Chapter 128: Lao Tianshi: No Regrets

The chase between Feng Baobao and Wang Ye has begun.

Not many people saw that golden light streak across the sky above Longhu Mountain.

However, some did notice Lin Xuan's aura rapidly moving away.

For instance, Zhou Sheng; for instance, Lao Tianshi.

Zhou Sheng looked at Wang Ye being chased by Feng Baobao, shook his head slightly, and then looked up toward the direction where the golden light had vanished.

"What kind of technique is this? Golden Escape Flowing Light? It doesn't quite look like it..."

Zhou Sheng muttered to himself suspiciously while rubbing his chin.

Golden Escape Flowing Light was the signature technique of Golden Light Master of the All-Sex back in the day.

Other methods were few and far between, but this Golden Escape Flowing Light was peerless in the Outsider world.

Traveling a hundred miles in an instant was just the norm; it was even faster than Fire Escape or Water Escape.

Back then, Jinguang Shangren became famous in the Outsider world precisely because of this move.

Zhou Sheng, who had sworn brotherhood with Wugensheng, naturally knew of it and had seen it with his own eyes.

But what he saw now, while somewhat similar, seemed different.

Rubbing his chin, he glanced at Feng Baobao and Wang Ye once more, having no intention of intervening.

"To think such a figure has appeared in this era, it's truly hellish."

Zhou Sheng couldn't help but grumble afterward.

The era is different, so the cultivation is naturally different.

Zhou Sheng could clearly feel that although the gap was less than a hundred years, the current cultivation was significantly harder than it was back then.

While strange arts like the Eight Extraordinary Techniques were unaffected, the fundamental Life and Nature Cultivation had become noticeably more difficult to practice than in the past.

And yet, in this time when cultivation is becoming increasingly arduous, a monster like Lin Xuan has actually appeared.

Zhou Sheng even attempted to enter the Inner Scene to perform a deduction.

All practitioners of the arts are like this.

Although he felt Wang Ye was reckless, repeatedly entering the Inner Scene to deduce things and causing himself harm.

But was Zhou Sheng any different?

Once one masters such an ability, one can never help but use it.

But Zhou Sheng pulled back from the brink.

Because before he had even begun the deduction, he sensed a crisis hovering over his head.

If he were to force a deduction, the backlash he encountered might be even more severe than Wang Ye's.

The more one knows, the more dangerous it becomes.

"This person carries a great secret..."

Zhou Sheng raised a hand to rub his smooth scalp, smoothing down the few hairs sticking up at the edges.

"Sigh, but what does that have to do with me?"

Zhou Sheng slapped his forehead, kicked the complex thoughts out of his mind, then turned to look at Wang Ye and flicked his finger.

Wang Ye, who was sprinting at full speed to avoid Feng Baobao's "Mount Hua Cleaving" strike behind him, felt his toe kick something and he fell face-first to the ground.

"Take this!"

Seeing Wang Ye fall, Feng Baobao went up and swung her Shovel.

"Damn, are you for real?"

He unleashed the Wind Queen's Strange Gate, and a small earth-river cart surged out, blocking Feng Baobao's strike, before he scrambled up and ran.

Feng Baobao shattered the earth-river cart that had rushed in front of her in a few strikes.

"Don't run, I'm not hitting you!"

Seeing Wang Ye running faster, Feng Baobao chased after him while brandishing her weapon and shouting.

"I believe you, my foot!"

Hearing this, Wang Ye ran even faster.

Zhou Sheng, who had tripped Wang Ye, felt instantly refreshed; he didn't follow, but lay back on the tree trunk and fell into deep thought.

……

"Tianshi? What is it?"

Lu Jin was sitting in a bold, upright posture, discussing matters with Tianshi, and seeing Tianshi's expression freeze, he asked.

"Nothing!"

Tianshi shook his head, a flash of doubt in his eyes.

"Brother Tian's limbs, they've recovered just like that?"

Seeing Tianshi shake his head, Lu Jin didn't press the matter.

"This matter cannot be leaked out for now."

Lao Tianshi looked at Tian Jinzhong upon hearing this.

