Chapter Fifty-two: The Mysterious Old Man

  Leaving the Tian Ce Peak's Executive Temple, Lin Tianyang immediately arrived at the Tianteng Peak where the Scripture Pavilion was located.

  The Cangjing Pavilion is not a pavilion but a cave built by hollowing out a mountain peak near the main peak of Tianling Mountain.

  After arriving here, Lin Tianyang immediately came to the second floor and arrived at the stone ladder leading to the third floor. He showed his token to a Zhugui period monk guarding here.

  The monk let Lin Tianyang go as soon as he saw the token.

  A monk nearby saw Lin Tianyang go upstairs and directly asked the monk guarding the stone stairs, "Brother Ma, was that the new junior brother who just achieved Foundation Establishment? I remember it was two female cultivators who recently succeeded in building their foundation?"

  The monk with the surname Ma nodded and said, "That's right, he is indeed an inner disciple in the new foundation-building period, and he hasn't even received the foundation-building pill reward from the sect yet. So, Elder Zongmen specially gave him the opportunity to choose one more manual from the third floor!"

  "Huh? There's still this matter!" Upon hearing these words, many of the re-cultivating Foundation Establishment cultivators cried out in surprise, while a red-haired man flashed a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, thinking to himself: "Brother Qu indeed has sharp eyesight, this kid really did succeed in establishing his foundation!"

  Lin Tianyang arrived at the third floor, only to find that there was not a single person reading books on this floor. Instead, he saw an old bald man lying on a stone bed near the entrance, snoring loudly.

  After discovering Lin Tianyang, he first opened only one eye, and then suddenly his eyes widened and stared at Lin Tianyang, somewhat puzzled: "Are you a newly promoted foundation-building cultivator?"

  Lin Tianyang found that he couldn't see through the cultivation of this bald old man at all, and knew that he was probably a Golden Elixir cultivator. He immediately spoke respectfully: "Senior, I indeed successfully built my foundation two years ago, but because I had a mission on hand, I haven't returned to the sect yet!" As he spoke, Lin Tianyang handed over the token given by Li Lili to the old man.

  The elder's divine consciousness swept over the token, and his face slightly changed color as he said: "Good kid, you actually didn't take the Sect's Foundation Establishment Pill and instead self-cultivated to establish your foundation. It seems that our sect has another talented rising star. However, I see that you already have a main cultivation method, so why not exchange the reward of the Foundation Establishment Pill for other benefits?"

  Lin Tianyang was shocked to hear this, knowing that even Li Lian, who had reached the middle stage of Jindan, couldn't see that he already had a main cultivation method. This bald old man had actually seen through it with one glance, and his cultivation was probably much deeper than Li Lian's. Could it be that he was actually a Yuanying cultivator?

  Thinking of this, Lin Tianyang immediately asked tentatively: "Is the senior a sect elder?"

  Lin Tianyang's face revealed a look of surprise, but the bald old man just chuckled and said in a low voice: "What elder or not, I'm just a idle person waiting for death! You haven't told me why you chose to come here?"

  Lin Tianyang saw that the old man did not respond, and there was no way to do so. However, in his heart, he still treated him as Yuan Ying Lao Lao with respect and said: "As a junior, I have practiced the Refining Spirit Technique during my Refining Qi period, so I want to find out if there is any follow-up technique. In addition, I also want to find a body-refining technique as an auxiliary technique for cultivation!"

  "Hmm? You're not a spiritual root, nor an extraordinary spirit body. Yet, you've just established your foundation and already want to cultivate your body, law, and god simultaneously. Don't you think you're being a bit too ambitious?" The bald old man's face immediately fell upon hearing this.

  Lin Tianyang immediately explained: "The main cultivation method of the junior has certain requirements for the cultivator's body, so it is necessary to also cultivate a refining body technique!"

