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Chapter 35 The Bell That Strikes for a Thousand Years (Please Read)

My predecessor left his hometown for several years and could no longer remember what it looked like.

But Tian Lin still found this one of the few markets that he still remembered vividly from his previous life: Qingyun Town.

Tian Lin didn’t know why Qingyun Town appeared in this illusion of stone steps, but he didn’t have time to think about it at this time.

Because the man opposite him had already stabbed him in the face.

“This is a man who has practiced martial arts!”

Tian Lin thought so in his mind, and while using the knife in his hand to deflect the stabbing gun, he chopped at the man's head.

The illusion disappeared and he continued to climb the stairs.

Finally, when he reached the 56th level, Tian Lin had to stop.

From level 50 upwards, the people who appear in the illusion are no longer ordinary martial artists, but real third-rate masters.

With his strength at the first-rate martial realm, he was not to be feared by opponents at the third-rate martial realm.

But he noticed that from the 20th level onwards, each level of stone steps would doubly suppress his internal strength.

The internal force that originally flowed smoothly will become sluggish when used.

When he reached the 40th floor, even without using his internal energy, the stone steps would suppress his body and internal energy.

"In addition to practicing fighting skills, this stone staircase can also help you meditate. New here, don't lose sight of the main point."

A voice sounded, and Tian Lin looked at the stone steps above vigilantly.

A young man in white clothes leisurely walked down the more than sixty stone steps.

He had a smile on his face and a sword in his hand.

When the young man in white approached Tian Lin, alarm bells rang in his heart. He took several steps back on the 56th step and retreated to the edge of the immortal ladder.

Seeing this, the young man in white laughed and said:
"Don't worry that I will attack you. That will not benefit me. You are the newcomer who came with Han Li, right? I am a disciple of Jianfeng, responsible for supervising the sword forging of the sect. If you have the chance in the future, come to Jianfeng to play with me."

He really didn't attack Tian Lin. Instead, he politely bowed and said goodbye to Tian Lin.

Watching the young man in white walking down the stairs, Tian Lin retracted his gaze and tried to sit cross-legged on the narrow stone steps to meditate.

Just as the young man in white said, although the circulation of internal energy was slow and sluggish when meditating here, every time it circulated successfully, he felt that his internal energy became more refined.

"Han Li asked me to come here to practice martial arts, so this is what he meant!"

Tian Lin woke up. He didn't know how long he had been meditating until a voice sounded in his ear: "Let's go. Cultivation is not something that can be done overnight. Go back and have a good sleep first, and come back tomorrow."

Tian Lin opened his eyes and saw that it was indeed Han Li standing next to him.

Only then did he stand up and follow Han Li. When going down the stone steps, Tian Lin still had to break through one illusion at a time.

It took more than half an hour to go downstairs like this.

"How is it? Does it feel different to practice on the Immortal Ladder than in other places?"

Han Li had been waiting for Tian Lin at the archway for an unknown period of time, and at this time he asked Tian Lin with a smile.

Tian Lin nodded: "Although I don't feel that my internal strength has improved, it is running more smoothly than usual."

Han Li said: "The distance between masters is sometimes greater than the distance between a master and an ordinary person. Being able to reach the top of the first platform with inner strength is equivalent to being able to resist a cultivator at the first level of Qi training with a mortal body."

Tian Lin was surprised and asked, "Is there really such a person?"

"Perhaps, but we have never seen any menial disciple reach the top of the first stone platform. If there really is a menial disciple who can reach the top of the stone platform with his inner strength, the people in the various peaks would probably be happy to accept such a person as an outer disciple."

Tian Lin's heart moved, and he felt that it was not impossible for him to do so.

At present, he cannot find any food that can replenish the three spiritual energies of gold, wood and earth.

However, there are many ingredients in the Yaoyue Sect that can replenish internal strength, and each of them is more effective than the Soul Burial Flower.

"Tomorrow, I'll come again tomorrow."

Han Li once said that if one wanted to practice the 'Five Elements Foundation Building Method' openly, one must either gain the favor of Elder Liu or become an outer disciple.