"It's fine, I'm used to it anyway!"

Tian Jinzhong smiled and retracted his limbs back into his wide robes.

"Is this Taiyi Divine Thunder really that powerful?"

Lu Jin sighed with emotion.

"Yes, it increases the vitality within the body, keeping it in a peak state for a short time to promote the body's self-healing."

As someone who had experienced it firsthand, Tian Jinzhong nodded and said.

"It is quite interesting, but this matter must not be known by outsiders."

Lu Jin reminded them.

After all, if even an injury like Tian Jinzhong's could be healed, what about others?

If it leaks out, it will only cause trouble for Lin Xuan.

They were all old veterans who had lived for over a hundred years; they naturally understood this principle.

"Therefore, the news must not leak out from me."

Tian Jinzhong said, then looked toward Lao Tianshi.

"He won't mind, but we don't need to do anything unnecessary either."

"That would be best, but Tianshi, are you really confident about your bout with Lin Xuan?"

Lu Jin was clearly very concerned about this as well.

"I am not!"

Lao Tianshi turned his head and squinted at Lu Jin.

"It is truly rare to hear the word 'not confident' from Tianshi's mouth."

Lu Jin was amused upon hearing this.

But then, seeing Tianshi squinting at him, his laughter gradually faded.

In truth, Lao Tianshi did not mind Lu Jin's words.

In fact, he had already made his decision.

The original purpose of the Heaven Grand Ritual was naturally for Zhang Chulan; to prevent Zhang Chulan from continuing his investigation, Old Celestial Master prepared to pass the Celestial Master Inheritance to Zhang Chulan, bringing this investigation to an end.

But he was very clear about the consequences after the Tianshi Inheritance was passed down.

Therefore, he himself actually really wanted to spar with Lin Xuan.

Although he had needed to consider many things before, he did not need to anymore.

If this battle could be fought to his heart's content, he would surely have no regrets.

But in truth, what Tianshi regretted most was still Lin Xuan.

He had asked Lin Xuan before, and Lin Xuan had clearly told him that after cultivating the Inner Elixir, there would be no impact.

Perhaps the Tianshi Inheritance would not have any impact on Lin Xuan either.

It was a pity that neither Lin Xuan nor Fang Dongtian would agree.

Seeing Tianshi lower his eyes in contemplation, Lu Jin and Tian Jinzhong did not disturb him.

A golden light tore through the sky.

In just a moment, he returned to Baiyun Guan from Longhu Mountain.

The golden light descended from the sky and landed in front of his own Daoist room.

The golden light dissipated, and Lin Xuan's figure appeared.

"Hoo!"

Lin Xuan closed his eyes and exhaled a long breath.

Zongdi Golden Light!

Of course, it was not the Zongdi Golden Light from the Heavenly Stellar Divine Abilities, but the Golden Escape Technique from the Three Thousand Great Daos.

But Lin Xuan felt the name was too ordinary, so he simply labeled it Zongdi Golden Light.

If anyone asked in the future, he would just cast Zongdi Golden Light right in their face; their expression would surely be quite spectacular then.

Strictly speaking, the Golden Escape Technique could not reach this level.

But after cultivating it further, the power unleashed was naturally greater.

When one's cultivation is high enough, every movement and every breath is as if one is performing a divine ability.

Therefore, improving one's own foundational cultivation is the Great Dao; there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Pushing the door open to enter the room, Lin Xuan walked to the cabinet and raised his hand to pull it open.

This was his stock from these years—no, from years past.

After all, he rarely went out.

But for experiments, it should be enough.

Although some medicinal herbs were different from those required for the Longhu Golden Elixir, the medicinal properties neutralized each other and could serve a similar purpose.

This required adjusting the method.

This was also what Lin Xuan had been doing ever since he obtained the formula for the Longhu Golden Elixir.

But thinking is just thinking; in the end, one must experiment to provide the final answer.

Raising his hand, he stuffed the sealed boxes one by one into his sleeves.

In the blink of an eye, the entire cabinet of aged medicinal herbs was gathered into his sleeves.

Lin Xuan turned around and saw Luo Daming standing at the door.