Chapter 9: Master and Disciple Reunite (Part 2)

  "Yes! We've been here for a long time. However, our sect has an ancestral rule that we can't leave this place casually. Perhaps becoming immortal through cultivation is our ultimate goal."

  Hailong snorted and said, "Where is it that easy to become an immortal? The second-generation ancestors have been cultivating for over 2,000 years, but aren't they still stuck in the world? It's really admirable that they can hold on. Besides Lianyun Ancestor, which ancestor have you heard of who attained enlightenment and ascended to immortality? Sixth Master, why don't we suggest to our master that we go out and travel a bit? Who knows, it might even be beneficial for our cultivation."

  Ling Tongzi smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, we've all thought about what you're saying. But since we've already entered the gate of cultivation, we must persist. Not to mention that your master would never agree to our departure, even if he did, it's impossible to convince the sect leader. Without the sect leader and several second-generation ancestors joining hands, the ban on the outer perimeter of the mountain is absolutely impossible to open."

  Hearing this, Hailong couldn't help but feel a bit downhearted, scratched his head and said: "Then we can take advantage of the once every five years' disciple recruitment time to leave here! At that time, won't the seal be lifted?"

  Ling Tong's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't even think about it. If you try to sneak away, that would be betraying the sect, not just our Lianyun Sect, but the entire Xiu Zhen realm will become your enemy."

  Looking at Lingtongzi's displeased appearance, Hailong sighed helplessly and said: "Sixth Master, don't be angry, I was just talking. It's really easy to go up the mountain but difficult to come down!"

  Lingyunzi smiled and said, "There is a precedent for going down the mountain to travel, but we have to wait for the opportunity. You little monkey can't stay still at all. When there's an opportunity in the future, your masters will definitely help you fight for it. Moreover, with your current cultivation level, even if you go out, you'll only be slightly stronger than ordinary people. Once you encounter a powerful cultivator or a strong demon, you might end up losing. So, what's most important for you now is to cultivate well and at least surpass our current realm, so that when you go out, you can have some guarantee."

  Hailong looked at his many masters, nodded helplessly and said: "Okay. It seems that this dull life will have to continue. Time is not early, masters, you should start your afternoon practice, I also want to meditate for a while."

  Ling Tongzi was the first to stand up and smiled: "Let's go, I'll teach you the Tian Xin Zheng Pian Xinfayou first."

  Hailong smiled and said: "I can finally learn the orthodox skills. Sixth Master, you should know that I made a bet with my master."

  Ling Tongzi said, "What are you betting on?"

  "The mysterious way of the sea dragon: 'I can't tell you now, you'll know when the time comes.' As he spoke, the two had already returned to the sea dragon's room."

  Ling Tong closed the door and said, "Hai Long, tell Sixth Master the truth. What really happened between you and your master over these past few years? Don't try to tell me that what you just said was true, I know you too well. From the tone of your voice, I can tell that it was all made up on the spot."

  Hailong blinked his eyes and smiled wryly, "Sixth Master, you're really something! What I said earlier wasn't all lies. I don't want to deceive you, but there's really no way for me to say it. All I can tell you is that these three years, I haven't suffered any hardship, and my master has indeed been very good to me. Don't ask anymore, when the time comes, I'll definitely tell you."

  Ling Tongzi let out a soft sigh and said, "I'm also worried! When you were taken away by Master, we were all frantic. The eight of us have been together for decades, living peaceful lives. Your arrival brought us a lot of joy, although it was only for over a year, but we've already considered you one of our own. Alright, no more nonsense. Sit on the bed and I'll teach you the heart method of Tian Xin."

  "Sixth Master, I..." Hai Long felt the genuine concern from Ling Tongzi towards him and really didn't want to hide it anymore. However, whether it was Guai Ren or Dao Ming Zhen's warnings, they made it impossible for him to speak out.

  Ling Tongzi looked at Hailong's hesitant expression and smiled slightly, saying: "Alright, if you can't say it then don't. My curiosity isn't strong, the reason I asked you is because I'm afraid you've been harmed in some way."

