Chapter Eleven: Wrongful Death at Tongtian Tower

  "Look, the stuff in this small bottle is just pure spiritual water. Once you refine it, it can increase your speed of absorbing spiritual energy a bit, which is equivalent to increasing your innate talent. It's very cheap, only 5,000 spirit stones are enough! And this bottle of fire spiritual liquid can purify your fire spiritual root and increase the power of your fire attribute skills and spells a bit, also just 5,000 spirit stones are enough! And this earth spiritual origin, once you refine it, there is a certain probability that an earth spiritual root will be produced, also just 5,000 spirit stones...and this is..."

  Tongtian Old Dao showed Lin Tianyang several items that seemed like heavenly treasures, making Lin Tianyang's heart flutter with excitement. However, thinking of Tongtian Old Dao's usual greediness, he cautiously asked: "Those things you mentioned, how much effect do they really have? For example, the Pure Spirit Divine Water, after refining it, can it increase the speed of absorbing spiritual energy?"

  "This is probably one in a thousand!" Tian Tian Lao Dao said hesitantly, looking somewhat embarrassed.

  "One in a thousand!" Lin Tianyang couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. To increase this one in a thousand chance, he spent 5,000 spirit stones on his body. Unless he was crazy! "What about that Fire Spirit Liquid and Earth Spirit Origin? Are their effects similar to those of Pure Spirit Divine Water?"

  Upon hearing Lin Tianyang's inquiry, Tongtian Lao Dao nodded somewhat helplessly and said: "This is indeed the case. Although the increase from refining one bottle may not be much, if you refine many more, such as a hundred bottles of Jingling Shen Shui, even if the cumulative effect cannot increase your spiritual power absorption speed by 10%, it can definitely reach 5%. Over time, this can also save you a lot of time. If you refine a thousand bottles and increase your magical power absorption speed by 20-30%, that would be even more extraordinary."

  "Let's talk about it when I have 5 million spirit stones! You'd better open the door for me quickly!" Lin Tianyang said somewhat impatiently.

  Tongtian Daoist saw Lin Tianyang and didn't plan to buy it anymore, so he listlessly opened the door of Tongtian Tower for Lin Tianyang.

  After a dizziness, Lin Tianyang suddenly found himself above a small lake, watching as he was about to fall into the water. He immediately applied a light body technique and stepped onto the surface of the water with both feet. Just then, he suddenly discovered that a huge black shadow under the water's surface was pouncing towards him. Lin Tianyang instantly leaped high into the air and threw out his flying artifact, but before he could land on it, a massive water dragon suddenly burst forth from the water's surface. Lin Tianyang didn't have time to react and was directly engulfed by the water dragon, losing consciousness in an instant.

  When Lin Tianyang regained consciousness, he found himself outside the Tongtian Tower. Recalling what he saw before losing consciousness, it seemed that there was a green python in the water dragon, and he was probably a victim of its poisonous hand.

  "Haha!" Lin Tianyang was recalling a previous scene when he heard Tongtian Lao's gloating laughter beside his ear.

  "Lin Tianyang, you died once in the Tongtian Tower, so you can't enter within three months. If you want to enter, just pay the number of floors multiplied by a thousand spiritual stones, that is to say, if you want to enter the third floor, just pay three thousand spiritual stones!"

  Recalling the scene from back then, Lin Tianyang looked at Tongtian Lao with a hint of anger and asked: "Tongtian Daozhang, why were there foundation-building stage demonic beasts on the third floor? Was it intentional on your part to send me there?"

  Tongtian Lao Dao listened to his accusations and also became angry, saying: "Do you think I'm an idiot? What's the benefit of your death inside for me? Now that Tongtian Tower only has one person who can enter and exit, if you don't go in, who will collect the spirit stones for me? Are you willing to pay 3,000 spirit stones?"

  Looking at Tongtian Lao's reaction, Lin Tianyang knew that he had indeed wronged him and immediately apologized: "Daozhang, I didn't think it through earlier. However, can Daozhang tell me why there are foundation period demonic beasts on the third floor of Tongtian Tower?"

  Tongtian Lao Dao saw that Lin Tianyang's attitude was not bad, and his anger dissipated. He said slowly: "Each floor of the Tongtian Tower has several demon beasts that surpass the level of that floor. This is also to temper those who enter it. Otherwise, if your cultivation increases by two more layers, you will be almost invincible in the third floor of the Tongtian Tower. This goes against the original intention of the Tongtian Tower. However, if you can kill across levels, the benefits you gain will not be small!"

  "So that's how it is!" Lin Tianyang heard this and somewhat understood. If I can kill the green python, what will I get? Lin Tianyang asked curiously again.

  "This I'm not sure about, but it will definitely surprise you. It might just be the foundation pill you need right now!" said Tongtian Lao Dao.

  "In that case, I'll come again in three months!" Lin Tianyang didn't know when he would see Tongtian Lao Dao again, so he simply stopped asking.

  Lin Tianyang rested for two days, recovering his depleted spiritual energy. He bid farewell to only his second grandfather and quietly left the Lin family alone, embarking on the road to Leiyan Sect.

  The Leiyan Sect is located in the southeastern part of the Leiyan State, at the intersection of Leizhou and Yanzhou, in the Leiyan Mountains. The town of Sanxian, where the three sages reside, is adjacent to Leizhou, but even though they are neighboring states, a single state in the Leiyan State spans tens of thousands of miles, so it's still over ten thousand miles away from Sanxian Town to the Leiyan Sect.

  Although Lei Yunzong was far away, Lin Tianyang had arrived more than 20 days ahead of schedule, so he had plenty of time. With more than three months to spare, it was enough for him to rush there.

  Because he couldn't enter the Tower of Heaven for the time being, Lin Tianyang didn't rush on his journey. Instead, he often entered mortal cities along the way and thoroughly experienced the customs and human feelings of this world, which gradually turned his gloomy mood into a pleasant one.

  Along the way, Lin Tianyang took a Qingling Dan every three days, and in less than a month, he had just entered the territory of Leizhou, his cultivation naturally rose to the tenth layer of the Qi Refining stage.

  After spending two days consolidating his cultivation, Lin Tianyang continued on his journey.

  Leizhou and Yongzhou, the geographical landscape seems to be not much different, but after walking for more than a month, I encountered nearly ten days of thunderstorm weather, and sometimes even encountered the phenomenon of clear sky thunder, which made Lin Tianyang know why this place is called Leizhou.

  More than a month after entering Leizhou, Lin Tianyang gradually discovered that he encountered more and more cultivators. It seemed that many people participated in the entrance examination of Leiyan Sect. However, whether it was Lin Tianyang or other cultivators, everyone was rushing on their own when they didn't know each other. After all, they were all outside, and contacting unfamiliar cultivators would be risky. No one wanted to provoke unnecessary accidents at this time.

  Half a month passed and Lin Tianyang safely arrived at the town of Dengtian, located less than 100 miles from the main gate of Leiyan Sect in the Leiyan Mountains.