It was a temptation for Tian Lin to gain the favor of Elder Liu, as this way he wouldn't have to worry about the threat from Young Master Shang.

By becoming an outer disciple, Tian Lin would have the opportunity to compete with Young Master Shang.

It is not easy to practice Taoism, and he had difficulty finding ingredients for a while.

But it was not difficult for him to improve his cultivation to the Grandmaster level.

The two walked down the mountain path and reached the foot of the mountain relying on the moonlight.

Not long after they walked out of the forest, they saw a woman holding a sword who disappeared into the forest in a few leaps and bounds.

Han Li said enviously: "As fast as a rabbit, this is a cultivator. I wonder when we can obtain immortal skills and practice true qi?"

After returning to their residence at the mining college, the two were not worried about disturbing others.

Because when they came back, most of the errand disciples were still throwing dice at the gambling table, drinking and chatting with their arms around each other.

Someone saw Han Li and shouted, "Boss Han, are you going to climb the Immortal Ladder again?"

Han Li ignored him. The man looked at Tian Lin and said, "Brother Tian, ​​how boring is it to climb the Immortal Ladder? It is just a decoration placed there by the Immortal Gate. I have never heard of any menial disciple climbing it."

Tian Lin ignored the man and went back to his room to rest.

The next morning, Han Li didn't wake Tian Lin up again.

But when the partridge started calling, Tian Lin had already run out of the house.

When a few errand disciples saw Tian Lin coming out, they laughed at him and said, "Little guy, practice for a few more months, then come and compete with us in speed."

As they were talking, these errand disciples had already climbed down the bamboo corridor and reached the river bank.

Tian Lin was a few steps slower after all, but it was better than yesterday and he was actually in the third row.

"Damn it, I don't believe today's luck will be worse than yesterday's!"

The man in the front row said something, causing Han Li to glance at Tian Lin.

Tian Lin was calm and composed. Han Li sighed, shook his head and said nothing.

When it came time to sift the sand, the group of people began to complain again.

At noon, the dishes Tian Lin bought were all precious medicines for increasing internal strength.

[Yangyuan Fruit, a precious medicine sought after by top masters in the martial arts world. It is said to absorb spiritual energy and has the effect of strengthening the body. It is edible.]

[Snow honey vegetable has the effect of refining internal strength. It is a rare precious medicine in the world and can be eaten]

[Ruyi Fan Flower, born in the snowy mountains, grows by absorbing spiritual energy. Eating one piece will increase your power by five years. It is edible]

The so-called Yangyuan fruit, snow honey vegetable and Ruyi fan flower are actually cucumbers, bamboo shoots and cabbage.

These three full dishes, none of which were meat, cost Tian Lin less than a penny of silver.

But apart from the Yangyuan Fruit, Tian Lin does not eat snow honey vegetables and Ruyi fan flowers.

He used the medicinal effect of the Yang Yuan Fruit to practice boxing in the yard, attracting the attention of several drinking disciples.

In the afternoon, when the sound of Han Li's partridge sounded, a group of people rushed to the river again.

Tian Lin still didn't shovel sand, so he walked the fastest.

But just as he was about to leave, Hu San shouted, "Stop, let us see what's in your bag."

Tian Lin frowned, looked at Hu San who was blocking his way and said, "Why should I show it to you?"

Hu San rubbed his hands. Although he gambled every day, he was a master. If he wanted to make a move, how could Tian Lin stop him?

Fortunately, Han Li's voice sounded in time: "Hu San, you are not the supervisor. When is it your turn to check other people's bags? Otherwise, are you trying to take my place?"

Hu San was a little afraid of Han Li, but Han Li had always been very kind to his brothers, so he dared to argue with him.

Then he said, "Ever since this guy got into the river and started digging, our luck has been getting worse. Yesterday we got 70% less sand than usual, and today it's less than 20%. I don't believe he didn't do anything wrong."

At this time, someone spoke up for Tian Lin and said, "What can a child do? Hu San, don't take advantage of others' unwillingness to give you money to cause trouble."

