Chapter 539: A Little Guidance

That day in the Wu Kingdom, Song Qingming had heard Chu Fengping mention that Chen Xuanxin had a chance to go to the "Heaven-Reaching Tower." Seeing these notes appear in his hands, Song Qingming also understood that he must have been preparing for this aspect long ago.

"Oh! So this item was in Senior Brother Chen's hands. I said why they couldn't find it. Earlier, I heard Senior Brother Chu say that Senior Uncle Li was going to take Senior Brother Chen to the Heaven-Reaching Tower this time. It seems that Senior Brother has also been prepared for a long time. If I had known, I wouldn't have come here to look for notes, but would have gone directly to you to inquire."

Chen Xuanxin smiled and nodded: "Not bad, Senior Uncle Li mentioned this matter to me a few years ago. This time, without any accidents, I will definitely go in and take a look."

"However, although there are opportunities in the Heaven-Reaching Tower, it is also a place full of crises. Even with Senior Uncle Li's care, it is hard to guarantee that we people will be safe. Junior Brother Song, you have just formed your core not long ago, and you are not in a hurry to break through your cultivation realm now. To be honest, I really don't suggest you take the risk."

"Senior Brother Chen is right. For people of our generation who practice, opportunities are determined by heaven, and it is not necessarily possible to gain something just by forcing it. This time I came just to inquire about the situation of the Heaven-Reaching Tower. Perhaps the next time the Heaven-Reaching Tower opens, I will have a chance to go in and take a look!" Song Qingming said with a calm face.

"The path of cultivation, opportunities and misfortunes are all unpredictable. Junior Brother Song can know when to advance and retreat without being confused by immediate interests. Your Dao heart is indeed much more open-minded than ordinary people. You can cultivate to today's realm relying on your own practice, which is indeed not just good luck."

Chen Xuanxin is a standard lover of wine in the cultivation world and has reached a point of obsession with spirit wine. After chatting with Song Qingming about spirit wine, he became fascinated. If it weren't for Song Qingming's careful reminder of the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" later, he would have forgotten the purpose of his and Song Qingming's coming up.

The two came to a guest room on the second floor of the Merit Pavilion together. After Chen Xuanxin gave a few instructions to a Foundation Establishment cultivator beside him, a few disciples took the initiative to bring up the heated spirit wine before long.

"As for the last three floors, that is a place where Nascent Soul stage cultivators can compete. If there is no protection from Nascent Soul cultivators, even if Jin Dan cultivators can break through the mechanisms and restrictions in the secret realm and enter there, I am afraid they will not be able to escape the eyes of those Nascent Soul old monsters. Once they are targeted by them, they will also be hard to escape death."

After finishing speaking, Chen Xuanxin poured himself a cup of spirit wine and continued: "The interior of the Heaven-Reaching Tower is divided into nine floors, each of which is extremely vast, and there is more than one passage leading to the upper and lower floors."

Upon entering the Heaven-Reaching Tower, everyone will be on the first floor at the bottom. Only by passing the trial and finding the passage to the next floor can one enter the second floor. The situation on each floor above is the same.

The spirit items on the middle three floors are much more precious. Every cultivator who can break in, as long as their luck is not too bad, can basically find one or two spirit items above the third tier. It is said that occasionally someone can find spirit items above the fourth tier.

"Then when is the opening time of this Heaven-Reaching Tower? Does Senior Brother Chen know about this?" Song Qingming asked with a normal face again.

"Haha! Since Junior Brother is so curious, then I will not be polite. Junior Brother, you follow me up. I still have a few pots of spirit wine stored upstairs. How about we drink and chat?" Chen Xuanxin said and took the initiative to reach out and make a gesture of invitation.

"Then I will bother Senior Brother!"

Although Senior Brother Chen can rest assured, with such fine wine on the side, how could I easily be polite to you." The two said, and immediately raised the wine cups in their hands, starting to exchange cups.

Song Qingming replied modestly: "Senior Brother Chen's words are exaggerated. Senior Brother has been prepared for so long, and must be very familiar with this Heaven-Reaching Tower. I wonder if Senior Brother has time to give some guidance and tell me about the Heaven-Reaching Tower."

Chen Xuanxin raised his wine cup and said heroically: "It is rare that Junior Brother Song is also a person who loves wine. Since you are here today, don't be polite to me anymore. Accompany me to drink heartily first. Don't worry, I still have some left here. I will have them take two more bottles for you to take back later, so that your wife can also taste it."

"Then I will bother Senior Brother!"

Although the spirit items found on the middle three floors are much more than those on the lower three floors, the degree of danger will also increase exponentially. Every time the Heaven-Reaching Tower opens, this is also the place where the most cultivators fall. Many Jin Dan stage cultivators with lower cultivation who break into the middle three floors will eventually leave their lives there completely.

"In the Heaven-Reaching Tower, there are not only cultivators from our human race, but also many strong people from the demon race and even demonic cultivators. If no one accompanies you, Junior Brother, you must not take the risk alone. After all, our path of cultivation is still very long, and occasionally missing one or two opportunities is not a big deal."