  Hai Long sat down on the bed, saying in a low voice: "Thank you, Sixth Master. Hai Long makes an oath to you, from now on no matter what situation I encounter, no matter what I become in the future, you will forever be my Sixth Master. The same goes for all the other masters. I will forever be your disciple."

  Ling Tongzi's whole body trembled slightly, and he felt sincerity from the dragon's words. Calming his inner excitement, he forced a smile and said: "Foolish kid, what kind of person you are we still don't know? Be calm, don't think about other things anymore. You should know that for us cultivators, the more complicated emotions, the greater the impact on our cultivation."

  Hailong bit his lip, sat up straight, and sank his mind into the spiritual platform. He felt the spiritual energy surrounding his body and said faintly, "Sixth Master, you can start now."

  Looking at the expression of the sea dragon, Ling Tongzi was slightly startled. Even with his current level of cultivation, it was impossible to control his emotions so freely. He shook his head lightly and waved away the various emotions in his mind. In a low and serious tone, he said: "The Tian Xin Decree is the fundamental decree of our Lian Yun Sect, extremely profound. You have already learned the first three chapters of basic content, I will continue to teach you the 15th chapter, left eye as sun, right eye as moon, sun and moon intersect at the brow center to form a circular symbol. This brow center's circular symbol is the Tian Xin...". At this point, Ling Tongzi carefully told Hai Long the cultivation method of the 15th chapter, and explained it in detail. Hai Long was naturally clever, while listening to Ling Tongzi's explanation, he had already firmly remembered these cultivation methods in his heart.

  Time had passed unknowingly, and when Ling Tongzi finished explaining the last 18th layer of cultivation method, the sun had already set in the west. The window outside the room had added a layer of blackness, and the temperature inside the room had also dropped by several degrees.

  "It's really enviable to have reached the realm of 'Dou Zhuan'! I remember your master saying that if one reaches this realm, they'll possess the ability to move stars and constellations. Think about it, being able to control even the stars in the sky requires immense magical power. Although life in the mountains is dull, these wondrous realms might be the very source of our motivation to continue practicing."

  The glint in his eyes flashed, this one afternoon was really too important for him. One after another, the wonderful realm made him feel like he was floating and yearning to reach a state of immortality through human effort. What a wonderful feeling it was! "Sixth Master, I don't want to eat dinner anymore, you go rest. I want to think carefully about what you taught me this afternoon."

  Ling Tongzi smiled slightly and said: "Alright. Our Dragon King also knows when to use his skills. Sixth Master is really happy."

  Hai Long's face turned red as he said, "I didn't know how to use my labor before? I'm actually the hardest working one, it's just that you guys always made me do odd jobs, where did I have the time to cultivate properly?"

  "What's going on, you know best in your heart. Alright, I've talked to you for an entire afternoon, and I'm really getting a bit tired. If there's anything you don't understand, just come ask us, we'll try our best to explain it to you." After saying that, he opened the door and walked out.

  The room grew even darker, and the sky outside had completely darkened. Night had fallen.

  Sitting cross-legged on his wooden couch, the phrases of the incantation that Ling Tongzi had told him kept echoing in Hailong's mind, and those phrases seemed to contain the ultimate truth in every sentence. Taking a deep breath, Hailong slowly closed his eyes, and his intention stirred up the hot flow from the spiritual platform, which brought a clear and comfortable feeling wherever it passed. Although Hailong had already obtained the incantation of the Heavenly Heart Decision, he was still in the Fow Tiger Realm, so he continued to cultivate according to the basic method. The hot flow slid slowly along the meridians, and in the refreshing feeling, Hailong gradually entered a state of meditation.

  It was unclear how much time had passed when the dragon's body slightly shook and he gradually came to. He was astonished to find that he saw a strange scene: numerous complex, intersecting rivers appeared before his eyes, with cyan water and faintly glowing light emanating from them. The countless rivers circulated repeatedly, although they were chaotic, their trajectories shared many similarities, ultimately all flowing into a cyan lake. Watching this strange scene, the dragon could no longer maintain his calm heart, and his emotions slightly stirred. Suddenly, everything before him darkened, and all the scenes disappeared.

