Chapter 151: The 2nd Floor Dao Bell Rings
Chapter 151 The Second Floor Dao Bell Rings
Xing Shanping had been gone for less than half an hour when the sound of the bell from Mount Wendao echoed among the mountains of the Yaoyue Sect.
At this moment, countless people looked towards the direction of Wendao Mountain.
Many people did not know the news that Xing Shanping had returned. Even if they knew that Xing Shanping had returned to Yaoyue Sect, they did not think that the Taoist bell was rung for Xing Shanping.
Tian Lin was standing at the gate of Jiranju, looking for the location of the Daoshan Mountain, when he heard a "dududu" sound. The second steward, leaning on a crutch, approached from afar and asked Tian Lin:
"Who are you? Have you seen Tian Lin?"
Tian Lin hurriedly replied, "I was asked by someone to come here to wait for Senior Brother Tian and give him something."
After hearing what was said, the second steward walked across the fields and forests with the help of crutches, climbed directly up the two-story wooden stairs, and broke open the door of Jiranju.
As expected, Tian Lin was not in the room. The second steward said with emotion: "It is indeed him!"
"What do you mean it's him?"
Tian Lin asked doubtfully, and then he heard the second steward excitedly say:
"Don't you know that Tian Lin is from Huahualang? He was the one who rang the bell on the first platform, and now he must have rung the bell on the second platform as well."
The second steward had a very complicated expression at the moment, and muttered to himself: "At the beginning, I wondered if this kid would really step onto the second platform and let the Taoist bell on the top of the mountain ring for him again?
But I didn’t expect that in just half a year, this kid would actually be able to do it.”
After hearing what the second steward said, Tian Lin realized what the second steward had misunderstood.
He hurriedly asked, "The one who stepped onto the second-level platform might not be Senior Brother Tian, but Senior Brother Xing?"
The second steward immediately shook his head: "In the entire Daodao Mountain, apart from the man surnamed Tian, who else would go to Daodao Mountain? In terms of his seriousness and perseverance in cultivation, although I don't like the man surnamed Tian, I have to admire him.
In the Yaoyue Sect, who else can go to the second-level platform except him?"
After he said this, he was suddenly stunned.
He walked down the wooden ladder with crutches: "Tell me, Senior Brother Xing, which Senior Brother Xing?"
Tian Lin said: "Of course it was Senior Brother Xing Shanping. He became the head of the Wenxin Sect and came to Lianshui Peak today. Why didn't the Second Steward see him?"
"He is back?"
The second steward held a crutch under his armpit, grabbed Tian Lin's collar with one hand and asked Tian Lin: "Did my great-grandfather come with him?"
Tian Lin was also curious about where Elder Liu had gone. He guessed that Elder Liu had not come to invite Yue Sect.
But since he had never seen it with his own eyes, Tian Lin couldn't say for sure.
Seeing Tian Lin shaking his head and saying he didn't know, the second steward let go of Tian Lin and asked: "Is the man surnamed Xing visiting the Dao Mountain now?"
Tian Lin nodded, and seeing the second steward running down the mountain on crutches, he hurriedly shouted:
"Brother, why are you going to find Brother Xing? He is now the headmaster of the Wenxin Sect, and he is accompanied by a great elder of the Wenxin Sect. You must not conflict with him."
I don’t know whether the second manager listened to Tian Lin’s words. In short, although the second manager has a lame leg, he is a Qi Refiner after all.
By the time Tian Lin finished speaking, the Second Manager was no longer visible on the hillside of Lianshui Peak.
"Everyone wants to gain cultivation or status. But the second brother's obsession seems to be his identity.
I wonder if he cares about the kinship between him and his master, or...?"
Tian Lin felt a headache when he thought of Elder Liu.
If you think about it carefully, Elder Liu treated him quite well, at least he never owed him anything.
But Tian Lin couldn't figure out what Elder Liu wanted to do. What was the purpose of digging out the Old Ancestor Wenxin for no reason?
Tian Lin now felt that Elder Liu was a troublemaker who had disrupted his plans.
If Zhou Shoufan does not resurrect, after he has practiced the Cangming sword technique and the earth escape technique to perfection, he can enter Kun Lake and explore the tomb of the Nine-Life Immortal.
With the Zhou family's token, sooner or later we will be able to find the thousand-year-old tree left by Zhou Shoufan on Wendao Mountain.
When the time comes, once I have successfully built my foundation, I can ride on the thousand-year-old tree to cross the Chenxian Pond.
But now that Zhou Shoufan has resurrected, not only is it inconvenient for him to act, but he also has to be on guard against Zhou Shoufan coming to him.
Tian Lin thought about it carefully and felt that Zhou Shoufan's resurrection would not only be harmful to himself, but also would not be of any benefit to Elder Liu.
"That's not right. When the bell of Daoshan rings, everyone thinks it's Tianlin. Why don't I think so?"
Tian Lin figured this out and did not fly his sword, but strode down Lianshui Peak with big strides.
