Chapter Thirty-Five: Back Mountain

  Inside the grand hall stood over forty inner sect disciples, with black, white and red robes all present, but not a single purple robe. These disciples were all respectful and well-behaved, their expressions stern. Among them, Wang Lin was familiar with many faces: Wang Zhuo, Xu the female disciple, Zhou the female disciple, Zhang Shixiong and others.

  In front of them, a dozen or so elderly men sat on both sides, each with an expressionless face. In the middle, one person sat, about forty years old, wearing a blue long shirt, elegant and refined, with eyes like electricity, calmly said: "Sun Shidi, is this your disciple?"

  Sun Dazhu hastily put on a smile and said, "Master Zhangmen, this young man is indeed my disciple Wang Lin. He joined late and doesn't know the meaning of striking the five o'clock bell."

  "It's indeed true that a master has disciples like himself. Sun, you're still as foolish and muddle-headed as when you were young." A red-faced old man sitting in the rightmost position sneered.

  "Brother Shī, this statement is incorrect. Sun Shīdì was also a qualified natural talent back then, and he's much stronger than this disciple!" Another elderly man chimed in with a smile from the side.

  Sun Dazhu's face turned red and white, he glared at Wang Lin with a fierce gaze, hummed, and didn't bother to refute him. He walked over to the empty seat next to Zuo Shou and sat down.

  The man in blue frowned, gave Wang Lin a cold glance, and then ignored him, saying in a low voice: "I've already said it earlier, this training session must be effective. Four years later, the exchange with Xuan Dao Sect cannot be lost! From today on, you will enter the back mountain, each of you has your own cultivation place. I want you to close up and cultivate, improve your cultivation, and seize the opportunity for the Ling Dan. This time, the sect has taken out 10,000 grains for your use. During this period, you are not allowed to leave the back mountain. Do you remember?"

  All inner disciples responded in unison.

  The man in blue nodded slightly and continued, "I hope that four years later, there will be someone among you who wears purple clothes. The purple clothes represent the core disciples of my Hengyue Sect, which is far beyond what inner sect disciples can compare to. Anyway, the benefits and harm are for you to experience yourself. Now I'll send you to the back mountain, where someone will arrange a place for your cultivation."

  After finishing speaking, the man in blue robes swung his sleeves and a white light shot out from his sleeve opening. After wandering around the grand hall for a circle, the man let out a low growl: "Open!"

  White light suddenly expanded infinitely, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a light screen, enveloping all the inner door disciples inside.

  "Go!" With a low shout from the man in blue, the light screen flickered and disappeared into the great hall.

  Wang Lin's body felt a warm and fuzzy sensation, his vision blurred for a moment before clearing up to reveal that he was standing in a valley. The spiritual energy here was much denser than outside, and the sound of flowing water could be heard from afar. He swept his gaze around, finding that all the inner sect disciples had looks of surprise on their faces as they looked around constantly.

  Inside the valley, there were no plants, only a bare and gigantic cliff. The cliff was densely covered with countless beehive-like holes, some of which were sealed by giant rocks.

  Suddenly, Wang Lin sensed that someone was staring at him. He turned his head to look and saw only Wang Zhuo coldly smiling as he gazed at him with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

  At this moment, a young man flew out of the cave on the cliff. The young man was wearing purple clothes and scanned the crowd with a cold gaze. He said in a low voice: "Fellow disciples, this is the back mountain of Hengyue Sect. It's not really behind Mount Hengyue, but rather a place that was opened up 500 years ago by several ancestors for inner sect disciples to cultivate. The spiritual energy here far surpasses the outside. Since you've come, you must seize every moment to cultivate and don't slack off. Otherwise, don't blame your senior brother for throwing you out of the back mountain!"

  This purple-robed youth was someone Wang Lin recognized, it was his second older martial brother Zhang Kuang who had exchanged his Spiritual Spring Water with him. It's said that he has already cultivated to the sixth layer of the Condensed Gas stage and is unfathomably deep.

  Wang Lin slightly lowered his head, this crazy heart machine, he deeply felt it, and a few words made him fall into crisis at that time.

  "Below the seventh layer of Qi Condensation, I have all the mouth formulas here. Once you reach the corresponding level, if you don't have the formula, you can come to me and ask for it, and after checking, I will give it to you. As for your cultivation location, all the caves on this cliff that are not sealed by giant rocks can be chosen at will. Here is the Soul-Grabbing Pill, 50 pills per bottle, replenished once a year!" Zhang Kuang finished speaking, and with a wave of his right hand, fifty small bottles of milky white color appeared on the ground.

  At this time, one after another inner door disciples walked out, silently picked up a small bottle, and looked for a place to practice.

  Wang Lin took a deep breath, thinking to himself that with the Shape-Shifting Pill and Voice-Changing Pill he had taken earlier, it was impossible for anyone to recognize him. He walked out, picked up the small bottle, and stood beside Zhang Kuang, who was watching as one by one, the Inner Sect disciples passed by. When he saw Wang Lin, his expression suddenly changed, and he said: "What's your name? How come you haven't even reached the first layer of the Condensed Energy stage? Who is your master?"

  Wang Lin stopped in his tracks, turned around and respectfully said: "Senior brother, I am Wang Lin, a disciple of Grandmaster Sun Dazhu. Perhaps my innate talent is insufficient, but until now I have yet to reach the first layer."

  Zhang Kuang was taken aback, and smiled: "You're Wang Lin? I've heard of you. Although innate talent is important, perseverance is also key to cultivating immortality. Since your innate talent isn't enough, you must work even harder!"

  Wang Lin hastily promised.

  "Alright, this cliff is too high, you haven't even reached the first level, I suppose you can't climb up. Let me send you on your way!" Zhang Kuang's sleeve fluttered and a burst of force surged under Wang Lin's feet, carrying him to the entrance of a cave before dissipating.

  Wang Lin bowed his head in gratitude to Zhang Kuang, turned around and walked into the cave, his face immediately turning gloomy. He thought to himself that if it weren't for what happened earlier, he would have thought that this Second Brother was a kind person, but unfortunately, he had already seen through his true nature, so naturally he wouldn't put this small favor in his heart.

  The cave was not large, with only one stone bed, and a handle on the wall beside it. Wang Lin looked at it for a moment, stretched out his hand to pull it, and suddenly a loud rumbling sound was heard as a huge stone wall slowly fell from top to bottom at the entrance of the cave, finally sealing the entrance with a thud.

  After carefully checking the cave again and confirming that there was nothing unusual, Wang Lin was very satisfied with this place. He had originally found Sun Dazhu to borrow a reason to leave the door school to find a place to practice, although he was rejected, but now it seems that it is not much different from his original idea.

  There is only one drawback, that is, there is no water source in the cave. Wang Lin's cultivation mainly relies on spiritual energy, but he had also accumulated a lot of snow water in his storage bag at the beginning, which should be enough for some time.

  Besides, he just heard the sound of running water in the valley. The problem with this water source is not difficult to solve as long as we are careful.