  Opening his eyes, the dragon found himself still in the room, only to find that his clothes were already soaked with sweat. Thinking back on what had just happened, he thought to himself: Was what I saw earlier an illusion? Did I overexert myself and get possessed by a demon? No, no way! If it was really possession, I shouldn't be able to move at all right now. Forget it, go ask Master Six instead. Maybe he can dispel the doubts in my mind.

  At this moment, he suddenly felt that his room was shaking, and a huge pressure that he had never felt before came clearly. Under this pressure, he seemed to be unable to breathe. A deep fear rose from the depths of his heart, and Hailong subconsciously urged his magic power to surge towards the Star Blue Ring. This time, he didn't know how long he meditated, but the magic power in his body seemed not to have increased at all, only seemingly purer than before.

  Under the infusion of law force, the star blue ring shines brightly, like a crystal armor that appears on the surface of the body. The law array in the star blue ring rotates rapidly, and a faint layer of blue light instantly floats on the surface of the armor.

  He let out a sigh of relief, and the dragon murmured: "Indeed it's a good treasure, much more comfortable. What's going on outside? I'll go take a look." With a flicker of his mind, he floated lightly to the door, took out the Illusory Dragon with his right hand, glanced at the Blood Trigrams on his left hand, and then walked out.

  As soon as he stepped out, Hailong saw his ten masters, including Ling Zhizi and Ling Yuanshi, standing on Moyunping, gazing into the distance with a few points of tension on their faces.

  Hailong floated over to Lingtongzi's side and said in a low voice, "Sixth Master, what's going on? You're not cultivating, why have you all come here? Just now I felt an enormous pressure, could it be that an enemy has invaded our Lianyun Mountain Range?"

  Ling Tongzi looked at the star-blue armor on Hailong in surprise, shook his head and said: "There is no enemy, I don't know why, but it seems that our ancestors are opening up the mountain's seal formation. The energy fluctuations are really strong. No wonder fellow disciples from other mountains have said before that our Lianyun Mountain's seal array is actually a divine array left behind by our ancestors. Its power is extremely strong."

  "Haven't we not yet reached the five-year period for accepting disciples? What's the point of opening the seal formation? Are the ancestors so bored that they want to go out and have some fun?"

  "Tan Yu'er, you're spouting nonsense again, even daring to fabricate stories about our ancestors." The low, solemn voice belonged to Dao Ming Zhen Ren, as two figures, one fat and one thin, descended from the air - none other than Dao Ming Zhen Ren and his third-generation disciple, Dao Xiu Zhen Ren.

  "Have seen master, have seen uncle."

  Dao Xiu laughed and said: "I told you not to call me Shifu, it sounds strange. I am still your senior brother."

  Daming Zhenren fell beside Hailong, and all four generations of disciples were shocked to discover that their master's face was filled with a benevolent smile. By Hailong's ear, Daming Zhenren's voice whispered, "Young one, as long as you obediently listen to me, I won't give you a hard time, how about it? Of course, in front of these masters of yours, you must also give me some face."

  Hai Long looked at Dao Ming Zhen Ren's chubby face, which was almost curled up in a smile, and said in a low voice: "Deal." He fell to the ground with a thud, almost shouting hoarsely: "Disciple Tang Yu pays respects to Master Ancestor, wishing Master Ancestor an early ascension to immortality and glorious entry into Extreme Bliss."

  Listening to the previous sentence, Dao Ming Zhen still had a smile on his face. Upon hearing the next sentence, his smile stiffened involuntarily, and he secretly thought: "This kid, isn't he cursing me to death?" Although Hai Long's words sounded awkward, Dao Ming Zhen couldn't afford to lose his temper either. With a wave of his sleeve, he used his magical powers to lift Hai Long up and said: "Alright, the formalities can be dispensed with later. Just don't cause me any more trouble."

  Hai Long Dao: "Master Ancestor, how did you come here? Do you know why this immortal formation was opened?"