When he arrived at the Wendao Mountain, many people had already climbed up the stone steps to watch the fun.
At this time, the Yaoyue Sect was filled with red-robed disciples.
Including Tian Lin at this moment, he was also wearing a red cloak.
Because Yaoyue Sect has the initiative to recruit blood cultists, there are many disciples in Yaoyue Sect, and they don’t know each other very well.
Besides, this was not the time to make friends, so no one paid attention to Tian Lin.
At this time, Tian Lin and a group of people were crowded on the first platform, looking up at Elder Xiao, Xing Shanping and the great elder of Wenxin Sect who were walking down the stairs.
Everyone greeted Elder Xiao, but most of them did not recognize the great elder of the Wenxin Sect, and a few looked at Xing Shanping with some doubt.
Tian Lin noticed that Xing Shanping was looking at him at this time. Without waiting for Xing Shanping to speak, he took the initiative to step forward and said:
"I thought it was Senior Brother Tian who went up to the second-level platform - could it be that it was you, Senior Brother Xing, who just went up to the platform?"
Xing Shanping looked at Tian Lin and his doubts gradually disappeared. He was not in a hurry to answer Tian Lin, but turned to look at Elder Xiao and said:
"Speaking of which, I came to Yaoyue Sect to look for Tian Lin. But I sensed that he was in Yaoyue Sect, so why didn't I see him?"
Elder Xiao really didn't know where Tian Lin was, so he acted very calmly:
“This kid has a withdrawn personality, and I was asked by Liu Xuanfeng to allow him to live in Baihua Peak.
Now most of the red-robed disciples have gone to Quzhou, so I drove him back to Lianshui Peak. I don’t know where he went and I don’t care.”
Elder Xiao paused, then asked Xing Shanping:
"By the way, Liu Xuanfeng brought you to the Wenxin Sect and helped you become the head of the Wenxin Sect. Logically, he should be considered a great contributor, so why isn't he with you?"
As soon as Elder Xiao finished speaking, everyone heard the sound of a cane banging.
But at the first flight of stone steps, a fat man was seen knocking the ground hard with his cane, and he had reached the first flight of stone steps in the blink of an eye.
Many people recognized who this fat guy was and couldn't help but whisper about him.
But Xing Shanping didn't recognize the fat man. He only knew that the fat man looked at him with hostility, so he looked at the fat man in confusion.
Then the fat man asked, "Xing Shanping, where did my great-grandfather go?"
Xing Shanping suddenly realized, looked at the fat man and said, "Where did your great-grandfather go? You, the great-grandson, don't even know, how can I know?"
The fat man wanted to speak, but Elder Xiao frowned and shouted:
"Liu Yunxiao, don't you know that this is the headmaster of the Wenxin Sect? How can you be so rude!"
He didn't want Liu Yunxiao to die, but the second manager couldn't care less at this time.
He pointed at Xing Shanping and asked, "Tell me, are you my great-grandfather's grandson? What is your relationship with him?" As soon as he said this, the people around him actually laughed.
These disciples were both envious and jealous of Xing Shanping at this time.
In the Yaoyue Sect, Xing Shanping is the son of the leader.
That would have been fine, but who would have thought that after Xing Shanping got out, he became the headmaster of the Wenxin Sect.
How can one not be envious and jealous of such a situation?
However, these people did not dare to criticize Xing Shanping in front of him. Now that the second manager spoke out their true feelings, they nodded involuntarily.
Over there, Xing Shanping's face turned cold, and murderous intent instantly appeared in his eyes.
But he didn't need to do anything, the grand elder of the Wenxin Sect waved his sleeves and swept the second manager away.
The great elder had no intention of killing anyone, but he still wanted to teach the second steward a lesson.
After the second steward rolled down the stone steps, he stepped forward and pointed.
As the elder of Zuofeng, how could Elder Xiao watch outsiders bully his own disciples?
He stepped forward and raised his hand to block the finger force from the Great Elder for Liu Yunxiao. He then faced the Great Elder of the Questioning Heart Sect and Xing Shanping and said:
"Even if our disciples have done something wrong, it should be handled by our sect. You two hurt people in Yaoyue Sect just because of a disagreement. Aren't you showing too much disrespect for Yaoyue Sect?"
The Great Elder sneered, and just as he was about to speak, Xing Shanping raised his hand to stop him.
Xing Shanping and Elder Xiao bowed, then looked at Tian Lin and said:
"Please give the bag of pearls to Tian Lin. Please also tell him a message for me - tell him that I will spare his life if he returns my things."
After saying this, Xing Shanping took the great elder down from the first platform.
Just when Tian Lin breathed a sigh of relief, Xing Shanping suddenly turned around and looked at Tian Lin and said:
"By the way, please tell me something else. I am very interested in the Immortal Binding Rope in Tian Lin's hand. As long as he is willing to give it to me, I can help him build his Shui Ling foundation."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the disciples on the first platform could not help but be surprised.
