm, that one time was enough.
After a while, the Ziwei Master slowly opened his eyes and looked at the Chief Disciple’s clothes on the ground, then turned his head to look at Qiu Changtian.
Then, his gaze seemed to suddenly freeze.
One minute, two minutes…
the Ziwei Master suddenly spoke, his voice slightly hurried,
“What grade of Golden Core have you formed?”
Ah, ah, why does everyone ask about the grade of my Golden Core when they see me?
Doesn’t anyone wonder if the Heavenly Tribulation damaged my origin?
How badly hurt I was, how I crossed the tribulation, isn’t anyone concerned?
“Answering master,” Qiu Changtian spoke deliberately, as if he were merely reporting an insignificant matter, “I’ve formed a First Grade Golden Core.”
In an instant, the Ziwei Master, with agility unbefitting his persona, leaped swiftly from the nine-colored lotus podium, landed on the ground, and hastened out of the Scripture Lecture Hall with a sweep of his sleeves.
“Master, where are you going?” Qiu Changtian was a bit confused.
“To convene a sect-wide assembly!” the Ziwei Master proclaimed loudly.