The man suddenly changed the subject and said to Tian Lin, "Xiao Linzi, open the bag and let him see it. If he dares to make trouble again after he has seen it, we will not let him go."

Tian Lin glanced at the people around him and found that everyone was looking at him.

He tilted his head and looked at Han Li.

Han Li was about to speak up for Tian Lin, but Tian Lin spoke up first: "What's the big deal? What's in my bag is Shuiling Ore, there's nothing shameful about it."

He really opened the bag and took out the water spirit ore from it.

Looking at the handful of water spirit ore in Tian Lin's hand, the people on the shore could no longer sit still.

"how is this possible?"

They refused to believe it, and someone couldn't help but say, "Can we find water spirit ore by drilling under the water? If this method could work, we would have done it long ago."

Some people also said: "If you dig in the sand, the water will become muddy. Even if you have fish eyes, you can't find the same color of water spirit ore among a pile of black stones, right?"

Tian Lin frowned and said, "I got up at the same time as everyone else, and I lined up at the same time. I also earned the Shuiling Mine with my own ability. Are you guys going to stop me from going down to the river?"

A group of people looked at each other in bewilderment. Since this concerned their own interests, preaching would certainly be of no use at all.

Tian Lin's fists are still small, who would reason with him?
"Let's put it this way. From now on, you will carry a backpack and use a dustpan to scoop sand to pan for minerals like we do. You are no longer allowed to search for minerals in the river as usual."

Someone suggested, but Tian Lin sneered and said, "I can only shovel sand, how can I beat you? If I do this, won't I get the least amount of Shuiling Ore?"

The man's face turned stern, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't do this, then forget about mining for the spiritual water mine. Go back to where you came from!"

Tian Lin had anticipated this situation.

When Han Li reminded him, he thought about whether he should not overdo things. As long as he maintained a certain amount every day, so that everyone felt that the gains were reduced, but still within the tolerance range - that way, no one would suspect him in a short time.

But after thinking it over, he felt that if he did this he would be exposed sooner or later, and by then he would probably not be tolerated.

He kept a low profile for more than ten days, earning only one or two taels of silver a day, which was only enough to buy three grass god fish after more than ten days.

This is time-consuming and laborious, but in the end you will still have to break up with people.

It would be better to be quick and make some money for a few days, then concentrate on cultivation after the breakup. Then, when he turns against these people at that time, no one will say he is heartless.

"Well, if you are unkind now, don't blame me for being unjust in the future!"

Tian Lin handed the bag to Han Li and said, "Brother Han, please keep the Shuiling Mine for me today. I won't come over tomorrow."

Han Li grabbed Tian Lin's wrist and said, "If you don't pan for sand, what will you eat in the future?"

Tian Lin smiled and said, "I still have some belongings, so I'm not worried about starving to death for the time being. Besides, I'm just not mining the sand for the time being, I'll come back one day in the future."

Han Li wanted to persuade him again, but someone immediately said, "Boss Han, stop persuading him. This guy is shameless, why are you trying to please him?"

The group of people shared a common hatred for the enemy and watched Tian Lin leave with cold eyes.

When Tian Lin returned to his room, he saw a man with a cloth wrapped around his head in the corridor, gloating:
"Brother Xiaotian, this is good. There is no reason why you, a troublemaker, can get rich every day while I, an unlucky person, cannot mine for Shuiling Minerals. You wait and see. After a few days, my injury will heal and I can mine for sand in the creek."

Tian Lin ignored Zhao Si, but changed his clothes, put on his sword, and went straight to the kitchen.

He ordered two more dishes and packed the total of four dishes into the food box borrowed from the kitchen.

He planned to use the silver given to him by Young Master Shang to cultivate his internal strength in the next half month.

In fact, cultivating true Qi seems to enhance combat power, but is less than forty taels of silver enough to buy a few Grass God Fish?
What's more, we haven't found any ingredients that can replenish earth, wood and gold yet, and even if we find them, we definitely can't afford them.

But forty taels of silver were enough for him to eat cabbage and bamboo shoots every meal for a month.

