Chapter 199 True Immortal Trial and Above the Harmonization Realm... Transformation!

Chapter 199: Chapter 116: True Immortal Trial and Above the Harmonization Realm... Transformation!

It was fine before he looked, but what he saw gave him a start.

"No way, how did you suddenly reach Qi Cultivation Perfection?"

Lu Chen smiled awkwardly in response. He knew exactly why he had achieved Qi Cultivation Perfection. It was all thanks to freeloading off Gu Liqing, the Cyan Cloud Sect Leader.

Gu Liqing laughed. "What else could it be? Naturally, it’s because of all the Cloud Brew he drank. Take a guess—how many cups did he have?"

Jing Gong asked curiously, "How many?"

Gu Liqing held up two fingers.

Seeing this, Jing Gong guessed hesitantly, "Two hundred?"

Gu Liqing shook his head. "Incorrect. Guess again."

"Two thousand?!"

Jing Gong stared in disbelief at Lu Chen, who was scratching his head awkwardly nearby. His jaw practically hit the floor.

Gu Liqing sighed in amazement. "Nearly two thousand cups of Cloud Brew. Even I didn’t expect him to be such a heavy drinker. An ordinary Qi Refining cultivator would be blurry-eyed after just two or three cups, let alone two thousand. Yet, not only is this kid perfectly fine, but he also managed to fully refine all the Spiritual Power from the Cloud Brew. I imagine he either has extraordinary Talent, or he cultivates some special Cultivation Technique or Divine Techniques. And you, his master, probably had no idea about any of this."

Hearing this, Jing Gong immediately teased Lu Chen. "I couldn’t tell, Lu, but you actually hid such a trick up your sleeve! If you had told me earlier that you could drink this much, I would have brought you along when I went to Jade Void Mountain a while back. After all, if you were there, how could those old geezers have gotten me drunk so easily?"

At this point, Lu Chen realized that Gu Liqing had no real intention of blaming him. He immediately cupped his hands and said, "You flatter me, Master. I merely cultivate a special Body Refining Divine Technique; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to drink so much."

Jing Gong waved his hand. "No matter, no matter. As long as you aren’t cultivating some demonic path, no one in the Cyan Cloud Sect will interrogate you about it. You don’t need to explain so much to me. After all, our Cyan Cloud Sect values Heart Nature first and Talent second. If one’s Heart Nature is lacking, we won’t accept them no matter how good their Talent is."

At this, Jing Gong turned to Gu Liqing. "Sect Leader, you must not have called my disciple and me here for such a trivial matter. Tell me, what is it really about?"

Gu Liqing took a sip of freshly warmed Spirit Tea and said slowly, "I want your disciple to participate in the True Immortal Trial in five years."

"Huh? Him?" Jing Gong looked at Gu Liqing in surprise, seemingly baffled as to why he would choose Lu Chen.

"What’s wrong? Do you think he’s not capable?" Gu Liqing asked. "If even he isn’t capable, then there are very few in this Cyan Cloud Sect who are. After all, someone who can comprehend three Dao Entry Realms while only in the Qi Cultivation Stage is a first in the history of our Cyan Cloud Sect."

"What!"

Jing Gong looked at Lu Chen in astonishment, so shocked that he jumped to his feet. He then walked straight up to Lu Chen and circled him a few times, as if re-evaluating his new disciple.

Gu Liqing merely smiled without speaking. Lu Chen, however, was so awkward he didn’t know what to say. He hadn’t expected Gu Liqing’s eyes to be so sharp; with just a few glances, the man had practically exposed all his secrets.

A moment later, evidently finished with his observation, Jing Gong said in a complex tone, "Lu, why didn’t you tell me you were this incredible?"

Since things had come to this, Lu Chen decided to lay his cards on the table. "To answer you, Master... I only recently gained these comprehensions, so I haven’t had the time to tell you yet."

"Alright, alright, stop pretending. You definitely just didn’t trust me."

"No, Master, I just—" Lu Chen hurriedly tried to explain.

"Okay, okay, I’m just teasing you." Jing Gong interrupted him and returned to his seat. Smiling, he continued, "Actually, you were right not to say anything. The Cultivation Realm is exceptionally cruel. Trusting others too much and letting them easily figure out your secrets is never a good thing. Originally, I didn’t understand why the Sect Leader wanted you to participate in the True Immortal Trial, but now it seems you are indeed highly suitable. Setting aside your current Cultivation and Power, this Heart Nature alone ensures that you will definitely gain something in a brutal place like the True Immortal Trial."

Hearing Jing Gong mention the True Immortal Trial again, Lu Chen asked curiously, "Master, this True Immortal Trial that you and the Sect Leader keep mentioning... what exactly is it?"

"Junior Jing, you explain it to your disciple," Gu Liqing said.

Jing Gong nodded and began explaining the so-called True Immortal Trial to Lu Chen.

"The True Immortal Trial is actually a special Inheritance Land. Do you know why the areas outside the Central Province are called Barbaric Lands, and why other cultivators desperately fight to come here?"

Lu Chen shook his head, indicating he had no idea.

Jing Gong wasn’t surprised by this and continued, "There are many reasons. Part of it is that the Central Province is blessed with outstanding people and abundant resources, with Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands everywhere. It’s also because there are numerous Immortal inheritances here, attracting countless young geniuses. The True Immortal Inheritance that the Sect Leader and I mentioned is one of these many Immortal inheritances, known as the Ancient Moon Pocket World.

"This Pocket World is an Inheritance Land left behind in the Central Province by the Ancient Moon True Immortal. Not only does it contain numerous Ancient Immortal Techniques, but it also holds many Heavenly and Earthly Treasures rarely seen in the outside world. Even without obtaining the inheritance of the Ancient Moon True Immortal, just making it out of the Pocket World alive is enough to completely transform a cultivator and provide immense benefits.

"This Ancient Moon Pocket World is very special. Not only does it open only once a century, but it also strictly allows only cultivators below the Golden Core Stage to enter. Furthermore, a person can only enter it once in their entire lifetime."