One of them bravely stepped forward and asked Xing Shanping, "If we have the Immortal Binding Rope, can we exchange it with you, Sect Leader Xing, for the chance to build a Water Spirit Foundation?"
Xing Shanping smiled and said, "No matter who brings the Immortal Binding Rope, he will have a share in the Shuiling Foundation Building Pool."
After saying this, Xing Shanping bowed to Elder Xiao again and then went down the mountain.
Now that only their family members were left on the mountain, a group of disciples began to discuss.
"Where did Senior Brother Tian go?"
Some also said: "He must have stolen Xing Shanping's things, so he was found here."
"Building a foundation! Even if you cultivate blood qi, it is difficult to successfully build a foundation, not to mention that the blessed land of Yaoyue Sect has dried up now?
Tell me, where is the immortal rope?"
When this group of people were coming up with wild ideas, Elder Xiao had already gone down the mountain.
Seeing that Elder Xiao didn't recognize him, Tian Lin felt a little more at ease.
He turned around and asked a red-robed disciple next to him, "You said that Senior Brother Xing left without waiting for Tian Lin?"
The disciple said, "I have changed from Senior Brother Xing to Sect Master Xing, so naturally I am very busy. It is already a great honor for me to come to Yaoyue Sect in person, so why would I wait for Senior Brother Tian?"
The group dispersed, and finally only Tian Lin was left on the Wendao Mountain.
Seeing that there was no one around, he swallowed another Disguise Pill and then strode onto the thirteenth stone step.
In the illusion, Tian Lin was not sure whether the storage bag given to him by Xing Shanping had been tampered with.
After all, Xing Shanping seemed to have a skill in tracking people, so even if Yaoyue Sect didn't find him, he could still sense that he was still hiding in Yaoyue Sect.
Therefore, Tian Lin did not dare to open the storage bag given by Xing Shanping in reality. It was not until he entered this illusion that he took out the spirit clam beads from the storage bag.
Soon, the small alchemy room was filled with a mountain of clam beads.
Tian Lin picked up the clam beads and scanned the prompt words one by one.
"The clam pearl seems to be fine, but is there anything wrong with the storage bag?"
Tian Lin thought about it, put the storage bag aside, and put the mountain of clam beads back into his own storage bag.
He decided to devote the next period of time to practicing the Earth Escape Technique and Cangming Sword Technique to perfection.
Once the earth escape technique and Cangming sword technique are mastered, one must make up his mind to enter the tomb of the Nine-Life Immortal and not hesitate any longer.
For the next ten days or so, Tian Lin almost stayed in the dreamland.
Tian Lin was not the only one who went up the Wendao Mountain every day to climb the mountain.
Some of these people were inspired by Xing Shanping and wanted to see if they could reach the second level.
But only a few people climbed the mountain with this thought in mind, while most of them were thinking of "sitting by the tree and waiting for the rabbit", waiting for Tian Lin to appear to see if there was a chance to seize the Immortal Binding Rope in Tian Lin's hand.
They knew that Tian Lin was quite powerful, and they also knew that the Immortal Binding Rope seemed quite powerful.
But compared to these, they all value the opportunity to build a foundation.
Because of these people's greed, no one doubted Tian Lin's motives for climbing the mountain.
Ten days passed in a flash. To others, these ten days were just ordinary ten days.
But for Tian Lin, these ten days were actually three months.
In three months, Tian Lin's earth escape technique and Cangming swordsmanship had reached perfection with the help of the Lingclam Pearl.
The reason why he did not leave the illusion after reaching perfection in these two techniques was because he practiced a middle-grade technique called the Breath-Holding Technique.
The breath-holding technique itself does not have any offensive or defensive means, but it allows a person to stay underwater for a long time, absorbing oxygen in the water through muscle texture and body pores.
Tian Lin couldn't find any medicinal herbs to replace the breath-holding pills, but the tomb of the Nine-Life Immortal was built under water.
As a last resort, he had to practice the breath-holding technique.
Fortunately, the spiritual clam beads given by Xing Shanping were sufficient to allow Tian Lin to practice the breath-holding technique to perfection.
The next day, Tian Lin rested well in the illusion.
After leaving the illusion, he went straight to the twentieth stone step. His action attracted some people's ridicule: "This guy, instead of waiting for Tian Lin, he really climbed the mountain seriously."
Someone else asked, "If Senior Brother Tian knew that we were waiting for him on the Dao Mountain, would he still be willing to come up to the Dao Mountain?
Besides, he must be aware of the conditions Xing Shanping has set. How can we trick the Immortal Binding Rope from him?"
"In my opinion, Senior Brother Tian must have received the news by now, so he is hiding. It is probably useless for us to wait here. It would be better for us to leave the Taoist Mountain and return to the peak to practice."
"Haha, since you know it's useless, why do you only persuade us to leave but not leave yourself?"
(End of this chapter)