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"It probably won't take a few days to enter the Grandmaster realm. But how long will it take to reach the first level with the Grandmaster realm?"

Tian Lin carried the lunch box to the hillside of Wendao Mountain. He thought that everyone would be at work during this time, but he did not expect that someone had arrived at the mountain gate with a lunch box before him.

She was a woman in green clothes, with a pretty face and looked no more than twenty years old.

She sat cross-legged on a mat, using a lunch box as a makeshift dining table, eating a plate of bird that Tian Lin couldn't recognize, and taking small bites of rice.

Tian Lin's eyes were a little dazed, making sure that his entry was not a figment of his imagination.

He glanced at the meat on the food box again and saw the entry: [Low-grade golden-winged bird: a spiritual beast with golden spiritual energy, its spray is poisonous, it likes to eat humans, edible]

Tian Lin searched the kitchen of the mining academy, but could not find any food containing the three spiritual energies of gold, wood, and earth. However, he unexpectedly saw this so-called [Inferior Garuda]

He wanted to ask the girl what kind of bird the so-called inferior golden-winged bird was.

But when he thought about going down the mountain with Han Li yesterday, Han Li had pointed at the woman's back and said that she was an outer sect disciple.

Tian Lin didn't know the other party's temper, but he knew very well that if he angered the other party, not only would he be unable to defeat him, but his life would even be in danger.

After hesitating for a while, Tian Lin did not go up to talk, but went straight up the stone steps with the lunch box.

The woman in green clothes who was eating only looked up at Tian Lin's back at this time. She paused at Tian Lin's food box for a moment, then frowned.

Perhaps Tian Lin's arrival disturbed her mood for dinner. She put the dishes and the rice she had only eaten two bites of back into the lunch box, and hid the lunch box under a tree beside the mountain path. Then she picked up the sword and went up the stone steps step by step.

This time it was Tian Lin's turn to look at the back of the woman in green clothes.

He only saw the woman in green clothes take two steps at a time and appear on the tenth stone step in just three or four steps.

After the figure of the woman in green clothes disappeared, Tian Lin retreated instead of advancing and returned to the front of the mountain gate.

He searched around and finally found the food box covered with felt cloth under a big tree on the mountain path.

When I opened the lunch box, a whiff of rice aroma wafted out of it.

Tian Lin thought about it, took a knife and cut off a small piece of bird meat and hid it in his arms. After putting the food box back in its place, he picked up his food box and went up the stone steps again.

It was still the same scene as yesterday, and the same people as yesterday. Tian Lin chopped all the way to the 56th stone step with his knife and finally stopped.

He thought he still had a chance of advancing to the next level, but for the sake of being safe, he did not take the risk.

He still vividly remembers the scene when the old man's head fell to the ground. The layers of illusions on the stone steps seem fake, but if you are careless, you may end up losing your head.

Tian Lin sat cross-legged on the fifty-six-step stone platform, and at this time he heard the sound of the Taoist bell.

He looked up at the endless stone steps, although the fog blocked his sight. But he was sure that under the pavilion at the top of the mountain, there must be a person who was unknown whether dead or alive, ringing the bell.

"Is Patriarch Yaoyue dead or alive? If he is alive, why has he refused to come down the mountain for a thousand years? If he is dead, why would he, a Jindan Patriarch, run up the mountain to ring the bell for a thousand years even though he is dead?"

Tian Lin was a little confused, so he simply opened the lunch box and took out several dishes.

He fought with the food box in the illusion, and the food in the box was scattered all over the place.

Looking at the greasy food box, Tian Lin was not picky.

He directly picked up a piece of 'Ruyi Fan Flower'. Although it is a vegetable, it has a soft meaty texture and does not taste like cabbage at all.

Just considering the taste, it is actually totally worth the price. What’s more, this piece can help him increase his skills by five years?

Tian Lin took a pill and immediately began to meditate. Despite the pressure of the stone steps, he still felt the medicinal effect of the 'Ruyi Fan Flower' slowly turning into his internal strength under the pressure of the stone steps.

His cultivation had improved visibly.

(End of this chapter)