After putting down the wine cup in his hand, Chen Xuanxin slowly said: "Junior Brother Song, the Heaven-Reaching Tower is a secret realm that has existed since ancient times. It is impossible to say when it began to exist, but according to the sect's notes, it should have been at least ten thousand years."

"The last time the Heaven-Reaching Tower opened, Senior Uncle Li and Senior Brother Sect Master both went in. The details I know are actually mostly inquired from them."

"Among them, because the difficulty of the lower three floors is relatively low, Jin Dan stage cultivators and above can basically pass these trial levels. Every time the Heaven-Reaching Tower opens, after many cultivators pour in, most of the Jin Dan stage loose cultivators who come to seek treasure basically only stay on these three floors."

"The time for the Heaven-Reaching Tower to start is not fixed, it is just about once every three hundred years. According to Senior Uncle Li and the others' calculations, it is estimated that the Heaven-Reaching Tower will appear again within ten years. I hope that this time I can get some opportunities." Chen Xuanxin's tone had a hint of confidence, but also carried a hint of expectation.

"Haha! Then I will borrow Junior Brother's auspicious words. If Junior Brother is really interested in breaking into this Heaven-Reaching Tower, it is not impossible to go and talk to Senior Uncle Li. As long as you can find three or five good friends to go in together and be careful while staying on the lower three floors, you should not encounter too much danger."

"I have also heard that even the demon race and demonic cultivators will come to participate in the treasure hunt. In this way, the Heaven-Reaching Tower is indeed very dangerous. I just don't know what good things are hidden in this tower that can make so many high-tier cultivators willing to take the risk to enter." Song Qingming sighed after listening.

"There are almost all kinds of spirit items in the Heaven-Reaching Tower: spirit medicines, spirit fruits, magic treasures, magic weapons, cultivation technique secrets... all of them can be found inside."

"Oh! Then I have a treat today!"

"What good things will be in the last three floors, to be honest, I am not very clear now, just guessing that there should be spirit items above the fourth tier hidden inside."

Seeing the hint of surprise on Song Qingming's face, Chen Xuanxin hurriedly explained: "Junior Brother Song, this wine was obtained when I was traveling on Zhufeng Island in the East Sea. Not only is the taste pure and beautiful, but after we Jin Dan cultivators refine it, it can also increase our cultivation, which is a rare thing!"

"Going up to the fourth to sixth floors, the difficulty will increase greatly. Without cultivation above the late Jin Dan stage, even if you reach here, you will basically be unable to move an inch."

"Regarding the origin and story of this secret realm, I don't know much either. Basically, it is recorded in that scroll of notes, so I won't say much. After the notes are copied, you can look at them directly. I will just tell you about the general situation inside the Heaven-Reaching Tower that I know."

"From bottom to top, the difficulty and danger of the trials encountered on each floor of the Heaven-Reaching Tower will also become more powerful, but compared to that, the opportunities and spirit items that can be found will also become more precious. In the last few floors of the secret realm, you can even find rare spirit items above the fourth tier."

"However, on the lower three floors, most of them are low-tier spirit items below the third tier. Because many cultivators come to seek treasure every time it opens, there are not many good things above the third tier on these three floors. However, every time, there are still people with better luck who can find a few pieces."

"This wine has a full and mellow taste, long-lasting sweetness, and is indeed a rare fine wine. I am also a person who loves wine on weekdays. Today, I am lucky to taste such fine wine, which is indeed thanks to Senior Brother Chen."

Song Qingming nodded and said: "Haha! Senior Brother Chen, don't worry too much. Since Senior Uncle Li is willing to take you in, he will always take care of you. Moreover, with Senior Sister Bai and Senior Brother Li together, even if you can't follow Senior Uncle Li into the last three floors, with the strength of the three of you, it is not difficult to break into the middle three floors. It is impossible to return empty-handed, right?"

After listening to Chen Xuanxin's introduction, Song Qingming also added a few more points of interest. He raised the spirit wine in his cup and slowly poured it into his mouth, tasting it patiently before putting down the wine cup in his hand somewhat reluctantly.

Since Song Qingming entered the path of cultivation, he has always been somewhat greedy for the world's delicacies. No matter where he goes, as long as he has time, he will taste the local specialty spirit wine and food, and he has also tasted many kinds of spirit wine.

As soon as this spirit wine was poured into the wine cup, Song Qingming immediately felt a rich and compelling spiritual energy, which was significantly different in quality from the ordinary spirit wine he usually drank on Mount Funiu.

"Senior Sister Zhao and Senior Brother Jin also came to inquire with me before. I think they should also have thoughts of going in to take a look, but I don't know if they have gone to find Senior Uncle Li later. If you really have this intention, you can also go and ask them."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Chen, for your guidance. However, I really don't have the idea of going to the Heaven-Reaching Tower now, so I won't disturb Senior Sister Zhao and the others for the time being. Now that the Heaven-Reaching Tower is still some time away from opening, if I really change my mind in the future, I will visit them then." Song Qingming smiled and bowed.

Chatting to this point, Chen Xuanxin knew that the situation regarding the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" had basically been told to Song Qingming. Seeing that the two had been talking for so long and a large pot of spirit wine had bottomed out, Song Qingming didn't want to disturb Chen Xuanxin here all the time, so he smiled and bid him farewell.