  "So that's how it is. Since that's the case, the third floor of the Cangjing Pavilion does have a few decent body-refining techniques. If you only cultivate up to the second or third layer, it won't waste too much of your time. And if you're lucky enough to advance to the Yuan Ying stage in the future, you can continue cultivating from there. As for the Lian Shen Jue, you actually know how to cultivate this technique? It seems that your willpower is quite strong indeed?" The bald old man looked at him with a somewhat strange gaze, then continued: "This technique does exist within our sect, but I recall that it only goes up to the Golden Dan stage. If you want to find it on the second floor, you can spend some spirit stones to copy a copy, and save yourself the opportunity to choose another technique on the third floor!"

  The cultivation method of the sect is also incomplete, Lin Tianyang can't help but feel a little regretful. However, being able to cultivate to the Golden Elixir stage means he won't have to worry for at least a hundred years. Thinking about it, it's better to go to the second floor and copy another version later.

  Next, the bald old man didn't say anything else to Lin Tianyang, and Lin Tianyang began searching for it on his own in the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion.

  Before long, Lin Tianyang set his sights on a cultivation technique called the "Hundred Refinements Golden Body Technique". This technique had nine layers, and one could start cultivating from the foundation-building early stage. Lin Tianyang roughly flipped through it and discovered that if he could cultivate to the ninth layer, it should be enough to satisfy his own cultivation until the later stages of the Nascent Soul.

  After selecting the refining technique, Lin Tianyang began to look around for something suitable for himself. Not long after, he discovered a jade slip called "Yu Ling Bao Dian", which detailed various spiritual beasts and insects in the second realm, as well as the techniques for controlling them. It even included the method of raising the Golden Horned Seven-Colored Crocodile. Seeing this, Lin Tianyang decided that he had to have this thing.

  He made a copy of both things at the bald old man's place, and under the bald old man's seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling gaze, Lin Tianyang arrived at the second floor. Soon, he found the remaining part of the Refining Divine Technique and spent 100 spirit stones to make a copy.

  With the copied jade slip in hand, Lin Tianyang was about to leave when a somewhat familiar figure appeared before him, smiling and saying: "Lin Shidi, we meet again!"

  Lin Tianyang looked at the red-haired man in front of him and immediately remembered who he was, so he smiled and said: "Brother is a good friend of Qu Brother, right?"

  "Lin Shidi has a good memory, I've only met him once and he still remembers me!" Feng Ping praised with a smile. Then suddenly whispered: "I don't know if Shidi is free now, I have some things to discuss with you and Qu Shixiong."

  Lin Tianyang suddenly received a transmission from him and his eyes flashed with a hint of unusual color, after a moment's thought, he still nodded slightly.

  Leaving the Scripture Pavilion, Lin Tianyang followed Feng Ping all the way to the Heaven Flame Peak. After a while, they arrived at the entrance of a cave mansion. Feng Ping threw out a Sound Transmission Token, and after a moment, the seal outside the cave mansion was lifted.

  Following Feng Ping into the cave mansion, Lin Tianyang soon saw another thin man who was with Qu Xuan in the hall of the cave mansion.

  After some small talk, Lin Tianyang learned that his surname was Qiu and his name was Qiuguangsheng, who had already reached the late stage of foundation building.

  Not long after the host and guest had sat down, a burly man with a thick beard also arrived. As soon as he saw Lin Tianyang, he burst out laughing and said: "Lin Shidi, you really didn't disappoint me!"

  Lin Tianyang looked at the three of them and asked in a calm tone, "Brother Qu, Brother Qiu, and Brother Feng, now that all three of you are here, shouldn't you also tell me the reason why you came looking for me?"

  The three of them exchanged a glance, and their faces suddenly turned solemn. Finally, Qu Xuan, who was the most familiar with Lin Tianyang, cautiously said: "Before Lin Shidi speaks, I hope Lin Shidi can make an oath to seal his heart demon, and not let this matter leak out!"

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