Chapter 50 Secret
Chapter 50 Secret (Seeking follow-up reading)
A sound of footsteps came down from the second platform, the immortal ladder that the outer disciples climbed.
Tian Lin vaguely saw the figure of the girl in green clothes. As expected, he saw her carrying a food box to the platform. He heard her say, "It's you. Tell me, what did you see after you climbed up to the Ninety-Nine?"
Tian Lin was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Could it be that the scene I saw was different from that of Miss Han?"
The girl in green clothes said, "The stone steps under the first platform are for people like you who don't have true energy to climb. We can't see what you encounter in the illusion. For us, the first step of the Immortal Staircase is just an ordinary stone step."
Tian Lin seemed to understand something.
If he was at the Qi Refining level, he would not see the illusion until he reached the second step of the stone steps.
The first section of stone steps is specially designed for mortals. Qigong practitioners can move freely on the first section of stone steps and will not enter the illusion at all.
"I'm on the last step—"
Before Tian Lin finished speaking, he saw two meteors falling at the foot of Wendao Mountain.
Not long after, two old men in Taoist robes appeared beside him and the girl in green clothes.
As soon as the old man in the lead appeared, the girl in green clothes kowtowed and said, "Greetings, Grandmaster. I beg you to save my brother."
The old man in the lead tilted his head to glance at the girl in green clothes and asked, "Who is your senior brother?"
The fat old man next to him said to the old man in the lead:
"His senior brother was an outer sect disciple of Jianfeng. He climbed the second flight of stone steps a few years ago. I don't know what happened to him there. He had already gone crazy before the Dao bell rang."
The leading old man stroked his beard, tilted his head to look at the girl in green clothes and said, "Are you talking about the disciple of the Zhong family? He is also a genius. It's a pity that he is possessed by a demon in his heart, and I can't save him."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Tian Lin and said, "Are you the errand disciple who climbed the mountain this time? Tell me, what did you see on the stone steps?"
Tian Lin knew that these two people must be elders of the sect and powerful foundation builders, so he did not dare to hesitate at all when answering.
He recounted what happened in the illusion, but hid the entry.
The leading elder nodded and said to the elder next to him, "It is just as described by the errand disciple who passed the first flight of stone steps a hundred years ago. It seems that this immortal ladder has not changed at all in hundreds of years."
The leading elder sighed and said, "These illusions all record the experience of our ancestors in seeking immortality. They are extremely precious. It's a pity that no one has ever climbed the second step."
After he finished speaking, the girl in green kowtowed again and said, "Please, Grandmaster, save my brother."
The leading elder said, "If you can climb up to the second stone platform on the second flight of stone steps, I will sacrifice my dignity and ask the Wenxin Sect to help you cure your brother's madness."
The girl in green clothes cried and said, "I have been guarding here day and night, and have never slacked off in my efforts to climb the mountain. But the ladder is difficult to climb. Besides, my brother climbed to the second platform. If the master can save my brother, he will definitely report what happened on the second platform to the sect after he wakes up."
The leading elder said nothing, but the fat elder scolded, "Right now the sect is worried about the Blood Sect, how can it care about your brother's affairs? Get out of here quickly, or else don't blame your uncle for being ruthless in enforcing the law."
Tian Lin then realized that this fat elder was an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall.
After the law enforcement elder reprimanded the green-dressed girl, he turned to look at Tian Lin and said, "You were a errand disciple of Lianshui Peak. Now that you have climbed the immortal ladder, you are an outer disciple of Lianshui Peak.
Each peak of my Yaoyue Sect has its own output, and the monthly allowance for outer disciples is also borne by each peak. If you return to Lianshui Peak tonight, go up the mountain to find your Peak Master Liu, and he will teach you magic from now on, and you will be considered an outer disciple of my Yaoyue Sect."
Tian Lin was very excited when he heard this, and he immediately bowed and said, "Disciple thanks the elder."
The fat elder tilted his head to look at the leading elder and said, "Now that we have seen the man, although there is some spiritual energy in his body, there is no sign of him practicing Blood Cult magic. It is better for us to return to the mountain to discuss the Blood Cult's affairs."
The leading elder nodded, looked at Tian Lin with a warm attitude and said:
"It's rare for you to climb the stone steps, and now you need spirit stones to refine your true qi. We in Yaoyue Sect have no shortage of water spirit stones, but the other four kinds of spirit stones are for inner disciples to use. I have spirit stones of the four colors of gold, wood, fire, and earth here, as a gift for you." After the leading elder finished speaking, a bag appeared out of thin air in his hand.
When Tian Lin took the bag, the fat elder said, "Why don't you thank your uncle Fengshi?"
Tian Lin didn't know what this Uncle Master Feng did, but he had a very good impression of him and quickly bowed to express his gratitude.
Then Master Feng said, "Now that you have achieved your cultivation, don't slack off. Don't be like your other brothers who indulge in alcohol in the sect all day long and then go out to relax when the time comes. You must remember that you entered the outer sect by climbing the immortal ladder, and you should also think about climbing the immortal ladder to enter the inner sect."
Tian Lin's heart trembled, he knew that sending the spirit stones was not important, what was important was the following words!
This uncle Feng gave him the spirit stone to help him and asked him to continue ascending the ladder to immortality.
"Disciple will follow the teachings of his great-grandmaster."
Tian Lin bowed and did not get up until the girl in green clothes said in a cold voice: "The two great-grandmasters have left, Junior Brother Tian can stand up now."
Tian Lin then straightened up, and heard Bai Ye at level 98 and Old Man Gou at level 95 both bowing and saying to him, "Congratulations, Master Tian."
Tian Lin noticed the caution in Bai Ye's eyes, as well as the envy and respect in Old Man Gou's eyes, and he suddenly understood.
But he was not complacent. What he was thinking about at this moment was the old man's head that rolled down the stone steps, Xiao Liu who eventually killed his brother in order to enter the Immortal Gate, and Boss Zhang!
"I was just lucky enough to enter the outer gate before the two of you. I believe that it won't be long before the Taoist bell of the Immortal Staircase will ring twice more."
Tian Lin was talking nonsense, but the girl in green clothes beside him sneered and said:
"If the Dao bell of the Dao Mountain was so easy to ring, the gate of the Dao Mountain would have been trampled down by the menial disciples long ago."
In Tian Lin's impression, this woman in green clothes was always taciturn and looked particularly quiet.
But I didn't expect that her words would be so sharp when she opened her mouth.
But the other party's cultivation was far higher than his own, so Tian Lin would not argue with her for Bai Ye and Old Man Gou.
The woman in green clothes was obviously in a bad mood and had no mood to stay here.
She was seen carrying the food box, quickly going down the mountain and disappearing into the night.
After the woman in green clothes left, the smile on Bai Ye's face became much more sincere.
But he said to Tian Lin with a surprising smile: "These elders have all stayed in the mountains for so long that their brains are no longer sharp."
Tian Lin walked down the stone steps, tilting his head to look at Bai Ye in confusion, and then he heard Bai Ye say:
"These elders practice cultivation on Yuechi Mountain all day long without caring about the secular world. I don't know how many outer disciples have sought spiritual stones but failed to obtain them. Elder Feng gave you twelve spiritual stones, which is like twelve death warrants. Isn't it forcing the outer disciples of the sect to cause trouble for you?"
Tian Lin heard this and bowed, "Thank you, Brother Bai, for reminding me. I have already made up my mind."
Bai Ye didn't answer, but just turned his head to look at Old Man Gou.
Old Man Gou knew that Bai Ye’s words were not only a reminder to Tian Lin, but also a warning to him.
He felt ashamed and angry, but he could only swear, "Master Tian, please rest assured that I will never spread the news that Elder Feng gave me the spirit stone."
Tian Lin remained noncommittal. At this point, could the secret of the spirit stone bestowed by Elder Feng really be kept?
Once a secret is known by more than two people, what is it still a secret?
Tian Lin didn't believe that the secret could be kept, and he was afraid that Lianshui Peak would be in an uproar by now.
(End of this chapter)